Chapter 486: Attack the enemy with troops, attack the heart first!
It can be said that Volo was not decisive, and he actually left a whole body behind to cut off the rear. It happened to be his instinct to cut off the tail to survive that saved his life.
If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and waited for Li Song to return to the west of the formation and set up an artillery array, no matter how elite Hu's army was and how strict their military discipline was, they would have had no choice but to break up.
But unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and Li Song was too late to intercept him.
The most obvious characteristic of cavalry is speed, and Li Song originally wanted to lay mines after the battlefield was vacated, so all his flags were chariots. He was originally a step slower, and besides, he was still behind Li Daoyuan's cavalry formation, waiting for him to get around.
, Fuluo's Chinese army has already run away...
Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth in hatred, but he had nothing to do.
In an anxious moment, he looked closely: Yuan Zhi's tiger cavalry, as well as the two battalions of right guard elite cavalry, were in a stalemate with the seven thousand Hu cavalry. It was me among you, and you among me.
Afterwards, the two thousand reserve cavalry under the command of Marshal Li Dao did not even dare to fire rockets. They only dared to throw rockets into the sky with all their strength, hoping to fall into the rear flank of the enemy formation as much as possible to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops.
And because Fuluo was retreating from the rear to the front, and the front line was still as solid as a rock, Li Daoyuan did not dare to divide his troops. Otherwise, if Fuluo went the other way and suddenly ordered the remaining troops to attack the flank of the Tiger Cavalry, Li Daoyuan would
It’s too late to save.
On the other side, two thousand cavalrymen inserted into the formation from the north wing like a knife, and were less than a mile away from Li Liang. Li Liang could only be forced to attack them.
At this point, Li Chengzhi's plan has all come to nothing.
Even if he could defeat the more than 10,000 enemy cavalry behind the northern wing, he no longer had much hope in terms of killing them or capturing many prisoners.
This is cavalry. Without the assistance of firearms, just relying on cavalry to attack, whether 30% of them can be eliminated depends on luck...
After scanning around like this, Li Chengzhi suddenly came back to his senses when his eyes passed by Hu Jun's flag fluttering in the wind behind the Northern Formation.
There are only ten thousand Hu cavalry in this guard, seven thousand of them are fighting fiercely with the Hu cavalry, and two thousand are blocking Li Liang. There is only one battalion left around the handsome flag...
Li Chengzhi suddenly became energetic: "General Diao, hurry up, order all the remaining cavalry to attack, kill Commander Hu on the north wing and seize the flag..."
Following the direction of Li Chengzhi's fingers, a glimmer of light flashed in Diao Zheng's eyes, as if he was extremely moved. But within a breath or two, he gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee in the cloud car:
"My lord, my subordinates boldly made a suggestion: Now that the overall situation has been decided, even if you kill that Hu general, it will only be a partial commander, and it will only be the icing on the cake.
However, if all the elite cavalry of the Chinese army are dispatched, we will have nothing to rely on on the two wings of the infantry formation, and the commander-in-chief of the county will lose his support. If the Fuluo spy plane counterattacks, there is no guarantee that our Chinese army will not be in chaos, and the commander-in-chief will be in danger by then.
That's it..."
At this time, Volo was afraid that he would not have a pair of wings. He had the courage to fight back?
Li Chengzhi wanted to scold his mother, but he couldn't stop talking. He accidentally saw the disjointed step formation during the rapid movement, and he swallowed the curse words hard.
Frankly speaking, it is the way to mature to be cunning.
Relying on his youth and vigour, he is accustomed to being reckless along the way and has never made a mistake. Therefore, whenever he gets a glimpse of an opportunity, Li Chengzhi cannot resist the urge to take risks.
But he forgot that it was no longer last year, and the enemy was not the unarmed monks and thieves, but 30,000 elite cavalry who were very good at riding and shooting.
His subordinates are not white-armored soldiers who follow orders and prohibitions like arms, but a miscellaneous infantry unit that hastily merged into one place, including the central army, state soldiers, and county soldiers.
At this time, we relied on the advantage of firearms to fight a smooth battle. It would be difficult to say how tacitly coordinated the cooperation was.
Therefore, what Diao Zheng said is not impossible to happen...
Li Chengzhi breathed out fiercely, held his neat arms with both hands, and lifted him up: "What the general said is true!"
Diao Zheng is a little confused.
He originally thought that even if he wasn't whipped by Li Chengzhi, he would probably be scolded...
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The greatest advantage of cavalry is that they are fast, whether attacking, retreating, or even escaping.
In just half a word (one word takes five minutes), the 10,000 Hu cavalrymen on the south wing had already rushed far and wide. Fuluo's Chinese army had also withdrawn in an orderly manner, and most of them had withdrawn from the frontal battlefield.
The two thousand enemy cavalry inserted into the formation also ran closer and closer, forming an extremely dense formation, a standard charging formation. But Li Liang was completely opposite. The two battalions were divided into four brigades, and the distance between the cavalry and the cavalry was very large.
And there was no panic at all. Seeing that the enemy's cavalry was less than a mile away, the two battalions of armored cavalry were still outing in spring, unhurriedly, as if they were watching a show.
Li Chengzhi's military orders were very clear: It was already time to show off, and there was no need to deliberately disguise, so Li Liang directly sent Li Zhang's artillery brigade.
With the artillery cavalry in front, the enemy army collapsed before they could get any closer, so Li Liang took his time...
Sure enough!
After nearly two hundred steps, Li Zhang puffed his cheeks hard, and with a sharp whistle, the five hundred artillery cavalry began to urge their horses.
In just a few breaths, the war horse picked up speed, gradually increased its speed, and met two battalions of enemy cavalry diagonally.
Seeing the opponent's formation, General Hu was not happy and was surprised: Why did Wei Qi form a long formation?
To put it more graphically, Hu Qi at this time was like an arrow, thrust straight towards him. If he had followed conventional tactics, Wei Qi would have either avoided fighting and formed an extremely scattered formation, minimizing the impact surface where the arrow would hit him head-on.
To reduce casualties.
Either attack against attack or arrow against arrow. Victory or failure depends on the fighting strength, will and even luck of both sides.
But at this time, the Wei army formed a long formation and attacked obliquely?
Just like a piece of cloth facing the tip of a knife without dodging, as if it is deliberately seeking death?
But having already seen Wei Jun’s weirdness, weird but sharp rockets, bolides, etc., how could General Hu dare to have such an idea?
It must be Wei Qi, so what weapon is he going to use?
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. General Hu knew very well that if this group of Wei cavalry was not stopped, General Murong would be in danger...
"Kill..." General Hu roared with all his strength, and clamped his legs hard on the horse's belly. At the same time, he lifted the long pine flat and lowered his body.
The distance between the two sides is less than a hundred steps, and they can collide with each other in just ten breaths.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw Wei Qi waving something. After swinging it twice, countless objects like boulders flew towards him.
Then it brought something like a tail, sparkling with sparks and emitting white smoke...
At this time, General Hu was most concerned about things related to "fire", and he was even more panicked. He opened his mouth and was about to shout to his subordinates to be careful, but a sudden explosion completely obscured his voice.
In these two or three breaths, Hu Bing's forward rushed forward for more than twenty or thirty steps, and after a few seconds of delay, he happened to be within the attack range of the grenade.
I saw a flash of fire, like a sharp thorn with a broken tip, and Hu Qi's forward suddenly became shorter.
Poor General Hu, he didn't even let out a miserable cry before he was nailed with iron nails and steel balls like a sieve.
As soon as the explosion sounded, Hu Ma, who was nearby, was immediately startled. He was not under the control of the knight at all, and just ran towards a place where there were no sparks and no explosions.
The war horses in the middle were still rushing forward according to their inertia. The ones in front were either blown to the ground, or were eager to turn, or stood up immediately. For a moment, there was only a burst of people howling and horses neighing, and the horsemen in front immediately rushed forward.
It’s just a mess. How can we maintain a formation?
In other words, the war horses at the rear of the formation were less affected. In addition, the Hu soldiers were good at controlling the horses and could barely avoid their companions who were like stumbling blocks.
At this time, we can see the power of the artillery and cavalry formation: like a parallel line, Wei cavalry ran diagonally in front of the Hu cavalry formation. One grenade after another was thrown into the Hu cavalry formation, and they just stabilized
The rear of the Huqi formation was inevitably in chaos.
Now!
Like beating a drum, Li Liang slammed his right hand down hard. The red flag behind him was like a flame, chopping down hard.
The white-armored old men of the third brigade did not raise their guns, but drew their sabers and charged forward like a pack of wolves.
Hu Zhen was like a group of sheep. They only knew how to run for their lives but had no direction at all. At least five or six of the ten riders ran into the arms of the Han army...
According to Li Chengzhi's assumption, Tuyuhun's 30,000 elite riders should have experienced this. Unfortunately, Volo's sense of smell was too sensitive and he could run faster than a thief...
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Two thousand against two thousand, just one face-to-face, and his subordinates were completely shattered?
At this time, Murong Gao could no longer care about the shock and fear, as if he was despairing and resigned to his fate.
If the Han army had used such magical artifacts earlier, Master Fuluo would never have dared to advance so boldly even if he was full of courage.
Thinking about it at this time, the Han army retreated for two days in a row, which was clearly to lure the enemy deeper. It is ridiculous that Mr. Fuluo swore and kept saying: The so-called thunder from the sky are all rumors, just a deceitful trick of the Li family...
Volo, if you had walked a little later, wouldn't you have seen it?
I, Murong Gao, a man of thousands of sons, was buried in vain by you...
Just when he was feeling disheartened and all thoughts were gone, the deputy general beside him roared: "Mr. Murong, retreat... The chief steward (Fuluo) has retreated three or four miles away. Even if we retreat, the Han army has also been injured."
Not even a cent to the general manager... But if the battle continues, the casualties of our second guard will only be second, but why should the general manager know all the military conditions of the Wei army?"
Murong Gao was horrified.
Volo is hateful, but how can thirty thousand fine knights be innocent?
At least go back alive and remind Volozaimo not to be careless and underestimate the enemy...
In just a moment, Murong Gao found a perfect excuse for himself: "Retreat... retreat... leave..."
The last word "go" was naturally a warning to the personal guards. As soon as the voice fell, Murong Gao turned the horse's head.
By the time the soldiers blew the horn, nearly a thousand cavalry were already on the move, and the vanguard who was clearing the way had already rushed dozens of feet away.
He was holding on with just one breath, but when he heard the horn and saw Murong Gao's handsome flag suddenly moving, it was like knocking down the wall of the pen and jumping into the fold of several wolves. Hu Zhen was on the spot.
Collapse.
The speed was so incredible that even Li Daoyuan, who was a hundred feet away, didn't react. The rear of Hu Zhen scattered like bees that exploded their nest.
If he had expected this, he would have dispatched the remaining two battalions behind him, cutting off the Hu cavalry's retreat.
Li Daoyuan could only rush to remedy the situation and immediately dispatched three brigades, leaving only 500 cavalry guards around him.
At this time, nearly half of the Hu cavalry on the north wing had fled, leaving only nearly three thousand cavalry who were fighting head-on with the tiger cavalry. They could not escape and could only be strangled by the tiger cavalry.
Only then did these Huqi realize that the coach Fuluo and the guard general Murong Gao had all run away, and they had been treated as outcasts.
In this case, what fighting spirit is left?
There was no need for the tiger cavalry to shout at all, the cry of surrender was even louder than the cry of killing just now...
Li Chengzhi stood on the cloud cart, squinting his eyes and scanning the circle carefully.
A rough estimate shows that at most five or six thousand Hu cavalry were killed or captured in this battle, which may be less than 20% of Fuluo's entire army.
But even if you are unwilling, what can you do?
Li Chengzhi breathed heavily and tried to calm down: Don't worry, there will be a next time if this time doesn't happen. Tuyuhun is so big, can he run away from a monk, can he run away from a temple?
Sooner or later there will be a chance...
No matter how late Diao Zheng was, he guessed that Li Chengzhi was not very satisfied with the outcome of the battle.
But he was extremely satisfied!
We killed five or six thousand enemies, but our losses were probably less than 20% of the enemy's. This battle can be called a great victory.
Moreover, the meaning is even more far-reaching: I would like to ask Fu Luo, if he borrows ten more courages from him, would he dare to face the Wei army in a head-on battle again?
As for Yuan Ji, Hou Gang and others who were adhering to Qingshui, Qin An learned about the situation of this battle. How much intention did they have to fight to the death?
And what about Yuan Li from Qianyuan, that is, the Southern Army that came out of Qinling?
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Diao Zheng bowed his head deeply.
No matter how much you admire me, there is no need to talk about it all the time. Diao Zheng's bow shows that he is sincerely convinced, and he will only follow Li Chengzhi's lead in the future.
Li Chengzhi was not in a good mood. He was too lazy to be perfunctory and even more lazy to be polite. He just waved his hand and said: "Send the order to Li Sima. All the cavalry troops should return to the camp. The commanders of each army should count the damage, casualties, beheadings, etc., and prepare them as soon as possible."
Report it.
Order the infantry to be divided into two groups, one to clean the battlefield, and the other to surround the car and set up a stronghold... Well, let the rear army make food as soon as possible and kill more pigs and sheep... Today's soldiers participating in the battle will be given a pound of meat and a pound of wine.
Bowl..."
"Thank you, Marshal, for your thoughtfulness!"
Diao Zheng responded instinctively, and then said suspiciously, "May I ask the Duke, why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
"No need!"
Li Chengzhi shook his head, "Today I only injured Fuluozhi's skin, not even his muscles and bones. His main force is still 24,450, and the enemy is still strong and we are weak.
Furthermore, our cavalry only has 10,000 men. Even if we want to catch up, we have to be able to catch up. Moreover, we have been fighting for half a day and are already exhausted. If we march in a hurry, we will inevitably ignore the head and tail. It will not be a good idea if the enemy takes advantage of us. Therefore, we should do our best.
Rest for half a day, it won’t be too late to head west tomorrow..."
It sounds like this makes sense, but Diao Zheng knows that this is definitely not the reason why Li Chengzhi is unwilling to pursue him.
The cavalry did fight a fierce battle, but the main force participating in the battle was the tiger cavalry. For example, the two battalions of Jingzhou, and the Li family's tribe who suddenly appeared from nowhere, these two groups only played a side role.
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And it is these battalions that are the big killer weapons in Li Chengzhi’s hands, and they can make the final decision.
Otherwise, how could we achieve such a great victory today?
Furthermore, there are still more than 10,000 infantry, and today they are almost like watching a show, and they are not as weak as Li Chengzhi said.
As long as the infantry and Jingzhou battalions, as well as the Li tribe marching westward with firearms, will be able to drive Fuluo out of Qinzhou...
Seeing his suspicion, Li Chengzhi explained patiently: "When attacking with troops, attacking the heart is the most important thing... It's like an ax attached to the body. The most frightening moment is when it is hanging in the air. So wait until tomorrow.
If we continue to press forward step by step, it will definitely be more effective than chasing after the victory today..."
Diao Zheng has experienced hundreds of battles, how could Li Chengzhi be able to fool him with just a few words?
He immediately heard the implication: Li Chengzhi could not bear to part with firearms!
Didn’t he say last night that tens of thousands of coins had been shipped this time?