Jiuxi

Chapter 932: 930 [Killing Move]

Time passed bit by bit, and the situation on the battlefield did not change much.

Although the vanguard of the Jing army was brave and fierce, and Su Bolunian was also a powerful general that Emperor Jing valued very much, their opponents were not a weak force that would collapse at the first touch.

Lu Chen had never personally led the Guangling Army, but this did not affect the soldiers of the Guangling Army's pride in him. After all, Guangling was the place where Lu Chen was born. In addition, from the main general Liu Yin to the generals such as Liu Tongzhao, they were all good generals carefully selected by Lu Chen. Regardless of the combat effectiveness of this army, its resilience and will were definitely not inferior to the vanguard of the Jing Army.

From the surging waves at the beginning to the fierce hand-to-hand combat later, the violent offensive of the Jing army's vanguard was finally blocked by the Guangling army.

The teeth of the two are intertwined and entangled with each other, making it difficult to distinguish between you and me.

Except for the 20,000 soldiers fighting in the central area of ​​the battlefield, the Qi Jing army still maintained a solid formation. Emperor Jing did not send more troops to try to break through the front line of the Qi army, and Lu Chen did not dispatch troops to intercept and eat the opponent's 10,000 elite vanguards.

The two commanders seemed to have reached an unspoken understanding at this moment. They watched the two armies fighting in silence, waiting with great determination and patience for the other side to make the first move.

Under the canopy of the Jing army's central headquarters, Emperor Jing sat on the throne, tapping the armrests lightly with his strong and slender fingers.

Abuhan and others dared not say anything and stood quietly around.

Of course, they did not dare to deny the emperor's guess, but they felt that human power would eventually be exhausted. Even if Lu Chen was a man of great wisdom and talent, he could not cook without rice. He had to have enough troops to carry out his plan, and the current situation of the Qi army was almost dry.

Even if Lu Chen had the courage to risk his life and was willing to give up other lines of defense, it would take time for the local Qi army to arrive. Wen Gusun, Shanyang, Qing Yugong and others would not be unable to keep an eye on the enemies in front of them. Once they found anything unusual, they would naturally send fast horses to report.

At that time, Emperor Jing only needs to lead his troops to retreat, which will make Lu Chen's plan fail. At the same time, he can take over the defense area abandoned by Lu Chen, which can be said to be a huge advantage without any effort.

Judging from Lu Chen's past performance, he shouldn't do such a stupid thing.

In this way, the desperate resistance of the Guangling Army of the Southern Qi Dynasty had a reasonable explanation. Lu Chen had no other choice but to use this clumsy strategy of using soldiers to block the water and earth to cover it.

Emperor Jing swept his deep gaze over the crowd, knowing their thoughts very well, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He was very clear about Lu Chen's current situation, which was caused by him in order to squeeze the opponent's space for detours and force him to fight head-on.

But when Lu Chen really did this, Emperor Jing still had a hint of worry in his heart.

If Li Tianrun or Xiao Wangzhi was on the other side, Emperor Jing would not have done this. But this young man Lu Chen has always had many wonderful ideas and is not the type to accept his fate. The more helpless and embarrassed he acted at this moment, the more Emperor Jing felt that there must be something wrong.

This battlefield was his choice after repeated consideration. The Lei Ze Plain was open and flat, and within a radius of dozens of miles there was only the isolated Ningling City in the southeast. The Qi army was completely unable to carry out large-scale and covert troop movements. In addition, the Jing army's cavalry scouts were spread all over the east, west, south and north. Although they could not penetrate too deep into the territory of Southern Qi, they could at least monitor the movements of the army.

In short, apart from the troops Lu Chen currently possesses, it is impossible for any of his hidden killer moves to appear silently.

If things go wrong, Emperor Jing can lead his troops back to Teng County.

"Could it be the kind of fire mine buried underground?"

Emperor Jing talked to himself silently, his thoughts going back to the past.

As the Son of Heaven on horseback, even though Emperor Jing had not led his troops to battle in person in recent years, he would not relax his understanding of military affairs, especially some new things that were beyond the power of existing weapons, such as the fire bomb that Lu Chen had used in Baotai Mountain to cause heavy casualties to Emperor Jing's army, and the underground gunpowder method that blew down the city wall during the surprise attack on Heluo.

Currently, Jing State also has a government office dedicated to related research, but the progress is very slow, and it is still difficult to even mass-produce gunpowder.

Emperor Jing believed that Lu Chen must have a trump card, but as far as he knew, that kind of fire bomb had no ability to distinguish between friend and foe, and once it exploded it would be an indiscriminate attack.

There are not as many suitable ambush sites in the Lei Ze Plain as in the Baotai Mountain, and it is impossible for the Qi army to place fire mines in an entire area and then lure the Jing army into it.

unless……

"Do you want to kill me and then pretend to be defeated by me, so that I can lead my troops into a deadly situation when you retreat?"

Emperor Jing muttered silently in his heart, and his eyebrows, like sword edges, gradually raised.

He looked at the generals around him and said in a deep voice, "The technique is not included."

A general bowed and said, "I am here!"

Emperor Jing stood up and looked at the still evenly matched battle in the distance. He said sternly: "You lead 10,000 infantrymen to charge from the left wing of the vanguard army and try your best to tear the right front army of the Qi army apart."

Shu Bulie was overjoyed and said, "I obey your order!"

At this point in the battle, most of the Jing army had already rested in the rear of their positions. After all, wearing heavy armor and standing on high alert all the time was a huge waste of energy. The generals were anxious and eager, hoping to defeat the Qi army in one battle and gain promotions and honors for their achievements.

As one of the Great Xiangyin, Shu Bulie was actually more calm, but when he received the order to go into battle, he still couldn't hide his joy on his face. Naturally, the other generals were quite envious.

A moment later, flags were seen fluttering and horns were sounding on the Jing army's position.

Shu Bulie led 10,000 infantrymen to leave the main formation and advance forward. He soon appeared on the left side of the vanguard army and slightly detoured to the flank of the Qi army's main formation.

"Careful indeed."

Lu Chen smiled faintly, and then ordered: "Send a message to He Gui to protect our army's flanks and keep close contact with the main camp, and don't let the enemy take him out." The officer rushed forward, and He Gui, the commander of the Panlong Army, bowed and accepted the order.

He looked at the powerful enemy surging towards him from the side and front, and calmly adjusted the entire army to form a formation facing north.

The Panlong Army has not participated in many major battles in recent years, because they have always been responsible for guarding Panlong Pass. Although several successive commanders have never relaxed the training of the soldiers, their experience in facing the enemy is not rich. Therefore, in the first period of time after the battle, their formation inevitably showed signs of loosening.

Shu Bulie was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately sent out his most elite 3,000 infantrymen to launch a fierce attack on the flank of the Panlong Army.

In the distance in the Jing army's formation, a group of generals noticed the movements in a corner of the battlefield and were overjoyed. As long as Shu Bulie's troops could tear a hole in the Qi army's position, they could attack with their entire army, using the Jing army's most adept method of chaotic fighting, relying on their advantages in manpower and bravery to defeat the Qi army in the chaos.

Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes and did not make a decision immediately.

On the battlefield filled with the roar of killing, He Gui said calmly, "Ning Yong!"

A general in his thirties bowed and said, "I am here!"

"Seal that gap and kill the enemy back!"

"Follow the order!"

Read the error-free version at 69shuba! 6=9+shu_ba is the first to publish this novel.

Ning Yong said nothing more, his resolute face full of murderous intent, and then he led thousands of men on standby in the formation and walked quickly forward.

It was another extremely brutal fight.

The smell of blood almost rose to the sky.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, there is no chance of luck.

He Gui's response was timely and accurate, and he gave his soldiers absolute trust. Under his constant issuing of orders and adjustments, the Panlong Army successfully gained a foothold and began to show the results of their day-to-day training for so many years. Not only did they block the offensive of Jing Jun's Shu Bulie, they actually pushed the opponent back step by step.

When Emperor Jing heard the battle report from the front, his face showed no anger or joy, and he said calmly: "Send a message to Asugai, and have him lead 10,000 light cavalry to attack the left rear of the Qi army to test the strength of the Qi cavalry. Remember, do not go too deep, and be able to retreat at any time."

The command flag moved again, and Jing's cavalry set out.

On the vast and flat battlefield, the sound of horse hooves came from far away like thunder.

Facing the sudden attack of Jing's cavalry, the Qi army's formation was not in chaos at all. As long as it was not the heavy cavalry like the Tiger and Leopard Camp that launched a strong attack in a short distance, the stable and strict infantry formation would not be afraid of the light cavalry at all.

This is also true.

Although the Jing cavalry seemed to be coming with great force, they actually did not dare to get too close to the Qi army's position. They just relied on their high mobility to swipe down from the flank and caused some casualties to the Qi army's infantry with their horse archery skills.

"All soldiers, follow me to meet the enemy!"

Under the flag of the Dingbei Army, Li Chengen shouted orders.

Even though the threat posed by the Jing army's light cavalry was limited in the current battle situation, Lu Chen would not allow them to continue harassing. After all, he remembered from the history books of his previous life that Emperor Taizong of Tang once defeated 100,000 infantry with only 4,000 cavalrymen by relying on repeated harassment and pulling, and defeating the enemy in one fell swoop when the infantry formation was in disarray.

When the Dingbei cavalry broke away from the formation to meet them, Asugei immediately led his 10,000 cavalry to make a detour.

The two strongest cavalry units of the time engaged in a guerrilla battle in the southwest of the battlefield. The strength of the two sides was almost the same, and both received orders from their commanders to fight cautiously, so it looked extremely lively, but in fact it did not fall into a brutal positional battle.

About half an hour later, a sharp sound of a bugle was heard from the Jing army's formation. Asugei, who was well prepared, immediately led his troops back.

At the same time, Su Bolunya and Shu Bulie had been unable to succeed for a long time, and their soldiers were quite tired, so they naturally retreated.

Emperor Jing sent two teams of 10,000 people to support them, but the Qi army did not forcefully pursue them.

As the Jing army retreated, the Qi army immediately retreated and adjusted its formation, still using the extremely stable Six Talents Formation.

After observing for a moment, Emperor Jing said calmly, "Retreat."

After a fierce battle, the armies of Qi and Jing each withdrew their troops and returned to their camps.

At dusk, a general hurriedly walked into the Jing army's tent, saluted, and said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, the Dragon Cavalry Army has reached 40 miles north of Teng County, and will arrive in Teng County by tomorrow evening at the latest!"

There was a great commotion in the tent, and all the generals who had returned empty-handed today were overjoyed.

Emperor Jing just nodded slightly with a faint smile on his face.

With the might of the Jing State's army, it could only afford two heavy cavalry units. This was why the Tiger and Leopard Battalion under Wu Yanshu considered itself the second best in the world.

As for the best in the world, it is naturally the Great Jingxuan Armored Dragon Cavalry led by the emperor himself!
Compared to the overjoyed generals, Emperor Jing was very calm, only with a hint of wind and snow rising in his deep eyes.

(End of this chapter)