The morning fog was filled, and the two armies were separated by hundreds of paces, and in the midst of mutual vigilance, they gradually opened up for reshaping.

At the moment of the battle, the officers and men of the Han and Wu armies were nervous and silent, so that even the noisiest soldiers on weekdays were silent at the moment.

All that remained in the canyon was the shouts of the generals of both sides commanding the formation, the rumbling footsteps, and the sound of the friction of battle armor that followed.

It took half an hour, and after the two sides finished their respective formations, they all fought with the spirit of twelveth and waited for each other.

At that time, the red sun was about to break, and the sun finally pierced through the clouds, evaporating the heavy morning fog on this plain; After another moment, a northerly wind blew up, dispersing all the remaining smoke.

The formation of the two armies, which was only separated by about 300 paces, was clearly presented in front of both sides without reservation.

As early as the previous military discussion, Jiang Wei knew that his side would use the crane wing formation this time.

The crane wing formation is a kind of offensive and defensive formation, if used properly, the two wings can be flexible and open and close freely, which can be used to copy the enemy's two sides, and can work together to flank the enemy who breaks into the middle of the formation.

The only fly in the ointment is that this formation has extremely high requirements for the command skills of the commander-in-chief.

However, Guan Yu, who was famous in China, was the main general, and Jiang Wei was relieved of a hundred hearts for the close coordination between various departments.

The position of the Han army was roughly divided into three parts: the main formation, the left flank, and the right flank, and consisted of eight phalanxes.

I saw that the formation located in the middle and rear of the formation had already erected an eight-foot-high command platform, and Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Fa Zheng were sitting on it.

Around the viewing platform, surrounded by heavy guards: Zhang Nan led 5,000 tiger infantry in front of the Chinese army; Chen Zhi led 3,000 white soldiers to guard his left; Guan Ping led three thousand tiger guards to defend his right; The high platform was followed by five hundred tigers to ride, as a maneuver.

The Han army's main formation moved forward more than 100 steps, and there were two large phalanxes on the left and right sides, like the two huge wings of an eagle spread out in the distance.

The left flank consisted of two phalanxes, the first column was the 5,000-strong left army led by Fu Wei; Dozens of paces behind him were more than 1,000 Yulin cavalry led by Jiang Wei and Guan Xing.

The corresponding right flank is also composed of two phalanxes, the first column is the 5,000 Hubu right army led by Chen Shi; It was followed by a thousand tiger riders led by Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao was originally the chief general of the Tiger Benwei, and his duty was to defend the main formation of the Chinese army, but he was arrogant and unwilling to let the two righteous brothers specialize in the front and blindly invite him to be the forward.

Liu Bei was so ambitious that he ordered him to lead a thousand tiger horses; The Tiger Benwei was handed over to Guan Ping.

The tiger cavalry is the ace unit of the Han army under Zhang Fei's direct command, which developed from the eighteen cavalry of the Yan generals in that year, and the generals were all the old people and guards of Zhang Fei in his early years.

Before Zhang Bao came out, he walked in the tiger riding camp for many years, and he was familiar with all the generals and generals.

From the perspective of exchanges, the main forces of the three departments of the Han army are probably standing in the form of the word "product".

Wang Ping led 3,000 Shangyong soldiers to stand between the word "product"; Du Lu and Liu Ning each led more than 1,000 archers to wander on the two wings.

In addition, a hundred steps behind the commanding platform, there is a curtain. Afterwards, the newly appointed head of the ambulance battalion, Xiang Chong, was leading 300 newly recruited ambulance soldiers to busily set up temporary treatment points, ready to treat the wounded soldiers at any time.

Removing the generals guarding Zigui, the naval army camp and the Jiangbei camp, the total number of troops here is about 29,000 people, which is the limit of what the Han army can gather.

Jiang Weigao sat on horseback, raised his eyes to look east, but saw that more than 300 steps to the east, the Wu army camp was covered with flags covering the sky and the sun, spears were like forests, and shields were like mountains.

The Dongwu formation also sets up an eight-foot high platform, the high platform is surrounded by nearly 10,000 cavalry regiments, every fifty steps forward, there are two phalanxes, according to the echelon configuration, a total of four large phalanxes, the front end is slightly convex, and there are four small phalanxes at the front.

In the past few days, Jiang Wei's battle formation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and it has been seen that the Wu army is using a fish scale formation.

This formation is an offensive formation, and it is a formation that can only be used when the strength is superior. If the commander is properly commanded, he can concentrate his forces and launch a wave of onslaught against the center of the enemy's formation.

Because the main formation is set up in the rear, the weakness of this formation lies in the rear side, but as long as the middle phalanx is still there, it can support the main formation, and this weakness can be offset by the advantage of troops.

While Jiang Wei was looking at the formation of the Wu army, Sun Quan was also looking at the formation of the opposing Han army.

After looking at it carefully for a while, he chuckled and said: "Watching the Han army alone, there are less than 30,000 soldiers, but you dare to put on a crane wing formation, Liu Xuande still wants to counterattack?" This time, he is too big. ”

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The Han army commanded the high platform.

Zhang Feiurn said: "As expected by the second brother, the Wu thief really lined up the fish scale array. ”

Fa on the very edge was expressionless, and said to Guan Yu sideways: "Yu has provoked Sun Quan to enter the court, and this matter of commanding the enemy will have Lao Junhou." ”

Guan Yu sat like a mountain, staring at the figure on the high platform opposite, and slowly bowed his head.

There are few Han soldiers, so they can only defend first and then counterattack, so it is naturally impossible to take the initiative to attack; On the other hand, Sun Quan does not seem to have the intention of sending a battle array to fight.

Everyone on the stage watched for a while, and Liu Bei asked: "Now that the soldiers of the two armies are in full battle, no one wants to take the lead in attacking, but is there any way to make Sun Quan unable to hold his breath first?" ”

Fa Zheng replied: "It can make a man with outstanding eloquence in front of the two armies to defeat the spirit of the Wu army in the name of righteousness." Sun Quanli is weak, and Xu Hui can't hold it. ”

As soon as the words fell, a civil official about forty years old flashed behind him, bowed down and hugged his fists:

"Deng Zhi is not talented, I am willing to share the worries of the Lord and Shangshuling!"

Liu Bei looked sideways and said with a smile: "It's Bo Miao." ”

This person is Deng Zhi Deng Bomiao, who came with Liu Bei and Fa Zheng.

He is a new savage of Yiyang, after the famous general Deng Yu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he followed Liu Bei into Shu that year, and successively served as the governor of Picheng Mansion, Pi Ling, and Guanghan Taishou.

Because of his incorruptibility, rigor, and achievements, he entered the dynasty as a scholar, and was a direct subordinate of Shangshu Lingfazheng, and was quite respected.

Deng Zhi had just escorted a batch of grain and grass to the Yiling camp a few days ago, and because the decisive battle was imminent, he stayed by Fa Zheng's side to counsel the military plane.

Deng Zhi is a handsome man who Liu Bei personally excavated from the low-level officials, Liu Bei naturally knows his character and ability, and nodded at the moment.

Deng Zhi received the order, neither wearing armor nor escorting, and rushed to the front of the two armies alone.

Facing the surprised eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers of the two armies, he steadily stationed his horse, sank his dantian, and shouted:

"Erdong Wu, the king of Hanzhong is determined to go on the Northern Expedition, and he is doing Kuang to help things, and you dare to betray the alliance and seize the city, do you want to be a rebel and a thief?"

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This was the first time Jiang Wei had participated in a decisive battle of this scale, and he couldn't help but feel very surprised to see that there were still people shouting and scolding in front of the battle before the decisive battle.

Seeing this, Guan Xing, who was beside him, explained:

"My father said that when the two armies fight, it is more than morale and patience. At present, the two armies have just faced each other, and the morale is good, and it is not a good opportunity for a decisive battle. Normally, the two army lords will do everything they can, waiting until one side shows fatigue before they are willing to attack. ”

"I see!" Jiang Wei suddenly realized.

He immediately thought of the Battle of Hanzhong, where Huang Zhong and Xiahou confronted Dingjun Mountain. Huang Zhong used the method to plan, several times to make noise but not attack, so that Xiahou Yuan relaxed his guard, and then suddenly attacked the southern siege, destroying the front attack, unstoppable, the Yuan army was defeated, Huang Zhong slashed Xiahou Yuan at the foot of the Dingjun Mountain.

It can be seen from this that most experienced generals will use various means to achieve the goal of demoralizing the enemy before the duel.

It seems that coercion in the name of righteousness before this battle should also be one of the countless means.