Chapter 7 Chapter Seven: One Night Battle

The Wei army's attack on Zhongli was like an iron storm rolling up. The 30,000 archers fired tens of thousands of arrows into the city, and under the cover, 300,000 soldiers began to transport soil to bury Haogou.The north of Zhongli directly faces the Huaihe River, while the east, south, and west sides are the huge Haogou that diverts the water from the Huaihe River. Once the suspension bridge at the city gate is closed, there will be no other land route leading to the city. Bury it in a ditch, level the three sides of the city, and you can use the method of land attack! "From the pontoon, we can see that King Zhongshan really likes large-scale raids!"

Chang Yizhi smiled wryly.But when I think of King Zhongshan's determination and the huge resources of the Wei army, it is not the time to continue laughing.With our few 3,000 soldiers, it is impossible to even hinder the progress of the other side's fortifications. Beside Changyi who ordered to prepare bows and arrows, Liang Shanbo couldn't help sighing: "The tactics in the south and the north are really different!" Liang Shanbo watched with his eyes wide open. The Wei army used earth and rocks to bury the huge ditches filled with water, while the Liang army used a large amount of water to carry out water attacks on the contrary, such as Hefei City, which caused it to fall.If the cities in the north can be captured by the methods of the south, then of course the cities in the south can also be captured by the methods of the north!

Under the guard of three thousand Liang troops on the city wall, more than a hundred times more Wei soldiers than them continued to transport soil into the Haogou, gradually burying the Haogou.The water of Haogou brought in from the Huaihe River was originally a beautiful turquoise, but gradually turned to a cloudy brown, and then turned to mud.After putting more soil down and stepping on it with your feet, it becomes flat ground.This kind of fortification continued at night under the burning of 100,000 pines, and was not completed until the afternoon of the next day. The current Zhongli City is only an ordinary city with flat land on the north side where you can see the water surface of the Huaihe River.Stepping on the land that had just been born, Wei Jun approached Zhongli City step by step, like a flood formed by armor.With the continuous sound of thousands of gongs, the soldiers began to climb the city wall with ladders.At this moment, arrows rained from the city.

Chang Yizhi is also one of the few masters of bow and arrow in the Liang army.Not only was the shot accurate, but the distance was also long. With the whistling sound, Wei soldiers fell to the ground one by one, or fell from their horses. On the flat land just buried from Haogou, there are neither hills, nor valleys or woodlands. There are basically no dead ends or shelters for arrows shot from the city wall, let alone such a dense army. . "Shoot again! Shoot again! Shoot 'em all!" In response to the voices of the non-commissioned officers, thousands of bowstrings vibrated, causing thousands of Wei soldiers to be killed or injured.The ladders leaning on the city wall were also pushed down one by one. With the screams of death before death, Wei soldiers flew into the air one by one, and then fell on their side.

Although a vehicle called Chongche, which was used to destroy the city wall, started, it stopped on the way for some reason. "No more! I can't move anymore!" Since the land was buried from a deep ditch, the site was already very fragile. The heavyweight ramming cars ended up with the wheels stuck in the ground and could not move. After receiving the arrows from the city wall, every ramming car looked Standing on the ground like a fat hedgehog. "It's so ugly!" Xiao Baoyin stepped on the ground angrily, kicking up high dust.He didn't know that the land he grew up on was actually such a weak place.

"Pour the sand in again, and make it firm!" Xiao Baoyin's order was carried out immediately, 50,000 soldiers brought in the soil and sand, threw them on the soil, and then put their feet firmly on it.As for the arrows falling from the city wall, they are covered with shields or cowhide.Seeing this situation, Chang Yizhi immediately ordered to temporarily stop shooting arrows. Although there are at least one to two million arrows hidden in the city, they are not unlimited, and they cannot be used meaninglessly. It took another day of homework, and the site should be strong enough.Xiao Baoyin ordered Wutai to rush out again.This time it worked!Five rushing chariots are faster than horses and more powerful than elephants.The big wooden stick rushed towards the city wall, not only shaking the city wall, but even the whole city seemed to vibrate.After the second and third consecutive advances, finally at the fourth time, a hole of a size that could be passed through was opened in the city wall.

The soldiers of the Wei army cheered thunderously. "set fire!" Chang Yizhi on the city wall ordered so. A large amount of oil was dropped on the ram, and at the moment when Wei Jun was surprised, he shot down ten rockets at each ram.Immediately, the car turned into a ball of flames, and the black smoke shot straight into the air. Wei Bing, covered in fire, broke through the door, and the Wei Bing who came to rescue were shot down one by one by arrows. "Don't retreat! Attack! Take down the city!" Xiao Baoyin shouted immediately, and the attack continued immediately.Although a total of four holes were opened on the city wall, it was still impossible to break into the city.In this way, there were 2,000 dead and 8,000 injured in one day.

The soldiers began to express anger and dissatisfaction towards Xiao Baoyin: "General Zhendong is originally from the South, and he doesn't care about the lives of the Northmen at all!" This is of course a misunderstanding.In fact, it was because Xiao Baoyin hated Liang Jun quite a lot, not because he had such a cruel character in the first place. However, it is a fact that the number of casualties is increasing under such strict command, and there is nothing the soldiers can do if they cannot bear it. "There are too many casualties, let's pause the offensive first!"

Under the instructions of King Zhongshan, Xiao Baoyin could only stop the attack resentfully. "Although the sacrifices have increased, we should continue to attack! There are only a few enemies, and even if they are tired, they cannot rest alternately. If they stop attacking at this time, it will only give the enemy time to recuperate!" Xiao Baoyin gritted his teeth and backed away, Zhong Li quickly repaired the city wall and treated the injured.There were not many dead, anyway, there were only 3,000 soldiers. "If only those 50,000 people were here now!" Although he knew it was useless, Chang Yizhi couldn't help but sigh.He was referring to those 50,000 elites who went out to attack Luoyang directly, but lost overnight because of King Linchuan's "cowardice".

"In this way, you can go out of the city to fight! No, if you are really here, you can also connect with other cities to stop the enemy, or disperse the enemy's forces. It will be very useful! But now we can only wait It's just reinforcements..." The reinforcements that Changyizhi was waiting for had already approached Zhongli City in sequence. The first was Wei Rui, the governor of Yuzhou. Wei Rui was still riding a sedan chair and waving a bamboo stick.Because it was winter, he put on his war cap and marched on top of his Confucian uniform.Although there are only 20,000 soldiers, there are 50,000 supplies of food, weapons, and materials for building the camp, so the number of vehicles is very large!

On the sedan chair, Wei Rui made it clear: "Although it is pitiful for the soldiers, they still have to march at night, even if they arrive at Zhongli a quarter earlier!" "That's not good for your health! It's better to slow down a little!" Wei An objected.He is Wei Rui's fourth son and also Wei Fang's younger brother. He is only 20 years old and has no family yet. He just does some miscellaneous tasks with his father and elder brother. Wei Rui's second son is Wei Zheng, styled Jingzhi; the third son is Wei Leng, styled Weizhi.All of them have the character "Zhi" in their characters, and all four of them became ministers in Liang's court, establishing both civil and military achievements. Forty years later, Wei An became General Qingche and guarded Jiankang. Although he made a lot of contributions in fighting in the famous "Hou Jing Rebellion", he was still an immature young man at this time. "What are you talking about, you really don't know how hard things are in the world!" The voice of scolding sounded: "Even the walls of Zhongli City have been broken, and they are still defending hard, waiting for the reinforcements to arrive sooner!" "Even so, father's army only has 20,000 soldiers, and there is no way to fight against the 800,000 enemy army before the whole army is fully assembled!" Although Wei An objected, Wei Rui on the sedan chair turned to his child and said: "That's why I said that you really don't know the hard work of the world! Although the old man's strength is less than 20,000, the Wei army doesn't know it! As long as they know that the old man is coming, they will definitely divide their forces. In this way, Zhonglicheng can be a little Take it easy!" While Wei Rui's army was in a hurry, the 180,000 troops led by Cao Jingzong and Chen Qingzhi from Jiankang also set off, and the vanguard Feng Daogen had already landed on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Basically, the strategies of the two armies are not surprising. The Wei army is a quick battle strategy to catch up with the spring water increase period, and the Liang army is a long-term strategy to wait for the water increase period to turn into a major counterattack.therefore.In this period, there is no need to rush to a decisive battle. Chen Qingzhi thought so.In fact, at the beginning, there was also a suggestion to lure away the enemy troops who attacked Zhongli. However, Cao Jingzong was in a hurry.He stood at the head of the whole army and boarded the military boat, and immediately began to cross the river, preparing to wait for the follow-up troops to land on the north bank of the Yangtze River. However, the weather suddenly changed suddenly on the way. The long Yangtze River is as vast as the sea, and the chaos it causes is as large as the wind and rain.Black clouds covered the sky, and raindrops from the strong wind hit the soldiers' faces, while huge waves toyed with the military ships. About 100 ships finally reached the north bank; but the follow-up team did not arrive. There were about 10,000 troops and only about 2,000 horses. Even Chen Qingzhi didn't know where they drifted.In addition, half of the horses were also seasick and could not act immediately. After the order to rest temporarily, Cao Jingzong asked his staff for their opinions. General Shi Zhengbei, that is, the adjutant Wang Yu of the general headquarters, made an opinion: "Now all the troops are only 10,000. Even if we rush to Zhongli, we will not be able to fight the enemy's army. We can only wait here for the follow-up troops and regroup the whole army before we can continue to march." "How long will this take?" "I think it will take at least three days." "The storm on the Yangtze River also has a record of lasting more than three days. We can't just wait. Even if we are the only troops staying on the north bank, we may be attacked by the Wei army!" Instead of this, it would be better to be aggressive and join up with Wei Rui one day sooner.After Cao Jingzong made such a judgment, he immediately ordered the army to advance with Zhongli as the target. At this time, Wei Jun first learned of the fact that Wei Rui's army appeared from the west. "Wei Rui arrived at Zhongli, so wouldn't Hefei be free?" Xiao Baoyin stated his opinion to King Zhongshan: "We attacked Hefei to take it back, leaving Wei Rui no place to go back. What do you think?" Of course, this also means that he asked himself to attack Hefei. King Zhongshan replied after thinking about it: "Although this is a very interesting battle, we can't disperse our forces now. The prerequisite is to capture Zhongli first, and we can't be greedy for merit and take advantage of the gap with the enemy!" Xiao Baoyin's face was full of dissatisfaction: "That being said, if the enemy's reinforcements arrive before Zhongli falls, won't the front and rear be attacked by then?" Here comes a new report: "More than 10,000 Liang troops crossed the Yangtze River and landed on the north bank. They pointed straight at Zhongli and marched forward. The word 'Cao' was written on the military flag." "Then it should be Cao Jingzong!" King Zhongshan's judgment was very correct, but how could there be only 10,000 troops in an army of at least 100,000? This question was quickly resolved. There must have been a storm on the Yangtze River. Although he wanted to cross the river, he had no choice. Therefore, Cao Jingzong, who first went ashore, was isolated!Regardless of the situation where he was isolated, he still made rapid progress. He really deserved to be a brave general of the Southern Dynasty. However, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he was too rash. This was a good time to wipe them out. Thinking of this, King Zhongshan said to Xiao Baoyin: "You can change your way of thinking: Before we fall into Zhongli City, wouldn't Liang's reinforcements definitely arrive? This is actually a trap to lure him to his death, isn't it?" What a sophistry!Seeing Xiao Baoyin's expression, King Zhongshan said again: "Will Xiao Zhendong (General Xiao Baoyin) be afraid of someone like Cao Jingzong?" how is this possible!Xiao Baoyin raised his handsome eyebrows: "He is an ungrateful dog who eats Qi Zhilu but is in the same boat as Xiao Yan. Only by throwing his head at Xiao Yan can I be refreshed!" "Then forget about Hefei and attack Cao Jingzong's army! I'm waiting for your good news!" After saluting to King Zhongshan, Xiao Baoyin walked away with the sound of boots.Facing Yang Dayan's questioning gaze, King Zhongshan replied: "Xiao Zhendong's hatred for Liang is getting deeper and deeper! If he is not allowed to fight, there is no way to end it like this. It is best if he wins, even if he fails, he will at least restrain himself in the future .” Therefore, the 40,000 troops led by Xiao Baoyin rushed to Cao Jingzong.This army and the vanguard of the Liang army led by Feng Daogen were only separated by a hill and did not find each other, which is really quite ironic.Of course, Feng Daogen was very careful not to let the enemy find out, but Xiao Baoyin's use of troops was also very fierce, and he didn't pay attention to the existence other than Cao Jingzong at all. In this way, when Cao Jingzong came to a distance of about eighty miles from the south bank of the Huaihe River... "The party of the usurper, don't stop for me!" With the excited cry, a riding shadow jumped out on the low ridgeline.Cao Jingzong turned his horse to the approacher. He was a young general with a long spear and wearing a golden armor. He drove his horse down from the slope, followed by countless shadows of riders, and they all attacked Liang Jun with the shaking of the earth.The strong wind in winter flapped the military flag, and there was only a large character "Xiao" written on it.After Cao Jingzong saw it, he immediately understood the true identity of the person who came. There was only one general named Xiao in the Wei army—— "It turns out that he is the younger brother of the Marquis of Donghun who was punished by heaven because of the cruel and tyrannical government! Why didn't you follow in the footsteps of your elder brother, and you are still alive to be the lackey of the northern bandits after the country is subjugated!" Driven by anger and vengeance, Xiao Baoyin rushed forward to Cao Jingzong's harsh sarcasm: "Watch me cut off your tongue that doesn't speak well!" "Come on, boy! Let me teach you what a real fight is!" Cao Jingzong swung his gun, but a huge figure on foot appeared in front of his horse, it was Zhao Cao holding a hexagonal iron rod. "Stand back, Zhao! It's your turn to play when you face Yang Dayan!" Cao Jingzong rode his horse and jumped forward from Zhao Cao's side.Xiao Baoyin took the opportunity to stab a sharp iron spear, and after a metallic sound, their horses passed by. At the same time, 40,000 Wei Jun also attacked Liang Jun from the left, right, and front. Although 20% of the Liang army is cavalry, the rest are infantry, and there are only about 30 chariots.They surrounded the cars into a circular defensive wall formation, and just after they were surrounded, they entered a situation where 10,000 Liang troops were surrounded by 40,000 Wei troops. Cao Jingzong fought fiercely with Xiao Baoyin for more than 20 rounds on the horse with his gun. Because the enemy's arrows were concentrated, he had no choice but to turn the horse's head and rush back into the circle with the arrow stuck in the leather armor. . After shooting arrows at the circle for a while, Xiao Baoyin, who intended to kill Cao Jingzong, ordered a concentrated volley of rockets against the circle. "Kill all the people who escape from the smoke!" This should be the worst state for Cao Jingzong!Wei Jun ran around the periphery of the circle and shot rockets at the same time.Liang Bing tried his best to pull out the arrow that hit the car.Under the rain of more arrows, more than a dozen people had been shot to death, and flames were also ignited everywhere in the circle. Zhao Cao's strange strength was not of much use at this time, he could only pull out the nearby fire arrows in the smoke screen, extinguished the burning flame with his feet, and protected a small soldier.When the smoke gradually increased and Xiao Baoyin was convinced that he had succeeded, the soldiers who sent the order flew to report: "Report to General Zhendong, a group of white cavalry troops appeared from the west corner just now, approaching the rear of our army!" "What about the quantity?" "It's less than five hundred riders." Xiao Baoyin smiled: "If that's the case, why are you making a fuss? First take off Cao Jingzong's head, and then deal with it!" He continued to attack the circle. However, the commotion from behind expanded in an instant, even approaching Xiao Baoyin.When he turned around with strange eyes, an arrow shot towards his helmet with the crackling of the air. But what surprised Xiao Baoyin even more was that the team of white robes and white horses cut up his own team and rushed forward.The military flag on the white background is embroidered with a large "Chen" character in silver thread. Xiao Baoyin is two years younger than Chen Qingzhi.He is not yet twenty-one years old, but he already has the experience of winning actual combat after all, and he is better than Chen Qingzhi in terms of martial arts and physical strength. "No retreat, those who retreat will be cut off!" After giving a stern order, he rode his horse forward again, swung his spear and stabbed a Liang Bing who had escaped from the circle, and the poor Liang Bing was stabbed off his horse just like that.Originally, this noble son from the Southern Dynasty hated the enemy unmatched in the Wei army. "Bravely crown the armies." This is recorded in the "Book of Wei". There are only about 300 enemies, Xiao Baoyin is of course impossible to defeat, but there are enemy arrows flying in front of him, so Xiao Baoyin has to stop chasing the enemy first, and must brandish his gun to defend. "What are you doing!" Xiao Baoyin yelled in disbelief, the Wei army in all directions had completely lost order.All of his generals are good at fighting, and they are not without fighting spirit, but the order cannot be passed on, and the movement is completely chaotic! "Like a knot being untied!" This metaphor can be said to be quite appropriate, and Wei Jun disintegrated because of this.What happened?To be precise, we don't know at all. In this way, the unity of command was lost, and everyone put down their weapons and fled.Hu Longya and Cheng Jingjun of the White Robe Team led their subordinates in pursuit, and Cao Jingzong's subordinates also started to counterattack suddenly, chasing the enemy for ten miles, and returning boasting a great victory. In this battle, the Wei army died three thousand.There were more than 10,000 wounded, and Xiao Baoyin left with anger and disappointment, even throwing his helmet on the ground in anger. On the other hand, Chen Qingzhi's white robe team won a big victory in their first battle. Of course he was happy in his heart, but it was not a surprise to him. "It should be God's will that Cao Zhengbei (General Cao Jingzong) seems to be defeated in the battle at the outpost!" When Chen Qingzhi said this to Hu Longya, he really thought so.If Cao Jingzong wins here, he will definitely rush forward, and will clash with the main force of the enemy army before the whole army is assembled!In this way, even if Chen Qingzhi's white robe team wanted to control the situation, it would be impossible, and Liang Jun would be fatally injured. Cao Jingzong, who was reorganizing the army, couldn't help being speechless after hearing Chen Qingzhi's speech: "Hmph! That guy Ziyun doesn't know women's intentions, but does he know God's will? What an arrogant brat!" Of course, he regretted his failure. If Chen Qingzhi hadn't arrived, even if Cao Jingzong didn't die, he would definitely suffer great damage.Holding the reins of the horse, Chen Qingzhi was just before Cao Jingzong. He was delighted that Cao Jingzong was safe and sound, but when he was about to salute, he was questioned.It's just that Chen Qingzhi's eyes seemed to be searching for someone's trace strangely—— "Ziyun! Ever since Jiankang left, I have always wanted to ask you something..." "What's up?" "I heard that you recommended me to be the commander-in-chief against Wei, right?" Cao Jingzong had always had the habit of giving gifts to the court ladies and eunuchs who served Xiao Yan, probably because of this he got this information. "Yes, indeed." "Why? Don't you have a higher opinion of Wei Yuzhou than me?" "Hmm! Much higher indeed!" Chen Qingzhi replied.This is completely different from when Zhu Yingtai was the opponent, it doesn't matter even if she speaks loudly. "So, let me ask again boldly, why? Could it be that you want me to owe you a favor? Or..." How about repaying the kindness that allowed Zhu Yingtai to be protected in my house?Impossible!Cao Jingzong looked at Chen Qingzhi's face. "This is because I don't want General Cao's army to plunder." Chen Qingzhi's answer gave Cao Jingzong a painful expression for a moment.Prohibiting the plundering of his subordinates is the only headache for this bold and unrestrained man. "Why can't it be plundered?" "Because the people will feel pain! And the general's own evaluation will drop!" "What a hassle!" "Yes! Therefore, plundering is really not allowed, it is absolutely bad!" Chen Qingzhi said slowly but firmly, Cao Jingzong could only raise his voice and say: "Got it, got it! Since both Zhao and Ziyun think so, on my reputation, I will definitely not plunder this time!" Zhao Cao looked at Chen Qingzhi, nodded happily, and the rosary on her chest was ringing.After Zhao Cao stopped laughing, she approached Chen Qingzhi's ear and said: "Miss Zhu, I will definitely protect you, don't worry!" "I heard you, Zhao!" Cao Jingzong said narrowly: "If you want to whisper, just use half of your voice! Really, no matter if it's this guy or that guy, just don't take my kindness seriously anyway! Hey, congratulations! Say hello !" Behind Zhao Cao's back was the small soldier who hid most of his body, and then he showed his face. This soldier, who looked like a boy no matter how he looked, was Zhu Yingtai who was dressed as a man. It was Zhu Yingtai's begging to go to Zhongli together, but it was impossible for her to join the white robe team and die among the three hundred riders.Therefore, I can only ask Zhao Cao to treat him as his pawn, but in fact he will guard him. "Ah! I'm glad you're safe and sound!" Chen Qingzhi, who had been looking for her since just now, was very happy, while Zhu Yingtai just smiled and immediately recovered her expression: "Thanks to Master Zhao, I have never been harmed by the enemy. It is really hard for my brother to repay such a great favor to me. I am really ashamed." "I didn't want to ask you to repay anything, so you don't have to take it to heart." In fact, the two titles of "Big Brother" and "Good Brother" are very uncomfortable for Chen Qingzhi and Zhu Yingtai, but now there is only this way of addressing them! "Thank you very much!" "Well, okay, okay!" Chen Qingzhi's smile continued.Zhu Yingtai, Cao Jingzong and Zhao Cao all knew the meaning of this smile very well.In some respects, he is the son of a genius rarely seen in a century, but in other respects, he is like a child. in such a dangerous situation.In the middle of November, Cao Jingzong and Chen Qingzhi finally met Wei Rui at a place fifty miles southwest of Zhongli City.And just a few days ago, he had just joined up with Feng Daogen, and from now on, he just had to wait for the follow-up troops to arrive.After entering Wei Rui's base camp, Cao Jingzong said: "Wei Shijun, the younger generation Cao Jingzong is here to meet you! Please give me your advice!" He bowed solemnly. Wei An's expression of astonishment was fully revealed.Cao Jingzong, who not only respects his colleagues, but also likes to ridicule others, hasn't he always behaved like this?So what happened to this solemnity? Wei Rui's expression remained the same as usual. "I also ask for your advice! Oh! His Highness Ziyun is still very strong, that's great! Long time no see!" When the generals talking and laughing reached the ears of Xiao Yan in Jiankang, he said to his confidant Wang Mao: "Look at this, we will definitely win!" And came to the front of the battle with Wei Rui, Wei Rui and Chen Qingzhi looked at the enemy formation in the distance: "Those are all Wei Jun..." Although it was already known that the total number of Wei Jun was 800,000, after actually seeing it, this lineup far exceeded imagination.As far as the eye can see, the plains are all buried by the troops of the Wei army. The black wind is blowing in the forest of military flags, and what reflects the light of the winter sun are countless knives, guns and armors. Such a large army appeared on the ground, but it has only happened after 120 years since the million-strong army led by Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty.In the future history, Emperor Sui Yang sent 1.13 million troops to conquer Goguryeo a hundred years later.I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune, but Chen Qingzhi saw a large army that was rarely seen in a hundred years. "On the south bank of the Huaihe River is Yang Dayan, while on the north bank is King Zhongshan." "Really? This is just the current situation. Who knows when King Zhongshan will appear suddenly? It's best not to have too much expectation!" The opponent has Zhongshan King, while Liang Jun has Wei Rui. I believe everyone will have no objection to this matter. Regarding Wei's generals, everyone continues to discuss: "Yang Dayan's martial prowess is unrivaled on earth! It's best not to think that he can be punished, as long as he can make him return to the north exhausted, it will be good!" Wei Rui smiled softly, but the following conversation made people not quite laugh: "If this is the case, Lord Wei (Emperor Xuanwu) will probably hold Yang Dayan and King Zhongshan accountable for the defeat of the battle, and the punishment may not be certain. Although it is pitiful, this is the fate of warriors. Looking at it from another angle, the old man It should be the same!" "With his great martial arts, Lord Wei seems to have some knots with King Zhongshan!" "For the confidants of the first emperor (Emperor Xiaowen), this should be quite a hard job! Well, let's go to a high place to see the whole picture of Wei Jun!" Wei Rui looked around and pointed at a hill surrounded by weeds and sparse forests with his bamboo stick. In the tactics of using the natural environment such as terrain and weather, it can be said that no one can match Wei Rui.The white-haired veteran, with a war cap on his Confucian uniform, leaned on a bamboo staff and walked up the hill with ease.Cao Jingzong, Chen Qingzhi, Wei An, and Zhao Cao followed behind him. Although it is a low hill, because it is surrounded by flat land, especially in the north, it unexpectedly has an excellent view.Coupled with the fact that the air in winter is clear and dry, compared with the foggy spring and hot summer, you can see farther.Now you can see the enemy's complete army of 800,000. "From this point of view, the enemy's camp is completely stable!" To Cao Jingzong's voice, Wei Rui only nodded: "As expected of the king of Zhongshan, the strength of commanding troops is truly unmatched. It is probably impossible to break through such a lineup in a short period of time..." "What's your opinion?" "Well, we can only build a strong formation first, and then work hard to protect it until there is an opportunity!" "I feel the same way! Then who will be in charge of setting up the formation? Does Mr. Wei think about it?" Wei Rui twisted his white beard and said: "Well, let Feng Yunqi (General Yunqi Feng Daogen) do this! I think this character should be quite trustworthy." "indeed!" With Cao Jingzong's consent, Wei Rui immediately called Feng Daogen, and after explaining the matter, he gave detailed instructions: "Do you know? The position to set up the formation is a hundred steps away from the enemy formation. First dig a long trench horizontally, then bury the fence deep in front and insert antlers... All these materials have been prepared. Let's do it secretly after it gets dark today!" The so-called antlers, literally, are horn-shaped protrusions, which are an indispensable defensive weapon to prevent cavalry from advancing.And Liang Jun currently has more than 30,000 of these things. "Be careful when doing homework, and don't attract Wei Jun's attention!" Chen Qingzhi's proposal was unanimously agreed by the two senior generals, and after they went down the hill, the battle began. That night, Wei Jun saw Liang Jun moving eastward holding more than 10,000 pine lights, shooting thousands of arrows, shouting and beating military drums several times.The Wei army guarded against its night attack, defended firmly with the east as the center, and did not dare to move, preventing the Liang army from having any chance to take advantage of it. In the meantime, Liang Jun rushed to their big project overnight.Wei Rui's meticulous plan was perfectly executed by Feng Daogen: 30,000 soldiers sealed their mouths with cloth, and dug the trench first without saying a word.Each cave is three feet left and right (one foot is about 24 centimeters), five feet front and back, and three feet deep, lined up left and right.Then two pillars are erected in a hole, a crossbar is added, and they are tied with buffalo leather ropes, and finally an antler is inserted.They continued their work in the dark, using minimal lights. It wasn't until the eastern horizon faded and the first rays of the morning sun shot out that it seemed impossible to attack at night. Only then did the generals of the Wei army relieve their tension and look at the frontal enemy formation with a white breath.An astonishing thing happened, Wei Jun's camp caused a commotion, and King Zhongshan, who received the urgent report, drove his horse to the front of the camp. The seemingly infinitely extended enemy line, with countless military flags fluttering with the wind, King Zhongshan murmured: "This is simply what God did!" It was really unbelievable. King Zhongshan nodded his head on the horse but did not move, because at this moment, King Zhongshan's idea of ​​"capturing Zhongli City within 80 days" was shattered! The fact that the large camp stretching fifty miles from east to west can be completed overnight means that Liang Jun's careful planning, command and command, and high morale are all available, otherwise it would be impossible to complete such a great project in front of the enemy. More than 120 years ago, the former Qin Fujian who led an army of one million to the south, when he saw the 80,000 Eastern Jin army led by Xie Xuan lined up neatly and facing the attack without fear, he couldn't help but feel that he must unify with force. Difficulties in the world.King Zhongshan's current thoughts are similar to Fu Jian's. This is the first time since he sent troops that he has a shadow of uneasiness in his heart. "After looking at Liang Jun's camp, it is impossible to attack with cavalry in one go!" Regarding Yang Dayan's opinion, King Zhongshan added: "Then it will become a protracted battle. This is the enemy's trap. They want to shake our soldiers. Now they can only fight and go to the enemy's front!" "Then leave it to the last general!" "No, you are responsible for guarding the north bank of the Huai River. As for the south bank, leave it to me, Zhongshan. And this time, let Xi Zhenglu come!" Under the instructions of King Zhongshan, Xi Kangsheng, Wei's conqueror general, led 20,000 soldiers to attack the Liang army.He rounded Liang Jun's long position from the right and attacked from the west.The attack began immediately after breakfast.Although Xi Kangsheng intended to detour the Liang army's position and attack from the side, he encountered a swamp and blocked the cavalry's actions.But when he wanted to move to the south, he encountered a fierce attack from Liang Junzhi, who had been prepared for a long time. Xi Kangsheng, the general who conquered the captives, was known as the fierce general after Yang Dayan in the Wei army. He shot down eight enemies with his favorite bow and arrow.The bow itself is very slender, and is wrapped in bamboo and buffalo leather.Ornamented with gold thread-- "This bow is a gift from Lord Liang (Xiao Yan)!" Xi Kangsheng was proud of it. When Xiao Yan was still in the state and served as the governor of Yongzhou in Qi to protect Xiangyang and fight against Wei, he noticed that there was a very brave general in the enemy army. Wow, the bow actually broke after a strange sound.Xiao Yan, who saw this, took the secret bow holder and sent it to the Wei army after returning to the city.The next day, a solemn certificate of gift in the name of Xi Kangsheng was sent to him, and it was written on it, "For the sake of gratitude, this bow will never be used on the Qi army!" Soon, Xi Kangsheng moved to the northern front, letting the horsemen I have seen how powerful this strong bow is.And ironically, because Qi died and became Liang, this bow was used on Liang Jun! Although the battle was fierce, it was not long, because when it was still in the melee, a team of white horses and white robes suddenly rushed into the side of the Wei army, disintegrating their formation in an instant. "I didn't expect them to rush in from that place! How did they know that it was the only weak point?" Xi Kangsheng, who had already experienced hundreds of battles, couldn't help shaking his head, the team of white horses and white robes that suddenly appeared on the battlefield.It's almost like a product of magic. Although it was possible, Xi Kangsheng did not want to continue the useless fighting.As soon as he fired the command arrow, the drums sounded immediately, and the team before the collapse immediately retreated, and then reorganized the lineup.However, the three times were the same, the white robes broke into the Wei army and caused considerable damage.Finally, Xi Kangsheng's ability is strong and his soldiers are not weak, so he immediately strengthened his troops in the place where the breakthrough was made to prevent it from collapsing.It's just that Chen Qingzhi immediately gave orders to pursue, and Xi Kangsheng had to hold his bow as the last guard, and return the army to his own army according to the original way.The final inventory results in 2,000 dead. When I heard that a fierce general like Xi Kangsheng was defeated.The king of Zhongshan ordered him to come to ask for the detailed process. "Who is the general of the white horse?" "There is a word 'Chen' written on the military flag." "Among the generals in the Southern Dynasties, the surname Chen was..." In King Zhongshan's mind, a name appeared: "Could it be Chen Bozhi!" "It's possible!" Yang Dayan nodded. The person that Wang Zhongshan and others thought of was called Chen Bozhi. Although he was only one character different from Chen Qingzhi, he had no blood relationship at all.他本来是齐的将军，后来归顺萧衍而成梁之将军，但很快又因与萧衍不和而举叛旗，在败于王茂之后亡命于魏。魏虽任其为平南将军厚遇他，但他却因难耐望乡之情而在三年之后回梁。虽有“他怎么还有脸回来呀！把他斩了吧！”的意见，但萧衍原谅了他，给他很高的地位，让他以贵族的身份过着安乐的生活。 陈伯之无论在年龄、阅历、还是知名度上，都比陈庆之要高得多，中山王首先会想到他也是理所当然的事。 “如果是的话要怎么办呢？殿下！” “如果是陈伯之的话，那绝对不可原谅！既然都亡命到本朝来了，居然还敢厚脸皮地回国，向曾经背叛了的主君献媚！” 在怒气之中，中山王握着拳又说道： “可是，如果是陈伯之的话，他的用兵到什么程度大家都很清楚，应该是不会这么出于意表，有这么大的进步才是……” 也许是魏军还不知道的新锐指挥官吧！在不到半年之前，让临川王所带领的梁军三十万溃走的中山王就深知指挥官的重要性。 冬风吹过了思考着的中山王的侧脸。 “应该不会是陈伯之！”中山王下了这么的判断。 “像那种使用骑兵翻弄我方军队的技巧，陈伯之是不会的。也就是说，那是梁军中我们所未知的将帅，到底是什么人呢？” 梁军的人材就只有韦睿，最多也只有加上昌义之和曹景宗。中山王虽然这么想，但似乎还有再重新认识一下的必要。也就是说，虽然不知陈庆之的名号，但他已成了魏军所认可的存在。 另一方面，说到白袍队，胡龙牙吐着气说道： “真是没想到能够做到如此的地步……” 这分感慨可能还稍早了点，陈庆之集结三百头白马，选用三百名骑兵至今还不满半年，而胡龙牙也没想到他竟有成为官人的一日。 一个是乘马都有问题的年轻指挥官，而其下的干部则是个盐贼，兵士们会跟随吗？他们这样想着。刚开始是因为成景隽的人望而使得白袍队团结在一起，但大约在经过一个月之后，陈庆之本身就成为兵士们敬爱的对象。十次以上的演习中，只要依据陈庆之所说的，就会接连胜利为其一因，而陈庆之对兵士及家族相当厚待也是一因。 就这样一直到死，陈庆之都如武神一般受到兵士们的敬慕，如果是后年的话，从实绩来看并不出人意外，只是在无名的青年时代又是为何呢？据正史的记载，“对兵士慈爱，并尽全力去做”，在陈庆之名下战斗的兵士们。不只是胜利感，他们还能够获得尽全力作战之后的“充实感”。而最初就是这个“钟离大战”的前哨战。 而白袍白马的装备，由于有陈庆之的存在，他们都相信着自己的不败。对魏来说，这正是令人害怕的敌人之出现。