"What a stubborn old man who is difficult to deal with..."
While listening to Huang Zhong explain the changes in the enemy's military formation, Wang Yu murmured something in his mouth, which made Huang Zhong have the urge to roll his eyes.
In later generations, Huang Zhong would have been in his prime at this age, but in this age when seventies are rare, Huang Zhong can actually be regarded as an old man. He has gone through many vicissitudes of life, and his appearance already looks old.
"Brother Han Sheng, I'm not talking about you, don't take it personally."
The best person to explain the changes in the military formation is Yu Jin, but the captain is busy arranging troops and horses to fight, and there is no time. Fortunately, Huang Zhong has been in the army for half his life, and his military strategy is also very good, so he is more than enough to serve as an explanation.
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"In this formation, the general is in the middle and rear, and the main military forces are assembled in the center to implement a central breakthrough. Use it when you have an advantage. Every time you have a devastating effect, it will have the effect of deciding the world in one fell swoop... The weakness of this formation lies in the side and rear. If our army hides a force on both wings,
A surprise army, maybe..."
While dutifully explaining to Wang Yu, Huang Zhong was also a little puzzled. General Wang, who was hailed as an unparalleled military strategist by the world, didn't even understand formation changes. Who would believe it? Could it be that he was just pretending not to understand, and talking to himself?
Almost?
No, he denied his conjecture.
After being in contact with Wang Yu for such a long time, Huang Zhong already had some understanding of Wang Yu. Although this general was not a loyal and honest person, he would not engage in such unnecessary pretense. It was unnecessary.
What's more, if he is not really proficient in battle formations, why would he entrust command to his subordinates? Isn't he afraid that like Cao Cao, he will be knocked back to his original shape in one battle?
"...Xu Rong has deployed several lines of defense on both wings. If there are fewer soldiers, the formation cannot be broken. If there are more soldiers, they will be discovered. This strategy is just a theory. If you want to break the formation, you still have to find a way to block the enemy's edge.
After exhausting the enemy's energy, use your elite forces to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, but you must also be careful of the enemy's change of formation..."
Wang Yu frowned when he heard this.
There is a saying in later generations that these formations in ancient times were of little use. If you train some spearmen and form a square formation, you can sweep all the powerful soldiers. In the past, he didn't know whether that statement was correct, but now it seems that things are far away.
It's not that simple.
Xu Rong's fish scale formation is composed of multiple small square formations, and these small square formations are separated from the original thousand-person square formation and formed independently.
Putting aside the question of how much impact the formation has on combat effectiveness, this formation change alone is already very technologically advanced! How about building a large square formation to deal with the ancient formations that remain unchanged and ever-changing?
What a joke!
Fortunately, I didn't meddle in the training of troops, and I didn't hold on to the command, otherwise I might not be able to survive three or five rounds.
Alas, what a pity...
There was a reason for Wang Yu's sigh before. He invited Xu Rong to answer questions, and he really had bad intentions. He used his strengths and avoided weaknesses. What he was best at was this kind of small team raid operations. His reputation... Anyway, his reputation is big enough now.
Okay, it’s nothing to lose.
It's a pity that Xu Rong didn't fall for the trick at all. He didn't even say hello. He changed his formation and rushed forward. If Li Shiyi hadn't been sent to see the opportunity quickly enough, he might have become the first hero in this battle.
A warrior.
The only thing worth celebrating is that his strategy was successful. At least it started smoothly. Xu Rong really had no intention of attacking the people. Both wings were preserved, leaving Wang Yu with a glimmer of hope of victory.
If not, the military strategy is not as good as the others, the troops are not as good as the people, and the mobility is not as good as the people's, how can we fight this battle? We can only lead the Youzhou Army to fight guerrillas. In a frontal battle, doesn't it mean that we will only be surrounded and annihilated?
Wang Yu felt like he was in a clear mind.
If this most basic judgment is wrong and Xu Rong divides his troops to attack the two wings, he can only imitate Liu Huangshu, abandon the people and take advantage of the chaos to escape. Fortunately, the two betrothed ladies are not here, even without Zhao Zilong to escort him, he should be able to
Can run away...
As a result, Xu Rong made an instant decision and gave up the easier way to win without hesitation, but was unwilling to compromise at all, leaving no chance for Wang Yu to persuade or assassinate him. Therefore, Wang Yu had
The sigh of the stubborn old man.
This heir to the Moh family has a temper just like that of his ancestor, smelly and tough... Well, similar is his style of military use, which is also not ordinary tough.
Although the Fish Scale Formation was an assault formation, Xu Rong did not launch an assault immediately. He used this formation instead, as if he was just worried that the formation would extend horizontally and accidentally injure the civilians on both wings.
He used a forward attack method.
The shield hand holding the large oar with both hands, that is, the giant shield, is in front; the crossbowman follows closely behind; then there are the long soldiers who are best at array fighting and holding spears; and the swordsmen who follow at the end are more conducive to fighting.
Shield soldier.
The huge array surged forward like a tide, always maintaining a stable speed, with the potential to crush the top of Mount Tai.
The formation Yu Jin put up was the Yanyue Formation.
As the name suggests, the entire army is arranged in an arc, shaped like a crescent moon. It is an asymmetrical formation. The general's formation is usually located at the bottom of the concave crescent. During combat, focus on attacking the flanks and use thick crescents to resist the enemy.
, there is a murderous intention hidden in the crescent moon. It is a formation that balances both offense and defense and is most conducive to the performance of a strong and brave army.
Wang Yu's location is at the crescent moon. The troops guarding this place are the White Horse Yi Cong, who have the highest mobility and the strongest combat power.
The troop configuration is similar to that of Xu Rong. This was the standard configuration of the infantry-based army in the Han Dynasty. It was drilled through thousands of bloody battles and has been passed down to this day. Naturally, it makes sense.
As Xu Rong's army advanced, the sound of war drums in both armies became denser, one after another, sounding continuously from every corner of the army, one after another.
War flags of various colors were flying in the air, colorful and dazzling. The messengers were like flying swallows on the fields before a heavy rain, rushing in and out of the army's formation, busy.
"Five hundred steps..." On the general platform, there are special observers who will report the distance between the two armies to the general after a period of time.
"Crossbowmen come out!" Yu Jin raised his voice and gave the order.
The flag bearer general issued the order, and the front army responded with the flag. Immediately, the shield formation opened and closed, and the Taishan soldiers held strong crossbows and trotted out, forming a skirmish line in the front of the shield formation.
"Three hundred steps..."
"Rack the crossbow!"
The Rhubarb Crossbow has a range of up to 300 steps, but that is the maximum range. If you want to effectively kill someone, you must be within 200 steps. If you want to break armor, you must be within 150 steps at least.
This kind of sharp weapon is easy to use, but loading is very troublesome. Therefore, crossbowmen are all strong and powerful elites, and Zhang Nu must use his whole body's strength.
"squeak……"
The crossbow strings made a harsh groaning sound, and the sound was heard in front of the Taishan Army. The sound of the strings being twisted was very unpleasant, but no one, including the nearest shieldman, frowned. People who have seen the power of strong crossbows
We all know that the louder the sound of the string is, the more unpleasant it is, and the screams of the enemy will be louder and louder later.
Xu Rongjun still moved forward silently.
There were also crossbowmen in Xu Rong's army, but their crossbows were not as good as those of the Taishan soldiers. The Taishan soldiers had strong ten-stone crossbows, which were also known as the Dahuangli crossbow. It was the most powerful among the Han crossbows. Of course, the cost was also high.
It's also very expensive.
Although some of Xu Rong's army were elites from the Northern Army, their equipment was not as good as that of the Taishan Army. This is also one of the tragedies of this era. The equipment of the Central Army was actually not as good as that of the local tycoons.
If you don't have good equipment and insist on shooting at each other, you will be humiliating yourself. It is only right to close the distance as quickly as possible and get within the distance of bows and arrows, or even hand-to-hand combat.
"One hundred and fifty steps..."
"Wind!" Yu Jin raised his hand, swung it downwards, and shouted out the most distinctive long-range attack command of the era.
"Wind!" Thousands of people responded, and immediately, the strong crossbow roared!
"Collapse!" One cold star left the string, and hundreds of cold stars formed a curtain of light between the two armies. It was the light of the sun reflected by the crossbow arrows, reflecting the brilliance of death.
"Bang!" After one light curtain, there was a second one. The crossbowman's volley was divided into two rounds, shooting at the same target one after another.
"Seize! Seize! Seize!" What greeted the light curtain was a solid shield formation.
These huge oars are as tall as a person and are made of thick wooden boards. They are extremely heavy. Even a strong and powerful man can only move forward slowly while holding this thing. There are sharp wooden stakes under the giant shield.
, when stationary, the giant shield can be stuck on the ground.
This thing can be called a defensive weapon and is indestructible.
In fact, even a sharp weapon like the Da Huang Li Crossbow could not do anything to these big guys, but despite this, Xu Rongjun still suffered casualties.
The impact of the strong crossbow is too strong, and the crossbow arrows are too sharp.
Under the first round of attacks, many shields were holding their shields unsteadily, which exposed gaps in the shield array. The second round of volleys took advantage of the situation, bringing out a stream of blood and several screams and wails in the crowd.
"Crossbow... wind!"
Before the two armies approached a hundred steps, the well-trained Taishan soldiers fired another round of volleys. Then, they put away their crossbows and retreated behind the shield formation.
The next moment, the shield bearers pulled up their shields from the ground, and Taishan's military formation began to move forward.
The shrill sound of warning horns resounded through the formations of both armies at the same time.
Between one hundred and twenty steps and one hundred steps is the distance for the infantry's longbow to take effect!
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers fighting against each other shouted the same battle cry and raised their shields to protect their heads. The sound of war drums also became faster and faster, like thunder, resounding across the sky and earth, making people's blood boil!
It is almost overlooked that the two armies are flying the same battle flag and shouting the same slogans...
No one can care about this because the wind is already blowing!
Countless long arrows were thrown into the air by the archers, and they were densely packed, forming two huge dark clouds! The dark clouds drew a beautiful arc in the sky, howling miserably, and pounced towards the two waves of people.
In an instant, the dark clouds penetrated the turbulent waves, turned into clusters of water splashing, and then merged into the waves without a trace. Only the blood splashes stirred up can prove that they once existed!
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
The situation changes. This is a hand-to-hand fight between archers. They ignore the arrows that may fall at any time on their heads. They just repeat the same actions with fanaticism on their faces, taking out long arrows one after another from their quivers.
, struggling to pour it out.
The sky seemed to have turned dark, and there were only dense rains of arrows flying all over the sky... unbridled!
In the wind and blood of arrows, two identical black battle flags with Chinese characters stood proudly!