Chapter 0117 First Battle in Chengdu
At night, the soldiers in Zhang Xuan's camp did not rest. They concentrated on the training ground for the long-awaited night battle and strong training. ~,
Generally, the army will not engage in night battles, and will rush to withdraw troops as long as it is sunny. However, the battle between the Sui army and the Goguryeo army is a battle to destroy the country, a life-and-death war, and there will be no rules.
Even at night, you will not easily withdraw your troops. You will inevitably fight to the end until the other side collapses, so night battle training is an indispensable step.
On the wide training ground, two armies of more than 1,000 men were arranged in two north and south places, holding white wax poles and heavy wooden knives, and staring at each other with murderous intent.
To the north is the 16th battalion led by Zhang Xuan, while to the south is the 1st battalion led by Yuwen Chengdu. The first battalion has 3,000 people, and only some of them will go tonight.
Yuwen Chengdu's demonic beast was under his crotch, and he lifted the phoenix wings and the gilded boron in his hand. The first battalion he commanded was also the most elite team of the front army. He was the real elite of the Sui army. Most of them participated in the war with Tuyuhun, and Yuwen Chengdu rose up in that war.
At this time, his eyes were cold and he calmly looked at Zhang Xuan hundreds of steps away, and the newly rising army he led. Before the war had officially begun, they had made two great contributions and became the most dazzling new army in the former army.
Zhang Xuan also looked at Yuwen Chengdu in the distance. He had dreamed that he and Yuwen Chengdu were fighting on the battlefield. It was shortly after he entered the Sui Dynasty. When he woke up, he felt that this was an out of reach.
But he never expected that in less than a year, his dream became a reality, and at this time he was full of expectations for a battle with Yuwen Chengdu.
On the wooden platform in the distance, Hu'er looked at the two armies. Seeing that they were ready to reorganize, he ordered sternly: "Start!"
The drums suddenly sounded loudly on the training ground. Yuwen Chengdu and Zhang Xuan issued an order at the same time. Two thousand soldiers roared in unison and ran towards the training ground from both north and south.
In just a moment, the two armies collided with each other and fought fiercely with wooden knives and wooden spears. Although the moonlight was bright and the silver light was covered with the ground, it was still a bit difficult to distinguish the enemy and us. The only difference between them was that a feather was inserted on the helmet of the soldiers of the 16th Battalion.
Yuwen Chengdu and Zhang Xuan did not participate in the fierce battle with the soldiers. They were only responsible for commanding the army to fight, but they seemed to be in a state of mind and appeared on the open space on the side. Yuwen Chengdu showed a sneer on his face, and he waved his phoenix wings and ran towards Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan shouted loudly and urged his horse to fight.
All the generals watching the battle shook their heads. They were really newborn calfs and were not afraid of tigers. Yuwen Cheng was recognized as the world's number one general. Ordinary generals could not defeat him for three rounds. The unknown Zhang Xuan actually wanted to challenge Yuwen Chengdu, which was incredible.
Even Lai Hu'er couldn't help but smile at Zhou Fashang and said, "How long does Demai think Zhang Xuan can withstand it?"
Zhou Fashang raised five fingers, "Maximum five rounds!"
"Is that so? I think there seems to be a little more in five rounds. Three rounds are about the same."
"Then let's wait and see!"
Zhou Fashang knew that Zhang Xuan had stabbed Goguryeo general Yuan Wuning to death in one round, and he still had some skills. So he thought that Zhang Xuan might be able to withstand five rounds, and he looked to the training ground with anticipation.
The two war horses were getting closer and closer. As soon as they approached, Zhang Xuan poured his arms into the long halberd. When the long halberd shook, seven halberd heads appeared. This was the essence of the Luo family's spear, which was usually achieved with a slightly soft weapon, but Zhang Xuan used the hard weapon, the Green Dragon Sphur to dance out seven halberd heads, which was really rare.
Even Yuwen Chengdu became interested, but a shot of a long shot was just a trick for him. He sneered: "You can even know the Luo family's shooting skills, so I can take my bolt!"
He ignored the other party's seven halberd heads, and a 200-pound giant bore swept across, slashing towards Zhang Xuan like a gust of wind. This is the principle of simplifying the Dao. In the face of absolute power, any fancy moves are meaningless, and only power can be used to deal with power.
At this time, Zhang Xuan also realized that the Luo family's gun technique was useless, and the long halberd quickly changed its style. He shouted loudly, and the seven halberd heads disappeared, and the halberd was pressed towards the phoenix winged gilded bore of Yuwen Chengdu.
This is the most exquisite halberd rolling style of the Ziyang halberd technique. Any weapon will be swept away by its power. Yuwen Chengdu is no exception. His giant bolt did not touch Zhang Xuan's long halberd, but the direction of the giant bolt changed, and it turned into a chop to the upper right.
Yuwen Chengdu's face changed drastically and he blurted out, "Purple Sun Halberd Method!"
Zhang Xuan sneered, "It's quite a bit of knowledge!" He withdrew his long halberd and stabbed Yuwen Chengdu's chest like lightning.
Yuwen Chengdu's contempt was suddenly subsided. The other party actually used the three unique skills of the world's Ziyang Ji technique. He didn't dare to underestimate him anymore. He dodged Zhang Xuan's assassination with a halberd. The two horses intertwined, and the phoenix-winged gold-plated Tong slapped Zhang Xuan's backhand. Zhang Xuan had already expected this move, and his body quickly leaned over, and the huge Tong's head swept across his head like a wind.
"Good come!"
Yuwen Chengdu shouted loudly, cheering up his spirits and fighting fiercely with Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan used all his skills to fully utilize the Ziyang Ji technique.
His long halberd was increased to 90 kilograms, but the phoenix winged gilded boring in Yuwen Chengdu weighed 200 kilograms. The two had too far apart in their strength. He could only use the unique halberd roll style of the Purple Sun Halberd technique to constantly decompose the power of Yuwen Chengdu. In the blink of an eye, they fought fiercely for ten rounds.
Everyone on both sides of the training ground was stunned. Zhang Xuan actually fought fiercely with the world's number one fierce general for ten rounds, which was incredible.
Even Lai Hu'er couldn't help but sigh. He could only resist Yuwen Chengdu for five rounds. Zhang Xuan actually fought with Yuwen Chengdu for ten rounds, which made him sigh that the Yangtze River pushed the previous waves. Young and powerful generals from the Sui Dynasty emerged and he was already old.
Yuwen Chengdu was finally angry. He had been in power for ten years and had never encountered a situation where he fought fiercely with the other party for ten rounds without any contact with the weapon.
At this time, Yuwen Chengdu had found Zhang Xuan's loophole. The halberd scroll style is the most powerful traction technique in the world. It has no flaws. However, Zhang Xuan lacks experience and the halberd scroll style is not perfectly used. He cannot pull the opponent's weapons to any direction as he wishes, so Yuwen Chengdu found a way to crack it.
He shouted, "Please pick me up again!"
The phoenix wings gilded boron came in obliquely, like a dark cloud flying, with extremely powerful force, but his target was not Zhang Xuan. It was Zhang Xuan's war horse. If Zhang Xuan changed the direction of the boron head, he would be unable to protect himself.
The angle of the boring was too tricky and Zhang Xuan could no longer resolve it. He had to shout, grit his teeth and wave his halberd to fight. He heard a loud "Dang!" and the boring halberd finally collided heavily.
Zhang Xuan felt that his arm seemed to be broken, and the long halberd flew backwards. He took off the rod with his left hand and barely grabbed the tail of the rod with his right arm, so that the long halberd was not shaken away. The war horse was shocked and took more than ten steps in a row. He screamed loudly and raised his front hooves high.
Zhang Xuan grabbed the reins with his left hand. His body was lying tightly on the horse's back. He felt like his chest and abdomen were as if it was earth-shaking. His throat was sweet and he almost vomited blood.
Yuwen Chengdu was also shocked and stepped back five or six steps. His arms were numb and he had a brief loss of consciousness. He was extremely surprised that the other party actually took his own. He had such powerful power, no less than Yang Xuangan.
The two were more than ten steps apart. Yuwen Chengdu raised the Giant Tong with one arm and pointed at Zhang Xuan, and asked coldly: "Do you still want to continue fighting?"
Zhang Xuan slowly adjusted the depression in his chest. He knew that he was too far apart from Yuwen Chengdu, and he could not succeed by fighting angrily. He waved his hand gently to indicate that he had given up. Yuwen Chengdu glanced at him deeply, turned his horse's head and ran backwards.
The night gradually became deeper, and the lights in Lai Hu'er's tent were still bright. In the tent, Lai Hu'er was paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. As the head coach of the attack on Goguryeo this time, Lai Hu'er was under great pressure on his shoulders. Although he was nominally just a front army, in fact, the emperor had already handed him the important task of capturing Pyongyang.
He only has 30,000 troops, while Goguryeo still has at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops, twice as much as himself. Goguryeo even has a cavalry of 5,000 people. If the two armies face off, how big is his chance of winning?
After all, winning with less is just a few cases, and winning with more is normal. Lai Hu'er does not want to win by chance. To win this battle, he needs to make a lot of preparations. More importantly, he knows himself and his enemy.
At this time, Lai Hu'er felt something. When she turned around, she saw Li Jing, a military officer, standing at the door of the tent, "Is there anything Li Shenjun has to do?" Lai Hu'er asked.
Lai Hu'er bowed and bowed, "I heard that the general was preparing to fight the Goguryeo Army in a decisive battle. I wonder what time is set?"
"It is initially scheduled to be a decisive battle the next day!"
"Why does the general think the Sui army has the advantage of winning?"
Lai Hu'er's heart moved. He had heard Yang Su praise Li Jing's military talent and said that he knew military tactics and was good at strategy. Since Li Jing asked himself this way, he must have an idea. Lai Hu'er hurriedly said: "Parent Li, please come in and speak."
Li Jing walked into the tent with a smile, "Would the General be willing to listen to a humble position?"
"Join the army and speak out."
Li Jing bowed and said calmly: "As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. This afternoon, Bei Zhi carefully interrogated the captured Quan Wenshou and interrogated some Goguryeo soldiers. Bei Zhi had a rough understanding of the situation in Pyongyang City. In this regard, Bei Zhi had a preliminary combat idea in his mind."
Lai Hu'er was excited, "Please tell me if you join the army, I'm willing to listen carefully!"
Li Jing spoke very slowly, indicating that he had thought through careful consideration and pondered every detail.
"Kuang Wenshou said that the available troops in Pyongyang City are 53,000, which are on-duty troops. However, Beizhi asked about the inventory of soldiers in Pyongyang City, which is estimated to be as many as 80,000 to 100,000 units. Since three years ago, Goguryeo has implemented a plan to be a soldier for all people. All men over 16 years old participated in military training, so in the moment of crisis, they can quickly mobilize at least another 80,000 troops to fight, and our enemies will not only be as many as 50,000 troops, but as many as 130,000."
Lai Hu'er nodded silently. He also vaguely thought of this, but he did not see it as thoroughly as Li Jing could see. He sighed, "Please continue to speak to join the army."
Li Jing said again: "I say something unrespectful. The court made continuous mistakes in Goguryeo's military strategy. At first, it paid too much attention to it and used a million troops, but now it underestimated the enemy too much, and only used 30,000 troops to attack Pyongyang. If there is no surprise victory strategy in the decisive battle the day after tomorrow, then we will be in danger in this battle."
Lai Hu'er smiled bitterly, "What can we do if we cease to fight the day after tomorrow? The Master has clearly told me that I will not add more troops to me, so how can I defeat the other party?"
Chapter completed!