Chapter 53: The Battle of the Suburbs of Beijing
At noon, the weak winter sun finally squeezed through the thick clouds, soothing the bitter cold wind with what little heat there was.
Above the wilderness, the two sides were unobstructed, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet. Suddenly, the drums sounded, and at first it was a slightly slow tempo, but soon it transitioned to a stormy one. The coalition forces took the lead in attacking, and in the manner of Wei Zhong, Song Zuo, and Cao You, the three squares marched in unison and pushed towards the west like an iron wall.
There are no worries about headwinds, and there is no timidity in digging mutations. He ordered the three armies to advance and met them head-on. At the same time, Zheng Shi's formation was quietly changing.
Song Sima first discovered the clue, and he hurriedly discussed with Wei Sima: "You see, how Zheng Shizhong's army is running slower and slower, it has been surpassed by the left and right wings. ”
"So what?" Wei Sima was a little underestimated by the enemy, "The opponent's army is not in lineup, which means that their combat effectiveness is too poor." ”
"You see that Zheng Shi's military flag is not crooked, the ruts are not messy, it is not like the army is uneven, but it seems to be deliberate. In my opinion, given Uncle Zheng's reputation for being cunning, we have to guard against his deception! ”
"Hmph, you were scared by Master Zheng, right?" Wei Sima smiled contemptuously, "Since my defense division crossed the river, the enemy army has retreated again and again, and I am afraid that I have long been frightened. I think it must be that Uncle Zheng is cowardly and has dragged down the advance of the Chinese army. ”
"You ......" Song Sima was humiliated, and his face was flushed with anger.
"My guard division is majestic and majestic, and they have already attacked his eyes, even if there is any small movement, it is too late. I didn't take advantage of the wind and sand just now, and I was afraid that he would cheat? ”
Song Sima saw that this colleague was obsessed, and angrily returned to his army.
As he spoke, the distance between the two wings was less than 100 meters. The second battalions of Huben and Longxiang suddenly accelerated according to the prior agreement, and rushed towards the Song and Cao armies with the inertia of a 100-meter sprint.
After a dense collision, the Cao Division's battle line facing Jing Sheng immediately collapsed. The combat effectiveness of the Song division was better, and after the first formation was crushed, the troops behind desperately came up to fill the position. However, they struggled to face the meritorious Sochu and had to fight and retreat.
Digging Tu glanced at the changes on the battlefield, a satisfied smile on his lips. When the Chinese army and Wei Shi came into close hands, as the direct commander, he was not excited at all, and his command style was in strong contrast with Wei Sima who was dancing on the opposite side. The soldiers of the Chinese army also seemed to have no intention of fighting, far less brave than the dragon and tiger on the two wings, and they were suppressed by the enemy and slowly retreated.
Looking at the performance of the opponent's Chinese army, Wei Sima was more firm in his judgment and attacked more energetically. Unconsciously, they had left the Song and Cao allies on both wings far behind.
At this time, the shape of the coalition army was like a "convex" character, and the formation of Zheng Division was like a "concave" character. After biting together, the tip of the word "convex" seems to be pinched by the word "concave".
Suddenly, the drums of Zheng Shisan's army beat loudly, causing the flags to fly up and down. Immediately afterward, the left and right sides of the guard division suddenly became chaotic. Wei Sima was about to figure out the situation, but the digging protrusion on the front changed his low-key style just now and began to raise his arms and shout. As if they had been beaten with chicken blood, the officers and men of the Chinese army counterattacked with an overwhelming posture.
After all, Wei Sima had fought a war, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, it finally dawned on him. He hastened to order the army to retreat, but it was too late. The Longxiang battalion turned right on the spot, and the Huben battalion turned left on the spot, and began to storm the flank of the guard.
The formation of the phalanx is usually focused forward, with weak left, right, and back. Therefore, the guards who were surrounded on three sides were caught off guard, and their weaknesses were suddenly exposed, and they suffered heavy losses.
However, the home country of the "Holy Week Call" is not vegetarian. When Wei Sima saw that the retreat was chaotic, he would only let others slaughter him, so he simply fought to the death. When he was nearly half killed or wounded, he forced the remnants of the army into a circular array, and all the spearheads were pointing outward, which barely withstood the siege of Zheng Shi.
At this time, Cao Shi had already collapsed and disappeared without a trace. The Song division still had some combat effectiveness, but their leader hated Wei Sima for humiliating him first, and he was unwilling to save him, so he ran away.
Seeing that the remaining enemies were stubbornly resisting and fighting too hard, he simply sent people to run in circles around their circle and loudly spread the news that Song and Cao had been defeated. The patriots lost the last straw that saved their lives, and the morale of the army finally collapsed. Wei Sima had to get off his knees and come out to surrender.
Suo Qiu said indignantly: "It's all at this time, what qualifications do you have to beg?" It's time to kill them all! ”
Wei Sima opened his eyes angrily, glared at the ambitious Si Ying, and said solemnly: "The minister was defeated by Zheng Bo today, and he is happy and convinced. If you want to kill me, listen to me. If you want to kill the patriotic soldiers, then please let me go back to the army to fight to the death! After that, he looked at the dug, neither humble nor arrogant, and regarded death as home.
Digging to avoid the other party's gaze, he turned his head to Suo Qiu and smiled evilly: "Style! Watch out for your great power! He couldn't help but tease this man who had recently become addicted to war.
"Your Majesty has a point." Jing Sheng next to him answered with a glance, "I was ambushed in the guard just now, and I didn't collapse for thousands of miles, but I didn't mess up in the face of danger and had the courage to save myself, and my demeanor was admired by the ministers." Wei Sima is a brave warrior, for the sake of the soldiers to deign to surrender, everyone in the world should be treated kindly. ”
"Grow the morale of others!" Socho was dismissive.
As if he had seen the signs of infighting among the new generation of nobles and businessmen, he hurriedly came out to extinguish the fire: "Suoqiu, Suoqiu, you are now a master of the battalion, you have to learn etiquette, a bit of an aristocratic style, okay?" ”
Sochu craned his neck and stopped talking.
Originally, this war was provoked by the defense of the country, and the excavation of the passive response to the war was of course happy to accept it when it was good. Although he has personally formed a deep grudge with Wei Hou, the old fox is now sitting in Wangji, holding the two sons of heaven in his left hand and the most elite "Holy Sixth Division" in the world in his right hand, and his power is still very large. Although the vitality of the patriotic homeland was greatly damaged, it was far from the point where he could be allowed to retaliate.
So, Di Tu took the initiative to give Wei Sima a step down: "Although the widow has won, he knows that fighting is not auspicious. Falling into a situation where you are fighting for your life is not the intention of the widow. Since you have the heart to survive for the soldiers who defend the country, you must not be a belligerent. I hope you will continue to uphold this intention and exhort Wei Hou to value peace. After all, the widow and he have a friendship with the king, and they don't want to ruin their relationship because of the recent small contradictions between the two sides. ”
These words are reasonable, well-founded and measured, fully demonstrating the political emotional intelligence that he has cultivated over the years, and even he himself is smug beautifully. Wei Sima even bowed to the young leader, and vowed to go back and persuade his boss.
After sending out the invincible coalition army, it is natural for the diggers to hold a celebration banquet. Just as Zheng Guojun and his ministers were drinking, good news came one after another. It turned out that the Marquis of Jin also made a move.
The Marquis of Jin does not have the great ambition to replace the Marquis of Wei like Ditu, but the small ambition of expanding the territory has always been forgotten. This mentality causes this person to behave very tangled. He was angry with Wei Hou and resented his gift of disturbing the Yellow Emperor, but he didn't want to take a direct shot, and he didn't want to take the lead in turning his face with Zhou Zhao. Despite his repeated encouragement when he said goodbye, he only dared to encroach on a small piece of land in front of his home.
Now that Zheng Bo has become a rising bird and openly met with the Marquis of Wei, the Marquis of Jin naturally wants to fish in troubled waters. After receiving the letter from Dutu, he suddenly became bold, and without hesitation, he sent troops to collect the land in the Fenhe Valley.
When the belligerent Suoqiu heard the news, he was immediately overjoyed, and immediately came out to ask for his life: "Your Majesty, now the two kingdoms of Zheng and Jin echo in the north and south, and the Wei Hou is far away in the west. The minister is willing to lead the two battalions of Long Xiang and Hu Ben to the east and completely destroy the dying patriotic country! ”
Jing Sheng, who has always been steady, couldn't sit still, but he was born in a nobleman, and his perspective on the problem was a little higher: "The minister thinks that it is not enough to worry about defending the country, and there is no need to occupy it." Our army should move westward, and at the same time invite the Jin division to respond, work together to suppress Wang Ji, and force the Hou to submit. ”
The rest of the ministers were also encouraged and suggested that the king should prevail.
As if his mind was not on this, he let his subordinates chatter and did not respond at all. I saw him pacing back and forth several times in this class, looking left and right, and seeing that no one could guess his thoughts, he had to smile and shake his head. Seeing that the situation was not right, the ministers instantly quieted down.
"The widow not only does not send troops, but also negotiates peace."