The red rising sun has risen above the mountains and forests to the east, and cotton-like clouds float in the blue sky. The breeze surrounds, and the sky is quiet.

However, the ground was noisy and turbulent. The two armies were separated by two or three miles apart and gradually began to form a large formation of north-south confrontation.

Zhang Fu looked south, and his ears were filled with the generous speech of a civil servant not far away: "The sage is kind and kind, loves his people, treats his soldiers well, and is the hope of the whole world! Now he is famous for his rebel king, he is cruel, bloody and bloody, and he is extremely lustful. Wherever he goes, he suffers from life and tears, and the people are everywhere. This is a disaster for the country. I hope that all the brothers of the government will work hard to kill the enemy, serve the country and the people, repay the emperor's kindness, and rest the people..."

"The rebellious king disobeys the late emperor, betrays his brother, rebels his ministers against the king, and attacks his elder brother with his brothers. He is ruthless and is angry with the gods and men, and everyone can kill him..."

The government troops in the east shouted, and it was vaguely heard of the soldiers shouting: "Suppress the rebellion and make meritorious service, and be granted a reward!" There were also large shouts of loud shouts from the endless formation opposite, and the momentum on both sides shook the world.

The camps of both sides in this battle were two or three miles away, because there were too many people and guns; therefore, they could not "fire the team" like the previous battlefield. The two armies could approach more than 100 steps before they could "fire the team". More than two miles away, even the Hongwu cannons with the farthest range in the Ming Dynasty could not be shot; so far, people could only roughly see the other party's camp, and even the words on the flag could not be seen clearly.

The government army had more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry facing the rebel formation, and the generals from east to west were Xue Lu, Tan Zhong, Zhang Fu, Chen Mao, and Liu Sheng. To the east was the left wing of the government army. Xue Lu originally led the right wing army, but now it became the left wing when setting up the formation.

The entire official army formation spreads for more than ten miles east and west! Although the territory is so vast, it is also very deep; the vertical depth, the two-layer square formation group in front and back, plus the Quan Yong team behind it, there are more than 100 to 200 rows in depth everywhere.

The formation has a wide cross-section and grows in strips; only in this way can the number of people fighting head-on to fight, and the winner can be decided faster! Zhang Fu was preparing to attack and destroy the rebels before the war; but today it seems that the rebels have the same idea! The frontal sides of both sides are very wide.

Zhang Fu stood in the central army position, facing the east and west sides, and could not see his head. His vision extended to two or three miles away at most. Along the distance, people's eyes could no longer see, and they could only see figures on the terrain!

For such a large camp, the previous formations, whether it was the goose-shaped formation or the Bagua formation, had all lost their meaning; the edge of the camp was invisible, and even if it was not known in the distance, it was impossible to control the formation of the entire army at all, so the formation changes were meaningless. Therefore, the large and large square formations of the two armies formed a simple long square formation confrontation.

The battlefield was chosen by the people from the Han King, but Zhang Fu felt it was fair. The height of the terrain on the north and south sides was not much different from the terrain.

This place is located in the south of Shaoyang County, Baoqing Prefecture, and it should be a slightly flat terrain near the left. There are undulating hills and wilderness, with dry fields, forests, wastelands, scattered ponds and villages. The lowest terrain is mostly water-free fields, but there is no rice in the fields now.

There is little smoke on the hillsides, and the withered weeds and shrubs that have been burned out in autumn and winter, leaving only embers.

The army formation, countless soldiers, swords and guns, and clouds, almost covered the entire land. The strategy of the official army in front of the battle was to arrange square formations, but in fact, it must not be as neat as training in the school field; the undulating terrain and uneven ground make the crowds bend in the formation, and people can only roughly maintain a vertical and horizontal queue.

There was a hustle and bustle on the ground, and both sides were still placing troops. The sound of drums, shouts, shouts and horse hooves were mixed together, and the sound of "buzzing" sounded in my ears!

"Go!" Zhang Fu shouted. He watched the central army for a while, and then rode his entourage to the east.

Before this, Zhang Fu had received a report from the scout that the Han King's banner was found on the east side of the enemy's formation and there were large cavalry deployments. Zhang Fu speculated that the Han King might not be in the central army, but on the right wing of the rebels!

A group of people ran away. Not long after, Zhang Fu rushed to Xue Lu's army several miles away and found Xue Lu's flag.

At this time, Xue Lu, who had a fierce face, also came over. He clasped his fists on the horse's back and said, "I will pay homage to the Duke of England!"

Zhang Fu turned his head and looked at the formation in the distance in the south, and said a little worriedly: "The King of Rebellion himself is very likely to be opposite General Xue, General Xue should be careful!"

Xue Lu's expression changed and said coldly: "The British Duke Mingjian said that the last general was defeated in Sichuan because the Sichuan Guards mostly rebel against the King and Qu Neng's old subordinates, and the morale of the army was unstable. In today's battle, the last general will avenge his previous shame!"

"If you know shame, you will be brave. There is no greater goodness." Zhang Fu stared at Xue Lu's face and said.

At the moment when the two armies are facing each other and the formation is too wide, it is impossible for Zhang Fu to change positions; it is not a wise move to replace Xue Lu, the general of the left wing. Xue Lu arrived in Huguang a few months ago and is considered a soldier familiar with his subordinates. Zhang Fu has decided to maintain the status quo.

At this time, Zhang Fu could only hope that Xue Lu's performance today would not disappoint.

Zhang Fu said again: "This commander has transferred the main force of the cavalry to the left wing (east), and many horse troops are moving eastward. General Xue can control it."

Xue Lu said happily: "The rebels spread out east and west, with a wide array of equal to mine, and their troops are fewer than me. They will definitely be defeated at the end of today!"

Seeing that Xue Lu was full of confidence, Zhang Fu nodded and couldn't help but reminded in a deep voice: "Horse Yangwu, if you have any more mistakes, you will never have a chance to lead a army for the third time. Whether General Xue is glorious or ends up in humiliation and depression, it depends on today!"

Xue Lu's face flushed and he nodded solemnly with his glaring eyes.

Zhang Fu reached out and patted Xue Lu on the shoulder: "The rebel general is safe, and the cavalry war is very powerful. I have some knowledge during the war in Nanyue Township. As long as General Xue uses cavalry to protect the rear wing, the rebel cavalry will not have much effect..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fu stood on the hillside and suddenly found the enemy troops opposite him, and a large number of horses walked out of the formation from the front!

Zhang Fu frowned and thought to himself: Do the rebels still want to use cavalry to break the formation from the front? Do the Han King think that so many infantry phalanxes are straw targets?

Xue Lu also discovered that many cavalry came out from the front and came to the front of the rebel formation. Xue Lu was also confused and said, "The rebel horse team is coming to die?"

After a while, even more strange situations occurred. All the infantry and cavalry of the rebels' east formation, including the Quan Yong team behind them, began to advance slowly!

On the distant land facing Xue Lu's army, the rebels began to march across the board with a cavalry of no less than thousands of people in front and countless phalanxes behind.

Zhang Fu sat on the horse's back and watched for a while, but couldn't understand what the rebels were trying to do! He pondered: "It turns out that the King of Han wants to use hundreds of thousands of people to arrange the attack formation of the wild goose line?"

Xue Lu smiled and said, "Didn't it take 300,000 people to encircle and siege our army of more than 400,000?"

Zhang Fu shook his head, feeling that such a large goose-shaped formation was simply a joke. The people on the east side were completely invisible to the battlefield on the west side, and he didn't even know what happened. How to cooperate to form a formation?

"The King of Han has experienced many battles and is a good soldier. He must not underestimate the enemy!" Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, "General Xue must not be impatient, first stabilize the camp and withstand the rebels' offensive."

Xue Lu put away his smile and said seriously: "I will get the order!"

Zhang Fu said: "I will go back to the central army first and ask what happened on the west side... "

The King of Han there was also a happy person. As soon as both sides set up a large formation, some places had not completely rectified the queues, the rebels began to advance! Of course, there was no reasonable messenger. As soon as the army unfolded, no matter who was right or wrong, the King of Han directly started the offensive of the war.

However, the large formation of tens of thousands of rebels was very slow after the cross-section was unfolded, otherwise it would be easy to run away by itself. It would take time for the rebels on the east side to approach Xue Lu's army more than two miles away.

Zhang Fu clamped his legs tightly and quickly ran westward from the gap between the square formations. His face was facing the left, watching the movements of the rebel formation.

After he ran west with his entourage for a while, he soon saw another large rebel formation; it was a large rebel army slightly closer to the middle, and it was still in line at this time! At the moment, the situation in the east was only the right wing of the rebels was advancing.

The more Zhang Fu watched the military situation, the more he felt that the rebels were adjusting their formation and turning into large formations such as goose formations. Although it was unreasonable, if the rebels only started attacking from the right wing, there was no need to push all the people and horses of the right wing forward... The risk was too great, and the entire army would be suppressed. Once the attack was frustrated and retreated, they were counterattacked by the official army, and the rebels' right wing would be defeated!

Although the movements on the battlefield were unexpected at the beginning, Zhang Fu was still calm at this time. The Zhang family had been officials for several generations, and his father Zhang Yu was also a general. Zhang Fu had heard of many battle formations and had seen many battle techniques. He knew very well.

No matter how the rebel formation changes, you have to fight for the victory or defeat with real swords and guns. It is impossible to win just because the formation is fancy and beautiful!

After a while, Zhang Fu rushed to the Central Army. Seeing that many civil servants and generals were under the banner of the Central Army, he asked, "What is the military information about the right wing (Western)?"

A general clasped his fists and said, "Master General, Liu Sheng, the right-wing wing, sent someone to report that the formation was almost set up, and the rebels stood in front of each other and three miles away!"

After hearing this, Zhang Fu thought that there was a time interval between military intelligence coming, so he ordered: "Send a quick horse to the west immediately to see the movements of the rebels' left wing and come back to report immediately!"

"Get orders!"

Zhang Futing looked into the distance and kept thinking about it. As the coach, he had to make a quick decision at the moment! But he had to understand the situation in advance so that he would not be confused temporarily.

He thought to himself: If the rebels really use a wild goose-shaped formation and their wings spread forward and protrude, that would not be a bad thing for the official army.
Chapter completed!