The front camp was only six or seven miles away from the walled city, and the fast horses were galloping in a hurry, and Qian Laosan and Ji Zheng, who had received the report to greet them, had not yet walked out of the camp, and Sun Zhongshan had already arrived with dozens of guards. At present, the enemy's movements are treacherous, and the military situation is as urgent as sparks, Sun Zhongshan didn't have time to talk to them, and the horse's hooves didn't even stand on the ground, so he asked one after another: "Have you found the scouts I said?" ”

The scouts have all been found. Several soldiers recounted in detail what they had seen in front of Sun Zhongshan, and there was no discrepancy with the enemy situation sent by the former battalion a moment ago. Shao Chuan, who had just arrived, was really not at ease, and asked twice repeatedly, and saw that there were no mistakes or contradictions in what a few soldiers said before and after, so he comforted and encouraged them a few words before they retreated.

Shao Chuan stopped talking, and climbed on the map with Sun Zhongshan, confirming in his mind the distribution and geographical situation of the enemy and the enemy camping and even the north and south, and repeatedly pondering and considering where the Tuqi people would accumulate troops and set up ambushes. From the Luhe River to Mogan, along both sides of the Heishui River, the Zhao army had to send dozens of reconnaissance cavalry every day, combing almost every inch of land within 200 miles, and there was no trace of the main force of the Turpentine at all.

Sun Zhongshan didn't look up and said, "The enemy is all cavalry, and it is common to advance 200 miles in a day and night. After a pause, he said in a tone of admonition, "The generals of the Turks must not be underestimated!" They have been fighting for many years, and they are all characters who have been rolled out of the sea of blood in the mountains of corpses, and their military methods are not inferior to the famous generals of our dynasty, and the changes in wit on the battlefield are not far behind. Since the dispatch of troops this time, the enemy has not attacked, pestered, disturbed, or set up ambushes, and has not hesitated to give up important strongholds along the way. The Turquoises have placed a heavy force here to obstruct it, and the main force must have detoured out of our line of sight to the flank. His two arms supported the military case hard, as if he was a little overwhelmed, took a long breath and slowly spit it out, trying to calm down, and carefully looked at the comrades around him one by one, as if he wanted to engrave their appearances deeply in his mind. Shao Chuan looked at his solemn expression, pondered his tone, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

After standing silently for a long time, Sun Zhongshan quietly continued the topic. "The people of Tuqi have been planning carefully for two months, waiting for the moment when we run out of food."

His voice was hoarse, and his voice became deeper and deeper, and every word was as gloomy as if it came from a deep hollow, but it was unusually clear, like a hammer hitting everyone present. The tent was so quiet that it seemed to hear the tip of a needle falling to the ground. Everyone felt a chill rise from the soles of their feet, and in an instant, all their limbs were frozen and stiff.

In fact, even without his words, Shao Chuan and the others each understood that the launch of the Turpentine people was just around the corner. Everyone is not a newcomer to the military, and all kinds of military activities such as setting up ambushes and digging pits and defrauding have never been used by themselves. The Turks allowed the Zhao army to march with swagger all the way, and no one could believe that there was no trickery in it. But no one expected that the enemy would be so far-sighted, and he began to design it from the day the Zhao army set out to conquer the grassland, and all kinds of tricks and tricks were all drawn to the autumn strategy of the Zhao army. The enemy's scheming is so deep and his plan is so long-term, that just thinking about it makes people shudder. Everyone can't help but feel dazed, empty and weak in their hearts.

"it! It's a big deal to sell these 100 catties on the grassland! Qian Laosan probably couldn't stand the heavy atmosphere in the military tent, and couldn't help shouting. His description was already ugly, and he had been injured on his right eyelid, so he was also wearing a black eye patch, and there was no flesh on his lonely face, he was excited at the moment, and his expression was even more vicious. "Since I was a soldier and ate food, I have never regarded myself as a living person, and if I can live until now, I am still a brigade commander, and this life is worth it! How about the people of Tujici, and what about the king of Donglu Valley, it is great to die! ”

"That's it! Killing one is enough to cut two and earn, let's fight with them! Ji Zheng said viciously.

Shao Chuan's temperament is wild, but he is very shrewd in fighting, he didn't pay attention to the words of Qian Laosan and Ji Zheng at all, and said in thought: "Our strength on the front line of the Moganlu River is close to half of the total strength of Yanshan Quanwei, if we unfortunately fall here, I am afraid that Yanzhong and Yanxi will not be able to be saved." Therefore, I think it is better not to fight this battle. Even if you want to fight, you would rather give up one part for the enemy to swallow, and you must ensure that most of them can retreat safely. ”

Sun Zhongshan gritted his teeth and did not speak. What Shao Chuan said, not to mention what he thought? But where is the stability in the current situation? On the one hand, the layout of the Turks has been completed, just waiting for Zhao Jun to reveal a fatal flaw; On the other hand, the road for the Zhao army to go south was blocked, and the army was divided in the Moganlu River, and the two places could not take care of each other, and half of the battle was lost before it was fought. Moreover, he had already ordered a retreat yesterday, and now the whole army was shaken and demoralized, what could he do to block the enemy's long-planned thunderous blow? The time and place are favorable, and the people are not in me, if Zhao Jun wants to escape, unless Shang Cheng can rush from Fangzhou to save his life...... This is obviously impossible.

Thinking of this, a question suddenly rose in his heart: Guo Biao has fallen, Yandong is in danger, Yanzhong is empty, why is it rare for Shangcheng to be mentioned in the military newspaper from Yanzhou? Now that even Zhang Shao has personally gone to Duanzhou to help hold the city, why didn't Shang Cheng rush to Yanzhou to take over the command and dispatch?

His eyes narrowed, and he went to look at Shao Chuan with a frown. It just so happened that Shao Chuan was also looking up at him. As soon as the eyes of the two people touched, each other's thoughts were clear. Shang Chengwo didn't move in Fangzhou, obviously not worried about the current situation at all; Since the current situation is not worth his move, the situation in those two places is definitely not as bad and difficult as he expected. That is to say, the situation is not irresolvable, but it is just that I am in a fog and cannot see through the tricks of the Turks......

Distraction.

Distraction?

Distraction......

He chewed on the word repeatedly, his heart moved, and in a trance, he felt that something that he had been ignoring for a long time was floating in his mind, but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't grasp it.

He was frowning and thinking, Shao Chuan slammed his fist on the military case, jumped up and scolded: "I'll fuck him!" We've fallen for the evil of the Turks! ”

Ji Zheng and Qian Laosan were still confused, and Sun Zhongshan was also suddenly enlightened. The enemy has a bullshit workhorse! The grassland opposite Liuzhen is the traditional summer pasture of the Tuqi people, and this summer there is a widespread drought in the central and northern areas of Yan, and the grassland is not much better. After a few months of drought, where is there still a large area of pasture for grazing? The tribes of Turgitz had to move elsewhere to graze their cattle and sheep, and more than half of them went to their winter pastures. There were no tribes grazing in this area, and the Raiders who provided them with a guard and screen did not operate in this area, so where did the Zhao army go to find the enemy's illusory "main force"? Even these enemies in front of him, Nineteen were also urgently gathered because of the slow movement of the Zhao army. The Turquoise people blocked the road and put the most elite big tent soldiers on the front line, not to create an opportunity for the "main force" to make time to return to its position, but to bluff to deter the Zhao army. As soon as the thinking is smooth, all kinds of questions that were not clear before have clear answers. He even extended his thoughts: the grassland tribes used their pastures in the summer, so what do their cattle and sheep eat in the winter? There is no doubt that they can only move farther away, that is to say, the enemy in front of them is likely to be all the forces that the Tu Tu people can gather in a hurry, and a large part of them may be the old and weak who have no combat effectiveness at all, in order not to expose the truth and reality, so the big tent soldiers were put on the front line!

He hated to slap himself a few times now. If he hadn't hesitated to look ahead, he would have been able to target Blackwater City a month ago. The immortal feats are brilliant and the battle medals are almost wiped out! He was ashamed, ashamed, angry and angry, his hands were clenched into fists, his five knuckles were all blue-gray, and his face was so red that he was almost dripping blood, and he took two steps and shouted: "Come on!" ”

"My Majesty!"

"Herald Sun Huan: The army stops retreating! A battalion of the A Brigade of the Chinese Army and a battalion of the A Brigade of the Right Army immediately found a way to cross the Heishui River to attack the enemy on the west bank! The rest of the divisions, in the order of battle, moved closer to the front battalion! The logistics baggage battalion immediately distributed the corresponding ordnance and military materials to all departments according to the five-day standard! The military order will be carried out immediately! ”

The herald repeated it word for word.

"Summoned Wen Mu, and transferred to the town of Huo Shiqi: The army is about to attack and advance to the north, and all departments in Luhe Liuzhen must do whatever it takes to ensure that the grain route is unimpeded and ensure the supply of grain, grass, ordnance and heavy supplies for the army! The military order will be carried out immediately! ”

The herald's retelling was correct, and when he saw Sun Zhongshan wave his hand, he ran out of the tent in two or three steps, turned over and got on the war horse, and galloped out of the barracks in a blink of an eye. Sun Zhongshan didn't turn around and ordered again: "Qian Laosan,"

Qian Laosan was still stunned and ignorant, when he suddenly heard Sun Zhongshan shouting his name, and before his brain turned around, his body took action first. Sun Zhongshan's voice did not fall, he had already taken a step forward, and replied in a deep voice with his crossed arms in his chest: "My post is here!" ”

"Ji Zheng!"

"My Majesty!"

"Order: The third division of the Ding Brigade of the Chinese Army, the third division of the Qian Lao Brigade of the Chinese Army, and the Ji Zheng Department of the Second Brigade of the Chinese Army, immediately attack the enemy in front of Mogan, and limit the ......" He paused. Shao Chuan immediately said, "It's not yet the end of noon. ”

“…… The battle is over within one and a half hours. Qian Ji's 2nd Brigade must open up the way for the army to advance before the hour of Shen Shi on September 24! After Sun Zhongshan finished speaking, he turned around and raised his arms to give a military salute, "Two brigade commanders, let's start acting." General Shao and I will press you down. ”

Qian Laosan and Ji Zheng were both confused, and they didn't know why Sun Zhongshan's attitude suddenly took a big turn. But this is the case in the army, when military orders are issued, those who understand must be implemented, and those who do not understand must be implemented. The two men roared and saluted, and trotted all the way out of the tent. Immediately, a series of shouts and shouts came from outside the military tent, and the rumbling war drums sounded like a swift sound, and they were inseparable in the blink of an eye. Everywhere in the barracks, there was a long sound of painted horns, the sound of assembly orders, the sound of the whole team reporting the number, the neighing of war horses, and the sound of spears and spears colliding with each other. The officers tore their throats and gave orders hoarsely, and the ranks of non-commissioned officers marched into the mud with leather boots and crackled loudly...... By the time Sun Zhongshan and Shao Chuan walked out of the military tent, several formed teams had already formed four columns and led their horses out of the barracks.

Shao Chuan, as the commander of the Chinese army, was obviously very satisfied with the efficiency of his subordinates, and he was about to boast complacently, but he remembered that Sun Zhongshan next to him was also an old man who went out of the Chinese army, so he had to grin and hold back the words back into his stomach.

Sun Zhongshan and him have not been acquainted with each other for a day or two, who can not know whose background? Seeing that Shao Chuan's face was full of strange and wanted to speak, he smiled and said: "The Ding Yi 2nd Brigade of the Chinese army is a team led by a great general, and its strong combat effectiveness and perseverance to fight are absolutely second to none in our Great Zhao Army. ”

Shao Chuan nodded. He agreed. However, he immediately asked another question, "Qian Lao's Third Brigade and Ji Zheng's Brigade are both cavalry brigades, and they are not good at attacking fortified positions, you see, do you want them to harass first, cut off the contact between the front and back of the enemy, and wait for the follow-up infantry to come up and then attack?" ”

Sun Zhongshan shook his head. He thought about this when he gave the order. It takes time to convey military orders, it takes time to prepare and march the infantry brigades, and the roads are not in good condition, so when the infantry trudges to the starting point of the attack, it will be at least an hour later; Not to mention that it takes time to regroup the team, and it takes a period of rest and recuperation...... It was dark early in the late autumn, and the slightest failure in the attack would drag it into a night battle, and if this large tent army was allowed to break away from the other enemies at night, no one could say how the battle would evolve! What he regretted the most was that he hadn't seen through the tricks of the Tuqi people one day earlier, and he shouldn't have transferred the four infantry battalions that had originally belonged to the front battalion. It's too late to say anything, and in order to gain time, I can only take the elite cavalry of the 2nd Brigade of Ding Yi to open the way.

Ji Zheng won Qian Lao San in the guessing boxing, and the division of labor between the two brigades was formalized, the B brigade was the main attack, and the C brigade was responsible for blocking the enemy's cavalry and cutting off the connection between the enemies. Sun Zhongshan and Shao Chuan were very satisfied with this result. Ji Zheng's B Brigade can attack and defend, can fight, dare to fight, dare to fight to the death, can defend to the death, since the autumn and winter of the 18th year of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty in Duanzhou reorganized, because there is a 18th year of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty in the Yixian Nanguan War to play a famous "Yanshan First Battalion" - one by one, the old marshals Xiao Jian and Yang Du have personally praised it as the "Great Zhao Huben" one by one, so the brigade has always called itself the first brigade of the whole guard. In the past three years, the brigade has been in the vanguard of all the battles between Da Zhao and Tu Jici. In the northern expedition in the spring of the 19th year of the Eastern Era, the brigade was the first to leave Yanshan and enter the grassland; In the summer and autumn of the 19th year of the Eastern Era, Mogan broke through, and the brigade opened the way for the whole army; In the winter of the 19th year of the Eastern Era, Li Shen broke through the Northern Zheng Dynasty, and the brigade was the first of all departments...... It was Li Shenqi who attacked the fourth left part of Cishan in the spring of this year, and the first to rush into the Bailan River Valley was also the B Brigade of the Yanshan Central Army.

At the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the afternoon, the main attacking B Brigade abandoned its war horse and entered the starting position two hundred paces away from the enemy's camp in an infantry position. Ji Zheng saw that the various departments were ready to stop, and with a command, more than 1,300 soldiers were based on the team, and the front and rear two rows, the middle and three rows formed nearly 30 small phalanxes, and advanced step by step with the sound of war drums that resounded through the battlefield. After the initial panic, the Tuqi people were also prepared, unloading the wheels and turning behind the carts of oxen and horses that temporarily served as the walled walls, turning their leather hats and brown leather armor from time to time, and shouting one after another; Apparently the enemy is also holding out in formation.

One hundred and fifty paces to the left, an arrow flew out from behind the wall of the car. Most of the feather arrows fell in the mud a long way away from Zhao Jun, and occasionally two or three strong arrows from the strong bow flew in front of Zhao Jun with little strength, and they fell to the ground obliquely at the touch of the leather armor, and then were trampled into the muddy water by the mud-covered military boots. After advancing to a hundred steps, the enemy's feather arrows increased significantly, and there were constantly people among the Zhao soldiers who were hit by arrows. However, this distance is still not the killing range of the Sudden Exhaustion Bow Bow, and the thick iron arrow cluster usually does not even have leather armor, as long as the arrow does not hurt the eyes and other important parts, the arrow in other parts is a small wound. Three or four steps further, a long and somewhat out of tune military order sounded in the first row of small phalanxes:

"Yan (all)! One by one city (with shield)! ”

When the military order came, the soldiers in the first row of each small phalanx immediately raised their wooden large oars and shields with both hands, and did not lift them until their eyes could look at Kong Ping Kong from the oars and shields; The soldiers on the left and right sides also put their shields against their sides. At the same time, the soldiers in the back rows bowed their heads at the same time, using the iron helmets on their heads to block the feathered arrows that had fallen diagonally over the shield wall.

"Sprinkle (take the shield)!"

With this military order, the small phalanx, which was still a little sparse in formation, immediately became compact, and the large oars and shields in the first row were almost close together. In this way, the feathered arrows coming from the front immediately lost their lethality.

Zhao Jun also began to fight back. Some of the soldiers jumped out of the phalanx one after another with their crossbows loaded with good arrows, aimed at an arrow, and then dropped their crossbows and returned to the ranks. There are also some soldiers who do not go back when they leave the phalanx, and hold the crossbow on the spot, see where the enemy is rising, and the ground is an arrow, and then put the crossbow head to the ground, step on the crossbow arm, pull the string with both hands, take a long breath, stretch the back, click the machine buckle to move the string again, put the arrow and re-enter the alert......

Because of the continuous rainy weather, the foot bow of the Tu Exhaust people and the riding bow of the Zhao army have been greatly affected, the loose bowstring has greatly reduced the range, and the damage of the bow and arrow has also been weakened very much, some Zhao soldiers' arms and thighs and other places that are not covered by leather armor have been covered by three or four arrows, but except for a few drops of blood, nothing happened, and the brows were not wrinkled, still staring at the heels of the comrades in front, and slowly advancing with the beat of the drum. However, the closer you get to the wall, the more dense the enemy's arrows rain become, and when you reach a distance of fifty paces, there are more than a dozen arrows firmly planted on almost every shield, and some of the side shields have three or five sticks stuck in them. From now on, the Zhao army officially entered the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, and there were real casualties in the team.

Forty paces, the hit rate and lethality of the feathered arrows fired from the side of the Turrets increased dramatically. After all, the flank shield does not have the same defensive range as the large oar, and as the team advances, the distance between the front and rear rows is also close and far, which is an opportunity for enemies who have been accustomed to using bows and arrows since childhood.

Thirty paces, and with another order, the first row of the Zhao army's turrets and shields were no longer so close, and they opened a line of distance from each other, and the archers in the phalanx also began to return fire. Casualties on both sides were rapidly mounting, and from time to time loud screams and howls erupted from inside and outside the walls. In the last twenty steps, Zhao Jun suddenly accelerated, and the soldiers with the shield rushed to the cart, poked the shield foot into the mud, and then kicked the big shield on the frame, pulled out the waist knife with one hand, and jumped up with a whining whimper......

The attacking Zhao army was the elite, and the soldiers who defended the first camp were also elite, and the elite soldiers on both sides were fighting against the soldiers, and the battle was extremely fierce from the beginning. The Zhao army is brave, the big tent soldiers are fierce, the battle flag is swaying and rolling, the two sides are fighting desperately across two or three layers of carts, the archers and crossbows on both sides shoot like flying locusts and torrential rain, and the marching war drums of "dong dong" and the battle horn of "woo woo" are mixed together. In the midst of knives and guns, some people were pierced in the stomach, some were cut in the chest, some were cut off arms, some were cut off thighs, and the sharp blades collided with each other, and the screams of grief were endless. Suddenly, the war drums rested, except for the crisp sound of ping-pong swords hitting each other, the muffled sound of hammers hitting objects, and there was no human voice on the huge battlefield. In the blink of an eye, the sound of the drums of war rolled over the earth like thunder, and the long horn followed the sound of the front and wavered. Somewhere to the east of the car wall, a burst of shouts and killings suddenly erupted like wind and rain, and then the two military flags of the nearby Zhao army were circling and shaking back and forth, and they broke through here one by one! The four small phalanxes, who had been watching and waiting for about sixty paces, suddenly burst out with a loud roar, and two hundred fresh troops quickly entered the battlefield. The cornet of the people in the car wall "wooked" and whistled, apparently urging reinforcements to be dispatched......

The Second Brigade of the Yanshan Central Army, known as the "First Brigade of Yanshan", is indeed the division of the tigers, but the big tent army guarding Heishui City is not a deceptive and famous. However, the B Brigade had only 2,000 men, while the Great Horde Army was 3,000, and it still occupied a favorable position, and there were hundreds of slaves in the camp to help support the logistics of transporting the wounded soldiers and carrying the corpses. Therefore, the first two attacks of the Zhao army opened the breakthrough four times, but in the end they all returned in vain, and two or three hundred people were killed and wounded. The third attack didn't even hit a breakthrough.

The third time he was beaten back by the enemy, and Ji Zheng, who was covered in blood, finally became anxious. Although Sun Zhongshan did not say it explicitly when he gave the order, he knew that it was a death order. If Shen Shizheng can't break through this village and can't open the road, the consequences will either be stripped of his post or won the medal, and whether the head on his neck can be kept at that time is also in Sun Zhongshan's thoughts.

It's none of his business, at most Qian Laosan, who was scolded and whipped dozens of whips, was also watching the excitement from the side. He didn't catch the main attack, he was feeling uncomfortable, seeing that Ji was in a hurry, and said cool words vigorously: "Old Ji, if you can't do it, speak quickly." While I'm in a good mood this time, I'll take responsibility for you for the mistakes of my Ding Brigade one by one! ”

Ji Zheng spat on the bloody spit, and scolded hatefully: "On this sunny day, where did a black eagle fly out?" What kind of mourning is howling? He raised his head, twisted two thick black and messy eyebrows, stared at a pair of triangular eyes, and looked at the ten battalion captains and lieutenants of the B Brigade one by one. Ten officers, almost all of them wounded, two of them were red from the top of their heads to the soles of their feet like blood gourds, and three seemed to be unsteady on their feet, and they all fell to the ground and shook as they stood. His gaze swept to the end, and then looked back one by one, but in the end, he still didn't say anything. What else could he say? The soldiers have done their best. But he still has to say something! Damn it, the self-styled name of "Yanshan First Brigade" can't be smashed in this broken village! The name of "Yanshan First Battalion" given by others cannot be destroyed in this place where birds don't!

"Fan Laoqi!" He directly named the captain of the first battalion of Yanshan.

"The tooth thief (under office)!" Fan Laoqi straightened his small chest and stood up. The man was dark, short, and thin, and the smallest officer wore his iron armor as if he were wearing a large coat. He lost a few teeth in his mouth, couldn't stop the wind when he spoke, and there was a local accent in the official dialect, which taught people to laugh when he listened to it. But none of the officers around laughed, and even Qian Laosan next to him restrained his laughter. Fan Laoqi is the battalion captain of the first battalion of Yanshan, and this head can't help but be in awe when he hears it; Moreover, Fan Laoqi was also a veteran of the first battalion during the fierce battle at Nanguan in Yixian County in the eighteenth year, and he was stabbed for the general when he was in Gongqian Pass, saving the general's life......

Ji Zheng pointed out Fan Laoqi's name and said, "Fan Laoqi! The first battalion started from the general, from the south pass, there is no fortress that cannot be defended, there is no pass that cannot be beaten! You say, what now? ”

Fan Laoqi is about Mu Ne is not good at words, Ji Zheng finished speaking, he blinked his eyes, suddenly picked up the iron plate armor, threw it on the ground casually, grabbed the shoulder belt buckle and dragged it hard, snorted out half of the skinny chest, clenched his fists and made a military salute on the chest, without waiting for Ji Zheng to return the salute and turn around and leave, this is the tradition of the first battalion, it is a signal to fight to the death, after tearing off the clothes, either the first battalion will fight all, or the enemy will be killed. Seeing his actions, the rest of the officers, whether they came out of the first battalion or not, also took off their armor and tore their clothes, and went back to reorganize the ranks in silence......

This fourth offensive was fought extremely hard. The Great Zhao soldiers followed one after another, repeatedly impacting wave after wave, completely risking human lives to fill in, and finally broke three gaps one after another before and after the Shen Shi. The B Brigade of the Chinese Army, which had already killed the red eyeballs, rushed into the camp, cut down people when they saw them, chopped them off when they met people, and the camp was full of painful wails, and the screams were endless, making people feel as if they were in the ghost domain. At the end of the Shen period, the remnants of the enemy in the battalion were completely wiped out, and after counting, 756 people were killed and martyred in this battle, and the rest of the soldiers were wounded from the brigade commander to the soldiers; More than 3,480 enemy heads were killed, seven were captured, and dozens of people escaped by luck.

Removing a big stone leading to Blackwater City, Sun Zhongshan issued a series of orders, in addition to asking all troops to pursue while they were victorious, they also selected a group of soldiers who could speak the language of Tutu and the most elite soldiers of the whole army, all of which were handed over to Shao Chuan to lead.

He's going to scam Blackwater!