Northern Dynasties

Chapter 296
Fierce battles can be seen everywhere on the vast battlefield, and the bodies of many war dead are randomly scattered among the valleys in the wilderness. Human life can be said to be as cheap as earth and rocks.

Although Li Tai didn't have any specific combat missions, he didn't really stay in the big camp to sleep. He took dozens of elite followers and wandered between various areas of the battlefield to observe the battle formation.

It was the first time for him to experience such a large-scale battle, because he didn't have to be confined to a certain part of the battlefield, but had the opportunity to have an overview of the overall situation and observe the tactical applications of different generals in different combat situations.

Yu Wengui commanded the largest number of troops and was responsible for the widest battlefield area. He wanted to arrange a large number of troops on the battlefield to form a solid encircling formation and drive all the enemy troops to the planned range. It is by no means a simple matter.

The thieves on the battlefield were not dead. When they realized the intentions of Xiazhou's troops, they tried to break out of the siege.It is necessary to ensure that the formed encirclement encirclement covers a sufficient area of ​​the battlefield, and that there is enough force on the local battlefield to repel the bandits and break through. This requires the commander to have strong judgment and dispatch capabilities.

On the long front, Yu Wengui had to send orders through cavalry scouts in order to dispatch orders to all parties.In this way, it will inevitably lead to low efficiency. Once any sudden situation occurs, the order cannot be conveyed quickly, and the troops will easily fall into a situation of fighting on their own.

Therefore, Yu Wengui did not choose to passively wait for the change to occur, but was deliberately inducing it.

He did not make the encirclement formation impenetrable, but deliberately left a few very obvious loopholes. Once the bandit army chooses to break through, it is very likely that they will choose these seemingly weak and omissions.But when they really make such a choice, they will be greeted with a long-prepared ultimate move, and breaking out will become death.

Li Tai also noticed that Yu Wengui seemed to be keen on using unconventional arms. In addition to the elite shooter team he had seen before, Yu Wengui also used chain hammers, lassoes and other special weapons under his command. squad.

These teams are not blindly pursuing novelty. Under Yu Wengui's dispatch and command, they can properly display their own combat characteristics in the battle formation.Due to the uncommon combat methods, the enemy troops are often at a loss and do not know how to face the enemy. Compared with conventional soldiers, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Among them, far less than half of the Hu soldiers with weapons are far less than half. Most of them are old and weak women and children. Roaring and begging for mercy, some pointed at the officers and soldiers and insulted them with grief and indignation.

Li Tai was planning to arrange troops to take the captives who led the surrender, but a group of cavalry rushed out from the banditry, hacked and shot at the backs of those who wanted to surrender, and quickly slaughtered these traitors.

Although these three generals can't be called the top match of generals in the Western Wei Dynasty, they are definitely a very strong lineup. There are only two future generals.Although Li Mu did not belong to the first batch of lineups to appear, he has become a real boss with his longer life span and profound qualifications.

If there are traces of Yu Wengui and Li Mu's respective combat methods, they can be imitated and copied based on experience, but Li Tai can't understand Yang Zhong's erratic combat method that turns into Rufeng.

There are still several miles around this tidal flat. After forming a siege, several parties did not continue to attack. Instead, they each led their troops to retreat and stationed around the tidal flat, surrounded on three sides, leaving only a dry riverbed in the east as a way out.

Of course, the projection ability is a bit absurd, but when he saw Yang Zhong entering and leaving the battle formation, constantly crushing and smashing the bandit troops who were still stubborn in the encirclement, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is probably the same as life. The intuitive talent that comes on the battlefield is enviable but difficult to imitate.

Because the charge was so brave, when many bandits saw Li Mu and his party charging towards them from a distance, even though there was still a considerable distance between them, they could not control themselves and began to flee, sparing no effort to suppress the panic. His emotions spread to the surroundings, making other bandit troops even more afraid to line up to face Li Mu and the others.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had stopped attacking, the thieves waited and watched for a while before the crowd gradually calmed down. Even though they were surrounded by heavy siege, they still breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle lasted from early morning to afternoon, and the battlefield also shrank from a radius of tens of miles to a reed beach on the west bank of the river.The reeds had already withered and been harvested, and the tidal flats had already turned into hard frozen soil, no longer muddy, and the terrain was slightly sunken inwards, and the surrounding area was completely undefended.

It is not bad to be able to use several conventional combat methods proficiently if you change the powerful military leaders in other regions. If you pursue other novelty pursuits, the actual combat value may not be considerable, and it is very likely that the gains will outweigh the losses.

It's not that he doesn't understand, the main reason is that he doesn't understand why Yang Zhong can grasp the fighter so accurately, as if the entire battlefield directly forms a three-dimensional projection in his mind, and the changes of various situations are like palm prints, which can be accurately grasped. Run to catch up.

After Liu Kuzhen came here, he first knelt down in front of Li Tai's feet and flattered him, putting all the merits of the fierce battle of the three generals on Li Tai's body, and then pointed at the crowd on the beach to ridicule, triumphantly It means that all these people are not as smart as him, and they surrendered early, and now they have become acquainted with the governor, so why would they meet each other in battle.

Yang Zhong's [-] cavalry also had no fixed combat area, and they kept appearing in various places on the battlefield.Every time there were too many bandit troops gathered, or the resistance was fierce, and the advancement of the battle was hindered, Yang Zhong would lead his troops to the battlefield and quickly break down the enemy's formation.

Different from Yu Wengui's dazzling tactics, Li Mu's battle is much more unrestrained.

Although he was responsible for encircling the bandits in the south, most of the bandits would not choose to flee south, so Li Mu only needed to attack bravely, and didn't need to be distracted to encircle and intercept them.

Seeing that these thieves were still stubborn and refused to bow their heads, Li Tai was also very annoyed in his heart, after pondering for a while, he ordered his soldiers to go to the rear to lure Liu Kuzhen here.

At this moment, life and death are no longer enough to distinguish between luck and luck.

Under such circumstances, if there is a strong attack again, it is very likely that it will evolve into a melee.The thieves and soldiers who have been put to death will inevitably fight desperately in order to survive.

With the concerted efforts of the three of them, the bandit army on the battlefield was continuously harvested, not only being repeatedly trampled and ravaged, but also the space for movement was constantly compressed.

It's just that this way out may not be the way out. Right now, the enemy is gathering together and there is no organized action or sign of surrender. It can be seen that those wealthy chieftains know that their chances are slim, and they still have a stubborn heart to resist.

Li Tai, who wandered around the battlefield and spent most of the day playing soy sauce, took the initiative to undertake the task of building camps and guarding, allowing the three of them who were exhausted mentally and physically to have a rest.

Li Mu was originally a brave general, and he also knew his shame and was brave. He spared no effort to attack the bandit army, and the soldiers under his command also fought bravely. Destroyed and fled.

The thieves who were originally scattered in various places are also being driven away to gather together. Although there are some people who are lucky enough to break out of the siege, they are only a few after all. , and kept being beaten back.

The dead finally returned to silence, but the living had to endure great panic. Not only the wolf-like officers and soldiers around them would kill them, but even their companions would threaten and push them, trying to control them To use the body to resist the sharp arrow.

When the mood stabilizes, it is natural to find a way to save yourself.Not long after, a part of Hu Zhong who was pushed to the outermost edge of the tidal flat to face the officer's saber arrow suddenly broke away from the main force, raised their hands to show their surrender, and ran towards the officer's side quickly.

Tens of thousands of members of the Jihu tribe gathered on this tidal flat, and as far as the eye could see, there was a dense mass of people's heads and swaying figures.

After more than half a day of high-intensity fighting, all the troops were already very tired, and there was no need to forcefully launch an attack, so they settled down on the spot, not only to rest and adjust, but also to disintegrate the recalcitrant fighting spirit of the bandit army with this powerful deterrent , that intentionally left a gap can divert the bandit soldiers and horses, making it easier to chase after them.

Seeing this scene, the Hu people around were all terrified. Even if there were still some people who wanted to surrender, they all lowered their heads deeply at this moment, not daring to make any more changes.

Originally, the bandit army was distributed in an area with a radius of tens of miles, but in the course of the battle, this area was continuously compressed, and the encirclement circle was also rapidly tightened.

However, Yu Wengui's combat characteristic cannot be learned even if others want to learn it.Xiazhou has sufficient excellent soldiers and can conduct various military drills for a long time, so there is a lot of room for Yu Wengui to choose tactics.

Li Tai followed Yu Wengui's army, and he was greatly inspired and benefited a lot from seeing his formation sparse and undisturbed, and his frequent response to the enemy.He is not some amazing and talented military genius, so he also seizes every opportunity in order to achieve greater growth.

Li Tai asked this unscrupulous guy to stand up first, then pointed to the barbarians on the opposite side and said to him: "We have been together for a few days, Liu is very sincere in his righteousness, I also see that, I intend to live you and restore the tribe. The relatives of your clans must be among the thieves right now, so you go ahead and surrender, no matter how many you surrender, they will all be ruled by you."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your appreciation. Thank you, Commander-in-Chief... I, I, will definitely serve you faithfully, and assist the Governor to accomplish great feats!"

The flattery and begging in the past few days has finally made great progress and rewards. Liu Kuzhen was so excited that tears filled his eyes for a moment, and he knelt down again with a plop, holding Li Tai's boots and knelt and licked his loyalty. : "The slave is just a loyal dog in the footsteps of the governor. How dare you covet the authority to rule the masses, but being able to control the slave tribe for the governor has fulfilled his wish and has no regrets! Please wait a moment, the governor, and the slaves will recruit the people !"

While talking, this guy was about to roll up his sleeves and do a big job, without any hesitation that there were more Shuofang bullies in the field, if he came forward to surrender, it would definitely make his father, brother and relatives in a more dangerous situation.

(End of this chapter)