It's a pity, it's a pity that our army doesn't have horses. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Otherwise, the thief brigade was defeated just now, and it only takes one charge to completely end this battle. Wang Shen shook his head regretfully.

That's right, he used the tactics of the Western Army and the northern nomadic peoples, thick armor and strong crossbows to fight in formation. Wait until the enemy is scattered by the crossbow and crossbow fire, and then attack with all the troops.

This tactic was very advanced in the Song Dynasty, relying on the generation difference of weapons, after losing the geographical advantage of Yanyun, it was hard to carry the Khitan elite in the Hebei Great Plain for a hundred years. In northern Shaanxi, the party did not dare to commit crimes in the south.

Later, the Jurchens were so fierce that during the battle of Xianren Pass, they were shot by the Wu Jie brothers with a divine arm bow and the whole army collapsed.

Those who are as strong as golden soldiers are also terrified when they mention the divine arm bow, not to mention the 10,000 thieves like Hanako in front of them.

However, Wang Shen found that his troops had a huge shortcoming--there was no cavalry--in the cold war, the role of cavalry was more to pursue than to charge the formation, and not to give the defeated enemy a chance to regain his strength.

Unlike modern units organized with nationalism and national identity, feudal armies lacked resilience and could not withstand enormous sacrifices when they went to war. Usually as soon as the casualties reach 10%, the whole team will collapse, and more casualties will occur in the pursuit battle.

Just now, the baggage battalion shot nearly a thousand people with the divine arm bow, and it can be said that the courage of the thief army was broken by him. At this time, as long as you charge with cavalry, you can completely end the battle.

However, not to mention the baggage battalion in charge of logistics, even Liu Guangshi's pro-army did not have many horses. There was the Song Dynasty, with the strength of the whole country, and the Western Army only formed three or five thousand cavalry, which were later lost in Jingkang.

The thief army did not go far after the rout, and at this moment they came to their senses, and they all gathered five miles away from the treasury of Pingyuan Town, gathered stragglers, rescued the wounded, and buried pots to cook.

Although the baggage battalion was well-equipped, the armor on its body was too heavy. If you take the initiative to attack, you will have to be exhausted when you walk down these five miles on a hot day. And, even if you win for a while, drive the enemy out for a few miles. People can continue to rectify the troops and entangle with you, which is indeed a troublesome thing.

"It's okay, it's okay, just keep the treasury. There is no need to go out and entangle with the thieves, let's save some strength and wait for General Li Qiong of Tianchang County to lead the army to come to the aid and completely solve the battle! Lu Can has always been in a state of excitement, and there is no trace of elegance in him. ran in and out of the storehouse, commanding his men to deliver food to the soldiers. In addition, in order to show the shooting angle of a crossbowman, he led people to carry aside the corpses of the thieves who were piled up in front of him.

The soldiers had already taken off their heavy iron armor and sat on the ground with clay bowls and munched on the newly made soup cakes, and the sound of snorting and eating noodles was in their ears.

Wang Shen held the bowl, and in front of him was a large area of land that had been blackened by blood, and the mud that had been soaked was full of deep footprints. The dark clouds still did not disperse, but the wind rose, blowing a strong fishy smell. There are large swarms of flies that are attracted to them, and they fall with a "buzz", and then fly up with a "boom", which is inexhaustible.

Even the soldier's body covered with blood and mud fell a lot, and if he didn't pay attention, there was a layer of red-headed beast pressed by black pressure on his shoulder.

He was completely disappetized, and after only taking a bite, he handed it to the guards beside him, and said, "Ziyu is right, it will be dark soon, and Li Qiong's reinforcements should also arrive, and there is nothing to do with us anymore." The brethren were exhausted, and as soon as the main force arrived, we withdrew from Tianchang, drank a large wine, and slept beautifully. ”

After not sleeping for a day and night, and experiencing two fierce battles, Wang Shen only felt that he was about to fall apart, and he was so tired that he didn't want to say a word more, he just wanted to fall asleep on the ground.

A soldier beside him asked in a low voice: "General Wang, Marquis Lu Yu, after these two battles just now, I shot at least five thieves, and I don't know how many successes it was?" ”

"Straight lady thief, you are still thinking about military exploits." Gu Lie walked over and shouted loudly: "Isn't it just killing five thieves, and it's not a serious enemy army, how many turns can it be counted?" ”

Lu Yuhou said with a smile: "It should be calculated, it should be calculated, I will tell Uncle Liu Ping the truth about the situation of today's battle, don't worry, I have a very personal relationship with General Liu." With me, you will be rewarded with a penny. ”

All the soldiers smiled: "That's good, thank you Yuhou." ”

Lu Can looked ashamed: "Brother Paoze, don't thank me." If you want to thank you, just some Wang Daosi. If it weren't for him, none of us here would be able to see the sun tomorrow. ”

"Yes, this battle, my surname Gu is completely convinced." Gu Lie bowed to Wang Shen and said sincerely: "Before, I still looked down on you, Brother Wang. I think you're just an outsider, you know what to fight, and it's hard to compare to me, an old man in the Western Army. Today's battle is an eye-opener. This formation, even if our ministers of the Western Army are in command, it is estimated that it will be like this? ”

Wang Shen smiled with difficulty.

Lu Can also bowed his hand, and the other soldiers also stood up one after another and stepped forward to salute one by one.

Wang Shen grinned: "Everyone is a brother in life and death, why bother? After eating, hurry up and go to bed. Even if General Li Qiong brings the main force to withdraw us, there is still a long way to go. ”

Lu Can: "Leave two sentinels, and everyone else will lie down and sleep." ”

As the sky grew dark, the thieves in the distance lit countless bonfires, illuminating the heavens and the earth, and the whole world became a sea of torches. There were cries, horns, and musical instruments in the night wind, and if I guessed wrong, there should be something going on over there.

After a whole day of fierce fighting, everyone was tired. More than 200 soldiers didn't care about getting dirty and fell directly to the ground. Suddenly, loud snoring sounded one after another.

Wang Shen felt a little cold, lying on the ground, unable to sleep.

I don't know how long it took, but I was in a daze, and my eyes suddenly lit up, and I suddenly woke up.

When she opened her eyes, she didn't know when she had been covered with a big coat, so An Niang sat next to her and handed over a hot towel.

thanked him, took the wet towel and wiped his face: "Little lady An, how is Ying Xiang now?" "After fighting for a day, I can't take care of Yue Yun. Wang Shen is still very concerned about the top few masters in this legendary Southern Song Dynasty.

It has been two days since he came to the Southern Song Dynasty, and after a short period of panic, he has calmed down and has a preliminary plan for his future.

Originally, he also thought that after this battle, he would take An Niang's sister and brother all the way south to find a safe place to stay. But then I thought that although An Niang and Yue Yun came to Huaixi from Tangyin, they didn't know what the reason was, but they were sure that they would definitely go to Yue Fei in the future, and naturally they wouldn't go with them.

In this case, why don't I take this opportunity to join the Yuejia Army, with my foresight of history, I may not be able to create a world in the Yuejia Army. With me here, naturally I won't let the Twelve Gold Medals and the Storm Pavilion happen, and history may become a different way.

According to real historical calculations, Yue Fei in the third year of Jianyan and the Song army that collapsed with Kaifeng's internal strife had arrived in Yangzhou. It was from this time that Yue Pengju finally led an army alone, emerged in the military circles of the Great Song Dynasty, and then opened his teeth to build a mansion and expedition to the Central Plains in the north.

The man is born and the husband is born, and when he is older, he should show his ambitions for the country and the people. To Xiaoli, following the Yue family's army, within ten years, it is not a problem to mix with the princes of one side.

When An Niang heard Wang Shen ask, her face showed joy: "Ying Xiang's illness has been cured." ”

"Ah, great, great, what's his situation now."

"Ying Xiang just told me that if you don't pull it, the arrow left behind is normal. It's just that his body is still weak and weak, and he is panting when he takes two steps. An Niang's eyes turned red, and she said: "If it weren't for the eldest brother's miracle medicine, I'm afraid that he would have died, and Brother Wang's kindness, my sister and brother would have nothing to repay, so they could only remember it." Ying Xiang is anxious and doesn't speak well, but he thinks of your goodness in his heart. If he had offended before, I hope that the eldest brother will not take it to heart. ”

Wang Shen laughed: "Ying Xiang is still a big child, how can I be angry with him?" ”

An Niang nodded: "Well, big brother, it's already dawn, breakfast is ready, I'll go and bring you a bowl." ”

"No, no, I'll eat it myself...... Ah, it's already dawn! Wang Shen's face suddenly changed.

It was already dawn, and it turned out that he had been staring at him all night, and Li Qiong's reinforcements had not yet come.

In front of the soldiers, he and Lu Can said conclusively that the main force would come to help in a day, and it was all a day and a night, and Li Qiong's shadow could not be seen. And there are still tens of thousands of thieves in front of him, if this battle continues, how can everyone's morale be maintained?

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"There is no way to withdraw, and now the entire plain town has been surrounded by tens of thousands of thieves." Gu Lie stared at Wang Shen and Lu Can with malicious intent, and the terrible scar on his face couldn't help twitching. He suppressed the anger in his heart: "It's just that the two of you are bent on defending, now it's okay, what about the reinforcements, what about the reinforcements, you tell me where they are now?" ”

Lu Can had a cold face: "Gu Dutou, what do you mean by this, after I moved to Pingyuan Town, the order I received was to guard our army's grain route, how can I withdraw, aren't you afraid of military law?" You keep clamoring to withdraw, and now you are saying frustrating words, look at you, how can you still have the appearance of my Great Song Sergeant. If the reinforcements are not available, let's defend it, is it possible that you Gu Lie still have to surrender to the thief? ”

Gu Lie was furious: "Descend to the thief? You're underestimating me. I was also from the Western Army, and the group of madmen on the other side of the surrender couldn't afford to lose this person. So-and-so just complained about his own miserable life and put it on you. If you two want to make a meritorious deed, can't you put our two hundred or so brothers to death? Yi Jie's words are right, you just want to use the blood of your brothers to get promoted and make a fortune, and to dye the bright red seal on your body. Do you know what we are most afraid of? ”

Lu Can asked unconsciously: "What are you afraid of?" ”

"I'm not afraid of the cowardice and incompetence of the boss, I'm not afraid of the boss drinking the blood of the soldiers and eating empty salaries, what I'm most afraid of is you ambitious people who want to get ahead and use our lives as stepping stones."

"You, what did you say?" Lu Cantie blushed, pointed at Gu Lie and shouted: "Gu Lie, look at you now, do you still have the appearance of my Great Song Dynasty official army?" Aren't we joining the army to serve the country by killing the enemy? If you want to live, why are you wearing military uniform? ”

"You think I want to wear this skin, our soldiers in the Sixth Route West of Northern Shaanxi have been soldiers for generations, and I was drafted into the army as soon as I was old, what can I do?"

Wang Shen was also a little flustered in his heart, and when he saw the two arguing, he was shocked. At the moment of the great enemy, there is still infighting, and there is no need for the thief army to fight, everyone disperses first.

didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly shouted: "Gu Dutou." ”

"Don't talk to me, if you are the deputy commander of the baggage battalion, who appointed it, tell me to show me. Hehe, it's just to deceive the people who don't know anything outside. ”

Wang Shen raised his eyebrows: "Gu Lie, it's useless to say these things now, everyone is in the same boat." Now that the town of Plains has been besieged, and you don't want to surrender to the thief, then okay, let's fight to the death together. You are also a veteran of the Western Army, let me ask you, how many miles does your Western Army travel every day, and how far is it from Tianchang County to Pingyuan Town? ”

"Our western army travels ten miles a day, and there are fifty miles from Tianchang County to here, what's wrong...... Do you mean that Li Qiong's soldiers are still on the way? Gu Lie was stunned for a moment, and his face showed joy.

Lu Can laughed: "That's right, even an elite division like the Western Army only traveled twenty miles a day back then, and our Huaixi Army naturally couldn't compare." Maybe General Li Qiong's reinforcements are already on the way, and we are afraid that we will have to hold on for two days. Besides, we won a lot in the first battle yesterday, but there were no casualties among the troops. You also see Daosi's tactics, don't you have the confidence to keep it for two days? ”

Gu Lie's heart was relieved, and the twisted scar loosened: "That's right, Brother Wang's tactics are indeed clever, and I admire them very much." Anyway, with him, the thief army can't attack it, so I'll wait for two more days here. ”

Wang Shen: "Gu Dutou praised it falsely. ”

There was a noisy sound of suona, drums, and pianos outside, and the silk and bamboo were chaotic, and the thief army began to attack again.