In May of the second year of Zhengming, the first decisive battle in the true sense of the Great Liang Dongwu. Liu Ce held a spear and watched the two armies fighting, and the vast Houma Plain fought fiercely. Daliang is known as 500,000 Pingnan troops, and Dongwu is known as 200,000, a difference of nearly half.

The Houma Plain, which has not been war-free for a long time, has always been a battleground for soldiers, although it is between the two countries of Eastern Wu and Liang. Thirty years ago, it was the largest granary of Soochow, and the ancestors of the Li family took the fertile Houma Plain in World War I, further ruining the fertile soil of Soochow. For more than 30 years, there has not been a grain cultivated on this land.

It's not that Daliang doesn't look down on fertile land, but that it is close to Soochow and can't be farmed. The perennial competition between the two countries has made this land barren and overgrown, and it has become one of the horse farms in Huizhou. After Li Tingye inherited the pillar of the kingdom, the establishment of a border town made this land a fertile grassland again.

It has only been nearly five years, and Li Tingye heard that Liu Ce was going to fight a decisive battle with Soochow in Houma, and the most reluctant thing was the horse farm that was beginning to take shape. The merits of this recordable gazetteer will be ruined.

There is only one charge between the two armies, there is no superfluous war, and the only thing that the two sides compete with is the quality of the soldiers. Liu Ce naturally trusted the tens of thousands of troops that had been carefully trained, although there were only a few months of training. The old troops who had followed Liu Ce for many years knew that Liu Ce was not a large number of troops, but a small number of troops, and the most important thing was the deployment of various armies for comprehensive operations.

Liu Ce stood with his spear and said, "You can start." ”

A signal cavalry took an apricot yellow flag from his waist and rode his horse to wave it in the midst of the army. The vanguard army that clashed with it changed its formation repeatedly. Liu Zifu, the leader of the Wu army, was particularly unexpected, and studied Liu Ce's method of using troops before setting out on the expedition. In the treasured classics of the Soochow Imperial Palace, it is recorded that Liu Ce's most common use is blitzkrieg.

With few personnel, they wanted to win more with less, and defeated Liu Ce, the generalissimo of Pingnan who had been in exile for many years, only to send out cavalry. Dudu didn't expect Liu Ce to wait so much, the two armies had never clashed, and the first battle was a decisive battle. Instead of waiting for Liu Ce's cavalry duel, the starting cavalry fought with foot soldiers.

For the first time under Liu Ce, Xi Changjun really couldn't see any subtleties in the marshal's first infantry against the Eastern Wu cavalry. The dispatch of the apricot yellow banner proved that Liu Ce had already wanted to fight a quick battle and charge with heavy cavalry. Liu Ce, who was still looking at the battlefield, did not change his expression at all, as if the battle situation had been decided.

Tens of thousands of cavalry swarmed into the battlefield to fight cavalry against cavalry. The army dispatched the elite cavalry of the Liang Army, instead of recruiting new soldiers, and most of them were soldiers stationed in the eight battalions of Taiping City. The steel swords of the Liang army collided for the first time between the two sides reproduced the momentum of the grassland of that year, although it was not Liu Ce who led the iron-blooded cavalry, but most of the veterans trained the cavalry with superb riding skills.

The army of more than 500,000 clashed, and the heavens and the earth changed color. Liu Ce looked at the repeated battles on the opposite side, and when night fell, the commander of the Wu army, Liuzifu Mingjin, withdrew his troops. The Liang army's upright morale won a great victory, which was a big surprise, and Liu Ce immediately withdrew his troops, but instead of taking advantage of the victory to pursue, the whole army retreated and cleaned up the battlefield.

General Sipinlang, who had just returned from the battlefield, was furious, covered in blood, and rode his horse and asked, "Why did the marshal collect his troops?" ”

Liu Ce only said: "Poor Kou Mo chase, the Wu army is only retreating rather than defeated." It's been a whole day, and it's time for the soldiers to trim up. Watching Liu Ce ride away slowly, Si Pinlang inserted the steel knife into the scabbard heavily.

Adjutant General Qin Zhichang slowly approached and said, "Why didn't the marshal tell me." ”

"The training of the 200,000 army is not a few months, and it is the rear swordsmen who can go to the battlefield without retreating, and this is not the way the training is done. Let's see the bloodshed of the battlefield first, there will be no big battle in the next few days, and the decisive battle will take a few days, and the blood of the Wu army must be exhausted. Liu Ce said lightly.

Qin Zhichang, who was following behind, was silent, and Liu Ce was right. It is said that the battle of 300,000 troops seems to be in the hands of victory, relying not on the newly recruited 200,000 troops, but on the eight battalions of Taiping, which have been stationed in Huizhou. Most of the Huizhou troops were arranged by Liu Ce to go to Poyang Lake, and then there was a water battle that fell over and over again. This water battle is no longer the water war of the past, if it weren't for this, how could Liu Ce dare to let the Huizhou army, which only knows how to be water, board the ship to fight.

The construction of the eight arsenals is not an ornament, a large number of blades are enough to subsidize the needs of 400,000 troops, and the battleships that cost a lot of money in the dockyard are placed on the frontal battlefield for the first time, and they are not handed over to Li Shanhai because they want to give Dongwu a surprise surprise.

Liu Ce was unwilling to see soldiers die on the battlefield, not kindly. How could Liu Ce, who was not in charge of the soldiers, not know this truth, and really didn't want to see the recruits who went to the battlefield to defend their families and defend the country, dying here one by one.

Without looking at the cleaned battlefield, it is clear that most of the two armies lying on the battlefield are newly recruited recruits. These soldiers did not comprehend the great scenery of Eastern Wu and died in the territory of Daliang. The bones were all over the field, and the blood was dripping.

Qin Zhichang reflexively rushed to the battlefield and smiled at the soldiers who were being supported. This is their first battle, or a big victory, how can they not be happy. It's just that the fellow villagers who came out together can't go to see the good scenery of Soochow, so what, I'm still alive.

The young man with the broken armor on his back gritted his teeth and was supported by the older ones, and the man in his thirties looked at the eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man and asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

The young man who endured the pain showed a mouthful of big white teeth and said, "It doesn't hurt, it's really fucking happy." Be sure to cut a few more next time. Speaking of this, tears flowed from his eyes, just now the good brother who grew up together died under the knife of the Eastern Wu army.

The older soldier said: "When you go to the battlefield, you will always die, next time I will make up for their share, and take a look at Dongwu for them to step under our feet." ”

Coughing heavily, he still smiled, smiled at Wu Chang and said, "I must see what the difference between Dongwu and our Daliang is, Wu Chang, I said if." If I can't see it, you must bring a handful of Soochow's soil and put it on my grave. ”

Not caring about the young man's injury, the older soldier slapped him heavily and said, "What are you talking about!" It's up to you to see for yourself, I can't get enough of it! ”

The young man smiled stupidly: "Then I'll accompany you to watch." ”

Qin Zhichang, who stayed on the battlefield, showed a smile, and after more than ten years, the son of Liang was still strong. I am more confident in attacking Eastern Wu and can take a few more people to the south of Daliang, where is the destination of everyone, and I may be among them.

The extermination of Soochow is already in sight, and no one is allowed to have other thoughts. This is also the reason why the marshal sent Li Tingye to Poyang Lake, the fighter plane is fleeting, and Li Tingye is an unstable factor after all. Giving Li Tingye a chance to make meritorious contributions can also be regarded as a compensation.

The longitudinal horse galloped on the Houma Plain, and the Wu army had already withdrawn from the territory of Daliang, and it was the real offensive and defensive alien from the moment. Naturally, I know why the first decisive battle was placed in the territory of Daliang, and I undoubtedly take care of this group of soldiers who have just entered the battlefield, and the execution ability of many generals has not yet met the expectations of the commander.

When Liu Ce sent troops to pacify the northern Turks back then, he was so cautious, and Liu Ce would take the lead in every major battle. This time, as the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops, he could not tolerate the lifting of spears in a fruitless battle, and the lives of the Liang soldiers were not so worthless.

Qin Zhichang sprinted all the way out of the battlefield, looking at the direction of Wu Jun's retreat, and couldn't help but think of Liu Ce when he was young, full of spirit and ambition. This is also the reason why Qin Zhichang likes Liu Zhixing from the bottom of his heart, it is really very similar to the father and son. Liu Zhixing's arrogance and humorous speech are exactly the same as Liu Ce's.

The eldest son, Liu Zhiming, is more like his mother, calm and even a little rigid. Qin Zhichang couldn't talk about disgust, and he also felt that Liu Zhiming was not suitable to inherit Liu Ce's mantle.

In the big tent, Liu Ce waited alone to report the results, this was the first battle since the expedition, and he had to play the momentum of the beam. The results were expected, but there were also many disappointments. After all, there is still a gap between Liang Jun and Wu Jun in terms of combat power, after all, this group is mostly new soldiers, and they can only grow rapidly after experiencing the baptism of the battlefield.

Carrying a scimitar and hurriedly running into the big tent, Li Changhe happily broke into the camp tent with the battle report. said: "Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu." ”

Le was dizzy for a while, and the first time he went to the battlefield, he achieved such a result, and the Wu army that fought was defeated. When he saw Liu Ce's evil gaze, Li Changhe was stunned for a moment and immediately let go of the joy in his heart and said: "Great Marshal Qiqi, this battle beheaded 12,237 Wu troops and captured 5,320 people. ”

Li Changhe was so happy that he had achieved such a feat in the first battle, and even forgot the danger on the battlefield just now. Instead of being affirmed by the handsome, he saw Liu Ce's sad face. Liu Ce suddenly asked, "How many people were killed in the battle and how many were seriously injured." ”

Just now, I only cared about remembering the victory, and I didn't remember the losses of the Liang army. Li Changhe opened the list and glanced at it, and the dense text list felt a chill in his heart. It reads: "The Forces nouvelles lost 8,573 killed, 15,627 seriously wounded, and 31,643 lightly wounded." In the old part of the Eighth Battalion of Taiping, 1,212 people were killed in the battle, only 200 were seriously wounded, and 57 were lightly wounded. ”

Li Changhe, who was watching, was in a daze, and only remembered that Daliang won the first battle, but he never considered the loss. It seems that the great victory of Daliang expelled the Wu army from the territory of Daliang again, but in fact, this battle of Daliang only achieved such a result with more than double the strength of the army, which can only be regarded as a disastrous victory. In Liu Ce's view, if the Wu army was not completely annihilated, it was defeated.

Just as Li Changhe was about to read the list of results and losses, Liu Ce got up and closed the list and said: "Needless to say, this battle is just for you to see that the battlefield is not a list, it is all the soldiers who exchanged their lives for it." Presumably, you can also see the gap between the new army and the eight battalions and even the Huizhou army. This may seem like a small difference, but in fact it is very different. You can see what is wrong with the Forces nouvelles. ”

Li Changhe, who was thinking seriously, did not speak for a long time, and was regarded as a gentleman since he was a child, and even thought so himself. Whenever his father Li Shanhai came home, he never went out, and he never read the subset of poems at home. I think that I have no chance with civil officials in this life, and I have read a lot of military books, which can also be seen with the teaching of my father Li Shanhai.

said: "Back to the commander, it's not that the new army is not brave enough and afraid of death. The biggest gap in the new army is the murderous spirit of going to the battlefield, that is, the so-called lack of morale. ”

Hearing Li Changhe's explanation, Liu Ce nodded lightly and said: "If you have a father, you must have a son, and you have a little brain back then, and you haven't been stupid yet." ”

Li Changhe, who was praised by the handsome Liu Ce, showed a trace of joy, and there were not many people who could get Liu Ce's praise, especially in person. It is said that Liu Zhixing, who is already the commander of the First Army, does not have this honor, how can Li Changhe not be happy.

Liu Ce then asked, "You can understand water warfare." ”

Li Changhe nodded lightly, and Liu Ce patted his shoulder: "From now on, you don't belong to the Pingnan army, go to the Huizhou Navy." Where to go is more productive than here. ”