Chapter 209: The archer position moves two miles to the right
Zhang Liaojun got up at three quarters of sunrise, that is, six o'clock in the morning, and made meals on what is later known as the fifth watch in the world. At about the end of sunrise, he set out for Jieqiao around seven o'clock.
Linxi is about twenty kilometers away from Jieqiao. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Wan Shengjun had already arrived near Jieqiao.
The afternoon sun is very bright, everything is growing, and the wilderness is densely covered with weeds.
Many years ago, Jieqiao was very prosperous. It was far less desolate than it is now. There were frequent traffic on both sides of the Qingshui River. There were a large number of manors, villages, and forts all over the place. There were also countless fields, with people coming and going, thousands of miles of fertile fields, and waves of wheat blown by the wind.
But since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the prosperity of this place has plummeted.
The boundary bridge connects the east and west banks of the Qinghe River. Guangzong County is just a few miles across the river. Huangfu Song led an army and massacred more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans in Guangzong, and a full 50,000 people were forced to jump into the river. The Qingshui was blocked, and even
Guangzong City was reduced to rubble.
After that battle, Guangzong declined. Although there was reconstruction work when Wang Fen was in power, after these years of governance and recovery, it is no longer as prosperous as it was before.
The reason why Zhang Jiao retreated to Guangzong back then was because Guangzong connected the east and west banks of the Qinghe River, and there was a boundary bridge that could be used as a retreat. Unfortunately, Huangfu Song did much better than Zhang Jiaojue. After breaking through the city, he blocked the boundary bridge.
, forcing all the Yellow Turbans to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and even gathered in Beijing to open a pavilion to kill Zhang Jiao's corpse.
The Han people have always been superstitious and believed that there were more than 100,000 innocent souls wandering here, making it a very dangerous place. Since then, the Guangzong area has become very desolate for more than ten years, and some Yellow Turban remnants have built a large number of tombs for the dead Yellow Turban soldiers.
, both sides of the Qinghe River, sand dune platforms, lonely graves everywhere, plain silk floating in the air, new ghosts annoy old ghosts crying, the sky is cloudy, rainy and wet, chirping, which is scary.
But at this moment, the army led by Zhang Liao passed through the lonely tomb wilderness, and the original official roads were covered with weeds. The army was already murderous, not to mention Zhang Liao was the god of killing with no taboos. Not to mention that there is a high probability that there are no ghosts in the world.
Even if there were ghosts, if Zhang Liao came alone in the middle of the night, he would probably scare the ghosts out of his wits within a ten-mile radius.
Wan Shengjun passed through the gloomy wilderness without hesitation and gradually approached the embankment of Qingshui River. In the distance, there were sand dunes one after another, and the hills were densely packed with Jizhou troops. Rows of crossbows and crossbowmen were ready.
, there are many shields, and everyone is looking at the enemy coming from afar.
"General."
Zhang Liao's general Wang Hu saw that the enemy had set up an ambush in advance and said to him: "The enemy has set up an ambush. What should we do now?"
Zhang Liao said without hesitation: "Of course I will kill them all the way. Do you still need to ask?"
"But......"
Wang Hu hesitated and said: "If we kill them like this, we might run directly into their ambush, and the losses will be huge."
Zhang Liao asked: "What is the slogan of Wan Shengjun?"
"Charge into the battle and move forward without hesitation. Kill the generals and seize the flag, who else would you rather me! Victory, victory, victory!"
Wang Hu shouted out almost reflexively.
He was also a veteran of the Wan Sheng Army who followed Zhang Liao and made many military exploits. He gradually became a Sima by following Zhang Liao in several battles and killing enemies. Naturally, the slogan of the Wan Sheng Army was deeply rooted in his bones and engraved in his soul.
"If that's the case, why are you so timid?"
Zhang Liao asked again.
Wang Hu hurriedly said: "I dare not, just let the general send me and go through fire and water without any complaints."
"very good!"
Zhang Liao nodded and looked around at the terrain.
In fact, Zhang Liao also knew that in a positional battle where the enemy had already set up an ambush, the best option would be to wait where Liu Bei's army arrived, and Gao Shun's trapped troops would be responsible for charging into the formation. This was the best option.
After all, the enemy placed bows and crossbows everywhere on the high slope. It was clear that they planned to be condescending, use the height difference of the high slope to strike with bows and arrows, and then destroy them.
But the characteristic of Zhang Liao is that he refuses to admit defeat. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that now Wan Shengjun rushes forward and is ready to send him away. But Zhang Liao still feels that since Liu Bei sent him to be a vanguard general, then he must do what a vanguard general should do.
, instead of waiting for Liu Bei's main army to resolve everything.
Otherwise, what should he, a pioneer general, do?
So what should Pioneer Wan Shengjun do?
Naturally, it opens the way for the main force.
Liu Bei said that if he wanted to bring the area east of the boundary bridge into the center, he would have to eliminate all the enemies east of the boundary bridge. This was the responsibility of his vanguard general. If he waited until Liu Bei came to complete this matter, it would represent his fault.
of incompetence.
Zhang Liao cannot allow himself to be incompetent, so for him, this battle must be fought even if he doesn't want to fight.
However, Zhang Liao is not a completely brainless man. His best characteristic is to find the enemy's weak points, so as to kill him with a fatal blow and lead the army to victory.
In particular, he has a unique understanding of "charge into the battle, kill the general and capture the flag". Zhang Liao observed from a distance and found that the enemy's defense line was roughly a pocket formation. The main defense area was based on the high ground outside the river embankment. The main force of the Jizhou Army was
The words are arranged in a row, condescending.
To the east of the river embankment, there are several undulating hills. They are called hills, but they are just hills twenty to thirty feet high. There are many oars on the hillside. There are some Yuan troops standing scattered above.
It doesn't look like there are heavy soldiers.
To the west of the river embankment is a patch of sand dunes. The terrain is relatively flat. You can follow the sand dunes all the way to the river embankment. This is where the main force of Yuan's army is concentrated. Because there is a smooth road nearby, the Qingzhou army can completely bypass it and come from the west.
That is to say, the upstream direction of Qingshui came to the river, and then attacked north from the river to attack the flank of the Jizhou Army.
Therefore, the Jizhou Army obviously has the largest number of troops in the west, which is densely packed and very crowded. If the terrain of this area is put into the map, the east side can be regarded as a range of defense towers, with some sporadic towers and oars serving as lookout towers.
, the west side is the barracks area, where a large number of soldiers gather.
On the high ground near the river embankment on the east side, at the highest point, there are many flags. The person in the front is riding a horse and standing on the highest point looking into the distance. Behind him are many big flags. Although it looks like
I don’t know clearly, but I think this is where the enemy’s general is.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Hu and several generals came to Zhang Liao one after another, looking up at the terrain in the distance. One of the generals said: "General, the enemy is on the west side.
We have the largest number of troops. If we want to attack, we should attack from the east."
"No, the terrain in the east is the steepest. If we attack by force, it will become a feint attack. If they arrange a large number of archers above the river embankment, I am afraid our army will suffer heavy losses."
Another general gave his own opinion: "It is better to attack from the west. At least the terrain there is flatter."
"But fighting from the west is a tough battle from the front."
Wang Hu also said.
Zhang Liao suddenly laughed: "Don't we still have few tough battles in frontal attacks?"
"Hahahaha, that's true."
"What our Wansheng Army is least afraid of is a frontal attack! If we can defeat the Jizhou Army head-on in this battle, we will be able to stabilize the enemy's position."
"Then hit the west side!"
Several generals also became happy.
Fighting a tough battle?
Wan Shengjun is not afraid of tough battles.
How did the name "Pioneer Ten Thousand Victory Army" come about?
It’s the result of a tough fight!
Among the Qingzhou Army, the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry, the Formation Army, and the Wansheng Army are the three famous armies.
Since the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry is the personal guard of Liu Bei and Chen Mu, with a thousand men each, the number is very small, and all of them are elite. Their main role is to protect, so they are rarely used for comparison, and they are not included in the Qingzhou group armies.
Among the rankings.
Naturally, the trapped army and the Wan Sheng army were secretly vying for the title of the strongest army in Qingzhou. Even though Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were sworn friends, it didn't mean that the people below were not competitive.
After all, both armies are good at positional warfare. Although the two armies are different, their functions are not much different, so they are often compared.
There is no doubt that these two armies rank in the top two of the Qingzhou Army, but there has been endless debate about who is first and who is second.
We are all colleagues, and we certainly cannot fight each other with real swords and guns. Fighting to the end is actually a matter of reputation. Who can fight the most tough battles, make the most meritorious deeds, and win more victories will naturally be able to win.
Take the lead.
Now there is a hard nut in front of Wan Shengjun. If Wan Shengjun can win, he will have another honor. Compared with the record of the trapped army, he can stabilize his position and win the first place of Qingzhou Army!
Thinking of this, everyone is full of morale and fighting spirit.
Only Zhang Liao said: "Although our Wan Sheng Army is good at fighting tough battles, we should not fight hard just to compete with the trapped troops. The reason why I chose to attack from the west has my own reasons."
"oh?"
Wang Hu was surprised and said: "General, please clarify."
Zhang Liao pointed to the east side and said: "What do you think will happen to us if thousands of archers are arranged behind the slope on that slope and suddenly rush out and shoot indiscriminately from a high position when we attack the east side?"
Everyone quickly looked at the terrain on the east side, and saw that the slopes on the east side were very different. Although there seemed to be only a few isolated buildings and oars on the top, nothing could be seen behind the slope. Who knows if there was something hidden behind it?
Archers, if there are any archers, attack from the east side, the consequences will be disastrous.
For a moment, everyone broke into a cold sweat.
Zhang Liao continued: "I heard a strategy of war from the four generals, that is, the weaker you are, the more you have to make the enemy believe that this place is actually the strongest. This strategy is called bluffing, also known as bluffing.
Paper tiger, a tiger is made of paper, it just scares people, if it doesn’t scare people, it will break with just one poke!”
Wang Hu asked: "The general feels that the enemy deliberately deployed heavy troops on the west slope to make us think that the west side is their strongest point. The east side seems to have no enemies, but it is actually a trap. If
We chose to attack from the east side, so we fell into a trap?"
"Exactly!"
Zhang Liao nodded: "If my prediction is correct, there must be a large number of crossbowmen hidden behind the slope on the east side."
"The general is right. If I were an enemy general, I would definitely arrange things like this over there."
"Then listen to the general, we will fight through from the west side."
"I will take the lead, no one can compete with me."
Several generals were talking about it.
In fact, Zhang Liao's guess was correct. Gao Lan indeed concentrated all his crossbowmen to the east.
The topography of Jieqiao embankment is very common in many rivers.
This place happens to be in a river bend. The water in the upper reaches of Qingshui River washes downwards. After encountering the bend, it continuously accumulates sediment on the bank. Over thousands of years, an alluvial embankment has been washed out of the east highland, resulting in the high terrain on the east side.
The west side is low-lying due to washed away sediment.
Since the terrain on the west side is low and it is at the weak point of the Yuan Army's defense, Gao Lan thought about it and felt that a large number of troops should be deployed here. The terrain on the east side is high, and the Qingzhou Army's attack will become a feint, and only spearmen and archers need to be deployed.
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Once the Qingzhou Army chose to attack on the east side with seemingly few troops, the spearmen stabbed down the slope with long spears, and the archers shot at random from high above. Unless the Qingzhou Army could fly, it would be impossible to attack the highland slope bank.
So this arrangement is actually a very normal arrangement, but although Zhang Liao is reckless, he is not stupid enough to be fooled so easily, so this arrangement is completely in vain.
After determining the direction of the attack, Zhang Liao ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot for a while to regain their strength. After about half an hour, they were ready to start the attack.
Zhang Liao's troops cooked at six in the morning and set out after breakfast at seven o'clock. By around twelve o'clock at noon, the army was already hungry.
Therefore, the army had rested for two quarters of an hour by then. The soldiers all carried dry food with them and had lunch. By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, they were almost digested and not hungry. It was the time when their physical strength was strongest.
Gao Lan's army occupied the high ground on the river embankment and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. Even though he saw that Zhang Liao's troops did not attack immediately, but rested on the spot to regain their strength, they had no idea of attacking.
When Gao Lan saw Zhang Liao's army starting to move west, he couldn't sit still anymore. He frowned and said, "Zhang Liao was smart enough not to be fooled. They decided to attack from the west."
"General, we have also deployed a large number of troops to the west, what should we be afraid of? Even if they come, they will come!"
A brave lieutenant shows no fear.
Although Zhang Liao has a great reputation and once killed Chunyu Qiong in battle, there is no shortage of courageous people in this world. One general can make thousands of bones wither. If he is timid, how can he become a general?
"Stupid, what do you, a reckless fellow, know?"
Gao Lan glanced at him: "If the enemy is not fooled, we have to prepare for a hard-fought frontal battle. The battle that could have been easily won has turned into a hard-fought frontal battle. Moreover, my archers are all mobilized on the east side. Without the archer suppression, the chance of winning is low."
Much less."
After being reprimanded by Gao Lan, the deputy general did not dare to speak. Another deputy general said quickly: "General, what should we do now? Call the archers back immediately?"
Recruit the archers immediately?
Gao Lan's commanding ability was not too bad. After hearing his subordinate's inquiry, he immediately planned to follow the lieutenant's suggestion.
But when it was time to decide what to do, I suddenly started to hesitate again.
The main defensive force of the eastern highlands relies on a large number of archers. If the archers are transferred away, and the enemy suddenly sends a partial division to surprise them and bypass their flanks, there is a risk that the entire army will collapse.
The next second Gao Lan laughed again.
The enemy has already launched an attack from the west, so how could it possibly shift its focus to the east?
It was obvious that I was overthinking myself.
Thinking of this, Gao Lan said to his lieutenant: "Give me the order to move the archer position two miles to the right!"