Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 703: Confrontation
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The snow is dazzling, and the water has long been frozen. Dozens of infantry soldiers marched on the vast snowfield. The column was short and the road was very smooth. The soldiers came across the Juma River from Bazhou. Although the weather was cold, they could still sweat when they walked with heavy loads.
Wang Zhang saw a large number of people coming to the north, and the black clouds on the snow were very conspicuous. He rode on the horse and kept walking slowly, just watching...At this time, the 30,000 horse-riding infantry from Gu'an County appeared to the north.
Sure enough, soon a scout came to report: "Yuan Jiangjun led the troops here!"
Wang Zhang sighed.
After a long time, the north and south armies gradually moved closer. A squad of horsemen came with a flag, and Wang Zhang also led his troops to greet him. When the two teams met, Wang Zhang had recognized Yuan Yan's face.
The two are both generals in front of the palace, they just know each other. I don't usually know him well, let alone friendship.
But at this moment, Wang Zhang suddenly felt a kind of intimacy towards Yuan Yan. Seeing Yuan Yan's expression on his face was agitated, I'm afraid it was similar. The two of them were performing the military salute immediately and looked at each other, "General Wang!" "Meet General Yuan!"
Wang Zhang said: "We have 45,000 people in this meeting!"
Yuan Yan pretends to be calm, pointing to the vast white land in the northwest: "General Yang (Yang Biao) still has more than 20,000 riders not far away. There are nearly 70,000 people and horses here!"
The two clung to each other again, everything is silent, and nearly 70,000 elite soldiers are in a group, and the confidence is much more abundant.
The two armies merged into a large army. Yuan Yan's department assigned some of the mounted cavalry deployed to Wang Zhang. The horses were still not enough, but these horses did not need to fight, and some of them rode on one horse and marched in two. The army turned around and marched north together.
Yuan Yan said: "Bazhou is only seventy-five miles away from Gu'an City. Now there are only a few dozen miles left. Let's rush to Gu'an and live in peace."
Wang Zhang pretended to be relaxed and said: "When we arrive in Gu'an, let's get a lamb to roast."
Yuan Yan smiled and said: "We have to have wine!"
Wang Zhang looked around, the white plains looked like the sea, just tens of miles away, and he was still a little uneasy.
The weather is fine, and there is no more snow. The footsteps of horseshoes left by Yuan Yan's ministry when he came on the snow are still there, like a road in the vast sky.
The main infantry force arrived in Gu'an on horseback that night, and then entered the city. The movement was very smooth, and the infantry riding on horseback still had a certain effect; even if the Liao army knew the movement of the Zhou army, everyone could only ride a horse for tens of miles, and the Liao army could not be deployed temporarily.
But the next day the army ran into a situation on the way from Gu'an westward to Zhuozhou. The main force of the Liao army is just north of Zhuozhou, and the threat to this road is too close!
Yuan Yan asked the cavalry generals who came to report the situation urgently: "Is there a military order for Li inspection?"
The military commander said: "The final general is the person sent by General Yang (Yang Biao) to warn Yuan Jiangjun. I don't know the order of Li to check the military!"
Wang Zhang on the side reminded: "If the mounted infantry did not run away, they would be vulnerable to the Liaoqi. General Yang suffered a big loss at the beginning of the year. Luo Mengzi died in that battle."
Yuan Yan promptly said: "Send the order to the entire army, and display the square array as planned!"
"Take Ling!"
Suddenly there was a big drum in the army, and the horn sobbed. A group of messengers rushed to the ministries, and they hurriedly shouted: "There is an enemy! The Chinese army orders, the whole army will form a battle!"
A large number of people and horses gathered in the middle, there are many people and noisy, but they are in order and very quickly! After all, he is an elite soldier, from generals to pawns who are very familiar with battle formations.
Not long afterwards, another army officer found the banner of the Chinese army with a letter and sent a letter from Yang Biao: The cavalry of Yang Biao's department is about to move to the east, and will be on the right flank of the infantry formation waiting for an opportunity; Yang Piao quickly sent a letter to Zhuozhou, suggesting that Li Chuyun should leave Zhuozhou and screen the infantry against the left.
After a long time, the sun was still in the eastern sky, and the black clouds formed by countless people and horses in the north gradually swallowed the whiteness of the field, and the momentum was huge!
The infantry of the Zhou army was dressed in armor and had sharp facelifts. They have formed a tight phalanx and waited in place.
Although the large-scale matchup was expected, it came very suddenly!
The Liao army stopped about a mile away, and they could clearly see their flags and the outlines of their men and horses from a distance. The two armies looked at each other in the distance, and the small horsemen ran back and forth in the open space between them. They could clearly see the movements of the horsemen pulling the bows, and there had been a conflict.
At this time, a large horse team in the central Liao army rushed out of the big formation, and soon dispelled the Zhou Jun scouts in front. The horsemen approached within two hundred paces, and the god-armed hands in front of the Zhou army's various formations had already drawn arrows from the quiver!
However, the forward of the Liao Army didn't even go forward, just wandering slowly not far or near.
The tense and imperative situation suddenly stalemate...Like a galloping horse, the wind roars like a sharp arrow, but it is suddenly strangled in place.
...The Liao army dispatched a major force, and even the Liao Emperor Yelujing rode to the front of the army!
"If Zhou Jun hadn't been caught here, they would have gathered heavy soldiers under our noses." Xiao Siwen said solemnly, "Zhou's Forbidden Army infantry marched on horseback!"
Yelixiu observed the deployment of the Zhou army, and said: "It is not suitable to attack at this time. After the formation of the Zhou army's infantry, it is not a soft persimmon."
The Liao Emperor frowned and looked at the huge crowds, without saying a word.
Yelüxiu's previous strategy was to lure the infantry of the Zhou army to a decisive battle, and then use maneuvering to attack those reinforcements halfway through, but now that the Zhou army has moved to this area with nearly 100,000 infantry, the strategy seems to have failed. Brother Yeluxiu immediately said again: "You can form a confrontation without fighting, wait until the troops and horses are mobilized and the big formation is shaken, and then use your iron cavalry to find opportunities to break the formation!"
"Then you can only wait." Although Yelujing's temper was dry, she was calm at this time. After all, neither of the two warring countries could afford the consequences of a big defeat.
Brother Yeluxiu said: "We have the final say on whether to fight or not. We will fight if we have a chance. We will withdraw from Zhuozhou when we don't have a chance, and then attack Jinzhou to the east. Lead Zhou's army to the east and look for another fighter."
Xiao Siwen said: "Zhuozhou is close to Youzhou, Daliao can mobilize siege weapons and infantry from Youzhou to siege the city; if you go to Jinzhou, you will be far away, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth."
Brother Yeluxiu said: "The fortress is low and can be captured without siege equipment; give Xibing and Jurchen some horses, and let them ride to Jinzhou. Let's go around and catch some people to fill in. Go!"
Xiao Siwen frowned and said: "In this way, even if you hold the Youzhou, it will be more difficult to manage Youzhou in the future..."
Brother Yeluxiu said disapprovingly: "Fear and awe can make Han'er obey even more!"
Anyway, this battle cannot be fought yet anyway. On the battlefield, the Liao army won slightly, and the same number of cavalry is more powerful than the infantry; but the cost of the cavalry is much greater than that of the infantry, and the Liao army is willing to use the cavalry to fight the Zhou army on a large scale. !
Furthermore, the deployment of the army next week is difficult to attack. There are large groups of fine cavalry shelters on the left and right wings, making it difficult to outflank the infantry.
But Zhou Jun didn't dare to come up easily. His infantry could not catch up, and running fast would cause the phalanx to be scattered; the cavalry was not enough to defeat the main force of the Liao army alone.
For a while, the battle was temporarily deadlocked.
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Bazhou Palace, the Forbidden Army next to Guo Shao only had 5,000 infantry soldiers, and all their strength was escorted. He can imagine the pressure after hearing the news.
But Guo Shao didn't act rashly, no matter how anxious he was, he could only endure it. At this time, there is a general Li Chuyun on the front line who can mobilize and deploy various ministries. Li Chuyun is here to take charge of closer distances and faster military orders, and he has a clearer and easier understanding of the actual situation... Now if you point fingers at the front line, it may be counterproductive!
Guo Shao is thinking about the situation repeatedly, just keep it in his heart or write it on paper.
The deployment and arrangements for this battle have not yet reached perfect rigor, and Guo Shao alone has not been able to fully consider it; even if there are many officials and staff in the former camp military government to make suggestions, the ancients still seem to lack something in terms of huge information computing and management. Such a systematic approach cannot satisfy Guo Shao after all.
For example, there is a loophole. In the early stage, the horseback infantry was cancelled because of poor combat. The cavalry increased the ability to run long distances. But in the actual battlefield, the need for rapid mobilization of infantry has emerged.
The horse was temporarily transferred to an infantryman, but the problem that hurriedly appeared: the horses were all in Gu'an...This was a mistake in the early deployment arrangements.
If the Bazhou infantry have horses, they can quickly rush to Gu'an on horseback; there is no need to guard against half-way attacks and adopt a conservative and safe method of merging the two armies.
Where can Guo Shao hide at this time, and care about what he likes and does not show up? His face was sullen, and the veins above his temple bulged.
The hands of the soldiers who served him tea were nervous, shaking slightly, as if they were holding a plate of tofu.
Guo Shao walked on it several times and asked: "Did Dong Zun tell me any news?"
Wei Renpu said: "Not yet, but according to the established strategy, he sent out from Bazhou yesterday to Gu'an and took a rest day to attack. It happens to be today..." Wei Renpu glanced at the outside scene, "I guess it should be right now. Send someone to report back."
As soon as the voice fell, an official walked into the lobby from under the eaves outside, walked quickly to Wei Renpu and handed in a letter. Wei Renpu took a look and said, "Dong Zunzuo's news, he has led the army from Gu'an City this morning, and his direction has not changed."
After listening to this, Guo Shao turned and looked at the big picture hanging on the wall. The colorful lines on it looked very flowery, but it was also practical. He calmly looked at the unmarked route above, as if he saw the horses led by Dong Zunjiao running on the map! No one knows this route except Guo Shao himself and Dong Zunjiao. This is the highest level of secrecy. Of course, Dong Zunjiao can change the route according to his own judgment after he is dispatched... There was nothing in the early stage, and it should still be Guo Shao's gaze. local. .