On the west bank of Furong Creek, the ridge occupied by Pan Zhong, the left commander of the Wei Army's Zhongjian Battalion, was the first to occupy the Baihushan Mountains. To the southeast, the continuous mountains adjacent to Furong Creek were Qinglong!
The valley between the two mountain ranges is where the population lives and where the roads pass. Following the valley south, you will find the base camp of the Shu Han Army and the road leading to the county seat of Fuxian.
The hillside is not a place where people usually move around. However, the army's attack was not carried out along the main road. The ridges extending from north to south on Baihu Mountain were the Wei army's main attack direction!
It has been bright for a while, but there is still no sun on the eastern horizon, and the sky is gray. The green mountains and green waters are not quiet. There are always the noise and noise of people, as if they are pervasive.
The war that will determine the survival of the Shu Han country, and even the order of the world, has quickly broken out!
Because of the terrain, the light soldiers and cavalry in various valleys were already fighting. It is estimated that the commanders of the Wei and Shu armies did not know when the battle started.
There are people all over the mountains and plains. People's shouts and horses' neighing are coming from all over the mountains, and the sound of drums and horns is also coming one after another. The occasional volley of firearms is the easiest to distinguish, and the "cracking" is like a festive firecracker.
Mountains, bamboo forests and vegetation blocked the view, and many soldiers probably didn't know exactly where there were friendly troops and where there were enemy troops. People could only roughly determine that the Wei army was in the north and the Shu Han army was in the south.
But of course Qin Liang and other generals knew what was going on on the battlefield.
The main battle formation where the Wei army gathered its forces was actually an arc-shaped offensive! Pan Zhong's troops were the first to arrive, occupying the northern end of the Baihu Mountain ridge and advancing southward along the high ground, which was the central salient of the entire battlefield. Numerous formations on both wings were along the
Along the broad hillside, it unfolds gradually.
There is a lake at the western foot of Baihu Mountain, and there are many small ravines around it. The scouts and light soldiers on both sides must always monitor the enemy's movements and give early warning of possible flanking and harassment, so there are light soldiers and skirmishers in every ravine, village, and forest.
The small-scale battles never stop!
On the valley road between Baihu Mountain and Qinglong Mountain, the Shu Han army deployed a large number of chariots and troops there to prepare for the Wei army's assault; but the Wei army did not attack in the valley.
On the broad slope on the east side of Baihu Mountain, on the other hand, the Wei army's left-wing troops were advancing, and some of them had already reached the valley.
There is a low hill in the valley. In the village on the south slope of the hill, many houses built with straw were set on fire by someone unknown. For a moment, the flames shot into the sky, and black ashes were flying all over the sky in the wind.
The fire temporarily blocked the troops of the Shu Han army stationed in the valley. At this time, the Shu Han army on the Qinglong hillside in the east continued to come down, as if trying to approach from the flanks to cope with the Shu army on the front of the valley.
However, the entire central formation of the Wei army was roughly arc-shaped, and the left wing could easily adjust the formation to face the enemy troops coming from the direction of Qinglong Mountain.
From the southeast, the shouts of the soldiers of the Shu army continued to be heard. The dense sound of "crackling" strings came over, and the thrown arrows flew like raindrops over the Wei army's array.
"Ah! Oops..." From time to time, cries of pain came from the crowd. Some Wei soldiers were killed or injured in the formation without even seeing the enemy soldiers.
Dongfangzhi, a native of Jizhou, is also on the left side of the Baihushan formation. He is currently in the first row on the southeast side, holding a sword and shield. This is because Dongfangzhi is a military commander in the Zhongba camp and is the most powerful under the general.
Team, he was there in almost every battle!
However, Dongfangzhi is still alive and well even after many battles! Based on his experience, he doesn't have to worry too much now. Although he is standing in the first row, the infantry in the front row are all wearing heavy armor and holding shields.
, the protection is very good. Moreover, during the long-range attack stage of the partial army, most of the bows and arrows are projectiles, which makes the soldiers in the back row more dangerous.
As expected, suddenly there was another scream from the soldiers behind the two rows, a sound like hail hitting iron. Dongfang Zhi looked back and saw an arrow coming from diagonally above.
, grabbed the gap in the soldier's basin collar, and shot into his neck! The soldier was so unlucky, wearing a basin collar that normally couldn't even cut with a knife, but he died from the blind throwing of arrows! The soldier fell completely.
On the ground, the people behind leaned over and took a look
Then he took his place.
"Bah, bang, bang..." The light soldiers in the Wei army's formation also launched a volley. The arrows that had just flown out made a faint "whoosh" sound; the tight bow strings seemed to bounce the air.
trembling!
Dongfang Zhi couldn't help but look up and saw a black spot in the sky, and countless arrows flying into the air like locusts. The enemy formation in the distance was also in an uproar, and from time to time someone fell down in the queue.
Such light soldiers throwing arrows, unless they encounter a demoralized mob, it is almost impossible to defeat the opponent only by long-range attacks. But with such continuous coverage and shooting, the casualties are still considerable! Sometimes the battle ends
After that, more than half of the casualties in a hundred-man team were arrow wounds.
At this moment, a slow drum sound of "dong, dong, dong..." came from the formation. Dongfang Zhi looked back again and saw a flag waving back and forth. Then came the shouts of the generals participating in the battle: "Light
Soldiers go first!"
The skirmishers first moved forward from the gaps between the phalanxes on the two wings, and then moved forward through the gaps in the formation beside Dongzhi with the crossbows firing volley from the rear.
Dongfang Zhi slowly pulled out the ring-headed sword from the scabbard on his waist. He also had another one on his back. He placed the blade of the sword on top of the wooden shield and called to the village chief: "Left and right, come in!"
There was a sound of bowstrings from the front. Dongfang Zhi led his men and began to follow the formation of light soldiers. With a "bang", an arrow suddenly hit the wooden shield at an angle, and the feather tail was still shaking violently with aftershocks. Dongfang Zhi
He moved the wooden shield down and cut off the arrow shaft with a swing of his sword.
People walked forward in winding rows, along the uneven ground, past a water spinach patch that had been trampled into a mess, and then crossed a paved road.
At this time, the light soldiers in the front array retreated, but there were still crossbowmen in the front row of the Shuhan army forty or fifty steps away, desperately pulling and deploying their crossbows!
As the rhythm of the drums suddenly accelerated, the heartbeats of the soldiers seemed to be faster. Dongfang Zhi waved his sword and shouted, and everyone began to move forward faster. People's eyes were widened! Even if they had experienced
After many battles, Dongfangzhi's heart was also tight at this time.
There was a sound of "pah pah pah..." in the front, and the Shu army fired their crossbows at the front row of the Wei army. Most of the crossbow bolts hit the shields and armor. There were only a few people on the left side of Dongfangzhi, and a soldier suddenly said "
"Ah!" he yelled, his body stiffened on the spot for a moment, and then he threw himself forward and fell to the ground. But his companions ignored him and continued to move forward with weapons in hand.
Soon the Shu army's crossbowmen also withdrew, and from behind Dongfangzhi came the shouts of the participating generals: "Beryllium soldiers in the front line!"
After the general's military orders were finished, the sound of gongs immediately joined in. Dongfang Zhi also waved his sword to greet the subordinates on the left and right: "Right wing! Go to the right wing..." The troops immediately turned around, changing from horizontal to column, and evacuated on the right!
"Kill! Kill..." The enemy's sword, shield, and spear soldiers on the opposite side were the first to shout, and they began to line up and charge forward.
The Wei army shouted loudly: "The front team..."
Dongfang Zhi and others ran into the gap between the phalanxes on the right wing. After a while, they heard the "bang bang bang" sound of copper fireguns exploding, and then the smoke filled the air, and a pungent smell hit the door directly.
"Ouch!" A chorus of shouts came, and there was an uproar in the battle formation. The shouts of killing were then deafening. The huge noise made Dongfangzhi feel that his whole head was "buzzing".
However, Dongfang Zhi and others were not in a hurry to kill. The main formation of the enemy army in front was the heavy infantry with spears, and the sword and shield soldiers could hardly attack them. The heavy infantry of the Wei army had to attack the front. But after a while, the long beryllium soldiers of the Wei army were attacked.
As soon as they passed by the flank, the flower troops of the Shu army rushed over from the flank. Dongfang Zhi immediately raised his sword and shouted: "Kill!"
The violent collision of "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, kuang, kuang" resounded everywhere, and several Shu soldiers with spears rushed over. Dongfang Zhi led the soldiers on his left and right, advancing instead of retreating, and came forward to fight!
"Bang!" He first hit a spear from the front with his shield, and almost at the same time, he ran forward on his own initiative. As soon as the shield moved away from the front, the knife in his right hand came down from top to bottom and swung it straight
Go down. There was a loud "Cang!" sound, and the blade of the knife successfully hit the opponent's helmet. The enemy soldier didn't react for a while, and he seemed to be stunned!
Dongfangzhi then slammed the enemy with his wooden shield.
The soldier faced the door, "Ah!" the man shouted, and he was thrown backward. More enemy soldiers waved their spears, swords and shields and advanced. At this time, the spearmen of the Wei army behind also came up with reinforcements, and everyone had long and short weapons.
With their cooperation, the battle lines suddenly became crisscrossed.
After fighting forward and backward for a long time, the spearmen here rushed forward and killed them. Dongfang Zhi then stood there and took a breath. Then he raised his head and looked around.
The commotion around them never stopped, and arrows in the air were still flying chaotically. After the light soldiers withdrew, some were still thrown into the air. A faint smoke of gunpowder dispersed, and in the valley far to the south, the infantry of the Shu Army,
Cooperating with rows of chariots and soldiers, they are slowly advancing northward.
The Wei army's cavalry here is still stationed at Baihu Mountain. But it looks like the cavalry will be dispatched to cover the infantry formation.
Because the Wei army's infantry should soon retreat to the Baihu Mountain to maintain the left flank of the formation. Otherwise, when the Shu army's chariots and soldiers advance from the valley, the Shu army from the direction of Qinglong Mountain will also launch an attack. Dongfangzhi is located
If you don't do it, you will be attacked from both sides!
However, as long as the protrusion of the Wei army's left wing shrinks slightly toward Baihu Mountain, it will be difficult for the Shu army to make progress!
The chariots of the Shu army were sidecars pushed by manpower. They were slow and heavy. It was not easy to push them up the hillside, let alone resist the attack of the Wei army. If the enemy army dared to go deep, the Wei army on the White Tiger Hill would kill them.
Next time, the Shu army is in a disadvantageous situation and will face a condescending attack from two sides.