Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1673 Battle of Shangdang II

Ju Yi now has [-] main soldiers in his hands, but it is not difficult to defend the eldest son city with [-] troops, but it is a bit difficult to resist the attack of the Ming army.

And his task now is to protect Guan Yu's retreat.

Guan Yu's main force has already approached Hanoi, but the logistics line has always been in Shangdang County. If this logistics line is broken, then the fate of waiting for Guan Yu's main force will be defeat.

That's why he was in a hurry.

The sudden entry of the Ming army into the Shangdang was something that no one expected. He couldn't think of it, and Uncle Liu Huang probably couldn't think of it either.

Now how to face the battle, he can't wait for Liu Huangshu's response, he has to make his own decision.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Let go of all the scouts to the general, so as to ensure the safety within a hundred miles. If there is any movement, if you find the soldiers and horses of the Ming army, you will send them up as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The scouts were released, but Ju Yi was still uneasy.

He climbed the wall himself.

Staring at the distance under the city wall, although there is nothing in the distance, he always feels that the Ming army's flag may appear in the distance at any time.

Less than half a day after the scouts were released, there was already news that they had returned.

"Report to the general, we found that there are many traces of the flags of the Ming army in the three directions of east, west and east, and especially the Yangjiao Mountain in the south, there are continuous military camps everywhere!"

"Our scouts were sniped by the Ming army's scouts, and they couldn't get close. We haven't found out the strength of the Ming army for the time being, but based on preliminary calculations, it is at least [-], and may even be as high as [-] to [-]!"

The news of the scouts made Ju Yi feel a chill in his heart.

His luck had been broken.

The movements of the Ming army were also very clear, and they didn't even cover it up at all. They hid well when they broke through, but now they need to hide at all, which means they have absolute information and can take the eldest son city.

If Ju Yi couldn't defend the eldest son city, then he would have no face to stay in the Yan camp any longer.

He took a deep breath and calmed down. This battle, no matter whether it is difficult or dangerous, must be faced and confronted in person.

So at this time, he must not be messed up.

"The order!"

Ju Yi began to mobilize troops: "Lieutenant Liu led the second battalion and the third battalion, and quickly went up to the east gate to strengthen the defense of the gate and prepare for the enemy's attack at any time!"

"promise!"

"Order Colonel Fang to lead the fourth battalion and the fifth battalion, quickly go up to the gate of the west city, defend the west city, and make no mistakes!"

"promise!"

"The rest of the sixth battalion, the seventh battalion, and the eighth battalion, all enter the south gate!"

"promise!"

After deploying some troops, Ju Yi stabilized his mind.

His [-] main force and eight battalions were formed based on the Hebei soldiers under his command and Liu Bei gathered some county soldiers from Hejian Julu.

This first battalion is his main battalion, which is the first camp he relies on for his survival, and the first camp is the capital of his life.

He was defeated once before, but was reorganized by him later. He selected the most elite soldiers and gave them the most rigorous training. Sixty to seventy percent combat effectiveness.

So he left the first battalion to hold the line, and all the rest fought.

At this time, the most important thing is to defend the eldest son city.

After another night, in the morning, when the sun was shining, the scouts suddenly sent a message: "General, the Ming army has launched an attack. A force of soldiers and horses, about ten thousand, is attacking my eldest son city, and the distance is less than thirty miles!"

"So fast?"

Ju Yi's pupils closed slightly, and he climbed onto the city wall again, looking into the distance, this time his expression became more dignified.

"You can clear the banner!"

"Ming, Ray!"

Scout report.

"thunder?"

There is no need to pay attention to the word Ming, it is the general banner of the Ming army, and Lei should be the name of the chief general.

He asked, "Do you have a serial number?"

"The Privy Council of the Ming Army sits down the First Sun and Moon Army!"

"Sun Moon Army?"

Ju Yi frowned. He had fought against the Ming Army a lot. He had heard of Jingping, Violent Bear, and Zhaoming. This was the first time the Sun Moon Army heard it: "Thunder?"

He pondered for a while, then said in a low voice, "Could it be Thunder Tiger from Zhanhu Camp?"

He is no stranger to Zhanhuying, having fought in the past.

"It could be him!"

A scribe next to him said: "The Ming army started to reorganize last year. With the fighting power of the Ming army and the Tiger Wuxi battalions, they were reorganized into one army. No accident, the sun and the moon are bright, and the sun and moon army is the Ming army!"

"Leihu!" Ju Yi sneered: "This is a mighty fighter, but he doesn't have much brains, so it's not difficult to deal with!"

He is not afraid of titans.

In terms of toughness, he would not lose to anyone, even if it was Lu Bu, he would dare to fight, but he was most afraid of fighting mind, he asked himself that fighting mind didn't have any talent.

"General, you can't underestimate Lei Hu!"

The scribes are judges, and the judges wanted to talk about surrendering to Yan, but they were almost caught in the end. They finally escaped in the chaos. There is simply nowhere to go.

So he finally came back to Yan Jun.

He is a counselor, and he can only try his best to do what a counselor should do. He suggested to Ju Yi: "Lei Hu is by no means the chief general, but just a vanguard. It is best for the general to test the minds of the Ming army and know ourselves and the enemy." Baisheng, if we don't know the strategy of the Ming army, it will be very difficult for us to fight!"

"You mean, I will go out of the city to fight!"

Ju Yi frowned.

"Why not?" The examiner looked at Ju Yi, and said in a deep voice, "Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins. Now we don't know how many soldiers and horses the main force of the Ming army has, but if the Ming army can't let the Ming army fight the mouse, then the next battle will be difficult." It's not easy to fight, and when the time comes, they will drive straight in, and if our morale is knocked down, how can the general deal with the elite army!"

On the battlefield, in fact, there are not many conspiracies and tricks. The so-called strategy is to win more with less. It needs the right time, place and people to have such an opportunity.

Most of them meet on a narrow road and the brave wins.

In a fight, between life and death, whoever goes out with money will win, and whoever is afraid will lose. No matter how strong the army is, it will be difficult to support it.

The judge is very clear about this, so his suggestion to Ju Yi is to face it head-on. Ju Yi has [-] main forces under his command, and he will camp here first.

In terms of combat power, he is inferior to anyone else, even if the enemy army is stronger than him, he still has a chance to fight with the advantage of the eldest son city.

But the most fearful thing is to lose before the battle, when the morale of the soldiers will be gone, there is no need to fight this battle, no matter how high the city wall is, it will not be able to stop the advance of the Ming army.

This made Ju Yi hesitate a bit. In the past, Ju Yi would not have hesitated, but now, his courage has basically been worn away.

Otherwise, he would not choose to betray Yuan Shao and seek refuge with Liu Bei.

Although it is often forced by the times, it is more about one's own choice. If one chooses to shrink back, it becomes even more difficult to be brave again.

He was silent for a while, glanced at the judge, and asked the judge: "When Yuan Benchu ​​was defeated, were you afraid?"

"afraid!"

Trial answer.

"What do you think when you surrender?"

"There is no way out, ants are greedy for life, besides, I am a living person, and I still have talents. If I die, I will not be reconciled!"

The examiner said sincerely: "Besides, Yuan Benchu ​​was not the master, especially after Tian Feng's death in battle. There are not many remonstrances he can listen to. For us, the opportunity has been lost. His death , I don't feel much uncomfortable, but I'm a little confused about the way forward, and I'm just going with the flow!"

"Go with the flow?"

Ju Yi smiled wryly: "It was a mistake to be born in troubled times. If I made a wrong choice once, it would be an even worse mistake. Now it's hard to say whether it's going to turn around or make another mistake!"

"But you are a general. Since you are a general, no matter who you turn to, the shroud of horse leather is your glory. If you quit, you will lose the value of a general!"

The judge said very directly: "Uncle Liu Huang seems to be approachable, courteous corporal, and eager to seek talents, but he values ​​ability more. If he has no ability, he will be more ruthless than Yuan Benchu!"

"you're right!"

Ju Yi was stunned for a moment, and soon burst out laughing: "You have opened up a knot in my heart. As a general, I need to have the value of a general. If I can't fight in all directions on the battlefield, how can I be valued by others? !"

He straightened his back, and his eyes became sharper: "This battle, if I lose the eldest son city and Shangdang County, then I will have no face to survive in this world, and I will die!"

He sighed again: "Actually, he should have died a long time ago. To continue to die on the battlefield is also a kind of fate!"

When fighting on the battlefield, a coffin must be prepared at all times. No, it should mean that a straw mat is prepared directly, and a horse leather shroud is returned, which is not just empty talk.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Order to assemble first, order the second battalion, the fourth battalion, the sixth battalion, and the eighth battalion to assemble!"

"Yes!"

"Judgment, the defense of the eldest son city, I leave it to you. I want to go out of the city to fight. Let's fight for a while. We can't fight if we don't knock down the spirit of the Ming army!"

After all, Ju Yi is one of the most famous generals in the world. The number one general in Hebei was not in vain.

On the battlefield, in terms of ability, experience, reaction, and bravery, he is no less than anyone else.

Although the Ming army is strong.

But he is not weak either.

Without a fight, he would not be able to touch the ceiling of the fighting power of the Ming army, which would not be conducive to the defense of the eldest son city.

"General, don't worry, I don't have much to go now. Since I have surrendered to the King of Yan, I should devote myself to the King of Yan!" The judge said, cupping his hands, "If the general does not return, the eldest son city will not be able to defend it!"

"good!"

Ju Yi was overjoyed.

He went down from the city gate and ordered troops directly. The five battalions assembled more than [-] troops, left from the south gate, and went straight to the southern suburbs.

..............................

Tread Tread! ! ! ! !
The sound of footsteps was orderly, like stepping on the sky and shaking the ground, knocking the whole earth very loudly.

"General, the scouts ahead have found traces of the enemy!"

"Where?"

Lei Hu tightened the reins, his eyes sank, and asked.

"Ten miles ahead!"

"Map!"

"exist!"

A map was opened and spread in front of Lei Hu. He looked at the map with indifferent eyes: "We are at least twenty miles away from the eldest son city, and the enemy army was found within ten miles, which means that the enemy army went out of the city to fight Already!"

He took a deep breath and said: "I have passed on the military order. Change the formation, the defensive formation quickly changes to the offensive formation, the baggage battalion retreats, and all the other combat battalions are immediately in a state of first-level combat readiness, ready to fight at any time!"

"Yes!"

The formation of the First Army changed rapidly.

The two armies met on the narrow road.

This is a mountain road between two mountains. It is not a wide battlefield, but it is definitely a complicated battlefield. When fighting, many factors will change due to the terrain.

The two sides quickly opened the formation.

Meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

There are many generals who understand this truth, but there are not many generals who can understand it well. However, whether it is Ju Yi or Lei Hu, they are all experienced and responsive on the battlefield.

They ordered at the same time: "Kill!"

"Boys, attack!"

Ju Yi held a spear in his hand, wore a battle armor, rode on a big horse, stared ahead, and directly issued a military order to attack.

"Archers cover, shields stand on top, and spearmen attack!"

Lei Hu's character has been tempered countless times, but not much has been changed. As the saying goes, nature can't be changed easily. On the battlefield, his ferocity is innate.

He started fighting, like a lunatic, but he was also a calm lunatic. Ferocity was just his style. He fought to the death and never retreated. Even if he was killed, blood flowed like a river, and he would not retreat half a step.

But his commanding ability is one of the best among the generals, and the coordination among the battalions is also very tacit.

"The archers behind, go up quickly!"

Ju Yi suffered a loss in the first wave. In the final analysis, he still underestimated Lei Hu, thinking that in his impression, Lei Hu was ferocious and ruthless, but Lei Hu's combat ability exceeded his expectations.

"Bowmen!"

"Shield Soldier!"

"Spearman!"

On the battlefield, a hysterical voice was shouting.

The formations of the generals on both sides remained motionless, and the battle ahead, because the terrain was not considered wide, was relatively stalemate.

"Good guy!"

Lei Hu squinted his eyes and looked ahead, and said: "Blocking me in this place will make me useless of energy. After two days and two nights of fighting, I may not be able to break through!"

Because of the terrain, even if this is not a place where one man is in charge, it is also a kind of narrow terrain, which makes the Sun Moon First Army somewhat passive in combat.

He wanted to rush over quickly, basically there was no possibility.

But retreat, that is impossible.

This battle, he felt it from the beginning of the battle, it was a morale fight, and Ju Yi took the initiative to attack, more in the hope of restoring morale.

One ebbs and another, if the Yan army is allowed to raise morale, the morale of the Ming army will drop, which he does not allow.

"General, the scouts found that there are some small roads in the terrain on the left, which can be crossed, but there should be some ambushes inside the small roads!"

"Where is Captain Ye!"

"exist!"

"You personally lead the main force of the third battalion, go around the terrain on the left, feign an attack, carefully ambush, and lure them out!" Lei Hu said: "Take my sword, I will break the formation myself!"

On the left side of the battlefield, those mountain roads should be traps. Since they are traps, they should be lured out. He is still the main attacker. When they meet on a narrow road, whoever is fierce enough will win.

(End of this chapter)