Late Tang

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May 22, the second year of Qianfu, was the first day of the Battle of Juye.

Dawn came, but the morning sun did not appear, the gloomy sky was dark and low, and the slanting wind blew the drizzle down.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-" , grass army rolls forward, goes out to battle formation.The entire grass army came. The former army was composed of [-] infantry and [-] auxiliary soldiers led by the three bravest generals under Huang Chao. Ge Ge from Shandong led [-] soldiers from Zhou. His sworn brothers Huo Cun and Zhang Gui Each of the tyrants led [-] auxiliary soldiers to live on the two wings of the front army.

Among the [-] soldiers of the former army, there are six powerful elites from the old grass army battalion. Most of these are soldiers and horses recruited by Huang Chao in Caozhou when he raised his army.It is composed of powerful hunters, salt sellers and local folks.In addition to Ge Congzhou's brothers, there are also Zhang Guiba's two blood brothers, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guimou, and the counselor Zhang Juyan as assistants.

The Chinese camp of the grass army was led by Huang Chao himself, Wang Chongba, Chang Hong, Liu Tang, Liu Shanfu, Zhao Zhang, Gai Hong and Huang Chao's brothers and nephews.The Chinese army camp has a full forty battalions of soldiers and 2000 soldiers.The generals in command of the Chinese army were all members of Huang Chao's team at the beginning of the uprising, and they were the most elite troops in Huang Chao's hands.During this period of time, although the elite team in hand has expanded from 2 people half a year ago to [-] people now, the expansion is too fast, but the core of this army is all the old brothers from the beginning.Their combat power is still impressive.

The left wing was deployed by Huang Chao General Wang Chongba with [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary troops. The left wing had a lot of troops, but their combat effectiveness was not strong.The equipment of the left-wing army was very simple. Since it was the [-] soldiers, most of them used simple spears.Basically, these warriors have only one weapon, mostly spears, not even knives, let alone bows and arrows.The situation of the [-] auxiliary soldiers who followed them was even worse. Many of them even held sharpened wooden spears, bamboo spears, or simple shields made of a few planks.Many times I have been a little worried that if the officers and soldiers want to open the gap, the left wing will be the best breakthrough point.For this reason, Huang Chao had to take out the only [-] cavalry in his hands, take out [-] cavalry led by his nephew Lin Yan, and arrange them outside the left wing to protect the left wing.

The soldiers and horses deployed on the right wing are the 2 soldiers and horses of the capital commander Wang Xianzhi.When Wang Xianzhi fled from Songzhou to Caozhou, there were only [-] soldiers and horses left. During this time, he expanded to [-] soldiers and horses.Although Huang Chao looked down on Wang Xianzhi more and more, the soldiers and horses in Wang Xianzhi's hands were still quite good in this battle.In particular, most of the [-] soldiers Wang Xianzhi brought back from Songzhou were cavalry.Moreover, his subordinates Shang Junchang, Chai Cun, Bi Shiduo, Cao Shixiong, Liu Yanzhang, Li Chongba, Wang Chongyin, Shang Rang and others are also titans.Therefore, Huang Chao confidently handed over the right wing to Wang Xianzhi. No matter how bad Wang Xianzhi is now, it is better than the left wing.

Among the 2 people on the right wing, Wang Xianzhi did not dismantle the elite like Huang Chao did, and arranged them among the new recruits below.Instead, he took some war horses from Huang Chao, and finally picked a group of hunters, and finally formed five thousand cavalry with his own elite.The remaining 5000 were almost all new recruits like the auxiliary army, not even a skilled officer.However, the equipment for these [-] recruits is not bad. Huang Chao took out a batch of equipment for Wang Xianzhi and asked him to arm the [-] recruits. Each of them should have at least one spear and one wooden shield, or a knife. a shield.

In addition to the front, center, left, and right armies, Huang Chao also arranged for deputy general Meng Kai to lead the rear army.The rear army led by Meng Kai is an auxiliary army of up to 6 people.These people basically only have a sharpened wooden gun, and nothing else.

Huang Chao's tactical arrangement is very simple and straightforward. With the elite infantry of the former army rushing into the battle, he leads the central army to continuously reinforce him, and protects his central army with two wings of infantry, and uses cavalry to protect the two wings. Attack directly on the army.At the same moment, the horns of the coalition forces of the six towns under Juye Mountain also sounded desolately, followed by the drums of war.The infantry battalions came out one after another, forming a formation on the flat ground under Juye Mountain.In the auxiliary barracks of the official army, as many as 6 auxiliary soldiers were also dispatched.The auxiliary soldiers of the official army are much stronger than those of the draft army.Although the auxiliary soldiers have no armor.But each person should be equipped with at least one spear, one wooden shield and one horizontal knife.

Compared with the simple equipment of the drafting army, the equipment of the official army is undoubtedly very luxurious. There are a total of 5000 cavalry among the [-] soldiers, and among the [-] infantry, the equipment rate of bows and arrows reaches [-]%.In particular, there is a battalion of ten bows and crossbows with up to [-] people. Everyone is equipped with bows, and all of them are equipped with crossbows.At this time, the ten bow and crossbow battalions have been concentrated, forming ten dense bow and crossbow phalanxes, behind the surprise soldiers holding large shields and spears and the jumping soldiers holding horizontal knives and round shields.

The two wings of the official army are composed of a large number of auxiliary soldiers, and these fragile auxiliary soldiers are protected by the two wings of six thousand cavalry.There are another thousand cavalry in the rear, they are the mobile reserve on the battlefield.

One hundred thousand officers and soldiers spread out continuously at the foot of Juye Mountain, with a formation as long as ten li.Under the red battle flags, the officers and troops of the six towns were very orderly, with a large number of people and horses but not chaotic, everything was in order.The soldiers of the officers and soldiers galloped back and forth, quietly and chillingly.The performance of the soldiers at this time demonstrated their well-trained, professional military vigor!

After ten consecutive days of stalemate, both sides are no longer strangers to each other.In the past ten days, the two armies have not fought each other, and they have been recharging their energy.Now, the two armies are directly engaged in a decisive battle, and the morale of both sides is high.But in comparison, it is obvious that the coalition forces of the six towns are more aggressive.

Wang Xianzhi on the right wing could not help but change slightly when he saw the military appearance and morale of the officers and soldiers at their peak.In the last battle in Songzhou, Zhen [***] first lured them to besiege Yucheng. When they were exhausted from the long battle, they suddenly came from all directions, directly destroying their morale.But there were only more than [-] soldiers and horses in Zhen [***].Now, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses stood together face to face, the overwhelming, continuous phalanx, the flags like the sea, the spears like the forest, the drums like thunder, the swords were better than the snow, he couldn't help feeling his throat dry.

Before the battle, Wang Xianzhi was shaken: "It is impossible to win a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers are well-trained, well-equipped, especially tough and good at fighting. The troops of the six towns on the opposite side are not the Tianping Army and the Taining Army." , four of the six towns have just returned from Daibei, and they have even defeated the Shatuo Yaer Army. Moreover, the six towns have newly added nearly half of the magic strategy forbidden army! With these new troops in our hands It would be very difficult for the recruited troops to fight against a hundred thousand officials."

He looked at the big yellow banner and the six handsome flags in the distance with anxious and fearful eyes, and his heart became more and more worried.

"attack!"

A loud shout broke the dark clouds over the battlefield, and Huang Chao was the first to give the order to attack.The [-] soldiers and horses of the former army of the grass army began to move forward, implementing the central breakthrough tactic.Under the cover of [-] auxiliary soldiers, [-] soldiers rushed directly towards the center of the opponent.The eighty infantry phalanx finally gathered into a huge fish-scale formation and rolled forward. In the slanting wind and drizzle, countless mud splashed.

Facing the attack of the grass army, the officers and soldiers also faced the battle immediately, and countless messengers galloped in front of the battle to convey the battle orders of the coach Simon Sigong.The central army of the official army did not move, but as the flags continued to be unfurled, dozens of phalanxes located on the two wings of the central army began to move.The two wings continued to advance, and gradually the entire formation stretched, forming a huge crescent formation.

The battle has begun, the two wings are the first to meet the enemy, and the two wings of the grass army are fighting.At this time, the front army of the grass army also rushed directly, and killed the front army of the government army that was standing still. For a while, tens of thousands of people fought on the front line of more than ten miles, shouting to kill.

At this moment, Zhuge Shuang showed a smile on his face, and shouted: "You bastards, it's time for us to play!"

The thunderous sound of the road sounded, and the three thousand elite cavalry from the three towns that had been hiding on the left flank also began to advance.

At first it was a trot with a little acceleration, and then it gradually became a gallop.The three thousand cavalry quickly surpassed the front of the infantry, the overwhelming road was deafening, and their long lances shone with white light, and they went straight to the right flank of the grass army.

Tang Jun's cavalry was dispatched, and for a while, countless eyes on the battlefield were looking at this side.

Wang Xianzhi's expression changed dramatically when he saw a fine horse galloping towards him.Damn, has he already turned into a soft persimmon now?

A soldier came on horseback and walked up to Wang Xianzhi, "Dutong, Deputy Dutong demanded that Dutong stick to the right wing, fight to the death, and never retreat!"

Wang Xianzhi nodded expressionlessly to the messenger, and waited for the messenger to walk away.Shang Junchang immediately said to Wang Xianzhi: "Brother, Huang Chao has no good intentions. Big brother is the commander of the grass army, but was assigned to the right wing by Huang Chao. He is a deputy commander, but he is in command of the central army. Now we have With such a small number of soldiers and horses, the official army came to attack the right wing. Instead of sending reinforcements, he ordered us to fight the official army to the death and never retreat. What does he mean by this? He is trying to kill people with a knife."

Wang Xianzhi gritted his teeth tightly and did not speak, but his face became increasingly livid, and it could be seen that he was already very dissatisfied with Huang Chao in his heart.In troubled times, without soldiers, there is no weight of speech.Ever since Song Zhou was defeated and joined Huang Chao, Wang Xianzhi knew and understood this feeling very well.If he lost the last few thousand elite brothers here, even if he won the battle, so what?Cao Jun was no longer his Wang Xianzhi's at that time. At that time, Huang Chao might not even have the superficial politeness.

At this time, Wang Xianzhi's generals also spoke out one after another, mostly scolding Huang Chao.Whispers sounded in the ranks, soldiers whispered to each other, and everyone was quickly spreading various rumors. (To be continued.)