Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1423 Blood Drenched Chaoyang

The harsh winter weather in Hebei is not a small test for many Wang Shi soldiers.Although it took a long time for Xingtai to prepare for this final counterattack, it is inevitable that all kinds of cold-proof materials on the front line will be in urgent need. In order to relieve the pressure on logistics, some continuous troop increase plans had to be suspended.

Fortunately, although the climate was extremely cold, there was no heavy snowfall for several days, which saved Wang Shi's soldiers from sleeping in the wind and snow.And this day is also beneficial to the defenders of the Jie Kingdom. The movement of the cavalry is not restricted due to the snow problem, and the benefits of the weather for the Jie Kingdom are even greater.

The Wangshi formation kept moving forward day and night, although the speed was very slow, but the momentum was very firm. Although as it got closer to the city of Xiangguo, the blocking force from Jieguo became stronger, but because the Jie army could not shake The large formation is fundamental, so it cannot completely prevent Wang Shi from approaching.

Although the battles are becoming more and more frequent, they are all small-scale regional battles. The advance of the king's division seems to be hard work, but in fact, because of the deployment of canine teeth, more than half of the troops can always take turns to rest, and the consumption of troops is much smaller. .

However, the number of cavalry soldiers in the Jie Kingdom is not small, which is always a hidden danger for Master Wang.Although Wang Shi's eight formations are powerful, they still focus more on defense, but lack offensiveness.If we really talk about the combat power in the field, it is still not as good as the cavalry army of the Jie Kingdom.

At this stage of the war, the gains and losses of a city and a place have become no longer important, and the elimination of the still stubborn force of the Jie country has become the primary military goal.

However, the Jie army did not go out of the city for a decisive battle, aggressively attacked the Eighth Formation of the Master Wang, and there was no heavy snowfall, blocking the Jie army in the city and making it difficult to go out. Even though Xie Ai has the ability to plan, these factors are beyond the scope of human control. This is also quite helpless.

Right now, all he can do is to increase his gains in the front battle as much as possible while maintaining the main force's advance, relying on the condition that the strength of the king's cavalry is also supplemented.

However, the cavalry, as a group of high-mobility clutches, can be defeated easily, and it is also very difficult to increase the number of enemies killed. In such a battle, the strength of the cavalry of the king's division will inevitably be lost.

However, things seem to have finally turned around. Since a few days ago, both the frequency of attacks and the number of Jie troops who have fought have increased significantly, and the Jie troops who attack are no longer limited to the frontline Youdou. Walking around in the formation to test, it is obvious that they are exploring the specific situation in the large formation.

But Jie Jun's efforts in this regard are doomed to be in vain. There are many changes within the eight formations, and the camp layout changes almost every day. How is the layout.

For each battalion, they don't need to consider the layout of the surrounding camps, they only need to accept the instructions of the Chinese army and be able to implement them.This is something that practice makes perfect, even if it is still a little jerky at the beginning, with the practice of this period of time, the coordination has become more and more flexible.

This move by the Jie army seems to show that they have had enough of the torment of this kind of warm water cooking, and they plan to attack with a large army to launch a decisive battle.This is naturally good news for Master Wang, after all, their main target is not the Xiangguo City in front, but the Jie troops stationed in the city.

Xie Ai was very excited about this. He had been waiting for such an opportunity to wipe out the enemy on a large scale, because he not only garrisoned the central army, but also ordered to slow down the advancing speed, so that the soldiers in the front line could raise their combat strength. All the means of killing the enemy in the formation are also deployed, only waiting for the Jie army to attack.

The battle started at a faint dawn, with cold stars still hanging in the sky, the gates of several Jie army garrisons in the south of Xiangguo City suddenly opened, and with the sound of drums, iron hoofs came out, trampling and smashing the thick frost on the ground.

Thousands of Jie soldiers formed an army. As soon as they left the city, they went straight to the Jin army camp a few miles away, each looking for targets, and launched a fierce attack.

In this season, the sky will be dark, and the long-distance vision is still limited to a certain extent.

Ma Qiu's decision to launch a general attack at this time is also a long-term trade-off. Although the attack in the night can weaken the Jin army's banner order to a greater extent, the night attack also has higher requirements for itself. If you want to appease, the army cannot be coordinated. In this case, if you launch an attack, the casualties will be multiplied.

At dawn, the light was weak, and the outer camps of the Jin army could not coordinate and defend together. The sudden attack could be defeated individually. When it was dawn, the victory of the first battle would also boost the morale of the army to the greatest extent, and let the soldiers realize that the strong camp of the Jin army was not enough. At that time, planning a general attack will naturally have the best effect, and the chance of winning is also great.

Although he was forced to fight, Ma Qiu also had very high expectations for this battle. The forward five groups of 5000 troops each attacked a battalion, and he also personally sat in the rear, and the rear troops were assembled, ready to invest in the battlefield at any time.Although he can't achieve Xie Ai's strong control over the entire army, but he has been an enemy for many years, and he has come to the battlefield to watch and command, and he also has the intention to compete with Xie Ai.

Master Wang has long been prepared for the Jie army's attack, especially the battalions on the front line are in the most dangerous area. Sheng, called Qi Ming.

Wang Shi's front line was deployed, and 300 people formed a small camp. As the front line of advancement, there was no solid and stable camp. Most of them were formed by various chariots, forming an angle with each other, and each controlled the surrounding area for several miles.

After fighting for many days, the Jie army also knew a lot about the layout of the Wang division's outer camps. Once they broke into the range, the troops could easily disperse in the field, and the formation was spread out extremely scattered to offset the strong bows of the Jin army.

This preventive effect was immediate. Although Wang Shifeng's counterattack was timely and swift, most of the arrows fell into the wild, and the damage they could cause was very limited.

Although some knights fell from horses when the Jie army charged in, they were inconspicuous in this scattered formation, and most of them rushed through the most dangerous death zone.

And in the process of rushing in, their formation gradually condensed again, especially at the front position, dozens of Jie soldiers stared at the Jin army's ferocious chariot formation in front, and when they rushed into a certain distance, they went Many people suddenly turned over and fell off their horses, some were picked up by the knights behind, and some rolled to the ground, then curled up and crawled.

Those war horses without their knights were still charging fast, their eyes were blindfolded, and they didn't know what was going on. If they charged so fast, the whole body of the horse slammed into the hideous antler carts and horses, The huge momentum brought a huge impact to the front line, and even many chariots were directly knocked over, causing gaps in the defense line.

The Jin army's weapons were too strong, and each camp was like a hedgehog with dense spikes. If you want to smash it in a short time, you can only use such a brutal and swift method.

Seeing that the forwards were already bursting with blood, Ma Qiu couldn't help showing a trace of pity in his eyes. If possible, he would not adopt such a tragic attack method, but Zhang Hedu pressed on every step of the way, leaving him Time is running out.

Moreover, Xiangguo maintains such a large-scale cavalry, which consumes a lot of food and grass, and Xindu can provide less and less supplies and assistance. If it continues to drag on, even if these horses do not die on the battlefield, they will inevitably be slaughtered for food. It is really going to be unbearable.

Such a brutal attack was indeed effective. Two of the Jin army camps were directly shaken out of obvious gaps. Ma Qiu caught a trace of a fighter, and quickly raised his hand, and two thousand-man cavalry teams rushed out from behind. Hurry to the aid of these two battlefields!
Between the small camps in front of Master Wang, there were three talents each with horns. In the two small camps that were rushed out of the gap, the soldiers were completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Jie army. Although they were still shooting back with bows and crossbows, the Jie army The flow of arrows also poured in, and the casualties began to rise sharply.

Even Jiejun cavalry rushed to the gap, brandishing spears and halberds to stab left and right, and soon the entire camp was dripping with blood.But the soldiers in the battalion did not flinch. Although they did not have the protection of chariots, they still had iron armor and steel knives. To the Cavalry cavalry pouring in from the gap.

At the same time, the two camps that formed horns also began to shoot at each other, and the Jie soldiers surrounded by the front camp began to fall in large numbers. One of the camps used long poles and hooks to pull the corpses of the Jie soldiers who died in battle. In a very short period of time, Shengsheng built an extremely tragic wall with these flesh and blood, and filled this gap again!
But the other camp did not have such good luck. The camp owner was the first to bear the brunt of the battle and died. Without orders and guidance, the camp did not organize a counterattack in time. In the melee.

Although the other two horned camps made rescue efforts, as the Jie army gradually rushed into the camp behind the car formation, the rescue effect gradually weakened.

Ma Qiu quickly sensed the advantage in this battlefield, waved again and dispatched thousands of cavalry to help, and sent 300 cavalry back and forth, not only to capture this small camp with only [-] people stationed, but also to follow the trend Pull out the small camps of the Jin army around you, and continue to expand the results of the battle on this basis!The teeth of the Jin army's camp are intertwined. Once a corner of the camp collapses, the impact will definitely affect the overall situation!

Of course, the counterattack method of the Jin army is not enough to support each other between the camps. The disadvantage of the battlefield here is obvious. There are rapid drums in the rear camp. The torrent rushed straight into the battlefield, and the Jie army rushed to help the thousands of cavalry from the rear, but was cut off by the king's cavalry who rushed directly to the flank.

At this time, it was less than half a quarter of an hour before the start of the battle, and the eastern sky was still a thin line of white, with only a little change in the sky, but the fighting on the battlefield had become extremely fierce. Both sides have already shed blood of more than a thousand soldiers on the battlefield, and they are doomed not to see the rising sun that is ready to emerge!

(End of this chapter)