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After some negotiations, the Goryeo coalition army decided to let the Xi people, Heishui and Su Mo attack together from one direction, and whichever side could break through the Sui army's position first would win the first prize.

That night, after a full dinner, 50,000 old, weak, sick and disabled troops were left in the camp, and the remaining 150,000 troops left the camp overnight.

These 150,000 horses, all cavalry, with human rank and hooves, basically managed to sneak quietly, and that night, heavy snow fell, and the fluttering snowflakes also covered the traces of the coalition army. So that they could appear quietly and silently in front of Zhang Xutuo's troops.

The biting cold wind cut the faces of the generals of the Sui army like knives. Although the Goryeo coalition army has tried to be as silent as possible. But how powerful the scouts of Zhang Xutuo's army were, naturally they had already discovered that the enemy army was pouring out.

And after Zhang Xutuo learned that the main force of the enemy army was attacking on all fronts, he did not have any fear, but said lightly: "The whole army is out of the camp and lined up to meet the enemy!" ”

Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Yanjin's generals immediately commanded their respective troops, lined up defensive formations, and prepared to strike hard at the enemy.

At this time, after an hour of heavy snow on the ground, it was already white, and the few trees on the wasteland were also covered in silver, and under the light of the moon, they looked very good.

The howling north wind continued to blow, blowing the bodies of the soldiers on the battlefield cold.

At this time, the soldiers of the Sui army suddenly felt a gentle vibration on the ground, and in the vast snow in the distance, a black line suddenly appeared.

After a few moments, the black line slowly became clear, and a large number of cavalry came head-on. The other party was obviously well prepared, and all the cavalry were slowly marching in a neat array.

Looking at the crowd of the Goryeo coalition army in front of him, the soldiers under Zhang Xutuo all had indescribable tension in their hearts. After all, these people are cavalrymen on the grassland, they grew up on horseback, and their riding and archery skills are far more powerful than them. It must be much more difficult to deal with than the bandits they used to deal with.

Gao Jianwu, who was watching the battle from the rear, also found that the Sui army was moving left and right frequently. As the famous commander of Goryeo, he also knew very well in his heart that this was the enemy adjusting the formation and preparing to start defending. At the same time, it is also to take a final rest before the battle, so as to ensure that you have enough physical strength to meet the battle.

On the vast snow, in the cavalry queue of the Sui army, a large black flag was waving in the wind, and the battle flag was embroidered with a huge "Zhang" character.

Under this flag, there stood a burly middle-aged general, dressed in dark gray fine iron armor, with a thick beard, and a sturdy and tall big food war horse, holding a black horse lance in his hand.

He slowly lifted the reins, his legs clamped into the belly of the horse, and looked at the dense crowd of Goryeo coalition troops in the distance, and he couldn't help frowning, his eyes full of worry.

Behind him, there were more than ten generals standing in Cema, and the generals who followed him were Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and Luo Shixin. Different from Zhang Xutuo's worries, his face was full of excitement before the war, and everyone held weapons in their hands with a look of eagerness to fight.

All generals have a certain study of battle formations, because when the two armies are fighting, arranging troops is a basic skill. And the more powerful the general, the sharper and more accurate his eyesight.

They can infer the combat effectiveness of the enemy army from various details such as the formation of the opponent, the morale of the soldiers, and the armor and equipment. There are even some powerful famous generals, just by watching the battle, you can completely know whether the enemy army is bluffing or really powerful.

Now, Zhang Xutuo is also watching the battle, he has been guarding Liaodong for half a year, and he has some understanding of the situation of the Goryeo. He knew that now there was only one empty shelf left in Goryeo. Although on the surface they still have an army of 100,000. But among the 100,000 troops, there are only 20,000 elite divisions with real combat effectiveness, and the vast majority of them are new recruits who have just been conscripted into the army, as well as old and weak soldiers.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Goryeo must gather the allied forces of various nomads in the grasslands of Liaodong, even if it is to cede a large amount of land and send a large amount of money and prisoners, it must also agree to the conditions of all the departments of the steppe and let them come together to fight against the Sui army. After all, the Sui Dynasty was a country that was going to destroy them, and the grassland tribes were just coveting pastures and slave women.

It's just that Zhang Xutuo knows very well that although the soldiers and horses under his command are indeed very strong, they are especially famous for the elite troops of the Eight Winds Battalion. But what few people know is this: the Eight Winds Battalion is just an infantry fighting vehicle formation. At the time of each battle, the outermost chariot was equipped with antlers to deal with the horses, the infantry and archers in the middle, and the cavalry in the innermost.

At the time of the battle, the entire formation was unusually solid, which meant that it was impervious to wind and rain in all directions. The soldiers and horses of the Eight Winds Battalion relied on the Eight Winds Formation, and they were actually fighting defensive counterattacks, first using chariots as a battalion, and then constantly advancing like an iron wall. Due to the presence of a sturdy chariot, coupled with sharp antlers. Therefore, Zhang Xutuo's infantry was able to advance in formation without worrying about the cavalry breaking the formation. Under the impact of these solid formations, few soldiers and horses in the world could withstand the attack of the Eight Winds Battalion.

And as long as the enemy can't stop it, whether it is a rout or a retreat, at this time, the Eight Winds Array will open a gap, and the cavalry in the middle will gallop out to give the enemy a fatal blow. It is precisely with this eight-wind array that Zhang Xutuo was able to gallop across Shandong and Henan, defeating many bandits in a row, and even the Wagang army, which is now in the limelight, is also a defeated general under him. Because of this, he was also known as the first fierce general among the generals of the Sui army.

If this battle is in the Central Plains and faces 150,000 bandits, then Zhang Sutuo doesn't have to worry at all.

Because he has a complete battalion of the Eight Winds, he is not afraid of the chaotic cavalry in front of him. After observing the enemy for so long, Zhang Xutuo also saw that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses in front of him was actually not strong, especially the weapons and equipment could not be compared with the Sui army at all. There were very few truly elite troops, only the Goryeo cavalry unit at the back was somewhat strong.

If he used the Eight Winds Battalion to attack the Goryeo coalition array in front of him, he would have been able to rush through the enemy formation with complete certainty.

But at the moment he had just over 10,000 soldiers, and for an enemy force of 150,000 men, only one-fifth of the number of enemies. And the most important thing is: the enemy is a cavalry grown up on horseback, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. It was much more difficult than the bandits he had encountered before.

At this moment, the horn of "Woo-woo-woo-" sounded. Zhang Xutuo saw the big flags in the rear of the enemy waving frequently, which was a signal that the enemy was going to attack. He immediately shouted, "Prepare for battle!" Eight Wind Formations! ”

The Sui army immediately began to operate and formed a formation to meet the enemy. And the leader of the Xi clan, Dalong, glanced back at the Goryeo army in the rear, and said disdainfully: "This Gao Jianwu is really in a hurry, for fear that we will delay time." In fact, we also wish we could fight well as soon as possible, and have more time to meet the main force of the Sui army. ”

"Yes! Gao Jianwu also underestimated us! The leader of the Black Water Department also immediately echoed.

"In my opinion, he was scared by the Sui army two years ago, so he was as timid as a mouse, just like Abao Cave and Kubrai. suffered the loss of the Sui army, so he regarded the Sui army as a tiger! Su Mo Ling Ha Chi smiled and said, "But in my opinion, Sui Jun is just a sick cat!" ”

"Good! Now let's charge together, and strive to solve the battle with one round of killing, so that this Gao Jianwu can take a good look at how powerful our department is! At this time, Daron waved the saber in his hand and yelled at the people behind him: "Brothers! As long as you kill all the Sui troops in front of you, their grain, grass, baggage, weapons and equipment will all be yours! At the same time, we can also get a lot of land and possessions! Rush, come with us to kill the past! ”

Saying that, he took the lead and rushed towards the formation of the Sui army, and the ten thousand army of the Xi tribe followed. Xian Wei and Ha Chi glanced at each other, and rushed out for fear of being robbed of the first credit by Dalong.

There are 20,000 horses in the Heishui Department where Xianwei is located, and there are also 20,000 horses in the Sumo Department where Hachi is located, plus the 10,000 army of the Xi tribe. The coalition army had an army of 70,000. They charged together, and the momentum of these 70,000 war horses was indeed terrifying, like a dark cloud of black oppression, making the Sui army only feel that the ground trembled slightly.

Under the full sprint of the 70,000 army, it felt like a dark cloud on the horizon falling to the ground, and then swept by the wind.

The tribes of Heishui, Sumo and Xi were all dressed in variegated leather armor and fur hats made of animal skins, which were used as helmets, and everyone was wielding a saber in their hands, shouting and shouting, and the sound could move the sky.

When the moonlight fell on the bright sabre in their hands, it was like bursts of cold light in the air, and the coldness of killing came to their faces.

These nomads who grew up on horseback lived up to their reputation, and they rose to their feet at gallop, rushing towards them like a storm sweeping across the earth.

At this time, Yu Ming was standing on a high post more than ten miles away, looking at the situation on the battlefield, his expression was very solemn, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon.

Although Yu Ming was not afraid, he was emotional, when he fought with the Tiele people and the Murowei people on the grassland, he felt that these grassland people were fierce and brave. Let him have to outwit him. But the Tiele people and the Murwei people are still slightly inferior to the current coalition of this clan.

It is no wonder that Heishui, Sumo and Xi have been able to gallop across the Liaodong grassland for many years, and even the Turks have nothing to do with them. It's just that with their kind of mighty momentum, it is by no means something that ordinary armies can resist in a hurry.

At this time, Zhang Xutuo raised his horse lance and stood in front of the Sui army. Although the wind is blowing in his face and the placket of his clothes is blowing, he is as steady as a green pine.

He saw that the coalition soldiers were all holding sabers, whistling towards them, but the corners of their mouths showed a hint of ridicule.

Yu Ming also secretly admired in his heart, just relying on Zhang Xutuo holding a horse lance to stand in the wind, not afraid of the enemy's 70,000 army sprint, no one in the Sui army could do it. Even if it was him, he couldn't be as calm as Zhang Xutuo.

Zhang Xutuo just stared at the movement of the enemy army, but did not give orders. It wasn't until the enemy was within the range of the longbowmen that he didn't hesitate to wave his lance and shout: "Shoot the arrows!" ”

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