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Chapter 250 Chapter 248 [Iron Wall] (Additional update for the alliance leader Hanyan Muyu Zuihuanian)

Before Lu Chen commanded the soldiers to capture Pingli City in one fell swoop, a strange confrontation was taking place in Xinchang City in the southwest.

As one of the two fists controlling Panlong Pass in the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xinchang City on Moyang Road experienced its fall during last year's war. After Niu Cunjie took office, he made drastic adjustments here, replacing almost all the soldiers and soldiers. general.

On the recommendation of Zhu Zhen, the general manager of Moyang Road's military and horse capital, Niu Cunjie appointed Li Ying to be the training envoy of the Xinchang regiment, responsible for commanding the 6,000 defenders in the city.

Li Yingcheng was a cautious person. Although he did not have any outstanding performance or military exploits in the past, he was more successful because he followed the rules and never took risks. Therefore, he was recognized by Niu Cunjie and was promoted from the military commander to the commander of the regiment.

At this moment, the military general, who was nearly forty years old, was standing under the city tower, looking at the Qi army's position a few miles away to the east. His face was calm and his eyes were calm and calm.

"General, the flag of the Qi army stationed outside the city has been identified, and it is the main force of the Huaizhou Panlong Army."

"understood."

Li Yingcheng nodded slightly. Of course, he would not engage in the funny tricks like Wei Wanxi's random raids that led to instant defeat or even loss of the city.

In addition to the reason for his cautious nature, Wei Wanxi has been in charge of the army in Pingli for many years, and he has not been in Xinchang City for a long time and has not yet established absolute prestige. Therefore, even if he wants to imitate Wei Wanxi's ridiculous behavior, the generals below will not Will obey.

At this time, a governor came forward and said: "General, it seems that the enemy army does not want to attack the city. It seems that it is just to prevent our army from leaving the city. Another Qi army has already moved towards Pingli City in the northeast."

Li Yingcheng said lightly: "What do you mean?"

The governor thought carefully and said: "The general just feels that the Qi army must have an ulterior conspiracy. Should our army do something?"

"We can't do anything. Don't forget that General Niu has repeatedly ordered us to hold on to the city."

Li Yingcheng rejected his proposal without hesitation, and then mused: "General Wei in Pingli City will definitely be able to discover the traces of the Qi army in advance. Now we only need to send the intelligence to General Niu and the Privy Council of the capital."

The superintendent nodded in agreement.

Li Yingcheng turned his head and looked at the northeastern sky, seemingly in the direction of Pingli City, but in fact he was thinking about Leize, which was further away, and said secretly: "When the news is sent to Heluo City, the war there should be over. ?I hope you can win this fierce battle."

Just as Li Yingcheng thought, at the southwest corner of Dongyang Road, the Jing Army and the Huaizhou Army fell into a fierce confrontation from the beginning.

The Leize area is the standard Jiangbei Plain. It is located on the only road from Dongyang Road to the Yan Kingdom's Gyeonggi area. It has been an excellent place for decisive battles of armies from ancient times to the present. There are detailed records in history books that happened in There have been no less than ten large-scale battles in this area, which can be traced back to thousands of years ago, so it is also called the ancient battlefield.

The terrain here is open, and there is a long, flat area from northwest to southeast. Only in the north are rolling green hills and woods.

The 10,000 Jing army led by Nu Lu Huan was stationed on the south side of Qingqiu. There were mountains of food and grass and running water nearby. If the Huaizhou army had not arrived here, they could have defended it for a year and a half.

Xiao Wangzhi had decided on an offensive strategy early, so after taking Ningling, the main force of the Zhenbei Army led by Pei Sui quickly rushed forward and set up camp about seven or eight miles away from Jingjun's camp.

The next day, Xiao Wangzhi came under the escort of the main force of Lai'an army.

From the third day to the fifth day, the Huaizhou Army and the Jing Army fought three consecutive battles. Even though they had a slight advantage in strength, there was still no winner in the end.

Jing Jun showed extraordinary strength and tenacity in three consecutive days of fighting.

Facing the successive attacks of Zhenbei Army and Lai'an Army, 8,000 Jingjun infantry backed up the camp and formed an extremely strong crane wing formation under the command of Lu Huan, using 2,000 elite cavalry as a mobile force to cover the flanks. He refused to retreat even an inch and repelled the Huaizhou Army's attack extremely forcefully.

After three tentative battles, the Huaizhou Army put away its pride of winning consecutive battles from top to bottom.

The Zhenbei Army and the Lai'an Army totaled 25,000 in organic terms. Excluding the 10,000 who stayed in several cities, the number of troops who came to Leize Plain was 14,000, while the Jing Army actually had 10,000. , taking into account the mobility advantage of Jingjun's cavalry, the two sides were roughly equal in strength.

In such a head-to-head battle, the Huaizhou Army did not gain any advantage. This result suddenly woke everyone up. Their enemy was not the Yan Army who fled after hearing the news, but the main force based on the invincible Jing Army back then. military.

Early on the fourth day, the two armies faced each other again.

Xiao Wangzhi stood under the flag of the Chinese Army Commander, suddenly looked up at the clear sky and asked, "Is today the New Year's Day?"

Duan Zuozhang, who was standing on the right, nodded and said, "Yes, Governor, today is the last day of December."

"The last day……"

Xiao Wangzhi spoke in a leisurely tone and said with a smile: "The soldiers must spend this New Year in a good mood."

Duan Zuozhang couldn't help but feel that on such a special day today, every household across the country must be immersed in the festive atmosphere of the festival, but on this ancient battlefield with a desolate and dignified atmosphere, the two most elite armies must There must be a winner.

The winner enjoys the afterglow of the New Year, while the loser will face death.

This place is far away from the town, so naturally there is no festive atmosphere at all, only the chilling atmosphere emanating from the blood-stained shirts.

"Array, sharp arrow array."

Xiao Wangzhi calmed down and issued the first military order calmly.

Pei Sui and Duan Zuozhang took the order and left.

For the long-trained soldiers of Zhenbei Army and Lai'an Army, formation is one of the skills that they must master proficiently, especially the common formation such as front arrow formation.

When the flag signal was issued, nearly 10,000 soldiers quickly lined up and moved forward.

The front arrow formation is a very practical offensive formation. The general and commander's flag are located at the rear of the formation, the main troops are assembled in the center, and the forwards are spread out in the shape of an arrow. Compared to the Fish Scale Formation with a strong offensive attitude, the Arrow Formation has more defensive capabilities. The open arrows in the forward can fully resist the pressure from the enemy's wings. The disadvantage is that the power of the rear forward is relatively empty.

On the north side of the plain, while the Qi army was in formation, the female Lu Huan only took a few glances before issuing precise countermeasures.

Jing's army's formation was only slightly later than that of Qi's army, which did not give the opponent a chance to make a surprise attack.

A huge square formation appeared in Xiao Wangzhi's sight. This was a defensive formation. The general was located in the center of the formation, and the peripheral troops were deployed layer by layer. Strong archers, spearmen, and sword and shield soldiers were arranged in order. It was a dense formation. A model of defense.

The Square Formation can withstand at least two or three times the number of enemies if the soldiers are of sufficient quality. The only weakness is that the structure of the formation is too dense and rigid, resulting in a serious lack of maneuverability. It is difficult to convert it into an absolute victory when taking advantage. Victory means being unable to pursue the retreating enemy.

However, Nu Lu Huan didn't care about this weakness at all, because he still had two thousand elite cavalry in his hands. These were not the trash used by the Yan army to show off, but the Jingchao cavalry that had been trained for many years and were extremely good at seizing opportunities on the battlefield.

Once the Qi army has a flaw that is difficult to make up for in a short time, this cavalry can play a decisive role.

As the high-pitched and distant war drums sounded, the Huaizhou army's formation gradually pressed forward, and Jing's army responded calmly.

These two equally elite armies, which had fought three times before, met again. The initial test was difficult to produce a significant effect. The arrows flying back and forth between the archers were more like a unique greeting on the battlefield.

The Jing Army's cavalry stayed on the flank of the battlefield, but Lu Huan did not let them attack the Huaizhou Army's formation, because any general who had personally experienced the war knew that the role of the cavalry was not to forcefully break through the complete formation of heavy armored infantry. The consequences of this will inevitably be heavy losses for the cavalry and a stable infantry formation.

Even the armored heavy cavalry, which is famous for being trapped in formations, is very difficult to shake the well-trained infantry formation.

For the two coaches, Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Huan, the most important thing at the moment is to compete for patience.

The sound of killing gradually arose. The Huaizhou Army took the Zhenbei Army as the forward and the Lai'an Army as the center, squeezing the Jing Army's forward position little by little.

This kind of war may not seem as grand and fierce as the Battle of Wanting, but it is even more brutal. Especially the vanguard soldiers wearing full armor almost used their bodies to blaze a trail of blood for their comrades.

Uniform movements, gradually converging roars, the battles recorded in the brilliant history fell on the plain in front of them, and it was a scene that made the eyes tingle and the skin tighten.

The spear pierced the body, and when it was pulled out, it would not bring out a pool of blood. Instead, it would pull out the cotton wool inside the armor, and then you could vaguely see the overturned flesh. The bright red blood gushes out from between the flesh and dyes the shirt and dyes the silk. Traces of winding and circling threads.

It often takes a few moments for warriors to feel the tearing pain. Some will scream pitifully, while others will tremble with extreme fear and excitement.

When he falls, the comrades behind him will step on his body and continue to move forward, facing the forest of weapons on the opposite side, looking at the faces on the opposite side that are also from nervousness to numbness, holding their own weapons. Stab forward.

There are no magical strategies here, no impassioned lamentations, just extremely simple and repetitive actions - move forward, kill the enemies in front of you, or die in the hands of the enemies.

Advance, strangle, and repeat until one side's formation collapses.

The commanders of the two armies calmly observed the battle situation. No matter Xiao Wangzhi or the female Lu Huan, there was not a trace of intolerance on their faces at this time.

This time they did not easily issue orders to change formations or withdraw troops, as if they both knew that the real winner would be determined today.

until--

On the southwest side of the battlefield, a large flag appeared in the cold wind, with the word "Feiyun" written on it.

On the northeast side of the battlefield, another large flag fluttered in the wind, with the word "Taixing" written on it.

Two powerful generals, Song Shifei and Kang Yanxiao, finally arrived with their troops within the agreed time. It only took a quarter of an hour at most for these two fresh troops to enter the battlefield.

However, even if the situation suddenly changed drastically, the 10,000 Jing army still showed no signs of panic. The front army firmly blocked the Huaizhou army's advance, and the square and circle formations took turns to defend in an orderly manner.

The two thousand Jingjun cavalry still stayed in place, and they did not even try to intercept the Feiyun Army, which was all infantry.

In the central formation, the female Lu Huan stood on the lookout car, looking calmly and calmly at the two Qi armies that suddenly appeared, and issued the second military order in a gentle and gentle manner.

"Wait until the enemy's reinforcements enter the battlefield and then send the signal."

Several heralds said in unison: "Obey the order!"

Nu Lu Huan looked forward. Although he could not clearly see Xiao Wangzhi's figure, she seemed to be speaking to the famous Southern Qi general: "If this is your trump card, then it is somewhat unworthy of the name."

At the rear of the Huaizhou Army, Xiao Wangzhi naturally could not hear the whisper of the female Lu Huan, and said seriously: "Send the order, the Feiyun and Taixing armies will immediately cut into the enemy's flanks and directly attack the enemy's center."

"Follow the order!"

The sound of the horn resounded throughout the whole place, and the flags gave clearer instructions, and the two fresh armies immediately launched a mighty charge.

"kill!"

Xiao Wangzhi listened to the roars coming from both sides of the battlefield, narrowed his eyes and looked at the Jingjun formation in front, and said lightly: "There is no impeccable copper wall in this world."

Although the tone is soft, it is like the sound of gold and stone.

　Completed the update for leader No. 001 of this book, "The Drunken Years in the Cold Smoke and Dusk Rain". 4 updates today, 31 more are due.

　　

　

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