Chapter 702: Divine Power Fire Bull Array

"The big battle started ahead of schedule, and Fang Xianggong said that it was to surprise the enemy and attack the enemy unprepared, and he would launch a surprise attack on the traitors outside Luoyang City early tomorrow morning!"

Listening to the news from the Chinese army reported by his subordinate military officials, Mo Yan Siluo was even a little excited, this was a big battle fought in the hinterland of the Central Plains! Luoyang, the divine capital of the past, was a holy place that his father and ancestors coveted, but who would have thought that he would lead the warriors of the Hui tribe on the grassland to gallop here.

"What do you think?"

Yao Ge Bijia's voice sounded in his ears at the right time, and Mo Yan Siluo looked at his uncle a little disappreciatively at this time, and said:

"Uncle has insight into people's hearts, but he is too cautious and timid in military affairs, and my nephew thinks that Fang Xianggong is a brave and decisive person!"

By now, Mo Yan Siluo has greatly changed his impression of Fang Xuan. At first, he felt that this person was just a powerless old man, and the reason why he was able to lead hundreds of thousands of Tang troops out of the customs to fight was because of his status as the head of the prime minister. And the position of this coach is only Qin Jin is the most suitable in his eyes. But after several victories, I found that this person was not ignorant of military affairs, but also had the shadow of the style of an ancient famous general.

Yao Ge Bijia glanced at his nephew meaningfully, and stopped talking.

Mo Yan couldn't see his uncle's thoughts, so he said bluntly:

"If my uncle has anything to say, can my nephew not listen?"

"Don't forget, the agreement with Doctor Qin when I left Chang'an has changed my original intention now, lest it ......"

He was only halfway through his sentence when Moyan Siluo immediately interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Uncle doesn't need to say it, you, my uncle and nephew and Doctor Qin are just for profit, there is no reason for anyone to start with whom, now we can eat meat and drink soup with Fang Xianggong, how can there be a reason to retreat?"

Yao Ge Bijia thought about it, and felt that Moyan Siluo's words were also very reasonable, so he didn't say more, but he always felt a little weak in his heart, and he didn't know what was wrong.

The location of the cavalry of the Hui tribe is a high slope three miles southwest of Qianjin Fort, and because there is no forest nearby, it can be reached several miles or even more than ten miles away by the line of sight. At this time, tens of thousands of cattle can be seen in the distance have been driven to the forefront, and the dust that has rolled up will soon fill the entire sky, which looks spectacular.

In Qianjin Castle, Fang Xuan was staring at the military reports sent from everywhere, and what he was most concerned about was the movement of the rebels. Judging from all indications, the deployment of the rebels' forces had been prepared for the attack of the Tang army, but it was not fully in the best condition, and it was he who decided to advance the decisive battle by one day.

Whether or not the main force deployed by the rebels around Luoyang is related to the success or failure of the entire Luoyang battle situation, if one is not careful, so that the main force escapes, or retreats into Luoyang City, once this situation occurs, it will be very embarrassing and dangerous for him.

In fact, this kind of opportunity is also due to the combat habits of the thief rebels, who are good at attacking but not good at defending, so even if they defend the city, they choose to fight a decisive battle outside the city, rather than completely abandon the outside of the city like the Tang army, and only rely on the strong and tall city walls to fight.

As a matter of fact, these two methods of warfare have existed since ancient times, and each has its own merits. Many famous generals even admired the former, which is the tactics of the rebels today. However, this is also in Fang Xuan's arms, what he is most afraid of is that the war will drag on for a long time, the longer the time drags on, the greater the variables, and now he can fight a decisive battle with the rebels in the field, which gives him the opportunity to annihilate the rebels in one battle.

This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the Fire Bull Formation was planned as early as when he came out of Tong Pass, but he didn't expect that the time, place and people were favorable, and he was given the opportunity to show it. Thinking of the fire bull array that could reproduce Tian Dan who saved the Qi country from danger a thousand years ago, this calm and resolute prime minister couldn't help but feel excited.

After a sleepless night, before dawn, Fang Xuan was already fully armored and personally went to the army to do the final inspection and mobilization.

Tens of thousands of cattle had been hungry all night, driven by hunger and fear, and their cries were restless, and the sound could even be heard miles away. At first glance, it sounds like countless ghosts and gods have come to the ground.

The tail of the cattle is tied with flammable materials, and all the cattle need to be set on fire before they can be started. When the scalper suffers, it will run forward desperately, so that the fire bull array composed of tens of thousands of cattle will become an invincible weapon, even if the thief rebels are amazing, can they still be against this fire bull?

Fang Xuan stood beside a restless ox, stretched out his hand and stroked the cow's back, and the scalper seemed to have a heart, and magically stopped screaming.

Seeing this, the generals and soldiers on the side couldn't help but be in good spirits, and felt that this was a good sign, and said in unison:

"This is a good omen for the above, and this battle will definitely be won!"

Fang Xuan smiled and nodded solemnly.

"This battle will be won, and it will live up to the emperor's grace!"

Soon, the words spread one after another, but in the blink of an eye, they were already ringing out, and they could be heard clearly from miles away.

The roaring sound of the march was like thunder, and the army moved forward, targeting the rebel assembly area on the east bank of the valley.

The valley water originates in Michi, and flows into Luoshui in the northwest of Luoyang from west to east through Xin'an and other counties, where the main force of the An'an rebels is stationed. Although the terrain around Qianjin Fort is open, if you get closer to Luoyang, you will already have undulating mountains, and the smooth place of this estuary has become the most suitable place for the army to pass.

Therefore, the main force of the rebels was stationed here, and the army led by Fang Xuan also had to capture this place in advance.

The sky was getting brighter, but the sky was overcast, and the clouds were so low that it seemed as if it were about to rain heavily. As a result, visibility began to become very low, and even on high slopes, the view was quickly obscured by the vapor of the clouds.

Fang Xuan had some faint worries in his heart, the key to the Fire Bull Array was the fire attack, if it rained heavily at this time, wouldn't the benefits of the Fire Bull Array be greatly reduced?

"Report! The army of traitors has lined up at the mouth of the Gushui River!"

After listening to the soldier's report, Fang Xuan was expressionless, and only asked in a deep voice:

"How many miles are there to get to the rebels?"

"Less than five miles!"

The distance of five miles is said to be there, and the two armies are about to take on the battle. However, the conservative behavior of the rebels also gave him a lot of confidence. In the past few major wars, the rebels took the initiative to attack before the Tang army, and the Tang army also fought twice and three times to defeat the people, and barely won the victory. Now, the rebels have suffered setbacks and do not dare to rashly launch an offensive again, which is enough to prove that the strength of the Tang army is gradually recovering with the accumulation of victories. And for the rebels, their confidence is also being eroded.

Three hours, as long as he is given three more hours, the thief will rain if he wants!

Fang Xuan looked up at the gloomy sky again, and prayed secretly in his heart.

"Fire Bull Array Ready!"

It is also a big project to set fire to all the flammable materials on the tens of thousands of cattle, and there are only 1,000 soldiers responsible for driving the fire oxen array, so they must act in advance.

Soon, the screams of the ox were scattered one after another, and then the four hooves of one after another were cut open, and they rushed forward with no life, as if only a lifeless run could alleviate the hot pain on their backs.

Seeing the fire bull burst into flames and smoke, Fang Xuan's eyes showed a trace of unbearable color.

10,000 ploughing cattle, 10,000 acres of fertile land, and I am afraid that there will be no one in ten who can survive today's war.

However, this look is only a flash, compared to those lost in vain, he cares more about the outcome of this battle, as long as he successfully captures Luoyang, what is the death and injury of 10,000 ploughing cattle?

With the activation of the Fire Bull Array, the entire army also began to follow behind and slowly move forward, roughly keeping a distance of one mile from the Fire Ox.

Fang Xuan was on a horse, and he could already see the rebels waiting in formation, he really couldn't understand, how could these flesh and blood resist the invincible fire bull array?

You know, it is common for an ordinary ploughing ox to weigh six or seven hundred catties, and under the rapid running, even if there are more than a dozen people in front, it may not be able to stop it, let alone tens of thousands of ploughing cattle?

Sure enough, Fang Xuan found that there was a lot of commotion in the rebel army, and the neat formation and unstoppable roar of the past were replaced by chaos.

"Beat the drums!"

This situation was also expected by Fang Xuan, and in his eyes, the rebels in front of the Fire Bull Formation had become a group of dead people.

With the beating of drums, the main force of the army that followed closely behind the fire bull formation began to speed up.

Perhaps under the influence of the Tang Dynasty's military drums, the rebels also began to beat the drums-for-tat, in addition to the sound of war drums can convey military orders, there is a more important role, that is, to stabilize the morale of the army, as long as the war drums continue to sound, the soldiers will move forward with the rhythm of their own drums.

The effect of the drums soon became apparent, and the rebel commotion gradually subsided, but the fire bull array was already crushed by a mixture of roars and splashes of earth. As soon as the steep contact, the rebels at the front were scattered by the impact, and the flesh and blood were blurred.

Everyone who saw and heard it was terrified, and even the brave and thieving rebels flinched in the face of such a bloody scene. After all, they were facing tens of thousands of beasts weighing six or seven hundred catties, and they were crazy beasts.

The rebel commander shouted angrily:

"Whoever dares to retreat will be killed!"

But the threat was so flimsy that the rebel soldiers preferred to be beheaded rather than die under the onslaught of the fire bull at this moment.

"Beat the drum, beat the drum, give me to resist, I can't stand it, no one wants to live......"

The rebel commander had fallen into a frenzy, and he really could not have imagined that the battle had just been engaged, and there were signs of defeat like a mountain, and how could this battle be fought? I am afraid that it will not take half an hour before the whole army will be annihilated.

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