Volume 10 Chapter 296

Chapter 296

Xiao Muqing said he was setting up an ambush, but in fact he was going to fight a large-scale pincer battle. He divided his 300,000 troops into four parts and arranged them in the east, south, west and north directions, with the middle They are dozens or even hundreds of miles apart. They are so far apart, and the four armies have to coordinate operations and work together to annihilate the enemy. They must have convenient and fast communication. This requires sky eyes and ground networks to transmit intelligence to them in a timely manner. and news.

After understanding Xiao Muqing's intention, Guan Yuanrang thought it was feasible and immediately said: "Okay! Just follow your idea!"

If someone else came to ask Letian and Ai Jia for help, they might have to think about it, but it was Xiao Muqing and Guan Yuanrang who asked them to help. They didn't have to think twice and nodded in agreement on the spot.

With the help of Tianyan and Diwang, Xiao Muqing dared to divide his forces and fight with confidence. According to his strategy, the 300,000-strong army was divided into four parts. His division of troops was not divided by country, but by mixing the armies of the four countries together.

Two corps of the Pingyuan Army plus two corps each of the Yu, An, and Huan armies, totaling 80,000 people, formed the Eastern Army, responsible for the rear route of the Duanzhen Army. One corps of the Pingyuan Army plus five corps of the Yu, An, and Huan armies totaled to form the Eastern Army. The Northern Army is responsible for intercepting the Zhen Army's escape to the north. One corps of the Pingyuan Army plus Yu, An, and Huan totals five corps to form the Southern Army. It is responsible for intercepting the Zhen Army's southward escape. The six corps of the Pingyuan Army plus Yu, An, and Huan total 12 A corps formed the main force and was responsible for facing the Zhen army head-on.

Xiao Muqing's strategic intention can also be seen from the distribution of troops. He planned to defeat the Zhen Army from the front first, and then compress the north and south wings to intercept the enemy and coordinate the operations of the main force. Finally, the Eastern Army would seal the Zhen Army and defeat the Zhen Army. Completely surround and annihilate them.

The four-pronged army had to move across a large area, open its pockets, and at the same time avoid the Zhenjun's eyes and not let the enemy notice it. At this time, it all relied on the coordination between the eyes of the sky and the spies of the ground network.

Let's say that Xiao Muqing and Guan Yuanrang's main army was on the side, and they formed a fighting formation in the plain area between Xitang and Huaning. The entire army was ready, just waiting for the arrival of Zhen's army.

Their total strength is 120,000, but the Zhen army that is about to arrive is no less than 150,000, and their strength is actually more. The Pingyuan army has no feeling about this, and they are used to battles with few against many. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of Yujun, Anjun and Huanjun were panicked and lacked confidence. They believed that with their own strength, it would be difficult to withstand the enemy, let alone defeat the Zhenjun.

The Zhen Army on the other side also received a spy report and learned that there was a coalition force waiting in front, hoping to block their own army from returning to the capital. Xu Bufan was also shocked. He hurriedly asked the spy: "How many troops does the other side have? Who is the general? ?”

The spy shook his head and said: "We haven't found out who the enemy's general is yet, but judging from the strength of the army, it should be around 100,000."

Around 100,000? Xu Bufan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you read that correctly?"

"Absolutely! The enemy's army is in a plain, and all the troops are clearly visible. The villain will not be mistaken!" the spy replied confidently.

Xu Bufan grinned after hearing this. If the main force of the coalition forces came to stop our side, this battle would be impossible to fight. But now the coalition forces only sent 100,000 people to block our side. This is simply too arrogant. The 100,000 coalition forces want to compete with our own side. An army of fifty thousand is undoubtedly a fantasy.

He laughed loudly on his horse and said: "The coalition forces must be concentrating on besieging the capital now and cannot separate the main force to intercept our army. Since they sent a small force to die, we have to accept this meeting gift!" After a pause, His face straightened, and he shouted to the left and right: "Send my order to the general, and the whole army will speed up. We must destroy all the enemy forces in front!"

"General!" The deputy general Gao Gang who was accompanying him realized that something was wrong. He frowned and said: "The coalition only sent 100,000 people to stop our army. This is uncharacteristic of the norm. General, please be careful not to fall into the enemy's trick! "

"What tricks do you think the enemy has?" Now whenever Gao Gang spoke, Xu Bufan felt upset. He felt that this man was hesitant and courageous. When he was around him, he would only slander and hold him back.

He said angrily: "Everything here is plain. Do you think the enemy will set up an ambush?"

"This..." Gao Gang did suspect that there was fraud, but Xu Bufan was right. There were plains between Xitang and Huaning. There was no place to hide troops, and there were no conditions for setting up an ambush. But even so, Gao Gang's There is always a vague premonition in my heart.

"General, it's better to send out scouts first to investigate the surroundings before making a decision..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Bufan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He waved his hand and shouted: "Advance the whole army!"

"In this battle, our officers and soldiers are only allowed to move forward, not to retreat!"

"Those who bravely kill the enemy will be heavily rewarded, and those who are cowardly and timid will be killed without mercy!" "All officers and soldiers in the army can supervise the battle when they go to the battlefield. As long as they see someone in front of them retreating or being afraid, the officers and soldiers in the rear can kill them immediately!" "..."

While urging the entire army to advance faster, Xu Bufan kept shouting, boosting morale while also issuing military orders to fight to the end.

Under the rapid march of the Zhen Army, the coalition forces and the Zhen Army finally met on the battlefield. When the distance between the two sides was only two arrows away, the Zhen army stopped. The entire army reorganized and set up their battle formations, preparing to start a head-on legion battle with the coalition forces.

Xu Bufan was in the Zhenjun camp. He straightened his waist on the war horse, stretched his neck, and looked across. As reported by the spies, the strength of the coalition army is only about 100,000 at best. What is strange is that there are no commander's flags under the entire army, only military flags. Some are embroidered with the word "wind", and some are embroidered with the word "jade", The characters "An" and "Huan" can be judged by just looking at the military flags. This coalition of more than 100,000 people is a hodgepodge, with no one missing from the armies of Feng, Yu, An, and Huan.

After looking at it, Xu Bufan's smile deepened, and his expression showed disapproval. The combat power of this kind of coalition between countries is not calculated as one plus one equals two. Each country's army has its own characteristics. If they are merged together to fight, it will only limit the combat power of each army. It is difficult to bring out the unique characteristics, not to mention that the armies of various countries rarely cooperate together. On the battlefield, most of them fight independently. If they can gain an advantage, it is okay, but once they are at a disadvantage, they will only be defeated in a mess.

Xu Bufan, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is very familiar with the shortcomings of coalition operations. At this time, he did not pay attention to the more than 100,000 coalition forces on the opposite side.

He first looked up at the sky, then stretched out two fingers to the generals on the left and right, and said with a smile: "I dare to bet you that our army can end this battle in two hours at most!"

The general will be relaxed and confident, and the soldiers below will also have high morale and doubled their fighting spirit.

After hearing his words, all the generals looked at each other and smiled. One of them urged his horse to come out and said with his hands raised: "General Xu, I am willing to go out to fight first, to increase the prestige of our army and destroy the morale of the coalition forces!"

Xu Bufan turned around and saw that the person speaking was Dai Zhao, a general he liked very much. Perhaps because of the similar affinity, this Dai Zhao was also a fierce general who only knew how to charge into battle but did not know how to lead troops in battle.

Seeing him taking the initiative to ask for a fight, Xu Bufan nodded in agreement and said, "Okay! General Dai, go and give our army a good start. Come back and behead a few more enemy generals, so that I can ask the king for rewards for you in the future!"

When Dai Zhao heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't smile. He shouted: "General, just wait and see!" As he spoke, he urged his horse to rush out of the formation, came to the center of the two armies, and shouted loudly at the coalition camp, Defeat the enemy and scold the formation.

Seeing a burly and tall general Zhen walking back and forth defiantly in front of the two armies holding a spiritual sword, shouting and cursing, all the generals on the coalition side were secretly speechless, and no one dared to ask Xiao Muqing to fight.

There was no movement on their side, and Dai Zhao's yelling became more and more unpleasant. Guan Yuanrang snorted coldly and said to Xiao Muqing beside him: "This thief is disgusting, I'm going to kill him!"

As he spoke, he was about to urge his horse to rush out. At this time, Lotte on the side pulled him, shook his head and said: "General Yuan Rang wants to take the head of the enemy's general. If he goes to fight now, he will be exposed too early and arouse the enemy's vigilance. , but the gain outweighs the loss.”

Although what Lotte said was reasonable, Guan Yuanrang could not tolerate the situation of no one on his side to challenge. He asked: "If I don't fight, who will?"

Lotte smiled and said, "I'm going to meet this loyal general!"

"You?" Guan Yuanrang stared at him with wide eyes for a while, then asked, "You... can defeat him?"

Perhaps because he has been working as an intelligence officer for so long, people have gradually forgotten that Lotte was a military commander and had excellent spiritual and martial arts skills. He smiled slightly and said: "If I can't defeat him, it won't be too late for General Yuan Rang to fight again!"

That's true, but Guan Yuanrang is really worried that Lotte will never come back.

When he was about to speak, Ai Jia came over and said with a smile: "It's rare for General Le to be so elegant and willing to fight the enemy head-on. General Yuan Rang will help General Le!"

Ai Jia is not afraid of big troubles, and she is also happy to watch Lotte's excitement. Of course, as a competitor, she also knew Lotte's strength very well. Even if she couldn't defeat the opponent, she could still save her life.

Guan Yuanrang looked at the two of them and murmured in a low voice: "Mu Qing and I invited you out behind the king's back. If there is something wrong, how can we go back and explain to the king?"

Letian smiled and said: "General Yuan Rang, don't worry, just a simple general, you can't hurt me!" As he spoke, he raised his hand to Xiao Muqing, patted his horse and rushed out.

Soon, Letian and Dai Zhao met in front of the two armies. The latter was the first to speak: "I am Dai Zhao, the Tianwei General of the Zheng Kingdom, and I will give you my general name!"

Lotte raised his gun in his hand and said: "Fengguo, Lotte!"