Chapter 1201 1202 [Thousands of Miles of Happy Wind] (16)

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1201 1202 [Thousands of Miles of Happy Wind] (16)

When the war actually breaks out, the information that the rangers of Liang and Wu can detect is far less efficient than before the war.

Before Xiwu sent troops, the Dutongyuan had accurately grasped the military configuration of each battalion of the Western Army of Liang Dynasty, including the information that nearly half of the recruits were present in the Longgong Camp. Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu decided to open up the situation on the northern battlefield from the beginning. Another example is the Liang Guojing Army.

They left Kyoto at the end of the first year to help the Western Region. After they set off, spies from the Western Wu Kingdom took a long way to return the news.

With the entire border of Liang State under martial law, the Wu army is now unable to receive intelligence from Liang State. This is the reason why the monarchs and ministers of Western Wu have never been able to figure out Gu Liang's true intentions after the first battle on the northern front.

The siege of Guping lasted for four days. Although Zhou Dewei's army put great pressure on the defenders, the Guping Army Town was all veterans of the Western Army. They refused to retreat in the face of the fierce battle. It would be difficult to do so in a short time.

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But no one could have imagined that Liang Jun would dare to take the initiative to open the city gate today.

"General, after Liang Jun opened the city gate, our vanguard was ready and waiting. There is currently no movement from the defenders in the city." A general came to report in a hurry.

Zhou Dewei was having breakfast. There were no delicacies in the meal or two dishes. He ate very carefully.

When the general saw this, he did not dare to say anything and stood aside respectfully.

After a while, another military general entered the account and reported: "General, the Liang army is leaving the city to form a formation. It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 30,000 people. The banner of the leading general is Liang Zuojunjigu Liang!"

The expressions of the generals in the tent changed slightly.

After the Battle of the Northern Front, the name Gu Liang has become a real threat, instead of just being the legendary leader of the Liang Kingdom's military aircraft as before.

Zhou Dewei swallowed the last mouthful of rice, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, looked at Xiangzan next to him and asked: "How is the situation in the north?"

Xiangzan replied: "Back to General, the Longbow Army of the Liang State has crossed the Beitiao River and is more than sixty miles away from our army heading north. A part of the Hucheng garrison went north and is currently stationed in the northwest of Guyuan Village, opposite to the Changchun Army.

The archers are like horns to each other. Last night, His Majesty ordered someone to send news that the North

The battlefield is now in a stalemate. The opponent's Longbow Army and the Hucheng Division are always within the sight of our army. General Xie, following His Majesty's orders, is now leading the Northern Route Army to confront the Liang Army, but because he is not sure about Gu Liang's position,

Strategic intention, so there is no rush to fight."

Zhou Dewei said calmly: "Your Majesty, Xie Lin is responsible for containing the two Liang armies with a total strength of 50,000?"

Xiang Zan said: "Yes, General."

Zhou Dewei asked again: "How is the situation at Jinshui Camp in Liang State in the south?"

Xiang Zan said: "We are still standing still as before. One part of our army is stationed to the west of the enemy's Jinshui Army City. As long as the enemy's commander dares to mobilize his troops to move north, our army can attack the city from the east at any time."

Zhou Dewei closed his eyes slightly and seemed to be calculating the military configuration of Liang Guo's border army.

There is clear information from the Changgong, Dingxi, Jinshui and Hucheng defenders, which means that Gu Liang currently has at most two Lingzhou Xiang troops and the defenders of Guping Army Town, no more than 40,000 troops.

If these 40,000 troops were used to defend the city, the Wu army would probably be defeated. Zhou Dewei brought only 60,000 soldiers. Although he brought a large number of complete siege equipment, the gap in the strength of the two sides was not particularly large.

Under such circumstances, it would be a delusion to forcefully capture the extremely fortified military town of Guping.

The problem is that Gu Liang did not choose to do this, but instead opened the city gate and took the initiative.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. The generals in the tent obviously realized that there was an obvious conspiracy hidden in the other party's actions.

A military general said cautiously: "General, could this be Guliang's suspicion formation trying to force our army to retreat?"

Another person frowned and said: "He doesn't have this need."

The man from before retorted: "Why not? If we can scare off our army with a bluff, then Liang Jun can preserve his strength and avoid heavy casualties. For Gu Liang, what he lacks most at the moment is the strength to be able to fight without losses.

Defending Guping Military Town is naturally the best situation."

Another general said: "But he is not afraid that our army will see through the truth and fight decisively? Without the protection of Guping Military Town, it is still unclear who will die on this plain, not to mention that our army has the advantage in strength. But I am worried

What’s more, is it possible that Liang Guojing’s army has arrived, which gave Gu Liang the confidence to take the initiative to challenge for war?”

If this is the case, the Wu army must retreat in time, because the combat power of Liang Guojing's army is not weaker than that of the Western army, and is even better in terms of ordnance and equipment.

Everyone looked at Zhou Dewei and saw the Zhenbei general saying firmly: "Liang Guojing's army did not arrive so quickly. The two thousand miles away, even if they marched fifty miles a day, would take a full forty days, but the 90,000-strong army

It is impossible to travel at such a sustained and rapid speed. Even if they can reach the border in about forty days, they will still need time to rest and recuperate."

He turned to look at the simple map hanging on the side and said slowly: "Ten thousand steps back, if Guliang really has more than 100,000 troops in hand, he will definitely launch a counterattack when we attack Guping Military Town. How can we do this?

Are the horses and chariots forming a frontal formation?"

The generals nodded in agreement.

Zhou Dewei stood up and said leisurely: "Sixty thousand against forty thousand, the advantage lies with our army. If we retreat without a fight, the morale of the army will inevitably drop to the bottom. Although Guliang's troops are perfectly matched, this time he obviously wants to scare

Retreat our army. You should know the importance of this battle to our country. Defeating Guliang and annihilating the defenders, taking advantage of the situation to seize Guping Military Town, clearing the way forward for Your Majesty, is enough to be called the first achievement of the national war!"

As soon as these words came out, the generals' momentum was immediately mobilized.

Zhou Dewei looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "All armies are arrayed and facing the enemy head-on!"

All the generals shouted in unison: "No!"

In the twelfth year of Xuanwu's reign, on the third day of the third lunar month, the hour of chen hour began.

To the west of the Daliang border, on the vast and flat Gaoyang Plain, the Liang and Wu armies faced each other in formation.

To the east are Daliang Zuojunji, Lingzhou Guards and Guping Guards personally led by Hou Guliang of Guangping, with a total of more than 36,000 people.

To the west are more than 55,000 people commanded by Zhou Dewei, the northern general of Wu State.

Liang Jun's forward positions were separated by a stone's throw.

The military flags are flying, the horses are neighing, and the soldiers are holding their swords with solemn expressions.

Suddenly a horseman came out of the Liang army's formation and shouted towards the Wu army's front formation: "The left army of Liang Dynasty would like to inform you, General Wu Guozhenbei, that you have repeatedly raised troops to invade our border, and have created fights that have led to the destruction of lives. It is really unkind and unjust."

This move is destined to end in failure. Our army is willing to give you another chance, and the right way is to retreat immediately."

He paused slightly and said louder and louder: "Otherwise you will be buried here today!"

In the Wu army formation, Zhou Dewei looked calm, while all the generals around him looked angry.

Zhou Dewei looked at a general, who understood the situation and rode forward, saying in reply: "As long as you return Hucheng and compensate for our losses over the past decades, our army will return. Otherwise, our army will surely capture Gu alive."

Liang trampled on Lingzhou to avenge the souls of Wu’s heroes who died in battles over the years!”

General Liang sneered, said no more, reined in the reins and returned.

The same is true for the generals of the Wu army.

Zhou Dewei observed Liang Jun's formation and found that the opponent was using the Xuanxiang Square Formation. This is an extremely sharp attack formation. The army is divided into three parts: left, middle and right. Each part is divided into the head and the belly of the formation.

, the four parts of the formation, the wing and the tail, are in an extremely dense formation, with a large camp covering a small camp and a large formation covering a small formation, which can give full play to the collective strength when attacking.

In an instant, Zhou Dewei had a plan in mind.

Under the premise that the front army stabilized its position, the Wu army began to change formations. As the flags continued to be conveyed, the more than 40,000 infantrymen in the rear transformed into a six-flowered circular formation.

This formation was born out of the Six Flowers and Seven Army Formation, with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside, with the central army at the heart and six square formations on the outside, which can support each other at any time.

There are twenty-five variations of the Rikka Formation, and the Rikka Circle Formation used by Zhou Dewei at this moment is the most suitable formation among them to defend first and then attack.

In Liang Jun's formation, Gu Liang stood on the chariot, looking at the changes in Wu Jun's formation, and smiled slightly: "Liuhua formation? It seems that Zhou Dewei is more cautious than I expected."

He turned to look at the military commander and nodded.

The command was given, and the sound of the horn resounded across the wilderness.
Chapter completed!