Chapter 426 The main force of the pseudo-Tang thief army is here
Even if we don't mention the regulations of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty, his second brigade serves as the forward force of the entire army. However, considering that the fourth infantry regiment to which the second brigade belongs currently only has one tenth infantry battalion and a small number of recruits, which is seriously insufficient in strength, this seventh step
The Corps was actually temporarily reinforced by Li Xuan to the Second Brigade.
Used to increase the strength of the forward troops!
When Fang Xitong led the four thousand people to press forward, a large number of Ming army soldiers saw this scene, and many people couldn't help but feel worried: There are more and more of these pseudo-Tang rebels.
, and can I still enter the city smoothly?
Zhu Zhihai already had a very bad premonition. He was worried that these pseudo-Tang thieves were not all there, and there might be more pseudo-Tang thieves coming later!
These pseudo-Tang thieves seem to be determined not to let themselves enter the city!
But they think they can defeat themselves outside the city without letting them enter the city?
He has more than 30,000 troops under his command, and there are also more than 3,000 troops in Liping City!
Are these pseudo-Tang bandits so confident that they think they can be defeated by blocking themselves outside the city?
There are 4,000 Puppet Tang bandits attacking from the east. In this case, it is natural to do nothing and continue to enter the city. In this case, the flanks of the army will be completely defeated, and then the entire army will be finished.
What are you going to the city for?
He immediately began to deploy troops and generals. Soon, about 4,000 people from the main Ming army came out. However, like the previous Ming army that turned around to cover the baggage troops, they did not take the initiative to rush forward.
Instead, it stopped on the flank.
This is obviously to continue to cover the main force and the baggage troops entering the city!
Fang Xitong saw the Ming army coming. After taking a look, he made the same choice as Song Tianbiao before: "Send the order, the entire army turns left and trot forward!"
It was not advisable to rush over and fight the main force of the Ming army so stupidly. Speaking of his mission, Fang Xitong's mission was the same as Song Tianbiao's, which was to contain the Ming army and prevent it from entering the city.
It is not their mission to fight the main force of the Ming army!
So as soon as he saw the Ming army split up, he immediately turned around with his troops. It seemed like he was retreating, but in fact he went straight to the rear of the Ming army to carry the baggage troops.
In addition, this has another purpose, which is to join the Third Infantry Regiment!
Now his Second Brigade is somewhat scattered, the Third Infantry Regiment is divided into two parts, and the Third Infantry Regiment is separated from the Fourth Infantry Regiment and the Seventh Infantry Regiment.
He must regroup his forces before he can pose a more effective threat to the Ming army!
Once he regroups his troops, his second brigade will be able to gather nearly 6,000 troops. Half of these 6,000 troops are the 7th Infantry Regiment formed by the Ming army's surrender, but the momentum
Don’t take a peek, either.
If the Ming army wants to deal with these 6,000 of its own, it must send more, even tens of thousands!
The Ming army in front of them only totaled more than 30,000 people. If they dared to send 10,000 people to contain them, then these 10,000 people would not have to go back.
After waiting for the arrival of the first brigade from the rear, these ten thousand Ming troops will become turtles in the urn, unable to escape.
If you can eat tens of thousands of Ming troops, so what if you let the Ming troops enter the city!
The Ming army's morale and morale must have plummeted after losing one of them. When faced with a fierce attack by tens of thousands of our own troops, can they still defend the city of Liping?
joke!
Our new army of the Tang Dynasty has been invincible in all battles. It has never suffered a defeat since its formation. It has defeated the Ming army several times and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies. The results are brilliant, the morale of the army is extremely strong, and there are many heavy artillery weapons available for siege!
These Ming troops will definitely not be able to hold it when the time comes!
It has to be said that after the new army of the Tang Dynasty had won several consecutive victories, the morale of the army was indeed very high, but it was also too high, even to the point of arrogance. Otherwise, Fang Xitong would not have had the courage to conquer it when the time came.
The idea that Lipingfu City, which was defended by more than 20,000 people, could be successfully conquered in a short time.
Putting aside his next thoughts, what Fang Xitong wanted to do now was to threaten the Ming army's supply troops in the rear and join up with the Third Infantry Regiment.
At this time, Song Tianbiao also received the order from Fang Xitong through flag language, and began to order the reserve battalion to move closer to the headquarters, and then move northeast together to join the 2nd Brigade headquarters as soon as possible!
A series of maneuvers by the Second Brigade of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty once again disrupted the deployment of the Ming Army!
This forced many Ming troops to follow suit, otherwise, if they were bypassed by the puppet Tang rebel army, their baggage troops would be in danger.
The baggage troops carried enough food to feed their more than 30,000 troops for a whole month!
If there were any mistakes in the baggage troops, they would not have to fight this battle and would simply starve to death.
Knowing that at this time, Zhu Zhihai still had not given up his plan to enter the city, and this idea became even stronger after seeing the combat effectiveness of the puppet Tang rebel army.
Although he was unwilling to admit that he could not defeat the puppet Tang rebels in a field battle, he still believed that if he could enter the city, a defensive battle would be more beneficial to him.
But can he get what he wants?
Zhu Zhihai didn't know, and no one knew at this moment, where this battle, which started at noon and lasted for several hours, would eventually go!
Next, the troops on both sides were in constant motion, and the long-term and high-intensity maneuvers made the soldiers on both sides half exhausted!
Those soldiers who were not wearing armor were fine and their physical energy consumption was limited, but those who were wearing armor were not feeling so well.
Wearing dozens of kilograms of armor is already very tiring. Even if you stand still for several hours, you will be exhausted, let alone running around all the time.
When Fang Xitong led the 2nd Brigade Headquarters to join the 3rd Infantry Regiment, the heavy armored infantry in the 3rd Infantry Regiment were already so tired that they could hardly stand.
The Ming army on the opposite side was not much better. The physical fitness of these Ming army soldiers was even worse than that of the soldiers of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty. After all, the soldiers of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty could at least have enough to eat, while the guards soldiers of the Ming army,
It is impossible to have enough to eat every day.
Therefore, on the Ming army side, whether they were heavy armored infantry or light infantry without armor, everyone was tired and out of breath, and many people's legs began to feel weak!
At this time, something happened in the armies of both sides that made people want to cover their faces. Many soldiers in the Ming army array sat directly on the ground. Soldiers wearing armor even took off their armor despite the obstruction of others.
The soldiers in the 7th Infantry Regiment of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty were no better than the Ming Army opposite. They were all sitting on the ground tiredly, and there was no strict formation at all.
The soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 4th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Brigade Headquarters were better off. Although they were tired, these soldiers were in better physical condition, and under strict military discipline, no one dared to sit down without permission.
However, the officers above also knew that the physical fitness of the soldiers was no longer close to the limit, so after seeing the Ming army sitting directly on the ground opposite, they also issued an order for the troops to take turns to rest.
And arrange for soldiers without armor to help the heavy armored infantry take off their armor, and help them put their armor back on when needed!
The armor of the heavy armored spearmen is assisted by the ordinary spearmen in the back row, while the heavy armored sword and shield soldiers are assisted by the light armored sword and shield soldiers!
In this way, you can basically see the difference in quality between the two armies.
They were all exhausted and sat down to rest. However, the Ming Army was in chaos, and the 7th Infantry Regiment formed by the Ming Army's surrender on the New Army of the Tang Dynasty was also in chaos. Only the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 4th Infantry Regiment were noisy.
The soldiers of the infantry regiment take turns to rest neatly and orderly.
Time passed slowly while both sides were resting on the ground, but the senior generals on both sides were not in a hurry!
The Ming army's purpose was to cover the baggage and other troops entering the city. If they could avoid fighting, it would be better not to fight. In this way, they could better preserve their strength. They would have to retreat later! Now
If we fight a battle and are defeated, will we still need these tens of thousands of troops?
That's right, in order to intercept the more than 6,000 puppet Tang rebels who had successfully gathered, the three intercepting forces of the Ming army also joined together. The total strength of these three forces together reached more than 11,000 people, and it was
It will be personally commanded by the Guizhou Capital Commander!
Among these 11,000 people, 2,000 are Fubiao infantry directly under Zhu Zhihai, 500 are Fubiao cavalry, and more than 4,000 are ordinary guardsmen!
The remaining 4,000 people are ordinary young men and women!
With so many Ming troops staying, Fang Xitong on the opposite side was naturally not in a hurry. Even if they couldn't eat up their heavy troops, being able to keep these tens of thousands of people could be considered as indirectly completing the mission.
The reason why he didn't take the initiative to attack was that his more than 6,000 people were just like the Ming army on the opposite side. They were extremely resourceful. Among the 6,000 people, 3,000 of the Ming army surrendered. The combat effectiveness of the Ming army's surrender was very questionable.
, the most reliable ones are the 3,000 people of the Second Brigade Headquarters, and the core force of these 3,000 people, the Third Infantry Regiment, has been fighting hard for a day, and the soldiers are already very tired. If they continue to fight forcefully, their combat effectiveness will also be
There will be a huge discount.
Therefore, Fang Xitong carefully chose to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations!
As a result, a very strange scene appeared on the battlefield. More than 20,000 Ming troops were running towards Liping City, and at least thousands of them had already entered the city.
Outside the city, there were tens of thousands of people fighting against 6,000 puppet Tang rebels!
In the evening, when the sun began to set, Zhu Zhihai was already standing on the top of Liping City. In his sight, the Ming army's baggage troops had begun to enter the city one after another with a large amount of food.
At this time, it was time to withdraw the tens of thousands of soldiers outside the city who were covering the army entering the city!
But before he could give the order, someone suddenly ran up to him with a panic look on his face!
However, although this person was panic-stricken, he did not rush to say something bad, sir. Instead, he quickly ran to Zhu Zhihai, then leaned over and said a few words in his ear!
As soon as this man finished speaking, Zhu Zhihai's expression changed several times, and then he said: "Let the soldiers and horses outside the city also start to gradually retreat!"
As he spoke, he added: "Let Fubiao's soldiers and horses advance into the city, and the rest of the troops will cover the rear!"
After finishing speaking, he looked to the east with deeply worried eyes!
The main force of the puppet Tang bandit army is here!