Chapter 84: Wind and Frost (3)(2/3)
It turned out that even Yuchi Rong could see that the army had already divided the work. When he saw him chasing, he immediately divided twenty or thirty cavalry to stop him. However, the rest rushed over with Xueqi, so he was incited to him in the last battle.
Unexpectedly, the young man named Xue looked back and was not aroused. He just lowered his head and responded with an arrow, and then rushed out again.
Yuchi Rong was calm at this time and was not in a hurry to pursue it. He just seriously strangled the twenty or thirty cavalry that were cut behind him. He wanted to see how many times could these more than a hundred cavalry break?!
The confrontation between Yuchi Rong and Xue Ren is of course eye-catching, because they and the troops they lead are crushing on this battlefield, and ordinary soldiers can only become the background for their paintings. However, at this time, on the small slope, Zhang Xing and others' attention had completely shifted.
Because the front line is retreating, it is obvious that it is retreating.
Zhang Xingli looked far and wide, and his cultivation reached a certain level, and his perception was clear... The military was divided into battalions, and the military orders to maintain the formation of the army were strictly implemented, so the blocks were obvious and arranged like chess pieces. Even if there were small harassing troops like Xueqi, it did not shake the overall layout. It was not until the front line that the battle was laid out and became a line; at the same time, the Guanxi Army seemed to be one, but in fact it was divided into strips. At least five commanders of the first guard level were responsible for a period of display. Several generals under his commanders rushed forward in succession, either cavalry or stance.
In this case, if the army is weaker and keeps retreating, it would be fine, but it would be just a disadvantage and the front line is moving backward, which is still considered a stalemate. If we persist until the evening, we will lose the strength and we will naturally draw.
But the problem is that the army failed to maintain the front line, because under the battalion system, if it wants to maintain the front line, the front and rear battalions have to be replaced, and the dispatch of the entire battalion is too large. This makes it possible for some gaps to appear on the front line every time the alternation is rotated, and the gaps will soon infiltrate, which will cause tactical interspersion and semi-encirclement, making the front line unable to maintain.
"I'm going to collapse?" Wei Wenda turned his head to glance at Zhang Xing's face, and found that although the other party was very concerned about the front line, he did not change his expression at all, so he dared to ask.
"It's defeat, not defeat." Qin Bao also looked ahead and looked at him, but he responded with a little knowledge.
"What's the difference?" Wei Wenda was really confused. He was a cavalry general from Youzhou who was born in a wild way and really didn't understand the ideas of these people. He was a little confused even if it was a political or military issue.
"There is a difference." Qin Bao said solemnly. "Wang Yi's subordinate horse actually thought of the current situation and designed a filing. The key is to see if the troops can still hold their ground in this situation..."
"The front line was broken, and the battalions stood up?" Wei Wenda was stunned for a moment. "Isn't this surrounded?"
"There are 50,000 or 60,000 people on both sides, who surrounds who?" Qin Bao explained patiently. "The key is that they cannot infiltrate too many soldiers and horses, from blocking the front line to blocking the layers of blocking the road."
"This is..." Wei Wenda looked at the army's formation and woke up a little. "But why bother to take risks? What should I do if the battalions in front cannot hold on?"
Qin Bao finally said speechless: "Duke Wei, we are ready, not planning... Wouldn't it be nice if we can really put pressure on the city of Heyang in one breath?"
Wei Wenda came to his senses... The army is really not good, it is not about to engage in conspiracies or dangers.
"We are here." Zhang Xing suddenly spoke. "The front line crosses us, and we will set up a formation of true energy. If the front line does not cross us... Go and call back Yuchi Qilang. Qin Er, you and him will take turns to support the first few battalions."
Qin Bao got the order and quickly ordered the flag leader next to him to whisper the flag to make a flag whisper, and Zhang Xing took advantage of the situation to turn his head and look at Niu He and whispered: "Niu Gong, you really need to set up a true energy array later. You have to help take more attention to Xu Dalang... He is the commander of this battle. If the king cannot take it into consideration, we must also try our best to protect it."
Niu He nodded slightly, and then immediately went to the front line nervously.
The front line is indeed retreating.
About half an hour later, when the sun was completely west, Xu Dalang clearly saw his little brother on the back platform. In any case, he was the first battalion of Guo Jingke's camp, who was his direct descending, and he couldn't gain a foothold. He scattered and retreated.
"The mud cannot support the wall." Xu Shiying was furious and cursed directly, as if she didn't know that this guy had been named by Chief Zhang Da as a typical example of gangsters. She knew that Xu Dalang was afraid that he would break even more at this time. "Look at Feng Yan! He was injured and didn't even withdraw his legs! Tied him to command immediately! Look at him!"
"Don't worry too much about the deputy commander." Xu Jingzu hurriedly came to persuade him. "At this time, the battle was just a battalion collapsed, which was good enough! The days are long, and this is the first battle, and it will only get better and better in the future."
Xu Dalang waved his hand, turned around and sat back to the table prepared on the stage, but did not look at the map, but just clenched his fists to press against his upper lip, not knowing what he was thinking.
Everyone around me held their breath and condensed their breath. Everyone knew that this was the first time that this General Manager Xu was a legitimate commander of the Central Army, and the situation was indeed a bit worrying.
However, Xiong Bonan, he didn't care about Xu Shiying's nervousness at all, and immediately asked, "Do you want me to move?"
"No need." Xu Shiying waved his hand. "Unless the front completely collapsed, there will be some fighting in this battle, and our advantage will be to drag the fight... The more you stay, the more appropriate the back-up!"
Xiong Bonan nodded, but was still uneasy, so he went to see Xu Jingzu again.
Xu Jingzu whispered: "Tian Wang, you came quickly on the road and didn't hear the chief discussing... This battle is like this. It's not that we are thinking of procrastinating, but that our strength lies in the supplementary logistics and soldiers. The more we go, the more we are, the more we are, the more we are, the more we are, the more we are, the battle is, the more we are, the more we are, the battle is better, otherwise we can only win."
Xiong Bonan glanced at Xu Jingzu and then looked at the front line again, obviously unable to conceal his anxiety.
The same thing is said, the army collapsed, and one by one collapsed, so what?
In fact, as Xiong Bonan turned his head and looked at Wencheng behind, his scalp felt even more numb, because there had been contact with the defeated soldiers, and it was obvious that under the order of Ma Wei, the cartels were piled up in the open space in front of the city to resist the impact of the accident.
There is nothing more heartbreaking than watching the situation develop, especially the situation that may develop in the direction of collapse. This is true for Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying, and Xiong Bonan.
Of course, the army is not that bad, otherwise it would not have reached its current foundation step by step.
Soon, with the advancement of the Guanxi Army, the front army moved back like a tide. Although Feng Yanying, who was born with innate shortcomings and great losses and the leader was injured, collapsed directly, but three strong points of the front army also appeared - namely Wang Shuyong Camp on the left wing, Xu Shiren Camp on the right wing, Wang Xiongdan Camp in the middle...or in other words, the three masters led by Zhang Xing plus the white cavalry and Wang Xiongdan Camp on the former Zhang Xing led the camp.
That's not all. Thanks to this, several more battalions soon stood up and formed a horn with these battalions. The Han Erlang Camp, Hao Yide Camp, and the Left Army also had Xiahou Ningyuan Camp.
It’s not a blessing or a misfortune, but the pre-arranged front army Dinghai Shenjian Needle played a role.
For the Kansai Army on the other side, this seems to be a fighter.
However, just as the front army was determined, Bai Hengqiu, who was proud of the Guanxi Army, was obviously suspicious at this time.
It’s not that hesitating whether to continue fighting, but that if he needs to consider at his level, it is how to completely eliminate the army and Sima Zheng’s Eastern Capital forces and complete unification.
His original plan was to withstand Heyang, and then defeat the army openly in front of the shaky Dongdu forces inside, thereby further shaking the Dongdu... He even failed to prepare for success once, but won many victories, defeating the army here in Hanoi, purge the outer forces of the Dongdu in Nanyang, and fighting again from Hongnong Tongguan. It would be acceptable to spend three or five years to destroy the Dongdu.
But it has to be admitted that the words in front of the formation just now both Sima Zheng and Zhang Xing shook some of the ideas of his great master to a considerable extent.
It is not that he just doesn't believe that he can win, but that even he has to accept the power of the two young people. Whether it is Sima Zheng's stubbornness or Zhang Xing's arrogant self-pride, it makes him feel uneasy.
Going further, even when facing the battle in front of you, Bai Hengqiu was a little doubtful.
This doubt is very simple. If the army stabilizes and does not collapse, does it need to use all his strength to fight with several masters led by Zhang Xing?
Even if the army was defeated, Zhang Xing himself opened the true energy formation first, and he really wanted to keep up with it?
To put it bluntly, he was almost certain that Sima Zheng was watching from behind!
This guy is a situation of death, and he may have a strong temper. As long as he has the advantage, he will definitely help Zhang Xing... But should he pretend to be defeated by himself and wait for this guy to help him? To be fair, if he hadn't known that there was a real mob on the other side, the White Emperor would even think that the other party was defeated by now.
It would be a pity if you don’t fight yourself to the decisive battle.
I can only say that although it is right, the difficulty of unifying the world of the three families is expected, but it is too difficult to get started.
Just when Bai Hengqiu was in trouble with the winner, the follow-up troops of the central army finally flocked by, rushing towards the military formation like a tide... Obviously, Bai Hengyuan had no reason to hesitate like his emperor cousin. After confirming the situation of the war, he issued a military order and launched a general attack without hesitation in order to wrap around the elite troops supported by the army in the front.
Once an encirclement is formed and one or two is broken, there will be a great victory like a rolling bead curtain... Of course, the military masters will definitely take action, and Daying also has a great master emperor... If the emperor is captured from the sky by Sima Zheng and Zhang Xing, it will not be related to the soldiers below, right?
The only thing I worry about is whether there will be a dozen Cheng Dans on the battlefield to go out together?
"here we go."
Zhang Xing watched the Guanxi troops walk away from him and go deep into the army formation behind him. Finally, he let go of his airs and couldn't help but mutter.
"Forget it!" Liu Hei-chung, who had been lingering for a whole afternoon without finding a fighter plane, finally gave up his extra thoughts. "The whole army will return to the army and support Xu Longtou, the right wing! Never break him here!"
"Wait a little longer!" Xu Shiying stood under the banner of his brother-in-law's Tianxingdao. He looked at the Guanxi Army that was coming from the distance like a tide, suppressing his uneasiness. He blurted out his words, but didn't know whether to say it to others or to listen to it himself, because now, no one has urged him to do anything.
The Guanxi Army crossed the army's front line and formed a formation battalion, but I don't know if it was because Chief Zhang's flag was also submerged, or was inspired by Han Erlang, Hao Yide and other other battalions that were still supporting. The battalions that retreated rather than retreated almost instinctively counterattacked under the command of the leaders of each battalion.
Another front was about to form not far behind Zhang Xing.
This is a good thing, something that made Chief Zhang extremely pleased. This shows that the army's victory and military construction over the years have not been in vain. Even if it is a few points behind the Kansai Army, which has a very military tradition, there are not many.
But at the same time, Xu Shiying from the Central Army finally couldn't bear it and even started to go crazy: "Shake the green flag! The green flag! Let them retreat! Retreat to me! If they are blocked there, there will be no chance to counterattack today! Send another round of troops to join the army and tell Kan Ling to go forward and stop behind the flag of the deposed flag to set up a formation of five hundred steps! Tell the rest of the Central Army not to move for the time being, don't move! Don't let the defeated soldiers come in, and don't take the initiative to go forward! Wait a moment! All battalions must be conveyed clearly! Each battalion must be conveyed clearly!"
The Central Army General became busy on the stage in an instant!
One after another, military orders are issued, almost reaching each battalion. What's amazing is that the military orders of almost every battalion are not very similar, and these military orders are even being updated at any time.
Overall, he asked the dozen battalions that retreated but did not lose their fighting will and the establishment to retreat to him, and asked the live forces of the battalions that were originally staying in the central army to try to set aside the ten battalions that had been rotated, and no one was allowed to try to organize fronts to resist... But the troops that were resting were quickly issued a complex new order by him. Some went forward to fill some places, some extended to the two wings, some were asked to throw away excess equipment and only retain spears, and some were no longer redundant news once they were withdrawn, and they just stopped resting; correspondingly, the requirements of the more than ten battalions were also diverse, and this one needed to supplement arrows, crossbows, and the one needed to establish a defensive position, and some were asked to prepare for counterattack at any time. Even if this battalion should be looser, and that battalion should lean forward.
The consequence of this is that even though Xu Dalang was the top military force that was formed when he was established, he had a deep foundation and outstanding prestige, it would not delay many leaders cursing the soldiers he sent directly at this time! Some even knew that the Xiong Tianwang was still there, did not support Chief Zhang, and even scolded Xu Dalang's sister!
But soon they stopped scolding because the enemy had already chased him, first there were scattered troops, then there were teams of troops, at least hundreds, at most three or five hundred. The battalions in the army had to cheer up and respond.
Then, a troops of thousands of people appeared, which was a typical team of generals at the level of the Central Army. In terms of systemicity, from a few thousand people to three thousand, it corresponds to the Guanxi Army system of each battalion of the army.
To be honest, even the army's troops are a little panicked at the moment, because if more troops rushed over and tens of thousands of troops were connected, they would be surrounded like front-line troops.
But no, after waiting for a while, he did not wait for an enemy of this size... The reason was obvious at a glance, and the red flag in front of him was still standing! Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren's iconic long arrow of the broken river qi flashed through the air from time to time.
Not to mention that these people attracted a large number of enemy troops, even if the Guanxi Army did not mean to surround them, a large group of more than 10,000 people would naturally disperse across this line.
Then, the military order came.
Kan Ling received the first military order, but instead of resisting Chief Zhang, he asked him to charge to a general named Xue and his two thousand troops in the left rear.
If it were someone else, he might have questioned and hesitated, but Kan Ling claimed to be an elite soldier in his unit and was about to show the ability of the Huaiyou Alliance. And he was not worried about the life or death of Chief Zhang, so how could he refuse?
The military order was immediately activated. The Huaixi long spear soldiers who had just retreated before the formation today immediately completed the tactical action. Xue Li, the famous Longxi general who was rushing, could not stand his foot for a while and had to move on the spot... However, there was no way to retreat behind him, not just military discipline, but the key was that the passage in the rear was blocked. After being attacked like this scoundrel, he did not dare to go deeper, so he could only walk north on the other side.
However, Xue Li's troops rushed northward in a hurry with the flag, but they ran into a military camp head with a large shield, long spear and straight sword. The opponent's position was tight and could not escape at all. But the elite Huaixi soldiers behind him did not give in and forced Xue Li's troops to scatter on the spot. Xue Li wanted to lead people around the camp from the east, but his troops were soon caught up by Kan Ling and his personal guards were divided. Most of the troops could only watch the flags go east, while they were walking north without command.
This kind of "leap" quickly became disordered under pursuit, and the large army that had previously formed groups became a scattered army with independent action capabilities.
At this point, Kan Ling couldn't help laughing immediately. How could he not know that this was another small trick of the army?
It is indeed a trick, but compared with the rain of arrows at the beginning of the war, it has become a dispersed joint attack tactic that tests the execution of the entire battalion... Using simple but extremely insightful commands always allows more troops to attack the Kansai Army, which has not yet been stable and unknown military situations.
Just as the three arrow rain tactics successfully covered up too many new recruits and lack of military training since childhood, the biggest problem at the entire military battalion level, that is, the problem of uneven combat effectiveness of each battalion was actually covered by this tactic at this time!
If you have no offensive ability and the leader does not have the Dan, you can stand on the stance! Keep your position and make a pallet! Let the camp with strong assault ability, and let those leaders with no rings in hatred make hammers!
Some fights this battle!
After Xu Shiying was condescending and completed the third successful assault, Bai Hengqiu noticed the situation. He was born to play chess and immediately realized what the other party was doing.
But what can he do? He can't pull back the troops that were trapped in the opponent's tiger's mouth one by one?
Soon, as the morale of the army in the rear recovered, a general named Xin was simply driven behind Zhang Xing by Lu Changheng camp, and then was swept away by the White Cavalry. Even Bai Hengyuan realized that something was wrong... but he couldn't!
It’s really impossible. The central army has already been out and cannot command it. There are enough reserve troops in the camp, but I dare not pull it out at this time! Sima is watching in Heyang City!
At this time, Bai Hengqiu thought for a moment and took the initiative to issue a military order. He asked his followers to tell Bai Liben to concentrate the front line troops to siege Xu Shiren... This is because there is only one battalion at the front of the right wing of the army where Xu Shiren is located, which is difficult to support. In addition, Xu Shiren lived in Daxing, Xidu, that is, Chang'an for many years. He is very familiar with the generals of Guanxi, and both sides know the roots and bottoms.
In other words, if they can break through Xu Shiren's troops in time, they can quickly open up one wing and connect the troops trapped in the army, the army itself will not be able to support the current structure.
To be continued...