Delong

Chapter 305 Tiger Row (6)

There are more than [-] people, and there are no boundaries.

It was a very spectacular thing to watch tens of thousands of people coming to attack from a high platform, but Zhang Xing didn't watch it. He was no longer the ignorant person he was back then.

But this didn't stop many people from staring dumbfounded.

In comparison, although the number of the dethroning dragon army divided into camps was more than equal, it was not so spectacular because of the lack of dynamics and the cover of the camp.

In fact, Zhang Xing likes to form strongholds and fight dull battles, and he is willing to form strongholds to fight dull battles. Although his path dependence and level are limited, it can be regarded as an "advanced" tactic in his cognition, but this does not conceal another fact in the slightest. — That is, the 25 battalions that were reorganized just a few years ago have not actually been reorganized.

This army looks good, but what's so good about it?

They marched and set up their camps to demonstrate a fairly good level of organization. They knew how to integrate into a large army that seemed to have some posture when marching, knew how to effectively protect craftsmen and logistics supplies, and also knew how to march reasonably in armor to save energy and balance marching combat power; When camping, you know how to quickly arrange ditches, antlers, and build fences, and you know how to arrange them in the camp, and what position and distance should be between them.

They also have some combat experience. Among them, three to four percent of the soldiers participated in the decisive battle in Lishan that was like wrestling and rolling on the mud. The troops experienced the ups and downs of the rebels in Hebei in the previous two years, and survived the raids by the official army tenaciously.

Their will to fight is also good. Some people still believe the nonsense that Zhang Xing usually bragged about. At least the idea that Wei Wudao has caused misery is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they are quite able to endure hardships. There is blood feud.

The logistics is actually very good, which can be displayed anywhere to show off.

Thanks to Zhang Xing's extreme emphasis on such matters, the rich products and developed commerce in the Eastern Territory itself, and the complete preservation of the tax system of more than half of the Eastern Territory, the Dragon Army established a lot of logistics in the Eastern Territory from the very beginning. For bases, Jiyin has a large quilt farm, Dongjun has a leather base, Jibei has a pottery base, Qi County has an iron base, Lu County has a good carpentry base, Dengzhou has an armory and some scattered horse farms.

What's even more frightening is that they can really dispatch civilians and quickly transfer supplies to a specific front - they have a complete supply system in the east.

Anyone who saw this would drool, and Xue Changxiong on the opposite side was also afraid of this.

In addition, the Dispelling Dragon Army has much better discipline than the surrounding rebels, and stronger than the official army, so it goes without saying.

They also have some good officers, young, old, tough, smart, all of them.Regardless of whether it is people who promote the general situation or the general situation that promotes people, from the perspective of the condensed alchemy masters who are obviously above the average in the Dragon Army, this point can be verified.

But they still have two huge problems.

First of all, before crossing the river, there is still a saying that the Dethrone Dragon Army has the main force and the auxiliary troops. The troops of the two leaders and the three initial chiefs, together with the Putai Army, can be regarded as the main force in the Dethrone Dragon Army.But after crossing the river, because Zhang Xing wanted to control all the troops, he forcibly broke up and started again, which made some outstanding troops lose their advantage.

There may be some units that will still stand out after the reorganization of the army, but they also need experience and the test of war.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Xing's reliable troops are actually only those directly under him, and they may not be able to withstand the test. It is formed by the personal guards under Wang Xiongsheng's current control and the gathered practitioners. When you are in the formation of true energy, you can take the initiative to attack.

Secondly, although a large number of soldiers from the Eastern Territory received material rewards from Wubao and some of them were given annual leave, generally speaking, they still felt homesick and war-weary, and even a small number of them did not return home after the deadline.

In this case, perhaps Zhang Xing himself didn't realize that it was an inevitable and helpless choice to forge a stronghold and fight dumbly.

Xue Changxiong is very experienced in combat, and his troops are not new recruits, so they naturally know how to fight in the face of the so-called stronghold.

These troops are patchwork. The first wave of assaulters in the front are mostly pikemen and sword and shield soldiers as cover, followed by crossbowmen, which are the most effective protection and killing units for fences and trenches.

But there is one thing to say, even so, the dethroning dragon army, which has taken advantage of the camp and is waiting for work, must still have the upper hand.

It's also steel crossbow shooting. There are simple watchtowers, arrow towers, high grounds, and a large number of protective fortifications in the camp. Naturally, you can shoot calmly from the heights.The spears stabbed each other, and those standing inside also had a height advantage over the officers and soldiers in the trenches outside.Not to mention that the officers and soldiers need to move the antlers away first, they need to rush to the front, and they need to enter the range of being hit before they can fight back.

In fact, the first wave of battles was very bloody and cruel for the officers and soldiers. The shouts of killing quickly weakened, while the wailing appeared almost instantly. Death and injuries stained the freshly frozen land of Hebei. Black and red.

On the general stage, applause began to appear, and the excited mood quickly swept the entire general stage.

"If the officers and soldiers are so incompetent, we can guard for a year!" Zhai Qian, the big leader wearing a short white cloak over his armor, was overjoyed and even stood up on the spot.

"It's not that simple." Just as the others were about to agree, Shan Tonghai, who was dressed similarly beside him, narrowed his eyes and said.

"How to say?" Zhai Qian was surprised for a moment.

Shan Tonghai glanced at Zhai Qian and shook his head: "If Chief Zhai has already reached the realm of congealing alchemy, he will know what's going on..."

Zhai Qian was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned red.

On the contrary, Xiong Bonan was kind, and he turned around and explained: "The distance in front of the officers and soldiers is too far, not above condensed pills, I'm afraid they can't see well... Livestock and boards are gathering over there."

"Livestock...do you want to use livestock to drag the fence and antlers?" Zhai Qian suddenly came to his senses. "The board...is the board for building a house?"

"That's right, it's also the fence section." Zhang Xing said from the side. "Just like when we set up camp, we tied the rafts with ropes in advance, put them on the car, and transported them to the place for camping... However, this thing is the most suitable for the moment. It can not only pave the way for trenches, but also serve as a simple The bridge can also be leaned against the fence of the barracks, used as a short ladder, or even used as a large shield during an assault, and it can also be used as a mobile cover for crossbowmen... more useful than anything else."

Zhai Qian and the rest of the generals were stunned.

When Zhang Xing talked to this point, he stopped talking, and continued to sit there, but he was no longer in a daze, but watched the battle with the other leaders.

Sure enough, the situation of the battle changed quickly. Although the first part of the battle was quite bloody and the outcome was clear, as the follow-up targeted ordnance and equipment were delivered to the front line, the casualties of the officers and soldiers were greatly reduced, and the deposing dragon army also changed. It took a lot of effort, and the battle situation quickly turned into some kind of frontline wrestling.

It is indeed wrestling.

Zhang Xing glanced occasionally and saw from a distance that two teams of soldiers from the official army and the rebel army were holding shields across a fence and pushing against each other... One side tried to push the fence away, while the other tried to stop it.

And on the side of the pair of "tug-of-war competition", under the crossbow arrows flying across, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly climbed up the fence by leaning on the board, and then condescendingly poked their spears randomly, almost affecting the outcome of the wrestling. The leader Shang Huai'en, who had to command on the high platform, shouted repeatedly and concentrated his bows and crossbows to shoot at random.

The group of officers and soldiers were shot down and left in embarrassment, and even the officers and soldiers who were "wrestling" outside also dispersed, but the dethrone dragon army in the fence was caught off guard. It made a big hole.

The officers and soldiers were overjoyed, and as they turned back, the two sides immediately started a hand-to-hand fight, and the battle situation was chaotic.

After observing for a while, Zhang Dalong suddenly opened his mouth, and pointed forward with his finger: "Who is the general in front of Shang Huai'en?"

"It's hard to say...the flag is 'Wang', but there are so many people surnamed Wang in Hejian Daying, there are two in person." Jia Yue, who was always cold-faced, squinted his eyes and shook his head in response. "The battle ahead is so tight, and no one has time to ask for a return."

"Shall I go ahead and have a look?" The hot-faced little Jia Jia Runshi immediately got up to ask for advice. "There are always wounded and prisoners."

Zhang Xing nodded.

Xiong Bonan took advantage of the situation to remind: "Ask them all."

Xiao Jia nodded again and hurried down.

About half an hour later, I just came back. At this time, the battle was already in full swing, and there was a clear gap in the progress of the fifth battalion on the front line.

"How to say?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.

"Leader Shang Huaien is facing Wang Fubei." Jia Runshi answered from the general platform.

"Why does it sound familiar?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment.

"That day in the battle of Leling, the one who escaped from the palace was this person." Jia Runshi immediately added.

Suddenly, Zhang Xing pointed again: "Who is Cheng Mingqi in front of?"

"It is Xue Changxiong's fourth son, Xue Wanbi."

Zhang Xing nodded thoughtfully, and said nothing more.The rest of the people, although it is difficult to guess Zhang Dalong's thoughts, but they also know the reason for this question, because the battle situation is already very obvious... Although the Dragon Army can probably hold the line of defense, it is obvious that Shang Huai'en is the most difficult Department, followed by Cheng Mingqi Department.

Putting aside the level of generals, after the army is reorganized, there is actually not much difference in the overall combat effectiveness of each battalion, especially in this situation where the camp is stagnant and fighting dull battles.

Then it can only be said that there are two troops on the opposite side that stand out.

In this way, the battle continued, and when it was noon, not to mention Zhang Xing and the sharp-eyed Ningdan leaders, almost everyone on the stage could notice the development of the battle, because Shang Huaien's troops were already showing more and more defeats Already, several fences were lost, and two high platforms were also lost, showing faint signs of retreat.

This is okay, because the army has already made a plan to deal with such things, nothing more than sending new troops to replace them, and sending logistics auxiliary troops to repair them... The design of the camp itself is for convenience.

"Let..." Zhang Xing thought for a while, and was about to give an order, but suddenly turned around. "Shall we draw lots?"

Everyone was surprised, but no one objected, because it was indeed fair.

It was not easy to make bamboo sticks at the moment, so Jia Runshi quickly found paper and wrote the names of several leaders who were preparing for the aid, folded it, put it in a clay pot, and placed it at Zhang Xing's feet.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Dalong grabbed the word "Fan" at random, and it was the word "Zhuge" again, so he immediately ordered: "Let Fan Wangtou lead the troops to replace Shang Huai'en, and gather the auxiliary soldiers." , preparing to transfer plate materials and repair fortifications, Zhuge Dewei's leader is ready to gather, meet the defeated soldiers, and escort the auxiliary soldiers forward."

The order was promptly carried out.

The situation in front of the battle has also been reversed almost immediately. This kind of hand-to-hand combat accompanied by fortifications, shields, and armor is the most exhausting. The appearance of new forces and reinforcements is naturally decisive.

Changxiong Xue looked at this scene indifferently, and the people around him held their breath and did not dare to speak.However, as Wang Fubei's troops escaped from the Chulong Army's camp unstoppably, the Hebei Marching Chief waved his hand and issued the military order.

The next moment, the gong that represented the withdrawal of the troops sounded suddenly, and five green flags were waved together. Among the five armies in front, Wang Fubei was naturally relieved, as if he was listening to the sky, but the other generals had different reactions.

Returning to Shuai Qi, Xue Wanbi was the first to be puzzled: "Father Commander, I have already shaken the enemy's camp. After a while, I will definitely win."

"I know." Xue Changxiong nodded. "It's a good fight, but it's still not as good as General Wang Fubei. He has already penetrated the enemy camp and almost occupied it all."

"The last general is ashamed that he failed to withstand the counterattack." Wang Fubei fell to the ground, only feeling relieved and not complacent.

"I saw it." Xue Changxiong came to see Xue Wanbi again. "Fourth, have you seen it?"

"Father commander, his face-to-face enemy may not be the same as mine. Besides, if he can't stand up, my son may not be able to stand up." Xue Wanbi was still somewhat dissatisfied with the retreat. "He is a habitual person who can't fight tough battles and just wants to run."

Wang Fubei, who was originally relaxed, turned his head angrily, but unexpectedly, Xue Wanbi just stared back coldly, showing no fear at all.

However, Xue Changxiong, who was standing on top of his horse, was too lazy to get used to his son, so his expression changed.Seeing this, Fourth Xue immediately bowed his head solemnly, not daring to say a word, let alone put on a weird face.

And Xue Changxiong only returned to the topic at this time: "I know, you must want to ask, why did I not send reinforcements to keep up when our army has the upper hand, but instead call for money to withdraw troops? The reason is very simple. As I said before, the enemy The battalions are closely distributed, and the follow-up thieves can advance to support at any time and surround them left and right. There are five camps in a row of battles. Only when three camps are taken down can it really be possible to stand firm and abolish the entire defense line in one fell swoop, otherwise it will be barely occupied during the day. , it is impossible for us to leave our troops surrounded by the enemy at night, and we will still lose them at that time. But now there is a question, why are the five armies and five Zhonglang generals all three thousand soldiers, but only Wang Fu Bei and Xue Wanbi can break through, but the other three can't win? General Wang Yu, General Feng Duan, General Murong, why do you three only fight for the first two fences repeatedly? What do you have to say?"

Only then did everyone realize what was going on, but they all trembled in fear, because Xue Changxiong was obviously asking for a crime.And there is no need to say much about the drama of these three people. They are basically saving their strength and don't want their troops to be empty-handed. Therefore, after the battle entered the stage of wrestling, they immediately started fishing and did not want to be ruthless.

Besides, among the three, Murong Zhengyan has the most seniority and the most well-known family. Hearing this, he reluctantly surrendered: "Sir, maybe it's like what the four generals said, each battalion of thieves has different strengths."

"Are you trying to say that the three of you have met a tough guy, while General Wang Fubei and Xue Wanbi have met a soft guy?" Xue Changxiong sneered.

The three of them were nervous and wanted to explain again.

Xue Changxiong nodded, but he didn't have an attack. He just continued to ask: "Well, how many casualties and personnel reductions have you had this time?"

"Three or 400 people?" The troops had already withdrawn, right behind them, Murong Zhengyan and the others naturally did not dare to lie.

"Is the combat power still there?" General Xue just kept asking.

"Yes, I'm just too tired." Wang Yu, another Zhonglang general, answered awkwardly.

"It's okay, everyone is tired, take a rest, use some water, and then the five of you will go back together. This time, I will dispatch reinforcements in time to ensure that the progress is proper... However, you have to disrupt the order, and Wang Fubei will attack the last one." The battalion on the left that didn’t break the fence, before Xue Wanbi went to attack the one in the middle, Wang Fubei’s battalion received fresh reinforcements, and for the other three, you choose your own targets.” Xue Changxiong’s face remained unchanged. "Let's see what's going on, maybe it's true that the battalions of the bandit army have different fighting strengths?"

The expressions of the three of them changed drastically, they were speechless, they could only bite the bullet and agree, and turned around to reorganize the attack with Wang Fubei and Xue Laosi.

When he was about to set off, seeing Xue Wanbi leave first, Feng Duan was speechless, he just complained to Wang Fubei beside him: "Why are you working so hard? Is such a big battle just in one or two days? If you spend like this, it will be the last We won, but we have all our soldiers and horses, so what's the use?"

After finishing speaking, he beat the horse first with hatred.

Wang Fubei just felt angry, he was afraid because of Zhang Shiyu's matter, so he couldn't help fighting hard, but Xue Changxiong used him as a raft, Xue Wanbi was still arrogant, and the rest of his colleagues complained, it was ridiculous.

But it's ridiculous, if you don't dare to use your strength at this time, how can you, a small local tyrant in Hebei, compare to someone from a family who knows his background?I'm afraid I will suffer too.

The battle broke out again soon. At this time, although the officers and soldiers withdrew halfway for a short rest and then made a comeback, the various ministries of the Dragon Army did not have time to renovate their camps, but they entered a fierce situation in an instant.

In the afternoon, about two or three quarters of an hour after the battle resumed, Zhang Xing, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but close his eyes for a moment, then turned around and sighed: "Everyone, I was lucky enough to think that Wang Fubei and Xue Wanbi were stronger, so We were able to break through, but looking at it now, it’s just that the other three were unwilling to exert their strength in order to preserve their strength. Our reorganized troops are actually not as good as the troops of the Hejian Camp, especially since these peripheral camps have not been established for a few days. Firm...Xue Changxiong has found the crux of the problem."

"Then we...?" Xiao Zhou couldn't help asking anxiously. "What should I do?"

"It's okay, so what if he took this line of defense today?" Zhang Xing was just a little emotional, but he didn't panic at all, and even reached into the clay pot directly. "Soldiers come to block the water and cover them with earth. He has the White Emperor Policy, and I have the Black Emperor Sword."

As he said that, he actually stopped drawing lots, and instead directly ordered: "Let the leaders Xiahou and Xu get ready, and the leader Fan also goes..."

Honestly, he didn't participate in any discussions, and Fan Bao, who was just sitting there waiting for the military order, got up immediately, but was surprised: "Leader, I'm in the third row and the third village. Do you want me to abandon the camp and come forward to support and replace it?"

"No, I told you to prepare for a pincer attack." Zhang Xing replied seriously, but looked at Jia Runshi again. "Go and order the leader Fan Wang to swindle defeat immediately and abandon the camp. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the reinforcements from the government army in the rear, see if you can lead Xue Wanbi into the rear and surround them with three battalions led by the three leaders Xiahou, Xu and Fan. In the open space, attack from three sides and try to kill."

Everyone was stunned.

It is also necessary to fight on the spur of the moment to make a stronghold and fight a dull battle.

"These three generals were actually conserving their strength..." At almost the same moment, in the army formation, a few dozen steps behind Xue Zishuai's flag, Pingyuan was guarding Qiantang's side, and Qinghe was guarding Cao Shancheng. Seeing that the battle situation in front of them gradually prevailed across the board, instead of being overjoyed, they were stunned and couldn't help complaining in a low voice. "What are they thinking about this kind of battle? It's a waste of the whole morning. If the bandit army is properly supported, maybe the whole day is wasted today."

This statement immediately attracted the attention of many other generals, and Qian Tang didn't know whether he could understand the three generals or the sheriff next to him.

But at this moment, Xue Changxiong, who was watching the battle from a distance under the banner of Xue Zi, suddenly ordered loudly: "Order the whole army. After returning to the camp today, regardless of whether the main soldiers or auxiliary soldiers of each battalion, each person must carry a bag of fifty catties." The quartermaster should go back now and try to collect pockets, poles, and baskets, whatever is there is nothing, if someone obviously got a container but didn’t fill it with dirt, he will inspect it tomorrow morning and kill him without mercy!”

All the generals were shocked.

Cao Shancheng was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help cheering up, and Qian Tang squinted even more.

Obviously, this General Xue's military quality is here, and he is by no means a rigid person. This battle will be fought.

(End of this chapter)