From the pass where Dongyi is stationed to Zhongwu, there are many hills and mountains. If we follow the normal form, it would be better for the decisive battle to be placed on the plains, or in the open terrain.
But where the battlefield is placed is never a factor that can be determined by the attacking side. It depends on where the enemy you are attacking is located.
Mengchang gathered the generals again, but this time he did not call the Donglu people over. Only Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu was present. There were many people, and they were needed to be present when the smoke bombs were set off. Now they are no longer needed. When the time comes, make decisions and plans and then issue a military order to let them fulfill their duties.
After the murderous intent was removed, Meng Chang's eyes softened a lot, but Wu Gan and Zhong Xi still liked the murderous eyes before.
The look in his eyes now... always feels like a father looking at his son. Even Di Xin felt a little uncomfortable seeing it.
"Then, gentlemen, if you drink this cup, Meng Chang wishes you a prosperous military fortune!"
After the words fell, everyone drank all the wine in their hands and took the order and left.
Only Di Xin ended up at the end with a reluctant look on his face, hesitantly complaining.
"Tang, how can I lose? Your plan is not reasonable at all. Even if Hongze has a hundred thousand troops along the way, I only need 10,000, and I can kill them all in pieces and throw away their armor. Why do you want to cheat? defeat?"
Meng Chang took out the tail feathers that he had picked off from an unknown pheasant, shook his feather fan with a smile, took Di Xin's hand, pointed to the map and said.
"Your Majesty, this is Huze. You are wise and powerful, and you are powerful in all directions. If you fight the enemy in Huze, even if you win, you won't be able to annihilate much of the enemy's main force. There is a reed swamp thirty miles away from the lake. Lead the enemy here, and Wu dares to use fire to block the road. The enemy has no way to avoid it, so they can only fight. In this way, you can also avoid that when you cross the flood river, the enemy will be frightened and disperse, and there will be no one to accompany you to fight, isn't it?"
Di Xin nodded repeatedly. This was the reason. Even though he was still a little unhappy at the thought of cheating defeat and luring the enemy.
"Let Wu dare go. I have never been defeated in my life. I won't go!"
"Da...General Zishou, don't forget what you promised me. This is a military order. Just because you are the king, that group of people can't help but gain great achievements and chase you out. Who does Wu Gan count?" "
Di Xin was speechless: "How dare you call me by his first name?"
"This is not the point, Your Majesty. If the enemy troops are completely wiped out, the future of the Eastern Territory will be worry-free. In the future, this prosperous land will be the territory of my great merchant, with food, population, land resources, everything you need. You can have more army."
"At that time, we will be able to deal with everything from Xiqi to Jingchu to the Rong clan."
"Think about it, our ancestors expanded the land inch by inch. When we come to you, all the land in the world will be the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it will be the king's ministers! The whole world will be filled with the banners of my great merchants!"
Mengchang spoke at the same speed as a barrage, and kept telling Di Xin the principles, advantages and disadvantages, which made people have a headache. Until he finished the last sentence, Di Xin was stunned.
"In the whole world, is it the king's land..." Di Xin's eyes were blurred, such an arrogant declaration, such a majestic spirit.
"On the shore of Ledui, could it be the king's ministers!"
"You are right, it is the few who are narrow-minded. This world belongs to the few. They are thieves, robbers, and a bunch of filthy bugs!"
"As long as you, the coach, let go and do whatever you want, just obey your orders!"
Meng Chang shook his feather fan vigorously and felt a little ashamed. Commanding the king to fight was really a taxing job. Not only did he have to think about the strategy, but he also had to make him happy. It was simply too difficult.
After the Battle of Honghe, the armies stagnant on both sides of Zhongwu City began to divide.
King Shang personally led an army of 20,000 people to Hongze, and then Wu Gan and Zhong Ji followed the remaining 80,000 soldiers to ambush outside the reed swamp, ready to attack.
Yu Hualong led 10,000 people to the Dahe and Sishui areas. Yu De and Yu Xian led 20,000 people to set up an ambush and blockade on the mountain road leading to the Baiyi camp from the Dongyi camp.
The remaining king's army joined Donglu's army and headed towards the main camp of Dongyi headquarters.
The first to engage in the battle was the Shang King Di Xin's troops. They took the lead in simple canopies, bamboo rafts, and leather rafts, wandering on the vast swamp. The canopies were filled with armored straw men, and occasionally there were two or three. The soldiers paddled the rafts and led the army deeper into the area.
Normally speaking, Mengchang would rather defend the city than put Di Xin in any danger. Just as Mengchang likes to use surprise troops to solve problems, if he had used conservative tactics, he would not have reached the stage where he has conquered Taicheng. At that time, I had followed Taishi Wen on a roundabout run, and followed the steps step by step to conquer the eleven cities.
On the bank of Hongze Lake, the leader of Dongyi was General Longyi. At this moment, he stared at the swimming army of merchants with his tiger eyes, and said ecstatically to Xu Yibo beside him.
"Hahaha, Meng Chang'er is really ridiculous. He made so many fake and real actions, but the result is nothing more than this. He really still wants to sneak through Hongze and open a gap behind him. Fortunately, our big leader is more skilled and saw through it. I caught the child’s trick.”
"That's natural. The big leader has clever calculations and figured out that many of Mengchang's actions were just false shots. If they don't want to spend time with us here and want a quick victory, there is only one way to go, which is to cross Hongze. road.”
"General Fang, when we take down this merchant army, the chief will no longer doubt me."
Fang Zhang turned around and glanced at Xu Yibo strangely, wanting to remind this man that if he didn't commit suicide, the leader didn't need to doubt anyone, but he just swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips. What's the use of reminding, some people Just like a cat, the nature of seeking death is engraved in his bones. If persuasion works, this person will not be displaced.
Just when a few people were feeling complacent, Xu Yibo's eyes suddenly lit up, he pointed at the boat headed by the Shang Army and shouted excitedly: "Di Xin, that's the Shang King Di Xin!!!"
Before Fang Xiang could curse, he followed the direction of Xu Yibo's finger and saw a tall and oppressive man in silver armor.
Di Xin and Fang Xiang looked at each other when they heard someone shouting his name.
Both of them were stunned on the spot. Di Xin was confused. He hadn't entered the ambush circle yet, so why did the other party take the initiative to expose himself? Should he withdraw now or not?
Fang Xiang was also stunned. He originally thought that Wu Gan or some young general was going to die. According to his estimation, Lu Renjie and Yu Hualong would not be in danger at their level. The surprise came too suddenly. He did not expect that it was Emperor Shang Wang. pungent.
Evilai asked blankly: "Your Majesty, we seem to have been discovered, do we want to retreat?"
"This... Uncle Meng Ji didn't say, why don't we go a little further? What if we run faster and they can't catch up?"
"It makes sense, the king is still wise!"
Fang Chuan, who was waiting by the river bank, was furious and slapped Xu Yibo on the head: "You still said you were not an internal agent? Why did you remind Di Xin just now? Now it's okay, all the wealth has just flown away! "
Xu Yibo shed tears of grievance. He was a Bangbo and an earl, but he actually said directly: "I'm not an internal agent. Look, Di Xin didn't notice us at all. Isn't he still moving forward?"
Fang Zhang looked at Zhou Ji who continued to drive forward with a confused look on his face, and became even more angry in his heart.
"What an arrogant and arrogant Shang King. Now that he has discovered us, he still dares to break in. Very good, very good."
"Pass my military order, go into the water and attack the enemy! Where is Feng Yi? A strong wind will blow over them!"
"Light the beacon and let Yi Yi hold Di Xin back!"
A strong wind blew up on the calm lake, causing the waves to sway unsteadily. But miraculously, when the strong wind hit, the ships of the merchants did not move at all. The battle pattern of the Xuanwu Camp was reflected on the water, covering all the ships of the merchant army. Every time The area where the waves rolled into the war pattern seemed to be suppressed and became calm.
Di Xin tried his best to restrain his desire to fight and watched the enemy ships approaching little by little. When he was a hundred meters away, Di Xin gritted his teeth and gave orders.
"There is an ambush! The entire army retreats!!"
The basalt pattern on the lake surface transformed into a walking figure, and the entire phalanx of warships retreated backwards without any wind.
Even though Fengyi Wuji in the direction of Dongyi danced to the point of shaking his head and going crazy, Zhouji, who was very fast in the strong wind, still kept a hundred meters away from the merchant army.
Fang Zhang stood at the bow of the boat, looking at Xu Yibo angrily, wishing he could skin him. In his heart, if it hadn't been for Xu Yibo's exclamation, Shang Jun would not have been able to react so quickly and turn around in an instant to escape. .
When the merchant army's royal divisions "fleeed" ashore, Fang Xiang looked at the scattered phalanx, hesitation flashed in his heart. Just watching Rui Yi bite each other tightly, Fang Xiang also gritted his teeth and issued the order to board. shore operations.
Fang Zhang himself took the lead and rushed straight to Di Xin. His arms were like the torso of a fire dragon, covered with dragon scales covering his face.
When the two sides fled to the reed swamp, Di Xin finally stopped, suppressing his bloodthirsty to the extreme, and stared viciously at the four major Yi tribes behind him.
"Very good, no one has ever chased me so embarrassingly. You have a warrior's heart, and I will take him off."
"The hunting begins! The entire army counterattacks!!!"
"Kill!!"
As Di Xin's roar rang out, there were shouts of killing all around, and Wu Gan even raised his right hand and shouted loudly: "Fire God Pattern, the fire will burn the sky!"
The overwhelming flames ignited the dense reed swamps. This is an aquatic and bog-growing plant that grows on the edge of swamps. It is also a flammable fire starter. When the fierce fire is covered, it can spread for several miles in an instant. The reeds are like red ink spreading in the water, spreading out in all directions.
Fang Xiang was shocked, stopped charging, and shouted hurriedly: "Fire! Fire! Everyone, get out of the reed swamp quickly, quickly!!"
The soldiers in front turned around in fear and collided head-on with those who came after them. The originally slightly organized Siyi coalition suddenly turned into a mess. Fengyi Wuji, who was watching from afar on the boat, urgently spat out a mouthful of blood and guided him. Attacked in the direction by the strong wind.
"Xuanwu pattern, suppress!"
"The God of Fire pattern, the blazing fire burns the sky!"
The blue light formed a barrier, locking the strong wind on the lake. The Vulcan camp that had been standing in the open space of the isolation zone was reduced to pieces. A group of five people released fire techniques, igniting the fire from all angles.
The fire was raging, and Fang Xuan's heart was bleeding. He looked at Di Xin in front of him with annoyance, and tears of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, blaming himself for being greedy. The order given by the big leader did not include landing operations on the water. He and others may not win, but they will definitely not be like now. How many people will be killed or injured in a big fire? Or, how many people can survive?
"Di Xin! You are comparable to Xia Jie. There are 100,000 people here! A full 100,000!!"
"How dare you do this? We are human beings too. The fire you are burning now will definitely violate God's punishment. Lord Eight Gods will not let you go!"
Fang Zhang was like a madman, his whole body burned with blazing fire, and he transformed into a humanoid dragon body. His five fingers turned into sharp claws and charged towards Di Xin.
"Back off, Long Yi, it's interesting. Isn't this the bastard born of those obscene dragons? Let me try his skills."
Di Xin handed the weapon to Er Lai, ignored the flames around him, and charged towards Fang Xiang.
With their four hands touching each other, an invisible wave of air surged from in front of the two men and pressed in all directions. Even the blazing flames cleared a vacuum zone with a radius of three feet at this moment.
Fang Xin showed a cruel smile, seeming to be laughing at Di Xin's overestimation of his own strength, daring to use a mortal body to compete with the dragon man. His five claws shot out sharp dragon claws and hooked on the back of Di Xin's hand.
Sparks fly!
Di Xin's body was covered with a light layer of white air, and the dragon's claws could hardly make an inch on the white air, and not even a white seal could be seen.
Seeing the sarcasm at the corner of Di Xin's mouth, Fang Huan opened his fang-like mouth that had turned into a kiss, and a stream of hot sparks with thick black smoke spurted out from his mouth, gushing over Di Xin's body.
"King!!"
Zhong Ji's heart suddenly stopped behind him, and he felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling. When he was about to step forward, a short iron halberd was thrust into his feet.
I saw evil smile on his face, but he stared at Zhong Xi with a fierce look in his eyes: "Do your part and keep the barrier stable. Your Majesty does not need you to worry."
As soon as Xilai finished speaking, he saw a pair of rough and powerful hands in Long Yan immediately grabbing Fang Zhang's chin, tearing up and down with both hands, and the huge dragon head was torn in half with bloody violence, and lava-like blood was sprayed into the sky. , dripping on other reeds, turning into sparks all over the sky.
The king of the Great Shang is extremely powerful and powerful. Under the protection of luck, all evils do not exist and all laws are invulnerable. How can a small half-dragon be able to match him?
"Hahaha! It feels so good. It feels so good."
Di Xin, who was in full swing of murderous intent, set his sights on Feng Yi's shaman sacrifice and General Yan Yi who was driving wolves, dogs and beasts, and immediately walked away with steps as fast as stars.
Everyone in the reed swamp was in danger, and countless people jumped into the water. The Xuanwu war pattern continued to show its power, and the Xuanwu shadow in the sky made a slap-like shape. Countless Siyi warriors who fell into the water sank to the bottom. After a while, the bright red color disappeared from the water. The bottom spreads upward.
Thick smoke from burning reeds flew high into the sky. After Feng Yi Wuji interrupted his spellcasting, the tragedy of Hongze was visible to the naked eye in the sky.
Mengchang led his army in a semi-encirclement shape, wrapping the Dongyi camp into a semicircle.
Watching the thick smoke rising in the sky from the south, Meng Chang smiled.
"One kill, two consecutive defeats, three consecutive decisive victories, and four consecutive extraordinary ones. The king is indeed brave and invincible! But..."
"Commander, we are all in place, why don't we attack?" Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu asked Mengchang in confusion. Looking at Chao Ge, the strength of the Zhengyi King's division was obviously reduced by half. The king and Yu Hualong were not in the camp. Jiang Huanchu The mood was a little heavy, as if he was blaming the coach for hiding something from friendly forces.
Even Jiang Huanchu didn't think much of Meng Chang at all. He surrounded and did not attack because it was difficult to attack. He didn't understand that if it was difficult to do, don't do it. Now that the remaining 200,000 troops are spread out in such a scattered way, it won't do much at all. In his opinion, the effect of breaking the formation was not as good as concentrating one's strength and crushing it directly like a fist.
"Don't worry, there's still one more to go."
"What did you say? What's missing?"
The thick smoke from the great rivers in the north arrived belatedly from the Sishui area, and beacon fires were lit one after another.
Mengchang finally relaxed. The five Yi tribes had been removed. After all, the Dongyi army was worried about being intercepted and had no way to retreat.
Success must have a cause if it is not accomplished on the day it is accomplished; misfortunes must have a cause if it is not accomplished on the day it is accomplished.
"Hahaha, the fifth consecutive world has arrived, and the show will finally begin!"
"Commanders, listen to my order, surround these barbarians and let them know what despair and pain are!"
The flu is very harmful to people. I hope I can get better as soon as possible so that coding will not be painful. There has been a high incidence of influenza recently. Dear parents, please pay attention to keeping warm from the cold and wear a mask. Don’t be like me, walking with the feeling that your soul is walking in front and your body is lazily following behind.
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