The sun began to turn westward, and the battle became more and more intense. The battle between cavalry and cavalry became fierce at the beginning. Both sides were rapidly depleted, and the casualties were very heavy. However, the local battle situation on one side did not affect the overall situation for the time being, and the battle situation has not yet been determined.

Breakthrough progress has fallen into a see-saw state.

The large square of infantry in the middle was constantly advancing, and the cavalry on the left and right wings were also advancing bravely. On the battle line that stretched for more than ten miles, everyone was working hard. A small group of cavalry from Gongsun Zan broke through the battle line and pushed to Lu Bu's side.

However, under the pressure of more infantry and rear reserves, they were forced to retreat. The teams fighting at the front suffered heavy casualties, but they were quickly replaced by fresh reserves from behind.

Gongsun Zan had 70,000 men, while Lu Bu had only 50,000. The disparity in military strength neutralized the outstanding talents of the generals on both sides at the beginning of the battle. It was not until the end of the battle that the strengths and weaknesses of the generals on both sides began to become apparent.

After more than four hours of continuous fighting, the soldiers on the field were getting tired and the casualties were becoming more and more serious. However, the battle line was evenly matched and there was almost no major advancement. It gave people a feeling of being far away, and some people began to

He became impatient, and Gongsun Liang, the deputy general who took Gongsun Fan's command position, saw a weak spot in Zhang Liao's army on the left, so he tried to lead his cavalry to break through to the rear to attack the Tang infantry formation.

There will be no shields or crossbow units behind the infantry formation. If you can successfully break through, you can easily destroy the infantry formation from behind, then the battle line can advance very quickly, and the victory will basically be decided.

This huge military achievement tempted Gongsun Liang to do just that. Zhang Liao let him pass and then methodically took advantage of the opponent's retreat.

At the rear of the infantry formation, which Gongsun Liang thought was easy to fight, when he came around, the soldiers all turned around, the rear formation changed to the front formation, and the large shields hidden in the formation were erected one after another. The outside was full of spears, and the inside was all full.

Using crossbows, the cavalry rushed over and were shot over a large area within a moment.

Gongsun Liang was horrified and wanted to lead his team back sharply. However, the terrain here was not very flat and broad. There was a neither high nor short mound on the left side, which restricted the large group of cavalry from turning quickly. Zhang Liao's cavalry in the rear killed them again.

They came over to trap them, but within a short time, the infantry formation, under the command of Qu Yi, quickly advanced and massacred the cavalry, which had almost lost its mobility.

The cavalry without speed is like a tank without fuel. It is just a living target and an iron coffin. Moreover, the cavalry cannot form a square formation like the infantry. If it is surrounded by the infantry, it will quickly and massively reduce its number. This is how Quyi used it in history.

The method was a great victory over Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong.

The attrition in the previous battles was gentle and even. Even if Gongsun Fan was accidentally injured, Gongsun Zan had more troops and horses, so he could still maintain his apparent composure. In this local battlefield just now, he lost nearly 5,000 cavalry in one go.

Gongsun Zan, who was already a little anxious, could not calm down at all. He began to become anxious when commanding. He actually planned to throw all the three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry who were behind him into the battlefield.

As a spectator, Xun You felt sorry for the five thousand cavalry, but after all, they were not his own soldiers. His mentality was still very stable, and he immediately stopped Gongsun Zan's impulsive behavior.

"Although those cavalry are dead, the infantry formation is still stable. If you send out all the reserve troops at once, if any party in the front cannot withstand it and there is no fresh force behind to support it, the other party may directly come under your command.

That’s really a complete failure.”

Gongsun Zan shouted, "Gu Qianqian still has the advantage of troops, how could he get the opponent to come here so easily?"

He pointed to the battlefield and said, "The two sides are still evenly matched. As long as I invest these eight thousand more people, I will be able to push the battle line to Lu Bu's banner. Then the victory will be obvious, the morale of our army will be improved, and the overall situation will be determined."

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"The king's thinking is too simple. In this battlefield of hundreds of thousands of people, how can it be so easy to close the battle line with the numerical advantage of 10,000 or 20,000 people? As long as you can stabilize it now, and the generals below can stabilize it, don't worry about it anymore.

If we rush forward rashly, the numerical advantage our army still holds can slowly suppress the enemy's army. Finally, when both sides are exhausted, we can switch to the fresh troops in reserve, and the chance of victory will be much greater."

Gongsun Zan looked at the sun that was sinking more and more to the west, "The way you are doing it, it's impossible to tell the winner before dark, and... At this time, people's hearts are fluctuating, and the generals may not be able to stabilize themselves, so I just sent people to

When delivering military orders, the messenger may not be able to find the generals alive."

In ancient times, when communications were underdeveloped, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were fighting on a battlefield of more than ten miles. Teams far away could not even see the commander's flag, and the cavalry was highly mobile in combat. It was indeed difficult for the herald to find the general safely.

To convey specific orders, all the coach can convey at this time are simple orders such as advance, retreat, attack, and retreat. The control of the local battle situation depends almost entirely on the generals of all parties. They must analyze the surrounding battlefield situation to make the most advantageous arrangement.

tactics.

For example, Gongsun Liang's advance tactics just now were correct. However, he ignored the terrain on the side of the infantry formation and underestimated the organization and discipline of Qu Yi's infantry. In other words, he underestimated Qu Yi.

In fact, it is the difference between famous generals and ordinary generals. To put it another way, if the person leading this cavalry was Zhang Liao, he would never have easily rushed in without seeing the situation clearly, and would have been trapped by the opponent.

Before the war started, Gongsun Zan was a little afraid of Lu Bu's powerful Bingzhou army. However, until the war started, except for Gongsun Liang's army, the fighting situation of other departments was not obviously overwhelming. This made him feel that Lu Bu's army was not either.

As terrifying as the rumors say, at least compared to his Youzhou Army, the quality of the soldiers is almost the same.

The evenly matched situation and the huge benefits that this battle could bring to him made Gongsun Zan, a gambler, completely crazy. He thought for a moment and said, "Isn't Lu Bu the best at killing generals? The same should be true for his subordinates.

If the central army's position is slightly opened, luring its cavalry to attack, and then letting the infantry recover the battle line and trap it, Lu Bu will definitely send a reserve cavalry team to rescue him. If he lets the right-wing cavalry break out and kill his general, the Tang Dynasty will be over.

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Xun You said, "My lord, have you forgotten that Lu Bu has a bravery that no man can match? When we were at Wangyuan, he was able to defeat an army of thousands of Qiang people with only one manpower. You couldn't kill him by sending four or five thousand cavalry."

Gongsun Zan choked and said, "If you can't kill Lu Bu, you can kill his wife and a few counselors. No matter how brave he is, he can't stop the four thousand cavalry! If you can't successfully trap him and kill Zhang Liao's four thousand cavalry, then he will

There are not many mobile troops left, and the outcome will be determined by either a battle today, another battle tomorrow, or he will retreat on his own and give up Jizhou."

"He won't send out all the reserves!"

"Then Gu designed to eliminate Zhang Liao!"

"If a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall, the king should not use himself as bait."

"Gu is just saying that he is going to be a little short, but not completely. Besides, there are still five hundred white horses behind him. If the situation is not right, there is no problem in protecting me and a few people from retreating."
Chapter completed!