Chapter 9 (18) The Battle of Mogan (6)
As time passed, the white fog gradually showed some signs of dissipation, but the vision was still very bad, and even the sun that had already risen was only a paler spot of light in the white sky. Shang Cheng, who was standing under the banner of Xu, could clearly see a heavy party formation evacuated in a formation dozens of steps away. Iron-clad soldiers were arm's length apart from each other, swords and crossbows at their laps, arrow boxes in their arms, and sat on cold, damp grass on their backs on a rolled carpet of felt. A cold mist slowly soaked in, and the black iron armor array gradually disappeared into the mist again......
The white mist enveloped the Great Meadow again. Many officers and soldiers couldn't help coughing in a low voice because they couldn't bear the cold. The fog was filled with deliberately suppressed low coughs and wheezing exhalations.
Shang Cheng rubbed his cold hands and let out a long breath, stiffened his legs and feet and paced back and forth on the wet grass for a few steps, looking at the soldiers of the heavy armored battalion who were in a vertical line, raised his hands and immediately walked over.
"Ask someone to bring some liquor. Every gourd wine can be drunk without drinking it, not drinking a lot. ”
"Yes! Every gourd wine can be drunk without drinking it, not drinking a lot. Bao Kan repeated Shang Cheng's order, and when he saw that Shang Cheng had no other instructions, he immediately ordered someone to do it.
The liquor was quickly brought over and distributed to each soldier. Shang Cheng also received his share. The large wooden bowl that is usually used to drink water only contains a shallow bottle of wine at the bottom of the bowl, and it is not even a sip; But the effect is obvious. As a hot air rose from his stomach, his internal organs and limbs, which had just been frozen, quickly warmed up, and even his mind, which had been slightly sluggish due to illness in the past two days, seemed to become flexible under the stimulation of alcohol......
Wen Mu came over to report that the enemy's rangers had been spotted on both wings.
"If you don't come close, you don't care; When you get close, you will let the arrow go. Inform the battalions that they are only allowed to fire arrows to drive them away, and not to pursue. ”
"And the riding camp." Guo Biao added beside him, "Tell the cavalry battalions on both wings that to deal with the enemy's rangers, you can send a small force of cavalry to block the expulsion, but you must remember not to leave the big formation too far." He glanced at Shang Cheng, and seeing that Shang Cheng did not object, he said in a consultative tone, "...... In my opinion, it is limited to two miles. ”
Shang Cheng didn't open his mouth. To be honest, he didn't see the use of sending cavalry out. In this kind of foggy weather, it is simply impossible to rely on a few small groups of cavalry to intercept the Turkish scouts who are scurrying around. However, although he was very dissatisfied with Guo Biao's suggestion in his heart, he did not object to it, but nodded and approved of this suggestion.
Wen Mu turned around and called the two heralds, asking them to immediately convey the orders of the Governor and the Great Sima.
Guo Biao stood at Shang Cheng's side, staring at the front for a long time before asking in a low voice: "Zida, if it doesn't clear until noon, or if the people of Tuqi don't fight at all today, what should we do?" Is it a direct attack on the camp of the Turgites, or is it ......"
Guo Biao's words were not finished. But Shang Cheng still heard the meaning of the words. He glanced at Guo Biao very strangely. Sometimes, he really couldn't figure out what was going on in his head. When has this been, and why are you still thinking about this kind of question? If the Turquoise people did not fight, as soon as the fog had passed, he would immediately order the whole army to press on the enemy's camp, and he would not give any orders other than that, let alone retreat! Now there is only one way in front of Zhao Jun, that is, to fight to Mogan, to the White Wolf Pass, and Li Shen to fight in the east and west, and strive to eat the king of Donglu Valley in one bite. There is no other way to go! Moreover, it is impossible for the Turks to leave Zhao Jun a second way. After the convergence of the enemy of Donglu Valley and Mogan, there are at least 15,000 troops, and there are thousands of horsemen who were defeated by Sun Zhongshan on the west bank of Heishui, and the enemy wandering in the east is also a hidden danger, as soon as the Zhao army retreats, the enemy on three sides takes advantage of the situation to surround it, and there may be no need to make any big moves at all, as long as it is forced a little, waiting for the Zhao army may be an irreparable collapse. Besides, the Zhao army here has retreated, what will happen to the seven brigades led by Li Shen? That's 16,000 soldiers......
Guo Biao stopped talking for a while. It's not that he hasn't considered these situations, and he knows that he can only move forward and not retreat now, but he doesn't know why, the closer he gets to Mo Gan, the more unstable his heart becomes, and there seems to be someone in the dark who is telling him over and over again, you must not go to Mo Gan, you must not watch tens of thousands of troops fall there. This thought weighed on his heart like a mountain, and he could barely breathe. He looked at the silent military formation in the fog and was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "But if we hit Mogan, the king of Donglu Valley has already left the White Wolf Mountain Pass......"
"If he goes out of the pass, then beat him back." Shang Cheng didn't even look at his big Sima, so he cut off his words stiffly. When he said this, his heart was very heavy, not because of Guo Biao's repetition and hesitation, but because of the defeat of Mogan in the 19th year of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty. The impact of that defeat may be far more profound and complex than he knew and understood......
Guo Biao didn't seem to notice that his words were interrupted by Shang Cheng, nor did he notice the very obvious dissatisfaction and impatience in Shang Cheng's words, but continued: "...... There's another thing. You see, at present, there are less than four battalions of cavalry left in the large battalion, and one battalion must be left to maintain the grain route, and the two battalions of cavalry on the right flank cannot move, and although Sun Zhongshan's department is all cavalry, there will definitely be no less enemies in the west, and he must leave manpower to protect the left flank of the army, so that there will not be too many men and horses who can cross the black water to outflank the enemy's rear road, and I estimate that there are only two or three battalions ......"
"What the hell are you trying to say?" Shang Cheng interrupted him very unceremoniously.
“…… The general has not thought that even if we defeat the enemy in front of us, but because we have few cavalry, it will be difficult to expand the results of the battle, and the enemy will not have much loss. What will happen then? ”
"You mean, when we and Li Shen flank the King of Donglu Valley, we will also be under the attack of the King of Donglu Valley and the enemy of Mogan, right?" Shang Cheng asked in a slightly teasing tone. Seeing that Guo Biao nodded in acquiescence, he laughed and said, "Not only may we be in a situation where we may be attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, but Li Shen is also very likely to be caught between the East Lugu Wang Department and the Shanzuo Four Divisions. ”
Shang Cheng's smile was a little weird, Guo Biao couldn't see what kind of emotions were hidden behind the smile for a while, it seemed to be a kind mockery between friends, it seemed to be angry anger, and it was more like regret and regret...... Mockery doesn't need to be said, of course, because of his own cowering and avoiding war; Most of the reasons for resentment are the same; But what are the reasons for regret and regret? Could it be because he couldn't perceive the situation that Zhao Jun might face on the two roads? Probably......
Shang Cheng retracted his smile and said, "The final trend of the battle situation only depends on one thing: whether we are eaten by the enemy first, or whether the king of Donglu Valley is eaten by us first. As for the reason, he did not explain it to Guo Biao. If Guo Biao can't even see through this, then no matter how much he explains, it's useless. The only consolation is that at least Guo Biao has sensed the predicament that the army may face. It's a pity that for a big Sima who oversees the overall situation, Guo Biao's discovery came too late. What's even more regrettable is that even a sluggish person like Guo Biao is still too few...... He glanced at Wen Mu, who was talking to a herald not far away, and then at the group of young generals farther away, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart.
Up to now, in addition to him and Zhang Shao, the two original battle planners, the entire Yan Shanwei can be counted with two slaps by the people who can see this problem, the first is Li Shen, and then Sun Zhongshan, Zheng Qi, and Fan Quan...... There is even Sun Huan; But there was no Wen Mu among them......
Wen Mu walked over. He brought the latest hostile situation:
There was movement in the camp of the Turks, and the enemy began to line up outside the camp......