Chapter 1410 Battle in the wild
When Tai Shici led the team and rushed to the recruit camp in the north of Yecheng, Gao Lan''s face finally couldn''t hold back, and he urged the soldiers to pass the pontoon bridge as soon as possible and line up on the south bank.
Tai Shici was aware of the importance of the pontoon bridge, and Gao Lan naturally knew it well, but before he went out, he was somewhat lucky, hoping that Tai Shici would be a little timid because he was worried about the defenders of Yecheng. For some time, waiting for the soldiers to establish a foothold on the south bank can be regarded as avoiding the crisis of the pontoon bridge.
However, when he saw under the Taishi Battle Banner, Zhengxi cavalry galloping, Gao Lan knew that the original luck of this point was gone, and only the desperate fight was left!
It was the first time for Yuan Jun''s soldiers to enter the battle formation. They finally formed a battle line in front of the camp. He actually fell off the pontoon bridge, and landed in the river with a bang. Fortunately, he was not wearing heavy armor, and used his hands and feet to scrape to the shore with a struggling dog. Although he was in a mess, he still had his life.
Tai Shici took all this into his eyes, and felt a little dazed in his heart. He stood up on the horseback, stretched his arms and shouted: "These are new recruits! It''s time for us to teach these native chickens and dogs, what is it? It''s called a real fight!"
"Oh oh oh..." Zhengxi soldiers raised their knives and guns and shouted, and automatically gathered into a huge charge array, heading towards the pontoon bridge to kill!
In Ye City, Feng Ji, who had just finished handling the matter of supervising the city defense and martial law of the neighbors, hurried to the gate tower, and after observing for a while lying on the battlements, he cupped his hands towards Yuan Shang and said, "Young master! The expedition to the west outside the city is only a few cavalry, and there is no backup, so it will definitely not be able to attack the city! But if the pontoon bridge in the north of the city is lost, the morale of the camp will plummet! At that time, even if the number of people is intact, there will be no more battles! Young master, please hurry Send troops quickly to the pontoon bridge to pick up General Gao!"
"This..." Yuan Shang frowned and looked at Guo Tu.
Guo Tu raised his eyebrows and said, "Did Yuan Tu expect Zhengxi''s surprise attack?"
Feng Ji couldn''t help being awe-inspiring when he heard the words, and quickly said: "The soldiers from Zhengxi came to attack unexpectedly, how could I have expected it?"
"Since it was not expected, Yuan Tu asserted that there is no other army in Zhengxi besides this army?" Guo Tu smiled slightly, but his smile was a little gloomy, "Or does Yuan Tu have some special news channels? Do you know whether Zhengxi is false or not? "
Feng Ji quickly denied it and said, "Let''s just deduce it from watching the formation under the city."
As soon as the words came out, Feng Ji felt a little regretful, and Guo Tu quickly grasped Feng Ji''s words, and immediately continued: "Let''s talk about it? The young master is in danger, and the master''s wealth is in Ye. You should be cautious, don''t you?" It’s ridiculous to even think about it!”
Yuan Shang was a little at a loss. As the son of Yuan Shao, and because of his good looks, Yuan Shao is very happy, so it can be said that he is pampered. If it is said that he appreciates sensuality, Yuan Shang is naturally an expert, but he has a keen insight into the battle formation, but he has no one. The enemy''s ability to break. Although he is still in a safe place away from the fighting scene, he is still a little flustered and has no idea in his heart. Hearing the argument between Guo Tu and Feng Ji, he seems to think that Guo Tu should have the upper hand, so he subconsciously He was partial to Guo Tu''s suggestion, and then imitated Yuan Shao''s appearance to appease Feng Ji who did not accept the suggestion...
Feng Ji cupped his hands to thank Yuan Shang, while lowering his head and secretly sighing. The emotion that emerged in my heart, I don''t know whether it should be anger, pity, or both.
If it is said that Feng Ji has no selfish intentions at all, this is not the case, because although Feng Ji and Guo Tu belong to the Yuzhou faction, they also have different levels of authority in the same faction. Guo Tu was too domineering, and he was deeply in Yuan Shao''s heart, so Feng Ji didn''t have much room to speak with Yuan Shao, so he could only focus on Yuan Shao''s sons...
But just now, Fengji''s suggestion was completely based on selfishness, and it was wrong, because Fengji also judged that the key node that appeared on the battlefield was near the pontoon bridge. For recruits who are entering the battle for the first time, nothing is more important than morale, and morale is high , even the yellow turban thieves can kill all directions, and morale drops, that is a group of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. In addition, if the defenders of Yecheng sent part of the rescue army to the north of the city, it would naturally be impossible to help the supplies. At that time, the soldiers who repelled the soldiers who conquered the west would be the ones who contributed to the advice, and Guo Tu was responsible for the loss of food and grass. Wouldn''t it be best of both worlds to fight?
It''s a pity that Guo Tu seemed to see through the plan, seized the loopholes in the words and launched a counterattack, which caused Yuan Shang, who did not have much fighting courage, to strengthen his mind once again.
But in Feng Ji''s view, it is one thing to be saved but not to be saved, but another thing to send out troops!
Perhaps the city still has a lot of military supplies, equipment, food and grass, which are enough to support the expenses, but if they don''t support the new army camp in the north of the city, if they just want to rely on these new soldiers, they will have to fight against the soldiers who conquered the west. !
Guo Tu''s strategy is actually very simple, but it is worse than bad.
Now that the heavy supply camp was irretrievable, he dragged the northern camp into the water, and then picked up a small meritorious service that defended Yecheng and protected the lord''s family to protect himself. Naturally, the blame was pushed to Gao Lan and Lu Kuang. on the head...
Based on Feng Ji''s understanding of Yuan Shao, it is better to protect Yuan Shang than to kill how many soldiers who conquered the West! After all, Yuan Shang is Yuan Shao''s darling. From this point of view, Guo Tu''s understanding of Yuan Shao is indeed very deep.
It''s just that, in this way, when the soldiers outside the city find out that they have been abandoned, they will inevitably be eccentric! At that time, the battle situation will really get out of hand!
In matters of military strategists, victory or defeat is not scary, what is terrible is losing the heart to pursue victory!
All the guarding soldiers on the city wall of Yecheng looked up, each of them clutching their weapons nervously waiting for the order, and even some military schools had spontaneously gathered their soldiers and lined up to wait...
When the war started, it was like brothers and sisters. No matter how much you laughed at those recruits who didn''t know anything before, but since you were facing a common opponent, it was your own family, and there were many locals in the army. The peasants in the city were driven away like cattle and sheep by the soldiers who conquered the west, so they were naturally angry and unwilling to sit idly by.
Whether to rescue the big camp, or join the big camp in the north of the city and advance together. Every soldier is waiting for the final order, and then roars out, ignoring all obstacles, and rushing to the battlefield as fast as possible!
I don’t know how long I waited, but Yuan Shang’s order finally came. The flag bearer waved the flag and unfurled the flag. Every Yecheng soldier raised his head to distinguish the meaning of the flag. Then these generals sighed at the same time, and some of the grumpy ones even cursed: "Bastard! Are you just watching here and ignoring the people in the city? What kind of military order is this!"
The soldiers reacted a little slower than the leading generals, but they caused a greater commotion. Among the ranks, the voices of shouting and cursing were loud: "There are folks outside the city! They are all our folks! Is it like this? Let Zhengxi''s soldiers come and go freely? Why don''t you leave the city to save people? Why?!"
The voices of shouting and discussion were mixed together, and they immediately became one piece above the city of Yecheng.
Tai Shici heard the noise erupting from the city of Ye in the wind. He was startled at first, thinking that the city of Ye had sent out troops, but after a closer look, after careful identification, even though he couldn''t hear what the yelling was, he still couldn''t hear it. I can understand that it is not the roar of facing a powerful enemy, but the meaning of injustice, wavering and resentment!
Tai Shici laughed and looked back at the guards around him: "Mr. Yuan is so incompetent, we will surely defeat the enemy!"
At this moment, at the pontoon bridge of Daying in the north of the city, there is already a mess, a sea of ??corpses and blood.
Although Commander Gao Lan had a large number of recruits, their training was insufficient. In addition, Tai Shici brought his men down quickly. As a result, even though Gao Lan tried his best to deploy, there were still not enough soldiers to cross the pontoon bridge. When the defense system was not fully established, , and encountered the impact of the cavalry led by Tai Shici!
Standing against the wall seems to be a word full of courage, but in fact, when most people fight against the wall, only water is left. Gao Lan''s headquarters, because of panic and slowness, had to deploy along the river bank, and the stability of the overall defense array was greatly compromised.
Moreover, the infantry and cavalry did not take the initiative in the first place, and could only be passively spread out. When Tai Shici had no final choice, no one knew which pontoon bridge Tai Shici would attack first, even in Hebei. The archers on both sides of the bank were at a loss.
It seems like a long time has passed, and it seems like only a moment. When the first row of Zhengxi cavalry rushed into the formation of pawns, Gao Lan''s pupils on the north bank of the river couldn''t help shrinking suddenly!
Left Wing!
These Zhengxi cavalry swayed in front of the formation, then turned their horses'' heads together, circled a small circle, and rushed to the outermost left wing of Yuan Jun!
Horseshoes were flying, and in the inexplicable expressions of Yuan Jun''s soldiers, none of the whole wave of cavalry who conquered the west flinched at the last moment!
none!
Although everyone is clear in their hearts, whether they are infantry or cavalry in the first wave of contact with the enemy, the probability of death or injury is extremely high. It can be said that they are close to death! However, this group of soldiers who conquered the west still rushed forward without fear, forcibly smashing a flesh and blood road in the formation of Yuan Jun''s infantry!
Based on Gao Lan''s experience as a veteran in the battlefield, he can tell at a glance that after this wave of shock, at least 20 or 30 cavalry were lost!
However, pawns lose more!
Accompanied by the dull sound of flesh and blood clashing, Yuan Jun''s infantry at the forefront flew high and knocked down many soldiers in the rear row. The land on the side was dyed red, and then turned into small streams that merged into the river, dyeing the river near the pontoon bridge a light pink.
The Zhengxi cavalry who came like a storm, stepped out of a road of flesh and blood, and then continued to move forward. Before Yuan Jun''s soldiers could recover, they had already broken through Yuan Jun''s block and rushed to the pontoon bridge on the left wing Nearby, braving the rain of arrows from the opposite bank, they smashed the kerosene on the pontoon bridge!
A cavalryman fell down full of arrows, and immediately another cavalryman rushed up, picked up a torch and threw it on the pontoon bridge. The kerosene was silent for a few seconds, as if it was gathering strength, and then burst into flames with a bang. A group of Yuan Jun who was in a dilemma at the head of the pontoon bridge, together with the sampan of the pontoon bridge, were engulfed in the flames together!
The recruits of the Yuan Army who have not been fully trained, when they saw the **** cavalrymen and horses of Zhengxi, rushing left and right frantically, some of these soldiers who had just been transferred from civilian husbands lost the courage to continue fighting and flinched. Some of them dodged backwards; the other part stood numbly, turning a deaf ear to the orders of the generals shouting at the side, and some suddenly collapsed, screaming and running aimlessly on the battlefield, and even fell headlong into the river. Floating downstream with the bodies that fell into the river.
On the one hand, the formation was constantly being squeezed, and on the other hand, the defensive actions of the recruits were all deformed. Even the archers on the other side of the river, who were supposed to be relatively safe, lost their accuracy and strength, and could not give enough threats and damage to the Zhengxi cavalry. As a result, the entire soldiers crossing the bridge became more and more flustered, and gradually they were driven by those deserters who had collapsed emotionally. Many people also dropped their weapons and fled around. Lots of people tried to escape back Going to the north bank, I collided with Yuan Bing on the pontoon bridge. It was so crowded that I don''t know how many people collided with each other and fell into the river!
Under the pontoon bridge, there are densely packed human heads. Although it is already spring now, the water temperature is still extremely cold. In addition, most of these recruits are from Jizhou, and most of them are landlubbers. go down...
On the bridge pillars and beside the sampan, there are a lot of lucky people climbing up, and in order to protect their life-saving position, these lucky people will kick out all the guys who came close from time to time, regardless of the previous situation. These may still be partners in the same queue as me...
More and more fires are rising and breathing is burning, more and more black smoke is covering the eyes, and the cries of panic are clogging the ears. All the efforts of Gao Lan on the north bank of the river are finally collapsing. In front of the recruits, everything vanished into thin air.
At the next moment, the Zhengxi cavalry threw out the cans full of kerosene, and smashed them on the wooden piles of the pontoon bridge, and the torches followed them while the kerosene splashed. Normally, with so many people on the bridge, even if they were really burned with fire, it might not be able to burn it out in a short while, but more and more panicked Yuan Jun gathered together, which greatly exceeded the carrying limit of the original pontoon bridge. Coupled with the constant shaking and concussion, one of the pontoon bridges could no longer support it. With the dense crowd on the bridge, it broke down from the middle with a bang, causing splashes all over the sky!
Gao Lan stood at his command position, still trying his best to deploy all the soldiers and horses he could control, to put out the fire, to defend the gap that was broken by the levy cavalry, to gather and frighten the recruits who ran around, but He dispatched soldiers and horses in groups, and they were submerged in the chaotic flow of people in a blink of an eye, and they couldn''t play much effect.
Yuan Jun''s array was in chaos and had completely collapsed. Hundreds of cavalry marching west were divided into two teams, front and rear, constantly attacking the remaining Yuan Jun, forcing Yuan Jun to fall into a frenzied torrent. The existence of the Shura field, at every moment, does not know how many Yuan Jun died under the pressure of fire and water, swords and spears!
In the midst of the smog, Gao Lan stood on a high place and tried his best to look towards Yecheng, hoping that some soldiers could be sent out in Yecheng to restrain the Zhengxi cavalry a little bit, so that he could breathe a sigh of relief, but the whole Yecheng was silent. There was no movement, only the nearby Zhengxi cavalry galloped non-stop, creating even greater chaos, chasing and killing Yuan Jun who was running around like headless flies.
Gao Lan gradually quieted down his voice, stopped his almost hoarse roar, and stared blankly at the frenzied tide that destroyed all the three pontoon bridges around this ferry, watching these pontoon bridges burn and fall down I watched the Zhengxi cavalry regroup proudly under the tricolor flag, leaving behind a piece of wreckage, and slowly heading towards the main camp again...
Yecheng, which is only fifteen miles away from the floating bridge on the river bank, is still quiet, and there is still no sign of sending any reinforcements!
"General!" Gao Lan burst into tears unknowingly, "God is above! If there is still a trace of family friendship, why is this, why is this!"
The flames of the heavy supply camp are getting bigger and bigger, thick smoke is billowing, and like a black dragon, it barks its teeth and claws on the land of Yecheng, roaring angrily!
In the spring of the first year of Changping, on February 12th, when Yuan Shao led a large army into Taihang, Tai Shici, who drove in from the flanks, made a surprise attack on Yecheng and burned countless luggage.
Chengbei Daying, Gaolan, defeated.
Lu Kuang died in the heavy camp.
Although Yecheng is safe and sound, it is a heavy blow to the morale of the entire Yuan army. From this point of view, a wave of frenzy ensues until all the heroes on the stage of the end of the world are involved!
(end of this chapter)