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Chapter 280 Guiyang (Part 2)

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    Liu Wenxiu was too far away from the battlefield to clearly see the flags of the five thousand Chu troops. After asking his subordinates, he found out that the opponent was flying the battle flag of the 75th Division of the Fifth Army of the Western Expedition and should be a unit directly under Zhou Guodong.  "Thousands of people dare to call themselves a division. Wang Kefan is the most pretentious. Humph, if you really have more than 70 divisions, who will still be your opponent?" Liu Wenxiu secretly cursed, and was very dissatisfied with the new organization created by the Chu army.  He disagreed, but he had to admit that these complex organizational numbers did bring more troubles to the Western Army's intelligence work. In addition, since the 75th Division was the elite of Zhou Guodong's men, it was obvious that the opponent had already used all their cards.  The decisive battle is about to take place in this area.  Looking around, this is indeed a good battlefield. There are endless mountains to the west and the rapid Nanming River to the east. The terrain in the middle of the mountains and rivers is also very complicated and wider than the mountains. There are many tactics that can be used. It is for a soldier.  In the land of martial arts, as the terrain undulates, the official roads in this area are located low in the mountains, which is very disadvantageous in itself. Liu Wenxiu has a total of 50,000 troops under his command. Even if he spread his wings as much as possible, due to the restrictions of the road terrain, the marching team still cannot  Inevitably, it is getting longer and longer, and there is a disconnect between the front army, the middle army and the rear army.  Liu Wenxiu stood high on the mountain. Looking far into the distance, he still couldn't find the general flags of the front army and the rear army. He could only see the tail of the front army disappearing and appearing in the mountains. The only thing he could directly command now was the central army.  If these more than 10,000 people want to contact the front and rear armies, they can only use fireworks and rockets to convey information besides sending people to convey orders.  "Fortunately, I was cautious enough to find these five thousand thieves." Liu Wenxiu secretly rejoiced that the 75th Division of the Chu Army was hidden in the ravine behind the two hills. It was indeed difficult to find it. If the Western Army passed by in a daze, it would not be found.  I don't know that there is an elite enemy force hidden nearby. When ambushes are everywhere, tens of thousands of troops cannot look at each other on the mountain road. They will inevitably fall into chaos, giving the enemy an opportunity Or maybe the Chu army will hold on to Tuyun Pass and west  The Chu army could not end the battle during the day, so they would camp in the narrow mountains at night. These five thousand Chu troops would sneak attack at night and cause serious losses to the Western army.  In addition to the central army, the location of the front army is also unfavorable.  Looking up, it is also located at a low place. The hillside from the river to the official road is very gentle. Soldiers with weapons in hand can run up directly. There is also a long and narrow beach on the river. If a Chu army takes a boat from the Nanming River,  Come here and go ashore on that river beach, you can easily cut off the official road and separate the Western Army.  According to the detailed reports of the scouts, after the Chu army occupied Guiyang, they forcibly confiscated all civilian and merchant ships and blocked the Nanming River. Except for the Chu army's ships, no more sails were allowed to be launched into the water. Since Liu Wenxiu's army crossed the Nanming River, Chu  The Western army's scouts often came by boat for reconnaissance, sometimes as many as ten or twenty times a day, and they were as annoying as flies that couldn't be driven away. They bullied the Western army because they had no boats, and often approached very close to the shore, risking their arrows.  In order to keep secrets, the Western Army always kept secrets during the march, which caused a lot of trouble.  However, since this morning, there have been only two reconnaissance ships on the Nanming River, one-tenth of the usual number. This abnormal phenomenon attracted Liu Wenxiu's attention. There is no doubt that the Chu army reduced the number of reconnaissance ships in large numbers because of these  The boat has a more important purpose. If you look at the narrow beach next to the river, you will know what they want to do.  Liu Wenxiu didn't know how many ships the Chu army had now, and how many troops could be transported ashore at one time. Based on the principle of being more lenient when anticipating the enemy, this number might be able to reach 5,000 people. If 5,000 soldiers really landed ashore at one time,  That constituted a great threat, enough to separate Liu Wenxiu's front army and central army, and to withstand the Western Army's two-sided attack in a short period of time, waiting for reinforcements from the second batch of landing troops.  "Pass this king's military order and ask Wang Shangli to divide three thousand troops to guard the river beach." In fact, Wang Shangli's former army had already sent a force to advance along the river beach, but their force was too thin. Liu Wenxiu discovered this loophole in time,  Taking the first step to block it, he thought for a while and then said: "If the king's prediction is correct, the Chu thieves should have a well-recharged army at Tuyun Pass, and they may kill them at any time and let them go."  Wang Shangli sent more scouts to prevent thieves from taking advantage of him. "Zhuge was cautious all his life. Liu Wenxiu followed Zhuge Wuhou's legacy and never left any loopholes when leading troops in battle. He ordered his troops to eradicate vegetation and shrubs on both sides of the official road to prevent them.  The enemy attacked with fire, and at the same time ordered the front and rear troops to move closer to the central army, just in case. The beach beside the Nanming River was too long, and it would be difficult to defend it thoroughly even if 3,000 additional soldiers were sent. If the Chu army really  Coming by boat, seeing that there is no opportunity for the former army to take advantage of, landing in another place will still cause a lot of trouble.  Of course, if the Western Army forces a landing when they are well prepared, the Chu Army's chance of success is not great. Even if it causes some trouble to the Western Army, it is more likely that they will be driven into the river to feed the fish. However, Liu Wenxiu felt that  Here it is?On the battlefield of the decisive battle, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful, so you are constantly adjusting your deployment to prepare for the upcoming war.  With only the existing troops, Liu Wenxiu was confident enough to defeat the Chu army. However, out of caution, he sent people to send orders to the Yunnan troops west of Guiyang, and divided most of his troops closer to him, leaving only 10,000 troops west of Guiyang.  People and horses, prevent the Chu army from breaking out from there. After all, the Chu army may also resort to the bitter trick of cutting off its tail to escape, sacrificing these five thousand Chu troops to attract the attention of the Western army, while the main force breaks out from other directions, so we must be on guard.  In the same way, the Western troops on the east road cannot move. They want to prevent the Chu army from crossing the Nanming River by boat, breaking through to the east of Guizhou, and then jumping back to Kaili, Duyun, or joining Yuan Zongdi, even if they are defeated by them.  By escaping back to Guangxi along the original route, the Western Army lost all dignity and dignity, which was also an unacceptable result.  "The enemy's situation is unknown, so our army has no choice but to set up defenses everywhere. There is no other way. Once we reach the gates of Guiyang City, the thieves will not be able to play any tricks." Liu Wenxiu suffered from insufficient intelligence and was unable to judge the next move of the Western Army, so  It was strange to put up such a pocket formation surrounded on all sides, which actually caused the dispersion of troops. The Chu army had just captured Guiyang, and they actually controlled the place so tightly. The intelligence coming out of Guiyang was valuable.  There was so little that Liu Wenxiu only knew a rough idea of ??the specific deployment of the Chu army, and it was all old information from a few days ago. When fighting, he had to be careful at all times because he didn't know where the enemy would come from.  Liu Wenxiu ordered his surroundings to send more scouts to search around and expand the warning range to ten miles away. If it is in a plain area, it is very easy for cavalry scouts to give an early warning ten miles away. However, in mountainous areas, scouts cannot ride horses. The Western Army's  The formation was too long, and with the existing number of scouts, it was almost impossible to complete the task. Liu Wenxiu mobilized another 500 light-armored soldiers to form 50 scout teams, and used the human sea tactic to barely achieve this goal.  Require.  "The former army is still in charge of military affairs by Wang Shangli. Marquis Gu Yuan (Marquis Gu Yuan, ennobled by Wang Shangli) has been in battle for a long time, so there is no need to worry about it." As the commander-in-chief of the army, Liu Wenxiu had to worry about almost everything, except for a few things.  Minimize involvement in Wang Shangli's specific military affairs. Firstly, Wang Shangli is a veteran of the Western Army on equal footing with Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan. He has his own way of running the army, and Liu Wenxiu does not need to interfere. Secondly, Wang Shangli is a direct descendant of Sun Kewang, and Sun Kewang is narrow-minded.  Interfering too much will arouse his suspicion and also cause Wang Shangli's backlash.  After arranging everything, Liu Wenxiu turned around and continued to watch the battle.  These arrangements just now were all to nip in the bud. As long as the 75th Division of the Chu Army was eliminated, all problems would not be a problem. However, after such a long time, Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen were still fighting hard and making little progress. Liu Wenxiu looked at it.  After a while the battle progresses, and the order is given to the two of them. They can slow down for a while before fighting, think of more ways, and don't just attack blindly.  Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen led 10,000 troops to attack the 5,000 Chu army. They thought it was a sure-win situation, but as soon as they fought, they hit a wall. The 75th Division of the Chu army attacked the Western Army head-on.  , morale was boosted at once. Due to terrain restrictions, although Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen had superior strength, they were unable to engage in battle all at once. After several consecutive attacks, they were still unable to break through the 75th Division's formation.  The Seventy-fifth Division was at a disadvantage. It attacked the Western Army once at the beginning, and then slowly turned to defense. They formed formations and fought on the hillside, forcing the Western Army to attack from their backs, invisibly occupying the area.  They got a lot of advantages. There were many tall northwest men in the Western Army, half a head taller than the average Chu soldiers. However, this made the Chu soldiers appear taller. In this kind of hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons, they were condescending.  The advantage was very great. The Western Army suffered losses every time they attacked, with significantly more casualties than the Chu Army, which made Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen scream with anger.  In addition to the terrain advantage, the Chu army's formation was also very strict. Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen were commanding the battle on the front line, and they felt this most strongly. Their two subordinates had many veterans who had experienced battles. They were never afraid of any enemy when fighting in the battle formation. However,  Compared with this 75th Division, it seems to be a step behind.  Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen had been in the southwest for a long time and did not know much about the history of the Chu army. Many Chu soldiers originally used blunderbuss, but later they switched to flintlock muskets. In order to maximize the power of muskets, the formation requirements were much stricter than other armies.  Even more demanding, horizontal and vertical square formations are only the most basic training. Only when hundreds or thousands of soldiers act in unison as one person can they be basically qualified. Maintaining the formation at all times has become an instinct that is deeply rooted in every soldier.  In the bones of a soldier, whenever a soldier falls, the soldiers behind him will immediately step forward to take over, facing the enemy's spears and steel knives without fear. Such a unit also has strong combat effectiveness in cold weapon battles.  .
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