Chapter 386: The Battle of Yanling (5)
Jin Li Gong then summoned the divination officer, divination got the "Fu" hexagram, the divination official said: "The battle is auspicious, the hexagram says: 'The southern kingdom is broken, shoot its Yuan king, and the middle is in the eye. 'The state of Chu is persecuted, the king is hurt, what should he do if he is not defeated? ”
Emperor Miao Ben suggested: "The elite of the Chu State only lies in the Chinese army. If we use Luan and Fan to lure Wang Zhu into battle, the armies of Zhongxing, Han, and Erhe will definitely be able to defeat the left and right armies of Chu. After that, our three armies will press the Chu Zhong army together, and we will definitely be able to win a big victory. This suggestion was immediately adopted, and the Jin army immediately began to prepare.
On the other side, the king of Chu Gong took Dazai Bozhou to plow up the nest cart and observe the movements in the Jin military camp.
The king of Chu Gong said: "Why are the chariots galloping left and right in the Jin camp? ”
Bozhou Plough said: "They are gathering military officers. ”
The king of Chu said: "The military officials are all gathered in the Chinese army!" ”
"They are working on plans, assigning tasks," the Bozhou plough said. ”
King Chu Gong said: "The tent is open!" ”
Bozhou plough said: "They sincerely asked for divination before the god of the ancestors. ”
The king of Chu Gong said: "The tent has been removed again!" ”
Bozhou plough said: "The order is about to be issued!" ”
King Chu Gong said: "It's very noisy! ”
"They are going to fill up the wells, level the pits, and prepare for the formations," said the Bozhou plow. ”
King Chu said: "It's all on the chariot!" But the left and right are all down again! ”
Bozhou plough said: "They issued an order. ”
King Chu said: "Are you going to fight?" ”
Bozhou plough said: "It is not clear. ”
King Chu Gong said: "It's on the chariot again...... It's all down again! ”
Bozhou Li said: "They prayed before the battle, and the Jin people decided to fight. ”
At this moment, Duke Jin Li took Emperor Miao Ben and slowly ascended to the nest car and began to observe the movements of the Chu army.
The King of Chu Gong saw Emperor Miao Ben pointing at him from a distance, and couldn't help but be furious, he leaned out and roared with all his might: "Chu~~~Rape~~~!" A gust of wind just brought the shout to Jin Ligong's ears; Jin Ligong also saw Bozhou Plow, so he also responded in the same way: "Jin ~~~ thief~~~!" "The wind just changed direction, and it brought the sound back.
The monarchs of the two countries returned to the array, and the "traitors and thieves" of the two countries said: "The soldiers of the country are all around the monarch, and they are not to be thick!" ”
The Jin army finished arraying, then demolished the fence and prepared to meet the battle. Only then did the noisy Chu army quiet down, and the king of Chu Gong began to beat the drum, and the Duke of Jin Li immediately responded by beating the drum. The chariots and cavalry of the armies of both sides were lined up on the sides, and the infantry phalanx was in the center, slowly advancing. Both armies shouted "hehe" as they advanced, and soon infantry-on-infantry, vehicle-to-chariot, and cavalry-to-cavalry contact battles began.
The snare drums of both sides were beating loudly, the arrows were like flying locusts, the phalanx was squeezing each other under the protection of the shields, and the soldiers in the front row fell, and someone in the back row immediately made up for it; The soldiers in the front row desperately used their shields against each other, while their companions behind them waited for an opportunity to assassinate the enemy, and they even fought on the corpses of their comrades or enemies, and no one would back down.
The Jin army gradually stretched the battle line to the sides in order to carry out its combat intentions, while the Chu army also changed with the change of the opponent's formation. The Chinese army of the Jin State adopted a defensive formation, while the two flanks were in an offensive formation. The central army of Chu continued to advance and oppress the enemy, trying to crush the military formation of the Jin state; The two wings of both sides are in a state of stalemate.
There were many puddles in the camp of the Jin army, and the chariots took refuge when they saw it. And at this moment, the wheels of Jin Ligong's chariot accidentally fell into the pit. Luan Shu happened to pass by him, and he shouted, "The prince can ride the chariot of the minister!" ”
Luan jumped out of the chariot and shouted at his father: "Luan Shu retreat!" There are major national affairs, how can you take care of them alone? It is an offense to infringe on the authority of another person; To abandon one's duty is to be snubbing; Leaving a subordinate is treacherous. You can't commit these three cardinal sins! With that, he used all his strength to lift the chariot out of the mud puddle.
Soon, Jiang Shirong's cavalry defeated Lu Hun Rong's cavalry. As the vanquished fled quickly and far, the victors pursued all the way, with the result that there were no cavalry on either side of the war. Jiang's cavalry soon rushed into Lu Hun Rong's camp, and they were not busy returning to the battlefield, but were intoxicated with the raid on the enemy.
The pressure on the Jin army was increasing, and the Chu army hoped to end the war by defeating the enemy's central army or capturing the enemy monarch. Luan Shu and Shi Xie kept galloping left and right, issuing various orders: they transferred some reserves, replaced the tired soldiers, and occupied a vantage point to shoot at the enemy.
Many of the soldiers in the Chu Zhong Army were already gray-bearded veterans, and they did not bluff, shout, and make terrifying expressions like ordinary soldiers when they fought, but were expressionless, silent, with a murderous light in their eyes, and their movements were neat and fierce. The royal pawns were not in a hurry to break through the defensive line, they just crushed the enemy slowly and little by little, in their own way.
Just when the Jin Zhong army was struggling to support, the vanguard of the Qi army led by Guo Zuo and Gao Wujiao arrived. The Jin people cheered at the friendly troops, and the Qi army was infected, and their hearts were immediately surging, and they immediately entered the battle.
The addition of the Qi army caused a great shadow in the hearts of the Chu army, and the soldiers did not know how many enemy troops were behind them, so the two wings showed a momentum of retreat. In this way, the Jin army was able to draw troops from both flanks to strengthen the central defensive line, and the cavalry of Jiang's auxiliary troops also returned with full loads, and they began to attack the chariots on the flanks of Wang Shu.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the prince simply dispersed the Chinese army, so that the Chu soldiers and the Jin soldiers would be mixed together. The melee made it difficult for the chariots and cavalry on both sides to fight, and in this case, any tactics were meaningless, and only "the brave wins when the two strong meet".
Wei Jian was galloping left and right on the battlefield, and suddenly found that the king of Chu Gong was not far away. Wei Qi hesitated for a moment, then resolutely pulled out the hard bow and shot an arrow, and the sharp arrow broke through the wind and hit the left eye of the king of Chu. The King of Chu Gong roared and fell into the car, and the guards of the King of Chu Gong howled and rushed towards Wei Qian. Wei Jian succeeded in one blow and immediately turned around and fled.
The king of Chu Gong stood up again, resolutely pulled out the sharp arrow, and the eyeball was brought out. The military doctor treated his wound briefly and advised him not to continue fighting. The king of Chu Gong pushed the doctor aside and shouted, "Summoning the adoptive uncle!" ”