The battle broke out in the early morning of the 18th. Before that, Shan Tonghai rejected Zhang Xing's military order for Jia Yue to lead the attack first, and insisted that he personally lead a partial division to cross the river in the opposite direction, pounce on the enemy camp, and serve as the main attack.
He himself gave two reasons:
First, the reinforcements had just arrived, but they had only rested for half an hour. The partial division seemed to be struggling repeatedly, but in fact it had been resting for most of the night. Compared with the strength, the partial division was still more powerful; second, they built the camp and the position of the ford. What they discovered when crossing the river back and forth was that they were more familiar with the terrain. What's more, some fences and trenches were specially destroyed during the retreat. The Wei army captured the camp at night and might not have time to repair it. Only they could understand these things.
In this regard, Zhang Xing certainly followed the good advice.
"Shan Dalang and the five battalions of Chang Fu, Liang Jiading, Huang Junhan, and Meng Zigui combined a total of 6,000 infantry and cavalry to attack. Wu Erlang left the troops and horses with Sanniang and went to keep an eye on Zhao Xingmi." Zhang Xing changed the military order. "Zhou Xingfan, Liu Heifu, and Fan Bao then crossed the river from the upper reaches with one battalion of armored cavalry and two battalions of light cavalry, and circled the west side of the camp to assist in the outflank attack; 4,000 men from the three battalions of Jia Yue, Wang Xiongdan, and Tang Bairen crossed the river and were on the south bank of the river. Stand still. The three battalions of Bai Yousi, Wu Jingfeng, and Xu Shiying and I will not cross the river, but will only stand on the north bank of Bian River. The soldiers and horses of the sixth battalion will stand across the river. We will rest for a while and move our cameras..."
This time, everyone had no objections and decided to take action.
"And...Shan Dalang." Under the slightly red moonlight, Zhang Xing called to the other party again. "Don't deliberately seek to encircle and annihilate. A simple defeat is enough. Don't get entangled with the opponent's alchemy masters. If the opponent escapes, just let them escape, and then use the cavalry to pursue and expand the results... We must be prepared for Sima Zheng who may come from the south bank of Bian River or The reinforcements coming from the north bank must also be prepared for the camp in Liuxian County to be counterattacked!"
"Understood!" Shan Tonghai responded and left his camp on the north bank of Bian River for the second time in three days.
In this way, Shan Tonghai, Wu Changzai and others went first, followed by Zhou Xingfan, Liu Heifu, Fan Bao and others. Then, Jia Yue, Wang Xiongdan, Tang Bairen and others went again, and soon it was the turn of Zhang Xing and other final Chinese troops. .
At the moment when he stood up, Zhang Xing raised his head and glanced at Shuangyue, who had faded slightly, and suddenly added a military order: "Send the order, let Chef Fan abandon Dangshan and take over Fengxian, and let Shang Huaien abandon Fang Yu." In Peixian County, ask Wang Zhuo from Feng County and Niuda from Peixian County to gather their troops and rush to the Liuxian camp! Then send people to ask Li Shu and Fang Yanlang to send all the remaining troops and horses from Jinxiang. Send as much as you want, there is no need to reorganize the organization, let Li Shu come in person, and Chen Bin will come too!"
Although Bai, Wu and Xu were a little stunned, they were speechless. Xu Shiying immediately presided over the issuance of the military order. As soon as the military order was issued, Chief Zhang Da no longer hesitated and immediately set off with the troops.
In the early morning, when it was just dawn, no one needed to report. Zhang Xing, who was sitting on the north bank of a shallow beach in Bianshui River, heard the cry of killing from the southwest.
Shan Tonghai has already launched an attack.
"What's going on?" Among the generals who were ordered to march westward from the south bank of Bian River for defense, General Zhao Xingmi, the first Ying Yanglang of the right imperial guard and the left wing, had the highest cultivation level. Due to his sequence and seniority, he was also the nominal commander of the reinforcements along this route. The war had just begun. , as a master of Chengdan, he noticed the movement, then turned over and sat up, and walked out while asking loudly.
Walking out of the tent, the shouts of killing were already shaking the sky, and a trusted subordinate officer came face to face and replied: "General, it seems that the bandit army is attacking at night."
"Night attack?" Zhao Xingmi glanced at the sky above his head in surprise, and immediately realized that the other party was right. Although the sky was quite bright, the twin moons were still there, and there was indeed no dawn, but he immediately became confused again. "When the attack came at this time, when did they cross the river?"
"Night, of course."
"Single Tonghai?"
"Not sure, but who else could it be?"
"This camp is a trap!" Zhao Xingmi immediately realized after thinking for a moment and quickly gave the order. "Instruct the surrounding units of each battalion to directly send the general order to the first floor of the team, asking them to guard the camp, not to move without permission, and wait for rescue. Then send sentries, one by one, out in all directions to Pengcheng (Xuzhou itself) According to) send a letter asking for help...then call the Niu Supervisor Army to come over!"
The guards agreed without any panic, and the supervisor Niu Fangsheng was quickly summoned because he was in Zhao Xingmi's center.
"Niu Supervisor Army." Zhao Xingmi was already half dressed in the tent, but he just sat there and spoke. "The thieves are cunning. This camp was deliberately set up as a bait... I have ordered to stay on guard and wait for rescue. I am afraid that Sima, Zhang and Yuan have other ideas. I am about to fight to support the surrounding areas, and it is difficult to go there. If you ask in person, please ask Supervisor Niu to work harder and communicate with all sides. We will only use our Chinese army's big account as the base to communicate with each other."
Moreover, although Niu Fangsheng also had some cultivation, he followed a typical literary route. His family education was mostly that of a moral, human, and grammar official. Even when he became an official, he started as a clerk in front of a saint. He was not at all the same as the other Guanlong clans. of.
Such a typical young civil servant and aristocrat couldn't help but panic as soon as he was attacked. At this time, he heard that although he was slightly relieved, he was still a little worried: "General Zhao, if you go to support, you won't be able to see the rest for a while. The three generals have different ideas, what should I do?”
Zhao Xingmi was speechless, but this was a critical moment and it was not easy to fight, so he stood up to get his helmet and lowered his head: "I am asking you to restrain them as a supervisor. Don't run away without authorization. You must stand firm and wait for help!" You know, we have been coming here from Surabaya for days and nights to provide support. Coupled with the excessive heat, the soldiers have already reached the limit of exhaustion. Once someone escapes, it will be like a river bank bursting with water and a wildfire starting a prairie fire. It will not be stopped at all. It’s eaten in people’s mouths!”
Niu Fangsheng finally woke up, and when he was about to say something more, Zhao Xingmi, who had finished explaining, had already picked up another straight knife and went straight out of the tent. Then with just one leap, a wave of sea-blue Qi was rolled up, just like a wave of sea spray rolled out of thin air on the land, carrying him forward into the air.
This kind of skill cannot be achieved without deep cultivation and skill. Anyone here will praise it.
In fact, seeing this, like many soldiers in the battalion, Niu Supervisor was somewhat relieved.
However, as the vision became brighter and brighter in the early morning, just when Niu Jianjun had just left the Chinese army camp and was about to go find Yuan Lizhi, suddenly, he saw with his own eyes that there was a faint yellow light outside the camp. He calmly rolled up a tornado, and then crashed directly into the sea-blue floating waves.
Yellow and blue collided, wind, sand, rain and fog mixed together, and both sides immediately lost their original shape and became a mess, with mud and sand falling down.
In this situation, even the most stupid person would know that the other party did not get the wrong information because they had held back last time, but had sent out sufficient Dan masters in a targeted manner. Zhao Xingmi's cultivation could no longer be a trump card.
However, Niu Fangsheng stared blankly for a moment, then just stamped his foot, indicating that he was in a hurry to look for the person.
First, we found General Ying Yanglang, the first general on the left wing of Zuotun Guard, who was about to come to Yuan Lizheng. Yuan Lizheng frowned and listened, but did not refute: "Since it is a military order, I naturally have nothing to say, but the bandit army is obviously well prepared. What if we concentrate our experts and troops to attack one place later? Being cautious is not a matter of a word, especially since General Zhao is entangled again, we must have an internal deployment!"
"It's true." This was reasonable and reasonable. Niu Fangsheng thought about it for a moment and did not object. "I'm going to find General Zhang..."
Yuan Lizheng nodded and watched the other party leave, but he learned Zhao Xingmi's lesson and no longer jumped up easily to show his face. He just sat in the camp and commanded the troops to protect the camp he led. However, he did not dare to show his head, but the other party dared to show his head. The flag of Shan Tonghai, the leader of the bandit army, soon appeared at the northernmost part of the camp, which was the front of Yuanli Zheng's defense zone. There were also many elite armored personnel gathered there. Riders and practitioners have already begun to seize doors and gates.
Looking at this scene, the noble man from the former dynasty was extremely troubled. He wanted to rush forward and lead his troops to block it, but he was repeatedly frustrated because in the last battle, the opponent had a Ningdan helper beside him. If he suddenly came up, What to do if you are besieged?
In the midst of entanglement and uneasiness, Yiqi suddenly came to him, but it turned out to be Zhang Qianda, another master of condensing pills in the army.
This made Yuan Lizheng overjoyed and stood up on the spot:
"General Zhang is well here. Let's go together and block Shantonghai!"
Unexpectedly, the older Zhang Qianda glanced at the north and shook his head: "Why did General Yuan think I was riding a horse? The Western Camp where I was was also surrounded by thousands of cavalry. The flags were Zhou, Fan, Liu... Surnames Fan's and Liu's are both Ningdan!"
Yuan Li's expression changed drastically. He didn't know who the person named Liu was. Fan must be Fan Bao. The latter had long been recorded in the records and ranked among the masters of elixir condensation in the Dragon Gang.
But the two alchemy masters who suddenly appeared were not the reason for his panic. What really frightened him was that "Zhou".
"Is Zhou Xingfan here?" Yuan Li asked with a dark face. "Is Zhang San coming too?"
"I'm just afraid Sanniang Bai is here too." Zhang Qianda's reply made people even more desperate. "And did you see the true energy of the person who was pestering Zhao Xingmi? Is it like the unique energy of the Wu brothers?"
Yuan Li was staying where he was. This is the disadvantage of smart people who know too much. They always draw inferences quickly and come up with answers.
"Then what can we... Ruzhi, Ruzhi do?" What made Yuan Li come back to his senses was a loud noise from the north and a sudden shout of killing from the west, but he himself did not notice at all that his own voice Already trembling slightly.
Shan Tonghai is here, we can still fight, and the thief chief Zhang Xing is here, so there is no need to think too much about the victory or defeat. Only with the cultivation of Dan Ningdan here, I can still survive in nine out of ten, but if I have to fight again Coupled with Wu Jingfeng and Bai Yousi, this is really going to lead to defeat and death!
"Withdraw!" Zhang Qianda swallowed his saliva and tried his best to speak.
"But Zhao Xingmi issued a formal military order, and Niu Fangsheng, the military supervisor, passed the military order..." Yuan Lizheng's face became increasingly ugly. "I guess countless officers in Zhao Xingmi's army have heard it, and Sima is an upright man. I'm afraid if he really wants to kill generals and establish his authority, even if Sima Zheng doesn't care, Jiangdu won't be able to get through."
"That's why I came to find you." Zhang Qianda said sincerely. "Zhao Xingmi is Zuo Yilang, who ranks first in the right guard, and you are Zuo Yilang, who ranks first in the left guard. He is just more senior than you, but in fact you are on the same level. If you have any words... "
"Don't harm me." Yuan Lizheng shook his head immediately. "Don't hurt me!"
Zhang Qianda immediately paused: "General Yuan, why are you so afraid of the front and back? At dawn, the enemy will surround us, and it will be difficult for us to escape! The only chance of survival is to blend in with the army and don't show your face!"
Yuan Li was nervous for a moment when he suddenly said: "Look for Sima Shida! You have to push him to do this!"
"Not bad!" Zhang Qianda suddenly understood. "That's right...find Sima Shida. If the sky falls and a tall man holds it, he is the only one who can bypass Sima Zheng and Jiang Du. And I don't believe this guy is not afraid of death!"
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhang Qianda was older and thicker-skinned, so he said directly: "I swear by the Three Glory and the Four Emperors that from now on, I will share the joys and sorrows, life and death with you, Brother Yuan, and I will try to find a way to survive in this troubled world."
Yuan Lizheng then waved his hand: "We are all like close brothers. Why are you talking about this? Anyway, we will never leave each other today."
After saying that, he also got on his horse, and then he actually abandoned the Beiying camp that was about to be breached, and went directly to the East camp with the other party to find Sima Shida... When they came here, the two of them were stunned. It turned out that Sima Shida was actually a simple man. The auxiliary soldiers were dressed in leather armor, and the cattle supervisor next to them was talking earnestly.
The two were stunned for a moment, but only for a moment, then looked at each other, dismounted together, one hugged Niu Fangsheng, the other hugged Sima Shida, and the two Ningdan took action, naturally easily separating them.
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Li was holding Niu Fangsheng and crying, and Zhang Qianda also kept talking to Sima Shida... Of course, all the talk was just to tell these two people that Zhang Xing, Bai Yousi, and the Wu brothers, The main force of the deposed dragon thief has arrived.
But within a moment, Niu Fangsheng's face turned pale, and Sima Shida's face turned ashen with horror.
"If we don't leave, we will be buried here with thousands of soldiers." Zhang Qianda tried his best to sum up.
"But, General Zhao has an order..." Niu Fangsheng was about to cry.
"So what if I have an order?" Yuan Li really cried and answered wiping his tears. "Did he know that he would bump into the Wu brothers when he went up? Did he know that the main force of the deposed dragon thief had arrived?"
Zhang Qianda was even more stern: "Niu Supervisor, please don't forget that since General Zhao is not here, it will naturally be the four of us who make the decision... We ourselves have a serious military meeting to leave, so how can we be disobeying the order?"
As he said that, he shook Sima Shida's shoulders.
The latter was shaken awake and did not hesitate: "Yes! There are four people here. We are fair and impartial. I agree to withdraw to Pengcheng (Xuzhou's base)! Where are you three?"
Zhang Qianda immediately nodded: "It's feasible!"
Yuan Lizheng didn't hesitate much, just a tear: "That's exactly how it should be!"
Niu Fangsheng looked around, feeling that he had never been so trapped in his life, and finally did not speak.
However, on the other side, since the three of them joined forces, they didn't care about the Niu Supervisor Army at all. After a brief discussion, they decided to abandon the camp and return to Pengcheng immediately.
Niu Fangsheng had no choice but to keep silent and watched helplessly as the three of them did not return to their respective camps. He just ordered the east gate to be opened, and then led his guards eastward and fled on foot with their horses.
At this time, Yuan Li reached out his hand to pull Niu Jianjun, but the latter lowered his head and followed him.
After a while, the four people led some of their guards to leave the camp. As soon as they left, soldiers from Dongying followed them, just like the trickle of water on a river embankment before it breaks.
At this time, Zhao Xingmi in the sky was still fighting hard with Wu Erlang.
Shan Dalang had just broken into Beiying.
Zhang Xing was still worried about the direction of Sima Zheng's reinforcements.
Oh, the sun has just risen.
ps: I went for a prenatal check-up today. The update is late and the quantity is small. Please forgive me.
