Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The sun gradually rose, and the weather became hot again. The battle was still going on fiercely on the Piyuan on the north bank of the Tongdan River, but the roars of the soldiers became a little hoarse and weak.

On the viewing platform on the south bank of the Tongdan River, Qi Lord Gao Yang sat under the imperial cover, watching the stalemate battle on the Piyuan to the north. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed and his mood became anxious. He drank thirsty and drank honey several times. water, but my mouth still feels dry.

The two sides started fighting at dawn, and the war has lasted for nearly two hours. The Qi army invested more than 20,000 troops on the battlefield and organized several attacks, but it still failed to break the enemy's first line. If they were removed, they would suffer heavy casualties.

From Gao Yang's perspective, in front of the enemy's first vehicle formation, there were corpses of soldiers killed in battle, including those of the enemy and his own. These corpses were spread layer by layer on the Piyuan. Not only did they look shocking, they also seriously hindered the Qi army from continuing to advance.

On the frontline battlefield, Xue Guyan sent people to the rear several times to ask for instructions, hoping to suspend the offensive and sort out the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle. After watching the battle all the way, Gao Yang knew that these frontline soldiers had indeed tried their best. The presence of the pile of corpses not only affected the army's actions, but also dealt a huge blow to morale, so he nodded and agreed to take a short rest.

At the same time, he said angrily: "What's going on with the Right Army? King Anding had already landed on the enemy's position at dawn, so why is the enemy's position still stubborn to this day?"

He had high hopes for He Baren's breakthrough on the enemy's flank, and he continued to increase his troops. But judging from the enemy's performance on the frontal battlefield today, the side impact does not seem to have affected the enemy's performance on the frontal battlefield at all.

Previously, thick smoke could be seen billowing from the side of the enemy's position from this position, but now even the sounds of fighting became fainter, and there were very few broken limbs, severed arms, and fragments of weapons and staffs floating in the Zhuozhang River. There are more, which shows that the battle is not fierce.

Previously, Zhao Daode's envoy only said that King Anding had his own opinions on supervising the war, but did not elaborate on what exactly his opinions were. Now it seems that it completely failed to echo the battle on the frontal battlefield.

The reason why Gao Yang doesn't like to appoint veterans is that veterans often rely on their experience and qualifications to make their own decisions and do not implement their orders thoroughly enough. In the battle just now, if He Baren could launch a fierce attack from the flanks and actively cooperate with the frontal battlefield, he would not be able to break through even the enemy's first line of defense.

So he sent envoys to the right army camp to convey his orders, asking He Baren to quickly launch a fierce attack on the enemy's flank.

Gao Yang thought that He Baren was acting on his own initiative, which was an injustice to the other party. The right route army crossed the river to attack the enemy. The road to advance was not as smooth and convenient as the center route army, and the Wei army's protection on the flanks was actually not much lower than on the frontal battlefield.

Although there were no vehicle formations on the frontal battlefield due to terrain restrictions on the west bank of the Tongtan River, more troops were deployed. He Baren alone saw tens of thousands of divisions and brigades distributed along the west bank of the Tongtan River. , and there is no shortage of elite armed forces such as heavy troops and heavy cavalry.

Although the Qi army had thousands of divisions and brigades on the other side, they were completely unable to carry out their operations under the encirclement and counterattack of these elite enemy forces. They were always squeezed into the small space of the river bend, and even the Qi army occupied A pontoon bridge was burned with rockets after several attacks by the Wei army.

When the Chinese envoy arrived here, He Baren was patrolling up and down the Zhuozhang River, looking for areas where the enemy's control was relatively weak and convenient for crossing the river to launch a new offensive.

When he heard that the emperor asked him to launch a fierce attack at all costs, Dang even frowned and said in a deep voice: "The thief has failed in the past and exposed his shortcomings. Now he is surrounded by enemies and his power is poor. It is inevitable to defeat him." , there is really no need to rush to attack. Since Your Majesty has paid me this, I will do my best to contain the thieves. However, blindly attacking will inevitably increase casualties. The troops and troops are all brave, and the attack can be saved if the attack is slowed down. If you don't want to expose the thief by mistake, please report this to Your Majesty."

After hearing He Baren's answer, the envoy galloped back to the Chinese army camp. When he boarded the viewing platform to report He Baren's answer to the emperor, Gao Yang's face suddenly changed and he drew his sword and slashed. Regarding the small case in front of him, he yelled and cursed loudly: "I am an old man who is timid in fighting. Don't you understand that soldiers should be quick and quick, but slow and slow to avoid changes? It is really disgusting to be arrogant and flatter the subordinates! Soldiers cannot fight bravely to kill the enemy and nourish them. What’s the use!”

As he spoke, he summoned generals Gao Anahu, Liu Taozhi and several others, and asked them to lead another 10,000 troops from the rear of the Chinese army to reinforce the right flank, and then ordered He Baren to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's flank.

As the supporting army arrived at the right army position, He Baren could also feel the emperor's determination. If he still refused to obey the order, he would be captured directly in front of the formation and sent to Jiafang again. He was sent to a forced labor camp.

"The Chinese army suffered heavy casualties on the front, but the battle made little progress. The Supreme Being was therefore anxious and wanted to make another breakthrough on the flanks. Your Majesty, it is better not to take the slow approach any longer."

Gao Anagan looked at the frowning He Baren and whispered advice, His Majesty the Emperor always treats people with force, but when his temper gets angry, he will really ignore the facts.

When he went out with the army to attack the remnants of Rouran, he was ordered to pursue the enemy. Concerned about the small number of troops, he asked for more troops. In the end, he angered the Supreme and directly reduced the number of troops under his command by half. Although Gao Anagong fought hard and won in the end, But he would never face a similar bastard experience no matter what.

After hearing Gao Anahu's advice, He Baren could only nod helplessly. Then they began to mobilize their troops and advance to the riverside, preparing to start a strong attack to cross the river. The number of additional troops here has reached more than 30,000. If casualties are not considered, they can launch a fierce attack on the enemy's position.

After all, the Zhuozhang River is not a great river. As the Qi army on the east bank launched a charge across the board, the Wei army's defensive line along the opposite bank was suddenly in a hurry. In particular, the position at the bend of the river that was already occupied by the Qi army expanded rapidly as the Qi army in the formation attacked from all sides.

The Wei army sergeants on the shore also quickly launched a fierce counterattack. Heavy armored cavalry patrolled along the river. Whenever they encountered enemy soldiers who were swimming or landing on rafts, they would attack them before their footing was stable and kill them directly. On the river bank, all the flesh and blood corpses fell into the river, rushing downwards with the river.

However, the Wei army's protective power was ultimately limited and it was difficult to guard the miles-long river line. More and more Qi army soldiers rushed ashore. After arriving ashore, they quickly gathered together and formed a team along the river bank. While resisting the attack of the Wei army, they assembled into a larger team.

After less than half an hour of rushing to seize the beach, the number of Qi troops arriving on the west bank of Zhuozhang River reached nearly 10,000. As the size of the personnel increases, the battle formation becomes more and more stable, and new pontoons can even be built by connecting boats and rafts in series, so that elite men and horses carrying heavy armor can also be thrown into the other side.

But such a rapid breakthrough is not without cost, and the price is very high. In just half an hour, the Qi army was intercepted and killed by the Wei army, and thousands of combatants were washed away and submerged by the river. There were corpses floating in the corners of the river, and even the river was flooded. stained red.

When he saw many corpses of men and horses washed down from the upper reaches of Zhuozhang River, He Baren did not need to send someone to report the news. Gao Yang also knew that there were men and horses launching a fierce attack on the flank of the enemy's line. So he immediately ordered Xue Guyan's troops in the front line to launch another attack. They wanted to use a joint attack by the two armies to cripple the enemy's counterattack!

As for the dead bodies of men and horses in the river and on the battlefield, he didn't care. To him, these men and horses are all just consumables for defeating opponents and making achievements. Death on the battlefield is not only the fate of these soldiers, but also the embodiment of their value.

Raising troops for a thousand days just for one death, exchanging the death of these soldiers for the death of the enemy, this is Gao Yang's understanding of war. Therefore, He Baren could not understand He Baren's behavior of being considerate of the lives of his soldiers but refusing to attack with all his strength. He just regarded it as an act of pursuing personal favors and fighting against fate.

The effect of the fierce attack on the enemy's flanks was immediate. As the battle on the frontal battlefield continued, it was obvious that the enemy was no longer as stubborn as before.

The soldiers of the Qi army advanced as fast and fiercely as ever, and finally successfully penetrated the enemy's first battle formation after more than a quarter of an hour of fighting. After being killed and passing through the battle formation, the Wei army's only a thousand defeated soldiers retreated to the rear, and even even There was no time to pick up the trebuchets behind the vehicle array, which shows how embarrassed and hasty they were.

Seeing that the enemy's first front line had finally been broken through, Gao Yang felt greatly encouraged. He immediately shouted loudly: "Continue the attack, don't give the Qiang thieves a chance to breathe!"

As the enemy's front line moved back, the north bank of the Tongtan River was completely controlled by the Qi army. Gao Yang ordered another 10,000 troops to enter the battlefield, and rotated with the front-line divisions and brigades to launch continuous attacks on the enemy's formation. He also summoned another 10,000 troops. Riding on the south bank of the Tongda River, he was ready to engage in pursuit operations as soon as possible after conquering the enemy's remaining two lines of defense.

However, just when there was a great breakthrough on the frontal battlefield, sudden changes occurred on the flank battlefield. Just to the north where the two sides were fighting, another large group of cavalry suddenly appeared and rushed towards the side battlefield.

"No, the enemy has an ambush! This is to lure our division to cross the river and annihilate them. Please report to the Supreme Being immediately that the situation has changed!"

When He Baren saw the large cloud of smoke and dust rising into the sky caused by the enemy cavalry flying down, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately stamped his feet and said with an annoyed look on his face.

At this time, more than 20,000 soldiers had been invested in the flank battlefield. Although they had captured a lot of space in the enemy's formation, the surrounding enemy troops were still fighting back hard. The battle was stalemate and fierce, but at this time, another enemy appeared. A new enemy force joins the battlefield.

The Qi army's advance and retreat are not smooth enough. If the situation turns bad due to being surrounded by ambushes, more than 20,000 divisions and brigades may be completely lost in the enemy's formation! Recalling the enemy's previous night attack that was slightly unexpected and failed, He Baren felt more and more that this was a trap and conspiracy deliberately targeting his right division and brigade, in order to lure this group of people into annihilation!