In the afternoon, Zhang Xing sat on the high platform and continued his sit-in war, while Zhou Xingfan stood there, taking over the command.
As the team leader continued to give orders, dozens of red military flags on the stage kept changing directions. Fan Bao from the third platoon and the third battalion directly in front, Xia Houningyuan from the second platoon and the second battalion and Xu Kaitong from the third battalion further ahead were watching the battlefield in front of them in person while constantly looking back amidst the deafening shouts of killing. Look, allocate troops according to the direction pointed by the flag, or defend to the death, or rush forward with heavy troops.
It turned out that when the officers and soldiers came to attack for the second time, the true strength of both sides was undoubtedly revealed. Zhang Xing immediately realized that Xue Wanbi's troops were not very outstanding in combat power before. He and Wang Fubei were obviously eager to show off, and the other wanted to make meritorious deeds, so It is different from the other three which are perfunctory.
Therefore, Zhang Dalongtou immediately changed his tactics and chose to lure Xue Wanbi into the formation to encircle and kill him before the reinforcements from the rear were dispatched.
As expected, Xue Wanbi was eager to perform his duties. He did not wait for the reinforcements behind him, and took the lead in chasing Fan Wang, directly entering an area surrounded by camps on three sides... This place is not a simple open space, but there are some existences similar to underground trenches. , it seems to be a defensive position, Fan Wang even tried to organize the army here, so Xue Laosi was deceived.
However, after Xue Wanbi rushed in with all his strength, he saw that Fan Wang's troops were like running water in a field, flowing directly to the left and right camps along these trenches. Then he looked at the situation on three sides and found that the three camps stood on three sides, but there was not much noise. , still not knowing that he had fallen into the trap, he hurriedly ordered the tribesmen who were chasing him to turn back.
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But the troops could be taken away at any time, not to mention that he discovered at this time that these trenches that looked like dragons were probably not for defense at all, but to facilitate the two battalions on the left and right to send troops to attack and prevent him from leaving.
Sure enough, with the sound of drums, not only Fan Wang's troops turned around and fought back, but also the gates of the camp on three sides were opened wide. The Deposed Dragon Army, several times larger than his own, had already come to attack from three sides. Not only that, in the camp facing him, Fan Under the banner, a streak of light jumped up and stepped into the formation immediately. But he didn't know whether the general of the battalion of the third row in front of them was a master of condensing pills, or whether the deposed dragon thief from behind had sent a master of condensing pills to guard him to prevent decapitation tactics, or to entangle with him when necessary.
What's even more terrible is that as Xue Laosi was struggling from left to right and kept trying to rescue his headquarters and lead his troops to escape, the deposed dragon thief generals who could be seen in front of him were already on the stage, but someone was condescending and took command on the battlefield.
If he goes to the left, the flags will all point to the left. If he goes to the right, the flags will point to the right. If he tries to move forward to rescue the trapped subordinates, the flags will split into two, with the left one pointing to the right. The one on the right turned to the left, and the two battalions on the left and right tried to cut off his retreat from behind. If he retreated, the flags were all pointed in front of him. At this time, the three battalions ignored him at all, and just worked together to surround and hunt those who broke through. Officers and soldiers are used to kill and injure.
The more Xue Wanbi fought, the harder he fought, and the more frightened he became. How could he not know that the Deposed Dragon Army did not expect to kill him as a Ningdan, but only kept preventing him from rescuing his subordinates and giving effective command, and his subordinates were indeed in a short period of time. It was surrounded by a large number of divisions, and at least a thousand people were trapped inside. The shouts of the deposed dragon army could not cover up the cries for help, roars, and even cries.
The reinforcements coming from behind were not unexpected. Xue Changxiong saw his fourth son chasing after him from a distance, so he immediately sent a reinforcement force without reporting anything. However, Zhonglang General Wang Changxie led a Biao Army to come to the rescue. Murong Zhengyan and Wang Yu, who were on Xue Wanbi's left and right, also did not hesitate. They immediately gave up the attack and came to the rescue instead.
Several generals rushed in and connected with Xue Laosi. Every word you said to me persuaded him to retreat quickly.
Xue Wanbi was at a loss at first, but suddenly heard his soldiers crying and wailing on the chaotic battlefield, but he was unwilling to leave.
Zhang Dalongtou, who had been sitting still, saw with his own eyes that people were coming to rescue Xue Wanbi from the left and right, but he touched the jar at his feet again, took out one and put it on one side, then touched another and put it on the other side, and touched five names in a row. Just now he took two from each side, then turned around and ordered
"Leader Shan, Jia Yue, you two immediately launch your army. Attack from the first row of battalions, one on the left and two on the right, and one on the right. Cover the three armies from the outermost two sides to surround Dou Lide and Tang Bairen. You two Prepare quickly, if the front army can outflank
If successful, you two will be the first two, if not, then you will be the supporter and listen to the command of the big leader. The leader of the auxiliary department is also ready, and may ask your Huaixi Changsao soldiers to press forward from the front to clear the situation! Wang Xiongdan also made preparations, summoning all the practitioners from the remaining ministries, and preparing to form a formation to fight if necessary. "
Everyone immediately realized what was going on. Xue Wanbi's hesitation and the others' desperate rescue should be today's biggest challenge... And Zhang Sanye was so weird when he drew lots, he obviously wanted to find the two Nings first. Master Dan led the team to directly attack Fu Boshi and Wang Xiongdan at the end of the blockade, in order to prepare for clearing the field and a high-end combat showdown if necessary.
The entire general station was busy. Those whose names were called naturally went to work, and those who were not called no longer sat idle. However, Zhou Xingfan still did not give up command. He just stared at the battle situation ahead, as if he wanted to control the situation in front of him. The officers and soldiers were all eaten alive.
Xiong Bonan stood on the general platform and looked at the battle ahead and sighed: "No wonder people say that those who know the art of war are good at playing chess. Some people say that seizing Long was originally a battle formation in ancient times. Looking at it today, isn't this situation just like playing chess?" , Seize Long Wuer?"
Zhang Xing finally stood up, but he didn't take it seriously. "It would be really simple if the coaches of both sides could just sit quietly and play chess with each other like today. But let me tell you, the first day was just a test for both sides. If Xue Changxiong is really capable, we will have a difficult time tomorrow... How can the advantage of a mere camp be compared to the city wall? ability"
Only then did Xiong Bonan become solemn.
However, Zhang Dalong smiled again, "But it doesn't matter, that's it for today. It's more or less a small victory for us."
Xiong Bonan nodded, and asked again in a low voice and in a serious tone, "It's been prepared so properly and quickly. How can we really eat these troops in front of us?"
"I wish I could." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "If we eat this, we have won five points, but it is not up to us."
"That's true." Xiong Bonan also laughed.
The tens of thousands of troops pouring out along the established route of the camp could not be concealed at all. Xue Changxiong, the commander-in-chief of the Hebei march, looked ahead and was furious, "What is Xue Wanbi doing? He killed himself and fell into a trap, but he also wanted to destroy the surrounding area." Are there so many friendly troops? Chen Bin, take this sword and bring him back and tell him that if he is stupid and disobeys military orders again, you don’t have to depose the dragon thief and chop him up, I will kill him with my own hands."
As he spoke, he threw the straight knife in his hand under the horse angrily.
Supervisor Sima Chen Bin was startled for a moment, but he still got off his horse and stood in front of the opponent.
Picking up the straight knife, he leaned over and lowered his head and responded, "I will go and bring back the four generals right now."
"What are you asking for?" Xue Changxiong was really furious. "Take him back directly and behead him if he doesn't come back."
Chen Bin responded, turned around, mounted his horse, and led a group of knights forward.
At the same time, in the corner dozens of steps away, Pingyuan Tongshou Qian Tang, who had been watching the whole process, couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly. He always felt that something was wrong in the scene just now, but he couldn't figure out where it was. , so he could only give up and continue to observe the battlefield situation.
On the other side, Chen Bin brought Xue Changxiong's saber. Without any hesitation, he rushed directly to the front of the formation, passed through the captured first row and third village, and then found Xue Wanbi... In fact, there was no need to look for Xue Wanbi at all. He immediately stood behind the camp. At the same time, the four generals Murong Zhengyan, Wang Yu, and Wang Changxie were all here, and they were all trying to persuade him. However, the tall and majestic Xue Laosi was like a willful man. Like a child, he just reined in his horse and stayed there.
Chen Bin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, whipped his horse forward, and shouted sternly in the military formation, "General Commander Xue Wanbi ordered Xue Wanbi to turn back immediately. If he doesn't move, he will engage in military law on the spot."
Saying that, he pulled out the straight knife directly.
Unexpectedly, when Xue Wanbi heard this, instead of obeying, he became furious. He simply raised his bloody sword, pointed it at the visitor and shouted, "How dare you kill me, even the remnants of the Chen Dynasty"
Chen Bin was stunned, and then his eyes were red, and he was about to speak. Wang Yu and Wang Changxie next to him used their true energy early, one grabbed Xue Wanbi's mount, and the other held down the opponent's Changshan.
Among them, Wang Changxie, who used his weak water energy to hold down Changshan with a long sword, even shouted "Xue" on the spot.
Fourth brother, what are you so crazy about? Chen Sima is here under your father's orders. This is the military order from the general manager."
"I am not willing to accept it." Xue Wanbi was startled when he heard this, and then roared with all his strength. "Is this something you are unwilling to do?" Murong Zhengyan scolded him from the side, and used his true energy to grab the opponent's cloak. "If you don't leave, if both sides are surrounded, then it won't be the one or two thousand people who will be surrounded, but the five of us, four troops and horses, and over ten thousand people will be surrounded."
Wang Yu also dismounted and advised, "Four Generals... This is just the first day of the battle. We are just here to put pressure and test. Do you want to force the general manager to lead the entire army to attack the bandits' camp in case everything is not possible?" If you win, that’s a big mistake.”
After receiving Xue Changxiong's military order, the three generals no longer had any scruples and easily surrounded Xue Wanbi. The latter finally calmed down passively. After a while, he became dejected and allowed several people to hold down his clothes and drag his arms. The mount headed northwest toward its home front.
As soon as the people left and the flag moved, a group of trapped soldiers and horses nearby behind them had already struggled to escape to where there were two or three trenches. They originally thought that there was still a possibility of escape, but seeing this shape, they couldn't help but He screamed hard and asked, "Are the four generals going to abandon us?"
When Xue Wanbi heard this, he looked back and burst into tears. He covered his face with his cloak and urged his horse to go on its own.
Seeing this appearance, the other generals and troops heaved a sigh of relief and stepped up their orders to evacuate their troops.
Subsequently, the deposed dragon army quickly filled the space and recaptured the camp. The remnants of more than a thousand officers and soldiers were completely surrounded. During this process, the questioning had already turned into insults, and then turned into pleas for surrender, but Xue Wanbi had already lost hearing it.
"Chen Sima... I have just been wronged." On the way back to the army, Xue Wanbi rode straight back to the battle, while the other generals stayed behind and carefully broke up. After roughly dodging the left and right encirclement to depose the dragon army, Murong Zhengyan was careful and noticed Chen Bin was in a bad mood, so he opened his mouth slightly
Mouth comfort. "General Xue Si just pities the soldiers, and he was a little jealous before.
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Chen Bin, who was holding a straight knife, laughed dryly, "It doesn't matter..."
Wang Changxi, the lieutenant general, was standing aside, but he was not in a good mood, "Let me tell you, Chen Sima, you have brought it upon yourself... We are all officials of the imperial court. Although we belong to the upper and lower ranks, we still need to have some dignity. You are the only ones who flatter you all the time. It seems like a big man." Wei is gone, and Hebei belongs to the Xue family, which is why these young masters were raised like this."
Chen Bin just smiled bitterly, "There is no such thing, don't talk nonsense."
On the other hand, Wang Yu, another lieutenant general, had always been a flatterer, but he was a little embarrassed.
Several people specially slowed down and returned to the front of the formation to hand in their orders together with Wang Fubei and Feng Duan who arrived later. Only then did they realize that Xue Wanbi had already been stripped naked and was lying naked in front of the Wanjun formation and was being beaten. Whipping by military judge.
They are also each in awe.
When Xue Changxiong stood down and glanced coldly at the generals, everyone felt numb and bowed down one after another. However, General Xue just snorted coldly, reined in his horse and turned back, and at the same time ordered the entire army to withdraw to the camp.
When Qian Tang saw this scene, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say. He could only shake his head towards Xue Laosi who was being executed.
Besides, it's not just Qian Tang. In the eyes of most people, the only person responsible today is Xue Wanbi.
Because in this kind of battle that can be boasted to the outside world as hundreds of thousands versus hundreds of thousands, the victory or defeat of a mere two or three thousand people in the early stage is not worth mentioning. Even the victory or defeat in the first four or five days may not matter to the overall situation. From a square point of view, the key is to use various methods to test, find the key flaws, succeed with one blow, and then take advantage of the situation to expand the results, which will be huge.
It can be done.
Although Xue Wanbi was the most valiant among the Xue family, he could not help but be brave and foolhardy. He fell into the trap because of his feverish mind, but he was young and energetic and unwilling to admit defeat. He implicated many people in vain and almost caused the overall situation to be passive.
In fact, Xue Changxiong should also think so, but there is still a simple, direct but helpless point of opposition between him and the generals below.
That is, Xue Changxiong, as the coach, knows that this victory or defeat is related to the control of a large area of Hebei's sacred land south of Qingzhang River, and even related to whether the Hejian camp can continue to dominate the control of Hebei. In addition, the extreme I was worried that there would be massive support from the east after the cold flood season, so I decided not to
From the beginning, they had the mentality of doing whatever it takes, and also required all ministries to do their best from the beginning of the test, in order to see the flaws of the Deposed Dragon Army as early as possible.
The military leaders below him seemed to be muddle along a bit. Of course they also want to keep Hebei and drive away the Dragon Army, but at the same time, in a battle of this level, if they accidentally lose all their belongings, is Mr. Xue sure to make up for it?
Who are we fighting for? Why are we fighting just for the officers and soldiers to kill thieves? Why don't Manager Xue learn from Zhang San who deposed the dragon thieves and write a few leaflets to make it clear to everyone?
On the first day of the war, in the originally lackluster probing battle, due to Xue Wanbi's stupidity, the Deposed Dragon Army had an obvious slight victory. The killing of two thousand versus one thousand prisoners was enough for the Deposed Dragon Army to praise.
But the officers and soldiers were not discouraged. They returned before evening and began to rest early. At the same time, countless tribesmen began to collect soil.
Of course, Qian Tang, Cao Shancheng, and other generals definitely don't need
Those who collected soil went back early, but they gathered at Xue Changxiong's camp before they dispersed.
Entering the military tent, perhaps because of Xue Wanbi's incident, the atmosphere was still not good, and many generals were cautious when speaking.
Cao Shancheng, the prefect of Qinghe, watched for a while, hesitated, and decided to do his best, so he stepped out, handed over to Xue Changxiong, and said sincerely, "Manager Xue, after thinking about it, it is feasible to fill the trench with soil. But if all the auxiliaries and civilians of the army are involved, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties, and it will dampen morale. I think it would be good to do more sections."
Xue Changxiong was stunned for a moment, then asked coldly while sitting, "Who told you that the soil I want is to fill trenches?"
Cao Shancheng was stunned on the spot.
"I made mountains of earth." Xue Changxiong didn't hide it either. "I would like to see if the siege method can be used to deal with his mere Muzha camp."
Cao Shancheng came to his senses and was embarrassed for a moment, so he could only turn away and Xue Changxiong ignored him.
After a moment, Xue Wanbi, wrapped only in a piece of clean white silk and satin, was dragged into the tent. The blood stains on the silk and satin were like dots of plum blossoms, attracting many people's attention.
Next, Xue Laosi bowed his head honestly. After admitting his mistake, he couldn't help crying and complained about the fate of the soldiers in his headquarters, and only begged Xue Changxiong to give him a chance to redeem himself.
At this time, several generals, led by Luo Shu, came out one after another to intercede on their behalf. General Manager Xue finally obeyed Ruliu's advice and spared his son, and replenished him with 2,000 people from his headquarters.
The drama ends.
The generals returned to their camps. Qian Tang had no expression on his face and was speechless the whole time. When he came to his tent and saw Lu Changheng, he sat back on the couch and just sighed and made a shocking statement:
"I just woke up and realized that there is a huge life gate here in Hejian Camp.
"What Mingmen?" Lu Changheng was extremely surprised. "There is no reward for rewards, and there will be resentment for punishment." Qian Tang blurted out.
"It's normal for punishment to cause resentment, but how come there are no rewards?" Lu Changheng was puzzled for a moment.
"What is the reward General Xue is offering today?" "Money and silk, official position, ten thousand taels of silver, promotion to prefectures and counties..."
Chen Bin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, whipped his horse forward, and shouted sternly in the military formation, "General Commander Xue Wanbi ordered Xue Wanbi to turn back immediately. If he doesn't move, he will engage in military law on the spot."
Saying that, he pulled out the straight knife directly.
Unexpectedly, when Xue Wanbi heard this, instead of obeying, he became furious. He simply raised his bloody sword, pointed it at the visitor and shouted, "How dare you kill me, even the remnants of the Chen Dynasty"
Chen Bin was stunned, and then his eyes were red, and he was about to speak. Wang Yu and Wang Changxie next to him used their true energy early, one grabbed Xue Wanbi's mount, and the other held down the opponent's Changshan.
Among them, Wang Changxie, who used his weak water zhenqi to suppress Changshan with his long sword, even yelled on the spot, "Xue Laosi, what are you so crazy about? Chen Sima is here under the orders of your father. This is the military order of the general manager."
"I am not willing to accept it." Xue Wanbi was startled when he heard this, and then roared with all his strength. "Is this something you are unwilling to do?" Murong Zhengyan scolded him from the side, and used his true energy to grab the opponent's cloak. "If you don't leave, if both sides are surrounded, then it won't be the one or two thousand people who will be surrounded, but the five of us, four troops and horses, and over ten thousand people will be surrounded."
Wang Yu also dismounted and advised, "Four Generals... This is just the first day of the battle. We are just here to put pressure and test. Do you want to force the general manager to lead the entire army to attack the bandits' camp in case everything is not possible?" If you win, that’s a big mistake.”
As soon as the people left and the flag moved, a group of trapped soldiers and horses nearby behind them had already struggled to escape to where there were two or three trenches. They originally thought that there was still a possibility of escape, but seeing this shape, they couldn't help but He screamed hard and asked, "Are the four generals going to abandon us?"
When Xue Wanbi heard this, he looked back and burst into tears. He covered his face with his cloak and urged his horse to go on its own.
Seeing this appearance, the other generals and troops heaved a sigh of relief and stepped up their orders to evacuate their troops.
Subsequently, the deposed dragon army quickly filled the space and recaptured the camp. The remnants of more than a thousand officers and soldiers were completely surrounded. During this process, the questioning had already turned into insults, and then turned into pleas for surrender, but Xue Wanbi had already lost hearing it.
"Chen Sima... I have just been wronged." On the way back to the army, Xue Wanbi rode straight back to the battle, while the other generals stayed behind and carefully broke up. After roughly dodging the left and right encirclement to depose the dragon army, Murong Zhengyan was careful and noticed Chen Bin was in a bad mood, so he opened his mouth slightly
Mouth comfort. "General Xue Si just pities the soldiers, and he was a little jealous before.
Chen Bin, who was holding a straight knife, laughed dryly, "It doesn't matter..."
The lieutenant general, Wang Changxi, was standing aside, but he was not in a good mood, "If you ask me, Chen Sima, you have brought it upon yourself... We are all officials of the imperial court. Although we belong to the upper and lower ranks, we still need to have some dignity. You are the only ones who flatter you all the time. It seems like everyone is doing this." Wei is gone, and Hebei belongs to the Xue family, which is why these young masters were raised like this."
On the other hand, Wang Yu, another lieutenant general, had always been a flatterer, but he was a little embarrassed.
Several people specially slowed down and returned to the front of the formation to hand in their orders together with Wang Fubei and Feng Duan who arrived later. Only then did they realize that Xue Wanbi had already been stripped naked and was lying naked in front of the Wanjun formation and was being beaten. Whipping by military judge.
They are also each in awe.
When Xue Changxiong stood down and glanced coldly at the generals, everyone was even more numb and bowed down one after another. However, General Xue just snorted coldly, reined in his horse and turned back, and at the same time ordered the entire army to withdraw to the camp.
When Qian Tang saw this scene, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say. He could only shake his head towards Xue Laosi who was being executed.
