The war in Yanzhou ended, and the war in Hebei resumed.
No one can tell exactly when this battle started. From the moment Qu Yi sent troops to Guangchuan, the two armies never stopped fighting, with casualties and intense outpost battles occurring frequently.
Generally speaking, Youzhou Qingqi had the upper hand. With their mobility and ease of gathering and dispersing, they completely suppressed Jizhou's sentry detectives.
But the Jizhou army was not completely powerless to fight back.
Qu Yi ingeniously used a mixture of infantry and cavalry, with a few scattered cavalry in front and small groups of infantry following behind. After encountering the enemy, the cavalry quickly retreated, while the infantry took cover and launched an ambush.
This strategy has its advantages and disadvantages. If you successfully ambush, you will naturally take advantage of it, but in many cases it may not be so smooth. If the cavalry that lures the enemy escapes a little slowly, it may be killed on the road. Even if it successfully leads the enemy into the encirclement, it may
After being forced out, the infantry will not be able to catch up with the cavalry, and it will be difficult to surround them.
However, after several collisions, the momentum of the Youzhou Army was finally defeated. There was a mutual victory or defeat, which was a war of attrition, which was naturally very detrimental to the Youzhou Army. They gave up all-round suppression, allowing the Jizhou Army to maintain a certain degree of control.
Battlefield shielding.
Sporadic battles on the march continued for more than ten days. It was not until Quyi led his army into Yimu City to rest and reorganize that the Youzhou Army gave up the futile harassment battle. The Jizhou Army's step-by-step strategy temporarily gained the upper hand.
After three days of rest, Qu Yi led his army to leave Yimu City, captured Ande in one day, and then advanced directly to Pingyuan City without stopping.
Gongsun Zan knew that there was no danger to defend the plain, and was afraid that Qu Yi would cut off his return route, so he led his army to attack him. The two armies faced off at Longcuo on the north bank of the river.
If counted from this day, the exact date of the Battle of Longzuo should be June 17th.
The leader of the Jizhou Army is Qu Yi, and his deputy Chun Yuqiong joins the army on the basis of discipline and vetting. There are more than 30,000 horse soldiers in total, half of them are veterans who have experienced the Battle of Jieqiao, and the other half are newly recruited and have undergone a short training.
of new recruits.
In addition to Qu Yi's main force, Jizhou also has a partial division of more than 10,000 people stationed in Qinghe, which can launch attacks on the plains at any time. This greatly restrained the Youzhou army, making Gongsun Zan not dare to leave the county easily, and could only watch Qu Yi
Yi marched all the way to capture the city and territory.
Compared with the rapidly expanding Jizhou Army, the size of the Youzhou Army has shrunk a lot.
The main force consists of Gongsun Zan's 5,000 cavalry. In addition, there are only 10,000 infantry from Tian Kai and Liu Bei. Among them, there are still a few thousand people left to defend the city. The actual number of people going into battle is only 12,000 horses and infantry.
At the same time that Quyi captured Ande, reinforcements from Qingzhou also came from the north of Licheng. This time the main force was Xu Huang's five thousand infantry and Taishan's light cavalry, which had temporarily restored its thousand-man strength.
When they arrived on the battlefield, the two armies totaled 18,000 men, including 6,000 cavalry. According to the usual ratio of one cavalry to two infantry, the two sides were evenly matched.
However, not many people think this way. Except for the general Qu Yi, the generals in Jizhou generally believe that the situation is favorable and the advantage lies in a quick battle. Therefore, after the confrontation between Long Min and Jizhou, the Chinese military tents in Jizhou will focus on the battle from time to time.
With no fight, a dispute broke out.
"Although our army has more troops and horses, it is only half the elite. The enemy has many cavalry. Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu are very good at using cavalry, so the risk of a head-on battle is very high. Besides, since our army has an advantage in strength, we should
To fully utilize it, instead of just letting Qinghe's partial divisions play a diversionary role, it is better to let them launch an offensive against Pingyuan City so that the enemy cannot take care of both the head and tail!"
Qinghe's partial division was led by Zhang Jia, and its troop composition was similar to that of Qu Yi's, with half veterans and half recruits.
Yuan Shao's purpose in arranging this army was to form a pincer attack on the plains and divide Gongsun Zan's troops. In addition, it was to leave a back-up as a backup line of defense. If Qu Yi was defeated, Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu would not be able to advance directly.
Yuan Shao was confident about this battle, but since he was facing Wang Yu, it was better to be careful. He could not stick to common sense, but should take precautions.
Of course, there is a deeper meaning, that is, Yuan Shao is somewhat uneasy about Qu Yi, so Zhang Jaw's troops also play a role in supervising the battle team.
Qu Yi had never been very good at observing words and emotions, and of course he could not understand the last meaning. At the same time, he did not think that the Jizhou Army with an army of 40,000 would lose, so he insisted on waiting for Zhang Jia to join forces.
This kind of decision without knowing the situation naturally attracted ridicule from everyone.
Chunyu Qiong sneered: "General Qu, are you afraid of fighting? The Youzhou Army has many cavalry? But our army also has many bows and crossbows! Last time in Guangchuan, wasn't that how we defeated the Youzhou Army?
Retired?"
Feng Ji gave a hint: "General Qu, don't forget that before sending out the troops, the lord and the princes agreed that the battle should be fought quickly rather than slowly! Not to mention that our army and General Zhang attacked separately, and there was no chance that they would be defeated.
Even if you ignore the dangers of defeating each one, you still have to consider the situation in Qingzhou!"
This was one of the reasons he had prepared long ago to win the battle in Pingyuan. He won the battle in Pingyuan because of planning, not on the battlefield. If Xu You hadn't planned to mobilize the situation in Xuzhou, there would have been more than just reinforcements from Qingzhou.
Six thousand? At least tens of thousands! If that's the case, what advantage does our side have?
Finally, Shen Pei meaningfully concluded: "In short, General Qu, it is better for you to focus on the present. As a human being, you must abide by your duties!"
Of course, when Qu Yi heard these words, he felt strange and strange.
Speaking of this, Qu Yi also understood that being able to mobilize 30,000 soldiers and horses was the limit of Yuan Shao's trust in him. No more would be impossible. Therefore, unless there is an accident like Qingzhou's additional troops, otherwise, this
This is the only way the war can be fought.
"In that case, let's go to battle tomorrow."
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The next morning.
"It's such a good weather to start a war!" The generals on both sides exclaimed heartily.
The morning sun has risen, the cool breeze has blown away the morning fog, and the sky is blue and cloudless. This kind of weather is most suitable for combat, especially the use of bows and crossbows.
Under the command of Qu Yi, the Jizhou Army distributed its 30,000 troops almost evenly among the left, center, and right armies. They deployed in a flying geese formation and advanced along the vast plain for several miles before stopping.
Hundreds of steps away from the opposite side, the coalition forces were waiting in formation. More than 50,000 soldiers and horses on both sides stood facing each other. The soldiers raised their weapons and looked solemn. Countless colorful battle flags fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound.
The tense atmosphere before the war once again enveloped the plains beside the river.
The Jizhou army was numerically superior, so Qu Yi used the Yanxing Formation with the highest deployment of troops and the most convenient use of bows and crossbows. If everything went well, after attacking the enemy's two wings head-on, he could spread out the troops on both wings and achieve three goals.
Encircle and prevent the enemy's light cavalry from moving, thereby achieving victory.
The formation formed by the coalition forces is rather strange. The front is a square formation of infantry, and the two wings are bent backwards into a hook shape, but it is a hook formation.
This formation caused a burst of ridicule from the generals in Jizhou. Sun Bin's interpretation of the hook-line formation in his art of war is: "The hook-line formation is easy to change." In other words, this formation is used for emergency response, and the focus is on protecting the safety of the flanks.
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If both sides remain unchanged and fight in the current situation, it will become a full-scale battle between two wings against two wings, and the Chinese army against the Chinese army. For the coalition forces with a numerical disadvantage, this method of fighting is quite uneconomical.
According to common sense, the coalition forces should focus on their formation, either using an offensive formation to break through the Chinese army, or using a both offensive and defensive formation to focus on one wing, rather than a defensive formation such as the hook formation.
"Is this an invitation? An invitation for us to surround him?"
"I have long heard that Wang Pengju is only good at showing off his bravery. When I saw him today, it turned out that he was not bad at all. He couldn't even figure out the formation and the enemy. It can be said that this guy doesn't know how to fight. It's a pity that if it hadn't turned into a melee last time, he would have been so ruthless.
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"General Qu, please don't hesitate, just attack with your troops. Our army will win this battle without a doubt!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)