This is the mountainous and hilly area at the junction of Wuzhou and Fengzhou, with a famous fire in the west and a famous town in the east. The southern area is always rainy, the flat forests and mountains appear a little hazy in the drizzle, surrounded by mountains, in the middle is a vast three miles, up to more than ten miles of grassland. The Song army was in the north, and the Manichaean army was in the right and south.

It turned out that after more than 20 days of preparation, the Manichaean army was divided into two routes, one set off from Deqing Mansion with 30,000 men and horses to attack Wuzhou, and the other road sent troops from Rongzhou with 20,000 men and horses to attack Xunzhou. Hoping to capture Tengzhou, Wuzhou, Fengzhou, Xunzhou, Xiangzhou and other places, and then fight all the way to Jingjiang Mansion, and capture the entire Guangnan West Road in one fell swoop.

During this period, the Song army also transferred troops and sent generals, Fan Chengda ordered, transferred to Rongzhou, Liuzhou, Xiangzhou three places of people and horses, once aided Xunzhou, Wu Gong and Qi Fang led the infantry division of 15,000 people, Zhaozhou, Hezhou, Wuzhou, Fengzhou and other places combined army 10,000 people. According to Wu Gong's plan, he planned to ambush the Manichaean army between the volcanoes and Zhenju Mountains at the intersection of Wuzhou and Fengzhou. At the same time, Fan Chengda also mobilized a total of 20,000 men and horses from Jingjiang Prefecture and Yizhou to prepare to launch a full-scale attack on the Manichaean territory after the victory of Wu Gong's ambush.

The Song army had 12,000 men and horses, and they were basically all infantry troops. Among them were a thousand Divine Arm Archers and two thousand archers. The other 9,000 soldiers were pikemen, axemen, rattans, etc. After the ranks were ready, the 9,000-foot army was divided into four phalanxes, arranged horizontally, and divided into three armies: left, center, and right. Two thousand archers lined up behind the infantry. A thousand Divine Arm archers are listed in the last column of the army. The queue is neat, the armor is distinct, the swords and guns are dazzling, and the military appearance is very neat. Wu Gong and Qi Fang, surrounded by more than 200 cavalrymen, crossed their horses and lined up in the array, watching the formation of the Manichaean army opposite.

The distance between the two sides was about 300 to 400 steps, and the Manichaean army had a total of about 25,000 people, forming five phalanxes, led by Zhao Cao, Lai Wenzheng, Huang Yan, Chen Dong, and Li Jin. There are about 5,000 people in each formation, two in the front and three in the back, arranged in a staggered manner. Although the team is quite neat, except for the soldiers in the middle of the phalanx who are fully armored, the other four phalanxes are all dressed in uneven uniforms, some have no helmets, some have no armor, and many people have no armor at all, they are still dressed in ordinary people's cloth, but a flame symbol is drawn on their chests. And the weapons they hold are also of different shapes, knives, guns, swords, axes, etc., all of different lengths, including sickles, hoes, hunting forks, etc.

Since the Manichaean rebellion, it was only more than three months, although now the momentum is huge, sweeping most of Guangxi, but after all, the time is too short, weapons, assembly can not keep up with the expansion of the ranks, still retain some chaotic people, the characteristics of the bandits.

There were still 200 cavalry in the Song army, and not a single horse in the Manichaean army. There is only one cart in each phalanx, and in the cart stands the commander of each phalanx.

Although the Manichaean army was twice as numerous as the Song army, in terms of military appearance, the Manichaean army was far inferior to the Song army. However, Wu Gong could clearly see that every Manichaean army had a firm expression and high fighting spirit on their faces, and their eyes showed fanatical murderous intent and determination to go home. It seems that as long as an order is given, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, they will rush over without hesitation.

Although some don't understand why this is just a chaotic army composed of homeless people and hundreds of babies has such a terrifying momentum, Wu Gong is not only hearted. Because his subordinates are also elite soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles, and more importantly, this time Wu Gong did not want to fight a decisive battle with the Manichaean army, but to introduce them into the ambush circle of the Song army. Such an army full of almost touch-on fighting spirit is terrifying, but it is relatively much easier to lure such an army. Because Wu Gong knows that once such an army engages, it often relies on a morale, regardless of life and death, and moves forward bravely, even if there is a trap in front of it, he will not hesitate to jump down.

Wu Gong once heard his father Wu Jue say that when casting swords, you can't use steel that is too pure, because although the sword made of steel with too high purity is sharp, it is often easy to break because of its lack of toughness. The same is true of armies, where morale is too high and they tend to lose their minds because they are too imposing. Compared to the most feared armies on the battlefield, they still lack one quality, and that is calm. Only by being calm can we see through the enemy's traps and find out the enemy's weaknesses on the chaotic and changeable battlefield. A truly terrifying army is one that can keep a cool head on the battlefield at all times, will not be swayed by any situation, and will not show a fierce appearance when facing each other, but should be calm and expressionless.

At this time, the war drums of "knock, knock, knock, knock" sounded, and the two phalanxes in front of the Manichaean army began to attack the array of the Song army.

Yang Yan stood on the top of a mountain, looking down from the mountain, he could clearly see the entire battlefield. Although the number of the Song army was only half of that of the Manichaean army, Yang Yan was now also a battle-hardened person, and judging from the military appearance of both sides, the quality of the Song army should be much higher than that of the Manichaean army. Coupled with the excellent assembly of weapons and the rationality of the long and short moments, Yang Yan felt that even if the Song army fought hard, it should be invincible.

Moreover, Yang Yan also saw that there were still ambushes in the valley behind the Song army, which could be dealt with differently according to the changes on the battlefield. Coupled with Wu Gong's command ability, the Song army should be able to win a complete victory in this battle, if it can smoothly introduce the Manichaean army into the encirclement of the Song army in the valley, then it is entirely possible for the Song army to completely annihilate the Manichaean army, thus half of the situation in Guangnan.

However, Yang Yan never understood why Manichaeism had always won in previous battles? I'm going to see it today.

"Brother Yang, it turns out that you have been here a long time ago." When Yang Yan looked back, Ye Muxue, dressed in white and as elegant as an immortal, was standing three feet away behind him. Although the sky was still drizzling, it was brightened by her presence, and even her simple white linen dress looked otherworldly because of the clothes worn on her.

Yang Yan said: "Is Miss Ye also interested in the battle between the Song Army and the Manichaean Army?" ”

Ye Muxue slowly walked to Yang Yan's side, stood side by side with him, looked at the two mornings under the mountain with a pair of autumn eyes, and said, "What does Brother Yang think is the chance of Manichaeism succeeding?" ”