Nanming Engineer

Chapter 167 Flanking
The trumpets in Wang Xiang's army sounded again, short and passionate, and the swordsmen standing in the middle of the spearmen's line moved when they heard the sound, and rushed out from the gaps in the formation, raised the round shields in their hands above their heads, and rushed towards the bird commanders and archers who were holding their heads. run away.

In fact, they don't need to run very far. The position where the bird commander stands and shoots is seventy or eighty steps away from the Kuizhou army formation. They were already broken, running as fast as rabbits, the sword player caught them at two hundred paces, then slowly retreated back into the formation holding up the shield.

Wang Xiang's face was livid, and he looked at the more than 100 panic-stricken hands. The veins on his forehead were throbbing, and his eyes were so swollen that they almost protruded from their sockets.

Five hundred birds are in charge, how much money and effort have been spent, if it is gone, it will be gone, how can it not be annoying.

Especially the Kuizhou white-robed soldiers on the opposite side, when they saw the birds running away, the archers retreated, they also stopped shooting crossbow arrows, and dozens of people came out slowly, picking up the birds thrown all over the ground with their hands and feet, laughing and laughing One person was holding a bundle, and the joyful look made people see more blood rushing to their heads.

"The former army is ready, the whole team is attacking!" Wang Xiang pulled the armor on his chest, loosened the neck guard that was tightly strangling his neck, and gritted his teeth and said angrily: "The Chinese army will follow, and the former army will retreat and kill without mercy." !"

The lieutenant generals on the left and right were a little apprehensive, knowing that Vice President Wang was overwhelmed with blood, and he wanted to be reckless and reckless.

But the crossbow arrows on the opposite side are ferocious, and everyone can see that there are at least two thousand crossbowmen waiting for their bows. The wave of raindrop shooting just now was terrifying enough. If the pawns are allowed to line up at this time, then Not stupid?

"My lord, don't do it!" All the generals and officers disregarded touching Wang Xiang's nilin, and persuaded them one after another: "The barbarian's crossbow arrows are fierce, don't forcefully charge, otherwise it will only increase the number of deaths and injuries, and ruin my plan!"

"Then what should we do?" Wang Xiang stared and said, "Just waste with them like this?"

"This..." The generals were speechless, and the Kuizhou soldiers on the opposite side made it clear that they were bullying that you were not as good as him with bows and crossbows. They set up a large formation and waited for you to attack. Whoever wins becomes a hedgehog.

In this situation, the wiser way is to use cannons, put a few Franco cannons, and shoot a few rounds. No matter what kind of strong bow and crossbow you have, you can blast it into scum. One shot is a bloody path. Kuizhou soldiers stand still and wait to become cannon fodder.

But Wang Xiang was in a hurry when he set off, and he didn't bring any bulky items like artillery carts, otherwise he would not be able to travel seventy miles a day.

There was an experienced lieutenant who watched his colleagues lower their heads in helpless contemplation, but Wang Xiang's face was getting darker and darker, and he was about to explode at any time, so he had to lick his lips and stepped forward: "My lord, the enemy's crossbow arrows are very fierce. , Letting the pawns charge will not be very effective, it’s not that you brothers are afraid of death, but it’s really not cost-effective, the soldiers are the master’s property, and the master’s foundation will not be stable after it’s exhausted.”

Hearing the sound, the generals raised their heads and cast admiring glances at him. Sure enough, experienced people speak differently when they are old-fashioned and seek the country. When they say the same thing, they seem to be thinking about Wang Xiang.

When Wang Xiang was told this, his head, which was so angry that his blood vessels were bursting, immediately calmed down. In this era, everything can be lost, and soldiers cannot be lost. Without soldiers, there will be no capital. Zeng Ying has people who are staring at him What about the location?

Although the former army was a miscellaneous soldier, it was also a soldier. It would be a pity to die for nothing. Thinking of this, Wang Xiang let go of the crackling horse reins, gathered himself together, and rolled his eyes a few times. , His brows were still frowned, and he said harshly: "You are right, Kuizhou soldiers may be waiting for me to send you to the door! He has a lot of arrows, so I won't attack the front, Wang Gui!"

An iron-clad general standing behind him urged his horse forward, clasped his fists at him and shouted loudly: "The last general is here!"

When the generals saw Wang Xiang call this person's name, they were secretly relieved. Wang Gui is Wang Xiang's family general, and he has [-] cavalry guards in his command. If he is asked to come up, he must use the cavalry to charge the battle. I will let my group of infantry rush to the front again.

"Look, the Kuizhou soldiers have a strong front, with long spears more than three feet long, and crossbow arrows. They are well-defended and difficult to charge hard, but their flanks are weak. There are no shields, and no horse-repelling spears. There are only a few dozen horsemen. Looking at the posture, they are all young children who are not good at riding and shooting." Wang Xiang pointed at the Kuizhou army formation in the distance with a long knife as his arm, and said to Wang Gui in a deep voice: "Since we can't charge head-on, then we Just go directly to the flanks, if the flanks are chaotic, the front will inevitably be unstable, do you understand?"

Wang Gui already had a panoramic view of the battle just now, and he also saw clearly the formation of the Kuizhou soldiers. As soon as Wang Xiang said it, he understood his intention, and immediately shouted: "The general will understand, my lord, what will the general do!"

Wang Xiang drew his long saber in a semicircle in the air, and said to Wang Gui, "I ordered you to lead five hundred cavalry in a circle from the flank, and rush to the right flank of the barbarian army. After the front army presses up and attracts the barbarians, you Riding the horse and rushing the army, splitting his army formation in half is the first achievement."

Wang Gui was a desperate man, good at fighting and brave. He listened to Wang Xiang's order, without saying a word, he just clasped his fists and turned his horse's head, leading the cavalry in the rear to go.

Wang Xiang was very satisfied, and so were the other lieutenant generals. They were worried that the cavalry was Wang Xiang's old base, and they would not use it easily.It seems that Wang Xiang has made up his mind that he must make a quick decision and defeat the barbarian army in front of him as soon as possible.

Wang Xiang glanced at the cheering generals, and snorted, "The barbarians have few soldiers. The army and horses here are probably their main force. As long as they are defeated, the subsequent battle will be easy. You must not slack off, and follow me to fight bravely." For your own benefit."

The lieutenant generals didn't blush at all, and they didn't feel ashamed at all for Wang Xiang's understanding of his own thoughts. Anyway, everyone was trying to save their lives and make a fortune, so fools acted like fools. They all said loudly: "I wish to die with the army!"

So under Wang Xiang's urging, the former army commanders, gunners and sword players lined up in five rows, with the gap between the sword players and the spearmen, covering them with shields, and slowly walked forward.

On the side of the Kuizhou army, Wang Xiang took a handful of bird cocks that he had just picked up from the battlefield from Zu Bian, looked at them, and said with a smile, "Yes, although the quality of this bird cock is not good, it is still usable."

Zu Bian hurriedly said: "My lord, don't be picky. Birds like this are all good. As long as you control the amount of charge, you can shoot hundreds of shots without any problem. This time, I picked up more than 300 and made a lot of money." !"

He was used to using firearms in Liaodong, and he had a special affection for Niaotong, and he couldn't put it down while holding this long iron rod.

Wang Huan threw the Niao Tong to him, and said with a restrained smile, "Don't be complacent, just now we caught Wang Xiang by surprise because of our intentional calculations. His bird commanding soldiers, after suffering a loss, must find their place, return to the formation as soon as possible, and prevent him from attacking!"

Zu Bian agreed and left quickly.

As soon as Zu Bian left, Ma Wannian shouted from the sidelines. He was tall and sharp-eyed, and he spotted the movement of the rear army and horses at a glance: "Look, look, the horses are moving!"

Wang Huan and others looked up and saw that Wang Xiang's army was in the rear, a cloud of smoke and dust rose, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded. The five hundred cavalry began to leave the brigade and galloped along the edge of the battlefield to their right.

"Impatient, are the cavalry going to be mobilized so soon?" Wang Huan squinted his eyes and said with a cold face: "Our army is not in chaos, and the formation is neat. Does he think that we are muddy when the cavalry rushes into the formation?"

Ma Long frowned, and growled, "My lord, I am a white soldier who is famous because of the spear formation. As long as the strict army is formed, the Mongols and the Jianzhou Tartars will not pay attention to them. These second-rate cavalry are just right. Let them taste the power!"

As soon as he finished his words, he heard the sound of trumpets and drums in front of Wang Xiang's army. The sound of the drums was booming. Wang Xiang's former army, who had been standing still, began to step forward and press down.

The gunmen were also in the front, and the 500 people pointed their spears horizontally in front of them, the blades of the guns were flashing and murderous, and accompanied by the sound of "dong dong" war drums, they pushed forward steadily like an iron wall, step by step.

"The front is also moving? Wang Xiang doesn't seem to be out of his mind." Wang Huan turned his head and glanced at the cavalry on the right. The two sides cooperated very well. Buckle, according to this situation, when Wang Xiang's front army approached to a distance of about a hundred paces, the cavalry just moved to a position that was barely enough to launch an impact.

(End of this chapter)