Rouran first sent out two brigades, and then a battalion attached to the army.
At this point, Dou Ling has dispatched two thousand fine cavalry. There is no longer any talk of scouts, wandering cavalry, or probing horses. Instead, he is determined to find out the true strength of the Han army. As long as he can catch a trace of the Han army's flaw, there will be a test.
It may turn into actual combat.
Some of the three thousand barbarians were wearing robes and some were wearing armor. Together, they looked like a piece of tattered rug worn by a beggar, or like a strange mottled cloud, surrounding the Han army.
Murong Liang's palms were all sweaty.
Half a word ago, the forward scouts had just received enemy news: behind about two brigades of Yu Hu cavalry, there was actually a battalion of armored cavalry, pressing directly towards the front army?
Armored cavalry?
Among the Du Lun tribe, only the wolf guards in the tent of tribal leader Dou Ling have such elite equipment, and their number should be less than a thousand.
So, it was Dou Ling himself who led the southern invasion this time?
What Murong Liang was afraid of was not Dou Ling, but the uncertainty as to whether Dou Ling really led only 10,000 elite riders into the pass.
Maybe 20,000 or 30,000, or even the whole family.
There were only 6,000 soldiers on the side. There were even 2,000 tiger armored cavalry, but the ants killed the elephants, and they were all consumed by Dou Ling.
Seeing that his brows were furrowed and his face showed fear, the deputy general quietly came closer and said: "General, the creeps have divided their troops five miles away. The two brigades of light cavalry are divided to the left and right. They should want to go behind and spy on the strength of our army. But the first battalion armor
The cavalry is coming straight towards the front army. Should we disperse our formation and surround and annihilate them?"
The dispersal of the formation mentioned by the deputy general is a standard tactic for light cavalry or semi-armored cavalry when encountering heavy cavalry. Because the heavy cavalry is made of iron, it is as heavy as a mountain and is unstoppable.
Although the two battalions under Murong Liang's command are said to be elite cavalry, the soldiers are only half-armored, and the horses' bodies are smooth and smooth. If they are attacked head-on, even if they are not jumped by the attached troops, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.<
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The correct approach is, as the deputy general said, to spread out the entire army on the spot, forming a crow formation or a spark formation, giving full play to the mobility advantage of the half-armored cavalry, avoiding the edge of the heavy cavalry, and waiting for opportunities to move.
But behind Murong Liang is Yang Jun's handsome flag, how can he disperse?
If Yang Jun's two battalions dispersed like him, wouldn't it mean that coach Li Chengzhi would face the Creep Riders directly?
When he thought of Li Chengzhi, Murong Liang suddenly felt a sense of confidence.
Li Chengzhi dared to lead Wu Shi's personal guards to capture Woye City, and he was able to sweep away thousands of troops with one shot. I, Murong, now hold two battalions, don't I have the courage to fight a thousand Hu cavalry head on?
Thinking back to Luo Jian's explanation to him before leaving, Murong Liang felt as if his face was on fire and the fever was severe.
"Lu Yan's defeat allowed me, Luo Jian, to escape the disaster, but it also caused our army to lose face: more than a thousand soldiers, but Li Chengzhi was not the enemy of one person?
Therefore, this trip to the north is related to the majesty of our six towns, and more importantly, the honor and disgrace of the Luo family and the Murong family. Therefore, the general must always encourage himself and not make us humiliated again... Even if the four battalions are full of elites, they will never retreat.
Half a step..."
Murong Liang swept away his sorrow, and his eyes flashed with a glimmer of light: "Send the order, change from the square formation to the fire formation, and order He Ba to attach two wings!"
The Fire Formation is a cone-shaped formation, Sun Tzu calls it the Mu Formation, Sun Bin calls it the Rui Formation, and Zhuge Liang calls it the Bird Formation.
The main attack of this formation is like a wedge, thin at the front and thick at the back: the forward penetrates the enemy formation like a needle, and then uses the two wings to expand the results, tearing the gap as wide as possible.
The lieutenant general was horrified: The enemy is all armored and cavalry, so you are not afraid that you will never come back?
"General, if you don't report it to Yang Sima, how about waiting for his instructions?"
You can wait, but the creeping cavalry will not wait. The distance between the two armies is less than five miles, and they will arrive in a moment. Wait for the report to Yang Jun, and then wait for his reply order. I am afraid that the attached army has already rushed to the front of the formation, where can there be any
Time to cope?
That's not how wars are fought!
Murong Liang's eyes turned cold: "Send the order!"
Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, the deputy general couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. He responded urgently and hurriedly urged his horse to leave.
Within a few breaths, the sound of golden gongs and drums rang out in the army. The two corners of the phalanx shrank back and moved closer to the wings, while the middle part quickly protruded forward. After a while, it became an equilateral formation with equal heights.
Triangular formation.
The tip at the front is clearly Murong Liang's flag.
The deputy general left and returned, calling the horse to report: "General, Commander Heba's two brigades have been attached to the two wings!"
"Where are the Creeper Strikers?"
"It's less than two miles away!"
If they attack from opposite sides, the charging distance left for both sides is only one mile, which is just enough to warm up the horses.
Grandpa only thinks that you are a country chicken and a dog, and you will collapse immediately...
Murong Liang anesthetized himself almost hypnotically, gritted his teeth and said: "Drumming, attack!"
The "dong" sound of the drum was like thunder. A flaming red tooth flag unfolded in the wind and ran forward like a red-hot knife.
General Murong wants to take the lead and be the vanguard?
For a moment, the soldier's heart was as hot as fire, his whole body seemed to be filled with strength, and his eyes were as red as blood.
The forwards of the two armies were less than two miles away. And just as they had agreed, both the enemy and ourselves were actually in a cone-shaped formation for the main attack. If you look at it from a high place, it looks like two giant swords, the tips of which are straight with a ten thousand-point force.
It hit him straight.
"Master Qiu, the Han army was in a pointed cone formation, and they rushed straight up...Haha, are you really desperate?"
A brigade commander in the Li army laughed loudly, feeling very proud. It was as if he had foreseen the scene of the Han army being smashed into pieces and defeated.
The scouts had already discovered that the front troops of the Han army were only wearing half-length Zha armor and no horse armor, while the attached troops were equipped with both men and horses. To charge forward like this would be like hitting a stone with an egg, and the Han army would definitely have no luck.
.That’s why the brigade commander smiled so arrogantly.
But the camp leader Qiu Dun frowned.
If it is as expected, the Han army will most likely fight to the death?
"The signal is sent and the trumpet is sounded: the arrow points to the north and avoids its sharp edge... The enemy's advance is only fifty steps away, and each team opens their bows in turn..."
The brigade commander looked puzzled and shouted anxiously: "Military leader, why?"
"How dare we doubt the generals in front of the formation?"
Qiu Dun roared angrily and whipped him hard.
Although both of them were running at a gallop, Qiu Dun's whip tip was like a spiritual snake with eyes, avoiding the iron helmet and accurately hitting the brigade commander's face. A bloody mark was immediately drawn on his right cheek. "Have you forgotten what my lord told you when you went out into battle?"
The brigade commander's heart skipped a beat, and most of his anger dissipated.
Dou Ling once said: Use the virtual to make the real, use the real to make the virtual...
Your Excellency clearly does not want to go to war directly, but wants to wait until the true strength of the Han army is thoroughly proven before making a decision. Nor does he want to have only a thousand vassal troops in vain to cause casualties.
If you think about it further: The Fuli Army is your lifeblood. If one of them is broken, it will make you feel distressed for several days. How can you easily fight with the Han Army here?
Even if there is a fierce battle, it should be the tribal soldiers recruited by those battalions...
The brigade general responded urgently: "The generals don't dare!"
"Exercise the order!"
"Yes!"
The soldier pumped the horse's butt hard, the horse accelerated, and in a few seconds, it rushed to the front of the arrow ten rows in front.
After several shouts, they seemed to have encountered an iron wall invisibly. Like a torrent of steel, the Affiliated Army suddenly deflected its direction. The front army turned sharply 45 degrees to the left and plunged diagonally towards the north.<
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The two armies were already less than a mile apart, and when they were about to engage in battle, they suddenly changed their formations, but the surrounding armies were as neat as if they were crossed with a ruler, without any disorder?
It can be seen that they are elite...
"General, the enemy suddenly changed their formations, from the fire formation to the female formation (also known as the dagger formation, curved formation. It looks like an 'L' shape, mostly used by horse archers), and rushed towards our right wing..."
The Fuli Army is actually scared?
As if a huge boulder had fallen to the ground in his heart, a gloomy air spurted out from Murong Liang's mouth and nose, making a slight neighing sound.
Thanks to the fact that the Murong family has lived in Beizhen for decades, they have fought against Rouran countless times. I was so frightened that I forgot the Rouran people's combat principle of "advance when it is beneficial, retreat when it is unfavorable, and follow the path without shame"?
If they are not completely sure, the Rouran cavalry will never allow the Han army to fight hand-to-hand, but will use bows and crossbows as much as possible.
Regardless of whether the Han army faced is cavalry or infantry...
Secretly ashamed, Murong Liang couldn't help but broke out in a cold sweat: If he had hesitated a moment ago and did not dare to risk his life and suffer the fate of both the jade and the stone, the Affiliated Army would have turned from imaginary to real, and would have pierced his own formation like a knife.
, the two battalions under his command can be cut into pieces in an instant.
Fortunately...
"Send the order: Turn the male into a female, turn your arrow slightly south, and attack the enemy's left-wing corner!"
Following Murong Liang's order, the forwards missed the center of the attached army and rushed towards the corner formed by Hu Qi's sudden turn.
Just like before and as agreed upon, both sides changed their formations together, and they still changed to the same formation. However, the Zhen army was not as good at controlling horses as the Fuli army, and they were afraid of disrupting the formation, so the Han army turned in the opposite direction.
The angle is very small.
If you look at it from a high place, before changing formations, the two armies are like two sharp arrows about to collide... Well, just like this: →←!
After the formation change, the originally straight poles were quickly tilted, tilted to the left and right, like two parallel lines, staggered together. Just like this:?
There were only thirty or forty steps between the Affiliated Army and the Town Army. Although there was no confrontation, as soon as they got closer, it was like a juggler beating the waist drum, and the sound of "tie, tie, bang, bang" could be heard endlessly. The sky was filled with arrows.
Flying back and forth.
The creeping cavalrymen and horses were all armored. Even if the Han army opened their bows, the distance of thirty or forty steps was no different than scratching. However, due to the poor bow-making skills of the Hu people, even though they pulled the strings with all their strength, they did not cause much damage to the Han army.
Damage.
Although the momentum of the two armies was huge, the sound was like muffled thunder, and the smoke and dust rose into the sky. However, after running across each other, few of their horses were lost.
As if a tacit understanding had been born, when the two armies were almost staggered, a horn horn and a golden gong sounded at the same time. The forwards of the Zhenjun and the Affiliated Army turned around again, made a big turn, and ran backwards.
About a moment later, Murong Liang's two battalions still returned to their previous positions. However, the Affiliated Army stood still two miles away.
Haha, you stopped rushing?
But how can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
If you have the ability, come and fight to the death!
"I am the male formation, He Ba is the female formation, enter!"
Murong Liang shouted loudly and took the lead again, rushing towards the Fuli Army.
The lieutenant's scalp was numb with shock.
Could it be that the general is crazy and wants to be unreasonable?
No matter how high your morale is, it is an indisputable fact that I am a light cavalry and the enemy is all heavily armored. What if the general is cornered and he really fights with you?
But Murong Liang had already mobilized the war horses, and the vanguard's flag followed closely behind him, but he could not stop him even if he wanted to. The deputy general could only bite the bullet and keep up.
Yang Jun stood on a hill and saw the two battalions of suppressing troops charging forward like a torrent towards the Li army. He couldn't help but sigh:
"Sure enough, as Duke Li (Li Chengzhi) said: Although the six towns are located in the north, the Han style is not strong. But they have been fighting with Rouran for many years, so the people's customs are strong and everyone is martial. After decades of accumulation, it must be
Talents are emerging in large numbers...
I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that although Murong Liang is just a military leader in Huaishuo Town, his knowledge, courage, and determination are not inferior to those of Yuan Zhi?"
Surrounding the sand dunes were more than a hundred soldiers of the Yang family, and the commander-in-chief was Yang Jun's nephew (cousin's nephew, cousin's son) Yang Zhong.
Yang Zhong stared at it for a long time: Murong Liang is very courageous and courageous, but why can't I see the insight and determination that Uncle Cong said?
"Murong Liang must be trying to make the county prince and his uncle look at the six towns differently with his passion, right?" Yang Zhong said uncertainly.
Yang Jun was startled and sighed secretly.
Yang Zhong is considered the leader of his family, but he is more than loyal and courageous, but not smart enough. He has not seen through the current situation between the enemy and our armies?
Moreover, it is my first time to join the army and I have never had any experience, so I am like a blank slate with no experience to speak of, which is why I said these ridiculous words.
"If he had not made a decision, but only relied on his passion, Murong Liang would have done what he did just now, only forming a male formation, instead of the male in front and the female behind!"
Yang Jun pointed to the front of the formation: From a distance, Murong Liang's forward was like a slender arrow, shooting straight at the enemy formation. And He Baduba's rear camp was like the feathers at the tail of the arrow.
But the arrow feathers are also too big, as if there is a broom behind an awl, and they are sparse and sparse.
"Let's look at Murong Liang's formation: a male in front and a female in the back, forming the shape of a wild goose, which can be attacked or defended. If the enemy first avoids the edge and retreats three units, then when Murong Mu's formation is halfway across, he hits the midfielder, and Heba's female formation
Like the two wings of a goose, they will close together at a rapid speed. With twice the enemy's strength, the front army can wrap up the annexed army in the formation...
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Although he does not dare to win completely, he will definitely cause heavy casualties to the Affiliated Army. Therefore, Murong Liang must have concluded that the commander of the Creep Cavalry is not willing to fight to the death, and wants to drive him far away from our army's formation..."
Well, Murong Liang is indeed very decisive and not just driven by passion.
Yang Zhong seemed a little unconvinced: "Then where did Murong show his insights from what Uncle Cong said?"
"Where else can I go? Murong Liang dares to bravely attack the enemy's heavy cavalry with half-armored soldiers!"
Yang Jun said angrily, "Just like what Li Chengzhi said: take advantage of your illness to kill you... It is clear that the crawlers do not want to die together, and the morale of the two battalions in front of them is just when they can be used. Therefore, Murong wanted to make a big move and eliminate them.
We don’t want the Affiliated Army to be stationed in front of our army to wait for an opportunity, and we don’t want to allow the Affiliated Army to have a moment of rest..."
Yang Zhong asked in confusion: "What's the use?"
"Are you blind, or have you read all the military instructions into the dog's belly?"
This time Yang Jun was really angry and whipped him, "My previous army only had half-armored light cavalry, while the enemy's army had armored cavalry. The weight difference between the two armies' cavalry was more than a hundred kilograms.
If he were to rush at the same speed, Murong Liang could gallop for dozens of miles. However, if the Fili army rushed for ten miles, they would be as tired as dogs... It is still as Duke Li said: If the heavy cavalry is exhausted and loses momentum, it will still be possible.
Worse than a pile of scrap metal..."
Yang Zhong covered his head with both hands to avoid Yang Jun's whip, and his face was as hot as rouge: It turns out that Murong Liang held the army in his arms and did not dare to fight head-on, but could only take detours, so he wanted to make the creeping knight lie down from exhaustion?
Thinking about it this way, if the Fuli army dares not to retreat, Murong Liang will definitely attack again after returning to the formation.
But this time, the former army definitely dared to fight the creeping knights sword to sword and gun to gun. Instead of being unclear about the truth and reality like the previous two times.
This is just because the enemy's heavy cavalry has been forced to run two circles, and its horsepower is between ten and sixty-seven. Even if it dares to collide head-on for the third time, it will not have much strength.
Yang Jun struck the iron helmet with whip after whip, like ringing a bell, which made Yang Zhong's ears buzz. The hands protecting his head felt burning pain.
Unintentionally glancing into the distance, Yang Zhong was so anxious that he shouted urgently: "Uncle Cong, look quickly..."
As Yang Jun expected: Seeing the Han cavalry charging towards them, the Li army had to avoid their sharp edges. When they turned back, all the thousands of cavalry fired arrows, forcing Murong Liang's forward to turn back.
By the time He Baduba's feather formation swept past the southern corner of the surrounding military formation like a broom, Murong Liang's forwards had returned to their original formation, seemingly ready to attack again.
You must have seen through Murong Liang's plan and took advantage of this opportunity to withdraw the troops?
Yang Zhong thought it was strange: the subordinate army, which was supposed to be carrying the force of landslides, rushed forward and rushed straight into the front line of the Han army.
It should be more likely that the Han army's light cavalry, which was advancing and retreating like the wind, avoided the enemy's sharp edge, making detours and waiting for opportunities.
But the two turned out to be completely opposite at this time?
Just as he was sighing with emotion, Yang Zhong received another whip on the head: "What are you doing standing still? Send an order: all the front troops should follow Murong Zhi's flag and march five miles further to the west!"
Still want to enter?
Yang Zhong looked back worriedly: "Uncle Cong, the two battalions of creeping cavalry have circled behind our army, will they take the retreat?"
"Are the two battalions of tiger cavalry in your central army just for show, or are you treating Duke Li as if he were the commander of the rebel army and are too afraid to move forward?"
Yang Jun sighed quietly, "The two brigades of crawling cavalry were able to escape half, thanks to the blessings of the ancestors of the Du Lun tribe!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a faint sound of intermittent whistles behind him. Yang Jun's eyes narrowed slightly: Is there a fight?
……
There were attached Li troops covering the front of the formation, forcing Murong Liang not to divide his troops. Therefore, Yuchi's two brigades penetrated very lightly.
When they approached the rear of Yang Jun's front army, the distance between the two armies was less than half a mile, but Yang Jun turned a blind eye and watched the two brigades of Hu cavalry roaring past.
The Han army is indeed out of strength and is it bluffing?
Just as he was about to get closer to the two wings of the Han army to get a better look, he suddenly heard several strange noises in his ears, like the chirping of eagles, high-pitched and sharp.
The brigade general instinctively raised his head and saw hundreds of men riding like a cloud, rushing towards him.
Looking back, a huge white cavalry formation can be vaguely seen, like an overwhelming white curtain covering the desert.
The creeping cavalry brigade general murmured in his heart: Looking at their formation, is there maybe five or six thousand?
But maybe most of them are preparing horses, so it looks like a huge snow mountain?
Then you can only look closer!
It's just an exploration, it's not time to retreat or meet the attack, so the war horse just trots. There is no need to shout loudly, the two riders can hear it clearly.
"Brigade Commander, the top and bottom of that formation are all the same color, as strong as giant clouds. They are very similar to the white cavalry encountered by Brigade Commander Wuluohou last night. Could it be that they are all heavy cavalry with both men and horses?"
"Ji Liu Town has tens of thousands of soldiers, but we can't gather this many elites... If you dare to shake the morale of the army, you will lose your head!"
Scolding in a cold voice, the brigade commander squinted his eyes again and took a closer look.
It's too far away, and you can't even see clearly whether anyone is sitting on the horse, let alone whether it's like being attached to the army, all wearing armor and riding gear?
But at least it can be concluded that the hundreds of horses ushering not far away are by no means both men and horses. At most, they are just like our own brigade, with only the knights wearing half armor. Otherwise, the horses would not gallop so lightly...<
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With his thoughts spinning in his mind, the brigade general did not turn his horse's head, but followed the Han army's formation about half a mile away, leading a brigade of Hu cavalry, and walked unhurriedly towards the hundreds of Han cavalry who were running out of the army formation.
Welcome.
As they approached, the brigade commander shouted sternly: "Disperse!"
It was as if a stone fell from the sky and hit the mud, or like a bee that exploded its nest. With a sharp shout, the five hundred Rouran Qingqi "coaxed" them to disperse, forming scattered stars and sparse formations.
Sparse formation?
Is this because he wants to trick himself into dispersing his formation and chasing after him like him?
Li Liang pulled down his visor with an expressionless face and said coldly: "Send the order and march forward!"
The soldier beside Li Liang blew the bronze whistle, and Yuan Chen behind Li Liang raised the red five-square flag and waved it back and forth twice.
Following the whistle and flag order, the square formation of five hundred armored cavalry suddenly changed and stretched into a straight line, like a steel needle, heading towards Hu Qi...