I am a Shanshui Lang from Qingdu, a disciple of Tianjiao and Shu Kuang.
Thousands of poems and thousands of cups of wine. How many times have you ever set your sights on a prince?
——Excerpt from "Partridge Sky·Xidu" by Zhu Dunru (Northern Song Dynasty)
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In March of this year, when the time was ripe, Shi Siming personally led a large army to the gates of Yecheng, assuming a decisive battle with the Tang army.
On the sixth day of March, the Tang Army and Shi Siming launched a decisive battle outside Yecheng.
All 600,000 infantry and cavalrymen of the Tang Army were dispatched and deployed on the north bank of the Huan River flowing through Yecheng. Since there was no unified commander to command and dispatch, the nine military governors could only arrive in sequence according to the distance of their respective military camps and positions.
Guo Ziyi suddenly realized that something was wrong, and asked Yu Chaoen for instructions, requesting the mobilization of troops and re-arrangement: let Shuofang's army attack mainly; Anxi's army was fast and outflanked it from both wings; Li Guangbi's and Wang Sili's troops, who were good at defense and had the strictest military discipline, protected the Chinese army.
, to ensure the stability of the Chinese army; Xu Shuji, the Huapu Jiedushi envoy, and Lu Jiong, the Huaixi Jiedu envoy, are relatively weak and can be used as reserve troops on standby for reinforcements.
Yu Chaoen saw that the Tang army was several times stronger than the Yan army, and he ridiculed Guo Ziyi's messenger: "The old man is too cautious, please be patient. The rebels will destroy themselves with eggs and stones. I will decide the battle in the Tang Dynasty."
today."
Having said that, he did not allow the herald to defend himself, so he sent Guo Ziyi's herald back.
Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other generals had no choice but to sort out the troops in the order they arrived at the position, and arrange them into nine large square formations, with three rows and three columns in the front, middle and back.
Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army and Li Fei Yuanli's Anxi Army were the best frontier troops in field battles, but because their camps were far away from their positions, they were stuck in the middle of the nine square formations. Lu Jiong, the governor of Huaixi Province, stood in front of them.
Guo Ziyi was directly in front of Shuo Fang's army and became the vanguard to face Shi Siming.
Li Guangbi was shocked when he saw this, and said to his generals: "Lu Jiong's army is weak. Once it is defeated by the rebel cavalry, the remnants of the retreating army will overwhelm Guo Shuai's Shuofang army.
Li Fei Yuanli's Anxi Army was stuck between the nine formations. It could neither use the strength of the Modao Army to block the rebel attack, nor could it use the cavalry charge to defeat the rebels. With such an array, if something went wrong in the battle, the Tang Army would be in danger.
That’s it.”
After that, Li Guangbi adjusted the positions of the various arms in his military formation, and ordered the spear and shield soldiers to line up in front to prevent being charged by rebels or friendly forces; he also ordered the cavalry to protect the left and right wings to prevent the formation from being scattered, so that he could attack quickly and
Retreat quickly.
Yu Chaoen was sitting in the center of the army, and the spectators behind him made the flag flutter in the wind. Yu Chaoen held a sword, sat on horseback, and looked around the military formations in front and behind. He saw the majestic 600,000 Tang troops, with bright armor and numerous swords and guns.
The sword is like snow, the shield is like a wall, the soldiers are solemn, and the war horses neigh.
Yu Chaoen was very unhappy and thought to himself: "As the saying goes, a general is powerful in all directions, and that is probably what happened today. When I destroy the rebels and achieve unparalleled military exploits, Li Fuguo will have to step back to greet me when he sees me.
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Thinking of the scene in the future when Li Fuguo flatters him, Yu Chaoen felt very unhappy.
Looking at Shi Siming's handsome flag from a distance, Yu Chaoen said to himself: "I don't know if Shi Siming knows about my secret refuge in Anlu Mountain? In order to avoid future troubles, neither this person nor An Qingxu can survive.
However, the Yan army cannot be completely wiped out, and some remnants must be left behind. Among the eunuchs, I am the only one who is well versed in the art of war. As long as the rebels remain alive for one day, I will be able to hold military power for one more day. As the saying goes: Raise the invaders and respect yourself!
When the time comes, I will select some generals who are loyal to me from the army and convince Your Majesty to command them to command the Imperial Army.
At that time, the military power of both the government and the public will be controlled by me alone, I will overwhelm hundreds of officials, and I will hold the emperor hostage to command the princes!"
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While Yu Chaoen was thinking about it, drums were beating loudly on the opposite side, and the gates of the Yan Army's camp were opened wide. They were finally dispatched!
Shi Siming only led 50,000 elite cavalry to fight.
Seeing that the rebels were out fighting with fewer men and horses, the Tang army thought that they were not Shi Siming's main force, but just reinforcements, and they suddenly underestimated the enemy.
If the main force of the rebels attacks, the Tang army's usual strategy for dealing with the Hu cavalry is: first use crossbows to attack the enemy from a long distance; when the Hu cavalry rushes to the front, they use a strong shield to form a fish scale formation to protect the position; the pikemen pass through
Form a spear formation through the gaps in the shield, and use the opponent's horse power to penetrate the horse's belly. After the barbarians fall off the horse, remove the fish scale formation, and then use the cavalry to outflank the two wings. The sword and shield infantry fight head-on to strangle the enemy.
The three major formations of the Tang Army's front army had a total strength of 150,000 infantry and cavalry, three times that of the enemy.
Seeing that there were few Hu cavalry and the lone army went deep, Xu Shuji, the commander of the Huapu Festival, and Lu Jiong, the commander of the Huaixi Festival, ordered the front troops to withdraw their spear and shield formations, waved their flags, and mobilized two wings of cavalry to outflank them, forming a pincer offensive in an attempt to encircle them.
, eat it in one fell swoop.
Seeing that the Tang army had fallen into a trap, Shi Siming took the lead in launching an attack. The cavalry that had been leisurely charging suddenly launched an attack and rushed towards the Tang army with lightning speed.
The speed of Shi Siming's elite cavalry was far beyond Xu Shuji and Lu Jiong's imagination. Before the Tang army's cavalry had time to encircle them, the Yan army broke through several openings.
Hedong Jiedushi Li Guangbi and Zelu Jiedushi Wang Sili saw that the Tang army was in decline, and immediately mobilized cavalry to rescue and form a second circle of encirclement.
The two armies beat drums to cheer, the cavalry soldiers charged bravely, and the sound of killing was loud. Both sides suffered casualties, and there was no difference in victory or defeat.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Siming frowned secretly.
Looking around the battlefield, Shi Siming caught a glimpse of the handsome flag of Huaixi Jiedushi Lu Jiong, his eyes rolled around, and he made another plan.
Shi Siming personally led his troops to attack Lu Jiong. Fan Yang's cavalry were like wolves and tigers, and the Huaixi army was invincible. Shi Siming killed them all in an instant.
Shi Siming saw a man wearing a helmet and carrying armor under the commander's banner. He had a tall head and a big horse, surrounded by generals. He must be Lu Jiong himself.
Shi Siming took out the carved bow and the wolf-toothed arrow, opened the bow and set the arrow, concentrated and calmed down, and shot out an arrow, like a meteor breaking through the sky, straight to the door in front of Lu Jiong.
Shi Siming was a famous eagle shooter in Fan Yang's army. If he took action himself, he would be sure of victory.
Among the tens of thousands of soldiers, the sound of killing was loud, the cold arrows were silent, and it was difficult for the soldiers to guard against it. When Lu Jiong discovered it, he was already unable to dodge. Lu Jiong turned around to avoid the fatal blow.
"Pfft", Shi Siming's wolf-fang arrow shot with all his strength was so powerful that it penetrated the bright light armor and hit Lu Jiong's left shoulder. Lu Jiong screamed and fell off his horse.
All the soldiers quickly rescued Lu Jiong onto his horse and bandaged his wounds.
Shi Siming waved his hand, and the herald took up the horn and issued the order for an all-out attack.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The Yan army, which scattered like a flock of geese, heard the horn sound, abandoned the fighting Tang army, quickly rallied, and charged towards the command post.
Lu Jiong was in a coma and retreated hastily with his troops.
Lu Zi, the eldest son of the Lu family in Fan Yang, General Ding Yun, saw Shi Siming and other Hu riders rushing toward him with ferocious faces. He was so frightened that he turned his horse's head first and fled to the rear with his troops.
Lu Jiong was in a coma, and the Huaixi army was leaderless. General Lu Zi's escape immediately caused chaos in the Huaixi army.
The Tang army's front army immediately collapsed and dispersed.
Just as Li Guangbi expected, Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army happened to be behind Lu Jiong's troops, and before they had time to form a formation, they were suddenly disrupted by the defeated Huaixi Army.
If it is an enemy, Shuofang's army can use a shield to form a fish-scale formation to protect the position, and use spears to assassinate the advancing enemies to relieve the pressure of charging the formation; but when facing friendly troops, Shuofang's soldiers cannot kill and can only use shields to carry it.
The Huaixi Army was defeated by more and more people, like a mudslide sloping down the hillside, surging with mud and sand. Over time, it was difficult for the Shuofang Army to hold it back.
Zheng Lu, the eldest son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and general Zhenyuan, panicked and panicked. The troops he led collapsed first, and the Huaixi army broke through the embankment and opened several gaps.
Guo Ziyi was in a panic. Once the gap widened, the military formation would collapse in an instant. At that time, the army would be defeated like a mountain, and the consequences would be disastrous.
At the moment of life and death, Guo Ziyi whipped his horse and led his troops to charge forward.
Guo Ziyi personally commanded, with eyes red with blood, he whipped Zhenyuan General Zheng Lu on the face, pulled off his helmet, and drew a deep blood mark on his cheek.
Guo Ziyi and his soldiers raised their swords and cut down dozens of the fleeing soldiers of Zheng Lu's tribe before blocking the gap. Only then did Zheng Lu and others respect Guo Shuai's military order, tremble and turn their horses to fight.
It seemed that with just one more stick of incense, the army could be stabilized and the situation turned around. At this moment, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, and something unimaginable happened.
On the battlefield, strong winds suddenly rose up all over the sky, blowing sand and rocks, destroying trees and uprooting trees, and the sky weakened, like dusk.
The dark night was approaching. The soldiers on both sides had never seen such a phenomenon before. They were stunned and stopped fighting.
The fighting soldiers discovered that a black shadow broke into the sandstorm and swallowed the sun bit by bit. The dazzling sun's disc turned black. Surrounding the disc was a pale red aperture, emitting a white cold flame, as if
The eyes of the devil stare cruelly and coldly at all living beings, which is strange and mysterious, chilling and terrifying.
The soldier who dared to look into the devil's eyes was instantly blind and became blind. He covered his eyes with his hands and was in agony.
In an instant, demonic clouds covered the sun, and the sun was completely engulfed. It was as if night had fallen, and the originally clear sky suddenly turned pitch black. In an instant, the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and it was hard to tell at a close distance. It was like falling into an ink washer, and you couldn't see your fingers.
Just listen to the ghosts crying and wolves howling in the evil wind, and the misery penetrates people.
"Tengu eats the sun, demons descend, and monsters appear!"
The fierce battle stopped instantly. The armies of both sides were frightened at the same time, collapsed together, and ignored the fight. They turned around and fled in unison - the Tang army fled to the south, and the Yan army fled to the north. Each one ran as fast as flying, scurrying like a mouse holding its head.
The morale of the army was shattered. Even though Guo Ziyi had prestige and was decisive in killing, it was of no avail.
The dam burst, and the Shuofang army's formation was instantly overwhelmed by the Huaixi army. The rebel army was like a savage beast, rolling down the torrent. The 600,000 Tang army infantry and cavalry directly rolled over and collided with each other. People and horses trampled on each other, killing each other and causing countless casualties.
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Among the rebellious army, none of the nine great governors had the power to turn things around, and no one could turn the tide.