"Then what should we do? We should tell him," a young battle leader couldn't help but said, but he noticed that the eyes of the people around him were wrong, and his voice suddenly became quieter.
"The two of them want to be lonely ministers, let them do it," a captain said in a cold voice, "So many of our brothers cannot be here for nothing. We won't even have pensions when the time comes. How can we still have the dignity to live in this world.
Xiaoqi, you are still an old member of the Xiao family, and the afternoon scouts were dispatched by your subordinates, do you know what to do?"
The battle leader who was called solemnly nodded: "Don't worry."
"We will follow General Xiao's orders when the time comes." Another general also said, "Nothing can be done to bury these two guys with them."
Xiao Shilian did not expect that the original march would directly turn into a big battle, nor did he expect that Shen Jungao and Fu would lead their troops directly out of the city, and the army would directly attack the Xiangshui Ferry where Xiao Shilian and his troops were stationed.
In fact, it was not without reason that they did this. After all, Yan Pass was in the mountains and not by the Ling Canal. Therefore, it was not impossible for Xiao Shilian to lead his army directly through Ling Canal to bypass Yan Pass. In order to prevent being outflanked, Shen Jungao and
Fu could only seize the Xiangshui Ferry first.
But in Xiao Shilian's view, they were a bit too much. Although they had 30,000 soldiers and horses under their command, the nature of these soldiers and horses had been clearly told to Xiao Shilian by the news revealed in Yanguan City, not to mention the guards of Yanguan.
The generals were obviously waiting for Xiao Shilian's order to defect, so in fact Shen Jungao and the others only had more than 20,000 people they could rely on.
Shen Jungao and Fu were so ignorant that Li Xun and others felt insulted. They clearly didn't take them seriously.
The Nanchen army marched out of Yanguan in the morning. Shen Jungao led a main force of 7,000 to 8,000 local soldiers and recruits from Lingnan prefectures as the central army, while 6,000 Baiyue soldiers and horses covered the left wing, Xiangjun and other places.
Five thousand rural soldiers covered the right wing, while Fu led 5,000 Yanguan garrison as the rear army, and the remaining troops guarded Yanguan.
This formation was quite satisfactory and there was nothing wrong with it, but the Shu Han generals who knew the inside story knew it all.
"Civil officials are harming the country." Luo Yi reined in his horse, looked at the Nanchen soldiers and horses gathered in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh. These soldiers and horses looked huge, but anyone who is proficient in military affairs can see that this is not the case.
Even though the marching formation was somewhat organized, the troops were unevenly arrayed, the flags were even more chaotic, and the chaos was like a mob.
Looking at Xiao Shilian's side again, Xiao Shilian personally led the Chinese army to sit in the center, while Li Xun was in the front position on the left wing. Tang Xiao had the fewest subordinates, and had made many gains in previous battles, so he was placed on the right wing by Xiao Shilian.
The side and rear are mainly to cover the ferry behind them. Several large ships of the navy guard a large five-tooth ship on the water outside the ferry, ready to support the battle at any time.
The entire Shu Han military formation formed the shape of a scimitar, with Li Xun's left wing as the tip and Xiao Shilian's center as the blade. The entire army used the ferry as the hilt, ready to cut in half any army that dared to attack.
What's more important is that the Shu Han army has at least been trained in formations. The army waits and waits in silence, with rows of soldiers lined up neatly, ready to attack at any time.
"That's not entirely true," Li Xun seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile, "If Shen Jungao and Fu Zai don't come forward, this battle will not be fought. We want to fight civilian officials, but we don't want to fight military generals. It's really interesting.
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Luo Yi couldn't help but smile and said: "That's right. If they didn't fight, we would have won without a fight, but the credit would be much less. General, how do you think Shen Jungao will change his formation next?"
Li Xun stared closely at the chaotic Nanchen formation in front and said in a deep voice: "The Baiyue people are just vassals. They will definitely be used as cannon fodder first. If they go no further than a hundred feet, Shen Jungao will definitely change the formation. Nine times out of ten, he will change the formation.
We will let the soldiers and horses on the left and right wings surpass the central army and form a crescent formation. Let's test our strength first."
Before he could finish his words, the Nanchen military formation in front of him quickly changed, and the two wings actually moved forward.
"A general is a general after all." Luo Yi's eyes widened.
"Get ready." Li Xun took a breath.
The army beside them, war drums were beating loudly, and countless arrows and stone bullets were roaring out.
Shen Jungao's central army obviously paused and prepared to draw their bows and arrows, but the pace of the left and right wings did not stop at all, obviously intending to charge forward with arrows and stones.
"Absurd." Li Xun sneered, "The ignorant are fearless."
The Nanchen soldiers in front fell like wheat. Countless stone bullets whizzed into the crowd, and their momentum continued unabated, plowing out bloody roads. These people had no idea what a battle was like, and they relied entirely on
The soldiers of Nanchen who rushed forward with courage seemed to have just come back to their senses. Looking at the arrows and stone bullets that seemed to be torn apart by the wind, they hurriedly tried to retreat.
"Let them continue to charge!" Shen Jungao ordered decisively, and at the same time, the Chinese army also began to fire arrows.
The supervising team headed by Shen Jungao's personal guards began to stand in rows. Anyone who turned around and ran back would have his head chopped off. In desperation, these Nanchen soldiers who realized that they had become cannon fodder could only bite
Grind your teeth and keep rushing forward.
Shen Jungao's intention was naturally obvious, to use them to consume the effective strength of the Shu Han army. When the Shu Han army was tired of fighting, he would use his own elite central army to give the Shu Han army a fatal blow.
Although it is very simple, it is also very cruel.
Because this means that the Baiyue soldiers on the left and right flanks and the rural soldiers in Xiangjun and other places in western Lingnan must pay a heavy price.
The smiles on Li Xun and Luo Yi's faces also faded. No matter how many problems Shen Jungao had with his formation, at least Shen Jungao had now shown his determination to them.
A bloody battle, even the determination to die together.
Obviously Shen Jungao also realized a problem, that is, since the Shu Han army went to the south of the Yangtze River, except for the battle in Yiling, it has encountered almost no obstacles.
If the Shu Han army was severely damaged, then generals such as Xiao Shilian and Li Xun would definitely be condemned.
As for Shen Jungao, no matter how great his sacrifice is, as long as he can defeat, even if he defeats Xiao Shilian, then it will be considered a great achievement. After all, the lame man picked the general, and the performance of the rest of Nanchen's army was really unbearable.
Although Shen Jungao was not good at arranging troops, he was very aware of the political situation, so he was betting that Xiao Shilian and Li Xun would not be able to withstand too many casualties.
This made Li Xun curse secretly.
Facing the mad dog-like Shen Jungao in front of them, they began to be timid.
How come this position was reversed in the blink of an eye? (To be continued)