After He Zhang led the main force of the infantry to the scene, he found that Qi Bin's new army was not easily defeated by the cavalry battalion as expected. Instead, it was prepared and heavily defended. However, the cavalry battalion took the initiative to leave the battlefield.
Just looking at the scene, it looks like the cavalry battalion was driven away by Qi Bin's new army.
Seeing this scene, He Zhang's old face was full of disbelief.
At the same time, Mao Jiadong also saw the main infantry force of the new warrior army, and soon led the troops to join together!
After Mao Jiadong rode his horse to He Zhang's side, He Zhang quickly asked: "Mao Baihu, what's going on? Why did the cavalry battalion's raid fail? I see that Qi Bin's new army has already deployed military formations for defense. Could it be?
Did they discover the cavalry battalion in advance?"
Mao Jiadong shook his head slowly with a serious face and said: "It's not that the cavalry battalion has exposed its traces, but that Qi Bin's new army is really well-trained. After seeing the cavalry battalion's surprise attack from a distance, they immediately organized a formation for defense.
The speed was so fast that they were able to set up their military formation before the cavalry battalion attacked. It only took half a stick of incense. It was incredible... In addition, their military formation was extremely tight, leaving no gaps, just like a hedgehog.
If Beizi breaks the formation forcibly, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties on both sides, but it is not in line with the original intention, so Beiji leads the troops back..."
Having said this, Mao Jiadong frowned and shook his head gently.
After hearing Mao Jiadong's explanation, He Zhang felt even more incredible.
In just half a stick of incense, an army of three thousand people could form a defensive formation. This efficiency far exceeded He Zhang's imagination.
You know, the new warrior army can be considered an elite division, and they are all composed of experienced veterans. However, if a battalion of 3,000 people is drawn out to form an emergency defense formation, it will take at least half a quarter of an hour, and at such a speed
It is already second to none among the Northwest Frontier Army!
But the efficiency of Qi Bin's new army was more than twice as fast as that of Zhan Bing's new army!
Thinking of this, He Zhang's face became a little gloomy.
The Zhanbing New Army is He Zhang's hard work. The Zhanbing New Army and Qi Bin's New Army are the only two new armies in Shaanxi and Gansu. Both have received Zhao Junchen's attention and support. It is inevitable that there will be some comparisons between them.
In other words, He Zhang was naturally in a bad mood after discovering that Zhan Bing's new army was not as good as Qi Bin's new army in one aspect.
After a moment of silence, He Zhang asked again: "I have long heard that Qi Bin is best at training troops and has inherited Qi Shaobao's methods. Now just looking at the speed of Qi Bin's new army's formation, we know that Qi Bin is indeed well-deserved. No wonder
The Imperial Envoy will value him... However, just because the formation speed is faster, even if the defense is tight, is the cavalry battalion helpless?"
Hearing He Zhang's question, a hint of pride appeared on Mao Jiadong's face, and he snorted: "He's helpless? How is it possible! Qi Bin's new army is all composed of recruits, how can he be the opponent of the cavalry battalion?! This action is just a thought
I want to scare them. I don't want to cause too many casualties to both sides, so I hold my hand everywhere, far from using my full strength! If it is a real battle, even if the opponent has sophisticated firearms and a tight defense, with the impact of the cavalry battalion
The strength can definitely break the formation and defeat the enemy...
Of course, at the beginning, the losses of the cavalry battalion will be more serious, but once the two sides close the distance, how can the new recruits of Qi Bin's new army be the opponents of the cavalry battalion? Don't look at how decent they are when they line up for defense.
When it comes to close combat, those new recruits must be in panic and helpless. In comparison, the soldiers in the cavalry battalion are all veterans who are brave and good at fighting, so they can definitely be easily defeated!"
Mao Jiadong is usually a man of few words, but this time he spoke a lot when he was provoked.
However, Mao Jiadong's statement does make sense. Really strong armies are tempered through bloody battles. Qi Bin's new army is indeed well-trained and is stronger than the new soldiers in this regard, but after all, it has not been tested in war.
Now we just have the foundation of a strong army!
After hearing what Mao Jiadong said, He Zhang nodded, also thinking that Mao Jiadong's statement was reasonable.
Even if we don’t talk about the gap in combat experience between the soldiers of both sides, the size of the two new armies is very different. The strength of the new army of war soldiers is nearly ten times that of Qi Bin’s new army. This alone can make the new army of war soldiers completely defeated by Qi Bin’s new army.
Got it!
What's more, Qi Bin's advantage is only in training troops. When it comes to commanding operations, battlefield decisions, etc., he must be inferior to He Zhang, Mao Jiadong and others. This is also the advantage of the new army of soldiers!
Therefore, although Qi Bin's new army has advantages, it will not be a match for Zhan Bing's new army in any case!
He Zhang is also convinced of this!
Of course, Qi Bin's new army's lack of war experience is only temporary. If Qi Bin's new army gradually gains more war experience and its strength grows larger, the comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the two armies will be another matter.
Thinking of the various advantages of the new war soldiers, He Zhang felt a little more mentally balanced. Seeing a hint of dissatisfaction in Mao Jiadong's expression, he nodded and reassured: "Of course, the new war soldiers are the most elite among the northwest frontier armies.
Our army, the cavalry battalion is the most elite force among the new soldiers, even if Qi Bin's new army is well-trained, it will never be an opponent!"
Hearing He Zhang's comfort, Mao Jiadong said nothing more.
After appeasing Mao Jiadong, He Zhang frowned again and said: "However, the Imperial Envoy attaches great importance to this new army. Our mission this time is to subdue this person for the Imperial Envoy. I originally planned to use the cavalry battalion.
The surprise attack gave Qi Bin's new army an opportunity to completely subdue him, but Qi Bin's new army was surprisingly well-trained. In order to avoid casualties on both sides, the cavalry battalion did not use its full strength, but the plan failed... Now it's time again
What’s the best way to handle it?”
Upon hearing He Zhang's inquiry, Mao Jiadong and Liu Manniu both frowned and remained silent.
If the mission of the new warrior army is to completely defeat Qi Bin's new army, they have countless ways, but if they want to subdue Qi Bin's new army while avoiding casualties, and Qi Bin's new army is obviously not a weakling, the initial raid did not achieve success, so things are
It's a bit tricky.
At this moment, Qi Bin's new army suddenly made some movement and slowly moved in the direction of Zhan Bing's new army.
Seeing that the three thousand soldiers of Qi Bin's new army were still able to maintain a stable formation when they were in action, He Zhang, Mao Jiadong, Liu Manniu and others were shocked again and found that they still underestimated the well-trained skills of Qi Bin's new army!
Because they were the emperor's guards, the elite imperial guards under Guan Wuyuan were occasionally inspected by the emperor, so they were also good at forming formations. In terms of the orderliness of the formations, they were also second to none, but they could only form an array in a static state.
Once they are moved in formation, the queue will quickly become chaotic.
Maintaining the formation status during the march was something that only the Qi family army could do back then, but I didn't expect that it would happen again with Qi Bin's new army!
After seeing this scene, He Zhang snorted again.
Before long, the two armies were gradually approaching.
Then, I saw a handsome young officer leading several knights to ride out into battle, came to the middle of the two armies, and shouted loudly: "You are the new soldiers of Huamachi Camp? Which general is leading the army?"
?I am Qi Bin, the garrison officer of Yulin. Can you show up to talk to me?"
He Zhang was slightly startled when he heard Qi Bin's loud shout.
"This person is Qi Bin? I have never met him by chance before. I didn't expect that he is younger than I thought, but he is very promising!" After He Zhang pondered for a while, he turned around and ordered: "Manniu, you are in charge of the army, Mao
Baihu will follow me to meet him and see what he has to say!"
After saying that, He Zhang also rode out of the formation to greet Qi Bin.
After Mao Jiadong took a deep look at Qi Bin, he also rode behind He Zhang.
Then, the two generals Zhao Junchen valued most among the Northwest Frontier Army finally met!