Outside Xiaojiangkou Village, the fortress was erected at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhao Kuangning, surrounded by the generals, climbed high and looked into the distance to observe the Xia army's walled city.
In fact, it is not a village anymore, but a military city.
The city is equipped with all necessary facilities, and there is even a suspension bridge around the city wall to divert water into the city.
If we attack by force, the casualties are expected to be considerable.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangning's heart tightened. If too many troops were lost here, how would they be able to resist the Bian army in the future?
There is also Li Kan in the south. He is also an ambitious man. How difficult!
"Can we lure the rebel army out of the city to fight in the field?" Zhao Kuangning asked the generals for advice.
The so-called "generals", well, Zhao Dewan, Zhao Fan, and Zhao Kuanglin are the heads of the capital. Half of the ten generals below, including military and horse envoys, are also named Zhao.
He is not a descendant of the Zhao family, but he is also an adopted son. In short, he is a descendant of the Zhao family.
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Zhao Dewan was also stumped by the strong walled city. He only heard him say: "Our army is tens of thousands, but the rebel army is only a few thousand. Over in Fangzhou, the rebel army was defeated twice in a row. The news
After the news came, morale was dampened. If I were in the city, I wouldn't want to fight."
From Fangzhou, another news came.
Sun Dian, the governor of Fangzhou, attacked Li Bai of Jinzhou with 4,000 soldiers, and won again, capturing and killing 2,000 of them. The Jinzhou soldiers were defeated, and Sun Dian pursued him with his troops. He was ambushed and suffered hundreds of casualties before retreating to Fangzhou.
Overall it's still a win.
"Let's give it a try." Zhao Kuangning was a little worried, but he still ordered a clerk beside him, saying: "Write a letter of war and see if Zhe Zongben accepts it."
"As ordered." The civil servant bowed and left.
The gauntlet was quickly sent into the city.
At that time, Zhe Zongben was supervising the soldiers and horses and preparing the equipment. He took the letter of war, glanced sideways at the Xiangyang envoy who came in in a hanging basket, and said: "You are very brave, are you not afraid of being killed and sacrificing the flag?"
The envoy's face turned pale, but it was not because of Ori Munemoto's words, but because he saw the densely packed sergeants who had already formed their ranks in the city.
They are well-armored, have high morale, and are well-trained, and they are capable warriors at first sight.
A total of five thousand people! And in Cangcheng next door, there was also the faint sound of war horses neighing. Could it be that there were ten thousand people?
"...If there are not enough warehouses, people will be left with food; if there are not enough treasuries, people will use their wealth; if there are not enough soldiers, people will take away their wealth; if there are not enough war cavalry, people will be forced to ride on horses." Zhe Zongben read it.
After a paragraph, he laughed and scolded: "Are you talking about my robbery? Just hit me. I have to explain some truth first, as if Zhao Kuangning is a good person."
The generals surrounding him laughed.
The army was short of food and grass. Even though some were plundered, the total number of troops increased sharply from 4,000 to 12,000 (9,000 in the Wei Sheng Army and 3,000 in the Leopard Cavalry).
The number suddenly increased to more than 9,000 horses.
Everyone knows that a horse's appetite is equal to that of three people. This is equivalent to fifty thousand foot soldiers eating, which requires forty to fifty thousand grains a month. It is unusual for them to be unable to open the pot.
Calculating the family's wealth, they can hold on for less than two months at most. Even if the loyal army doesn't come to fight, they will still attack.
"Zhao Kuangning warmly invited me, and I am not polite anymore. I sent an order to all the camps to go out to fight!" Zhe Zongben suddenly stood up, took the infantry bow handed over by his own soldiers, tried the bow string, and said: "Don't hold back, you can get it.
Anyone who is provocative or dares to kill anyone should follow me!"
The generals responded with a bang.
After a while, drums sounded in the city and the camp gate opened wide.
The cavalry came out first, then the infantry, then the auxiliary troops.
Zhao Kuangning watched from a distance in the camp and saw the gate of Xiaojiangkou Village wide open. He was overjoyed and immediately ordered: "The whole army goes out to fight, with Du Yamen Zhao Dewan as the formation envoy, and Tangzhou Governor Zhao Fan as the capital commander. Suizhou
The governor Zhao Kuanglin was appointed as the envoy to You Yi..."
After issuing a series of orders, Zhao Kuangning, surrounded by his own soldiers, rode out of the camp gate.
As the head coach, of course he has to go to war, otherwise the soldiers would not be willing to fight to the death.
The drums beat continuously and the soldiers are like clouds.
Looking down from the air, on the empty valley floor, the large camps on both sides continued to "spit out" sergeants in rows like magic.
The sergeants formed one battalion after another, and lined up at their designated positions according to the golden drum flag.
Zhao Kuangning boarded the watchtower carriage and took the first glance to the west, feeling as if he was struck by lightning.
The opponent's formation is the standard Li Weigong formation. Count carefully: Zuojun's front, Zuojun's cavalry, Zuojun's infantry, Zuoyuhou's battlefront, Zuoyuhou's cavalry, Zuoyuhou's troops, Zhongjun's surprise troops, Zhongjun's surprise troops.
Army infantry, center cavalry, right army... garrisoned crossbowmen... scattered troops...
There are nearly 10,000 people, how could there be so many!
Zhao Kuangning's mind was a little shaken. In his heart, he actually knew that the Xia thieves were more powerful than the loyal army under him. But the psychological advantage he had always had was that he had more soldiers, which was several times the advantage.
But at the moment, it seems that there is no advantage of four or five times as expected, only twice.
No, don’t panic, twice as much is an advantage, you can also fight!
Zhao Kuang calmed down and looked at his own army that was forming a formation.
The formation is slower than others!
Ori Munemoto rode his war horse to the front of the formation.
The cavalry of the Loyalty Army has been arranged and placed in front of the formation. There are still some stragglers in front, all of which have been formed.
The infantry in the rear are still marching in small formations according to flags, but the general outline has been completed.
The front is sharp and the back is wide, extending diagonally to facilitate left and right maneuvers. This is Taigong's three talents, Sun Tzu's wild goose shape, Wu Qi's stork, and Zhuge Liang's charging formation.
This is an attack!
"Send the order, and each formation must be clear and correct. If a formation fails, one general will be killed. Once the situation is established, depending on the golden drum flag, each formation will respond accordingly. Those who are timid and hesitant will be killed!" Zhe Zongben gave the order, and Zi You
The soldiers sent separate messages.
Soon, the formations responded with drums.
Zhi Zongben's large banner returned to the Chinese army.
"Dong dong dong..." The drummer beat the war drum vigorously.
"Crash!" This is the sound of beetle leaves colliding.
The left army and the right Yuhou army were at the front. The first few rows were all heavily armored spearmen. Hundreds of people marched forward in unison, with armor leaves clanking and smoke swirling.
The cavalry of the left army was dispatched. Three hundred cavalry and archers, and one hundred cavalry with spears and horses, took the lead and went straight to the front line of the Zhongyi Army. The cavalry of the right Yuhou also dispatched 300 cavalry and archers to respond from a distance.
There were only two hundred steps between the two armies, and the cavalry arrived in an instant.
The Loyalty Army's cavalry detachment detached itself, stepped forward to intercept, and stayed stationary.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The Zhe family's cavalry roared in, arrows flew out, and the cavalry rushing from the opposite side slowed down a step and fell off their horses one after another.
These selected elite cavalry, horseback shooting and archery are close to the level of Wu Jinshi's five out of ten.
"Kill!" The Mashan cavalry who were lagging behind took advantage of the confusion of the enemy troops and rushed forward, scattering the 300 enemy cavalry who were rushing towards them with one blow.
One of the brave men, with a very powerful horse on his crotch, picked up the corpse of an enemy rider, threw it violently, and then roared, triggering a round of applause.
This man seemed to have a murderous temper, and he led more than ten cavalry, bypassing the scattered troops in front of the enemy, and rushed directly to the front army group.
The scattered archers gathered here, but the distance was a little far away.
The enemy's cavalry garrison rode in pursuit, but could only follow behind and eat ashes.
Zhao Kuangning stood on the high platform and was stunned.
The front army has just completed its formation, and the general may still be hesitating whether to ask the rear-row sergeants to put down their rifles and shoot with their bows.
But there were only about ten riders rushing over, and it didn't seem worth it. After such hesitation, people rushed to the front of the formation.
"Kill!" A deafening roar shook people's minds, and Ma Shan stabbed him, causing a sergeant in front of him to fall to the ground.
In the wild goose formation, one person in the front army occupied two steps, which meant that the distance between people was more than three meters. At this moment, he took advantage of the opportunity. After stabbing one person to death, he rushed straight in and swept away several people.
He fell to the ground unsteadily, then stretched out his hand, directly grabbed an enemy soldier who couldn't help but retreat, and threw him across the horse's back.
"Haha! That's all." The man laughed twice, rushed out of the formation with the captives, and roared away.
There was silence all around.
From the high platform, Zhao Kuangning clearly saw a small formation of hundreds of people on the left front completely stopped. The three rows in front were in a mess, and everyone was crowded together, and they were at a loss.
Is this fucking Captain Ma Lin possessed? Zhao Kuangning slapped the fence of the high platform with hatred.
In the battle of Zhaojue Temple, Shi Chaoyi's army formed a formation. Ma Lin rode alone and rushed into the army. He snatched the shield from the thief and returned it on both sides.
If the enemy has such a godly man, it will really hurt morale!
After this man returned to his own formation with the prisoners, he ran around and shouted: "The rebel army is nothing more than this!"
"That's all!" someone shouted in response.
"That's all!" More and more people shouted.
"That's all!" The excitement spread throughout the army, and everyone shouted, and their morale was through the roof.
The faces of the Zhongyi Army were earth-colored, and some looked at each other with timidity growing in their hearts.
After this man made a circle, he went to the front army to change his horse, and then he brought more than ten people with him and rushed back.
"The thieves are here again!" There was a stir from the Zhongyi Army, especially the small square formation that had been attacked before. Everyone's eyes widened and they stopped unconsciously.
More than ten cavalrymen rushed straight to the front of the formation, and some people in the front row of the Loyalty Army even subconsciously moved back.
"Haha, rat!" The man waved his horse's head and ran sideways.
The loyal cavalry general was furious and waved his flag repeatedly. Hundreds of cavalry followed behind him and chased him, gnashing their teeth.
However, his movements were very flexible, and the horse under his crotch was also very good. After going around in a circle, he actually circled back to the original place. This part of the loyal army had just breathed a sigh of relief, and was getting ready for formation under the whipping of the officer.
Keep moving forward, and don't block the way of the formations behind you. Unexpectedly, someone rushed towards you again. The first person was directly launched into the air, and the second person ducked down and escaped the fate of being captured, but his helmet was taken off.
go.
This man walked around the enemy formation like the wind, pulled out a short spear, put his helmet on it, and laughed while running: "Rat!"
"Rat!" The Zhe Family Army shouted in response.
An idea appeared in everyone's mind. The bandit army was so sparse that this battle was bound to be won. Now they quickened their pace, and the swords and guns in their hands seemed to become much lighter.