The devil is coming

Chapter 387 Defeated
The horn sounded, signaling that a fight had begun.
The more wars he experienced, the more Zheng Fan understood Li Fusheng's mentality. Thousands of people follow you to fight and advance according to your will. That kind of passion made of blood and fire is really It's intoxicating.
It is different from the strategizing and overall overall situation in the temple.
It is also different from the gentle breeze coming from Taishan Beidou on the road of literature.
It's direct, realistic, and confronting.
Uncle Zheng's previous pre-war mobilization was really inspiring, because after all, Ke Yanbu was a newly arrived guest soldier. Like a newly adopted pet, he had to brush it along its fur at first.
While the Snow Navy had already formed a formation to charge, the Naiman tribe had just organized their troops and horses.
The Naiman tribe, which had been on the offensive in the past few days, seemed to be unable to cope with the sudden attack of the Yan army. This was not the leader's stupidity.
It's because the military system used by the savage tribe when fighting is too rough, and can even be said to be inferior.
First, the division of command is unclear. The coach can only control this part of his direct lineage, and the rest of the arrangements can only be left to a few other nobles around him to complete respectively. Those few nobles will command their own direct lineage.
This is just like the engineering subcontracting in later generations. If you continue to subcontract layer by layer, the quality will only get worse and worse.
At the same time, the operation efficiency is also extremely low.
And because the eldest prince led five thousand warriors of the Naiman tribe to return to support, the vacant part is actually the real backbone. After losing the constraints of the backbone, the soldiers and horses of other nobles are not bad, and at least they can be slower. It can be sorted out, but the cannon fodder troops composed of servants and slaves cannot be mobilized as normally as before.
To put it bluntly, a savage war is like a hunter going into battle with a hound. When the hunter is too weak to suppress the hound, he has to worry about being attacked at any time.
If the eldest prince is still here, or if the second prince is the general, they can rely on their status as princes to directly kill chickens to scare monkeys, because they are justified in killing people.
But because King Naiman was worried about his son leading the army to seize power and backfire on him, he chose his younger brother as the coach. This coach was capable, but in fact, he had no influence in the clan for a long time. He was able to survive because of himself. The reason why he has always kept a low profile will not be suspected by the Naiman King.
Therefore, various reasons are tied up.
When Uncle Zheng led the warriors of Ke Yan's tribe to charge at a faster speed, the Naiman tribe over there could form a decent formation.
If we put it in the past and had the Zhenbei Army, Jingnan Army or even his own Shengle veterans under his command, Uncle Zheng really wouldn't be worried at all about such an opponent.
But because these were new barbarian soldiers, I had to be a little worried.
The one who directs the overall situation is Jin Shuke.
This was an order given by Uncle Zheng himself, which moved Jin Shu very much. Last night, he came to Uncle Zheng specifically to ask for advice on how to fight.
Uncle Zheng was not stingy and directly analyzed the situation between the enemy and ourselves with him, and concluded the theme of "defeating the enemy in one strike".
In fact, he didn't say anything at all, but Jin Shuke felt greatly inspired.
After all, Uncle Zheng is the "personal" disciple of Marquis Jingnan, and since he was in the army, he has been invincible in all battles. He has countless military exploits such as defeating more with less or winning by surprise.
Of course, this time it was not that Uncle Zheng was cowarded, but for the sake of safety. At the same time, the biggest problem was that he thought it would be difficult to command a barbarian army that had not undergone thorough training. Instead of doing this, he would It is better to fight this battle steadily first and then talk about it.
when attacking,
Jin Shuke's eyes were red, and he was extremely excited. His uncle's intention to cultivate him could not be more obvious.
At the same time, as I recall my step-by-step journey from a barbarian slave to today, I realize that my uncle’s great kindness to me is truly higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.
Uncle Zheng had no time to think about Jin Shuke's mood at the moment. Although he was not personally commanding, in his heart, he was already silently deducing the direction and planning of the battle.
No matter what, there will always be battles that I personally command in the future, and I can't keep learning dragon-slaying skills without using them.
To A Ming's relief, this time, his master did not take the initiative to charge forward, but found a small slope to watch the battle. At the same time, there were a group of Xue San's men beside him to protect him.
When these people organize themselves into battle, the effect may not be as good as that of the regular army. After all, they are no longer used to the scene of large-scale open battles, but if the situation takes a turn for the worse, there is still no problem in escaping back to Snow Customs with their protection.
On the contrary, the Pixiu under Zheng Fan's crotch seemed to be very eager to go to the battlefield, but his master was unwilling to satisfy him, making him very depressed and couldn't help but dig the hole with his hooves.
"The cavalry on the front two wings are staggered, and the arrows are suppressed." Zheng Fan murmured to himself.
Sure enough, under the command of Jin Shuke, the more than 4000 Ke Yan tribe's cavalry who were charging forward did not take the initiative to collide with the Naiman tribe. The actual cavalry confrontation did not take place. He turned around in a flanking way, and at the same time, he opened his bow and started shooting arrows.
The savages are a people of fishing and hunting, and the experienced savages in the Tianduan Mountains can even farm. Therefore, the living conditions and harshness are actually better than those of the barbarians.
In the same way, the riding and shooting skills of barbarians are generally much better than those of savages.
Although in terms of equipment, the warriors of the Keyan tribe at this time are not as good as the Xuehai regular army under Uncle Zheng, but the Naiman tribe they are facing is actually not high in armor, so everyone is about the same.
The real reason for this is that iron tools and armor were war materials that the Savage King plundered and quickly equipped for his subordinates. Such things cannot be left unused now and transported back to the snowy plains like treasures.
At the same time, the various Jin craftsmen who were captured at that time were naturally allocated to the tribes that supported the Savage King.
But because the main force of the Savage King was buried in Jin, the armor and weapons were naturally left behind. In addition, the tribes that originally received the craftsmen and had a long-term vision lost too many warriors in the tribe and were annexed by other barbarian tribes. This kind of craftsmen also Due to the loss, Snowfield's smelting and forging technology has not actually improved significantly.
Therefore, people with lofty ideals in the snowfield feel that after they lose the Savage King, there is no hope for the snowfield.
The arrows hit the two wings, and the two wings of the Naiman tribe were composed of servants and slaves. After the attack, the two armies, which numbered more than [-], suddenly became chaotic.
On the small slope, Uncle Zheng continued to "spiritually command".
"Both wings, penetrate."
The charge between the two sides was actually still going on. Both sides were mainly cavalry, so everything was progressing very quickly.
After the more than 4000 Keyan tribe warriors in front adopted roundabout tactics, the following three thousand Keyan tribe warriors, led by their young clan leader Ke Yandong, increased their horse speed to the extreme, but did not take the initiative to fight the Naiman tribe's main army. He collided head-on, directly released his center door, and turned sideways. The angle was not big, but the direction of the arrow's sprint turned a corner, directly facing the flank of the Naiman tribe, where the servant army was. Hit hard!
This kind of hand-to-hand contact, the most direct collision of cavalry, is often the most disliked method by generals, but it is also the most effective method on the battlefield.
I don't like it because the cavalry is too expensive, but the quick effect is that galloping horses rush towards you in groups. This is a terrible blow to the opponent's morale.
When the Eighth Route Army of later generations fought with the Japanese army, they also knew that they had to fight the puppet troops first. The method used by Ke Yan's department now is actually the same.
The servant army was originally a team that the Naiman tribe had recently forcibly detained as slaves by annexing other tribes. How could such a team have much combat effectiveness?
Moreover, the Manchu headquarters had just transferred five thousand elites, which directly caused a huge imbalance in the composition of this army.
Therefore, after Brother Ke Yandong led his people to fight selflessly, there was still some resistance at the beginning, but slowly, the momentum of progress began to accelerate.
The right-wing servant army was directly penetrated, triggering a collapse. This collapse was like a hole in a dam being removed, which quickly led to a chain reaction.
The huge number of servants on the collapsed right wing fled to the center, directly disrupting the deployment of the Naiman tribe's center army, making this part of the force that was supposed to have the strongest fighting will and the strongest combat effectiveness unable to truly exert itself. When I came out, I was directly led astray by my own people.
far away,
Uncle Zheng drew a circle with his hand,
Road:
"Rear penetration."
The roundabout cavalry led by Jin Shuke bypassed the main force of the Naiman tribe on the side and began to penetrate diagonally from the rear in a timely manner.
Uncle Zheng saw this,
smack your lips,
Take out the Chinese iron box,
Take out a cigarette,
Light it up slowly for yourself.
A Ming on the side said: "The Lord is wise."
To be honest, A Ming was really impressed.
Zheng Fan shook the cigarette ashes disapprovingly and said:
"It's not me who's commanding."
A Ming was about to speak, but Zheng Fan said first:
"Don't tell me there's any difference between this and what I commanded."
A Ming closed his mouth.
Uncle Zheng stretched his waist.
The battle is set.
Sure enough, the Naiman army collapsed. First it lost its formation, then its organization, then the command system failed, and then the entire army collapsed.
In fact, there were not many people killed or injured in the actual fighting between the two sides, and they only accounted for a very small proportion.
But many times in war, especially in field battles, there is rarely a rigid fight for consumption and heads, even in siege battles.
This set of combat methods is exactly the same as the one used by Jingnan Houtian Wujing when he commanded the elite Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army to decisively fight the main force of the Savage King's army.
They bully you that your troops are mixed, they bully you that you are assembled goods, they bully you that you are not monolithic. Then, they have unified command and belief, cut and disintegrate you, and then kill you after you collapse.
Wolves often use similar methods when hunting prey that outnumbers them in packs.
If you insist on saying how high the fighting order and quality of the warriors of Keyan tribe are, it is actually inaccurate, but the key point is that they are a tribe.
They traveled thousands of miles to a strange place and faced a new environment, and they instinctively became more united.
That's why they dared to disperse their already small number of troops, and that's why they dared to completely open up their center.
Generally speaking, letting go of the troops in the middle and dismantling them is actually a big taboo in wild encounters, because it is easy to dismantle but if you want to put them back together again, it will be very difficult. If not, you may just cause it to collapse by yourself. .
But you have to dare to do it, you have to dare to gamble, you have to dare to fight, and then you have to dare to hope for the most satisfactory result.
After the Naiman army collapsed, the following was actually a pursuit.
Uncle Zheng has seen similar scenes like this too many times. In fact, what the Yan people are best at is this method of warfare, which can defeat you and turn you from an army into a herd of goats.
"The Lord doesn't seem to be very happy?" A Ming asked.
"The opponent is too weak, so there is no sense of achievement."
then,
Zheng Fan waved to the people protecting him around him and said:
"Come on, don't let the big fish escape."
Chasing and escaping is bound to not be a matter of a short period of time. After all, there are four-legged people on both sides. At this time, if you can take the opportunity to catch more of the opponent's big fish, you can minimize the chance that the opponent will collect the remaining fish and start again. Possible threat to you.
After solving this problem, we can move forward and cooperate with Liang Cheng to attack the Naiman headquarters. This expedition will probably come to an end.
even,
Zheng Fan felt that even if he did not help Liang Cheng, with Liang Cheng's ability, although he did not lead many soldiers and horses, they were serious elite Xuehai cavalry. Liang Cheng could probably defeat that man by himself. The great prince.
He threw the cigarette butt away very unethically.
Zheng Fan stretched to the extreme,
A long sigh came from his throat,
Said to A Ming:
"I want to take a bath."
"My lord, the deep pool is right next to here."
"I want to take a hot bath."
"I'll boil some water for you."
"I want a massage."
"Subordinates also..."
Zheng Fan glanced at A Ming.
A Ming nodded,
have to,
You are thinking of Si Niang.
……
"I said, you are recovering well now."
in the dungeon,
The Savage King reached through the iron fence and grabbed a handful of peanuts from the plate in front of him.
Sitting outside the fence is the sword master.
"Thanks to you, it's possible."
The Juggernaut poured two glasses of wine, placing one in front of the Barbarian King's fence and holding the other himself.
"Hey, staying in the city is boring, right?" the Savage King asked.
After all, the Sword Master is a martial artist and is used to freedom. Although Xuehaiguan is large, it is equivalent to a small dwelling for the Sword Master.
"It's okay. I send my children to school every day and wait for my wife to come back to cook dinner in the evening."
"What about at night?"
The Savage King asked while throwing peanuts into his mouth.
"Oh, I forgot, your body is not strong yet, haha."
The sword master took a sip of his wine.
"Calculating the time, Uncle Zheng should have attacked the Naiman tribe by now."
"I heard that you were the one who made the plans?"
"It seems that they really regard you as one of their own. The people in this earl are really strange. He is not an emperor and has an ordinary background. How can he recruit so many talents in just a few years?
Just say that blind man,
No nonsense, no nonsense,
If I had not failed,
He was given the position of Taishi without frowning. "
The Sword Master also nodded. He had lived in Shengle City for a long time, and at the same time, he had also gotten along with Zheng Fan and the Demon Kings for a long time.
"Maybe, some people are just lucky."
"Alas, my luck is actually not bad. If you hadn't cut me off with a sword that crippled me, I would still be enjoying myself in the snowy fields."
There is a lot of time in the dungeon, very few things, and a lot of replays.
In the view of the Savage King, the direct cause of his downfall was that the Sword Master Snow killed Grimu with his sword outside the customs.
If Grimu were there, the Yan army might not be able to defend Xueguan at all. If he had not been trapped by Xueguan, Wangjiang's decisive battle would not have happened. He would return with a full load and calmly integrate the entire snowfield.
But two great enemies,
At this time, we were able to sit together, drink wine and eat side dishes.
But there was no sympathy between the two.
For the sword master,
A peaceful life, sweet, but inevitably a little too peaceful, so let’s take a look at the Savage King,
Seeing how miserable he is,
I feel happy in my heart.
As far as the Savage King is concerned, there are too few people who can enter the dungeon where he is imprisoned. He is happy for the Sword Master to come and talk to him.
"Actually, I know what you mean. Do you think it is difficult for you to understand that I am now helping the Earl's Mansion to make plans to deal with Xueyuan?
Hey, no, you should be able to understand, because haven’t you done this before? "
Rebellion against the Jin Emperor,
Kill the old head of the Situ family,
You, the sword master, have done a lot of things like this.
"I'm different from you," the Juggernaut insisted.
"Different paths lead to the same destination."
The Savage King stretched out his hand, grabbed another handful of peanuts, continued to peel them, and at the same time continued:
"Look at what kind of life you are living now. After I am finished, your mission has been completed. Now in this snow customs, aren't you just living your own little life?
There are strong winds and waves, and you have seen everything you should have seen. As for you, although you are a member of the Jianghu, you have always wanted to do something for the Jin Kingdom. You have also tried hard to do it, although you have done a mess. "
"..." Sword Master.
"As for me, I'm better than you. I almost made it, but... alas, it failed in the end anyway. To tell you the truth, even if I don't make any suggestions now, I'll wait for two or three years for the Earl's Mansion to be ready. Come on, isn’t the snowfield a place where they can come and leave as they please?
It makes no difference.
I have a clear conscience. Let me tell you the truth. I just want to save my life and live for myself. I want to get out of this prison as soon as possible.
At night, I can buy a bag of peanuts and walk to your door and knock on the door.
Where is your son? Give me a bench and call him uncle. Where is your sister-in-law? When she sees me coming, fry an extra plate of chicken.
This is enough. "
The sword master nodded.
"Do you think so too?" the Savage King asked.
"Well, if I hadn't known who you were, I would have almost been deceived by you."
"You still need to be sincere between people."
"You, I'm sorry."
"I accept your apology."
"Ah."
"Don't think that I'm being crazy, and don't think that it's impossible for me to come out in this life, or that as soon as I come out, it will be the day when I will be guillotined.
Don't underestimate our Uncle Zheng.
His ambition is actually very big.
In fact, I am also surprised. Logically speaking, if a young nobleman is respected by the Marquis of Jingnan and appreciated by the Emperor of Yan, he should die for his confidant, right?
He is different. He gives me the feeling that he is going all out to prepare for separatism or even rebellion. This makes no sense, makes no sense, and makes no sense. "
The sword master frowned slightly.
because,
In the circle where Zheng Fan can come into contact, basically,
Uncle Zheng's heart is known to everyone on the road.
"One day, when he has tidied up the snowfield, and one day, when the snowfield is nothing to him, I will probably be able to come out.
We both think we are noble, but what's the difference?
It’s not me who is instigating dissension. No matter how noble you sword master is, after you recover from your injuries, if something happens to Uncle Zheng and he is assassinated, can you not save him?
If he wants you to help kill someone and cries a few times, will you lend him the Long Yuan?
In fact, you also know in your heart that you already owe too much to others. You can't help yourself from the debt of favor. "
"Oh, I'm from Jin."
"Transparent."
The Savage King raised his glass and said, "Come on, one of us brothers will go."
A light touch,
The Sword Master still tasted it briefly, while the Savage King drank it all in one gulp.
"As for me, I'm just waiting for that day. I believe there will be that day. I just hope that when the time comes, you don't use your sword against me as soon as I come out."
"I still don't want you to come out."
"I know, I know, so you have been unable to do anything else in your life except wielding a sword."
The Savage King leaned against the fence, threw the peanut shell in his hand over his head, and watched the peanut crumbs fall down.
With emotion:
"Life is just a dream. When you wake up, if you are in a good mood, continue doing it. If you are not in a good mood, just sit there in a daze until you forget whether you are awake or dreaming. .”
The sword master stood up and seemed ready to leave.
"Not for a while longer?"
"It's not interesting to hear you sigh."
"Desperate."
"I'll see you next time I'm in a bad mood."
"Do you think what you are saying sounds like human language?"
"You keep locking me up, I'm leaving."
"Hey, hey, don't leave in a hurry. I had a dream tonight. Do you want to know what's in the dream?"
"tonight?"
"Yeah, I'll do it when I go to bed tonight, I just said it in advance."
"Ah."
"In that dream, you and I were standing together, and there were many enemies in front of us. We were trapped, and the situation was very dangerous.
You ask me what to do? "
The sword master said nothing.
"Ask me what to do."
"Ask me quickly what should I do?"
The swordsman took a breath.
"Quickly ask!"
"What should I do?" Sword Master.
"Hey, do you know how I answered?"
"I asked."
The Savage King suddenly grasped the iron fence with both hands,
He shook the fence and made a sound while laughing:
"I said, Dad, stop asking, take your son and I'll run away!"
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Goodnight everybody
(End of this chapter)