Chapter 7: The two armies confronted each other

Ding Hu's face was gloomy, but he was forced to calm down, looked at the short man and asked, "Captain Tu, have you found out how many men and horses the other party has, the distribution of the army, and what kind of formation?"

The short man replied solemnly: "General Yu, the opposing army is composed of the three kingdoms of Nanzhaoguo, Zhongshanguo, and Chelinguo, and the number of people is more than 100,000! They are lined up in a zigzag formation, with the White Elephant Legion of Nanzhao Country in the center, the heavy infantry of Zhongshan Kingdom on the left, and the heavy cavalry of Chelinguo on the right. ”

After listening to the short man's report, Ding Hu frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Has Captain Tu detected the combat characteristics of the opponent's legion?"

As soon as everyone heard Ding Hu's words, they all turned their heads to look at the short man, and when the short man saw that everyone was looking at him, he immediately said seriously: "The combat effectiveness of the White Elephant Legion of Nanzhao Country should be the highest among the three armies, and Nanzhao Country is also the real person in charge of launching this war." Their White Elephant Legion has a strong impact, and the White Elephant is fierce and tall, and ordinary soldiers can't hurt it at all! And Zhongshan Kingdom and Che Linguo were both defeated by the White Elephant Legion before they succumbed to Nanzhao and obeyed its command to attack our Northern Qi. ”

Hearing the short man's words, everyone's faces sank, and the atmosphere in the camp instantly became solemn. And the short man saw that several generals and General Ding were all pondering countermeasures, so he had no choice but to stand still and wait quietly.

Ding Hu pondered for a moment, then looked up at the short man, waved his hand, and said, "Explore again!"

The short man answered, then turned and left the tent.

After the short man left, Ding Hu glanced at the few generals who were silent, and finally stopped his gaze on the white-faced man's face and asked, "General Yan has a countermeasure?" ”

The white-faced man glanced at everyone, then looked at Ding Hu and said in a deep voice: "General, the last general has heard of the White Elephant Legion of Nanzhao Kingdom. Their white elephants are as high as one zhang and about two zhang long, because the skin and flesh of the white elephants are rough and thick, and ordinary soldiers and ordinary swords cannot cause the slightest damage to them. And these white elephants are running wildly, they are literally moving fortresses. Ordinary armies are almost instantly crushed by its onslaught. Moreover, the white elephant is huge, and just walking back and forth and stomping can cause a large number of casualties to soldiers. Not to mention that there are eight elite bow and arrow pitchers on top of the white elephant!" he said in a tone, shook his head and said, "The last general can't think of a good countermeasure for a while. ”

As soon as everyone heard the white-faced man's words, their faces suddenly became solemn.

Ding Hu frowned and glanced at the generals and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, go to the front of the battle to observe first, and then adapt to the situation and flexibly adjust the combat policy." Saying that, Ding Hu got up, strode forward, and hurriedly walked out of the camp, and the four generals followed out.

Before the battle

Ding Hu sat on a tall horse, his face solemn, and his eyes looked at the army that had stopped a few miles in front of him.

I saw that the enemy army in front of me was like a mountain range across the land ten miles ahead, blocking almost all the directions of impact in front of my formation.

Yan Bing and other four generals were arranged on both sides of Ding Hu in turn, followed by 3,000 cavalry neatly arranged, 3,000 heavy infantry in the middle, and 4,000 infantry in the last row.

Seeing a large banner with the word "Zhao" written on it waving in the wind a few miles ahead, Ding Hu shouted in a deep voice: "Who is leading the battle in front, why did you invade my Northern Qi?"

Suddenly, Ding Hu's voice resounded across the earth like thunder.

In front of the Nanzhao National Army

On the back of a white horse, a young man in a white robe and silver armor waved a spear in his hand, and immediately the blade of the spear flew and roared, and Ding Hu's thunderous voice suddenly dissipated.

He looked at Ding Hu and sneered: "Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, and the heroes have competed against each other, and General Ding is also a person on the battlefield, why do you say such brainless words?" Then he paused and said coldly: "General Nian Ding is also a brave man, it is better to surrender and vote for me Nanzhao, and I, Zhao Cang, can intercede with the lord of my family and accept General Ding." ”

As soon as he heard Zhao Cang's words, Ding Hu's face sank, and he was immediately furious, and scolded: "Zhao Cang'er, Hugh is arrogant! Your Nanzhao Country is just a small country in the southern part of Xinjiang, and you are so ashamed to speak? Today, I, Ding Hu, will let you break the halberd and sink into the sand!" After saying this, Ding Hu turned his head and asked the white-faced man and asked, "General Yan, how is the trench dug?"

When the white-faced man heard this, he immediately replied: "The first trench has been dug, and now the second trench is being dug, and in half an hour, all three trenches can be dug!"

Hearing the white-faced man's words, Ding Hu's face softened slightly, and he immediately turned his head to look at the lean men Hou Yong and Yan Bing and said in a deep voice: "General Hou, General Yan, you two will take the lead in the war later, be sure to block the opponent's White Elephant Legion, and create half an hour for the military engineering team in the rear!"

After listening to Ding Hu's words, Hou Yong's face sank, and he said hatefully without care: "Don't worry, the general will definitely make that Zhao Cang child pay the price!"

After listening to Hou Yong's words, Ding Hu's face froze, and he said solemnly: "General Hou is brave, but he only needs to block the opponent's momentum and try to avoid major casualties." ”

Hou Yong nodded after hearing this, and Yan Bing also glanced at Ding Hu and said, "Don't worry, the general will do his best." ”

Immediately, he glanced at the slightly obese general next to him and said, "General Yu will be in charge of mobile operations later, assisting General Hou and General Yan." ”

After hearing this, the fat man nodded and said, "The last general will obey." ”