The red rising sun has risen above the forest in the east, and cotton-like clouds are floating in the blue sky.The breeze surrounds the sky and the sky is quiet.
But the ground was noisy and turbulent.The two armies were separated by two or three miles apart and gradually began to form a large formation confrontation between north and south.
Zhang Fu looked south, his ears filled with the generous speech of a civil servant not far away: The emperor is kind and kind, loves his people, treats his soldiers well, and is what everyone in the world wants! Now the rebel king is famous, cruel and bloody, and extremely debauchery. Wherever he goes, he is suffering from life and the people are blood and tears. This is a great disaster for the country. I hope that all the brothers of the government will work hard to kill the enemy, serve the country and the people, repay the emperor's kindness, and safeguard the people...
The rebellious king disobeyed the previous emperor, betrayed his brother, used his ministers to rebel against the king, and attacked his elder brother with his brother. He was ruthless and the gods and men were angry, and everyone was punished...
The government troops in the east shouted, and it was vaguely heard that the soldiers were shouting: Suppress the rebellion and make meritorious service, and be granted a marquis and receive rewards!There were also a large number of loud shouts coming from the endless formation opposite, and the momentum on both sides shook the world.
The camps of both sides in this battle were two or three miles away, because they were too many people and had artillery; therefore, they could not reach more than 100 steps before they could catch the position as before.
In more than two miles, even the Hongwu cannon with the farthest range in the Ming Dynasty could not be fired; so far, people could only roughly see the other party's camp, and even the words on the flag could not be seen clearly.
The government army had more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry facing the rebel formation, and the generals from east to west were Xue Lu, Tan Zhong, Zhang Fu, Chen Mao and Liu Sheng.
To the east is the left wing of the official army. Xue Lu originally led the right wing army, but now it has become the left wing when he is deploying the formation.
The entire official army formation spread out for more than ten miles east and west!
Although the territory is so vast, it is also very deep; the vertical depth, the two-layer square formation group in front and back, plus the Quan Yong team behind, there are more than 100 to 200 rows in each place.
The formation has a wide cross-section and grows in strips; only in this way can the number of people fighting head-on and the winner can be decided faster!
Before the war, Zhang Fu was preparing to attack and destroy the rebels; but today it seems that the rebels have the same idea!
Both sides have very wide fronts.
Zhang Fu stood in the central army position, facing the east and west sides, unable to see his head.The line of sight extends to two or three miles away at most, and people's eyes can't see farther away, and they can only see people on the terrain!
With such a large camp, the previous formation, whether it is the goose-shaped formation or the Bagua formation, have all lost its meaning; the edge of the camp is invisible, and even what has happened in the distance is unknown for a while, and the formation changes are meaningless.
Therefore, the large and large square formations of the two armies formed a simple long and large square formation to confront each other.
The battlefield was chosen by the people from the Han King, but Zhang Fu felt it was fair.There is not much difference between the height and terrain on the north and south sides.
This place is located in the south of Shaoyang County, Baoqing Prefecture, and it should be a slightly flattering place near the left.
The rolling hills and wildernesses have dry fields, mountains, forests, wastelands, scattered ponds and villages. The lowest terrain is mostly water-free fields, but there is no rice in the fields now.
There is little smoke on the hillsides, and the withered weeds and shrubs that have been burned out in autumn and winter, leaving only embers.
The army formation, countless soldiers, swords and guns, and clouds, almost covered the entire earth.
The strategy of the official army in front of the battle is to arrange square formations, but in fact, it must not be as neat as training in the school field; the undulating terrain and uneven ground make the crowds bend in a undulating formation, and people can only roughly maintain a vertical and horizontal queue.
There was a hustle and bustle on the earth, and both sides were still placing troops. The sound of drums, shouts, shouts and horse hooves were mixed together, and the ears were buzzing and loud!
drive!Zhang Fu shouted.He watched the central army for a while, and then rode his entourage eastward with his horse.
Before this, Zhang Fu had received a report from the scout that the Han King's flag was found on the east side of the enemy's formation and a large number of cavalry were deployed.Zhang Fu guessed that the King of Han might not be in the central army, but on the right wing of the rebels!
A group of people ran, and not long after, Zhang Fu rushed to Xue Lu's army formation several miles away and found Xue Lu's flag.
At this time, Xue Lu, who had a fierce face, also came over. He clasped his fists on the horse's back and said: "I will pay homage to the Duke of England!"
Zhang Fu turned his head and looked at the formation in the distance in the south, and said a little worriedly: The King of Rebellion himself is very likely to be opposite General Xue, General Xue should be careful!
Xue Lu's expression changed and said coldly: The British Duke Mingjian said that the last general was defeated in Sichuan because the Sichuan Guards mostly rebeled from the king and Qu Neng's old subordinates, and the morale of the army was unstable.In today's battle, the last general will avenge his previous shame!
Only by knowing shame can one be brave, and there is no greater good.Zhang Fu stared at Xue Lu's face and said.
At the moment when the two armies are facing each other and the formation is too wide, it is impossible for Zhang Fu to change positions; it is not a wise move to replace Xue Lu, the general on the left wing.
Xue Lu arrived in Huguang a few months ago and was also familiar with his subordinates.
Zhang Fu has decided to maintain the status quo.
At this time, Zhang Fu could only hope that Xue Lu's performance today would not disappoint.
Zhang Fu also said: This commander has transferred the main force of the cavalry to the left wing (east), and many horse troops are moving eastward, so General Xue can control it.
Xue Lu said happily: The rebels are spreading east and west, with a wide array of equal to mine, and their troops are fewer than me. They will definitely defeat them at the end of today!
Seeing that Xue Lu was full of confidence, Zhang Fu nodded and couldn't help but reminded him in a deep voice: Yangwuhou, if you have any more mistakes, you will never have a chance to lead a third time.It depends on today whether General Xue will honor his ancestors or die in humiliation!
Xue Lu's face turned red and he nodded solemnly with a glaring look.
Zhang Fu reached out and patted Xue Lu on the shoulder: The rebel general is safe, the cavalry war is very powerful, and I have some knowledge during the battle in Nanyue Township.As long as General Xue uses cavalry to protect the rear wings, the rebel cavalry will not have much effect...
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fu stood on the hillside and suddenly found that the enemy troops and a large number of horse teams on the opposite side walked out of the formation from the front!
Zhang Fu frowned and thought to himself: Do the rebels still want to use cavalry to break the formation from the front?With so many infantry phalanxes, did the King of Han think it was a straw target?
Xue Lu also discovered that many cavalry came out from the front and came to the front of the rebel formation on the undulating land in the distance.Xue Lu was also confused and said: Are the rebels coming to die?
After a while, a more strange situation occurred.All infantry and cavalry in the east side of the rebels, including the Quan Yong team behind them, began to advance slowly!
On the distant land facing Xue Lu's army, the rebels began to march on the entire line with a cavalry of no less than thousands of people in front and countless phalanxes behind.
Zhang Fu sat on the horse's back and watched for a while, but couldn't understand what the rebels wanted to do!He pondered: What does the Han King want to use hundreds of thousands of people to arrange the attack formation of the wild goose line?
Xue Lu smiled and said: Isn’t it necessary to use 300,000 people to encircle and siege our army of more than 400,000?
Zhang Fu shook his head, feeling that such a large goose-shaped formation was simply a joke.
The people on the east side were completely invisible to the battlefield on the west side, and they didn’t even know what happened. How to cooperate to form a formation?
The King of Han has experienced many battles and is a good at using troops. He must never underestimate the enemy!Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, General Xue should not be impatient, first stabilize the camp and withstand the rebels' offensive.
Xue Lu put away his smile and said seriously: The last general will get the order!
Zhang Fu said: I will go back to the central army first and ask what happened on the west side...
The King of Han there was also a happy person. As soon as both sides set up a large formation, some places had not completely rectified the queues, the rebels began to advance!
Of course, there was no reason for the messenger. As soon as the army unfolded, no matter who was right or wrong, the King of Han directly began the offensive of the war.
However, the large formation of tens of thousands of people in the rebels must maintain the formation after the cross-section is unfolded, and the speed is very slow, otherwise it will easily run away by itself.
It will take time for the rebels on the east side to approach Xue Lu's army more than two miles away.
Zhang Fu clamped his legs and accelerated his speed to run westward from the gap between the square arrays.His face was facing the left, watching the movement of the rebel formation.
After he ran west with his entourage for a while, he soon saw another large rebel formation; it was a large rebel army slightly closer to the middle, and it was still in the array at this time!
At present, the situation in the east is only the right wing of the rebels.
The more Zhang Fu watched the military situation, the more he felt that the rebels were adjusting their formation and turning into large formations such as goose-shaped formations.
Although it is irrelevant; if the rebels only start attacking from the right wing, there is no need to push all the people on the right wing forward... The risk is too great, and the entire army will be suppressed. Once the attack is frustrated and retreated and is counterattacked by the official army, the entire rebels' right wing army is likely to be defeated!
Although the movement at the beginning of the battlefield was unexpected, Zhang Fu was still calm at this time.
The Zhang family has been officials for several generations, and his father Zhang Yu is also a general. Zhang Fu has heard of and seen many battle formations, and he is very clear about all kinds of tactics.
No matter how the rebel formation changes, you have to fight for the victory or defeat with real swords and guns. It is impossible to win just because the formation is fancy and beautiful!
After a while, Zhang Fu rushed to the Central Army. Seeing that many civil servants and generals were under the banner of the Central Army, he asked: What military information is there on the right wing (Western)?
A general clasped his fists and said: General, Liu Sheng, the right-wing wing, sent someone to report that the formation was almost set up, and the rebels stood in front of each other and three miles away!
After hearing this, Zhang Fu thought that there was a time interval between military intelligence coming, so he ordered: Send a quick horse to the west immediately to see the movements of the rebels' left wing and come back immediately to report!
Get order!
Zhang Fu looked into the distance, thinking about it all the time.As the head coach, you must make a quick decision in the face of the battle!But you must understand the situation in advance so that you will not be confused temporarily.
He thought to himself: If the rebels really use a wild goose-shaped formation and their wings spread forward and protrude, it will not be a bad thing for the official army.
At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, defense is always cheaper than offense. First of all, the artillery can be set up and wait.What's more, the official army has the advantage of military strength and can appropriately reinforce the two wings. This battle is the best defensive counterattack!
But the ground was noisy and turbulent.The two armies were separated by two or three miles apart and gradually began to form a large formation confrontation between north and south.
Zhang Fu looked south, his ears filled with the generous speech of a civil servant not far away: The emperor is kind and kind, loves his people, treats his soldiers well, and is what everyone in the world wants! Now the rebel king is famous, cruel and bloody, and extremely debauchery. Wherever he goes, he is suffering from life and the people are blood and tears. This is a great disaster for the country. I hope that all the brothers of the government will work hard to kill the enemy, serve the country and the people, repay the emperor's kindness, and safeguard the people...
The rebellious king disobeyed the previous emperor, betrayed his brother, used his ministers to rebel against the king, and attacked his elder brother with his brother. He was ruthless and the gods and men were angry, and everyone was punished...
The government troops in the east shouted, and it was vaguely heard that the soldiers were shouting: Suppress the rebellion and make meritorious service, and be granted a marquis and receive rewards!There were also a large number of loud shouts coming from the endless formation opposite, and the momentum on both sides shook the world.
The camps of both sides in this battle were two or three miles away, because they were too many people and had artillery; therefore, they could not reach more than 100 steps before they could catch the position as before.
In more than two miles, even the Hongwu cannon with the farthest range in the Ming Dynasty could not be fired; so far, people could only roughly see the other party's camp, and even the words on the flag could not be seen clearly.
The government army had more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry facing the rebel formation, and the generals from east to west were Xue Lu, Tan Zhong, Zhang Fu, Chen Mao and Liu Sheng.
To the east is the left wing of the official army. Xue Lu originally led the right wing army, but now it has become the left wing when he is deploying the formation.
The entire official army formation spread out for more than ten miles east and west!
Although the territory is so vast, it is also very deep; the vertical depth, the two-layer square formation group in front and back, plus the Quan Yong team behind, there are more than 100 to 200 rows in each place.
The formation has a wide cross-section and grows in strips; only in this way can the number of people fighting head-on and the winner can be decided faster!
Before the war, Zhang Fu was preparing to attack and destroy the rebels; but today it seems that the rebels have the same idea!
Both sides have very wide fronts.
Zhang Fu stood in the central army position, facing the east and west sides, unable to see his head.The line of sight extends to two or three miles away at most, and people's eyes can't see farther away, and they can only see people on the terrain!
With such a large camp, the previous formation, whether it is the goose-shaped formation or the Bagua formation, have all lost its meaning; the edge of the camp is invisible, and even what has happened in the distance is unknown for a while, and the formation changes are meaningless.
Therefore, the large and large square formations of the two armies formed a simple long and large square formation to confront each other.
The battlefield was chosen by the people from the Han King, but Zhang Fu felt it was fair.There is not much difference between the height and terrain on the north and south sides.
This place is located in the south of Shaoyang County, Baoqing Prefecture, and it should be a slightly flattering place near the left.
The rolling hills and wildernesses have dry fields, mountains, forests, wastelands, scattered ponds and villages. The lowest terrain is mostly water-free fields, but there is no rice in the fields now.
There is little smoke on the hillsides, and the withered weeds and shrubs that have been burned out in autumn and winter, leaving only embers.
The army formation, countless soldiers, swords and guns, and clouds, almost covered the entire earth.
The strategy of the official army in front of the battle is to arrange square formations, but in fact, it must not be as neat as training in the school field; the undulating terrain and uneven ground make the crowds bend in a undulating formation, and people can only roughly maintain a vertical and horizontal queue.
There was a hustle and bustle on the earth, and both sides were still placing troops. The sound of drums, shouts, shouts and horse hooves were mixed together, and the ears were buzzing and loud!
drive!Zhang Fu shouted.He watched the central army for a while, and then rode his entourage eastward with his horse.
Before this, Zhang Fu had received a report from the scout that the Han King's flag was found on the east side of the enemy's formation and a large number of cavalry were deployed.Zhang Fu guessed that the King of Han might not be in the central army, but on the right wing of the rebels!
A group of people ran, and not long after, Zhang Fu rushed to Xue Lu's army formation several miles away and found Xue Lu's flag.
At this time, Xue Lu, who had a fierce face, also came over. He clasped his fists on the horse's back and said: "I will pay homage to the Duke of England!"
Zhang Fu turned his head and looked at the formation in the distance in the south, and said a little worriedly: The King of Rebellion himself is very likely to be opposite General Xue, General Xue should be careful!
Xue Lu's expression changed and said coldly: The British Duke Mingjian said that the last general was defeated in Sichuan because the Sichuan Guards mostly rebeled from the king and Qu Neng's old subordinates, and the morale of the army was unstable.In today's battle, the last general will avenge his previous shame!
Only by knowing shame can one be brave, and there is no greater good.Zhang Fu stared at Xue Lu's face and said.
At the moment when the two armies are facing each other and the formation is too wide, it is impossible for Zhang Fu to change positions; it is not a wise move to replace Xue Lu, the general on the left wing.
Xue Lu arrived in Huguang a few months ago and was also familiar with his subordinates.
Zhang Fu has decided to maintain the status quo.
At this time, Zhang Fu could only hope that Xue Lu's performance today would not disappoint.
Zhang Fu also said: This commander has transferred the main force of the cavalry to the left wing (east), and many horse troops are moving eastward, so General Xue can control it.
Xue Lu said happily: The rebels are spreading east and west, with a wide array of equal to mine, and their troops are fewer than me. They will definitely defeat them at the end of today!
Seeing that Xue Lu was full of confidence, Zhang Fu nodded and couldn't help but reminded him in a deep voice: Yangwuhou, if you have any more mistakes, you will never have a chance to lead a third time.It depends on today whether General Xue will honor his ancestors or die in humiliation!
Xue Lu's face turned red and he nodded solemnly with a glaring look.
Zhang Fu reached out and patted Xue Lu on the shoulder: The rebel general is safe, the cavalry war is very powerful, and I have some knowledge during the battle in Nanyue Township.As long as General Xue uses cavalry to protect the rear wings, the rebel cavalry will not have much effect...
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fu stood on the hillside and suddenly found that the enemy troops and a large number of horse teams on the opposite side walked out of the formation from the front!
Zhang Fu frowned and thought to himself: Do the rebels still want to use cavalry to break the formation from the front?With so many infantry phalanxes, did the King of Han think it was a straw target?
Xue Lu also discovered that many cavalry came out from the front and came to the front of the rebel formation on the undulating land in the distance.Xue Lu was also confused and said: Are the rebels coming to die?
After a while, a more strange situation occurred.All infantry and cavalry in the east side of the rebels, including the Quan Yong team behind them, began to advance slowly!
On the distant land facing Xue Lu's army, the rebels began to march on the entire line with a cavalry of no less than thousands of people in front and countless phalanxes behind.
Zhang Fu sat on the horse's back and watched for a while, but couldn't understand what the rebels wanted to do!He pondered: What does the Han King want to use hundreds of thousands of people to arrange the attack formation of the wild goose line?
Xue Lu smiled and said: Isn’t it necessary to use 300,000 people to encircle and siege our army of more than 400,000?
Zhang Fu shook his head, feeling that such a large goose-shaped formation was simply a joke.
The people on the east side were completely invisible to the battlefield on the west side, and they didn’t even know what happened. How to cooperate to form a formation?
The King of Han has experienced many battles and is a good at using troops. He must never underestimate the enemy!Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, General Xue should not be impatient, first stabilize the camp and withstand the rebels' offensive.
Xue Lu put away his smile and said seriously: The last general will get the order!
Zhang Fu said: I will go back to the central army first and ask what happened on the west side...
The King of Han there was also a happy person. As soon as both sides set up a large formation, some places had not completely rectified the queues, the rebels began to advance!
Of course, there was no reason for the messenger. As soon as the army unfolded, no matter who was right or wrong, the King of Han directly began the offensive of the war.
However, the large formation of tens of thousands of people in the rebels must maintain the formation after the cross-section is unfolded, and the speed is very slow, otherwise it will easily run away by itself.
It will take time for the rebels on the east side to approach Xue Lu's army more than two miles away.
Zhang Fu clamped his legs and accelerated his speed to run westward from the gap between the square arrays.His face was facing the left, watching the movement of the rebel formation.
After he ran west with his entourage for a while, he soon saw another large rebel formation; it was a large rebel army slightly closer to the middle, and it was still in the array at this time!
At present, the situation in the east is only the right wing of the rebels.
The more Zhang Fu watched the military situation, the more he felt that the rebels were adjusting their formation and turning into large formations such as goose-shaped formations.
Although it is irrelevant; if the rebels only start attacking from the right wing, there is no need to push all the people on the right wing forward... The risk is too great, and the entire army will be suppressed. Once the attack is frustrated and retreated and is counterattacked by the official army, the entire rebels' right wing army is likely to be defeated!
Although the movement at the beginning of the battlefield was unexpected, Zhang Fu was still calm at this time.
The Zhang family has been officials for several generations, and his father Zhang Yu is also a general. Zhang Fu has heard of and seen many battle formations, and he is very clear about all kinds of tactics.
No matter how the rebel formation changes, you have to fight for the victory or defeat with real swords and guns. It is impossible to win just because the formation is fancy and beautiful!
After a while, Zhang Fu rushed to the Central Army. Seeing that many civil servants and generals were under the banner of the Central Army, he asked: What military information is there on the right wing (Western)?
A general clasped his fists and said: General, Liu Sheng, the right-wing wing, sent someone to report that the formation was almost set up, and the rebels stood in front of each other and three miles away!
After hearing this, Zhang Fu thought that there was a time interval between military intelligence coming, so he ordered: Send a quick horse to the west immediately to see the movements of the rebels' left wing and come back immediately to report!
Get order!
Zhang Fu looked into the distance, thinking about it all the time.As the head coach, you must make a quick decision in the face of the battle!But you must understand the situation in advance so that you will not be confused temporarily.
He thought to himself: If the rebels really use a wild goose-shaped formation and their wings spread forward and protrude, it will not be a bad thing for the official army.
At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, defense is always cheaper than offense. First of all, the artillery can be set up and wait.What's more, the official army has the advantage of military strength and can appropriately reinforce the two wings. This battle is the best defensive counterattack!
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