Chapter 338: The Decisive Battle (12)
On the cliff, Xu Rui sat on a chair and looked coldly at the battlefield in full swing below, Lin Shaodong, Cao Siyuan, and Guo Shengbao surrounded him, but Zhang Zuofeng was the only one who couldn't see him.
For Zhang Zuofeng, Xiao Jinwu is his reborn parents, as soon as he saw Xiao Jinwu fall into a crisis, he was in chaos, knowing that it was not the right time, but he repeatedly persuaded Xu Rui to send troops in advance.
Naturally, the only answer to him was a cold "It's not the time yet".
He was so confused that he couldn't figure out if it wasn't the time, when was the time? Is it time to wait for Xiao Jin's army to be defeated and killed?
recalled that when Xu Rui was in the Battle of Jingyang, he used hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Northern Dynasty army as substitutes for the dead, and successfully rescued the 20,000 remnants of the Northern Wuwei, and he was cold.
A terrible thought came out of his heart, could it be that Xu Rui wanted to take care of his plan this time and exchange the lives of the main force of the Northern Dynasty for the immortal merit of breaking the Wuling pro-army?
Sometimes demons are like weeds, they will grow wildly once they appear.
If it weren't for Xiao Jinwu who was fighting hard at the foot of the mountain, he might be able to force himself to open one eye and close one eye, but once Xiao Jinwu became Xu Rui's substitute ghost, he wouldn't be able to accept it anyway.
In order to force Xu Rui to launch a general attack in advance, Zhang Zuofeng came up with the most rancid idea in a hurry, took advantage of the unpreparedness, seized the cannon latch, and wanted to fire the cannon in advance.
Once the artillery roars, the position of the Apocalypse Guard will be completely exposed, and there is only one way to launch a general attack, and it is impossible for Xu Rui to wait.
However, what Zhang Zuofeng didn't expect was that Guo Shengbao managed the army well, and he had long prevented the artillery from misfiring, and he would never distribute the shells until the last moment.
Zhang Zuofeng rushed out of the crowd with a cannon bolt, but finally ran to the artillery position but was dumbfounded, and was captured by the people who arrived later.
Xu Rui was furious when he heard the news, and he led the troops in two lifetimes, this was the first time he had encountered such a bad act of disobedience, not to mention that the person who disobeyed the order was still his cronies, and Zhang Zuofeng would be sentenced to death in accordance with the military law.
Fortunately, Lin Shaofeng, Cao Siyuan, Guo Shengbao, and a cadre of soldiers interceded for him, Xu Rui also felt that the big battle was just around the corner, and the killing of the generals in battle was not conducive to the army's heart, so he suppressed the surging killing intent and made Zhang Zuofeng take Zhang Zuofeng down to be closely guarded.
was so troubled by him, and the atmosphere of Tian Qiwei's original relaxed and freehand became solemn.
"Marshal, we're ready, why don't we attack yet?"
Cao Siyuan stood behind Xu Rui, looking at the tragic battlefield under the mountain, and endured it for a long time, but he couldn't help but ask the question he was most concerned about.
Xu Rui's eyes rolled, and when he saw that Guo Shengbao was also puzzled, he couldn't help asking, "You can't figure it out?" ”
Guo Shengbao nodded and said: "The battle below has reached a critical moment, and it is said that the time has probably come a long time ago, but the marshal did not give the order, and the last general is also a little confused." ”
Xu Rui's eyes flickered, his gaze fell on Lin Shaodong, and said lightly: "You can tell them." ”
Lin Shaodong nodded: "It's very simple, we are like a poisonous snake coiled in a hole now, and the opponent is a fierce tiger, so we only have a chance to strike, until the enemy shows a flaw, the handsome will never shoot easily!" ”
Hearing this, Cao Siyuan and Guo Shengbao suddenly realized that Xu Rui was waiting for absolute certainty, but when will he be absolutely sure? And also......
"What if the opportunity never presents itself?"
Guo Shengbao asked in a daze, this time even Lin Shaodong looked at Xu Rui, obviously he didn't know the answer to this question.
Xu Rui did not hesitate at all, stared at the battlefield under the mountain and said lightly: "The so-called plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, I have made all the preparations, whether it is successful or not depends on the heavenly opportunity, even if the heavenly opportunity is not reached, even if it is forced, there will be no good result, if there is really no time, Ben Shuai would rather watch the defeat of the army than make a move!" ”
Speaking, Xu Rui sighed and said: "Don't think that Ben Shuai is too hard-hearted, the war is so cruel, he will not have the slightest affection with anyone, and now it has reached the most critical moment, even if this battle is really defeated, but as long as the green mountains are left, maybe we can still come up with a way, but if we are buried with the army, there will be no chance to turn the tables." ”
Cao Siyuan was originally a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and he did not have the slightest sense of belonging to the imperial court, so he naturally nodded again and again when he heard this, Guo Shengbao is a soldier in the northwest, and he has a serious mountainism, so he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong.
Lin Shaodong, who was born in Guozijian, felt that it was a little unbearable to watch hundreds of thousands of troops annihilated, but he was lively and good at judging the situation, and he also understood that if there was no opportunity, even if Tianqiwei made a move, he would not be able to change the outcome.
Only Zhang Zuofeng, who would have objections, was not there at the moment, so naturally he couldn't contradict it, so the four little foxes of Tianqiwei really let down their guards and watched others desperately with peace of mind.
"Shaodong, in your opinion, when is the time?"
Looking at the battle situation under the mountain, Cao Siyuan suddenly asked.
Lin Shaodong shook his head: "I don't know, although the battle line has always looked quite normal, I always feel that the Southern Dynasty seems to have left a hand, as if there is some conspiracy brewing, and I can't say that the big marshal is waiting for them to show their final hole cards." ”
Hearing this, the corners of Xu Rui's mouth hooked up a faint smile.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
On the defense line of the valley, tens of thousands of Northern Korean troops finally crossed the rain of arrows and fought against the Silent Annihilation Army.
Chi Shengwei had already thrown away the bladed waist knife, picked up a spear thrown by the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty, pierced the enemy's breastplate fiercely, and picked him out.
When he was young, Chi Shengwei was invincible on the battlefield, especially famous for a spear, but the years were unforgiving, and Fang Cai's series of actions had exhausted his already exhausted strength.
As soon as he shook off the enemy, the spear was immediately disarmed, and he himself was half-kneeling on the ground and gasping violently, the wound on his stomach was once again torn open due to the force, and black-red blood continued to spill from his armor.
With a "plop", another corpse fell in front of him, it was Zhao Xiaoman, the flag officer of Zuo Longxiangwei, who had just chatted with him.
At this time, Zhao Xiaoman was covered with a rain of arrows, his neck was cut off by a random knife, and only a small layer of thin flesh was still attached to his body, which did not let his head completely roll off.
Chi Shengwei didn't have time to feel sorry for him, but gritted his teeth, broke Zhao Xiaoman's palm hard, snatched the waist knife that he was still holding in his hand when he was dying, bounced off the ground like a tiger, and crashed into the arms of an enemy with all his strength.
"Die!"
His throat was completely unable to make a sound, and he could only roar silently, while the waist knife in his hand, which had already been curled, was frantically plunged into the enemy's body.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the surrounding enemies were attracted by his madness and quickly surrounded him.
"Hurry up, the enemy suddenly counterattacks, and the front is no longer able to withstand it!"
Zhang Xiaoqi grabbed Chi Shengwei's arm, and Chi Shengwei didn't know where he got the strength, so he shook him off, stabbed him with a backhand, and cut off the head of a Southern Dynasty soldier with a waist knife with a curling blade.
Blood spilled on Zhang Xiaoqi's face, he was close to the headless corpse that was slowly falling, if Chi Shengwei was half a minute slower, it would be Zhang Xiaoqi who died.
"Let's go!"
At this time, Chi Shengwei opened his mouth and shouted, but he didn't make a sound, and simply grabbed Zhang Xiaoqi's armor and fled back again.
Zhang Xiaoqi came back to his senses, quickly broke free from Chi Shengwei's palm, and crawled back with the flow of people.
Chi Shengwei swept around, only to see that the soldiers of the Northern Dynasty were fleeing all over the mountains, and his heart suddenly cooled.
He understands that fear is the most terrible contagion on the battlefield, and once it spreads, it can quickly turn a hundred battle lions into a plate of loose sand.
And once this happens, it means that a major rout has already occurred, and the overall collapse is not far away.
Chi Shengwei couldn't figure it out, why did he suddenly retreat when he was obviously playing well?
There were countless question marks in his head, but no one could answer him, until he heard a cry of terror coming from around him.
"The Black Flag Army is here, and the Black Flag Army has cut off our back road!"
Chi Shengwei was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his eyes to see that there was indeed a black steel torrent behind the army, which was inserted into the abdomen of the army like a knife, cutting off the connection between the head and tail of the Northern Dynasty army.
That's not all, the Silent Annihilation Army, which had been holding its position all along, suddenly jumped out of hiding for some reason and launched a counterattack against the Northern Korean army.
Chi Shengwei has fought all his life, and at a glance he can see that there are more than 20,000 silent annihilation troops in the counterattack, which is definitely all the strength they can show.
It's going to be desperate!
Such a thought immediately popped into his mind, and then he seemed to think of something, and a wave of despair grew madly in the bottom of his heart.
At present, almost all the military strength of the Northern Dynasty army is in the valley defense line, and the Black Flag Army and the Silent Annihilation Army should have most of the main forces surrounded by them, if they are really destroyed by one blow, then this war can be declared over.
"I understand, all this is a poisonous plan laid by the Southern Dynasties a long time ago, they first forced our army to attack the defense line of the river valley with all their might, and then used the strong mobility and impact of the Black Flag Army to shake off the encirclement, and the two armies joined forces in one place, ready to eat us in one bite!"
Thinking of this, Ji Shengwei's eyelids jumped wildly, and his whole body was cold.
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