Su Yan nodded, then picked up a branch from the ground and drew it on the ground. While drawing, he explained the assigned tasks to them.
Fortunately, those five men had all led troops and had experience, so it didn't cost Su Yan anything. After a little explanation, they understood his intention.
After saying that, Su Yan asked them to go back and tidy up what he had brought according to the previous arrangement, because their current lineup was too scattered.
After two hours, the lineup was already quite large-scale, not as chaotic as before, and had a touch of the style of a regular army, which made Su Yan quite satisfied.
At this time, a horse suddenly rushed towards Su Yan, bringing with him a puff of smoke. It was the scout who had been sent.
The man turned over and dismounted and said: "General Qi, the other party's formation is marching towards us. It is visually estimated that there are about seven or eight thousand people. The cavalry is in front and the infantry is in the back. They are equipped with axe-hands, sword-hands and mounted archers.
No heavy armored cavalry.”
"I understand, go ahead." Su Yan nodded and waved.
Su Yan raised his head and looked at the sky. It was almost noon, then he glanced around and said loudly: "Stand in place for ten minutes, pack up your weapons and armor, and set off on time in ten minutes."
"No!" the soldiers responded in unison, and then the camp became as busy as a hive, wiping their swords and guns, walking around each other, and standing in line.
"Let's go!" Following Su Yan's order, the military formation began to set off. In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the location of the battle. After Su Yan's adjustments, the military formation was relatively neat, and the soldiers stood in a square.
There are many swords and guns standing in the formation, and the battle flags are fluttering in the wind.
Su Yan stood on the chariot in the middle, squinting at the situation in front with a solemn expression. Next to him stood a soldier, holding a small flag in each hand as the flag bearer.
Suddenly, a burst of smoke and dust rose into the sky in front of Su Yan's army formation, the sound of horse hooves rumbled and deafened, and flags were fluttering, indicating that Horqin's army had arrived.
The opponent's troops were nearly twice as strong as Su Yan's, so the formation was relatively large. The sky was filled with smoke and dust. Coupled with the wild nature of the Horqin people, and the constant shouting and shouting, the soldiers on Su Yan's side felt a little timid.
"Don't panic, wait for orders, it's just a bluff." Su Yan said loudly. Seeing the commander's behavior, the soldiers below also straightened their bodies again, with bright eyes.
The opponent's military formation gradually came to a halt. About a mile away from Su Yan, the opponent's general stood at the front. He had a fierce appearance and a majestic figure. He was obviously Horqin's former general.
"Son, surrender quickly, before I lose my life in the end." The general shouted loudly when he saw Su Yan standing on the chariot, causing a burst of laughter from the opposing army.
Su Yan smiled, not angry, and stood quietly with his hands folded.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, a blazing golden light suddenly lit up in the sky, piercing the eyes, and then dissipated into the sky.
"Kill!" Seeing the golden light, the opponent's general took the lead in shouting angrily. Thousands of troops and horses immediately started moving, and the sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, shaking the earth and the earth.
Horqin's cavalry was extremely fast, leaving the infantry behind like a black whirlwind and striking like lightning.
"Change the formation!" Su Yan suddenly said when Horqin's cavalry was about to arrive.
The flag bearer standing next to him heard Su Yan's words and immediately started to move, waving the flag in his hands.
Following the movements of the flag bearer, Su Yan's military formation suddenly changed, quickly splitting on both sides, and gradually opened a gap. The cavalry was arranged on both wings, like a big "V", pressing towards Horqin's military formation.
"Take it!" Su Yan said again.
The formation changed again, and the two open wings suddenly moved closer to the center, forming a roundabout encirclement of Horqin.
Upon seeing this, the Horqin cavalry used their swords to attack both sides with force, trying to break through the two wings of the military formation, but the movement of the two wings suddenly stopped.
"Ha!" The shield soldiers in the front row quickly raised their shields and faced the sudden cavalry. The spearmen behind the shield soldiers also sent out their spears at the same time, placed them on the shields, and stabbed Horqin.
of war horses.
As the flag waved in the hands of the flag bearer, the crossbowman standing behind the pikemen suddenly took a step forward, drew the bow like a full moon, and the arrow flew past like lightning, shooting Horqin's cavalry so hard that they were knocked off their feet.
In less than ten breaths, the crossbowmen had taken turns and fired for three consecutive rounds. The Horqin cavalry was already densely packed, and after such indiscriminate shooting, the damage had exceeded one-third.
Although the cavalry was severely damaged, the remaining troops had already rushed to the two flanks.
"Open!" Su Yan watched the situation carefully and shouted.
Following Su Yan's order, the originally closed two-wing military formation suddenly opened a gap, allowing the opponent's cavalry to rush in, and then closed again. Regular infantry and spearmen swarmed forward, trapping the cavalry in a small space.
Horqin's cavalry was trapped in it, and its original advantage of mobility was lost. Moreover, its number was smaller than that of the surrounding infantry, so it became a turtle in a urn, allowing others to slaughter it.
After a while, many cavalrymen were killed or fell off their horses, and the screams continued, which made people feel chilly.
By this time, Horqin's cavalry formation had been dispersed, and Su Yanfang's cavalry outside suddenly attacked, piercing straight into it like a sharp sword.
Horqin's cavalry had no fighting spirit to begin with, but when Su Yanfang's cavalry attacked, they had no power to resist and fled in confusion, and were soon dead and wounded.
Although the cavalry was dispersed, the infantry was still there. Although Horqin's infantry phalanx was left behind by the cavalry, it had already rushed forward. Although he had been trying to rescue the cavalry trapped inside, the battle was too fast, and furthermore, it was affected by the surrounding forces.
The soldiers blocked it and were blocked by Su Yan's military formation.
"Change the formation!" Su Yan said again.
The flag bearer waved his hands rapidly, and the military formation also changed accordingly, forming an inverted "V" shape during the movement. Contrary to before, the cavalry was at both ends of the tip, and the infantry was on both sides, piercing it like an awl.
into the opponent's infantry square.
The cavalry charged at the front, breaking through the infantry phalanx like sharp knives. They continued to attack all the way, and their momentum was like a rainbow, cutting the phalanx into two sections.
The infantry of Su Yan's army formation did not stop moving. The crossbowmen continued to shoot alternately, and the shield soldiers and long bridgemen were guarding the left and right, protecting the safety of the crossbow formation. They could attack and defend freely, with perfect coordination.
Horqin's phalanx had lost its cavalry, so it could not stop Su Yan's cavalry from charging. The cavalry was like the god of death harvesting life. A wave of blood rose into the sky where the sword fell, and the head kept rolling down.
When Su Yan saw this, a smile appeared on his tense face. This battle was already settled, he had won, and the opponent would not have another chance to come back.