Chapter 444: Mandate of Heaven (1)
Zhang Gui and Li Mo received Zhang Shumo's order and immediately rushed to the camps on the left and right. Zhang Shumo sat in the central camp and watched the changes in the situation.
Soon, the original 50,000 infantry of the Yan State Army appeared in Zhang Shumo's field of vision. These 50,000 infantry are either veterans who have been in the barracks for many years, or they are new recruits who have just enlisted, so they are not the main force of the Yan State, so they have to sit in the rear. Unexpectedly, as soon as the troops were withdrawn, they had a natural advantage in the end.
Next, there was a noisy sound not far away, and it turned out that the cavalry of the front army and the 40,000 elite infantry of the Chinese army rushed back together.
These 40,000 infantry were the elite of the Yan Kingdom, so they formed the Chinese Army with the well-equipped 10,000 escorts, commanded by Gongsun Luo. So 40,000 infantry rushed directly towards the central battalion. And the leader is Xu Jian's deputy general Luo Dian.
Zhang Shumo hurriedly caught up with Luo Dian and hurriedly asked, "General Luo, how is the battle going?" ”
"His Royal Highness was wounded, General Xu ordered the withdrawal of the army, and now Zang Zhuo ordered Nie Fei to break off with 10,000 cavalry, and everyone else is retreating!"
Looking at the chaotic rout, Zhang Shumo couldn't help but get anxious: "It's not okay to go on like this!" The Jingguo army is bound to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and we must immediately prepare to meet the enemy, otherwise it will be too late for the Jingguo army to chase after us. ”
Luo Dian pointed to the panicked crowd, and then said: "The military advisor can take a look, now that the soldiers have no military heart, how can they organize resistance?" I wanted everyone to assemble, but no one is listening to me in this situation! ”
Zhang Shumo gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes, and then immediately said to Luo Dian: "Since this is the case, then I can only do special things!" ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Shumo immediately said to the heralds beside him: "Pass my order, all military camps close the camp gates, and everyone assembles outside the camp. ”
"What?" After Luo Dian heard this, he immediately asked, "Zhang Shumo, what the hell do you want to do?" You also said just now that the people of Jingguo will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and you have locked my army out of the camp, do you want the people of Jingguo to wipe us out? ”
Zhang Shumo squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Hmph! They have to have such a big net, too! Since General Luo can't control the chaotic soldiers, I believe that the generals of each battalion will not be much stronger than General Luo! In this way, it is better to lock everyone out of the camp, as long as you don't assemble into an army, you will be slaughtered by the people of Jingguo, how to choose I think it's very simple! ”
Luo Dian took a deep breath, he didn't expect that in such an extreme situation, Zhang Shumo would dare to use such a ruined method to forcibly assemble all the soldiers. However, this is not a good thing, our soldiers are already stronger than Jingguo, but His Royal Highness was injured and hurriedly withdrew the army, if you really want to fight, Jingguo people are by no means opponents!
Thinking of this, Luo Dian didn't speak, and looking at him again, it seemed that the military advisor Zhang Shumo seemed to have two brushes!
By this time, the soldiers of the various camps had withdrawn to the camp one after another, and when they found that the camp gate was closed, they immediately rioted. Fortunately, Zhang Gui and Li Mo went to the other two military camps in advance, and both of them greeted the main generals in each battalion. Zang Zhuo, the cavalry commander of the left battalion, and Wen Hai, the infantry commander of the right battalion, were not idle people, and they received Zhang Shumo's order to close the camp gate, and they quickly understood Zhang Shumo's intentions. So he immediately began to rectify the soldiers gathered outside the camp, so that all the soldiers could not relax and prepare for battle.
The soldiers, who had originally been a little grieving, gradually calmed down after the settlement of their respective generals, and began to line up outside the battalion. But everyone still held their breath in their hearts, and they always felt that Zhang Shumo, a foreigner, didn't take everyone's lives seriously, how could he close the camp gate and force everyone to fight to the death with the enemy army after the main general ordered the withdrawal of the army?
But the soldiers didn't have time to think about it, Nie Fei had already returned with the 10,000 cavalry behind the palace. Seeing that the army was still gathering outside the camp, Nie Fei was also puzzled, what was going on?
The Jingguo army assembled by Shen Lang who followed Nie Fei, this time Shen Lang dispatched the main force of the Jingguo Eastern Army, a total of 20,000 light cavalry and 50,000 elite infantry. Although there is a gap with the Yan army in terms of numbers, Shen Lang is full of confidence. The two sides are fighting in the territory of Jingguo, and they are not only familiar with the terrain, but also have the support of the people.
Seeing the approaching army of Jingguo, Zhang Shumo immediately ordered: "Thunder the drums of war and lead the three armies to assemble!" ”
"Boom! Boom! Boom! The drum thundered, and the soldiers of Yan Kingdom, who were still complaining, immediately became serious when they heard the drum. It's a habit that has been cultivated over the years.
But Shen Lang was taken aback, obviously the scene in front of him was not what he expected. In his opinion, such a large-scale withdrawal is, of course, chaotic. And he is in hot pursuit, maybe the soldiers of Yan Kingdom will come and close the camp gate! As a result, instead of confusion, the other side assembled and lined up outside the camp, could this be the enemy's defeat?
Thinking about it, Shen Lang still wavered a little in his heart: should he retreat now or continue to attack?
And Zhang Shumo looked at the Jingguo army that had not stopped, and he also pinched a cold sweat in his heart: Who is this Shen Lang? Seeing that the army of Yan Kingdom was re-arrayed, did they still want to continue to attack? Is he really sure he will win?
Thinking of this, Zhang Shumo clenched his fists. If the Jingguo army really doesn't withdraw, then he can only let the Yan army fight with it. However, these people have just been withdrawn from the battlefield, and now the morale of the army is unstable, if they really fight, it is difficult to say whether they will win or lose!
At this moment, Zhang Shumo suddenly heard a gurgling sound behind him, so Zhang Shumo turned his head to look, and it turned out to be the nervous young drummer just now, who dropped the drumstick in his hand to the ground.
Looking at his nervous and somewhat trembling body, Zhang Shumo came to his side with a smile on his face, bent down and picked up the drumstick and handed it to him.
"Looks like you're still a little nervous!"
"If you go back to the adult, the small and the small must always be vigilant and obey the orders of the adult at any time."
Zhang Shumo smiled after hearing this, at this time, as long as all the soldiers lined up in formation and watched the movements of the enemy army, how could he dare to give orders? So he asked him rhetorically, "What do you think I will give orders at such a time?" Let you thunder the drums of war and order the whole army to attack? ”
The young drummer was stunned when he heard this, and in the blink of an eye, the drummer suddenly turned around and struck the war drum with a drumstick!!
"Knock knock!" The dense sound of drums reminds me that this is the signal to launch a charge!
Zhang Shumo was also instantly petrified when he heard it, this guy was too nervous, right? actually listened to his rhetorical question as an order! So he immediately yelled at him, "Stop me!" Who told you to beat the drums! ”