Chapter 242 Array (8)

At the end of May, the typical "May rain" continued at the foot of Lishan Mountain in Lihu County, Dongjun County.

This time, the raindrops were not very dense, but they were very rapid, and the particles were very large. Rather than falling, it would be more appropriate to say that they were smashed. Falling down would be more appropriate.

And it was under this rain that Zhang Xing began to slowly but firmly eat the white flour pancake.

To be honest, the quality of the pancakes is not high. This is because it is difficult to store flour in this humid and hot environment, so a lot of flour is old goods that are not dare to be stored anymore. In addition, there is quite a lot of bran mixed in...

But after all, it is a white flour pancake. After taking one bite and chewing hard, you can detect a slight sweetness.

Zhang Xing ate slowly like this while watching the battle ahead.

What's interesting is that the surrounding leaders, officers, guards, and selected elites in the army were almost divided into two. Half of them followed the big leader's gaze to see the battle ahead, while the other half only looked at the big leader.

Eat cake.

As if eating cakes and fighting are as important things.

On the battlefield in the distance, the deposed dragon army occupying the fortifications and the official army, which was obviously slightly superior in combat power, were still at odds with each other, and the friction was getting bigger and bigger.

Whenever the officers and soldiers wanted to turn around and evacuate, the Qilong Army would cross the fortifications and attack on their own initiative, forcing the officers and soldiers to turn back. Then they would be pushed back hard by the Qilu officers and soldiers who were indeed more capable in the field.

Two times later, the government army set up a special rear guard unit, led by Yu Baimei personally. However, the frontline commander Xu Shiying took advantage of the situation and sent the deposed dragon army to attack from multiple directions, trying to outflank the official army rear guard, and did not hesitate to

He and Wang Wulang personally took turns to attack and confront Yu Baimei and his bodyguards - this was basically a scaled-down version of the tactics used to deal with Yu Baimei's entire army and force Zhang Xuguo to come for reinforcements.

Obviously, Zhang Xuguo, who came to save people, could not just abandon his subordinates and leave, so the large army of the army had to turn back to rescue. Correspondingly, the deposed dragon army was of course not willing to fight, and just retreated again.

Wait until the opponent evacuates again, then start a new round of pursuit.

The fortifications of the Deposed Dragon Army were very long and layered, with Mount Li on one side and the "swamp" mentioned in the intelligence on the other side. Therefore, as that situation continues,

After several attacks, when the angry and impatient Qilu Army decided to counterattack, they had no choice but to attack the solid fortifications in reverse. But the result was that the officers and soldiers, who were obviously more capable in the field, were in front of trenches, fences, and earthen ramparts.

, his shortcomings were immediately exposed, and he fell into a disadvantageous position.

This boosted the morale of the Deposed Dragon Army on the front line, and also made everyone feel a little more at ease - it turned out that the seemingly obvious gap in combat power between the two sides was actually only half an earthen fortress or half a trench.

The rain caused the two armies to lose most of their long-range strike capabilities, and both sides had no shortage of armor, so the army's advance was mainly based on close combat with heavy infantry.

On the flat ground, the courage of the officers and soldiers, team cooperation and close formation, and of course their psychological advantage in facing the Deposed Dragon Army's consecutive battles made their combat power significantly superior. When entering the field of fortifications, the Deposed Dragon Army

The spears were chaotic but they were thrust down condescendingly, and the crossbow arrows were skewed but fired randomly at close range, which was enough to shake everything the officers and soldiers were proud of.

As a result, the officers and soldiers could only withdraw in embarrassment.

Immediately afterwards, the Dragon Army was naturally in pursuit.

As for the high-level combat strength of both sides, the combination of Zhang Xuguo and Yu Baimei was somewhat evenly matched against Xu Shiying and Wang Shuyong. Even because Niu Da, Shang Huaizhi and others attacked from time to time, they were slightly behind.

Downwind.

However, generally speaking, most of these high-level generals followed the actions of the troops, and the overall situation of the two sides was back and forth.

Viewed from a distance from the general platform, the two armies seemed to be engaged in a bloody tug-of-war game at the edge of the fortified area.

The lives of the sergeants on both sides were constantly being wasted during this game.

However, it was just a waste of time. It seemed that the heavy armored warriors were not losing their lives fast enough, at least not enough to form a pile of corpses on the battlefield that would collapse the morale of the soldiers on both sides. Even the blood that flowed out was quickly washed away by the rain.

In the ditch and the depression on the west side.

Under the rain that tightened a little, Zhang Xing was still chewing the cake slowly.

And suddenly, at the foot of the prominent mountain of Mount Li in the distance, a new flag and a new army appeared. Then there was a second flag, a third flag, and a continuous queue under the flag.

This made Zhang Dalongtou pause slightly.

Obviously, his cake was not in vain. He suppressed his uneasiness and waited until he got the result he wanted.

In this bloody battle, which was obviously a fight between rookies, it was the officers and soldiers who made the mistake first - when facing the well-prepared fortification positions, the latter not only failed to cut off their tails in time to escape the battle, but instead sent additional reinforcements

.In other words, this does not seem to be a mistake, it is just that the follow-up troops of the government army could not calm down and advanced the war as expected by the deposed dragon army.

This has always been an extremely simple battle, a battle that is more of a head-on battle than an ambush battle.

Both sides are military groups that have just been founded a year ago. They have similar military strength and similar organizational forms. The top ones are foreign elites and the bottom are local powerful ones.

But the war itself is the most grueling thing. When the two armies each commit suicide in the East and create a world, they have to go through a bloody and direct large-scale confrontation to decide something and let some people learn something.

, and gain some growth. Therefore, the significance of this battle must not be ignored because of the simplicity of the tactics, the lack of battlefield experience of the soldiers, the varying qualities of the officers, or the poor military organizational structure.

Not to mention, both sides are ultimately one is an official and the other is a thief.

The victory or defeat in this battle was enough to affect the fate of thousands of people and the direction of local history in this era when the imperial court was collapsing.

The flags were getting closer and closer, but because of the rain, it was impossible to see clearly. However, soon a frontline sentry turned back from the front and reported through Zhang Jinshu, telling them that the flags were "Jie" and "King" respectively.

, "Zheng", the total force is about five or six thousand... Hearing this, Zhang Xing held a small half of the cake in his mouth, thoughtfully.

Li Shu waited for a while and saw Zhang Xing sitting firmly. He knew in his heart that the other party already knew what was going on. However, after thinking about it for a moment, he immediately decided to sell him a favor.

"This reinforcement is interesting."

Li Dalong was sitting upright. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed forward. He raised his voice as if he was reminding Zhang Xing, but it was more like he was explaining to everyone else on the stage as a master.

"Xie Xiang, the second general Wang Liang was the surrendered general after the defeat of Lu County and the Langya rebel army, and he led the selected surrendered army; Zheng Biao is the new captain of Lu County, and was temporarily recruited by Zhang Changgong after he became the commander of Lu County.

The soldiers of the county...the three tribes add up to 5,000 to 6,000 people, plus the 2,000 men from Zhang Qingte's tribe who were defeated by Wang Wulang and I before, and the 2,000 soldiers recruited from Lu County under Zhang Changgong's command, the total is 10,000 people, which is the Qilu Army.

The new soldiers were recruited just after the spring plowing to expand the army. As for the remaining 8,000 Qijun soldiers led by Fan Hu, Fan Bao, and Jia Wugen, none of them followed. It can be seen that the commander-in-chief of the Qilu army in the rear has some ideas.

of."

On the general stage, many people couldn't help but look at Jia Runshi behind Jia Yue, but the latter just stood upright in the rain that was getting closer and closer, making it difficult to see his appearance.

However, when Jia Yue, who had always had a cold face, turned around, he could clearly see the corners of this young man's eyes tightening through a few drops of rain.

At the same moment, the corners of Zhang Xuguo's eyes, which had some gray beard, also tightened a little.

Yu Baimei's troops in front were bitten again. At this time, Yu Baimei himself was still very high in morale and furious. He was leading his bodyguards forward bravely, preparing to fight Wang Shuyong who was attacking again. However, the other big men around him were

The troops, however, were obviously slow in their actions for a long time and were somewhat out of touch with him.

As a veteran, Zhang Xuguo naturally knew that the Qilu army was indeed more powerful, and they had won consecutive battles against the Deposed Dragon Army... Counting from the beginning of the year, they had won more than ten games in a row.

Not only that... but they are pursuing from Yuncheng this time, marching against the rain and mud every day. On the surface, they can hold on, but on the inside, or fundamentally, they are still a little tired, but the deposed dragon army is

I rested here for several days, including 20,000 troops on the Western Front who had been lingering on the Western Front for a long time and had not been tempered by the war.

This does not mean who is better. The officers and soldiers fight continuously and have spirit, experience and military spirit. However, after the original spirit is gradually worn away, when the experience is covered up by fatigue, the four words of "waiting for work" will be

It gradually showed its power.

This was also the reason why he, Manager Zhang, was instinctively intimidated after seeing the fortifications before - this kind of fortifications combined with rain and mud were the most draining of physical energy.

Turning his head, Zhang Xuguo saw the flags getting closer and closer. Jie Xiang, Wang Liang, Zheng Biao, two surrendered generals, and a Lujun captain, together there should be 6,000 people.

This means that the so-called Qilu Army has invested 14,000 people.

In response to this, the eyes of the general manager of the march in the eastern border of the Great Wei Dynasty tightened again, and his beard also trembled slightly. There is no doubt that he was a little disappointed with Fan Hu.

As for the reason, it has nothing to do with whether Fan Hu has invested in the troops, or how many troops Fan Hu has invested, but as Li Shu pointed out, Fan Hu kept all the 8,000 Qijun soldiers with the strongest combat effectiveness.

, and smashed in the newly expanded troops and horses.

If one of the three people coming is Fan Hu, Fan Bao, or Jia Wugen, he will not be disappointed. If they all come, no matter how the battle develops, he will only be excited.

But Fan Hu left the remaining 8,000 soldiers from Qi County and sent out the generals and soldiers from Lu County.

"Brother."

On the other side of the mountain, Fan Bao, who had just come back from reconnaissance, was the first to feel uneasy. "The battle ahead seems a bit tense. How about I go there? After all, it was Yu Baimei who was trapped, and the manager himself rushed forward to kill us. How about we brothers?"

If you go to one, the manager may feel uncomfortable."

Fan Hu's face turned dark.

Frankly speaking, as Zhang Xuguo's designated commander-in-chief of the Qilu Army's rear army, he is actually the largest mountain leader of the Qilu Army, and the nominal third-ranking figure in the army, does Fan Hu have any selfish intentions in his previous arrangements?

Of course there is.

But this selfishness is a kind of powerful instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you say that he deliberately let Zhang Xuguo be beaten and all the friendly troops died, that is pure nonsense.

Don't forget, before Zhang Xuguo saw the fortifications with his own eyes, even if Sima Zheng informed Zhang Xing to set up an ambush here, he felt that this battle could be won. When he arrived at Fan Hu, he was given the order to deal with it by himself, and even

You didn't even decide whether to send reinforcements, so why do you suddenly care about whether the reinforcements you send are the main force?

To put it bluntly, in one sentence, they underestimated the difficulty of the war, underestimated the resilience of the Deposed Dragon Army, and at the same time overestimated the combat effectiveness of their own army.

When Xu Shiying used the fortifications to fight back and forth with the main force of the first half of the Qilu Army, and the further down he fought, the superiority of the officers and soldiers seemed to become smaller. The officers and soldiers were up and down, not only the commander, but almost the entire army.

I feel a little nervous.

"What does Lao Jia think?" In anxiety and uneasiness, Fan Hu looked past his younger brother and looked at the more stable rear army general, Jia Wugen, the Prime Minister of Qi County.

Jia Wugen thought for a while and said seriously: "Now that the war has reached this point, we can no longer underestimate this battle... First of all, we must keep a reliable combat force here as a reserve army, whether it is the final increase, the support, or the surprise attack.

You have to keep one! Just in case!”

Not only Fan Hu, but other generals, big and small, also nodded.

"Secondly, after retaining a reliable combat force, you must make up your mind to either release the rest of the force to support and hope that the reinforcements will significantly change the situation of the battle, or simply stay put and be ready to respond, but there is no need to go alone just for some explanation.
To be continued...