When Liu Acheng and Luo Zhaoren took several Black-Clad Guards officers to open a small stove and eat White Sheep, the smoke from the entire camp never stopped, and the dry food that the sergeants will carry tonight, tomorrow morning and tomorrow will be wheat rice.
It can be seen that some people just can't share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. No wonder they are eighteen or nineteen and can't lead soldiers.
Of course, there is something to be said for Liu Cheng who is full of White Sheep. My White Sheep was taken from the opposite camp. If I eat it, doesn't it count as giving me food to the enemy? And the enemy's ordinary sergeants probably also eat wheat rice.
Almost the same.
Having said that, Liu Acheng went to the military camp for a routine tour...Liu Aqian's building was assigned to Xue Zhen. It was okay to fight Qingni City at this time, but Gao Heng's building would inevitably have to be walked around with a heavy mouth.
To be honest, the atmosphere was not very good.
Even people like Huan Wen were a little frightened by the drama of rushing to a decisive battle as soon as they entered the level. Liu Cheng, who had just returned from a hard battle with Central Plains, felt that the reality was lost in front of him, let alone these people?
But this Chief Secretary, fellow countryman, and backstage couldn't give any concrete comfort. He could only sit there and talk nonsense with these people. He didn't even dare to ask if there was a letter or anything. Do you want me to write it for you?
There are five hundred people. How many people can you write letters for today? Will the remaining people feel unfair? And then they can't sleep well at night?
So, I was just talking nonsense, talking about wheat rice, talking about fufu, talking about Cold-Food Pastry, and talking about eating mutton when I go back to my hometown!
After saying a few words, he went back to sleep without even leaving any money... and then fell asleep quickly.
In fact, this is the advantage of not having to worry about being in charge.
You will definitely have to fight hard tomorrow. Don't worry about Huan Wen Central Army. Today, you are familiar with the generals of Fang Fu family. It seems to be relatively safe. But when it comes to fighting, swords and guns have no eyes and arrows are ruthless. Huan Wen A military order states that if you don't risk your life, you will have to engage in military law. How can you avoid the word risk?
However, he does not need to take responsibility for all uncertainties, does not need to consider the future of the Huan family after the defeat, does not need to consider how to expand the results after the victory, does not need to think about the popular feeling in the army, and does not need to think about what is wrong with the military layout.
He is just a Chief Secretary, a Chief Secretary who didn't have to do anything without a mission in the army. Now he has completed the mission, asked for a sheep for an acquaintance, and looked at his fellow villagers at the last moment. He has achieved the ultimate.
Why can't I have a good sleep?
It was just dawn, and Liu Cheng, who was enjoying a small independent tent here at Black-Clad Guards, was woken up by the movement here at the Central Army. Then he turned over and sat up. He didn't bother to put on his armor, but went out to eat... Setting up camp in the wilderness, the ground was full of wheat stubble, and he had to keep everything simple, so he didn't even wash his face. He just found the kitchen, brought a bowl of wheat rice out, and sat there to eat.
The wheat rice is not delicious. One is a bit hard, and the other is that the wheat grains are rubbed and ground temporarily, so they are inevitably stained with stones, broken wheat awns and the like.
Pebbles are fine, just eat them slowly, just pick them out and spit them out. Broken wheatgrass and the like won't show up when you chew them, but they will irritate your throat if you swallow them.
However, it is even more reassuring to think that Di people eats the same thing, or even worse than this.
After finally finishing a bowl of wheat rice, I went to the Central Army's big tent to hang out. Huan Wen had also gotten up and was eating.
But he was obviously absent-minded, because while he was eating, at least dozens of military orders were passed on by Black-Clad Guards, and Meng Jia's hands almost never stopped.
There was no other way. In order to prevent possible surprise attacks, Huan Wen did not dare to recall Huan Chong and Ying Dan, the generals who were responsible for the left and right wings and were a bit far away, to hold any major military discussions at this time, so they could only use this method to grasp the message and convey the intention.
After the generals from all over the place reported their positions and movements, Huan Wen swallowed a bowl of already cold rice with a bowl of hot soup brought to him by Liu Cheng.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and the news came that the front army had finished putting on armor. Huan Wen did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered Deng Xia, the commander of the front army, to start the three thousand troops first, and form a formation and set up a flag about ten miles out of the camp., and at the same time issued an order again, asking the left General of the Right to put on armor and leave the camp after receiving the military order, with Deng Xia as the target, and move slightly forward, that is, in the direction of Lantian County to the north and west.
Then he gave the order, Central Army, to raise the drums, and the whole army was ready to put on armor. Those with General's title should go to the Central Army tent for a while.
Liu Cheng quickly went back and put on his own set of armor, which was still the standard Iron Loin Armor, iron helmet, leather shoulder pads, arm guards, and Leg Guards. However, unlike Huan Wen, he also prepared a big cloak. At first glance, there was no big difference from the Black-Clad Guards who kept Huan Wen Red Banner behind him.
It's just a seal hanging on the waist.
But it doesn't matter, Liu Acheng has already thought about it. After the meeting, as soon as he pulled out, he stuffed the two seals and ribbons into his armor and pretended to be a member of Black-Clad Guards.
However, when Central Army generals arrived, there was no ceremony. Huan Wen directly assigned tasks - Meng Jia stayed behind, and Luo You and Liu Cheng accompanied the army. Not only that, there were also other people in the camp. Three thousand soldiers and most of the civilians were left behind, and the accompanying documents were also divided into two. Half of them, including Yu Qiu and Wu Fusheng, will accompany the army. Fu Hong, who was obviously anxious last night, stayed behind; Huan Huo's favorite general, Protector-General Gao Wu replaced Huan Wen to actually control Central Army, which had less than 10,000 troops; Huan Qian led Jingzhou, which was the most important, but was also the only Armored Cavalry unit that became an organized unit. is hiding behind the Central Army, ready to respond at any time; in addition, there are five thousand civilians armed with the simplest weapons, carrying hoes, and carrying wood on their backs to go out with the Central Army, ready to participate in building positions if necessary. I believe there should be similar presences in the left and right and front armies.
Liu Acheng did not participate in the discussion, nor did he resort to any means to keep Gao Heng's building or anything like that, he just stood there and listened.
However, after all, he is Huan Wen Central Army's confidant. Just by listening, Liu Acheng can also calculate one or two, and he knows the overall situation better than those Banner Chief outside.
In this battle, even excluding the three thousand who stayed behind in the main camp, the total number of Huan Wen Jingzhou Imperial Army soldiers dispatched here was as high as 35,000.
This includes the 10,000 people under the command of Left Wing Huan Chong, the 10,000 people under the command of Right Wing Ying Dan, the 8,000 people under Protector-General under the Central Army Gao Wu, plus the 3,000 people under the supervision of the former army Deng Xia, the 3,500 people under Armored Cavalry under the command of Huan Qian, and the full strength of Black-Clad Guards at 500 people.
In addition, there was a partial division of four thousand men led by Xue Zhen that besieged Qingni City; three thousand soldiers who followed Meng Jia to stay in the main camp; plus Lantian Pass Zhu Tao and further behind Wuguan Road, there were thousands of soldiers mixed with Xi Chao.
It can be said that the 45,000 soldiers who went on this expedition, with almost no organic losses, were just a continuation of the natural division of troops and the previous Rear Army, and directly encountered the enemy's main force, and then entered a decisive battle situation.
According to Liu Cheng's observation, he didn't think Di people would have any strength advantage. They only had 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers, or even less... If the rest of them were considered soldiers, then Huan Wen and the five thousand civilians following Central Army could also be considered troops... It was meaningless.
The two sides are elite versus elite, an organic duel, and Di people's elite is a tired division that has been fighting before, while Jingzhou Imperial Army has fewer cavalry, but the overall equipment level is higher than the opponent's.
As for the terrain, the entire area between Chanba and the territory of Lantian County is a typical Guanzhong Plateau. The height difference is between the Ba River and Chan River. It has nothing to do with the sub-battlefield Qingni City.
The two sides will fight in a roughly flat place with an almost unobstructed view.
Fair and reasonable.
To be fair, in the cold weapon era, how could 30,000 versus 35,000 pure combat soldiers determine the regional hegemony of a geographical sector?
This is a battle that will directly affect Guanzhong situation and go down in history.
"The whole army has already put on armor, who else cares?" Huan Wen asked with wide eyes.
Yesterday, Luo You said that the decision has been made, so what are the arguments? If there are any arguments, I won't say anything now!
So, no one said anything.
"Imperial Army will win!" Liu Cheng suddenly shouted loudly. "This battle is about to move forward! Please Duke Huan get on the bus quickly!"
Huan Wen, who was wrapped in a huge cloak, was startled, but then he laughed, "Okay! Then let's go to war! Zhai Ren is in the car with me! Yulong is leading the horse on the right side of the car!"
After saying that, he stood up, turned over the tables in front of him, got out of the tent and boarded the car.
In the camp, the horn sounded loudly for a while, and under the rising sun, Central Army, fully armored, finally came out of the camp!
Immediately, Great Jin General Who Attacks the West Huan Wen, wearing a golden armor with a standing collar, Shu brocade red cloak, holding a long sword, sitting on a huge Si On top of the horse Gao Che, with Canopy Ceremonial Guard on both sides, positioned behind the Central Army, along the field ridge, in front of the rising sun, they marched out majestically.
A quarter of an hour later, the former army Deng Xia replied that the Di people army also marched out to Lantian County and set up a formation ten miles away, but they had no intention of taking advantage of the cavalry to attack first. They requested to move forward three miles and continue to press Di people.
Huan Wen agreed immediately, but had to wait two-quarters of an hour before moving as the left General of the Right and Central Army got closer.
Two quarters of an hour later, Central Army, who had set up his formation almost immediately after leaving camp, had just fallen into position, and Deng Xia couldn't wait to move forward. At the same time, Di people's front army also took the initiative to move forward, and it was actually Fu Xiong who personally commanded thousands of infantry to meet them.
When the two armies discovered that the other side was moving forward and backward, neither of them dared to retreat. Instead, they ordered all units to move forward enthusiastically.
In the morning, before the dew had subsided, Liu Cheng, who was reining in his horse next to Huan Wen Gao Che, heard clearly that the scouts came to report that the Deng Xia bodyguards from the sixth building of the former army had all engaged in a large battle.
----I am the dividing line of a great war----
Yonghe Eight years, July, Wuxu, Imperial Army 40,000, Di Qin 30,000, each in a majestic formation, fighting ten li south of Lantian County, blood flowed, corpses littered the fields, and in the coming year the wheat was as strong as clusters.
-- "Jin Spring and Autumn Annals".Sun Sheng