Chapter 545: The First Battle
Early the next morning, before dawn, Yang Wu woke up from his dream.
He slept soundly that night, and did not seem to be nervous about the impending battle; However, when he woke up in the morning, he seemed a little excited.
It's the excitement of the big war coming.
He gently put on his coat and walked out of the tent, and when he came outside, he saw that the whole camp was silent, except for the sergeants who were patrolling back and forth, the other soldiers were obviously still resting.
Cheng Xun saw that Yang Wu had already gotten up, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "King, do you want the soldiers of all departments to start preparing for it?" ”
Yang Wu looked up at the sky, shook his head and said, "No need, let them rest for a while!" ”
If today's battle does not go well, it is likely to last for a long time, after all, it is a decisive battle of nearly 200,000 troops, and under normal circumstances, even a few months will not have a result.
This is the fact that both sides have their own purposes, and this is where the decisive battle will happen.
But even so, today's war is not going to end in a short time.
After a brief wash, Yang Wu ate a snack, and then asked the guards to sign his war horse: "Cheng Xun, let's go around the camp!" ”
"Yes!" Cheng Xun replied, also stepped on his war horse and followed behind Yang Wu.
These days, Yang Wu would ride a horse and gallop around the camp twice every morning after getting up as a warm-up, which Cheng Xun and others had long been accustomed to.
After running slowly around the camp for two laps, the sky gradually brightened, and Yang Wu stopped.
He jumped off his horse, crouched down and grabbed a handful of dust on the ground, then let go of his hand and let it fly in the breeze.
"Today is a sunny day and there is not a single cloud in the sky, which is great news! This means that our hopes of winning are a little bit bigger! Yang Wu said to Cheng Xun and the others with a little joy.
After a few days of rain, both days were sunny and today's weather was no exception.
At this time, the ground was relatively dry, which was extremely beneficial for the Wu army, because the dry ground was more suitable for the cavalry; At the same time, the dry ground is also more suitable for attacking.
If you fight on the muddy ground, I am afraid that a big battle will not lead to anything for several hours, and both sides will not be able to kill a few people even if they are exhausted in the mud.
Of course, on the dry ground and sunny weather, one of the beneficial aspects of the Wu army is that the Wu army's big killing weapon, throwing grenades, can be put into use!
The upcoming war is a big war related to the belonging of Jing Xiang, and even the future of the three kingdoms of Wu, Shu and Liang.
The grenades that had been used in the First Northern Expedition were also used this time, in order to ensure victory as much as possible.
After a while, the camp began to liven up, and the soldiers of all the divisions began to wake up, and a little smoke rose in the camp, which was preparing breakfast for the soldiers.
Yang Wu knows that this is the rhythm of the war that is about to begin!
He looked up in the direction of the coalition forces, as if he could see the scene from a distance.
At the same time, on the opposite side of the Wu army, the combined forces of Shu, Liang, and Jingnan also began to prepare for the big war.
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In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
More than 20 miles east of Gangneung City, a relatively flat place between the two armies was chosen as the battlefield of this great battle.
As planned before the war, the Wu army divided the main force into left and right wings; The coalition forces on the opposite side were also divided into left and right wings, far opposite to the Wu army's formation, separated by three miles.
For a time, this vast battlefield was filled with a solemn atmosphere everywhere, which made the officers and men of the two armies involuntarily look serious.
Although the terrain in this area is flat, the so-called flatness is only relative, and there are actually some ups and downs.
The large array of the Wu army was set up behind a small hillside.
The reason for this arrangement is to hide the deployment of the Wu army as much as possible, so that the enemy army will not find out the details, and at the same time, it can be more conducive to defense.
The deployment of the coalition forces was similar, with the same large array behind a hillside.
However, no matter how hidden the coalition forces are, as long as the gap between the Shu army and the Liang army cannot be completely eliminated, then there will be no other changes in their troop deployment.
On the Wu army's side, in the middle of the left and right wings, the generals were gathering together, ready to obey Yang Wu's final orders.
“…… After the battle starts, the left wing will not be busy attacking, let the right wing attack first! Mi Zhicheng, wait a while, you will lead 5,000 soldiers as the first formation and take the lead in attacking. Remember, you have to fight as hard as you can, and you have to convince the enemy that our attack is on the right flank! At this time, Yang Wu solemnly explained to the generals.
"The last general understands that he will ensure that the momentum of our army will be beaten!" Mi Zhicheng replied loudly.
According to the plan, at the beginning, the Wu army would let the right flank Qin Pei take the lead in attacking, so as to further mislead the enemy and force the Liang army and Jingnan army on the left flank of the enemy to take a defensive posture; At the same time, Wang Maozhang's division on the left wing of the Wu army put on a defensive posture at the beginning, luring the Shu army on the right flank of the enemy army to attack.
Only by allowing the enemy to take the initiative to leave the hillside and attack it will be more conducive to the next attack of the left flank of the Wu army; At the same time, after the enemy attacked, the Suzhou artillery hidden behind the Wu army could play a role, and those grenades fired with the Suzhou cannon could give the enemy a fatal attack.
Otherwise, the enemy has been hiding behind the hillside, could it be that the Wu army still wants to push the Suzhou artillery to the front of the battle line?
At that time, no matter how stupid the enemy army is, he will know Wu Jun's plan.
Of course, the number of Suzhou cannons that the Wu army can use is not much, after all, the enemy scouts are also active nearby, in order to ensure as much secrecy as possible, this time the Wu army only used ten Suzhou cannons, hidden in the small forest not far behind the hillside, and will only be pushed from the small forest to the front of the battle formation after the battle begins.
Mi Zhicheng and other generals were naturally aware of this arrangement, so they were not surprised by Yang Wu's words.
However, Wang Maozhang hesitated for a moment and asked: "If Mi Zhicheng's troops did not attack the enemy's right flank after engaging with the enemy, then does the last general need to wait?" ”
Yang Wu shook his head and said, "If that's the case, don't wait, just send the left wing out!" Lone believes that as long as our army is determined to win, even if it is a strong attack, it can quickly defeat the Shu army! ”
"Yes, the Admiral understands!" Wang Maozhang replied solemnly.
After telling some more details, Yang Wu said in a deep voice: "Today's battle, it's all up to the generals, and Lone will watch you break the enemy and make meritorious contributions here!" Good luck to all! ”
"Victory!" The generals all looked serious and shouted in unison.
Immediately, the generals left separately and prepared to go to their positions, only Zhu Jin, Guo Chongtao, Hou Zan and some generals of the Yulin Army remained here, watching the battle with Yang Wu, and preparing to attack.
On the other side, the coalition forces are obviously ready for war, Kou Yanqing, Liu Yan, Wang Zongshou, Gao Jichang, Ni Kefu, etc., the generals of each department have already reached their positions after a brief discussion.
"Knock, knock, knock......"
Immediately, the war drums of both sides beat almost simultaneously, and the sound shook the entire battlefield.
After the war drums were cleared, there was no movement on the side of the coalition army, and an army of 5,000 people on the right flank of the Wu army was seen walking down the hillside, forming an array, and began to slowly advance towards the left flank of the coalition army.
With that steady pace and firm expression, it is obvious that the people who are dispatched this time are the elite of the Wu army.
Seeing this situation, all the generals of the coalition army were happy in their hearts: "The Wu army is really the primary target of our army's left flank!" ”。
Whether it was Kou Yanqing, Liu Yan, or the commanders of the Shu army, Wang Zongshou, Zhao Ben and others, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Their combat deployment was basically aimed at the premise that the Wu army took the Liang army as the primary target, and now that the enemy's actions did not surprise them, the generals naturally felt a lot more relaxed.
Even Kou Yanqing and Liu Yan were worried that the Liang army was about to be attacked by the Wu army, but they still felt that this was at least better than miscalculating the enemy's deployment.
The only one who is unhappy may be that Jingnan Jiedu has made Gao Jichang.
Because if the Wu army mainly attacked the left flank of the coalition army, the Jingnan army, which was also on the left flank, would also be fiercely attacked.
That's not all, what made Gao Jichang even more annoyed was that Kou Yanqing and others forced Gao Jichang to place the Jingnan army in front of the Liang army before the war, saying that the Jingnan army was recuperating these days and could block the first round of attack of the Wu army.
The Liang army came from afar, and the soldiers were tired and not enough to serve as the bottom line defense.
Although Gao Jichang knew that Kou Yanqing wanted to use the Jingnan army as a shield for the Liang army, even if he was helpless in his heart, forced by the situation, he could only bite the bullet on the front line in the end.
It's a pity that whether it is Kou Yanqing or Liu Jun, these two people have forgotten that Gao Jichang is a famous "Gao Laizi", and in order to preserve his strength, there is nothing he can't do.
The large array of the Wu army slowly moved forward, gradually approaching the Jingnan army in front.
Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps......
"Crossbowmen ready!"
When they were fifty paces away from the Jingnan army, as the officers of the Jingnan army began to give orders, the crossbowmen raised their crossbows one after another, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at the Wu army.
"Put!"
With a loud shout, the Jingnan army fired thousands of arrows in unison, and dense arrows were launched, flying overwhelmingly towards the moving Wu army's large array.
The soldiers in the big formation did not panic at all, and it did not affect the formation.
The sword and shield bearers at the front raised their large shields one by one to block the front and above; Those soldiers in the rear, who did not have shields in their hands, bowed their heads and avoided the vital points of their faces, hoping that they would be lucky not to be shot by enemy arrows.
Although these soldiers did not wear heavy armor, they were basically guaranteed to have a light armor and helmet each, and they had a certain protection against bows and arrows. 17010