Chapter 205 Five Tigers

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Due south, there is a pseudo-Zhennan King, the flag of the pseudo-Qingjun commander! The total number of troops is unknown! ”

"The enemy attacked, the pseudo-Xuanrang King who appeared in the east, the pseudo-Luzhou Zhizhou, and the pseudo-Ningzhou Dalu Huachi's recognition flag, the total strength is unknown. Visually between 40,000 and 60,000! ”

"The enemy attacked, and a group of people in the northeast appeared in the yellow scarf Baotou"

Scouts follow each other one after another, and relay the surrounding hostile situation to their own masters.

"Columns, arrays! Hurry up and order the brethren to train to the formation! Hurry, hurry up and get the flotilla ashore, put, add up the artillery! When the old Jin Shi Lulu heard this, he immediately turned pale and stammered to remind.

"Come on, send Lu Changshi to the ship!" Zhu Eighty-one glanced at the old jinshi lightly and ordered in a low voice.

"Yes!" Immediately, several guards rushed forward, grabbed the reins of Lu Luzeng's war horse, and walked towards the canal. The old jinshi, who was already so frightened that he couldn't straighten his legs, refused to leave, twisted his head, and continued to shout hoarsely, "No, don't worry about me. Hurry up, hurry up and prepare for battle. Ambush, we fell into someone's ambush. ”

"Take Lu Changshi away!" Zhu Bayi waved his hand and added helplessly, "Don't let him shout again, shout again, just plug his mouth!" ”

"Whew!" Lu Lu was afraid of losing face, so he didn't dare to shout loudly anymore, and looked at Zhu Eighty-one's eyes, but they were full of anxiety.

The soldiers ignored his anger and continued to pull their horses towards the river. Obviously, Lu Luzeng's old mistake has been repeated. This old man's vision and knowledge are first-class, and his scheming skills should not be underestimated, and the only fatal flaw is stage fright. Usually doing sand table deduction, there are very few people in the entire Huai'an army who are his opponents. But if he really went to the battlefield, he said that the five commanders under Zhu Eighty-one's account could abuse this old man without the slightest temper if he pulled an auxiliary soldier out at will.

Xun summed up the current enemy situation, Zhu Eighty-one took a deep breath, and ordered in a deep voice, "Blow the horn and order the Fourth Army to form a formation in place and resist the enemy army due south." Fu Youde's division of the Xuzhou Army pushed forward a hundred steps due east to line up and support each other with the Fourth Army. The Fourth Army, moving closer to Fu Youde's troops, lined up side by side with the latter. Mao Guibu stayed in place and protected the tail of the whole army. All the other people, gather around me together! ”

"Yes!" Xu Hong agreed loudly, pulled out the command flags on the horseback one by one, and gave them to a few heralds like water. The heralds immediately urged their horses and ran towards their respective targets with their banners held high. The trumpeters in the army raised twelve huge horns and turned the command into a trumpet, which was transmitted in batches.

"Woo, woo, woo, woo-woo--"

"Woo, woo, woo, woo-woo--"

The sound of the trumpet was like a dragon's roar, and it quickly spread across the east bank of the canal. Hearing the sound of horns from the Chinese army, the Huai'an soldiers, who were originally a little nervous, immediately settled down. Under the leadership of the battalion commanders, the commanders, the company commanders, and the battalion commanders, they lined up and walked to their respective destinations in a hurry. After seeing the actions of the Huai'an army, the other allies gradually settled down and began to move their positions and adjust their formations according to the arrangement of the military order, preparing for the fierce battle that was about to begin.

"Hmm!" Zhu Eighty-one nodded with satisfaction, and Xun Bu gave the second round of general orders, "Send the order to the First Army, and let them hand over Huang Laoer's artillery regiment to the Fourth Army for unified command." The other two regiments, beside me were the general reserve. Sent an order to Governor Guo and Governor Sun, asking them to withdraw to the bank of the river with the Haozhou Army and the Dingyuan Army, and stand by with the First Army! ”

"Yes!" Another wave of heralds agreed loudly, took the flag, and rode their horses to the teams that had just been beaten by Zhu Eighty-One. The brothers of the Guards Brigade of one battalion, under the command of the brigade commander Xu Hongsan, quickly pulled out iron pipes, steel bowl buckles, and wooden planks from the baggage trucks, and put together various accessories according to the steps that had already been practiced to roll pipes.

As the most widely used auxiliary tool in the construction industry in later generations, the combination of bowl-type scaffolding is amazingly fast. In the blink of an eye, there was a command platform more than three feet high, and the east bank of the canal appeared. Guards Brigade Commander Xu Hongsan was the first to climb up the rope ladder, holding the flagpole with both hands and shaking it vigorously, "Hulala!" A scarlet battle flag was displayed above everyone's heads.

"I'm the Huai'an Army, mighty-!"

"Revolutionary Army! Revolutionary army, mighty! ”

Seeing Chief Manager Zhu's flag raised in mid-air behind him, the Huai'an soldiers immediately opened their throats and burst into bursts of violent cheers. The sound reverberated back and forth along the banks of the canal. Soon, several nearby friendly armies were also infected, and they also opened their throats and joined the grand rhythm, "Manager Zhu, mighty-martial!" "Huai'an Army, good job!" "Red Turban Army, Red Turban Army, mighty-!"

Amid the cheers of a landslide and tsunami, Zhu Bayi slowly climbed up the command platform along the rope ladder. Condescendingly, he could clearly see the enemy forces approaching from three directions: due south, due east, and due east. The size of each army is quite large, and judging from the smoke and dust raised high, the total strength of the enemy army is probably more than 100,000.

The 100,000-person level conference battle actually caught up with Lao Tzu so quickly! Or fell into an enemy ambush! Zhu Bayi took another deep breath, held his right hand on the handle of the pig-killing knife, and trembled slightly.

If you say that you are not nervous at all, it is pretending to stabilize the hearts of the military. However, after so many times between life and death, his heart and nerves have already become extremely thick, and he will never be confused because of nervousness. Just glanced at it a few times, and then ordered loudly again, "Send an order to Lian Laohei's spear-carrying battalion, let them go to Fu Youde's side, and strengthen the firepower of friendly troops." The order was given to General Manager Mao, and the enemy army from the northeast was completely handed over to him. After the war, I will not interfere here. On the eastern and southern fronts, it is imperative to maintain contact with the Chinese army at all times, accept the command of the Chinese army, and not act on their own. Drummer, give me a drum invitation to fight, and ask the enemy to let the horses come! ”

The deafening sound of war drums sounded swiftly on the riverside, mixed with dragon-like horns. The enemy, who had pounced on them from the south, east, and northeast, paused noticeably, and then, like enraged bulls, pressed forward. Men and horses stepped on smoke and dust, covering the sky and the sun.

"Whew!" Zhu Bayi let out a long breath and continued to scan the entire battlefield from the command platform. The enemy's commander was a veteran of the army, so he set up an ambush on the way to Yangzhou for the coalition army, in order to make sure that it was a battle. However, the unique terrain of the Huainan region made the effect of his strategy slightly reduced. The terrain was too flat, so that the scouts sent by Zhu Eighty-one showed the trap in time. Large and small ditches and ponds, as well as strict zhòng, slowed down the enemy's march, making it difficult for them to advance to the side of the coalition forces in half a column of incense and launch a fierce attack in time.

"Give the order to the teams, and after the auxiliaries hand over their weapons and armor to the soldiers, immediately retreat and line up by the canal to watch the battle!" Since the enemy army has not yet advanced into place, Zhu Eighty-one can continue to calmly adjust his deployment. "An order was given to the artillery regiments to arrange the artillery in groups in advance, and to take care to maintain the continuity of fire when firing. Sent an order to the sailors, let them quickly drive to the flank of the Fourth Army, provide fire support for Wu 22, and according to the actual situation on the battlefield, grasp the fighters themselves! ”

"Woo, woo, woo-" The sound of the horn came from the side, more and more clear and calm.

After roughly lining up the baggage wagons in front of the soldiers, the auxiliaries, under the command of their respective brigade commanders, quickly broke away from the first line. The array of the entire coalition army immediately became layered. From south to north, the Fourth Army of Huai'an, the Fu Youde Department of the Xuzhou Army, the Fifth Army of Huai'an, and Mao Gui's Mengcheng Army all added up to more than 20,000 elites, forming a discontinuous arc, together with the canal behind them, like an unopened angular bow, aimed at the enemy troops rushing from the south, east, and northeast directions. Inside the Horn Bow, in addition to the more than 30,000 auxiliaries who were withdrawing to the canal, there were also the First Brigade of the First Army, the Guards Brigade, and all the forces under the command of Guo Zixing and Sun Deya. One acts as a reserve, ready to step forward to provide support to the front line.

Looking down from the command platform, although the movements of the entire coalition army were slightly messy. But when it comes to each team, they are very calmly prepared. The enemy is still two miles away, and the coalition formation has basically been deployed. Under the command of the gang commander and the head of the capital, the soldiers quickly took out their armor from the chicken cart, helped each other, and draped it on their bodies. The musketeers bit open the paper bags, poured the gunpowder through the muzzle, and calmly stuffed the first lead bullet, carefully pressing it with a strip and compacting it.

"Go ahead, take this place out a little more, and then build another row of steps! In this case, if someone comes to the chief manager to report the battle situation, they can run directly up the steps! "Near the command platform, there are still a hundred and ten guards who continue to be busy. The iron pipes, bowl buckles, and wooden planks are constantly combined, so that the scale of the command platform continues to expand, and it is more and more convenient to use. As if the billowing smoke and dust kicked up by the enemy in the distance had nothing to do with them, everyone did it calmly.

"In this case, Lu Changshi seems to have mentioned it when he was deducing in the sand table!" Chen Ji, who joined the army, stood under the battle flag and whispered to Ye Dexin and other civilian staff.

As the winners of the first batch of imperial examinations, they were all in the shogunate of Zhu Eighty-one and received no low official positions. However, given the special way the Huai'an Army operates, the things they have learned before are very limited. Therefore, in order to keep up with the overall pace of the Huai'an army, everyone had to seize an opportunity to enrich themselves, so as not to be left behind if they were not careful, and then become a bystander of the entire era.

"I did!" A young man named Robben joined the army and responded in a trembling voice.

Indeed, Hu Tongfu once said. As long as the scouts are used properly and their brothers can calm down, it is difficult for the ambush to play a role in this place of Lianghuai! Other staff officers and civilian staff members echoed in their voices.

The frenzied atmosphere of the battle caused the concentration of adrenal hormones in the bodies of each of them to skyrocket. Brain functioning has also increased exponentially. What I saw and heard when I attended the meeting and the sand table deduction was a lot of things that I couldn't understand at all, and it quickly became very clear to each other with the situation in front of me.

The Lianghuai region, especially along the canal, had open terrain and vertical and horizontal ditches, which strictly restricted the swing of the cavalry. And the winters in this area are too cold and wet, which doubles the rate of disease and mortality of war horses. Therefore, the engagement of two "native" armies is certainly infantry against infantry. Cavalry can only appear as a small number of elites, and the most common use is to act as scouts and relay orders for the commander.

The distance of a person's naked vision is usually about ten miles on flat ground. Some of the guys with very good eyes can even see targets sixteen miles away. Therefore, on a relatively flat battlefield, scouts can easily spot the enemy four or five miles away. And the infantry, without armor, had to go up and down for at least a quarter of an hour after walking a three-mile distance. Therefore, the actual situation on the battlefield is just as Lu Luzeng and Hu Dahai expected in advance, as long as the ambushed side can calm down and ensure that he is not chaotic. It is difficult for the ambushers to seize the opportunity, so they can only rely on their strength to have a dignified duel as if the two sides had agreed on the time and place in advance.

While he was talking, several teams that had been ordered to assemble for the Chinese army had already come to the command platform. Sun Deya's face was blue, panting like a cow. Guo Zixing ran sweating profusely, raised his head, and saluted Zhu Eighty-one on the command platform, "Manager Zhu, my old Guo has been ordered to withdraw!" ”

"Good! Chief Manager Guo and Governor Sun Dudu, please take their brothers to rest for a while, and when something happens later, they will naturally send two of them to the rescue! Zhu Bayi, who was watching the movements of the enemy army, nodded and responded politely. But in his heart, he did not count these two new forces in the reserve at all. The difference in strength is too obvious, if Mao Gui, Fu Youde, Wu Twenty-two and others can't withstand it, it will be useless to send Guo Zixing and Sun Deya up. It's better to put it under your nose, lest they suddenly collapse and disrupt their own position.

Guo Zixing didn't have the slightest intention of watching from the wall, thought about it, and continued to shout loudly, "Manager Zhu, Guo has a reluctant request here, I hope Manager Zhu must be fulfilled!" ”

"Say!" Zhu Bayi's brows furrowed, and he responded patiently. The enemy army had advanced to within a distance of 300 paces, and the Fourth Army, the Fifth Army, and Fu Youde's troops had also finished putting on their armor. At this time, he really didn't have the time and energy to waste words with two destined bystanders.

"Guo is not talented, and he has not practiced the kind of tiger and wolf division under the command of President Zhu. But in Guo's hands, there are 2,000 pro-troops, which can be used. Guo handed them all over to the chief manager. Please send them at will, and don't let them be idle! ”

After that, he waved his hand behind him vigorously and greeted loudly, "Zhu Sixty-four, Deng Boyan, Tang Dingchen, Wu Guoxing, Wu Guobao, the five of you come over and salute the chief manager." Wait for Manager Zhu to let you fight wherever you go, and you will give me where to go. Otherwise, even if the chief manager spares you, Guo's knife will never let you go! ”

"Yes!" Five Huaixi men who were about the same height agreed neatly and walked side by side to the command platform. Clenched his fists upward, "We are willing to obey the orders of General Manager Zhu, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and never frown!" ”

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