A general surprise attack team leaves the camp. If there are not many people, they can use the cover of night to go out in batches. In addition, several teams of people will be sent out in advance to continuously check the surroundings. It is not difficult to avoid the eyes of the opponent's scouts.
If there are mountains and dense forests as cover on the terrain, tens of thousands of people can move silently.
However, the 50,000 people led by Lu Bu obviously had no terrain advantage. The terrain in this area was the camping place selected by Tian Feng after research. The terrain was open and the purpose was to allow the Northern Army's strength advantage to be used.
Naturally, it is impossible to hide tens of thousands of troops without leaving any trace.
Lu Bu was only halfway through with his army when the news reached Yuan Tan's ears.
Tian Feng was a little surprised that Lu Bu didn't take the bait and go to the grain and grass camp. After setting up the trap for so long and throwing out such tempting bait, the other party could still resist it. Lin Mo was really not simple.
Yuan Tan, on the other hand, looked a little calmer and looked at Tian Feng, "Sir, do you want to send a quick horse to summon Wen Chou to come back for reinforcements?"
He didn't panic. Being able to attract Lu Bu to the grain and grass camp would be the best result. Even if he couldn't, he might not be able to gain favor by coming to the Chinese army stronghold. There were 80,000 troops in the stronghold plus the first camp. And Euphorbia, it's not something he can break through in a short while.
The fear is that he will neither go to the grain and grass camp nor come to the Chinese army stronghold. Instead, the two armies will continue to confront each other. It will be too torture for Yuan Tan, who longs for a big position.
"Don't be gullible, or deceive Wen Chou for a feint. The ultimate goal is not necessarily the food and grass camp."
As a conservative, Tian Feng's design this time seemed risky, but in fact, from the overall situation, it was still a stable group. He stroked his short beard and said in a deep voice: "If Lu Bu really attacks, then send out quick It was too late for Ma to recall Wen Chou."
Yuan Tan thought for a while, it was only more than thirty miles away. Even if the infantry could not come back, Wen Chou's eight thousand cavalry could always come back as soon as possible for reinforcements. "Okay, let's see what Lu Bu wants to do."
The defense in the Chinese army's stronghold was watertight. Eight hundred people first climbed into the camp and surrounded the entire Chinese army's tent, and five hundred euphorbia soldiers held spears and halberds.
They are the most elite troops under Yuan Tan's command and even among the 700,000 Northern Army, but tonight, they only need to protect the Chinese army.
Tian Feng has carefully studied some of Lu Jun's past achievements, and found that compared with ordinary armies, they especially like to use their personal bravery to rush into the Chinese army, behead generals and seize the flag. Once the Chinese army's big banner collapses, their morale will decline. Then it collapsed.
Therefore, protecting the Chinese army tonight is the key.
The 80,000-strong army on the periphery had a three-layer defense. The outermost layer was composed of swordsmen, spearmen and armor-breaking hammer soldiers; the second layer was archers and crossbowmen; and the third layer was a mixed force mainly composed of shield soldiers, which could be called an iron force. Barrel-like defense.
It can be said that as long as morale does not collapse on a large scale, as an ambush party waiting for work, it will have an advantage even when facing the elite.
I dare not say that this weak force completely crushed Lu Bu, but it was easy to drag Wen Chou and the others back.
Once Wen Chou's army comes back, Lu Bu will definitely be defeated.
What's more, Han Ju led 30,000 people across the mountain to prepare for a sneak attack on their camp.
Yuan Tan felt that no matter how he calculated, he could not lose. It was just a matter of the ratio of casualties between the two sides.
On the Qingzhou front under night, Lu Bu led 50,000 people and was approaching five miles away from the Northern Army camp. He waved his hand, and Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Wei Yue and Gan Ning came over.
"Split the troops!"
"Here!"
After giving the order, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and Wei Yue each led 13,000 men to break away from the army, like three black dragons wandering on the earth.
Nowadays, in Lu Ying, there are not many people who can really lead an army of ten thousand people. Except for Zhang Liao in Guangling, there are only Gao Shun and Zhang Xiu.
If you really want to talk about it, Zhao Yun and Wei Yue are currently only deputy generals. It's okay to let them lead a small force to charge into the battle. When leading an army of ten thousand people, the focus is not on personal bravery, but when the battle situation occurs unexpectedly. Whether you can respond calmly and correctly to the incident.
If a general loses an order, his army will be destroyed and killed.
This cannot be achieved without years of accumulation.
As for Gan Ning, in terms of experience in this battle, he was still far inferior to Zhao Yun and Wei Yue, so he followed Wei Yue's team, which was the weakest.
It would be great if Wei Xu was still alive. Lu Bu sighed inwardly. After all, he was his most trusted person and had experience in leading troops. There would be no problem if he was left to him.
But looking back and thinking about it, what Lin Mo said seems to be the last word. Zhao Zilong, Gan Xingba and Wei Chunan all have the ability to command thousands of armies, but they just lack the experience. The best opportunity for actual combat is right in front of them.
However, there are still a few generals in the army to lead troops. Now that the territory is slowly growing, it is really necessary to recruit more good hands.
Lu Bu put away his somewhat messy thoughts, looked at the northern military camp in front of him, which was as big as a county town, and let out a sigh of relief.
Not long after, the army marched to a mile from the northern military camp gate. Lu Bu raised his right hand, and the sergeant behind him dispersed left and right with understanding, leaving a passage in the middle.
At the center of the team were more than two thousand cattle. The horns of these cattle were tied with weapons, and the tails of the cattle were also tied with reeds soaked in tung oil.
It is worth mentioning that these cattle had been transported to Linqu County by Chen Gong before the war started. It was the suggestion made by the old scheming Jia Xu at that time.
The gameplay of the Fire Oxen Array was first invented by Tian Dan of the Qi State during the Warring States Period. Even though the enemy was strong and we were weak, he continued to show cowardice. Finally, he released a group of fire oxen, and the Yan army rushed to pieces. They pursued the victory. Under the attack, more than seventy cities were captured.
In Jia Xu's view, Lu Bu was as absolutely weak as the Qi State at that time in terms of military strength, ordnance, food, grass, and logistics. Coupled with the terrain, the Fire Ox Formation was very suitable.
"Light the fire!" With an order, the soldiers gathered around in order, took out the fire starters prepared in their hands, and at the same time surrounded the two sides with shields, so that the cattle could attack in one direction.
As each cow's tail was set on fire, and with a scream of "moo", the leading cattle began to charge forward, and the second and third cattle began to charge forward.
Finally, all the more than two thousand cattle started running wildly, accompanied by the screams of the cattle.
The Northern Army in the stockade had long received the news that Lu Jun was coming to attack, and they were ready to attack. However, these weak troops had no decent combat experience, and were dominated by the fear of Lu Bu's reputation, so they were always uneasy in their hearts.
Now that I heard this noise, I couldn't help but curiously poked my head out of the tent to see what was going on.
It was okay not to look at it, but I was immediately stunned by the sight. The cattle rushed towards the stockade like crazy because their buttocks were burned. The fences, tents and even the stacked grain trucks that blocked them along the way were ignored. , crashed directly into it.
Along the way, the place after being charged by the mad bull was a mess. A centurion and his soldiers ran forward with their swords to stop them, but they were all knocked away by the cattle. Some of the cattle even had bullets on their horns. Despite being penetrated by weapons, the Northern Army was still charging.
And their ring-headed knives were unable to penetrate the thick layer of cowhide when they struck the cows. Even if the spearmen took advantage of their weapons to pierce the belly of the cattle, they not only failed to stop the cattle, but actually made them charge harder. Violently.
More than two thousand cattle were wreaking havoc in the huge Yuan camp. The Northern Army was so frightened that they ran around. They all knew that enemy troops were coming, but no one told them that it would be a group of crazy cattle.
Until these cattle rushed into the camp and ran for four or five miles, entering the ambush circle of the second level of crossbowmen. Many cattle were indeed killed under the volley of thousands of arrows, but with the hard cowhide, More than 800 cattle still broke through this defense.
In the third ambush circle, the shield soldiers desperately pressed their large shields against the ground, forming a steel fence. In addition, there were more than a dozen people behind each shield to withstand the impact, in an attempt to Forcibly blocking the cattle, it turned out to be self-defeating. After the cattle were blocked, they suddenly changed direction, like a surging wave crashing on the rocks in the mountain, and instantly dispersed to both sides. Now, the surrounding tents, The sergeants suffered one after another, and even if there were only a few hundred cattle left, it would be enough to turn everything upside down.
What's even more terrifying is that as the cattle rushed into the camp gate, Lu Bu rushed in with his sergeants. The army of ten thousand people he led were all infantry, including crossbowmen, swordsmen, spearmen and shield soldiers, but There is no cavalry.
Originally there were only about 4,000 cavalry, but Wei Xu and the others lost more than 1,000 in a short period of time. The remaining bit should be given to the other three groups, so as to relieve the pressure on their end.
The speed of the infantry was a little slower, but even if he faced thousands of troops, Lu Fengxian had a halberd in his hand, and he never showed fear. He rode a crimson red rabbit horse and jumped directly into the chaotic Northern Army camp like a ball of flames. , Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand waved continuously, surrounded by heavy shadows and cold light.
Many people didn't even see Lu Bu's appearance clearly. They only felt that their necks were cold and blood spurted out from the crack.
One man and one horse, he wandered freely among the rebellious army. Everywhere he passed, there were blood-splattered corpses and screams all around him.
Five centurions on war horses rushed towards Lu Bu, trying to stop his killing spree. Even if they delayed him, they could at least temporarily stabilize the morale of the army.
The first person stabbed Lu Bu in the back from behind. Lu Bu seemed to have eyes behind him. He did not dodge or dodge. Fang Tian drew his halberd at a tricky angle and used his carbine to pierce the centurion's armor first.
He immediately picked up his body and slammed it towards another centurion.
Bang~
Just the collision of their bodies caused the centurion's chest to dent, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Both of them fell to the ground, and there was no more movement. One can imagine how powerful it was.
The remaining three people marched forward side by side. Facing the attack with swords and guns, Lu Bu easily swung away the two weapons, and then Fang Tian swung his halberd towards the person in the middle.
The centurion raised his spear to block, but the solid-iron gun body was snapped in response. The unabated blow hit the centurion's armor and immediately cracked into a spider web.
The final closing of the net was to sweep away thousands of troops with one plan. There was only a flash of cold light. The two centurions blocked together but failed to block this strange force and were knocked off their horses.
All this sounds like it took a long time, but from the first centurion landing to the last two falling off their horses, it was just a few breaths.
Everyone knows that Lu Fengxian is invincible, but only after seeing him kill someone will they understand that it only takes one time to leave a shadow on others.
Some of this group of people had seen Yan Liang and Wen Chou fight, and felt that their martial arts skills were already invincible on the battlefield, and that there was no one in the world who could match them.
After seeing Lu Bu take action, they had only one thought, to escape!
Lu Bu killed twice, and his body was already splattered with blood. Fang Tian's painted halberd was dyed red, and the sergeant behind him finally followed.
Originally, the Northern Army was in chaos after being attacked by cattle. After being massacred by Lu Bu, the morale of the army suddenly wavered. When this mixed army of ten thousand people rushed forward, it was almost overwhelming and unstoppable.
Finally, someone shouted a desperate word, "Run away!"
When the two armies fight, they fight with the same momentum. Once someone drops their weapons and flees, this fear will spread like a plague.
"Oops, Lin Mo must have figured out our intentions. Knowing that all the elites were out, he was ready to attack the camp, and even brought the Fire Ox Formation with him!"
In the Chinese army tent, Tian Feng was pacing back and forth, panic appearing on his brows.
Unexpectedly, such a plan was guessed by them. In fact, his plan was extremely stable this time, because no matter where Lu Bu started, he would not be able to escape unscathed.
But who would have thought that they actually used the Fire Bull Formation before charging into the formation. If Wen Chou's elites were here, or if they placed the first camp and Euphorbia soldiers at the front, they could be destroyed. However, the opponent had already completely figured it out. His own intentions, for a moment, Tian Feng felt as if his heart was falling into the abyss
"I have sent a horse to report to General Wen Chou. It's in time. It's okay. It will be in time." Yuan Tan swallowed his saliva and tried his best to keep a calm posture on his face, but he was panicking inside.
After all, he is also a person who has fought in the war. He knows that anyone can leave, but he must not leave. As long as the Chinese army's tent is stabilized, the soldiers will still have a little confidence.
So, he pulled out the sword from his waist, ran out of the military tent, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, General Wen Chou has arrived, be sure to stop them and buy time for General Wen Chou!"
In fact, Lu Jun was far from coming, but the sounds of fighting and wailing and screaming in the distance were slowly approaching. This kind of psychological pressure would make many people feel timid.
Yuan Tan shouted like this because he was trying his best to stabilize the morale of the army. He wanted to tell the soldiers that I, Yuan Tan, am still here, and Wen Chou will be here soon. Don't panic!
The infantry led by Lu Bu were powerful all the way, and the second level of crossbowmen were simply decorations. In their expectation, the opponent should be riding fast horses to plunder the stronghold and want to break through the Chinese army's tent. Their task was to wait for the army Passed half of it, and then thousands of arrows were fired.
But the fact is that Lu Jun was pressing forward against the Northern Army on the first line of defense. If he fired an arrow, he would inevitably kill one of his own people.
After just a moment's hesitation, the opponent had already pressed forward. The captain in charge of supervising the army didn't care too much and suddenly shouted: "Hurry up and shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow!"
Several rounds of arrow rain came down, and the harvest was not small. Hundreds of Lu Jun were shot down, but the fleeing Northern Army actually smashed the formation of their own crossbowmen into pieces.
Many crossbowmen were knocked over by their own people when they were about to set up their bows after firing the first round. For a while, a rolling bead curtain formed on the battlefield.
This bought Lu Bu time to lead his men into the battle. He jumped several feet away on his horse and rushed into the back of the crowd. He opened and closed his halberd and swept across it, sending the broken bodies and limbs of the Northern Army flying around.
Just tearing a hole was enough for the sergeant behind him to rush forward and break the formation.
The killing was fierce, but Zhang Xiu, Zhao Yun and Wei Yue did not rush in. According to the agreement, their charge would not be launched until Lu Bu entered the stronghold and burned a stick of incense.
It was estimated that the time was almost here. In such a large military camp, they could hear the fighting inside from outside, so they knew that the time had come.
"Charge into the Chinese army's tent, kill the generals and seize the flag, kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!" Following Zhang Xiu's order, he led more than 10,000 people and began to rush in from Nanzhai.
At the same time, Zhao Yun and Wei Yue also fought in.
The final decisive battle began in the Chinese army's stronghold of the Northern Army!
Whether it is the Kongming Lantern or the Fire Ox Formation, I have laid the groundwork in advance. It is definitely not that the sound of an ox will turn into more than 2,000 cattle. I want to explain this point, lest any readers think that this is a forced round. this situation.
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