Chapter 520: Invitation Before the Battle
On the morning of the same day, after the o'clock, more than 50,000 people of the Fengjia army successively pulled out of the camp and marched to the west of Wuzhangyuan, in addition to 5,000 soldiers and horses from Meixian, Qishan and Fufeng counties, also followed behind the Chinese army, and followed the army to slowly advance to the battlefield.
Similarly, after the three-way soldiers and horses of the pseudo-Qi slowly appeared outside the east gate of Chencang County with Shang Rang's handsome banner, the main generals of the three armies took their respective generals and quickly slapped their mounts and ran to the handsome banner, and after making a brief report to Shang Rang about the situation under their respective commands, they re-patted their horses and followed the handsome banners and set off slowly.
After a full hour, the two sides slowly arrived at the battlefield and lined up the formation, compared to the simple formation of the Feng family's army, Shang Rang's listed large array seems to be simpler, only nine large squares, evenly distributed in squares, and the middle phalanx, that is, the position of the Chinese army where Shang Rang is located.
For defense, the effect of this formation may not be as significant as that of a circle formation, but it is much better than a circle formation in terms of offense, after all, the most basic formation of the square formation is used as an individual unit, as long as the generals are properly commanded and the soldiers are well-trained, they can make the most effective defense and attack at any time.
There are nine square formations, each with about 10,000 troops, and Shang Rang's Chinese army seems to have a lot more personnel, because the position it occupies is nearly twice as large as the other eight phalanxes.
And the formation of the Feng family's army was still set in the original plan, with several ace elites as sharp knives, and the remaining troops were all piled up in the rear. Although this arrangement seems a little unreasonable, not only the generals of the Feng family army have no objections, but even Shang Rang and others of the pseudo-Qi are also careless.
There is only one reason, the sharp knife that is the vanguard of the Feng family army is the Mo Dao Army that became famous in World War I, and the Mo Dao Army that makes everyone tremble just by hearing this name. The Modao Army, composed of 4,500 people, is no longer the 1,500 people who were weak at the beginning, but has completely formed a steel jungle, and it can still move.
The Mo Dao that is as long as Zhang Chang is densely packed in front of the large array, and under the gorgeous sunlight, it exudes a dazzling light, so that no one dares to look directly at this Mo Dao jungle. The bright light heavy armor on everyone's body also emitted a dazzling silver cold light, and as the platoon of generals led by Lin Han in front of the team slowly pulled down the mask, the entire Mo Dao Army responded in unison, and the mask that also emitted bright light completely shrouded the only remaining face of the whole person, completely becoming a piece of silver white, shiny, and extremely dazzling.
The two wings of the lance cavalry regiment and the winged cavalry regiment stood quietly in place, and from time to time there would be the sound of the iron hooves of the horses and the slight restless and anxious neighing, but they would soon be controlled by the cavalry on horseback and regain their calm.
Because both sides are short of logistical baggage, so in this decisive battle, both sides invariably did not use bed crossbows and ballistas and other equipment, after all, the distance between the two sides is only a few kilometers, and the two sides charge together, and the ballista does not even have the opportunity to launch three rounds. Even the crossbowmen, both sides arranged very little, after all, this is a decisive battle between the two sides, in the melee, the killing effect of the bow and crossbow will not be too good, and even because of the change of the battle situation, it will affect the rhythm of their own attacks.
"Beat the drums, let Joshang come out and talk a few words!" After both sides set up their positions, Lin Feng on the car floor looked at the formation of pseudo-Qi in the distance, and after seeing the abnormality of Shang Rang's Chinese army, he couldn't help frowning, turned his head and shouted a deep command to his own soldiers, and then walked quickly to the car downstairs.
"What is there to say!" Li Xiaofeng, who had not yet returned to his camp, also turned around and quickly followed Lin Feng, muttering nonchalantly: "Brother-in-law, just hit it directly!" When the time comes, catch Shang Rang, you can say whatever you want! ”
"I've got to get to the bottom of it! I always feel that something is wrong! Lin Feng ignored Li Xiaofeng, turned around and threw down a sentence, then hurriedly jumped on his mount, patted his horse and rushed forward.
"Knock knock. Knock knock. ”
The low sound of war drums sounded slowly, gradually turning peaceful, and did not expand again, and the drums revealed a kind of kindness, not the aggressiveness of the war, nor the excitement and high-pitchedness.
As the drums gradually dispersed, Shang Rang on the upper floor of the military vehicle in the pseudo-Qi Dynasty did not have any surprised expression, put his hand on his forehead and looked at it intently, then turned around and walked downstairs, and at the same time threw a word to the guard: "Drum response!" I'll go to the front and take a look! ”
The guards naturally knew what Shang Rang was going to do, although he had the intention to block and persuade, but he didn't have Li Xiaofeng's courage, he opened his mouth, and finally had to sigh lightly at Shang Rang's back, turned around and waved the order flag in his hand at the drummer.
In comparison, Pseudo Qi's response was much softer, after all, Shang Rang was the number one general of Pseudo Qi, he had been on the battlefield for a long time, and his knowledge was extraordinary, so he naturally would not lose etiquette in this kind of thing.
When the sound of the war drums on both sides gradually decreased, the sound of horses' hooves in the middle of the battlefield became clearer and clearer, and Monk Lin Feng made the distance between the two quickly shorten, until the two were more than ten meters apart, they both grabbed the reins and stared at each other carefully with a smile on their faces.
As the drumming suddenly stopped, listening to the sound in the air that remained in his ears, Lin Feng smiled faintly, raised his legs and jumped off the sweaty horse, and slowly paced towards Shang Rang. Seeing this, Shang Rang also smiled, turned over and got off his mount, and walked towards Lin Feng head-on.
The two people on the battlefield, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, actually bowed their hands to each other, and exchanged pleasantries for a while before ending with a smile. Immediately, Lin Feng turned sideways slightly, pointed to the army behind him, and asked with a meaningful smile, "General Shang!" My tens of thousands of Feng family army elites are all here, isn't General Shang afraid that this battle will damage his reputation? ”
"Feng Shuai, not only you have an army, but I also have Shang!" Saying that, Shang Rang smiled slightly, turned sideways with grace, raised his arm and pointed to the big array behind him, and said with a smile without showing weakness: "Shang has been fighting for ten years, and he has not tasted defeat!" I believe that this battle is the same! It's Feng Shuai, for the sake of a Tang Empire that has lost its decline and has no way, why do you have to take this risk, isn't Feng Shuai worried about the tens of thousands of brothers behind him? ”
"Whether there is no way to decline or not, it is not just a few words from you and me that can be judged! It's not for the tens of thousands of soldiers behind you and me to decide! Lin Feng pouted and smiled, shook his head, sighed lightly, and continued: "The Lu of the Eater, the matter of loyalty to the Monarch!" What's more, today's Tang Dynasty Emperor is no longer as good as in the past, just from the current situation! I believe that General Shang is not an ignorant person, how can he not even see this? As for the brother behind me, even if I was worried, it would be useless! Because they all have a loyal heart, a heart loyal to Datang! If they die fighting for Datang and the stable life of the people of Datang, I think they will be the same as me, with only pride in their hearts! No regrets! ”