Chapter 607: Confrontation
Half an hour later, Shi Ronghai's follow-up troops finally arrived at the battlefield in full swing.
They came all the way and were ready for battle as soon as they arrived.
However, at this moment, a horse flew out of the Heavenly Wind Army and rushed towards the Water Stopping Army that had just been lined up.
"Youzi Camp Fanghu, ask to see General Shi Ronghai Shi!"
Fang Hu: That shallow water Qing's first killer?
Shi Ronghai's eyes kept shrinking.
If Shallow Water Qing is a butcher, then Fang Hu is the butcher knife in Shallow Shui Qing's hands, all the things that Shallow Water Qing has done, those tragic killings, almost all have this Fang Hu's share.
He is the most loyal subordinate of Shallow Water Qing, and he is also the most fierce Tianfeng general, although he is still only a small guard school in the Youzi Battalion, but his name has long been known to the upper echelons of the water.
And now, at the moment when the big war was about to begin, Fang Hu actually appeared alone in front of the camp of the water stopper.
If he could, Shi Ronghai really wanted to slaughter Fang Hu with one sword.
Taking a long breath, Shi Ronghai finally resisted the strong temptation and said in a deep voice, "Let him come over." ”
The huge phalanx of infantry in front of it retreated to the sides like a tide, revealing a passage that could be crossed by people.
Fang Hu rode into the enemy formation alone, but his face was still arrogant and domineering, and he was not afraid at all.
Facing the cold knife bush and poking the sky and spear forest, he was like walking in the bamboo forest in his backyard, without the cowardice and fear of the stars.
The fast horse came to Shi Ronghai's side, arched his hand to him, and Fang Hu said: "Fang Hu of the Youzi Battalion, I have seen General Shi." ”
Shi Ronghai's face sank: "Did Shallow Water Qing send you over to surrender?"
Fang Hu laughed loudly: "On the contrary, my general sent me to surrender. To say a little bit, in this battle, your water stopping army has been defeated. General Shi is also an extraordinary person, and his performance at the North Gate Pass is also extremely outstanding. Qian Shao admires General Shi very much, and hopes that General Shi can lead his troops to revolt, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and Qian Shao will never treat General Shi badly. ”
"**Your mother!!" Chu Ying on the side shouted angrily, and the spear was aimed at Fang Hu's throat: "You fucking want to die, don't you? ”
"Chu Ying stop!" Shi Ronghai stopped his subordinates: "The two armies are fighting, and they will not be killed." Since he dares to come alone, we can't insult our reputation. But surnamed Fang, if Asamizuki just asked you to come over and talk this nonsense, then I'm afraid he will be disappointed. I stopped the water with an army of 30,000 here, and if he has the ability, he will come to defeat me. If you don't have the ability, you should admit defeat early, and save the time when Tie Fengqi dies. ”
Fang Hu nodded: "Sure enough, it's a hero, okay." There is one more sentence for me to bring to the general. In that case, I will pass this sentence to the general, and I will leave after I have finished speaking. ”
"You say. ”
Fang Hu immediately said: "Say, the general has worked hard from afar, and his foot soldiers have worked long distances, and their physical strength is very demanding. Shallow Shao's respect for the general's reputation was not easy to come by, so the water stop army was specially allowed to rest for two hours before the battle. Two hours later, the Celestial Wind will fight you again. At that point, we'll see the winner on the battlefield. ”
Everyone was stunned by these words, and Shi Ronghai was even more surprised.
Historical wars have always been more and more cruel and less and less friendly.
As the so-called deception of the enemy, all kinds of conspiracies, tricks, and massacres will be used by all means as long as they can bring victory to the war.
In the past, the so-called division of the king, the gentleman's style, and the behavior of the two armies arranging up in formation and talking about the start of the battle have long been ridiculed by later generations and thrown into the long river of history.
In today's world, even the most stupid generals, the most incompetent corrupt people, will not lead troops to fight like this. However, shallow water is clear, and today he played such a hand.
He did it so brightly and magnificently, and in just an instant, he changed from a butcher with bloody hands to a benevolent gentleman who only talked about fairness and morality.
It's like a wolf suddenly turning into a sheep, and the transformation is so great and so fast that one wonders if there really is some kind of elixir that can cure people's consciences in this world.
In the sound of a group of people gasping for air, Shi Ronghai looked at Fang Hu, he pondered for a while before he said, "Shallow Shui Qing, he is indeed a very interesting person. I don't know exactly what he's trying to do, and I don't think he's going to have any good intentions in doing so. But since he has made such a decision, then ...... Thank him for my kindness, I accepted. ”
Fang Hu smiled, countless deceit and cunning flashed in his eyes, and he shouted at Shi Ronghai: "Since this is the case, then in two hours, let's see you on the battlefield!"
As he spoke, he turned his horse's head and ran out of the formation......
Shi Ronghai stared blankly into the distance, never figuring out why Shallow Shui Qing was so generous.
The generals around him were talking, but none of them could say what kind of medicine was sold in the shallow water clear gourd.
The Heavenly Wind Army really didn't act.
They just waited quietly, and the waiting time was lost minute by minute.
This time, Kiyoshi Asamizu kept his word.
Silence, death-like silence.
The two armies confronted each other on the open land of the blue grass slope, no more than 400 meters apart.
The anxiety before the war was scorching everyone's nerves. This is a mental test that is even more difficult than war.
A general said: "Could it be that this guy wants to deliberately demoralize our army by waiting? After all, if you wait too long before the war, it will cause great mental torture to the soldiers." ”
It makes sense that for soldiers, the pre-war wait is often more difficult than the war itself. Once on the battlefield, after the first slash, the soldiers do not think about anything other than slashing, but this pre-war stalemate gives the soldiers ample time to feel and think about the cruelty of war and the horror of death. Those who have a slightly worse will not be able to support it in the first place.
But someone immediately replied: "But this kind of waiting is a two-way street, and we will feel difficult, and the other party will be the same." ”
Obviously, this speculation does not hold water.
Someone else said, "Could it be that they have other reinforcements?" Does Asamizu Kiyoshi need time to wait for reinforcements?"
Someone immediately responded: "This is the land of stopping water, shallow water clear energy can be prepared before we come, isn't our information as shallow water clear as his?
So this speculation was also rejected.
Another said: "After two hours, the sun will be empty." The sun rises in the east, and we are in the west, attacking east. The Heavenly Wind Army fought with its backlight and occupied the heavenly time. Shallow water Qing wants to wait, I'm afraid it's this time, right?"
Everyone agrees that this analysis makes sense.
Fighters, time, place, people, and generals always do everything.
The Tianfeng Army fought with its back to the east, and the noon sun was strong, which could indeed have a great impact on the Water Stopping Army.
Therefore, some people laughed and said: Shallow Water Qing is really despicable, and in the name of justice, we should attack now.
But it immediately aroused everyone's opposition.
Compared with the midday sun, it is obviously more acceptable to the generals to be able to give their soldiers a full rest.
So it was proposed that there should be only one hour of rest, and after an hour, the army would attack at once. It's called making the most of your time without giving your opponent the time they need. An hour later, the sun had not yet reached its brightest hour, and the soldiers were almost rested. When we fight again, we will win the battle.
This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, and they thought it was a wonderful plan.
But Shi Ronghai didn't dare to be so optimistic that he had analyzed and cracked the action of shallow water clearing.
A person who has never been generous, if he suddenly becomes generous, then he must have a plan.
If he had paid a penny for it, the reward he had asked for would never have been a cent.
The midday sun shouldn't be what Shallow Water Qing really wants, at best it can only be regarded as interest. So where is what he really wants, which can offset the benefits of the water stoppers getting enough rest?
He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't want the soldiers to attack right away.
If he refuses to be shallow water's "kindness", the first person to be dissatisfied will be his soldiers.
He could only hope that his subordinates' proposal did hit the soft underbelly of Asamizuki.
Time, in the past minute by minute, the Tianfeng Army is still quiet, without the slightest movement.
Shi Ronghai's heart became more and more uneasy.
Seeing that the hour was approaching, his troops began to prepare to end their rest and launch an attack.
Before attacking, Shi Ronghai once again carefully stared into the distance, hoping to find some clues from his opponent's observation.
The Tianfeng Army in front of him was appearing in front of Shi Ronghai in an ironclad state.
In the steel array composed of 11,000 people, the front row was the rejection horse temporarily erected by the Tianfeng Army. This kind of horse rejection made of sharpened wooden stakes was effective in stopping the enemy's cavalry attack. The first row of soldiers after the rejection were hoplites known for their defensive prowess, armed with spears, heavily armoured, and carrying long square shields in their left hands, especially for hoplites. They stood side by side in a great wall of steel, and countless spears stretched out from behind the shield, poking out a cluster of fierce spears. On their side, there are guard vehicles used to block and form battle formations.
After the hoplites and guard chariots, there was the order of the axemen, spearmen, archers.
The entire army formation advanced slightly, living at the bottom of the slope, almost in the middle of the battlefield, and then more than 300 meters back on the blue grass slope were three thousand bear warriors waving the weapons in their hands and shouting loudly, roaring angrily. It is completely different from the regular Tianfeng Army's strict adherence to military discipline and unified action, they do not pay attention to the formation of forwards, and wait for the formation. They were more violent, more scattered, and more courageous.
Faintly, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what the problem was. There are some doubts in my heart that have been circling for a long time, but they have never been answered.
At that time, Chu Ying beside him suddenly said: "I always thought that this person who was shallow water clear could break my three levels and ambush me without a fight, what kind of great person should he be, but now it seems that this person doesn't know the art of war at all, and he doesn't know how to fight!"
Shi Ronghai glanced at him: "Why do you say that?"
Chu Ying's spear pointed ahead: "The so-called attacking formation is square, and forming a formation is circled!" The attacker side is advancing in array, winning in sharp edges and corners, and the sharp blade is prominent, and it will overwhelm the opponent with overwhelming momentum. If the formation is round, the eight sides will be taken into account, and they will be integrated, and they will not take advantage of the gap with the enemy. However, today, the wind army is in front of the rejecting horses, and the heavy infantry and guard chariots are the walls, obviously intending to defend and wait for the attack to meet our army, but they are defending the formation in the square, and there is no protection on the left and right sides. The bear warrior is good at attacking fortifications, but he uses it as a guard to protect himself. The military array was too far away from the bear warriors, and they were often divided by people, and there was no time for rescue. He did not understand the art of war, and his courage was extremely small, but he dared to go out of the city for a decisive battle, and resisted our superior forces with inferior troops, but he also had negative tactics and was full of mistakes in the formation. Hmph, such a general simply can't fight. ”
Shi Ronghai nodded: "This guard formation of shallow water Qingbu also confused me for a long time. It is neither good for defending nor good for attacking, and I can't say whether what he wants to do is necessarily related to giving us two hours of rest. ”
"So the general thinks that if this battle goes on like this, if there are no other accidents, our army may win?"
Shi Rong replied calmly: "Unless he has a surprise soldier from heaven, otherwise, he will definitely lose." ”
Immediately, someone laughed and said: "The 11,000 people of the Iron Wind Banner are all in front of him, he has great ability in shallow water, and where is he going to change the sky." ”
Chu Ying glanced at him: "That's not necessarily, Blue City surrendered without a fight, isn't there still five thousand soldiers?"
The man immediately replied, "Then he has to be shallow and clear to use it." ”
At that time, Chu Ying's words suddenly woke up Shi Ronghai. A bright spot flashed in his heart, and Shi Ronghai immediately came to his senses.
He finally figured out what the problem was.
He roared loudly:
"Damn, those who surrendered !! Chuying, immediately sent people to form a formation in the rear, I'm afraid that the people of Shallow Water Qing have already killed from our rear!"
Chu Ying was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly: "General, what are you talking about? All the soldiers of the Iron Wind Banner are in front of us now, where are the so-called ambush soldiers?"
Shi Ronghai shouted angrily: "This bastard! I originally thought the same thing, but now I just figured it out! It's a pawn! Those pawns!! he must have subdued the soldiers of Blue City, and then let them wear the Tianfeng military uniform and pretend to be soldiers of the Iron Wind Banner." We were deceived by his use of numbers, and his men should now have 16,000 soldiers instead of 11,000! Look at the cavalry! Why is there less than 800 cavalry in the opponent's military formation? Where is their most powerful cavalry team? I have been looking for his cavalry, but there are almost no cavalry in the entire battle array! Now you can see again, if he wants to defend, why do they still put on the defensive and form a phalanx? He is attacking openly and secretly! He is preparing to attack us with the cavalry! Now his cavalry must be outflanking our rear road! Send people to guard the rear, it's only been less than half the time, and we're still in time!"
It's too late for them.
Behind the Water Stopping Army, the sound of powerful roaring hooves suddenly rumbled, and an iron-blooded cavalry suddenly appeared, with a magnificent momentum of bloody madness.
The high-spirited iron-blooded mounts set off the mighty military force of the sky, roaring and galloping out of the heavens and the earth, like the surging tide of the sea, the angry waves crashing on the shore, and rushing towards the enemy formation with a wild shout.
The first general is Hong Tianqi.
Asamizu Qing handed over all the horses of the three battalions to the Tiger and Leopard Battalion, and at this moment, the cavalry of 3,000 people finally killed from the rear of Zhishui after making a big circle.
Before the big war begins, they want to give the water stoppers a hard dismount!
Shi Ronghai's heart was cold.
All the speculations, wrong.
It didn't take two hours for Asamizu to complete his cavalry detour.
He deliberately said that it was a long time, so that the opponent would think that he still had time to think about the problem, that he would be able to detect the problem in time.
The final result was that it took him less than half an hour.
Now, the cavalry of the Haw Par Battalion swept up a wave of heaven and earth frenzy in the sky, launching a magnificent and crazy attack on the enemy's rear.
The horse's sturdy legs curl up and stretch in a rhythmic manner, each length several meters away. Three thousand fierce horses were at the same time smashing the earth and shaking the mountains.
Among them, the tiger and leopard battalion iron guard, the third guard, which is famous for shallow water