Chapter 1024: Battle of the Boundary Bridge
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Although it was autumn, the weather was still as hot as ever, and the heat did not subside, and marching against the poisonous sun was indeed a chore.
But the morale of the Shu army did not become depressed because of the hot weather, on the contrary, the morale of the team looked quite high, the official road along the Pan River to the south was straight and flat, and the cavalry of the Shu army was lined up in a row of four, galloping quickly, riding horses and whips, and the smoke and dust were light.
When the cavalry marches is not compared to the infantry, the infantry can discharge a uniform formation, the formation of the cavalry is relatively scattered under normal circumstances, but this phenomenon is rare in the Shu army, even if the marching speed is extremely fast, but the formation of four people in a row is still maintained very well, the four horse heads are almost in a line, you can see that the cavalry of the Shu army is skillful in controlling the war horse, reflecting a good quality.
The whole team fluttered flags, and on those battle flags, the most were the "Han" character banner and the main general "Luo" character flag, followed by the banners of the army generals. Countless battle flags were flying in the wind, seemingly as passionate as the hearts of the soldiers of the Shu army, and the spikes made of rusty gold threads shone in the blazing sun.
A cool river breeze blows, which makes people feel extremely comfortable. Luo Xian is a native of Shu, the climate in Shu is often humid and sultry, and the dry and hot environment in the north is completely different, but Luo Xian has lived in Jizhou for several years, and has gradually become accustomed to the climate here, in order to avoid the noon scorching, Luo Xian chose to march an hour in advance, as much as possible to take advantage of the cool weather in the morning to hurry.
This was the first large-scale offensive operation of the Right Army, and in the previous several battles, the Right Army Corps had been in a defensive state of being in the rear of the attack, although it was also a war, and the defensive operations were often depressing, but the initiative to attack was incomparably cheerful and comfortable, probably in the subconscious of people, or inclined to take the initiative.
Luo Xian arrived in Jizhou has been several years, he can be said to be the first in the Shu army to enter Jizhou to fight, in order to fight against the Huns, the Shu army was divided into three ways, Luo Xian led the right army to take the lead in Jizhou, after more than two years of hard fighting, finally gained a firm foothold in Jizhou, and also ushered in the moment of expelling Hulu.
Jizhou has always been the main battlefield of the right army of the Shu army, and the boundless plain here is the big stage for the cavalry of the Shu army to be active, but compared with the left army of the middle army to win the state, the record of the right army has always been unsatisfactory, that is, last year's Anguo victory, which is also the result of the joint operation of the three army corps, and the right army army fought alone, and it seems that there is no commendable victory.
This undoubtedly made Luo Xian very depressed, you know, in terms of equipment and combat power, the right army is second to none among the armies of the Shu army, but it seems that the luck is worse, every time the city is attacked and the land is plundered, there is no part of the right legion.
And this time, the Right Army finally waited for an opportunity to fight alone, that is, to attack the Qinghe Plain, Luo Xian was full of ambition this time, and secretly determined not only to take the Qinghe Plain, but also to play the momentum of the Right Army, so that this battle could be fought more beautifully.
"Luo Dudu, there is the boundary bridge ahead!" Deputy Governor Wang Ji pointed to Luo Xiandao in front of him.
Luo Xian's eyes, a sharp edge, he put his hand on the pergola, looked forward, the famous boundary bridge is actually just an ordinary small village and town on the bank of the Pan River, if it wasn't for Wang Ji telling him that this is the boundary bridge, Luo Xian would not have associated this with the ancient battlefield where Yuan Shaogong and Sun Zan had a fierce confrontation.
From Luo Xian's position, you can vaguely see the camp tents and banners of the Jin army, it is obvious that Ma Long has taken the lead in setting up a military camp at the boundary bridge, Luo Xian immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, but he did not set up camp, but ordered the Shu army to rest in place for a short time.
At the same time, Luo Xian sent scouts to immediately go forward to inquire about the situation, and before the war, at least know oneself and know the other, so as to survive a hundred battles.
Luo Xian didn't set up camp first, he just wanted to understand the situation of the Jin army, and then decide whether to attack immediately or camp first and fight another day.
The scouts quickly returned, it turned out that the Jin army had already sent troops to garrison the boundary bridge, and the army stationed at the boundary bridge was led by Ma Long himself, about 30,000 people, most of whom were infantry.
As soon as he saw that the Jin army was significantly backward in terms of strength and equipment, the corners of Luo Xian's mouth fell slightly, and he was bound to win this battle.
Luo Xian has always been known for being calm and capable, good at tough battles, but it does not mean that Luo Xian will not fight a good battle, and now the Shu army is overwhelmingly cavalry against the Jin infantry, Luo Xian will not doubt that the Shu army can easily win this battle.
The Shu army, which did not camp in the same place, rested for more than an hour, and the lunch at noon was simply to eat some dry food to deal with the past, and when the sun was in the west, when the weather was not so hot, Luo Xian ordered an attack.
The camp tent of the Jin army on the opposite side is Luo Xian's goal, the reason why he did not choose to camp at this time is because Luo Xian has decided to spend the night in the camp of the Jin army tonight, there is a ready-made camp tent, why bother to do it yourself, Luo Xian's purpose is very clear, to end the battle before dark.
As soon as the cavalry of the Shu army heard that there was a battle, they immediately became excited, people are like this, and so are the war horses, and the whole army is in a state of excitement, people shout and neigh, and the fighting spirit is high.
After Luo Xian's order was issued, the second general was in high spirits, and immediately lit up his own soldiers and horses, and the momentum was monstrous, and he rushed all the way towards the Jin army camp stationed ten miles south of the boundary bridge.
The arrival of the Shu army had already alarmed Ma Long, the deputy governor of the Jin army stationed south of the boundary bridge.
Ma Long has been actively preparing for war since he took charge of the defense of the Qinghe River and the two counties of the plain, and if he wants to defend the two counties, he must first defend the gateway bridge of the Qinghe River, and only by keeping the enemy outside the country can he ensure the safety of the two counties of the Qinghe Plain.
Malone did not invest all his troops in the boundary bridge this time, but only led 30,000 infantry, and the other 40,000 foot cavalry were deployed by Malone in the position of his rear wing, which could be reinforced at any time.
When the Shu army attacked, Ma Long also chuckled and shouted loudly: "Fight!" Array! ā
The door of the Jin army camp was wide open, and several large armies rushed out, calmly arranging to meet the enemy on the open and flat plain of the boundary bridge. (To be continued.) )