The red morning sun has risen above the mountains and forests in the east, and clouds like cotton wool float in the blue sky. A gentle breeze blows and the sky is calm.

And the earth was noisy and turbulent. The two armies were separated by two or three miles, and they had gradually begun to form a large formation of confrontation between the north and the south.

Zhang Fu looked to the south, and his ears were filled with the generous words of a civil official not far away: "Holy benevolence, love the people, treat the soldiers well, the world is expected!" Now the rebel king has a good reputation, cruelty and murder, desolation and prostitution, and the lives of the people everywhere he goes, and the blood and tears of the people are everywhere, which is a great disaster for the country. I hope that all the officers and soldiers will do their best to kill the enemy, serve the country and the people, report the emperor's favor, and ...... the people."

"Rebel against the emperor and betray the emperor, betray the elder brother, rebel against the king with his ministers, attack the eldest brother with his brother, and rebel against the elder brother, the gods and men are angry, and everyone will be punished......"

The officers and soldiers in the east shouted, and the soldiers could be faintly heard shouting: "Suppress the rebellion and make meritorious contributions, and the marquis will receive the reward!" In the endless array opposite, there were also large loud shouts, and the momentum on both sides shook the heavens and the earth.

The camps of both sides were two or three miles apart, because there were too many people and both had artillery; Therefore, it was not possible to "shoot at the position" after the two armies could get closer to more than 100 paces like in the previous battlefield. In more than two miles, even the Hongwu cannon with the longest range in the Ming Dynasty could not hit it; From such a distance, people can only roughly see each other's camps, and they can't even read the words on the flag.

More than 400,000 infantry cavalry of the official army faced the rebel army's large array from east to west, and the generals from east to west were Xue Lu, Tan Zhong, Zhang Fu, Chen Mao, and Liu Sheng. To the east was the left flank of the official army, and Xue Lu originally led the right flank army, but now it became the left flank when the formation was deployed.

The entire official army array, east and west spread out for more than ten miles! Although the territory is so vast, the depth is also enormous; The longitudinal depth, the front and rear two layers of phalanx groups, plus the Quan Yong team behind, each has a depth of more than 100 to 200 rows.

The transverse surface of the large array is very broad, and it is long and bar-shaped; Only in this way can the number of people fighting head-on be larger, and the victory and defeat can be decided faster! Zhang Fu was preparing to attack and destroy the rebels before the war; But today, it seems that the rebels also think the same way! The front of both sides is very wide.

Zhang Fu stood in the position of the Chinese army, looking east and west, and he couldn't see his head. The line of sight extends to two or three miles away at most, and farther away, people's eyes can't see, and they can only see the terrain line full of human figures!

With such a large camp, the previous formations, whether it was a goose-shaped formation or a gossip array, had all lost their meaning; The edge of the camp is invisible, and you don't even know what is happening in the distance for a while, and you can't control the whole army at all, so the formation change is meaningless. As a result, the large and small phalanxes of the two armies formed a simple long and large phalanx to confront each other.

The battlefield was chosen by the people on the Han King's side, but Zhang Fu felt that it was fairer. The terrain on the north and south sides is not much different from the terrain.

This place is located in the south of Shaoyang County, Baoqing Prefecture, and it should be a slightly flat place near the left. Rolling hills and wilderness, with dry fields, mountain forests, wastelands, scattered ponds and villages, and most of the lowest places are watered fields, but now there is no rice in the fields.

There was little smoke on the hilly slopes, and the weeds and shrubs that had withered in autumn and winter had been burned to the ground, leaving only embers.

The formation of the army, countless soldiers, swords and guns, and cloud-like flags, almost covered the entire land. The front of the official army is slightly arranged in a phalanx, but in fact, it must not be as neat as the school training; The undulating terrain and uneven ground make the crowd undulating and curved, and people can only roughly maintain a vertical and horizontal queue.

There was a tumult on the ground, and both sides were still arranging their troops, with drums, trumpets, shouts, shouts and horses' hooves mixed together, and the ears were "buzzing"!

"Drive!" Zhang Fu shouted. He watched the Chinese army for a while, and then rode out with his retinue to the east.

Prior to this, Zhang Fu had received a report from the scouts that the banner of the King of Han had been found on the east side of the enemy formation, and a large force of cavalry had been deployed. Zhang Fu guessed that King Han might not be in the Chinese army, but on the right flank of the rebels!

A team of men and horses galloped, and it didn't take long for Zhang Fu to rush to Xue Lu's army array a few miles away and find Xue Lu's banner.

At this time, Xue Lu, who had a fierce face, also patted his horse over, and he hugged his fists on the back of the horse and said, "The last general will meet the British duke!" ”

Zhang Fu turned his head to look at the large array in the distance to the south, and said a little uneasily: "The traitor king himself is very likely to be opposite General Xue, General Xue should be careful!" ”

Xue Lu's expression changed uncertainly, and he said coldly: "British Gongmingjian, the last general was defeated in Sichuan, all because the Sichuan Weisho army rebelled against the king and Qu Neng's old department, and the army's morale was unstable. Today's battle, the end will be shameful! ”

"Shame and courage, kindness." Zhang Fu stared at Xue Lu's face and said.

At present, the two armies are facing each other, and the formation is too wide, and it is impossible for Zhang Fu to change positions; It is also not a wise move to replace Xue Lu, the general on the left wing. Xue Lu arrived in Huguang a few months ago, and he was familiar with the soldiers of his subordinates. Zhang Fu has decided to maintain the status quo.

At this time, Zhang Fu can only hope that Xue Lu's performance today will not disappoint.

Zhang Fu said again: "The commander has transferred the main cavalry force to the left flank (east), and the multi-road horse army is moving to the east, and General Xue can control it. ”

Xue Lu was overjoyed and said: "The rebel army is expanding from east to west, the width of the formation is comparable to mine, and the strength is sparser than mine, and it will be broken by the end of today!" ”

Seeing that Xue Lu was full of confidence, Zhang Fu nodded, and couldn't help but remind in a deep voice: "Yangwu Hou, if you have another half-point difference, it is impossible for you to have a third chance to lead the troops." Whether General Xue will glorify his ancestors or die in humiliation and depression depends on today! ”

Xue Lu's face turned red, and he nodded solemnly.

Zhang Fu stretched out his hand and patted Xue Lu's shoulder: "The rebel general is safe, the cavalry battle is quite powerful, I have some knowledge during the battle in Nanyue Township." As long as General Xue uses cavalry to protect the flanks and rear flanks, the rebel cavalry will not be of much use......"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Fu stood on the hillside, and suddenly found that the enemy army and a large number of horse teams on the opposite side walked out of the big formation from the front!

Zhang Fu's brows furrowed, and he said in his heart: Could it be that the rebels still want to use cavalry to break the formation from the front? With so many infantry phalanxes, did the King of Han think it was a grass target?

Xue Lu also found that on the undulating ground in the distance, many cavalry came out from the front and came to the front of the rebel array. Xue Lu was also a little confused: "The rebel horse team is coming to send them to death?" ”

After a while, an even stranger situation appeared. All the infantry of the rebel army's eastern array, including the Quan Yong team behind, began to advance slowly!

On the distant ground in front of Xue Lu's army, the rebels began to march on the whole line with a cavalry of no less than thousands of people in front and countless phalanxes behind.

Zhang Fu sat on horseback and watched for a while, stunned because he didn't understand what the rebels wanted to do! He muttered: "Dare to love the Han King to use hundreds of thousands of people to arrange the wild goose march attack formation? ”

Xue Lu said with a smile: "Isn't that to use 300,000 people to outflank and besiege our army of more than 400,000?" ”

Zhang Fu shook his head, feeling that such a large goose-shaped array was simply child's play. The men and horses on the east side can't even see the battlefield on the west side, and they don't even know what is happening, so how can they cooperate to form a formation?

"The King of Han has experienced a hundred battles, but he is a good use of soldiers, and he must not underestimate the enemy!" Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, "General Xue must not be impatient, first stabilize the camp and resist the offensive of the rebels." ”

Xue Lu put away his smile and said, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Zhang Fu said: "This marshal will go back to the Chinese army first and ask what happened on the west side...... Drive! ”

The king of Han over there is also a happy person, the two sides have just set up a large array, and the rebels have begun to advance before the queue has been completely rectified in some places! Of course, there were no unreasonable messengers, and as soon as the army was launched, no matter who was right or wrong, the king of Han directly began the offensive of the great war.

However, the large array of tens of thousands of rebels, after the horizontal plane is expanded, it is necessary to maintain the formation to advance, and the speed is very slow, otherwise it is easy to run out of order. It will take time for the rebels on the east side to approach the Xue Lu army more than two miles away.

Zhang Fu's legs clamped the horse's belly, and he accelerated his speed to run west from the gap between the phalanxes. His face was always facing to the left, watching the movement of the rebel array.

After running west with his retinue for some distance, he soon saw another large array of rebels; It was a rebel army slightly in the middle, still in formation! In the east, only the right flank of the rebels is marching.

The more Zhang Fu watched the military situation, the more he felt that the rebels were adjusting the formation and wanted to turn it into a large formation such as a goose-shaped formation. Although it is difficult to reason; But if the rebels only attack from the right flank, there is no need to push all the horses on the right flank...... The risk is too great, the whole army presses up, once the attack is frustrated and retreats, and is counterattacked by the official army, the whole army on the right flank of the rebels is very likely to be defeated!

Although the initial movement on the battlefield was unexpected, Zhang Fu was still calm at this time. The Zhang family has been an official for several generations, and his father Zhang Yu is also a general, Zhang Fu has heard and seen a lot of battle formations, and he knows all kinds of tactics very well.

No matter how the rebel formation changes, you have to fight for the victory with real knives and guns, and it is impossible to win because the formation is fancy and good-looking!

After a while, Zhang Fu hurried to the Chinese army, and when he saw that many civilian officials and generals were under the banner of the Chinese army, he asked, "What is the military situation of the right wing (west)?" ”

A military general hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, Liu Sheng on the right wing sent someone to report, the big array is almost ready, and the rebels are facing each other between two and three miles to wait and see!" ”

After hearing this, Zhang Fu thought that there was a time interval for the military intelligence to come, so he ordered: "Send fast horses to the west immediately, see the movements of the rebels' left flank, and come back immediately to report!" ”

"Order!"

Zhang Fu looked into the distance, and his mind kept thinking. As a manager, you have to make quick decisions when you are in battle! But it is necessary to understand the situation beforehand, so that there is no temporary confusion.

He said in his heart: If the rebels really use a wild goose-shaped formation, with the wings spreading forward and protruding, it will not be a bad thing for the officers and soldiers.

At this time, in the war of the Ming Dynasty, defense is always cheaper than attack, and first of all, the artillery can be set up and wait. What's more, the officers and troops have the advantage of troops, and they can appropriately reinforce the two wings, and the defense and counterattack in this battle could not be better!