Yao Shufu's expression changed: "What? Shrink the defense line? Didn't we just set up a defensive formation? Why should we shrink it now?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "Although Ah Ji was very cautious and asked the chariot troops to return for reinforcements, in the rush, Hongzhi who came back for reinforcements neglected one thing. Our carts were connected two by two and placed on the flanks. Although it can be very effective in preventing enemy attacks, it also has major hidden dangers."
Yao Shufu murmured to himself: "During the Battle of Linqu two years ago, I heard that Brother Jinu also used chariots on both wings as cover for the phalanx. I think Brother Hongzhi's arrangement was the same as that of that time. Just like Brother Jinu, what are the hidden dangers in this?"
Liu Daogui raised his hand, pointed at the big flag behind him, and said, "Look at the big flag now."
Yao Shufu looked up, and his face suddenly changed: "Oh, it seems like the north wind is blowing now. So, the demon thieves can attack our car array with fire?"
Liu Daogui nodded: "Exactly. When the chariots came out to attack, they were so majestic. But after they withdrew to defend, they forgot to use river mud as fireproof materials on the barriers. Of course, in terms of time, they It may not be in time. The most important thing is that now they have connected the chariots with wooden shields behind them, which are all fire starters. When the demon thieves attacked with the sky lantern just now, they threw a lot of kerosene jars, even on the ground. During the battle, they were also set on fire, which shows that they were well prepared for the fire attack. We used silt to prevent fire in the frontal defense, but there was no such thing as this flank."
Yao Shufu stamped his feet anxiously: "Then let's give the order now and ask them to apply river mud as soon as possible to prevent fire."
Liu Daogui sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late, and there are currently insufficient troops in the front army. Most of the troops have already attacked. The defense on this flank is originally our weak link. Of course, I also hope that the demon thief will now I haven't noticed this, but fire attack will be a very big hidden danger. Now you take two thousand Chinese soldiers and horses and set off quickly. If the demon thieves don't have fire attack, you must help them protect themselves as soon as possible. Don't think about going out. In pursuit, as long as the phalanx is defended, victory will be achieved. If the demon thieves start a fire attack, then ignore these flanking defense lines and abandon the seven phalanxes in the north as soon as possible and retreat to the center to form a second line of defense."
Yao Shufu gritted his teeth: "But under the fire attack, won't our camp be continuously burned?"
Liu Daogui said in a deep voice: "Tell Hongzhi or Ah Qi about this, and they will know how to deal with it. Our Crane Wing Formation is opened to both sides in order to maximize the width of our defensive front, and by the way, we can attack the enemy." The troops breaking through in the middle will double-team and flank. It is a purely defensive formation."
Yao Shufu nodded: "Yes, this formation gives up the offense and engages in defensive counterattacks. However, since the demon thief attacked the formation in the morning, he has not dared to directly attack the front. Instead, he attacks from the outermost wings. We want to wear down our troops layer by layer, so the strongest counterattack force of our tanks and cavalry is placed on the two wings instead of the center, just to deal with their move."
Having said this, Yao Shufu paused: "But if we retract like this, the width of the front will shrink from about five miles to less than three miles. If the demon thief bypasses our flanks and directly outflanks our rear, then But what should I do?”
Liu Daogui shook his head: "This is within the plan. The number of enemy troops is nearly twice that of ours, with more than 10,000 troops. This is only what we saw face to face. If they have more troops on the side and rear, troops, then our military strength will be even more disadvantageous. Therefore, by arranging it like this, I am prepared to shrink the two wings once they are broken through. Although our chariot assault just now wiped out about two thousand enemies in one fell swoop. In addition to the two or three thousand people killed and wounded while defending the position, we can say that we spent about one thousand to kill five thousand thieves. However, this level of exchange is still not enough to reverse our disadvantage, and we have no Destroy the main force of the enemy's front army in one fell swoop. You see, now it will be the main force of the enemy's front army that detours our northern flank and wants to flank us."
Yao Shufu gritted his teeth: "How about instead of rescuing the front army, I fight my way out from the north of the central army and directly attack the main force of the demon thief's front army?"
Liu Daogui pondered for a moment and waved his hand: "Not yet, our troops are at a disadvantage, and it is hard to say now whether the enemy troops that have come around are really going to launch a massive attack, or are they just a bait to lure our army to attack. , our army's cavalry and chariots are mostly in the direction of the front army. If you attack, you have to attack with heavy infantry. The mobility is not enough, and it is easy to be divided and surrounded by demon thieves outside the formation. This ten thousand Absolutely not.”
Having said this, Liu Daogui patted Yao Shufu's chest armor. The shiny heart-protecting deck was slapped loudly, causing a piece of the armor leaf on his body to shake and hit, and said: "Before you attack immediately, Remember to wipe mud on your body first. If the vehicle formation catches fire or even spreads, you, the heavily armed force, must hold the front line of the subsequent phalanx and buy time for their subsequent formation, do you understand?"
Yao Shufu gritted his teeth: "Understood, I'm going now. No matter what, even if I stand in the fire, I have to guard the second line of defense. As long as I, Yao Shufu, am here, I will never let the demon The thief took a step beyond the defense line!"
Liu Daogui nodded: "Also, if the seven phalanxes on the north side are really attacked by fire, tell Hongzhi not to force it or try to counterattack. His cavalry should be withdrawn immediately. I still need him here. .”
Half a moment later, the Jin army, the front army, formed a phalanx on the north side.
Fu Hongzhi stood on a large cart in the square formation on the outside, looking at the situation outside the array with blazing eyes. There were more than a hundred corpses of Tianshi Dao disciples lying on the ground, and none of them could attack the cart. Within twenty steps in front of the formation. There were more than a dozen guys with arrows stuck in their bodies and lying in the blood. They were groaning, wailing, and using their last strength to turn over.
A cold and stern look flashed across Fu Hongzhi's face. He picked up the big bow, drew out an arrow, and shot an arrow at the nearest wounded soldier from Tianshi Dao. The arrow shot directly through the man's face. Door, he didn't even have time to hum before he stopped moving.
Next to Fu Hongzhi, Pei Fangming, who was fully armed, cheered: "Good archery skills!"
As he spoke, he also picked up his big bow and shot out an arrow. The other wounded soldier from Tianshi Dao suddenly stopped moving. Fu Hongzhi laughed and said, "Fang Ming, you're not bad either." (End of this chapter)
