There is no way to heaven, and there is no door to the earth.
This eight-character idiom perfectly explains the situation that Wyashadi and Tianzhu Soldiers and Horses are facing now.
Although it was not clear at first what the specific identities of the more than 100,000 cavalrymen coming from the east, west, and north directions were.
But when the flag was raised, the dragon flag fluttering in the wind came into view, and the identities of these three soldiers and horses were revealed to the Tianzhu soldiers and horses.
That was the reinforcements of the dragon soldiers and horses that surrounded him in the middle of the battlefield.
Doesn’t Dalong only have 30,000 soldiers and horses? Where did these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses come from?
This is the only thought that can still flash through Vyas Hardy's mind.
The three lines of dragon cavalry, which were originally several miles away, had already rushed to the outside of the encirclement in an instant. The tacit understanding of fighting together in the past made the three lines of cavalry tacitly move towards the outside of the encirclement where the vanguard soldiers and horses were deployed.
Run around and attack.
Several encirclement circles were formed.
In an instant, long lines of billowing smoke and dust shot straight into the sky, completely surrounding the five large military formations of Tianzhu soldiers and horses.
The Dalong soldiers had already bent their bows and set up arrows, watching the Tianzhu soldiers and horses in the formation waiting for the opportunity to release arrows, giving the Tianzhu soldiers and horses a sense of despair that they could not escape.
Yun Chong smiled lightly as he looked at the group of generals who tightened the reins of their horses, turned over and dismounted, and rushed towards him and others, and he greeted them with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, Ning Chao, Zhang Mo, how did you come so fast? I thought I had to at least drag this Tianzhu army until around dusk before you could rush to help?"
Wan Yan Chi Zha, Ning Chao and the others first glanced at the Tianzhu soldiers and horses surrounded by smoke and dust, and then headed towards Yun Chong, Cheng Kai and the others again.
"Before noon, the commander-in-chief received a message from the scout brothers and learned that Tianzhu had a troop of about 50,000 soldiers and horses that left Bilao City, the royal city of Tianzhu, and then left Zhaluo City, a border pass, heading in the same direction as us.
The scout brothers have not detected their purpose of leaving the city for the time being, but because we have not fought against the soldiers and horses of this Tianzhu country, the commander-in-chief is worried that if you encounter an encounter, you may suffer a loss due to insufficient troops.
So I sent all my cavalry on the right to send a message to Commander-in-Chief Zhang, who was circling the borders of the two countries to take precautions at any time, asking us to hurry up and immediately rush towards the direction of your advance to support you.
It seems that the commander-in-chief is right to worry, and you have indeed encountered something like this.
How is the situation? How much higher or lower is the enemy's combat power than we expected?"
Zhang Mo chuckled and glanced at the dusty battlefield: "Deputy Commander, it goes without saying that the situation on Governor Yun's side is great. Didn't we just see it? Before we arrived, the enemy troops were already surrounded by cavalry.
In the battle formation!
It seems that Governor Yun has done a good job in flying the kite of 50,000 Tianzhu soldiers and horses!"
Yun Chong let out a sigh of relief: "My dear nephew, don't have the thought of underestimating the enemy.
To be honest, the strength of Tianzhu's troops and horses is still good. The infantry battle formations are orderly in attack and defense, and their advance and retreat are well-founded.
Their only weakness was the lack of cavalry assistance.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to fly this kite with 50,000 people.
And this is because of the artillery. If there were no artillery shells to open the gap in their infantry formation, I would never be able to fly this big kite just relying on the 30,000 vanguard cavalry under my command.
The final situation is that they cannot catch up with our cavalry, and our soldiers and horses cannot break through their phalanx defense line.
If you want to defeat the enemy, you can only wait for your main army to arrive.
Or there may be infantry to assist, otherwise, the 30,000 brothers in the vanguard and Tianzhu's troops will be completely in a stalemate, and both will face a dilemma."
Zhang Mo's expression also became solemn, and he looked at Yun Chong thoughtfully: "Uncle Yun, if we can't arrive in time, don't we have no chance of winning with just your 30,000 cavalry in the vanguard?"
Yun Chong shook his head decisively: "That's not the case. It's just that without the cover of the infantry phalanx archers, catapults, shield bearers, and sword and shield soldiers, we only relied on cavalry to attack the enemy's infantry phalanx, even if the enemy army was annihilated.
, our troops and horses will also suffer heavy casualties.
This is exactly what I don't want to see.
We were ordered to march westward to seek revenge and expand our territory, not to lead our brothers to death.
If we can win with military strength, why should we use our brothers' wealth and lives to fight forcibly?"
Cheng Kai hurriedly nodded in agreement: "Deputy Commander, Commander Zhang, and the Governor are right.
If there is a real fierce fight, it will only be a matter of time before the cavalry advantage is used to defeat the enemy's 50,000 troops.
But you only have half a day at best to arrive to support us. There is really no need for us to pile up the lives of our brothers.
Moreover, we still have fifty light artillery pieces on hand, which can fully assist the cavalry brothers in flying the kite completely, so there is no need to force the cavalry to attack the enemy's infantry phalanx.
and"
As Cheng Kai spoke, he showed an enigmatic smile: "You will understand later when you see the enemy's infantry phalanx. The spears in their infantry's hands are roughly estimated to be nearly fifteen, sixty or seven feet long."
length.
It should not be underestimated.”
After Cheng Kai finished speaking, Wanyan Chizha, Zhang Mo, Ning Chao and others also looked curious. The infantry spear of fifteen to sixty seven feet was indeed superior to all the spears, halberds and weapons they had ever seen.
Wanyan Chizha stepped on his feet and looked at the blurry figure isolated within several long lines of smoke and dust, then turned to look at Yun Chong.
"What to do next? Annihilate them in one fell swoop? Or order the soldiers to close their formations and persuade them to surrender?"
When Yun Chong heard this, he held his beard and was silent for a while: "What do you mean, deputy commander?"
"What are the enemy casualties?"
Yun Chong pointed to the battlefield not far away, took out the telescope and handed it to Wanyan Chizha: "A rough estimate, it should be around ten or twenty thousand!
They were all in a hurry because of the artillery bombardment, and then they were covered up by the cavalry on the outside covered with arrows."
Wanyan Chizha took out his own telescope from his waist and showed it to Yun Chong: "I'm still used to using my own."
After finishing speaking, Wanyan Chizha raised the telescope in his hand and looked towards the main battlefield.
The other people also hurriedly took out their telescopes and looked at the scene in the tube. The expressions of the generals gradually became serious.
The bloody corpse was gradually covered with a layer of yellow sand under the trampling of the war horses, and the mutilated corpse was kicked around by the horse's hooves like a ball.
The outside of the battlefield was as terrifying as purgatory on earth.
Wanyan Chizha put down the telescope with a sigh: "Infantry without the assistance of cavalry is just a turtle in the urn under the cavalry, and it will only be a matter of time before it is completely eaten.
The original plan of this Tianzhu army was to shrink the defensive line, wait until our troops were exhausted, and then form a formation to charge.
However, their commander neglected to realize how powerful the cavalry would be once they attacked.
The vanguard has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and only 15,000 soldiers and horses can hold them back, gradually consuming their morale and endurance.
You can take turns to rest and recuperate, but they will always be trapped in the formation, unable to get in.
It seems that even if our three armies don't rush over to support us, it's only a matter of time before you kill them."
Yunchong nodded without arrogance: "That's probably the case, but the enemy has thousands of cavalry to assist on both sides.
Just relying on me and Cheng Kai to defeat the enemy, the casualties of our brothers will increase a lot in vain.
You have looked at the enemy's situation and estimated the general situation. Do you have any good suggestions?
What should we do next? Annihilate them in one fell swoop or retreat into formation and persuade them to surrender?"
Wanyan Chizha squinted his shining eyes and pondered for a moment: "Kill them one more time, completely subdue them, beat them out of fear, and then persuade them to surrender.
In order to prevent them from causing any trouble on the way forward after capturing them.
After all, we are on an expedition and we are not familiar with the place. If we do not completely eliminate their resistance, it will definitely have an adverse impact on us."