Chapter 138: The Battle of the Yang People
The sky is blue, clean and spotless. White clouds float in groups, gracefully floating in the air. Through the early morning mist, the sunlight was slightly hazy, just so warm, lazily, looking at the endless plains below.
However, in such a clear weather, there were bursts of thunderous sounds on the earth, and the rumbling sound echoed in the vast sky, shaking the solid and heavy earth, making it tremble.
The sun seemed to be frightened, tore through a cloud, and hid behind it half-covered, revealing only half of its face, looking apprehensively at the slowly marching army.
"Here ......" Standing on the platform more than two zhang high, Wang Yu looked into the distance, he could feel the earth trembling, he could feel the sun shaking, and he could also feel the approach of the enemy, but he couldn't see it for the time being.
After finding that the raid failed, perhaps fearing that Wang Yu would be attacked at night, Xu Rong set up camp ten miles away. As the distance of engagement, this distance is a bit far, so before the war begins, the two sides must have a process of approaching each other.
Wang Yu did not advance with his camp, and it was already difficult for tens of thousands of troops to move forward, and the composition of his army limited his mobility. Therefore, the place where he lined up was just outside the camp, and it was regarded as waiting for work.
However, this is not an advantageous advantage, it doesn't make much sense at all, Xu Rongjun walked a few miles more, but he could warm up, and by the way, he could suppress the Taishan army in morale.
There is no enemy in sight, but the tremor of the earth tells everyone. The enemy is approaching, approaching! Psychological stress is slowly taking shape.
"Report ...... Xu Rong's army has arrived, five miles away from our army! ”
"Probe!"
"Whoa!"
Watching the scout turn and leave, Wang Yu shouted: "Beat the drum, prepare to meet the enemy!" ”
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The fierce and steady sound of war drums rose to the sky, resounding through the empty plains, echoing between the vast heaven and earth.
Wang Yu's expression was calm, and he looked at the intersection of heaven and earth in the distance, where blue and black were divided, and they were clearly distinguished. He was looking forward to it. Waiting to take on that long-known foe.
A long gust of wind blew and blew the battle flag, and there was a huge crackling sound between the fluttering flags, which also sent the passionate war drums farther away, and the soldiers' emotions calmed down.
At this moment, a big flag suddenly rushed out between heaven and earth, a black Chinese character flag! Just like the big axe in Pangu's hand, it broke through the sky.
With that, a fiery red banner rushed out. Under the black flag, it converged into a sea of red.
Immediately. The black tide surged out, changing the color of the heavens and the earth.
"It's coming!"
It is probably the principle of walking in unison, and in the marching Xu Rongjun, there are also bursts of war drums, and the drums are slightly faster than those in Wang Yu's army, but they also maintain a stable rhythm.
The army of 30,000 formed a phalanx of more than 30,000 men on a frontal front that stretched for several miles, advancing slowly but firmly. Approaching ......
An invisible pressure surged in the air, turning into substance, constantly pressing downward, making people feel breathless, and even the clear sky seemed dark.
"Stop...... Sure enough, it's accurate. ”
Like an invisible reticle on the ground, Xu Rong's army just stopped at a distance of three miles and began to adjust its formation. Make the final pre-war preparations. During the whole process, Wang Yu only saw flags dancing in the military columns, but he didn't hear the orders that should be there one after another.
A silent army!
An oppressive army!
This is Xu Rongjun's first impression of Wang Yu.
"General Wang. This is Xu Rong's style of commanding the army, his method of commanding the army is different, the flag language can convey more meaning, and the verbal command is used less, and the use is also a small range of applications......"
There are not many people on the platform, Xu Huang and Gongsun Yue are not there, they want to be with their own troops, only Yu Ban, Huang Zhong and Jia Xu are here, and in addition, Zhang Miao's messenger, Captain Li Cun, is also standing beside Wang Yu.
"Small range, how small?" Wang Yu asked with interest.
"To the five-man level." Li Cun replied without thinking, seeing the surprised eyes around him, he hurriedly explained: "This is not the judgment of the last general, but what General Cao said, in the battle of Chenggao, the last general, as a herald, was on call in the Chinese army, and when the forward was defeated and retreated, General Cao sighed like this. ”
Wang Yu turned to Yu Ban and asked, "Wen Ze, this command style seems to be similar to you......"
Yu Ban's expression was solemn, and he replied in a deep voice: "Lord, if Captain Li's statement is true, then Xu Gongqing's command ability will be far above the last general. At the time of the exercise, the last general could barely command and dispatch to the level of a team of ten, if it was a fierce battle, it was unknown whether he could command a team of people, Xu Gongqing could command and dispatch a team of five people in a fierce battle, this kind of miraculous ability, let alone do, the last general would not dare to think of it, and it was beyond his reach. ”
Yu was forbidden to be silent and silent, this time he said so many words in one breath, and repeatedly praised Xu Rong's skills, which is really rare. His reaction also reflected Xu Rongzhi's strength from another angle, and the atmosphere on the stage became solemn.
"Wen Ze, don't you have the fighting spirit?"
Yu Ban was high-spirited: "Trusted by the lord, the last general should do his best, and then die!" ”
The reason why Yu Ban appeared in Dianjiangtai was because he was the commander of this battle. For Yu Ban, who regards learning the art of war as the most important mission in his life, this trust is more precious than everything in the world. Therefore, even if he knows that he is invincible, he will fight to the death.
In fact, if it is possible, Wang Yu also wants to command it himself, but he has never commanded a large corps in his previous life, so where can he command the positional warfare in the era of cold weapons?
This is not a matter of fun, as long as there is a slight mistake, a strong army will be wiped out, and in a field that almost knows nothing, it will fight against a famous general like Xu Rong, which is really in response to the saying: Guan Gong plays a big knife in front of him.
Yu Ban couldn't beat Xu Rong, but he was better than himself. After observing the exercise that was too forbidden, Wang Yu confirmed this, so he entrusted the heavy responsibility of command to Yu Ban.
At least so far, Yu Ban's performance is not bad, at least he was not frightened by Xu Rong's name, and he was not timid. His character is so steady, not too excited, not too low, he will be defeated, but he will definitely not be scared before the battle.
During the Battle of Guandu. Cao Cao led his army to confront Yuan Shao across the Yellow River in Yanjin and was unable to hold on, Liu Bei returned to Runan, integrated a group of troops and horses, attacked Cao Cao's old nest Xuchang, and defeated Cao Hong, who was left behind, and Cao's army was in a critical situation.
At the time of crisis, Cao Cao personally led the main force back to help, and many generals were not used. The one he appointed to stay in the Yanjin camp was Yu Ban.
Yu Ban handed over an answer sheet that exceeded Cao Cao's expectations, and he not only blocked Yuan Shao's onslaught. And together with Lejin, he led the army to counterattack and broke Yuan Shao's other camp in Du Shijin.
The current Yu Ban may not be as good as the one in the Battle of Guandu, even if it is the Yu Ban of Guandu, whether he can stop Xu Rong is unknown, but it is still the same sentence, his command is always better than Wang Yu's new command.
Wang Yu didn't say much. Raising his hand to signal, the flag beckoned, and then he left the big formation on a fast horse and greeted Xu Rongjun.
It is also customary to send envoys to each other before the battle, Xu Rongjun did not overreact, and he also rode out of the battle. He stepped forward to answer, exchanged a few words, and then returned to the military formation.
"Wang Pengju asked General Xu to answer before the battle?"
Hearing the return, Hu Zhen jumped high. Gritted his teeth, he shouted, "Hmph! It's a stratagem, it's definitely a stratagem! He knew that he didn't have the ability to win against General Xu, so he repeated his old tricks, wanting to lead the general out of the battle and take the opportunity to assassinate! Can't go! Don't be fooled! ”
"Probably not...... "Probably not" A staff member hesitated: "Inviting people to answer before the battle, taking the opportunity to assassinate, is completely different from the meaning of hidden assassination, Wang Pengju has a great reputation now, how can he ......?"
Hu Zhen jumped like thunder and shouted at the sky: "How could it not? He's a vile and shameless villain! In order to win the battle, he can do anything, General Xu, although the relationship between you and me is not harmonious, but this time, you must believe me, Wang Pengju's move must have ulterior motives! ”
"General Hu doesn't need to worry too much, Rong has nothing to say to him, wait for the soldiers to recuperate, and then they will fight."
Xu Rong is not tall and a little thin. The face is dark, the vicissitudes of life are covered with dense fine wrinkles, the short beard is like a needle, and there seems to be endless sadness in the deep eyes.
Compared with Hu Zhen's irritability, he was extremely calm, and his tone was also light, without doubts and hesitation, nor anger and excitement, nor did he see the pride of seeing through the treacherous scheme, or the relief of escaping the assassination.
The ancient well is not wavering, but the world and the earth are reflected in it, which is the most intuitive impression Xu Rong brings to people.
"General Xu is really wise." He had been with Xu Rong for more than a day or two, and Hu Zhen hadn't paid so much attention to it, his heart was full of happiness and the pleasure of imminent revenge.
He let out a long breath, looked at the large array opposite, and wondered: "However, what is the situation of this formation that Wang Pengju put on?" Is he crazy? ”
Speaking of Wang Yu's formation, Xu Rong's face also loosened slightly, and a subtle complex look flashed in his eyes.
Wang Yu's formation was extremely huge, and it could barely be said to be a geese flying with two wings flying together, but the wings of that wild goose must be swollen! Otherwise, the wings would not be several times larger than the Chinese army.
If Wang Yu was to describe it himself, he might define this formation as a dumbbell formation, thick on both sides and thin in the middle, isn't it a dumbbell.
Of course, there can't be so many of his soldiers, but the soldiers are all in the middle army, and the two wings are the camps of the accompanying people!
The camp was surrounded by fences, ditches, and some defenses such as horse rejection, but nothing more, the two wings of the Tarzan army had no combat effectiveness at all. If someone really comes to attack, as long as they send hundreds of elites, they can destroy the two wings of the Taishan army, which can be described as vulnerable.
However, this formation made Xu Rong frown, but that was all.
As early as the first time he saw Wang Yu's formation, he realized Wang Yu's intentions, and also understood why Wang Yu's previous outpost battle was so fierce.
This move must not be leaked in advance, otherwise it will be easy to expose flaws in strategy, and the mobility of this tactic is almost none. If Xu Rong had found out this information in advance, he could have avoided this battlefield and directly attacked Liang County behind Wang Yu's flank.
In fact, seeing this formation, Xu Rong felt relieved in his heart, this was not the kind of situation he was most afraid of and worried about. In order to express his appreciation for Wang Yu's move, he was willing to fight according to the routine set by the other party.
"Blow the horn, march!" He raised his hand and ordered in a voice not much higher than usual: "Swing the fish scale formation, ignore the two wings of the enemy army, and go straight to the Chinese army!" ”