Volume 2 Starry Morning Wind Sends Horseshoe Light 106 Iron and Stone (2)
Looking at the soldiers of the Zhao camp who were strewn with corpses all over the field under the gentle slope, Tan Daxiao's eyelids jumped, he had been in Rong for many years, and it was not the first time he had seen such a scene. But what made him feel uncomfortable was that the thieves on the other side still did not give up the impact despite being hit like this. Such a scene he had never encountered in his years of fighting with the rogues.
"Order, the next round of volleys, sword and shield hands melee kill thieves!" Even if there are fluctuations in his heart, Tan Daxiao, who is quite a city government, is still calm on his face. This group of Zhao thieves does have combat power and willpower far beyond ordinary rogues, but so what, in the end, they don't clean up like the autumn breeze sweeping the leaves? He was now certain that today's battle would wipe out all this cunning rogue here.
When this battle is over, go to Shenshui. Tan Daxiao is thinking about his plan, he is from a wealthy family in eastern Sichuan, and he has financial resources and strength, but he is tired of having a weak background in the DPRK and China and has nothing to rely on, so his promotion has not been smooth in the past few years. may seem to others that he is already ranked as the deputy chief soldier at his age, and he can already be regarded as "young and promising", but Tan Daxiao still has high requirements for himself.
In order to deal with such a dilemma, it is necessary to "abandon the gun to lure it, so that he cares, then the rattan card takes advantage of the gap to enter", especially at the moment Zhao Ying shock team is mostly pikemen, but also to do "wait for the enemy's spear will reach the body, throw the target stab, in the middle and not, the enemy will use the gun Gu dial, I will take advantage of the gap to enter, Slash with the cards. Once inside the gun, the gun is discarded. I will prevail over the other."
Under Tan Daxiao's military order, the horns of the official army array on the gentle slope were stacked, and the horns did not stop, and hundreds of birds shot again, and the "crackling trumpet" was like a pearl falling on a jade plate. The Zhao battalion shock team, which lacked a barrier, was in a mess, and the soldiers staggered, killed or wounded, and threw themselves into a pile.
Before the blow stopped, countless throwing guns came to break through the wind, and many soldiers were injured by the projectiles, and before they could recover their senses, they were already nailed to the ground on the spot by the fierce heavy throwing guns. Some of them are quick and can dodge the past; Some have nowhere to hide, so they can only block with their blades, but they give a huge impact and crack the tiger's mouth, either discarding the weapon on the spot, or the body is unstable and staggering back and forth.
A clear swan horn stabbed loudly, and the hundreds of sword and shield hands of the Wuning battalion raised their rattan cards, swords in their hands, and shouted loudly to rush to the chaotic Zhao Ying shock team from all directions.
The Zhao battalion in the rear wanted to support, but Tan Daxiao had already prepared and ordered the dozens of eagles that had cooled Fang Bi to fight again. In the Wuning battalion formation, all kinds of firearms fought each other, which not only caused great damage to the Zhao battalion's shock team, but also completely suppressed the Zhao battalion's main formation, which was behind, could not raise its head.
Seeing that it was less than thirty steps away from the front of the official army, but the distance of thirty steps was now like a moat for Pu Guoyi.
The situation is very clear, in the face of the Wuning battalion soldiers with strong firepower and good at coordinated operations, the left battalion of the old army of Zhao Ying, which was hastily trained, showed its decline to the fullest, and it was almost powerless to fight back. Of course, there are reasons why Tan Daxiao laid out ahead of time and occupied a favorable location, but the equipment and soldier quality of the two sides are also a crucial gap.
Zhao Ying's shock team has suffered half of the casualties, the long shield hand at the front is close to the annihilation of the whole army, and the nearly 300 spearmen and short knife men who are the main force of hand-to-hand combat have also died a lot, and the organizational sequence is close to collapse, although the follow-up nearly 100 guerrilla archers are still providing long-range support despite the small losses, but their scattered projectiles cannot play any role in blocking the Wuning Battalion sword and shield men who are used to using rattan cards.
Pu Guoyi knew that there was no hope of rushing into the main formation of the official army, and he only wanted to retreat now and preserve the strength of the already small left battalion as much as possible. It's just that in the chaos of horses and guns, before his order was issued, the officer's saber and shield hand had already brandished his waist knife and rushed into the belly of the shock team. Pu Guoyi himself flashed a knife and almost died, and immediately stabbed the officers and soldiers opposite to death with his backhand, but many Zhao Ying soldiers around him fell to the ground one after another, and the killed had no plan.
Wu Mingfeng, who was watching the battle from behind, was burning in his heart, anxiously looking at the precarious shock team, he wanted to send people to support Pu Guoyi several times, but as soon as the army moved, the officers and soldiers on the gentle slope would immediately burst into a roar, cruelly cutting off the possibility of contact between the two sides.
Seeing the robes that were close at hand being scattered by the enemy, but unable to provide a little support, there is no greater sorrow for the generals. Wu Mingfeng's eyes were red, and he knew that he couldn't sit still, but he didn't know what he could do or what he should do, so he could only let the shock team gradually wither under the repeated blows of the officers and soldiers.
In the middle of the hesitation, a bright light suddenly flashed on the gentle slope on the opposite side, Wu Mingfeng was excited, and the pro-soldiers on the left suddenly shouted: "Be careful!" As he spoke, his body was as fast as electricity, and he jumped to the other side with Wu Mingfeng in his arms.
Wu Mingfeng's back had just hit the ground, and the original position exploded instantly, and the ejected flying stones and soil blocks were splashed everywhere, and the surrounding soldiers of the Zhao battalion were in an uproar. Pushing away the pro-soldier, Wu Mingfeng struggled up, only to find that in order to protect himself, the lower half of the pro-soldier had already been cut in two by the projectile, and the fracture was extremely bloody and scorching.
"Dog's beast!" Wu Mingfeng gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at the gentle slope opposite. The attack of the right talent must have been carried out by a few eagles on the slope. Presumably, in order to end the battle as soon as possible, Tan Daxiao specially drew out people to snipe himself. If it weren't for the quick reaction and loyalty of that pro-soldier, he would have become a lonely soul today.
He was angry, but he couldn't do anything. Wu Mingfeng suddenly felt a sense of helplessness and despair.
The Wuning battalion on the gentle slope was crowded, and the density of the strikes gradually decreased, and it seemed that Tan Daxiao thought that he had won the battle and was ready to finish slowly.
Wu Mingfeng actually wanted to retreat, but when he looked up and saw Pu Guoyi, who was led by Wuzi and fought with the Wuning battalion, he couldn't help but hesitate. He thinks that he is not the kind of hero who values love and righteousness, but Pu Guoyi is willing to sacrifice his life for him and Zuoying, so he just left, and he was uneasy.
was entangled, a soldier came through the forest behind him, and the cat approached Wu Mingfeng with his waist down, Wu Mingfeng saw that he looked unfamiliar, his heart jumped, and he excitedly grabbed the soldier and asked: "But Qin Qian has arrived!" ”
The soldier swallowed and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, Mr. Qin Qian is already half a mile away, and the pioneer Mr. Wei has arrived!" ”
Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally looked forward to Qin Jinxiao. Wu Mingfeng's spirits perked up, and he drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, the reinforcements are coming, hold on for a while, and the official army will lose!" Hearing this, the morale of the soldiers on the left and right rose slightly, and the previously sluggish military spirit was re-consolidated, and the messy array like dog's teeth was also re-aligned and began to push forward.
At the same time that Wu Mingfeng learned of Qin Jinxiao's arrival, Tan Daxiao also learned about Qin Jinxiao's arrival through the scout. After listening to the report, he said as if talking to himself: "This group of thieves comes from the west, and it should be separated from Shenshui." Did Lu Gong encounter an accident? ”
Previously, he had reached an agreement with Lu Daqi, that is, he would annihilate Wu Mingfeng's troops in the north of Pengxi, and then go around to the north of Shenshui from the west, attack the Zhao camp, not to destroy it, but to delay and contain the Zhao Ying army in Shenshui, and do everything possible to let the Zhao camp fall into the snow in the coming midwinter. In order to achieve this goal, what the Suining soldiers who confronted the Zhao camp army had to do was to always pay attention to the movements of the Zhao camp and prevent all Zhao camp reinforcements from stirring up trouble to the east as much as possible. Therefore, Qin Jinxiao came unexpectedly at the moment, which was actually unexpected by Tan Daxiao, and he naturally thought that something had happened to Shen Shui's Suining Bing.
Dividing things into priorities, Tan Daxiao quickly adjusted his thoughts to the present. According to the scouts, the number of the bandits who had arrived from the west was more than a thousand, and the vanguard had already arrived at the battlefield. Judging by his demeanor, it seems that he is going to immediately enter the battle.
"No matter how many ways he comes, I'll only go all the way!" Tan Daxiao sneered in his heart. Regardless of what method the Zhao thief in the west used to avoid Shen Shui's Suining soldiers to send this army, judging from the current battlefield situation alone, the west thief attacked his left flank, obviously trying to take advantage of the loophole - the Wuning battalion is now focusing on the right flank to encircle and suppress the Zhao Ying's shock team.
Tan Daxiao, the general of the army, has a strong ability to adapt to the situation on the spot, he judged the situation, did not move a little force on the right flank, and even the thirty eagles did not move at all, and continued to maintain the suppression of Wu Mingfeng and Pu Guoyi. Instead, a large number of bird-gunners were moved to the left flank, and these bird-gunners had gradually stopped firing and could only prepare for fierce combat again.
The rapid sound of small drums came from the formation of the Wuning battalion, and hundreds of bird gunners listened to the drums and quickly and orderly rearranged the formation according to the terrain. With the dance of the banner of Tan Daxiao's Chinese army, the birds and guns quickly lined up into many small formations along the hillside. Most of these small formations are five rows and five columns, close to the front and back, wide from left to right, and there are about ten small formations at the front line of the Wuning battalion. At this time, Wei Yiqu's department, which was advancing rapidly, only advanced another fifty steps. Just looking at the fact that they can be rearranged and formed in such a short period of time, the quality of these Wuning soldiers is already very amazing.
As Qin Jinxiao's vanguard, Wei Yiqu led 500 soldiers less than 150 steps away from the front of the Wuning Battalion's bird gunners, he was an officer promoted from the bottom by Qin Jinxiao, and since he became a rogue, he has experienced all kinds of battles, large and small. Seeing the formation of the Wuning battalion now, it is very clear, Tan Daxiao obviously wants to use the platoon gun.
The so-called "platoon gun" is actually a relatively common firing array, which is divided into "entering the chain" and "retreating the chain". "Entering the chain" means that the fifth row of each small formation takes the first five steps from the right side of the line, and after the establishment is completed, it listens to the command to fire, and then the fourth row also moves forward to the front of the fifth row, and so on. The bird hand advances and retreats from the right to the left and fires in a row, and the gun hand returns to its original position from the left after shooting. "Withdrawal from the chain" is the opposite.
The array of guns is naturally handy for good generals, and generals who do not know the main point will often directly expose their weak firearms troops, especially on the empty plains, which are very easy to be attacked by cavalry and be defeated. But just looking at the moment, there is no cavalry under Wei Yiqu, and Tan Daxiao relies on the gentle slope to discharge the guns, so he naturally has no fear.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Wei Yiqu knows very well that at this time, his own thoughts will have a great impact on the overall situation. He thought of a countermeasure almost in a breath of time, and at the sound of an order, hundreds of soldiers followed the order, and immediately stopped continuing to rush forward.
Wei Yiqu's temporary step surprised the Wuning battalion soldiers, and they immediately began to launch a salvo against Wei Yiqu's troops, but Wei Yiqu's troops were still one hundred and fifty paces away, and they quickly dispersed, so that the Wuning battalion's carefully planned head-on attack was not effective.
From the place to the gentle slope occupied by the bird's gunner, the road is smooth and uncovered, even though the soldiers of Qin Jin's filial piety department have many shields to protect, but they still can't charge without bullets. Wei Yiqu observed the surroundings and found that there were dense forests on the left and continuous, and the military order immediately rose again, and hundreds of soldiers all went into the forests to hide.
Qin Jinxiao and Qin Qigong instructed before they came, if the enemy can take advantage of it, attack it; If the enemy is prepared, wait for the arrival of the large force before making a plan. Wei Yiqu was quick to speak and act, and his execution was very strong, and he saw that Tan Daxiao reacted quickly and had no chance to take advantage of it, so he simply hid the army and waited for support.
On the gentle slope opposite, Tan Daxiao heard Wei Yiqu's movements and thought to himself: "The thief is cunning. ”
Looking at the entire battlefield, Wu Mingfeng's troops, who were only a few hundred people left, had already been trapped by themselves, and their destruction was only a matter of time. Although Qin Jinxiao's troops who came to support him from the west had nearly 2,000 people, Tan Daxiao was confident enough to use the hundreds of people to block him on the periphery of the battlefield. His plan was to wait until he swallowed Wu Mingfeng, and then turn the gun to fight Qin Jinxiao. Although there were only 1,000 soldiers in the Wuning Battalion here, now he actually felt that the troops were more than enough.
It was just a flash of thought in his mind that caused him to worry. He frowned slightly, looked at the northeastern sky, took a few deep breaths, and told himself to deal with the current enemy and not to be cranky. But it seemed that in response to the old saying, whatever he was afraid of would come, he was engrossed in the siege of the remnants of the Zhao Ying shock team at the bottom of the slope, and a sudden news completely disrupted his overall plan.