Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The snow was dazzling, and the water had already frozen. Dozens of infantrymen were marching on the vast snow field. Once the column was short, the road was very smooth. The soldiers came from Bazhou across the Juma River. Although the weather was cold, they could sweat while walking under heavy loads.

Wang Zhang saw a large number of people coming from the north, and the black clouds on the snow were very conspicuous. He was still walking slowly on horseback, just watching... At this time, what appeared to the north at this time should be 30,000 horse-riding infantry from Gu'an County.

As expected, scouts came to report after a while: "Yuan Jiang's army has arrived!"

Wang Zhang let out a long breath.

After a long time, the two armies of the north and the south gradually approached each other. A squadron of cavalry came over holding a flag, and Wang Zhang also led his troops to greet them on horseback. When the two teams met, Wang Zhang recognized Yuan Yan's face.

The two are both generals in front of the palace, they just know each other. They are not very familiar with each other at ordinary times, let alone friendship.

But at this moment, Wang Zhang suddenly felt a sense of intimacy towards Yuan Yan, and seeing Yuan Yan's excited expression, it might be the same. The two were holding a military salute on the horse, and looked at each other, "General Wang!" "Greetings, General Yuan!"

Wang Zhang said: "This meeting, we have 45,000 people!"

Yuan Yan pretended to be calm, and pointed to the vast white land in the northwest: "General Yang (Yang Biao) still has more than 20,000 elite riders not far away, and our team has nearly 70,000 troops!"

The two handed each other again, everything was said without saying anything, nearly 70,000 elite soldiers formed a group, and their confidence was much more abundant.

The two armies merged into a large army, and Yuan Yan's troops distributed some of the cavalry brought by them to Wang Zhang. There were still not enough horses, but these horses were not used for fighting, and some of them marched with two people on one horse. The army turned around and marched north together.

Yuan Yan said: "Bazhou is only seventy-five miles away from Gu'an City, and now there are only a few dozen miles left. Let's rush to Gu'an without stopping and live in peace."

Wang Zhang pretended to be relaxed and said: "When we arrive in Gu'an, let's get a sheep to roast."

Yuan Yan said with a smile: "There must be wine!"

Looking around, Wang Zhang saw that the white plain was like an ocean, and the distance was only a few tens of miles away. He still felt a little uneasy.

The weather was fine, and there was no more snow. The horseshoe footprints left by Yuan Yanbu when he came were still on the snow, like a road in the vast sky.

That night, the main force of the infantry arrived in Gu'an on horseback, and then entered the city. The mobilization was very smooth, and the infantry riding on horses still played a certain role; even if the Liao army knew about the Zhou army's mobilization, everyone could only ride a few dozen miles on horseback, and the Liao army would not be able to catch up if they dispatched temporarily.

But the next day, the army encountered a situation on the way from Gu'an westward to Zhuozhou. The main force of the Liao army is just north of Zhuozhou, and the threat to this road is too close!

Yuan Yan asked the general of the cavalry who came to report the situation urgently: "Is there a military order for Li's inspection?"

The general said: "The last general is the person sent by General Yang (Yang Biao) to warn Yuan Jiang's army. I don't know Li's inspection order yet!"

Wang Zhang on the side reminded: "If the cavalry and infantry don't run away, they will be vulnerable to the Liao cavalry. General Yang suffered a big loss at the beginning of the year, and Luo Mengzi died in that battle."

Yuan Yan said decisively: "Order the whole army to display the phalanx smoothly according to the pre-arranged arrangement!"

"Decree!"

Suddenly the big drums in the army were beating loudly, and the horns also whimpered. A group of messengers rushed to the various ministries in all directions, and they immediately shouted in a hurry: "There is an enemy situation! The Chinese army ordered the whole army to form an army according to the strategy!"

A large number of people and horses moved around and gathered in the middle. There were many people and noisy, but everyone was orderly and very fast! After all, he is an elite soldier of hundreds of battles, and he is very familiar with the battle formation from generals to pawns.

Not long after, another military official with the army found the banner of the Chinese Army with a letter, and sent a letter from Yang Biao: Yang Biao's cavalry is about to move to the east, and is located on the right wing of the infantry formation to wait for an opportunity;

After a long time, the sun was still in the eastern sky, and the black clouds formed by countless people and horses in the north gradually swallowed up the whiteness of the field, and the momentum was huge!

The infantry of the Zhou army put on their armor and carried out a sharp plastic surgery. They have formed a tight square formation and waited in place.

Although the large-scale confrontation was expected, it came very suddenly!

The Liao army stopped about a mile away, and their flags and the outlines of their troops could be seen clearly from a distance. The two armies faced each other from a distance, and a small group of horsemen ran back and forth in the open space in the middle, and they could clearly see the movements of the horsemen pulling their bows, and a conflict had already occurred.

At this time, a large cavalry team from the center of the Liao army rushed out of the formation, and quickly dispersed the scouts of the Zhou army in front. The horse soldiers approached within two hundred steps, and the divine arms in front of the Zhou army's formations had already drawn arrows from the quiver!

However, the forward of the Liao army did not step forward, but wandered slowly not far or near.

The tense and urgent situation suddenly came to a stalemate... It was like a galloping horse, the sound of the wind whistling like a sharp arrow, but it was suddenly strangled in place.

... The Liao army dispatched a large force, and even Liao Emperor Yelujing rode to the front of the army!

"If Zhou Jun hadn't been caught here, they would have gathered heavy troops under our noses." Xiao Siwen said in a deep voice, "Zhou Jun's Imperial Army infantry marched on horseback!"

Brother Yeluxiu observed the deployment of the Zhou army, and said: "It is not suitable to attack at this time, and the Zhou army's infantry is not a soft persimmon after it is formed."

Emperor Liao frowned and looked at the huge scene of people and horses, without saying a word.

Brother Yeluxiu's previous strategy was to lure the Zhou army's infantry to come to the decisive battle, and then attack those reinforcements by maneuvering in the middle, but now that the Zhou army's nearly 100,000 infantry have been mobilized to this area, the strategy seems to have failed. Brother Yeluxiu immediately said again: "You can form an array and stick to it without fighting. After the soldiers and horses are mobilized and the formation is shaken, then use the iron cavalry to find an opportunity to break the formation!"

"Then we can only wait." Although Yelujing's temper was irritable, he could hold his breath at this time, after all, neither of the two countries at war could afford the consequences of a big defeat.

Brother Yeluxiu said: "It's up to us to fight or not. If we have the opportunity, we will fight. If we don't have the opportunity, we will withdraw from Zhuozhou and attack Jinzhou in the east. Lead the Zhou army to go east and look for opportunities again."

Xiao Siwen said: "Zhuozhou is close to Youzhou, and Daliao can send siege weapons and infantry from Youzhou to attack the city; if you go to Jinzhou again, you will be far away, and it will take a long time to transport the luggage."

Brother Yeluxiu said: "The fortress is low and can be captured without siege equipment; give Xi Bing and the Jurchen some horses and let them ride to Jinzhou. Let's go around and catch some men to fill the ditch!"

Xiao Siwen frowned and said: "If you fight like this, even if you can defend Youzhou, it will be even more difficult to govern Youzhou in the future..."

Brother Yeluxiu said disapprovingly, "Fear and awe make Han'er more obedient!"

In any case, there is no way to fight the battle right now. In the battle, the Liao army was slightly victorious, and the same number of cavalry was more powerful than the infantry; but the cost and normal consumption of the cavalry were much higher than that of the infantry, and the Liao army was willing to use the cavalry to fight the Zhou army infantry on a large scale when they were exhausted!

Moreover, the deployment of the Zhou army is very difficult to attack at the moment, and there are large groups of elite cavalry on the left and right flanks, making it difficult to outflank the infantry.

But the Zhou army did not dare to come up easily, its infantry could not catch up, and if they ran too fast, the phalanx would be scattered; the cavalry was not enough to defeat the main force of the Liao army alone.

For a while, the battle situation was temporarily stalemate.

...

Bazhou Xinggong, the imperial army around Guo Shao had only 5,000 infantry soldiers left, and all their strength was put up. One can imagine the pressure he felt after hearing the news.

But Guo Shao did not act rashly, no matter how anxious he was, he could only endure it. At this time, there is a general on the front line, Li Chuyun, who can mobilize and deploy the various ministries. Li Chuyun's presiding is closer, the military order is faster, and he understands the actual situation more clearly and easier... Now if you point fingers at the front line, it may have a counterproductive effect!

Guo Shao repeatedly pondered and speculated about the situation, but kept it in his heart or wrote it down on paper.

The deployment and arrangement of this battle has not yet reached perfection and strictness, and Guo Shao alone has not been able to fully consider it carefully; even with the advice of many officials and staff in the Qianying Military Mansion, the ancients still seem to lack some kind of systematic method in terms of huge information calculation and management. After all, Guo Shao cannot be satisfied with everything.

For example, there is a loophole. In the early stage, because the cavalry infantry was too poor in combat, this unit was cancelled; the cavalry thus increased the ability to attack long distances. But in the actual battlefield, there is a need for rapid mobilization of infantry.

The horses were temporarily transferred to an infantry, but the problem that arose hastily was: all the horses were in Gu'an... This was a mistake in the early deployment arrangements.

If the Bazhou infantry had horses, they could ride to Gu'an immediately; there was no need to adopt the method of converging the two armies in order to prevent being attacked halfway.

At a time like this, how could Guo Shao hide and care about the importance of keeping his behavior secret? His face was livid, and the veins above his temples were bulging.

The soldiers serving him the tea trembled nervously, as if they were holding a plate of tofu.

Guo Shao hurriedly walked up and down several times, and asked, "Is there any news from Dong Zunhui?"

Wei Renpu said: "Not yet, but according to the established strategy, he dispatched from Bazhou to Gu'an yesterday, and took a rest for a day to attack. It happens to be today..." Wei Renpu glanced at the scene outside, "I guess it's time to send someone to report back."

As soon as the words fell, an official walked into the lobby from the outside eaves, and walked quickly to Wei Renpu to hand in a letter. Wei Renpu took a look and said: "Dong Zunhui's news, he has led his army to set off from Gu'an City this morning, and the direction has not changed."

After hearing this, Guo Shao turned around and looked at a large picture hanging on the wall. The colorful lines on it looked fancy, but they were also practical. He looked at the unmarked route calmly, as if he saw Dong Zunhui's horses running on the map! No one knows this route except Guo Shao himself and Dong Zunhui. This is the highest level of secrecy. Of course, after Dong Zunhui is dispatched, he can change the route at will according to his own judgment... Nothing happened in the early stage, so it should be where Guo Shao's eyes were. .\u003c