Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Simple Battle? (1)
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Entering the territory of Bazhou, it is already the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month.
The two-day march was very smooth all the way, but Lu Yanhong was still very careful, sent a large number of scouts, reconnaissance along the road, the distance between the front army and the Chinese army, not allowed to exceed twenty miles, in this case, the iron-blooded army could not move the sneak attack, whether the front army was attacked, or the Chinese army was attacked by sneak attack, mutual reinforcements were very fast, the front army and the Chinese army were able to combine into one in the shortest possible time to resist the attack of the iron-blooded army.
In his heart, Lu Yanhong still didn't take the iron-blooded army very seriously, Dewey and Qian Shiqu led the army to fight, and in terms of arrangement, there were obvious defects, and they were not able to concentrate enough superior forces to attack, and the troops were divided into two routes, and they could not be reinforced before and after, and failure was a matter of course.
Lu Yanhong would not let this happen.
In the first half of the year, the iron-blooded army shrank in the mountains, but more than 1,000 people, or complete bandits, that is, after several combat victories, they grew rapidly, but for most of the year, from the perspective of the army's law, the combat effectiveness could not be so terrifying, as for the defeated sergeant, when it came to the strength of the iron-blooded army, A large part of the journey is to shirk the responsibility for defeat.
Lu Yanhong, who has been leading the army for a long time, has a fixed view on the combat effectiveness of the army, a large army wants to form a strong combat effectiveness, it is by no means a year and a half time, it is possible to go through several years and several battles, a really strong army, what is needed is frontal combat and fighting, relying on positional warfare to become strong, the kind of army that relies on sneak attacks to succeed, after all, it is difficult to have unusual combat effectiveness.
Lu Yanhong's view is difficult to change.
This is also because the armies under the command of the Jiedu envoys in various parts of the Tang Dynasty are basically like this, the northern Jiedu envoys, the army under their command has been in the process of conquest for a long time, and they have been on expeditions for many times, making them unusually strong, and the army under the command of the southern Jiedu envoy lacks combat opportunities and the overall strength is weak, so Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao can be crisscrossing all over the south for a long time, but they dare not wreak havoc in the north.
Let's just say that the victory of the Jingmen battle this time also relied on strategy, coupled with the gathering of Liu Jurong, Cao Quanyang and Lu Yanhong's three-way army, the combat effectiveness was already good, Huangchao's army encountered the plague in Lingnan, and left in a hurry, there was not enough time to rest, and the more powerful condition was that when Huangchao marched along the road, the officers and soldiers from all over the country avoided it, which made Huangchao begin to be proud, and relaxed his vigilance, thinking that the officers and soldiers in the south were vulnerable, and many factors were combined to lead to this great victory.
Therefore, in terms of the deployment of marching operations, Lu Yanhong does not need to use any strategy, the 20,000 army presses over, fights face-to-face with the iron-blooded army, and strives to exterminate the iron-blooded army in one go.
Lu Yanhong has also fought many times, especially with Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao several battles, and has achieved some victories, so he is very confident, and he thinks that he understands the characteristics of bandit warfare, in his opinion, the Iron Blood Army and Huang Chao's army, the combat effectiveness is almost the same, the characteristics are almost the same, with the nature of bandits, I am afraid that the way of fighting is also similar.
The scouts came to report that the Iron Blood Army had set up a position outside Bazhou City, and when waiting for the army, Lu Yanhong did not react, and even repeatedly asked the scouts whether the detected information was wrong, and after getting a clear answer, Lu Yanhong felt that the Iron Blood Army might be different.
According to Lu Yanhong's opinion, it is possible for the Iron-Blooded Army to fight head-on, but most of them are swarming up, relying on the superiority in numbers and the momentum of the uproar to win, as long as the army can resist the initial charge of the Iron-Blooded Army, and form a hold with it, winning is the bag, the Iron-Blooded Army should be the same as the army of Huangchao, the battle is arrogant, not reasonable, stubborn, desperate if you win, and slip away if you can't win.
Unexpectedly, the Iron Blood Army took a frontal combat posture, which was completely the mode of the imperial army's battle.
After thinking about it for a while, Lu Yanhong was a little relieved, after all, the Iron Blood Army is not a regular army, as for putting on such a formation, I am afraid that it is influenced by those surrendered officers and sergeants, and they also want to consider themselves as regular soldiers, and the bandits are eager to justify their own name, this kind of parroting approach is counterproductive, but it is conducive to the battle of the army.
After thinking clearly, Lu Yanhong did not waste time, and immediately began to deploy, in fact, what he was most worried about was that the iron-blooded army was stuck in the city of Bazhou, although the army could surround the city, but the consumption was as huge, if the iron-blooded army was fully prepared and could hold on for a long time, it was not clear what the consequences would be, since the iron-blooded army was capable and wanted to fight face-to-face, that would be the best situation.
The front army and the Chinese army were combined into a large army, and 20,000 horses and horses were killed in the direction of Bazhou City.
The Iron Blood Army is still under the direct command of Gao Chibang.
Huang Biao and Song Hu are the vanguard officers, Huang Biao is the positive, Song Hu is the deputy, and Zhao Laibao stays in Bazhou City.
The army of 8,000 was divided into three parts, Huang Biao led 2,000 people, composed of scouts and cavalry, and took the lead in the attack, Song Hu led 2,000 people to help, and Gao Chibang personally led the remaining 4,000 people to start a general attack.
In field combat, the role of the crossbow team is heavy, and it can also give the other side heavy casualties, but this effect is mutual, both sides have bow and crossbow teams, it depends on who can shoot bows and arrows and crossbows more accurately.
The training of the bow and crossbow team of the Iron Blood Army is very harsh, after many battles, the combat effectiveness of the bow and crossbow team has been very strong, and it can basically do three in one, that is, shoot three bows and arrows, you can take the life of one person, such accuracy is very frightening, even those in the north of the strong army under the command, it is very good to be able to do five in one.
In the Chinese military tent, Li Rupei, Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu, Qian Shiqu and others all looked very stern.
The scouts came to report that the front army and the middle army led by Lu Yanhong were combined to become a large army, and their march was very fast, only fifty miles away from the position, at most an hour, and the battle was about to begin.
After the scout reported the situation, he withdrew from the Chinese military tent.
Gao Chibang looked at Li Rupei, obviously waiting for Li Rupei to speak.
"Master, you are the commander, and all the orders of a qiē are given by you, and you must obey your orders."
Li Rupei said so, Gao Chibang no longer hesitated, and he couldn't delay time.
"The 20,000 army led by Lu Yanhong is not small, but 20,000 people want to set up a position and attack at the same time, the possibility is very small, it is expected that Lu Yanhong will order 5,000 people to attack first, Huang Biao, the 2,000 soldiers you lead, must defeat these 5,000 people, and in the shortest possible time, defeat the attacking officers and troops."
"Song Hu, the two thousand soldiers you led, when Huang Biao had a clear advantage, attacked quickly, united with Huang Biao, and completely defeated the vanguard of the official army.
"Lu Yanhong will definitely send the most elite sergeants to attack first, so if he defeats these 5,000 people, the battle will almost end, and the 4,000 people led by a certain will directly kill the army led by Lu Yanhong."
"Eight thousand against 20,000, although the soldiers are full of confidence, but the strength is at an absolute disadvantage, in the process of fighting, you must not have the slightest contempt for the idea, that will lead to the consequences of ruining the miè, although the army led by Lu Yanhong, the combat effectiveness is not particularly strong, but the advantage in numbers is absolute, how to destroy Lu Yanhong's advantage, you need to fight hard."
"Once the officers and troops have suffered a heavy blow and the whole line retreats, the officers and men can pursue, but the pursuit must not exceed twenty miles, and no matter how wolf the officers and troops are, they must stop the pursuit." ……
After Gao Chibang finished arranging, he spoke to Li Rupei.
"Li Lang, the so-called strategizing, decisive victory thousands of miles away, entrusted by Li Lang, commanded this battle, I hope Li Lang can obey the command of a certain and not kill it himself, so I ask Li Lang to stay in the Chinese military tent and wait for the good news of the victory of the soldiers."
Li Rupei smiled bitterly and nodded, at this time, he really couldn't say other words, such a large-scale frontal battle, danger exists all the time, if he is personally involved, it is absolutely irrational.
"Li Lang, so-and-so has been arranged."
Seeing Li Rupei nodding, Gao Chibang finally breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he had long thought that Li Rupei should not come to the position, and staying in Bazhou City was the best choice, but Li Lang followed, which was a huge encouragement to the soldiers. As soon as the deployment is completed, the fight will start immediately, and see if Li Rupei has any other requirements.
"A certain obedience to the arrangement of major events, there are no special requirements, only one point needs to remind you, the sword is ruthless, you must pay attention to safety, the upcoming fight, there may be a one-sided situation, but the greater possibility is that there is a stalemate, in this case, who can be more courageous, who will be able to grasp the initiative, overwhelm the opponent from the momentum, and achieve the final victory, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road, and I believe that you will be able to defeat the official army and achieve the final victory."
"A certain obedient to the master's arrangement, waiting for your good news in the Chinese military tent."
Gao Chibang, Huang Biao and Song Hu all left the Chinese military tent, leaving Li Rupei and Qian Shiqu.
Qian Shiqu, who had never spoken, finally spoke.
"Li Lang, Huang Biao led two thousand soldiers to meet five thousand officers and soldiers, is it a bit too risky, a certain knows that Lu Yanhong is still brave in battle, and also knows how to best arrange the troops, and a certain one to see if it is the two thousand soldiers led by Song Hu to rush up together, so that they can defeat the official army in the shortest possible time."
"What Mr. Qian said makes sense, but it makes sense for the master to arrange it like this, you and so-and-so are waiting for news here."
The look on Qian Shiqu's face was a little puzzled, but he didn't continue to ask.