Chapter 222 On Infantry Combat! Ten wolves combined, they are no match!
"Teacher, with Cheng Pu's current formation, is there really a way to break it?"
Although he had expert assistants from the Military Advisor Alliance, Liu Bian did not choose to win by lying down.
He is like a huge sponge, constantly absorbing nutrients from experts and growing continuously.
Every time he encountered a difficult problem, Liu Bian listened to the experts' opinions while also analyzing the battle situation as much as possible, trying to understand and keep up with the experts' ideas in a true sense.
After all, he couldn't guarantee that one day in the future, the live broadcast room would not disappear out of thin air, just like it appeared out of thin air in the first place without any warning.
But this time...
Liu Bian thought for a long time, but he never thought of a way to defeat the enemy.
He finally admitted his shortcomings.
"Of course."
Experts from the Military Advisor Alliance said: "Battles in a narrow operating area like this are called refueling tactics in a popular sense, which generally refers to the method of using small groups of troops to conduct tentative attacks one after another."
"Strictly speaking, this is not a war term. Refueling tactics are not always used for probing attacks. Sometimes they are used as a last resort due to terrain, climate, equipment, etc."
"The current situation faced by Lu Bu and Li Jue is precisely because of the restrictions of terrain conditions, they are forced to use the refueling tactic. If this tactic is to be successful, a very important condition is to continue to attack hard."
Liu Bian secretly admired him.
The expert is indeed an expert. He has hit the nail on the head and seen the inner nature of war.
After all, this method of warfare has existed too many times in history, and military experts have already summarized its internal rules, so that they can better prescribe the right medicine.
As for now...
The battle with Li Jue and Guo Si was a completely new situation for Liu Bian, but for experts, it was just a replica or even a reenactment of historical events.
"but......"
The expert from the Military Alliance continued: "Li Jue and Lu Bu made a fatal mistake, which was to disperse their limited forces on four bridges, but it was difficult to continuously replenish troops on each path."
"This not only disperses the troops, but also disperses the limited supplies. It is far better to concentrate all the strength on one point, which has a better chance of winning."
Liu Bian frowned: "Concentrate on one point to explode? Meaning... choose a bridge and continue to attack?"
The Military Advisor Alliance affirmed: "That's right! But it seems a bit difficult for Wolf Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry. After all, they belong to two different armies, and there are internal rifts, making it difficult to truly unite."
"That makes sense."
Liu Bian nodded slowly and breathed a sigh of relief: "Doesn't that mean we will win?"
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "For experts, there is no guarantee of victory, but the victory rate is relatively high. The two armies have already had preliminary cooperation, and the probability of further unity is relatively high, reaching 68.4%."
"Once the opponent unites and concentrates their strength to explode at one point, the suppressing effect of Shesheng Battalion's arrows will inevitably be greatly reduced, and the opponent's winning rate will soar to 78.8%."
"certainly!"
The Military Advisor Alliance was afraid that Liu Bian would misunderstand, and quickly explained: "This 78.8% winning rate is due to Cheng Pu not taking targeted preventive measures in advance. Once he has a way to deal with it, the winning rate will drop."
Liu Bian nodded with interest: "I see, I have learned a lesson."
Military Advisor Alliance: "Don't worry, Mr. Bian, if Li Jue and Lu Bu can really unite, the experts will naturally have strategies to meet the enemy. With their current strength, even if they all fight, they may not be able to penetrate the depth of Cheng Pu's formation."
"After all, in terms of infantry strength, whether it is Xiliang Xiaoqi or Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they are no match for Mr. Bian. Apart from their recklessness, they are far behind in terms of soft power such as strategy and tactics."
Liu Bian was completely relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I feel relieved when I hear what the experts say."
At this moment, Zhu Tong beside him raised his hand and pointed to the other side: "Your Highness, look, Xiliang Xiaoqi is dispatching troops. They have withdrawn from the other two bridges. Are they going to withdraw?"
"withdraw troops?"
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked around carefully.
But see...
The Xiliang Xiaoqi withdrew from the bridge and did not really leave. Instead, they adjusted their formation and gathered near the middle bridge, forming two columns with the Wolf Cavalry. They were plotting something unknown.
"this......"
Zhu Tong couldn't help but wonder: "Wolf Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry have not retreated, what are they going to do?"
In an instant, a surprising thought flashed through Liu Bian's mind: "No, they really want to unite and adopt some explosive tactics, right?"
"It's possible!"
The voice of the Alliance of Military Advisors rang out: "Lü Bu definitely doesn't have this kind of wisdom. I'm afraid it was Li Jue who came up with the strategy. This man is indeed quite capable. He is indeed Dong Zhuo's most capable general."
"Master Ben."
The Military Advisor Alliance reminded: "Hurry up and send someone to inform Cheng Pu of your opponent's strategic intentions. With Ximen's current strength, it shouldn't be a problem to block this wave of attacks."
"good."
Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and hurriedly ordered Zhu Tong: "Zhu Tong."
Zhu Tong cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "The end will be here."
"Inform Cheng Pu quickly. Lu Bu may concentrate his troops on a bridge, build a safe passage with door panels and shields, and then break out at once to launch a strong attack."
"promise."
Zhu Tong responded.
drive!
Immediately he galloped on his horse and headed straight to the front line.
At this moment, Cheng Pu was frowning, staring at the movements of the soldiers and horses on the other side, thinking about the deeper meaning of the opponent's move in his mind.
Just at this moment, a voice sounded from behind: "Where is General Cheng Pu?"
Cheng Pu quickly turned around and held his hands in his hands: "The general will be here."
Zhu Tong flew off his horse and said: "General, Your Highness asked the last general to come here to remind you that Lu Bu may concentrate his troops on a bridge, build a safe passage with door panels and shields, and break out at once to launch a strong attack on our army."
"Use the door panel as a shield..."
hiss-!
Cheng Pu's eyes suddenly lit up and he suddenly realized: "Yes, it must be like this!"
His gaze passed over Zhu Tong and landed on Liu Bian, who was watching the battle from a distance. He couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that His Highness, at such a young age, could have such insight into the evolution of the battle situation!"
"admire!"
Cheng Pu couldn't help but nod, saying from the bottom of his heart: "I, Cheng Pu, admire you!"
Zhu Tong smiled faintly and looked back at His Highness: "When His Highness was in Luoyang, it was really dangerous. Dong Zhuo couldn't trap His Highness at that time, let alone now."
"Okay."
Zhu Tong took a deep breath and told Cheng Pu: "General Cheng, please use your troops properly. Your Highness has high hopes for you. I hope you will not disappoint His Highness."
Cheng Pu raised his hand and said, "Thank you, General, for reminding me."
Zhu Tong nodded: "In this case, I will not disturb the general's command of the battle."
Say it.
Zhu Tong turned around and left, jumped on his horse, and ran straight to Liu Bian's side.
Cheng Pu turned back and stared at the movement on the other side.
As expected.
The Xiliang thieves are lining up and will definitely launch a strong attack next.
Cheng Pu no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "Quickly send an order to Huang Gai and Zu Mao to bring troops to support us. The other three routes only need to send a small number of troops to be on guard."
The messenger handed over his hand: "No."
Immediately.
The horse flew out and the order was given:
"Huang Gai, General Zu Mao listened to the order and led troops to rush for reinforcements, leaving only a small number of troops on guard."
"Huang Gai, General Zu Mao listens to the order..."
"..."
At that moment, Huang Gai and Zu Mao immediately led troops to rush for reinforcements without any hesitation.
Cheng Pu deeply understood that a tough battle would inevitably follow.
"Publicly speaking, you are responsible for strengthening the left wing."
"Wen Sheng, you are responsible for strengthening the right wing."
"Leave the enemy troops in front of me, so you can rest assured."
"Each army will mobilize some more soldiers and horses to continue digging the horse trap formation."
"..."
Looking at Cheng Pu's army who was also lining up.
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "Cheng Pu is indeed a talented general. His response is not only quick, but also very methodical. He is basically consistent with the judgment of experts."
Liu Bian nodded with interest and said tentatively: "Cheng Pu has strengthened the power of the left and right wings, and he is defending the enemy head-on, which is equivalent to thickening his strategic depth."
"That's right."
The Alliance of Military Advisors was positive about Liu Bian's judgment: "Master Bian has made progress again, and he suddenly understood Cheng Pu's strategic intentions. Although this method is stupid, it is an effective strategy."
"The biggest problem at present is that although the horse trap formation has been strengthened, it is only eight feet wide, which means that our army has a relatively small maneuverable space and there is not much room for retreat."
"Huh?"
As the Alliance of Military Advisors was talking, they saw in the video that a team was carrying tools to dig into the Horse Trap Formation: "Cheng Pu was really smart. He continued to dig into the Horse Trap Formation to increase his maneuverability. He is worthy of being a famous general in history.
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"Don't worry, Mr. Ben."
The Alliance of Military Advisors was completely relieved: "Although this battle is a fierce battle, our army's victory rate is still very high, unless the infantry of Xiliang Xiaoqi is more powerful than our infantry, and the advancement speed is much faster than the digging speed of the horse trap."
"But judging from the current equipment and combat experience of both sides, whether they are wolf cavalry or brave cavalry, they are far inferior to our army in terms of infantry experience."
Liu Bian nodded in agreement.
Li Jue and Guo Si's cavalry are indeed powerful, but in terms of infantry combat, their own army is definitely eight blocks ahead of theirs, not to mention that the commander is a famous historical general like Cheng Pu.
Stable!
This situation is stable!
Liu Bian took the reassurance and could watch the show with peace of mind.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Woohoo~~~
Not long after.
A dull horn sounded.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
On the bridge, a group of soldiers and horses roared and slowly came over.
The soldiers in front carried door panels and shields, forming a closed space more than ten feet long.
Cheng Pu stared forward, assessing the distance between the two sides, especially whether the soldiers behind the closed space were within the range of the missing arrows, and was ready to give orders at any time.
Closer!
A little closer!
Closer!
...
Just when the enemy troops were about to slowly advance to the bridgehead, Cheng Pu gave the order: "Fire the arrows."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A dense rain of arrows suddenly hit the bridge.
Although the density of arrows lost in the Shesheng Camp was very high and almost no arrows fell into the water, the lethality of the arrows was greatly reduced due to the blocking effect of the door panels and shields.
Only a small part of the arrows missed, crossing the closed space of the door panel and shield, and successfully landed among the soldiers and horses behind them. However, after the enemy soldiers blocked them with their swords, only one or two scattered soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by the arrows.
"Damn it!"
Cheng Pu cursed secretly.
The Shesheng Battalion was targeted by the enemy, causing him to lose a lot of support.
However, Cheng Pu was not prepared to withdraw the Shesheng Battalion. After all, as the battle line progressed, more and more enemy soldiers would be exposed within the range of the Shesheng Battalion. They would only temporarily lose their combat effectiveness, and Not permanent.
at this point.
Cheng Pu knew very well.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
A low roar sounded in my ears.
The iron pear formation in front was quickly passed over without causing any casualties.
As the shield formations of both sides approached, the enemy soldiers' spears continued to stab back and forth at Cheng Pu's formation, making a loud crashing sound.
The chaotic attack method made Cheng Pu couldn't help but smile.
If he was not sure of winning before, at least now, his confidence has doubled.
"Follow my orders."
Cheng Pu's eyes were bright and he slowly raised his hand: "Prepare the spear."
In an instant, war spears were placed on shields, arranged neatly, and ready for battle.
Cheng Pu kept a close eye on the opponent's attacking rhythm and refused to let go of any detail.
Although they are all tactics of shield formation defense and spear counterattack, under the command of different people, the war effects are completely different!
At this moment, Cheng Pu seized the weak point of the opponent's offense and issued an order:
"The spearmen in the front and rear rows, give me a gap of five breaths!"
"prick!"
The first row of war spears thrust towards the military formation of Xiliang Xiaoqi.
Pass!
There was a loud noise.
The shield formation of the Xiliang Xiaoqi formed a formation.
Originally, the door panel shield array was difficult to operate due to its huge size and being only fixed with hemp ropes. Now it was subjected to such a uniform and concentrated attack. Many door panels were crooked, and some door panels were directly pushed down, revealing what was under their cover. Spearman.
call!
but......
The soldiers didn't have time to react.
The five-breath interval had passed, and the second row of spears thrust out towards the shield array.
The shield array, which was already a little skewed and unstable, once again withstood a huge attack. The shield-holding soldiers were unsteady and fell to the ground one after another, exposing more spearmen.
Some of the spears even rushed into the gaps in the defense, directly into the shield array, and threw themselves directly at the door without any fancy. With a pop, bright red juice splashed, and he was killed on the spot.
In the formation, Hou Cheng was stunned for a moment and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry up, spearman, keep attacking!"
Hula~~
The Wolf Cavalry soldiers behind him rushed forward violently, holding up the door panels and shields, and continued to maintain the shield formation.
I have to admit that the Wolf Cavalry soldiers are very fast.
But in Cheng Pu's eyes.
These guys don't know how to fight on foot at all, so such a violent attack will have no effect at all.
He took his time and kept his eyes on the shield array in front, once again finding the weakness of the opponent's attack, and gave a sonorous order:
"prick!"
The uniform spearheads rushed forward.
The huge force directly shook the shield formation away, exposing its weak defensive capabilities.
The second wave of war spears rushed into the shield array before it could be restored, killing enemy soldiers one after another.