Chapter 122: Zhang Miao's Defeat (I)

For both sides at this time, they are planning things that they think they are absolutely sure of, Xu Ji will not underestimate Zhang Miao, and Zhang Miao also does not dare to despise Xu Ji. Xu Ji's plan is proceeding in an orderly manner, and Zhang Miao's plan has not changed at all, no matter what kind of plan Xu Ji has, he will not change the principles he adheres to.

And it is not difficult to guess what Xu Ji did, as long as he can get out of the current stalemate, it is already a very fortunate thing for him, as for what method to use, it is not an important matter.

This is the fifth day of Zhang Miao's arrival in Yu County, and Xu Ji's battle is still the usual arrival, this time Zhang Miao did not choose to avoid the war again. Of course Xu Ji will not arrive at the battlefield in person, of course, it is not that he doesn't want to, but Dian Wei said that Xu Ji is not allowed to risk his life, the so-called sword has no eyes, in case of serious injury again, Dian Wei really can't explain to the gentlemen in Yuxian County. Xu Ji naturally didn't have to take this risk himself, but even though Xu Ji didn't get there in person, he still looked at it from the top of the arrow tower in the camp, although it was a little unclear, but he could see it somewhat.

Zhang Miao went to war in person, after all, he used to be a cavalry captain, Zhang Miao is not a person who has not been on the battlefield, to be honest, he didn't pay too much attention to this small formation in Yu County, what he cared about was what kind of evil intentions Xu Ji harbored, if Xu Ji didn't have any plans, he wouldn't believe it first. Therefore, Zhang Miao's decision is also very simple and clear, he wants to test Xu Ji's intentions by himself. However, although Zhang Miao has such a heart, he still does not dare to be careless.

The military appearance is not bad, which Zhang Miao is quite satisfied with, although there have been some unpleasant remarks among the soldiers and soldiers in the past few days. But Zhang Miao didn't care much about these. On the other side, Xu Ji's soldiers looked a little unbearable, these soldiers probably didn't expect Zhang Miao to change his previous shrinking posture and choose to go out of the camp to meet the attack, because they were a little flustered. However, the opponent's main general is obviously also experienced, and quickly calmed down the commotion. The two sides certainly cannot be a quiet confrontation. Since Zhang Miao decided to attack, he didn't plan to report his name to the other party's commander, so he directly issued an order for the whole army to assault.

Zhang Miao's purpose is not difficult to guess, he is worried about the arrangements that Xu Ji may have, so he will not leave too much time for the other party to react, and it is also thanks to Xu Qian that he is not a junior brother, if he changes to a master general who lacks a little bit of heat, I am afraid that he will not be able to support it now, but even if he appeases him properly, he still feels a little irresistible in the face of Zhang Miao's resolute charge this time, this time Zhang Miao even directly used his own personal guard cavalry, the most elite and strongest under his command, as the front in order to achieve the effect of boosting moraleThe purpose of the fight was to defeat this unit that had been fighting in front of the battalion for several days in a row. Zhang Miao is not a person without anger. These guys who don't have a good mouth are not only angry with Zhang Miao's subordinates, you must know that the worst person who has been scolded in the mouths of these people in the past few days is him Zhang Miao himself, who had to endure it because of the overall situation, but now that he has decided to hit the other party's arrogance, he will naturally hit the sore spot with his ruthless hands.

Of course, Xu Qian didn't have any interest in fighting Zhang Miao, this so-called Taishou, who had no temper at all for a few days, didn't seem to be as easy to mess with as he imagined, and Xu Ji didn't want Xu Qian to fight Zhang Miao at all, so Xu Qian made a very decisive decision after feeling the pressure brought to him by Zhang Miao's command, that is, to retreat.

For Xu Qian, his task was actually accomplished. But Xu Ji's plan certainly did not stop there, and Xu Qian's unhurried performance during the retreat really made Zhang Miao a little difficult to guess Xu Ji's true intentions. Although Zhang Miao had chosen to go out of the camp to fight, he had never figured out what Xu Ji wanted to do, and in this way, Zhang Miao really couldn't guess what kind of calculation Xu Ji was having. This made Zhang Miao give up the opportunity to pursue and expand the results of his harvest.

And the reason why Zhang Miao did this is also very simple, he has already got the result he wants, and Xu Ji has no ability to make more arrangements. And secondly, Zhang Miao can feel that the morale of the soldiers under his command has improved a lot. And in this way, Zhang Miao was already very satisfied, and Xu Qian threw away these ordnance and a little grain and grass. Of course, this is not a solution to Zhang Miao's urgent need, but it has somewhat eased the atmosphere in the camp. This is undoubtedly a little gratifying thing for Zhang Miao. As for whether he can completely annihilate Xu Qian's corporaries, it is not something that Zhang Miao cares about, even if he can completely annihilate Zhang Miao, he will not get more, and he will pay a greater price, which obviously does not meet Zhang Miao's requirements.

Although Xu Qian was defeated, he finally did not lose too much, and the result of the failure Xu Qian was not an accident, his own master had already explained, once Zhang Miao came out of the camp, he was only allowed to lose and not win, obviously there was an arrangement, although Xu Qian did not know the plan of Lu Dao, but Xu Ji was willing to pay a relatively small sacrifice, then this plan must not be small, the only thing he needed to do was to do things according to Xu Ji's arrangement.

Although the victorious Zhang Miao was not complacent, he put down a big stone in his heart, he was quite complacent about his arrangements today, and he did not defeat Xu Ji's troops without any mud and water, and it was not difficult to find that Xu Ji did not seem to have a bigger trap, which made Zhang Miao move some other thoughts, and to a certain extent, Zhang Miao is more hopeful that he can quickly end this war, the longer it drags on, the heavier the burden for Zhang Miao, Zhang Miao has no need to be persistent. If Xu Ji has no choice, then it is obviously more beneficial to defeat Xu Ji directly.

However, although Zhang Miao moved such a mind but did not put it into practice, Xu Ji has a great possibility of confusing him, Zhang Miao does not dare to take risks now, although he has won a small victory, but this and Xu Ji's strength will not be too damaged, that line of mysterious elite cavalry is still free on his own grain road, and the heavy armored foot soldiers who cut off his own army have not yet appeared, these are the real elite of Xu Ji, Zhang Miao would not think that he had defeated such a small force that was only used to call for battle, so arrogant that he thought that he could easily defeat Xu Ji.

At this time, Xu Ji's camp has gathered a group of generals under his command, and Xu Ji will deploy everything tonight.

Although Guo Jia has not yet returned from Xiangyi, it doesn't matter, Gao Shun and Chen are all on the list, and Le Jin is also on the side. Xu Ji looked up at a few people, pointed to Zhang Miao's camp on the sand table, and said, "You must all know the reason why I recalled you, right?" Everyone in the list also nodded their heads, and Xu Ji stopped nagging and began to arrange: "Zihe." Tomorrow, I expect that Zhang Miao will inevitably lead his troops to come to fight, and I want you to fight. Don't win, don't lose, and when I make a move, I'll retreat. Although Gao Shun was a little puzzled when he heard this, he still nodded to indicate that he understood.

Then Xu Ji turned to Le Jin and said, "Wen Qian, although the flank is not lost, I want you to attack when I call the golden order and retreat!" ”

Hearing this, Le Jin frowned and asked, "Lord, is this a little useless?" I am on the flank to protect the safety of the battalion, since Zihe and the general have retreated, why should I join in again? ”

Xu Ji smiled incomprehensibly when he heard this: "I expect that Zhang Miao will inevitably pursue tentatively, you just need to make a momentum." Hearing this, Le Jin stopped saying and retreated to his position and stood still. Xu Ji looked at Chen Zhi in the back, he took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Zhi, your burden is the heaviest. After tomorrow nightfall, you have to cut off the road from Yu County to Chenliu County for me, and I want Zhang Miao to go back to Chenliu! Speaking of which, Xu Ji no longer had a bit of elegance, but instead had a fierce killing intent.

Chen Zhi only bowed his head slightly, he was Xu Ji's old subordinate, and he already knew the temperament of his lord, so he naturally understood what Xu Ji wanted, and it was precisely because of this that Chen Zhi had never disappointed Xu Ji.

It was already late at night after making this arrangement, but Xu Ji still didn't feel sleepy, of course, it wasn't that Xu Ji was sentimental again, but he was still thinking about where there were still omissions in his plan. For Xu Ji, this plan was almost a desperate fight, and he did not allow any negligence in it.

And among the people who also had trouble sleeping at this time, Zhang Miao was not surprised, but unlike Xu Ji's worries, he was excited to keep him awake for a long time. For the first time after coming to Yuxian County, he won a head-on victory, even if it was a small one, Zhang Miao was a little difficult to calm down, although Zhang Miao always looked unhurried and unconcerned in front of his subordinates. But in fact, how could Zhang Miao not be happy? This is the few victories he has achieved since he and Xu Ji have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time, which is enough to make him happy for a long time. And he was planning to test Xu Ji's strength and depth. If that's all there is to it, then Zhang Miao doesn't mind just solving Xu Ji like this, after all, the so-called long nights have a lot of dreams. Putting it off is not a foolproof approach, and now Zhang Miao, who has seen the hope of victory, is even more reluctant to drag it out.

But Zhang Miao may never have expected that these ideas of his were already in Xu Ji's layout, and even these ideas he had were secretly imposed by Xu Ji to Zhang Miao through layout and spirit, when Zhang Miao was quite complacent about his own plan, he had already fallen into Xu Ji's trap and didn't know it.

Early in the morning, as Xu Ji expected, Zhang Miao really personally led his troops to fight outside the camp, for Zhang Miao, this was a completely different feeling from his own battle against Xu Ji in the camp, he had a feeling of turning over. However, before Zhang Miao could indulge in this feeling for long, Xu Ji's camp gate opened, and with the dull sound of drums, Gao Shun led his trapped camp out of the camp gate in order.

And at the moment when he saw these ironclad foot soldiers, Zhang Miao felt a heavy sense of oppression in his heart, and what made him even more frightened was that these soldiers who did not seem to be in the world were actually walking on the same steps, although there were only hundreds of people, but there was a feeling of condensing like a thousand troops together.

To be honest, Zhang Miao is quite covetous of this foot soldier, these foot soldiers are not only well-equipped but also very elite, and even have the ability to be ten with one, how can Zhang Miao not be greedy? But whenever he thinks of this, Zhang Miao's resentment towards Xu Ji can't help but get worse, how can this kid have so many capable people willing to work for him? Zhang Miao thinks that his family background and ability are far better than Xu Ji, why can't he get these?

These thoughts lingered in Zhang Miao's mind for a while before he was all expelled by him, now is not the time to think about this, since Xu Ji sent this foot soldier is obviously poor in donkey skills, otherwise he doesn't need to send the most elite troops under his command so early to face his own battle, but Zhang Miao is not sure whether Xu Ji has really reached the point where there is no way, and the transfer out of the trap camp may still be suspicious, Zhang Miao thought for a while and decided to try the truth, No matter what strange arrangements Xu Ji has, it must be based on the premise that he is undefeated, and he only needs to force Xu Ji to use his back hand.

So Zhang Miao gave the order, and this time Zhang Miao didn't use his elite to fight Xu Ji to the death. Zhang Miao is very vivid in the memory of these damn heavy-armored foot soldiers, so the front part of his dispatch is the private soldiers of the Chenliu County family to support him. These guys are usually above the top, and Zhang Miao is not interested in them. So just let these guys go up and die. Yes, in Zhang Miao's opinion, these guys are no different from sending these steel monsters to death in the trapped camp.

The result is of course so, these guys' charges were all extinguished by the trap camp led by Gao Shun before they could even make a splash, but this made Zhang Miao a little headache, although these monsters are not durable to fight, but this level of impact may not even be a splash for them, let alone any consumption for them. Zhang Miao doesn't think that he has any capital to play with these guys, that is the most stupid thing to do.

But such a confrontation is not a problem, and Zhang Miao's goal has not yet been achieved. It was impossible for him to really stare at each other with Gao Shun, which would not benefit him at all. And behind the two sides is their own camp, and there is almost no difference between consuming this kind of stupid thing and his own delay time before, which makes Zhang Miao definitely not choose to spend it like this.

But the forcible impact obviously has to pay a lot of price, and Xu Ji's backhand really has to be guarded, such a worry makes Zhang Miao very worried, to say that there is a way to solve these heavy armor foot soldiers, it is enough to continue to impact the cavalry, but such a price is really not small, Zhang Miao can't afford to play such an exaggerated consumption. And even if he did this, no matter how he looked at the result, Xu Ji made more money, after all, it was the exchange of foot soldiers and cavalry, and Xu Ji would definitely not suffer too much loss.

Just as Zhang Miao was worried about how to deal with the trapped camp, Gao Shun launched a charge, accompanied by the desolate sound of the horn and the neat slogan of the trapped camp. Zhang Miao seemed to be on the ancient battlefield, and a sense of tragedy and majesty came to his face.

"The will to fall into battle, there is death and no life! Ambition to fall into battle. There is death and no life! ”

Zhang Miao suddenly felt a little afraid, and looking around, it was obvious that he was not alone. The soldiers under his command were also in awe. This Zhang Miao can understand why the so-called people are not afraid of death. In this way, when an army is not afraid of death, then this army is almost invincible, because they are not even afraid of death, how can they fail?

In the face of the charge of the trapped camp, Zhang Miao couldn't hesitate anymore, if he waited until these guys rushed into his own formation, it would be too late to do anything, Zhang Miao didn't dare to let these guys rampage in his own formation, the reason was very simple, once the two sides engaged Zhang Miao had no choice but to fight hard, and Zhang Miao's command did not have such a force that could compete with the trapped camp, so Zhang Miao had to dispatch his personal guard cavalry again to stop these humanoid monsters.

But the result was beyond Zhang Miao's expectations, the imaginary overwhelming advantage did not appear, and what was worse was that in the face of these steel monsters, there was no good way to face these steel monsters' own personal guard cavalry, these guys could not fall behind when they faced the cavalry that had formed a formation, this terrible combat ability really made Zhang Miao a little dumbfounded, and the heavy armor of these guys almost made the archers useless, as for the crossbow, Zhang Miao didn't have so much money to arm a force composed of strong crossbows, And in this way, it is equivalent to losing the most effective weapon against these guys, of course, if it weren't for this kind of positional warfare, Zhang Miao would have a way to drag down these slow guys, but now that the two armies are facing each other, where is the condition for Zhang Miao to walk and fall into the camp?

Even Zhang Miao saw that the other party easily strangled a knight in a battle formation of five people, this kind of thing was simply beyond Zhang Miao's imagination, of course, this is also related to the cavalry did not mention the speed, imagine that the distance between the two sides is only twenty miles, even if the formation in front of the camp is only a little more than ten miles away, it is just enough for the cavalry to be able to raise to the most comfortable speed, but Zhang Miao is leading the troops to come, that is, they are almost not more than a stone's throw away from Xu Ji's camp, With such a small distance, the cavalry can't raise the speed no matter what, and it's not incomprehensible that the cavalry who has lost the speed advantage is easily strangled by the trapped camp, but even if the cavalry lifts the speed of Gao Shun, there is a way to slow them down and then be strangled by them, but this time it doesn't need to be so troublesome.

But when Gao Shun didn't feel troublesome, it was an incomparably huge trouble for Zhang Miao, his own guards couldn't resist the advance of these steel monsters at all, seeing that Gao Shun was about to lead his troops to advance in front of him, Zhang Miao was just really a little panicked, and now it doesn't matter whether Xu Ji has a backhand or not, he has no way to face this heavy armor foot soldier, let alone anything else.

However, Zhang Miao also had some ideas, the reason why these guys were able to be so arrogant was because all the ordnance used in their siege was destroyed, otherwise it would not be so difficult to rely on these ordnance to solve these heavily armored foot soldiers.

But that's the plan for the future, so what should we do now? Zhang Miao was simply anxious, he did lack urgency, but at this time, he couldn't help but think of a way. (To be continued......)

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