Jiuxi

Chapter 935: Tooth for Tooth

Compared with the rather stable arrangement ten days ago, there have been significant changes in Jing Jun's formation today.

The six 10,000-man teams were divided into three armies: left, front, and right. Each army had 10,000 men in the front and 10,000 men in the back, presenting an extremely solid posture.

General Zhuge led 10,000 infantrymen and 5,000 of the emperor's personal troops to guard the emperor's canopy in the center.

There were another 20,000 infantrymen dragging behind, two cavalry teams of 10,000 people were stationed on the left and right flanks, and the last 10,000 light cavalry were left alone at the left rear of Jing's army formation, dozens of feet away from the main formation.

From the perspective of formation, Emperor Jing deployed a very standard Crane Wing Formation. The commander of this formation was located in the middle and rear, and the two wings could be extended and retracted freely, which was a formation with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

With Emperor Jing's command ability and the quality of this elite Jing army, it would not be difficult to arrange a nearly perfect Crane Wing Formation. The problem lies in the extra 10,000-man cavalry unit at the left rear, which not only seriously destroys the overall beauty of the formation, but also deepens the feeling of abruptness and redundancy.

The battlefield was full of cavalry, and it was difficult for Qi scouts to cross the enemy's lines to find out the exact strength of Jing's army in the rear, but they could still roughly find out the truth.

The military intelligence was quickly delivered to the king's flag at the Qi army's position, and all the generals frowned in thought.

Li Chengen looked around and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy's cavalry may be responsible for the final cleanup of the battlefield."

This speculation seems a bit absurd. Although the Jing army has certain advantages, it has not yet reached the point where it can easily penetrate the Qi army's position. Given the caution shown by Emperor Jing during this period, how could he waste a cavalry in vain?
Most of the others disagreed with Li Chengen's opinion, but no one dared to argue before figuring out the other party's intention.

"Articles are made by nature, but come by chance."

To their surprise, Lu Chen did not dwell on it and said calmly: "On the battlefield, don't follow the enemy's rhythm. As long as you have this idea, you have already stepped into the enemy's trap. The so-called victory is achieved by combining the right and the strange. First of all, you must strengthen your belief and take me as the main thing in everything. The specific strategy of this battle has been explained to you in the past two days. There is no need to think too much at this moment. Just withstand the first wave of attack from the Jing army."

All the generals came to their senses instantly and no longer worried about the isolated 10,000-strong cavalry unit of the Jing army. They quickly headed to the positions of their respective subordinates. Only Li Bingxue, the commander of the Feiyu army, stayed behind.

"Has Emperor Jing let down his guard?"

She asked, leaning closer.

Lu Chen's gaze was still directed to the distance, and he said calmly, "All the arrangements I made in the past six months were to dispel his doubts, including deliberately pretending to be a lone loyal man in desperate situation in front of the battle line just now, just to make him believe that our army has reached a desperate situation. Judging from his reaction, he has only let down 60% of his guard so far. This person's scheming is rare. No wonder Qing Yugong has been suppressed for so many years. If Brother Du hadn't risked his life to seriously injure him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have taken this step."

Hearing him mention the scholar Du Weizheng, Li Bingxue also showed respect, and then said: "My husband, when you need me to fight with the Feiyu Army, you must not hesitate at all."

"it is good."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at the central army.

There were the only reserve troops he had, and they were surrounded by the Zhenwei Army and the Ruyin Legion.

Compared with the border troops with neat appearance and distinctive armor, the reserve troops had no more than 10,000 people. On the surface, they seemed no different, but a closer look revealed that their eyes were focused on Lu Chen, and there was a kind of piety and fanaticism that was difficult to describe in words.

There was a slightly slender figure in the formation, surrounded by a group of tall and burly soldiers, but she was obviously the core of everyone.

Seeing Lu Chen looking back at her, the lines on her stern face softened slightly.

The two looked at each other, but only at one glance.

Lu Chen then withdrew his gaze and looked ahead calmly.

Jing Jun moved.

Unlike the previous battle where he only fought briefly, this time Emperor Jing sent out three teams of 10,000 people, which advanced in unison towards the Qi army's position.

The three fierce generals Subunyan, Hesheli and Shubulie each led 10,000 elite soldiers. They kept adjusting their pace as they moved forward, and in the end they actually reached a level of unity, like three mountains moving forward, and each step made a dull and magnificent sound.

When the Qi army soldiers heard it, it was as if the earth was shaking.

Lu Chen saw through Emperor Jing's intention at a glance.

At this time, Emperor Jing still had not thought about winning the battle at the lowest cost. Each of the three 10,000-man teams had another 10,000-man team as support behind them. Even if they could not break through the Qi army's position, they could get timely assistance and support from their comrades behind them, and there would be no result of one wrong move leading to the whole game being ruined.

However, the powerful light cavalry of Jing Army showed no signs of deployment.

In short, this was still a head-on fight. Emperor Jing was determined to carry out the tactic of exchanging pieces to the end and not give Lu Chen any chance to use surprise troops, unless he took the initiative to give up the front army position and leave the middle gate wide open.

"What a tough opponent." Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, without any panic on his face.

If every Jing army commander could achieve this level in previous wars, Lu Chen might have been lost in the crowd and would not have been able to stand out and rise to prominence.

However, Lu Chen did not waste this period of time. He made all kinds of plans for today's battle and calculated all the possible strategies that Jing's army might use. This kind of exchange tactic would definitely be the focus of his attention, and he would make corresponding preparations.

As the sound of war drums became more and more powerful and heroic, the three 10,000-man squadrons of the Jing army gradually approached the Qi army's position.

Today Lu Chen set up a fish scale formation, with the commander located in the middle and rear of the formation. The formation was gathered towards the middle, with the troops arranged in echelons. The overall formation was compact and solid, with the only weakness being at the tail.

The Guangling Army and the Fengfu Army were responsible for meeting the enemy at the front.

The styles of these two elite commanders are very different. Liu Yin, the commander-in-chief of the Guangling Army, is steady and solid. He will not go into battle personally unless it is absolutely necessary, because he firmly believes that the commander is the soul of an army, and his most important responsibility is to command the entire army and make accurate decisions at the right time.

The commander of the Fengfu Army, Xu Gui, was a typical fierce general. When he led troops under Li Tianrun, he was famous in the border army for his ability to break through the enemy's formation. What he was best at was leading his personal guards to charge forward as spearheads, fighting his way out of a bloody path, and then sweeping forward with the entire army to break through the enemy's formation and kill the enemy.

At this time, 30,000 infantrymen of the Jing army poured in. The Guangling army and the Fengfu army responded calmly and also divided into three armies: left, front and right.

In terms of military strength, the Qi army was clearly at a disadvantage. After all, the two armies totaled less than 25,000 people, and the Guangling army lost more than a thousand people in the first battle.

Faced with the ferocious infantry of Jing army, the soldiers of Qi army remained calm and met the enemy according to the established strategy.

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The Jing army continued to advance forward, facing the rain of arrows from the vanguards of the Qi army, and constantly shortened the distance between the two armies at the cost of their lives.

Su Bo Nian led his troops in the center. Because of the experience gained in the first battle, he was already very familiar with the Qi army's tactics. He shouted without hesitation: "Kill!"

The Jing army rushed towards the Qi army's position like a torrent.

As Su Bolunian expected, what would happen next would be a fight between his elite spearmen and the Qi army's sword and shield soldiers, and then they would look for opportunities to break the formation in the fight.

Everything developed according to his speculation. However, when the infantry of Jing army rushed to the front of Qi army's position, the experienced Daxiangyin suddenly realized something was wrong.

Compared with the first battle, the Qi army still had the sword and shield team in the front, the vanguard team in the middle, and the jumping team in the back waiting for the opportunity to fight. However, when the Jing army approached, the shieldmen of the Qi army suddenly retreated in an extremely orderly manner, as if they were intentionally making room for their comrades.

Then Su Bolunian's expression changed slightly. From a distance of more than twenty feet, he saw that the long-sword soldiers of the Qi army in the front were different from the last time. Their bodies were obviously more sturdy, and the long swords in their hands were longer and had double-edged blades.

A thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Long Sword Army!
It is not a sword weapon in the ordinary sense, but a long sword army that can head-on defeat the armored army under Pucha and the Tiger and Leopard Battalion under Wuyan Shu!
On the long battle line, the soldiers at the front of the Qi army were holding long swords, with murderous intent on their faces.

They were divided into teams of a hundred men, forty in total, standing in front of all their comrades, facing the charging Jing army, holding the swords steadily with both hands, and then gathering strength to raise them.

Go forward, chop it down on the head, like a stunning bird appearing in the world!
In fact, Su Bolunian had already realized the problem at this time, but the army had already charged forward, and he could not stop this first wave of offensive no matter what. He could only watch as more than 3,000 soldiers in the front held their spears tightly and rushed towards the Qi army's position with roars.

What greeted them were four thousand Tang Dynasty Mo Dao!

The spears were like a forest, stabbing forward.

The sword flashed, first breaking the spear and then chopping off the enemy's head!
Blood gushed out like a streak of silk in an instant!
At this moment, the battlefield seemed to be frozen for a moment.

There were roars, shouts, and howls, but they seemed to be frozen for a moment until the long swords were raised again. The heart-stopping silence disappeared, and then the long sword soldiers stepped forward and advanced like a wall!

The usually brave and fierce soldiers of Jing army were stunned for a moment. They watched with their own eyes their comrades in front of them being hacked to death by a single blow. The enemy's murderous aura was like a raging wave, drowning them all.

But that’s just the beginning.

The Jing army continued to surge forward, with the rear army pushing the front army forward, rushing towards the wall of knives, and then being crushed into pieces.

The counterattack is here.

Under the leadership of the Changdao Army, the Guangling Army and the Fengfu Army did not retreat a single step, but instead advanced against the trend. With the weapons in their hands and the courage in their hearts, they stepped on the corpses of the enemies and moved forward, like an indestructible wall, blocking the surging waves of the enemy and beating them to death at the front line of the position!
This was a situation that all the generals of the Jing army had never expected. They thought that the Qi army had no choice but to defend their positions and fill the gaps with their lives. However, they did not expect that Lu Chen did not intend to passively take the beating, but gathered all the elite long sword troops in his hands to give the enemy a head-on blow at the beginning of this national war.

Blood was flowing, and the border troops of Da Qi shouted in unison, blocking the three 10,000-man teams of Jing Army and then strangling them!

(End of this chapter)