A quarter of an hour after the battle broke out, the outer fence of the Meihua Camp of the Deposed Dragon Gang was easily breached. The Taiyuan Army used its absolute strength advantage and the protection of the huge chessboard almost instantly built above their heads, easily gaining the overall upper hand.
The periphery of the plum blossom-shaped camp, the obtuse-angled pentagonal fence and its interior, arrow towers and high platforms were easily captured and became the command and counterattack stronghold of the Taiyuan Army. The trenches were easily filled in and turned into a smooth road.
The garrison troops that were initially distributed on the periphery were quickly defeated and fled back to the camp in embarrassment. Hundreds of them were simply overwhelmed by the Taiyuan Army's tide.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Sun Shunde, the former general of the Taiyuan Army, occupied a high platform to depose the Dragon Army. He just swept it away and waved the golden sword in his hand, ordering the troops to continue advancing. "They're all good! Don't stop, take the opportunity to push forward and take the lead! Kill!"
"Stand still! Don't panic! Wait until everyone comes in before closing the door!"
A few hundred steps away from Sun Shunde, on the tip of a petal of the plum blossom-shaped camp, Wang Shuyong was patrolling back and forth with his long bow in hand, shouting loudly to remind his subordinates. "We have such a tight camp, which is no worse than the city defense, and the situation is no worse than that of the Ma Mian River. I am standing here today to see who can get through?! Jindi dogs can't get through, and you can't move either!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a hail of arrows flying diagonally from the front. Before Wang Shuyong could speak, there were various generals below, ready to shout and order:
"Raise your shield against arrows!"
"Stick to the wooden fence! Lower your head!"
"Don't raise your weapon to block, under your arm! If you get hit by an arrow under your arm, you will die!"
"No, no, the arrow is not coming towards us, it is shooting down the brothers who did not come!"
"Southeast, southeast!, counterattack! Counterattack! Shoot back! Look towards the Qingzhang River! Not only bows and arrows, but also steel crossbows!"
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On the other side, this arrow flew away without much cost, and actually hit the observation tower hundreds of steps away, almost exploding the entire observation tower. A Taiyuan Army general who was originally wielding a sword on the observation tower was almost instantly destroyed by the smoke and dust. Swallowed by true energy.
The effect is amazing!
Of course, Wang Wulang could see it clearly. In just a moment, a stream of light flew up from the smoke and leaped backwards. In the process of rising, there was obviously a zhenqi silk thread hanging directly to the chessboard in the sky... Obviously, Just as one's own plum blossom formation is not empty, neither is the opponent's chessboard in the sky.
Wang Shuyong was stunned for a moment, observed carefully, and then suddenly drew his bow and arrow again. However, he no longer cared about the opponent general who was far away, but pointed at a Taiyuan Army crossbow array in front of him.
An arrow flew out and landed on the ground, but almost a dozen people were knocked away. Several people died on the spot, and the rest fled in confusion.
Seeing this situation, Wang Wulang didn't know that the opponent's grand master had forcibly opened the formation. There were so many soldiers and horses below, and the offensive situation was chaotic, so it was impossible to take full care of it!
As soon as his thoughts became clear, the man couldn't help but laugh, and he looked around with his bow in hand: "Did you see it? With this big formation at my feet, I can kill ten thousand!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and even a team general joked: "If this is the case, the big leaders will not be enough!"
For a moment, morale rose slightly.
"Don't panic!"
Almost at the same time, Sun Shunde, whose armor was a little messy and whose calves were full of Qi, shouted again. Because he lost the lookout, he simply stepped on a collapsed wooden fence, brandished his sword, and shouted loudly. "Isn't it just that you missed the opportunity to rush in with the defeated soldiers? Do you not know how to fight or think that fighting can be opportunistic? Pull yourself together, the shield hand rushes forward! If you can't push it down or roll over, get on the lasso! Go and pull! Go Drag! Cut! Kill!"
By the end, he was almost hoarse.
As expected, the Taiyuan army surged forward again like a tide, shields met the crossbows, ropes were pulled up to the fence, swords slashed at the ropes, and immediately there were spears passing through the fence to poke the swords. At the same time, as the war unfolded, the smoke and dust on the ground, the floating clouds above the head, and the dissipating Qi gradually added up, causing darker clouds to gradually appear around the battlefield. However, the clouds dispersed on their own as soon as they touched the huge chessboard. Open, so a ring-shaped cloud actually formed.
Returning to the battlefield, in fact, the war was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the Dragon Army was stubbornly defending, and the combat experience and military regulations were still the same. The Taiyuan Army was originally recruited from the Jin region. The officers were all elites from the Kansai and Jin regions. In this era of the world, the elites were naturally military aristocrats. Each of them had experienced enough military training since childhood. Military education and combat experience, even everyone who represents the family on the battlefield has his own family's private soldiers to follow him.
Therefore, although the two frontline generals Wang Shuyong and Sun Shunde, who were quite different in age, were active, they did not profoundly affect the course of the war. Their respective armies had reached a certain level that could easily overwhelm them. Personal efforts allow them to stay in their personal roles.
In fact, within a quarter of an hour after Sun Shunde was forced to retreat by Wang Shuyong, almost coincidentally, a comprehensive offensive was officially launched - not only the third battalion of the front army under the supervision of Sun Shunde had nearly ten thousand people, but also another Taiyuan army. Liu Yangji, the general of the commanding army, had calmly allowed nearly ten thousand people from the third battalion of the Commander-in-Chief to attack from the flank, that is, the north side of the Meihua Camp. Xu Shiying and Xu Shiren both engaged in the battle.
On the other side of the Qingzhang River, because the river embankment had been heavily repaired many times before the Three Marches, the river was deep but at the same time the width of the Qingzhang River was reduced. This also allowed many Dongdu officers and soldiers to occupy the best positions to get to the nearest Watch this earth-shattering battle from a distance.
"General Qu Tu hasn't come back?" Duan Wei looked at the chessboard above his head and the clouds around the chessboard, and suddenly turned around to ask amid the roar of killing from the other side.
"No." Zheng Shanye on the side immediately answered seriously.
Under such deafening commotion, only master practitioners of their level can hear and see clearly and communicate properly.
"It's rare for him to be so caring. Ji Zeng was the same way yesterday." Duan Wei suddenly smiled. "Knowing that your mother's clan is the Cui family of Qinghe, you still rushed to go
It's you who takes care of the Cui family. You are obviously a hereditary prince, but you are much more mature than them. "
Zheng Shanye was slightly surprised, thought for a moment, but still avoided talking about it: "It is precisely because my mother is serious that she has become mature."
"That's the truth." Duan Wei still sneered when he heard this, not giving any face to General Zheng, who was much younger than him. "I still remember that when your mother was still alive, you were promoted steadily and everything went smoothly. But just after she passed away, you were demoted to a first-class title for corruption the next year... Is that right?"
Zheng Shanye was embarrassed for a while. After looking around for a long time, he finally took advantage of the movement on the battlefield and returned to the topic in a low voice: "Mr. Duan, do you think you two have gone too far?"
"Of course." Duan Shangshu replied proudly, his eyes focused on the white flag in the southwest. "It's not so quick to flatter someone."
After calming down, Zheng Shanye's heart moved slightly... He and Qu Tuda were still discussing whether to kneel so quickly two days ago. As a result, today, the person who was regarded as the spokesperson of the British public and the so-called target of being kneeled actually thought it was inappropriate. It should be very interesting to kneel down so quickly...
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but cautiously probe: "Duan Gong...General Qutu just suddenly thought of important military information and had to go. Then, because of the coincidence of the timing, the war started immediately, and it was difficult to get back..."
"Oh?" Duan Wei twisted his eyebrows to answer. "Do you think that General Qu Tu was just doing an errand and that he had to report the matter because it was so important, and he was not dedicated to serving the British public? You also think that I have a similar attitude, so you want to test it with me?"
Zheng Shanye did not say any nonsense like "the subordinates dare not", but bowed slightly and said nothing.
After all, not to mention the other party's clear emotions just now, which was just a return to the original position, when did he say that he would be loyal to the British Duke and go through fire and water for him? If you are really ready to defect, you will have to use Qiao as a showman and be a person with strong bones.
How do you say that?
You can't kneel down so quickly. Especially Zheng Shanye, who was born in a famous family. Although he was promoted to a noble family or reduced to a noble family, he was still a prince.
Duan Wei did not deliberately tease the other party. After thinking about it, he also smiled: "You are right, that's what I thought..."
Zheng Shanye felt relieved, it was easy to handle.
However, precisely because of this, he couldn't help but ask seriously: "But... why? A few days ago, Mr. Duan was still urging us and making remarks for Mr. Bai."
"That's why." Duan Wei pointed to the other side with his finger.
Zheng Shanye looked at it in surprise and couldn't understand it for a while.
"You need to know one thing." Duan Wei didn't hide anything, but started from the beginning. "I, Duan, have never been a subordinate of Duke Bai, nor have I ever been loyal to him. It's just that the saint in Jiangdu went too far. Not to mention the Three Marches or anything like that, it was just that Duke Mu and Wei Shangshu Things like this, I can no longer calm down in my heart... Of course, the root cause is the Three Wars, so we must deal with Uncle Cao Huang and Cao Wei! So regarding this matter, Bai Hengqiu and I do share the same hatred. But it is precisely because In this way, if Bai Hengqiu acts like Cao's uncle and nephew, I can naturally be dissatisfied with him."
As he said that, Duan Wei pointed to the battlefield on the other side of the river: "If it's like the day before, it's hard to say whether our army can arrive, it's natural for me to do a little bit of work as a friendly force. But if we are working so hard now, can we? It's easy to maintain the troops and come over, but he doesn't use us? What does it mean? The Deposed Dragon Thief was built for the Deposed Dragon Thief. It was built by heroes from the hometown of Dong Qi. I met Zhang Sanlang again in Hongshan. Sure enough, he was not a common rebel. , with such a posture, he is destined to be the biggest enemy of us Kansai people. And does Bai Hengqiu act like this in order to establish his unique identity in Hebei and Kansai? And Did you delay the war because of this thought? And if you have this posture, does it look like the same person? Does it look like those wars?"
"You must have an identity." Zheng Shanye said with a wry smile. "There must be some... but it may delay the war... right? So I really don't dare to say whether it's possible or not."
As he said that, Zheng Shanye raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes to look at the other side. The meaning was very clear. This battle situation, this situation comparison... Whether it was the strength of the troops or the more obvious visual effect of the aerial chessboard, it was just the Taiyuan Army that had an absolute advantage.
"I actually don't think it will delay the war." Duan Wei thought about it and smiled. "But I am a few years older than you, and I have seen more wars, but I have some other opinions...According to my personal experience, the Qi Army Formation is just like a person's cultivation level...it can only be formed by practitioners Compared with those who have not formed a formation, the military formation is like a master of condensing elixirs in the Qi meridians and orthogonal meridians. If the true energy is not exhausted, it can be like gold and iron on the earth. It depends on the level of cultivation and the number of people;
"And if this kind of true energy formation combined with a military formation is erected, no matter how big or small, strong or weak, it will take root like a master rising from the ground. At this time, the outcome will have some say. , because it requires the firmness of people's hearts, the favor of God's will, and the control of territory...
"So, since the Dragon-Deposed Thief has set up a military formation, he has a good chance of winning!"
"One point..." Even Zheng Shanye, who had always been serious about his words, couldn't help but laugh at this time.
Because it's really ridiculous.
The invincible grand master might have pouted by the river without even taking a breath. The old Ningdan was stabbed to death in bed in Hebei. It was only a few years ago that the Wei Dynasty destroyed Dong Qi Nan Chen. Why don't you get a point?
He, Zheng Shanye, has gone over to assassinate Bai Hengqiu in the rebel army. He only said that Bai Sanniang had gone from Henan to attack Dongdu. Taking advantage of the opponent's confusion, he might have a chance of winning!
"Besides that," Duan Wei continued without any confusion. "One side is attacking, and the other is defending. The offensive must be completely defeated to win, and the defensive must be defeated to win. Therefore, the deposed dragon thief has another two points of victory."
Zheng Shanye no longer smiled this time, but nodded seriously. This is indeed an issue that must be taken seriously.
However, he immediately became solemn and pointed with his finger at the chessboard that was almost above his head: "That's true, but it's not entirely true. The Dragon Thief only had a mere three points to block the moves that the British Lord made today. , so what if the British prince failed to score a single blow today? There are still pieces to follow, and besides the chess pieces, there is also a chessboard, which is indispensable! We did not participate in the war, and General Xue did not come either. "
"I don't think so." This time, it was Duan Wei's turn to laugh again.
Zheng Shanye was puzzled for a moment.
And Duan Wei didn't mean to hide it: "The reason is very simple. Regardless of whether it is Bai Hengqiu or not, with or without us, for the deposed dragon thief, today's moves are the only ones that have the so-called absolute chance of winning! Once it fails, the momentum is reversed. If the deposed dragon thief wants to maintain it later, he will always find a way to maintain it. On the contrary, if Bai Hengqiu loses the situation that he is sure to win in the first few moves because of his own underestimation of the enemy and distracting thoughts, then he will think about it later. It will only get harder and harder to maintain.”
Zheng Shanye fell silent. He actually suddenly came to his senses. After talking for a long time, Duan Wei compared Bai Hengqiu to Jiangdu... that saint who was not far from death.
But this is a bit biased.
Duan Wei seemed to be aware of the thoughts of the general beside him. He just looked at him again and laughed on the spot with his hands behind his hands: "Of course, these are all far away. The reason why I said this is actually just one sentence, that is, I just saw the deposed dragon. Together with the flower-like formation of the thieves, coupled with what I saw and heard on the Red Mountain before, I couldn't help but think of the Dongyi army's formation on the water at Luolongtan during the first expedition... No one knows what happened next. Unexpected!"
Zheng Shan and Ye Suran came over and said, "Mr. Duan, no matter how unexpected Dongyi is, it can't shake the foundation of the Central Plains."
Duan Wei was also stunned for a moment, but then he laughed: "Yes, thieves are thieves, and Dongyi are just barbarians. Evil cannot defeat good! They can't win!"
Zheng Shanye nodded heavily, and then continued: "As for today's victory or defeat, there is no need to be too entangled. Forgive me, the outcome of today's battle will definitely be decided before sunset, either the Taiyuan army will defeat the Dragon Thief Army. , or the Taiyuan Army cannot break the formation, and then the British Lord will not delay, but will just take action himself and directly fall into the trap."
"It makes sense." Duan Wei still laughed. "Just watch, they will decide the outcome, and we just need to calm down and remind ourselves not to kneel down so quickly, so as not to spoil some people."
Zheng Shanye nodded, but couldn't hold back after all: "We have been out for many days, but we haven't seen Duke Duan smile. How happy is he today?"
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He was stunned, and then he laughed again and again: "I laughed a lot when I was young, and I also laughed when I was in the army, but later when I became an official and became a big person... maybe it was from the first expedition that I gradually couldn't laugh. Not only could I not laugh, but I became more and more serious... And Now, Xu Shi knows that Cao Lin will not be able to get back up after a defeat, and the Wei Dynasty will be gone, so he feels relieved and starts to laugh again. "
Zheng Shanye was speechless and could only watch the battle quietly across the river.
But Duan Wei's eyes immediately became vague, and he didn't know where he was thinking of. He didn't even pay attention to the battle in front of him that was getting fierce and intense.
On the stage of the core generals of the Plum Blossom Camp of the Deposed Dragon Army, Zhang Xing sat there quietly and remained silent for a long time. As the peripheral military reports continued to be conveyed orally, they gathered here at Xiongbonan and listened to everything, plus directly Feeling the real energy fluctuations in the entire battlefield, he had a slight idea of the battle situation.
"You said, if we continue to defend like this, Bai Hengqiu himself will take action, right?" At this moment, Xiong Bonan, who also had suspicions about the outcome of the battle, looked at Zhang Xing, Cui Suchen and others beside him.
"Yes." Cui Suchen was the first to answer with an expressionless face. "This person is planning all his life, so how can he spare his life? Besides, the situation is like this. Compared with them, aren't we just a little short of a great master? As I expected, not only will he take action today, but he will also Take action quickly, as long as the front line is tighter and King Xiongtian takes action, he will come!"
Xiong Bonan nodded, and then looked at the chessboard above his head with a complicated expression, and his worries were self-evident.
People around him knew that King Xiongtian was not worried because he was destined to face the Grand Master directly, but because he was worried that once the Grand Master really overthrew the camp, the future of the Dragon Gang would be in doubt.
As for this, everyone couldn't help but think about it a lot these days, but they were forced by the war and couldn't think too much.
But now, the chessboard is really hanging in the sky, and there is no way to hide.
When Cui Suchen saw this, he instinctively wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to speak.
At this moment, Chief Zhang Xing finally spoke slowly: "I just thought about it and realized that Bai Hengqiu has never been defeated as a general in his life."
Rao Shixiong and Cui are both firm-minded people, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this... Can they say this at this time?
"However, this should be our chance of winning." Zhang Xing didn't look at the people, nor the sky, nor the fighting around him. He just sat there, thoughtful. "Because Bai Hengqiu did not participate in any of the conquests against Dongyi!"
"Isn't it a good thing that I haven't conquered Dongyi?" Xiong Bonan finally couldn't help but ask.
"That's the problem. It was a good thing before, but not necessarily now." Zhang Xing answered sincerely.
PS: tMD, if I usually cough up bloody phlegm from anything, I would go crazy, but after knowing that it is this thing, I feel nothing.
