Fenghou

Chapter 85 Rematch

The two armies were [-] paces apart, and the [-] Shaanxi troops walked forward step by step. They formed a square formation with [-] spears in the center, and [-] sword and shield troops on each side as the left and right wings.

The Shenwu Left Deputy Army formed a group of five people and a group of fifty people, forming ten combat groups.

"Zhang Dutong seems to be optimistic about the Shenwu Army?" In the stands, Privy Clerk Li replied with a smile and asked Dutong Zhang Jundao.

Zhang Jun smiled faintly, "It can be seen from the formation of troops that the Shenwu Army deploys troops more skillfully. It can quickly disperse into hundreds of five-man regiments, and can be tightened into a group at any time. It can be described as flexible and flexible. That's what trained performance is all about.

Looking at the Shaanxi Army again, their formation is very traditional and simple, but it may not be effective. "

“How come you see?”

Zhang Jun snorted coldly and said, "Because the opponents are different. The Western Army used to deal with Xixia cavalry, so they formed a spear formation to fight, but now their opponent is infantry, but they still use the formation to deal with cavalry. Why? Possibly successful?"

Li Hui also became a little worried. He didn't want Chen Qing's army to fail.

Fifty steps away from the opponent's army, Chen Qing shouted, "Charge!"

The Western Army suddenly mobilized, and three hundred soldiers shouted. They lined up tightly. Although each blunt spear had no edge, it accumulated collective strength, and slammed into each other like an iron fist.

"Great!"

Xin Yongzong let out a secret cry. He saw the opponent's tactics and replaced the sharpness of the spear with strength. Their soldiers could not resist this powerful force. Get together.

Xin Yongzong only hesitated for a moment, and then ordered sharply: "Scatter!"

He chose to disperse. If they gathered into a group, the sword and shield army would be at a disadvantage in terms of combat distance and strength.

The Sword and Shield Army quickly spread out to both sides, and the middle team became sparse. The running Western Army rushed into the enemy formation like an elephant. The five Shenwu Army combat teams could not resist and retreated one after another. Several Sword and Shield Army soldiers were unable to retreat in time and were knocked to the ground by the Spear Army.

The Western Army's Spear Corps rushed into the opponent's formation and divided the opponent into two.

Chen Qing then shouted: "Two-headed dragon fight!"

The formation of the western army changed, from an elephant to a two-headed dragon. Hu Yantong led two hundred men to the east, Liu Qiong led two hundred men to the west, and Zheng Ping led one hundred spear troops to cooperate with Liu Qiong to fight from the south.

In the stands, Li Hui laughed, "Zhang Dutong, this is not a formation for cavalry!"

Zhang Jun's face was a bit ugly. He had just understood the Western Army's combat intention, which was to cut the opponent into two and overwhelm the opponent tactically.

When the two armies are fighting, the most important thing is to fight smoothly so that the morale can be full, but if the battle is not smooth, the morale will be affected, and more importantly, the various combat plans formulated before will not be able to be implemented.

It’s like a student exam. If you can do every question on the exam paper, you will be full of confidence. You only hate yourself for writing too slowly. If you can’t solve a big question or a few questions, your confidence will be affected, and your final score will definitely be high. no.

Xin Yongzong has very rich combat experience. When the opponent changed his formation, he immediately understood the opponent's combat intention. The opponent wanted to use three super powerful legions to implement a strategy of defeating his fifty combat teams. He immediately Ordered: "Assemble!"

The drums sounded, and the two divided armies of the Shenwu Army quickly assembled. Fifty small teams assembled into two large formations of swords and shields, and also fought against each other with collective strength.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Chen Qing's mouth, and he ordered again, "Scatter the battle!"

The drums of the Western Army also sounded, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

The drums were beating quickly, and the three teams that had gathered together split into fifty small teams in an instant. Each team consisted of ten people, and each team had six spearmen and four sword and shield soldiers. This is the formation that the Western Army trains every night. , has been tempered, and the soldiers cooperated very tacitly.

Fifty squads fought against the enemy on the run, showing their advantages.

At this moment, Zhang Jun, who had been watching the battle, fell silent. He began to realize that he had underestimated the Western Army. The Western Army used two false moves to lure the opponent to change tactics. If the army changes tactics again, it will appear too passive. Being led by the nose by the opponent will affect morale.

But if the tactics remain unchanged, they will be completely on the defensive, and will suffer a great loss in the opponent's long weapon advantage and high-speed running confrontation.

Xin Yongzong smiled wryly in his heart. He didn't expect that the opponent's real tactic was Sanda. At this time, he could no longer change his tactic, which would seriously affect morale. He had to bite the bullet and finish the first half, and then follow his established tactic in the second half.

Xin Yongzong felt an indescribable sense of shame in his heart, and shouted: "The formation of knives and shields is impenetrable!"

The soldiers of the Shenwu Army held large shields and formed two circles. This is also the reason why Xin Yongzong did not want to change the formation. The defensive ability of the sword and shield formation is very strong. It can not only ensure that the casualties on one side are not many, but also consume the opponent's physical strength. , Prepare for the counterattack in the second half.

Chen Qing waved his long halberd and ordered: "The third battalion gathers to attack the enemy in the west!"

The third battalion was one hundred soldiers from Zheng Ping. They quickly assembled into a phalanx, like a battering ram, and the hundred assembled soldiers rushed towards the formation of swords and shields on the left with spears in hand.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, more than [-] sword and shield soldiers were overturned on the ground, and a gap was torn open in the tight sword and shield formation. Eight Western Army squads rushed into the gap, and the Shenwu Army began to become chaotic.

'when!when!when! '

With the sound of the gong, the first half of the competition ended, and the supervisor began to enter the arena to count the soldiers who were stabbed or chopped.

The results came out after a while. In the first half of the contest, the Western Army had always taken the initiative. Nearly [-] people from the Shenwu Army were eliminated, while more than [-] people from the Western Army were eliminated. The Western Army clearly had the upper hand.

After only a short rest, the battle drums sounded again. Chen Qing still adopted the two-on-one style of play, removing the soldiers who had been 'dead in battle', and the remaining soldiers formed thirty-eight teams to fight separately, and then used Zheng Ping's One hundred soldiers are the group army, which is responsible for attacking the enemy's formation.

The opponent also formed forty-one skirmishers, and both sides chose the flexibility of skirmishing.

At this moment, Zhang Jun was silent. He found that the strength of the Western Army was not weak at all, and it was comparable to the strength of the Shenwu Army. Moreover, they had an advantage of seventy people. They used this advantage to form a hundred-man army. gained the upper hand.

As long as there is no problem with the physical strength of the Western Army, in the fourth round of the competition, the Shenwu Army may be in danger.

This is called taking a wrong step, and the outcome is doomed.

Xin Yongzong also realized that his situation was very unfavorable. He was anxious and ordered the whole army to attack. The Western Army was not conservative, and the offensive was also like a wave. The two sides launched a fierce confrontation. The scene was extremely tragic, and soldiers were constantly injured and fell .

Xin Yongzong's only hope is that the Western Army's physical strength is exhausted, but as the end of the time draws closer, the Western Army not only did not appear to be exhausted, but became more and more courageous, and even killed the Shenwu Army retreating steadily, completely gaining the upper hand , Xin Yongzong gradually despaired.

'when!when!when! '

When the bell rang for the end of the second half, Chen Qing's men suddenly cheered.

One hundred and seventy-four people were better than sixty-eight people, and the Western Army won a big victory in the fourth game.

The rematch lasted only one day, and finally five teams were selected to participate in the finals, including Yue Fei's army, Ju Shigu's army, Wang Bo's army, Chen Qing's army and the last round winner Han Shizhong's army.

To the uproar, the two favorites, Zhang Jun's army and Liu Guangshi's army were both eliminated in the rematch, breaking the biggest upset.

Tomorrow will be a day off, the day after tomorrow will be the final, and then there will be the generals competition.

At night, in the Hukou Restaurant in Lin'an City, Hu Yantong invites his friend Cao De to drink.

Cao De was very angry. He never imagined that the entire army would suffer from diarrhea, and even dozens of people would die. As a result, he had to give up the competition today and let his opponent win without a fight.

Months of painstaking efforts were wasted, and more importantly, he was not defeated, but was assassinated by the most despicable means. Both he and the soldiers suffered great humiliation.

"Of course I know it's that bastard's murderer. Dutong also knows. Dutong has already written to the emperor requesting a thorough investigation of the case. I heard that the emperor is also quite annoyed. It may be led by the Privy Council, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple faction. but."

"But what?" Hu Yantong asked with a smile.

"But I guess it will be nothing in the end. There is a lack of evidence! Knowing who did it, but not being able to produce evidence, this is the most annoying thing."

"Aren't there any clues?"

"We have checked it ourselves, and it is almost certain that croton powder was put in the broth, but the problem is that the broth is gone, and we tortured the gang leader, but nothing was gained. It should have nothing to do with them. Someone sneaked into the tent. Poisoned inside."

Cao De heaved a long sigh, and continued: "I just learned that this Wang Bo is actually the wife and nephew of Xiangguo Qin Hui, and with Qin Hui backing him up, he can't be moved without evidence."

Hu Yantong filled a glass of wine for him, and said calmly, "We also discovered Wang Bo's secret today. His army is not the Xiang Army, but an elite forbidden army pretending to be the Xiang Army."

"What did you say?" Cao De's eyes widened suddenly.

(End of this chapter)