diskusbooks Chapter 493 Large Legion Battle
Chapter 493 Large Legion Battle
The next morning, Shen Changgong got up and washed as usual. The Queen Mother refused to eat with him no matter what and wanted to go back to her Yuying Army to make arrangements while eating. There was nothing she could do about it. It was Prince Shen who made such a fuss so early in the morning, wasting her precious time.
However, Prince Shen forcibly pulled him over and refused to let him leave until he finished eating.
He knew that Yu Ziling would definitely not have time to eat after returning because she would be busy with military affairs.
However, just as Shen Changgong and Yu Ziling were having dinner, an urgent report came from outside, saying that the enemy troops had left the camp and assembled.
Not only were the troops from the camp outside the city heading out, but even the troops from inside the city were continuously coming out of the north gate and forming their battle formations outside the city.
Shen Changgong was a little surprised when he heard this, and said to Yu Ziling,
"You're right. The enemy didn't retreat and defend, but chose to come out and fight our army head-on."
Yu Ziling chuckled and said,
“I told you, if Tong Xuan is afraid of death, he will choose to escape. If he wants to die with dignity, he will come out to fight.
In any case, defending the city and letting the Yan army break in, then capturing him alive and slicing him like a stray dog, would be the worst option and the most undignified way to die."
"It's just right. You don't have to go back to the Yuying Army. Come directly to discuss military affairs. This time, we will confront him head-on and have a decisive battle."
"Okay, after all, this is a showdown involving nearly a million people, so we still need to discuss it properly. However, we may not have much time."
Yu Ziling put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, rinsed her mouth, and said,
"Stop eating! The enemy is likely trying to catch us off guard before our artillery is deployed. It's best to engage in a melee immediately. This will greatly close the gap between them and our army."
"You're right, let's go."
Shen Changgong and Yu Ziling walked towards the general's tent. The King of the South had already arrived, and the commanders of other military camps also received the news and immediately rushed over at full speed.
Soon, all the commanders of the five armies arrived.
At this moment, the messenger ran in again and shouted,
"Your Highness, the enemy's three armies are divided into three divisions: East, Central, and West. Each division has 100,000 soldiers. They have already deployed their troops and are five miles apart from each other!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Changgong narrowed his eyes and said,
"The battle situation is urgent. The enemy will attack us immediately after arranging their troops. We cannot delay any longer.
Brother Nan Wang, the Pingnan Army located in the east of the camp will fight with the enemy's East Route Army. The Yuying Army and the Zhengnan Army in the middle will fight with the Central Route Army. The Tianyu Army's camp is at the westernmost end and will fight with the West Route Army. The army will leave the camp immediately. The Shenji Camp will quickly deploy artillery and bomb the enemy to buy time for our army to deploy troops!
The Zhennan Army will remain still for now. When the battle becomes intense, we will launch a surprise attack on the enemy's flanks!"
The Southern King nodded immediately and said,
"This is the fastest way. Let's do it this way. All troops, listen up and set off immediately!"
When the enemy launches a sudden attack, as the commander-in-chief, you are responsible for the general strategy, while the specific combat matters and how to deploy the troops need to be commanded by the commander on the front line.
Yu Ziling quickly said to Shen Changgong,
"Our Yuying Army and the Zhengnan Army are located in the middle. They have the largest number of troops and are the most important. We must use the Crane Wing Formation to semi-encircle the enemy, cut off their access to the eastern and western armies, and divide the battlefield so that they cannot come to each other's aid!"
"Well, that's it. Jiang Shun, you and Yu Ziling will each be responsible for the two sides of the Crane Wing Formation."
"As ordered!"
The Yan army was very efficient. After the meeting, the commanders of each army immediately rushed back to their respective camps, dispatched the troops to leave the camp, and deployed their troops outside.
The Shenji Battalion of each army was the busiest. They immediately mounted the artillery on the horses behind them, pulled them outside, and began to set up the artillery two miles outside the camp.
Other civilians, auxiliary soldiers, etc., carried boxes of artillery shells forward, and everyone was extremely busy.
The infantry army behind them also left the camp in an orderly manner according to the order of the corps, and deployed their troops outside in a mighty manner.
As for the Tianyu Army, there is no need to mention it. Yu Huatian is a veteran and famous general with an elite army of 150,000 under his command, while his opponent is the enemy's 100,000 Western Army.
The Tianyu Army had experience in many legion battles, so its deployment at this time was also orderly.
Yu Huatian went to the front line early, commanding the Shenjiying to deploy artillery and commanding the army behind him to form battle formations.
Just as Yu Ziling thought, Yu Huatian, who had the advantage in numbers, was also very ambitious. He also set up a crane wing formation. A crescent-shaped arc looked like a big net or a spread crane wing. It would close and catch the enemy in one fell swoop as soon as the enemy arrived.
That’s right, Yuhuatian intends to annihilate the enemy completely.
On the other side, Yu Ziling and Jiang Shun were also on the front line.
Jiang Shun's Southern Expedition Army is on the east side, while Yu Ying's Army is on the west side. At that time, the two armies will serve as the two wings of the Crane Wing Formation to fight the enemy and cut off the enemy's route from both sides.
As for the Pingnan Army on the east side, because their number was equal to that of the enemy, Li Bohan adopted the fish scale formation.
The fish scale formation is both offensive and defensive, crisscrossing like fish scales. Except for the iron bucket formation on the side of the coach in the middle, the other areas are not airtight defenses, but various passages are left to let the enemy in.
Once the enemy comes in, they will get lost in this crisscrossing formation. They will be surrounded by enemies on all sides and will have to deal with attacks from all directions. At that time, they will be divided and surrounded.
The fish scale formation is a formation without many advantages or disadvantages. It is suitable for any terrain and is quite standard, but it is stable and will not reveal too many flaws, which is also in line with Li Bohan's stable character.
In the sky, more than a dozen hot air balloons rose slowly. The spies on them were holding telescopes, observing the movements of the enemy. There were also flag officers waving flags on them, using flag signals to convey the movements of the enemy.
Yu Ziling raised her head and looked at the flying hot air balloon, her mouth slightly open, shocked to the extreme.
"What are you looking at, Marshal Yu?"
The man's voice came from behind.
Yu Ziling turned around, looked at Shen Changgong, and said,
"I heard earlier that the Yan army had a magical device that could carry people to the sky, allowing them to see farther and ignore terrain obstacles. Now I see that it is indeed amazing."
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Yes, hot air balloons equipped with telescopes are powerful tools for scouting the enemy. With them in the sky, we can monitor the enemy's movements anytime and anywhere without having to worry about being ambushed."
"Did you invent this too?"
"Of course, your husband is very powerful."
Shen Changgong smiled triumphantly and reached out to pull Yu Ziling's hand, but Yu Ziling slapped it away.
"When fighting, be serious about your position."