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Volume 2: Hu Qi and a Thin Willow Chapter 117: North-South War Strategies (11)

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    ps: Thanks to Song Lu, Eagle Zhou, Denzi, Leng Yingyue and other brothers for their rewards!  On the bank of Bohe Spring at the foot of Dragon King Mountain, the scale of the field battle between the coalition forces of the princes and the Yan army was unprecedented in the Tang Dynasty in the past hundred years.  The King of Liang took 15,000 troops from Tingzidu and Yuan Cong as the central army, 40,000 Zhu Youning's Jianwu army as the left army, and Zhang Guihou's 20,000 town troops as the right army. The frontal formation was more than four miles away.  Di; Uncle Cong's army of 60,000 people served as the rear army, which was the mobile force used by King Liang to make up for the front at any time.  On the two flanks of the Liang Army's formation, Ma Yinzhi's Jing army comprised 20,000 people as the left-wing army, and Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu combined 20,000 troops as the right-wing army to protect the two flanks of the left and right arm respectively, but relied on  With superior strength, the two flanks were spread diagonally upwards, and there was a faint tendency to surround the two wings of the Yan army's formation.  The combined armies of Guo Qiqi and Wang Shike amounted to only a few thousand men. The King of Liang did not care. He just bundled them into the side of the Chinese army and strictly controlled them.  Facing the superior strength of the coalition of princes, Zhong Shao commanded the Yan army's formation to shrink slightly inward in order to increase the thickness of the formation.  The formation of the Yan army did not have five large formations in the front like the coalition of princes. They had two large formations at the forefront. Each large formation was composed of more than ten small formations. The remaining passages were compared to the coalition of princes.  In terms of space, it is more spacious.  The two formations at the front are Cangzhou Army on the left and Weizhou Army on the right.  This battle was carried out in a field formation. Sixteen sword and shield battalions were arranged in the front line to form a spacious shield formation, followed by sixteen armored spear battalions arranged in three rows.  Each battalion is spaced five steps apart, leaving front and rear passages - in the Yan army's fighting method, it is extremely important to ensure that the passages on the battlefield are clear.  After the two large formations.  There are sixteen archer battalions. The arrangement of the archer battalions is not so strict. They are deployed in the rear of the formation according to the combat direction they need to be responsible for supporting, similar to a convex arc.  Behind the bow and arrow camp.  They are twenty supplementary battalions as reserves. They will be dispatched at any time to make up for the losses in the battle formation and maintain the order of the battle formation.  Eight logistics battalions were deployed around the supplementary battalion, which played an extremely important supporting role in combat.  There are also two logistics battalions, which are tank battalions, and are now scattered in various corners of the formation.  The left wing of the formation is the left wing of the new Jinzhou Army commanded by Li Cunxu, and the right wing of the formation is the right wing of the new Jinzhou Army commanded by Guo Chongtao. They are responsible for the security of the two wings of the formation and prevent the enemy from breaking through the flanks.  The reason why the battlefield was chosen is Bohequan.  Because this place is backed by Longwang Mountain, Zhong Shao placed the headquarters on a hill about three or four feet high at the foot of the mountain.  Under the hill, four cavalry battalions attached to the Cangzhou Army and the Weizhou Army gathered together, waiting for the general's order to attack.  Behind the hill is the temporary warehouse for the battle supplies, with hundreds of carts and massive amounts of combat supplies piled up.  Zhong Shao temporarily changed the nearly 10,000 Hedong soldiers who were recruited when he sent troops to Hedong into logistics auxiliary troops.  They will be responsible for moving supplies.  Support the battle ahead.  In addition, at the foot of the Nanshan Depression of Longwang Mountain, Xie Li led the Huaiyue Allied Forces and more than 10,000 Mabuxiang troops to be stationed here. This was Zhong Shao's strategic mobile force to cope with various emergencies.  On the entire Bohequan field battlefield, the total strength of the Yan army reached 68,000.  As for Zhao Ba, he had already led the Zhaozhou Army to Jiepailing to seize the opportunity to cut off the retreat of the coalition of princes.  At three quarters of noon on November 25, with the rising drumbeat of the coalition forces of the princes, the battle officially started.  This is from mid-year.  The first large-scale field battle since the two armies came into contact, it was also a battle that determined the fate of the world.  In this battle, Liang Jun, who had to pursue a quick battle due to food and grass problems, took the lead. Zhu Youning was on the left and Zhang Guihou was on the right. They each launched an attack on the Yan Army's formation with a thousand men.  The two sides have been fighting for half a year, and the coalition forces of the princes have figured out the range of the Yan army's big arrows. Therefore, they built dozens of thick shield cars and approached the Yan army's formation with the shield cars on their backs.  The Yan army did not waste arrows hastily, and deployed more than thirty catapults on both sides of the formation. The stone bullets were pulled by the wooden arms, flew high into the sky, and then hit the attacking Liang Jun.  Huge stone bullets fell down in rows and slammed into Liang Jun's shield car array. In less than a moment, several shield cars were hit directly by their heads. Broken wood flew into the air, and the shield cars were destroyed on the spot.  Fallen apart.  Some stone bullets also splashed into the crowd of Liang Jun, causing bursts of exclamations and screams. Some soldiers were injured by the stone bullets that bounced off at high speed, ranging from broken legs to fatal injuries. A few unlucky ones were hit from the front.  When it arrives, it immediately becomes a pile of flesh and blood.  The soldiers selected to launch the first wave of attacks were all fierce soldiers. Under the threat of the Du Dao team, they pushed the shield cart forward desperately, until they were within a hundred steps in front of the Yan army's formation.  Thousands of Liang Army archers followed closely and ran up quickly. Groups hid behind the shield carts that were still intact, throwing arrows at the Yan Army to cover the infantry charging into the formation.  Arrows scattered all over the sky from the skyIt fell down and crashed into the front line of the Yan Army. The soldiers of the Yan Army's Sword and Shield Battalion used their whole strength to hold up their large shields to cover the arrows and cover the armored spearmen in the rear row. However, many arrows still passed over the sword and shield soldiers and shot into  Among the gun array in the back row.  The armored spearman had already pulled down his protective mask, covering his face, and his whole body was covered tightly.  The arrows hit the iron armor, making a dense "ding-dong" sound. Some of the spearmen were hit by more arrows. They were knocked backwards by the force of the arrows, and were held up by the shoulders of the spearmen in the rear row to keep tight.  The queue remains unchanged.  At the same time, a dense array of arrows flew up from the Yan Army's formation, shooting at the Liang Army soldiers who were rushing towards them.  Three arrows were followed by two small arrows, and the soldier Liang who rushed over almost fell down in half!  Such casualties made Zhu Youning and Zhang Guihou, who directed the attack, couldn't help but change color on their faces.  They had long known that the Yan Army's arrow formation was the best in the world, and they had also experienced the pros and cons, but they did not expect that the effectiveness of the arrow formation would be so high in a large-scale military field battle.  After Liang Jun rushed within fifty steps, both sides stopped shooting to prevent accidental injury.  Immediately, the Yan army began to change formations with an extremely efficient organization.  The front row of sword and shield formations quickly shrank and retreated from the passage between the small formations, revealing three rows of black armored spear formations glowing with cold light.  Sixteen strong military camps and more than 8,000 armored spearmen, this is the most luxurious lineup in the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years!  A very rhythmic drum beat sounded from the hills behind. It was not as violent as Liang Jun's drum beat, but it was extremely stable, with a chilling air in it.  "Dong¡ª¡ªdong-dong-dong!" "Dong¡ª¡ªdong-dong-dong!" "Dong¡ª¡ªdong-dong-dong!" With the sound of drums, one slow and three fast, the armored gun array moved forward like a giant steel dragon.  Everyone's footsteps were on the beat of the drum, maintaining an extremely neat formation, and slowly but firmly crushing forward.  No one in the armored spear formation shouted, shouted, or even spoke, but the coldness revealed in this silence made people tremble all over.  Almost everyone in the coalition formation of the princes had never seen the scene before them. King Liang pressed his lips tightly, with a livid face without saying a word. Zhu Youning and Zhang Guihou¡¯s hearts were pounding. Ma Yin and Wang Zong on the left and right wings  Ji, Li Shenfu and others couldn't help it, and asked with trembling voices: "This this is the main force of the Yan army? How could it be like this? How could it be like this?" Two fast horses, holding command flags, flew quickly.  The central army came out and ran towards the two wings along the front of the princes' coalition formation.  "His Royal Highness's military order, the army will attack the enemy's armored gun formation with heavy blades. Your troops will immediately bypass the enemy's flanks" The officer who ordered the order pointed to the flank of the Yan army's formation on the opposite side: "Be sure to defeat the enemy's left wing and cover the heavy blade army.  Charge!" Ma Yin then moved his eyes away from the Yan Army's armored spear formation. At this time, the armored spear formation had already engaged Liang Jun's first wave of attacks. He turned his attention to the flanks of the armored spear formation.  The armored spearmen's frontal attack power is extremely powerful, but their flanks are always a relative weakness.  Ma Yin nodded, accepted the military order, and immediately began to deploy his troops - if he wanted to attack the flank of the armored spear formation, he must defeat the Jinzhou Army of the Yan Army guarding the enemy's flank.  Ma Yin assigned several generals and asked them to lead the team to prepare for the attack. After giving the instructions, he turned around to watch the battle. He saw hundreds of Liang soldiers abandoning their swords and guns and running back desperately.  Is this a defeat?  Ma Yin swallowed his saliva, his heart was rising and falling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.  Ma Yin was the King of Jing who was supported by the King of Liang. The founding of the Jing Kingdom was inseparable from the support of the King of Liang.  If King Liang failed in this battle, Ma Yin would not end well. Therefore, although he felt that the battle situation seemed not good, he still obeyed King Liang's order for him to attack.  But Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu on the other flank were not as happy as Ma Yin. Both Shu and Wu relied on their own strength to gain a foothold among the princes. King Liang's defeat in this battle had little to do with them. If it hadn't been for Yan  Jun was completely screwed and had to find a way out to escape. They didn't even want to come.  Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu began to be humble to each other. One said, "The first credit should go to the first step. I dare not compete with you."  The two of them were pushing and shoving, but they didn't want to take the lead.  At this moment, nearly a thousand swordsmen and axes rushed out from Liang Jun, knocking the defeated soldiers to the ground and cutting them one by one, killing them on the spot.  Those who were escaping slower saw this scene and were so frightened that they immediately reversed direction and ran to the left and right, but were cleared by a burst of arrows.  After killing and defeating the soldiers, all the armies were awakened by the strict military discipline and regained their spirits.  There was another drum sound among Liang Jun, and a group of sergeants lined up. They were holding heavy blades, such as iron rods, iron picks, hammers, heavy axes, etc. Everyone was tall and sturdy.  After they came out, JaneShan prepared for a while, then under the general's order, he roared and rushed towards the Yan Army's armored spear array.  Liang Jun¡¯s countermeasures were the same as the Khitan soldiers he encountered when Li Chengzhong led his army in the decisive battle under the water of Raole. They tried to use heavy blades to crack the "tortoise shells" on the armored soldiers.  I have to admit that this move is indeed the best way to deal with it. The armored spearmen of the Yingzhou Army suffered a lot back then.  But given the lessons learned last time, how could Yan Jun make the same mistake again?  The ballista that follows the armored gun array is the way to crack it!
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