February 14, 18th year of Tianbao, in front of Hangu Pass. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as the time arrived, the 400,000 troops of Tang Yan and Yan gradually opened up their positions in front of the pass, and the generals and army leaders on both sides formed a whole team, trying to make the soldiers under their command line up the military formation as quickly as possible, and the military formations of the two sides stretched out for a radius of 23 miles.

The cold wind is cold, the flag that covers the sky and the sun is blown to the hunting sound, the soldiers are blown by the cold wind on their faces like a knife cut, the soldiers of the Tang Army have long been accustomed to the feeling of this cold wind cutting their faces, but the soldiers of the Yan Army are very uncomfortable, they have no winter training, they are nested in the military tent all winter, the cold brought by the melting of ice and snow makes them shiver, but the big war is near, no one can care about this.

Zhao Ziliang stood on the tower of Hangu Pass and observed the military formation of the Yan army in the distance with a telescope, and after a while, he instructed Sima Chen Qing, the marching soldier beside him: "Order to push the Shuai Tai forward, order to open the city gate, and the Shuai will go out of the pass and take the stage to command!" ”

Du Fu, Wang Wei, Wang Zhen and other civil officials next to him persuaded one after another, and Wang Zhen, the son of Wang Zhonghe, said: "The marshal is the commander of the army, and the commander here only has enough time to convey the order to the armies, and there is no need to go out and take risks!" ”

Zhao Ziliang shook his head with a smile and said: "You don't know as much about the battle formation as I do, the general is the courage of the army, what is the matter with the commander of my army who is not with the army, but hiding on this city tower?" Only when I am in the army, the courage of the soldiers is sufficient! You don't need to say more, Chen Qing, go and execute! ”

"No!" Chen Qing clenched his fists and stepped aside to convey the military order to the herald.

The city gate slowly opened, and the towering Shuai Tai in front of him approached the military formation under the push of the soldiers, and Zhao Ziliang took his personal guards down the city tower and rode out of the war horse to the military formation outside the city.

The soldiers of the rear army saw Shuaitai approaching, and they all retreated to the side to make way for a passage, Shuaitai gradually moved forward, Zhao Ziliang took his own soldiers to catch up and then climbed directly on, and ordered: "Hang my handsome flag!" ”

A blood-red flag slowly rose on the flagpole in the middle of the Shuaitai, and there was a huge traditional white "Zhao" character in the middle of the flag, and the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army soon found that Zhao Ziliang's handsome flag was raised in the Shuaitai, and the morale was suddenly greatly boosted, and the action of the military formation was faster.

While both sides were arranging the formation, Zhao Ziliang instructed Chen Qing: "Let the commanders of all the armies come, the commander will explain some small things to them, and the matter of the entire army will be handed over to the deputy!" ”

"No!"

After hearing the call, the generals of the army rode over one after another, handed over the horses to the guards of the soldiers under the command, and they themselves boarded the platform to discuss matters.

Zhao Ziliang saw that the commanders and generals of the various armies had arrived, so he said: "Today's battle is different from the past, the total number of troops dispatched by both sides today has reached 400,000, more than any previous battle we have commanded, the scale is huge even in this dynasty or the previous dynasty is extremely rare, so the main thing is to work hard to control the situation, once the battle starts, you must follow the command and layout strategy of the commander, and you must not mess around alone, otherwise your side does not act alone according to the command, it will disrupt the overall situation, if the number of soldiers can be adjusted in time, But now the total strength of the two sides has 400,000 people, once there is an accident, it is difficult to adjust the tactics in time and implement it, chaos together, it is difficult to control the situation, if anyone disobeys the military order and causes irreparable losses, this commander will not be spared, understand? ”

Everyone looked solemn and nodded: "The last general will understand!" ”

"Good, that's number one!" Zhao Ziliang looked at everyone, and then continued: "Second, the number of rebels is three times that of us, this is one of the advantages of the rebels, you should not be underestimated, but you must not be cowardly, because the number of troops has never been the main factor that determines the outcome of the war!" ”

"Thirdly, the rebels are in a situation where we are attacked from both sides, there is no way back, there is a large army in front of us, and there is no food and grass, which is not only an extreme disadvantage and a desperate situation, but at the same time, it is also a ray of life! In this heaven and earth, there has never been an absolute thing, as the so-called cathode yang, yang and yin, you can also live in a desperate place! If the rebels have the great courage to break the cauldron and fight to the death, with their numerical superiority, it is not excluded that there is a chance to turn defeat into victory, this situation may be helpless for the average commander, but Yin Ziqi is obviously not this kind of person who is waiting to be killed, he must do everything possible to boost the morale of the rebels, so that the rebels have the courage to fight to the death with our army! I am here to tell you that no matter who the opponent is, you must not despise your enemy at any time, and in any battle, you must use all your wisdom and experience in battle formation command to value the opponent, respect your enemy, that is, respect yourself! Because the people who can be your opponents are obviously people at the same level as you, they are the same existence as you, and who can completely distinguish right and wrong in this world? The two sides just have different positions! The stage of civil officials is above the court, and they have their order; The stage of our soldiers is on the battlefield, and we have our rules! Respect for your opponent is respect for yourself, and to defeat or destroy your enemy by all means is to respect them, which is one of the rules of the military! We soldiers should also have a benevolent side, but the target is the people of the world, not the enemy! ”

All the generals clasped their fists and said in unison: "The last general and others must follow the teachings of the commander!" ”

At this time, Yin Ziqi on the Yan army's side was also taking advantage of the time when both sides were deploying the whole army to gather some generals under his command and mobilize them, Yin Ziqi was obviously also a leader in this area, otherwise he would not have the ability to command these 300,000 people without chaos!

Yin Ziqi looked at his generals and said solemnly: "Brothers, now we have no way back, there are fierce tigers in front of us, the grain and grass are about to run out, and we are in a desperate situation, so it can be said that this place is a dead land!" But why did I still want to kill An Taiqing, Niu Tingjie and Tian Qianzhen, collect their soldiers and horses, and then fight a decisive battle with the Tang army? Because I know very well that even if our 300,000 people choose to retreat around Luoyang, we are afraid that we will collapse due to lack of food before we reach safety! Even if there is no shortage of food, the Don army has tens of thousands of iron cavalry, and the speed of the march is much higher than that of our army, and it will soon be able to catch up and destroy us. An Taiqing and the others are different, they have few soldiers, and they can maintain the food needed by the army by plundering them along the way, and they don't have to worry about being caught up by the Tang army. I killed them to collect their men and horses and increase our capital for a decisive battle with the Tang Army! Retreating and escaping is definitely a dead end, but it is possible to get a glimmer of life if you break the kettle and put it to death! Let you choose, how will you choose? ”

One of the generals raised his hand and asked, "Great Marshal, is it really possible for us to defeat the Tang Army commanded by Zhao Ziliang from the front?" ”

"Absolutely!" Yin Ziqi said categorically, "Although the Tang Army is brave, well-equipped, well-trained, individual soldier quality and tactical coordination and tacit cooperation, they are not without shortcomings: First, their strength is at an absolute disadvantage compared with us, and the gap between 100,000 and 300,000 is definitely not the same as the gap between 10,000 and 30,000!" Even if we were 300,000 pigs, they would have to spend a lot of money trying to kill them all, right? What's more, we are not pigs, we also have swords, guns, shields, bows and arrows, we have blood and bravery, we are unwilling, why should we be killed by them? We can fight back, we can take the initiative to attack, let them go and defeat them, kill them! Second, if we don't fight with our lives, all of us will die, if we can fight to the death with the courage to die, and there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory, give you a choice, what will you choose? ”

Just now, the general said with a hideous face: "I will never be able to wait for death, since I have the opportunity to fight, why am I willing to wait for death?" ”

Yin Ziqi looked at the other generals under his command and asked, "What about you?" ”

The ruthlessness and ferocity of the other generals were all stimulated by Yin Ziqi, and they all showed fierce colors, shouting: "Damn, since Zhao Ziliang wants to kill us, we can't stand and wait for him to kill, just fight with him to the death, even if he dies, I will still be a hero after waiting for eighteen years!" ”

Seeing this, Yin Ziqi immediately said: "Okay! If you understand this, go back and tell your men that they and all their brothers will understand this truth, so that we can have a chance to win!" ”

"The last general will understand!"

Both sides are actively doing pre-war mobilization while arranging the formation, Zhao Ziliang sat on the platform and constantly observed the situation in the rebel army, not for a long time, he also found that the rebels were demoralized, the color of fear was obvious, and the team was also standing crookedly, but at this time, the mental outlook of the soldiers in many places in the rebel army formation has changed, and the ferocious spirit began to spread among the rebels, which is not a good thing for the Tang army!

Yin Ziqi has great courage, ordinary people have already retreated with soldiers and horses in such an unfavorable situation, no matter how much it will escape on the road, as long as he is safe, but Yin Ziqi is obviously not a simple person, this person not only has great courage, but also great wisdom, if it is not for the wrong person, such a person's future is limitless!

Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and then got up, holding a big horn made of wood from his side and shouting: "The others are not allowed to move, the pro-soldier team will come with me!" ”

After speaking, he walked off the platform quickly, stepped on the war horse and rode his horse from the middle of the army formation to the front of the army formation, and the three hundred soldiers also got on the horse and followed behind, and the Tang army soldiers saw Zhao Ziliang personally riding his horse and running to the front of the military formation, thinking that he was going to give a pre-war training, and everyone was listening to him.

Someone on the Yan army's side soon found out that Zhao Ziliang's banner appeared in front of the Tang army, and they were extremely surprised and shocked, if it was worth it, this was a big battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, how could he appear in front of the army as the commander of the army, in case of any mistakes, the army was uncommanded, wouldn't it be a rout soon?

"Marshal, look, Zhao Ziliang has appeared in front of the Tang Army!" An adjutant general said to Yin Ziqi after seeing Zhao Ziliang's banner.

Yin Ziqi turned his head to look, and sure enough, he frowned and said, "Zhao Ziliang shouldn't be a reckless person, what does he want to do?" ”

Zhao Ziliang appeared in front of the Tang army, which quickly attracted everyone's attention and attention, only to see Zhao Ziliang riding on horseback with a wooden horn in front of his mouth and shouting loudly: "Rebel soldiers, I am Zhao Ziliang, the commander of the Tang Army, before the war starts, I have something to say to you, so as not to be resentful after you die!" ”

"You were originally my generals of the Tang Dynasty, but under the bewitchment and persecution of careerists such as An Lushan, An Qingxu, Yan Zhuang, etc., you rebelled against the imperial court, causing chaos in the world, how many innocent people were slaughtered and killed, and how many people were ruined because of you? The once prosperous and powerful Tang Dynasty, the splendid rivers and mountains are devastated and ruined everywhere because of your destruction? Did you know that while you are slaughtering other people's parents and relatives, your parents, brothers and sisters are also being slaughtered by your own people? When you destroy other people's homes, you are also destroying yours? You are soldiers, and it is right for soldiers to obey military orders, but soldiers cannot carry out wrong orders, and cannot do things that harm the interests of this country and this nation, your mission is to protect this river and mountain and not destroy him, and you have violated the most basic norms of a soldier! You people have never had a mind of your own, you are just a knife in the hands of others, and your knife is in the hands of people with evil intentions! If you have repentance, put down your weapons and surrender, I, Zhao, on behalf of the imperial court, hereby promise not to pursue your faults, including your commander General Yin Ziqi and other generals and colonels, can be pardoned, the fault of starting this war is not you, the culprits are An Lushan, An Qingxu and others, you surrender now, which is equivalent to a battlefield uprising! General Yin's ability to command troops is extraordinary, if he is willing to put down the butcher's knife and lead his troops to the battle, I will definitely recommend to the imperial court to entrust me with important tasks, and other generals will also have their own rewards! Give you two quarters of an hour to think about it, and when the time comes, if you haven't chosen yet, the commander will give the order to attack, and then the jade will be burned! (To be continued.) )

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