The bandits were very brave and courageous, but their organization was poor. Xi Zhicai also knew that he was not a famous general, so he didn't put any thought into the formation. He just set up the most basic yoke formation.
The 30,000-strong army formed a "ten" shape according to the four directions of left, center, right and rear. The central army rushed forward and the two wings were separated. The rear army, as a reserve force, was always ready to rush forward and deal a fatal blow to the enemy at the critical moment.
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This is a fairly regular formation, with no special effects to speak of, but whether it is marching or fighting, it can take care of all aspects.
"Forward troops, hold still, move your wings forward diagonally, cut them off!" The tension drove away Xi Zhicai's physical discomfort, and he gave a loud reminder to Zang Ba.
Zang Ba was also a veteran on the battlefield. Although it was his first time to command such a large-scale battle, he was somewhat in a hurry, but with Xi Zhicai's reminder, he was not slow in issuing orders.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo past!" The messenger raised his horn and blew out long blasts from the drums. The flag bearer also opened his arms and waved the flag vigorously. The war drums moved accordingly, exploding like spring thunder.
, rolling between heaven and earth, Taishan Thief's fighting spirit reached its highest level in an instant.
The "ten" shaped formation slowly moved forward. After the initial confusion, the front army that was about to meet the opponent quickly regained its composure. Zuoyou, who had been greeting the enemy with arrows, could not achieve any results.
The two armies dropped their hunting bows, picked up their weapons, and moved forward slowly in a scissors shape.
On the other hand, the Qingzhou militia army's charge was very fierce, but the effect was very bad. During the impact, the two flanks of the front arrow formation had been completely detached, and the workmanship of one wing was very poor. All the tail feathers had fallen off before reaching the target.
The arrows are of poor quality and are almost exhausted. The arrow shafts are also crumbling.
However, it is such a team. The fighting spirit that bursts out is not at all inferior to that of the Taishan bandits.
Although the formation disintegrated during the charge, the momentum never weakened at all. Whether it was the arrows still charging at the front, or the two wings and rear troops that fell behind halfway, they maintained a very decisive momentum of attack from beginning to end.
The formation may be chaotic, but the determination to fight to the death will not change!
In response, some of the Taishan bandits were frightened, and Zang Ba, who had always been cautious, frowned; some people laughed and cursed loudly, thinking that the militiamen did not know how to live or die. Sun Guan and Yin Li waved their swords, which was very effective in stimulating fighting spirit;
The cunning and insidious person like Chang Xi had a pensive look on his face. Only then did Xi Zhi realize that what the other person was thinking was probably similar to his own.
The fighting spirit of the militiamen is high. In addition to the belief in defending their homeland, the more important thing is undoubtedly the lead of the generals. Xu Shu's general flag has always been at the forefront.
Human emotions are easily infected by the environment. Therefore, the leader's example often has an excellent motivating effect on the mob.
General Xu has rushed to the front, whose life is more valuable than his?
There have only been a few good days in total. If our home is gone, how will everyone survive? How will the family survive?
If you rush forward and fight, you will have someone to support you even if you die!
I rushed forward and fought hard. Even if I die, I can't let the robber's dirty feet step into my home and show the knife to the family!
When the core of the entire military formation was determined to die, others quickly forgot their fear. There were still arrows flying above their heads, and death was around them. Just in front of them. The former neighbors or robes fell one after another.
Next, the person running was like crazy and didn't want to make any pause at all.
In the end, the two armies collided firmly.
In an instant, the bandits' front army shattered a thick layer like a rock that had been hit by a heavy hammer. The horizontal line above the 'cross' formation was almost completely flattened.
The array of sharp arrows also blunted immediately, and the charging speed of the warriors in the front row suddenly dropped. However, the militiamen in the back row continued to press forward due to the inertia of running, or knocked over the thieves blocking the road.
The soldiers of the government were cut down.
Layers of corpses fell down, and the ground was soon covered with red mud.
However, neither of the two warring parties retreated. They fought one after another and fought to the death. This was a contest of courage and will, and a contest of dignity between men. Both sides had their own beliefs, no matter whether they were noble or despicable. In the end, they could only rely on what they had in their hands.
Swords and guns to prove it.
The effect of the terrain slowly began to appear. With the help of the slope of the land under their feet, the militiamen who were inferior in martial arts and equipment to their opponents actually fought on a par with the bandits. The brothers in front kept falling, and the brothers in the rear surged forward like a tide.
One wave follows another.
The sharp sword struck the thin linen clothes, instantly cutting a gash more than half a foot long. At the moment when their physical strength was about to collapse, the men with calloused hands reluctantly pulled out the short blade from the enemy's corpse and slashed fiercely.
Stab into the opponent's abdomen.
The two people fell down at the same time, but still refused to give up. They hugged each other, rolled around in a pool of blood, and fought. Until one of them could no longer move at all, the other stopped attacking and fell next to the other's body, laughing and closing his eyes.
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Snowflakes fell one after another, covering the corpses on the ground, which was bright red. But the thick dark red did not want to be covered up, and melted the white snow with its own unwillingness. Silks of white air rose up in streaks, and wisps of bright red gathered together.
It forms strands, streams, and rivers, winding down the hillside.
This is the most desolate scene in the world, and it is also the most heroic scene in the world. Life merges into a swan song at the last moment, which cannot be played by any instrument or can be compared with any tune.
The battle became intense at the beginning.
Most of the Taishan bandits were attracted by the brutal battle. Only Xi Zhicai remained calm as a spectator. He felt that something was wrong.
The performance of the militiamen in front of us was really unexpected.
The armies of the princes were also divided into elite and miscellaneous soldiers. However, although the military system of the Han Dynasty was corrupted, its deep foundation was still functioning. Even the miscellaneous soldiers were composed of county soldiers with poor equipment and weak training.
The so-called militia does not exist in the armies of the princes. The only one that can be compared is the Yellow Turban Army, but even the Yellow Turban Army's combat power is really not worth mentioning.
Regardless of whether they existed in the past or still exist, no Yellow Turban Army can launch a confrontation with the official army when the number of people is similar. The only exception is Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Warriors, but their offensives often continue.
It won't take long. And Zhang Jiao has to be there in person.
"One big effort, then another failure, three times it's all gone!"
This famous saying is perfect for the Yellow Turbans. As long as the army can withstand the first half-quarter of an hour, they will lose the patience to persist. They have no structure, no rhythm, and even their own troops
Conflict. As long as you grasp the turning point between offense and defense, you can easily reap fruitful results.
Of course, the Taishan bandits are not as good as the elite troops of the princes, but they are not bad compared to the county soldiers. After all, a large part of them were once the private soldiers of the powerful. During the Zhongping period, they fought to suppress the Yellow Turbans.
During the period, a large amount of jingyàn was accumulated, which kept the Yellow Turban chaos under control in Qingzhou, but was unable to penetrate into the neighboring Langya and Xuzhou.
Xi Zhicai had already figured out that the militiamen in Qingzhou were originally the incorporated Yellow Turban Army. Although they were not the most elite part, most of these people had been in battle, seen blood, and even killed people. Therefore, their
The performance is much better than ordinary people, even better than recruits.
But that's not the problem. None of the previous tactics can be applied to the militia that is currently attacking the Taishan bandits.
Although their formation is still messy, the rhythm of the offensive is well controlled, showing obvious overlapping waves, one wave after another. One after another, they are tireless and fearless. They either completely defeat the enemy or they are shattered to pieces.
On the top of the wave, there is a scarlet battle flag that is particularly conspicuous. Almost all offensives are launched from that battle flag, and all militiamen who have fallen behind or have not fallen behind are also working hard to get closer to that battle flag.
From a military perspective, the battle flag is both the front and the eye of the formation. As long as it does not fall down, the militiamen's attacks will never stop!
Xu Shu!
Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed sharply, and he knew that he could no longer let the enemy be unbridled and arrogant. Although he only saw a militia of tens of thousands of people, there were millions of Yellow Turbans recruited in Qingzhou, and even the young and strong among them
There were only 200,000, and Xu Shu could muster even less than that in a short period of time. That was also a terrifying number.
There is nothing scary about fighting in formation, but if the Taishan bandit's front army is penetrated, ambushes or militiamen rushing to help the battle attack from all sides, then the outcome today will be difficult to predict.
"General Zhongtai, please lead someone to pull down the battle flag and capture the thief first. General Chang, lead the rear army to press forward and press behind the front army. Anyone who dares to cross your battle flag will be killed, regardless of whether it is our enemy or our enemy."
, Kill without mercy!" Xi Zhicai immediately decided that this battle could not be turned into a war of attrition or a bad battle, and decisive measures must be taken to bring out the advantages of the Taishan bandits.
The personal martial arts of the soldiers of Zang Bajun far surpassed that of the militiamen. The reason why they could not overwhelm the militiamen in array battles was firstly because the rebels were not good at this, but also because the Qingzhou militia was much more organized than the rebels.
Although the formation collapsed during the attack, if you look closely, you will find that the opponent collapsed but did not break up. The stragglers spontaneously gathered together, and the center was often people with physical disabilities or who were obviously too old.
Zang Ba and others turned a blind eye to this, but Xi Zhicai did not. His understanding of Qingzhou was not even inferior to that of the middle and low-level officials of Wang Yu's shogunate, and he quickly realized what was going on.
After pacifying Qingzhou, the Qingzhou Army conducted a disarmament operation. The disabled soldiers and veterans in the army all retired and became local pavilion chiefs. Including most of Cao Cao's staff, those who followed the trends in Qingzhou,
He didn't take this seriously, he just thought it was Wang Yu's way to appease the soldiers. But Xi Zhicai always felt that the matter was not that simple.
There is a lot of land in Qingzhou. The retirement land that Wang Yu gives these veterans can make them rich. Why bother to let them serve as pavilion chiefs many times?
Now he understood that Wang Yu was making arrangements for the long term.
It is true that these veterans have lost their personal combat power, but they still have the spirit and vision of the army. They can accumulate quite high prestige among the people by being the chief of the pavilion. Once it is necessary to organize a militia to fight, these people can condense the scattered militia into a
One by one, small groups, under the command of the general, exerted strength far beyond their own!
To break the situation, the best and most direct way is to destroy the enemy's command center! (To be continued...)