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Chapter 711: The Battle of Zunhua (1)

Long Xiaotian will not command the army to fight, but organize the people, prepare logistics, dig pits and trenches, and end the ground is a good hand, although Zunhua is in a hurry to prepare for war, but under Long Xiaotian's strong organizational ability, all kinds of materials should also be prepared, compared to Xu Kexing when he defended Qingyang, it is much better, what is even better is that the trenches and fortifications outside the city that Long Xiaotian commanded to dig are even more unique, and even Xu Kexing, a veteran who has been in the field for a long time, is also breathtaking. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The originally flat ground was dug into a wave shape, and every few tens of meters, a trench was dug out, these trenches are deep and shallow, some are only one person deep, but some are as deep as a few days, and they are born in front of the trenches, and they are piled up with earth and stones, and if you don't climb to the top of these earth and stones, it is difficult to find the depth of the ditches behind. It is extremely deceptive.

And the construction of all defensive positions, no matter from that angle, you can clearly see the situation of the enemy coming from the opposite side, but unfortunately the time is in a hurry, and it is impossible to build permanent fortifications, so it can only be built simply with huge trees and earth and stones, and the ability to resist blows is not very strong, even so, Xu Kexing is already very satisfied.

His experienced veterans were assigned, organized the young and strong, and led them into battle, and the last elite force in his hand was also sent to the front line, and the first wave of the war will be completed by this elite, but the purpose is to set an example, so that those young people who have not been in war can see what the real battlefield is like? Eliminating the fear in the hearts of these people is the first thing Xu Kexing puts in the first place.

If you can't accomplish this goal, then no matter if you have 50,000 or 100,000 under your command, you will be vulnerable.

The course of the war, no matter how tragic, is nothing more than two things, killing and being killed. Let go of the fear in your heart, and it is possible for a weak child to kill a strong man, but not vice versa.

In this battle, Zunhua is destined to suffer heavy casualties, Xu Kexing knows this very well, but as long as he can hold on to the end, the victory will eventually belong to Dingzhou. Looking back at the people of Quanzhou above the position, above the city, ragged and armed with rudimentary weapons, Xu Kexing suddenly felt a sense of tragedy in his heart. Suddenly, he raised his head and roared, wanting to let out the anger in his heart to the fullest.

Hearing the roar of Xu Kexing standing at the head of the city, on the battlefield, all the soldiers looked back at the city.

"It's handsome!" Qian Duo muttered, "When this battle is over, Lao Tzu will also go and howl!" ”

With a burst of laughter, Tian Chong said: "Old Qian, General Xu is roaring as a tiger, if you want to follow suit?" He smiled maliciously and looked up and down at the money.

"What do you mean?" Qian Duo's eyes puffed out.

"A fat cat ear!"

"you!" Qian Duo straightened his belly, and touched his big belly with regret, "I think back then, Lao Tzu was also handsome." ”

Everyone laughed.

More than ten miles away from Zunhua City, the Minzhou army camp is about to set foot on its homeland, returning to Quanzhou, where he has ruled for more than ten years, Liao Bin is full of joy, although there are obstacles in front of him, but the intelligence shows that there is no regular army in Quanzhou at all, Zunhua is currently only gathering a group of young people who have been recruited in a hurry, and they are vulnerable.

"Liao Shuai, congratulations on returning to your homeland!" Zhang Liang said to him playfully: "Liao Shuai has been in Quanzhou for more than ten years, and he must have won the admiration of the people of Quanzhou. ”

Liao Bin smiled, "That's natural, Li Qing is a thief, he lives in Quanzhou, that can win the hearts of the people, General Zhang, we will be like a bamboo, sweeping all the way, I don't know if General Zhang's follow-up troops have set off?" ”

"Of course we marched, after we broke through Qingyang, most of General Zhang's troops had already set off from Minzhou." Zhang Liang said, "Occupy the whole state and cut the Dingzhou forces in half, this is a plan set by the imperial court, Shang Shoufu and Lord Yuan are still in Minzhou, how dare General Zhang slack off?" ”

"Li Qing is surrounded in Yaque Ridge, if General Zhou Tong can make a contribution in one fell swoop, it will be a hundred!" Liao Bin said enviously, "If it doesn't work, it will beat Li Qing to the point of embarrassment and escape." ”

Zhang Liang smiled, "Dingzhou mantis arm blocking the car, delusional to get involved in the Central Plains, defeat is a matter of time, but Li Qing is cunning, can he stay there in Yaqueling, he is still between the two, we here, but we will really give him a knife!" ”

The two *** laughed out of the camp, rode their horses to the front line, ready to observe the opponent's defense and military appearance, heard that the Qingyang defender Xu Kexing withdrew to Zunhua, reorganized the army, and was played beautifully by this kid in Qingyang, the two put away their previous contempt, and paid attention to this previously unknown Dingzhou general.

"The fortifications are very well repaired!" Looking at the criss-crossed, difficult to get a glimpse of the full defensive formation, Zhang Liang nodded, and then sneered again, on the head of the city, in the fortifications, the swaying figures were dressed in a variety of ways, and it was vaguely visible that there were both white-haired old men and drooping boys, "The people of Dingzhou are sick and rushed to the doctor, except for you and me to increase military merits, there is no use at all." ”

"Under a war, you can deter the enemy and encircle the people to defend the city, which is really whimsical." Liao Bin also couldn't stop laughing, after looking at the terrain, the two of them no longer took the enemy in front of them to heart, and rode back to the camp to prepare for the attack.

Inside the big tent, a person dressed as an ordinary person was already waiting there, and when he saw the two people entering the tent, the person who came stood up, saluted the two, and said, "Captain Yingyang under the command of the staff department, Captain Chen Dan, has seen Liao Shuai, General Zhang. ”

"Are you Commander Yuan's subordinate?" Liao Bin narrowed his eyes and asked, "From Quanzhou?" ”

Chen Dan lowered his head and said: "Yes, the villain has been ordered to lurk in Quanzhou, and this time he hid among the chaotic people who came to help Zunhua. ”

"Hmm!" Liao Bin nodded, "Let's talk about the situation in Zunhua, how many troops does the other side have, and how is the defense?" ”

Chen Dan said: "In Zunhua City, there are not many regular troops, except for the 2,000 Dingzhou troops who Xu Kexing fled from Qingyang, the little combat strength is about 3,000 local garrisons in Quanzhou. ”

"Local garrisons?" Zhang Liang laughed, "It's not bad for these people to catch some bandits and thieves, if they want to resist my army, isn't it wishful thinking!" ”

"General Zhang is right, in Zunhua City, in addition to these, the most is the people from all over the state, the number has reached more than 50,000 people, and there are still people in an endless stream of people, according to the villain's estimates, within a few days, there will be no less than 100,000 people who will come to Zunhua to help defend the city." Chen Dan said.

"What?" Zhang Liang was taken aback, "There are so many people? Didn't the Dingzhou official call these people to defend the city? Of course, Zhang Liang was a little surprised, if the Dingzhou officials came together, the morale of the people would inevitably be low and unbearable, but if these people came voluntarily, it would be a little troublesome.

"It's not!" Chen Dan lowered his head and said: "After learning that my Minzhou army attacked Qingyang and intended to occupy Quanzhou, Long Xiaotian, the governor of Quanzhou, erected a flag and gathered troops, and within three days, there were 50,000 young and strong people gathered under their banners, and now, there are still a large number of people who voluntarily poured to Zunhua to help defend the city, but the two generals do not need to worry, these people have neither armor nor weapons, most of them are holding some hoes and sticks, there is basically no large ordnance in the city, and there is a shortage of various weapons, so there should be no major obstacle to our army." ”

Zhang Liang smiled, looked at Liao Bin, and said with a smile: "Liao Shuai, it seems that the people of Quanzhou don't welcome you back!" "I had hoped that Liao Bin would be able to climb and shout, and the responders gathered, but now it seems that the situation is reversed, and the other party is ascending and shouting, and immediately gathered tens of thousands of troops.

Liao Bin's face was full of murder, "These Diao people are innocent of death, and if you don't kill them completely, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in Liao's heart." If you don't fight for three days, you will go to the house to reveal the tiles, and these Diao people have probably forgotten how powerful Liao is someone. ”

There was a faint shout outside, and it could still be faintly heard from more than ten miles, which showed that the sound was so loud, and it was the defenders of Zunhua who were shouting "Defeat the Minzhou army and capture Liao Bin alive!" ”

Liao Bin's face turned pale, and he slammed the big case, twisted his face, and roared: "Prepare to attack!" ”

The tide of Minzhou soldiers poured out of the camp in general, and lined up outside the camp, because the trenches dug by Long Xiaotian were too dense and too sinister, the cavalry had no place for the time being, just imagine that you rode your horse and rushed out, and did not run, you encountered a trench, and had to slow down, some trenches can jump over the horse, but some trenches are more than ten meters wide, and the shallowest of all the trenches is also a person to be deep, that is, no matter how great the horse, it will be either dead or injured if it falls, not to mention, there are enemy troops on the opposite side!

The cavalry could not be used for the time being, so they could only go on foot, advance slowly, and gradually fill in the trenches, so that the cavalry could carry out the assault in a flat manner.

Looking at the Minzhou army that was in a neat formation and pressed up like a wall, the Zunhua position fell silent in an instant, and only the sound of heavy breathing remained. What's more, the sound of teeth chattering can be heard, and it is obvious that the heart is extremely frightened, but despite this, there is no one who has turned and fled.

"Ge Laozi, the queue is good!" Tian Chong stretched out his hand and picked up the Yipin bow beside him, "Lao Tzu wants to see, you still have to go some distance, can you still maintain this formation?" ”

In the infantry battle, the Central Plains Continent has now absorbed some of the methods of Li Qinglian's army, forming a strong oppression on the enemy with a strict formation, but compared with the Dingzhou army, they still have a lot of gaps in the advancement of the queue, Tian Chong did not expect it badly, after advancing for thousands of meters, the formation is difficult to maintain consistency and begins to bend. Some places are forward, and some places are backward.

Tian Chong narrowed his eyes, "When you climb the trench, you're going to disperse, right?" ”

The advancing soldiers finally reached the edge of the first trench, and saw the first head emerging from behind the earth and stones, Tian Chong drew his bow and arrows, and with a whoosh, the armor-piercing arrow was shot. The man on the other side fell in response, and this arrow hit the man in front of the door impartially.

The Dingzhou army applauded loudly.

"Lao Tian is good at archery!" Qian Duo said excitedly.

"Ready to shoot!" Tian Chong touched another arrow and put it on the bow, and at this time, more than 1,000 defenders of Yuan Qingyang who followed the two of them picked up a first-grade bow, wound the arrow steadily, took aim, and with a buzz, thousands of feathered arrows flew out like locusts.

The opposite side was immediately swept down, and the armor-piercing arrows produced in Dingzhou, a first-class bow, ignored the armor worn by the Minzhou army, and easily broke through the armor and shot the opponent to the ground.

However, compared to the thousand-handled one-rank bow, the number of opponents was too many, and a large number of earth and stones were quickly pushed into the ditch, and in a few moments, the first trench was filled.