On October 1st, the sun in the southwest was still very strong.
Before the battle began, Chen Yu, as usual, read the documents from the rear to the generals. The contents of the documents were largely the same, describing the increasing pressure from the Liang people on the central battlefield, and the remaining generals withdrawing the battle line several miles to avoid the enemy's attack; the autumn harvest in the rear was a mess, and local officials predicted that the food problem next year would be extremely serious; the people in the rear were becoming increasingly difficult to control, and civil unrest broke out again in many places, even the killing of officials in rebellion...
After reading it, Chen Yu looked at everyone with a gloomy face, but everyone still lowered their heads and said nothing.
Everyone was waiting for Chen Yu to curse someone. As soon as Chen Yu cursed someone, they would all kneel down and shout, "We deserve death." Today's morning meeting was over.
Anyway, everyone knows that no one can do anything about Qinghe's stubborn behavior, and it is impossible for Chen Yu to kill all the generals.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did kill two generals to inspire people at the beginning, he eventually found that it was of no use. After all, if success can be achieved by executing one's own generals, then success would be too easy to obtain.
In the Qinghe camp outside Zhaoyang City, Lin Hai, who had been hiding in the city for many days, suddenly appeared, giving everyone more room for imagination.
But Lin Hai did not let anyone guess blindly. At this time, all instructions should be clear and accurate to eliminate any possibility of misunderstanding.
Lin Hai glanced at Cheng Guorong, who was sitting at the head of the group arranging tasks. He extended his right hand and pressed down, signaling him not to get up. "Sit down, and continue your meeting. I just came over to take a look and say, 'No flexible defense today, fight hard and show them what you're capable of.'"
After saying that, he walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back in front of everyone's surprised eyes, and it seemed that he was preparing to go back to the city to take another nap.
"Woo woo woo~~~~"
A mournful horn sounded, signaling that the Chen Dynasty people were about to launch today's attack.
The Chen Dynasty army filed out of the main camp, forming a single line. In the center were the armored infantry of six ruling divisions. This nearly complete confluence of the Chen Dynasty's armored forces formed the core of their attack. This unit was led by Jiang Yuan, who had been promoted to deputy commander.
At the same time, this unit is also the most determined and elite unit in the Chen Dynasty army. After suffering various attacks from Qinghe over the past few days, other units may even be defeated at the first blow. Only the strong armored infantry can be as solid as a rock in the tide of defeat, stabilize the entire position, and even find opportunities to launch a crazy counterattack, making many of Huang Zong's strategies of taking advantage of the situation fail.
The left wing was deployed with a mixed force primarily composed of sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers. This force was even larger, nearly equaling the strength of ten ruling tribes. The performance of the Chen Dynasty's light infantry over the past few days had been evident to both sides. Due to a lack of efficient smelting technology, the Chen Dynasty was unable to fully equip its light infantry with armor. At the beginning of the war, each soldier was guaranteed a set of leather armor, but later this was replaced by cotton armor (note, cotton armor lacked iron inlays). Currently, each soldier is guaranteed a set of uniforms, and these weren't necessarily new, given the sheer number of casualties.
In response, Lord Ma Huaide, the commander of the ten ruling divisions who had been demoted to the left wing, said, "My soldiers are all brave, but the Qinghe light infantrymen on the other side all wear leather armor inlaid with iron plates. I can't fight them, not to mention their powerful crossbows. Our archers are basically just there to absorb damage."
However, it was precisely because the equipment gap between the two sides was widened here that Chen Yu tolerated the light infantry units despite their repeated defeats.
On the right wing was a semi-ruling cavalry unit.
Compared to Liang, the Chen Dynasty also lacked horses, but compared to Qinghe, the Chen Dynasty's cavalry was much stronger. Cavalry not only required expensive equipment and war horses, but also years of training. The only thing Lin Hai could handle was the "expensive equipment" part.
Although the Xia Kingdom continued to export war horses to Qinghe, Lin Hai still could not organize a large cavalry team within the limited time.
Fortunately, the Chen Dynasty cavalry, which had two ruling divisions, lost some of their cavalry in the early interspersed operations, and lost some in the siege operations during this period. Now there is only one and a half ruling divisions left, with a number of just over 10,000. Although this number is a powerful force that can make the final decision on other battlefields, it is indeed not very useful in the southwestern battlefield with dense fortifications and trenches.
Behind this massive formation stood Crown Prince Chen Yu's personal guard, known as the "Tiger-Catching Soldiers," led by Han Qinhu, Chen Yu's most trusted general. They were the best equipped, best paid, and most thoroughly trained. Even Chen Yu believed that if the battle reached a decisive point, the Tiger-Catching Soldiers would be deployed to seal the victory. They constantly awaited changes in the battlefront, hoping for an opportunity to deploy.
It's a pity that the people of Qinghe have been like sticky candy these days, which makes Han Qinhu very distressed. He tried to throw one or two thousand-man teams of Qinhu soldiers into the battlefield with dense fortifications, but he couldn't find a suitable place to bite them. In the end, he could only use them as ordinary elite soldiers, which made Han Qinhu very distressed.
The Chen Dynasty's army began to advance. They crossed the fortifications defended by their own garrison and gradually entered the vast plain between the two sides' positions. They once again stood still and sent envoys to Qinghe's position to invite a battle.
This is just a formality.
The people of the Chen Dynasty dreamed of the Qinghe army emerging from their tortoise shell, but they didn't hold out much hope. After all, no one was stupid. Would they be crazy to come out and fight you in the field when they knew you had superior numbers? General Jiang Guoping might be a homosexual, but he was definitely not a fool.
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