Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 245
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Wen counted troops, and after counting, there were ten thousand people who escaped from the whole army, and the rest of the soldiers were exhausted.

"So, how should we fight?" Zhu Wen said in his heart.

It was also reported that Zhu Zhen had built a pontoon bridge at Bajiaodu, and the Hedong Army would arrive soon.

This is to force him to fight now, the longer the delay, the more unfavorable it will be.

One is that if Bianliang City is breached, everything will stop, and the other is that if the Hedong Army crosses the Bian River, tens of thousands of powerful enemies will be added, and Zhu Wen thinks that he is invincible.

"How is Ge Congzhou and Wang Zhong's army now?"

"Just walked to Chenliu!"

Chen Liu is still a hundred miles away from Bianliang, and he will definitely not be able to make it in a while. Zhu Wen frowned and said, "Why so slow!"

"The imperial court sent elite cavalry to destroy bridges along the way, and the harassment continued, and the army could not advance!"

Zhu Wen secretly said: "This is the sky that wants to destroy me!"

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Ge Congzhou and Wang Zhongshi faced no less difficulties than Zhu Wen.

Not only the Bian Army, but Qi Ming, the commander of the Zuo Wu Cavalry Army, also re-recognized the power of the light cavalry.

Charming led [-] Qingqi all the way to take Ge Cong to fly kites from Zhoubu, and shot all the way around the Bian army formation, which made the Bian army miserable.

Ge Congzhou also had [-] cavalry under his command, but when the cavalry attacked, the ghosts walked all the way without fighting.

At this time, Qi Ming sent Li Cunxiao and Wang Rulin to pursue the Bian army cavalry.

Li Cunxiao and others, bravely crowned the whole army, led his troops into the Bian army cavalry formation, beheaded Wang Yanshou, the main general of the Bian army cavalry, and defeated three thousand Bian army cavalry.

The rest fled back. Ge Cong ordered his troops on Monday and almost vomited blood. He lost more than [-] cavalry in the first battle.

Since then, the Bian army had no cavalry to help out. Ge Congzhou had suffered enough from Cha Erming, but he couldn't reach him when he hit him, and he couldn't catch up after him. There are so many shields.

Thousands of soldiers are lost every day.

It is also because the discipline of the Bian army is strict. If it were any other army, it would have collapsed long ago.

Nearly [-] infantry were dragged on the front line of Chenliu, making it difficult to advance or retreat.

Wang Zhongshi wanted to attack with all his troops.

Ge Chongzhou said: "The enemy's light cavalry are constantly attacking and harassing, and there are five thousand fine cavalry in the rear. If there is a mistake, the whole army may collapse, so we have to investigate!"

Master Wang Zhong sighed, he had never fought such an aggrieved battle, this was also the gap between cavalry and infantry, if the cavalry did not fight, there was nothing they could do!
But in Qi Ming's tent, Li Cunxiao's desire to fight was enthusiastic.

"General Qi, give the order. The last general is willing to lead the vanguard. The general and Wang will follow up. If you work hard, the bandit army will be defeated."

Qi Ming said: "Your Majesty just ordered me to delay the march of Ge Congzhou and Wang Zhongshi, as long as the delay is three days, it will be a great achievement!"

Li Cunxiao said: "That's because His Majesty doesn't know the military situation, and the army is about to be destroyed, how can we miss this opportunity!"

Qi Ming looked at Li Cunxiao, shook his head, and said: "Although our army is strong, it is only five thousand. Although Bian's army is weak, there are forty thousand people, eight times as many as mine. Why don't you continue to harass and harass them, and wait until their army is exhausted, and then attack again." What are you going to do?"

Li Cunxiao said: "The thieves and bandits are exhausted. If the general does not fight, the last general will have his troops!"

Qi Ming's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Does General Li want to disobey orders?"

Li Cunxiao feels aggrieved, he is the leader of an army, why is he restrained by you Qi Ming, his face is displeased, he clasped his fists and said: "If you can't defeat the enemy, the general is willing to bear it all, please allow me!"

Although Qi Ming was annoyed in his heart, he also knew that if the generals did not get along, they would definitely be taken advantage of by the enemy. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, he naturally couldn't compete with Li Cunxiao, the prickly leader, and said in a slow tone: "Three days, it only takes three days. Please, when the time comes, if there is an opportunity to defeat the enemy, follow the general's wishes!"

"really!"

"Naturally true!"

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Beijiao of Bianliang
With Zhu Zhen's order, the army made meals at four o'clock, and when they were full, all the troops went out together.

Left Yongwu Army Fu Cunshen is the front army, Zuo Huwei Army is the middle army, the left wing is the Pinglu Army, the right wing is the Wuning Army, and the rear army is the Zuo Shence Army. More than 11 cavalry patrol the left and right, with a total of more than [-] troops. Line up in front of the Bian army camp.

Zhu Zhen didn't have any tricks in using soldiers. She punched to the flesh, and the knife saw blood. It relied on the integrity of the soldiers and the bravery of the soldiers.

His Majesty the Emperor promised rewards, those who broke the army would be granted the title of marquis, and those who captured Zhu Wen would be granted the title of duke, and the rewards would be doubled according to the law.

All of a sudden, the crowd was excited, clamoring and advancing, and the army was invigorated.

But the Bian army strictly stayed out of the camp.

Zhu Wen's face was solemn, and he could really feel the pain of Wang Jian and Zhang Cunjing now.

Cai Zhou's army is like poison, and now it has exploded.

In the battle of Wang Mandu, the Caizhou army and the Bian army fought against the enemy bravely, but the emperor ordered that Caizhou's surrender should be ignored anyway.

All the energy and energy of the Caizhou army was completely exhausted at this moment. If there is a way to survive, no one is willing to work hard. Moreover, most of the caizhou surrendered troops in Luoyang and Ruzhou experienced the battle of Luoyang, and the experience of disastrous defeat is still vivid in my mind.

Seeing that the imperial court's army is well-organized, what extravagant expectations are there? If the Bian army hadn't deployed thousands of sword generals around the periphery, it would have collapsed soon.

Kou Yanqing, Niu Cunjie and other generals who led the army naturally felt the same way. They are the front-line generals who lead the army, so they naturally know the situation in the army clearly.

"Jieshuai, now Caizhou's soldiers are mixed with our Bian army. If there is any change, the morale of the army may be damaged. Why not eliminate the Caizhou army and form another army, drive it to be the vanguard of the whole army. After the confrontation, our army will come out from behind. Or break the enemy."

"how much time is required?"

"Just half a day!"

Looking at the situation on the battlefield, Zhu Wen saw hundreds of crossbows lined up by the imperial army, with a stern expression on his face.

With such heavy weapons as the Ba Niu Crossbow, it is impossible to stick to the camp, and it is impossible to get half a day to rest, and all the soldiers did not sleep well last night, and they are physically and mentally exhausted. In this case, they can only rely on a brave spirit Hold on.

Looking at the soldiers of Caizhou, at this time, these people can still persist in a smooth battle, but if they are in adversity, they may collapse immediately.

Zhu Wen shook his head. He could only put the elite left and right solid troops and the broken formation at the front, the left and right yamen troops who absorbed many Caizhou soldiers were placed at the end, and the left and right long straight troops were placed on the left and right wings to prevent cavalry from attacking the flanks.

And his trump card is the battalion of more than a hundred tanks.

In the Bian army camp, the horses and antlers were withdrawn, revealing more than a hundred chariots.

There are two soldiers on each chariot. These people are the daredevils in the Bian army. At this time, they are sitting on the chariot without any expression on their faces.

The left and right broken formations followed closely behind, and they were all heavily armored. There were not many people, only 1000 in total.

The left and right sharp troops are all heavy armored infantry, with a total of 1 left and right troops, all of whom are elite Bian troops who have survived a hundred battles.

The left and right long straight troops are mainly horse troops. Although they were disabled and failed to charge, they served as the guards on the two wings.

The left and right Yamen, which absorbed a large number of Cai Jun's soldiers, have now expanded to 7 to [-] people, divided into the left front, left rear, right front, and right rear four armies as the rear.

"After all the troops smashed through the army formation, there is no need to turn back, just go to the north gate, as long as they enter Bianliang City, our army will win!"

"promise!"

"Army attack!"

"promise!"

Immediately, the battle drums roared, the whole army came out of the camp, the chariot battalion slowly accelerated, and the left and right broken formations followed closely behind...

There were sharp sounds of piercing the air, and more than a hundred eight-ox crossbows fired a volley, and all those in the middle were turned on their backs, but it did not stop the army from charging.

The chariot quickly rushed to the front of the left brave army, following the gap between the antlers and the horses.

If you want to break the chariot, you can only fill it with human life. The giant shield is in front, the spears are piercing, and the archers are shooting.

Zhu Zhen also used the wolf's whisk, just because it was long enough. A two-foot-long wolf's whisk was placed on the shield, posing a deadly threat to the chariot. People may not be afraid of death, but horses are animals, so they are not brave enough to be afraid of death. Awareness, there is no foolish rush to the point of the spear, the wolf.

Some chariots got in through the gap and knocked over several shield soldiers. The left and right spearmen immediately stabbed the horses, and the archers shot at the soldiers on the chariot. They all used armor-piercing arrows. The soldiers shot into hedgehogs, and soon they were all arrows.

Some chariots actually slowed down when they came to the wolf trap, and stopped slowly. The soldiers on the chariot pierced the horse's buttocks with long spears, driving the horses forward, but it was too late, and they were quickly shot into the ground. hedgehog.

Only a few dozen of the more than a hundred chariots broke into the army formation, but these dozens of chariots caused huge damage to the Zuo Yongwu Army.

The chiseled blades on both sides cut two long blood paths, and what they touched were all broken limbs and broken arms.

These more than ten breaches gave the formation-breaking troops on the left and right an excellent opportunity, and the heavy armored cavalry broke into the formation along the gap.

For a while, the morale of the Zuo Yongwu Army was greatly frustrated. At this time, it was time for the main general to stand up. Fu Cunshen led his personal guards, took the lead, held a long spear, and rode against each other with steps. Down.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)