Horse on the World

Chapter 714 The Battle of Zunhua ([-])

Long Xiaotian doesn't know how to command the army to fight, but Duandi is a good hand at organizing the people, preparing logistics, digging pits and trenches. Although Zunhua is preparing for the battle in a hurry, under Long Xiaotian's strong organizational ability, all kinds of supplies It should be fully prepared, which is much better than when Xu Kexing defended Qingyang. What's even better is that the trenches outside the city and the fortifications built by Long Xiaotian's command are even more unique. The veteran is also amazed.

The originally flat ground was dug into a wave shape, and a trench was dug every tens of meters. These trenches were deep and shallow, some were only as deep as one person, but some were as deep as several feet. In front of the trench, there are piles of earth and rocks. If you don't climb to the top of these earth and rocks, it is difficult to find the depth of the trench behind.Very deceptive.

As for the construction of all defensive positions, no matter from which angle, you can clearly see the situation of the enemy attacking from the opposite side. Unfortunately, the time is short and it is impossible to build permanent fortifications. They can only be built simply with giant logs and earth and stones. Not very strong, even so, Xu Kexing is already very satisfied.

The experienced veterans under him were assigned to organize the young and strong, and led them to fight. He also sent the last elite force in his hand to the front line. The first wave of battles would be completed by this elite force. It is to set an example and let those young and strong who have not fought a battle take a look at what the real battlefield is like?Eliminating the fear in these people's hearts is Xu Kexing's top priority.

If you can't accomplish this goal, then no matter whether you have [-] or [-] people, you will be vulnerable.

The process of war, no matter how tragic it is, is nothing more than two things, killing and being killed.Let go of the fear in your heart, a weak child may kill a strong man, and vice versa.

In this battle, Zunhua is destined to suffer heavy casualties, Xu Kexing knows this very well, but as long as he can persist until the end, the victory will eventually belong to Dingzhou.Looking back on the battlefield, on the top of the city, the people of Quanzhou in ragged clothes and holding simple weapons, Xu Kexing suddenly felt a sense of tragedy in his heart.He suddenly raised his head and screamed, wanting to let out the hostility in his heart to his heart's content.

Hearing Xu Kexing stand tall on the roaring field at the top of the city, all the soldiers on the battlefield looked back at the top of the city.

"You're so handsome!" Qian Duo murmured, "After this battle is over, I'm going to scream!"

With a chuckle, Tian Chong said: "Old Qian, General Xu is like a tiger roaring, why don't you follow suit?" He smiled maliciously, and looked Qian Duo up and down.

"What do you mean?" Qian Duo puffed up his eyes.

"A fat cat ear!"

"Fuck you!" Qian Duo puffed out his stomach, feeling regretful about his protruding belly, "I think back then, I used to be handsome."

Everyone laughed.

Ten miles away from Zunhua City, the Minzhou army camp is about to set foot on his homeland and return to Quanzhou, which he has ruled for more than ten years. Liao Bin is full of joy. Although there are obstacles ahead, the intelligence shows that There is no regular army in the whole prefecture at all, and Zunhua is just a group of young and strong recruited in a hurry, which is vulnerable to a single blow.

"Shuai Liao, congratulations on returning to your hometown!" Zhang Liang said to him jokingly, "Shuai Liao has been in Quanzhou for more than ten years, and must have won the admiration of the people in Quanzhou. , it will be much easier for us.”

Liao Bin chuckled, "That's natural. Li Qing is a traitor who lives in Quanzhou, so he can win the hearts of the people. General Zhang, we will surely sweep all the way. I wonder if General Zhang's follow-up troops have set off yet?"

"Of course we have marched. After we defeated Qingyang, most of General Zhang's troops had set out from Minzhou." Zhang Liang said, "Occupying the whole state and cutting Dingzhou's power in half is a strategy set by the imperial court. Fu and Lord Yuan are still in Minzhou, how dare General Zhang neglect?"

"Li Qing was besieged at Yaque Ridge. If General Zhou Tong can make a contribution in one fell swoop, it will be over!" Liao Bin said enviously, "At worst, Li Qing will be beaten and fled in embarrassment."

Zhang Liang smiled, "The mantis in Dingzhou is blocking the car with his arm, trying to get his hands on the Central Plains. It will be a matter of time before he is defeated. However, Li Qing is cunning. Whether he can stay in Yaqueling is still in doubt. Here, we will." Really give him a knife!"

The two laughed out loud, and rode their horses to the front line, ready to observe the opponent's defense and military appearance. They heard that Xu Kexing, the defender of Qingyang, had withdrawn to Zunhua to prepare for the war. This kid played a trick in Qingyang beautifully. However, the two put away their previous contempt, and paid more attention to this little-known Dingzhou general.

"The fortifications are well repaired!" Looking at the criss-crossed defensive formation, which makes it difficult to see the whole picture, Zhang Liangliang nodded, and then sneered again. On the top of the city and inside the fortifications, there were shaking figures in various clothes. A white-haired old man with a boy with long hair, "people in Dingzhou are in a hurry to go to the doctor. It is of no use except to increase military merits for you and me."

"In a battle, it is really fantastic to be able to frighten the enemy and help the people to defend the city." Liao Bin also couldn't stop laughing. After looking at the terrain, the two of them no longer cared about the enemy in front of them, and rode back to the camp. , Prepare to attack.

Inside the big tent, a person dressed as an ordinary person had already been waiting there. Seeing the two people entering the tent, the person stood up, saluted them, and said: "Chen Dan, Captain Yingyang, under the command of the official secretary, sees you. Pass Liao Shuai, General Zhang."

"Are you under Commander Yuan?" Liao Bin narrowed his eyes and asked, "Come from Quanzhou?"

Chen Dan bowed his head and said: "Yes, the villain has been ordered to lurk in Quanzhou, this time he hid himself among the rioters who came to aid Zunhua."

"En!" Liao Bin nodded, "Tell me about the situation in Zunhua, how many troops does the opponent have, and how is the defense?"

Chen Dan said: "In Zunhua City, there are not many regular troops. Except for the 3000 Dingzhou troops that Xu Kexing fled from Qingyang, there are about [-] local garrison troops in Quanzhou that have a little combat power."

"Local garrison?" Zhang Liang laughed, "It's not bad for these people to catch some bandits and thieves. Wouldn't it be wishful thinking to resist my army!"

"General Zhang is right. In Zunhua City, apart from these, the largest population is the people from all over the prefecture. At present, the number has reached more than [-], and there are still people coming in an endless stream. The villain estimates that within a few days, no less than one hundred thousand people will flock to Zunhua to help defend the city." Chen Dan said.

"What?" Zhang Liang was surprised, "There are so many people? Didn't the officials of Dingzhou ask the people from the Xiexie to guard the city?" Of course Zhang Liang was a little surprised. Morale is low, unbearable to fight, but if these people come voluntarily, there will be some trouble.

"No!" Chen Dan lowered his head and said, "After learning that our Minzhou army attacked Qingyang with the intention of occupying the whole prefecture, Long Xiaotian, the prefect of the whole prefecture, raised his flag and gathered troops. Within three days, there were [-] young men. Gathering the flags, there are still a large number of people voluntarily rushing to Zunhua to help defend the city, but the two generals don't need to worry, these people have neither armor nor weapons, most of them are holding some hoes and sticks, basically there are no soldiers in the city. What large ordnance, all kinds of weapons are in short supply, it should not be a big hindrance to our army."

Zhang Liang chuckled, looked at Liao Bin, and said with a half-smile: "Shuai Liao, it seems that people in Quanzhou don't welcome you back!" Previously, he had expected Liao Bin to shout loudly, and there were many responders, but now it seems that the situation is the opposite. When he came over, the other party climbed up and shouted, and immediately gathered tens of thousands of troops.

Liao Bin had a murderous look on his face, "These unscrupulous people deserve to die. If we don't kill them all, it will be difficult to dispel the hatred in Liao's heart. If they don't fight for three days, they will go to the house to expose the tiles. These unscrupulous people probably forgot about Liao. It's amazing."

There was a faint sound of shouting outside, which could still be vaguely heard after tens of miles. It can be seen that the sound was loud, and carefully discerned, but it was the defenders of Zunhua who were shouting, "Defeat the Minzhou Army and capture Liao Bin alive." thief!"

Liao Bin's face turned livid, he hit the big case with a bang, twisted his face, and shouted: "Get ready to attack!"

Minzhou soldiers poured out of the camp like a tide, forming a formation outside the camp. Because the trench dug by Long Xiaotian was too dense and dangerous, the cavalry was useless for the time being. Imagine that you rode out and rushed out without running away. When we got up, we encountered ditches and had to slow down. Some ditches could be jumped over by a horse, but some ditches were more than ten meters wide, and the shallowest of all ditches was as deep as one person’s. Jun's horse will either die or be injured if it falls off, not to mention that there are enemy troops staring at the opposite side!
The cavalry can't be used temporarily, so they can only get on the pawns, advance slowly, and gradually fill up the trenches, so that the cavalry can attack flatly.

Looking at the Minzhou army pressing up like a wall in a neat formation, the Zunhua position fell silent in an instant, only the sound of heavy breathing remained.What's more, you can hear the sound of teeth chattering, obviously very frightened in your heart, but even so, there is no one who turns around and runs away.

"Ge, the queue is pretty good!" Tian Chong stretched out his hand and picked up the first-grade bow beside him, "I want to see, there is still a distance to go, can you maintain this formation?"

In infantry combat, the Central Plains has now absorbed some methods of Li Qing's army training, forming a strong oppression on the enemy with a strict formation, but compared with the Dingzhou army, they still have a lot of problems in the advancement of the formation. The gap was as expected by Tian Chong. After advancing thousands of meters, the formation became difficult to maintain consistency and began to bend.Some places are forward, some places are behind.

Tian Chong narrowed his eyes, "When you climb the trench, you will be gone, right?"

The advancing soldiers finally reached the edge of the first ditch, saw the first head popping out from behind the earth and rocks, Tian Chong drew his bow and set up an arrow, and with a whoosh, the armor-piercing arrow shot out.The man on the opposite side fell down in response, and the arrow hit the man's face impartially.

The Dingzhou army cheered loudly.

"Lao Tian is good at archery!" Qian Duo said excitedly.

"Ready to shoot!" Tian Chong touched another arrow and put it on the bow. At this time, more than a thousand guards from the original Qingyang who followed the two of them took up the first-grade bow, put the arrow firmly on the string, and aimed at the bow. , With a buzzing sound, thousands of feathered arrows shot out like locusts.

The opposite side was immediately swept away. The armor-piercing arrows and first-grade bows produced in Dingzhou ignored the armor worn by the Minzhou army, easily broke through the armor, and shot the opponent to the ground.

But compared to the first-grade bow with a thousand handles, the number of opponents is too many, a large amount of earth and rocks are quickly pushed into the ditch, and the first ditch is filled in a short time.

(End of this chapter)