On August 11, dawn broke.

The Taishan army went out half an hour later than the Han army on the opposite side, in other words, they also rested for half an hour more than the Han army.

After using a high-calorie breakfast prepared by the baggage battalion, the various units went to their designated positions according to the arrangements of the military meeting last night.

Zhang Chong rode on horseback with the rampagers and watched the various departments move like fish scales. This time, he came to Zhongrenting with a total of 18,000 of his central guards, 10,000 of the rear army marshals of Dong Wan's visit, and 8,000 of Yang Mao's provisional army, with a total strength of 36,000 troops.

And just when Zhang Chong looked at the Han army formation on the opposite slope, there were about 20 battalions and about 20,000 soldiers in terms of the enemy's camp flag.

Zhang Chong knew very well that the Han army was definitely more than this number, otherwise Old Man Lu Zhi would not dare to fight him in a decisive battle. In this way, there should be a sizable reserve army on the back side of the slope.

And he didn't see Lu Zhi's Daxu on the front slope, only one side of the word "Wei", which shows that this time the Han army is in the double-marshal mode, in this case, the total strength of the Han army should be no less than 50,000.

So this is a decisive battle of 36,000 against the enemy of about 40,000 to 50,000, and it can be fought.

Now Zhang Chong's only worry is the Hejian Corps, so far Zhang Dan has not sent military information, and I don't know if he has bitten this army.

The reason why Zhang Chong cared about this partial division was not because he really felt how strong this division was, but because he was worried that once the war was anxious, enemy reinforcements would suddenly appear, and his morale would plummet, and those who could win would lose at that time.

Zhang Chong looked at the sky again, and soon Yu Ban's soldiers reported the news, saying that the Central Protector had arrived at the designated position and the formation was completed.

After a while, the rear army marshal's headquarters also sent a message that he could go out at any time after the battle.

In the end, Yang Mao's garrison troops were also lined up, waiting for the next military order of the Chinese army.

Zhang Chong nodded, from his point of view, the middle guard army was in the middle array, the rear army was in the left array, and the town army was in the right array, but it was a simple arrangement but exuded an infinite murderous atmosphere.

This is the momentum of a veteran of a hundred battles.

In fact, because he cared about the Han army's partial division, Zhang Chong's time was still very urgent, but at this time, Zhang Chong's strong endurance was shown.

Obviously in a hurry, he still arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Moreover, after looking at the situation of the battlefield, the eight cavalry generals who had just assaulted said that the wet road on the battlefield was not conducive to the cavalry charge, so they wanted to wait for the sun to come out and dry the road a little more before attacking.

In fact, these don't need to be said by these eight generals, Zhang Chong himself also has this judgment. Because of the active pursuit and interception at Sanheting, the most important Youzhou Assault Cavalry of the Zhenbei Army actually either detracted or went to the Hejian Army with Gai Tong.

Although the remaining Han cavalry is okay in size, they are generally Hu cavalry, and their fighting spirit is not resolute. Therefore, in this battle, the four thousand elite assault cavalry in Zhang Chong's hands became his important combat force.

Therefore, even if it is to ensure that the cavalry can exert its maximum combat power, Zhang Chong must hold back and wait for the right opportunity.

Xu is this battle is too important, and Lu Zhi on the other side is also very cautious, and after the military force is discharged, he also chooses to sit in battle to save his strength.

The commanders of both sides were in no hurry to take the initiative to attack, and the battalion officials below were also happy to conserve their strength.

Most of the Taishan army are veterans, although they are also very nervous about this battle, but they are not stupidly anxious about internal friction, but do some of their own things.

Many people polished their weapons, these veterans not only had their own standard blades but also their own private soldiers, some were captured, some were exchanged, and they were the last weapons to save their lives.

There are also many people who are sewing armbands onto military uniforms, apparently fearing that if they die, the armbands will be lost. At that time, the battalion will not be able to determine his identity, and this bereavement will be troublesome.

It's not that these veterans don't care about life and death, but they know that life belongs to God. It depends on God's will when they take it away, and what they can do is to let their families receive the bereavement with peace of mind.

And the baggage teams of the battalions were not idle, although they did not have to go to the battlefield, there was a certain stability. But their fate is actually linked to the soldiers of the Taishan Army, and if the soldiers are defeated, they will not survive.

Each battalion is a ship, and everyone is on this boat, in the same boat.

The baggage soldiers cooked the meat, and the pot boiled salted water. After it cooled, the auxiliary soldiers filled it with bamboo tubes and sent it to the officials outside.

The brine and the pieces of meat that came later would be all they needed to replenish during the war.

But the busiest is still the medical artisan battalion belonging to the Chinese army, about 700 medical craftsmen will have to deal with the injuries of all the soldiers on the front line in today's war.

At this time, more than a hundred cauldrons were boiling, and they were full of bandages and saws. There is also a simple camp on the side, which can accommodate 500 people for surgery at the same time.

And the baggage officers of the Chinese army are also constantly cheering up the stretcher team in the camp, telling them how important their work is, and every time they send back a Taishan military officer in time, one less warrior may die.

To put it bluntly, whether the families of the military officials in the rear of the war are crying or laughing depends on these stretcher teams.

When all the battalions were busy, Guo Zu whispered to Zhang Chong, who was still watching the battle:

"Your Majesty, the meal is ready."

Zhang Chong nodded, and left nothing to do, so he returned to the big tent in the rear with the rampagers.

There was a leveled clearing, a huge curtain had been erected, and a simple shogunate army had been disbursed.

When Zhang Chong came, all the generals above the rank of the battalion were present.

It turned out that this was a mobilization meal for middle and high-ranking military officials before the war.

Zhang Chong didn't say any nonsense after taking his seat, and said directly:

"Everybody eats."

After speaking, he took the lead in grabbing a boiled meat elbow and began to bite.

The people present are all fierce generals who have been fighting with Zhang Chong for several years, and I don't know how many times I have walked between life and death, and there are so many hypocrisies about life and death. So one by one, like Zhang Chong, they took an elbow and gnawed hard.

An elbow weighed two pounds, Zhang Chong ate it in one go, and finally hiccups with satisfaction.

Then he watched as the brothers below finished eating.

Among these people are old brothers who gathered in the forest with him, there are former Han soldiers, there are former sons of Haoqiang, there are rangers and heroes, and there are names and surnames in history, but they are all old brothers who died and died with Zhang Chong.

Martial arts, eating is fast.

Not long after Zhang Chong finished eating, he finished eating all the following. Ru Dian Wei even touched the oil on his lips rudely, and said with a smile:

"Strange to say, when I used to be unknown, eating meat once in a while was the most enjoyable time. Later, I ate more meat, and found that I couldn't find the pleasure of the past. But now, our old classics are eating happily again. Our old man ate this meat today, and he had to kill a few more thieves. ”

After Dian Wei finished speaking, Cai Qu clapped his hands and echoed:

"Yes, yes, I have the same mind this time, that is, it would be better to have wine."

After Cai Qu finished speaking, Yu Ban glared at him, and then he turned to Zhang Chong and said:

"Your Majesty, the various ministries have been dispatched. When are we going to fight. The last general is worried that if we delay any longer, we are afraid that this old thief will run away again. ”

Zhang Chong shook his head, he affirmed:

"Lu Zhi won't run. This time, in this Zhongren Pavilion, either he dies or I die. This is the final showdown between me and him. ”

Yu Ban nodded and stopped talking.

Zhang Chong looked at the generals in the tent again, there were more than sixty people, but Zhang Chong looked at every face carefully. The atmosphere that was originally driven by Dian Wei and Cai Qu gradually became depressed.

Everyone pursed their lips and didn't speak, and they tried to look at Zhang Chong. This was the first time they looked at the king after he became a king.

The king didn't say a word, but they understood everything.

Time was tight, but Zhang Chong still watched everyone and kept their faces at this moment in his mind.

Gradually, Zhang Chong's eyes moistened, and he did not hide his emotions in front of his brothers. Because for a lot of people, this time is their last.

Zhang Chong brushed aside a tear from the corner of his eye and made the final deployment:

"We don't have an advantage in this battle. The resilience of the enemy is not comparable to that of our previous opponents. So if we want to win this battle, we may have to pay a lot, even with your and my lives. Yes, and probably me. If my brothers and I die in this battle, then the living brothers will lead their troops to find Adam, and if Adam is unfortunate enough to be unable to fight, then the brothers will go to Laoguan in the south. Don't think about supporting my young son, for the ideals of our brothers are more important to me than the so-called inheritance. ”

Zhang Chong's words were interrupted for the first time, but it was Li Da with red eyes, kneeling on the ground and gritting his teeth:

"Don't say that, Your Majesty. My big eyes are changed by the king, if this battle really requires sacrifice. I, Li Damu, would like to die first for the Zhang family, and before I die, you won't be hurt by a single hair, the king. ”

And over there, Yu Ban also knelt on the ground calmly, he kowtowed, and said firmly:

"Your Majesty, I swore in front of you before, saying that I was willing to go to the soup for the generations of the Zhang family. And now I will still say this: 'Your Majesty, the last general will forbid to go to the soup for the generations of the Zhang family. 'Please give the order. ”

The generals present were already red-eyed, and they roared:

"Please give the order."

Zhang Chong smiled, although the tears in the corners of his eyes didn't know when they hung there again, but he really smiled from the heart.

He laughed:

"Okay, you protect me, and I Zhang Chong will protect you. Let us brothers fight together to create a peaceful and prosperous world. ”

The generals chanted:

"Fight out of a peaceful and prosperous world."

The rampagers outside the curtain also heard this roar, and they also drew their swords and shouted:

"Fight out of a peaceful and prosperous world."

The sound began to expand from the middle guard, to the rear military headquarters, and then to the town garrison, and the sound became louder and louder.

One person's voice may be small, but ten people's voices will be louder, and a hundred people's voices will be even greater.

But when 10,000 people, 50,000 people, and 100,000 people all chant a slogan in unison, it is not a voice, it is a kind of power, a power that changes the world.

At this moment, in the name of all living beings, with the power of the common people, the Taishan army will seek a peaceful and prosperous era for the leaders of the Qianqian for thousands of years.

The shocking slogan reached the ears of the Han soldiers on the slope, shaking their hearts. Several of the generals were unsteady and fell from their horses, their noses and faces swollen, and a few broke their necks.

There was once a person who broke the bridge at Nagasaka Slope and retreated from the three armies. But how can the power of one person be against the heart of ten thousand, at this moment, the clouds above the human pavilion were all roared away, and more sunlight fell.

Lu Zhi's Daxu had moved forward to the slope so that the whole army could see that he Lu Zhi was here.

Lu Zhiben, who was full of confidence, still sat calmly under the big curtain. But when he heard the battle cry of the Taishan army below, especially when he heard the four words "the world is peaceful", Lu Zhi began to pinch the horsewhip anxiously.

He muttered:

"Didn't the Han family give you a prosperous world? The rule of Wenjing, the prosperity of filial piety, and the prosperity of Guangwu. Although it is a little bitter now, but every twenty years of suffering, won't the good days come? Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you just try to endure and endure anymore? ”

Lu Zhi's murmur grew faster and faster, and he thought more and more. The long history beside him grabbed Lu Zhi's hand and said steadily:

"Lu Shuai, it's going to be a decisive battle."

Only then did Lu Zhi come back, and his people finally stopped thinking about it and waited quietly.

The time soon came to three o'clock.

The wind and the sun are a sign that today will be a rare good day, and the slopes, which were previously wet, will soon dry out.

Zhang Chong walked out of the tent, still wearing his mirror armor and draped all over his body.

He walked up to the high platform of the Chinese army, looked at the crimson mountains in the distance, took a deep breath, and said in a straight voice:

"Beat the drums of war!"

The following rampagers, including Chang Diao, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu, all shouted in unison:

"Beat the drums of war."

Eighty-six shirtless wrestlers, who had been waiting for a long time, began to beat the drums of the dull and heavy battle under the start of the team.

This time, the drums of war have been non-stop, and when the wrestlers are exhausted, someone will replace them, and in the process, the drums will not be messy.

A moment later, Zhang Chong muttered:

"Raise the sword soldiers, change the peace, and call the world back to Qingming!"

Sure enough, while Zhang Chong was thinking.

The following divisions also raised the battalion flag, the battle flag, the five-party flag, and the back flag, and then chanted one after another:

"Raise the sword soldiers, change the peace, and call the world back to Qingming!"

The sound changed from chaotic to uniform, from calm to excited.

Finally, Zhang Chong couldn't hold back his emotions anymore and shouted excitedly:

"Fight!"

……

The Taishan army has already gone to war, and the Han army has also begun to fly here, and the drums are in a hurry, ready to fight.

Under the big guard, Lu Zhi put on the basin collar armor, and his originally rickety body was tall and powerful under the armor.

Lu Zhi's attendant is Zheng Yi, his father is Zheng Xuan, a Confucian in Qingzhou, and he is also Lu Zhi's senior brother. He helped Lu Zhi to get into the saddle, but because of the excessive support, he accidentally lifted Lu Zhi to the other side of the saddle.

Zheng Yi was a little flustered, and he was busy correcting Lu Zhi, very ashamed.

Lu Zhi tapped Zheng Yi's helmet with a horsewhip and said gently:

"Boy, when you help an old man of your uncle's age get on the horse, you have to be light. Otherwise, it will have to be planted. At my age, I can't get up again when I plant it. ”

In the end, Lu Zhi meaningfully instructed Zheng Yi:

"Take care of your little junior brother, and when the big battle starts in a while, I won't be able to take care of you anymore."

After speaking, Lu Zhi no longer paid attention to the ignorant Zheng Yi, and immediately stepped forward to prepare for the army.

In this way, Zheng Yi watched his uncle's fiery red cloak get farther and farther away, fader and fainter, and finally never see it again.

I wrote this article with tears in my eyes. Feel the righteousness of brothers, feel the ideal dedication, and feel the all-out. In the name of the common people, with the help of the people, Zhang Chong must win this battle!

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