Jiuxi

Chapter 235 233 [Breaking the Formation and Playing Triumph]

The road is difficult to travel in winter.

Yan's [-]-strong army was divided into three parts: front, middle and rear. They marched along the official road from north to south in Dongyang Road. The rear army also had to take care of the baggage team, so the march was not fast.

In the Chinese army formation, Cheng Weimin rode his horse and looked at the long line of troops ahead, feeling a little depressed.

The Yan army has always had a big problem, that is, it has no cavalry. The root cause is that the two horse breeding places in the territory were occupied by the Jing Dynasty. Therefore, from Dongyang Road to Jiangbei Road, the border troops were basically miserable infantry, and each army had only a pitiful number of cavalry as marching ranger scouts.

Everyone at the top knew that this was one of the methods used by the Jing Dynasty to control the Yan State. However, the Yan State itself was not founded in a right way, and there were many people from the Jing Dynasty in the court, so there was no confidence to resist.

The biggest impact of this incident on the Yan army was that it was unable to carry out large-scale roundabout maneuvers, especially in an offensive posture. Without the assistance of the Jing Chao cavalry, it could only fight step by step. At the same time, the march must be cautious, because of that The cavalry simply cannot grasp the detailed situation of the battlefield ahead.

Cheng Weimin has received two letters asking for help from Gushu City, the second one was received yesterday morning.

He understood Xu Huaibin's worry and urgency very well. After all, there were only [-] defenders in Gushu City, and there were [-] to [-] Qi troops with high morale outside the city. However, he did not order a rush march. Apart from the weather and the Yan army's own speed, he was more worried about encountering an ambush by the Qi army on the road, so the Yan army walked extremely cautiously along the way.

Although Cheng Weimin had never witnessed Xiao Wangzhi's military tactics with his own eyes, the Battle of Qingxia last year and the confrontation between the two armies over the years were enough to show that the famous Southern Qi general was not unworthy of his fame.

What's more, now another Lu Chen has emerged. In just two years, he has risen up in the Southern Qi frontier army and is already the seed of a famous general.

Cheng Weimin has not forgotten this year's Battle of Baotaishan. His immediate boss Xu Cun was dismissed from office and imprisoned because of his defeat at the hands of Lu Chen. Naturally, he does not want to make the same mistake again.

The sky was cold and heavy, like a thick and wet blanket covering the top of my head.

Suddenly, five or six fast horses came rushing forward. Cheng Weimin was shocked and immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing.

The scouts came to the front and dismounted. The leader among them raised his hands and said: "General, a Qi army appears in front!"

Cheng Weimin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What's the specific situation?"

The scout reported: "Back to the general, I don't dare to get too close. I can only confirm that the Qi army numbered about [-] people and were staying near Wanting, more than ten miles away in the south. It seems that they want to intercept our reinforcements. So that their main force can attack Gushu City."

"Wanting..."

Cheng Weimin murmured to himself, this place is a plain land, and you can reach Gushu by walking more than fifty miles south. The Qi army chose to garrison here instead of setting up an ambush in a dangerous terrain. It seems that their goal is still Gushu City.

He looked at the generals beside him and asked, "What do you think?"

An experienced and prudent general said: "General manager, if you want to help protect Gushu City, you must at least set up camp not far outside the city. This will definitely deter the Qi army. Now a Qi army is blocking the way. If we If we choose to go around, time will continue to be delayed, and we can’t guarantee whether the other side will take advantage of the situation and intercept our army’s retreat.”

Another person nodded and said, "Yes, since our scouts can discover the enemy, maybe the enemy's scouts have also discovered us."

Cheng Weimin pondered: "What do you mean, defeat this Qi army and then continue south?"

The military general from before responded: "Now it seems that this is the only way."

Cheng Weimin thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Forget it, let's see the strength of the Qi army."

Although he was determined to compete with the Qi army, Cheng Weimin was still very careful. He let the baggage team stay where it was, and left three thousand elite troops to protect the baggage with the auxiliary troops, while he went forward with [-] infantry. Wanting, more than ten miles away.

In the afternoon, the two armies met.

The Yan army set up their formation in advance. Although they seemed to have a slight advantage in strength, Cheng Weimin was still very cautious and did not choose to take the initiative to attack.

In the Qi army formation, Lu Chen and Kang Yanxiao stood side by side on the lookout car. After the two listened to the report of the scout rangers, Kang Yanxiao couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Lu, to tell you the truth, I really didn't understand why the governor was like that last year. I value you. Even though I suppressed my temper at the time about the incident in Xunyang City, I still had a great prejudice against you. I always felt that you had no real talent and knowledge and acted arbitrarily based on the favor of the Governor."

Lu Chen could naturally tell that what he said was a sign of desire to exalt before he suppressed it, so he turned around and said, "Brother Kang, I was young and frivolous back then, so don't hold grudges."

Kang Yanxiao waved his hands repeatedly and sighed: "In the battle of Yongquan Pass, it can be said that the defenders were careless and underestimated the enemy, but recently your judgment of the enemy's whereabouts has been too accurate. Even if the reinforcements come to attack, you can't even see the enemy's general." I was so understanding of my character and concluded that the opponent would let the baggage be delayed and come to fight with only the main force. I really admire the truth. Thinking about it now, it’s no wonder that the governor didn’t have nice words for me at that time. It can be seen that my eyes are no different from those of a blind man. "

"Brother Kang is serious." Lu Chen smiled slightly, and then said humbly: "This is not my credit, but the credit of Su Inspector of the Warp Weaving Department and his group of elite spies. They have already figured out the fake Yan Dongyang Road. The temperament and ability of a top military general, for example, the Cheng Weimin opposite is cautious and prudent. As the saying goes, only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle."

Kang Yanxiao nodded and said, "Brother Lu is right. What strategy will our army adopt next?"

Lu Chen said: "Enter the enemy, but don't use all your strength."

Kang Yanxiao looked at him thoughtfully, and Lu Chen continued: "Brother Kang, our enemies are not only the more than [-] people on the opposite side, but also the hundreds of thousands of Yan troops, so no matter when and where, we must use our best to Minimum cost to achieve maximum results."

Kang Yanxiao said solemnly: "I understand, leave this battle to me."

Lu Chen bowed his hands and said, "Thank you."

Kang Yanxiao immediately began to mobilize his troops and generals to organize the Taixing Army to attack the Yan Army.

In the wide and flat Wanting territory, the tentative offensives of the two armies were slowly launched, but they heard the sound of killings, and both swords and guns were used.

Lu Chen looked at the Ruishi battalion infantry guarding the Chinese army around him, and then looked towards the distant north.

The sight goes all the way north, across the mountains and rivers.

Beside the official road more than ten miles away in the north, three thousand Yan troops and two thousand auxiliary soldiers gathered around the baggage, while the civilians gathered together in twos and threes to eat dry food. The Yan army was able to maintain its formation at first, but as time went by, the soldiers gradually became loose and scattered. In addition, the weather was quite cold, and some generals even ordered the civilians to find firewood to keep warm.

"The weather is really getting colder."

The generals gathered around the fire, and one of them couldn't help but complain.

"Do you think the deputy general manager can win today?"

"I think there is no problem. The troops sent by the Qi army to intercept are definitely not elite. They are just a group of ordinary people at best."

"It's better not to underestimate the enemy so much. It is said that it only took a few hours for them to capture Yongquan Pass."

"Who would have thought that the enemy would make a surprise attack on a snowy night? I have never heard of such a thing since ancient times. If there is a problem in one of the links, those people will freeze to death! Besides, an elite force like this will definitely use How can we arrange for them to intercept our army when we come to attack the city?" Everyone was chatting happily. The person who spoke first suddenly raised his hand and frowned: "Silence!"

The others all looked at him in surprise.

The man asked: "Did you hear anything?"

Everyone shook their heads.

A trace of nervousness appeared on the man's face, and he whispered: "Why do I feel something is wrong?"

At this moment, another person suddenly stood up, looked around and fixed his gaze on the north, and shouted in panic: "The enemy is attacking! Form a formation to meet the enemy!"

In the north, in the direction where the Yan army came, black spots suddenly appeared one after another on the official road, and then turned into a large black spot.

Southern Qi Cavalry!

The leader was wearing navy blue light armor, holding a nine-foot spear in one hand, with a resolute face and shining eyes.

It was Li Chengen, the captain of the Ruishi Battalion Cavalry.

The north wind roared, and three thousand horses rode on the remaining clouds, launching a rapid charge towards the Yan army in the south!
  Looking at the thousands of Yan troops getting closer and closer, Li Chengen's mind once again echoed the words Lu Chen said before leaving.

"The essence of encirclement and reinforcements is to attack with more and less to form a crushing force advantage in the local area. In order to achieve this, in addition to accurately grasping the information around the battlefield, we must also have the ability to quickly make circuitous insertions. Now I will I leave the mission of attacking behind enemy lines to you. Cheng'en, in the future you will not only command these three thousand cavalry, I hope you can learn to command troops through battle after battle and bring out an elite cavalry that can conquer the world."

The words were still ringing in his ears, and Li Chengen felt the blood surge in his chest. He pointed his gun towards the south, and a powerful roar burst out from his chest: "Kill!"

The Ruishi battalion cavalry rushed forward, and the Yan army reluctantly arranged their formation with the help of heavy baggage vehicles. As for the civilians, they hid in the back and trembled.

A huge wave swept over and swallowed up the Yan army with thunderous force.

Arrows rained like locusts, covering the sky.

After completing several rounds of shooting, Li Chengen looked for an opening and shot his horse in a leap, flying away the Yan army infantry in front of him with one shot. He led hundreds of core elites to tear apart the Yan army formation in an instant, and then broke into the formation and slashed and killed.

The Yan army only resisted for less than a quarter of an hour before they collapsed and fled south in a hurry.

They seemed to have forgotten that the Nan Qi cavalry could not outrun the Nan Qi cavalry with two legs. However, in this situation of running or dying, almost no one noticed that the Nan Qi cavalry did not use their high mobility to intercept their retreat, but instead let them go. Fleeing all the way south.

Even though a few generals discovered something was wrong, they were unable to restrain their subordinates at this time and could only flee for their lives in embarrassment as they were trapped by the defeated troops.

The distance of more than ten miles was not too far. The defeated Yan army was driven behind the main force of the Yan army like a group of dizzy sheep by the Ruishi battalion cavalry.

At this time, the main force of the Yan Army and the Taixing Army were in a fight. Both sides suffered losses but could still maintain a stalemate. It seemed difficult to quickly determine the winner.

until--

"General, the rear army was attacked and routed. We are approaching the rear line!"

The scout's urgent voice rang in his ears. Cheng Weimin was startled for a moment, then immediately got on the chariot and looked back.

This sight made his expression change drastically.

I saw hundreds of defeated Yan army troops appearing in the north of the formation, while the Southern Qi cavalry was coercing or driving them toward the Yan army's rear formation like a god of murder.

On the battlefield, any unexpected situation may lead to the collapse of the entire army.

What's more, this was not an accident, but a carefully crafted killing move by Lu Chen in order to reduce his own losses and kill the enemy as much as possible.

"Send the order to the rear army and turn it into a chariot formation!"

Cheng Weimin suppressed the panic in his heart. Although his order was issued very quickly, it was still a little late.

The Yan army broke up and rushed to the rear of the Yan army's formation. Behind them were the wolf-like and tiger-like Ruishi battalion cavalry.

At the same time, three cannon shots suddenly rang out in the central formation of the Qi army in the south.

This signal resounded across the wilderness, and the Ruishi Battalion cavalry began to charge at high speed. The Taixing Army, which had been fighting with the Yan Army, seemed to be suddenly reborn. Under the command of Kang Yanxiao, it instantly increased its intensity and stormed the Yan Army's forward position.

Attacked from the front and back, the Yan army's formation was crumbling.

A moment after the sound of artillery disappeared, the sound of drums on the east side of the battlefield was like thunder, causing the situation in the world to change color.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers appeared one after another, and then came like a tide, but when they saw the flags waving in the formation, it was the Lai'an Army whose combat power was second only to the Zhenbei Army in the Huaizhou Army and had always been famous for its bravery!

Seeing this scene, Cheng Weimin's heart instantly fell into the ice cave.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

From three directions, three tiger and wolf divisions successfully completed the encirclement, completely disrupting the Yan army's formation.

In the observation car, Lu Chen looked calmly at the battlefield ahead, raising his hand and tapping the wooden pole, as if responding to the killing shouts of his own soldiers.

It was a heroic song of victory that resounded between heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)