The sun was dazzling, and the disc had reached a position slightly west of the head, casting thousands of rays of light onto the wilderness.
The direction is easy to judge. Qin Liang's army formation faces the northeast, with Zhangshui on the right wing. The rear left side of the formation is to the west.
"Pfft!" After Qin Liang's horse stopped, it made a sound from its mouth, its head still swaying from side to side. It seemed to smell the complex smell in the air, and it spread everywhere as the wind blew here.
Qin Liang had already left the left wing of the formation at this time, and with a general flag decorated with the word "Qin" decorated with bird feathers, rushed to the rear of Yang Wei's army to observe the situation here.
He didn't know what kind of mental journey Guan Qiu Jian went through. In short, after waiting for a long time, Guan Qiu Jian never continued to launch an attack on the left wing. It was already afternoon, and there was still no movement.
Perhaps Yang Wei's continuous attacks from the front put enough pressure on Guanqiu Jian and affected his judgment; perhaps there were other reasons. Qin Liang had no way of knowing the process, but he only needed to know the result.
Officers and soldiers were constantly retreating from the front, some still maintaining a rough formation; others were a chaotic group of people. It is not known whether they were defeated in the battle and fled back, or they failed to maintain order during the retreat. Got separated.
One after another, generals came forward to pay homage and described their experiences on the battlefield.
"A large number of enemy cavalry came. They were unable to break through the front of the military formation and detoured back to the two wings of our army, trying to expel our cavalry. Our cavalry was at a numerical disadvantage..."
Qin Liang watched and listened to the general's narration. From time to time he looked at the other person and nodded "hmm" to show that he was listening. Qin Liang already had more life experience. When responding, he only needed to look directly into the other person's eyes. It will give people the feeling of being absent-minded. Besides, since he has a high status now, it is not considered rude to look directly at others.
He was sitting on the horse, a little higher than the people on foot, and could see the local fighting scene, as well as the movements of countless horsemen. However, the place he could see was still very limited; especially the thousands of troops and banners on the opposite side. Blocking it, he couldn't see the enemy's situation further behind.
This was only the situation on Yang Wei's side. Further across the battlefield, he couldn't even see the fighting. It was impossible to observe the entire battlefield with more than 100,000 people using only his eyesight.
Qin Liang could only make a rough estimate of the war through the generals' descriptions, observing local battle conditions, and inspecting the returning soldiers.
After meeting with two or three generals, he got some useful information. Yang Wei experienced several waves of large cavalry counterattacks. Considering the proportion of regular cavalry in the Youzhou Army, Qin Liang gradually came to a conclusion: Guanqiu Jian Mobilized part of the pure cavalry troops on the left wing to the center!
The cavalry's tactical maneuvers are very fast. When an unfavorable situation occurs, using the cavalry to put out the fire and try to reverse the situation is indeed the fastest way to respond.
Du Yu's voice said: "Go to the front to find Yang Fude (Yang Wei) and others and ask about the situation as soon as possible."
At this time, Chang Shi Fu Gu had returned to Qin Liang and was responsible for assisting. Qin Liang nodded and said: "Okay." Then he turned around and called a general, asking him to lead a small team to follow Du Yu.
Du Yu bowed and said goodbye, mounted his horse again, and headed forward with a small group of cavalry.
At this moment, a fast horse came from the Chinese army, galloping from behind the phalanx. The feathers on the knight's back fell to one side in the strong wind. When the knight saw Qin Liang's flag, he rushed over immediately .
The knight turned over and dismounted, bowed and said: "Report! The enemy troops on the right wing are attacking General Pan's headquarters!"
Qin Liang would receive urgent reports of changes in the war situation from time to time, and even the expressions of his subordinates would change accordingly. Everyone was concerned about the progress of the war, and of course the higher the status, the more concerned they were. , after all, it is related to vital interests.
Everyone stared and turned to look at Qin Liang. Qin Liang's expression remained unchanged and he simply responded: "I understand."
People thought that the young coach acted so calmly just because he was calm and had a good attitude.
But in fact, that's not entirely the case. Different from most people's intuitive feelings about the battle situation, the factors that affect Qin Liang's mood are much more abstract. He seemed to be able to hear the "cracking" sound of abacus in his heart, calculating the chances of both sides. Compare various situations, including troop consumption, mental morale, etc.
In fact, Qin Liang based on various information, in his preliminary judgment, the Guanqiu Jian rebels were gradually at a disadvantage!
The enemy army was defeated, and the number of people who were consumed seemed to be greater; the same was true for the troops that were unable to restore their organization and combat effectiveness in the short or long term. In order to reverse the situation on Yang Wei's army, Guanqiu Jian even transferred troops from elsewhere, called Here comes the Youzhou Jingqi Pure Team.
At this time, Guanqiu Jian launched a large-scale attack near Zhangshui. From this, we can also guess a little bit about his mentality. He intended to reverse the continuous disadvantage through new combat attacks. The outcome of this battle was As a result, Guanqiu Jian was certainly not willing to give up easily!
But the current situation is not very obvious yet.
Although the Karasuma people suffered a heavy blow at the beginning, the overall morale of the rebels has not collapsed, and the fighting spirit is still there. Only someone like Guan Qiujian, who is coordinating the overall situation, can judge the abstract situation among various clues. situation.
Qin Liang pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, turned to Fu Gu and said: "Send the order, Xiong Shou's troops are in front, Wen Qin's troops are on the two wings behind, launch a cavalry attack from the left wing of the military formation! Order Tian Yu's troops to attack from the front , to contain the enemy’s right wing.”
Fu Gu glanced at Qin Liang, nodded and said: "I will give the general an order immediately."
It’s time for Guanqiu Jian to recognize the reality!
The risk of Qin Liang's decision was that the Wuwan people's cavalry force was extremely large. After such a long time, the Wuwan people who fled back could recover part of their combat effectiveness.
The proportion of cavalry in the Luoyang Central Army was no less than that in the Youzhou Army. But with the addition of the Karasuma cavalry, the number of cavalry in the rebel army far exceeded that of the official army. After all, the total strength of the official army was also smaller.
But Qin Liang just wants to bet that after the initial defeat of the Karasuma soldiers, they will no longer pose much of a threat to the official army!
The organizational structure of the Wuwan Xianbei people is different from that of the Wei army. From top to bottom, they care about losses and the actual benefits they will get. Like the private soldiers of Wu State, their organization may be looser. Now the Wuwan people encounter official Having already tasted the pain of such a tough fight as Jun, are you really willing to continue to fight for Guanqiu Jian?
In a daze, Qin Liang vaguely remembered the experience and skills of sword fighting. Sometimes the more conservative the mentality, the less willing to take risks, and the danger may be greater. On the contrary, when there is an opportunity intuitively, if you take decisive action, you may be more likely to succeed.
As long as war occurs, no matter what your wishes are, you will always be in danger.
To avoid danger, there is only one way to completely drive the opponent off the battlefield and completely cut off their arms!