Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 511 The Last Hope of the Deadly Battle
When Zhi Tingxiao left Yingzhou City, he immediately called the deputy general Wei Qing, saying: "You take a team to search for the enemy, and report as soon as you have news."

Guo Chongyue's stupidity made this one of the few loyal ministers and good generals in the Southern Han Dynasty explode with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

As Guo Chongyue said, he is the envoy, the commander of the [-] army.

I am only the commander of a regiment training army, how can I have the right to make irresponsible remarks?
Looking at Wei Qing's leaving figure, Zhi Tingxiao's eyes showed a hint of death.

The current situation is very clear. Those who can really fight have no soldiers in their hands, while those who cannot fight have [-] elites.

Pan Chongche of Shaozhou was more than able to protect himself and was invincible.

Guo Chongyue is an idiot who knows nothing about soldiers... As long as the Central Plains is aware that Yingzhou has a large army, the coach is a moron who bypasses Shaozhou to attack Yingzhou.

Guo Chongyue's method of begging the Buddha and Bodhisattva to punish the Central Plains for retreating the enemy is tantamount to suicidal.

Instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to attack and frustrate the enemy.Let Zhongyuan know that Yingzhou is also a tough nut to crack, so don't worry about it.Even if it doesn't work, it's just a few days of death.

Zhi Tingxiao went out to fight with the will to die, and before he was five miles away from Yingzhou City, he saw Wei Qing, the deputy general, rushing in, and shouted in horror: "Commander Zhi, the bandits are here, just one mile away. "

Zhi Tingxiao's complexion changed instantly, he really didn't expect the Central Plains Army to be so courageous.

He is only less than five miles away from the city, and the other party dares to kill him head-on?
"Arrogance and arrogance, deceive me that there is no one in Lingnan?"

Zhi Tingxiao was already full of indignation, and immediately asked Wei Qing to go to Yingzhou City to ask Guo Chongyue for help, and stood in line by himself.

The flags are flying and the drums are beating.

Under the clear blue sky, eight thousand regiments of the Southern Han Dynasty formed a phalanx with a radius of one mile.

Tian Renlang stood on a relatively high hillside, looking at the army in front of him, which was neatly lined up and full of morale, but with messy armor, he shouted without any hesitation: "The sword and shield soldiers are in front, The spearmen are behind, and the cavalry is on standby with me, assault..."

Before the expedition, Tian Renlang had obtained all the information about Yingzhou from Pan Mei.

Although he didn't know where Pan Mei's news came from, it came all the way.The coach of himself is like a know-it-all, and he knows everything about the situation in Lingnan.

From the topography of Lingnan, down to the names and abilities of local officials, and even the situation of their soldiers, they are all under his control.

If Pan Mei hadn't followed Luo Youdu early in the morning, Tian Renlang even suspected that he was a true Lingnan native.

Facing Tian Renlang's somewhat unreasonable tactics, Zhi Tingxiao was a little surprised, but the situation could no longer allow him to think too much, and he shouted directly: "It's just in time!"

"Archer, shoot!"

The arrow flew into the air and shot into the shield of the sword and shield soldier, making a crackling sound like raindrops falling on the ground.

With the expansion of the territory of the Central Plains court and the overall improvement of the population economy, the self-sufficiency rate of materials has become more and more abundant.

The armor rate of soldiers has reached a very impressive level.

This kind of strong soldiers who charge into battle, everyone is equipped with armor inlaid with iron pieces.

With shields protecting their vitals, it is difficult for arrows to cause damage to them.

Only those who were unlucky were shot in the knee and thigh, and lost their combat effectiveness for a short time and fell behind, which did not affect the speed of the team's sprint at all.

Seeing this, Zhi Tingxiao cursed secretly: thinking about the crossbowmen under Guo Chongyue's command, he thought angrily: "If I have a crossbowman in my hand, the bandits from the Central Plains would dare to be so rampant!"

The military system of the Southern Han Dynasty was different from that of the Central Plains. They were divided into four organizations in order of rank: Zhenjun, Tuanlianjun, Zuojiejun, and Tujun.

The town army is relatively elite, and they are regional forces commanded by their respective Jiedushi. They are mainly responsible for guarding important border towns or transportation hubs.The remaining armies were like the guards and militias of local towns.

Of the [-] soldiers and horses in Guo Chongyue's hands, [-] are well-equipped town troops, while the regiment training army in his hands is like a stepmother's raise, without decent equipment, let alone money-burning things like crossbowmen.

Zhi Tingxiao gritted his teeth and waved the command flag vigorously, and the spearmen under his command quickly formed a spear formation.

And the sword and shield soldiers in the Central Plains have already rushed into the center of the spear array fearlessly with the long shield in their hands and the long spear.

The two armies fought in one place in an instant.

Blood splattered.

Seeing this, Tian Renlang raised his spear and shouted: "Brothers, crush them!"

Naturally, the movement of Tian Renlang's cavalry cannot be hidden from Zhi Tingxiao.

But he has absolutely no way to deal with it.

As a regiment trained by the stepmother, it does not have such arms as cavalry, so it can only rely on pikemen to resist.

Order the pikemen of the rear army to rotate to the right, trying to protect the archers and avoid letting the cavalry directly.

Shield soldiers assault, spears sweep the array, cavalry flank assault.

Tian Renlang used the simplest cavalry tactics, but it was this simple tactics that made Zhi Tingxiao feel powerless.

Simple means quick results.

The experience, equipment, personal killing skills, morale, and even types of arms of the Central Plains soldiers are all higher than those of the Southern Han army.

Regarding the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of positive strength, Zhi Tingxiao has no idea how to reverse it.

Zhi Tingxiao didn't underestimate the Central Plains, but he really didn't expect the gap between the two sides to be so huge that he felt vulnerable.

"Brothers, hold on, reinforcements are behind us, Guo Shuai's [-] troops will arrive in no time, as long as we persist for half an hour, we will let the group of thieves who invaded my home know how powerful we are!"

Zhi Tingxiao boosted morale loudly. Although he was at a disadvantage, he could still do it for an hour.

As long as Guo Chongyue comes to help, the balance of victory will fall to them.

There is no reason why you can't win if you fight against [-] with fifty thousand.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and half an hour had passed.

Zhi Tingxiao was sweating profusely, and the resistance became more and more difficult, but the reinforcements he was waiting for were nowhere to be seen.

Until the deputy general Wei Qing came to his side with tears all over his face.

Only then did Zhi Tingxiao come to his senses, opened his mouth and said, "Did Guo Chongyue send reinforcements?"

Wei Qing cried and cursed: "That goddamned bastard said that the commander didn't listen to dissuasion and went out to fight without authorization, and he deserved what he did. He didn't want to dispatch a single soldier... Commander, withdraw, you can't hold on anymore. "

Zhi Tingxiao's face was pale, and he said blankly: "Withdraw? Where else can I withdraw?"

He smiled miserably, got on his horse suddenly, and roared: "The matter has come to this, the only way is to die for the country, if you are afraid of death, you will surrender yourself, if you are not afraid of death, follow me!"

He roared loudly, as if there was a thunderbolt in mid-air, and then galloped forward, risking his life to strike.

Zhi Tingxiao is well versed in military strategy, and although the regiment training army in his hand is not the main force of the Southern Han Dynasty, it is well-trained, and he trusts his commander very much.

Infected by his tragic spirit, many soldiers risked their lives to fight with him.

Zhi Tingxiao's charge like a mad tiger really caused a lot of trouble for the Central Plains soldiers who had always been in the upper hand.

But as Zhi Tingxiao collapsed from exhaustion, the training of this Southern Han regiment could no longer cause any disturbances.

Tian Renlang wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling lingering fear: Zhi Tingxiao's last blow really put him under a lot of pressure.

"Clean up the battlefield!"

Tian Renlang not only wants to defeat Zhi Tingxiao's tribe under Guo Chongyue's nose in Yingzhou, but also sweeps the battlefield under his nose.

Naked contempt!

The reason why this battle was fought so aggressively was that Tian Renlang learned about the situation of Guo Chongyue and Zhi Tingxiao from Pan Mei early in the morning.

Regarding whether Guo Chongyue will attack, Tian Renlang makes three assumptions.

Guo Chongyue is timid and fearful. If Zhi Tingxiao fights back and forth with him, Guo Chongyue may come to support him; if Zhi Tingxiao has the upper hand, Guo Chongyue will support him 100%; , then Guo Chongyue would most likely not dare to come to help.

Although Zhi Tingxiao has the weapons of a famous general, the soldiers and horses in his hands are not the elite of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the equipment configuration is not comparable to that of the Central Plains.

Tian Renlang was so confident that he had the upper hand that Guo Chongyue didn't dare to come to his aid.

The result was exactly as he had assumed.

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Xingwangfu, the imperial palace.

Liu Yu looked at Lu Qiongxian, Fan Huzi, Chen Yanshou, Li Tuo, and Gong Chengshu, and his eyes were ignited with raging anger. With a livid face, he held the battle report from Guo Chongyue on the table, and said word by word with a chill: "Zhi Tingxiao disobeyed the general's order and sent troops without authorization, resulting in a disastrous defeat. Eight thousand soldiers were almost wiped out! Do you think so?"

Several important ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty, who were in a panic, heard the unusual meaning and dared not speak up.

Liu Yu jumped up at the table and said: "Zhi Tingxiao may not have listened to the general's order, but what did Guo Chongyue do in Yingzhou? Pray to gods and worship Buddha? I gave him fifty thousand troops, not to make him sacrifice to Buddha. The result is good, let people Returning with a big victory right under their noses, with a large army in their hands, without even the courage to fight? Such an idiot, even dare to claim that he has practiced martial arts since childhood, is familiar with military books, is well versed in the art of war, and is extremely rich in strategy"? Boasting that it can withstand the army of the Central Plains?"

"Come here, kill Liang Luan for me..."

Liu Yu didn't realize that he was wrong at all. He didn't believe in a good general who had fought half his life for the country, but chose to believe in the words of an old court lady.After the failure, he blamed everything on Liang Luanzhen, an old palace lady, and ordered her to be executed.

Lu Qiongxian, Fan Huzi, Chen Yanshou, Li Tuo, Gong Chengshu and others were really angry when they saw the always kind Liu Yun, and they each lowered their heads.

"One and a half of you all said that the Central Plains is nothing to be afraid of, and now they are going to hit King Xing's mansion, what else do you have to say?"

"What's wrong? Are you dumb?"

Liu Yu was in a state of confusion, Yingzhou was the gateway to the Xingwang Mansion, the last barrier.

If Yingzhou is really going to fall, the opponent will come to the city.

"Li To, tell me!"

Liu Kui had no choice but to ask Li Tuo to come up with an idea by name.

Compared with Lu Qiongxian and Fan Huzi, two women who are in charge of internal affairs, and Chen Yanshou and Gong Chengshu, two people who have never been on the battlefield.

Lito was the only one who had seen the scene.

Li Tuo was born in the general family and liked to ride horses and shoot arrows when he was young. Later, his family became a eunuch, and he was appreciated by Liu Sheng, the late emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty.

After Liu Sheng's death, Li Tuo sent his two adopted daughters into the harem in order to gain further favor.The eldest daughter is a noble concubine, and the second daughter is a beauty, and she gets everything she wants.

Li Tuo is currently in official residence, the third division of Kaifu Yitong, the military envoy of the Sixth Army, the general of the hussars, and the grand master, and he is properly No. 1 in the military other than the prince.

Li Tuo faltered and said, "If you want to defeat the enemy, only King Zhen has the ability."

Liu Yan gritted his teeth and said, "It has to be like this."

King Zhen's name is Liu Baoxing, who is his younger brother.

The military system of the Southern Han Dynasty was based on the imperial court, which was divided into six armies and twelve guards.But Liu Sheng is a brother-killing maniac, who almost killed all his brothers.Especially the younger brother who was in command of the six armies and twelve guards, he killed the most vigorously.

So much so that after Liu Yu came to the throne, his brothers did not dare to take power, but just hung up their positions.

Although Liu Baoxing had the title of the Sixth Army and the Twelve Guards, he had never led a soldier for a day, and he spent his days eating, drinking and having fun.

Li Tuo knew in his heart that Pan Chongche was the most suitable choice to defeat the enemy.

But he and Gong Chengshu worked hand in hand, often oppressed the people with torture, and flattered Liu Yu, causing trouble to frame veterans, so many veterans were killed.

Pan Chongche did not die because he was too famous, and he was afraid of causing a mutiny if he was killed.

No matter what, Pan Chongche couldn't get up, so he could only casually mention one person.

Liu Yu ordered someone to call Liu Baoxing.

Liu Baoxing was tall and thin. Compared with the fat and round Liu Yan, he had a heroic air.

"Brother Wang, my country in the south of the Five Ridges is in a life-and-death situation, and the family property of our ancestors must not be lost. After much deliberation, only Brother Wang is suitable to lead an army to defeat the enemy."

Liu Yan looked pitifully at his younger brother who hadn't had much contact with him.

Liu Baoxing made a bow and said: "Your Majesty, this is too high a view of my younger brother. Pan Shuai is the only one who can save me in Lingnan. My younger brother is willing to lead the army to cooperate with Pan Shuai to defeat the enemy, so I can let my younger brother lead the army to fight the Central Plains. I ask myself that I don’t have the ability.”

As soon as Liu Wei heard the name Pan Chongche, his heart was filled with anger, but after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Pan Chongche really had the strength to fight against Pan Mei.

Pan Mei's words, "Pan Chongche is the No. 1 general in Lingnan, with him around, Shaozhou is not easy to capture" also reached Liu Yu's ears.

It's just that he doesn't want to admit it.

Li Tuo's expression was terrified, which really made Pan Chongche stand up. He will die without a place to bury him. This time he shot himself in the foot. He hurriedly said: "Prince Zhen, Pan Chongche's intentions may not be credible if he stands still in Shaozhou."

Liu Baoxing had long been displeased with Li Tuo and the others, but he had no power in his hands, so he couldn't help them.

Now that the country is about to disappear, there will be no more scruples, and we will directly attack.

"Central Plains has [-] soldiers, Pan Shuai only has [-]. What do you want him to use to fight the Central Plains? Pan Shuai only uses [-] soldiers, and Pan Mei is forced to do nothing. This shows Pan Shuai's ability."

He said to Liu Yan and bowed: "Your Majesty, if Pan Shuai has a hundred thousand elites, why worry about not being able to defeat the enemy? My younger brother thinks that if you want to completely defeat the Central Plains, you must bear the brunt of Pan Shuai and send reinforcements north to let Pan Shuai There are enough troops to fight against the Central Plains. The younger brother will go to Yingzhou in person to cooperate with Pan Shuai to defeat the enemy."

Liu Yu's face was cloudy and uncertain, although Wu Yanrou of Hezhou was defeated badly, and now Zhi Tingxiao has been damaged, and the soldiers and generals have been lost.However, the main force of the Southern Han army is still there.

King Xing's mansion still gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, including the most elite heavy-armored elephant formation that has dominated the south of the Five Ridges for decades.

This [-] is the last team of the Southern Han Dynasty. Let Pan Chongche make up the [-], wouldn't it be allocated to his [-] army?
(End of this chapter)