Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The weather today is actually quite nice.

It wasn't too cold, and there was no wind around.

On the wilderness, little buds burst out of the ground, dotting the gray earth.

On the banks of the canal, the remaining snow has completely melted, and the clear river flows into the distance.

The sun shone down on the ground, warming my whole body, and I wanted to yell a few times in comfort.

"Boom!"

"Dong dong!"

The rhythmic drums sounded one after another.

The north gate of Weizhou was opened wide, and nearly ten thousand soldiers left the city to stand in batches.With the waving of various flags, the sergeants of each battalion walked quickly, and the formation changed, but anyone who was familiar with the military formation could see that the front was sharp and the back was stretched, and they were walking obliquely. This is the formation of flying geese.

The sound of horseshoes kept ringing. It was very orderly at first, and gradually became chaotic. There were faint screams and the sound of weapons clashing.

This is the cavalry of both sides fighting.

They all tried to harass the opponent's formation, but they bumped into each other and fought head-on.

"Fighting against the city, the flying geese formation is the most suitable." Lu Huaizhong boarded the high platform in the camp and looked carefully.

The advantage of this formation is that it gets thicker and wider as it goes further back, and the tactics of attacking around the back are not easy to work.Moreover, the sharp front and the tense back are conducive to turning from left to right and changing formations. It is a formation that must be learned by generals and must be practiced by soldiers.

"For the geese formation, we should select the elite and threaten them to attack them from the left and right sides. Send an order to set up the moon formation." Lu Huaizhong ordered.

After a while, the Xia army camp also burst into drums. Five infantry commanded out of the camp, and set up a large crescent moon formation in the open space.

Like the flying geese formation, the Yanyue formation is also an army formation that must be mastered.It can even be said to be the most popular formation at this time, with both offense and defense, everyone loves to use it.

On the left side of the Wuwei Army, Han Xun led the 2000 most capable soldiers to stand out in the front right. Li Zhong, Marquis of Duyu, led three infantry commanders to block them in the center, and the right side of the army, He Yu, led a commander who was dissatisfied with the number to the left. rear.

In this battle, the breakthrough point was the [-] elite soldiers commanded by Han Xun, who were asked to go around to the enemy's left side and slammed the opponent's army formation.If he succeeds here, the enemy's flying geese formation will be broken.

Of course, enemies may change.And during the battle, a commander who can't change formations is not qualified—maybe you don't need to change formations, but you must.

The sergeants must also be familiar with changing formations before battle and not panic.

When the two armies confronted each other, the atmosphere was tense and solemn.Some fronts have even fought against each other. When changing formations at this time, you need to overcome a great sense of fear, and be busy but not chaotic, and complete the formation change under tremendous psychological pressure.There are many factors that need to be considered, such as what to do if the enemy chases and interferes, or what to do if the enemy cavalry rushes to harass you, you must have a countermeasure.

Recruits are not up to the job.

They often become chaotic as they change, or they are not chaotic at first, but they are chaotic under the interference of the enemy cavalry's charge around the back, and that is an unbearable fiasco.

The army that can complete the transformation of the enemy is worth cherishing.Because throughout ancient history, there are not many armies that can do this, and most of the time they are poorly trained, inexperienced, and low-quality infantry.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Both sides completed formation almost simultaneously. …

Xia Jun moved a little later, but his movements were proficient, as if he had practiced countless times, and he finished it quickly.

Wei Jun set up the formation first and completed it slower than Xia Jun, but it was not bad.

Once the formation was set up, the former enemy generals on both sides stepped forward one after another to boost morale.

On Wei Jun's side, it seems that the coach Liang Huaijin came to the front of the battle in person, which is really hard work.

At this time, there were already scattered teams who were not afraid of death and left the formation, and quickly stepped forward to provoke the opponent's Rangers.

On the densely populated battlefield, the space for the cavalry to move was greatly reduced. When the cavalry ran, they would encounter a rain of arrows covering their faces, and then they would be shot coldly by scattered archers. Casualties were not light. So they quickly dispersed and went outside to catch and fight.

"Xia Bandit, your father Zhang Wulang is here!" A Weibo yamen soldier took off his armor, showing his black chest hair, holding an epee, and roared provocatively.

"If you enter the city today, you want to taste your mother's taste." Some soldiers of the Xia army also stripped off their armor and rushed forward with their flesh bare.

Two determined stragglers rushed forward face to face, fighting fiercely

Come.

There were also clever stragglers, armed with strong bows with a long range, who ran to the opponent's formation in small steps and shot two or three arrows in succession.

They have super strong arms and superb archery skills, and they are often killed with one blow.The role it plays is to disrupt the opponent's formation, even if it is only to shake the opponent's originally indestructible phalanx a little bit, it is worth fighting for that one-ten-thousandth advantage for one's own side.

But to be honest, it doesn't do much.

Skirmishers and archers rushed up, so what if they shot the opponent's first row full of gaps?Back then, when Yu Chaoen led five hundred shots and gave birth to Ma Zanshe, Anshi's rebel army fell row by row, and the family did not collapse.The back row just made up, and the big formation stayed still.

Another cavalry rushed back desperately to drive out the opponent's skirmishers.

The stragglers laughed, and the Yigao boldly held a long spear, trying to stab the cavalry off their horses.

This is a feast for the desperadoes. They bet their lives and "performed" in front of the two armies, as if it were an appetizer for this large-scale field battle.

Once successful, tens of thousands of people in the back line will cheer and applaud.

As long as you survive, promotion is not a problem, rewards are not a problem, being selected into the general's personal army or serving as a government soldier is a due meaning.

Gamble your life, it's totally worth it!

"Boom..." Both sides beat the first battle drum almost simultaneously.

The sergeants in the formation held their breath and prepared to move forward.

Rangers began to exit.

The stragglers are also seizing the last time to perform wildly.The two sides are facing each other, and they have to leave the field when they get close to a hundred paces, otherwise the two sides will be too aggrieved to die with thousands of arrows.

"Dutou, look!" On the high platform, Shao Shenjian pointed his hand, too surprised to speak.

"Huh?" Lu Huaizhong was also shocked.

As far as he could see, the enemy commander Liang Huaijin's big hair suddenly moved forward, and the direction of movement was not his own central army, but the Xia army's formation.

"Could it be that you are learning from Ma Taiwei?" Shao Shenjian praised enthusiastically.

He is also a warrior, and he sincerely admires this kind of brave man who goes straight to the enemy's line, even if he is an enemy.

Liang Huaijin dismounted fifty steps ahead of the formation and stayed there.They also got off their horses, stepped forward holding a big shield, and surrounded them.

Liang Huaijin pushed away the big shield, bowed down, and said loudly: "Wei General Liang Huaijin, tell Lu Shuai about something."...

After finishing speaking, he gestured with his eyes, and several of his followers opened their throats and repeated in unison.

Someone on Xia Jun's side heard it and was stunned for a while.When is it, are you still playing the trick of counting words before the battle to retreat from the enemy?However, someone passed the message back.

If Lu Huaizhong realized something, he disregarded Shao Shenjian's obstruction, quickly got off the high platform, got on his horse, and galloped to the front of the formation.

There was a commotion in Wei Jun.The sergeants don't know why, what is Liang Huaijin going to do?
But the coach was gone, and they didn't dare to act rashly without anyone in the center to command them, so they could only wait patiently.

"After fighting for so long, this is the first time I see Shuai Lu." Liang Huaijin looked carefully at Lu Huaizhong, who was about ten steps away, and said with a smile.

"What does Shuai Liang have to say?" Lu Huaizhong asked.Liang Huaijin sighed, and said: "The land of Weibo was forced to suffer from its soldiers, and the people and scholars were plundered again. Ding Zhuang was separated from the farm, and female workers were abandoned in sericulture. It is also the teacher of the victory over the disabled king, which is stored in stopping the killing. The generals and soldiers of Wei Bo, who were loyal and loyal, were all threatened. They were afraid that they would be burned, so they fought against each other in vain. Put Liang Huaijin's thoughts into charcoal, put his head in the mud, and please return to the court. The crime is over for me, and the rest of the officials, officers and soldiers, who can submit themselves, please don't ask anything. The crime will be punished."

After all, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head directly into the mud.

Lu Huaizhong was greatly moved. He dismounted from his horse and walked forward. He supported Liang Huaijin with his own hands, and said, "General Liang thinks deeply about his mistakes to save innocent people. This is the courage of a benevolent man. Please hurry up."

"I am Wei Shuai, and I have committed a lot of crimes. How dare I do something wrong without the emperor's pardon." Liang Huaijin got up and continued to kowtow.

Lu Huaizhong turned his head and said: "Take Liang Shuai to Luoyang, and your majesty will see the saint."

"Obey." Shao Shenjian beckoned, and several soldiers stepped forward, helped Liang Huaijin up, and escorted him to the camp.

Lu Huaizhong got on his horse again, looked at several of Liang's followers, and said, "Shuai Liang has made a new confession, what are you waiting for?"

"I will also surrender." Several people said in unison.

"Why don't you go to the front of the Wei army and tell the whole army?" Lu Huaizhong said: "The people in Henan and Hebei are all the sons of Daxia, why can't we read it? However, the great virtues of heaven and earth, or the most benevolent king of the Frost Emperor, are also heard and used. Yue. The generals and soldiers of Weibo should think of their own ways to get rid of their chief evils, salty and reform. You will pass on my commander's order. If you can capture and kill Yamen soldiers, or those who go down to the city, you will be rewarded at the festival level. Fight against the king's division in the past. Gui, don't ask any questions, give the officials, soldiers, property, fields and houses, everything in return. Go!"

After saluting, everyone mounted their horses immediately, returned to the front of the battle, and shouted loudly.

Wei Jun's side has already exploded.

Liang Huaijin knelt down and begged to surrender. The front row could see clearly, and then said to listen to Paoze.

Such breaking news naturally spread among the military formations like a plague, and the officers couldn't stop it at all.

But after a while, Liang Huaijin just got up over there, and the whole army was in an uproar and commotion here.

After several of Liang's cronies came back and shouted in unison, the morale here had fallen to the bottom, and the battle was no longer there, and there was a hint of collapse.

"Is it going to drop or not?"

"Is it going to drop or not?"

The generals of the Wuwei Army hit the ground with their spears and shouted in unison.

"Go to hell! I won't play anymore!" Some Wei Bing cried out in anger.

"You sell me, I sell you, Liang Huaijin sold tens of thousands of soldiers, hahaha!" Someone laughed wildly.

"I won't accompany you, I'm leaving!" Someone threw the armor on the ground and turned around to run away.

"Boom boom boom..." The second battle drum sounded from the opposite side.

After being frightened by this, more people collapsed.

Some officers came out to stop them spontaneously, but they were powerless, and instead they ran back under the coercion.

The third battle drum sounded.

"Kill!" Jun Xia stepped forward in unison, striding forward.

Wei Jun's formation collapsed instantly.