Chapter 582 Chapter 5 hit the ground running

With the sound of war drums, Yang Gongqing personally led 3,000 troops from the camp, and quickly poured into the battlefield where the enemy camp was located on the west plain of Cijian, forming a situation of confronting the enemy head-on. As Kou Zhong expected, Luo Shixin of the Chinese Army immediately raised the flag, and the drums and trumpets sounded in unison, and the atmosphere became tense. Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin's two wings moved at the same time. At the end of the day, temptations came rushing in. Both armies use walking gunmen as the vanguard, archers in the rear, and then highly mobile cavalry. As long as the walking formation restrains the opponent's attack, the cavalry can attack the opponent from either side.

Now that the two wings are attacking together, when Yang Gongqing's 3,000 troops are forced to continue to advance and confront each other, Luo Shixin's central army will meet them head-on, and with their superior strength, they will defeat Yang Jun in one fell swoop, and then bite the defeated Yang Jun and destroy them. The camp, directly attacking Cijian City, might be able to capture Cijian so effortlessly. This trick to lure the enemy is not afraid that Luo Tu will not believe it. At this time, Yang Gongqing's three thousand troops were standing outside the camp, standing in ranks, standing vertically and horizontally, forming a arched moon formation with halberds and shields in front and bows and crossbows in the back. It was shaped like a crescent moon, and the protruding part faced The opponent's army.Except for Yang Gongqing and the eight generals commanding on horseback, the others were all infantry, using large shields higher than a person's body, with a sharp cone protruding from the bottom of the shield, which can be inserted into the soil three feet deep, plus spears, halberds and arrows Not afraid of the impact of the enemy's horses.

In the battle between the two armies, there are four factors for winning, namely "array, momentum, change, and power", and "array" ranks first. In a duel between two people, the side with the best skills will win.The confrontation between the two armies emphasizes the power of overall cooperation, relying on the formation method, to achieve "infinite changes, ups and downs, ups and downs, ups and downs, like order or chaos. Combination is also successful. Formation, dispersal forms into formation, and movement forms into formation, the enemy does not know why we retreat, nor does he know why we advance." Only then can the power of war be brought into play.

Therefore, on the battlefield, it is not based on personal courage, but whether it is a "controlled soldier", and the command of the general is the key to victory or failure. Yang Gongqing is a well-known general who has experienced many battles. Once he agrees to Kou Zhong's plan, he immediately puts aside his fear of the enemy's overwhelming force and adopts the formation that best copes with the situation at hand to face the stubborn enemy. Kou Zhong and Ma Chang's cavalry took advantage of the gap between the enemy's deployment and set out from the two exits of the left and right wing battalions of the camp. , and Yang Jun's full defense are coordinated with each other like the sun and the moon, reflecting each other.

Kou Zhong led a thousand fine cavalry troops to the right flank of Yang Gongqing, and his mind entered the realm of Jing Zhongyue, watching Qin Jun and Cheng Jun's advance and approach with cold eyes.The garrison army led by Guo Shancai on Cijian City is ready, trebuchets and crossbow carts are ready. If the Yang army loses and returns to the camp in an orderly manner, they will be able to exert a huge support force. Killing them in a mess is of course another matter. At the moment when the two sides gradually approached, the atmosphere on the battlefield was like a taut bowstring, and the battle was imminent.

The three of Qin Shubao didn't brag last night. The Tang army is indeed a well-trained elite soldier. It only depends on the method of advancing the formation. The pace is consistent, giving birth to the momentum of thousands of troops advancing, which is enough to frighten the enemy. With the sound of war drums, the two enemy armies advanced to a distance of 2,000 paces.The horn sounded from the central army, indicating that Luo Shixin's central army had begun to advance, and with the approach of the Qin and Cheng armies, it formed greater pressure and threat to the Wang army. Kou Zhong was unafraid, Li Shimin's troops arrived one hour before dawn one after another, Luo Shixin's vanguard army mobilized escorts at this hour to prevent their surprise attack.

It's been nearly three hours now, not only lack of sleep, hard work, but also haven't had breakfast.Although Yang Gongqing's army took turns digging trenches for defense, the fortifications were completed before the third watch, so they had enough rest.Now it is a soldier who is replete with energy and has enough food to deal with the opponent's tired and hungry journey. As long as he can stop their first round of offensive, if the opponent's sharpness is lost, he, Kou Zhong, can take advantage of the opportunity. Now we use defense instead of attack, and when the time comes, we will switch to attack instead of defense. If "not attacking" becomes "strike strange", the tactics of warfare and swordsmanship are exactly the same.

The drum beat suddenly. Qin Cheng's two armies yelled at the same time, changing from a slow pace to a hurried pace, following the rhythm of the drums, fighting from the two wings, the situation suddenly changed, and the fighting spirit was overwhelming. When the two armies rushed to a distance of more than 800 steps, the horn sounded again, and a team of nearly 2,000 cavalry rushed out from the rear, circled to the outside, and cooperated with infantry from the outer stage to attack. , The momentum is terrifying. Li Shimin's army at the rear of the enemy line stopped entering the stronghold to rest, and turned to the left to set up formations on the plains in front of the wooden stronghold. Just looking at the handsome flag fluttering in the wind, he knew that Li Shimin was coming, cheering for his troops .

Kou Zhong looked up to the sky with a long smile, and said, "It's time! Blow the trumpet!" Machang's 1,000 cavalry galloped towards Kou Zhongbu's soldiers in response to the sound of the trumpet, while the middle gate of Cijian City was wide open, the suspension bridge was lowered, and Shangzi's guards rushed out, and set up defenses at the archery tower and the edge of the trench in the camp. The sound of shouting and killing intensified, the beating of drums became more urgent, and the enemy army changed from haste to rush, like two tides, covered by shield soldiers, charging forward.

The enemy cavalry sprints to the two wings of their own formation from the left and right outer gears. The battle of Cijian finally kicked off. After Xu Ziling healed Linglongjiao's wounds with long vitality for nearly an hour, Linglongjiao's internal injuries were completely healed, she just said thank you in a low voice, and then fell silent, as if she was full of thoughts. Xu Ziling looked at the place where Kuo Jie's corpse was buried, he was the one who severely injured him, but it was Ling Longjiao, who fought back with hatred, who killed him.The people of Daming Zunjiao have done all kinds of bad things, but Kuo Jie deserves to be blamed for his own death.

At this time, he had already guessed 70% to 80% of Linglongjiao's life experience. Knowing that she was unwilling to confide in him, he couldn't help feeling sorry for him, and asked: "Young lady always walks and walks alone, her whereabouts are secretive, can they follow her?" You are very capable, so the girl must be more careful to guard against their future." Linglongjiao snorted coldly: "They only waited for me outside the camp because they guessed that I would go to see Kou Zhong. Next time they will never have this chance again." Then the tone turned gentle, and he glanced at him and said, "Shall we go to the woods and have a word?" Her tone was a bit pleading, Xu Ziling couldn't bear to ignore her, and nodded in agreement. The two sat next to a tree at the edge of the dense forest. The sun outside the forest was like fire, shining on the earth, but they hid under the thick shade, feeling the cool and humid feeling inside the forest. Linglongjiao opened the conversation, but asked absent-mindedly: "Why is it such a coincidence?" Xu Ziling knew that she had something on her mind, and was hesitating whether to reveal it to him, so he replied: "I am going to find Kou Zhong, but the girl has just met him, so I will meet him right away." Linglongjiao revealed a exhausted and loving expression, she shook her head lightly and said, "It's not a coincidence, but it's predestined, because my mother is protecting me in another world. Sigh! Is it hard to fall in love with someone?" Yes, love can be exhausting!" Xu Ziling's heart was shocked, and he replied, "I don't have deep experience in this area, and I don't have the ability to answer this question for the girl." Linglongjiao looked into his beautiful eyes and said solemnly: "I want to tell you something, but only you are allowed to know it, not Kou Zhong." Xu Ziling was shocked again, knowing that the man she was looking for was that boy Kou Zhong. Nodding with a wry smile, "If it's about the girl's privacy, can my younger brother be exempted from this matter?" Linglongjiao's eyes were reddish, she lowered her head, and said in a gnat-like voice, "You can guess who that person is! I feel that he likes me a little bit, but so what? He has a marriage contract with Miss Song's family." , The Song family has always rejected foreigners, so no matter what hardships I have to suffer, I will never embarrass him or damage his career. I was not willing to leave him, but now Wang Shichong ordered the traitors of the cult to kill me, and I and Wang Shichong has made a clean break and must leave immediately." Xu Ziling was dumbfounded when he heard that, it was the first time he heard a woman confide in her heart, frankly confessed that she fell in love with another man, and he felt more deeply the contradiction and pain of her secret love that was almost self-defeating!And she is so delicate and cute, I can't help feeling sorry for her.Said: "how does the girl know that Wang Shichong ordered someone to kill you?" Linglongjiao said fiercely: "I had a big argument with Wang Shichong the day before yesterday, and I kept pretending to be him... Oh! I don't want to tell! Only he knows where I am. For my mother's sake, I won't talk to him. Care about, I am very tired, I just want to rush back to my hometown immediately, and ignore anything else.” Then he stood up and said with a smile: "Kou Zhong and you are the best Han people I have ever met, and they are true heroes. You must be careful of the Great Ming Zunjiao, I heard that some of their new generation will eventually become enlightened "The Wisdom Sutra on the Root of All Laws" has been named as a new generation of atoms. You and Kou Zhong have become their sworn enemies. With their usual style of behavior, they will do everything possible to harm you by any means. I feel much more comfortable when I say it Li! Thank you! Tell Kou Zhong to go back to Kucha!" After saying that, he floated into the depths of the forest. Xu Ziling stood up and shouted: "Who is the Great Master?" Linglongjiao said: "It's a Huihe man named Xiugu Sidu, he is the proud descendant of the 'devil king' Zheluo who stole the secret scriptures of the Persian Mingzun religion and fled to the east, and he is also the first person in the Eastern cult to break through the wisdom scriptures. People, if you meet him, you must not underestimate the enemy." Seeing her slender and petite back disappearing into the depths of the woods, Xu Ziling sat down slumped, he knew the feeling of bitter love better than anyone else. Leading more than a dozen young generals to ride out of the city, commanding most of the men in the camp to rush out from the exit of the south wing, and form a shield and arrow array to meet the enemy cavalry rushing from the other side. Now Yang Gongqing can concentrate all his strength to deal with it. Enemy soldiers charging from left and right. When Luo Shixin's drumbeat changed, not only did the whole army speed up, but two thousand cavalry rushed out from behind and watched as the middle section of Kou Zhong's cavalry was cut off. With the enemy's twice as strong troops, the entire army will be wiped out at every turn. The two sides have their own tricks, just like a confrontation between masters. It is not only based on the strength of force, but also on whose strategy is better. The sound of shouting and killing shook the entire battlefield. Yang Gongqing fired a thousand arrows in the formation, across the sky, and shot towards the Qin and Cheng armies all over the sky like locusts.Nearly a thousand remaining guards in the camp pushed the trebuchets behind Yang Jun's formation and were ready to go. As long as Luo Shixin's central army moved to the throwing range, more than a dozen trebuchets would cause huge casualties to the enemy, weighing several tens of thousands. A ten-jin boulder cannot be resisted by shields and armor. Kou Zhong took the lead, firing a series of powerful arrows from the sun-shooting bow. The arrows were shot without missing a beat, piercing the enemy's battle armor. Regardless of his swordsmanship and archery, he has cultivated it to a great level on the battlefield. The swordsmanship is the art of war. When he returns to the battlefield, he is like a fish returning to the sea and a bird soaring in the clear sky. His mind is as calm as the moon in a well, he fully grasps the situation on the battlefield as far as every corner, and he knows that if he is intercepted by an enemy cavalry who is only more than 900 paces away, then the 2,000 enemy cavalry charged by Luo Shixin's army will definitely be able to kill him. Cut off and disperse one's own team. The key point is whether our team can defeat the enemy team at once, break through the opponent's block, and rush to the right side of the enemy's space before the cavalry of the Luo army cuts in. At that time, it will directly threaten Li Shimin's army behind. The enemy cavalry blindly returned arrows to Kou Zhong, they could only shoot more than half of the distance between the two sides, and fell to the grassland with all their strength, but more than ten people were killed by the arrows. Kou Zhong made up his mind, until the distance between the two sides was only about 600 paces, he shot arrows at the enemy cavalry, he turned on his back for a while, and the enemy cavalry who rushed behind were blocked and stumbled, making a mess. The chaos in the front of the cavalry team affected and spread to the whole team like a wave, and instead of forming a formation, they spread out to both sides. The cavalry who followed Kou Zhong saw that the master general was so powerful, his arrow skills were like gods, and he only relied on the strength of one person to injure the opponent severely, which was comparable to a heavenly soldier. Immediately, their morale was greatly boosted, and their momentum was like a rainbow. Everyone bent their bows and set arrows on their horses. , As soon as the enemy entered the range, the arrows rained at the same time, making the scattered enemies even more defeated. Kou Zhong groped for the quiver, found nothing, and shot all 120 arrows out of the four quiveres, two on the left and one on the left. He unstoppably jumped over a dead horse on the battlefield, and broke into the enemy cavalry formation. On the battlefield, all the tricks to lure and confuse the enemy are child's play and jokes. Every knife is cut with emphasis on efficiency, with head-to-head confrontation, the stronger the knife and the faster the winner. "when"! An enemy was thrown off his horse by him with a gun, and he was shocked to death by him with a heavy hand, and he couldn't stop a single move. Kou Zhong unfolded his saber technique, he cut anyone he saw, and there was not a single general in his command.The subordinates who followed him cooperated with his invincible momentum and shook the enemy cavalry who had lost their formation head-on. At this time, the reinforcement cavalry of the Luo army was still running 700 paces away. Since the enemy and our cavalry were in the melee, they could not shoot arrows, so they could only rush forward for a close confrontation. Ma Chang is Yang Gongqing's favorite general. He has experienced hundreds of battles. Seeing that Kou Zhong's 1,000 cavalry are enough to deal with the disorganized enemy cavalry. go. Kou Zhong reorganized his formation at this time, no longer chasing the fleeing Jing cavalry, but also turned to the aid cavalry to kill. Luo Shixin, who was commanding the overall situation of the Chinese army, was taken aback. Unexpectedly, under the command of Kou Zhong, the enemy army could be so strong. Affecting the entire battle situation, he hurriedly gave orders, the Chinese army changed from offensive to defensive, stopped advancing, and blew the horn to order the cavalry to withdraw to the central formation. Yang Gongqing, who was unable to withstand the full-scale attack of the Qin army and Cheng army, was overjoyed when he saw this. The trebuchets that were originally going to meet Luo Shixin's army changed their targets and started launching, throwing them at the attacking enemy troops on both sides. Human life became worthless on the battlefield. People on both sides were killed or injured, but no one paid attention to it, and the war continued mercilessly. Seeing the enemy cavalry retreating back to his own formation, Kou Zhong secretly cried out that it was a pity, if the situation just now developed, he might be able to seriously injure the Tang army on the battlefield, Ma Chang came to him at this time, and the cavalry team regrouped. Ma Chang said excitedly: "Let's return to the division immediately to attack, and we will definitely kill the enemy." Kou Zhong stared intently at Qin Shubao's army who was fighting fiercely with Yang Gongqing who was guarding outside the camp, and said with a smile: "Old Qin is indeed a man who is proficient in the art of war. In fact, he is ready to send most of his troops to meet us at any time. And if we dare to attack them, as long as they can hold out for a while, Luo Shixin will lead a large army to press from behind. I am afraid that in the end only you and I may escape. .” Ma Chang inspected the enemy's formation carefully, nodded in agreement and said, "The young commander is so calm, the troops behind them are indeed retreating." At the end of the conversation, the horn sounded, and the Qin and Cheng armies began to retreat slowly in an orderly manner. The dead and wounded were carried away, while Luo Shixin's central army advanced forward. On the other hand, if Yang Gongqing took advantage of the momentum to pursue, or Kou Zhong wanted to make a surprise attack from the middle, Chen Chen was capable enough to deal with it. Kou Zhong, who was deployed to the north of the battlefield, stretched on his horse and said calmly: "Today's battle is over, this battle will boost the morale of our army, and it will also teach Li Xiaozi not to treat Kou Zhong as nothing." Ma Chang paid full attention to the enemy's retreat, and said sincerely: "If we can really assassinate Wang Shichong and replace him with a young commander, Li Shimin will definitely lose this battle." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "Assassinate Wang Shichong in Cijian, are you joking? Luoyang's guards are all his men, so we can wait until we return to Luoyang to discuss anything. Sigh! I hope the matter can be resolved without going back to Luoyang. As long as we can If Li Shimin is severely defeated here, his grand plan of the Eastern Expedition will come to an end, and he may not even be able to keep his throne. If Li Yuan is angry and sends Li Jiancheng to replace him, then the world will belong to me, Kou Zhong!"