The moment he saw Xu Shu turning around and running away, Xi Zhicai was also shocked, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning. Welcome to read [This article comes from]
Phoenix Mountain is not a high mountain. Against the backdrop of the majestic figure of Mount Tai, it is as inconspicuous as a small mound. However, for a small human being, the area covered by the mountainous area is enough to hide thousands of troops.
Fraudulent defeat and setting up an ambush is one of the most commonly used methods in the art of war.
This strategy has a long history and has lasted for thousands of years. The reason for this is naturally because it is effective.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Xu Shu's false defeat is also in line with Xi Zhicai's prediction of the enemy's strategy. The more people the better in fighting a war. Even if Xu Shu successfully gathered 50,000 or even more militiamen to fight, there would be no individual
Under the right circumstances, the law will release its full combat power, and there will not be much difference between 50,000 militiamen and 10,000 militiamen.
Faking defeat is obviously one of the best strategies for winning from defeat.
"General Xuan Gao, don't chase him, beware of fraud!" Xi Zhicai subconsciously shouted.
"Is there a scam?" Zang Ba paused slightly. Xi Zhicai's status in his heart was still very high, but...
He turned his head and glanced at the defeated army who was fleeing in embarrassment, frowned, and whispered: "Mr. Zhicai, are you thinking too much? Those mud-legged men relied on the momentum of rushing down the hillside to get them.
The momentum of the brothers was suppressed, and now, their momentum is gone..."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.
Xu Shu's previous assault was largely based on the terrain. Without the advantage of being at a commanding height, the coordination and command of the veterans alone would not have allowed the more than 10,000 militiamen to have an overwhelming advantage, even if they were evenly matched.
After all, the Taishan thieves are much braver. If you just bring a group of militiamen over, you can defeat the many with the few. The weak can defeat the strong, so why do you need famous generals?
Xu Shu would rather disperse the entire formation than charge down desperately, just because he wanted to maximize the advantage of the terrain.
It was by relying on this momentum that he had the upper hand at the beginning of the battle; and then relying on his own fighting with those highly skilled personal guards, he maintained this momentum for a while. After the battle with the armored soldiers led by Sun Kang
,Although Xu Shu barely won, the consumption and losses suffered by him and his bodyguards were not small...
Therefore, it can be said that Xu Shu retreated in defeat. Rather than pretending to be defeated, it is better to say that he was at the end of a strong cross and stopped when he saw a good opportunity.
The military situation was urgent, and Zang Ba did not have time to explain it in detail to Xi Zhicai, but he knew it. With the other party's intelligence, it was easy to understand this unfinished meaning.
Sure enough, Xi Zhicai fell silent.
What Zang Ba said is not unreasonable. Xu Shu is full of tricks. Who knows if he will override his own caution and want to start a wheel battle?
The Qingzhou Army seized Yuanshan in advance, but I had no idea how many soldiers and horses there were on the mountain. If Xu Shu had taken advantage and escaped easily, how would the next battle be fought?
Turn around and leave, who can guarantee that Xu Shu will not form another wave of offensive to kill him?
Attacking the mountain? It's better to chase Xu Shu's defeated soldiers. At least they can block the rolling logs and rocks, right?
Siege? Let’s not talk about whether Phoenix Mountain is so big. Can 30,000 people be able to encircle it? If it is encircled, can the thin defense line withstand the impact of the militiamen on the mountain? Even if it is encircled, what is the use? Unless Hebei fights Wang Yuluo
Failure, otherwise the most lacking thing now is time.
The reason why the lord wants to encourage Zang Ba to invade Qingzhou is because he is worried about Wang Yu's victory in the Hebei battlefield. For this reason, the layout is planned. It is best to harass the Qingzhou army in the fierce battle, but not to harass it. It also wants to cause maximum damage to Qingzhou and delay it.
Wang Yu’s development speed.
It is meaningless to decide the outcome with Xu Shu here, and the strategy of surrounding the mountain is definitely not advisable.
"You still have to be cautious. Xu Shu's troops have been defeated. There is no need to pursue the whole army. Just...cough cough cough cough!" Xi Zhicai spoke hastily, but forgot about the cold air mixed with the smell of blood that filled the battlefield.
I accidentally choked and coughed violently.
"Transmit the order, the front army and the left army continue to pursue the enemy, and the right army and the rear army retreat and form formations!" Fortunately, Zang Ba understood the order and adjusted the military order in time.
It would definitely not work to stop the pursuit. The characteristics of bandits are bravery and impulsiveness. He himself was so angry that he was furious. Chang Xi's sinister tone was also full of anger. You can imagine the state of the others. He wanted to force him to
If this fire is suppressed, even he, Zang Ba, must be careful about getting burned.
What's more, Sun Kang is dead. His head is being held by people from Qingzhou. Sun Guan is already mad. Even if he is his brother, whoever dares to stand in front of him will be stabbed in the head. Zang Ba doesn't want to do this.
This kind of thing causes internal strife.
Therefore, we can only continue to pursue him to the end, even if there is an ambush ahead.
Facts have proved that Xi Zhicai's concerns were justified, and Zang Ba's response was also timely.
The former army, led by Sun Guan, chased them for more than 200 steps. On the other side of Fenghuang Mountain, horn drums sounded loudly, and another army of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses came down.
The militiamen who came this time were still worse than the ones led by Xu Shu. Their formations were scattered and their clothes looked very shabby. The weapons in their hands were not complete. At least half of them were holding bamboo poles.
kitchen knife.
The only thing that was the same as Xu Shu was that the leading general was at the forefront, holding a big sword in his hand, which was quite majestic.
"No, it's Guan Hai! Form a formation!" Zang Ba exclaimed. As the number one warrior among the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, Guan Hai still has some reputation.
Zang Ba had no time to consider whether the ambush failed and he was killed in order to save Xu Shu; or there was something wrong with the command and coordination of the Qingzhou Army, which turned the original two-sided attack into a wheel battle.
He only knew that when Guan Hai's sword was swung with all his strength, it was much more powerful than Xu Shu's exquisite kung fu. If he rushed near the central army and caused a chaotic battle, the battle might be won, but the Taishan bandits'
Many leaders are afraid of heavy casualties.
When they heard the horn of the central army, Chang Xi of the rear army and Wu Dun of the right army did not dare to neglect. They led their subordinates to turn and run quickly, and before the militiamen could kill them, they formed a tight square around the central army.
Formation, just waiting for Guan Hai to hit his head and bleed him.
Guan Hai was not a good person either. While shouting loudly, he led the militiamen to increase the impact speed to the extreme. On the other hand, he kept turning his head and listened to the reports of the guards around him.
"Fifty steps...forty...thirty...ten!"
"Now!" Seeing that the two armies were about to collide, he suddenly glared at the leopard and waved his hand: "Smash the hell with him!" In an instant, the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and under the dark red clouds, there were several fist-sized stones.
It fell together with the snowflakes.
The Taishan bandits initially chased and then stopped, and most of the formation was in chaos. Knowing that the militiamen's long-range attacks were weak, they did not take precautions and just waited for a face-to-face fight. Who would have thought that the other party would actually come up with such a move. His nose and face were suddenly bruised and swollen.
, head broken and bleeding.
Guan Hai laughed loudly. He picked up the big knife he was holding upside down and said, "Brothers, go up and chop up these wolf cubs!" After that, he waved the big knife and was the first to break into the crowd.
There was a bloody storm.
"Our homeland is behind us, fight with them!" more than ten thousand disheveled militiamen shouted in response, holding high their various weapons.
The Taishan bandits divided nearly half of their men to pursue Xu Shu, and only more than 10,000 people were left to defend. Moreover, before the rear army could deploy, the Qingzhou militiamen who took advantage of the terrain to rush down once again gained the upper hand.
"Haha. Kill, kill!" Guan Hai flushed with excitement, showing off his power in the Taishan bandit formation. He was good at martial arts, but there were too many fierce generals in Qingzhou. He couldn't be ranked at all. How could he have a chance to show off?
This was enough to show off his prestige. When he thought that the person he was using his prestige against was the Taishan bandits who had always looked down on him, he became even more motivated.
"Capture Zang Ba alive, don't let him escape!" Regardless of whether the opponent was preparing to retreat or not, he shouted first as if he was intoxicated with himself, as if the victory was already within his grasp.
"Capture Zang Ba alive. Capture Zang Ba alive!" Guan Hai's troops, as well as the militiamen who had just been abandoned by Xu Shu and were surrounded by enemy troops, merged together and surrounded them like ants that had seen honey.
Flesh and blood splashed among the crowd, and red mist rose in the military formation. Goose-feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky, and before they touched the ground, they were dyed red, and the pieces were as red as the feathers of a phoenix.
Xi Zhicai suddenly had an illusion, as if there was really a fire phoenix hidden in the Phoenix Mountain. As long as he drank enough blood, he could reach nirvana and be reborn.
The Qingzhou Army's fierce attack, regardless of casualties, only lasted half a quarter of an hour, but to Xi Zhicai, this half-quarter of an hour was as long as more than ten years. The enemy's move must have been planned for a long time, and he knew that otherwise, otherwise, it would have been a long time.
The interval between the two attack sequences cannot be so short or such a coincidence.
Xu Shu's attack could be said to be unexpected, but after Xu Shu launched the offensive, he had already reminded Zang Ba and let the scouts out. The scouts might not be able to find the ambush that had been set up to defeat the enemy, but it was impossible to find the large army hidden nearby.
Troops and horses.
The two enemy armies cooperated so smoothly and naturally, which can only show that the enemy has been planning for a long time. Think about it, the opponent is Xu Yuanzhi, how could he simply use a tactic to fake defeat?
We still can't see the full picture of the enemy's plan, but there is no doubt that Xi Zhicai can confirm that Xu Shu's plan is far more than a simple defeat and wheel battle.
"General Xuan Gao, please order the rear army to move closer to the central army. The right army should not come closer, form a circular formation on the spot, and defend intensively!"
Zang Ba hesitated for a moment, and after taking a quick look at the battlefield situation, he followed the instructions and adjusted his deployment. Xi Zhicai's intention was probably to suspect that in addition to the front of Phoenix Mountain and the side facing the left wing, there were other
There is also an ambush hidden on the hillside on one side.
After all, they are fierce bandits who have experienced hundreds of battles. After the initial chaos, the Taishan bandits quickly changed their combat strategies under the orders of their commander. They used swords and wooden shields as walls, and spears and spears as fences to protect each other.
Moving closer to the center, the formation became more and more dense, as dense as a curled up hedgehog.
As the battle formation changed, Guan Hai's army's attacks became more and more powerful. The lack of combat experience and equipment could no longer be made up for by courage alone. He found that the morale of his side was getting lower and lower, and Guan Hai jumped in anger.
: "It's useless! Don't embarrass the lord, blah, blah, blah!" While shouting slang, he turned around and ran away without hesitation.
"The wind is tight! Huh!" The militiamen seemed to recall the past years of rebellion. They all became energetic, shouted in unison, and ran away.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people!
The Taishan bandits have opened their eyes today, and they have used the rogue tactics of taking advantage and running away to the extreme. After all the times in the world, they have only encountered this group of enemies today.
Guan Hai escaped more easily than Xu Shu this time. The bandit army had just switched from attack to defense, and half of them went after Xu Shu. There was no time to pursue them. A few of them who left the team to pursue also encountered Guan Hai who cut off his back with his sword.
With his head bruised and bleeding, he could only watch the other party walk away.