Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1421 Sitting in the city of troubled sorrow
As the combat power of the controllable cavalry under his command increased, Xie Ai's use of troops became more and more bold, and the speed of advancing the formation was more than several times faster.

The eight formations have a wide range, and they move forward in a very organized manner, which is different from ordinary soldiers marching.The first is to explore the terrain, erect the mounds, form a leaning posture, advance with canine teeth, and gradually eat away.

The first step is to select the location of the position, and then the chariots will come out in groups to attract the Jie army to take the initiative to attack. First, attract the troops of the Jie army to the regional battlefield, gallop around, cover the eyes and ears, and use your own strength to serve multiple purposes. Dig trenches and set up trenches , set up a refusal horse to prevent the Jie army from bullying.

After that, the soil was built as a mound, and the soldiers climbed the mound to guard it. Before the camp was completed, they first pushed forward with the carriages.

In the process of advancing, it is particularly important to note that the Jie army used heavy equipment such as trebuchets for field battles.Although the troop carriages were leather-covered and thickened, they couldn't hold up to stones and stones.

Previously, due to the long battle line between the two armies, the Jie army did not dare to use these defense equipment in field battles, fearing that they would be seized by Wang Shi's counterattack.As the distance between the battle lines narrowed, Master Wang had enough cavalry to supplement, but the Jie army did not have the huge chariots of Master Wang for use, and they did not dare to use heavy weapons externally, so they could only watch Master Wang's formation Little by little, it approached the city of Xiangguo.

Ma Qiu, who stayed behind in Xiangguo, has also been tortured by Xie Ai's dog-toothed way of advancing recently, and he has been restless. It can be said that he has suffered a lot.Although there are many cavalry under his command, the Jin army can offset the benefits of the field battle to the greatest extent through this intricate and large formation, which makes him helpless.

It's not that he didn't think about blocking the advance of the Jin army by other means, such as water attack and fire attack.But the current weather is unfavorable, the rivers and canals are dry, and there is no way to use the water attack.As for the fire attack, the surrounding area of ​​Xiangguo itself has already been solidified and cleared, and most of the wild grass and trees have been cut down. In addition, the distance between the Jin army camps is extremely large.

Or set up a garrison on the advance route of the Jin army in advance as a nail.However, the strength of the Jin army's siege equipment is outrageous. Even the front-line fortified city could not withstand the bombardment for a long time, and the hastily erected fortress was even more vulnerable.

Although he and Xie Ai are old rivals, they still dare not boast that they have fully understood their talents.Fighting against each other in Ye in the past year, almost every time there is a new experience in the battle formation, it is dizzying, and the complicated formation that has been set up now makes him feel that he has no way to break it.

Of course, if Xie Ai knew what Ma Qiu was thinking at this time, he would inevitably have to be humble and thank Ma Qiu.Today, he is able to push back eight formations and successfully deploy them, and calmly control and apply them in actual combat. The past few years of combat training with Ma Qiu can be said to be indispensible.Many of the formation changes in the eight formations were gradually improved and matured during the battle with Ma Qiu.

It can be said that if Xie Ai did not have the experience of fighting Ma Qiu for many years, even if Xie Ai deduced the eight formations, it would be mere talk on paper, and it would be difficult to directly apply it in actual combat.Not to mention the tens of thousands of elite soldiers that make up the eight formations. The changes in the formation are so complicated that it is difficult for many veterans who have been fighting for a long time to fully grasp and digest them. Without the training of the past few years, how can these soldiers be able to cooperate and master .

Of course, even if Ma Qiu knew the inside story, she wouldn't feel so proud.As the battle went on, it wasn't that he didn't think about how to break the battle formation, and he already had many immature thoughts in his heart.

The large formation in the south of the city has a wide range, so it has extremely high requirements for the transmission of instructions.If you can assemble an elite brigade of troops, charge swiftly, and behead them regardless of the cost, even if you can't directly kill Xie Ai, the chief general, just breaking the command system of one of the troops will make it impossible for the troops in the sub-battalion to cooperate. , were broken down individually.

In addition, a large number of infantry pawns rushed into the formation, filled the gaps between the camps, hindered the cooperation of the enemy's internal battalions, and then used a powerful cavalry army to break down layer by layer from the outside to the inside. It also broke.

But of these two ideas, the former one, according to his understanding of Xie Ai, may be a loophole deliberately leaked to him. Once the battle is carried out, it may be discovered that this so-called loophole is the real ultimate move.

As for the latter way of thinking, the number of soldiers required is massive, and the gap between the southern camps is huge. If you want to completely fill it, there are not tens of thousands of soldiers.

Ma Qiu doesn't cherish the lives of ordinary poor people very much, but the problem is that in addition to the garrison and necessary labor in Xiangguo, most of the living people have been taken to Xindu by the master Shihu.Moreover, Xiangguo's military power has been separated at present. Although he is still the main one, there are more than ten thousand infantry under the command of the guard Zhang Hedu, guarding Wu'an Wang Shikun and staying in the dilapidated Jiande Palace, not at his disposal.

Ma Qiu also tried to communicate, hoping that Zhang Hedu could work together with him to break through the Jin army camp outside the city.But Zhang Hedu directly refused after hearing Ma Qiu's tactical thinking, unwilling to use the lives of his troops to fight for Ma Qiu's chances of winning, but instead questioned why Ma Qiu didn't use his own troops to fill the battle formation?
When Ma Qiu heard this, she was so angry that she didn't know how to express it.Everyone in the country knows that the reason why he can be trusted and reused by the Lord lies in his loyalty and his lack of selfishness. If he really had the selfish intention of building his own armed forces, he would have led tens of thousands of troops from Ye to return to the country. , How could he obediently let the master transfer many elites away, let alone share the military power of Xiangguo equally with Zhang Hedu, a fool just because of the master's order!
The reason why he is not willing to fill the cavalry force into the battle formation is that it is not easy to develop the cavalry force. The cavalry force under his command is already one of the few elites in the country. Once they lose too much, they will be even more powerless Stop the Southerner's offensive.

Second, as to whether this tactic is effective, Ma Qiu himself is actually not sure, leaving enough cavalry maneuvering force, even if there are changes, there will be enough power to respond to it, so that it will not be defeated.

Zhang Hedu refused to cooperate here, even if Ma Qiu had an idea, it was difficult to use it, so he could only watch the Jin army gradually approaching the city defense of Xiangguo.Although he frequently sent troops to fight against it, the effect was minimal. Once the Jin army arrived at the city of Xiangguo, he knew how fierce the Jin army was attacking the city, and it would be a dream to stick to the seesaw!

On this day, it was customary to inspect the front line. After seeing the advancement of the Jin army, Ma Qiu's mood inevitably became worse.In fact, according to his thinking, it would be very difficult to turn the tide of the battle any longer by defending Xiangguo and fighting with the Jin army.

If the Lord is really unwilling to give up Xiangguo, he should not have thought of moving the capital last year. Not only was it a waste of time and money, and it made people's hearts more turbulent, but also let the southern armies fight on their own, lacking in systematic coordination, and being defeated by the Jin army one by one.And now that the capital has been moved to the north, such a tasteless place like Xiangguo should be abandoned or abandoned, and the main force must be assembled to prepare for a decisive battle with the Jin army.

But he was already dealing with crimes, and although the master was out of balance, he couldn't tolerate others challenging his authority. Even if Ma Qiu had different opinions, he didn't dare to speak out, and could only obey orders.

Not long after returning to the city, there was a message from Jiande Palace that the messenger from Xindu had arrived. Ma Qiu didn't dare to neglect, so he ordered several hundred entourages to cross the city and enter Jiande Palace.

Today's Jiande Palace no longer has the majesty of the palace. It was not repaired after being destroyed by a war last autumn. Afterwards, the Lord decided to move the capital, and removed many beams, pillars and cornerstones of Jiande Palace and sent them to Xindu to build a new one. The palace is now in ruins.

Wang Shikun of Wu'an is currently the highest official of the Xiang Kingdom in name, and he does not want to live in the Jiande Palace, which has a painful memory that he can't bear to look back on. in Taichung.

When Ma Qiu arrived here, the guard Zhang Hedu had already arrived first.Zhang Hedu is in charge of defending Xiangguo City to the north of Zhangshui River, which is an area that the Jin army has not yet reached. Without the frontline supervisor Lao Dun, he naturally has much more time than Ma Qiu. His eyes are narrow and narrow, and he looks quite cold. As Ma Qiukuo walked into the hall, an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Because Zhang Hedu was unwilling to cooperate in the battle, the relationship between Ma Qiu and him was also tense.In fact, his relationship with the other generals in the country is not very good. He is the old man of the lord's residence, and he was directly in power. After that, he stayed in Ye for a long time, and he didn't have the time and energy to keep up with other people in the country. What an intimate relationship, it's like a lonely husband, which is why he can gain the trust of the Lord Shihu.

Seeing Zhang Hedu's gloomy and cold expression, Ma Qiu couldn't help but give him a sideways glance. Although he is a lonely official in the country, he will not be afraid of anyone.After they met each other's eyes, he stepped forward to salute Wu'an Wang Shikun.

"Ma Hou, please sit down, there is no need to be polite."

Wu'an Wang Shikun was very polite to Ma Qiu. Among his brothers, he was not valued by his father. He was captured by the Jin army last year and nearly died. After he was released, he joined Ma Qiu's army. , naturally dare not neglect this general.

The envoy from Xindu took a step forward and conveyed the Lord's order in detail. In fact, there was no new order. It was nothing more than a stern threat, so that Ma Qiu, Zhang Hedu and others would work together to guard the city of Xiangguo. Xindu's army fights for time to counterattack.As for when the defense will last and how the middle school will launch a counterattack, none of these are mentioned.

Although it was just some nonsense, Ma Qiu still listened carefully, but at the end, he didn't hear what he wanted to hear, so he couldn't help but feel very disappointed.The situation in Xiangguo was like this, and he also spoke to the lord, hoping to send some more reinforcements, at least he hoped that the lord could clarify the status of the lord and servant of Xiangguo, and make Zhang Hedu obey his orders through the lord's majesty.

But Shi Hu didn't talk about the issue of reinforcements, and he avoided talking about the distribution of military power in Xiangguo, which made Ma Qiu feel even more anxious, especially seeing Zhang Hedu's sneering expression, he couldn't wait to punch him in the face.

However, the envoy's trip was not just to convey nonsense, but also brought some assistance, the most important of which were [-] pairs of heavy armored infantry armor and [-] pieces of heavy cavalry armor.

After the great decline of the country, the state of Jie became even more deficient in various uses, and especially believers were still aggressively expanding their army and resorting to militarism. The five hundred pairs of excellent armor of men and horses alone were squeezed out by Shi Hu through careful planning. If it weren't for the trust in Ma Qiu Not lost, let alone sent to Xiangguo, and I didn't forget to tell Ma Qiu to use strong weapons to beat the southern thieves.

Ma Qiu should be grateful for the Lord's care and thoughtfulness, but when he thinks of the strength of the Jin army on the opposite side, it is hard to feel any disturbance in his heart for these equipment aids.

(End of this chapter)