Chapter 128: Listen to the Wind

At night, the defeated soldiers of the Eastern Army rushed with their heads in their hands, while the cavalry of the Western Army behind them vigorously chased and slashed, and the infantry followed closely with torches.

In the dark wilderness, a large number of torches looked like many fireflies chasing something, and all kinds of shouts were mixed together, and it was not known whether it was the wail of the rout, or the howl of the pursuers.

The main forces of the two armies fought a decisive battle, and the western army finally broke the flank of the eastern army, so it must not be a rout, otherwise the other side can still assemble again after collecting the rout, and then continue to attrition, and it will not be scored until dawn.

Therefore, the cavalry of the Western Army pursued hard, completely shattering the possibility of the other side gathering again, even if some people escaped, they had to kill and catch everything they could.

The soldiers were in pursuit, but the war elephants couldn't hold on, a scarred war elephant stumbled a few steps and then fell to the ground, and the soldiers on the back of the elephant jumped off the ground in time, including Chen Fozhi.

Looking around, only five of the war elephants were still standing, and the elephant riders were feeding and watering them, and the other elephants had been badly damaged in the battle, some of them died quickly, and some were lying on the ground for a long time.

Chen Fozhi looked at the mount that fell to the ground, looked at the big elephant's eyes and shed tears, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, the elephant rider pulled out his saber and was about to step forward to give a break, he turned around silently.

The great merit of breaking the formation must first be attributed to these war elephants, but as beasts, they are not eligible to be rewarded, Chen Fozhi understands that the reason why these war elephants show great courage is probably related to the secret medicine they take.

This kind of medicine should overdraw the life of the war elephant, so Chen Fozhi believes that even if the war elephant does not die on the battlefield, he is afraid that he will not live long.

A little sad, soon diluted by the joy of victory, Chen Fozhi saw that his soldiers were chasing and defeating the soldiers, of course he was happy in his heart, and Feng Xuan, Ning Changzhen's subordinates, who had just accompanied the war elephants to attack the enemy's formation, as well as his Chen clan soldiers, also stayed on the battlefield to rest at this time.

Several entourages were helping Chen Fozhi pull out arrows, and Feng Xuan and Ning Changzhen, who looked tired, stepped forward and talked with Chen Fozhi.

Marshal of the march, Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen sent an order, let them rest on the spot, drink water and eat, and prepare for the fierce battle that may break out at night, for this arrangement, Chen Fozhi was a little puzzled at first, but quickly figured it out.

Feng Xuan figured it out, but Ning Chang really couldn't figure it out, he felt that his side had broken through the enemy's left flank, and victory was just around the corner, why did King Xiyang still be so vigilant.

The relationship between the Chen family in Luzhou and the Ning family in Anzhou has always been good, Chen Fozhi and Ning Mengli have a relationship, so he takes good care of Ning Changzhen of his children, he wiped his face with a wet hand towel, and asked: "Changzhen, do you hunt often?" ”

"Yes, Uncle Chen, I hunt a lot."

"When you shoot a wild boar, do you think you're done?"

"How can that! Wild boars are not killed by a few arrows.... Well? ”

Ning Changzhen reacted as he spoke, and he asked with some surprise: "The left flank of the enemy army is already finished, how can it be reversed?" ”

"Who knows? But you have to guard against it, after all, wild boars that are not dead will hurt people. ”

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In the field, the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army formed a phalanx and confronted the enemy's central army, whose task from the outset was to contain the opposing side so that it could not divide its forces to reinforce the left army, so that they could concentrate their forces to break through their left flank.

By the way, he restrained the enemy's right army, forcing the opponent to engage his own troops and horses in front of him, and at the same time, he also divided his troops to defend the flanks to avoid being penetrated by the Hulin army.

Therefore, after the Hulin Army attacked, it did not engage the enemy head-on, and the cavalry of Liu Boer and Zhang Dingfa only harassed the enemy formation from time to time, forcing the other party to form a formation and dare not easily divide the troops.

Now, looking at the stars in the south and listening to the noise in the wind, the soldiers of the Hulin Army knew that they had successfully broken through the enemy's left flank, and the battle situation had taken a decisive turn for each other, and their side was about to win.

But there is still some distance from the real victory, because the north is also noisy, that is, the left army of the own side is fighting with the enemy's right army, and the victory and defeat have not been determined after a day of fighting.

The Hulin military array was immersed in darkness at this time, and the officers and men of the whole army waited quietly for the new order, not a single person whispered, nor did they light a torch, because they didn't need to.

With hard training and good diet all year round, the soldiers of the Hulin Army have good eyesight at night, and they can see the surrounding situation clearly without lighting torches, of course, the visual distance is much closer than during the day.

Lighting torches is tantamount to guiding the enemy archers, and although the distance between the two sides is about a hundred paces, it is better to be cautious.

Don't General Tian Zhengyue used a clairvoyant mirror to observe the battlefield in the north, where many torches had been lit, so that the flags of the eastern and western armies were also very clear at night.

No matter how many reserve soldiers and horses there are, they have at least fought in turns, and after a day of fierce fighting, the soldiers' physical strength is not as good as before, and now they can only dry up.

Therefore, the king wants to wait for the complete victory of his right flank before encircling the remaining right army of the enemy?

Tian Zhengyue pondered, he didn't receive the latest order from King Xiyang, so he was nailed here according to the previous order, but now that it was dark all around, he always felt a little in danger.

In the dark, people's vision is limited and they can't see too far, so in case there is a large-scale detour of the enemy cavalry....

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On the left wing of the Western Army, Yang Su, the chief general of the Left Army and the head of the march, stood still, closed his eyes and listened to the movements around him.

But this has nothing to do with him, the battle has been fought for a day, and now it is night, the physical strength of the soldiers has decreased significantly, and the sight is not good, it is impossible for the enemy to break the enemy head-on.

Therefore, when the troops and horses on the right flank of their own side are maneuvering, the enemy in front of them will naturally collapse.

Yang Su is doing this now, listening to the movement around him, trying to hear a different movement from the noise of the ear filling, if he is not mistaken, the movement should be the sound of a large number of war horses moving.

The reason is very simple, Yang Su judged that although the enemy's left flank collapsed, in general, the main cavalry force was still there, and this cavalry could completely influence the outcome of today's battle.

The question is, if the opposing commander really wants to use cavalry to turn the tide of battle, what will be the target of the assault.

The commander of the enemy army was Wei Chi Youqi, Yang Su was not very clear about the opponent's style of using troops, he brought himself into the opponent's perspective to judge which part of the Western Army would be assaulted if the cavalry was concentrated.

The Chinese army of the Western Army, at this time, lit several fires, and the banner of the Chinese army could be seen for several miles, Yang Su felt that if he led the troops to raid, he would definitely not choose the Chinese army: this is obviously a position to wait for the rabbit.

And the right army of the Western Army, which is pursuing, is not the best target to intercept, because this can only contain its own rout, and cannot reverse the tide of the battle.

Therefore, if he is Wei Chi Youqi, if he has cavalry with still strength in his hands, he will choose to use the cover of night to attack the left wing of the Western Army with all his might, defeat it together with his own right army, and then attack the main position of the Chinese army of the Western Army!

Just like the battle of the East and West Wei Mountains and the choice of the Eastern Army to reverse the tide of the war!

As the commander of the Left Army, Yang Su felt that the possibility of his troops and horses being suddenly attacked by enemy cavalry was very high, but the darkness blocked his vision, and the rangers who scattered out could not go too far, so as not to be eaten by the enemy cavalry, so he could only try to listen to the movements around him.

However, Yang Su is now on the left side (north side) of the battlefield, and now the southeast wind is blowing, and the sound of the wind is the movement of his own side pursuing the enemy soldiers on the south side of the battlefield, and if the enemy army is coming, it must come from the north.

The north side is downwind for his position, and hunters who hunt generally approach the beast from the downwind direction to avoid their own smell being smelled by the prey, so his efforts may be useless.

Yang Su opened his eyes and stopped listening in vain.

He turned his head and looked at a convoy dozens of paces behind him, where there were several cars, joined together to form a circle, with a group of soldiers stationed there, and a circle of horses around the perimeter.

In the center of the convoy, a scaffold was erected, and on top of the shelf, there was a pair of loudspeakers.

Made of pure copper, these horns are surprisingly large in size, like human ears, and the horns are all facing the same direction, called "downwind ears", and are said to be able to hear movement for miles.

There is an operator, named "Listening to the Wind", who sits at the end of the loudspeaker, and his left and right ears can be placed on the end earpiece of the two big horns on the left and right, so as to listen to the movement around him.

Yang Su couldn't believe this kind of unbelievable instrument at all, but this was a device "highly recommended" by King Xiyang, and he had to be suspicious.

The battlefield is so noisy, and the scene of the fierce battle is near the "Shunfeng Ear", Yang Su doesn't think that this "Shunfeng Ear" can hear any different wind sounds, but it is better than the human ear, and it is better than nothing.

Yang Su took a tube of water handed by his entourage, which was just "pumped" from the freshly drawn well, and it was sweet and cool to drink, which quenched his thirst.

As soon as he was halfway through drinking, a piercing whistling sound suddenly sounded on the side of "Shunfeng Ear", which frightened Yang Su almost choked, and at the same time, a hoarse shout came: "Cavalry! Many cavalry are approaching! Direction due north!! ”