It's chaos, it's chaos, the entire Xiaoliao River Plain has turned into a mess.
Everywhere you hit yours, I hit mine, the teeth of each other were intertwined, you and I were in a mess.
Not to mention the Liaodong Army, each battalion continued to send letters for help to the Chinese army's tent in the eastern hills, but without exception, nothing happened.
The same is true for the Taishan Army. All armies are organized into units and attack everywhere. There is only one military order given to them when they are in camp, to annihilate and defeat all enemy forces they encounter.
The Taishan Army was inherently more subjective than the Han Army, and its military commanders were either battle-hardened or academy generals who had received systematic military training.
When these people are fully authorized, they all show their own unique military style. At this time, the Taishan Army is like an amoeba without a center, and each general can make decisions independently.
This is a dimensionality reduction attack by decentralization on centralized organizations.
But benefits and risks always coexist. After Zhang Chong released most of the horizontal generals and central guards, only about 200 central guards are still with him.
And no one expected that Zhang Chong and the others would really encounter an infiltrated Liaodong Cavalry unit, and an unexpected crisis was coming.
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At this time, in the lower reaches of Xiaoliao River, various conch trumpets and flags were constantly waving.
As the marshal of the Central Guards, Yu Jin personally stood on the drum cart and constantly arranged the remaining 200 armored soldiers to form a circular formation.
Yu Jin, who had always been calm and composed, was now sweating. He couldn't help but said to Zhang Chong who was sitting on the drum cart:
"Your Majesty, the situation is too critical. It is better for the cavalry in front to turn back."
At this time, Zhang Chong was still laughing, pointing at Yu Jin indifferently:
"Ah Jin, with you dispatching troops and horses, what's the danger for me? Don't worry, this time they didn't surround us, but we surrounded them."
After saying that, Zhang Chong continued to look at the enemy cavalry on the opposite side with interest, where a flag with the word "Xu" hanging high was flying brightly above the cavalry.
But Yu Jin couldn't laugh, because there were about five hundred fine knights outside their square formation, looking at him eagerly.
Although there are not many enemy cavalry, they have an overwhelming advantage in front of them.
Moreover, Yu Jin also saw that the enemy cavalry commanders on the opposite side were also very experienced. They did not rush to attack, but put pressure on them and continued to consume their physical strength.
Of course, Yu Jin also guessed that the reason why the enemy generals did not attack immediately was because they may not know that this is where Zhang Chong's Wang Gu was, otherwise they would not have reacted at all.
Time passed little by little, and the sun was still shining high. The enemy's actions confirmed Yu Jin's guess.
The enemy, who clearly had the advantage in strength, continued to call for nearby friendly forces, obviously not losing his confidence in one go.
At this time, Yu Jin understood that the window period for his side was now. No matter how much friendly troops the enemy called for, they would have no chance of survival.
So he first asked for life from Zhang Chong who was sitting high in Yan Ran:
"Your Majesty, then I will be in charge of the war!"
Zhang Chong waved his hand with great trust:
"You have to do everything yourself and do it."
Then Yu Jin started to yell:
"drum!"
After the ban was issued, the warriors on the drum cart suddenly beat the war drums.
As the rumbling war drums sounded, the two hundred central defense troops formed in a circular formation began to flexibly transform into a horizontal formation under Cai Que's control.
Under the rhythmic drumbeats, these loyal and brave infantrymen of the Central Guard carried their rifles and marched like a forest wall, approaching the opposite Liaodong Army cavalry like waves.
The cavalry of the Liaodong Army on the opposite side was also a bit confused. Apparently they did not expect that the armored soldiers on the opposite side would take the initiative to attack, breaking the tradition of resisting cavalry with infantry.
At this time, Xu Rong was sitting on his horse under the banner with the character "Xu", looking at the Taishan Army infantry approaching from the opposite side, hesitantly.
He was wondering who the big shot was on the opposite side.
From his position, there was a complete guard of flags, drums, and honors on the opposite side. It was obvious that he was at least a general or above. And looking at the armored troops, he must be at least a captain.
So Xu Rong was pretty sure he caught a big fish.
But Xu Rong also has his own pain, that is, even though he has 500 cavalry under his command, he still does not have the ability to enter the battle.
In Liaodong, the cavalry army can be roughly divided into scattered soldiers and trapped soldiers. The battlefield tasks they shoulder are also different.
Dispersed soldiers are generally light cavalry, and their focus is to penetrate and penetrate the supply lines behind the enemy's rear, and conduct nearby raids on these important transportation routes.
What he's good at is hitting the target with one hit, and turning around like the wind if he doesn't hit.
But the enemy cavalry is different. They usually do not leave the main force to act alone, and are usually placed next to the general's tent. They wear iron armor, use horses, and ride two people, and some even bring their own disciples.
Follow the army.
Their role is to be the final word on the battlefield.
For example, at this time, the soldiers on the opposite side are wearing heavy armor and forming a strong formation, and time is tight, so it is impossible to really waste it all the time.
At this time, a heavy cavalry is needed to directly charge into the enemy's formation with an unrivaled offensive. Although the losses will be considerable, important strategic results can be achieved.
But unfortunately, the cavalry army led by Xu Rong was just a scattered light cavalry, which could only harass but not trap the enemy.
That's why he kept sending signals to nearby friendly troops, especially the heavy cavalry of the Gongsun family, asking them to collect the military merit.
In fact, Xu Rong's current position in the Liaodong Army is also very embarrassing.
As a Liaodong general who participated in the Zhongren Pavilion together with Xiangping Li Min and Gongsun Du, Xu Rong lost most of his troops in the Zhongren Pavilion, which caused Xu Rong's voice in the army to plummet.
Later, although he vaguely defected to Gongsundu, compared to the decisiveness of other remnants of the Zhenbei Army, he was a little cautious.
This was originally a kind of pride in Xu Rong's heart. He felt that he was more or less an important general in the army and was on an equal footing with Gongsun Du.
But this shyness and self-respect became a bit out of place after arriving in Liaodong.
So Xu Rong is just a small cavalry general now. Even if he has extraordinary abilities, who cares?
After thinking for a while, Xu Rong held the horse's belly between his legs, and then advanced to the front of the cavalry, looking at the approaching Taishan Army infantry.
Suddenly, he suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted to the knight behind him:
"Draw the sword!"
So, the five hundred light cavalry all pulled out their swords, held them upside down, and prepared to charge.
The enemy infantry is still moving, and is still about 500 steps away from our own.
Breathing is rapid.
The enemy began to move slowly to a distance of 400 steps.
Xu Rong began to hold the horse's belly, and the cavalry behind him started to move. Gradually, the horse speed became faster and faster, and the distance of four hundred steps was reached in an instant.
At this time, Yu Jin, who had been observing the movements of the cavalry on the opposite side, was overjoyed and suddenly ordered:
"Bed Crossbow Launch!"
So behind where Xu Rong couldn't see at all, Crossbow Sima Qianzhao led forty people, controlled the crossbow and fired cold arrows.
The target is facing the approaching Xu Rong Qingqi.
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More than ten miles downstream from where Zhang Chong was, Li Hu, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and two captains of the Central Guards, Chen Huan and Zhao Jian, were fighting a joint battle in this wilderness.
This was the first large-scale battle fought by the Taishan Army after crossing the Xiaoliao River.
On the Taishan Army's side, Li Hu and others assembled a huge force of two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry. Opposite them, the Liaodong Army organized an even larger force.
Fully two thousand Liaodong frontier soldiers and more than five thousand remnants of the Zhenbei Army gathered here.
Obviously, after half a day of fighting, these elite warriors of the Liaodong Army were not idlers, and they quickly found a way to deal with it.
That is to cooperate with each other and fight together.
And when the elite former troops of the Liaodong Army began to move closer to each other, the Taishan Army had no choice but to unite with each other and gather forces in order to achieve results.
Therefore, by this time, the military forces assembled by the two parties will inevitably fight here.
They are now in the middle section of the Xiaoliao River, which is also the broadest plain between Xuantu and Xiangping, which is suitable for cavalry to gallop.
In this battle, Zhao Yun took the lead and led five hundred Heji knights to launch a tentative attack on the Liaodong Army's border troops.
Although these three thousand Liaodong Army frontier troops are called frontier troops, they are actually newly trained.
Because Lu Zhi had almost depleted all the soldiers on the border wall in order to move south. These 3,000 soldiers were newly trained by Gongsundu after Gongsun Du took control of Liaodong and used the money and food from the county according to the tactics of the border army.
However, although these people have not been trained for a long time, their combat power cannot be underestimated.
These three thousand people were deployed in front of the Liaodong Army, with chariots and spears lined up outside. They even dug trenches and set up chariot camps directly on the battlefield.
Zhao Yun had suffered losses from this kind of car camp when he attacked Liu Yi's vanguard army on the north bank of Xiaoliao River. So he adjusted his tactics and began to repeatedly harass the car camp with bows and arrows along the periphery of the car camp.
Of course, this level of arrow rain could not sway the Liaodong frontier army. In addition, this army formed a battalion of new elites and had no psychological burden on the Taishan army, so they fought very stubbornly.
They used bows and crossbows at a distance, and racquet sticks and ring-headed knives at close range. Their armor coverage was high, and the commanders of each camp were brave and fearless of death.
Therefore, even if Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Li Hu, and Xi Shen each led their cavalry to attack and harass repeatedly, they all achieved certain results, but until the sun was setting in the west, the outcome was still undecided.
At this time, Li Hu was already very anxious. Just when he was about to personally lead the team to kill another round, an unexpected change suddenly happened.
The 5,000 Zhenbei Army, which was originally arrayed behind the frontier army, now advanced and protruded to a deeper position than the frontier army.
It turned out that when the other generation saw the frontier army fighting so beautifully, they mustered up their courage and began to take the initiative to engage in battle with the Taishan Army's infantry.
And sure enough, the enemy army collapsed immediately. The remnants of the Zhenbei Army were greatly encouraged, and then fell into the pocket formation of the Taishan Army, which directly affected the outcome of this battle.