Chapter 514: On the eve of the decisive battle
Around Wuzhang Plain, with the Meixian guards as an example, coupled with the strong coercion of the Feather Cavalry Regiment and the Changlance Cavalry Regiment, in less than three days, Qishan County and Fufeng County successively opened the city gates and surrendered to the Fengjia army. The guards of the two places were also as lucky as the guards of Meixian County, not only did they not receive any punishment and punishment, but they were 'entrusted with important tasks' and continued to stay in the garrison, but they just had one more duty, and they unconditionally provided a certain amount of grain and grass and logistics to the Fengjia army at any time.
Even so, the guards of the two counties were extremely willing, not to mention that there was no change in the level of official positions after the surrender, and the salary of Yulu was improved. And the most important thing is that both of them are also understanding people, and the current situation, when the pseudo-Qi is an official, it may be completely gone, and even his life is gone. As an official in Datang, no matter how high or low the position is, at least judging from the current trend, this official can sit firmly, not to mention that the official position has not been reduced.
In order to seize the opportunity steadily, the defenders of the two places also transferred a thousand combatable soldiers from the only troops, and handed them over to Bian Hao and Chen Yang, who went to besiege the city, to take over.
Originally, the troops behind Chen Cang, who were also preparing to go to Fengxiang and other places, were also withdrawn to the Wuzhangyuan camp by Lin Feng's urgent order, and so far, the Fengjia army had a total of more than 57,000 troops gathered in Wuzhangyuan, preparing for a decisive battle with the 100,000 people led by the puppet Qi Shangrang soon after.
Lin Feng and the others later found the messenger who wrote the battle to check, and only then did they confirm that the date of the decisive battle was set for May 20, and as for the troops of the two sides, they were naturally transferred at will according to the convention, and there was no agreement on the number of troops as in Fengzhou City.
After several days of preparation, the generals of the Feng family army can be described as a busy mess, of course, the effect is also extremely obvious, after countless mobilizations, the morale of the whole army is unprecedentedly high. Originally, being able to cross the Qinling Mountains and arrive at Wuzhang Yuan made the self-confidence of these tens of thousands of soldiers reach an unprecedented strength, and at this time, there will be a decisive battle, and even use this to determine the future trend of Datang and Pseudo-Qi, how can it not make these tens of thousands of hot-blooded men passionate.
Although everyone knew that there would inevitably be large-scale casualties in the war, no one was afraid to fight, because everyone also knew that it was possible that this battle would be a great opportunity for them to pay homage to the prime minister and win the favor of high-ranking officials. Although death can give people infinite fear, in contrast, fame and fortune and longevity are infinitely more attractive, as has been the case since ancient times.
On the eve of the decisive battle, Lin Feng once again summoned the generals into the big tent of the Chinese army and confirmed the respective responsibilities of the generals one by one.
"Tomorrow is the decisive battle! Repeat the plan for the entire battle again, including tomorrow's mission brothers! After summoning the generals around the sand table, Lin Feng first clapped his hands at everyone to concentrate his attention, and then pointed a few times on the sand table, and explained in a deep voice: "Tomorrow's battlefield, between the places where our two sides are stationed, our army will invest more than 50,000 troops, and according to our previous analysis, Shang Rang will put all his troops into the battlefield in this battle, that is to say, there are more than 100,000 people!" Of course, this also includes those 'recruits' who are temporarily recruited and can almost be said to be ineffective! ”
After the opening, seeing that everyone was gradually engaged in it, Lin Feng nodded slowly, and continued in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, the layout of our army is very simple, which is the most normal!" It is divided into the front army, the middle army, the rear army, and the left and right armies! It's simple, but it's very practical, and everyone understands it! ”
"That's it! Now it's your task, repeat it again, I hope you can remember it! lest something go wrong tomorrow! Lin Feng beckoned to everyone, smiled easily, and then stretched out his hand to point at Lin Han, and said in a deep voice: "Lin Han, lead the Modao Army under your command, as the main force of this decisive battle, as the front army, and also the vanguard of our whole army, take the lead!" Be sure to use the strong combat effectiveness of the Modao Army to completely suppress the morale of the Pseudo-Qi rebels at the first time! Even try not to let them have any chance of turning over! ”
"The last general understands!" Lin Han straightened up, clenched his hands into fists, and responded in a solemn voice.
"The Chinese army, invest 10,000 soldiers!" Lin Feng drew a circle on the position marked on the sand table, and then drew another circle behind him, and then raised his head, looked at Yin Bo and Li Xiaofeng, and said with a serious face: "You two, each lead five thousand elite soldiers!" Although it is a Chinese army, it does not have the largest number of troops, but your task is very important! On the battlefield, it is necessary to quickly press up at the first time when the Modao Army tears apart the enemy's defense line, and completely tear the enemy's entire defense line, or even defeat it! But keep in mind, after all, there are too many opponents, and you are not suitable to go deep into the enemy's hinterland in a short period of time! Be sure to cooperate with the Modao Army, and while destroying the enemy's defense line, slowly advance and move forward step by step! ”
"Order!" Li Xiaofeng and Yin Bo exclaimed excitedly at the same time, clenching their fists to lead their lives.
"Remember! Don't be careless! After all, we are outnumbered! Lin Feng gave another deep admonition, glanced at the two of them deeply, and then turned his gaze to Mao Hao and Zhao Maozi, and continued to order: "You two! Each leads the cavalry regiment of the headquarters! As the left and right wings of our army, that is, the left army and the right army! Specific commands, on the battlefield at any time! Remember, no matter what happens before you receive a military order, you must not act rashly! Those who violate the order will be punished before the battle! ”
"The last general commands!" Mao Hao and Zhao Maozi took a step away from the sand table sideways, clenched their fists at Lin Feng, and promised in a deep voice.
"That's it! The rest of the generals will stay in the rear army with me, and each of them will lead their own men and horses, and they will be on call at any time! Lin Feng stared at the sand table again for a long time, added in a deep voice, then turned his head to look at Meng Hong, slowly let out a sigh, smiled slightly, and said, "General Meng!" Don't take the lead like them! The overall command of the rear army depends on you more on the battlefield! The remaining nearly 30,000 soldiers will be mobilized by you at that time! ”
Although Meng Hong will not have much chance of killing the enemy in the decisive battle if he stays in the rear army, he will not be able to fight in battle, at least in terms of life. And the most important thing is that Meng Hong is very grateful to Lin Feng for his arrangement. In Meng Hong's view, in such an important decisive battle, Lin Feng unreservedly lost the command of more than half of the rear army to himself, this is undoubtedly a great trust, how can he not be moved in his heart.
"Thank you Lord Hou for your trust! Meng Hongding lives up to the expectations of the Hou Ye! For a while, Meng Hong, who was over the middle of the year, was a little choked up when he spoke, but he was still full of confidence, and even clasped his fists and saluted, which was very powerful.
"General Meng has been a general in Shannan Province for many years! For the Feng family army, and for the Tang Dynasty, he has made countless contributions! How can I not trust General Meng! Lin Feng smiled slightly, stretched out his arm to help Meng Hong up, patted Meng Hong's arm, and continued to smile: "General Meng, don't be polite!" It's all my own family! ”