When Zhao Bing arrived in front of the battle, the two sides had already started fighting. The area outside the East City of Ezhou was wide open, and there were many villages scattered along both sides of the road. After the war started, the residents outside the city either fled into the city or left their homes and left their homes, which had become a battlefield. This is the terrain between two lakes and land, as long as one big road leads to the outside. There are some small hills scattered in it, and the altitude is not high. The Song army set up camps and set up camps six miles outside the city, using the three hills of Jianshan, Shuangyang Mountain and Tanjialing to establish blocking lines, and dug several trenches in front of the village, using the soil dug from the trenches to build earth walls as village walls to set up layers of defense to resist the enemy.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, in addition to the founding brother Zhao Kuangyin, two brothers who had led troops to fight, the only Zhenzong emperor later was "hijacked" by Kou Zhun to Chanzhou, which was still a hundred miles away from the battlefield. The imperial guard refused to move forward. Zhao Bing's current position is only two miles away from the enemy, so he can be called a personal attack arrow. Shuangyang Mountain is in the middle and has the highest altitude, guarding the road out of the city. He set the command post at the back of the mountain, and can look down at the entire battlefield from a high point.

"Our army is on a defensive situation!" Zhao Bing looked at it for a while and said. At present, the Yuan army dispatched about a team of 10,000 people. Although its troops were at a disadvantage, the offensive was very fierce. It had already broken through the first trench just half an hour after the war started. The Weisheng Army, who was serving as the garrison, could not resist it, and was about to retreat to the second trench and reorganized the defense line.

"Your Majesty, that's true. Last night, the Yuan army sent a jumping army to lurk in the trench while the darkness was lurking in the trench. When the guards were changed, our army could not resist for a moment and was captured by the enemy. It was because of my negligence. Please punish your Majesty!" Weisheng Army was affiliated with the Minguang base area, and Xie Ao, as the general manager of the Minguang march, of course, also had the reason for lack of strict supervision.

"You are at fault for being neglected to prevent and be attacked by the enemy. But what I said is that our army is on a defensive overall and has not yet threatened or oppressed the enemy." Zhao Bing said. In his opinion, the terrain of the East City has its own advantages and disadvantages for both sides of the offense and defense. There is only one land route when leaving the city, so whether it is attack or defense, it is only one way. Both sides can gather heavy troops to fight to the death to see who is so powerful.

"Your Majesty, I am also helpless. The Yuan army is very brave. The Weisheng army is exhausted after a long battle. The new recruits lack training. They have failed in several battles and can only defend the dead by building a base." Xie Ao said.

"This won't work. How can we implement our city-breaking strategy if this continues!" Zhao Bing shook his head and said after hearing this.

The situation on the battlefield was still not good. The Yuan army, which broke through the first trench, tightly grabbed the retreating Song army and wanted to follow the retreating Song army in the time of chaos to rush into the next line of defense. Seeing the breakthrough was opened, the Yuan army also flocked in. Some of them used firewood to build the trench to expand the breakthrough, and some of them quickly developed to the two wings. They wanted to encircle the Song army, who was still stranded in the first line of defense, to expand the results of the battle. This forced the Song army, who were preparing to retreat, to turn back and fight again, and the two sides were in a melee for a while.

Since the Imperial Guard fully replaced the firearms, Zhao Bing has not seen this close-fitting hand-to-hand combat for many years. He can clearly see the situation on the battlefield from the telescope. This time it was particularly tragic. The two sides fought in a staggered manner. In order to prevent accidental injury, the archers did not dare to shoot arrows, and they fought with swords and guns. In his sight, people kept falling down on the battlefield, and the screams of the seriously injured and the roars of the fighters were endless. The blood mist formed by the splattered blood actually dyed the air pink, and the sides of the trench were soon filled with corpses.

In Zhao Bing's view, the situation of the war is becoming increasingly unfavorable to his side. At first, the Weisheng Army was able to withstand the Yuan army's offensive with its superior force and block the enemy from the trench. However, as the trench was gradually filled, the subsequent troops of the Yuan army continued to pour in from all over the place, dividing the Song army into several sections. At this time, the disadvantage of the lack of training of the new recruits of the Weisheng Army gradually emerged. Seeing that they were in danger of being surrounded, they became panic and turned around and fled, but were chased by the Yuan army. Not only was the first line of defense lost, but the second line of defense also began to shake.

"Your Majesty, I will go to supervise the battle now and will drive the enemy out of the defense line." Seeing that the situation was critical, Xie Ao hurriedly retreated.

"Wait. Alas, the left wing can't be defended anymore." Zhao Bing sighed, "Let the Second Brigade and the Artillery Regiment be arranged in place, and the Huai'en Army, who was on the right wing, retreated to the Jianshan Line to set up the formation, and ordered the Shandi Brigade to pick up the Weisheng Army and retreat to the Tanjialing Line to set up the formation, and the personal guard regiment guarded the central army as a reserve."

The Song army arranged defense lines with Jianshan as the boundary, with the left wing as the Weisheng Army and the right wing as the Huaien Army. In Zhao Bing's view, the two defense lines of the Weisheng Army have been lost and are difficult to defend. If the left wing is lost, the Yuan army can take advantage of the brink of the right wing, which will cut off the retreat route of the Huaien Army and encircle it and annihilate it. This is the common tactic used by the Yuan army. Moreover, he also saw that the Yuan army was bound to win this battle. Now Ezhou City is surrounded on three sides, and the waterway is cut off to be completely surrounded. If the Song army cannot be defeated quickly, they will be trapped in the city.

On the other hand, the Yuan army, which was defending Ezhou City, were old-fashioned brigades, and based on the combat situation just now, they still maintained strong combat effectiveness. They not only fought bravely, but also skilled in tactics. Once the breakthrough was opened, their subsequent troops immediately followed up with the consolidation breakthrough, while the vanguard continued to pursue the dispersed Song army without stopping. The large army immediately followed up to fill the trenches and opened the path, and divided the Song army. The entire attack process was as smooth as flowing, without any delay, and was obviously a well-trained army of battles.

In terms of individual soldiers' quality, the Weisheng Army was mostly local troops with half farming and half fighting. In the past, they were divided into various places to guard the villages, and they were gathered together in combat, lacking training in coordinated combat, and they had no experience in large corps combat. This time, the attacks from Jian'an and the plundering palaces were mostly new affiliated troops with weak combat power in the Yuan army, but the losses were still considerable, with more casualties in veterans and more newly recruited troops, which further weakened the combat power. If you don't say you will collapse, and it will be even more uncontrollable.

Especially Zhao Bing found that dust was rising behind the Yuan army, and there was a backhand at the side, and the sound of horse hooves was clearly heard. They obviously first infiltrated and infiltrated with small forces, and sent an army to attract the attention of the Song army at dawn. Then the ambush took the opportunity to break out and open the breakthrough. Then the army quickly turned into a strong attack, opening a path for the army behind, especially the cavalry. Then the defense line was broken, and the entire defense line collapsed, and the enemy cavalry could quickly drive straight to the camp.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, so I will go to supervise the battle in person!" Seeing that his troops were defeated and his Majesty still needed to fight, Xie Ao said in shame.

"Have you ever been there? Let's discuss it after the war. Follow me to watch the battle!" Zhao Bing waved his hand, but he was stunned for a moment, pointed at the front and said, "Who is the one who led the army to counterattack?"

With the influx of Yuan army, Zhao Bing found that the Song army behind the palace was gradually deprived of support. At this critical moment, a group of people rushed into the battle group from behind. The leader held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and covered in iron armor. He fought against him with few who had gone through two rounds. Their joining not only immediately curbed the enemy's offensive, but also killed the enemy and retreated. In his opinion, there were no less than seven or eight enemy troops who died in the hands of the leader, which scared the Yuan army so much that they did not dare to move forward.

"Report to Your Majesty, that is Cui Gang, the commander of the No. 1 general of the Weisheng Army. This man is very brave in fighting and is not afraid of death. He will lead troops in front of every battle." Xie Ao replied.

"Well, this person is not simple!" Zhao Bing nodded. He saw that the man was not only very brave, but also had a good schedule. His confidant side was weaker than the enemy's combat power, so he chose to form a formation to fight. During the battle, he could actually rescue friendly troops from the enemy's siege and retreat unscathed.

The Second Brigade of the Guards was the rear army to guard the camp. At this time, they received an order to line up. They quickly stepped forward in the battalion, and then spread out the formation in the capital, leaving a path in the middle for the retreating two armies to pass. At the same time, the artillery regiment quickly followed up to set up artillery positions. The rocket battalion was arranged behind the array, and the rapid-fire artillery battalion was placed in front of the formation. In order to fill the fire gap, the brigade and sub-items were also arranged in between to provide fire support to the infantry.

The mountain brigade, which was originally arranged at the foot of Shuangyang Mountain, advanced to the left wing first. One of them provided cover for the second brigade of the Guards, and the other was to meet the retreating Weisheng Army. But under the command of Li Sanniang, the First and Second Regiments advanced forward in columns, and behind the Third Regiment, they moved forward horizontally to block the advancing enemy, and the marched in an orderly manner without any confusion.

The two regiments in front of the mountain brigade allowed the retreating Weisheng Army to immediately send a battalion to break into the enemy group after receiving the enemy to disrupt the chaos and curb the enemy's offensive. Later, each column quickly broke into the enemy group. The soldiers were already brave and had long spears in their hands to stab or hook. The trained gun array cooperated with tacit understanding, stabbing the throat above and the chest and abdomen below. Scattered soldiers were also cruising and attacking. After two rounds of battle, they blocked the enemy's vanguard.

After a fierce melee, the Yuan army was defeated and retreated, and they were not willing to fight. They took the opportunity to alternately cover the retreat with the wounded soldiers. The Yuan army immediately followed up after a little slowdown, and after the two units left, the third regiment immediately opened their bows and shot the enemy, covering the two regiments back to their original formation. Seeing that the Song army had already formed, the Yuan army did not dare to chase after them quickly. The two sides shot each other with bows and arrows. After the Weisheng army retreated to the formation, the guards had already lined up, and they also ordered to break off contact with the enemy and return to the central army...

"See Your Majesty!" Zhao Bing went down the mountain to a high slope. Wen Tianxiang and his generals had already set up a commanding platform and said to him when he came over.

"The Weisheng Army Commander Qin Linfeng, and the Huaien Army Commander Song Lian, lead the generals under his command to meet His Majesty!" Then the generals came forward and bowed to worship.

"The generals are exempted from gifts!" Zhao Bing raised his hand to calm everyone down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After the generals bowed again, they stepped off the commanding stage and stood on both sides. The two governors, Wen Tianxiang, Wen Tianxiang, Mrs. Xu, Li Sanniang, Huangfu, Chen Dun and other staff members stood on both sides.

"Looking back then, we were chasing the Tartars and were as anxious as a dog that was strayed. I didn't expect that we would have such a powerful force today!" Zhao Bing looked around and smiled with emotion. Now there are more than 30 generals and above in command, with flags floating behind them. The flags of various colors standing in front of the formation are like forests, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers. The formation is five miles wide and not less than three miles deep. If a dense phobia sees the dense crowd, he must faint on the spot.

"Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent. He has failed to train an elite soldier!" Qin Linfeng said with shame after hearing this.

"Yes, we have not completed the task assigned by Your Majesty, and we have to travel thousands of miles to lead troops in person. It's really a shameless saint!" Song Lian also said dejectedly.

"I am deeply pleased to leave you in the enemy-occupied area that day. I have only 100 soldiers and less than 10 generals. Now it has grown to a scale of 100,000, which makes me feel deeply relieved!" These two men were the two generals of the Imperial Army who supported the wars of rebels in various places. They have now become the leader of the two armies. Thinking about how many years behind enemy lines, they were just able to recruit the rebels and expand to such a scale, which is already a great achievement. How could Zhao Bing ask too much?

"This is all the achievements of Your Majesty's plan. How dare you take the final contribution!" Qin Linfeng said with politeness.

"Yes, over the years, Your Majesty not only provided food and salary, but also sent a large number of weapons, armor and armor. Otherwise, it would be difficult to do even if he died." Song Lian also thought it was authentic.

"I have time to talk about it. How is the scale of the attack of the Yuan army compared to the previous one?" Zhao Bing interrupted the two and asked everyone to sit down. Of course, it is impossible to put a dragon throne on the battlefield, just a few Hu beds, that is, Mazar.

"Your Majesty, the Yuan army has launched attacks many times before. Although it was quite fierce, it was not as large as this time. This also made the last general negligently paralyzed, so that the enemy broke through the defense line so quickly this time." Qin Linfeng, the commander of the Weisheng Army, said.

"Your Majesty, the last general thought that the Yuan army stationed a large number of naval troops in Yangluo Fortress. They could support each other and quickly evacuate even if the war was not good, so they were not in a hurry to break the siege. But Yangluo Fortress was destroyed by His Majesty's battle, and all its retreat routes were cut off. Then they rushed to break the blockade. Unexpectedly, we were defeated in one battle and were almost broken by the enemy." Song Lian said.

"I also think so. They felt the crisis, and the reinforcements in Jiangbei were not delayed, forcing them to leave the city and fight to turn the situation around in one fell swoop." Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"Your Majesty thinks what should you do in this battle?" Wen Tianxiang felt quite embarrassed. He had sent war reports to Xingchao many times, saying that he was in a confrontation with the enemy and trapped the enemy in the city. Yesterday, he shamelessly said that the enemy could not break through, and decided to have a plan to shell Ezhou City with His Majesty. Now the people rushed out and fought with them, completely breaking their plan.
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