Qian Song

Chapter 144 The Final Battle (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
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As a battle-tested veteran, Liu Yanqing felt really miserable.

——Liu Yanqing is almost 100% sure that as long as he plays, he will definitely suffer a big defeat.

According to Liu Yanqing's thinking, he would not fight if he was killed, and even Liu Yanqing wanted to withdraw his troops.

However, if Liu Yanqing withdrew his troops at this time, it would not be a retreat, but a defeat. Even if he included civilian husbands and husbands, the total number of casualties was less than 3000.

And what does it mean to lose?
That means the military and political career of Liu Yanqing, who is only in his 50s, is over, and it means that the Liu family of the Security Army will have to compete with the once prominent Western Army such as the Yang family of Linzhou, the Wang family of Fengzhou, and the Gao family of Suizhou. The decline of the Jiangmen family has gradually become history.

The key point is that Liu Yanqing cannot accept his departure from the power center of the Western Army.

Liu Yanqing felt that he could not afford to lose.

Therefore, Liu Yanqing could not withdraw his troops.

There is no doubt that you will lose in a fight, and you can't withdraw your troops, and you will have to suffer a lot of casualties every day if you spend it.

Moreover, the morale of the soldiers of the Song Army has reached the bottom, and there is a possibility of a major defeat at any time.

How could this be?
If I had known this, I, Liu Yanqing, would definitely not have gone south to seek a decisive battle and put myself in such a desperate situation!
In other words, why did I lead my troops to the south for a decisive battle?
Liu Yanqing thought for a long time before he remembered the reason.

Liu Yanqing also felt like many soldiers of the Song Army before that ant thieves are nothing more than ants. Even though their navy is strong, even if they are based on a fortified city, they are difficult to attack. , and will surely be able to easily defeat a group of farmers who just put down their hoes, what fear?

Who would have thought that that thief Li Cun was so powerful, with no loopholes in his defense, and with various attack methods, he took advantage of me everywhere, and used his huge force to the extreme. People who don't know the art of war don't know him at all. How powerful it is.

Liu Yanqing even thought proudly, that is to say, I, Liu Yanqing, have a calm temperament, and if I change to a commander who is a little more radical, I am afraid that I have already lost the battle at this time.

But... what should I do now?
Just as Liu Yanqing was standing on the arrow tower looking at the humming tiger banners in the distance and thinking about how to defeat the enemy, a large group of people dressed in sackcloth and filial piety suddenly came from afar.

This group of people in sackcloth and filial piety had sadness and anger written all over their faces, as if every step they took carried a shocking word "hate".

The leader was dressed in filial piety, in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad shoulders and round waist, giving people the impression of just two words - mighty.

This person is Qu Duan, the most outstanding general of the younger generation of the Qu family in Zhenrong. At the age of 30, he has become the third general of Jingyuan Road.

There is a saying in the Western Army that Dongyao and Xiqu are the best young generals in the Western Army, Yao Pingzhong and Qu Duan.

And in the coffin behind Qu Duan is the contemporary patriarch of the Zhenrong Qu family, and a general cookie with Wang Yu.

I don't know if it's God's will, or the cookie is too unlucky.

Just yesterday, Cookie came to the front camp from the back camp, and wanted to talk to Liu Yanqing about the lack of food and grass.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Cookie entered the front camp, a cannonball flew over and hit Cookie on the head.

In response to that sentence, the general will inevitably die before the battle if the earthen pot cannot be broken without leaving the well.

Cookie's death brought a huge spiritual shock to Liu Yanqing's Song Army, which made the tense spirits of Liu Yanqing's Song Army no longer stretched.

But Liu Yanqing, who was focused on finding a way to defeat the enemy, didn't notice this at all.

That's why Qu Duan and the others carried the coffin to see Liu Yanqing today.

Qu Duan and his party came to the arrow tower where Liu Yanqing was, and knelt down on one knee in unison, Qu Duan called for a fight loudly: "The old soldiers have heard of their speed, and it hasn't been a long time since they have seen the coincidence. If you insist on not fighting and waiting to die, please Send down the military order to ask the good men of the Zhenrong Qu family to fight for our Great Song Dynasty and destroy this bandit!"

Qu Duan's words were no longer rude, but Chi Guoguo scolded Liu Yanqing.

When Liu Yanqing heard it, his veins jumped and he wanted to have a seizure.

But what Liu Yanqing never expected was that before he could get angry, the soldiers present who were not from the Qu family's trilogy also knelt on one knee and clasped their fists: "Please order me to wait for the battle!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Yanqing secretly said: "It's a bad thing!"

Liu Yanqing knew that he could no longer suppress the eagerness of his arrogant soldiers to fight.

Of course Liu Yanqing knew why these arrogant soldiers wanted to fight.

Just imagine, for more than half a month, you have to suffer from the huge psychological pressure of being shot by the cannon stones that may fly anytime and anywhere every day. How many people can not think on the verge of collapse: "Death on the battlefield It's better than being hit to death by a cannon stone without knowing when you are now!"

The point is, you, Liu Yanqing, will only tell us to wait for our death in the face of overwhelming cannon stones, but you have brought something out. It's been half a month, and you've been fighting and not fighting, withdrawing and not withdrawing, just watching helplessly. Killed bit by bit by ants, what kind of commander are you, why should we listen to this trash? !
Liu Guangshi came to Liu Yanqing's side nervously, and reminded in a low voice: "If you don't fight today, you may mutiny."

Mutiny!

That was a terrible thing that might kill the commander in chief.

That was a concentrated outbreak of extreme dissatisfaction with the commander in chief.

That was even more terrifying than Liu Yanqing being dismissed by the court and leaving the power center of the Western Army.

At this moment, Liu Yanqing realized how wrong it was for him to keep suppressing these arrogant soldiers, not letting them fight, not letting them retreat, just letting them sacrifice in vain all this time.

Thinking that he might be hacked to death by the rebel army in the next moment, Liu Yanqing broke out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, Tong Guan's war reminder arrived again.

This is not the first reminder letter Liu Yanqing has received.

It can be said that Tong Guan's letter came six or seven times a day, and the wording was harsh, accusing Liu Yanqing of teasing the enemy, and even forcing Liu Yanqing to send troops immediately, and must atone for his sin by exterminating the ants.

Squeezing up and down, Liu Yanqing couldn't help doubting himself: "Am I wrong?"

Liu Guangshi said again: "The mourning soldiers will win, and the morale can be used."

Now, no matter which side it is, Liu Yanqing is no longer given the chance to go on. The key point is that Liu Yanqing has not thought of a way to break the situation after half a month of thinking.

Liu Yanqing sighed silently in his heart: "If things don't work out, God, it's because Liu Yanqing didn't try my best!"

Then Liu Yanqing ordered simply and simply: "Beat the drum and send out the troops."

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Such a big change in the gathering of soldiers in the Song Army camp, of course, it could not be concealed that ten groups of observation posts were sent to watch Li Cun in the Song Army camp day and night.

After Li Cun boarded the watchtower and saw the changes in the Song army camp with a telescope, he smiled and ordered: "Call the catapult and catapult back, and prepare for a decisive battle."

When the generals and supervisors of the Huben Army heard that they had finally forced the turtles out, they all beamed with joy, and while they were preparing for the battle, they shouted that this time they could finally fight a good battle.

It wasn't just Liu Yanqing's Song Army who had been holding back for such a long time, the Huben Army was also holding back their energy.

——For the past half a month or so, the warriors of the Huben Army have been fattening up with big fish and big meat every day, and they are ready to fight against this group of turtles who have been hiding in their shells.

Now, it is finally possible to make meritorious deeds and receive rewards. Of course, the soldiers of the Huben Army are very excited.

After the generals of the Huben army and the supervising army rubbed their fists and walked away, Li Cun put away his smile and let out a sigh of relief.

According to the news from Wu Desi and the pro-army Duwei Mansion one after another, the Song army on the western front and the landlords' armed forces together may now have no less than 30 soldiers. Even including the Xiang army and civilian husbands, it must exceed 50 up.

And these 50 troops are now carrying out the final encirclement and suppression of the Fanglayi Army.

It is conceivable that once the Song army on the western front wiped out the Fang Layi army, it would definitely march eastward.

Li Cunzhen didn't know how long the less than 20 troops he left at home could hold off the Song army on the western front.

Therefore, Li Cun was also anxious to get rid of Liu Yanqing's Song Army, so that he could calmly have the final showdown with the Song Army on the Western Front.

——The last thing Li Cun wants to happen is that Liu Yanqing's department has been so non-fighting and never leaving, just dragging himself here, waiting for the Song army on the western front to come to fight with him, let him fight on two fronts, if If that's the case, it will be difficult for Li Cun to win the war.

Fortunately-

Under the harassing of his non-stop cannon rain day and night, Liu Yanqing couldn't stand it anymore...

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The crescent formation was first created by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Battle of Cannae. He defeated the Roman army with fewer victories and more defeats, and has been passed down for thousands of years.

In fact, the effect of the crescent formation is similar to that of the crane wing formation in our country.

The reason why Li Cun chose the New Moon Formation instead of the Crane Wing Formation was not because Li Cun thought that foreign monks would recite scriptures, but because Li Cun did not want the enemy to understand his actions too thoroughly.

To put it bluntly, Li Cun was so suspicious, and put a certain amount of psychological pressure on Song Jun.

According to the strategy Li Cun had set long ago, the crescent formation of the Huben Army consisted of the Huben Army of the Second Pole Division, the [-] elite Liang Zhen Division, and two battalions of heavy armored infantry as the central army. Facing the enemy on one side, on both sides are the left guards, the right guards, the middle guards, and the [-] elite soldiers from the Eastern Soviet Union with strong combat effectiveness. At the two ends of the crescent formation are two horse guards.

In addition, Li Cun placed his [-] towers and the [-] small counterweight catapults and hand-pulled catapults on the two wings to strengthen the attack power of the two wings.

As for the front army of the personal guard and the rear army of the personal guard, they serve as Li Cun's reserve team and killer.

Not long before Li Cun set up the crescent formation and went to the formation, Song Jun finally came out after a long-awaited call.

The Song army had about [-] infantry, arranged in [-] rows, placed in the center in a dense formation, and the cavalry was arranged on the left and right sides.

Judging from the formation of the Song Army, the purpose of the Song Army should be to carry out a powerful attack with elite infantry, break through the central defense line of the Huben Army, and achieve success in one fell swoop.

It is not difficult to see from this that the Song Army is aiming to take the initiative to attack this time.

This is actually normal.

It is a classic cognitive misunderstanding that it is difficult for cavalry to fight in the Jiangnan water network.The Jiangnan water network only allowed the infantry to have ships as a means of increasing mobility, which to a certain extent balanced the advantages of the cavalry.Historically, the Jin army searched the mountains and seas, the Mongols pushed the cavalry to Vietnam, Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed Zhang Shicheng, Zhu Dijing was difficult, and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Nanming. They did not avoid using cavalry in the south of the Yangtze River, and the actual combat effect was not bad, so the cavalry was in the south It is possible to fight normally, the only thing to pay attention to is not to enter the mountains.

Therefore, although Liu Yanqing's temperament is cautious and his combat skills tend to be conservative, there are more than 3 elite cavalry in the Song army, and a large number of elite infantry from the Western Army among the infantry. Out of its greatest strength.

Of course, this is also because Liu Yanqing and other senior generals of the Song Army knew that the Huben Army, which had formed a Crescent Formation that was similar to the Crane Wing Formation, had made up their minds to defend and counterattack. The decisive battle is definitely not going to happen.

Let's talk about the Huben Army.

Li Cun's [-]-horse army is still second-rate, maybe even third-rate, so how can he take the initiative to attack?

Moreover, the essence of the Crescent Formation is to use the weaker central front to attract the enemy's powerful frontal attack, and then gradually retreat to lure the enemy to go deep, and then use the "central attack" of the cavalry on both wings to close the pockets and give the enemy a decisive attack from the side. blow.

After the two sides set up their formation, they began to attack tentatively.

——The Song Army mainly used light cavalry to harass, to see if they could rely on the mobility of the light cavalry to scare or disperse the formation of the Huben Army; while the Huben Army, under the command of Li Cun, mainly Use the bed crossbow on the tower and the god arm bow to kill the Qingqi of the Song army who dare to enter its range, and the others will have to die in place for Li Cun.

During this process, the layout of both parties is basically fully formed.

Just waiting for the final battle...

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　Sorry, I got used to it, it has been deleted, and I will try not to write these things later.

　　In addition, ask for a monthly ticket, the monthly ticket is powerful, I will work overtime, and try to get everyone up tomorrow morning to see the result of the decisive battle.

　　
　
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