Chapter 279 Capturing the General and Seizing the Flag

Chapter 279 Capturing the General and Seizing the Flag

"Those who are seven feet tall will come out!"

In the newly built camp, Zhao Gui and his troops did not have the leisure to kill sheep for cooking. Everyone looked serious. Zhao Gui personally selected the vanguard who would attack the opponent's camp later.

Although it is just an exercise and the outcome is not related to life or death, it is a matter of dignity. Although he could argue that there were other reasons for his defeat in the first game, it already made Zhao Gui feel that he couldn't get off the stage. If he failed again, he would be really shameless.

Therefore, for the next two competitions, Zhao Gui even had a feeling of burning out the boat and would not allow new failures no matter what!

Having spent half his life in the military, Zhao Gui is also a man who knows soldiers. He quickly divided the troops participating in the drill into different combat teams according to their physical fitness and technical abilities, and then personally led the tribes directly to where Li Tai's troops were. He went to the camp, determined to conquer the camp in one go.

The two camps are more than ten miles apart, neither close nor far. Since Zhao Gui's troops spent more time setting up camp than Li Tai's troops, and Zhao Gui's troops were carefully reorganized, more than an hour had passed.

In the camp, Li Tai and his troops had taken advantage of this time to have a feast. When Zhao Gui's troops appeared in the wilderness outside the camp, the soldiers in the camp happened to mix the fragrant mutton with the grains. After eating all the cakes, each of them wiped the grease from their mouths and patted their round bellies with a cheerful expression.

When the onlookers around them saw this scene, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and it was unknown how many new changes would occur in an instant.

Li Tai's troops completed the construction of the fortress first, which should have been a great advantage. If they could seize this opportunity and continue to strengthen the construction of various defenses in the fortress, they could more or less make up for some of the disadvantages in the terrain. .

However, they did not choose to continue to strengthen the camp defense, but chose to waste this precious opportunity to have a feast. Now they were full, but the enemy troops had already reached the outside of the camp, and there was no more time left for them.

The onlookers just thought it was funny and enjoyed the excitement, but in the eyes of Zhao Gui and his subordinates, Li Tai's relaxed defense was nothing more than a naked provocation, making this team that was already shy and patient suddenly become The fighting spirit is even higher!

"Attack! Whoever can get into the battle first will be rewarded heavily!"

Zhao Gui reined up his horse at the front of the team, pointed at Li Taifang's square camp in front and shouted loudly.

Under normal circumstances, he does not need to be so close to the battle front, but Yu Wenhu came to Baishui to convey Daxantai's order, prohibiting both sides from sending their own nobles to participate in the competition.

Although this does not affect the total strength of the troops participating in the battle, it does prevent many of the captains from fighting, which inevitably makes the transmission of command and orders in Zhao Gui's song somewhat blocked and not as smooth as before. .

Therefore, Zhao Gui had to get closer to the front line of the battle to ensure that his orders could be transmitted to the fighting teams as soon as possible.

Following his order, the vanguard team took the lead in rushing towards the camp. At this time, the already lax Li Tai tribe in the camp had not yet effectively integrated.

When Zhao Guifang's carefully selected and powerful vanguard team had approached the barracks wall, a white flag was suddenly raised inside the camp gate.

"W-what's going on?"

Seeing this scene, not only the people watching around them, but also Zhao Guibu, who had been gritting their teeth and running and charging a moment ago, were a little dazed for a while, and some were confused about the situation.

However, Li Tai ignored whether the spectators and opponents accepted it or not. After ordering the white flag to be raised, he led his men to evacuate from the other direction of the camp, exiting the battlefield cleanly and never staying in the fight.

They built this fortress just to win the first match and have a hot meal in this fortress. They never thought about relying on this fortress to win the second match. .

"Demolish, demolish this camp!"

The victory came as expected, but when he saw Li Tai's troops lining up outside the camp after raising the white flag and withdrawing, Zhao Gui's joy was greatly reduced. He only felt that this victory was obtained by charity. It's not worth cherishing at all. Feeling angry, he shouted angrily and ordered.

Although Li Tai directly raised the white flag and surrendered, it was surprising, but the fortress was indeed built very solidly, otherwise he would not have won the first battle in front of the crowd.

It would take a lot of effort to dismantle such a strong camp. Seeing Zhao Gui's troops panting heavily from exhaustion, Li Tai couldn't help but laughed loudly and said: "Zhongshan Gong, next I will lead my troops to attack your camp. Since we have won here, why bother to force the soldiers?" Spend your time in this empty camp?”

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

Zhao Gui glanced indifferently at the mostly demolished fortress, and grunted: "Looking at Li's method of supervising the battle, the loss of a little manpower will not affect the battle situation!"

Although he expressed his disdain rudely, Zhao Gui did not continue to urge his subordinates to waste their efforts here. Instead, he ordered the camp to be withdrawn and the whole team returned to their own camp to prepare for the next defensive battle.

Li Tai watched Zhao Gui's troops drifting away. He saw his own horses and digested them after a good meal. It was the time when morale and strength were at their fullest. He simply dispatched his troops and then surrendered to the host Yu Jin. In this offensive and defensive battle, They all gave up without trying at all, and expressed their hope that the next fight would start as soon as possible.

After Yu Jin and others heard Li Tai's resignation statement, the crowd couldn't help but be in an uproar. Some generals who were already closer to Zhao Gui and not optimistic about him couldn't help but laugh at him, saying that this so-called rising star in the Taiwan government was only He knew a little about the face-saving skills of setting up a camp, but when it came to the specific offensive and defensive matchups, he showed his timidity and didn't even dare to try. It was really laughable.

However, some people grasped Li Tai's tactical intention and established a certain lead through victory in the first game, and then gave up the second offensive and defensive battle that greatly depleted morale and morale, suppressing the chance to truly decide the outcome. In the third field battle.

Such a tactical arrangement can indeed be said to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses, which invisibly offsets Zhao Guibu's advantage of having rich combat experience and better knowing how to regulate physical strength and rhythm in high-intensity combat.

Moreover, Zhao Gui's troops traveled dozens of miles back and forth, which in itself was a big drain on the physical strength of the men and horses, thus causing a disadvantage in the subsequent field battle.

After such operations, apart from the shame of admitting defeat in this series, it greatly improved the final chance of winning. Moreover, it was a small trick played under the noses of Zhao Gui and the generals who were watching the battle. Everyone was surprised at the beginning. No one is aware of it. After thinking clearly, some generals who were still laughing at Li Tai couldn't help but stop talking.

Even Yu Jin couldn't help but sigh with emotion after pondering for a moment: "Li Boshan is indeed a man who knows the military and the situation. He anticipates opportunities and plans before they happen. He is by no means a rash and arrogant incompetent person."

"But is it a clever trick to defeat the enemy, or is it self-defeating, or does it depend on the final outcome? It is not easy for his new and talented people to gather and annihilate Zhao Qiusi's experienced troops in the wilderness!"

There are still people who can't help but say harshly. For some people who have a strong sense of collective honor, the situation has developed to this point. It is no longer a dispute between Li Tai and Zhao Gui, but has evolved into a dispute between the new and old nobles in the hegemony. In this competition, it is inevitable that there will be some thoughts of sharing the same enemy.

Not long after Zhao Gui led his troops back to the camp, he received news from Yu Jin's envoy. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately understood Li Tai's plan.

Seeing that the troops were looking tired, he did not force himself to save face. He bought half an hour of rest time for his troops to rest in the camp, and personally walked among the troops to cheer him up: "Although our army does not matter, A victorious teacher, but the one who can defeat me is definitely not the new soldier! Those rats are timid and compete with each other, so they use cunning and cunning to drain my strength..."

Half an hour passed quickly, and both sides led their troops to an oval-shaped mound. This was the battlefield for the third battle. The soldiers of both sides had to compete for the other side's flag within a few miles. Once the flag was captured, Once it is taken away or expelled from the designated range, it will be considered a failure.

Accompanied by the passionate drumbeats, both sides formed formations. Zhao Gui's side had half infantry and half cavalry, and the formation was complex and meticulous, which could be said to be both offensive and defensive. On the other hand, Li Tai's side had a much more casual formation, with three cavalry formations on the left, center and right each charging.

The cavalry team looks more majestic, but since the use of crossbows and powerful lethal weapons is prohibited during the drill, although the cavalry has the agility of clutching and clutching, it cannot quickly tear apart the formation. Instead, it is a kind of Disadvantages.

But Li Tai ignored this. As the drums stopped and the charging horn sounded, the leading men galloped out and charged straight towards Zhao Guifang's formation.

"The sword and shield are in the front, the spear is in the middle, and you jump to cover..."

Zhao Gui looked at Li Tai and his troops who were charging towards him, and became a little nervous, but he still arranged his troops in an orderly manner and dispatched his troops to resist.

"Charge! Whoever catches Zhao Gui will be rewarded!"

Li Tai took the lead in riding his horse and rushed to the front of the formation. He stabbed forward with his big staff, forcing several soldiers with swords and shields in front of the formation to the rear of the enemy formation. However, before he could turn around, his progress was blocked, and several enemy formations were hit. A spear came straight towards him.

Li Tai turned a blind eye to all these obstructions and blocked the two incoming shots and deflected them. He took the other shots with his armor. Although he did not feel direct pain, the violent blows and concussions also made him feel Some of them couldn't bear it, so they gritted their teeth and rushed into the formation.

At the same time, other knights rushed forward one after another, rushing into the enemy formation along the opening created by Li Taisi, and soon tore a shocking gap in the formation.

"Dance and attack sideways, hurry up, don't join the middle army and cause chaos!"

The formation originally arranged by Zhao Gui was very detailed, both offensive and defensive, but when Li Tai led his troops straight into the formation, the situation suddenly changed.

The soldiers who were originally arranged in the battle formation and performed their respective duties almost subconsciously returned to the formation to support them. Although Zhao Gui was still shouting loudly, trying to keep the soldiers in their respective positions and give full play to the inherent effectiveness and power of the formation. Yes, but due to the lack of capable commanders to supervise the execution of operations in the formation, the entire formation is irreparably collapsing!

"Capture Zhao Gui and seize the battle flag!"

At this moment, Li Tai didn't care about the command and control of the troops at all. He just stared at the moving direction of Zhao Gui's car and flag, and kept waving his staff to move forward.

On the first day of 2023, I wish everyone a happy New Year. All the gloom is left in the past. In the new year, I wish you all good health, a happy life, smooth work, and progress in study! I am very grateful for everyone's tolerance during the past period, and I also hope that I can have a new beginning. Setbacks in life are inevitable, and sadness and depression should be stopped in moderation. It would be a bit annoying to continue to wallow in depression. There is another chapter in the afternoon, and I wish you all a happy holiday! ! !