86 Fan River (2)
Returning to the camp, Guan San'er and Wei Lie's elite cavalry pulled back and forth the already fragmented Mao'an East Left Sentinel Array. In the shadow of the sword and sword, the mao andong with slanted hair and armor was guarded by less than fifty soldiers and rushed out of the chaotic formation. Seven or eight horsemen roared behind him, Mao Andong could almost feel the strong wind blowing behind his head, and in an instant, countless scattered arrows flew like a torrential rain, slashing over Mao Andong's head, shooting the pursuing cavalry back to the camp and shooting them to the ground. When it was, a banner was erected in the wind, and Mao Andong shaded the sun with his hand, squinted his eyes and looked up, recognizing that it was the banner of Qin Jinxiao.
There are three posts in the camp, two posts on the left and right are in front of the car formation, and the outposts are in the rear. Qin Jinxiao has 500 people, 200 crossbowmen, 200 bird guns, and 100 swordsmen, which are specially designed to respond to the car formation, and Qin Jinxiao himself is also the best at jumping and fighting. The Ma army back to the camp attacked very fiercely, and the rout of the left post was only half a burnt incense, and Qin Jinxiao led his troops to help.
Guan San'er and Wei Lie were still chasing the rout of the Zhao camp, and they were busy and ran into the outpost head-on. Qin Jinxiao is in front of two rows of crossed birds and hands, slightly in the shape of geese, and each of the two rows is divided into two small rows, and the birds and hands take turns to shoot. The four-row crossbowmen of the 200 crossbowmen were at the rear, continuing to maintain their output in the gap between the reloading of ammunition after the bird's gun. The last hundred swordsmen formed a half-moon formation, tightly protecting the left and right rear three sides of the bird and crossbow hands. The three formations of the geese-shaped formation, the phalanx, and the half-moon formation, which are simply composed of troops, cooperate with each other, and are the overlapping formations of the outpost of the Xiaojie battalion.
Fan Jiwei knew that Qin Jinxiao was perverse and bold, but he didn't expect him to be fearless. Looking at the past, a hundred paces away, the outpost and the Huiying horse army were in full swing, and the Huiying horse army was caught in the chaotic group because of the horses, and the conflict was slowed down, giving the outpost a chance to play. These swordsmen have selected the most courageous people in their own operations, and all of them are extremely powerful. But looking at the light of the sword, more than ten catties of Guan knives rotated like flying in the hands of these soldiers, Rao is back to the camp Ma Jun has armor, but the blade is thunderous, it is still inevitable that blood will splash, and people will turn over on their backs.
Mao'an Dong had Qin Jinxiao to respond, the respite was slightly fixed, the flagpole in the sentry was raised, and the stragglers were recruited to gather, and after a short time, nearly 200 soldiers were reorganized, attached to the outpost, and continued to entangle with the horse army returning to the camp.
thought that the defeat was decided, who wanted Qin Jin to go out of the filial piety department and turn the silt into life, Fan Jiwei couldn't help but be in high spirits. Looking back at the gentle slope, he immediately raised his voice and said: "Command the whole formation, prepare to meet the enemy!" "The forces of Qin Jinxiao and Mao'an East focused on gathering in the northwest, and constantly forced the horse army to return to the camp to the south, which obviously wanted to drive their generation to their own chariot formation located in the south, and carry out a two-sided strategy. Fan Jiwei has fought for many years, and he can see that Qin Jinxiao's move can be called the key to turning defeat into victory at present, and he no longer hesitates, and is determined not to pay attention to Yang Kexin of Nalao Shizi, and to do it himself.
At present, the left outpost of Mao'an is entangled, Qin Jinxiao's outpost is attacking, and Fan Jiwei's right outpost is guarding, and the three sentinels join forces to fight to envelop more than 1,000 horse troops back to the camp into a long and narrow strip. Guan San'er and Wei Lie led their troops to clash repeatedly, wanting to regain control of the situation, but as long as they came up slightly, they would be ruthlessly attacked by the three sentinels.
The battle was tense, and the frequency of shooting at the bird and crossbow men in a limited time greatly exceeded the usual training intensity, and even if the guns were hot or even exploded, and the archers' fingers were strangled out of their flesh, they were not allowed to stop for a moment. The continuous blows made Fan Jiwei have tinnitus, and the smoke that dispersed in Zhao Ying's array even obscured the bright sunlight, making everyone in the formation frown and endure the choking stimulation every time they breathed.
Hundreds of steps to the west, Ma Guangchun, who was expecting Guan San'er and Wei Lie to turn back to his side, had a rainy face and looked at everything that happened in front of him with cold eyes. Zhao Ying's ability to adapt to the formation exceeded his expectations, the two car formations were stacked one on top of the other, and now even one of them was not completely broken, but he was trapped in more than a thousand horses first, such a result was unacceptable to him.
"Order, leave a thousand horsemen on standby, and another thousand horsemen will fight with me!" Ma Guangchun gave an order, and the headquarters of the Ma Army, who had been watching the camp, immediately turned over the horse's hooves and raised the flag to cover the sun. The cronies on the left and right thought that he was going to rescue Guan and Wei who were trapped in a hard battle, so they said: "It's better to divide a thousand horses and go left and right, so that the Zhao thieves can't take care of each other!" ”
Ma Guangchun said coldly: "Even if I rescue them, people are sleepy and tired, what is the use?" Although San'er and Wei Lie were difficult to get out of the formation for a while, there was no danger of annihilation, so it would be okay for them to continue to fight with the Zhao thief car formation, leaving Qianqi squatting here and helping out at the right time. Now that the main force of the Zhao thief lacks skills, it is the best time to directly take the henchmen of the Zhao thief! After that, he looked into the distance, tied his pocket tightly, and muttered to himself, "Today, Zhao Dangshi should be the head!" ”
In the Zhao camp on the gentle slope, Xu Hui received a report from Yang Kexin and said to Zhao Dangshi: "My lord, the three of Qin, Mao, and Fan under the slope worked together to restrain the thousands of horsemen returning to the camp, and the victory is nine out of ten!" ”
Zhao Dang's face was like a mountain, and he asked: "Ma Guangchun still has two thousand horsemen, what is the movement?" ”
Xu Hui didn't answer, the Tang horse galloped outside the tent, and the Tang soldiers rolled the saddle and dismounted: "My lord, the horse army has moved back to the camp, and a thousand horsemen have been sent to the northeast!" ”
Zhao Dangshi groaned: "Northeast? If it weren't for the aid of irrigation and Wei? ”
Qin Qigong asked the Natang soldiers: "Thousands of horsemen down the slope, thousands of horses in battle, where are the thousands of horsemen when they return to the camp?" ”
The Tang soldier said, "Stay put. ”
When Qin Qigong heard this, he brushed his sleeves and got up, and said to Zhao Dangshi solemnly: "Lord, Ma Guangchun uses troops like this, there is no need to save Guan and Wei in the northeast, I am afraid that he is coming at my own formation!" He added, "Ma Guangchun will use troops, and he must know that he can save Guan and Wei Ke to solve the urgent needs of the moment, but there is no great benefit to this battle." It left thousands of horsemen to wait and see, one was to protect Guan and Wei, and the other was to hide people's eyes and ears. At the time, the three formations of the camp are fighting endlessly, and it is difficult to do volleys or reviews. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a Tang soldier entered the meeting and reported loudly: "The first army that has returned to the camp has reached the bottom of the slope, and its people have abandoned their horses to climb the mountain, and the bear sentry officer has engaged his headquarters with it!" "The two outposts on the left and right of the Wuqi battalion are responsible for the improvement of the sanitation and reserve formation, and the Xiong Wanjian Department is slightly northwest, so it first encountered the surprise attack of the horse army returning to the camp.
There was silence in the tent for a while, and Zhao Dangshi suddenly stood up, and said in a loud voice: "Zhou Wenhe, order troops to follow!" ”
When Xu Hui heard this, he was anxious, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The battle situation is dangerous, the lord only needs to sit firmly in the Chinese army, and don't move lightly!" "It was clear that Zhao Dangshi wanted to be on the front line. But Zhao Ying is not what it used to be, even Xu Hui didn't think about risking the rain in person, Zhao Dangshi moved, and it was okay.
Not only Xu Hui, but also the rest of the generals in the tent also strongly persuaded Zhao Dangshi to give up, only Qin Qigong said: "The thieves have attacked my own formation, this formation has become the front line, what is the difference between sitting here and supervising the battle on the slope?" The lord is still not afraid, and you are suffering from each other, are you afraid of war or defeat? ”
Zhao Dangshi's eyes were solemn, and he said firmly: "Take my cloak." When the voice fell, Zhou Wenhe put on the red robe for him. The golden armor and red robe, the jade belt and the treasure knife, the tiger and the tiger are majestic, Zhao Dangshi no longer pays attention to Xu Hui and other generals, and strides out of the account.
Qin Qigong's words are not wrong at all, Ma Guangchun rushed to the main formation, and there was no difference between the front line and the rear of the front line up and down the gentle slope. Compared with the three posts of Qin, Xiong and Fan under the slope, although the Zhao Ying's main formation has the advantage of the gentle slope, it is greatly inferior in terms of number and combat strength. Hiding in the big tent of the Chinese army can avoid it for a while, but it is useless in the overall situation, and going to the front line to supervise the battle can at least boost morale. In the eyes of Zhao Dangshi, the battle of Fan Hecheng can be regarded as the most important battle to determine the situation in northern Chu, as long as he can win, no matter how dangerous the situation ahead, he will not hesitate to meet it.
In fact, it is not uncommon for the coach to act on the spot. Take this dynasty as an example, Tan Lun, a scholar who was a famous minister who was on a par with Qi Jiguang in Jiajing, especially "tasted the battle, the blade was bloody, and the wrist was tired"; Li Rusong, a famous general of Wanli, often fought in person, so that in the end, he "led the light cavalry out of the nest and died in the middle of the battle", and so on. Zhao Dangshi didn't think that his courage was below these people, as long as he could contribute to the victory of the army, he would never give up.
When he arrived at the front line of the northwest battle in the gentle slope, not only did Xiong Wanjian's right outpost completely devote all his troops to the battle, but Wu Mingfeng's left outpost also dismantled at least 200 people to assist in the defense in the south. Suddenly, the sharp sound of "Hurry Speed" made Zhao Dangshi's ears hurt, and he raised his eyes to see that there was a fire flickering violently in the corner of the gentle slope. At this time, a general bent over and ran to Zhao Dangshi and saluted: "My subordinates have seen the lord!" "Take a closer look, it's Wu Mingfeng.
"Why did you even take out this old antique and use it?" Zhao Dangshi squeezed out a little smile and smiled. He recognized that the soldiers on the slope were using a rocket beam to launch downwards, and this rocket beam had a name, 20 arrows at a time were called "fire dragon arrows", 32 arrows were called "swarm bees", 49 were called "flying arrows", and 100 arrows were called "100 tigers running together", and the range was up to 300 paces. Looking at the current situation, the soldiers are afraid that they are using a "swarm of bees" of thirty-two branches.
Wu Mingfeng said with a smile: "Commander Xu is worried about the lack of weapons on the slope, so he specially ordered us to withdraw it from the military treasury before the war. ”
"I see." Zhao Dangshi smiled and didn't speak, thinking that this Xu Hui seemed to be fair, but in fact, he was sometimes quite selfish. He had the responsibility of presiding over the restructuring of the army, so he gave priority to allocating all kinds of firearms to his own Xiaojie battalion, and those who were assigned to other battalion leaders were either to pick up the remaining slightly inferior products, or to be old-fashioned firearms that had been sealed for a long time. Wu Mingfeng is a famous smiling tiger, and he is still smiling on his face, and he must have scolded Xu Hui in his heart.
The long screaming of the swarm finally came to an end, and in an instant, there were screams from the bottom of the gentle slope. Wu Mingfeng looked at it and said in surprise: "This old thing has a miraculous effect. "The grass and trees on the gentle slope are luxuriant, and the weather is dry, and a swarm of bee rockets hits down, hurting few people, and the flames lit are more effective.
The flames were churning, the black smoke was like a pillar, and it was going up and down the gentle slope of the battle, and the news that Zhao Dangshi was on the front line soon spread. Xu Hui and other generals followed out out of breath, looking at the flying arrows, Zhao Dangshi, who was dressed in golden armor, faced the sea of fire, standing steady, and his heroic spirit was suffocating.
"Old Zhou." Zhao Dangshi called out in person, and Zhou Wenhe immediately stepped forward and bowed down to wait for his order, "Today is the time to use the soldiers, let the brothers of the Parenting Division also move their muscles and bones." ”
Zhou Wenhe was stunned when he heard this, and Xu Hui and other generals were also surprised. The two hundred guards in the Parenting Division were the most elite warriors carefully selected by Zhao Ying from tens of millions of people. From the moment they were selected into the Parenting Division, they assumed the highest responsibility of maintaining the honor of Zhao Ying and protecting the safety of the coach. Their lives had already been shared with Zhao Dangshi in an oath, in other words, throwing them into the battlefield was no different from Zhao Dangshi himself fighting in person.
"Do you hear that?" Zhao Dang's face was like iron, and he asked again.
Zhou Wenhe nodded solemnly and decisively pulled out his waist knife.