Dawn has arrived and the sky is dimly lit. Huzhou City did not have the tranquility of the past, but was filled with bursts of earth-shaking fighting sounds. After a night of fierce fighting, the battle between the Song and Wu armies had also entered a white-hot situation. The vanguard of the two armies in front had completely stirred up a stir. Regiment, it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and men and horses from the rear are constantly added to kill, making the battle situation more stalemate.
Of course, it was extremely difficult for Wu Jun to regain the battle situation, and for this, they also paid a considerable price.
Although the Wu army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, it had been at a disadvantage since the war broke out. The 20,000 people who retreated were not forced back by Pao Ze who came up from behind to fight. The army fought hard, but their courage was broken and they could not perform 50% of their abilities. Naturally, the Song army easily tore apart the defense line and even affected the troops in the rear.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Pang Wanchun personally led the elite to take the lead in the charge. After a series of tough battles and fighting, the most ferocious offensive of the Song Army was finally blocked by the 20,000 or so people who had just left the city regardless of casualties. At the same time, he also killed more than ten soldiers who were afraid of the enemy and tried to escape. He finally stabilized the situation and divided his troops into two wings to harass the Song army. Press on.
But on the ground ahead, thousands of Wu army corpses had fallen. Their defense line was built entirely on human lives. But even so, the Song Army's offensive did not stop there. As long as there was a loophole in their defense, the Song Army would easily break in and determine the outcome.
Pang Wanchun, who was already covered in blood, broke out of the encirclement again under the protection of his own soldiers and retreated to the central army to catch his breath. Although it had only been two hours since he joined the war, his physical strength was consumed very quickly, and he had several wounds on his body, and his face became more worried: "This Sun Tu and the Shandong Army are really powerful. The army is united as one, and the changes in the military formation are extremely fast, which is unmatched by our army. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must find another good strategy!" Thinking of this, he stared ahead with bright eyes, and after a moment he decisively ordered: " Fu Xiong, you lead another sentry to attack from the left, and be sure to open up their left defense line, and then retreat if you encounter enemy reinforcements!"
The trustworthy general Fu Xiong beside him immediately took the order, holding a horse spear, and led his troops to attack again, turned around and attacked the flank of the Song army.
The soldiers and horses here were led by Zhou Tong, Li Zhong and other old men from the Qingzhou Army. Seeing that another enemy was trying to attack the army from the flanks, these soldiers were immediately furious and took the lead in an interception. Suddenly, both sides broke out again A more intense battle began.
Pang Wanchun, who was watching the fighting over there, ordered again: "Zheng Ting, you lead the army to attack the enemy's right, and the others will follow me and charge to the enemy's center, kill!" As soon as the roar ended, he urged his horse to charge forward again, but this time He did not rush in and kill in front of the army like before, but rationally chose to stay in the middle of the army.
The fighting on three sides became more and more intense, and the Song army on the opposite side also began to make rapid maneuvers. The battle formation continued to change, suddenly transforming from a diamond-shaped formation into a circular battle formation that was easier to defend, thus rapidly reducing the attack surfaces on both sides. If the enemy charges forward, they will fall into an unfavorable situation of less versus more.
With just this hand,
Pang Wanchun, who was well versed in military affairs, was frightened. This change of formation during the battle was more difficult than the previous arrangement of changing from a charge to a steady defense. This alone showed how well-trained the Song army was. But while sighing at the strength of the opponent, he had also grasped the key point at this moment. He immediately clamped the horse's belly and urged the horse to rush forward, shouting repeatedly: "Come with me, don't engage with the enemy, in order to The main thing is to break the defense!"
The more than two thousand soldiers on his left and right were all trained with one hand, and they were most agile and good at fighting. When they heard the order, they immediately rushed out. After encountering the Song army's formation, they walked around without making direct contact. But keep moving forward.
This move was really unexpected by the Song army. When they wanted to divide their troops to intercept, they encountered the interception of the Wu army who were following behind. They were unable to catch up for a while, so they could only make this one group not too numerous. The enemy troops broke through the first line of defense. It was up to this moment that Wu Jun's numerical advantage was fully demonstrated. At least they could continue to add troops to entangle and help Pang Wanchun lead his army to break into the opponent's formation.
Pang Wanchun's eyes had been fixed on several flagpoles in front of them, with lanterns tied to them. It was under the command of these lanterns that the Song army quickly changed their formations just now. It was only then that he grasped the key to victory. As long as he broke the command signal, his position could be disrupted. Moreover, he had already guessed that the Song Army General Sun Tu would definitely stay under the signal and give orders. As long as he led his troops to kill him, if he could kill him, he would be able to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop and win the final victory.
In fact, he felt a little helpless in his heart. Originally, he was not the leader of the army, so he should have stayed in the middle army like Sun Tu and commanded it decisively. But this sudden decisive battle forced him to embark on the path of adventure. If not, this battle would have been lost.
After a burst of fighting, this Wu army elite really tore through the defense lines and quickly approached the side of the Song army's center. With only a brief estimate of the distance, Pang Wanchun had already hung up his sword and picked up his bow, and firmly grasped the seven long arrows. into his own hands.
With a long breath, Pang Wanchun quickly cocked the arrow, his eyes were like lightning, looking straight ahead, and while locking the light signal above, he released the bowstring. When the first sharp arrow whizzed straight towards the target, his right hand was already waving to control the strings again, like a top musician plucking the piano, or like a celebrity splashing ink. He actually used an extremely chic and quick technique to control the strings. In the blink of an eye, all seven sharp arrows were shot out.
Seven arrows shot through the air, each whistling directly towards the target. Some shot towards the light signal in the air, while others went straight to the flagpole where several soldiers wearing armor and helmets sat firmly on their horses and went away. Pang Wanchun's shooting star to catch up with the moon, seven arrows flying together is more terrifying than the rapid arrows of the foreign marksmen from the north.
Under the flagpole, it was Sun Tu who was conducting the command, accompanied by Song Jiang and Dong Ping, who was forcibly left behind by him. Although he also thought about leading the army to charge again, he knew better what his current responsibilities were as the military commander. As a general, it is no longer necessary to lead the team to attack. Staying behind and commanding decisively is the way to win.
And his choice was obviously correct. It was because he continued to issue orders through light signals that the Shandong Army officers and soldiers were able to frequently change their formations and steadily gain the upper hand with fewer enemies and more enemies. As long as we continue to fight like this, we will defeat the enemy.
It's just a matter of time.
Of course, there were variables. News came from the front that a Wu army had actually entered the formation and was heading towards the Chinese army. This made him feel excited, and he wanted to send troops to intercept it. But at the moment when he ordered the messenger to signal the change of formation, a red light above his head suddenly exploded, causing everyone to be shocked.
At the same time, a warning sign suddenly occurred in Sun Tu's heart. The spear in his hand immediately bounced up, and a shadow of the gun appeared in front of him as he swung it. At this moment, a sharp arrow whizzed from the side. With a clang, he was hit by his spear, but its momentum did not decrease. It jumped to the side and actually nailed a soldier's chest. Inside his body, he screamed and fell down. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a second arrow was fired. At this time, the gun in his hand was stopped by the arrow, and he was unable to save him immediately.
Fortunately, there was Dong Ping beside him, and he reacted in time when the arrow hit. He shouted: "General, be careful, there are cold arrows!" The two spears were quickly deployed to meet the second arrow that shot towards him and the second arrow that went straight to Sun Tu's chest.
He really had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he used two spears, which happened to block these two fatal arrows. But after the two dang-dang sounds, Dong Ping's expression also changed. He felt his hands were numb, and he almost couldn't hold the gun. Although his martial arts skills were superior to Sun Tu's, he still had trouble blocking two arrows.
Above, two more lights shattered in response, and the last arrow went straight to the door facing Song Jiang, who had not yet reacted. Li Kui, who had been standing by his side, immediately roared, jumped up in a hurry, and waved his ax with both hands. But the speed of this arrow was beyond his ability to capture. Even though he had swung the ax to the limit, it still failed to hit the arrow body, passing through the gap and continuing forward. This time, he was so shocked that he roared again and ducked in front of Song Jiang.
With a "chi" sound, the arrow entered his body, causing Li Kui's short but strong body to fall back suddenly. The arrow not only hit his chest, but also caused him to fall straight down while passing through his body. With just one arrow, you can see how amazing the power of this shot is.
"Tieniu..." Song Jiang was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered, quickly dismounted, and picked up Li Kui who had fallen to the ground and fainted, his heart was shaken. At the same time, the surrounding soldiers came to their senses and hurriedly rushed over. They quickly pulled several generals off their horses and surrounded them with shields, not giving the enemy a chance to strike again.
Sun Tu was also shocked and broke into a cold sweat at this time. If Dong Ping and Li Kui hadn't rescued him with all their strength, he and Song Jiang would have been killed by these cold arrows. At this time, an idea that he had always ignored suddenly came to his mind: "Pang Wanchun, Fang La's number one general, in addition to leading troops well, being calm and capable, he also has amazing shooting skills that are miraculous. He is known as Xiao Yangyou." base!"
When this thought came to his mind, he already knew that he must not give the opponent another chance to take action, and immediately shouted an order: "Kill over, the enemy general Pang Wanchun is at the side!" As he said that, his eyes quickly followed the previous advantage. Looking in the direction where the arrow came from, he happened to meet a pair of sharp eyes like swords, with a bit of annoyance in them.
The two leaders in their respective armies finally faced each other at this moment!