The actions of the Central Army were constantly monitored by intelligence personnel. By passing on information step by step, Zhao Yun's expeditionary force firmly grasped the initiative like a prophet with insight.
According to Zhao Yun's speculation, the expeditionary force will have one day to prepare tactics.
One day is enough!
On the third day of the "siege" of Ayre City, the Central Army traveled through the night and night to reach the Peak Province where Ayre City is located.
It was less than a day's journey from Ayr City, but it was blocked by the wide Two Rivers Bridge.
General Ace looked at the bridge in front of him and frowned unconsciously.
Lieutenant General Andre rode forward on his horse, approached the bridge and looked towards the other side.
There was no response from the dozen or so reconnaissance cavalrymen of the Central Army who were the first to cross the river. Ace's anxiety became more and more intense, and he even felt like he was suffocating.
Ace's concerns seem to be correct, this is indeed an excellent place to set up an ambush!
As the ancients said, what does it mean to attack halfway across the country? To put it simply, it means to make a sudden attack while the enemy is passing through, and use local advantages to establish victory.
This is also easy to understand. The bridge is not spacious and cannot allow the army to pass through it at once or within a short period of time. So as long as there is an attack on the other side of the bridge, a situation will be formed in a short period of time where more troops will fight against fewer troops. Not to mention
For cavalry, the most important thing is speed and distance. Once a cavalry loses its speed, can it still be called a cavalry?
"Oops!" Ace suddenly realized, but now the Central Army has begun to pass the bridge in an orderly manner.
"Order the team to speed up! Quick, quick, quick!" Ace roared loudly at the deputy general beside him, hoping that he would be in time.
But fate always causes people to suffer setbacks inadvertently.
Not long after Ace finished speaking, an army slowly appeared on the other side of the bridge.
Not too close, not too far away, the Central Army passed by less than two thousand people at this moment. But on the opposite side was a large formation of thirty thousand vanguard troops.
The vanguard army arranged into a square formation unique to Dragon City, with the spear formation in the lead, and the thick square formation marched slowly.
Andre, who was the first to cross the bridge, screamed secretly! He saw the large formation coming from the opposite side, and his heart twitched. This is a unique square formation. There are no cavalry on the two wings, and they are all composed of infantry. Although the maneuverability is slightly lower
, but not slow. Compared with the military formations commonly used in Ross Continent, Dragon City's tactics are undoubtedly much more advanced.
The central spear formation is composed of eight rows of warriors to form a heavy formation. The two wings are protected by shield soldiers. When necessary, they can quickly change directions to protect the central spear formation!
And if the cavalry troops want to attack the two wings, the shield soldiers and the spearmen on standby in the center can quickly adjust their direction to form a solid square formation like a hedgehog!
That's right, this is Longcheng's unique field infantry formation.
Zhou Yunfei combined the Macedonian phalanx from his previous life with the Qin formation that Zhuge Liang and others were familiar with to construct a multi-purpose military formation. The vanguard army at this time was far from meeting Zhou Yunfei's original requirements and was missing the three most important parts.
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The first is the cavalry unit. For special field military formations, cavalry is an indispensable assault force and recovery force.
The second is the long-range troops. Yes, the long-range troops composed of arrows and crossbows will become the most important striking force of this phalanx! In contrast, the melee troops are actually only responsible for protecting the existence of these long-range troops!
Third, it is also the important trump card that Zhou Yunfei has been waiting for. That is the long-range crossbow! Various types of crossbows and trebuchets are being studied. Different types, different types, and different functions of equipment will form part of this military formation.
Special means of attack. Because Zhou Yunfei, who originally proposed this military formation, specifically required the army to have the power to break through solid city walls or well-defended field legions.
Nowadays, just the most basic infantry phalanx of the Dragon City Army Formation has already revealed its ferocious edge.
From a certain perspective, this square formation is specially used to restrain charging cavalry units. Of course, this refers to the charging light cavalry similar to the Central Army. To deal with the cavalry units in Dragon City, use light cavalry.
It is said that the concept of Longcheng's light cavalry is a long-range mobile strike force. Faced with the combination of bows and arrows and horses, it is difficult for the slow-moving infantry phalanx to withstand such an attack. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on the same long-range force to check and balance the light cavalry.
For heavy cavalry and super-heavy cavalry like Yanyun cavalry, it is unrealistic to just use this infantry square to restrain them. But if the other three important components are added, then the diversified military services will
The effect will be a violent chemical reaction all of a sudden, which is exactly what Zhou Yunfei expected!
Now, Zhao Yun is taking the lead in using this military formation from the Dragon City experiment on the battlefield, also because this battle no longer has any difficulty in his opinion.
In order to test the effect, Zhao Yun applied this military formation to the Pioneer Army, which not only effectively restrained the Central Army, but also planted the seeds of stability in the hearts of the Pioneer Army. Because of the Central Army's prestigious reputation, and
The advantages brought by the cavalry have always caused a strong sense of fear in the hearts of these pioneer soldiers. Zhao Yun used the new formation to stabilize the morale of the army. The reputation and fear derived from the invincibility of the Second Army outweighed the fear of the Central Army.
The simplicity of the new formation and its effectiveness in restraining the cavalry also made these vanguard soldiers temporarily forget about the terror of the Central Army.
Having arrived here one day before the central army, Zhao Yun arranged the vanguard army a few miles away on the other side of the river. Through the analysis of intelligence officers, he calculated the time to intercept it head on!
Just as Zhao Yun calculated the time, the Central Army had just crossed more than 2,000 people, and the vanguard army arrived at one end of the bridge!
Ace stood on the other side of the river, seeing the enemy coming from a distance, and his heart dropped to the bottom.
Although they had known for a long time that the other party was targeting them, they didn't expect to attack so quickly and completely! They didn't even want to fight under Aier City!
With the unfavorable overall situation and the unfavorable battlefield, the Central Army can now be said to have reached its most dangerous moment!
"Order General Andre to lead the forward charge. They must not be allowed to occupy the bridge entrance!" Ace forced himself to calm down and then issued the order.
Ace could not give up the two thousand soldiers on the other side, so he had no choice but to force his way through. As long as he could withstand the enemy's offensive, he would still have a chance!
Unfortunately, he made a miscalculation. The Vanguard Army was not Zhao Yun's trump card. The real trump card was still dormant in the dark.
As the commander of the vanguard army, Dian Wei had only one order, which was to block the enemy and not let them leave.
The vanguard army formed a stable formation and advanced bit by bit towards the bridge entrance. The forest of spear formations pointed at the Central Army in front, giving them great power.
Andre took a deep breath, the moist spring air poured into his lungs, and looked around. Of the nearly three thousand cavalrymen of the Central Army who arrived earlier, many of them nervously clenched the spears and shields in their hands.
It was my first time to experience combat. Although the training on weekdays was very strict, at this time, I still felt a little uneasy.
"Soldiers of the Central Army! Warriors of the Empire! Our enemies are at the front! They are demons and executioners! The hundreds of thousands of people in Eden City and the hundreds of thousands of lives in Lys City make the Empire heartache all the time!
"Andre's words floated in the ears of the Central Army soldiers.
"Now! They are in front! Pick up the weapons in your hands, we will make them pay with blood! For the empire!"
Taking the lead, Andre drew out the long sword from his waist, pointed at the vanguard in front, and roared loudly.
"For the Empire!"
More than two thousand Central Army soldiers were so stimulated by Andre's words that their eyes turned red, and their blood heated up and began to boil. They are the Central Army and the pride of the empire. They must charge!
Skillful skills were slowly displayed at this moment. More than two thousand cavalry mounted their horses and lined up spontaneously.
The distance between the vanguard army and them was no more than a thousand meters, and it was slowly getting closer, but this distance was enough for them to charge forward.
One row, two rows, three rows...
Groups of cavalry formed a charging formation, waiting for Andre's order.
Seeing that the elite Central Army was ready, Andre took a deep breath, and then shouted loudly: "Warriors! For the empire! Charge with me!"
"For the Empire!"
The huge roar triggered the largest outbreak of the Central Army's forward. Two thousand cavalry began to run, starting with broken steps and accelerating bit by bit.
When Dian Wei saw the opponent's movements, he immediately gave the order to stop.
The vanguard formation immediately stopped moving forward, and the spear formation in the middle immediately stood up. And it also wrapped the two sides!
With this move, the vanguard formation immediately transformed into a solid city wall filled with spears! Yes, this is one of the main functions of the formation, to release the cavalry to charge and change formations.
When attacking, the shield soldiers on both sides were scattered on both wings. When the large formation stopped, the rear spear formation quickly dispersed to both sides, ensuring the defense of the entire front.
It's strange why the vanguard army was able to master orderly actions so skillfully in a short period of time. In fact, this is all because there is a large proportion of the original Leis City defenders in the vanguard army. They have been well-trained and ordered to remain still. So by
As the subject of their group, the vanguard army was able to match the discipline of the general army in a short period of time. Of course, because of the strength of the expeditionary army and the fear of the second army, these vanguard armies were able to completely follow Zhao Yun's instructions.
action.
The two forward lines of the Central Army rushed towards the formation of the vanguard army with incomparable determination. The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, carrying huge power, which reminded many vanguard troops of the galloping horses of the Second Army a while ago.
scene.
Many people began to be frightened, but compared to the fear of the Second Army, the threat of the Central Army was not as good as that of the Central Army. So they bit the bullet, inserted the back end of the spear in their hands into the soil, and raised it diagonally ahead of them.