The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 727 Feng Ang's plan, the battle in front of the army

'Boom, boom, boom, boom...' A burst of rumbling war drums sounded in front, Qin Qiong looked up, and saw two big banners rising slowly from behind the low mountain ridge of the South Lord, followed by the big banner It is a large endless forest of weapons, that cold and dense forest of weapons almost reflects the cold and bright sky.Afterwards came the turbulent crowds. Hundreds of thousands of coalition soldiers gathered into an endless wave. Guided by the two big flags, they rolled forward along the low mountain ridge.

If it was in the past, Qin Qiong would take the initiative to attack when the enemy's formation was unstable, and defeat the enemy from the south, but now it is different. He brought only [-] soldiers out of the battalion, and the coalition forces were several times stronger than his own. However, if he fought head-to-head, the soldiers of the Sui army would suffer heavy casualties even if they were undefeated, which violated his original intention.

More importantly, Qin Qiong wanted to hold back the main force of the coalition forces, waiting for Xu Shiji to cut off and choose an opportunity to attack. At that time, the coalition forces would inevitably be in chaos and be forced to withdraw, and then the opportunity to fight would arrive.

Qin Qiong stared at the coalition soldiers several miles away. The hundreds of thousands of troops were huge, spreading like a carpet on the vast field.Qin Qiong can see from the opponent's neat lineup that the enemy's general is not what he imagined. The opponent is a reckless figure who doesn't know how to fight, but an experienced general. He fights steadily and wants to win with superior forces, not Surprise soldiers take shortcuts.

For such a general, Qin Qiong is more cautious. Thinking of the information of the enemy's general, it is clear that the commander of this army is definitely not Meng Haigong, but Feng An, who was a general of the Sui Dynasty. He was promoted to General Zuo Wuwei because of his meritorious service. He is an outstanding figure who has commanded a large corps in combat. His military level is by no means beyond the reach of bandits like Meng Haigong.But this also created a situation of 'the client is strong and the host is weak'. If Meng Haigong were to be played in a few rounds, then the coalition forces would be very exciting inside.

Thinking of this, Qin Qiong smiled. He took out a letter and handed it to a soldier, "Shoot this letter before the enemy!"

The personal soldier led the order and ran towards the formation of the coalition army. He galloped his horse and rushed straight ahead. A group of more than a hundred cavalry from the coalition army came out to meet him. Turning the horse's head and returning to the main formation, the cavalry of the coalition army did not chase after it. Some soldiers picked up the letter and ran towards the Chinese army.

Qin Qiong saw it clearly, and said to the left and right: "Get ready to fight!"

The personal guards responded and went to the guards to announce the order to prepare for war.

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As Qin Qiong expected, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is indeed Feng An. It's not that Meng Haigong doesn't want to be the commander, but that he can fight guerrillas and bully local county soldiers. It's hard for him to command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight the enemy head-on. He died, so it was a matter of his own life and death, so he simply handed over the command to Feng An, who had rich combat experience.

Feng An was very strategic when he was young, and he was brave and good at fighting.During the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Songkang for his ancestors' meritorious service.In the tenth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Wang Zhongxuan, a barbarian from Panyu, rebelled. Leaders of various ethnic groups in the Lingnan area responded with troops, so Wang Zhongxuan led his army to surround Nanhai County.Feng An's grandmother, Mrs. Xian, sent her grandson Feng An's brother Feng Xuan to lead an army to rescue. Feng Xuan had always been friendly with the rebel general Chen Fozhi, so he deliberately stayed there.Madam Xian sent people to the army to arrest Feng Xuan and imprisoned him in Zhoucheng Prison. She also sent Feng An to lead an army to attack Chen Fozhi. Feng An defeated the rebels and beheaded Chen Fozhi.Feng An joined forces with Lu Yuan, the great general of the Sui Dynasty, and joined forces with Murong Sanzang to attack Wang Zhongxuan. Wang Zhongxuan's troops were defeated, so Nanhai County was preserved.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty appointed Feng An as governor of Gaozhou because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion.

In the first year of Renshou, the bureaucrats of Chaozhou, Chengzhou and other five prefectures rebelled. Feng An galloped to the capital and asked the imperial court to send troops to crusade against the bureaucrats.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered the left servant to shoot Yang Su and Feng An to discuss the situation of the rebellion of the bureaucrats. Yang Su was surprised by Feng An and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a person among the barbarians!" Then Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered Feng An to collect The troops in Jiangnan and Lingnan attacked Liaoren.After the rebellion subsided, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty appointed Dr. Feng Angjin Ziguanglu and the prefect of Hanyang.

In the seventh year of Daye, Feng An followed Yang Guang to Liaodong, and was promoted to General Zuo Wuwei due to his meritorious service.After the change in Jiangdu Palace, he returned to his hometown and defeated Xian Baoche, Xian Zhichen and others, and once ruled Lingnan.Soon, he relied on Lin Shihong and Xiao Xian to protect himself from the torment of the war in the south of the Five Ridges.It can be seen from this that Feng An is not a person who enjoys a high official salary on the merits of his ancestors. He not only has a family background and background, but is also a person who is both civil and military and proficient in politics.

But people who play politics are generally more cautious, and Feng An is the same. He knows that the Sui army was powerful on the grasslands, and cleanly wiped out Li Mi, who had poisoned the Central Plains for more than ten years. It will not be high, and more importantly, Zhang Zhenzhou, who has been an official in the south for many years, knows the old background of the southerners very well, and he can grasp the weakness of the coalition forces.This made Feng An more cautious, not daring to attack lightly, he was actually waiting for Zhang Zhenzhou to take the initiative to attack.However, a battle report suddenly came from the front office, saying that the Sui and Tang Dynasties had reached a truce agreement, and the Sui army in Jingzhou had signs of going south, which made Feng An unable to sit still. He has not much time to kill when the army conquers. Only by defeating the [-] army in front of him can he proceed to the next step of the battle plan, otherwise he will be torn to pieces by the Sui army.

The titan wearing golden helmet and armor beside him is Meng Haigong who is allied with him.

Years ago, in order to boost the morale of his subordinates, Meng Haigong officially proclaimed himself emperor and established the Great Wu Dynasty in Yongjia. He canonized his son Meng Yi as the prince and Meng Yigui as the general.Shen Faxing's former minister Chen Guoren was appointed as Situ, Sun Shihan as Sikong, Jiang Yuanchao as Shangshu Zuopushe, Yin Qian as Shangshu Zuocheng, and recruited a group of poor Jiangnan literati as officials.

Meng Haigong adopted the method of cracking down on the gentry and winning over the people at the bottom, announcing the exemption of all taxes and rectifying military discipline.But despite this, he had poisoned the people in the south of the Yangtze River too deeply before, and this series of actions did not dispel the fear of the people.But for Meng Haigong, the most urgent thing is not to win the support of the people, but the southern campaign that the Sui army is about to launch.At this moment, Feng An sent his eldest son to negotiate an alliance with Meng Haigong to jointly deal with the Sui army going south, and promised to take care of all logistics supply issues. This move made Meng Haigong overjoyed. He immediately agreed to Feng An's request for an alliance At Feng An's request, his son Meng Yi and Feng An's eldest son Feng Zhizhen made a blood alliance and became Jinlan brothers. Because of the change in relationship, Meng Haigong, who knew himself, was willing to hand over the army to Feng An's command.

"Report." At this time, a scout flew over, cupped his hands and said, "There are [-] Sui troops lined up in front of the camp."

Under the banner, Feng An, wearing a white robe and armor and riding a white horse, slowly raised his right hand.

In an instant, thousands of cavalry galloped along the marching line to the rear: "The general has an order, stop advancing!"

"The general has an order, stop advancing!"

"The general has an order, stop advancing!"

"The general has an order, stop advancing!"

The orders were issued one by one, and the hundreds of thousands of men who were moving forward slowly stopped.

Amidst the chaotic sound of horseshoes, Meng Yigui, Meng Yi, Jiang Shanhe, Gu Yuan, Wang Jian, Feng Zhichen, Feng Zhidai, Feng Zhiyu, Feng Zhidai and others crowded behind Feng An and Meng Haigong.

"General Feng, how do you fight?" Meng Yigui came forward immediately. He was Meng Haigong's younger brother, he was cruel and murderous like hemp; Meng Yigui especially liked to abuse women. The female family members of the gentry would be worse than death if they fell into his hands.

A smile appeared on the corner of Feng An's mouth, and he immediately raised his right hand and pointed forward lightly with his index finger: "The big banner sends an order, the whole army goes out!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

The order from Dazhu was to launch a general attack by the whole army, but Feng An actually avoided even a tentative attack?

"Brother Feng, don't do it!" Meng Haigong immediately stopped him after hearing the words, "Our soldiers are not on a firm footing, how can we rush to a decisive battle with the Sui army?"

"There is a saying in the ancients that 'fighting means courage. One effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.' This is true for the elite division, let alone our army?" Feng An sighed: "Most of our soldiers put down their hoes to serve as soldiers. The common people are less than half of them, lack of training, no battle formation, and disorganized military discipline. If they suffer a serious setback, their morale will be low. Once the morale of the army collapses and there is a large-scale flight, the consequences will be serious. Our only advantage is There are so many people, I just want to rely on the number of people, and fight him to determine the world. As long as we win this battle, the soldiers will transform into elite troops. At that time, even if the reinforcements from the Sui army arrive, we can also Fight it."

Meng Haigong was also quite a strategist, so he understood Feng An's meaning immediately, and suddenly said, "Brother Feng intends to use war to train his troops and his courage?"

"Exactly." Feng An nodded.

At this moment, a soldier rushed over, holding a letter in his hand, and said loudly: "The Sui Army has a letter."

Feng An took it and saw that it was a letter inviting the coalition to fight. If they dare not fight, the coalition can send [-] troops to fight.

Feng Ang said sharply: "Feng Zhijian."

"The end is here." Feng Zhichen hastily cupped his hands.

"Qin Qiong asked me to fight, and you will lead the [-] elite troops from your headquarters to fight, defeat the Sui army in an upright manner, and severely damage the morale of the enemy army."

Although Feng An had many soldiers and horses, his elite army consisted of only [-] men, led by his three sons, Feng Zhizhan, Feng Zhidai, and Feng Zhiyu.

"The end will obey orders!"

"Meng Chi ghost."

"The end is here."

Feng An ordered: "You lead an army of [-] from our headquarters to fight for Feng Zhijian. If you win, the army will cover up and kill you; if there is a stalemate, or if you are unfortunately defeated, immediately support."

"The last will obey."

Feng Zhijian and Meng Yigui rushed out.

"The rest of the army will launch an attack on the Sui army's camp in two quarters." Looking at the Sui army's camp ahead, Feng An issued a battle order.

"Brother Feng's plan is clever, first attract the elite of the enemy army in front of the camp, and then take the opportunity to attack the camp?" Meng Haigong praised.

Feng An sneered, and said: "Fair duel, that is the traditional fighting method of the Turkic people. The two sides agree on the number, place and time, and no support is allowed regardless of the outcome. Qin Qiong has fought many battles with the Turkic people, and obviously understands this style of fighting. But since ancient times, soldiers never tire of cheating. When fighting with foreign enemies, how can there be a fair confrontation? As long as Zhizhen and Meng Xiandi hold him in front of the camp, the Sui army in the camp will have concerns, and the catapults and crossbow arrows will not dare to vent. , which greatly reduces the difficulty of our army breaking the camp."

"Brother Feng is resourceful and resourceful, younger brother is not as good." Meng Haigong sighed in admiration.

"Brother Meng Xian, let's go up to watch the battle." Feng An pointed to a tall well in front of him.

"Haha, Brother Feng, please."

"Please."

The two rushed forward, boarded the well fence that acted as a conductor, and watched every move ahead.

But at this time, the sound of the drums of the coalition army changed suddenly, from long to loud, and in an instant, the [-] troops led by Feng Zhichen and Meng Yigui rushed forward like a flood that broke the embankment.

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In the Sui army phalanx, Qin Qiong and the messengers stood on a temporary high tower, giving a panoramic view of the coalition lineup.This area already has a vast terrain, high in the north and low in the south. They chose to camp here because they can take advantage of their superiority. Being condescending will further give full play to the advantages of the soldiers of the Sui army.

Seeing the coalition forces coming forward with twice the strength, the speed of the front army did not slow down, while the rear army slowed down, one knew the opponent's sinister intentions, but his face was like still water, his body was like a pine and cypress, Without the slightest tension, the [-] army in front of him seemed to be just a group of weeds in his heart.

Beside him is a handsome young general, he is Qin Qiong's eldest son, Qin Huaiyu, who was born in the twelfth lunar month, and his age is calculated to be 15 years old, but in fact he will not turn 15 until the end of the year, after his birthday.However, he inherited Qin Qiong's good blood, and he was deeply taught by his father. Among the second generation of nobles, he is a well-deserved number one general.Since last year, he has been determined to join the army with his father, but Da Sui stipulates that only those who are over [-] years old can sign up and participate in the selection; so after the new year, he can't wait to become his father's soldier.Although he was young, he had already participated in many battles to annihilate Lin Shihong, and was promoted to be a captain of the personal guard because of his meritorious service. Suppressing, if the promotion is based on merit, it is more than enough to be a regular school lieutenant.

Seeing that the coalition forces violated the rules and marched aggressively, Qin Huaiyu was furious: "A mere rebel army, dare to be so arrogant."

Qin Huaiyu was the number one general in the second generation of the Sui Dynasty, and Yang Tong praised him many times. He was young and energetic, and extremely conceited. Seeing that the soldiers of the coalition army not only violated the rules, but also rushed straight forward aggressively, it was impossible for him not to be angry.

"In a confrontation, the enemy and the enemy will use all kinds of means and methods, but there are no rules, only there is no fairness. If you believe that war is fair and has rules, then you will lose."

After teaching his son a lesson, Qin Qiong suddenly turned his head and said to the messenger: "Send the order, let the Modao formation attack, and the cavalry will respond."

"Here."

The messenger immediately gave the order for the Modao army to attack.In an instant, the Modao formation composed of [-] elites faced the rebel forward tit for tat.

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Feng Zhichen stared at the battle formation of the Sui army, feeling very suspicious in his heart, his brows were wrinkled into a ball.It's just because the Sui army came in an unusual way. Generally speaking, the crossbowmen are in the front, the sword and shield soldiers are in the middle, or they are reversed, and the spearmen and cavalry are behind; The cavalry is in front, the heavy infantry is in the middle, and the crossbowmen are in the back. This kind of formation is really unheard of and unseen.My heart is full of desire/desire to solve the mystery.

"The whole army presses up, and the archers release arrows to cover."

Following Feng Zhizhen's order, the sound of the offensive drums of "dong dong dong" went straight into the sky, and [-] Lingnan soldiers shouted and launched the offensive.The sword and shield soldiers in the main battle covered the pike soldiers and rushed towards the Sui army phalanx like a storm.

The front-deployed crossbowmen are all composed of Liao people, because they are located near mountains and rivers, and archery is their strong point. In terms of archery, they are not inferior to the grassland peoples.

Following Feng Zhizhen's order, five thousand archers stretched their bows, nocked their arrows, drew their strings to the full and then let go. The five thousand feathered arrows quickly gathered into a dense cloud in the air, and the rain of arrows drew arcs in the air, like an endless stream. Endless raindrops overwhelmingly pressed towards the top of the Sui Army's phalanx, dense and powerful.

Before the rain of arrows fell, the [-] cavalry deployed by the Sui army had already separated to the two sides, revealing the [-] heavy-armored Mo-sword soldiers behind them, and the [-] heavy-armored Mo-sword soldiers stood side by side, forming a unified formation. As they moved, they lowered their heads, facing the torrential rain of arrows with the brims of their helmets, and with the Mo Dao in their hands raised horizontally, they faced the overwhelming rebels as calmly as a mountain.The gleaming Mo Dao is like a lion with its mouth wide open, waiting for the lamb to come to the door by itself.

The armor on Mo Daoshou is completely different from before. The outside is a plate armor made of two large iron plates, like a hard tortoise shell, and the inside is a fish scale armor. In front of the helmet is a long brim with arrows The rain of arrows like migrating locusts stinged on the plate armor and helmet of Mo Daoshou, making a crisp "jingling" sound, and were bounced away without exception.

After three rounds of arrow rain, the forwards of the two armies were intertwined in front of the formation.

"what!"

With an earth-shattering roar, one after another Mo Dao slashed out against the charging rebels. The 3000 people moved in unison, and the bright knife light was like a round of moonlight rising from the ground, dazzling and murderous.

The light of the knife flashed and blood spurted, and thousands of rebel soldiers were turned on their backs, or their arms were cut off, their heads were chopped off, or their blades were broken. Suddenly, a pile of corpses piled up in front of Mo Dao's hand.

Although wave after wave of rebels came rushing in like raging waves, the three thousand mo sword soldiers were like rocks in the sea, allowing the enemy to attack, but they did not move.Mo Dao soldiers began to attack actively, their tall bodies covered under heavy armor, they walked firmly, and every time they swung the long sword in their hands, the rebels howled and fell to pieces on the spot.

They turned a blind eye to the rebels in front of them, advancing like a wall, and one step forward would break people and cut their blades.

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