Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The snow was dazzling, and the water had already frozen. Dozens of infantrymen marched on the vast snowfield. The column was short and the road was very smooth. The soldiers came across the Juma River from Bazhou. Although the weather was cold, they could still sweat when they walked with a heavy load.

Wang Zhang saw a large number of people and horses coming to the north, and the black clouds on the snow were very conspicuous. He rode on the horse and kept walking slowly, just watching the 30,000 horse-riding infantry from Gu'an County that appeared to the north at this time.

Sure enough, a scout soon came to report: "Yuan Jiangjun led the troops here."

Wang Zhang sighed.

After a long time, the north and south armies gradually moved closer. A squad of horsemen came with a flag, and Wang Zhang also led his troops to greet him. When the two teams met, Wang Zhang had recognized Yuan Yan's face.

The two are both generals in front of the palace, they just know each other. I don't usually know him well, let alone friendship.

But at this moment, Wang Zhang suddenly felt a kind of intimacy towards Yuan Yan. Seeing Yuan Yan's expression agitated, I'm afraid it's the same. The two were performing the military salute immediately, and looked at each other, "General Wang" "Meet General Yuan"

Wang Zhang said, "We have 45,000 people in this meeting."

Yuan Yan pretended to be calm, referring to the vast white land in the northwest: "General Yang Biao still has more than 20,000 riders not far away, and there are nearly 70,000 people and horses here."

The two of them handed over again, and everything was silent. With nearly 70,000 elite soldiers grouped together, they had much more confidence.

The two armies merged into a large army. Yuan Yan's department assigned some of the mounted cavalry deployed to Wang Zhang. The horses were still not enough, but these horses did not need to fight, and some were marching on one horse by two. The army turned around and marched north together.

Yuan Yan said: "Bazhou is 75 miles away from Gu'an City, and now there are only a few dozen miles left. Let's rush to Gu'an and live in peace."

Wang Zhang pretended to be relaxed and said: "When we arrive in Gu'an, let's get a lamb to roast."

Yuan Yan smiled and said: "We still have to have wine"

Wang Zhang looked around, the white plains looked like the sea, just a few dozen miles away, and he was still a little uneasy.

The weather was fine, and there was no more snow. The footsteps of horseshoes left by Yuan Yan's ministry when he came on the snow are still there, as if it were a road in the vast sky.

The main infantry force arrived in Gu'an on horseback that night and then entered the city. The movement was very smooth, and the infantry riding on horseback still had a certain effect; the Liao army knew about the movement of the Zhou army, and everyone rode only tens of miles away, and the Liao army could not keep up with the temporary dispatch.

But the next day the army ran into a situation on the way from Gu'an westward to Zhuozhou. The main force of the Liao army is in the north of Zhuozhou, and the threat to this road is too close

Yuan Yan asked the cavalry generals who came to report the situation urgently: "There is a military order for Li inspection"

The military commander said: "The final general will be the person sent by General Yang Biao to warn Yuan Jiangjun. I don't know the order of Li check military."

Wang Zhang on the side reminded: "If the mounted infantry did not run away, they would be vulnerable to Liaoqi. General Yang suffered a big loss at the beginning of the year and Luo Mengzi died in that battle."

Yuan Yan promptly said: "Send the order to the entire army, and display the square array smoothly as planned."

"De Ling"

The big drums in the army suddenly rang loudly, and the horn sobbed. A group of messengers rushed to all ministries, and they hurriedly shouted: "If there is an enemy's military order, the whole army will form a battle plan."

A large number of people and horses gathered in the middle, a lot of people were noisy, but each was orderly and very fast. After all, they are elite soldiers from all battles, from generals to pawns who are familiar with the battlefield.

Not long afterwards, another military officer with the army found the banner of the Chinese army with a letter, and sent a letter from Yang Biao: The cavalry of Yang Biao's army is about to move to the east, waiting for an opportunity on the right wing of the infantry formation; To go to Zhuozhou, it is recommended that Li Chuyun go out of Zhuozhou and screen the infantry against the left wing.

After a long time, the sun was still in the east, and the black clouds formed by countless people and horses in the north gradually swallowed the whiteness of the field, and the momentum was huge.

The infantrymen of the Zhou army were dressed in armor and had sharp facelifts. They had formed a tight phalanx, waiting in place.

Although the large-scale matchup was expected, it came very suddenly

The Liao army stopped about a mile away, and they could clearly see their flags and the outlines of their men and horses from a distance. The two armies looked at each other in the distance, and the small horsemen ran back and forth in the open space between them. They could clearly see the movements of the horsemen pulling the bows, and there had been a conflict.

At this time, a large group of horse teams in the central Liao Army rushed out of the large formation, and soon dispelled the Zhou Jun scouts in front. The horsemen approached to within two hundred paces, and the god-armed hands in front of the Zhou army had drawn arrows from the quiver.

However, the forward of the Liao Army didn't even go forward, only wandering slowly not far away.

The tense situation suddenly stalemate came to a stalemate like a galloping horse, the wind roared like a sharp arrow, but was suddenly strangled in place.

The Liao army dispatched a major force, and even the Liao Emperor Yelujing rode to the front of the army.

"If Zhou Jun hadn't been caught here, they would have gathered heavy soldiers under our noses." Xiao Siwen said solemnly, "Zhou's Forbidden Army infantry marched on horseback."

Brother Yeluxiu observed the deployment of the Zhou army and said: "It is not suitable to attack at this time. After the formation of the Zhou army's infantry, it is not a persimmon."

The Liao Emperor frowned and looked at the huge crowd scene without saying a word.

Yeluxiu's previous strategy was to lure the infantry of the Zhou army to a decisive battle, and then use maneuvering to attack those reinforcements halfway through, but now that the Zhou army has moved to this area with nearly 100,000 infantry, the strategy seems to have failed. Brother Yeluxiu immediately said again: "You can line up and stand up without fighting, and wait until the troops and horses are mobilized and the big formation is shaken, then you can use your iron cavalry to find opportunities to break the formation.

"Then you can only wait." Although Yelujing's temper was dry, she was still calm at this time. After all, neither of the two warring countries could afford the consequences of a big defeat.

Brother Yeluxiu said: "We have the final say whether to fight or not. We will fight if we have a chance. If we don't have a chance, we will withdraw from Zhuozhou and attack Jinzhou to the east. Lead Zhou Jun to the east and look for new fighters."

Xiao Siwen said: "Zhuozhou is close to Youzhou, and Daliao can mobilize siege weapons and infantry from Youzhou to attack the city; if you go to Jinzhou again, it will be far away, and it will take a lot of time to reload."

Brother Yeluxiu said: "The fortress is low and can be captured without siege equipment; give Xibing and Jurchen some horses, and let them ride to Jinzhou. Let's go around and catch some people to fill the ditch."

Xiao Siwen frowned and said: "If you fight in this way, if you hold the Youzhou, it will be more difficult to manage Youzhou in the future."

Brother Yeluxiu said disapprovingly: "Fear and awe can make Han'er obey even more"

In any case, this battle cannot be fought yet anyway. On the battlefield, the Liao army won slightly, and the same number of cavalry is more powerful than the infantry; but the cost of the cavalry is much greater than that of the infantry, and the Liao army is willing to use the cavalry to fight the Zhou army on a large scale.

Moreover, the deployment of the Zhou army is difficult to attack right now, and there are large groups of fine cavalry shelters on the left and right wings, making it difficult to outflank the infantry.

But Zhou Jun did not dare to come up easily. His infantry could not catch up, and running fast would cause the phalanx to be scattered; the cavalry was not enough to defeat the main force of the Liao army alone.

For a time, the war was temporarily deadlocked.

In the Bazhou Palace, the Forbidden Army around Guo Shao had 5,000 infantry left, and all the strength was escorted. He can imagine the pressure after hearing the news.

But Guo Shao did not act rashly, no matter how anxious he was, he could only endure it. At this time, there is a general Li Chuyun on the front line who can mobilize and deploy the various ministries. Li Chuyun is here to take charge of closer distances, faster military orders, and he understands the actual situation more clearly and easily. Now if you point fingers at the front line, it may be counterproductive.

Guo Shao repeatedly thought about the situation, but just kept it in his heart or wrote it on paper.

The deployment and arrangement of this battle have not yet reached perfect rigor, and Guo Shao alone has not been able to fully consider it; even if there are many officials and staff of the former camp military government to make suggestions, the ancients still lacked some kind of systematization in terms of huge information computing and management. The method, after all, can't satisfy Guo Shao.

For example, there is a loophole. In the early stage, the horseback infantry was cancelled because of poor combat. The cavalry increased the ability of long-distance attacks. But in the actual battlefield, the need for rapid mobilization of infantry emerged again.

The horse was temporarily transferred to an infantryman, but the problem hurriedly appeared: the horses were all in Gu'an. This was a mistake in the early deployment arrangements.

If the Bazhou infantry has horses, they can quickly rush to Gu'an on horseback; there is no need to guard against half-way attacks and adopt a conservative and safe method of merging the two armies.

When Guo Shao can hide or care about what he likes and do not show up at this time, he pays attention to his stern face, and the blue veins above the sun are bulging.

The hands of the soldiers who served him tea were nervous, shaking slightly ~www.readwn.com~ as if holding a plate of tofu.

Guo Shao walked on it several times and asked, "Is there any news from Dong Zunzuo?"

Wei Renpu said: "Not yet, but according to the established strategy, he set off from Bazhou yesterday to Gu'an and took a rest day to attack. It happens to be today." Wei Renpu took a look at the outside scene, "I guess it's time to send someone back. "

As soon as he finished speaking, an official walked into the lobby from under the eaves outside, walked quickly to Wei Renpu and handed in a letter. Wei Renpu took a look and said, "Dong Zunzuo's news, he has led the army from Gu'an City this morning, and his direction has not changed."

After listening to this, Guo Shao turned and looked at a large picture hanging on the wall. The colorful lines on it looked very flowery, but it was also practical. He looked at the unmarked route calmly, as if he saw the horses led by Dong Zunjiao running on the map. No one knows this route except Guo Shao himself and Dong Zunjiao. This is the highest level of confidentiality. Of course, after Dong Zunhao was dispatched, he could change the route at will according to his own judgment. There was nothing in the early stage, and it should still be where Guo Shao’s eyes were.

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