1. The cold of spring is still warm in the end Chapter 12 It is necessary to catch alive
There is no regret medicine in everything.
Because Wang Lin was alone, the blitzkrieg in Qiaotou Town was foiled by Zhao Yingqi who appeared unexpectedly, which led to a series of subsequent decisions being deviated by Zhao Yingqi step by step, so that the current situation was caused, but Wang Lin could not show his inner chagrin at this time, and the safety of nearly 6,000 Zhou soldiers behind him was in danger. Moreover, at present, judging from the military strength of both sides, the Zhou army is still in an advantageous position, and it is not yet to the point of discouragement.
Wang Lin can use it as a means of temptation at this time, and he can no longer use the method similar to the previous tactics of adding oil, in fact, Wang Lin is very puzzled by the temptation before dawn and why the battle loss of the front team just now is so high, and he has not been able to achieve any obvious results.
Originally, in Wang Lin's heart, after several temptations, he should still have eight or nine thousand soldiers in his hands, but he really didn't expect that more than half of the casualties would be killed and injured now.
You have to rush over, the second prince's family can't just be wiped out!
Wang Lin, whose eyes became more and more determined, began to deploy the final offensive.
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On the other hand, on Zhao Yingqi's side, news came from Neixian that the reinforcements of the Zhou State had arrived less than fifty miles away from Chunnei Road at this time, and were camping to deploy military array equipment. The defenders of Neixian County arranged two earthen walls three zhang high at the exit of the southern end of Chunnei Road, preparing to follow Zhao Yingqi's example and resist the Zhou army with earthen walls.
Zhao Yingqi is not optimistic about the defenders of Neixian County setting up earthen walls to defend against the enemy, the Zhou reinforcements must be equipped with all kinds of siege equipment, and even the Neixian County is not necessarily safe, not to mention the two earthen walls, but from the news obtained, the Zhou reinforcements do not know that Wang Lin has reached the end of the road, and he should not launch an attack today, so even if Wang Lin breaks through his own defense line, he will be stopped by the Shuo army at the southern end of Chunnei Road.
Although Zhao Yingqi was very satisfied with his current record, he still wanted to try it one last time to see if he could continue to expand the results and leave all the remaining 6,000 Zhou troops behind.
In the final analysis, Zhao Yingqi was not a military general of Shuo, and on the one hand, he participated in this battle because he had promised the guards of Qiaotou Town before the crossing, and on the other hand, Zhao Yingqi needed a chance to establish his reputation when he first arrived in the Shen Twenty World.
Zhao Yingqi was a project manager in his previous life, and he was also a freelance manager, and he did not work in any company, and his experience told him that if he had a resume that he could come up with, it would help him save a lot of trouble in the early stage.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yingqi took a look at the position of the Shuo army, in fact, the Zhou army was about to launch a general attack, and Zhao Yingqi no longer had much effect on the lookout, basically the situation that could be seen on the lookout and the orders issued could also be seen and implemented on the earthen wall.
But Zhao Yingqi glanced at Zhao Tong beside him, and felt that he could still try it, try to design Zhou Jun at the end, and if he could succeed, he could provide a great boost to some of the arrangements he expected in Zhou Kingdom.
Zhao Tong just looked at his husband on the side, the history of the Shen Twenty World is less than a thousand years, and some of the small tactics used by Zhao Yingqi are just small tricks and clever in the eyes of later generations, but for the current Shen Twenty World, it is already a relatively advanced tactical concept. Therefore, Zhao Tong admired his own husband even more, and when he saw his own husband looking at him thoughtfully, Zhao Tong took a breath and volunteered:
"Sir, do you have any orders?"
"Well, it's nothing, I just want to tell you, the Zhou army is about to start the final general offensive later, I have been commanding on the stage for a long time, but I am afraid that the opposite side has already seen it, and the Zhou army may carry out some actions specifically against me later."
"Sir, don't worry, with Xiaotong here, I will not let anyone touch Mr. even a little bit of clothes." Zhao Tong's words are very confident and firm.
"No, I'll be silent later, you can't make a move!" Zhao Yingqi turned around and stared at Zhao Tong's eyes.
"Sir, why is that? Xiaotong will definitely be able to keep Mr. safe. Zhao Tong was very surprised.
Zhao Yingqi smiled and found that this maid was really... How can I say that I am loyal? Or should I say that Zhao Yingqi is the only one in his eyes? No matter what you say, you will be called "sir". Just like some games played in the previous life, the S card that was given at the beginning is the same, and it is born full of loyalty.
"It's nothing, according to the current intelligence, Wang Lin, the chief general of the Shuo army, has a good status in the Zhou State, and the three beacons of the Shuo State in the early stage were uprooted at the same time, which shows that in addition to Wang Lin and Huangfu Qin, there is another master above the second rank in the Shuo army. On the other hand, on the side of the Shuo army, there is no master above the second class in the border town, to put it bluntly, on the bright side, the first thing to be eradicated by the Zhou army should be me. Zhao Yingqi turned his head and looked at the Zhou army, who was still rearranging.
"Then Xiaotong should protect Mr. well." Zhao Tong was a little anxious.
"I didn't say I wouldn't let you make a move, I just wanted to capture the three main generals of the Zhou Army alive." Zhao Yingqi lowered his voice slightly: "I want to use myself as bait to attract the other party's three second-class masters, and when the right opportunity arises, listen to my orders, and try to capture all the main generals of the Zhou army alive!" ”
"No! Mr. is too risky to do this, how can Mr. use himself as bait, Xiaotong can guarantee that Wang Lin will be captured alive, but beg Mr. not to risk himself. Zhao Tong, who was in a hurry, hurriedly took a step closer to Zhao Yingqi.
"Xiaotong, don't worry, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, Mr. will not gamble with his life, as long as I am slightly defeated, I will immediately call you to make a move."
"But, sir..." Zhao Tong wanted to continue to persuade, but was interrupted by Zhao Yingqi very firmly: "No, I'm one step away from you, I believe in you!" ”
"Okay, Mr. has your plan, Xiaotong will obey the order, but if the situation is critical, I hope Mr. will forgive him." Zhao Tong also has his own unchangeable determination.
Zhao Yingqi didn't continue to dwell on this matter, because the Zhou army had basically completed the arrangement and was ready to charge.
At this time, the Zhou army divided the team into two parts, each part of 2,000 people, and the rest of nearly 2,000 people scattered in the middle of the two parts, forming a thin middle and two prominent formations.
Zhao Yingqi looked around the position of the Shuo army, many soldiers were looking up at Zhao Yingqi, as well as the captain who commanded the archers and the deputy general Chen who commanded the bed crossbow, the eyes of the Shuo army soldiers were different from before, the previous eyes were nervous and fearful, and now the eyes were more expectation and trust.
Yes, in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Shuo State, no one has used such a small number of infantry to fight with the elite cavalry of the Zhou State without relying on the city, and the hearts of the Shuo soldiers are full of admiration for Zhao Yingqi and the desire for meritorious service.
At this time, the Zhou army had already been arranged, and began to accelerate towards the Shuo army's position from five miles away.
Zhao Yingqi couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene, the Zhou army was ready to charge at high speed with cavalry this time, and most of the dense horse traps he dug in the front position were still undamaged, and the ice and snow had also melted under the many battles and the sun, and it seemed that the other party had not yet seen through the small actions he was making on the ground.
With a big set of hearts, he gave the order to prepare for battle.
The cavalry of the Zhou army had already increased their speed, and nearly six thousand cavalry charged together, making a dull rumbling sound, and the snow in the Shuo army's position seemed to be shaking, and Zhao Yingqi saw that the cavalry of the Zhou army had reached two miles away, and was about to arrive at the original first earthen wall.
At this time, from Zhao Yingqi's point of view, most of the orders were useless, so Zhao Yingqi delegated all the command except for the cavalry and the bed crossbow.
Zhao Yingqi raised the order flag in his two hands, one left and one right pointed to the left and right wings of the Zhou army, which were more numerous and denser, and Vice General Chen, who was in charge of the bed crossbow, hurriedly ordered: "There are left and right, the distance is one mile, the target enemy wings on both sides, prepare!" ”
On the earthen wall, the bed crossbows of the Shuo army adjusted their lookout and angle, and twenty bed crossbows and sixty spears were lined up, and the two-foot-long arrows flashed with cold light.
The Zhou army was about to reach four hundred steps, Zhao Yingqi decisively waved the order flag of both hands, a trembling bowstring sound came, more than sixty spears flew out, and in an instant flew into the dense cavalry groups of the Zhou army on both sides, bringing up bursts of blood mist, and each spear and gun almost passed through the three Zhou cavalry.
The Shuo soldiers who were in charge of operating the bed crossbow began to pull the strings and turn the winch at the same time as the fire, and it took about ten people to use the winch to fully pull the three bowstrings on the bed crossbow.
After the sound of a sore bowstring, the spear and gun were arranged, and they all reported loudly that they were ready, and at this time, the Zhou army had already rushed to within three hundred steps, and Zhao Yingqi didn't think much about waving the order flag again.
After two bed crossbow shots, the Zhou army has paid nearly two hundred casualties, and the formation has begun to loosen intentionally or unintentionally, Zhao Yingqi found out that there was no great significance in shooting the bed crossbow, so he loudly ordered each bed crossbow to find a target and launch it freely, but Zhao Yingqi did not put down the order flag, but grabbed it in his hand and left three bed crossbows for himself.
Vice General Chen drew his long sword, his eyes looked at the order flag in Zhao Yingqi's hand from time to time, ready to convey the order to launch at any time, and the other bed crossbows began to be fired scattered, only the three bed crossbows beside Vice General Chen were on standby.
The lieutenant in charge of commanding the archers stood on the earthen wall, measured the distance, and slowly raised the sword in his hand, and the two thousand archers hidden behind the earthen wall simultaneously pulled their bows and wound them diagonally upwards to prepare to fire.
When the cavalry of the Zhou army was less than twenty steps away from the first earthen wall, the captain shouted: "One hundred and fifty steps away, put!" ”
Two thousand arrows flew out from behind the earthen wall of the Shuo army, like a dark cloud, quickly approaching the first earthen wall.
The cavalry on both sides of the Zhou army took the lead in stepping over the earthen wall, all raising their shields above their heads, and charging from the Shuo army's position in a low posture.
At this time, the formation of the Zhou army was already relatively scattered, so the bed crossbow and bow and arrow did not cause too many casualties.
Zhao Yingqi stared at the middle of the Zhou army's formation, the middle of the Zhou army was slightly behind the two wings thirty or forty steps, and the formation was more loose than the two wings, and the bed crossbow and bow and arrow had the worst killing effect in the middle of the Zhou army, so Zhao Yingqi concluded that Wang Lin, the main general of the Zhou army, was in the middle of the formation.
When the Zhou army rushed into the position behind the first earthen wall, there were gradually cases of war horses stumbling and falling, and the large dense horse trap did play a big role.