The reason why Zhou Dewei is known as using soldiers like a god is that this person is good at discovering the enemy's weaknesses and winning more with less. Withdrawing at this time means to cover people's ears and eyes. Hezhongfu is located in a key place, but it is a plain land before and after, and there are no mountains and rivers attached to it, so it is not easy to defend and difficult to attack.

And at this time, he dared to openly call out, but there was a mutiny here not long ago, and the new person in power wanted to sit firmly, and he must establish his prestige, and they happened to be the best choice for this person to establish his authority. It was expected that they would not dare to leave the city rashly, but they would inevitably send light horses to chase them.

The first is to check the reality and reality, and the second is to disrupt the retreat of the enemy army and buy time for the rear. Zhou Dewei naturally calculated this move, although he pretended to withdraw, but when he came, he had already pressed the heavy grain and grass to the end, no matter how he turned around, he would not hurt the rear in the slightest.

Although the old saying once said, when the army is marched and arranged, the grain and grass go first. But Zhou Dewei has tasted a different taste through years of experience. At present, the situation is urgent, and it is necessary to lure the enemy deep in order to break through one by one.

Fu Xi retreated into the formation, and still hugged his fists to accept the guilt, so he listened to Zhou Dewei's words, "This is not the time to say this, since your brother is loyal to Hou Tang, it will naturally not be guilty of you, but it is important to take this city and save your brother." ”

Hearing Zhou Dewei's words, Fu Xi's heart suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Everything is subject to the general's orders." ”

Zhou Dewei raised his hand to stop the retreating soldiers and horses, looked in the direction of Hezhong Mansion with his eyes like torches, and said loudly: "Do you know the military system of my Zhou family?" Everyone was puzzled, and they didn't know why they had this question.

Zhou Dewei looked at everyone with blank expressions, but he pulled the corners of his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "The Zhou family army is different from the regular military system of the Later Tang Army. After this battle, we will settle accounts with you. ”

These four people were all silent, they thought they were just walking with the army, but they didn't expect this general to be so vigorous and resolute, and his temper was also hot, so they were frightened. Although the "Green Snake" of Mingyue Tower traveled before, he only felt that the soldiers were marching in an orderly manner, but he did not expect that someone was secretly manipulating.

Seeing that the four of them were like this, Zhou Dewei didn't continue to pay attention to them, and said to the other people in the ranks: "The soldiers of the Zhou family army listened to the order, and took the infantry, crossbowmen, jumping soldiers, cavalry and baggage soldiers as the battle formation, and divided 2,000 people to gallop to the rear baggage, and be sure to protect the food and grass, and the rest of the infantry were interspersed between the crossbowmen and the jumping soldiers, waiting for the opportunity to move. The rest of the cavalry is not in four directions, but each of the four of you will lead one and listen to my orders. ”

At this time, when the four of them heard this, they didn't feel refreshed. The soldiers began to act autonomously, with a group of infantry on the left and a group of crossbowmen on the right. In this way, the retreat is the attack. Behind the four of them, four teams of cavalry were also divided by the generals of their respective ranks, all of them gearing up, as if they were going to charge into battle at the next moment.

Fu Xi looked back unconsciously, and couldn't help but feel a little confident in his heart. Looking at those high-headed horses, and then looking at Hezhong Mansion, I didn't feel frightened in my heart, but I had a little bit of enthusiasm. I still remember that at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were 2,000 Turkic horses and 3,000 Sui horses, and a prison was set up in Longyou. The herd was led by the servant Shaoqing Zhang Wansui, from Zhenguan to Linde, and in 40 years, there were 700,000 and 6,000 horses. All the horses used for conquest are selected for use. The horses behind him were all descendants of such fine horses, and it was only fitting that they could be used in marching and fighting.

At this time, the cavalry behind him had opened a battle formation according to the array, and this formation followed the record in the "Li Jing's Art of War" quoted in Volume 157 of the "General Dictionary", "Each team is arranged, the first team is at the head, and the front leads the battle; The second flag bearer, with the second standing left flag (flag guard) on the left, and the second standing right flag on the right. The second set up its soldiers, divided into five elements: after the banner, the left and right sides of the first line of seven soldiers; Eight fighters in the second line of the second line; Nine fighters in the third line of the second stand; Ten fighters in the fourth line of the second stand; eleven fighters in the fifth line; The second stand is tied to the top of the line, and the distribution is a team. The deputy of the team, standing behind the soldiers, holding the Mo knife, and the soldiers who do not enter will be beheaded. ”

After Zhou Dewei gave the order, he never looked back, and the soldiers were in good order, and they had a very tacit understanding.

It was too late, and then it was fast, and in the interval between the deployment of troops, several arrows came quickly. The attackers may feel that the enemy is fleeing, but they have nothing to fear. Unexpectedly, these arrows were cut off in an instant, and the light cavalry that came with the arrows was easily cut down by the infantry swordsmen and axes in the front row because of their haste to advance.

Xu is aware of the abnormality, and the drums in the direction of Hezhong Mansion were loud, and the sound was monstrous. has the momentum of co-living and dying with the invading enemy army, but they don't know that this is exactly what Zhou Dewei's trick is. Hearing this, Zhou Dewei raised his arms and shouted, the crossbowman listened to the order, walked forward twenty zhang, raised the bow and pulled it full, and listened to my order.

The crossbowmen on the side of the infantry hurried out in front of the formation. The infantry carried knives in their hands and rubbed their fists.

Zhou Dewei did not immediately order the arrows to be released, but turned around and looked at the four of them and shouted: "Fu Xi, you will lead the crowd to charge, and the remaining three teams will rush to the aid of two parties, you must not rush into the range of the enemy's arrows, just disturb the line of sight, understand?" ”

The crowd shouted in unison, "No! ”

After saying that, he rode out. Although the fire was not lit at night, you could still feel the galloping sound of the horses' hooves, which rose and fell. At this time, within the walls of Hezhong Mansion, there were also thousands of soldiers with weapons in their hands, waiting for the order of the city general.

Their original commander was Fu Yao, who acted arbitrarily and unpopularly. However, because the Fu family has a big career in Luoyang, and it is three generations hereditary, it has an extremely deep heritage, so no one dares to call it out. But with the battle of Luoyang, the rise of the dragon head, the surrounding areas have defected, and the Hezhong Mansion is powerful here, but it is also difficult to support alone.

The people in the city have encouraged Fu Roar to form an alliance with the dragon head, but Fu Roar has been holding back, neither expressing his position nor refusing. Long Shou sent people to visit him many times, but he did not receive a clear answer. It wasn't until news came out from Luoyang that troops were sent to suppress Longshou County, and Fu Roar of Hezhong Mansion made a decisive decision to show his loyalty.

This move naturally angered the soldiers in the city, and they all saw what Li Cunqiao had done in Luoyang over the years and hated it in their hearts. I thought that after beheading Zhu Wen, I would be able to recuperate after the early Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Li Cunqing, the lord of the Later Tang Dynasty, was ambitious, but he was intolerant.

He has slain all those close to him, and now he has reached out here to pull out this thorn in his eye and a thorn in his flesh.

Naturally, the generals in the city did not want to go along with it, they were also from poor backgrounds, and naturally hated civil strife. Just living in this land, you can't choose where you come from, and you don't have the right to choose how to live. The only thing you can do is to grit your teeth and live well.

Naturally, no one wanted to fall victim to civil strife, so he took advantage of the gap when Fu Roar was busy welcoming the people from Luoyang, and overturned the city lord's mansion to imprison this person in one fell swoop, wanting to come out to lure the king into the urn. Xu underestimated the incoming offenders, or he was already thinking of a hearty duel to boost the prestige of the monarch. chose to shut down the fire, but was broken by someone.

At present, there is no news of the light cavalry dispatched, and it seems that the whole army has been wiped out, but the retreating people suddenly turned back, and they did not know what medicine was sold in the gourd. The general on the city wall pressed one hand on the simple knife at his waist, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart. The offenders retreated first, and then turned back to attack and kill, and I am afraid that tonight will not be peaceful.

After Zhou Dewei gave the order, he patted the horse's buttocks and leaned forward, and when he came to the infantry, he whispered to himself: "One hundred and seventy teams, with the eighty-fifth team as the battle team, the base is 1,700 steps, and the eighty-fifth team is the garrison, and the empty place is blocked." The three teams of the Suzao Brigade are combined into one team, each team has 50 fronts, and they are re-marched in front of the team, and the formation is set up, and when the drums are heard, the front team will enter, and the two teams will also enter after the row. After each of his horses was in the battle team, he had dismounted on the left side of the garrison. Whoever fights with the enemy, his jumping and strange soldiers, must be measured. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the infantry standing in front of him, and suddenly said loudly: "Beat the drums, charge!" ”

What I said just now is just to take stock on my own, and since I have the certainty of victory, I naturally don't need to drag the mud and water and hesitate. The thunderous sound of the drums was like the roar of a beast in the dark night, constantly filling the eardrums of every soldier.

The general on the rampart stopped pacing, and with the same raised hand, he ordered, "The crossbowmen light torches to light the way for the vanguard." ”

If you don't hold the lights at this time, when will you wait?

The purpose of the dark operation just now was not to expose his own strength, and he wanted to scare back the enemy army without spending a single soldier. Unexpectedly, the enemy generals saw through this "dark night sky city plan" and reversed it. At this time, there is no need to keep your hands and directly fire arrows to demonstrate. If the interest retreats, it will not be cared about. If they are obsessed, it will make their blood flow.

But what the defenders never expected was that the attacking enemy did not speak of martial virtues, and before they could attack first, a round of arrows had already arrived. The soldiers were in a hurry, and the unlit arrows were scattered all over the ground, and the city was strewn with corpses.

And Zhou Dewei didn't seem to want to give the defenders of Hezhong Mansion a chance, and the rain of arrows just passed the cavalry. And a group of infantry also heard the wind and moved to carry ladders to attack the city.

I saw this group of infantry marching in a general marching sequence, and the whole army was according to the right Yu Hou Ma Army, the Right Yu Hou Infantry Army, the Right Army Cavalry, and the Right Army Infantry Army; Cavalry of the front army, infantry of the front army; Chinese cavalry, Chinese infantry; rear cavalry, rear infantry; Left Army Cavalry, Left Army Infantry Army; The cavalry of the Marquis of Zuo Yu, the order of the infantry army of the Marquis of Zuo Yu. The cavalry and infantry were separated by a mile to counteract.

Whenever the attack is blocked, the cavalry immediately sends four or five horsemen to lookout, just in case, and when the infantry army passes, it will be scattered, and the soldiers marching from behind will send another cavalry to watch. The Youyu Marquis Army marched in the vanguard and served as an avant-garde reconnaissance mission, while the Zuoyu Marquis Army carried out the rearguard mission, sheltering the stragglers and lost equipment. When marching against the enemy, the order is reversed.

The infantry marched under the city walls, led by the first striker, followed by the right team, followed by the left team, followed by the right team, followed by the left team, and threw the ladder up. At this time, the city walls were almost unprepared, and I thought that the attackers were physically and mentally exhausted, but unexpectedly encountered a well-trained army.

At this time, it was impossible to fall the rocks and roll the oil again, so they could only try to push down the throwing ladder and hinder this wave of offensive. The cavalry under the city shouted not far away, and this change of less than an hour had turned the situation in an instant. Zhou Dewei is not a wasted name......