The howling south wind blew across the land of the North Sea. The army in white armor formed a formation outside Yuncheng, quietly waiting for their opponents to arrive.
The Xia Dynasty was still black, so the Chongcheng army descended from Gun wore black armor. The Shang Dynasty was still white, and the Shang army used white armor as its color. In order to change into the yellow Beihai robe, the army really spent a lot of effort, and Meng Chang, who was originally in black armor, also took advantage of the opportunity to change into white robe armor.
For three days, Bian Ji and Zou Wu had long talks with him every day. These two people had a plan.
Zou Wu talked with him about troop formations and perfecting the combination of tactics and tactics. The slightly young Zou Wu was still relatively immature, but he could always help him handle marching formations and daily military affairs in an orderly manner. He was a civilian. Just like Meng Chang back then, he couldn't participate in the "game among nobles" and couldn't control other noble officers in the Eleven City. He still needed to hone his skills and grow up.
Bian Ji impressed Mengchang with admiration. This boy was usually very quiet, but he once showed a very lack of self-control in Jiucheng, which disappointed him for a time.
But in the past three days, Bian Ji pointed at his nose and scolded him for being a woman, scolding him for not knowing priorities and being too resourceful to make decisions.
Fortunately, Meng Chang is not the kind of person who cares about face. He can hear others criticizing and correcting him. As long as the words are reasonable, he will happily accept them. Unlike Chao Lei, he is jealous of talents and talents.
From Bian Ji's words, he gradually realized that he had indeed made a mistake three days ago.
The mistake is that you shouldn't tell everyone everything. It will not only appear that you have no confidence, but also cause more troubles.
Just like when some companies hold meetings, they can clearly issue orders, but many problems will arise as soon as the meeting begins. It doesn't work here, and it doesn't work there.
He is the commander-in-chief, so he can just give the order directly. Even if some people have objections, he can persuade them privately, but putting it on the table will make him uncomfortable.
This was the first time that Meng Chang commanded an army of 100,000 men. Excluding the servants, the number of combat units numbered 80,000. Even with the cooperation of the middle-level officers of the Eleventh City, it was extremely difficult for him to dispatch them.
The daily cost of food and grass, the information reported by the reconnaissance cavalry, and even the losses during the training of each military camp required him to personally review it. The countless bamboo slips made his scalp numb. He finally understood why Chonghou and Taishi Laozhai Within the camp.
The biggest advantage for young people is that they will only feel pain when they fall down, but they can learn lessons and move forward after getting up.
Meng Chang listened to Bian Ji's words and also reflected on the difference between being a soldier and a general.
In the distance, Yuncheng's army was approaching. Meng Chang retracted his thoughts. After thinking about some things, his thoughts became clear. His aura began to gradually rise, causing Zou Wu who was stopped in the crossbow formation to turn around frequently. Feeling the changes in the general's momentum.
Most people in this era are very pedantic. If I invite you to fight to the death, will you really come out of the city and fight to the death with me? Wouldn't it be better to stick to the city?
Mengchang also had a deeper understanding of the honor of these soldiers. Of course, understanding does not mean acceptance. It is a good thing for the enemy to be pedantic, but it will be very troublesome for one of his own people to be pedantic.
We must find a way to deal with this matter later. We must have a sense of honor and not be afraid of death. It is more important to obey military orders.
"General, a man from Yuncheng has issued an order. He has prepared his base and invites the army to fight." The order officer came to report.
Mengchang wanted to laugh. At that time, there were many troops defeated at Qingyang Pass. It was impossible for Yuncheng not to know that there were three famous soldiers on his side, and they dared to challenge him to a duel. He was quite confident.
"Go, pass the order, and let the vanguard officers decide to fight on their own."
"By the way, let Captain Zou come over too. It's strange that the Yuncheng man is so confident. Captain Zou is unparalleled in archery, so let him take a look at the formation just in case."
"promise!"
If something goes wrong, there will be a monster, so be careful and you won't make a big mistake.
After receiving the order, Wu Gan from Qudao's forward camp immediately led the warriors from the eleven cities forward with great arrogance. He saw a burly man in yellow armor riding in front of Yuncheng's army, holding a spear and riding on horseback. In front of the two armies.
"The general has an order to spearhead the division. Who dares to fight?"
"The last general, Gao Ming, the Marquis of Changyi Camp, applied to go to war."
Wu Gan nodded. Although Gao Ming was only a military lord, he was a rare brave soldier in the army. He was not very old, but he could fight with the senior soldiers in the camp. He would never be able to fight again. What an accident, so I agreed.
The young general went out into battle. In the first battle, he held the Yanyue sword in his hand, which was very powerful. After four or five turns, he killed the man in yellow armor. He was in the limelight for a while, and the troops in the eleven cities cheered thunderously.
Immediately afterwards, the Yuncheng Army sent out two generals one after another. Both of them could not survive three moves in Gao Ming's hands. The young hero in charge was a high-spirited young hero who was about to become famous.
"Yuncheng is one of the best military cities in our Beihai territory. Why send these crooked melons and cracked jujubes to bring humiliation to ourselves?"
"Come, show me your true hero."
Gao Ming pointed his sword at the Yuncheng army and said arrogantly.
The morale of the Yuncheng army dropped visibly. A moment later, a young general who was equally young but much stronger clapped his horse forward.
"I am Xu Li, the captain of General Zuo of the Yuncheng Army. I am a Huangkou boy. I dare not be so bold. Isn't your general known as the best warrior in Chongcheng? Just because you are not worthy of being my opponent, let your general Meng Chang Come and die.”
Gao Ming was furious and fiercely attacked the enemy general with his sword. General Meng was the god of war in their hearts. How dare a rebel captain dare to be so arrogant, calling him by his name and insulting the general. If he didn't kill this beast, he would They were too embarrassed to go see the brothers in the camp.
Xu Li's skills are really good. A spear is as fast as the wind. When the sword and gun collide, Gao Ming immediately feels an uncomfortable pressure. Not only is this man's spear fast, but his angle is also very tricky. If he is not careful, he will be hurt. There is an extra bullet hole in the body.
When the two men fought in the tenth round, Xu Li seemed to be ill. He couldn't sit still and was almost thrown off by the yellow gelding, which exposed his flaw. He was beaten by Gao Ming and was in a state of embarrassment. When he was temporarily defeated, Xu Li Li Lang fled in embarrassment and fled to the camp.
Gao Ming was overjoyed and raised his sword to pursue, but Xu Li suddenly bowed and shot back, piercing his heart.
Blood dripped from the tip of the gun, and behind him, the young man who had just become famous had fallen off his horse and died.
"Okay! The general is mighty!" The demoralized Yuncheng army suddenly cheered.
"General Wu, the last general, Wei Zhongjia of the Wucheng Camp, applied to fight." The unconvinced vanguard army immediately surged with people, and people who claimed to be superior in martial arts to Gao Ming came one after another.
"You don't need to bother, I'm the vanguard officer, let me go meet him." Wu Gan ignored everyone and walked out directly.
This guy has always liked to imitate his own generals. He has a strong sense of chivalry and is happy to hear battles. Previously, Gao Ming was the first to go into battle. He couldn't say anything. Seeing his opponent's extraordinary martial arts, he couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to meet this man.
Wu Gan was the bravest in the Jiucheng camp, and his martial arts could also be ranked among the top three. When Yuan Futong rebelled and conquered the seventy-two princes, if he had not opposed surrendering to the traitor Yuan thief along with Wu Qi, the guard of Jiucheng, Wu Gan would have always been He was taken along by Wu Qi as a close guard.
Wu Gan stepped forward with the big ax on his back. As soon as he engaged in the battle, a huge force suppressed Xu Li, making him dare not touch the weapon at all. He only dared to move around to avoid the sharp edge of the axe.
In terms of speed, Wu Gan was not as good as Xu Li. In terms of bravery, none of the ten Xu Lis were as fearless as Wu Gan. His fighting style, with no regard for life and death, made Xu Li miserable. He did not dare to use his full strength with his quick gun. for.
I don't know if this guy's battle ax fighting style is the result of his own recklessness, or if he is deliberately imitating someone.
Just when Xu Li was about to go all out and repeat his old tricks, Wu Gan's battle ax suddenly accelerated and directly split the stunned Xu Li's spear in half. How could this guy still hide his clumsiness?
Xu Li was shocked. He didn't expect that such a reckless man could play tactics. If he hadn't had time to raise his gun to block it, his life would have been lost with the axe.
The weapon was destroyed. Xu Li, who originally thought he could defeat the young man with his rich experience, no longer covered himself up. With a flash of green light in his hand, a palm-sized Qin Yuan came out, and the tail thorn stabbed straight at Wu Gan. .
"How dare you, thief." Wu Gan retreated hurriedly, struck Qin Yuan with his ax horizontally, and turned around to escape.
He is reckless, but not stupid. He is not afraid of one-on-one, but he knows Qinyuan under Xu Li's hand. The poisonous thorn stings birds and beasts, killing them all, and stings trees. Even the trees will wither and die. It is extremely sinister. The ax hit it, but this evil beast is extremely flexible in the air, and there is Xu Li's plundering formation next to it. He does not want to be killed here by others.
How could Xu Li let him back into the battle so easily? He threw the short spear in his hand, and it penetrated Wu Gan's back like a hidden weapon, hoping to avenge that axe.
Soon after, a sharp arrow shot out. The arrow broke through the air and deflected the short spear. Then another arrow followed. Xu Li immediately reined in his horse, sideways dodged the sharp arrow, and came back and forth. , and lost the opportunity to pursue Wu Gan.
"Oh, what a great warrior who is the number one in Chongcheng. His subordinates are all scumbags, yet he dares to stab people in the dark!"
"Bah! Shameless villain, you are the ones who took the initiative to attack me, and now you are the ones releasing strange beasts to sneak attack. How dare you beat me down? Are all Yuncheng people as shameless as you?"
Zou Wu was furious. If he hadn't had sharp eyesight and shot two arrows decisively, Wu Gan would have died.
Meng Chang was far away and couldn't see very carefully, but he roughly understood what was going on. He sneered and waved to signal the commander.
"The general has the order, the vanguard troops form a formation, and the shield formation moves forward."
After conveying the order, Meng Chang whispered the instructions to Bian Ji. He didn't know what he said. Bian Ji immediately accepted the order and went to the rear army, quietly retreating with thousands of people.
Wu Gan fled back to the army in embarrassment. The scene just now frightened him. He almost became the soul of an unjust dead man at the hands of the enemy. As soon as he regained his breath, he screamed in anger and threatened to kill the dirty villain. .
Xu Li was also a little regretful. He originally wanted to use this killing move on Zhao Bing, but he didn't expect that the vanguard officer was not him, but a kid with a yellow mouth. Just like that, he didn't even kill him. What a pity, Wang Shizhi There are still capable people among us.
The Master ended hastily.
The two armies began to march, and as soon as Pu joined the battle, Tian Chen, a man from Yuncheng, sensed something was wrong.
The opponent's arrows were like the waves of the sea, continuous and continuous, but the arrows on his side were fired randomly and without any order. The treatment that Brother Deng Zhizhong received that day also made him enjoy it a lot this time.
The Yuncheng archers were prostrate under the shield formation, unable to lift their heads due to the pressure from the opposite side. They were baptized by several rounds of arrow rain before engaging in battle, causing frequent chaos in the phalanx.
As Zou Wu said before, our army is so powerful that there is no need for conspiracy.
Wu Gan silently calculated the distance between the enemy and ourselves, and after estimating the distance between us and the enemy, he immediately commanded the crossbowman to carry out a close-range strike.
The light crossbow bolts flew through the shield formations on both sides, bringing great pressure to the shield formation. Fortunately, the crossbows in this period were not as exaggerated as in the Spring and Autumn Period or even in the Qin Dynasty. After two rounds of shooting, the Yuncheng army ceased its activities, and ten The Allied Forces in One City fired six more rounds because of three rounds of shooting.
In the embarrassment, as soon as the front row of shields engaged in the battle, a large number of shields fell down in Yuncheng, and the entire formation began to become messy.
Meng Chang stared at the battlefield ahead of the front army, stroking the non-existent beard on his chin, and looked solemnly at Tian Chen standing on the chariot in the distance.
Although Tian Chen is not a famous general, he was an expert in following Yuan Futong's expeditions in the north and south in the early years. He has countless experience in commanding large-scale battles.
The Yuncheng front army was indeed much more elite than the temporarily formed vanguard front armies like Eleven City. They had accumulated enough advantages in the early stage, but as a result, the gap was gradually evened out in the melee between the large armies.
Wu Gan, who is usually arrogant, is indeed worthy of the word "dare" in his name. If the vanguard officer had not taken the lead and led the elite soldiers to continuously kill the enemy troops who broke through the formation, the shields in the front row would have suffered a large-scale rout.
"General, General Zhao of the Left Route Army came to ask if the Left Route Army can advance?"
"Tell your general that you cannot attack without military orders. Let him wait."
The front army is gradually struggling, the enemy's armor has become more elite, and the tacit understanding between them has become closer. Yuncheng is worthy of being a well-known troop garrison town in Beihai.
Watching the situation gradually change from advantage to even power and then to weakness, Meng Chang stroked Red Rabbit's mane, and what reflected in his pupils was the fierce battlefield.
The enemy has mostly infantry but few chariots and cavalry. Our own chariots and cavalry are more than the opponent. Now the competition is to see who can't keep calm. The first move does not necessarily mean defeating the enemy. Only when you have spare hands can you plan your strategy.
"Instruct Zhao Bing, the left route army, to advance to the left side of the battlefield and wait for orders. If there is no military order, the enemy must not be touched."
Since Tian Chen is unwilling to take the initiative, it would be easier to let Zhao Bing, who is attacking quickly, force you to fight.
