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Volume 2: Hu Qi and a Thin Willow Chapter 112: North-South War Strategies (6)

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    ps: Thanks to cynimol for the reward.  "Xuanhu" is one of several mountain ridges located about four miles away on the southwest side of Jiepai Ridge. The highest point is shaped like a spout and is named after it.  Since the fall of East and West Queshan, it has faced attacks from the coalition forces of the princes.  As long as Xuanhu is captured, the coalition of princes can attack Niushan behind Jiepailing. Niushan is the rear support point to support the three highlands of Jiepailing, Xuanhu and Shizuitou. Once Niushan is exposed to the attack of the coalition of princes,  Jiepailing will lose the support to continue fighting, and will also fall into siege.  Starting from October 1st, Liang Jun He Delun's troops launched a more violent attack on Xuanhu. Liang Jun used batches of three to five hundred people to continuously attack the front beam of Xuanhu. The attack lasted for a day and night, and after losing its own  The tragic situation also caused huge casualties to the defenders. The mixed battalion of the Dingzhou Army stationed here has replenished sergeants three times in a row.  Under the main beam, which is two hundred steps away from the front beam, is stationed a newly transferred supplementary battalion, numbered "Sixth Supplementary Battalion".  Ren Suihuan, the Sanlang of the Ren family, sat in the ditch with his brothers. His heart was pounding and the handle of the knife he held tightly in his hand was covered with sweat.  The team officer patrolled along the small ditch, kicking the squatting soldiers from time to time, and shouted: "Don't squat, either sit or simply lie down Your mother, it's like shit, like a damn  Like this! " Ren Sui'an has learned before in training that when facing a battle, you must not squat for a long time. This will cause stiffness in the legs and feet, which is not conducive to fighting.  But here, there are still many recruits, especially those who come from farmers, who can't get over their stubbornness and habitually squat when they get nervous.  Just like they squat in the fields all year round.  The team officer came to Ren Sui'an and suddenly kicked Ren Sui'an in the calf.  Ren Sui'an was excited and murmured: "Officer, I'm not squatting" "Qiu! Put down the knife, look at how nervous you are All of you listen, wipe your hands clean, the handle of the knife is covered with sweat.  How do you stab someone so hard?" Ren Suihuan quickly released the horizontal knife and kept wiping the sweat from his palms between his legs.  After rubbing it, the tension in my heart was relieved a lot.  The fierce fighting sounds from the other side of the front beam always echoed in their ears. Almost everyone fixed their eyes on that side, as if they could see through the thick soil and see the other side.  After half an hour, the sound of fighting suddenly disappeared, and the few puffs of thick smoke rising into the sky seemed to fade a bit.  The brothers from the logistics battalion's medical team caught up and jumped over the resting area of ??the 6th Supplementary Battalion.  In a moment, more than ten stretchers were carried down, and more than thirty brothers were either supporting or walking alone.  Limping down.  A head appeared on the front beam, and a small black triangular flag was raised beside the head. The flag waved twice, and the team officer took out a wooden whistle and blew a familiar and harsh whistle.  Ren Suihuan and the brothers in his team quickly stood up and quickly lined up.  "Supplement the Sixth Battalion Jiadu Left Team. Listen to the command, everyone is here, run forward!" After the team officer gave the order, he took the lead up the ditch. Ren Suihuan followed closely in the team and ran over. As he ran, he was still used to it.  Counting "left and right, left and right, left and right" and running for more than ten steps, the entire left team formed a queue and ran together, and the footsteps of the fifty soldiers all stepped on one point.  With such a simple action, Ren Suihuan suddenly felt that the momentum of his team had increased, and a force was also generated within himself.  After running under the front beam, Ren Suihuan followed the team and climbed up. Fortunately, several simple earthen steps were dug into the not-steep beam wall. The brothers wearing armor, holding knives and carrying shields climbed up without much effort.  .  At the moment when he jumped onto the front beam, Ren Suihuan saw not far away the officer who had just waved the flag to the foot of the mountain ridge. From his armband, it could be seen that this was an officer with the rank of captain of Yuhang. At this moment, he was waving the flag to the foot of the mountain ridge.  A triangular yellow flag, and the last thing Ren Suihuan saw when he turned around was a group of heavily armored spearmen approaching.  This is a position composed of three trenches. It is well known that the Yan army likes to dig trenches when fighting.  Regarding the role of trenches in combat, the princes of the world have different opinions and cannot agree on one.  Some people believe that deploying troops in trenches is of certain significance for defensive operations. Some military leaders in the Liang Army have this view, such as He Delun, and they are also actively following suit.  But more people believe that this method of warfare may reduce the casualties suffered by the army from arrows, but it will have a huge indirect impact on morale. It should be said that the gain outweighs the loss.  Strictly speaking, the first trench of the Yan Army was not a trench. It was a flat horizontal road dug in the middle of the mountain ridge. There were various wooden posts and antlers in front of the road, and there were many deep pits. But at this moment, there were many wooden posts and deer antlers.  All were burned, and some were dragged down by the enemy troops, and they could be seen from a distance tumbling over under the beams.  The armored spearmen were stationed here, fighting head-on with the attacking enemies from a high position.  At this moment, the enemy troops have retreated, and the gunmen have removed their outer layers.A, is taking the time to rest and eat.  The third trench is located at the highest point, twenty or thirty steps away from the first trench. It is dug to waist height and is where the crossbowmen are stationed.  The third trench has several forward longitudinal connecting channels, which are connected to the second trench in the middle. Ren Suihuan and others are deployed in the second trench.  Before going into battle, the team officer had already explained in detail that once the enemy broke into the first trench, they would attack the enemy and fight them out; or when the armored spearmen were under too much pressure, they would attack from both sides.  Horizontally outflank the enemy's flanks and disrupt the enemy's offensive; when the enemy retreats, if the opportunity is good, they are also responsible for rushing down to cover up the enemy's attack to expand the results of the battle.  There was blood-stained soil everywhere inside and outside the trench. Fragments and broken weapons could be seen from far and near. Thick smoke was still rising from several wooden villages, and the smoke was billowing and pungent.  Under the antlers of Muzhai and even at the foot of the mountain ridge, there were densely packed corpses. There was also a corpse hanging by a stone ridge, the red silk on its wrist swaying gently in the wind.  While Ren Suihuan was sizing up the battlefield, a batch of masks made of linen kerchiefs were sent from the rear and passed to each soldier hand by hand.  A strange officer stepped on the trench and shouted condescendingly to the recruits. His leather armor on his left shoulder had fallen off completely.  Bai Bu was wrapped around his shoulders, with faint traces of scarlet blood.  "The enemy will launch rockets when they come up. Everyone must wear a mask to prevent smoke" "The team officers and team leaders always pay attention to the flags on the ridge and are always ready to lead the team to fightThe round flag is the first reinforcement  A line of defense, square flags are attacked from both sides. This is contrary to what I told you before. This is to confuse the enemy" "When the horn sounds, go down to cover the kill. If you don't hear the sound of gold, you are not allowed to retreat" "  As soon as the sound of gold rings, withdraw immediately. Those who continue to move forward will be held responsible for the battle" Just as he was talking, the flag on the command tower on the mountain ridge suddenly shook, and the officer immediately said: "The enemy is coming, brothers. Prepare to fight.  !¡± Immediately afterwards, the team officer¡¯s voice shouted: ¡°Check the armor again!¡± Ren Suihuan quickly tightened his leather armor, checked his leggings, straightened his helmet, and helped a brother next to him to straighten his belt.  At the command of the gang leader, everyone took off the shield behind them.  Tie it to your arm and place the horizontal knife diagonally at your feet.  Looking around, we can see more than a dozen small military formations under the mountain ridge, each with dozens of people or as many as hundreds of people, slowly pushing forward.  The first few rows of the military formation were all shields raised diagonally toward the sky.  A shield formation was formed at such a distance. It seemed that the enemy was frightened by our own arrow formation.  At the forefront of these small military formations.  More than ten shield carts were pushed up, and they did not stop until they were at the base of the mountain ridge.  The Yan Army's armored spearmen in the first trench began to line up. After forming into two rows, they took three steps forward and reached the wooden village and the deer's horns to join them. A chilling air hit their faces, and the men beside Ren Suihuan  Like him, many brothers began to breathe heavily.  Many archers appeared from behind the enemy's shield vehicle and kept firing rockets towards the slope of the mountain ridge.  Most of the rockets were in vain until they burned out, but a small number of rockets ignited the surrounding shrubs and grass that had been burnt dry again.  The fire was not very big, but the rising smoke was really choking, causing a series of coughs.  Fortunately, the brothers all wore masks to protect their mouths and noses, so they were not greatly affected.  A cloud of stone bullets suddenly flew out from behind the mountain ridge. It was the catapults of the Yan Army showing off their power. Ren Suihuan had not seen where the catapults were deployed before, and he still didn't know at this moment, but judging from the flight direction of the stone bullets, it should be southeast of the front beam.  side.  The targets of the Yan army's stone bullet attacks were these shield carts. After the first round, none of them hit, and the most accurate ones were only about two feet away from the shield cart, but the power was quite astonishing.  The aim of the second round of stone bullets suddenly increased, and a stone bullet hit a shield vehicle directly, immediately smashing the shield vehicle into pieces. The fire hidden behind the shield vehicle also exploded, reducing the attack effect of the stone bullets.  Multiply.  Several enemy archers were killed on the spot, and several others were rolling around and screaming, unable to see clearly where their injuries were.  In addition, two stone bombs caused splash damage and partially destroyed two shield vehicles, causing a burst of exclamations.  The war drums in Liang Jun¡¯s rear formation were beating loudly, and more than a dozen military formations accelerated their advance and arrived around the shield car.  At the same time, a swarm of dark arrows flew out from behind the mountain ridge and crashed into Liang Jun's formation, causing another mass of casualties.  This is the Yan army's big arrows showing off their power, and Liang Jun's shield formation looks very weak under the big arrows.  More than a dozen military formations suddenly let out a shout and turned into more than a dozen torrents, rushing up the mountain ridge.  After another shot of arrows covered it, the Yan Army archers in the third trench began to fire arrows and crossbows. Ren Suihuan hurriedly sat down at the leader's greeting. A whooshing sound flew over his head, making Ren Suihuan's scalp numb.  .  JustSeeing loud shouts and a fierce clash of weapons, Ren Suihuan knew that this was the enemy's fight with his armored spearmen.  He couldn't help but wanted to look up, but the team leader rushed over and pushed him down. Ren Suihuan could only see countless black shadows flying above him, making tracks under the blue sky and white clouds.  I don¡¯t know how long I lasted, but suddenly I heard the team leader shouting: ¡°Get ready to attack, attack the enemy¡¯s flanks!¡± Obviously, the enemy¡¯s attack on the armored spearmen was very fierce, and we, the sword and shield men, had to attack to reduce the pressure on the frontal defense line.  .  Ren Suihuan crouched and lined up behind the wooden door on the left side of the trench. After receiving an order, the wooden door opened and the team officer rushed out first.  Ren Suihuan followed, and the brothers quickly lined up in a row and rushed towards Liang Jun.
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