The wind was light and the clouds were calm, and under the rising sun, the Sui army team slowly marched eastward, and successfully arrived at the reserved battlefield that had been carefully surveyed in advance. Through scouting and reconnaissance, it was confirmed that the rebel army had left the camp to the west. Chen Yingliang gave an order, the Sui army The army team stopped immediately, using a small earth mountain that was not too high as a flag formation, quickly arranged a large formation with a radius, and quickly started to build simple fortifications.
The sun is still very unfavorable to the Sui army. The rising sun from Dongsheng just hits the faces of the soldiers of the Sui army. This is a problem that cannot be solved, and Chen Yingliang can only ignore it. The terrain was also unfavorable to the Sui army. The open area outside Hongnong City gave the rebel army with many cavalry the best chance to gallop and outflank. extremely unfavorable situation. In view of this situation, Chen Yingliang, who had personally surveyed the surrounding terrain, could only imitate his distant uncle Pei Hongce and quickly build a thin anti-horse fence to offset part of the charging power of the rebel cavalry.
In addition, Chen Yingliang, who is somewhat greedy for life and fear of death, also made an arrangement where the inside is more important than the outside, and the Sui army is placed on the periphery. In the middle, wait for orders in the safest position, and also protect Chen Yingliang's flag formation by the way.
After a while, the rebel army with four times as many troops as the Sui army had already arrived near the battlefield. When they saw the last main force of the Sui army in Hongnong City come out in full force, they saw Chen Yingliang's loyalty to the national flag. When Wei Xuan's Wei Zishuai flag appeared in the Sui army's formation at the same time, Yang Xuangan laughed wildly, knowing that as long as he wins this battle, there will be no more stumbling blocks on his way westward to Guanzhong.
Old General Li Zixiong was also laughing, pointing at the Sui troops who were hastily setting up the square formation and laughing wildly, "Fangyuan formation? Fangyuanzheng? It turned out to be a square formation! Will the little thief Chen Yingliang and old Wei Xuan fight? Troops attacking our army, they don't think about rushing forward and surprise attack, and they even set up a tortoise formation like a square formation, haven't they read a book on military warfare, and don't know what kind of formation a square formation is?"
Of course, it is not without reason that General Li laughed so wildly. The large square formation composed of multiple square formations is indeed the formation with the strongest defensive power among Sun Bin's ten formations, but it sacrificed a lot of mobility and offensive power. From time to time or when reinforcements are about to arrive, it can indeed have a good effect of using the weak to resist the strong and gaining time, but arranging such a formation on open terrain against the superior enemy will only end in the end, being consumed by the superior enemy! —By the way, Zhao Kuo, who was talking about war on paper, used this formation to fight against Bai Qi, but Bai Qi took the opportunity to cut off the food road and wasted to death.
Contrary to Li Zixiong, Li Mi's expression changed after seeing the Sui army's formation against their own army, and he rushed to Yang Xuangan's side and said, "Duke Chu, please order the attack as soon as possible, and don't let the officers and soldiers form a formation smoothly. Otherwise, this battle will be very difficult for us to fight, and we should launch an attack immediately, forcing the officers and soldiers to fight us immediately."
"Master, launch an attack immediately, are you stupid?" Li Zixiong scolded: "If an attack is launched at this time, even if the officers and soldiers win, they can immediately return to Hongnong City. How can we severely injure and annihilate this army of officers and soldiers?"
After scolding this sentence, before Li Mi could refute, Li Zixiong turned to Yang Xuangan and cupped his hands and said, "Duke Chu, our army can use the crane wing array to defeat the enemy, and then send an army to detour behind the officers and soldiers to wait for orders. In this way, our army can Completely encircle and annihilate the official army, and do not give old Wei Xuan and Chen Yingliang a chance to retreat."
"Bu Crane Wing Formation, Lai Yuan, you lead 2,000 infantry to detour behind the officer and soldier formation, and block the retreat path of Wei Xuan's old thief and Chen Yingliang's little thief."
Yang Xuangan didn't even look at Li Mi, and just followed Li Zixiong's suggestion to lay out the enemy's strategy. Seeing this situation, of course Li Mi closed his eyes in despair, and lamented in his heart, "It's over, even if we can win this time, our loss will definitely not be too small - completely encircling the army of officers and soldiers waiting in full force, isn't this forcing the army of officers and soldiers to fight against us? Are you going to fight to the end?"
No matter how much Li Mi lamented, it was useless. Under Yang Xuangan's order, the rebel army quickly began to form a formation with eight hundred steps away from the Sui army's square formation. , and another 2,000 infantry led by Laiyuan, the famous future protector of the Sui Dynasty, went out to the formation, bypassed the Sui army's formation, and advanced to the rear of the Sui army's formation to block the Sui army's retreat. On the other hand, because the Sui army had no orders, they ignored the detours of the rebels. They just raced against the clock to set up anti-horse fences to enhance the defense of the phalanx as much as possible.
Seeing the rebel army's arrangement condescendingly on the earth hill, Old Wei, who insisted on fighting together, was a bit worried. He turned to Chen Yingliang, who was in command of the whole army, and said, "Ying Liang, do you know the formation of Yang Ni's rebels? A rebel army passed us and headed eastward, and it looks like the Yang Ni rebels are determined to wipe us out."
"Please don't worry if the guard stays behind. The villain is a general after all, and he knows the formation and purpose of the rebel army." Chen Yingliang replied with a smile: "However, in my opinion, among Sun Bin's ten formations, this Crane Wing formation happens to be Yang's formation. The worst choice for a traitor."
"The worst choice? Why?" Wei Xuan asked in surprise.
"Of course it's because Yang's rebellious main force is running out. Wouldn't it be a big mistake to use the Crane Wing Formation to disperse his small combat force instead of concentrating it on one point?" Chen Yingliang smiled.
Wei Xuan was thoughtful, and felt that Chen Yingliang's analysis was reasonable, but he didn't dare to confirm that Chen Yingliang's analysis was correct. Chen Yingliang ignored Wei Xuan, but called Liu Changgong, who was already dressed like an iron can, to the front, pointed to the right wing of the rebel army and said: "Brother Liu, look, the right wing of the rebel army is under the banner of Yang Zi, it should be Yang Xuangan." His younger brother Yang Jishan commanded the army, Yang Xuangan likes to appoint private individuals, his younger brother's team must be elite soldiers, if nothing else happens, Yang Ni will most likely attack our left wing first."
After carefully looking at the enemy situation on the opposite side, and carefully observing the enemy situation on the left and right wings of our own army, Liu Changgong nodded and said: "Yes, we should attack our left wing first. Our left wing has a relatively open terrain, and there are some small hills on the right wing, which will hinder the army's operations. , if I use troops, I will attack the left wing first."
"So our left wing is up to you." Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice: "No matter what, Brother Liu, you must guard our left wing, as long as you can carry the Yang Rebels to attack from the front, we will have a chance of victory. "
"I..., let me try." General Liu replied not very confidently: "I will try my best to defend the left wing. If it doesn't work, Brother Yingliang will send the Nationalist Army to reinforce me."
"Of course." Chen Yingliang smiled casually, and then warned: "Brother Liu, please remember that it's not that your team can't fight, it's just that the morale and fighting spirit of your team are not as good as the enemy's. Morale, let your soldiers fight to the death. Also, you have to be careful yourself"
"Thank you brother for your concern." Liu Changgong laughed when he heard that, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, brother, I am wearing two layers of armor today for safety, even if there are any arrows, it will not hurt me at all. "Chen Yingliang smiled again, and said goodbye to Liu Changgong.
Not long after, the main rebel army lined up, and the Sui army quickly built a thin but practical anti-horse fence. The result was as Chen Yingliang and Liu Changgong expected. Sure enough, Yang Jishan's team on the right wing of the rebel army strode forward. He led the second-line team all his life, fought against the wind all his life, and was careful enough to wear two layers of armor. A hard fight and a bitter fight.
In view of the fact that the Sui army had already built a fence to prevent horses, Yang Jishan was very smart and sensible to put the cavalry behind and let the infantry take the lead. The purpose was to use the infantry to destroy the fence of the Sui army and open the charge for the cavalry. The road, and then use the cavalry's charge advantage to enter the Sui army's formation, and completely destroy the tortoise formation of the Sui army from the inside.
On Liu Changgong's side, General Liu also put in all his strength to prepare for a big fight this time, yelling constantly in the formation, to boost the morale of his soldiers, and to inspire the fighting spirit of these veterans under his command, "Brothers, the enemy! It's already here, get ready to fight to the end! They are all human beings, why the hell can the white-robed soldiers charge into battle and be invincible, we can only follow them to pick up cheap? For our promotion and fortune, for our My mother-in-law and baby, fight against the traitor! Win this battle, go home and hug your baby! Win this battle, go home and hug your mother-in-law!"
In the sound of General Liu's vigorous yelling, and at the same time the drums of the rebel flag formation, Yang Jishan's team slowly detoured to the front of the left wing of the Sui army, and took up a charge posture. Then the war drums of the rebel flag formation suddenly blew, The rebel troops under Yang Jishan also immediately launched a full-speed charge, and General Liu immediately stopped shouting and cheering, and yelled: "Let the arrows! Let me shoot the arrows!"
The rain of arrows whizzing out of the Sui army's square formation fired the first shot in the decisive battle of Hongnong. The archers of the Sui army who were hiding behind the fence threw dense feather arrows into the sky, whizzing and spinning, overwhelming the head of the rebel army. On the ground, the rebel infantry who were charging at full speed were hit by arrows one after another, and dozens of people fell down in an instant, which was a good start for General Liu. However, the rebel team, which had also been gradually experienced in actual combat, did not see any confusion. They still strode forward against the rain of arrows, trying their best to close the distance with the Sui army team at full speed.
There were only three arrows before the enemy, and after three rounds of arrow rain, the rebel infantry had already rushed to the fence of the Sui army, and the soldiers of the Sui army who were hiding behind the fence and lined up in a dense line immediately stabbed their spears, as if countless thorns were suddenly born in the fence. Spikes, many rebel infantry were not in a hurry, and were immediately pierced by spears, screaming and fell in a pool of blood. It was completely offset, and the speed was greatly reduced, so they couldn't break through the fence. They could only stab the Sui soldiers through the fence. The rebel cavalry team hiding behind the infantry team didn't find the slightest chance to charge.
While the blood was splattering, the soldiers of the Sui army, whose retreat route had been cut off, yelled and stabbed and stabbed, and stabbed the rebel soldiers behind the thin fence with their spears and spears desperately. Stabbed and killed with a gun, while looking for opportunities to hack and smash the fence, fighting against the soldiers of the Sui army and wasting their lives. And at this moment, the experienced advantages of these veteran soldiers under General Liu's command have also been brought into play. When stabbing and killing the enemy, they can flexibly avoid the enemy's spears and spears with the corner of their eyes and the sound of the wind. They can reduce part of the damage from the enemy, but the equipment of the rebel soldiers can't do this. Unless they are wearing Sui army equipment captured from the battlefield, once they are stabbed by a spear, they will either die or die. Due to the injury, and the fact that the Sui army's archers hid behind and kept throwing feather arrows, the casualties of the rebel team in close combat with the Sui army team except the Baoguo army were much higher than the Sui army's for the first time.
Seeing that the Sui army's troops were able to resist the rebels' charge with a thin fence, Wei Xuan was extremely surprised, and he couldn't help beating his chest and feet, annoyed: "This old man is really stupid, really stupid! When we were in Mangshan, Why didn’t the old man think of building a fence just before the battle, to block the rebels from charging and stabbing, and to make use of our equipment and training advantages?”
"Stay guard, this tactic is also adapted to local conditions." Chen Yingliang pointed to the ground under the earth mountain and said: "This area is all farmland reclaimed by the people of Hongnong. The soil is soft. Of course, we can quickly build fences when we are ready for battle. It’s a ghostly place, there are hard rocks everywhere, isn’t repairing the fence courting death? I’m afraid that the rebel cavalry will have already killed you in front of your flag array before the fence is built.”
Wei Xuan was taken aback, wanting to praise Chen Yingliang for his careful observation, but he was a little dissatisfied with Chen Yingliang's disrespectful attitude, so he simply scolded: "Fuck you! You're as lucky as that old man Fan Zigai. You have encountered all the favorable terrain."
Wei Xuan cursed unconvincedly in the Sui army flag formation, seeing that the Sui army troops blocked the charge of his own team with a thin fence, Yang Xuangan naturally gritted his teeth in the rebel flag formation, patted the armrest of the handsome chair and said angrily : "I really shouldn't give Chen Xiaotie time to repair the fence, otherwise, our cavalry would have smashed Chen Xiaotie's left wing long ago!"
"Chu Gong, we must open the breakthrough as soon as possible, otherwise, our situation will only get worse and worse." Li Mi, who finally proved that his suggestion was correct, quickly opened his mouth and reminded: "Our soldiers did not rest well last night. It is too sunny, and the soldiers will consume a lot of physical strength fighting under the scorching sun, and it will be very bad for us if it takes a long time."
Looking at the few sparse clouds in the sky, Yang Xuangan nodded, and shouted: "Go and pass on an order to Yang Jishan. Within a quarter of an hour, you must break through the left wing of the officers and soldiers and open the gap into the formation of the officers and soldiers."
Hearing this, the old general Li Zixiong, who was slapped in the face again, was of course embarrassed. In his heart, he only hated Yang Jishan's team's poor execution, let down his wonderful tactics, painstakingly planned, and gave the junior Li Mi a chance to succeed.
After Yang Xuangan's order was delivered quickly, Yang Jishan also became a little anxious. In addition to ordering the infantry to step up the attack, he also went to the front of the formation and led the supervisory team to urge the infantry to step up the charge. And General Liu of the Sui Army also followed suit. In addition to leading the supervising team to force the soldiers to resist tenaciously, he also personally chopped off a soldier of his own who was retreating in fear, yelling constantly, "Damn it!" Hold on! Stand up for me! For your mother-in-law and baby, stand up for me! Don’t forget that if you lose this battle, you will never have a chance to go home and hold your baby in your life!"
Encouraged by the expulsion of the generals on both sides, the intensity of the battle on the fence defense line increased again. The soldiers of the two armies stabbed and assassinated desperately with bloodshot eyes. The arms and weapons stretched over the fence, the inside and outside of the fence were covered with flesh and blood, and there were countless casualties. The battle situation fell into a brutal stalemate like a meat grinder.
During the stalemate, the left-wing troops of the Sui Army, which was already on the verge of collapse, suddenly cheered loudly. It turned out that at some point, a regiment of soldiers from the Nationalist Army had arrived on the left flank. They saw these friendly troops in conspicuous white robes appearing, guarding the fence. The generals of the Sui army didn't know that there was a burst of divine power coming out of it. They cheered and roared and stabbed the spears and spears in their hands faster and harder, stabbing the rebel soldiers who had already started to squeeze the fence until they were bleeding all over their bodies. keep calling.
On the contrary, seeing the patriotic army in eye-catching white robes appeared, the rebel troops who had already suffered a big loss from the patriotic army in the battlefield of Jinyong City and the Luoyang defense battle were all in dismay, and subconsciously stepped back. Shouting loudly, "The white-robed soldiers are here! Those monster white-robed soldiers are here!"
Morale and fighting spirit suddenly faded, and the morale of the generals of the Sui army, who had strong companions as backup, was so high that they stabbed and stabbed the rebels' charge back, forcing the rebels whose morale had collapsed one after another. He retreated, immediately stabilized the fence line, and then took the opportunity to quickly repair the few fences that were hacked and smashed by the rebel soldiers. Yang Jishan screamed angrily behind him, but he was helpless. Immediately afterwards, under Yang Xuangan's roaring order, although the rebel infantry charged at the Sui army's fence again, the momentum was far less ferocious than before. Under the circumstances, they calmly met the enemy, and fought inextricably with the rebel team on the fence line of defense, without giving the rebel team any chance to break through.
At the same time, the left-wing team of the rebel army also made moves. When the terrain was not very suitable for attacking, they detoured to the front of the right-wing team of the Sui army and launched a strong attack on the right-wing team of the Sui army. This time, Chen Yingliang did not make any tactical arrangements or mobilizations, and let the right-wing Sui army defend against the enemy alone, but Wei Xuan, who likes to act recklessly, was a little worried, and said to Chen Yingliang in a low voice: "Yingliang, the right wing is also fighting. Do you want to send a regiment of nationalist soldiers over there as a reserve?"
"No need." Chen Yingliang replied in a low voice: "Our right wing has more hills and ditches, which is not conducive to the rebels to launch a full charge, and it is difficult for the rebels to break through. Also, it is useless to send the Baoguo army there now. , Just report the strength of the national army. When it comes to such a decisive battlefield, it is simply a drop in the bucket. Instead of sending them to fill in the gaps now, it is better to wait until the right wing is in danger and send them to boost morale and attack the enemy's morale."
What made Wei Xuan extremely depressed was that the situation of the battle was once again predicted by Chen Yingliang. Under the condition of unfavorable terrain and a surprise attack, the rebel team attacking the Sui army's right wing was first covered by as many as four rounds of feathered arrows, and then was attacked by the Sui army. The spears and spears of the army officers and soldiers were also quickly confined in front of the fence defense line, and it was difficult to advance an inch. At the same time, because the team was not as elite as Yang Jishan's team, they were killed even worse by the soldiers of the Sui army. Step back and regroup.
Seeing such a situation, Wei Xuan secretly rejoiced in his heart, and a nameless anger welled up in his heart, and he gritted his teeth in his heart, "The surname is Chai! Remember this old man! If it weren't for you, this old man would have died in Mang before." Shan lost so badly? Will the boy named Chen next to this old man take advantage of that old fellow Fan Zigai again?!"
After the dark anger passed, Wei Xuan tried to calm himself down and observed the battlefield for a while, then turned to Chen Yingliang and asked, "Ying Liang, although we are not playing badly now, we are always on the defensive and balanced. How to win? How to have a chance to break the chaos?"
"Of course!" Chen Yingliang nodded confidently, and pointed to the rebel flag formation directly in front of him and said firmly: "When the Yang rebels launch a frontal attack, it is the time for us to win a big victory! Putting the Nationalist Army in the middle of the phalanx and preventing them from charging forward is just waiting for this opportunity!"
In fact, Chen Yingliang had almost waited for this opportunity. In the rebel flag formation at almost the same time, he saw that the attacking teams on the left and right flanks were all blocked by the Sui army's fence line. Yang Xuangan was furious and was ready to order a frontal attack. It is a pity that Li Zixiong and Li Mi joined forces again this time, and persuaded together: "Duke Chu, don't worry, although we are not yet in the upper hand, we are not in the disadvantaged position, and the battle is now at a deadlock. It's not time for a frontal assault."
After being persuaded by Li Zixiong and Li Mi's joint efforts, Yang Xuangan, who could still listen to some harsh advice, had no choice but to give up the plan to attack directly, and sat back in the handsome chair heavily, shouting: "Water! Bring water, Ben Zhu The country is thirsty!"
The soldiers quickly brought clear water, drank a few sips and found it tasteless, and because he was in a hurry to raise the tent before finishing breakfast, he felt a little hungry, Yang Xuan couldn't help but think of a trivial matter, so he ordered: "Just now When we left the camp, didn’t the local people bring wine and meat to reward the teacher? Bring a jar of wine, and some meat and steamed buns, this Zhuguo is a little hungry.”
"Bring more." Li Zixiong also said casually: "Today, I went into the account to discuss things before I finished breakfast, and I am a little hungry."
Conscience of heaven and earth, although Chen Yingliang is not a good thing, Cai Wang Yang Zhiji is a genuinely kind person, the wine and meat he sent is really just to reward the elite main force of the rebel army, I never thought of rewarding Yang Xuangan himself and Ming Yang Old General Li of the world.