In the sixth year of Guanghe year, on the sixth day of March, at noon, outside Bo County.
The warm sunshine dispels the last bit of coldness in winter and shines on the world. But the warmth it brings to the world actually makes their fight easier.
At this time, outside Bo County, Jibei State Prime Minister Chen Gui took advantage of the bright sunshine today and led his troops out of the stronghold, forming three armies along the east bank of the Wenshui River.
The former commander of Jibei Kingdom was Zhang Rong, the commander of the middle army was Li Chen, and the commander of the rear army was Zhou Feng. Then the fleet still stayed on the Wenshui River.
Chen Gui arranged this military order after discussing it with many staff of the shogunate. At the cost of 400 veterans of the rear army this morning, they finally figured out the formation of the Taishan bandits here.
The first is the bandit general surnamed Wang who is in Bo County. Bo County is adjacent to the Wenshui River and is not a typical square layout. It faces water on both sides. The tidal flats on both sides of the water are narrow, making it difficult to deploy troops and difficult to use as the main attack direction. There is a strong stronghold in the northeast that is suitable for attack, with a T-shaped flag. In addition, less than three miles away from this camp, there is a Taishan bandit stronghold with two flags, "Dian" and "Guo".
It can be said that the thieves used Bo County as the Great Yuansou, the thieves surnamed Ding from the northeast as the gateway to the north, and the nearby silt fields near the lake as the barrier, and then the two thieves Dian and Guo would serve as cover for wandering outside. Let's put it this way, thieves A five-mile-radiating strip of defense belt has been constructed, which is like the horns of each other and can be attacked or received.
What's even more uncomfortable is that the formation of the Taishan bandits allowed Jibei Kingdom's superior troops to deploy illegally. Behind them was Wenshui River, and in front of them was a wide area of silt fields, making it difficult to walk in the wet. So after Chen Gui and his staff discussed it, It was decided that the three armies would form an array with their backs to Wenshui River.
At this point, Chen Gui's original self-confidence has somewhat disappeared. After all, as long as he is not stupid, he will know that the Taishan bandits on the opposite side have rich tactical experience. But it is meaningless to think so much when facing the battle. Now he has suppressed all the troops. It is no longer up to him to decide whether he will succeed or fail.
Now, the three captains of the front, middle and rear have begun to dispatch their respective units according to the formation list drawn by the Chinese army. Before any large corps fights, the commanders of each army must go to the Chinese army to get the formation list to know their position on the battlefield. And mission. In this battle, the central army has an order: the left army is to defend in a train formation, the middle army is in a straight formation, and the right army is in a cone formation.
Arranging such a military formation actually illustrates the mission of each legion. The right legion's cone-shaped formation is naturally responsible for the main attack and penetration. Because most people are right-handed, the main attack direction is often to the right. The main attack is more conducive to the use of force. The reason why the center army is in a straight formation is to follow the right army to dig into the enemy's rear and support the attack.
The straight formation is a front with a large number of people and a sparse front. It means arranging four songs at the front to increase the impact surface, then arranging three more songs in the middle, and arranging three more songs at the end to ensure the impact of the front and rear. Therefore, the straight formation is also It's called a rush, that's why.
Chen Gui's plan is that when the right army's conical formation digs into the enemy's formation, the enemy's formation will naturally concentrate its forces on the left to resist the impact on his right. At this time, the original thickness of the enemy's center army will be thinned. The charge of his central army will then attack the sparse central army, which can overwhelm the enemy's formation in one fell swoop.
As for why the Zuo Army formed a vehicle formation, also called a circle formation, its purpose was naturally defense. On the one hand, the Zhou Feng Department of the Zuo Army lost one of its veterans in one morning, and was no longer enough to attack the enemy. On the other hand, it lost one of its veterans in one morning.
, Chen Gui needs Zhou Feng to defend his left wing, because the formation he has set up is the left wing. When the right army charges and the center army charges again, the entire force will be concentrated on the right front. If the thieves bypass from the left,
If he finally breaks through, he will fall into a dead situation where he is surrounded by enemies from both sides.
Therefore, the key to this battle is that Zhou Feng's army must guard the left rear wing of the entire army. Moreover, it must stay firmly there and not allow any enemy to escape behind.
At this time, Zhou Feng's regiment looked at the formation list early and knew that their mission in this battle was to defend the left rear wing of the entire army. It would be a lie to say that they were not discouraged. Who would not want to take the lead in charging and chasing death to the north? But who
They originally had four divisions with 1,500 soldiers, but they lost one of their elite troops in one morning. What else can the remaining people do if they don't defend?
Zhou Feng is a good general. He has participated in the defense of Northern Xinjiang. He knows that on the battlefield, no amount of emotion is useless. There is only one thing, and that is to do everything he has to do well. Therefore, even if it is defense, Zhou Feng
Feng also did everything meticulously.
Along the Wenshui River behind, Zhou Feng had connected large carts and horses to form a semicircular carriage city. Huge pillars were hung on the carriages to block them, and the shafts of the carts were connected with hemp ropes. There were also horses standing upright outside the carts.
Obstacles. In the chariot formation, the entire army has three divisions and six divisions, divided into six groups of square formations for defense. The three divisions in the left semicircle are led by the general Liu Yan, and the three divisions in the right semicircle are led by the general Fan Yi.
Zhou Feng still didn't let his brother-in-law go back and let him serve his crime.
The six square formations in this chariot formation are also arranged. Each formation has 200 people, fifty people per line, a total of four lines. The first line is a long line of soldiers, either holding a big halberd or standing on the ground, and is responsible for resisting the enemy.
; The second row is the short spear group, the spears are three feet long, and is responsible for accumulating thrusts; the third row is the short soldier group, all wearing short clothes and wearing swords, responsible for close combat. The last row is the crossbowmen of the fifty-man team,
Responsible for external shooting.
When Zhou Feng arranged the chariot formation, he saw the entire army's banners fluttering, and the soldiers and officials were well fed. It could be said that they were impregnable.
By this time, the horns of the Chinese army were sounding, and dozens of green flags were waving. Zhou Feng looked at the dust in the southeast and knew that the right-wing army in the southeast had already set off.
Indeed, when each legion moved to its respective position according to the formation list, the outpost soldiers of each legion were already crisscrossing the battlefield.
They must promptly report the terrain, situation, and roads ahead to the army behind them. Each flag bearer carries a five-color flag. He will raise a yellow flag to indicate when he sees a ditch or a pit, a white flag to indicate when he sees an intersection, a black flag to indicate when he sees a water stream, or a black flag when he sees a forest or swamp.
Raise a green flag to signal, and raise a red flag to signal when you see a wildfire. Then each army department responds with the corresponding five drum sounds to indicate that it is aware of the situation.
The Zuo Army Corps in Jibei Kingdom marched for three miles, lying in the wet silt fields, and finally saw an enemy stronghold standing in the wilderness, with a "D" flag flying high on the stronghold.
At this moment, Ding Sheng was holding a pergola on the wall of the stronghold, looking at the enemy with muddy legs and feet in front of him. To be honest, Ding Sheng was not too panicked, because he had no intention of leaving the stronghold to attack.
He, Ding Sheng, is not stupid. Different from what many people think, they all think that Ding Sheng is the kind of person who is outspoken and outspoken, which is a joke to say the least. But in fact, Ding Sheng sees opportunities better than anyone else. Why does he still take the lead in assassinations many times? Winning Qu Kui's heart? It's because he sees it right every time.
So when someone in the army compared Heifu and Ding Sheng and said that they were the two fools in the army, Ding Sheng sneered:
"Hmph, that husband Hei is really stupid, and I, Ding Daqi, am just a hypocrite. You guys know nothing."
So when Ding Sheng led his 400 troops to station outside Bo County, he knew clearly what his mission was.
If at the beginning, only one of his troops was outside and Wang Zhang's other troops were in the city, he would have to take the initiative to attack. Because if he was sitting in the stronghold here, the enemy army could use its superior strength to divide its troops and encircle them on the one hand. Kill him and directly attack Bo County.
But as Dian Wei and Guo Liang arrived in Bo County with a thousand reinforcements and established a stronghold in the northeast, Ding Sheng's mission changed, which was to hold on to the military stronghold. As the midfielder of Dian, Guo and Wang Zhang's troops in Bo County, , as long as he holds on, the soldiers in the three places can support each other. Once this place is lost, the Taishan Army in Nabo County will be cut off in the middle and defeated one by one.
If the Ming Gate of Jibei Kingdom’s Expeditionary Army is Zhou Feng’s tribe on the left wing, then for the Taishan Army, the Ming Gate is Ding Sheng’s tribe. Now it’s up to us which of these two divisions will be breached first.
In the wilderness opposite, the right-wing regiment of the Jibei Kingdom, holding a large banner with the character "Zhang" high, stood under the scorching sun. Then its sentries continued to report the situation to the Chinese army and waited for news from the Chinese army.
But as time passed by, an hour had passed. Before the Chinese army could signal the attack, there was a loud killing sound from the direction of the Chinese army.
At this time, many Jibei soldiers from the Right Army Corps were already slumped on the ground. Although the sun was not shining in March, they started out at noon and walked three miles to wait here. The longer they waited, the more they wanted to sleep. If they didn't know At this moment, we are still on the battlefield, and we are probably snoring loudly.
Suddenly, a Tanma carrying a red flag and three arrows stuck in his body came galloping from the direction of the central army. As soon as he arrived, he passed the military order to Zhang Rong, the commander of the right army: the central army was attacked, and the whole army was ordered to return for reinforcements.
This made Zhang Rong completely confused. Wasn't he supposed to be the main attacker? Why did he suddenly come back with reinforcements? Did General Dian and Guo Erbu take the initiative to attack? But even if they took the initiative to attack, the two thousand soldiers of the Chinese army could not stop it. Live across the street?
Zhang Rong is not a direct descendant of Chen Gui, the Prime Minister of Jibei, but a former Ju Ye Ze water bandit who was recruited. At that time, Li Qian of the Cheng family used tactics to combine the Ju Ye Ze water bandits. Zhang Rong despised this man, so he He took his brothers out of the water to seek refuge with Teng Yan, the then Prime Minister of Jibei. However, the king was later killed by the eunuchs, so he had no choice but to switch to the power of the King of Jibei. But after Chen Gui took office, he began to flirt with the king again.
Looking at the thieves and enemies in the small village not far ahead, Zhang Rong decided not to return to the army. As long as he could make contributions in this battle and earn an official position, then he and his old brothers would no longer be rootless. Duckweed. But he saw the hemp rope tied around his waist again, and remembered what Chen Gui said at the military meeting in the morning:
"The local thieves were stubborn and wreaked havoc on the prefectures and counties. In an instant, wars broke out. The day before yesterday, soldiers invaded Bo County. Only the county magistrate was left, and the whole county was empty. The rest fled north one after another. On the Wen River, the boats had no time to rest, and Bo
The county magistrate was able to defend his land loyally and defended the city for three days. After the city was breached, he still used a rope and hanged himself. Now I will give a rope to each of the generals. I only have one sentence, this battle is not going well, and this rope will go to
Put it on your own neck."
Zhang Rong thought about it again and again. After all, his fear of Chen Gui overwhelmed his desire for fame, so he raised his troops and returned to the army. His troops, who were already drowsy, accepted the order, knowing that they had to return the same way, and they had to take that route.
On the muddy road, there were many complaints.
There is no way, the soldiers and soldiers are like cattle and horses, urging them to advance and urging them to retreat, few people care about their suffering.