The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 180 Eight

fight or survive

Death - the Art of War says: If you fight quickly, you will survive; if you don't fight, you will perish. This is the place of death.

The war army marches, not because of the guidance of the village, falling into danger and defeat, and being controlled by the enemy. "Please familiarize yourself with the domain name." Zuo Gu You Ze, the front is poor and the back is dead, there is no water and grass in the wild, and the army's resources;Dead, I will show it not to live.It is also said: In the dead place, the war will be thrown into the dead place, and then you will be trapped in the ground, and then the master and the people will be in harm's way, and then you can win or lose.

The [-] Xia army was besieged for thirty miles in the valley, with no food and grass supplies inside, no reinforcements outside, and killing horses for food. It can be said that they are already dead.After Brother Cha learned the details of the outside world, his mood was extremely bad. The plan to cooperate with the outside world and the Song Army for a decisive battle fell through, which put him in a dangerous situation.How can he accept the fate of defeat when he fills himself as a famous Xixia general and contemporary God of War?He still wanted to make a last-ditch fight, play back to death, and fight the Song army with all his strength, defeating the besieged Song army in one fell swoop and returning to the country.

It is said that "you will gain wisdom by eating a ditch". During this Eastern Expedition, Brother Cha was led by the nose and walked around by the nose, and was locked in a cage. He also calmed down a lot. The weapon is sharp, and the brain is also good. It is hard to believe that this is just a young man who is just a fledgling and fighting for the first time.Now he has to deal with it carefully with all his energy.

Brother Cha is now on the verge of death, but Zhao Tong was forced to his death by Tong Guan, and he had to risk violating the imperial decree and quarreling with the prime minister.Huang Jingchen's letter awakened the dreamer. At this time, the imperial decree had not yet arrived. If the negotiating mission was on the road, according to the normal marching speed, it would arrive in ten days at the earliest, or half a month at the slowest time. There was not much time left for him.That is to say, within ten days, Zhao Tun must gather and annihilate Brother Cha, defeat the reinforcements, regain Hezhou, and send troops to the front line of Mingtangchuan, in order to break the dream of the imperial court and Xixia peace, forcing them to have to play with him...

On the eighth day of July, the Xia army suddenly mobilized the garrison troops to launch a counterattack against the harassing Ye Lihezhou army behind him, defeated the Hezhou army, and forced it to retreat for [-] miles, which relieved the worries in the rear; Leaflets were distributed to persuade them to surrender, and a tentative attack was launched at the same time. The battle continued until dusk, and both sides withdrew their troops.

On the ninth day of July, Brother Cha ordered the slaughter of sick and weak war horses. The whole army was fed, their armor was ordered, tents and other bulky materials were burned, and they were ready to break through.

On the tenth day of July, the two sides scouted and rode around, launching a battle between scouts, while the main force stood still and was ready to go.

On July [-]th, the Song army finished its rest, abandoned defense and turned to attack, and the whole army marched out at Shili Chuankou. It was the first time that they had a face-to-face confrontation with the Xia army. Due to the long-term impact of flowing water, Chuankou formed a wide impact plain. It became a battlefield for both sides to fight.

The army of the Northern Song Dynasty often divided the troops into various parts such as forwards and rear guards, and the formation composed of each part was called "regular formation".In other words, when the army of the Northern Song Dynasty fought, it often divided the troops into various parts according to the tactical purpose to form a "permanent formation", and then put them together like building blocks to fight. It is somewhat similar to the current modularization.It includes the following formations: the vanguard formation, the pioneer formation, the large formation, the front formation, the east and west kidnapper formation, the landless division of horses, the refusal formation, and the policy rear formation.

The big formation, that is, the formation of the central army, is the formation within the formation. Today, what Zhao Tuo formed is a four-men fighting bottom formation, which is also divided into front, middle and rear formations.The infantry of the imperial army on Zelu Road and Helanshi Road is the front line, with [-] infantry gunmen in front, and each command is another small line. The five thousand fan archers are the crossbows of the crossbow army, and the five battalions of the Zhongyong army are equipped with hussars. Lieutenant General Zhao Lian led the Zhongyong Army.

The head of the Chinese army, also known as the eye of the formation, erected a three-foot-high red background with a yellow commander's flag in the center, guarded by the guards and the training camp of the Zhongyong Army, and guarded the formation.In the middle of the formation, golden drums, horns, command flags, and watch chariots were erected to dispatch the entire army and control the generals.The east and west kidnapper formations are the left and right wings of the formation. Nomadic peoples often gather suddenly with bows and cavalry to attack the formation.

The Song Dynasty used the method of forming an array of troops. Before the Chinese army formed a large formation, don't choose sharp soldiers, but disperse them into strange soldiers, which is called the front formation.Zhao Tuo ordered Qu Ru to lead five thousand soldiers with Ma Qian, the state soldier, as the vanguard and went to the front.Pioneer formation, "Chunqiu Zhuan" has a saying: "When you go out, you will rule the army, and when you enter, you will strengthen the brigade, so you can distinguish between equal ranks, and follow the young and the long." Then it is behind, and it is also clear about respect and inferiority.It is to know that when leaving the teacher, it is the righteousness of the vanguard to put the young and brave people in front;

He ordered Linzhou soldiers Ma Qian to lead [-] troops in order to plan the vanguard army to be placed on the right wing of the formation, responsible for supporting the vanguard battalion.In Xianpingzhong, Zhenzong viewed the formation map, because he said: "Northern soldiers invade the border, and often send elites as forwards. If the defense is not enough, there is a danger of invasion. Today, the selection of sharp soldiers, the leader of the generals, don't form a team, stop them from running Charge. He was frustrated and retreated, and the rest of them watched the wind and did not dare to advance." The vanguard array was placed behind the vanguard array, and the Xiao generals were all in charge.If the vanguard fights against the enemy, or if the troops are out of support, the vanguard will be used as a reinforcement to control its rush.

Rejecting the rear, the rear soldiers are also.In the battles between the Song Army and the Liao and Xia, many defeats were due to the robbing of the grain roads, which led to the collapse of the army, so they attached great importance to it, and specially set up a defense line to protect the grain roads.This time Zhao Tun fought against the city, but he still ordered Zhao Zhi to lead the supply battalion, engineer battalion, craftsman battalion, medical battalion and two battalions of Tibetan archers to guard the city, and set up a field hospital in the city to treat the wounded and guard the luggage. , Guarantee logistics supply.

In addition, each battalion also set up "no land to divide horses", selected light and sharp soldiers, and each formed a battle team. There was an envoy or a military leader to lead the camp. It is specially used to plug the gap.However, it is different from the "East Kidnapper Horse" in that it does not have a fixed position and location of the town, and is only ready to obey orders at any time to support or assist a certain cavalry; while the "East West Kidnapper Horse" has a fixed array Azimuth, as the cavalry on the left and right wings of the formation.

Although the Xia army on the opposite side suffered losses, most of them were well preserved and well-organized. Chage's army remained the most complete and had almost no losses. There were more than five thousand; the Jianing Army Division had [-] soldiers and horses, [-] were wiped out under the Xinqin City, and [-] entered Zhuolunchuan.The combat strength of each department still exists, but the horses have suffered heavy losses. After several deployments, [-] cavalry were assembled, and those without horses were incorporated into the infantry. In terms of strength, it was comparable to the Song army in front.

Brother Cha decided to still make use of the Xixia cavalry's expertise in assaulting the enemy's formation, and launched a round of attacks on the Song army until the gap was opened, and then launched a charge, broke through one wing, launched a siege, defeated the Song army in one fell swoop, seized Liangu, replenished food and grass, and crossed the border. Qu Yehe returned to the Xixia Army.

The plan has been decided, and Chage deploys various armies: the left wing is led by Zhengchuan, the commander of the Jingsai Army Division, with 5000 people; the right wing is composed of 5000 people from the Jianing Army Division and the Shenyong Army Division, and the commander of the Shenyong Army Commander Ling Jieye Commander-in-chief; Brother Cha himself ordered [-] of his own troops to be the central army, and to reinforce the two wings at any time;Discharge Changshan snake array, attack its tail, save its head; hit its head, save its tail; hit it, save both head and tail.

The two armies set up their positions three miles apart, and the formation was completed.Zhao Tuan boarded the observation cart and looked at the battlefield. Amid the sound of the horn, a cavalry team on the right wing of the Xia army rushed out first, and harassed their own side according to their usual tactics.Zhao Tuan knew that this was the usual method used by the Huns, Uyghurs, and menggu and nvzhen of later generations. When they were attacked, they quickly retreated. The enemy's friendly forces surrounded them from all sides, and after a burst of intensive bow and arrow shooting, they swarmed to gather and annihilate the pursuing enemy forces.

Even if he already understood Xia Jun's tactics, Zhao Tuo would naturally ignore him and just let the Nu Jun drive them away.The red flag waved, and one of the crossbow soldiers in the front line stood up, holding a bow and throwing towards Xia Jun. The place where his arrow landed was the standard. Once Xia Jun crossed this line, all the arrows of the whole army would be fired at once, just like modern times. Base gun for artillery.The cavalry of the Xia army was harassed several times and was shot back, but the cavalry still took turns to fight, like maggots on the tarsus. They knew that the physical strength of the archers was limited, and they would get tired after continuous shooting. You can take the opportunity to rush.

"The vanguard cavalry go out to expel them, but they are not allowed to go deep, and the army will slowly follow up!" Zhao Tang didn't want to waste like this, so he issued an order.As the flag swung, the messengers immediately galloped out and rushed to the various armies to deliver orders.

Qu Ru received the order and immediately dispatched [-] troops to meet Xia's army. As expected by Zhao Tun, Xia's army only contacted the Song army and did not love to fight. He turned his horse's head and ran back, but ran a few steps. Looking back, Song Jun didn't keep up, so he could only turn around and tease again...

Brother Cha also kept an eye on the changes on the battlefield. He saw that Song Jun ignored his provocations, but the whole army pushed forward to fight against him. He had been with Song Jun for many years, and he was no stranger to this tactic. Laughing secretly, it seems that this kid can only play some tricks, and the confrontation between the two armies will be nothing.Although the army marching in formation is powerful and unstoppable, it also has a fatal weakness, that is, it must maintain a tight formation to move forward, but it is difficult for both infantry and cavalry to fight back quickly when encountering an assault. .

The enemy changed and we changed, Cha Ge immediately ordered the cavalry on both wings to move together, and formed a long line to launch a frontal attack. The formation was six horizontal lines, and each line was a single line. Yu Songjun's broad front...