The two armies were three hundred steps apart, and the five hundred Shaanxi troops moved forward step by step. They formed a square formation with three hundred spears in the center, and one hundred sword and shield troops on each side as the left and right wings.
The Shenwu Zuo Liejun formed ten combat groups with five people in a group and fifty people in a large group.
"Zhang Dutong seems to be optimistic about the Shenwu Army?" Li Hui, the Privy Councilor, asked Zhang Jundao, the commander of the capital, with a smile.
Zhang Jun smiled faintly, "It can be seen from the formation of troops that the Shenwu Army is more skillful in deploying troops. It can quickly disperse into hundreds of five-man regiments, and can also be tightened into a group at any time. It can be said that it is flexible and flexible.
This is well-trained performance.
Looking at the Shaanxi Army again, their formation is very traditional and simple, but it may not be effective."
"How can I see it?"
Zhang Jun snorted coldly and said: "Because the opponent is different. The Western Army used to deal with the Xixia cavalry, so they had to form a spear phalanx to fight. But now their opponent is the infantry, but they still use the formation to deal with the cavalry. Why?
Possible success?"
Li Hui also became a little worried. In his heart, he did not want Chen Qing's army to fail.
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Still fifty steps away from the opponent's army, Chen Qing shouted, "Charge!"
The Western Army suddenly launched, and with a shout of three hundred soldiers, they lined up tightly. Although the blunt spears had no edge, they accumulated collective strength and slammed into each other like an iron fist.
"sharp!"
Xin Yongzong secretly screamed. He saw the opponent's tactics, using strength to replace the sharpness of the spear. This powerful force hit, and their soldiers could not resist it. He now faced two choices, either the formation was dispersed again, or the formation was destroyed.
Get together.
Xin Yongzong only hesitated for a moment and then sternly ordered: "Disperse!"
He chose to disperse. If they gathered into a group, the Sword and Shield Army would be at a disadvantage in terms of combat distance and strength.
The Sword and Shield Army quickly dispersed to both sides, and the ranks in the middle became sparse. The running Western Army rushed into the enemy formation like an elephant. The five small Shenwu Army combat teams could not resist and retreated one after another, but there were still ten
Several sword and shield army soldiers were unable to retreat in time and were knocked to the ground by the spear army.
The spear corps of the Western Army rushed into the opponent's formation and divided the opponent into two.
Chen Qing then shouted: "Fight the two-headed dragon!"
The formation of the Western Army changed from an elephant to a two-headed dragon. Hu Yantong led 200 men to the east, Liu Qiong led 200 men to the west, and Zheng Ping led 100 spear troops to cooperate with Liu Qiong from the south.
In the stands, Li Hui laughed, "Zhang Dutong, this is not a formation for dealing with cavalry!"
Zhang Jun's face looked a little ugly. He had just understood the Western Army's combat intention, which was to cut the opponent in two and overwhelm the opponent tactically.
When the two armies are fighting, what matters is that the fighting is smooth and morale is high. However, once the fighting is not smooth, morale will be affected, and more importantly, various combat plans previously formulated will not be implemented.
This is just like a student taking a test. If you can answer every question on the test paper, you will be confident. But if you can't write a big question or a few questions, your confidence will be affected, and your final score will definitely be high.
No.
Xin Yongzong has rich combat experience. The moment the opponent changed formations, he immediately understood the opponent's combat intentions. The opponent wanted to use three super powerful legions to implement various strategies to defeat his fifty combat teams. He immediately understood
Ordered: "Assemble!"
As the drums beat, the two divided armies of the Shenwu Army quickly gathered together. Fifty squads formed two large sword and shield formations, fighting each other with collective strength.
A sneer appeared on Chen Qing's lips, and he ordered again, "Fight separately!"
The war drums of the Western Army also sounded, 'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
The drum beat rapidly, and the three teams that were originally gathered together instantly split into fifty teams, with ten teams in each team, each team having six spearmen and four sword and shield soldiers. This is the formation that the Western Army trains every night.
, has been tempered for many times, and the soldiers cooperated very well.
Fifty squads fought against the enemy while running, showing their advantages.
At this moment, Zhang Jun, who had been watching the battle, fell silent. He began to realize that he had underestimated the Western Army. The Western Army used two feints to induce the opponent to change their tactics. Once the opponent fell into the trap, they immediately entered combat mode. At this time, Shenwu
If the army changes tactics again, it will appear to be too passive. If the opponent leads the way, morale will be affected.
But if you don't change your tactics, you will be completely on the defensive, and you will suffer big losses in the opponent's long weapon advantage and high-speed running confrontation.
Xin Yongzong smiled bitterly in his heart. He did not expect that the opponent's real tactic was Sanda. He could not change his tactics at this time, which would seriously affect his morale. He could only finish the first half and follow his own established tactics in the second half.
Xin Yongzong felt an indescribable sense of cowardice in his heart, and shouted: "The formation of swords and shields is impervious to wind and rain!"
The soldiers of the Shenwu Army held large shields in their hands and formed two circles. This is why Xin Yongzong did not want to change the formation again. The defensive ability of the sword and shield formation was very strong, which could not only ensure that there were not many casualties on one side, but also consume the opponent's physical strength.
, prepare for the counterattack in the second half.
Chen Qing waved his halberd and ordered: "The third battalion must assemble to attack the enemy in the west!"
The third battalion consisted of one hundred soldiers from Zheng Ping. They quickly assembled into a square formation, like a battering ram. The hundreds of assembled soldiers held spears in hand and rushed towards the sword and shield formation on the left.
"Boom!" With a loud noise, more than twenty sword and shield soldiers were thrown to the ground. A gap was torn open in the tight sword and shield formation. Eight Western Army squads rushed into the gap, and the Shenwu Army began to become chaotic.
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'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
As the gong rang, the first half of the competition ended, and the supervisor began to enter the field to count the soldiers who had been stabbed or chopped. Although there were some fish that slipped through the net, they were generally correct.
The results came out in a moment. In the first half of the competition, the Western Army had always taken the initiative. A total of nearly 90 people from the Shenwu Army were eliminated, while more than 20 people from the Western Army were eliminated. The Western Army clearly had the upper hand.
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After only resting for a stick of incense, the war drums sounded again. Chen Qing still used the two-for-one fighting method, removing the soldiers who had been 'killed', and the remaining soldiers formed thirty-eight squads to fight separately, and then used Zheng Ping's
One hundred soldiers form a group army, responsible for attacking the enemy's formation.
The other side also divided the formation into forty-one skirmishers, and both sides chose the flexibility of skirmishing combat.
At this time, Zhang Jun was silent. He found that the strength of the Western Army was not weak at all. It was on par with the strength of the Shenwu Army, and they had an advantage of 70 more people. They used this advantage to form a hundred-man army. The formation in the second half
had the upper hand.
As long as there is no problem with the physical strength of the Western Army, the Shenwu Army may be in trouble in the fourth round of the competition.
This is called taking one wrong step, and the outcome is doomed.
Xin Yongzong also realized that his situation was very unfavorable. He became anxious and ordered the entire army to attack fiercely. The Western Army was not conservative and also launched a fierce offensive. The two sides launched a fierce confrontation. The scene was extremely tragic, and soldiers continued to fall down injured.
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Xin Yongzong's only hope was that the Western Army was exhausted. However, as the end time got closer and closer, the Western Army not only did not appear exhausted, but became more and more courageous as they fought. They actually killed the Shenwu Army and retreated steadily, completely gaining the upper hand.
, Xin Yongzong gradually despaired.
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
When the bell rang at the end of the second half, Chen Qing's men suddenly cheered.
One hundred and seventy-four people beat sixty-eight people, and the Western Army won a big victory in the fourth game.
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The semi-finals lasted only one day, and five teams were finally determined to participate in the finals, including Yue Fei's army, Ju Shigu's army, Wang Bo's army, Chen Qing's army and the winner of the last round, Han Shizhong's army.
What is shocking is that the two favorites to win the championship, Zhang Jun's army and Liu Guangshi's army, were both eliminated in the rematch, causing the biggest upset.
There will be a day off tomorrow, the day after tomorrow will be the finals, and then there will be the generals competition.
At night, Hu Yantong invited his friend Cao De to drink at Hukou Restaurant in Lin'an City.
Cao De was in a very angry mood. He never imagined that the whole army would suffer from diarrhea and even dozens of people would die. As a result, he had to give up the competition today and let his opponent win without a fight.
Months of hard work were in vain. More importantly, he was not defeated, but was plotted using the most despicable means. Both he and the soldiers suffered great humiliation.
"Of course I know that it was that bastard who committed the murder, and Du Tong also knows that Du Tong has already written to the Emperor, asking for a thorough investigation of the case. I heard that the Emperor is also quite annoyed. It may be led by the Privy Council, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple Sect.
but......."
"But what?" Hu Yantong asked with a smile.
"But I guess it will be settled in the end. There is a lack of evidence! You know who did it, but you can't provide evidence. This is the most infuriating part."
"No clues at all?"
"We have already checked it ourselves, and it is almost certain that croton powder was added to the broth. But the problem is that the broth is gone. We tortured the gang leader, but nothing was gained. It should have nothing to do with them. Someone sneaked into the tent.
Internally poisoned.”
Cao De let out a long sigh and continued: "I just learned that Wang Bo is actually the wife and nephew of Prime Minister Qin Hui. With Qin Hui backing him up, he really can't be touched without evidence."
Hu Yantong filled a glass of wine for him and said calmly: "We also discovered Wang Bo's secret today. His army is not a Xiang army, but an elite forbidden army pretending to be a Xiang army."
"What did you say?" Cao De's eyes widened suddenly.