Chapter 1534 You fell for it


    Although Liu Qi, Kuai Qi and others come by boat, it is faster than on land, but as long as you choose a high mountain by the river, climb up and look at it, and arrange a few people at the foot of the mountain. There is a way to notify the mountain, and quickly report to the city of Nanchong.


    For a warning post like this, unless Liu Qi Kuaiqi gets off the boat, pushes along the river bank, and then pulls it out little by little, there is no way to stop such a post from passing on the message. Of course, the same goes for the posts set up by Xu Huang. There is no way to do anything to the Jingzhou ships traveling in the river, except for reporting the news, I can only watch these ships full of Jingzhou soldiers swaying and going away...


    Catapult?


    This kind of accuracy almost means that the guy who doesn''t fight there must have a relatively wide area and replace the accuracy with dense coverage. In addition, they did not bring a large number of craftsmen with the army, let alone Xu Huang''s army in Nanchong, and there was no such technology, so even though some positions are indeed good, they cannot be erected. machine to cover the river.


    Therefore, the place where Xu Huang sent soldiers to intercept the river became the first battlefield where the two sides fought.


    Kuai Qi looked coldly at the position of Xu Huang''s soldiers on the hillside, then estimated the number of soldiers on both sides, and found that they were about five hundred, so she let out a breath, and then looked at the distance between the two sides, as well as the river bank and the A part of the intercepting river was built on one side, like a big wooden fork like repelling horses. He suddenly smiled, and then called the messengers, released a small boat and turned around, notifying Liu Qi''s troops behind him, and ordered the front ones to A boat of soldiers docked first to set up a line, and another boat was dispatched to the middle of the river, dragging or dragging, and began to clear the intercepting wooden forks thrown by Xu Huang''s soldiers into the river.


    Xu Huang frowned.


    Amid the sound of orders, Kuai Qi''s soldiers jumped out of the boat, stepped on the knee-deep water, and rushed to the shore. Instead of rushing towards Xu Huang and the others who had been waiting for a long time, they quickly lined up with their backs against Hanshui. Behind them, the soldiers on the other three warships threw the anchors off the ship, roughly fixed the hull, about 30 steps away from the shore, and you can clearly see that there are soldiers starting to take their positions beside the ship. It is conceivable that if Xu Huang attacks Kuai Qi''s soldiers lined up on the bank, he will suffer a fatal blow from Kuai Qi''s crossbowmen in the river.


    "Sly guy..."


    Xu Huang muttered softly.


    Xu Huang chose to line up on the hillside, and deliberately vacated the landing area, also in order to lure Kuai Qi, to see if Kuai Qi would go ashore carelessly, then Xu Huang could choose to attack halfway, or You can use the range of the arrows to go whoring for nothing.


    But now Kuai Qi only sent a boat of soldiers to the shore, and most of the rest of the soldiers were in the river, in order to lure Xu Huang in turn, wanting Xu Huang to leave the original formation on the hillside, march forward, and enter the river. Within the attack range of Kuai Qi''s troops.


    For Kuai Qi’s side who didn’t have many cavalry, had navy training, and came by boat, because they could put arrows in the cabin, they carried more arrows than Xu Huang and others. This is an inherent advantage, so for Xu Huang, the archer''s ammunition cannot be wasted at will, but Kuai Qi has much more leeway, and is even willing to shoot against Xu Huang''s soldiers, and if it is delayed until the middle and late stages Xu Huang''s archer''s arrows are exhausted...


    "Beat the drum!" Xu Huang waved his hand, "Sword and shield hand! Slowly move forward!"


    Fortunately, these boats of Kuai Qi are all refitted by scorpions, and there are no building ships, so naturally there are no general building ships to prepare and erect some powerful crossbows. Although the crossbows and rackets on the building boats are somewhat worrying in terms of rate of fire and accuracy, in fact, the ultimate purpose of these crossbows is not to kill directly, but to quickly dampen the morale of the opponent''s soldiers , after all, anyone will be somewhat afraid of weapons that cannot be defended...


    "Ho! Ha!"


    Xu Huang''s sword and shield hand paused in two steps, pushing the front line forward for a certain distance.


    "Sword and shield hands stop! Archers get ready!" Xu Huang ordered again. There is a distance of about thirty steps between Kuai Qi''s array on the bank and the pawns in the river, and this distance is a flaw that Xu Huang can grasp.


    Amidst the sound of war drums on both sides, the arrows pierced the sky, staggered, and then poured towards the top of the opponent''s head.


    There is no need for any additional orders, these sword and shield hands under Zhengxi have already raised their shields and pieced together a shield wall. The front row squatted, the back row stood, and the last row put shields on top of them obliquely, forming a shield wall that was as tall as a person and with some inwards, completely covering the people behind the shield wall. soldiers.


    Long arrows are like a storm. The shield array was beating continuously, the arrows hit the shield, and the sound of slapping, slapping, clicking, thud-dong sounded endlessly, like a symphony of death. If it is a new recruit who has just entered the battlefield, under such a fierce arrow attack, it is inevitable that they will panic and tense, and the shield formation will also be a little chaotic, but now the sword and shield fighters in the formation are all battle-tested soldiers under the Zhengxi banner. Having seen bigger scenes and denser arrow formations, the shooting density of Kuai Qi’s more than one hundred archers on the shore is like a child’s play house for them. Although the appearance is not bad, the actual Not much effect.


    Although Kuai Qi''s pawns in the river also fired arrows, Xu Huang''s pawns happened to be near the maximum range. Occasionally, some arrows hit the shield, but because of the wind above the Han River, the arrows When it fell, the angle was wrong. It seemed that there were more horizontal shots than smashed ones, let alone any lethality.


    After several rounds of exchanges between the two sides, Kuai Qi''s soldiers on the shore suffered obvious casualties, and the formation began to loosen. However, Xu Huang still did not order the attack, but slightly slowed down the frequency of soldiers shooting bows and arrows.


    Xu Huang calmly watched the battle at the bottom of the hillside, and saw that Kuai Qi was still on the warship, and he couldn''t see his intention to disembark for the time being, which meant that the current battles were just appetizers, and the real battle between the two sides The contest is far from kicking off...


    Xu Huang didn''t believe that Kuai Qi would only send such a small group of people to break the formation, and he also didn''t believe that Kuai Qi only had five warships here. This guy must have some other arrangements, but Xu Huang didn''t know yet. What other arrangements do Kuai Qi and the others have? After all, among the mountains and rivers in Sichuan and Shu, even though there are guard posts on some hills, it is not easy to look after the entire area. It takes not only time, but also luck.


    Everyone has a plan, it''s just to see whose plan is more comprehensive and practical.


    General Zhengxi did a good job in intelligence, so Xu Huang knew that Liu Qi and Kuai Qi were not very important front-line fighters, so he didn''t have to worry too much about a general who broke the formation suddenly from the side. From another perspective, Liu Qi and Kuai Qi didn''t know Xu Huang well, so they left Xu Huang some room for manipulation.


    Of course, we have to plan for the worst. If it doesn’t work, we will temporarily give up the interception of the river, and then retreat to Nanchong, as long as we maintain control of Nanchong...


    Xu Huang looked around, as if thinking of something. He didn''t know whether his guess about Kuai Qi and Liu Qi was correct, or how much error there was, but judging from the current situation, it seemed that this guy really planned to do this trick?


    If he hadn''t followed General Zhengxi, or hadn''t gone through those glorious or shameful tactical discussions in the martial arts hall, Xu Huang might not have the ability to detect the current battlefield, or in other words, any general who wants to To grow up, without going through a long period of self-reflection and continuous thinking, it is impossible to make a sharp change.


    Before Xu Huang, it can be said that he was a ruthless general in front of the battle. In order to win every stage, he would not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his soldiers and fight ruthlessly. Although he would defeat his opponent in some stages, it was actually very easy. Leading to excessive battle damage and a decline in the ability to continue fighting, it is easy to shorten the overall combat time of the troops, and require longer training for recruits and replenishment of combat power.


    To use an analogy, if Xu Huang and Sima Yi had a duel before, both opponents had the same force, as long as the number of soldiers was enough to offset Xu Huang''s personal force, then Sima Yi would definitely win in the end. Because Sima Yi is capable of procrastination, even though Xu Huang may win some parts, but in terms of overall battle damage and casualties, Sima Yi, who is good at defense, naturally has an advantage, and will gradually gain the initiative on the entire battlefield.


    At the moment, after experiencing precipitation and thinking, Xu Huang not only advances, but also learns to retreat.


    Seeing that his troops occupied the top, Xu Huang not only did not order to press forward to attack Kuai Qi''s troops on the river bank, but instead ordered to shrink back, as if preparing to evacuate.


    "Boom, boom..."


    Kuai Qi''s troops in the middle of the Hanshui River, saw Xu Huang''s posture as if he was about to retreat, and did not take advantage of the situation to break away from the combat contact and take back the heavily damaged soldiers on the river bank. Instead, Radium sounded the war drum and pulled the anchor. They began to approach the shore, as if they were ready to go ashore to chase Xu Huang.


    "Hehe..." Xu Huang''s eyes turned cold, "Sure enough..."


    The ability to interpret the battlefield is a skill that Zhengxi General Fei Qian has always emphasized and emphasized to his generals. Xu Huang naturally learned some of it.


    It is not knowing how to fight cavalry with long spears, and fight archers with swords and shields, etc., it is called knowing the interpretation of the battlefield, but requires more and stronger observation and reasoning skills.


    Just like at the moment, when Xu Huang withdrew his soldiers, it was tantamount to giving up the protection of the half-laid interception equipment on the river. If it is said that Kuai Qi and others are only targeting the interception equipment on these rivers, then Kuai Qi will naturally take advantage of the situation to withdraw his troops, and then try his best to clear the intercepted objects on the river, so that he can move forward smoothly.


    However, Kuai Qi did not choose such a relatively safe plan. Instead, she ordered the ships to dock and reinforce the soldiers who landed first, as if she wanted to compete with Xu Huang. Such behavior, What does it mean?


    If you don''t know how to interpret the entire battlefield and only pay attention to a small area in front of you, then naturally you will shout, come on, wave, have a good time, but if you focus on a higher level, never Actions speculate on Kuai Qi''s intentions, and naturally some conclusions can be drawn...


    Xu Huang and others retreated slowly, giving way to a large area at the foot of the mountain, and began to gather up the hillside, as if they didn''t care about Kuai Qi''s soldiers at all, and they were about to retreat.


    Kuai Qi''s Jingzhou soldiers lined up to the sound of war drums, and then eagerly began to move forward, with one team in front and two teams behind, forming a triangle attacking formation. They didn''t walk slowly, but every twenty steps, they would stop to straighten out their formation, and then continue to move forward. Although they were chasing in a hurry, the formation was not disordered.


    "Boom, boom, boom..."


    The sound of war drums was louder, Kuai Qi put on an aggressive posture, and pressed towards Xu Huang''s position. Every time Jingzhou soldiers paused to arrange the formation, they would slap their shields, hit the ground, and roar. The momentum was also quite domineering. .


    Although Xu Huang generally guessed in his mind what Kuai Qi wanted to do, but for the soldiers brought by Xu Huang, not everyone could be clear about it. , being stimulated by the opponent''s aura, there were inevitably some subtle changes. The sword and shield hand held the saber tightly, and the spearman also clenched the gun barrel. It was obvious that the arms were exerting some force, not because of fear, but because of the opponent''s drums and soldiers. Influenced by the influence, I am quite eager to try, just around the corner, seeing the excitement of my opponent...


    "Drumming!" Xu Huang frowned slightly, and shouted, "Steady!" Since the chase is so tight, let''s fight. Who has the last laugh and doesn''t know yet? You want to calculate Yu Mou for this trick?


    "Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of war drums rippled like water waves, impacting the ears of every soldier, soothing their anxiety and impulse. The grassroots non-commissioned officers in the front command shouted almost at the same time: "You son of a bitch! Take a deep breath, don''t worry! They are all steady!"


    Xu Huang''s soldiers stopped, took a few breaths, and slowly relaxed, quietly watching the Jingzhou soldiers approaching step by step, and then quietly waiting for the start of the battle, waiting for the moment to fight.


    The soldiers of Jingzhou reached the bottom of the hillside, and they launched their attacking posture layer by layer. The soldiers at the forefront were only about 30 steps away from Xu Huang''s sword and shield fighters in the front row. A short sprint could directly enter the frontal cold weapon The fighting distance, at such a distance, both sides can see each other''s face clearly, even with good eyesight, even a few nose hairs of the other side can be seen clearly...


    Xu Huang stepped forward, not holding his battle axe, but a sword, and patted the shoulder of the sword and shield hand in the front row. The sword and shield hand understood, and turned the side shield to make room for Xu Huang.


    Xu Huang took a step forward, revealed his figure, raised his saber, pointed at Kuai Qi''s banner by the river, and said frivolously: "Idiot, come to fight!"


    "Come to fight! Come to fight!" Xu Huang''s soldiers immediately roared loudly, and the fighting spirit boiled up for a while, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"


    "You''re the idiot, you''ve been tricked..." Kuai Qi, who was watching from the boat by the river, couldn''t help being a little angry when she heard Xu Huang''s provocation. She sneered, and immediately shouted, "Order! Attack!"


    (end of this chapter)