Chapter 1006: Rocky Beach
Kong Xuan's addition did make the hearts of the high-level of the Western Expeditionary Army much more stable. But ordinary soldiers don't know. One by one, I think the most interesting thing at present is the martial arts classic that is said to be very magical issued by Master Wen, what is called "Proud of the Ninefold Refining Body Decision".
Who can afford to learn martial arts? This is a cut off army! The whole army of 50,000 people are all monks, and they can use the cart before the horse to turn around and go back to learn martial arts methods?
Therefore, even if Wen Zhong sent down the martial arts method sent by Zhang Guifang, there were very few people who really practiced it.
This is not to blame these interception sergeants, but only to blame Wen Zhong for not explaining. His idea was to let the soldiers practice this martial art first, and then he would expand the same kind of cultivation method according to the principles of this martial art, and then improve the cultivation strength of the soldiers. But he is currently in the military formation, and the situation is foggy, and Wen Zhong has no time to meditate, so he can only send the martial arts down first.
Of course, all this was just a small episode for Wen Zhong's army, and no one cared.
Then, on the third day after Kong Xuan arrived at the military formation, the army started again, and the target was Jiang Ziya's military village fifty miles away.
This place is open, there is no dangerous place to defend, the only thing that can stop the western army is to set up a high village, and attack and defend it head-on.
Turning his head, in the tent of the commander of the Xiqi Army, Jiang Ziya was also dressed in a military uniform, with a murderous face, and he also had the demeanor of an iron-blooded veteran.
"The spies reported that Wen Zhong had already left the camp with all his troops, and it was expected to arrive in front of our phalanx in half a day. Rocky beach, I expected him to set up a position here, so, I order!
Where, lead the army of 5,000 as the vanguard, quickly occupy the slope on the left side of the rocky beach, and seize the powerful terrain for the follow-up cavalry!
Yang Jian, you lead 5,000 troops for my left wing, and you must not give orders and act rashly!
Li Jing, you lead 6,000 troops as my right wing, and you can let Jin Zha Muzha help you. Carry more spearmen and shields, and I need you to hold my right flank firmly for me at all times.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are all in the Chinese army. After half an hour, follow me out of the village to meet the enemy!"
"Obey the commander's order!"
After fighting so many battles with the Western Army, Jiang Ziya can be regarded as having completely figured out the power component in his hands. Whether it is a soldier or a general, as long as none of the generals who originally belonged to Xiqi or Chaoge are of great use. Maybe it's okay to change places, but in the face of Wen Zhong's interception, there is no advantage at all.
Therefore, after several defeats in a row, Jiang Ziya no longer estimated the criticism of the Central Plains generals of the Xiqi Army, but tried his best to integrate the jurisdiction and command of all the soldiers, and left all the generals he thought were unusable in the Chinese Army, and he would not send the matter of leading the troops to these people again.
And what made Jiang Ziya make this decision was not a whim, but with enough confidence.
First, the support of the people's religion and the exposition of the religion for the Xiqi side can be described as strong. Whether it is the disciples under the Twelve Golden Immortals, or the immortals of Shouyang Mountain in Taishang, they are all fully supported. As long as Jiang Ziya makes a request, no one will delay or shirk. So now the generals in Jiang Ziya's hands are strong.
There are Yang Jian, who is very good at military warfare in the three religions, and Li Jing, as well as Nezha, who is deeply influenced by Li Jing. These three are all good at marching and arranging troops, and the most important thing is that they are extremely aware of the means and tricks between the monks, and they are definitely better than those ordinary generals in Xiqi in terms of cognition.
Among them, especially Yang Jian, the Manifestation Saint True Monarch, is quite outstanding in terms of both personal combat effectiveness and military aspects. And after Yang Jian came, Xiqi's battle situation became much smoother, and even almost pulled the balance of victory and defeat back to a flat position.
On the other hand, Yang Jian and other immortals were reused by Jiang Ziya, and the rest of the old generals such as Huang Feihu fell into a very depressed and ashamed situation. But the current form is that Jiang Ziya's arrangement is not flawless. They could only follow the Chinese army in despair and watch the excitement.
"Report!"
"Great commander! Wen Zhong's army is already less than ten miles away from the rocky beach!"
Jiang Ziya stood on the chariot and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the former general?"
"Your Excellency, the former general has reached the left slope of the rocky beach. ”
"Okay, herald, be sure to resist Wen Zhong's front army, and wait for my army to arrive!" He immediately said to the herald beside him: "Order the whole army, speed up the march, and be sure to reach the established position before Wen Zhong's army arrives at the rocky beach!"
"Yes!"
There are not many options on the battlefield, and once you have decided on it, you need to arrive as soon as possible to occupy a vantage point. Jiang Ziya thought so, and Wen Zhong naturally thought the same.
So when Jiang Ziya listened to the report of the sentinel in front, in fact, Nezha, as a former general, had collided with Yuan Hong, who was also a former army.
Who is Yuan Hong? Demon cultivator, the ape itself. Interception disciples, practice in the East Pole Meishan, the head of the Seven Monsters of Meishan, strong mana, quite a general's talent, and practice eight or nine Xuangong, and the general Yang Jian in the Xiqi Army cultivated the same origin, but the way is different.
Originally, Yuan Hong's strength should not be a former general, he is a strong man who can inferiorly the tribe in a head-to-head confrontation with Yang Jian. But Wen Zhong did the opposite.
The role of the front army is to break away from the main position of the army and use high mobility to seize the powerful terrain of the decisive battle. This is the habit of all soldiers, Jiang Ziya is like this, and so is Wen Zhong. But Wen Zhong is much more sophisticated than Jiang Ziya. After all, although Jiang Ziya is powerful, how long has it been since he was in the battle array?
In the previous four or five encounters, Wen Zhong found that Jiang Ziya's former army generals were all monks in the middle reaches, although they were also military, but their overall strength was only "acceptable". But Wen Zhong didn't do anything for this joint, but was waiting for an opportunity. Now that Kong Xuan is here, and there is an overwhelming force in the camp, the time has come.
With Yuan Hong as the front army, the front army sent by Jiang Ziya was annihilated or defeated, and the powerful terrain of the battlefield was occupied.
Don't underestimate this small change, the victory or defeat of a big battle is slowly accumulated from such inconspicuous details.
And everything is indeed as Wen Zhong expected. As the former general of the Xiqi army, although Nezha arrived at the slope north of the rocky slope first, he was met by Yuan Hong, who came later. In general, if the later side cannot take it in one go, after a little temptation, it needs to retreat quickly, so as not to be surrounded by the enemy's army.
But now both Yuan Hong and Nazha are ordinary soldiers, and it is not too much to say that they are immortals. Besides, Yuan Hong's side originally came with the purpose of frustrating the spirit of the Xiqi army.
So the two armies met and it was a fierce fight from the beginning.
Nezha is not single-handed, there are also quite a few monks in the former army, and there are many people who explain the strength of the two sects, and Yuan Hong's subordinates are in a similar situation. But in terms of high-end combat power, Yuan Hong, who came prepared, obviously had an advantage, and the soldiers were all strong and arbitrary, and Nezha's front army had been defeated after only resisting less than a meal.
Nezha escaped with serious injuries, and the monks of the two sects were injured more than ten times, and three died.
It can be described as a big defeat.
(End of chapter)