Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 1068: The Invincible Li Wenzhong

If there is any characteristic of Li Wenzhong’s leadership of troops, it is “variability”.

He was the most versatile general in the early days of the Ming Dynasty. If Xu Da led the troops by "combining the regular with the regular", and Chang Yuchun led the troops by "winning by using the unusual", then Li Wenzhong led the troops by "using both the regular and the unusual, and combining the unusual and the regular."

The characteristics of an army are often consistent with the temperament of its commander. And few armies have such varied characteristics as Li Wenzhong's army: when they are used as surprise troops to plot against the enemy, they are like black panthers in the forest, cunning and unpredictable, and they can deliver a fatal blow to the enemy in the dark;
But in head-on combat, he can be like a proud tiger, without any tricks, but with the confidence that he can tear the enemy to pieces directly.

When Hu Jinli heard that his beloved son had been lured into the forest and ambushed, he was extremely anxious and rushed with his army to rescue his son. However, when he saw the Ming army and before he could give the order to attack, the Ming army on the opposite side actually got ahead of him and "bombed" his army directly.

This made Hu Jinyao almost subconsciously stunned, and he began to doubt whether these Ming troops in front of him were the same Ming troops that had just "fled in panic, caring only about their heads and buttocks."

How is it possible that an army was just running happily without shame, and suddenly turned into tough guys who would rather die than live in disgrace, and turned around to fight with you to the death?
"Meet the enemy! Quick, meet the enemy!" Hu Jinlei shouted.

The war drums of the Annan army had just sounded when the Ming infantrymen on the front line had already "crashed" into Hu's formation. In order to cause the most casualties in the shortest time, Li Wenzhong decisively abandoned the Ming army's new three-stage attack formation, which was good at defense but not good at attack, and adopted the traditional Ming army tactics of attacking the enemy, which had actually been relegated to the second line.

The Ming army soldiers, armed with swords, shields and spears, fought bravely and fearlessly with the Annan army's infantry, stirring up a mass of blood and flesh.

"Change formation! Crane Wing!" Because it was night, it was inconvenient to use command flags. In the center of the Ming army, messengers used shouting and drum beats to convey the commander Li Wenzhong's orders.

Changing the formation according to the situation was the most common way for the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty to deal with the enemy before Prince Zhu Su of Zhou appeared on the battlefield with firearms.

The Ming army's formation, which had been clenched into a fist, opened in an instant, and two tentacles "grew" on both sides, constantly stretching and opening like the wings of a big bird, with the front ends of the wings extending, as if to wrap up the Annan army.

The Ming Dynasty, which had fewer people, actually wanted to surround the Annan Army, which had more people! If someone were to look down from high above, they would definitely be amazed that the Ming Dynasty had gone crazy.

Hu Jilin also saw the Ming army's change of formation from a high place, using the "wings" of the Crane Wing Formation to surround the enemy. This is a tactic that only appears when the enemy is in an absolutely advantageous situation and wants to annihilate the enemy at all costs. Hu Jilin's face was very ugly, and he said in his heart that the generals of the Ming Dynasty were absolutely crazy. The Ming Dynasty's military strength was originally at a disadvantage, and fighting like this was tantamount to dividing the troops again on the battlefield.

Under normal circumstances, Hu Jinyao should have ordered the front line to be defended, and then sent out elite troops to break through the "wings" of the Ming encirclement.

The Ming army was short of manpower, and the Ming army in the "wings" was only a thin layer. If the "wings" were too thin, they would be pierced and defeated, and the encirclement would naturally become a joke. The pierced army formation would be completely divided and become lambs waiting to die on the battlefield.

But for some reason, Hu Jinyi did not dare to give this order. The Ming army's change of formation was too decisive, and their morale was high. The Ming army on the front line had already defeated his "Dayu Army" step by step.

Hu Jinyi subconsciously felt that the Ming Dynasty commander was not crazy for ordering the change of the Crane Wing Formation.

But he was confident that even with a more inferior force in some areas, he could still beat Hu Jinyi to a pulp!
After much hesitation, Hu Jinyi made his own response. "Split into two wings to intercept the Ming army."

"Order the rear troops to stand by and prepare to support the front troops!"

He chose the most conservative way of fighting, using crane wing against crane wing, using superior forces to form a more solid "two wings" to block the Ming army, and leaving behind reserve troops to respond to emergencies from the left, middle and right armies at any time.

At this time, the sun had begun to rise, and the two armies fought to the death in the night. The Ming army had won a victory, and their morale was high. They had eaten enough meat the night before, and they were full of energy. They were like tigers coming down the mountain, and they were extremely fierce. Often, it took two or three Annan troops to stop a Ming army on the front line. Fortunately, Hu's reserve troops kept moving around like firefighters, and they maintained the front line at great risk.

The sky gradually brightened, and they finally no longer needed to observe the battle situation through torches and telescopes. Seeing that the battle situation was becoming tense, Hu Jinyi became anxious and was about to wipe the sweat off his forehead when he suddenly heard an earth-shaking cheer from the Ming army. Then, the central army formation, which had been able to fight back and forth with the Ming army, suddenly collapsed completely.

"What? What happened?" Hu Jili was shocked and asked hurriedly.

"It's bad, it's bad!" A soldier came running over from the front and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, run!"

"The commander of the Ming army...is coming towards your imperial carriage!"

It turned out that it was still dark at night, and although Li Wenzhong was commanding the army to fight, he could not see where Hu Jinyao's carriage was parked.

He wanted to take down the bandit leader directly, but he was also worried that he would not be able to see the situation clearly and would get lost in the army.

But now that it was daybreak, Hu Ji's exaggerated and magnificent imperial carriage could not be more real. Looking at this usurpation, how could Li Wenzhong still tolerate it? He immediately called up his personal soldiers, raised his weapons, and went out in person.

"My boys!" Li Wenzhong waved his hand, his gray hair flying on his temples and his red cloak fluttering behind him.

"Follow me and crush the enemy!"

"Roar!" The commander personally led the Ming army to the battle, and the morale of the Ming army soared again. Li Wenzhong led his soldiers to charge the battle line, and in just a few moments, he broke through the Annan central army that was in a state of fierce fighting. Then, the red tide of the Ming army rushed towards Hu Ji's central army like a breach.

"Come on! Come on! Stop them!"

Seeing the sun and moon hanging in the sky, the symbol of the Ming Dynasty, and the big flag with the characters "Duke Cao, Li" rushing towards him at a rapid speed, Hu Jinyi suddenly felt a great chill. He was also a veteran of the battlefield and had seen the flashes of swords and shadows in the battle formation with his own eyes.

However, he felt the breath of death for the first time. Li Wenzhong was like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath, rushing towards him.

No one can do it!

"Follow me and kill! Crush this usurper!"

"Teach him to know that under the sun and moon, there is only one emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Wenzhong's roar had already reached Hu Jilin's ears.

(End of this chapter)