Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 134
When the day of the battle arrived, a few strands of fish-belly white were just showing on the eastern skyline, with the glow lurking behind.But the Jingzhou military camp was already bustling with people. Auxiliary soldiers and firemen were rushing back and forth. Hundreds of stoves were burning with smoke. The infantry gorged on rice and fish fillets, fearing that they would not be able to eat after today.

The second drum sounded, and the sergeants of each battalion prepared armor and weapons and assembled under the banner.

Liu Bei summoned his generals to make new arrangements based on the battlefield intelligence he received in the morning.

Liu Bei has been fighting for nearly 20 years. He has fought against the barbarians, the Yellow Turban Army, and the armies of feudal lords such as Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu. He cannot be said to be exceptionally talented, but he is not bad either.Liu Bei has already mastered the art of commanding an army of ten thousand people, such as attacking Liu Dai and Wang Zhong in Xuzhou, beheading Cai Yang in Runan, and defeating the Marquis of Xia in Bowang, all of which are his famous achievements.

The three drums sounded, and the generals who had received Liu Bei's latest military orders returned to the army and then left the camp.

Liu Bei and Liu Qi rode in a chariot together, and the army moved forward on the Zhejiang River plains. Along the way, it faced the Zhejiang River in the south and the mountains in the north.

After traveling for about two quarters, the glow was already so bright and beautiful that one could not help but be immersed in it.However, in this tourist attraction of later generations, there will be a battlefield war.

People and horses neighed, and several rangers galloped back.

"Report! Lord, three miles ahead, our army discovered the enemy's formation and engaged the enemy's scouts, each with casualties. General Zhao suggested that the leader announce the formation and advance slowly to avoid rushing into the battle."

"it is good!"

"Command, set up the formation!"

"promise!"

Under Liu Bei's military order, the Jingzhou sergeants marching in formation were divided into three armies: the front, left, and right.Zhang Fei was in charge of the front army, Wenpin was in charge of the right side facing the Zhejiang River, Liu Pan was in charge of the left army, and Zhao Yun led the cavalry on the flank of the left army.

Before setting up the formation, Liu Bei had already seen Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's plan based on the terrain of the battlefield. The Zhejiang River flows through it in the south, the hills are undulating in the north, and there is only the wilderness north of the Zhejiang River along the way.

So in order to break through the Jingzhou military formation, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu would start from a flat field to break through the Jiangdong military formation. They would generally only start from the Zhejiang River beach.

The Zhejiang river bank is narrow and rugged, making it difficult for cavalry and soldiers to form formations, making it a place for infantry to show off their ferocity.If Jiangdong wants to defeat the Jingzhou Army, it is best to start from the riverbank in the south and beware of cavalry charges in the north.

Of course, Liu Bei could guess the intention of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in forming the formation, and Zhou Yu could also guess it. After all, considering the geographical formation of the two armies in battle is fundamental.Now let's see which side's soldiers are brave enough to realize their strategic intentions.

As the military formation unfolded, bugles sounded, and Jiangdong Army gradually approached.As Liu Bei expected, the calm-tempered Cheng Pu supervised the right army, commanded the cavalry, and faced Liu Pan's left army; Dong Xi took the center army and faced Zhang Fei; the left army was commanded by Chen Wu, a native of Lujiang. Lujiang Shangjia, elite soldiers from the five schools, faced off against Wenpin.

"Boom!"

Facing the sun, dozens of strong men beat the drums in the cold wind, and the drum heads trembled violently.

"Wan Sheng!"

Amidst the shouts of mountains and tsunamis, the Jingzhou army advanced.The cavalry led by Zhao Yun took the lead and surrounded Cheng Pu's right army to test.

On the flat field, Zhao Yun led more than a hundred men who were good at riding and shooting to disperse from the formation, holding long bows. When they were a hundred steps away from the military formation, they shot out.

The arrows streaked across the sky sparsely and fell into the military formation.The army formation commanded by Cheng Pu did not panic at all. The spearmen on the sides were waiting in formation, and the crossbowmen were mixed in. Whenever the cavalry entered the shooting range, they fired a volley of bows and crossbows at them, without giving the cavalry any advantage. Opportunity.

The cavalry and soldiers commanded by Zhao Yun did not dare to approach the military formation, so they had to ride away.However, at this moment, Jiangdong's cavalrymen, under the cover of the firing range of their own army formation, took the opportunity to come out and attack the cavalry archers who wanted to evacuate.

"Whoosh!"

Those cavalrymen who were good at riding and shooting did not panic at all. They rode their horses and drew their bows and shot, pulling the Jiangdong cavalrymen.In the blink of an eye, more than ten of Jiangdong's cavalry fell off their horses, and the remaining cavalry were so frightened that they did not dare to approach.

"withdraw!"

The Jiangdong cavalrymen could not take advantage, so they turned their horses around and tried to return to the army.How could the cavalry archers let them go and chase after them?

Zhao Yun shot two Jiangdong cavalrymen with their bows. When he saw the crossbowmen approaching, he shouted: "Retreat, don't pursue."

The cavalry archers chasing above did not hear Zhao Yun's shouts, and more than [-] cavalry followed Jiangdong's cavalry.Entering the shooting range, suddenly, more than a hundred arrows flew out from Jiangdong's army formation, shooting at the cavalry archers from both sides. "ah!"

Several cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. There were also horses that were hurt by arrows and were running around.The cavalry archers above calmed down and shouted to each other to return to the army. More than a hundred arrows flew out again, shooting down several cavalry before successfully retreating.

In a few breaths, Sun and Liu were killed and injured each other on the cavalry.Cheng Pu relied on his experienced experience and familiarity with cavalry combat methods to contain the cavalry led by Zhao Yun.

"Appreciate~"

Zhao Yun rode his horse to look at Cheng Pu's military formation and shouted: "Half of them dismounted to rest, and half of them were on guard with their bows."

"promise!"

Cheng Pu, who was sitting on the flank, saw Zhao Yun's arrangement and sneered and ordered: "When the two armies are fighting, keep the horses on the flank and insert spears below to prepare for the cavalry."

Cheng Pu was born in Beiping, and he was most familiar with the barbarian cavalry style of play.Zhao Yun's move was obviously a strategy to lure the enemy, and it also drained the enemy's energy.Then use up each other's energy to see who can outsmart the other.

Just when Zhao Yun was leading his cavalry to harass the flanking formations, the armies of Sun and Liu were already fighting in front.

"Archery!"

Countless arrows flew out from the military formations of both sides, with sharp whistling sounds in the air, and then crackled towards the military formations of both sides.

Under the rain of arrows shot by the Jingzhou Army, the Jiangdong Army infantry in the front row suffered many casualties. Their bodies fell to the ground, and bright red blood flowed from the wounds and dyed the ground red.However, the rain of arrows could not stop them. Under the command of the generals and commanders of various ministries, they rushed towards the Jingzhou military formation.

"Kill the thief!"

The infantry of the Jingzhou Army faced him without fear, stretched out the spears in their hands and stabbed the Jiangdong soldiers.

Shield walls clashed, spears clashed.On the chaotic battlefield, one could only hear swords slashing, spears stabbing, armor shattering and flying, and all kinds of wails and curses pouring into everyone's ears.Stimulate everyone's adrenaline, making them become bloodthirsty and crazy.

The elite Lujiang troops deployed by Zhou Yu, under the command of Chen Wu, launched a fierce attack on Wenpin's military formation.

The people of Jianghuai River are brave and good at fighting. They are impatient in nature. They regard death as home. They are willing to fight and deceive. They have been the source of the best soldiers in all dynasties.

Beifu soldiers were rampant, using Jianghuai as their source of troops, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was able to defeat Feishui; Tang soldiers were brave, and Jianghuai people provided martial arts to the country, and those who were good at bows were among the army; at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was great chaos, and Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with Huaixi warriors to drive out the Tartars. Rebuilding China depends on the Jianghuai soldiers and horses.

There were many Jianghuai warriors in the Jiangdong army. When Sun Ce led the Jianghuai army to conquer Jiangdong and conquered Lujiang County, he obtained the old soldiers of Liu Xun and Yuan Shu. Move forward.

Zhou Yu placed Chen Wu's troops near the Zhejiang River, hoping to take advantage of the terrain that was unfavorable for cavalry operations to allow the Lujiang armored soldiers to break through the Jingzhou army's right formation, thereby defeating Liu Bei and Liu Qi.

After a fierce battle, Zhou Tai led hundreds of brave warriors into the Wenpin phalanx.These extremely brave Lujiang soldiers took advantage of the gaps in the military formation, used the weight of themselves and their armor to hit the enemy, and jumped into the formation with swords and shields in hand.He suddenly rose up, swung his sword left and right, and broke through Jingzhou's military formation.

It has to be said that Sun Quan's performance aroused the fighting spirit of the generals. They are also bloody people and have received the kindness of the Sun family. If they can't fight with their lives, how can they have the face to meet Sun Jian and Sun Ce.Not to mention that their interests are bound to the Sun family. The defeat of the Sun family means their defeat.

Not long after, under the fierce attack of the Lujiang soldiers and the Tiaodang soldiers under Zhou Tai's command, Wenpin's army wavered slightly as they fought with their lives.Fortunately, Liu Bei had already made arrangements and placed his elite troops in the Wenpin Army.

When Zhou Tai was fighting left and right in the military formation, he happened to bump into Wei Yan who was leading his troops to support him.

Wei Yan was valued by Liu Bei for his outstanding performance in the Tanxi incident. He also made many military exploits and was promoted to military commander for his bravery.

Without saying anything, Zhou Tai and Wei Yan started fighting at close range.

　In the evening, one chapter and two chapters will be combined into one, and will be released before about 11 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)