Chapter 2417 Military struggle
"kill! 』
In the school field on the side of the martial arts hall, a drill is going on.
Those in charge of the drill were middle and low-level non-commissioned officers from all over the country, while those who watched from the outside were the newly recruited recruits this time.
These middle and low-level non-commissioned officers who participated in the performance themselves were born on the battlefield. They not only possessed proficient skills, but also had actual combat experience with real swords and guns. With a pinch, his face turned pale, and his heart beat wildly.
Some people say that murderous aura is false, while others say that murderous aura does exist. The more accurate ones are the pheromones produced by hormones similar to the adrenal glands. Some people have received them, while others have been slower.
After another "kill", the field was split from the array drill into a small formation of three people, as if simulating the situation in a chaotic battle. In each small three-person formation, one is the main attacker and the other is the main defense. , and the other person is assisting with a long blade. The wonderful thing about this cooperation is that it attracts cheers from the recruits.
It was another round of rehearsal. With the shout of the commander in the field, everyone shouted to kill in unison. According to the order, the small formations began to merge, first approaching each other, and then automatically adjusted their pace to the front formation after half a step behind. And the rhythm, and then like drops of water converging into a stream, the messy small array that was scattered almost all over the field regrouped into the original large array...
『Fast as the wind! 』
There was a loud shout in the array.
"wind! Gale! 』
Suddenly, some crossbow bolts were thrown out of the array, whistling and shooting obliquely into the air!
Many recruits don’t even know how these people took out the crossbow machine from there, and then how to shoot the crossbow bolt. They opened their mouths wide and stared at the crossbow bolt flying into the air and then falling to the ground...
『Xu Rulin! 』
"Forest! Forest! One two, one, left! Enter! 』
The spear pointed at the sky, the sword was hidden under the shield, and all the people were close together. According to the order, the entire array moved horizontally, like a forest of iron armor, or like a screen changing its position.
『Invasion like fire! 』
"kill! kill! One, two, kill! 』
The shield suddenly pushed forward two steps, and then it was lifted, accompanied by the flashing light of the knife!
Just before the light of the saber dissipated in the eye mask, the long spear rushed forward, brushing the shield soldier''s charge forward, and the long spear rushed forward like a python coming out of a hole, the bright spear head trembled, and the red tassel Shaking, although it is only a simulation, everyone knows how fierce this blow will be on the enemy''s armor!
『It doesn’t move like a mountain! 』
"shield! Stand up shield! 』
The spearman who was protruding forward shook his spear, and then retreated, while the shield soldier who fell behind moved forward, took two steps forward, and after surpassing the spearman, he put down the shield that was originally placed on the side. With a sound of "哗啦", it stood in front of it, and instantly turned into a shield wall!
The spearman''s spear was also placed on the upper edge of the shield, and the entire column shrank inward, like a hedgehog spreading its thorns, which made people feel pain at first glance...
『Hussars are victorious! 』
『The big man wins! 』
The Han army flag and the tricolor flag on the high platform of the school field were waved at the same time. First, the middle and lower-level non-commissioned officers who performed martial arts in the field shouted together, and then the surrounding recruits also shouted together. There was still some noise and chaos, but gradually formed a unified torrent at the back, rolling across the sky, shaking the earth, and spreading out in all directions...
『Hussars are victorious! 』
『The big man wins! 』
『Wan Sheng! Victory! 』
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On the other side of the Han Kingdom, there was also a change in the line of defense.
The change in this line of defense is not a performance of martial arts, but a real **** fight with real swords and guns.
Teams of Cao Jun scouts kept appearing in the north of Ling County, seeming to detect and provoke the Jiangdong Army in the south.
Ling County is the northern gateway of Guangling Huaiyin. If Ling County is breached, Cao Jun will go down the river and reach Huaiyin.
After receiving the support of Cao Cao, Man Chong set off with the vanguard in advance, with Xia Houjie and Yin Li as the vanguard, and arrived near Ling County through the prime minister. Man Chong and Yin Li have cooperated many times. After successfully regaining the prime minister, it can be regarded as improving the morale of the entire army. Coupled with the decline in combat effectiveness of Jiangdong soldiers due to infection of the plague, even though Jiangdong organized two Three times of resistance, but they were not able to stop Cao Jun''s counterattack.
The entire Jiangdong front is tight.
Although the Jiangdong generals, from Xie Zan to Zhu Zhi, all attributed the reason for these confrontations to the fact that the soldiers were infected with the plague, but in fact many people knew that Jiangdong soldiers had already passed since the beginning of the Northern Expedition. It''s been more than half a year, if you can maintain the state of victory, you can still maintain your fighting spirit, but now you encounter setbacks again and again, it''s like losing your energy and exhausting it, your morale is declining, and your spirit of fighting for a long time is also Indebted, I want to go back.
In comparison, Cao Jun''s counterattack, on the one hand, has a large number of soldiers, and on the other hand, Cao Jun is slightly stronger than the Jiangdong Army. If the Jiangdong Army has ships to assist, it can more or less make up for this aspect. The disadvantage, and now most of Jiangdong''s ships are transporting goods back to Jiangdong, but they have not yet returned, so it is naturally difficult to deal with it.
Generally speaking, Cao Jun’s army system is a bit like the bald strong of later generations. The gap between the central army and the local county soldiers is very large. Originally, the level of soldiers in the Xiapi area of ??Guangling was uneven, and the old and weak were displayed, and their combat effectiveness was indeed not strong. However, in the initial battle with Jiangdong, most of these old and weak soldiers either died or fled. The pawns, invisibly, are like swords that have been sharpened, somewhat sharper.
The most important thing is that Cao Jun has a "cheat sheet". After Man Chong learned of the symptoms of the plague, he immediately took some targeted measures to control the spread of the plague...
Cao Jun''s large troops pressed against Ling County, and Xie Zan and Zhu Ran, who retreated repeatedly, had to send soldiers to ask Zhu Zhi and Sun Quan for help. Urgent military reports are sent to the rear almost every day, and not only on the line of Ling County, Jiangdong''s scouts also found that Cao Jun even divided his troops, and it seemed that he was going to go around to the rear of Huaiyin!
After Man Chong set up camp near Ling County, the first thing he did was to check the defense measures against the plague. He first asked the logistics camp staff to make sure that there were no patients in the camp, and then checked the lime flooding that was spilled around the camp. Insect footprints, the camp was further expanded and organized. Two deep trenches were dug around the camp, and sharp logs were inserted in them, and an earthen wall was built behind the trenches, barbed wire and bamboo sticks were laid, and watchtowers were erected. Trench, on which boards are set up for passage, will not be afraid of sneak attack after being removed at night.
If you are not defeated, consider defending first.
A strong camp can not only defend against foreign enemies, but also bring a sense of psychological and physical security to Cao Jun in the camp, which is conducive to the repair and recovery of soldiers.
At this time, the gate of Cao Jun''s camp was opened, and a group of about a hundred cavalry rushed out.
Most of the duties of these cavalry are harassment and detection. Of course, if they encounter scouts or squads of Jiangdong soldiers, these Cao cavalry are not afraid of a battle.
This small-scale confrontation can keep the morale of the army high.
There is also a hidden reason, Man Chong wants these cavalry to detect a relatively safe way to advance...
After all, whether Jiangdong Army "drives" or "incites" those sick soldiers, as a death squad, it is really disgusting. Therefore, it must be ensured that when the army marches, it will not bump into these infected "landmines".
The sound of horseshoes.
Xia Houjie was the commander of these cavalry.
Although Xia Houjie''s martial arts is not as strong as Dian Wei''s, he pays more attention to dexterity, especially the bow and arrow skills on horseback, which is accurate and fast, not much worse than the barbarians who are good at shooting on horseback. He is not as good as Cao Chun. The reason why the others are famous is that Xia Houjie usually follows Cao Cao''s surroundings, and rarely leads the main battle alone, so he does not show his name.
Cao Jun cavalry, the main weapons are still long spears and knives, and also carry bows and arrows and short-distance throwing weapons. They slowly spread out and advanced along the road. They encountered some Jiangdong scouts on the way. Before the confrontation, those Jiangdong scouts He just turned his head and ran away, and fled back to the city of Ling County in no time.
Xia Houjie led his troops to stop more than a mile outside the city of Ling County, and then sent a few cavalry to surround the city. Cao Jun''s cavalry roared and screamed below the city, with high morale, while the Jiangdong soldiers on the city were silent and dull Incomparably, the two sides confronted each other for a while, after observing the Ling County city defense and other defense equipment, Xia Houjie returned.
Back to the camp, Xia Houjie asked Man Chong to give orders. Speaking of the detection situation, Xia Houjie expressed contempt for the defense of Ling County, saying that although some Jiangdong soldiers and civilian husbands were seen in the city, he did not see any ballistas, clappers, falling hammers, and Yasha rings. Medium and large-scale defense equipment.
Xia Houjie concluded, "Children in Jiangdong only know boats and boats, but don''t know how to defend the city. They probably just prepared some wood and rolling stones..."
Yin Li smiled and said: "Children from Jiangdong, how do you know this? Every time we fight against us, we rely on the strength of boats and boats. I''m afraid that Nanyue in Jiangdong has never mastered the art of defending the city!" 』
Ballista needless to say, many people are familiar with it.
For siege equipment such as ladders and building vehicles, the general attack method is relatively weak, while ballistas and rackets are much more destructive, especially the racket, which is almost fatal to building vehicles. Being hit is basically an overturned end.
The falling hammer is a crane in the shape of a huge stone hammer. It can move on the city wall, and when needed, it can be stretched out. It strikes some areas under the city wall that are located in the blind spots of bows and arrows, just like smashing meat with a hammer. Even if it is covered by a collision, it can''t stop it.
The Yaksha ring is different from the falling hammer. The falling hammer is mainly aimed at crashing cars, while the Yaksha ring is like a giant mace. There are many iron thorns or sharp wood nailed on it, and then it can be released from the top of the city. Of course More is to go down the ladder that was built up, like a meat skewer, and it will be a big **** mess...
Both of these can be pulled back and reused. Of course, they are also vulnerable to damage during the recycling process, but the lethality of these city defense equipment is more terrifying than bows, arrows, knives and guns.
Although it is a dead word no matter whether it is died by a knife, gun, bow and arrow, or by such a medium and large defensive equipment, but this equipment is like a deterrent. If it is not there, it will always feel Much is missing.
Man Chong nodded slightly. On the surface, he seemed to agree with Yin Li and Xia Houjie''s remarks, but no one knew what was thinking in his heart...
『Report! 』
A Cao soldier rushed in, "The general leads the Chinese army, fifty miles away!" 』
Cao Cao''s middle army is of course impossible to go to the former army camp full of pets.
After all, reality is not like a game, where items and people can be stacked without limit.
Cao Cao camped about seven or eight miles away from the Manchong former army camp. This is also a common pattern. If the number of people is larger and the area is narrower, it is impossible to say that the camp of a large army can even stretch out for hundreds of miles...
When Cao Cao arrived, it was natural to hold a military meeting. Man Chong and a few guards rushed to Cao Cao''s Chinese army camp. When passing the workshop in front of the Chinese army camp, I saw that in the temporary workshop, all kinds of siege equipment were being manufactured in full swing. The most conspicuous thing was naturally the tall ladder, standing in it like a silent giant.
Cao Cao was also waiting for Man Chong, and when Man Chong arrived, he sounded the battle drum for the Chinese army to gather generals.
Inside the large tent of the Chinese Army, it is relatively spacious. There is a screen at the top. In front of the screen is Cao Cao’s position, and on both sides are seats. Although there are no desks, it doesn’t feel cramped. feel.
After the first blow of the drum, several generals from the left and right sides of the Chinese army arrived, including those from the Cao family and Xiahou family. Then they greeted Man Chong and chatted for a while...
Originally, the generals of the Cao Clan and Xiahou Clan had a lukewarm attitude towards Man Chong, but after this battle, Man Chong resisted Jiangdong''s invasion, and it can be regarded as a feat of battle, so it is naturally different up.
As for Zang Ba and the others, they clasped their hands in front of their chests, neither cold nor hot.
One after another, other generals arrived.
After the three-way drum was beaten, Cao Cao strode out from behind the screen, followed by Dian Wei, standing behind Cao Cao like an iron tower.
As soon as Cao Cao came in, all the generals present, civil and military, saluted Cao Cao in unison.
Cao Cao looked calm, lifted his right hand lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone has worked hard, please get up." just sit down. 』
『Thank you, General! 』
Everyone replied, and then sat down one after another.
The assistant officer on the side, that is, Tuntian Zhonglang, unfolded Ren Jun''s roster, and began to call on Cao Cao''s place.
Although all the generals here are actually familiar with each other, there is still a sense of ritual. After the point is over, Ren Jun retreated to the side, and Cao Cao coughed slightly, and then said: "Jiangdong is rebellious today, raging Huaisi, Xu The people in Yang were killed or injured, the villages and counties were dilapidated, and innocent people were moved to the Yueman land, and they were all slaves of the Nanman. 』
Cao Cao clapped his hands on the table, and raised his voice a little, "Xu Yang''s people are looking forward to it now, hoping that Master Wang will save him from the fire and water, calm the countryside, restore farming and mulberry, and drive away the southern barbarians!" This battle is to carry on the will of the Son of Heaven above and the wishes of all the people below. It is as powerful as thunder and lightning, and it is as swift as a flash of lightning, soaring to the nine heavens and falling to the stone city! The leader of Xiao Ni, save the common people, so as to achieve peace in the countryside, and peace in Huaisi! Soldiers! Can you be brave in this battle and win meritorious service? ! 』
Everyone stood up and responded loudly.
Cao Cao nodded, and waited for a while before waving for everyone to sit down again, looked around again, and finally fell on Man Chong, "Bo Ning, let''s talk about the military situation on the front line. 』
『Only. 』Man Chong got up, stood in the center of the central army tent, and narrated the situation on the front line.
Everyone listened carefully.
Cao Cao stroked his beard, squinted his eyes slightly, "This battle is not about the gains or losses of one place." The Jiangdong army divided into three groups, all the way to invade Jingnan, all the way to fake and mess up the new city, and all the way to stop here. The meaning of Jiangdong is to make us unable to take care of both head and tail, and have nowhere to start. Jiangdong thieves can use boats and cruise up and down the river to get the first opportunity. Therefore, Bo Ning designed to lure the enemy to go deep, use Guangling to trap his soldiers, bend his boats and boats, and show the strength of our cavalry. 』
Cao Cao nodded at Man Chong.
Man Chong bows his head, expressing humility.
Actually, this is Cao Cao’s statement that he has revealed the crime of losing Guangling before Man Chong...
After all, Man Chong was the prefect of Guangling before. Without Cao Cao''s words, he might not be investigated for a crime of losing land in the future. Now it has become a strategy to lure the enemy into deeper.
Of course, this is also the performance of Man Chong in this period of time, and it is not bad. On the one hand, it withstood Jiangdong''s advance, and on the other hand, it also dragged Chen into the water. Regardless of whether Chen is willing or not, anyway, it is wet now body, more or less contaminated with fishy smell.
In addition, Man Chong''s previous strategy also forced the Taishan Army to fight among themselves, Chang Xi died, and the overall strength of the Taishan Army was severely damaged, which can be regarded as eliminating some of Cao Cao''s worries. Fan, make a conclusion on this matter.
"Sun''s son, the new successor, many people from Jiangdong have not yet accepted," Cao Cao continued, "Although there are many soldiers, they have not been united. Bo Ning has already defeated him. If this battle destroys his front again, he will be defeated." Like a broken bamboo, it can be broken! If you take advantage of the victory and cover it up, and kill the vertical son of the Sun family in Huaisi, you can get the land of Jiangdong and make immortal achievements! 』
Cao Cao took the opportunity to encourage him again, then leaned forward slightly, and asked Man Chong: "I don''t know where Ling County is, does Bo Ning have a good plan?" 』After all, Man Chong is the main frontline general during this period of time.
Man Chong was a little hesitant.
Cao Cao said with a smile: "This is a theory, there is no right or wrong!" Berning but said it doesn''t matter! 』
Man Chong replied, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord... I... I suspect Ling County, and I''m afraid it''s Jiangdong''s trick..."
(end of this chapter)