Chapter 146: The Battle of the Euphorbia Soldiers III
As the Euphorbia's position continued to change, the sergeants trapped in the camp were gradually divided into two teams, trapped in the "Yin" and "Yang" ends respectively, unable to have any contact or assistance with each other.
What's worse is that within the yin and yang ends of the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation, the Euphorbia warriors have formed small formations, further cannibalizing the sergeants who are dividing the trapped camp.
The soldiers trapped in the camp were entangled hands and feet by the Euphorbia warriors, and gradually fell into the "quagmire". It can be said that the trend of this war is now completely controlled by Zhang He's Euphorbia warriors, and the dominance has completely fallen into their hands
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In the end, the trapped sergeants were divided into individual individuals by the constantly "moving" Euphorbia warriors, either two, three, or three or four fighting separately, but they were no longer as neatly integrated as they were at the beginning.
group.
There is no cooperation or support between them, and they can only fight on their own.
In terms of individual strength, these soldiers of the trapped camp are absolutely unparalleled in the world. Although Zhang He's Euphorbia warriors are also elites in Hebei, their individual combat capabilities are still inferior to those of the trapped camp.
But the problem now is that while the euphorbia warriors are dividing the trapped camp, their own formation is not disordered at all, and they can make perfect coordination with each other. Once someone's halberd pierces the air, there must be someone else.
Another person then stepped forward to patch up the thorn, or provide protection for the previous person.
On the side of the trapped camp, if someone's weapon stabs the air and exposes a flaw, it most likely means that he will be injured by the enemy at the next moment, be seriously injured or die.
Although the speed is not fast, the trapped camp is indeed suffering more and more casualties under the pressing pressure of the Euphorbias.
The exquisite battle formations and the special lengths of the weapons of the Euphorbias are two of their trump cards. Logically speaking, even if the trapped camp is trapped by the enemy's formation and cannot fight as a whole, and is forced to fight individually, but if
Judging from their individual strength, they would not be at a disadvantage all of a sudden. However, the length of the halberds used by the Euphorbia warriors was one and a half times the length of the spears used by the trapped camp, which was enough for them to win in this battle.
They gained many advantages. Often, before the weapons of the soldiers trapped in the formation could reach the front of the Euphorbia warriors, the halberds in the hands of the Euphorbia warriors could already pierce the opponent's flesh.
The situation was very dangerous. In just a moment, the number of casualties trapped in the camp was close to 10%, with nearly a hundred casualties.
Gao Shun's eyes were filled with tears. Although he had encountered many powerful enemies since he was trapped in the camp and formed an army, this was the first time that he was immediately at a disadvantage as soon as the battle began.
Falling into the enemy's formation, this time it is not about capturing the enemy's formation, but being completely trapped in the enemy's formation.
Our own side suffered nearly a hundred casualties, while the enemy's casualties were only about fifty.
With the same number, when the trapped camp fought against other armies, the loss actually reached one to two!
The elite of the Central Plains were so helpless in front of the strong troops of the North!
If Gao Shun hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed this fact!
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was trembling slightly at this moment, and his heart was full of worry.
The situation is so bad that it is extremely bad.
Even though Cao Cao's army had overtaken them, he never expected that the opponent's Euphorbia warriors would be so powerful, nor did he expect that the opponent's commander Zhang He would be such a good warrior.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are far worse in terms of threat level than the Zhang He in front of us. The difference is just a matter of clouds and mud!
This Zhang He was not only able to lay out such a sophisticated formation as the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation, but he could also use the halberd to give the entire army an advantage in weapon length, thus changing the weakness of the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation's lack of lethality.
What a powerful military training ability this is.
This man will definitely become a good general who will be famous all over the world one day! Cao Cao sighed.
At this time on the battlefield, Zhang He's Euphorbia warriors could be said to have completely suppressed Gao Shun's trapped camp, not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
Seeing the extremely unfavorable battle situation in front of him, Cao Cao was extremely anxious. He saw that his hands were clenched tightly, and his nails had already pierced the skin on his palms.
Although Gao Shun was also a master of leading troops, he was not perfect after all. Moreover, victory and defeat were common matters for military strategists. If Gao Shun was ultimately unable to turn the tide in this battle, Cao Cao could not blame him harshly.
However, if this battle is defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. Even if Cao Cao wants to punish Gao Shun harshly, he probably won't have the chance.
As a bystander, Cao Cao certainly saw the weakness of the Liangyi Liuquan Formation deployed by Zhang He.
Lack of mobility is the biggest weakness of the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation, or in other words, the biggest weakness of the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation set up by this Euphorbia warrior.
The weapon of the Euphorbia warrior is a halberd that is one to five feet long. In ancient and modern times, the lack of mobility has always been a constant weakness of military formations that use extremely long weapons.
Even the Macedonian Phalanx, the most famous spear formation in the world, has a weakness of insufficient mobility that has been highlighted to the extreme. Because the weapons used by the Macedonian Phalanx are spears that are eighteen feet (nearly five and a half meters) long.
, causing the soldiers to only walk forward in the formation, and it was difficult to even move laterally, let alone retreat. Such a formation with a serious lack of mobility, even if it could become famous for a while, would never be able to escape destruction.
Destiny. In the Second Macedonian War, the Roman army used its speed advantage to bypass the front of the Macedonian Phalanx and quickly defeated its flanks and rear, resulting in the destruction of the famous Macedonian Phalanx in Europe.
The weapons used by the euphorbias are not as long as those of the Macedonian phalanx, so the mobility problems are not as serious as those of the Macedonian phalanx. However, the length of the halberds, which is much longer than the conventional weapons, still leads to
The movement speed of the Euphorbias has been reduced.
Although the Euphorbia is not like the Macedonian phalanx, the soldiers in the formation cannot even move laterally. It can be said that there is no problem with the movement angle of this Euphorbia, and even according to the needs of the change of formation, this Euphorbia can
Euphorbia can also dexterously change directions in different directions. However, whether it can move in different directions or move dexterously in a local area, it cannot change the indisputable fact that the overall speed is not fast.
fact.
If Gao Shun had not commanded the trapped camp to attack the Euphorbia warriors head-on, but had used his speed advantage to send half of his men around to the two wings of the Euphorbia warriors, and launched a pincer attack from the front and flanks at the same time, the situation would have been much better than now, and the chance of winning would have been much better.
The general is much bigger. Although the Liangyi Liuquan Formation is an extremely advanced formation, because the weapons used by the Euphorbia warriors are all long halberds, the gaps between people are also relatively large. In other words, the distance between people is relatively large.
, although the Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation launched by this Euphorbia Warrior is much more lethal than the ordinary Liangyi Flowing Spring Formation, it is more loose in terms of formation. If Gao Shun attacks from both flanks and
If you launch a pincer attack from the front, you have a high chance of breaking through the enemy's formation.
It's a pity that the established war situation cannot be changed. The fact now is that the enemy is trapped in the formation and is surrounded by the Euphorbias, fighting hard and unable to escape.
What to do? Gao Shun gritted his teeth and thought hard about countermeasures.
If possible, he really wanted to rush into the enemy's formation with his gun and horse, rush straight to Zhang He, raise his gun and stab him to death.
Zhang He is the commander-in-chief of the Euphorbia soldiers and the commander of the entire formation. Once he dies, the formation will collapse.
But it is a pity that the so-called fighting formations are compared with the combat capabilities of the military formations formed by the soldiers. As the leaders of the military formations, Gao Shun and Zhang He can sit down and direct how the military formations should fight, but they cannot go out and fight in person.
Otherwise, it would not be a battle of formations, but a battle of generals.
For example, Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou a few years ago and fought with Chen Dao's white men outside Pengcheng. Gao Shun and Chen Dao, as the commanders of the two armies, did not fight in person.