Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 81
As far as fighting in formation is concerned, there are three types of combat: calculating, risking one's life, and being confused.

What is calculation?

Without it, know yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.Show your subordinates the success points of your battle so that they can fight with peace of mind.

A battle that sacrifices one's life is a second-rate battle. There is no way to control the situation on the battlefield. One can only rely on one's passion to kill the enemy bravely. The other side cannot sustain casualties and will collapse and disintegrate to win.

As for fighting in a confused manner, one does not know the enemy or oneself.This is obviously the case when Huang She attacks Chaisang.He overestimates the combat effectiveness of his soldiers, but underestimates the strength of his opponent.

Generally speaking, as an outstanding general, you must plan to decide the battle and not fight in confusion.Fight with your life unless you have no other choice, otherwise you will never fight with your life.

Now under the command of Liu Bei, the Jingzhou Army is fighting a decisive battle.Taishi Ci's troops fought a life-threatening battle, and before the fight was over, the upper and lower ranks were already divided.Of course, this only increases the hope of winning, not 100% victory.

After the two sides fought, they could only rely on the bravery and courage of the soldiers!

In the sound of the drums, at the moment when the military formations of the two sides collided, the sounds of spears clashing with each other, the sound of weapons piercing the human body, the wails of pain, and the shouts of warriors all mixed together and erupted. Not only It makes people burst with adrenaline, and it can also arouse the blood lust deep in people's hearts.

The soldiers at the front of the queues on both sides are all brave men in their respective armies. In addition to their courage and excellent martial arts, the most important thing is that they have seen big scenes and will not run away in fear of the enemy's attack. .

When fighting, these brave men have excellent combat experience, know how to fight in a restricted space, and also know that ensuring the integrity of the military formation is the foundation for victory.

In such a small range, these brave men could not move around. They could only rely on the spears in their hands to poke or thrust with all their strength, looking for opportunities to kill the enemy.

As the battle between the two sides deepened, Taishi Ci's troops also launched a fierce attack on Liu Pan's troops. Those brave men tried their best to tear apart the ranks of Liu Pan's army, trying to overwhelm Liu Pan with their own bravery.But how could Liu Pan be such a simple person? He had fought against Taishi Ci several times and knew very well the fighting style of Taishi Ci's army.

Faced with the wavering of the troops, he and Huang Zhong mobilized their reserves to fight back and bring the front back to its original position. Their military formation was like a rock that withstood the heavy blows of wind and waves.

As the two armies fought fiercely, the left wing seemed to have changed.

Under the banner of 'Guan', Guan Yu rode his horse and looked at the battlefield situation, his eyes narrowed slightly.

In Guan Yu's sight, he saw that in order to block his army's offensive, Gao Sheng's troops sent Danyang Shanyue warriors.These Danyang Shanyue soldiers were good at infantry combat and fought bravely, almost shaking the military line.

This is also the characteristic of Taishi Ci's troops. He was ordered to recruit Liu Yao's old troops. Among those old troops were the Shanyue soldiers from Danyang, who formed the core force of the army.

"Where is Zhou Cang?" Guan Yu shouted with something in mind.

"The general is here!" The tall and majestic Zhou Cang responded.

Guan Yu pointed to the corner of the local formation and said: "The soldiers of Danyang are brave and good at fighting. The bandits in the corner of the formation have been fighting for a long time and are now exhausted. You lead the swordsmen to break into the formation, kill the enemy bandits, and lead the cavalry into the formation. It will be broken.”

"promise!"

Guan Yu used his extremely keen sense of smell on the battlefield to discover the problem of the enemy's exposure.The Danyang soldiers were extremely brave and were the backbone of the battle line and the confidence of the soldiers to fight.If they are defeated, the morale of the remaining people will inevitably decline, and the front will be in chaos.

In the past, it was not easy to defeat the Danyang warriors, but the Danyang warriors at the corner of the formation were already exhausted.If we can kill the Danyang warriors at this time, we will be able to shake the battle line.By then the line was shaken and the cavalry on the left wing rushed in, basically winning.

"School swordsman, follow me!"

Zhou Cang carried his sword and shield and called his more than a hundred school swordsmen to rush to the front line.

When Guan Yu was in Xuzhou, he imitated the Danyang soldiers and appointed Zhou Cang, a Danyang native, to lead the army.

As the name suggests, swordsmen do not use spears but use swords and shields, which is different from ordinary soldiers.His mission is to seize the enemy when the two armies are facing each other, and then make a final decision and change the situation of the battle.Similar to the jumping soldiers in the army configuration of the Tang Dynasty, they fit in to rush into the ranks of riflemen and fight at close range.

Zhou Cang led the school swordsmen through the dense queue and led the way into the battle group.Facing the spears coming at him, he used the shield in his hand to block them left and right.He and the school swordsman beside him each picked opponents and used the characteristics of the short weapons in their hands to fight hand-to-hand.

Dodging the thrusting spear, Zhou Cang stepped in, knocked the spear apart with his knife, and killed the enemy cleanly.Then he lunged forward and slashed two enemy soldiers with his sword.

His bravery attracted the attention of the Danyang warriors among the enemy. A Danyang warrior wearing heavy armor came towards him with a sword.Zhou Cang didn't dodge and went straight up.The two of them each swung their swords and suddenly blocked each other.

"Keng!"

The two swords collided, and Zhou Cang relied on his extraordinary arm strength to forcefully knock the sword out of the Danyang warrior's hand.The next moment, Zhou Cang took advantage of the situation and slashed across, like cutting wheat, the sharp blade cut the Danyang warrior's throat.

In one round, kill the enemy general.

"Mou Baichang died in battle!" More than a dozen Jiangdong soldiers shouted in fear.

It turned out that the Danyang warrior was named Mou Pu, and he had a reputation for bravery in the army.The reason why the front line was able to hold up today was due to Mou Pu. In this round, he was beheaded by Zhou Cang, and the morale of the Jiangdong Army dropped instantly.Under the attack of the school swordsmen, the Jiangdong Army in the position was already in a commotion, and was even retreating step by step.

Zhang Fei, who was in charge of the cavalry, saw this and understood Guan Yu's intention. He raised the long spear in his hand and shouted: "Send the order, the cavalry are in battle!"

"promise!"

The sound of horse hooves thundered. Zhang Fei held the bow and arrow, took his hands off the reins, and began to accelerate gradually using him as the arrow.Although there were not many cavalry, only a few hundred, and they were not armored, when they galloped, they were still an overwhelming force that could not be stopped by a chaotic military formation.

In a few breaths, the cavalry led by Zhang Fei was about to insert into the wavering military formation.

"Yes, yes, yes~"

Hearing the astonishing sound of horse hooves, those Jiangdong soldiers who tried to fight the swordsmen felt a sense of timidity rising from their hearts, and subconsciously began to flee.Before the cavalry entered the formation, many Jiangdong sergeants dispersed and no matter how much the officers shouted, it was in vain.

While holding their breath, the cavalry fired a shower of arrows to further disperse the enemy's rear.Zhang Fei drew back his bow and led his troops into the military formation.It's better to say it's a massacre than a killing.First broken by the school swordsmen, and then charged by the cavalry, the soldiers began to flee in panic.

This is Liu Bei's core idea of ​​defeating the enemy. He uses infantry on both wings to break the formation, and then guides the cavalry to enter, completely destroying the tightness of the military formation and causing the soldiers to fall into chaos.

This battle, which I thought would last for a long time, never expected to end in such a short time.

In the Jingzhou army, Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei's cavalry starting to march in formation, and ordered: "Send the order to the whole army to launch an attack."

"promise!"

The military order was issued, and the entire army began to move forward with cheers.The right formation was broken, Guan Yu's army completely let go of its hands and feet, and like an uppercut, it directly hit the flank of Taishi Ci's formation, causing a chain reaction, and Liu Pan's army moved forward to attack.

Watching Zhang Fei charging back and forth in the enemy formation, Liu Pan couldn't help but admire: "General Zuo has a good command of his troops and a well-organized formation. The two generals Guan and Zhang are really brave. Who can stop the Jiangdong bandits?"

To be honest, Liu Pan was actually dissatisfied with Liu Bei's decision to command the army on his behalf, but because of Liu Qi's insistence, he could only choose to cooperate.But as Liu Bei commanded and dispatched, Liu Pan gradually accepted it.

Today's battle was expected to be a bloody battle. After all, Taishi Ci's troops were brave and since he guarded Haichang, he did not dare to invade easily.Unexpectedly, after only an hour of fighting today, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei broke through the formation with their troops. This battle was a great one.

"General Zuo is truly a hero!"

Huang Zhong nodded, he also admired Liu Bei's ability.

Listening to the sound of drums signaling the general attack, Liu Pan waved his hand and said: "How can General Zuo's troops be so beautiful today? I, Jingchu Erlang, must also show off his majesty."

"promise!"

Under the attack of the whole army, Taishi Ci's army formation collapsed.

Wherever Taishi Ci could see, the flags of generals such as 'Wen', 'Huang', 'Guan', 'Zhang', and 'Liu' were like tigers breaking out of their cages and rushing towards him.And his soldiers retreated there, and even a large number of soldiers knelt down and surrendered.

"General, Zhang Fei and his cavalry have broken through the formation and are coming to kill you!" One of his subordinates trembled: "If we don't retreat, our army will be completely wiped out!"

Taishi Ci raised his eyes and saw that Zhang Fei was like the God of Tai Sui coming to the world, unstoppable, and almost all the soldiers were running away.

I tried my best, but this defeat was irreversible.

Taishi Ci thought of the deceased Sun Ce and felt guilty.As a surrendered general and not a relative of the Sun family, Sun Tuini trusted him and appointed him to lead Liu Yao's old tribe, divide the territory and divide the territory, and grant him important tasks.But now, he cannot be ordered to protect the land.

Taishi Ci was angry about Sun Ben's withdrawal, but he would not blame Sun Ce.It can only be said that Liu Bei is cunning and Sun Ben is stupid.

"Withdraw!"

Taishi Ci looked downcast and said, "Lead your troops and follow me to break out of the encirclement and go to Danyang."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)