When Wu Yanhui saw Cao Bin swinging his spear and killing him from left to right, and he was about to kill him, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground to save his life.

The surrounding soldiers were caught off guard, but now that their commanders had surrendered, they lost all desire to fight and surrendered.

Liu Yanzhen led 20,000 soldiers to pursue Luo Youdu, but only more than 4,000 soldiers remained in Zhengyang.

Let Cao Bin's thousand cavalry attack suddenly, plus Zhang Qiong and Pan Mei's thousand infantry to board the ship and fight. Although they were large in number, it was difficult to organize effective resistance.

Cao Bin rode up and shouted: "If you surrender your arms and do not kill, I will take off all those who want to die and throw them into the river! Those who do not obey will die!"

Pan Mei also gave the order at this time.

"Those who want to survive jump into the river and leave no one alive on the ship."

The most important thing in marching and fighting is cooperation.

The commander-in-chief cooperates with the general, and the general cooperates with the school.

The command's orders are executed through the generals. No matter how brilliant the tactics and strategies are, it will be in vain if the generals cannot implement them properly.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei, the future twins of the Song Dynasty, now fully understood Luo Youdu's combat intentions.

Their main goal was for Liu Yanzhen to pursue and "rout" Zhou Bing's large army.

The opponent's number is greater than theirs, and it is necessary to ensure that these soldiers cannot pose a threat to them in subsequent battles.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei each encountered different situations.

What Cao Bin encountered were Tang soldiers who were carrying supplies in the Zhengyang Floating Bridge Zhou Camp. They were so concentrated that if they started killing them, they would only be forced to fight to the death.

It is better to gather together and trap them with water from the Huaihe River.

It's spring, the temperature is suitable, and the river water is cold, but it won't kill anyone. It can only make people lose their fighting ability.

It only took dozens of soldiers to guard the river bank with bows and crossbows, and they could immediately capture more than 2,000 people who had become prisoners.

The situation Pan Mei encountered was that there were more than 2,000 soldiers scattered on ships of different sizes. They did not have that much time to pick out these soldiers one by one and take unified care of them like Cao Bin did.

So he didn't need a prisoner, he would kill Tang soldiers when he encountered them, then drive the soldiers on other ships and let them jump into the river to escape on their own.

They want ships, not people.

Different situations and different methods, Cao Bin and Pan Mei completed Luo Youdu's orders almost perfectly through their own judgment of the battlefield, allowing the overall plan to proceed smoothly.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei met on the river bank and smiled at each other.

Pan Meidao: "Guohua, light the fire!"

Cao Bin nodded slightly and let people light the flame.

Black smoke rose into the sky.

In the distance, Liu Yanzhen chased for another mile or so. There were footprints of fleeing soldiers on the ground, and there were various discarded materials around, but there were no traces of Zhou soldiers.

"Damn, this northerner has learned all his skills on his feet?"

Liu Yanzhen cursed, glanced at Zhang Yanhan and said, "General Zhang Bi, will you take some people to investigate?"

Zhang Yanhan took a look and saw that their group only had more than ten horses in total. How many people were there?

There are at least thousands of footprints of the opponent's defeat, and there are also traces of horses. If you lead a few people to chase it, if someone finds it, doesn't it mean you will die?

Just as he was thinking about the reason, his pupils suddenly shrank and he exclaimed: "Smoke, there is smoke."

Liu Yanzhen looked back, her expression also changed drastically.

The direction of the smoke is exactly Zhengyang Bridge.

Someone burned their boat?

This thought flashed through Liu Yanzhen's mind and she shouted: "Hurry, go to the rescue quickly."

They relied on the convenience of boats to go straight to the Zhengyang Bridge and go around the rear of the Zhou army. They bullied the Zhou army because they had no navy.

If the boat is burned, the 20,000 people behind the Zhou army will be like a turtle in a urn, and none of them will survive.

Liu Yanzhen was furious and urged the soldiers to return for reinforcements.

When they arrived at Zhengyang, what appeared in front of them were two thousand Zhou soldiers who had already lined up in order.

Pan Mei, Cao Bin, Zhang Qiong, and Chang Side lined up in front of the army.

Liu Yanzhen looked from a distance and saw continuous smoke in the distance, but it was obviously not a large-scale fire. The fire did not spread. She felt at ease. She looked hard at the two thousand soldiers in front of her, glanced behind her, and ran back and forth for twenty miles.

The soldiers who had breakfast were all wilted, how could they fight?

Thinking about how to delay time and give them a breather, but this idea came together.

The sound of attacking drums could already be heard from the opposite side.

Cao Bin, Pan Mei will give the other party a chance to rest?

The two thousand soldiers seemed to have completely ignored the 20,000 troops in front of them. The one thousand infantry in front of the formation, holding their spears high, trotted into the army.

Liu Yanzhen cursed secretly, and could only hastily let Cheng Shilang lead 5,000 soldiers to fight, stalling for time and giving the 15,000 soldiers behind him a chance to breathe.

Chang Side held a spear in front of the formation and said loudly: "Brothers, have you seen it? Across the way is a group of dogs running back and forth for us. There are many, so what should we be afraid of? Let me kill the dogs!"

He held a long spear, formed a spear formation, and collided with the Tang army.

In the first round of assault, more than 30 Tang soldiers fell instantly, but no Zhou soldiers were injured.

This was not because the Tang army was physically exhausted, nor was it because the Tang army was incompetent.

In fact, they are a group of sailors. The main combat tools of the sailors are long-range crossbows, swords and other short-hand weapons for boarding battles, and super-large hook guns like hooks. Those who retreat will be hooked, and those who are advancing will be rejected.

Such weapons are placed on the ship and cannot be carried by individuals.

The gun array cannot be used on the ship at all, and ordinary soldiers are not equipped with long guns.

Every inch is longer and every inch is stronger.

The sword soldiers met the spear army, and the result is self-evident.

Seeing that the time had come, Cao Bin tightened his grip on the spear and said, "Zhang Dutou, it's up to us now!"

Zhang Qiong was holding a mace in her hand at the moment, and said with a ferocious smile: "Just give me the order, little brother."

Cao Bin pointed his spear at the Tang army's five thousand formation in front of him and said: "You and I, one on the left and one on the right, tear them apart."

He gave an order, and Cao Bin and Zhang Qiong each led five hundred soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, to attack the Tang army from both sides.

Pan Mei raised the command flag high and waved it down heavily.

The spear in Chang Side's hand stabbed three people in succession, and after receiving Pan Mei's signal, he threw the spear on the ground and shouted: "Abandon the spear and use the knife."

The extravagant Yuying Si dropped the spear in his hand, pulled out a sharp knife, and fought hand to hand with the Tang soldiers.

With the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, in an instant, the five thousand Tang troops were disorganized.

Cavalry charging into battle?

It is the most foolish thing to use cavalry to charge into battle when there are soldiers.

How many dates are there in the Central Plains? How about using your precious cavalry to attack the infantry formation?

The most terrifying thing about cavalry is their maneuverability. Only by attacking from the flanks, crushing and tearing apart the opponent's military formation, and combining with the sudden attack of infantry from the front can their power be maximized.

When charging head-on, once the cavalry loses its impact, it cannot even compete with the infantry.
Chapter completed!