Chapter 817

The Chuanzhen coalition army marched at a leisurely pace, and arrived outside the Baguan city two months after the defeat of the Anhuan army.

The army of one million, the huge formation can be described as overwhelming and boundless. The camps of the two armies were set up five miles outside the Baguan. Standing on the top of the city, looking up, this large camp is endless. There are tents in the camp, full of flags, and densely packed soldiers shuttled through it, countless.

There is no need to fight, just looking at the camp of the Chuanzhen coalition army, basically let the Feng army inside the pass give up the initiative to attack.

At this time, Tang Yin and his generals and counselors were on the city, looking at the situation of the enemy. Before the enemy launched an attack, just looking at the enemy's formation, many counselors around Tang Yin who had never been on the battlefield were frightened to the point of weakness in their legs and trembling.

The combat effectiveness of the Chuanzhen army is second to none among the countries. There were many famous generals in Chuan State. At that time, half of the famous generals known to other countries came from Chuan State. The overall combat capability of the whole army was extremely strong, and even obvious weaknesses could not be found. Although Zhen State had few famous generals, they were strong in combat, brave and fierce. In terms of individual combat capability, they were stronger than Feng State.

The armies of these two countries were united. One side was good at commanding and the other side was good at fighting. On the surface, it could be called the most perfect combination.

Tang Yin looked for a long time, and asked Peng Haochu expressionlessly: "Haochu, do you think our army can hold this battle?"

Peng Haochu was the commander of the Chifeng Army and a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time. His specialty was defense. He cupped his hands and said: "With the strength of our army, plus the steepness of Baguan, we can resist millions of enemies."

Whether he said this as a courtesy or not, it did make Tang Yin feel much more at ease, and he also smiled a little.

However, the others still frowned, and their expressions were still solemn, not at all relieved by Peng Haochu's words.

Peng Haochu said again: "My king, the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army are both 20 miles away from the enemy camp. With these two armies as a diversion, the enemy cannot attack the city with all their strength, which is very beneficial to us."

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded. This was exactly why he left the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army outside Baguan. With the strength of the two armies, it is impossible to compete with the enemy, but it is no problem to contain and harass the enemy.

On the other side, the camp of the Chuanzhen coalition.

The central army tent.

Chuan is recognized as the first powerful country, but the central army tent is very simple, without gorgeous decoration, only some simple practical things. Interestingly, there is a bonfire in the middle of the central army tent. The commander of the coalition, Ren Fang, is wrapped in a large blanket, wrapped tightly, stretched out his hands, approached the bonfire, and shivered and exhaled.

Most of the Sichuan generals under his command were like him, sitting around the campfire, waving their hands and exhaling from time to time, their noses red from the cold. Sichuan is in the south, belonging to the tropics, and it is very warm even in winter, but Fengmo is in the north, and although it is close to spring, the weather is still cold, which makes the Sichuan army from the south very uncomfortable.

Zhen State in the southwest is better. First, the temperature in Zhen State is not much warmer than Fengmo's side, and second, the environment in Zhen State is harsh. The soldiers have strong adaptability and can hold on even if they feel cold. In the central army tent, with the campfire as the center, the Sichuan generals are sitting around it, and on the periphery, there are all Zhen generals.

"This damn weather." Ren Fang shivered and said, "If I had known that it was still so cold in Feng Country, we would have marched slower." As he spoke, he turned around and asked the deputy general Jin Zhuo beside him, "General Jin, have the cotton clothes supplied by Mo Country arrived?"

"Yes, they have been distributed to each army." Jin Zhuo is Ren Fang's deputy general and the deputy commander of the Sichuan Army. He is highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in military tactics. He is also a famous general with brilliant achievements in Sichuan.

Nie Ze, the commander of the Zhen Army, looked at the Sichuan generals who were shivering with cold and shook his head secretly. They were really a group of spoiled young master generals! He didn't have time to listen to the irrelevant nonsense of Ren Fang and others, and asked directly, "General Ren, when will we attack Baguan?"

"This... no hurry." Ren Fang said vaguely.

What do you mean by no hurry? There are so many troops on our side, and they need food, drink and military pay every day. How much money does that cost? Chuan State is rich and powerful, and can afford to delay, but Zhen State cannot afford a protracted war.

Nie Ze raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction and was about to speak, but Ren Fang laughed again. His neck seemed to be frozen and stiff. He turned to him with difficulty and said, "Our army has come from afar, so we should let the soldiers rest for a few days to replenish their spirit and physical strength before sending troops to attack!"

He said so, and Nie Ze could not refute anything. He snorted heavily, stopped talking, lowered his head to untie the leather bag around his waist, pulled off the lid, and gulped down a big mouthful of wine.

Ren Fang picked up a few dry firewood from the ground, and while filling the fire, he casually said, "Before attacking, we should solve a problem."

Nie Ze put down the wine bag and asked, "What problem?"

"According to reports, the Pingyuan Army and Sanshui Army of Feng State are only 20 miles away from our camp. If we attack Baguan, these two armies will definitely attack our camp. It's very troublesome." Ren Fang shrugged.

"What's the difficulty?" Nie Ze said nonchalantly, "We can just send troops to defeat these two armies."

Ren Fang smiled and asked, "General Nie Ze, how many troops do you think are appropriate to send?"

"Two hundred thousand soldiers from Dazhen are enough..."

Ren Fang shook his head and interrupted: "Under normal circumstances, two hundred thousand Zhenjun brothers are enough, but now we have a disadvantage. We are not familiar with the terrain and can easily be taken advantage of by the opponent. Two months ago, Huan The army suffered a big loss in this regard.”

Nie Ze first took a breath, and then said disapprovingly: "This is the country of Mo. Our army is not familiar with the terrain, and the Feng army must also..."

"Feng Jun must not be familiar with it, right?" Ren Fang looked up and smiled and said: "Logically speaking, Feng Jun should not be familiar with it, but Feng Jun can lure Huan Jun step by step into Death Valley, which shows that they are very familiar with it. There is only one possibility for every plant and tree in Mo Country. Mo Country is secretly assisting Feng Country, and there are Mo people in the Feng Army as guides. "

Bang!

Nie Ze punched the ground hard, stood up, and said angrily: "Shao Fang, the King of Mo, has already stated that he will not aid Feng Country. How can he break his promise and secretly help Feng Country? I just say Feng Mo There is no good thing in either country, so we should have killed Mo first and then Feng!”

Ren Fang was happy and said softly: "Whether it is to destroy Mo or to destroy Feng, these matters are not our business. We have only one purpose here, to defeat the Feng Kingdom and regain the emperor. I said that there is a guide from the Mo Kingdom in the Feng Army." , just to remind General Nie that although the Feng Army is not fighting in the local area, it is almost the same. They are more familiar with the terrain of Mo Country than we are. If they send troops hastily to meet the enemy, they will suffer big losses. "

"Are we letting Feng Jun ignore it?" Nie Ze asked with wide eyes.

"The Feng Kingdom left the two most powerful armies, the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army, outside Ba Pass in order to contain our army. Since they want to contain us, they will definitely take the initiative to attack," as he spoke, Ren Fang stood up, grabbed the blanket with both hands, and wrapped himself tightly. While wandering back and forth in the tent, he murmured: "If our army has arranged it properly in advance, maybe the Feng army will take the initiative to get into the trap!"

"Oh?" Nie Ze's eyes lit up, he strode up to Ren Fang and asked curiously: "Ren Shuai, what is your idea..."

Halfway through his words, two soldiers walked in from outside the tent, carrying a thick and long pole with a dehaired and disemboweled lamb hanging on it. The two soldiers said to Ren Fang: " General, it’s been done and all the ingredients have been applied. Can it be baked now?”

Seeing this, Ren Fang immediately beamed and waved, saying: "Bake it! Why not bake it? Hurry, hurry, hurry!" As he spoke, he patted Nie Ze's arm again and said: "General Nie Ze, heaven and earth "Da, it's best to eat. If anything happens, we can discuss it after we finish our meal."

"Aren't you tempting!" Nie Ze muttered dissatisfiedly, but looking at the tender lamb, he was really hungry. He swallowed his mouth and said shamelessly: "Just right! I'll try your Sichuan Army too. The art of roasting sheep.”

"Haha——" Ren Fang laughed and pulled Nie Ze to sit side by side.

Nie Ze was afraid that Ren Fang would look down on him, so he quickly said: "You provide the meat, and I will provide the wine."

"Very good, very good! I have been coveting Zhenguo's fine wine for a long time." Ren Fang praised with paws.

In Ren Fang, it is difficult to see the airs of a military commander. No matter who he is, he is approachable, and he is lively by nature, and it is easy to get along with others. However, it is also difficult to see whether he really likes or dislikes anyone. who.

The Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces stayed outside Baguan City for three days.

In three days, the million-strong coalition army did not send a single soldier or general to Ba Pass. The entire army either rested or stabilized the camp and improved the camp's defense.

It was not until three days later that the supply brigades from Sichuan and Zhenzhou arrived to replenish the army's food, grass and armaments, and then the Sichuan and Zhenren coalition launched the first round of attack on Baguan.

In the first battle, both Sichuan and Zhen armies sent out their main forces, each sending 400,000 troops. Ren Fang and Nie Ze also personally sent out the camp to command.

What needs to be mentioned is that the trebuchet they have is huge, several times larger than a normal trebuchet, and it is placed far away from Ba Pass, at least two miles away. These trebuchets are all produced in Sichuan and are a specialty of Sichuan. Their full name is counterweight trebuchet, also called heavy trebuchet. They have a long range and the stone projectiles fired are heavy and can even shoot more than 200 kilograms. Stone bullets are extremely powerful and destructive.

This kind of weapon is something that Feng Jun has never seen before and is not familiar with. In the future, Feng Jun will truly see its power. What it can throw is not just stone bullets.

After forming the offensive phalanx, Sichuan State first sent a general to the front of the two armies to challenge the enemy and scold the formation, and the Gufeng Army came out of the city to fight.