Chapter 692: The decisive battle begins
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For this decisive battle with the Red Mei Army, Liu Xiu's belief is that his side can only win, not lose.
Victory, the Han family will take a big step towards dominating the world; Defeat will trigger a series of chain reactions, and the Han family may not be able to turn over one day.
The generals present naturally also saw Liu Xiu's determination for this battle. The people shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, in this battle, the ministers swear to fight to the death with the thief army and never take a step back!" Win or die! β
Liu Xiu nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Order the soldiers, go to war!" β
100,000 Han troops, lined up in a neat phalanx, one after another out of the Han army camp, at the same time, Deng Yu and Geng Yi, stationed in Yiyang, commanded 30,000 Han troops, he opened Yiyang City, and Liu Xiujun's main force converged.
A total of 130,000 Han troops went straight to the camp of the Red Mei Army southeast of Yiyang.
Hearing the news that the Han army was pouring out of the nest and attacking in a big way, the Red Mei Army did not defend the camp, opened the camp gate, and the whole army attacked to meet the Han army.
The current strength of the Red Eyebrow Army has 150,000 people, and the strength of the Han Army has 130,000 troops.
According to Liu Xiu's explanation, the Han army set up a goose-shaped formation here. The Great Sima Wu Han, commanding 50,000 soldiers, as the front army, was at the forefront; Zuo Cao Wang Chang, commanding 30,000 soldiers, as the middle army, ranked behind the front army.
The right general Deng Yu, commanding 5,000 Youzhou cavalry and 20,000 armored soldiers, stood on the right side of the front army as the right wing.
Geng Yi, the general of Jianwei, commanded 5,000 Youzhou cavalry and 20,000 armored soldiers, as the left wing, standing on the left side of the front army.
In front of the two armies, the Han army quickly adjusted its formation, arranged its troops, and opened up its posture.
After seeing the formation of the Han army, Xu Xuan, the prime minister of the Red Eyebrow Army, laughed out loud and said: "Liu Xiu actually put out a goose-shaped formation, this is to annihilate our army!" Liu Xiu has such a big appetite, and he is not afraid of bursting his stomach? β
When the two sides are fighting, the two wings of the goose-shaped formation can rush forward to form an encirclement of the enemy.
It is precisely because of this that the goose-shaped formation is mostly used in the case of our outnumbered enemies, if the strength of the two sides is about the same, or even the enemy's strength is more, then the use of the goose-shaped formation to meet the battle is undoubtedly looking for death.
The main reason is that it is too easy to be broken through by the enemy in the center. Scattering a large number of your own forces on both flanks, the strength of the front army will inevitably be greatly weakened, and once the front army cannot withstand it, no matter what the formation, it will become a dead formation.
At this time, Fan Chong and the red eyebrows also felt the same way, the strength of the Han army was obviously not as large as their own troops, and now they were still putting on such a goose-shaped formation with a big appetite, if it wasn't for Liu Xiu to be too arrogant, it was because he was too stupid and didn't know whether to live or die.
Zuo Sima Feng'an said: "In this battle, our army can use the sharp arrow array to break the enemy!" β
Arrow formation, as the name suggests, the overall formation is like an arrow, and the purpose of the formation is to break through the center.
The Han army put up a goose-shaped formation, and the weak point was obviously the front army, and its own side concentrated its forces and stormed the enemy's front army, which would definitely be able to defeat it in one fell swoop.
As long as the enemy's front army is defeated, the soldiers and horses on both wings will lose their foundation, and it will become no matter how worried, and their own army can drive straight in, smash Huanglong, storm the enemy's Chinese army, and even kill Liu Xiu in one fell swoop.
Regarding Feng An's suggestion, all the generals had no objections, and looked at Fan Chong and Xu Xuan in unison.
The Red Eyebrow Army supported Liu Penzi to be a puppet emperor and established a founding court, Fan Chong was appointed as the imperial historian, Xu Xuan was appointed as the prime minister, and the real leaders of the Red Eyebrow Army were precisely these two.
Fan Chong and Xu Xuan glanced at each other, the two nodded in unison, and Fan Chong said, "Okay!" In Zuo Sima's opinion, our army broke the enemy with a sharp arrow formation! After a pause, he looked around at the crowd and asked, "Which general wants to lead the front army?" β
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng An intervened to give a salute and said in a loud voice: "I am willing to lead the front army!" β
Fan Chong pondered for a moment and reminded: "The enemy leader on the opposite side is Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu is good at using soldiers, Zuo Sima must be more careful!" β
Feng An smiled and said proudly: "Just Liu Xiu'er, I haven't taken it into my eyes, today, I will slash Liu Xiu and defeat the enemy!" With that, he shook off his robe and turned to mount his horse.
Zuo Sima Feng'an is also one of the leaders of the Red Mei Army, and his status with the right Sima Xie Lu is second only to Fan Chong and Xu Xuan. Under Feng'an, there is a group of his own henchmen, and when Feng'an fights, these henchmen naturally follow.
Just the generals who followed Feng An together, there were dozens of people.
Under the instruction of Fan Chong and Xu Xuan, the Red Mei Army set up a sharp arrow formation in front of the two armies.
On the battlefield outside Yiyang City, one side put out a goose-shaped formation, one side put out a sharp arrow formation, one side of the formation is like a wild goose with open wings, and one side of the formation is like an arrow off the string.
Looking at the formation of the enemy and us, the corners of Xu Xuan's mouth unconsciously hooked upward, and said with a smile: "Arrows can shoot geese!" Our army's sharp arrow formation will also be able to break the enemy's goose-shaped formation! β
When Fan Chong heard this, he looked at it fixedly, it was really like this. He looked up and laughed and said, "Borrow Xu Xiangji's words!" If our army can win a complete victory in this battle, we can take advantage of the victory to pursue and dominate the north! β
The red-eyed generals around him all listened to the eyebrows and smiled. If you want to say that the most dignified complexion, it is Mo Yan.
Last night, Qi Zhong disguised himself and infiltrated Liu Xiujun's camp, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Xiu, today, Liu Xiu personally led the troops to fight, obviously, Qi Zhong either did not find a chance to start, or the action failed.
Until now, Qi Zhong has not returned, and Mo Yan is uneasy. His absent-mindedness, Fan Chong noticed it, he leaned over to Mo Yan's side, and asked in a low voice, "Is the military advisor on his mind?" Think that our army should not use the front arrow formation? β
His voice was not loud, but the generals around him still heard it, and people's eyes fell on Mo Yan's face in unison.
Mo Yan waved his hand to Fan Chong and said, "General, Yan didn't feel that our army's formation was inappropriate, but felt that Liu Xiu was accustomed to fighting, and now with inferior troops, he put on a goose-shaped formation, which must be relied on. β
Fan Chong gasped when he heard this, Xu Xuan also frowned, and he asked the generals around him: "Near Yiyang, can other enemy troops be found?" β
All the generals shook their heads in unison, indicating that they had not found it. Xu Xuan looked at Mo Yan and said, "I think, the military advisor is too worried!" Liu Xiu's soldiers and horses are all placed here, and these soldiers and horses are his Liu Xiu's biggest and only reliance! β
Mo Yan stopped talking, raised his gaze, and looked at the battlefield ahead.
In the camps of the Han army and the Red Eyebrow army, the horns sounded continuously. It lasted for half an hour, and when the formations of both sides were set, the sound of the horns stopped.
At this time, the battlefield suddenly became quiet, and the aura of slaughter spread rapidly, and the battlefield that was originally windless also blew a breeze at this time, blowing on people's faces and bodies, making people feel cold.
Wang Chang, who commanded the Han army, turned his head to look at Liu Xiu who was not far away, and asked, "Your Majesty? β
Liu Xiu's eyes were deep and he nodded slowly.
Wang Chang bowed down and replied, "Oh! He drew his sword from his side, swung it forward, and shouted, "Drummingβ"
Knock, knock, knock knock β
The drummers of the Chinese army were all shirtless, holding drumsticks in both hands, and hitting the drum surface with all their might. The dull and alarming sound of the drum sounded slowly at first, and gradually, the drum beat became louder and more rapid.
The front army, the generals who commanded the various armies and formations, waved their hands forward one after another, and shouted loudly: "Marchβ"
The 50,000-strong front army, led by the great Sima Wu Han, took the lead in advancing. As soon as the front army moved, the whole army moved. The two wings of the commanders of Deng Yu and Geng Yi, and the Chinese army commanded by Wang Chang, followed the front army and marched forward in unison.
Boom, boom, boom! As the battle formation moved forward, the sound of uniform footsteps sounded rhythmically. The advance of the 130,000-strong army made the ground tremble.
As the Han army began to advance, the camp of the Red Mei Army on the opposite side also sounded the sound of earth-shattering drums. Immediately after, the Red Eyebrow Army's Arrow Formation began to move forward.
The Han army and the Red Mei army marched in the opposite direction, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
When the two armies were less than a hundred paces apart, the archers of the two armies took off their bows and arrows, twisted their bows and arrows, and shot arrows into the opposite sky at the sound of the general's order.
Buzz β
Buzz β
The black fog on both sides almost rose into the air at the same time over the heads of the two army camps. In the open space between the two armies, the light suddenly dimmed, as if two large dark clouds were rapidly drifting in the sky. The array of arrows hung in the air with a piercing, terrifying whistling sound, smashing into the opposing camp. The crackling sound came and went. From time to time, some of the soldiers who advanced forward fell to the ground with arrows, and they didn't even see the appearance of the enemy clearly, so they never saw it again
Can't stand up.
After a round of arrow arrays, the camps of both sides fell a piece of people, even if there were shields to form a shield array, but under such a dense arrow array, the shield array could not be completely resisted.
"Shoot the arrows! Continue to release arrows - "In the advancing battle formation, the shouts of the generals came and went. The archers continued to shoot arrows to kill the enemy, and at the same time they were constantly shot to the ground by the flying arrows.
Wherever the two camps passed, corpses were left on the ground filled with arrows.
Soon, the former soldiers of the two sides finally came into contact, and the sound of the collision of shields and shields came and went, and the muffled sound of spears piercing through the human body was also connected.
This battle was fierce and bloody from the beginning.
The soldiers in the front row fell, the soldiers in the back row filled forward, fell again, and filled again, and the center of the battlefield was like a huge meat grinder, as if it wanted to tear everyone and every living creature here.
On the side of the Red Eyebrow Army, the most elite soldiers and horses are concentrated at the head of the front arrow formation, that is, the front army. Feng An commanded the front army, constantly urging the officers and men under his command to move forward, advance, and advance again. What is the situation of his own soldiers, Feng An knows very well in his heart, from Chang'an to Yiyang, such a long journey, and the continuous fighting in the middle, the soldiers are already physically and mentally exhausted, and they cannot afford to fight a tug-of-war with the enemy, so they must fight with all their might
Defeat your opponent.
The combat power of the Red Eyebrow Army is indeed very strong, and now they are being forced to a dead end, this battle, for the Red Eyebrow Army, can only be won, not defeated.
If they were to be replaced by others, they might not be able to resist such a fierce and sharp attack of the Red Mei Army, but now, the opponent they are facing is the famous Wu Han Wu Ziyan, the number one general of one enemy and one country.
Wu Hanan sat on the horse, and the soldiers on both sides fought so fiercely in front of him that people fell to the ground in groups, and he didn't blink his eyes. After years of fighting on the battlefield, he is used to seeing death and blood, and has long developed the iron blood of a general.
After watching for a moment, he raised his hand slightly, and a herald immediately urged his horse forward, intervened in the salute, and said, "Da Sima! β
Wu Han said calmly: "Pass my general's order, let Guo Ming lead his troops to go up, cooperate with Zhao Kuan's department, and be sure to resist the enemy's offensive!" "Wow!" The herald said yes and turned his horse away.