Before dawn, Wang Xiao's hunting army lit a fire to cook. As soon as a hint of fish belly white appeared in the east, the army set off and arrayed themselves on the ground at the foot of Umbrella Mountain. This is the largest flat area in the vicinity and the only suitable battlefield.
Wang Jun is still sleeping soundly. The soldier came in to report and was scolded by him with a covered face. After waking up, he quickly called the leader over to discuss. In the end nothing could be agreed upon. Waiting for the sun to rise, he led the army down the mountain.
Wang Xiaolie stood on a hill on the right, condescendingly observing the situation on the battlefield. On one side stood Niu Gao, serving as the central army.
After looking at Wang Jun's army, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but frowned: "It seems that Wang Jun's army has all the flags, but it's just messy. It is said that Wang Jun is from a military academy, so he shouldn't be unfamiliar with these things."
Niu Gao said: "Even in the army, if you don't pay attention, you may not be able to understand the meaning of the flag."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing. There is a system in the military, the most fundamental of which is the flag and drum. Flags and drums are the organizational and command form of the army and are particularly important on the battlefield. Being able to skillfully use flags and drums will give you the ability to flexibly command on the battlefield and command large troops in combat. If there are no flags and drums, we can only fight in a chaotic manner. You may not win if you play chaotically, but you won't win most of the time. I remember the ancient wars in movies and TV dramas of previous lives. Either a single general fought alone, or they rushed forward in a chaotic manner. It was rare to see the role of the troops and drums showing.
In the Song Dynasty, in addition to crossbows and armor, flags and drums were strictly prohibited among the people. Hiding one's strength is basically tantamount to rebellion.
Looking at Wang Jun's troops, they basically still have the strength and drums. It's just a bit messy and crude in form, so it's hard to say how useful it is.
Wang Jun set up a formation at the foot of the mountain and captured his position. Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan, who were opposite, looked at Wang Xiaolie together.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Send someone up first to test the enemy's formation. Looking at Wang Jun's formation, I always feel that he doesn't look like he can fight."
After saying that, he ordered the flag bearer beside him to wave the handsome flag and ordered Xie Linon in front to step forward.
Xie Linong led fifty cavalry and rushed out like the wind. He headed straight for Wang Jun in the middle of the enemy formation without any hesitation.
Wang Jun was startled. He is a man who has fought in the war and has seen a lot. But the two armies had just set up their positions, and the other side used dozens of people to attack their own central army. This was the first time I had seen such a bold and reckless attack.
Seeing that Li Nong had reached the middle, Wang Jun said anxiously: "Ma Nan, you are the number one general in our army! Come forward quickly and block the enemy general!"
Manan sang the promise. He waved his hand to the back and shouted sternly: "My sons, come forward with me to fight!"
After saying that, he urged his horse forward. Ma Nan's men shouted together and rushed out. At this time, it was seen that Manan's military strength was only more than 300 people. However, Wang Jun was not sensitive to numbers. He could not tell much when he saw the crowd of people coming up.
When Manan led his men out of the formation, Xie Linong shouted, suddenly changed direction, and led his men across the formation, heading west. After passing directly by Wang Jun's formation, he suddenly turned back and rushed towards the flank.
At this time, Ma Nan led a large group of troops to the middle of the two formations. There was no enemy moving forward, and he retreated and disrupted the formation. He was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do. If he and his several hundred men rushed to the front of the army formation, they would undoubtedly be seeking death. But if they retreated the same way, Wang Jun's military formation would be completely disrupted. In a normal military formation, he should also lead the army on a rampage. Whether attacking or retreating to the square, they cannot be carried in the middle.
At this time, Xie Linong had already led people into the flank, and there was a cry of killing from the west.
Wang Jun was startled and hurriedly ordered his people to strengthen the flanks to avoid being disrupted by the Song army.
As soon as they finished giving orders, they saw that Li Nong calmly withdrew from Wang Jun's military formation and returned to his own military formation.
At this time, Ma Nan came back with his army, and the entire Chinese army was suddenly in chaos.
Wang Jun shouted: "Zhi Niang thief, Ma Nan, the murderer of a thousand swords! Didn't you see the other side? Did the thief go around to the back and return to the army? You have disrupted the Chinese army. What should I do if the enemy rushes up at this time? Good! If you have never fought, you will always learn the opposite!"
While cursing, he asked Ma Nan to lead the army to retreat quickly to clear the front view.
On the top of the mountain, Wang Xiaolie looked at it and shook his head. Ma Jun's ability to command on the battlefield is indeed too poor, and this army is also too poor, with no basic concept of the intersection between the two armies. If you encounter the Jin army, if the whole army is pressed at this time, you will be defeated immediately.
The two armies formed an array, usually with small groups of troops constantly harassing them. There are certain procedures for where to attack, which part of the enemy to attack, and how to come back. If you accidentally fail to disrupt the enemy's formation and mess up your own military formation, the battle will be impossible to fight.
The cavalry in the army is often used at this time. Use the high mobility of cavalry to move out and back quickly to mobilize enemy troops. Once the enemy's formation is disrupted, rush in immediately and disrupt the enemy's formation. Once the enemy's position is in chaos, the large infantry troops behind them will immediately press forward. Without extraordinary means and incredible luck, it would be difficult to reverse the situation.
As for the formation of the two armies, the army will rush forward as soon as the drums sound. This kind of fighting style is very rare. Either he was unlucky or there was a huge disparity in strength, he was almost destined to die. What will be the result of a fight between the unorganized and the organized?
After a while, Niu Gao saw that Wang Jun's army was still in chaos and couldn't help but said: "Zhizhou, the enemy's flags are in chaos at this time. If a fierce general charges directly into the army, he will definitely break his army formation!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "I understand too. But look at the chaos of many people on the mountain behind them. Who knows their identities? Normally, there should be family members of the enemy soldiers there. But something is wrong. What if. We originally only had a thousand people, but it would be too dangerous to encounter an ambush. Based on what I just saw, if we hold on for a while and wait until the situation on the mountain becomes clear, we will definitely win."
Niu Gao said with a smile: "Zhizhou is too cautious. Judging from the formation they put up, we can see that their generals do not know the soldiers, and their troops usually lack training. Even if they set up an ambush, it is not terrible. As long as our military formation is stable, What’s the harm in using one or two hundred men to break through its army!”
Wang Xiaolie nodded slightly, unsure for a moment.
Niu Gao was right, and Wang Xiaolie himself felt that he was too cautious. any idea? The capital is too small. This thousand troops, plus the 500 people staying in Ruzhou, are all my capital. To be honest, it hurts even when someone dies.
The three people below, Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan, couldn't help but become anxious when they saw that Wang Xiao's hunting flag on the mountain was still moving. Wang Jun on the opposite side is obviously a rabble, there is no need for a stalemate here. However, Wang Xiao's army had strict orders and the commander's flag did not move, so they did not dare to move.
The sun rises high, casting thousands of rays of light across the sky and earth. The military formation was in chaos, but there seemed to be no sound at all.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie suddenly said: "Since you have seen through Wang Jun's true identity, there is no need to be cautious. Niu Gao, you take the 200 Chinese troops here down the mountain and charge straight at Wang Jun's Chinese army. As long as you are in chaos, there is no need to retreat. Fight forward. The remaining people behind lead the army to charge, don't give Wang Jun time to regroup. Although Uggai Mountain is not steep, he retreated to the mountain, but he still didn't want to pick it up."
Niu Gao said nothing, crossed his hands and sang a promise. After receiving the military order, two hundred Chinese troops were assembled on the mountain. Among these 200 people, there were only more than 80 cavalry, which were Wang Xiaolie's security forces. Niu Gao only led these eighty people, leaving all the infantry to Wang Xiaolie.
As the handsome flag was raised high and bowed forward, a drum sounded, and Gao Dai rushed down like a human being.
Before Wang Jun could reorganize the military formation, he saw a group of official cavalry from Dongbian Mountain rushing down. With an unstoppable momentum, he rushed straight towards his own central army. I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do.
Manan was sent out to fight just now, and it made a mess. Now I don't dare to send anyone. I just order the archers behind to shoot arrows immediately.
Niu Gao was wearing an iron helmet and didn't care about the oncoming arrows, he just took a look at Wang Jun. He squeezed the steel gun in his hand and charged straight away.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers were not affected, and seeing that the generals who came were like iron towers, Wang Jun couldn't help but feel afraid. He did not dare to step forward, so he ordered his generals to greet him. These officers and soldiers must be stopped, and they must not be allowed to rush directly into the formation.
When Niu Gao saw an enemy general coming up, he shouted loudly and pierced his chest with the spear in his hand. In the flash of lightning, the general had no time to dodge and was stabbed off his horse. Niu Gao ignored the spear, casually let go, pulled out his mace, and hit another general who rushed up with the mace. The mace struck so hard that the general fell off his horse without saying a word.
Wang Jun was scared to death. Seeing that no one dared to stop Niugao, he came straight towards him and retreated hurriedly.
Niu Gao shouted loudly, his mace flying in his hand, knocking down five or six people in an instant. Looking up, Wang Jun retreated so fast that he could no longer catch up. He snorted coldly and put away his mace. He took off his bow and arrow, pointed it at Wang Jun's heart, and shot out.
Wang Jun was retreating to the rear when he felt a chill in his heart.
There was great chaos in Wang Jun's army, and they all retreated. Seeing the commander's flag pointing straight forward on the mountain, Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan no longer hesitated and led the army to press forward. Like driving ducks, Wang Jun's army was driven up the mountain.
