Chapter 0545: The Battle of the Chasm
Wang Chong was a captain of the Jin army, originally subordinate to the Imperial Forest Army, the commander of the Imperial Palace of the Vertical Arch City, but in the Wei and Jin wars, the Jin State recruited soldiers and horses in many ways, and even sent part of his own Imperial Forest Army to the front line.
Wang Chong was promoted to the position of lieutenant, with 2,000 troops under his command.
These 2,000 people, except for the five hundred old brothers of the Imperial Forest Army, the rest are soldiers or county soldiers and recruits from Jiaozhou, Guangzhou and Yizhou, and their combat effectiveness is not strong.
Wang Chong was ostensibly a captain of the Jin army, but in fact he was a spy who was planted by the secret guard of the Wei State to the Imperial Forest Army in the early years. Unexpectedly, after so many years, Wang Chong became a captain of the Jin Army silently!
Like Wang Chong, who was in the Jin camp and had his heart in Wei, he was originally a meticulous work of the secret guard, or there were not a few generals of the Jin army who had been coerced and lured by the secret guard, and then defected in private.
Some high-ranking generals, the secret guard naturally can't be bought, but some middle-level generals such as guerrilla generals, lieutenant generals, school captains, and Du Lieutenants, a large part of them are from the Wei State.
As far as Wang Chong knew, there were eight comrades-in-arms under his command, or in other troops, all of whom were placed in the Imperial Forest Army together, and Wang Chong did not know whether there were other troops or not.
Late at night that day, a man dressed as a Jin sergeant and claiming to be a secret guard walked in. After making a face-to-face conversation with Wang Chong, and after saying two code words that others couldn't understand, he went to Wang Chong's bedroom to discuss matters.
"Wang Chong, I am here on the orders of His Majesty."
"Please."
"Tomorrow, our army will cross the river, and then the Jin army will retreat slightly, and when our army crosses the river, some of the men and horses will launch an attack, and then please those of you who are lurking in the Jin army shout 'The Jin army is defeated and retreat', or 'Flee, the Jin army is defeated' and something like that. When the time comes, the Jin army will be in turmoil, and our army will be able to fight down! ”
Wang Chong bowed his head slightly and said, "I promise to complete the task." ”
"By the way, if the Jin army is defeated like this, it will definitely flee. In case of accidental killing, you can tie a red scarf around your left arm to save you from death. ”
"So, where did we get so many red scarves?"
The soldier took out a red scarf from his baggage and said, "Take it." This battle is won, and Your Majesty and Great Wei will not forget your hard work! ”
Wang Chong went to contact the "secret guards" he knew, distributed red scarves to them, and told them about the big things.
The next day, the sound of war drums "dong dong" sounded, and the entire dome was instantly lit up.
On both sides of the chasm, the Wei and Jin armies, which had long been ready to attack, lined up here.
Both sides are high morale and fighting spirit, but looking down from above, compared to the Jin army that looks like a giant elephant, the Wei army on the opposite side is more like a wild wolf.
The Wei army was dressed in fiery red uniforms, and their new armor glistened in the sunlight, and they raised shields, swords, or spears, or sat on horseback and looked ahead. Their eyes all showed a high-spirited fighting spirit, and they had an indomitable fighting spirit that looked at death as home!
The Wei army did not have many arms, only light cavalry and infantry, but they were in the elite.
The light cavalry was armed with horses, crossbows, arrows, knives, spears or halberds, while the infantry were equipped with round shields and spears, and carried several javelins on their backs, which were useful for a short period of time to carry out long-range attacks.
The horses neighed, but the people were silent.
"Roar, roar, roar! Kill ......"
Diametrically opposed to the Wei army was the Jin army array, which was located on the east bank of the chasm.
These Wei troops wore silver-white battle clothes and gray armor, and were equipped with a variety of weapons, such as knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, axes, axes, hooks, and forks.
However, in stark contrast to the Wei army, some of the soldiers of these Jin troops could not even get together a pair of armor, and their weapons were still okay.
As soon as the time came, Yin Hao ordered all the Jin troops to retreat five hundred steps and wait for the battle.
In the process of evacuation, of course, there were no accidents. After some twists and turns, the 500,000 Jin troops finally withdrew from the banks of the chasm, and the Wei army on the opposite side finally beat the war drums and began to shout hoarsely.
Ran Min rode his mount, the Fire Dragon Horse, holding a double-edged spear, cruising in front of the phalanx of the army like this, stopping from time to time, looking at it from time to time, and when he raised his hand, the 60,000 Wei army soldiers present finally stopped shouting.
"Soldiers! It's finally the day! Today is the time for us to fight to the death with the Jin army! If you don't win, you die! ”
Ran Min raised his eyes and saw that his eyes were full of black and oppressive Wei soldiers, and he said loudly: "Soldiers, do you see it?" The enemy is heading towards the Ghost Gate! Born as a human being, it is the glory of our generation to be able to participate in such a big battle! ”
Pointing the double-edged spear in his hand at the opposite riverbank, Ran Min was full of anger and said loudly: "Let the enemy spare blood and soak our robes!" Kill! ”
"Kill!"
After such a mobilization by Ran Min, the Wei army Ruishi, who had been holding back his breath for a long time, suddenly became even more excited, as if he had been stimulated, screaming like a hungry wolf, and rushing towards the opposite riverbank.
The battle of the chasm will be remembered by history!
The Wei army rushed past like a fiery red wave, crossing the shallows of the chasm, and moving in unison.
The shallows of the chasm can be walked through on foot, and the water depth is no more than half a person's height, and at most it is submerged in the chest, so both people and horses can run through.
Looking at the Wei army rushing over, Yin Hao, who was watching from afar on the hillside, was as stable as an old dog on the surface, but in fact, he was panicked in his heart, and his palms were sweating.
He knew that his battle with Wei Jun was a big gamble, and if he won the bet, he would be the hero of the Jin Kingdom. The bet was lost, the 500,000 Jin army was wiped out, and even he Yin Hao was ruined, and the Jin State fell into the abyss and was annexed by the Wei State!
After going ashore, only two hundred steps away from the Jin army formation on the opposite side, Ran Min waved his hand non-stop: "Bow and crossbow ready!" ”
The light cavalry of the Wei army took out the arrows in the quiver hanging on the side of the saddle and placed them on the crossbows.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Why didn't the Wei army stop?
Yin Hao was stunned for a moment, and then jumped to his feet and shouted: "Quickly pass the military order!" Bed crossbow! No, the archers put their arrows! ”
Immediately a herald on horseback ran over to give the order.
But it was too late, and it stands to reason that the Wei army should not have suddenly launched an attack after crossing the river before the army had even assembled. Moreover, at a distance of 200 paces, ordinary arrows cannot be shot, but the cavalry of the Wei army is equipped with bows and crossbows, which not only have a long range, but also have great lethality!
Before Yin Hao's military order was delivered, the Wei army's powerful arrows had already been shot into the Jin army's phalanx, and many Jin soldiers in the front row had already been killed by arrows and fell in a pool of blood before they could react.
"Boom! ……”
The light cavalry of the Wei army was shooting arrows and galloping horses, and the rain of arrows fell one after another, and the Jin soldiers in front of them wailed and died one after another.
When Yin Hao's military order was conveyed to the front, the Wei army's foot soldiers suddenly stepped forward, firing round after round of javelin volleys, this javelin was even stronger than the power of the arrow, directly penetrating the shield of the Jin army's shield bearers and shooting those Jin soldiers.
Ran Min led the thousands of light cavalry who had already gone ashore, and when he was a hundred steps away from the Jin army's phalanx, he threw his bow and crossbow, replaced it with a spear, and rushed straight over with a long snake formation.
At this time, the Jin army's bed crossbows and arrow arrays had been deployed, but the Wei army's foot soldiers, who had already stood on both sides, threw several rounds of javelins, shooting and killing many Jin archers.
"Ahhh ……”
On the battlefield, the sound of wailing is endless.
Ran Min took the lead, holding a double-edged spear, driving the fire dragon horse under his crotch to quickly advance into the phalanx of the Jin army, wantonly rushing and killing, and there was no enemy under him, as if he was in a no-man's land.
As for the thousands of light cavalry following behind Ran Min, they were even more brave, rushing left and right, breaking the enemy with their guns, and soon tore a hole in the huge Jin army array!
At this point in the war, it was still possible for the Jin army to fight back, but at this time, Wang Chong and others, who were staying in the middle of the Jin army, suddenly shouted.
"Run! The Jin army is defeated! The Wei people are here! ”
"Defeated! Run for your life! ”
Then, these people who had turned their backs on the Jin Kingdom tied red scarves on their arms and threw away all the flags.
You must know that over the years, the dark guards have placed a lot of Rao in the Jin army, and they can figure out their movements. No, they shouted one after another, which immediately caused a huge panic.
This mood was like a plague, quickly spreading to the hearts of every Jin soldier in the vicinity
"Run!"
Seeing the fire in the rear, the Jin soldiers who were fighting with the Wei army were also frightened, and then turned around and ran away without getting a military order!
Seeing this scene, Yin Hao jumped to his feet in anger: "Who let them escape?" Who is spreading rumors! ”
But no matter how angry Yin Hao was, the Jin army had already been defeated!
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