"The weather is getting colder and colder. Many soldiers have been cold to death in their sleep!" The general in charge of logistics said to the Ma family commander: "We must end this war as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be able to survive.
How long will you stay?”
The commander-in-chief of the Ma family knew that they were soldiers from their coalition side. When the war started, they knew that Xiliang's side was much better prepared than they were.
The other side has long been prepared to start a war on this cold winter day, otherwise they would not have taken advantage of the coalition forces to relax and launch a fierce attack on Fufeng City when the rain and snow came down.
The other side must be fully prepared before launching an attack, and they must have thought about all the supplies they will need if the war lasts for a long time.
When they received the news that the Xiliang army was no longer harassing the logistics supply line, they should have made more preparations so that they would not be caught off guard now, even if they had already pulled the army here.
However, hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded the Xiliang army, and the daily logistics supply line was very difficult. In addition to transporting food, the civilians responsible for transportation also needed to transport a large amount of wood for cooking fires.
Many people have frozen to death on the transportation roads. They must end this war or retreat in the shortest possible time.
There isn't much time for them to waste.
The only good news now is that the tribes on the grassland have begun to move out and launch an attack on the two counties where Xiliang is located.
To a certain extent, the attention of the Xiliang army can be trusted, and it can distract Xiliang King Li Xiang.
However, they also knew that it would be difficult for those grassland people to break through the important cities guarded by Xiliang.
The army of Xiliang had their own operations in their city, and they also had their own operations in the city they occupied in Xiliang. The city of Xiliang had already made preparations.
So at most, some cities with relatively few people or unimportant places will be broken by the prairie people. As for those more important cities, the prairie people's current military strength, as well as war machinery and other weapons and equipment, are simply unable to break through.
All they can do is attract the Xiliang army who is living in the rear and preparing to support the battlefield. This is the only good news.
The second good news is that the rain and snow will stop in these two days. They must end this war within the next four or five days, otherwise an even colder snowstorm is coming.
The subsequent snowstorm will cover the entire land of Liangzhou, which is far more serious than this one. If anyone is still staying outside at this time, it is very likely that they will freeze to death.
"Preparations are already underway for the decisive battle!" The commander-in-chief of the Ma family said to the general in charge of logistics: "You must ensure logistics. The soldiers who have just come off the battlefield can have a hot meal and a hot drink of water."
The logistics general nodded and said solemnly: "I will definitely complete this task. There is not much storage of wood and other materials. I still need you, the commander-in-chief, to send a few more orders to the rear to ask them to send more wood.
Otherwise, the current wood in the camp will no longer be able to support the use of the army!"
"I will solve this matter later. Food and heating are the top priorities. You must keep an eye on me, you know?"
"At the end of the war, food must be taken care of and heating must be continuous!"
Heating means bringing a large amount of charcoal to each camp to heat the tents. This is a solution they have no choice in. It is too cold in the tents and the soldiers cannot sleep.
They had no choice but to put carbon fire into the camp tent, which was very dangerous, but there was no other way. Only in this way could the soldiers feel a little warmth.
When the commander-in-chief of the Ma family was about to say something else, a soldier from outside rushed in and rushed in.
"Marshal, there has been a huge movement in the Xiliang army." The soldier said quickly: "This morning there was a sudden movement in the Xiliang army. A large number of troops came out of Fufeng City, and the fireworks in Fufeng City also began to decrease."
Until now, they don't know that Fufeng City has fallen into the hands of the Xiliang army. They always thought that Fufeng City was still under the control of their coalition forces.
"A large number of troops came out of Fufeng City?" Marshal Ma also had some doubts: "Have you made contact with the city so far?"
"Without contact, the Xiliang army's siege of Fufeng City is too tight."
Boom!
While these people were talking, a huge roar came from outside. Marshal Ma immediately walked out of the camp, and the soldiers hurried over: "Marshal, the Xiliang army has begun to move out!"
"What?"
On the vast plains outside, Li Xiang led the Xiliang cavalry to launch a fierce attack on the coalition cavalry. He had to drive out or disperse the enemy cavalry first.
Only in this way can the performance of the opponent's cavalry be restricted and the advancement of the Xiliang infantry not be affected.
On such a vast plain, cavalry is always the biggest enemy of infantry. Even if the gap between the enemy's cavalry and the Xiliang infantry is very huge, as long as the opponent is given a little chance, it can cause a lot of casualties to the Xiliang infantry.
Therefore, Prime Minister Li decided to drive out or disperse the opponent's cavalry first. Only in this way can the Xiliang infantry display their powerful lethality.
When Li Xiang led the Xiliang cavalry to attack the coalition cavalry, the Xiliang infantry also began to dispatch.
This is called a two-pronged approach. At the same time, on the other side, a group of Xiliang heavy infantry that had not appeared many times appeared outside the Pang family's general camp.
After Li Xiang exchanged the Modao Camp from Li, this army rarely appeared in the eyes of the world. Basically, not many people have seen this army.
Because their battlefield is not in the war with humans, they appear more in the war with ferocious beasts.
This war was huge, the most spectacular and powerful since Prime Minister Li commanded the army, and it also had the largest number of enemies.
He will lead the main army to attack the Ma family army, and the Pang family army behind will never sit idly by, so he will let this heavy infantry lead other infantry and the Shenji battalion to stop the Pang family army.
As long as the support of the Pang family's army is blocked, Prime Minister Li is sure to defeat all the Ma's army.
"kill!"
The Xiliang Army is arranged neatly, and at the front are the sword and shield soldiers holding shields. They will be the first army to rush into the enemy's square, and they are also a brave and capable team among the Xiliang Army's infantry.
The Xiliang heavy infantry may be much stronger than them in terms of combat effectiveness, but in terms of who is the most lethal and who has the strongest charge on the battlefield, the Xiliang sword and shield wielders will always be the first.
Each phalanx of swordsmen and shieldmen has 500 men, and the phalanx at the front has eight in total. Only on such a vast plain can such a large number of troops be deployed.
Behind the sword and shield men are the Xiliang pikemen. Among the Xiliang pikemen are a large number of archers and crossbowmen. They can provide long-range suppression for the troops in front.
The presence of pikemen can effectively protect them from the enemy's remaining cavalry!
If the cavalry is allowed to rush towards the archers and crossbowmen, the Xiliang archers and crossbowmen will not be able to withstand the charge of the cavalry. Their types of arms have already determined that they cannot resist the cavalry units fighting at close range.
Even if they have some fortifications, they can also use long-range attacks to destroy the enemy. But the problem is that such a vast plain can deploy large-scale battle armies, and this is also where the cavalry can exert its strongest combat effectiveness.
They can rush to the enemy's side as quickly as possible and destroy the enemy's formation.
"Xiliang, you are planning to fight our army decisively!"
Seeing the Xiliang army getting closer and closer, the commander of the Ma family knew that Xiliang was about to fight them.
The Xiliang Army had their sights set on their camp, and because it was set up in a hurry, they didn't set up many defenses and various traps. As long as the opponent reached the gate of the camp, they could easily rush into the camp.
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There are basically not many defensive fortifications along the way. It can even be said that except for the tents and some fences that are basically useless, this is a wild place.
Because the army was so large in number, when they arranged their camps, they were slightly sunken in the middle and protruded on both sides, just like a concave character.
The cavalry is placed on the left because the plain on the left is much higher than other places. When the cavalry is in that position, it is easy to form an advantage on the ground. When charging, the speed is faster than that on the flat ground.
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However, the war over there has fallen into chaos. Xiliang King Li Xiang personally led the Xiliang cavalry to kill them. The cavalry over there hurriedly responded to the battle. The two sides are now constantly pulling the battlefield to the north.
The enemy's infantry is heading towards the Chinese army's position!
"Pass my order. The troops from the right camp are dispatched. They charge forward from the left. There is no need to worry about the central army and they directly attack the enemy camp."
"The other party dares to attack our army, which means they are prepared for the Pang family. In this case, their camp will definitely be empty!"
The commander-in-chief of the Ma family had a lot on his mind, because this war was not limited to his Ma family's army. The Xiliang army wanted to defeat one side first, and then turn around and attack the Pang family.
If the other party dares to attack them so brazenly, they must be well prepared. As a result, their camp must be very empty.
In this war, the other side should have dispatched all its troops, and he still has 150,000 troops and 30,000 cavalry in the right camp. These 180,000 horses are enough to knock down the enemy's camp.
In the middle formation, he still controls an army of 300,000 people. In addition to the infantry in the left camp, he has placed 100,000 infantry in the left camp. This is a lot of force!
"Order the infantry troops from the left camp to dispatch and rush towards our central army."
The commander-in-chief of the Ma family constantly mobilized troops. He wanted the battlefield in front of the Chinese army to attract all the infantry in Xiliang, so that it would be convenient for a large battalion of troops to launch an attack on the rear of Xiliang.
As long as the Xiliang camp is burned down, the opponent will be without food and various winter supplies, and they will not be able to survive at night.
Let the other person enjoy this extremely cold night!
On the battlefield, the armies of both sides are constantly mobilizing, and at the same time, the troops at the front have begun to engage in close combat. In the past, the Xiliang Army passively attacked.
It was the Xiliang army that was waiting for the enemy to attack. This time, it was the Xiliang army that took the initiative to advance. Facing the bows and arrows shot from the enemy camp, the Xiliang sword and shield hand at the front protected his head.
Don't care anymore.
As long as these bows and arrows don't hit some more important positions, they can't hurt them at all. Although they are not heavy infantry, the weapons and equipment they carry can still withstand the attacks of some ordinary bows and arrows.
After all, this leather armor is not an ordinary leather armor. If an ordinary blade is placed on it, it will only make a few scratches at most.
This is the reason why they dare to rush to the front.
When the troops from both sides collided, the Xiliang sword and shield bearers quickly rushed into the enemy formation. The coalition soldiers at the front thought that the two sides would continue to collide with each other as shields.
Because when they fought in the past, the phalanxes of both sides collided, and the troops from both sides were constantly pushing and pushing.
But this time they had just encountered the Xiliang Sword and Shieldmen. They planned to fight in a phalanx, but the Xiliang Sword and Shieldmen suddenly burst out with a powerful attack, creating huge holes in the phalanx with their swords.
The soldiers rushed in along these breaches, and the soldiers who were holding long spears and planning to use their long spears to deal with the sword and shield men were dumbfounded, because they saw that the Xiliang soldiers were holding long knives with a relatively short attack range.
They planned to use the shield soldiers in front to form a phalanx, and then use spears to assassinate these Xiliang soldiers.
But when the Xiliang soldiers came to the front, they first cut off the sharp spears. Before the spears behind them could be replenished, those behind them burst out with powerful attacks, directly cutting the shield soldiers to the ground.
Rush into the square formation.
The phalanx could not stop the advance of the main Xiliang sword and shield men. They kept advancing, and at the same time, the soldiers from the phalanx behind quickly caught up.
The battlefield on the Ma family's side has begun. The Pang family also realized something was wrong when the Xiliang army was dispatched, and later received news from the Ma family.
The commander-in-chief of the Pang family did not hesitate to send his troops to kill the Xiliang army. However, it was already morning, and the sun that had disappeared for a long time once again shone on the earth. The other places were white, but this huge battlefield was pitch black.
Xiliang Mo Daoshou led the heavy infantry to stand in the middle of the Xiliang army's formation. They formed a huge square formation, and with some heavy infantry in heavy armor, the middle of the Xiliang army looked like a large area of darkness.
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There are various obstacles on both sides, including horses, iron pear blossoms, earth barriers, and horse pits. If these things exist, the opponent's cavalry will not attack from both sides.
Of course, if the other party is willing to take a long detour, that's fine, but based on the Xiliang general's speculation about the enemy, the other party will not let the cavalry take such a long detour.
Because the battlefield is already large enough, if they were to circle around, they didn't know how far they would have to circle around.
In addition, the other party also wants to end the war quickly!
