The birds in the grass in the forest were frightened and flew up into the air with a roar, like a thick black cloud. Under the clouds, countless flags were waving, forming a raging wave, and the generals roared and issued a march forward.
Order...
On the second day of April in the third year of Kaiyuan of the New Han Dynasty, at the foot of Longshan Mountain, twenty miles west of Gengyang City, two armies of princes from the extreme east and the extreme west fought here!
"There are more than a thousand Qiang cavalry on the right wing trying to charge into the formation!"
"Colonel Qin has already led his troops to greet us!"
"The enemy facing us on the right wing is forming a formation, trying to outflank our army! Colonel Huang asked for instructions, if he can mobilize the crossbowmen to attack them head-on!"
For a battle involving more than 100,000 people, entering the battlefield is a very complicated process. On a battlefield that is beneficial to one side, the other side may not necessarily cooperate. A battlefield that maintains a tacit understanding is often some distance away from the camps of both sides. And from the camp to the camp
The battlefield is also impossible to be peaceful all the time.
The Xiliang Army originally had more initiative. It received feedback from the forwards and responded very quickly. Waves of troops came out of the company camp like running water and met the sudden Qingzhou Army one after another. Now the army is marching.
According to common sense, a marching team can easily collapse, so this is an excellent opportunity.
Of course, for a strong army like the Qingzhou Army, under such circumstances, as long as they don't make mistakes, these harassments are not a big trouble.
The light cavalry of the Gale Force Army have already been in place and are scattered around the army. They are scouting the enemy's situation and reporting back at any time. This is also to shield the battlefield and prevent the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry from getting close to observe the formation.
Although the terrain around Bingzhou is steep, there is also a lot of flat land in the central area, especially in the area where Fenshui River and Zhaoyuze River meet. Not only is the terrain flat and smooth, which is conducive to the deployment of troops, but the field of vision is also very wide, not to mention the ambush of large armies.
Even if you are a lone scout, it is not easy to find a hiding place.
The messengers carrying colorful flags ran back and forth among the Chinese army like a lantern, and military information and battle reports came in like flowing water. Although there were many military information, Wang Yu was not in a hurry, because many military information did not require him to issue orders.
When the number of troops reaches a certain level, the time to send orders back and forth will become quite time-consuming. Situations such as enemy cavalry harassment and our army's attack can be completely judged by the generals themselves.
The process of this kind of small-scale contact battle is very simple. There are cavalry on both sides, facing each other. The galloping cavalry's cavalry has the upper hand, rushing to spray a few waves of arrows before the contact, disrupting the enemy's array, and then
The enemy's brigade was crushed and completely strangled.
Because it was harassment, the troops sent by the Xiliang Army were not elite troops, and they did not feel bad if they were defeated. The leader of the tribe gathered the defeated troops on his own, and the rest of the troops just sent two thousand horses to ride over from afar. It was not so much a response.
To rescue, it is better to say that the defeated army was used as bait, trying to outflank the pursuing Gale Army.
Qin Feng was also a veteran on the battlefield, so of course he would not be fooled by such a simple scheme. After briefly observing the movements of the two enemy cavalry, he immediately stopped his horse and gave the order to retreat.
When Wang Yu climbed to the high ground to observe the enemy's formation, what he saw was the scene of the two Qiang cavalry returning in vain and angrily retreating. It was said to be a high ground, but in fact it was just a mound by the river. Fortunately, it was surrounded by
The terrain is flat enough and the view here is quite wide.
Wang Yu and the generals and guards around him were all experienced in many battles, but it was their first time to participate in a battle of this scale today. When they reached a high place and looked in the direction of the enemy's formation, everyone became quiet.
The rhetoric of literati is rather exaggerated. You can often see the words "millions of troops" in history books, but within a thousand years, a battle with a real army of 100,000 was already a battle that shocked the past and the present. At present, the Xiliang Army's Second
The scene of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses gathering brought unprecedented shock to people.
"The vastness of the sea and the vastness of the water are boundless. It is a good way to describe the vast sea and the lake. It is also quite appropriate to describe the scenery in front of you!" Wang Yu sighed briefly, and then asked Taishi Ci: "Ziyi, look
What do you think of this vast expanse of darkness?"
"Of course..." Taishi Ci pointed the tip of his spear at the enemy formation and said boldly, "Now we can have a good fight!"
"General Ziyi said it well!" Ji Ling grinned and echoed: "It is indeed shocking that more than 200,000 people gather together, but they are just chickens and dogs, not our army.
opponent."
Seeing the enemy's momentum and the defeat in Zixian County, it was hard to guarantee that any of the junior recruits would be swayed. Wang Yu specifically asked Taishi Ci, who was famous for his bravery, to come out and answer the question, with the purpose of boosting morale.
Seeing that the atmosphere was no longer as solemn as before, Wang Yu also calmed down and began to observe the situation on the battlefield.
The nearby terrain has long been made into a sand table, and the entire army is aware of it. What needs to be understood now is the formation of the Xiliang army. This can only be known on the battlefield.
Although there is still some distance, due to the large scale of the Xiliang Army, we can already get a rough idea here. More than 200,000 troops are arranged in a vague crane wing formation. The left and right wings of the entire array are unusually thick, but they are
The Chinese military is relatively weak.
Of course, when the size of the army reaches more than 100,000, the formations can no longer be arranged in many ways. Let alone Ma Chao, even if Xu Rong and Cao Cao join forces, they can't even think of using so many troops to form a chariot formation.
"It's quite satisfactory, with no pressure from the two wings and a breakthrough from the center. Even if the breakthrough cannot be made, it can still form a melee and give full play to the advantage of military strength."
After a rough look, Wang Yu didn't stop much, flicked the reins, and rode his horse back to the main formation. The thick wings of the Xiliang Army were a mix of infantry and cavalry, while the relatively thin central army was composed of all cavalry.
Obviously, this tactic is probably to use two thick wings to outflank and suppress, and then the Chinese army uses assault tactics to attack one's own Chinese army. Regardless of whether it can be attacked or not, it can create enough pressure. If it breaks through, it will be
If you win and can't break through, use the human sea tactic to drown them.
This mediocre tactic doesn't look very clever, but in such a situation, it is a very effective tactic with the fewest flaws. Ma Chao made such an arrangement, which shows that although he won a rare victory, he was not overwhelmed by the victory.
Dizzied, sober.
As more and more troops from the Xiliang Army arrived on the battlefield, the frequency of cavalry attacks became higher and higher. Wang Yu's evaluation of Ma Chao went even higher. He would not allow himself to form the formation calmly, and constantly sent out harassing troops, even maintaining
This increases the possibility of a surprise attack by the entire army, which is also a tactic that takes advantage of military strength.
At least in field battles, Ma Chao is indeed a world-famous general.
"Report... to inform my lord, the enemy troops are divided into four groups, each group has 3,000 men, and they are rushing towards our left flank!"
"General Zilong personally led his troops to greet us!"
The distance between the formations of the two armies was close to about 500 steps, and the Xiliang army finally launched a large-scale attack. More than 10,000 cavalry were invested at one time. It is hard to say whether it was a test or a battle.
However, as soon as Xiliang's cavalry troops came out of the formation, they saw the gale force cavalry also quickly gathered and faced them tit for tat. Although there were only more than 4,000 cavalrymen attacking, the Xiliang army still raised a flag, and the four teams that had just come out of the formation
The cavalry quickly retreated.
"A feint? Oh, no, it should be a containment. Although Ma Chao has a reputation for bravery, his tactics of using troops are not as cautious as usual." Until now, Wang Yu had done nothing but move forward and form an array on the spot.
To issue any order, the main thing is to observe, evaluate and deduce the established tactics through observation.
Ma Chao, who was opposite, seemed to have similar thoughts. From the initial spying on the patrol to the small-scale harassment later, he did everything carefully. But his purpose of doing these things was not just to harass, but to take advantage of the opportunity.
He arranged his formation to prevent the Qingzhou Army from launching an attack while his footing was not stable.
Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, Ma Chao actually did not need to do this, but since he did it, it shows that it is very, very difficult to win this battle with strategy.
"All the ministries are in place. The enemy and we are five hundred steps apart. Please let me know!" In this battle, Xu Huang and Xu Shu were responsible for commanding the left and right wings respectively. Zhuge Liang was in the center of the army, responsible for coordinating, recording information, and advising on military affairs. Seeing
All troops and horses sent out flags, indicating that the troops were ready for battle, and he immediately reported to Wang Yu.
Wang Yu nodded and shouted: "Every general returns to his position and the whole army advances! We can't just let the Xiliang people show off their power, give them some color first!"
"Here!"
Originally, all the Xiliang army had entered the battlefield, and the rear army was still in some confusion. However, the middle army and the front army were already in tight formation. The two armies formed a confrontation, and the war was about to break out.
Normally, the two armies would either start a direct cavalry battle and the infantry would then cover up and kill them, or they would slowly approach to about 200 paces and then start fighting. Unexpectedly, with Wang Yu's order, the Qingzhou Army would press forward like this.
Ma Chao stared at the formation on the opposite side, and the reins he held tightly in his hands tightened from time to time, causing the horse under his crotch to constantly shake its head and snort, feeling very uneasy. After a long time, he finally let go of the reins and let out a breath.
Changqi: "Qingzhou's elite soldiers are the best in the world, and they are well-deserved. Wang Pengju is indeed a good opponent!"
No one answered. All the generals and guards knew the temper of the major general. His expression and tone of voice showed that he was in an excited state. No matter what other people's reactions were, they could not affect him.
he.
"Bozhan, is there any reward for the scout?"
"There are no organized soldiers and horses in the surrounding fifty miles, including Qixian and Jinyang. The possibility of a sneak attack should be ruled out. Judging from the lineup of the Qingzhou Army, it does not seem to be hiding its strength. Just in the mountains
The man with black horse and black armor watching the formation on the hill is indeed Wang Yu himself...the Qingzhou Army in Bingzhou is the only ones in front of you."
"In that case, let's fight with all our strength!" Ma Chao nodded with satisfaction.
Wang Yu suddenly went out to fight this time. It was a bit sudden no matter how you thought about it. Ma Chao couldn't think of why Wang Yu would choose to fight today. But since the enemy army came out, he must seize the opportunity. Since he can't find it from outside the battlefield, The reason, then, as long as you respond calmly, there should be no problem. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)