If the important supply camp in the rear of the Shaowu was burned down, the morale of the army would be in chaos, and the soldiers would also be worried that their retreat would be cut off. At present, they must deploy heavy troops to consolidate the rear defense and advance westward flawlessly.》.[] Yue Geng based on this judgment.
, made what he considered to be a very wise decision, and led the assembled army in front to decisively attack, hoping to take advantage of the situation to recapture Xiangsha Bridge.
It would be best if we could repel the Shaowu army and recapture Feihong City. If we are unable to do so, then the worst plan is to take the opportunity to destroy the Xiangsha Bridge and block the enemy from the east bank of Minshui. This is considered complete.
The strategic goal of Lord Bingzheng Yuxuan. Of course Yue Geng didn't really want to destroy the Xiangsha Bridge. This was just a worst-case plan just in case. He just hoped to take advantage of something happening behind Shaowu's rear and completely destroy it on the front line.
defeated.
In addition to the two military formations in Shanshui City, the other eighteen military formations mobilized by Prime Minister Zhengda Renyuxuan have just assembled twelve at various checkpoints on the west bank, and six more are on the way. In a few days
We will arrive at Yuxuan
Still not at ease, he then mobilized four reserve army formations from Taihe City to come for reinforcements. If Yuegeng had just relied on the geographical advantage to hold on at the pass, this line of defense would have been a hard nut to crack for Panhu, but Yuegeng took the initiative
Attacked.
In Yuegeng's view, although the twelve military formations he had assembled were insufficient in strength, they were enough to seize one bridge. Reinforcements from the rear were coming in a steady stream, which gave him the confidence to hold the Xiangsha Bridge and pursue the victory.
Unexpectedly, Yue Geng didn't even touch the shadow of the bridge. When he led the army to leave the defense line and march eastward, he happened to encounter the Bashi Kingdom's forward military formation led by Panhu. This was a formation battle in an open area. Panhu
He launched two rounds of charges and defeated the Xiangshi Kingdom's military vanguard. He also ordered Zhu Sanxian to outflank Yue Geng under the guidance of Lin Xiao, killing Yue Geng and defeating him.
Yue Geng escaped under the desperate protection of his personal guards and gathered the defeated remnants. Only seven of the twelve military formations were assembled, and their morale was low. If six military formations had not arrived as reinforcements from the rear, he would have never fought again.
He had lost his courage, so he hid behind the defensive line and never took the initiative to attack again.
Panhu led his army to advance forward, leaving the matters of cleaning the battlefield and gathering prisoners of war to the rear officers. According to the latest military information that Lin Xiao had spied on, Panhu did not give Yue Geng a chance to breathe, and immediately launched a critical battle.
However, the defense situation of Yuegeng's remnant army had changed, and Panhu's main attack direction was not the location planned by the young minister in advance.
Why do people in later generations often say, "When generals are out, military orders are not obeyed"? It is because of the situation on the battlefield, and corresponding tactical adjustments must be made at any time according to changes in the situation of both sides.
But Panhu still strictly implemented Shaowu's other strategy, which was to first mobilize the reserve army formation to attack the pass, allowing the elite main field army formation to take a rest, and wait until the strength of both sides on the battlefield was almost exhausted, or the front line could no longer withstand it.
Only then did the main force elites be put into charge.
There has been no war between the various countries in the original area for decades, and the military formations have not really fought. Especially those soldiers in the reserve army who were temporarily expanded and recruited. Although they have been enlisted and received training, they have never been on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, training troops in battle is also a strategy. Truly elite soldiers need to be tempered on the battlefield.
If the reserve army formation is sent to the front line to attack fortresses, casualties will inevitably occur, but after a few battles, the remaining soldiers will be elite soldiers. In the future, they can be used as the backbone to command new soldiers to form new army formations, which will greatly improve combat effectiveness.
Shaowu's goal is not only to defeat Yue Geng's army, he also wants to pacify the entire Ba Yuan, so he hopes to have as many elite military formations as possible.
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While the Shaowu Army was fighting fiercely with the Yuegeng garrison, the hinterland of Bashi Kingdom and the pass between Pengshan and Zhangrenshan were experiencing a more brutal battle. Xiangqiong had already led his army to attack half of this line of defense.
It has been a month. But the other side refused to give in and defended the pass. Both sides paid a heavy price in casualties.
Encountering stubborn resistance here was as expected by Xiangqiong. Because as long as the defense line was lost, the Xiangshi Kingdom's army could attack Batu City directly. After passing the line between Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, Batu City was surrounded by a plain, and there was no longer any
What passes can be defended?
The Bashi Kingdom must have sent all the military formations that could be mobilized urgently for reinforcements. However, the defenders had fought fiercely for so many days and suffered such heavy casualties before collapsing. This was unexpected.
.According to the battle reports in the past few days, the strong attack from the front has crippled at least a dozen military formations in the Bashi Kingdom. Why haven't they completely broken through the defenses?
In Xiangqiong's plan, this line of defense would have to be broken within half a month at most, and then he would have time to calmly siege and capture Batu City, leaving the Bashi Kingdom's army gathered in the southern border too late to rush back for reinforcements, but now a fierce battle has begun
Half a month. In fact, this is not the only way for the army to go to the capital of Bashi, but other routes have to bypass Pengshan or Zhangren Mountain, which not only has many variables and is time-consuming, but also requires breaking through other passes.
The battle has been completed so far. The defense fortifications, including the stone walls and wooden fences built, have been almost destroyed. If you add more force, you will definitely be able to win. Xiangqiong decided to gather the elite military formation to launch a fatal blow.
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Xiangqiong's initial attack strategy was actually the same as that of Shaowu. He mobilized the newly expanded reserve army to fight on the front line. On the one hand, it was to minimize the casualties of the main field elite under the unfavorable terrain. On the other hand, it was also to use actual combat.
Train new soldiers and hone real elite soldiers as the backbone of the new army in the future. His ambition is also to pacify the entire Ba Yuan, not just this one battle.
But now he couldn't wait any longer, and the reserve army suffered heavy casualties, so he should mobilize the real elite main force to launch a decisive offensive. Xiangqiong also issued an order at the same time, sending people to Zheng Shiguo urgently, asking Zheng Gu to come from the southern border
March into the country and put enough pressure on the Bashi Kingdom.
Xiangqiong has just received two latest battle reports. Because Zheng Shiguo continues to increase troops to the border, the southern border army of Bashi State has not moved. But on the other hand, Zheng Shiguo has not taken the initiative to attack. Xiangqiong is worried that it will continue to delay like this.
Next, the Bashi Congress dispatched elite troops from the border to return to the capital to aid.
Another battle report was sent by Bingzheng Lord Yuxuan who was staying in the Prime Minister's capital. The young minister unexpectedly advanced from the east bank of Mishui River and defeated Baiju City and Guxiong City. Now Feihong City has been besieged. It is said that it was Ba
The elite army of Shiguo was actually led by Shao Wu himself. Yuxuan had appointed Yue Geng as the chief general and urgently mobilized troops to set up defenses on the west bank of Minshui in order to stabilize the rear and not give Shao Wu an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Xiangqiong was shocked. It was clear that the main force of the Bashi Kingdom's army had been transferred to the southern border some time ago, and the garrison formations in the city walls near the capital were probably also transferred to the Pengshan and Zhangrenshan defense lines. How come there was still a large army to fight against Feihong City?
Okay, how many elite soldiers does the young minister have? Then he figured out the reason and couldn't help but sneer.
Xiangqiong believed that the Shaowu army was just a conspiracy. He knew that he could not fight against the Xiangshi army when the Zhengshi army was pressing on the border, so he made a surprise attack on the rear of the Xiangshi state in a remote and weak place, and deliberately advanced troops from the east bank of the Minshui River to Li Xiang.
The real hinterland of the Shi Kingdom is still separated by a water barrier. If Xiangqiong retreats because of this, then the crisis in Batu City will be resolved without a fight.
This is also a clever strategy, but Shaowu's thinking is too simple. How could he be fooled? In the current situation, although you have to pay a little price to break through the defense, it is a great opportunity that is rare in a century.
How can Xiangqian spit out the fat that reaches his mouth?
Xiangqiong immediately sent someone to tell Yuxuan that his defense strategy was correct. To be on the safe side, he sent additional military formations to reinforce the Minshui defense line and ordered Yue Geng. He did not seek to defeat the enemy and win, as long as he held it firmly, it would be a great achievement.
.The only point of failure is
The location is too far away from Feihong City, and it takes time to deliver the battle report. In fact, when Xiangqiong received this battle report, the young minister had already taken Feihong City without a fight, and Yue Geng's army crossed the defense line to attack and encounter.
Already defeated.
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In front of the capital of Bashi, on the line between Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, the general guarding the last line of defense outside the capital is called Bao Qizheng. He is a monk of the Four Realms, but he did not become a monk in the sect. He was recommended by his family to serve in the country.
Yu Bingzheng served as a general. General Bao Qizheng had dealt with Huwa, and they had gone together to collect elixirs deep in Pengshan Mountain.
Bao Qizheng later had a good relationship with Hanxiong and got acquainted with Jiuling. At the banquet to send off Hanxiong as the Lord of Shanchuan City, he was thrown out of the farm by Jiuling and had a big hole in his head.
Bao. His master, Mr. Goose, has his sect's monastery in the mountains near Batu City. His relatives and family members all live in villages outside Batu City. Now he is ordered to guard the pass in times of danger.
Bao Qizheng originally had twelve military formations, six of which were elite field military formations stationed near the capital. The young ministers did not take them away. Bashi State recruited troops on the spot in the plain villages around the capital and formed new ones.
Eight reserve army formations went to the front line, and several garrison formations were mobilized from the rear city walls to come for reinforcements.
This battle was fought fiercely. If it were not for the solid defenses, it would be difficult for the newly expanded reserve army formations to hold. Due to the terrain of the pass, only two military formations could be deployed on the frontal battlefield at most, and there were fortifications.
With this, even if one military formation is defeated, Bao Qizheng can replace it with another military formation to defend it.
This was a costly and repeated battle. Baoqi deployed his elite military formations to withstand the opponent's violent attacks, and then took turns to use reserve military formations to consume the opponent's combat power. More than a dozen troops on his side have been disabled.
The army was in formation, and it was rare that the defense line did not collapse, but if Xiangqiu devoted his elite main force to continue the violent attack, Bao Qizheng might not be able to defend it.
According to the order of Lord Gongzheng Shrike, Bao Qizheng must defend for at least half a month, and try to defend for a few more days. When he can no longer hold it, final reinforcements will appear, and then he will organize an orderly retreat. Now Bao Qizheng
Qi Zheng has been defending for half a month, but he wants to hold on for a few more days as much as possible, so that the last batch of reinforcements can be put into the battlefield as late as possible. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!