Liu Yan, who was responsible for the rearguard of the Jibei Imperial Army, was not an ordinary person. In Zhou Feng's opinion, he was no less than a famous general in ancient times. He had a quiet nature, understood rewards and punishments, had both wisdom and power, and was able to win the hearts of the soldiers.
Zhou Feng still remembers that he was his general and worked with him to wipe out the Jishui bandits. After the war, Liu Yan was given 200 pieces of steel. He said, "Those who sweat blood are the subordinates under his command." So he gave them all to the officials. soldiers.
This incident impressed Zhou Feng deeply. Generals who are not greedy, especially those who can share with their subordinates, are either morally reliable or able to do great things. In short, all of them show that Liu Yan is not a mortal.
Later, Zhou Feng was promoted all the way and promoted Liu Yan to the position of a general, and even introduced his daughter to him. However, this man already had a wife and was unwilling to divorce him, so he gave up, but he was even more valued. .
But this time, Zhou Feng would not hand over the task of rearguard to Liu Yan unless his life was really at risk. But isn't the end of the line already?
Liu Yan received the order from the Queen, but there was not much fluctuation. After receiving the order, he prepared his troops and led the troops out of the camp.
The camp is actually not far from the Wenshui River. It is estimated that it is only about 300 steps. But these 300 steps turned into a natural chasm under the prying eyes of the Taishan Army. If there is no defensive position, no matter how many soldiers from the Jibei Kingdom come out of the camp, they will be rushed by Zhang. Rangers are for hunting.
Therefore, Liu Yan planned to connect the carriages directly to build a corridor to connect Jindu and Daying.
Tunnels are not a new thing. They were used by the Han army when the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting for hegemony in Xingyang. At that time, the Han army's food station Aocang was on the shore, and the Han soldiers were stationed in Xingyang. There was a distance in between. When Han soldiers were transporting grain, they were attacked and killed by Chu soldiers. Later, Liu Bang built a corridor from the ferry to the city. There were wooden walls on both sides to protect the Chu army. From then on, the transportation road from Aocang to Xingyang was unobstructed. .The Han soldiers were able to be more than a year apart from Xiang Yu.
But now Liu Yan is just following the old plan of his predecessors.
But to be honest, even if this strategy has been used by predecessors, it is a kind of wisdom in itself to be able to learn from history and use it according to local conditions.
However, although Liu Yan's strategy was a good one, the problem still existed, that is, he could only build a corridor of about 200 steps in a short time.
He led 500 soldiers and 50 chariots out of the stronghold, and arranged them with four steps and one chariot. He could only take 200 steps, and the remaining 100 steps required the retreating Jibei soldiers to sprint by themselves.
But this is already the best solution, isn't it?
In this way, Liu Yan ordered ten people to push a cart with a tenth of a pound, and lined up in a long snake on the east bank of Wenshui River. They unloaded the nailed horses from the cart and placed them in front of the corridor of the cart. Then they used large iron bars to push the forearm-long iron nails prepared in advance onto the carts. In this way, the fifty carts were firmly nailed to the east bank of Wenshui River.
Finally, behind each chariot is a troop of ten people. In the front are three euphorbia soldiers, in the back are three short soldiers, and finally there are three crossbowmen, and there is also a general holding a flag to command Zhou Ying.
Liu Yan had already prepared these preparations in the camp before, so he quickly built the 200-meter corridor after leaving the camp.
Zhang Chong also didn't expect that he was still gathering troops here, and an iron wall was built in front of him almost in the blink of an eye. He looked at the burly generals under Liu Zi's banner and couldn't help but sigh to them:
"What a good general. The Han Dynasty should not be underestimated. There are so many good soldiers and good generals."
These words offended one person, none other than Cavalry General Liu Ji, who was a newly surrendered general from the Lu State. He was in his thirties, with a dark face and a beard, and he looked quite brave.
When Lu was defeated, Zhang Chong gathered more than 60 elite soldiers from Lu. Liu Ji was one of the cavalrymen who was good at fighting, and was captured by Zhang Chong himself. After the war, he admired Zhang Chong's martial arts and took four soldiers with him. A cavalry companion joined the Taishan Army together.
The most important thing for a general like Liu Ji who first surrendered to the army was face and meritorious service. So after hearing what Zhang Chong said, Liu Ji rode out into battle without even thinking. He wanted to personally capture the Han general so that he could Qu Kui saw that their Lu men also had real men.
But as soon as he came out of the formation, Tian Jun in front of the formation shot an arrow over Liu Ji's crotch horse. Liu Ji was unprepared, and his whole body was thrown to the ground, and his head was bruised and bloody. Then he returned When there was no response, Zhang Chong was taken to the horse by the guards who were chasing him.
Liu Ji felt dizzy when he heard Qu Kui say:
"When he first joined the army, he didn't know the prohibitions of our army. I would not do anything that would kill him without teaching him, so I sent him to the supply camp to work for three months."
Liu Ji was then dragged down.
Liu Ji deserved his bad luck. He joined the sudden cavalry because he didn't know the rules of Zhang Chong's army. Those who act without orders will be killed directly, let alone those who run directly in front of the enemy's formation without fighting. , they will all be shot to death.
Liu Ji met Tian Jun's kindness, so the arrow was shot on his horse, otherwise Liu Ji's death would have been in vain. Think about it, if you rush to the enemy's formation in front of the battle, all you know is that you are calling for the formation. Those who don’t know better think you’re surrendering before the battle? What’s more, Liu Ji was born as a general, and even more so.
Zhang Chong established this military order not only to implement all actions and obey the command, but also to minimize the accidents of the war. In later generations, when he read military books and strategies, he often read that the defeat of An Zhongrong's army in the Five Dynasties was due to the formation at that time that led to surrender. , morale collapsed. And Zhang Chong was just on guard against the slightest change.
The situation on Zhang Chong's side was also seen by Liu Yan who was opposite him. He stood on the carriage, watching all directions and listening to all directions, ready to command the overall situation at any time.
When he saw a knight on the opposite side suddenly rushing out of the ground formation, he was still wondering. When he saw the man shot to the ground later, he guessed that there was probably a righteous man who wanted to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. In the end, the righteous man died. It was a pity.
Then Liu Yan stood under the military flag and shouted to the sergeants around him:
"Brothers, do you see? Our emperor, Han Weiwei, even among the bandits, there are still loyal people. The ones who just rushed out are such loyal people. It's just a pity that they are exposed now. If we can fight in the chaos, If you get rid of the rank of leader of thieves, that is the real blessing in the world. But it doesn't matter. If a righteous man is not lucky enough to get this honor, we brothers will get it. Listen to me, everyone, you can get fame and fame immediately, and you can win a wife and a son. Why is it so difficult? Brothers, isn’t it?”
Liu Yan's five hundred soldiers all shouted all day long, "Yes."
These five hundred soldiers were all veterans and were raised by Liu Yan'en. They provided food and clothing and supported Liu Yan very much. Therefore, after hearing Liu Yan's words to encourage the army, their morale was as high as the Buddha.
It was also at this moment that the officers and soldiers of the Jibei Kingdom's Central Army began to retreat. Under Dai Qi's control, these people marched lightly and simply. All the sick and wounded were abandoned by them in the camp, and only the Prime Minister of Jibei Kingdom was brought with them.
A sick patient was being carried on a chariot by four people, and the army evacuated.
As soon as Dai Qi and others left, bursts of crying, howling, and cursing could be heard in the camp. It turned out that these people were killing their sick and wounded, and they were really ruthless.
Zhang Chong saw that the remnants of Jibei's army were about to withdraw and wanted to pursue them. Zhang Chong ordered Li Bi to lead fifty cavalry to make a trial charge.
After Li Bi received the order, he took his 50 cavalry with him and rode in a rampage. In the end, he cut off the enemy's tail. About a small group of infantry were intercepted by them, and then they killed them wantonly. Li Bi still had to lead the troops.
People chased him again, but Liu Yan was shot back by the iron wall.
After three of his cavalry were killed, Li Bi withdrew with his dead brothers.
Zhang Chong nodded and did not blame Li Bi for withdrawing his troops. This was because he was frightened even when he looked at the chariot formation on the opposite side, which showed how well prepared the formation was. If Li Bi had tried to attack bravely because Zhang Chong was looking at him,
Then he would doubt Li Bi's ability to become a general.
But looking at it now, he is a man who knows how to advance and retreat, and is a good prospect.
After Li Bi returned to the formation, he asked the injured brother to go down and bandage his wounds quickly, and he went to Zhang Chong to apologize.
Zhang Chong tried his best and asked Li Bi what he thought of the car formation.
Li Bi replied:
"Going back to the ditch, I took my brothers to see it. This car formation is extraordinary. They are all nailed to the ground. Moreover, the soldiers behind the car are of both long and short sizes, and they have strong looks. They are veterans. This car formation is probably not going to be able to charge through."
Zhang Chong nodded and agreed with Li Bi's view.
On the other hand, Tian Jun heard this and said unwillingly:
"Then just watch these remnant soldiers leave? The backbone of these generals are still there. As long as they go back and repair them, they will be able to reorganize the army and fight again. By then, they will become a problem for us in the north."
After Zhang Chong heard this, he laughed loudly, pointed at the donkey and horse team behind him, and said with a smile:
"I have made a plan to defeat this thief, and this is all I need."
Tian Jun saw the bundles of arrows carried by the donkey and horse teams, and immediately understood what Zhang Chong meant.
They boasted that they defeated the Lu soldiers and captured mountains of luggage, but they could not take them away. In the end, they only took away all the arrows of the Lu soldiers and 200 mules and horses. These arrows totaled 940 bundles.
A bundle of twenty arrows.
The key to breaking through the iron wall in front lies in these 640 bundles of arrows.
When Dian Wei and the other three generals arrived at the battlefield, they received Zhang Chong's military order and ordered him to immediately occupy the military stronghold left by the enemy, and then listen to the military order. Dian Wei, who had been suffocating for a long time, personally put on his armor and took Zhao Chong with him.
Together with General Wang Han, they occupied the military stronghold left by the Jibei Kingdom without any effort, killed twenty thieves, and rescued more than a hundred disabled Jibei soldiers from these people.
Those wounded soldiers never imagined that the enemy would be the one who saved them in the end.
Zhang Chong divided the eight hundred cavalry into twenty cavalry teams and lined them up along the east side of Wenshui River. Then each of them brought a bundle of arrows and stepped forward one by one to fire arrows at the enemy's iron wall alternately.
Just like this, on this narrow river beach, in just a short moment, Zhang Chong's cavalry fired 16,000 arrows. This was so cruel and arrogant.
The Jibei soldiers behind the carriage were suffering from the arrows. This moment turned out to be so long.
Liu Yan, who was under the banner, received the most arrows, but fortunately his guards were well covered with large rafts. Except for the three arrows hanging on his armor, Liu Yan was not seriously injured.
He asked the guard who had just returned:
"You go and receive the order. How long do the Chinese Army want us to hold on?"
The guard's face was bloodless and he said tremblingly:
"Chinese military order: Our army is ordered to continue to hold fast and not to take a step back, otherwise all the officials and soldiers will be killed."
After hearing this, Liu Yan, no matter how determined he was, cursed: