His family's power was not very strong, and he was able to gain a foothold in the court only by clinging to the Minister of War, so he had to work harder than other dandy generals.
If he wins this battle, his family can reach a higher level.
Cheng Peng was an ambitious man. He stared at the party cavalry getting closer and closer. He had no fear, only excitement.
Without the buffer of the horse pit, the party's cavalry did not slow down, sweeping in like dark clouds driven by the strong wind.
"Defensive formation, prepare!"
Following the roar of the messengers, several phalanxes immediately put the ends of bamboos on the ground, with the tips facing the front, in preparation for the impact of the cavalry.
But who knew that the party's cavalry suddenly dispersed and formed teams of a hundred people, avoiding the front of the square formation and galloping past from both sides.
"No, they are going to attack the flanks of the phalanx!"
Cheng Peng immediately discovered the problem and roared: "Quick, pass the order, change the formation, and guard the four sides!"
He was also considered a veteran on the battlefield. After obtaining the phalanx, he studied it for several nights and knew that the flanks and back of the phalanx were fatal areas.
Therefore, he not only learned the offensive and defensive formations displayed by the Tielin Army, but also creatively developed another new formation to deal with the defensive problems on open ground.
As the order was conveyed, the two phalanxes of the Yong'an Army immediately merged back to back into one phalanx. Although they could not move, they could well avoid being attacked in the back.
In fact, to guard the four-sided formation, there is also a formation on the left and right sides to defend against possible dangers encountered by the left and right wings.
However, the cavalry was too fast, and the square formations on the left and right sides had been separated, making it impossible to get closer.
Cheng Peng's Yong'an Army was like this, but Ding Yunfei's Ansu Army was even worse.
The Yong'an army had already assembled six phalanxes, while the Ansu army had only assembled two.
However, these phalanxes were all composed of veterans, and their reaction speed was quite fast. When they saw the party members passing around from both sides, the commanders of two of the phalanxes did not wait for Ding Yunfei's order, and immediately imitated the Yong'an Army.
There was a back-to-back hug.
The last one is far away from these two, so we simply move closer to the left wing of the Yong'an Army Formation, forming a pin-shaped formation.
As for those soldiers who had not yet had time to form a formation, they suffered misfortune. The party cavalry roared past and rushed into the crowd.
The war horses galloped, and the collision force was no weaker than that of a car.
It was like a group of huskies broke into a flock of chickens. The party cavalry didn't even need to swing their swords to kill them. Just a collective charge, and the Ansu and Yongan soldiers who had not yet formed a formation were hit to death by the horses and trampled to death hundreds of people.
It was not easy for a large group of cavalry to turn around. When the cavalry team smashed through the Ansu and Yongan coalition forces, they did not stop immediately. Instead, they continued to run forward, preparing to make a detour in the distance and fight back again.
This also gave the coalition forces time to regroup.
However, the coalition formation has been broken up. The Yong'an Army is sandwiched between the Ansu Army, and the Ansu Army is also sandwiched between the Yong'an Army.
Their training is different from each other, so there is no possibility of ending the formation.
"What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and point the bamboo towards the back!"
Cheng Peng yelled anxiously.
Unfortunately, the battlefield was filled with the sound of horse hooves, miserable howls, and too many noises. The messengers were also scattered, and no one could hear his orders.
When Cheng Peng saw this, he had no time to care about these skirmishers. He pulled the frightened Ding Yunfei onto his horse and galloped towards the assembled phalanx.
At this time, the party cavalry had completed its U-turn and charged again.
Although they could not hear Cheng Peng's order, some veterans had already reacted. Driven by their survival instinct, some veterans who were close to the cart picked up the bamboo, or three, five, or a dozen people, formed a small square array, and
The end of the bamboo was placed on the ground, facing the party cavalry.
But after all, there were only a few soldiers approaching the cart, and there were more soldiers whose brains had turned into a ball of mush at this time, scurrying around like headless flies.
Groups of cavalry did not dare to turn at will, otherwise they would easily cause collisions, and if not, a large-scale stampede would occur.
Therefore, the cavalry facing the bamboo could only hit the bamboo head on.
As you can imagine, the lucky ones knocked the bamboo crooked and escaped with their lives, but the unlucky ones were shocked to the core.
The cavalry team roared past and took away hundreds of Dakang soldiers.
But after passing through the scattered crowd, they were dumbfounded.
Cheng Peng took advantage of his previous efforts to rush to the rear and quickly adjusted the eight square formations into two larger square formations, all guarding the four-square formation.
The two formations were spread out and were more than three hundred meters long. The densely packed bamboo poles faced the front, blocking most of the way for the party's cavalry.
At this time, the party's cavalry was too fast and the distance between the two sides was too close. Many cavalry had no time to turn and bumped into each other.
This time, the party's cavalry suffered more than two hundred casualties.
Including those who were stabbed to death by scattered small phalanxes, there were more than 300 people.
This was something Zhuo Ban didn't expect at all.
Moreover, Dakang's generals reacted very quickly and found ways to make up for their weaknesses so quickly.
The advice given by Mr. Staff is useless.
However, Zhuo Ban was not discouraged and turned to the deputy general and said:
"The two phalanxes have been formed. Don't worry about them for now. Ashuo, let's divide our troops into two groups, bypass the phalanxes, and clean up the scattered Dakang soldiers at the back first."
"yes!"
Ashuo agreed and led half of the cavalry around the phalanx from the left.
Just like the first time, the cavalry team broke into pieces, bypassed the square formation, and killed the scattered soldiers in the rear.
Most of these soldiers are new recruits, and they have no fighting spirit. How can they be the opponents of the party cavalry?
So the unilateral massacre began.
The scene immediately became bloody, and at least several party soldiers were killed every second.
The battlefield was littered with corpses and broken arms, just like a Shura field. The blood dyed the ground red, and also dyed the horses of the party cavalry red.
Ding Yunfei and Cheng Peng were heartbroken, but there was nothing they could do.
The phalanx guarding the square formation had completely lost the ability to move. No matter how distressed they were, they could not rescue them.
At this time, Ding Yunfei's mood was exactly the same as that of Zhang Qiwei a few days ago. His intestines were green with regret, and he also realized the terrifying power of Dangxiang's cavalry and the gap between the Ansu Army and the Tielin Army.
Although Cheng Peng had no regrets, he was heartbroken.
He knew that the Yong'an Army, which the family had spent so much money to build, might be doomed this time.
In just ten minutes, more than 2,000 coalition soldiers, as well as hundreds of auxiliary soldiers and logistics troops who had not had time to form formation, were all killed by the party's cavalry.
"Now that the appetizers are finished, it's time for dinner!"
Zhuo Ban sneered, ordered the cavalry to disperse, and surrounded the two large formations.