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Dead and Alive(2)

The autumn morning sun pokes its head out from the top of the mountain and shines warmly on the head of Anxi City.

Zhu Ping, the commander of the Broken Legion, walked out of the enemy building and took a few soldiers around to make rounds. In all fairness, he didn't think that Anxi City could block the Yuan army's hard blow, this small projectile city was less than three miles in radius, the city walls were low and dilapidated, and it had not been repaired for many years. Although the Anxi River on the west side of the city is full of water, Anxi City does not even lead out a moat.

The geographical location of this city is too unimportant, so the Breaker Army did not waste its limited forces here at all. It was purely by chance that Zhu Pingneng was stationed here, and the duty of this battalion under his command was originally to guard Zhangzhou. After Li Guida took Dachun to break through the Longyan defense line, he slaughtered the people in the Sanxi area. Sanxi belongs to Zhangzhou Prefecture, and the defenders have the responsibility of defending the territory. In order to divert the attention of the Yuan army from the fleeing people, Zhu Ping took the initiative to ask the Zhangzhou guard general to take the initiative to harass Dachun's back road with four battalions of men and horses. As a result, after defeating Xiao Mingzhe's troops, Da Chun turned around and went south, stopping Zhu Ping in the middle of the road with lightning speed. Although the 2,000 captives were well-trained, the difference between the number and the enemy was too great, and after half a bloody battle, only more than 500 people from the four battalions followed Zhu Ping to break out of the encirclement. Seeing that the road to Zhangzhou was cut off, everyone had to follow the mountainous area into the boundary of Quanzhou Mansion and temporarily repair it in Anxi City.

In Anxi City, Zhu Ping reorganized all the soldiers into a battalion. Send people to report the battle situation to Zhangzhou City and Fuzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office. As a result, soon after, news of Zhangzhou and Fuzhou was cut off by the enemy. His battalion has become a complete lonely. Fortunately, Zhu Ping is used to being a lone soldier and has a lot of experience. In the year of the anti-Yuan war in Sichuan, after the soldiers and horses were scattered, he also led more than 20 brothers out of the gap in the Yuan army alone, and moved to Fujian, where he joined Wen Tianxiang.

After waiting for more than ten days, without waiting for the instructions of the Dadu Governor's Mansion and Zhangzhou, Zhu Ping knew that the war must be tight outside, so while seizing the time to treat the wounded soldiers, he sent messengers around to find the nearest movement of the captive army.

Four days ago, the messenger reported that the first target of the Broken Army had arrived in Quanzhou. The commander Zhang Tang asked him to temporarily station in Anxi to supervise the movements of the Yuan army. Zhu Ping gladly accepted the order and took on the defense task of Anxi in a down-to-earth manner.

Even if you know that Anxi cannot be defended, you must carry out military orders. This is Zhu Ping's consistent principle as a human being. Prepare materials for defending the city, erect a lookout bucket twice as tall as the city wall, and clear the passage near the city wall. Three days passed unconsciously in a busy time. It was the fourth day after receiving the order, and it was time to open the gates of the city and let the people in and out.

There was a low thunderclap on the edge of the sky, very slight, but it shook the earth with it. Zhu Ping held the hilt of the knife vigilantly and looked up at the tall carved bucket on the city wall.

On the carved bucket that towered above the city wall, the soldier in charge of the lookout quickly picked out a red flag and pointed diagonally to the northwest.

"Let go of the wolf smoke and tell the brothers to go to the city!" Zhu Ping drew his knife in his hand and shouted loudly. With instinct, he judged that people were friends and foes, and such a thick sound of horses' hooves could only be made by the Yuan army, only when the Mongol army in the Yuan army moved.

At each of the four corners of the city wall, a puff of wolf smoke rose and rushed straight into the clear sky. There was no wind on an autumn morning, and the wolf smoke was not dispersed. The city gate facing Anxishui suddenly opened, and under the organization of the defenders, the people in the city rushed out quickly and orderly, fleeing along the riverbank into the distance.

Nan'an, the closest city to Anxi City, is fifty miles away. Zhu Ping didn't know if with the help of the telescope, the defenders there would be able to see the alarm he had released. He just relied on the instinct of an officer to send the alarm of the approaching Yuan army at the first time. This instinctive reaction was so important that it wasn't until many years later, when people examined the encounter outside Anxi City, that the role of wolf smoke had to be written in the first place.

No one could ignore the black smoke that suddenly rose, and neither could Zhang Tang and Wu Xizao, who were three miles away. When the two of them saw the column of smoke rising into the sky, they shook it at the same time, and then quickly issued orders to each other.

"Pull the artillery ashore and set up positions in a T-shape with the stream. Keep the distance between the artillery, the baggage regiment, unload the shells and get into position as soon as possible! Wu Xizao pulled out the order flag and shouted loudly. This is a subject he often does in his usual training, and the officers and men of the artillery division are very skillful, helping the slender man to quickly dock the cargo ship, set up the pedal, and push the artillery onto the river bank.

"The carriage unloaded its baggage, marched lightly, set up a repulsion formation a mile ahead, and the scouts moved forward quickly, contacted the defenders of Anxi, and found out the enemy's position. The first regiment ran into the rejecting horse formation, and defended itself with heavy armor. The other regiments maintained a marching formation and continued to press forward! Zhang Tang skillfully made the decision. When the two Zhejiang and the new annexed army were fighting, many battles were encounters, and how to cooperate between different arms of the army has formed a fixed pattern in the first standard.

"Woo-woo" a low horn sounded, and the soldiers walking in the front row quickly dispersed to the wings, giving way to the central passage. The baggage trucks at the back of the team unloaded the food and ordnance, and rushed forward in a long line.

The Mongol cavalry came quickly, and in the encounter, whether they could organize an effective defense line at the first time and avoid being attacked by the cavalry was the key to resist the cavalry on foot. Otherwise, even if hundreds of cavalry are approaching, they can inflict huge losses in the infantry.

The carriages that rushed out of the queue were driven by the person in charge of the carriage and lined up in two horizontal lines. As you move forward, adjust the distance between each other according to the width of the road. The terrain south of Anxi City is slightly wider, and it is not an ideal place to engage cavalry. However, now that we have encountered the enemy, this battle is inevitable.

Smoke and dust rose from the army, and the soldiers, under the command of the junior officers, quickly adjusted to the battle formation, checked their armor for the last time, and adjusted their weapons for the last time. At this moment, the scout who was in charge of exploring the way in the front team rode back and reported loudly: "General Yu, seven miles ahead, I found that the Mongols were advancing with a thousand cavalry, and they were galloping towards Anxi City!" ”

"Got it!" Zhang Tang nodded and motioned for the scout to go down and rest. The news sent by the scout was too late, if it weren't for the timely lighting of the wolf smoke by General Anxi, he might have been caught off guard by the Yuan army today.

The four-mile distance was quickly trampled by the horses' hooves, and the broken army here had just set up the formation, and the Mongolian cavalry had already killed under the city of Anxi. The commander who led the team stopped and rested for a while. Immediately whistled, and led the team to Zhang Tang's men and horses. Halfway through the pounce, he suddenly made another sharp stop, turned the horse's head and hurried back along the way he came.

"Beat the drums and give them a ride. The chariot pulled out the camp and advanced to the city of Anxi. The scout battalion monitored the enemy's movements, the first regiment protected the chariots, and the other regiments advanced in turn, informing the artillery division that, if possible, follow the first mark and advance a section without busy firing the artillery. Wait for a contact signal from my side! Zhang Tang immediately made a decision and ordered the whole army to make tactical adjustments.

More than 1,000 Yuan troops left without a fight, indicating that their mission was only to explore the way. There must still be a long distance between the Yuan army's main team and Anxi City. If the cavalry of the more than 1,000 Yuan Army is desperate to kill, the battlefield of the enemy and us can only be in the south of Anxi City, which is not very ideal for either side. The Yuan army that was exploring the way withdrew, and the broken army had to get as close to Anxi City as possible. Once the army can use Anxi City as a fulcrum and form a semi-circle formation between the city wall and the mound outside the city, it can block the Yuan army and avoid the use of cavalry advantage to outflank it to the greatest extent.

The key to whether the soldiers of the Broken Army know whether they can take the initiative on the battlefield is speed. As soon as Zhang Tang's order was issued, the whole army immediately moved. The carts in array quickly retracted and put on the horses. The lightly armored infantry stepped forward, lifted the heavily armored soldiers who were responsible for protecting the chariot formation, and pulled them towards Anxi City. The dust raised by men and wagons rose high, and from a distance, I don't know how many people and horses were hurrying.

After receiving the report of the Pathfinder Commander Mandu Aola, Ali Hague was eager to draw his saber and hack the fool in front of him to death. If Mandu Ola had attacked as soon as he had been confronted by the Breakers, a thousand cavalry would have inevitably fallen into a bitter battle. However, the brigade of men and horses could calmly kill and isolate the defenders of Anxi City from the reinforcements of the Broken Army. However, Mandu Ola chose to keep his soldiers at the critical moment, retreating and joining the main force, causing the army to completely miss the opportunity to separate the enemy. No need to ask, the cowardly Song people must have entered Anxi City at this moment. Although the city wall there is not very high, it is difficult to pull out this obstacle to Quanzhou without paying the price exponentially.

Therefore, when the second wave of scouts reported that the captive army did not enter the city, but chose to set up a field formation outside the city, Ali Hague was overjoyed and did not hesitate to give the order for the whole army to accelerate its advance.

"Brother Ali Hague, beware of the enemy's deception!" Arhan stopped Ali's command in The Hague and reminded in a low voice. He and Ali Hague are both deputy marshals of the same rank, so neither can fully command anyone. In Pingsuri, Arakhan is broad-minded and tolerant of Ali Hague, so the big and small things of this road are mainly based on Ali Hague's orders. But at the critical moment, Arakhan said something, and Ali Hague also had to think about it.

After hesitating for a moment, Ah Hague put down the arrow and asked in a low voice: "Is there anything wrong, since it is a sudden encounter, what tricks can the Han people play." If it weren't for this stupid person delaying the fighter, at this moment, our iron cavalry would have already stepped through the Song army camp? ”

"I'm afraid that the enemy's strength is unknown, and this idiot hasn't figured out how many broken troops are coming, and under whose banner!" Ah Rahan glanced sympathetically at Mandu Aola, who was scolded and embarrassed, and persuaded in a low voice: "Our detailed work said, Quanzhou originally didn't have many soldiers and horses, why did it suddenly have tens of thousands of more troops?" Isn't it a deception, in this way, let the new annexed army go first, and our Mongolian army will rush forward at a critical moment! ”

"I'm afraid, it's too slow to go like this!" Ali Hague was still a little unwilling, thought about it carefully, and agreed to Arakhan's deployment. The 70,000 yuan army was reorganized into a dense formation and slowly advanced towards Anxi City. Half an hour later, like a boulder, it appeared in Zhang Tang's sight.

An encounter turned into a positional battle because of the excellent adaptability of the Broken Army to the enemy and the hesitation of the generals of the Yuan Army. Zhu Ping stood at the head of the city and suddenly found that his role was a little embarrassing. As a broken army, he neither had the strength to give Zhang Tang strong support, nor did he have the ability to attract the attention of the Yuan army. Both sides ignored the presence of the five hundred men at the head of the city, and concentrated on their own frontal battlefield.

"Bai Liancheng, take your team of 1,000 people and kill the first formation!" Ali Hague whispered a few words to Arahan, and raised the arrow high.

The commander of the new annex army called Bai Liancheng shuddered, and his face instantly turned lime-like color. Looking back at Ali Hague, who was expressionless, and then at Arakhan, who was hiding a knife in his smile, he gritted his teeth and agreed, and took the arrow. Lifted up and ran into his own team.

"Brothers, rush forward, the enemy army has only a few men, cut them down, and the nearby villages are plundered at will!" Bai Liancheng brandished the arrow and shouted in a hysterical voice.

Several of his cronies led their men and led the charge to the Breaker Army. Anyway, enough killings along the way, enough robberies have been robbed, and enough is enough. Even if he knew that the Mongols wanted everyone to act as consumables, he had to rush forward.

"Beat the drums!" Looking at Bai Liancheng's back, Ali Hague commanded in a low voice.

The thunderous drums of war rang out in an instant, sticking to the ground and spreading far away. At that moment, it was as if the heavens and the earth were trembling.

More than a thousand new annexes, who were only protected by paper armor, were like moths to the flames, and pounced towards the Broken Army. The footsteps grew faster and faster, and every step was accompanied by cruelty and despair.

Zhang Tang stood in the middle of the car formation and did not give any orders. More than 10,000 captives stood as solemnly as he did, and the entire position was silent. The depressing atmosphere rolled through everyone's hearts with the sound of the war drums of the Yuan army, and many people found that their hand holding the knife actually slowly began to tremble, trembling, and then, the trembling stopped, and the whole body hardened in an instant, filled with cold battle intent.

"The second regiment, send archers to meet it. The other ministries, shouting and cheering, kill! Zhang Tang suddenly pulled out his knife and let out a loud roar.

"Kill!" More than 10,000 people spoke in unison, uttering a single word, and the landslide resounded through the field. The war drums of the Yuan army were sluggish, from agitation to lowness. The new annex of more than a thousand outlaws froze for a moment, and their footsteps stopped instantly.

A momentary pause is enough.

Hundreds of shiny white crossbow arrows flew out from behind the formation of the broken army and shot into the new annexed army. When he landed, he shot down a small half of the new annexed army. The rest let out a scream and rushed forward with their lives. After rushing a dozen steps, another row of steel crossbows shot head-on.

The new attached sergeants who ran at the front, each with at least two or three crossbows pierced on their bodies, screamed and fell. The rest did not have time to fear, and were quickly intercepted by another row of crossbow arrows and fell not far from their companions. Blood, slowly pouring out from the lonely corpses, gathered into a piece.

A quarter of an hour later, more than a thousand new annexes were wiped out in front of the battle.

The commander Bai Liancheng got up from the corpse, staggered back, took a few steps, fell, got up again, and walked again. After repeating it several times, he finally failed to get out of the range of the Broken Army. A long arrow flew from afar, nailing him to death in the middle of the two armies.

"Well, it seems that the attack power is stronger than the guards of Yashan, could it be the main force of the Broken Army?" Ali Hague stroked his beard and calmly came to a conclusion.

"They didn't use artillery, and there was no artillery at the head of the city!" Arakhan echoed on the side, as if the more than 1,000 people who died just now were not his subordinates at all.

"Probe again, maybe the other party is preserving strength. Otherwise, he has more than 10,000 people, why should he fight with us in the field! Ali Hague smiled and raised the arrow again.

The three thousand-strong team lined up in a horizontal line, with the shield in front and the steel knife behind, and slowly walked towards the point of no return. In the Northern Yuan army, the war drums that urged them were even more urgent, like evil ghosts in hell, letting out a series of irritable roars.

"Kill!" After the more than 3,000 troops slowly approached the formation of the broken army vehicles, they let out a shout and rushed up against the rain of arrows. This group rushed a little farther than the previous group, and a few even climbed onto the wooden carts on the periphery, but soon, under the double blow of crossbow arrows and steel knives, they retreated in defeat, and achieved nothing but the addition of more than a thousand corpses in front of the two armies.

"Organize the Han army to attack in a sparse formation, burn the opponent's wooden carts, and the cavalry of the Red Army stepped forward to find flaws in the gaps in the chariots. The Mongol army prepared for a strong attack. I'll take two thousand people to find out how big the hill is! Rahhan approached Ali Hague and said in a very low voice.

Afraid of affecting morale, he no longer dared to blindly test it. The broken army on the opposite side is very strong, but the number is not large, if it is tough, although the losses of himself and Ali Hague are large, they should be able to eat each other.

Ali Hague played the front, and he planned a roundabout. Once you succeed in making a detour from behind the hill, you can break the cavalry ** through the rear of the army and deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

Even if there is really artillery hidden behind the enemy position on the opposite side, as long as the cavalry can make a detour to the front, they will kill those gunners like chopping melons and vegetables.

This is the experience summed up by the generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty with blood after countless battles.

"Good! Leave it to me! Ali Hague stretched out his hand and struck his palms with Arahan. Then the attack flag was raised with his own hands.

More than 20,000 troops stepped on the drums and slowly pressed towards the main formation of the broken army. In groups of a dozen people, the shield-bearer was in front, the archer was in the center, and the pikemen and river cavalry followed behind the archers.

The smoke and dust brought out by the advance of the army blocked people's sight, and Arakhan took two thousand cavalry, under the cover of smoke and dust, quietly left the main formation.

The shouts of killing were everywhere, and the first standard of the Broken Army, and the elite under Ali Hague, began the first collision.

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