The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 889 Come Out!

Xiaoqi, Xiliang, Shanggu, and Bingzhou Ming Army's four cavalry battalions each formed a cavalry formation, lined up from north to south at the foot of Pengcheng Dongshan Mountain, looking forward to the Han Army camp on Xishan Mountain.

The fourth battalion cavalry has a total of more than [-] cavalry, several times that of the Han cavalry.

The sphere of influence of the scout cavalry of the Han army was compressed again, and they were all driven to the vicinity of their own camp, relying on the archers on the camp to stabilize their position.

Although the cavalry of the Han army had evacuated very quickly, they still left hundreds of corpses in the center of the battlefield.

The scouts of the Ming army were all the best of the best in the army, and those who were not proficient in bows and horses and brave enough to serve as others could not be employed. The horses they rode were all fine horses from the Northland.

The Dawan Kingdom was destroyed, and Dawan's famous horses were also brought into Liangzhou. Now most of the Ming army's scout cavalry either rode improved war horses or directly rode Dawan war horses.

After losing all the horse farms in the north, and the loss of Jiyouliang and the four states, the Han court not only had no way to replenish the lost horses, but even had no way to recruit qualified cavalry.

The heaviest loss in the Battle of Fanyang was actually the loss of the [-] Youzhou fine cavalry under Liu Bei's command and the cavalry directly under Sun Jian's command. This part of the loss cannot be made up at all.

In terms of the combat power of the infantry, the Han and Wei courts were far inferior to the Ming army at that time, but compared with the cavalry, except for the number, the cavalry of the Han and Wei courts were not weak.

Liu Xie stared at the cavalry of the Ming army who were arrayed behind the mountain, and felt a huge sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He had read the newspapers and periodicals printed and distributed in the Ming country, and he knew how terrifying the scale of the wars Ming Ting launched in the Western Regions, Northern Borders, and Liaodong.

These newspapers and periodicals were basically intercepted by him, some of which even Wang Yun and Liu Chong didn't know about.

Although those aristocratic families have their own sources of information, they are not perfect. Liu Chong, Wang Yun, Yuan Shu and others are of high status and hold power. They know the Ming court in detail, but the whole Han court knows the strength of the Ming army best. Still Liu Xie.

In the battle of Rao Le level to destroy Xianbei, if you count the civilian husbands, auxiliary soldiers, and allied troops, the cavalry mobilized by the Ming army has exceeded [-], which is not counting the cavalry of Xianbei in the east.

And in the distant Western Regions, the Ming army actually mobilized more than [-] cavalry to attack Dawan.

There were [-] Ming troops attacking Jiaozhou in southern Xinjiang.

This number is not much weaker than the offensive launched by the Ming court in Liaodong and northern Xinjiang, but the weight of these [-] people in southern Xinjiang is not much worse than that of Liaodong and northern Xinjiang.

Many places in southern Xinjiang are inaccessible, and the transportation of luggage is difficult. The logistics needs more people and more resources to support.

Now the Ming Kingdom has become a giant in the true sense, but the Han Court is getting weaker and weaker under his hands.

Qingxu was lost, leaving only the five prefectures of Yang, Jiao, Yu, Yan, and Jing, which were even less than one-third of the current Ming state.

Even if this battle is won, the entire territory of Yanzhou in the south will not be able to keep it. Naturally, Nanyang County in Jingzhou cannot be preserved. Most of Xiayang, Jiaozhou and Jingzhou, as well as the southernmost part of Yuzhou.

Although Yuan Shu's new army has practiced for about two years, they haven't seen any blood, and it's impossible to know how powerful they are.

What's more, if Yanzhou is abandoned at that time, I don't know how many of the [-] troops in Yanzhou can safely withdraw to Huainan.

If Xu An wants to mobilize, he can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops capable of conscripting and fighting.

But in today's Han army, there are not many troops that can fight, and the numbers on the paper are only kept on the paper after all, and they are easily smashed by Xu An.

From Shangyong's offensive and defensive battle, Liu Xie has actually seen the gap between them and the Ming army.

The reform was nothing more than drinking poison to quench his thirst, but drinking this glass of poisoned wine still did not quench his thirst.

Revitalizing the Han Dynasty...but it's just an illusion...

Even if Pengcheng is defended and the navy relying on the Huaishui River controls the entire line of the Huaishui River, it will be powerless.

Now he is not even left with a chance to be safe.

The national power of the Ming country is unprecedented, and Liu Xie doesn't know how Xu An developed the Ming country to its current scale.

Even the national strength of the Han Dynasty in the past was much worse than that of the Ming Dynasty today.

Why is Ming Court's tax collection so low, but it can support such a large-scale use of troops.

Not only did the finances not collapse, but they got better and better. Everywhere was thriving, caravans flowed in an endless stream above the official road, and even ordinary people had spare money to spend.

Looking back at the people under his rule, many of them didn't even survive the winter of this year, so let's talk about expenses, even the average small landlord's life is quite tight.

These are all the information reported by the embroidered clothes messenger, and the authenticity has been confirmed.

The cavalry of the Ming army in the wilderness were unscrupulous, and even galloped in front of their camp.

Liu Xie moved his eyes, and he noticed that all the generals around him looked embarrassed and gloomy, and the momentum of the troops in the camp was also greatly affected.

For this situation, Liu Xie had no way at all. He patched together under his command, and in the end it was only more than [-] cavalry, which was far from the cavalry of the Ming army.

He is not a person who does not know military affairs, Sun Jian and Huangfusong also taught him military strategy when they were still there.

Now the cavalry can't compete with the Ming army at all, which also means that the Ming army can camp and build a stronghold in Dongshan without any scruples.

However, they were constrained within a limited range. Unless a large army went out, they would have nothing to do with these Ming army rangers outside the camp.

This situation is like a heavy blow to morale.

Even if he had already made up his mind to defend, the drop in morale was still unstoppable.

Liu Xie's eyes were cold, and his heart was extremely depressed.

But he still controlled his expression. He knew that everyone could be afraid and panic at this time, but he must not show any hesitation or panic.

Once he showed timidity, the morale of the army would inevitably be shaken, and then there was really no hope for this battle.

Liu Xie clenched the sword around his waist, stabilized his mood, and was about to turn around and return to the camp, when a wave of cheers suddenly came from a distance, one after another for a long time.

Liu Xie's eyes were dimmed, and there was commotion in the Ming army's cavalry formation. He saw a large ochre-yellow flag rising slowly above the horizon.

The cheers from a distance also reached their maximum at this moment. Although the two armies were separated by miles, it was still deafening.

With the hoisting of the big flag, the infantry, the main force of the Ming army, also stepped into the battlefield at this time.

On the several miles long front, whistles and drums sounded like raindrops.

Amidst the sound of high-spirited war drums and harsh military whistles, the Ming army slowly spread out an army formation under the foothills of Dongshan Mountain.

The originally pale snow was gradually being engulfed by the yellow tide. Accompanied by the sound of orderly footsteps, the infantry of the Ming army poured into the battlefield continuously.

The ranks of the Ming army changed from column to horizontal, and then arranged into neat square formations one after another. Under the leadership of generals and schools at all levels, they entered the battlefield, and the military flags at all levels were erected one after another.

The spears on the shoulders of Ming army infantry are like a moving steel forest,
The fourth battalion of Ming army cavalry separated into two, one on the left and one on the right, forming a large formation and protecting the infantry phalanx in the center.

Let the flag fly and the dust fly.

The Ming army has already completed the formation, and the sound of drums and horns followed.

But after a while, all ministries above the Ming army's position began to respond to the flags, and in an instant, it turned into a sea of ​​flags.

The sun shone on the formation of the Ming army, and Liu Xie's vision was filled with dazzling ocher yellow.

"Ming Jun, this is..."

Sun Jing's expression was slightly concentrated, and her eyes were full of astonishment.

He didn't understand what Ming Jun meant.

Arranging an army formation, dispatching sentry cavalry, and even rolling out siege equipment, does the Ming army want to launch an attack now? !

But the Ming army had just arrived in the eastern mountainous area of ​​Pengcheng, and those camps were still the simple camps built by the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army.

The infantry of the Ming army only experienced a brief rest, and even the infantry that had not been rested were gathered together, and at this time they were forming an army formation under the foothills of Dongshan.

Could it be that Xu An isn't going to let the generals under his command rest, and wants to launch an attack directly at this time? !

Sun Jing revealed an expression of disbelief, extremely astonished.

He had thought about countless situations, but he never thought that the Ming army would line up and prepare to attack on the first day they arrived.

In the distance, in the position of the Ming army, soldiers of the Ming army are assembling catapults.

One after another, four-wheeled carriages drove to the front of the formation, and a bed crossbow stood there.

Dozens of war horses dragged the huge crash car slowly forward, heading all the way to the forefront of the army formation.

"It's crazy..."

Sun Jing's face was gloomy and terrifying, and she clenched her teeth. His voice almost burst out from between his teeth. Everything in front of him was completely beyond his expectations.

On the watchtower, the atmosphere was almost frozen.

Liu Xie looked at the ocher yellow banner in the distance. No matter how firm his will was, there was still a trace of fear in his eyes when facing the Ming army that was arrayed.

No one noticed the astonishment in Liu Xie's eyes, and all the generals of the Han army on the watchtower looked dignified and remained silent.

Liu Xie raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looking at the direction where the big banner was located.

In the distance, under the ocher-yellow banner, a general in ocher-yellow battle robe was standing in front of Wanqi, holding a whip and leading a horse, walking slowly.

Everywhere the military flag is placed, there is a turmoil of people.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

The Dazhu Banner is in the middle, the Ming Banner Juyou, the Taipingdao Banner are on the left, and the Sun, Moon, and Star Nine Banners are behind.

Teng Xiangwei guards, accompanied by a group of generals and schools.

Amidst the roar of cheers like a tsunami, Xu An held the reins, led the horses under him, and galloped past before the formation.

While the horses were jumping, the headwind was coming, and the flags were flying in the strong wind.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

Countless soldiers of the Ming army held their weapons high and shouted "Wan Sheng" at the top of their lungs.

Xu An could clearly feel that the morale of the soldiers in the army formation was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xu An raised his eyes to look at the large formation beside him. He saw countless faces full of enthusiasm and excitement. There was no fear, no panic, and no hesitation on the faces of all of them.

Thirteen years...

In thirteen years, he traveled tens of thousands of miles, from Jizhou to Bingzhou, and traveled almost half of China's territory.

After going through all kinds of difficulties and overcoming obstacles, they finally came here and gathered into this high-spirited army in front of them.

"We are poor and unarmed, and we have only a large number of people. Today, we will wrap up yellow scarves and gather together, and we will definitely revolutionize the world. The Han Dynasty is exhausted, and Huang Tian will take its place!"

At the time of Guangzong, Zhang Liang held up his long halberd and led a group of generals and schools of the Yellow Turban Army to gallop past in front of the formation of the Yellow Turban Army.

He was still wearing a simple leather armor standing in the army formation, and the scene at that time was just like this.

But now everything has changed, everything is different.

The Yellow Turban Army once led by Zhang Liang, they just tried their best to survive in order to fight for a way out.

But now the army he leads is fighting for the country and for the faith in his heart.

The army under his command has completely broken away from the sequence of the feudal army. They have long been different from any army in this era. They are far ahead of this era...

When Xu An returned to the position of the central army, the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army had already climbed to the peak.

Xu An's expression was deep, and he immediately looked at the Han army company battalion in the distance while holding his whip.

All the actions of the Han army were not hidden from the eyes and ears of the Eagle Wolf Guards. Xu An knew all about the number of people in each division of the Han army, and even in each battalion.

This information comes from the top officials of the Han court, those powerful families who were supposed to stand with the Han court...

Those Confucian scholars who live in the world, are rich in wealth, and talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality...

The intelligence has been corroborated by many parties to confirm its authenticity.

The Han army in Pengcheng was transparent to him.

Liu Xie wanted Pengcheng to delay him, and then dispatched naval forces to regain control of the Huai River. All of this was nothing more than a dream in the end.

After Xu An returned to the position of the central army, Gong Du, Xu Huang, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other generals also retired, and returned to the position where the soldiers and horses of the headquarters were.

And Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Pang De, Ma Chao and others were guarding Xu An's side.

The formation of the Ming army has been fully unfolded, and a large number of soldiers have been added to the Han army's barracks.

There was a strange silence on the battlefield, and not a single human voice could be heard on the huge battlefield.

There are only the neighing of war horses, and the sound of banners being blown by strong winds.

Jia Xu held the horse's belly lightly, and led the horse to Xu An's approach.

"All the armies are fully equipped, only waiting for the order of the general of the Ming Dynasty."

Just as Xu An leaped his horse in front of the formation to boost morale, all the ministries had already entered their predetermined positions under his command.

"Life!"

Xu An looked at the company battalion of the Han army to the west, and slowly raised the whip in his hand.

"Trap into the camp and go out!"

Xu An knew all about the deployment of the Han army, and he was not going to make any further attempts.

Xu An has already made a decision, he decided to defeat Liu Xie's Han army in Pengcheng with a thunderous force, so that everyone in the world can recognize the facts.

The flag was waved, and the riders were ordered to go out.

In the formation of the Chinese army, the warriors of the Ming army with yellow scarves on their heads suddenly beat the battle drum of the yellow sky in the formation.

Accompanied by the thundering drums, the military orders were passed down step by step.

"The Taoist Lord has an order, fall into the camp and go out!"

"The Taoist Lord has an order, fall into the camp and go out!"

"The Taoist Lord has an order, fall into the camp and go out!"

(End of this chapter)