Chapter 119: The Battle of Wutai (I)
King Wu retreated to Wutai Mountain and camped in the mountains. Goujian, the king of Yue, led the army to follow, and fell ten miles away from Wutai Mountain.
He Lu summoned all the generals and issued a strategic plan to deal with the enemy this time: "Although the Vietnamese army rarely fights with our army, according to the widows, the rapid development of the Vietnamese country in the past ten years cannot be underestimated. The widow is ready to adopt the strategy of static braking and line up in Wutai Mountain. The Vietnamese will lead their troops to attack our formation, and our army will put their archers in front of the formation to contain the offensive of the Vietnamese army. He attacks and defends, and the Vietnamese army will inevitably be exhausted after a long time, and our army will be condescending again, taking advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and it will definitely go down in a battle! ”
As a striker, Zhuan Yi has a lot of subtleties about the enemy's strategy of responding to the enemy: In front of these two armies, how can they stick to the rules and stick to one strategy? The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and since he made a decision on the spot, he stepped forward and said: "The minister leads 3,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, if he can find an opportunity to destroy the enemy, can he have the right to make a decision on the spot?" ”
He Lu was not allowed: "Sun Tzu said that it is not easy to use troops, how can there be no unified command and separate affairs?" No one should move lightly without the command of the widow! ”
"Our army is a circular formation, lined up according to the mountain, and the left and right sides are too far apart to echo. The minister is a striker, worried about taking care of one or the other. In order to effectively support the left and right wings, I asked the king to allow our troops to maneuver. ”
He Lu held a few cases in his hand, looked at Bo Yao, and turned to it: "Dazai will be on the left flank tomorrow, and Wang Sun Luo will guard the right flank, no matter how the Vietnamese army attacks, I will not move." This Gou Jian is still young, and it is the time when the blood is strong, and the widow overcomes the rigidity with softness, so that he can lose convincingly. ”
All the generals on the left and right stood up to congratulate him. Seeing this, Zhuan Yi retreated silently, since following Sun Wu and the soldiers to fight in the south and the north, he has experienced a lot of vicious battles, and has a deep understanding of the marching formation.
Zhuan Yi returned to the camp. Sleepless nights. picked up the lamp to write a book, sent his henchman Colonel to sneak out of the barracks, and privately reported the military situation to the Xiangguo soldiers.
The two armies each issued a war letter, and when it was time for the battle, the two sides began to arrange their positions early in the morning. It was not until the Japanese and Chinese militaries finished their battles. However, he saw that the Wu army formed a large circular formation at the foot of Wutai Mountain: the Chinese army was led by Lu and Lu, and Zhuan Yi was the vanguard of the front army, standing in front of the Chinese army. At the front are the shieldmen, and behind them are the crossbowmen, who shoot at the feet.
The Vietnamese army is still in a zigzag formation, divided into three armies and arrayed. King Goujian of Yue is in the center. Ji Ying is the chief general of the Chinese army, and Linggu is the vanguard of the former army. There is no surplus to the left army, and Xu Gan will be the right army.
But it was said that Goujian, the king of Yue, was in the middle of the Chinese army array, looking at the array of Wu troops on the opposite side. Dao Gosensen has a fierce spirit. Then he said to the chief general Ji Ying: "The Wu army is in good order. The army is in full swing, and it must be tricked to win. If we fight hard, we will lose! ”
Ji Ying's head said: "Wu Wang Zhida, he will definitely not look at our army. The minister saw that he had the intention of despising the enemy, and the minister had a plan, so he asked the king to decide. ”
Gou Jian said: "The Wu army has been fighting every year, going through the battlefield, and is very fierce. Our army has not experienced any battle formations. Soldiers are cowardly. Now before the two armies face each other, they must first boost their morale before they can fight! ”
"The minister's strategy is to first choose an elite 1,000 people to form a death squad, and to attack the Wu army's battle formation. As long as the formation of the Wu army is disrupted by our army, and then our army covers and kills, it can retreat from the enemy. ”
Gou Jian agreed, so he ordered Xu Gan to select 500 elite soldiers from the left and right armies to form two daring teams, holding a shield in his left hand and a halberd in his right hand, and a shout to kill the Wu array.
Seeing this, King Wu Lu ordered the three armies: "All armies must not act rashly!" Wait for the Vietnamese army to weaken, and then hit it! ”
The 1,000 death squads of the Vietnamese army attacked the Wu formation, and saw that the Wu army was standing still, but the archers in front of them shot at the position, no matter how the Vietnamese army shouted and attacked, they ignored it, like an iron wall.
The Vietnamese death squad rushed into battle three times, but they were all shot back by the crossbowmen in the Wu army's formation, leaving dozens of corpses behind. Seeing that this method had no effect, the chief general Ji Ying had no choice but to order the Vietnamese army to retreat to his own formation.
Gou Jian, the king of Yue, saw that the charge could not be completed, the morale had declined, and seeing that the Wu army had no movement, he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.
Seeing that the Vietnamese army could not rush into battle and its morale had declined, it was a good opportunity to counterattack, but when he saw that his Chinese army had no movement, he quickly ordered the herald to go to the Chinese army to ask for his life, and asked King Wu to order an attack to cover up the Yue formation.
In the middle of the night, the herald told the three armies: The king has an order, and he must not fight!
Seeing that King Wu had missed the opportunity, Zhuan Yi had to look up to the sky and sigh: "The king is old! ”
The battle between the two armies was very tasteless, the Vietnamese army slowly retreated, and the Wu army also ordered to collect troops and return to the camp.
That night, King Wu held a pre-military meeting, and Zhuan Yi had a lot of criticism about King Wu's strategy: "The king intends to use the strategy of exhausting the enemy, but the Vietnamese army's death squad cannot rush into battle, and the morale is greatly reduced, why does the king still stand still?" If you take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy! ”
He Lu said: "The widow wants to brake quietly, so that Gou Jian has no way to start against our army." It's the same tomorrow, see how he hits my formation! Once the Vietnamese army has no hope of rushing into battle, its morale will be greatly discharged, and our army will be able to succeed in one blow by waiting for work! The general can't be in a hurry, he only needs to get three or four battles, and the strategy of being outnumbered and tired of the enemy will come true! ”
"The minister is just worried that our army has been on the defensive, and the morale will be greatly damaged. The fighter planes on the battlefield are fleeting, and the Vietnamese army will naturally look for other ways when they see that they can't rush into battle. ”
He Lu's face was displeased, and he was about to answer, when Bo Yao next to him came out of class and said to Zhuan Yi: "The general is rude!" The king has developed a complete set of strategies to deal with the enemy. How did this formation choose the king of freedom, and why did the general dare to criticize the king and speak disrespectfully? ”
When Zhu Yi saw that he had lost his words, he kowtowed and apologized. He Lu was slightly stunned, and waved his hand to make Zhuan Yi retreat.
The next day, the two armies made food for the third watch, and before the sun rose, they began to line up again.
The Wu army still held the position with archers in front. The other formations were exactly the same as the day before, just waiting for the Vietnamese troops to come and charge the battle. However, the formation of the Vietnamese army has changed, the gate of the Chinese army is closed, and the left and right wings have shrunk to both sides of the Chinese army, which is basically a square formation.
At this time, I saw a group of bare-chested and bare-back people walking out of the Vietnamese army's formation, straddling diagonally in green clothes, revealing their chests and right arms, and their hair was scattered. The group walked to the front of the formation in silence, without a single commotion.
The soldiers of the Wu army were very puzzled when they saw it, seeing that this team of men and horses was only 300 people, only a long sword in their hands, and there was no half of armor on their bodies, so they were definitely not a team that dared to die.
Wu Jun was wondering, and he didn't know what the reason of the Vietnamese army was. At this time, I saw that the group of Tsing Yi people stood in three rows, facing Wu Jun. The leader of the team is in the center, a man with a big face, and he has a tattoo on his forehead from a distance. If you look closely, you can see that these 300 people have a word tattooed on their foreheads, which is ink-stained, and it seems to be the word "prisoner".
I saw the square-faced man step out of the ranks, bowed to Wu Jun, and his voice was like a bell:
"My lord Yue Wang is newly established, and the state affairs are initially decided, and he does not know the strength of his strength, nor does he know the height of the sky, which has touched the wrath of the kingdom. The ministers are the people of the Yue country, they dare not be greedy for life and afraid of death, in order to vent the anger of the country, we are willing to die for the king of Yue to apologize! ”
After that, the square-faced man lifted the sword in his hand, placed it under his neck, and pulled it to the right, only to see a stream of blood gushing out, the big man's body twisted, and his heavy body fell to the ground.
Wu Jun had never seen such a move, and he was all dumbfounded, whispering to himself, and seeing those people in Tsing Yi killing themselves one by one after the square-faced man killed himself, one by one he killed himself in order, just like a forest of human flesh, being cut down and mowed one by one. This group of people seemed to be enchanted, with no fear on their faces, and they were killed one by one.
At this time, only a shout was heard: "Wu Jun listens to the order!" Prepare to take on the enemy! ”
Zhuan Yi just stopped drinking like this, but unfortunately it was too late.
Wu Jun looked at the self-determination of those people in Tsing Yi and was puzzled, but at this time he saw the door of the Vietnamese army wide open, and a drum sounded in the Vietnamese formation, shaking the heavens and the earth. However, it was Chou Wuyu and Xu Gan who led two teams of people who dared to die, taking advantage of the Wu army's daze, holding a shield in his left hand and a short knife in his right hand, and the whirlwind came.
Most of Wu Jun is still watching the self-cutting performances of those people in Tsing Yi, even if Zhuan Yi's shouting is useless. At this time, the Vietnamese army roared in, and the Wu army was all stunned, and before he came to his senses, the Vietnamese army had already broken into the front of the formation, and he cut people when he saw them.
Seeing this, Wu Jun panicked. He Lu was about to give the order to maintain the formation, but he saw that the Chinese army of the Vietnamese army was beating again, shouting everywhere, but it was Gou Jian who led the Chinese army to follow the attack, and the army rushed to the front of the Wu army.
The Vietnamese soldiers broke through the formation of the Wu army, and the crossbowmen who were guarding the position had not come to their senses, and they had already eaten a knife from the Vietnamese army's death squad, and the Wu army's formation was rushed to a mess by the Vietnamese army. Wave after wave of Vietnamese troops came, and the Wu army was gradually overwhelmed. At this time, Bo Yao and Wang Sun Luo, who were on the left and right flanks, saw that the Chinese army was under a strong impact from the Vietnamese army, but they did not have an order from Lu Lu, and they did not dare to easily abandon the battle to rescue.
The Vietnamese army has Ji Ying on the left and Linggu Fu on the right, and the second general led the army to break through the Wu formation and approached the Chinese army. (To be continued......)