subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Zhu Wen was thinking wildly when Huang Chao's voice came from his ear.

Huang Chao said: "Fighting is a must. There is a way to fight. It doesn't mean that you have to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers. According to the report of the horse inspectors, there are more than 4000 soldiers and horses in each of the three enemy towns. The front team is Xuanwu. The middle is the Tianping army, and the rear is the Pinglu army. The distance between the three groups of troops is no more than two or three miles. We can ambush the soldiers in the forest, and wait for the Xuanwu army and the Tianping army to pass by. When half of the troops passed by, they used arrow rain to ambush, and then cut off and surrounded the [-] people in the rear of the Pinglu Army, and then tried to wipe them out in a short time, and then the whole army withdrew north.

"Song Wei is the Jiedu Envoy of the Pinglu Army. The elite of the Pinglu Army will definitely follow him. The combat effectiveness of these 8000 people will definitely not be very high. We will retreat north after killing 4000 of them by surprise. They gave up pursuing because of the situation in Songzhou. Their mission is to relieve the siege of Songzhou, not to chase me, Huang. In this way, we not only preserved our strength, but also won battles and established prestige. What do you think? "

Of course everyone knew Huang Chao's intentions. As the supreme commander, Huang Chao wanted to use Zhu Wen's strategy, but also didn't want to offend Meng Kai and Lin Yan, so he could only fight a symbolic battle.

4 people unexpectedly encircled and wiped out 4000 people, and there was no suspense about the outcome.

As the sun rose, eight thousand soldiers and horses of the Pinglu Army marched mightily on the official road. They already knew that the purpose of their trip was to relieve the siege of Songzhou.However, according to the rout soldiers who escaped from the previous batch of reinforcements, the 1 soldiers were wiped out by the bandits before they arrived in Songzhou.

This time they have been extremely careful, and they have gathered more than 2 soldiers and horses from the three towns to support each other, and then they are on the road in a mighty way. They are only sixty miles away from Song City, and the Xuanwu Army in front has already arrived in Song Dynasty. Let's go, they thought.

Suddenly, rows of arrows rained down like locusts in the forest dozens of steps away from both sides of the official road. Most soldiers kept in mind the general's order to be vigilant at all times, but because it was close to Song City, they never After discovering the enemy army, he relaxed a little.

Although they were always vigilant, many people were hit by arrows, and people screamed for a while.Two rounds of arrow rain were shot, but did not cause major casualties to the officers and soldiers of the Pinglu Army.

There was a shout from the forest on both sides, Meng Kai and Li Hanzhi brandished their swords and led the crowd to kill them first, the two of them raised their swords on their horses, like a tiger plunging into a flock of sheep, their soldiers were more than ten steps behind.

On the other side, Lin Yan, Bi Shiduo, Li Qing and others also led their troops out, cutting off the connection between the front and rear of the Pinglu Army.

Zhu Wenwen, Huang Chao, and Huang Ying were escorted by [-] soldiers and went up to a small mound to overlook the battle situation.

Huang Chao said: "This Meng Kai, at such an age, still has the fiery temper of the past. It should be a soldier's job to charge into the battle. As a commander, you should take care of the overall situation. What's the use of personal bravery?"

Zhu Wen nodded and said: "A good commander must be able to command the overall situation and adapt to the situation. He can't win the battle just by rushing and killing."

Zhu Wen answered Huang Chao mechanically, but his heart was turbulent.It was the first time he had seen such a big war scene when he came to this world.

Meng Kai's broadsword swung like a windmill, invincible the officers and soldiers, and blood rained everywhere the sword passed.The bright red blood flew in the air, staining the armor of the soldiers red.

On the battlefield, blood is undoubtedly the most useful stimulant. They slashed and slashed frantically.Success and failure seem redundant to them, all they can do is hack and kill, their fate is either to kill their opponents, or to be hacked and killed by them.

On the battlefield, life seems so humble, like a bunch of withered grass, broken under the ravages of the wind, and gone with the wind, leaving only some stumps and leaves.Life in troubled times is as cheap as grass, Zhu Wen finally understood this sentence from the bottom of his heart.

The front army of the Pinglu Army rushed back, trying to join the rear army, and at the same time got in touch with the troops of the Tianping Army in front.Of course, the rear army rushed forward frantically, trying to join the front army.

As a result, the pressure on Lin Yan, Bi Shiduo and others who were in charge of cutting off the front and rear troops increased sharply, while Meng Kai and Li Hanzhi, who were carrying out the task of annihilating the enemy from the side, led their troops to charge back and forth in the enemy's formation without encountering any serious problems. Under the pressure, the armor and horses of Li Hanzhi and Meng Kai were turned a terrible red by the blood.He didn't know whether it was the enemy's blood or his own, but Li Hanzhi's round bald head was covered with bright red blood.

The battlefield was in chaos, and Zhu Wen did not see the situation where the generals of the two sides fought against each other as described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Perhaps that kind of situation is impossible on the real battlefield, and that ideal fighting method can only appear in novels. inside.

The role of personal bravery on the battlefield is insignificant. No matter how good your kung fu is, a hundred or ten people around you are enough to cut you to pieces.The matter of taking the head of a general among millions of troops can only appear in novels and romances.Not to mention millions, there are only a thousand troops there. If you charge over on horseback alone, a round of arrows will shoot you into hedgehogs without aiming.

The victory or defeat of a war has nothing to do with the bravery of the generals leading the army.If the strength of the two sides is equal, the morale of the army and the quality of the armor have a great relationship with the victory or defeat.This is the truth that the ancients said "every man's courage is nothing to worry about". It is ridiculous that most of the famous generals described in novels and novels are guys who charge forward.

As expected, the situation of the battle was exactly as Huang Chao had expected. The front army of the Pinglu Army failed to break through Lin Yan's line of defense several times.

The 4000 people behind were struggling needlessly from left to right, and the pressure of blood and death drove them into a state of extreme madness.

An officer and soldier was pierced through the chest by a rebel's long spear, and pools of blood flowed out along the barrel of the gun. The officer and soldier did not die immediately, but he raised his hand and slashed at the neck of another rebel soldier next to him, blood spattered both of them all over their faces. .The two hideous faces opened their mouths wide, each yelling curses in dialects the other didn't understand.The knife was embedded in that rebel's neck bone, and he didn't care about it at all, and the spear in his hand pierced another man's lower abdomen...

Human life is tenacious, not so fragile, at least not like the ones in those TV movies, and people fall to the ground as soon as the knife is passed.Seeing Zhu Wen's inexplicable chills, what are they doing?Now that you know that you are close to death, why do you still want to be a soldier?

Do they have a choice?Just like myself, now that I'm by Huang Chao's side, do I have any choice?

The troops of the Xuanwu Army have already contacted the troops of Lord Shang. Both sides are ready to fight, and the battle is imminent.The Xuanwu Army's spies had already notified the Tianping Army's men and horses when they discovered Shang Junchang's army.Of course, Mr. Shang's messenger is almost in the hands of his younger brother Shang Rang.

The two sides stopped when they were three arrows away, each waiting for their own reinforcements, not daring to act rashly.Both sides wanted to annihilate the other in one fell swoop when their own reinforcements arrived.

General Cui Junyu of the Tianping Army led a team to support Songzhou, which was close to Songcheng. Suddenly, he received an urgent report from Wang Jingwu, the general of the Pinglu Army, saying that the Pinglu Army had encountered an ambush, the enemy was powerful, and the 8000 men and horses of the Pinglu Army were in danger.Just as they were about to return to the army for rescue, the Xuanwu army also came to make an emergency, saying that the troops had already formed a confrontation with Shang Junchang's troops, and the war was about to break out.

As Huang Chao expected, Cui Junyu sent troops to rescue the troops of Xuanwu Army after a little hesitation. After all, the mission of sending troops this time was to relieve the siege of Songzhou.The most important thing is that there are still 3 horses in Song City. Once the battle broke out outside the city, Song Wei in the city will definitely lead his troops out of the city.Of course, another more important reason is that it is not dangerous to fight like this. Cui Junyu is certainly not a fool, and of course he does not want to fight a battle that is not sure.

Cui Junyu said in his heart: "Wang Jingwu, Cao Quanzhen, you two, please ask for blessings."

When Cui Junyu arrived, the troops of Xuanwu Army had already been besieged, and the two bandits of the bandits, Shang Junchang and Monk Rang, were attacking with all their strength.

The two sides are respectively rectifying their troops and horses to prepare for the next round of attack.

Wang Xianzhi's Chinese troops were still under Song City, and did not participate in the battlefield. Cui Junyu was afraid that Wang Xianzhi's brigade would arrive, and wondered why Song Wei hadn't left the city to meet them.I was also extremely anxious, Wang Xianzhi's army was still surrounding Song City, Song Wei's army couldn't get out of the city, and Pinglu's Wang Jingwu and Cao Quanzhen were attacked by Huang Chao's ambush again. It was still unknown whether they could escape. optimism.

When Wang Jingwu received a report from the scout that Cui Junyu sent his army to rescue the troops of the Xuanwu Army, he couldn't help being furious and secretly hated in his heart.Anxious to discuss countermeasures with Cao Quanzhen, when the two were thinking about whether to give up the 4000 troops of the rear army, the assistant general Zhu Xuan came to report that there was an urgent military report.

Zhu Xuan is Cao Quanzhen's confidant, and now Zhu Xuan has a secret discussion with his two superiors.

Wang Jingwu hesitated, but Cao Quanzhen said with bright eyes: "The current situation is not good for our army. If not, not only the 4000 troops of the rear army will be wiped out, even our current 4000 troops may not be spared. The pursuers led by Yan are only a few miles away from us."

Wang Jingwu's heart froze, and he said: "Okay, let's do this, life and death are at stake!"