Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 477 Can't Swallow This King's Grill (Subscribe!)
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The decisive battle between the Liangshan Army and the coalition forces has already begun.

This is not the pediatrics of the past who directly lead the troops to attack - it is a decisive battle of small troops, not a decisive battle of 20 horses.

This is a decisive battle that may determine the fate of the country. The number of participants on both sides exceeds [-], and the luggage is countless.

Seven days in advance, Li Yan left Shuozhou with his own army and went straight to the Qingshui River.

Before leaving Shuozhou, Liu Kai, who personally went to the Qingshui River to explore the local terrain, had already decided this battle with Li Yan, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie and other generals, as well as Li Zhu, Chen Kuutong, Lou Minzhong and other staff officers. The battle formation - the new moon formation.

The crescent formation was first created by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Battle of Cannae. He defeated the Roman army with fewer victories and more defeats, and has been passed down for thousands of years.

Li Yan knew a little about the crescent formation, so he took it out to discuss with the generals.

To be honest, what Li Yan took out was actually just a big frame, and how to arrange it was all discussed by generals Liu Kai, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, etc., and staff officers such as Li Zhu, Chen Kuutong, and Lou Minzhong.

It is roughly like this:

In the middle are the infantry of the three armies (Tabai Army, Liu Qi Army, Wu Jie Army), arranged in a crescent shape, with the protruding side facing the enemy, and the two sides are also infantry (Yue Fei Army, Han Shizhong Army); The end is cavalry.

In addition, Li Yan, who was protected by the Xiefan Majun, attracted the main attack of the coalition forces in the middle of the formation, and then gradually retreated, luring the enemy to go deep, and then closed his pockets with the centripetal attack of the cavalry on both wings, giving the enemy a decisive blow from the side. hit.

To be honest, Li Yan had to take some risks in such an arrangement.

Because of this, many people opposed Liu Kai and others' formation, and some wanted Liu Kai to replace Li Yan.

Later, Li Yanli rejected all opinions and said: "Emperor Tian Zuo may not be able to lead the main force to attack Liu Qi in the Chinese army. Only when I am in the Chinese army can he lead the main force to attack regardless of everything... This battle is related to our future. I can't do my best just because of my own safety, and I believe in the soldiers of our Liangshan Army, I believe that you will be able to defeat the mob assembled by Emperor Tianzuo."

Li Yan's willingness to take risks and what he said to believe in the words of the soldiers of the Liangshan Army raised the morale of the entire army.

With such morale, Liang Shanjun left Shuozhou and came to the Qingshui River.

As soon as they arrived, under Liu Kai's command, the generals set up a crescent formation according to the previous plan, and then set up camp.

The next day, Emperor Tianzuo led the coalition army to the Qingshui River and confronted Liangshan's army across the river.

The formation of the coalition forces presents a big "∧" shape, which is the well-known attack formation - cone formation.

According to the formation of the coalition forces, Liu Kai and others guessed that its powerful troops should be concentrated at the top and two wings, and the more they go to the center, the more empty and weak they will be. Terrible Millennium Effect.

However, the two wings of the conical formation of the coalition forces are very long, and this place is flat, so it is almost impossible to go around the back of the coalition forces under the surveillance of more than 20 eyes.

In the same way, it is impossible for the coalition forces to use any conspiracy under the surveillance of more than 20 eyes on Li Yan's side.

Therefore, this battle must be an upright decisive battle.

It is naturally impossible for such a large-scale battle to be commanded by one or two people. It requires a huge command team, otherwise it must be messed up.

And even with this command team, Liu Kai divided the entire army into four parts.

The first part, the former army, was commanded by Han Shizhong.

The second part, the central army (including the rear army), was commanded by Li Zong in cooperation with Liu Kai.

The third part, the left army, was commanded by Yue Fei.

The fourth part, the right army, is commanded by Wu Jie.

After carefully observing the formation of the coalition forces through the binoculars, Liu Kai said: "The centipedes are dead but not stiff, and the combat power of the coalition forces put together by the Lord Liao is still strong!"

What Liu Kai meant, Li Yan and others understood.

It is precisely because the coalition forces still have strong field capabilities that they dare to form the attack formation of the conical formation.

In addition, the coalition army also sent a fine cavalry to patrol along the river bank, in case the Liangshan army sent a partial division to sneak across the river and go around to use the millennium kill on the coalition army.

It can be seen that the coalition forces not only have combat power, but also master command.

Qingshui River is two or three meters deep and about a foot shallow.

The depths are hardly a consideration.

Even with a flying bridge, it would be difficult to cross the tens of feet wide Qingshui River under the eyes of more than [-] horses.

Therefore, only those shallow places are the channels for crossing the river.

As soon as the coalition army reached the Qingshui River, they occupied all the shallow places, sent rangers to cross the river from those places, and built a fort on the river bank belonging to the Liangshan Army.

In other words, the coalition forces started with the idea of ​​taking the initiative to attack.

This is also in line with the characteristics of nomads, they have always been the active offensive side.

On the Liangshan Army side, the infantry is the main force, and naturally the defense is the main force, which is also in line with the characteristics of the farming nation.

After the two sides set up their formation, they began to attack tentatively.

During this process, the layout of both parties is basically fully formed.

The coalition forces defended their conical formation and the Qingshui River, and blocked the Liangshan Army to the east of the Qingshui River. In the hundreds of square miles east of the Qingshui River, Liangshan soldiers and horses were everywhere.

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In front of the big tent of the coalition army.

Seeing that the Liangshan army on the opposite side was orderly, Emperor Tianzuo said: "These bandits are quite capable."

Li Liangfu said: "It's not just a little skill, it's as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, invades like fire, immovable like a mountain, difficult to know like shadow, and moves like thunder. This is a first-class strong army."

Emperor Tianzuo's face was a bit ugly, and he said: "No matter how elite they are, they only have [-] to [-] cavalry. In this open and unsafe place, they can't be the opponent of our horse nation anyway. The main reason for their defeat was that they couldn't shrink back, and now that China is planning to fight us in this flat land, how can they still have a chance of winning?"

At the same time, Emperor Tianzuo added another sentence in his heart: "Take ten thousand steps back, even if we can't fight, we can still escape. In such a big decisive battle, it is absolutely impossible to wipe out one side."

In fact, this is the reason why Emperor Tianzuo dared to fight Li Yan - if he can't beat him, he can still run. Moreover, as an escape expert, he has a very accurate view, and it is impossible to wipe out either side in this battle.

As for why Emperor Tianzuo fought this battle, in fact, he did not want to regain the lost land and punish the rebels as he preached. In fact, he had already planned to establish a country in the west of Liaoning, where there were fertile pastures. , can be used for hunting by him, why bother to provoke those Jurchens who he can't beat at all?

The reason why Emperor Tianzuo fought this battle was because he couldn't swallow the king's anger. When he thought of his beloved Concubine Yuan and other concubines having fun under Li Yan, he wished he could kill Li Yan's whole family and kill Li Yan thousands of times. cut!

Therefore, Emperor Tianzuo did not hesitate to pay a huge price to borrow an army from the Xixia and Mongolian Khans to seek revenge from Li Yan.

In fact, Li Liangfu also agrees with what Emperor Tianzuo said. Cavalry is at least one to three against infantry, and it may even reach one to five or one to ten, especially on this plain. Therefore, in terms of military strength, their side With an absolute advantage, there is no reason why they can't win the Liangshan Army who left the natural barriers, the Great Wall, and the pass protection.

Li Liangfu reminded Emperor Tianzuo: "I hope Your Majesty will keep his word, and don't forget to promise our country's land."

Emperor Tianzuo said: "Don't worry, I mean what I say, as long as I win this battle or capture Li Yan, let me vent my endless anger, the north of Xiazhai, the south of Yinshan, Yishiyilatululo The vast land to the west belongs to you Xixia!"

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(End of this chapter)