With the shooting of two arrows, the two armies officially started fighting.
It's no good if we don't want to start a war. One of them shot an arrow at the lord's sister, and the other injured the governor's shoulder with an arrow. At this time, it was too late to talk about friendship.
Although Ding Feng failed to protect Lu Meng, Lu Meng was only shot in the shoulder. He forced Ding Feng to cut off the arrow shaft, pretending that nothing happened, and ordered Ding Feng's troops to attack.
Sun Shangxiang also knew at this time that there was no point in staying in front of the formation. In the next battle, Lu Meng would not be merciful because of concern for him.
Although he was angry, he still did not lose his mind. Under the protection of Guan Yinping, he retreated to the Central Army and joined Wang Ji and Guan Xing.
Without Sun Shangxiang as a shield in the middle, a war broke out directly between the two sides.
While Ding Feng led the front army to attack, he asked military doctors to check Lü Meng's injuries and persuaded Lü Meng to temporarily return to the rear army to recuperate.
But Lu Meng refused Ding Feng's suggestion.
His commanding flag has already reached the front army, and he was shot with an arrow just now in full view of the public. If he suddenly retreats to the rear army, it will shake the morale of the army.
Therefore, Lu Meng not only did not retreat, but also asked the military doctor to bandage his wounds, and at the same time asked his soldiers to pass the order. The Chinese army pressed forward to support the front army as soon as possible, striving to use the advantage of troops to defeat Wang Ji's troops as soon as possible, so that he could return with peace of mind. Nutritional damage.
Wang Ji is also observing the battlefield situation now.
The Jiangdong Army launched an attack, causing multiple rounds of attacks on the Jiangling defenders.
But fortunately, although it was Guan Xing's first time in battle, his ability in battle formations was pretty good, and he commanded steadily, but he didn't see any dangers for the time being.
After all, Ding Feng's front army only has six or seven thousand men. If the front army attacks alone, the strength of both sides is basically equal. As long as they don't make mistakes, there will be no winner in a short time.
But then, Wang Ji saw Lu Meng's central army pressing forward, and Jiangdong's left and right armies began to enter the battle, trying to gather the eight thousand defenders surrounding Jiangling.
Guan Xing is still commanding his soldiers to resist as much as possible, but the numbers are at a disadvantage. Although Guan Xing can still hold on, it is unknown how long he can hold on.
Wang Ji was a little anxious in the formation, but he knew that at such a critical moment, he had to rely on Guan Xing to preside over the formation, not on himself. Therefore, although he was anxious, Wang Ji still did not make any adjustments or changes.
However, Guan Yinping couldn't help it anymore and asked Wang Ji for a fight.
Guan Yinping believes that at this time, someone needs to lead a mobile force to cruise back and forth for support, so as to ensure the integrity of the formation and not give Jiangdong's army a chance to break through again.
It's not that Wang Ji can't understand the current situation, but although his Chinese army still retains a reserve of a thousand people, it doesn't have a general in hand. He can't let him, the "coach", go and rescue them, right? !
That's not to rescue, that's to be a target. Wherever he goes, it is guaranteed that Jiangdong Army will attack with all its strength.
Therefore, Wang Ji refused Guan Yinping's request because he had no generals to send.
Guan Yinping is so angry. Me, who said there is no general? Am I not a general? !
Wang Ji was also a little dumbfounded. Isn’t it right? Is the tiger girl of the Guan family really so fierce? !
If you want to say something, the tiger girl of the Guan family has her eyes wide open with a sinister look on her face. The Green Dragon Sword in her hand is like a chopstick, and it almost makes her spin out of the flower. Wang Ji gritted his teeth, anyway, the current situation, It's just a matter of delaying time. It's better to have someone come and rescue you than to resist.
Then go ahead and treat a dead horse as a live doctor.
Then, Guan Yinping, the "dead horse" in Wang Ji's eyes, only brought five hundred infantrymen, cruising back and forth on the battlefield, just like a humanoid Gundam. Wherever he killed, he would be overturned by those charged.
In recent years, it is true that the space for personal bravery to be used in the military is getting smaller and smaller, but some people can really turn a temporary situation around with their personal bravery.
For example, Zhao Yun saved Huang Zhong from the Han River, Zhang Fei retreated from the enemy alone at Changbanpo, Dian Wei defeated the queen alone, Zhang Liao defeated one hundred thousand with eight hundred, Wen Yang rode seven in and seven out alone. Although it may not change the overall situation, some local The battle situation can still be changed.
Although Guan Yinping's strength is not as good as these famous generals, her strength is a bug. It's hard to say how she is different from these people.
In addition, as a female general, most of the soldiers looked down upon her. By the time they realized what she was doing, she had already been killed by Guan Yinping.
Later, although Jiangdong Army realized that this female general was not easy to deal with, firstly, ordinary soldiers really couldn't stop the Qinglong Sword in Guan Yinping's hand. Secondly, the five hundred soldiers led by Guan Yinping were now completely Morale was boosted.
My own general, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, is trying her best to kill the enemy, and a group of gentlemen are running back and forth with her. Is it normal? !
Coupled with the several attacks that killed and dispersed the enemy troops, the five hundred soldiers became more energetic. In the end, they were all fighting bravely, and they no longer relied solely on Guan Yinping's personal bravery to fight.
Ding Feng and Lu Meng also saw Guan Yinping, who looked like a humanoid Gundam. They were both a little dumbfounded. What kind of monster was this? !
But fortunately, Guan Yinping could only put out the fire. The overall situation was still that the Jiangdong Army was suppressing the Jiangling defenders. As long as they persisted for a while, they would be able to defeat the Jiangling defenders sooner or later.
At that time, individual bravery will not be able to reverse the overall decline.
But we have to guard against this female monster leading the troops to attack the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army.
Lu Meng was very careful and would not give anyone a chance to defeat 500,000. He once again quietly deployed men and horses from the rear army to assist, strengthening the protection of the Chinese army.
At this time, Deng Ai and Shi Bao had led a battalion of 5,000 miners to the rear camp of Lu Meng's army.
To be honest, after seeing Shi Bao coming out of Jiangling City in the morning and learning about Wang Ji's plan, Deng Ai was actually opposed to it in his heart.
This plan was too risky and completely contrary to what his master taught him.
Deng Ai's master Zhang Xi once taught Deng Ai more than once that stability should be the first priority when using troops.
The reason why those who use strange tricks can be famous throughout the ages is because there are too few people who can succeed. Most of the people who use strange tricks die without a burial place.
Master calls this phenomenon "survivor bias." Now Deng Ai sees Wang Ji's strategy as a typical risky behavior.
If he cannot arrive at Lü Meng's rear camp in time, if Lü Meng has sufficient defense against the rear camp, if Wang Ji cannot stop Lü Meng's army, and if any of the conditions are not met, it will result in failure.
As a result of the failure of the strategy, there is a high probability that Jiangling's defenders suffered heavy losses, or even the fall of Jiangling.
Once Jiangling is lost, it is likely to cause a chain reaction, causing the entire Nanjun to be lost, and then Jiangdong Army can attack Xiangfan from both sides with Cao Army.
In this case, Guan Junhou and Master will be in danger.
Deng Ai expressed dissatisfaction with this plan and asked who proposed this dangerous plan to Wang Ji.
Shi Bao said that this was Wang Ji's own decision. What's the use of asking whether this strategy is a dangerous one now? !
Now that Wang Ji has started to implement the first half of this plan, can we still not follow the plan? !
Deng Ai heard the same thing.
Before the matter is settled, he can raise objections, but once the matter is settled, he must execute it according to the plan. This is what his master taught him.
There was no other way, so Deng Ai could only pray that Wang Ji could really complete the first half of the plan and give himself enough opportunities to sneak attack Lu Meng's camp and burn the food and grass.
Deng Ai didn't waste any words. Together with Shi Bao, he led five thousand soldiers and horses, detoured from the mountain road, tried to cover up his traces, and sneaked close to Lu Meng's rear camp.
When Deng Ai arrived, fighting had already begun below Jiangling City, and his fiancée was struggling to kill everyone.
However, Deng Ai did not know the battle situation of the front army at this time. He was very calmly observing the deployment of Lu Meng's army.
The Chinese army was almost undefended, and Lu Meng's banner of the Chinese army had moved to the front army. Did this Wang Ji really do it? !
Looking at the rear army, there were not many people in the rear army. There were only about 3,000 people left to guard the camp.
This number is not large, but it is also quite a few.
Although Deng Ai had followed his master to the battlefield and had personally witnessed his master's planning of battles, this was the first time for him to command independently.
Although Deng Ai had 5,000 men under his command, these 5,000 men were just a group of miners more than a month ago. Although they had been issued with ordnance and had been practicing for a month, Deng Ai himself had no idea what their actual combat strength was.
Deng Ai was not worried about the soldiers' personal combat prowess. After all, the miners used to cut wood and mine every day, and those with poor physical fitness could not persist.
But when it comes to real fighting, it pays attention to military formations and coordination. You can win the battle by swarming up, unless you are facing a ragtag group of people.
Therefore, Deng Ai was not sure whether a month of formation training would allow these soldiers to master the military formation well.
Really, Deng Ai did not require these soldiers to be able to change formations freely, as long as they could obey military orders, advance when they were asked to advance, and retreat when they were asked to retreat.
You can't tell much from daily training. Only when you actually go to the battlefield and see the cruelty of the battlefield can you know whether these soldiers are capable of fighting. This is what the master taught you.
But Shi Bao doesn't understand. What on earth is Deng Ai waiting for? ! Why haven't you launched an attack on the camp yet? !
Three thousand soldiers is indeed not a small number, but in ordinary armies, the soldiers placed in the rear camp to guard food and grass will not be elites with strong combat effectiveness.
As for the physical quality of the five thousand men under Deng Ai, Shi Bao drooled just looking at them.
As for military literacy, let alone that.
A soldier who can march thirty miles in the mountains without falling apart and still maintaining the state of order and prohibition is considered an elite soldier.
Anyway, Shi Bao wouldn't believe it even if he beat him to death. These soldiers were new recruits who had only been trained for more than a month.
What's more, Shi Bao was greedy for the weapons in the hands of these soldiers.
That Miao sword was of better quality than the sword he, a county captain, was made of, and it was actually used by ordinary soldiers.
Thinking about my brothers in the garrison in Ying County, I don't know who the Huanshou swords in their hands are, and how many years they have been used.
After all, he is worthy of being a direct disciple of the county governor. This treatment is much better than that of ordinary people.
If he had led soldiers of this caliber in Ying County, armed with such weapons, even if there were only 800 men, he would have dared to directly attack Sun Huan's camp. If he didn't win, he would be considered incompetent.
Shi Bao was envious and jealous in various ways, but Deng Ai followed Zhang Xi all year round. He really didn't know how well treated his people were.
These mountain camp soldiers were trained by Zhang Ni in the early years. Various drill rules and regulations were established by Zhang Ni, which laid a good military foundation. In terms of ordnance, Guan Yu personally ordered the arming. Zhang Xi also wrote a special I wrote a letter to Wang Ji to advise Deng Ai on this matter, fearing that Deng Ai would suffer a loss.
Wang basically acted as a favor and specially allocated the latest standard equipment for use in the mountain camp. All kinds of treatment were also favorable and generous. Of course, there was a huge difference from the treatment of the county-level garrison soldiers in Shibao's belt.
Anyway, Shi Bao didn't understand. With such elite soldiers, what was General Deng hesitating about? !
"General!" Shi Bao came to Deng Ai's side and said, "If the general is worried about fraud, why don't I lead the attack with two thousand troops first, and the general will lead three thousand men to support? How about that?!"
Quickly agree, the first credit for burning the food and grass will be mine.
It's a pity that Shi Bao was disappointed in the end, because although the current Deng Ai was led astray by Zhang Xi and was a little too cautious, he was not the timid character after all.
"I am the general, how can I let General Shi Shen take risks?" Deng Ai thought for a moment and said to his soldiers, "In this battle, you all must bravely take the lead. I will personally lead four thousand soldiers to advance and try to tear apart the enemy army quickly. Guard and rush into the camp. General Shi Shen will follow up with a thousand soldiers and horses, carrying sulfur fish paste and other materials to burn the food and grass as soon as possible. This battle needs to be won quickly, and the enemy must not be given a chance to return."
Shi Bao was slightly disappointed, but not too disappointed.
After all, he was still responsible for burning the food and grass, so he still had to take the credit.
Moreover, this time is different from the one in Ying County. The mining camp never lacks sulfur, fish paste and other fire-starting materials.
(End of chapter)
