The sun was hanging in the sky, and it was almost overhead.

Between the rolling mountains and forests to the east, the roads are full of people and horses in relatively gentle places. The surging army was like an iron dragon, and countless swaying iron helmets with wide eaves were like glowing dragon scales.

Pingan was making a detour to the east with 40,000 infantry and thousands of cavalry. The army was to march eastward first, then northward, along the eastern foothills of the mountain range and the area between Zishui.

As long as the men and horses of Ping An marched more than ten miles, and then occupied the lower slopes and high ground over there, they would be able to detour to the flank of the official army!

However, Zhang Fu was clearly prepared and was deploying troops to his flank and rear. Therefore, Ping An was ordered to attack in a roundabout way with a large army of infantry and cavalry, otherwise it would be difficult for cavalry alone to break through the infantry defensive phalanx.

…… Around noon, the more than 100,000 troops led by Sheng Yong and others had already begun the second large-scale attack on the official defense line.

On a front about three miles wide, Sheng Yong deployed more than 100 brigades and more than 10,000 infantry, and began to advance northward on the whole line one after another! And on the subsequent front, 20,000 Quan Yong troops (reserve army) were mobilized, followed by reinforcements.

The huge cannon sound of "boom boom boom ......" echoed between the mountains on both sides, and dozens of large and small cannons sprayed angry flames to the north, and gunpowder smoke drifted everywhere like white clouds.

The largest cannon of Sheng Yong's army was an imitation of the Hongwu cannon, which was cast in bronze and fired stone projectiles weighing dozens of catties. Its muzzle cannonballs are heavy, so they can only be fired diagonally at the sky, relying on the weight of the cannonballs to destroy the targets they hit!

At this time, there was no Hanwang cannon in the army. Because the size of the shells of each cannon of the Hanwang cannon is different, it has to be specially cast, and the shells are relatively lacking; And Zhu Gaoxu did not expect in advance that this battle would be such a vicious battle, so he was not prepared to use the Hanwang cannon prematurely.

The huge cannonballs flew into the air, and with a "whirring" sound, the shadow of the cannons fell into the distance with the eyes visible.

On the enemy front in the north, the fire was also shining at this time, and then the roar came one after another. The infantry of both sides had not yet engaged, and the artillery battle had already begun.

A cannonball slammed into the grass hut by the pond with a loud bang, and the roof collapsed, sending thatch and wood chips flying in all directions. In the infantry battalion in front of the Han army, there was a scream from time to time, it was a sergeant who had been hit by a stone; If a person is directly hit by a cannonball, I am afraid that it will be too late to scream.

Long-range solid artillery fire, with limited lethality, can deter and weaken the morale of enemy troops. However, the officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty under the command of Sheng Yong have all experienced many major battles, and of course they will not be defeated by artillery bombardment.

At this time, several cavalry squads of the Han Dynasty army crossed the infantry army and were running in a sparse formation. At this time, some officers and generals who were too panicked really let the shotguns fire, and after the cannon sounded, a burst of horse neighing sounded from time to time.

It didn't take long for the infantry to gradually approach the enemy position. On the continuous battlefield, it is even more noisy at this time!

In the smoke and dust mist, countless firebolts flickered, and from a distance they looked like stars in the sky; From time to time, there was a cannon sound that shot out of the gun, and there were also artillery shots such as the mouth gun, and the shining flames were very bright. In the midst of the crowd, both sides were shouting, and from time to time I could hear the soldiers of the Han Dynasty shouting: "The King of Han is our king......"

Between a field of rice and a vegetable patch, there is a village. Because the army had deployed troops in the village, the village was in great trouble at this time, and the attacking soldiers of the Han army set some houses on fire; The village was ablaze and smoke billowed from the sky.

The two armies fought on all fronts, each with its own victory or defeat, as if the whole heaven and earth were roaring and screaming.

Soon the army of the Han Dynasty was defeated, and the rout retreated to the south, and the generals on horseback were shouting and cursing loudly with whips, and were doing their best to revive the men and horses. The Kwon Yong team soon reinforced, and continued to attack.

At this time, Sheng Yong mobilized two groups of men and ordered them to enter the forest from near the mountains and forests on both sides.

On the mountains and forests on the east and west sides, there was soon a large "crackling" sound of fire and chords, and from time to time there was a cannon flame flickering in the forest.

Suddenly, there was a roar in the air, and there was a loud bang, and a large boulder fell into the pond in front of Sheng Yong. The water splashed and the whole pond seemed to shake.

"Dashuai!" Only then did the generals react and rushed to the front of Sheng Yong on horseback.

Sheng Yong stretched out his hand and wiped a few drops of water splashed on his face, and continued to look at the scene in front of him without changing his face.

At least half an hour has passed since the second attack of the Han army. Sheng Yong looked at the position of the sun, and the hour was already in the afternoon.

At this moment, the movement in front of the left attracted Sheng Yong's attention! Over there, several of the Quanyong phalanx had changed columns and were running forward. The situation in the distance is not visible...... There was smoke and smoke over there, and a small mountain forest blocked the view.

But Sheng Yong guessed that the soldiers over there might have broken through the defense line! He immediately shouted, "Beat the drums!" The cavalry of all divisions was ordered to immediately attack the left side of the front army. ”

The drums sounded in a certain rhythm, and the cavalry behind soon began to jog forward.

After a long time, a horse in front of Sheng Yong ran over from the pond, and the knight turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and shouted: "Marshal, the front army has broken through the enemy camp on the left!" ”

Sheng Yong immediately ordered the left wing Quanyong to also immediately reinforce and tear apart the enemy's defensive line. He turned his head and looked at it again: "Order the front army, those who surrender the enemy army are not to be killed!" Stop some of the defeated soldiers and flee back. ”

The number of horsemen took the order flag, hugged his fists and said: "Get the order!" ”

At this time, Sheng Yong also rushed to the left front with his generals and a large group of cavalry, and Shuai Qi also moved.

The gap in the distance was still fighting, and reinforcements from the enemy's brave troops came up. However, the large cavalry of the Han Dynasty army had already rushed over, and the horses swept the dust in the sky, and attacked the enemy's flank and back.

The roar of horses' hooves in the north resounded throughout the land, and the cavalry of the Han army and the horse team of the official army fought.

The breakthrough of the defense line of the officers and troops gradually spread to both sides. Some officers and soldiers in the vicinity saw that the flanks were broken through and a large number of Han kings' troops were rushing in, and their ranks began to waver, and they were directly routed by the Han army's army in front!

…… On the road, many unarmed soldiers lined up in long lines and walked south, surrounded by soldiers of the Han army with bows, arrows, swords and guns.

Sheng Yong slapped his horse and rushed out of the cabbage field next to the road, and the horsemen followed one after another, and the vegetable leaves were trampled into a mess.

Everyone rushed over the vegetable patch. Sheng Yong watched on the horse's back for a while, then kicked the horse and turned and ran towards a hill overgrown with wild grass. He rushed up to the top of the hill to watch, only to see that there was dust everywhere in the distance, and many enemy soldiers could faintly be seen digging trenches along the terrain.

The earth dug out of the trenches was piled up on the edge of the ditch and used to build walls with rammed earth. A simple ditch wall fortification has begun to take shape!

Seeing such a scene, Sheng Yong had already concluded Zhang Fu's plan in his heart: Zhang Fu was determined to defend step by step, wasting time waiting for reinforcements, and had no intention of counterattacking the Han army.

At this moment, some other civil and military personnel of the Chinese army rushed to the south side of the hill. Sheng Yong turned his upper body and shouted, "Send someone up to speak." ”

After a while, a civil official and two generals rode up the hillside. Sheng Yong asked: "Is there any news from Ping An to report to the Chinese army?" ”

The civil official said: "The news just came not long ago. The enemy mobilized heavy troops in the flanks and rear, and deployed defenses along the banks of the Zishui River and the hillside heights in the east, with a great depth; The Heian Army is making slow progress! ”

Sheng Yong looked to the left at the westerly sun and was silent.

Behind him, countless horsemen marched in formation. And in front of the army of the Han king, there is another line of defense, and simple fortifications have been formed!

At this time, another group of horsemen on the south side rushed towards the handsome banner on the hill. The cavalry reined in their horses at the bottom of the slope, and after a few words of conversation, one of the generals rode straight up.

The military general turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and bowed: "Great Marshal, our Tanma has found countless enemy horsemen about twenty or thirty miles to the north, and is marching south!" ”

"How many?" Sheng Yong asked quietly.

The military general said: "I don't know, I'm afraid there are at least one or two thousand horses!" The spy reported that there was the sound of horses' hooves far away! ”

"Ben knows." Sheng Yong said.

Sheng Yong returned his gaze to the front and fell silent again.

Sheng Yong knew the positions of the people in the rear of the officers and soldiers a few days ago and the recent movements; The source is the two traitorous spies around He Fu.

There is nothing strange about the two pieces of information together, and the source is relatively reliable. Therefore, Sheng Yong judged that it was almost impossible for the main force of the enemy's reinforcements to arrive here within two days...... The army of officers and horses in the north should be the cavalry mobilized by Zhang Fu from various departments. After all, the cavalry marches on horseback, and the speed can be very fast in a short time!

It didn't take long for Qu Neng to come this way.

After seeing the salute, Sheng Yong said: "I just got the news that the enemy army has a large number of cavalry reinforcements coming, and it has reached twenty or thirty miles to the north. I hadn't heard of this force before, and it is estimated that a few days ago, Zhang Fu temporarily mobilized a horse army. ”

Qu Neng nodded solemnly, and then looked at the enemy soldiers who were building the ditch wall to the north.

After a while, Sheng Yong said in a deep voice: "I think that the reinforcements of Zhang Fuzhong's army of more than 40,000 people will arrive the day after tomorrow; The rest of the enemy army will also be arriving in the near future......"

Qu Neng had vertical lines between his eyebrows, and responded: "The Northern Route Army has just arrived from Xinhua County, and I don't know much about the military situation of the enemy's various units. ”

Sheng Yong muttered: "If there is still no hope of breaking through the northeast side before dark today, can we prepare to retreat?" The 200,000 army has to cross the water in the south, and the sooner the south, the less dangerous it is. ”

A general next to him said cautiously: "Even if the enemy army has more than 40,000 reinforcements the day after tomorrow, we are still stronger than them......

Sheng Yong said expressionlessly: "There are 70,000 people in the Northern Route Army, and it still needs to be repaired and replenished with arrows and ammunition; The men and horses under the command of the prince have not yet come to rendezvous, and now is not the time for a decisive battle. We have to make sure that we can take those prisoners, estimated at least thirty or forty thousand, which can weaken the enemy's forces a lot. ”

Qu Neng clenched his fists and bowed: "The governor of Shengdu is the commander of this battle, please make a decision!" ”

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