Chapter 33: Shiratori Strikes Back
On the edge of Keinogahara, the withered grass of winter dyes the sunset golden yellow, and in the distance, the blue sea reflects the sparkling golden light, and the Battle of Akinobara really kicked off in the sunset scenery of early spring and February.
The battle flags of communication flew in and out of the battlefield, the sound of golden drums was staggered, and the whimpering camp horns were like wild beasts howling in the setting sun, and the blood of people boiled when they heard it. A thousand-man team of Goryeo withdrew from the position in front of the White Bird, and another thousand troops were slowly approaching the position from the flank in the southwest corner, planning to take over the position in front and take turns attacking the White Bird.
Qin Zitan stood on the west bank of the Bailuo River, looking at the battlefield in the distance.
The west bank of the Bailuo River is four or five miles away from the battlefield in front of the White Bird Mountain, and the view at dusk is excellent, and you can only see it approximately.
Although Zhen Feng threw tens of thousands of troops into the battlefield on the east bank, and also centered on the camp tent of the middle army on the east bank, forming a butterfly wing array that the left and right flanks could support each other, Qin Zitan still believed that Zhen Feng's chance of victory was no more than forty percent.
Although it is not true to stand on the west bank and watch the battle, it is better than going to the east bank to fall into the danger of sword soldiers.
It should be said that the battle of Xinoyuan began before yesterday afternoon, but the two sides fought uncontrollably, and the four thousand troops on the right flank of the Goryeo gathered in a tight defensive formation, mainly to monitor the direction of Heiyan Mountain, the main camp of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces. In the early stage of the battle, the focus was on the left flank, and Zhen Feng used six thousand people to take turns to attack the White Bird Mountain, just to use the wheel battle method to wear down the physical strength and will of the White Bird Defenders little by little, and then to capture the White Bird Mountain, and then go all out to attack the main camp of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces.
Or if the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces can't wait for the White Bird to be lost, they will pull the main force out of Heiyan Mountain and carry out a decisive counterattack.
Zhen Feng's butterfly wing array seems to be centered on the left flank, with six thousand people on the right flank, and only four thousand on the right flank. However, the four thousand-man teams on the right flank are the main force of the Haiyang County soldiers, and they have good coordination with each other and have stronger combat capabilities.
As long as the main force of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces can be lured out of Heiyan Mountain, they will be pulled into the battlefield of Xiye Plain, and entangled with four thousand troops, Zhen Feng will be able to continuously draw troops from the left flank and tail flank to strengthen the right flank, and completely wipe out the main force of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces on the slope in front of Heiyan Mountain.
Knowing Zhen Feng's tactical arrangement, Qin Zitan also had to admit that Zhen Feng was an experienced veteran, maybe it was really possible for Lin Feng to suffer a big loss in Haidong.
"The Huaidong Army has begun to fight back!" Azig was riding on horseback, and seeing that Qin Zitan was a little distracted, he reminded him.
Qin Zitan stared at it, the white bird was halfway up the slope, the open gate was like a sluice gate, and the Huaidong generals wearing dark clothes and armor were like black floods gushing out and rushing into the bloody battlefield.
The Goryeo thousand-man team, which was slowly retreating, saw the Shiratori defenders coming out of the village to fight back, and they were not caught off guard, and quickly stopped the pace of retreat.
The officers shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to stand firm, and let the few arrows be concentrated on the two wings, so as to effectively interfere with the impact of the Huaidong generals.
The first to stabilize the position were the two flanks responsible for covering the retreat.
In the siege battle just now, the arrows were consumed too much, and it was no longer possible to form a rain of arrows that covered the battlefield and prevented the Huaidong army from approaching. Seeing that the number of soldiers of the Huaidong Army who went out of the camp to counterattack this time was more than the previous few times, the Goryeo officers who were in charge of covering waved their swords and led their troops to charge up the slope. The first is to delay the speed of the attack of the White Bird defenders, and the other is to open up the distance and give the main force behind him more time to reorganize the formation.
The two flank formations were repulsed, and the entire thousand-man team soon formed a more defensive and dense formation in the slightly concave valley area in front of Shiratori to resist the onslaught of the Shiratori defenders who were counterattacking.
"For Huaidong, for victory! Rush ah......"
The Huaidong generals roared and killed, the collision of the armor pieces was like the sound of the waves, and the murderous spirit came, the shield hands of the Goryeo people formed a shield formation outside, the spearmen and halberd soldiers formed a shield formation outside, the spearmen and halberd soldiers were behind the shield array, and the knife and axe hand were in the center, and soon engaged with the front wing of the Huaidong generals, just like the boulder on the top of the sunrise mountain, standing still in the storm, stubbornly resisting the first wave of counterattacks of the Huaidong generals. The Goryeo people knew in their hearts that as long as they withstood the first wave of attacks by the Huaidong generals, the thousand-man team behind them would be able to flank and detour up and press back the Huaidong soldiers who came out of the camp to counterattack......
Unlike the previous counterattacks, the Huaidong soldiers who went out of the camp to fight back this time did not put the crossbowmen behind the sword and shield hands and shoot at the tail of the Goryeo formation. Mo sword soldiers, spear soldiers, sword and shield soldiers formed a flower team, taking advantage of the terrain, risking the threat of the spears and halberds of the Goryeo people, directly and violently attacking the shield array of the Goryeo people. The crossbowmen lined up in the second array, using long-range strong crossbows to shoot a series of sharp arrows at the center of the Korean formation.
In the center of the formation, the Goryeo people did not have a big shield to cover, and the defensive power of leather armor was limited, and under the cover of the dense group of arrows, the Goryeo soldiers in the center of the formation fell one after another. Once there was a hole in the center of the formation later, the shield array and spear soldiers in the front could not receive strong support, and under the direct impact of the Huaidong armor soldiers, they gradually could not support it, and they retreated step by step, barely keeping the formation chaotic.
The infantry fights, and once the formation is dispersed, even the collapse is not far away.
Commander Zheng Xin held high the sword that flashed with a snowy cold light, and roared like a bloodthirsty beast: "Kill!" Dog offal is afraid of death! "Personally lead the subordinate soldiers to the top of the weak right wing. Even if it is a mountain of swords pressed down, you must resist, and you must resist this wave of impact of the Huaidong Army before the reinforcements from the left flank come up!
The sunset had already fallen on the treetops, and Zhen Feng pressed the three thousand-man troops on the left flank, and had not yet beaten back the counterattack of the White Bird Guards.
Unlike the previous few times, the counterattack of the White Bird Defenders was resolute and powerful, Qin Zitan stood on the west bank of the Bailuo River, and felt a strange breath wafting in the dusk air, he squinted at the sunset in the west, the twilight had appeared, his heart suddenly palpitated, and he exclaimed: "The Huaidong Army is going to fight a night battle!" ”
Speaking of night battles, Azig's sore spots were also provoked.
Na Tuzhen and Na Yan led more than 1,000 Donghu elites to drag down the Jiangdong Left Army on a snowy night, and then fell into a heavy siege, and finally failed to kill. Although the trick of the Jiangdong Left Army to travel at night in the snow was later seen through by my sister (it is very simple to say that it is to use the frozen river to travel at night), it also shows that the Huaidong Army had a considerable ability to fight at night during the Yannan Wars.
The left flank fought resolutely and brutally, but it was a good strategy to use the excellent night combat ability to send the main elite to attack from the right flank!
Azig looked to the south, and the Huaidong and Danluo allied forces were lined up in the camp of Heiyan Mountain, and there was no sign of soldiers and horses. The more so, the more suspicious it becomes.
There is no need for Qin Zitan or Azig to send someone to remind them, Zhen Feng is obviously also on guard. The right flank began to block the passage between the right flank and the Black Rock Mountain with obstacles such as horses and thistles, and more crossbowmen were concentrated, forming a blockade arrow array on the flank and front flank, and dozens of campfires were also burned early.
Zhen Feng also transferred a thousand-man team from the left wing to strengthen the defense of the right flank.
The Goryeo people took the big tent of the Chinese army on the east bank of the Baekla River as the middle of the butterfly wing formation, and the left and right flanks reached a balance of forces at this time, and there were three thousand troops in the tail as a reserve.
The left flank was so tightly fought that the three thousand-man teams were pressed up, and it was not easy to withdraw, but on the left flank, a little south of the frontal battlefield at the White Bird, Zhen Feng still had two thousand-man teams to call.
The attacking Shiratori defenders retreated, and another counterattacked immediately. No one had understood why the Huaidong Army had built three gates on the front of the White Bird Camp Fortress? That's when I got it.
The defenders of Shiratori used the three gates in front of the village to carry out orderly retreat and advance tactical actions, and even used the wheel warfare method to counterattack, biting the three thousand troops of the Goryeo people on the frontal battlefield and preventing them from withdrawing.
The twilight is getting heavier, the war drums and roars are endless, the moon is like a white hook in the sky, the distant battle flags and the figures of the fighting soldiers are gradually blurred in the field of vision, and they can no longer be seen clearly, the lit campfire is getting brighter and brighter, and under the reflection of the campfire, the staggered figures are becoming more and more distinct.
The more fierce the battle on the left flank, the more the three thousand people retreated from the battlefield under the resolute counterattack of the White Bird defenders, Qin Zitan looked at the right flank more and more, and said secretly: Once Zhen Feng can't resist it, transfer the right wing forces to support the left flank, probably when Lin Tie takes advantage of the night to kill a mortal blow!
At this time, a fast rider galloped from the east bank, holding torches, and loudly announced Zhen Feng's military order. Zhen Feng transferred a 1,000-man squad from the tail wing of the West Bank to strengthen the left flank, and re-strengthened the strength of the left flank to 6,000 troops.
Due to the accumulation of many casualties, although the left flank maintained the strength of 6,000 men, it was able to fight less than 5,000 men.
Similarly, there were many casualties among the defenders of the White Bird, and it can be seen that those who went out of the camp to fight back should be the elite soldiers of the Huaidong Army.
Even if the stars and moon are quite good, the light is far less than the day. The sound of golden drums on both sides was mixed, and without the auxiliary command of the battle flag, the commander-in-chief could hardly control the army, and could only rely on the commanders and centurions to command in the front.
Although Zhen Feng was very reluctant to fight at night, he had no choice. The left flank was already clinging together, and the defenders of Shiratori had the advantage of the terrain and could only stagger and withdraw from the battlefield. But if the White Bird defenders do not withdraw, Zhen Feng can only continue to press more troops to fight, if they take the initiative to withdraw and give the White Bird defenders to rush down the terrain, it is likely to cause the collapse of the entire left flank!
The left wing was fighting so tightly, Zhen Feng couldn't help but be greedy again.
As long as the right flank can wait strictly and resist the surprise attack of the main elite of the Huaidong Army, he can use the superior forces on the left flank to consume the White Bird defenders in the counterattack.
When Zhen Feng sent five of the six thousand troops on the left flank to the frontal battlefield of the White Bird Fortress, and had not been able to effectively contain the counterattack of the White Bird Fortress defenders, Zhen Feng, including Qin Zitan, Azig and others who were watching the battle on the west bank, all noticed the slightest abnormality.
"What would happen if Lin Jian put the elite of the Huaidong Army in the White Bird Fortress?" Azig subconsciously asked Qin Zitan.
Hearing Azig say this, Qin Zitan shuddered as if he had been struck by lightning: Black Rock Mountain is an empty city plan!
Lin Jian really wanted to deploy nearly 5,000 elites of the Huaidong Army in the Baidao camp, and the 6,000-man team on the left flank would definitely not be able to withstand the impact of 5,000 elite soldiers of Huaidong. At this time, five of the six thousand troops on the left flank were wrapped in the battlefield in front of the White Bird Block, and once the formation was dispersed, only one thousand troops could not prevent the collapse of the left flank at all.
In the end, Zhen Feng will not even have the opportunity to adjust the formation, and the rout on the left flank will be like a collapsed snow-capped mountain, pressing on the middle army and the right flank!
Qin Zitan was frightened into a cold sweat, pulled his followers, and hurriedly ordered: "You quickly go to meet Governor Zhen and tell him that Heiyan Mountain may be an empty village, and the elite of Huaidong are most likely hidden in the White Bird ......Fortress" Qin Zitan originally wanted to directly suggest that Zhen Feng transfer two thousand troops from the right flank to strengthen the left flank and prevent the collapse of the left flank, and instantly thought: If the guess is wrong, the right flank is still the main assault direction of the Huaidong Army, at this time, it is recommended that Zhen Feng adjust the deployment of the left and right flanks, not to help Lin Bin?
Qin Zitan hesitated for a while, but Azig simply urged Qin Zitan's subordinates: "You go to see Governor Zhen, so to speak, Governor Zhen has his own decision!" ”
After Hu Cong walked away, Qin Zitan came back to his senses, ashamed of his hesitation just now, and had to admit that he could only be a strategist, but Azig was more decisive than him.
After calming down a little, Qin Zitan became more and more sure that Heiyan Mountain was an empty city plan. On the left flank, the White Bird Guards have already invested two thousand five or six hundred elite combat forces in the frontal battlefield, how many elite troops can Lin Jian concentrate on the right flank? It's better to simply fight from the left flank.
Thinking that this was likely to be a killing game that Lin Jian had laid out at the beginning, Qin Zitan only felt a chill in his heart.
At this time, there was a strange sharp sound in the air, and it was so clear over the battlefield of the battle that Azig could clearly hear it standing on the west bank of the Bailuo River.
"What's the sound?"
"It's a bed crossbow!" The luxury family also began to use bed crossbows and stone crossbows on the battlefield on a large scale, and also imitated the scorpion crossbow made in Huaidong, Qin Zitan was very familiar with the sharp sound of the bed crossbow fired intensively.
Qin Zitan looked to the left wing in horror, those bed crossbow arrows that broke through the air had a very faint shadow in the night sky, like a huge flying bird, shooting from the gentle slope of the two wings of the White Bird Camp to the array of Korean foot soldiers below.
Before they knew it, the Koreans had completely driven out the Shiratori and retreated almost to the inner edge of the Keno Plain. In the frontal battlefield of Shiratori, a large enough open space has been formed. The three gates on the front opened together, and a team of black shadows came out, and the neighing of war horses could be faintly heard......
And in the front of the Goryeo infantry formation, the defenders of the White Bird Rebellion began to shrink to the wings in an orderly manner, and what was given up in the middle was a gap for the elite to charge behind! Qin Zitan didn't know how the Huaidong Army did this, but what he was sure of was that the Huaidong Army could have more effective command and command and command transmission at night.
Qin Zitan hated the mane that stepped off the mount!