Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 140 Advance and retreat
South of Taoxi Town, Longshushui Houying.

Zhang Xiong patrolled the defense line of the camp tirelessly.

Every hour, they will definitely make a circle around the rear camp.

He himself was in charge of the day, and his two sons, Zhang Zhong and Zhang Xiao, were responsible for the first half of the night and the other for the second half of the night.

Zhang Xiong didn't know how Zhang Zhong and Zhang Xiao did it, but he regarded it as the first time every time he visited the camp, and patiently checked whether there were any omissions.

Since taking over the heavy responsibility of the rear, he has not let up a day.

In his words: "I don't know anything about military affairs, and there must be many problems in the battalion deployed. I search over and over again every day, and I will eventually find out and solve the problems one by one."

Then he would take the opportunity to teach his two sons: "The three of us, father and son, are illiterate people. We have the trust of the villagers and entrusted our lives. We must first be worthy of their trust. And Commander Luo Du... he He did not underestimate our identities, gave us the status we have today, and made our whole family live a good life, and this kindness will never be forgotten."

It was under this tenacity that he found many insignificant loopholes, and asked him to fill them up one by one, and even cut down and burned the reeds and water bamboos on both sides of Longshushui.

Within a mile around the camp, not a single knee-high grass could be seen.

Not to mention human beings, even fatter rabbits can't hide their body shape.

Zhang Zhong and Zhang Xiao even felt that their father was going to be dazed, and if they went down, they might even have to cut down the big elm trees on both sides of Longshushui that prevent soil erosion.

But Zhang Xiong still took the trouble to investigate every detail.

At this moment, the sound of golden gongs resounded from the elm trees near the camp.

Zhang Xiong's spirit tensed instantly. When the battle came, he didn't feel any panic, his mind was clear, and he calmly made preparations for the battle.

"All the spearmen are in front, and the jumping soldiers are on the left and right. The crossbowmen are in front, and the archers are in the back. They are in formation to meet the enemy."

The new recruits in Zhang Xiong's hands have only formed an army for more than a month, and compared with other powerful troops under Luo Youdu's command in terms of adaptability, they are more than a step slower.

But Zhang Xiong's caution gave them enough time to line up.

When Zhu Yuan led more than a thousand people to rush a hundred paces away, what greeted him was the most common basic army formation composed of spears, knives, crossbows, and bows.

What is the basis?

Practicality is the foundation.

A simple and solid military formation may not be clever, but there are no obvious flaws.

As soon as Zhu Yuan waved his hand, more than a thousand soldiers stopped in their tracks.

Looking at Zhang Xiong's army formation from a distance, he pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "The rear team becomes the front team, withdraw!"

Zhu Yuan didn't care about the astonished expressions of his soldiers, instead of attacking, he started to retreat.

The two brothers Zhang Zhong and Zhang Xiao, who were originally catching up on sleep on the boat, came and went in a hurry when they saw each other, and the mentality of the newborn calf burst a little.

Especially the impatient second child, Zhang Xiao, said: "What do you mean? Dad, do you want to catch up?"

Zhang Xiong shook his head and said: "No, we can't beat them. The opponent rushes forward and retreats quickly, and is not chaotic at all. We can't do this alone. Our task is to guard the rear, not to defeat the enemy to win. If he comes, we will Just fight. If he retreats, we will rest and do our own tasks well." He paused and said, "Zhong'er, please report the situation here to the commander."

On the opposite side, Zhu Yuan saw that the other party had no intention of chasing him at all, so he couldn't help cursing: "Straight mother thief, what kind of thing is it, why does it belong to a tortoise?"

Zhu Yuan originally wanted to use the cover of reeds, water, bamboo and thatch by the river to get close to launch a surprise attack.

But he circled around, but still couldn't find any place to cover his tracks, even the small hills on the ground that blocked his sight were leveled.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuan had an ominous premonition, but he really didn't want to give up like this, and chose to make a frontal assault to see if he could catch the opponent by surprise.

Maybe the other party is really careless?

The result is self-evident, Zhang Xiong is like a turtle shell, making it impossible for Zhu Yuan to speak.

"Retreat, notify Lieutenant General Li, retreat separately, and meet at the lower reaches of the Pi River!"

As soon as Zhu Yuan gave this order, he ignored everything and ran directly to Dabie Mountain.

His subordinates and Li Ping, the lieutenant in the distance, had no idea what Zhu Yuan was thinking.

Only Zhu Yuan knew clearly that this battle could not be fought.

If you fight, you will be defeated, and the whole army will be defeated.

Zhu Yuan wanted to beat Luo Youdu to make a name for himself, but he didn't find a chance after spying in the dark for several days.

Only Luo Youdu's attack on Shuzhou City today gave him a chance to take advantage of it.

Defeat Zhang Xiong at the fastest speed, and then seize their ships to attack the weakest Luzhou.

But Zhang Xiong didn't give him this chance.

It is not difficult to beat Zhang Xiong at all.

Zhu Yuan looked further, what he feared was Shi Shouxin's two thousand cavalry.

If you can't win a quick victory against Zhang Xiong, once Shi Shouxin's [-] cavalry come to help, if you clamp him back and forth, the whole army will be wiped out.

In the Jianghuai Plain, there is Zhang Xiong's water army on the river, and the stone and trustworthy cavalry on the plain, there is nowhere to escape.

When Zhu Yuan decided to make a surprise attack, he had already taken Shi Shouxin's cavalry into consideration.

What you are fighting is a time difference, and what you are looking for is an instant fighter.

Fight if you can, and withdraw immediately if you can't fight, without delaying at all, so as to avoid being targeted by Shi Shouxin's cavalry.

"Sure enough!" Zhu Yuan sighed, "The persimmons have to be picked softly."

He glanced in the direction of Shuzhou City with some reluctance, and said in his heart: "When I have enough soldiers, I will come to chew on your tough bone."

When Zhang Zhong arrived at the foot of Shuzhou City, the offensive and defensive battle in Shuzhou City reached a fever pitch.

Luo Youdu was already standing on the mound, watching every move of the city tower. He still had the trump card of the Imperial Army Division in his hand, and he had to wait until the most critical moment to use it.

Shuzhou Pi slashed Zhang Hong on the front of Zhou Bing's chest, and then planned to kill the soldiers on the side.

The soldier who didn't want to slash him did not fall down, but slashed at his head.

In this astonishment, Zhang Hong had no way to hide, he could only raise his left arm to block.

The knife slashed on the armor and shot out a spark.

Zhang Hong instinctively gave the opponent another knife, and the person took two steps back, but he was still uninjured.

Zhang Hong was taken aback for a moment, and the soldier on his right slashed at his neck.

Covering his neck with one hand, he lowered his head and glanced at his knife... It turned out that he had rolled his mouth!

Zhou Bing, who was lucky enough to survive being stabbed twice in a row, kicked Zhang Hong to the ground and stepped over his body.

Zhou Bing behind him didn't care whether the people on the ground were alive or dead, and stepped on him to fight forward.

Zhang Hong himself didn't know whether he was trampled to death or hacked to death...

Looking at the right tower of Shuzhou City, the Southern Tang army showed signs of collapse.

Luo Youdu immediately ordered Chang Side to lead the imperial battalion secretary to the city from the ladder on the right tower, so that they, who had been recharging their energy all the time, could reap the battlefield.

Although cruel, the reality is that ordinary soldiers exchange their lives for fighters, while elites execute fatal blows.

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