Invincible son

Chapter 1201 1202 [Thousands of miles of fast wind] ([-])

When the war really broke out, the news that the rangers of Liang and Wu could detect was far less efficient than before the war.

Before the Western Wu sent troops, the Metropolitan Academy had already accurately grasped the military configuration of the battalions of the Western Daliang Army, including the information that nearly half of the recruits were in the Longbow Battalion. Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu decided to open the situation on the northern front battlefield from the very beginning.Another example is that Liang Guojing's army left Kyoto at the end of the first month to aid the western border. Soon after they set off, spies from Western Wu traveled a long way to bring back the news.

With the entire border of Liang State under martial law, Wu Jun is now unable to receive intelligence from Liang State. This is the root cause of the Western Wu monarchs and officials still unable to understand Gu Liang's true intentions after the first battle on the northern front.

The siege of Guping lasted for four days. Although Zhou Dewei's army put great pressure on the defenders, the town of Guping was full of veterans of the Western Army. get along with.

It's just that no one could have imagined that Liang Jun would dare to open the city gate on his own initiative today.

"General, after Liang Jun opened the city gate, our army's vanguard is waiting in full force, and the defenders in the city have not moved yet." A general hurriedly reported.

Zhou Dewei was having breakfast, one meal and two dishes were not delicacies, he ate very carefully.

The military commander didn't dare to say much when he saw this, and stood aside respectfully.

After a while, another general entered the account and reported: "General, the Liang army is going out of the city to form an array. It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 3 people. The banner of the leading general is Liang Guozuo Junji Guliang!"

The faces of the generals in the tent changed slightly.

After the battle on the northern front, the name Guliang was already a real threat, instead of just being the leader of the legendary Liang army as before.

Zhou Dewei swallowed the last mouthful of rice, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, looked at Xiangzan beside him and asked, "How is the situation in the north?"

Xiangzan replied: "Back to the general, Liang Guo's Changbow Army has crossed the Beitiao River, and it is more than [-] miles away from our Chaobei Army. A part of the Hucheng garrison is going north, and it is currently stationed in the northwest of Guyuan Village. The Bow Army is each other's horns. His Majesty ordered someone to send news last night that the northern battlefield is now in a stalemate. The opponent's Longbow Army and the Tiger City Division have always been within the ranger's sight of our army. General Xie, following His Majesty's order, is now leading the North The Lu army confronted the Liang army, but because they were not sure of Gu Liang's strategic intentions, they did not rush to fight."

Zhou Dewei said calmly: "Your Majesty, Xie Lin is responsible for restraining the two Liang armies with a total strength of [-]?"

Xiang praised: "Yes, General."

Zhou Dewei asked again: "How is the Jinshui Camp in Liang State in the south?"

Xiang Zan said: "Still standing still as before. A part of our army is stationed west of the enemy's Jinshui Army City. As long as the enemy commander dares to mobilize troops to go north, our army can attack the city eastward at any time."

Zhou Dewei closed his eyes slightly, as if he was calculating the military strength of Liang Guo's border army.

The defenders of Longbow, Dingxi, Jinshui and Hucheng all have clear news, which means that there are no more than 4 troops around Guliang at most.

If these [-] troops were used to defend the city, the Wu army might only be defeated.Zhou Dewei brought only [-] soldiers this time. Although he was carrying a large number of complete siege equipment, it would be considered delusional to forcibly capture the extremely strong Guping Military Town when the difference in strength between the two sides was not particularly large.

The problem is that Gu Liang did not choose to do this, but instead opened the city gate and took the initiative to attack.

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and the generals in the tent obviously realized that there was an obvious taste of conspiracy hidden in the other party's actions.

A military general said cautiously: "General, could it be that Gu Liang's old suspicious formation wants to force our army to retreat?"

Another person frowned and said, "He doesn't have to."

The man earlier retorted: "Why not? If we can bluff to scare our army away, then Liang Jun can save his strength and avoid a large number of casualties. For Gu Liang, what he lacks most right now is troops. It is naturally the best situation to defend Guping Army Town."

Another general said: "But he is not afraid that our army will see through the truth and fight with him? Without the protection of Guping Army Town, it is still unknown who will die on this plain, not to mention our army has an advantage in strength. But I am worried The more important thing is, is it possible that Liang Guojing's army has arrived, which gave Gu Liang the confidence to take the initiative to fight?"

If this is the case, the Wu army must retreat in time, because the combat power of the Liang Guojing army is not weaker than the sharp soldiers of the Western army, and it is even better in ordnance and equipment.

Everyone looked at Zhou Dewei in unison, only to see the Great General Zhenbei saying firmly: "Liang Guojing's army will not arrive so soon. It takes two thousand miles, even if they march fifty miles a day, it will take a full forty days, but the [-] army It is impossible to march at such a sustained and rapid speed. Even if they can reach the border in about [-] days, they still need time to rest."

He turned his head to look at the simple map hanging on the side, and said slowly: "Take ten thousand steps back, if Guliang really has more than one hundred thousand troops in hand, he will definitely launch a counterattack when we attack Guping Army Town. Driving horses to form a frontal battle?"

The generals nodded in agreement.

Zhou Dewei stood up and said leisurely: "Sixty thousand versus forty thousand, the advantage lies in our army. If we retreat without a fight, the morale of the army will inevitably drop to the bottom. Although Gu Liang's use of troops is a coincidence, but this time he obviously wants to scare Retire our army. You should know the importance of this battle to our dynasty, defeating Guliang and annihilating the defenders, taking advantage of the situation to capture Guping Army Town, clearing the road ahead for His Majesty, is enough to be called the first achievement of the national war!"

As soon as these words came out, the momentum of the generals was immediately mobilized.

Zhou Dewei looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "All armies line up and meet the enemy head-on!"

All the generals roared in unison: "No!"

In the 12th year of Xuanwu Great Wu, on the third day of the third month, the first moment of the hour.

To the west of the border of Daliang, on the vast and flat Gaoyang Plain, the armies of Liang and Wu faced each other.

To the east are Daliang Zuojunji, the Lingzhou Two Guards and Guping Guards led by Guangping Hou Guliang himself, with a total of more than [-] people.

To the west are more than [-] people led by Zhou Dewei, the North General of Wuguo Town.

Liang Jun's forward positions are separated by a stone's throw.

The flags were flying, the horses were neighing, and the soldiers held their weapons in solemn expressions.

Suddenly a horse from the Liang army stepped forward and shouted towards the front of the Wu army: "Da Liang Zuo Junji, please tell Your Excellency the Beida General of Wu Guozhen that you have repeatedly invaded our borders and caused massacres. It is really inhumane and unrighteous. This move is destined to end in failure. Our army is willing to give you another chance, and the right way is to retreat immediately."

He paused slightly, and said louder: "Otherwise, you will be buried here today!"

In the Wu army formation, Zhou Dewei's face was calm, and all the generals around him showed anger.

Zhou Dewei looked at a general, who rode forward knowingly, and replied: "As long as you return Hucheng and compensate our dynasty for decades of losses, our army will return. Otherwise, our army will surely capture Gu Liang stepped through Lingzhou to avenge the heroic souls of Wu who died in battle over the years!"

Liang Jiang sneered, said nothing more, reined in the reins and returned.

The same is true of Wu Jun generals.

Zhou Dewei observed Liang Jun's formation and found that the opponent was using the Xuanxiang phalanx.This is an extremely sharp attacking formation. The army is divided into three parts: left, middle and right, and each part is divided into four parts: the front, the belly, the wings, and the tail. Large battalions pack small formations, which can give full play to the strength of the collective when attacking.

In an instant, Zhou Dewei had a plan in mind.

Under the premise that the front army stabilized its position, the Wu army began to change formation. With the continuous transmission of the flag, the more than [-] infantry in the rear turned into a six-flower circle formation.

This formation was born out of the formation of six flowers and seven armies, with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside, with the Chinese army in the heart, and six square formations on the outside, which can support each other at any time.

There are 25 variations of the six-flower formation, and the six-flower circle formation that Zhou Dewei adopts at the moment is the most suitable formation among them to defend first and then attack.

In the Liang army formation, Gu Liang stood on the chariot, watched the changes in the Wu army formation, and smiled slightly: "Six flower formation? It seems that Zhou Dewei is more cautious than I expected."

He turned his head to look at the military commander, and nodded.

The commander-in-chief was issued, and the sound of the horn resounded across the field.

(End of this chapter)