In the middle of the night, the bridge building offensive by the Huangshui River has been launched.

Whether the Zhuo Luolan Department has reacted or not, Wang Yan and Mu Guiying can only rely on guessing, preparing with both hands, if they come, then they will respond to the situation even more, if they don't come, then they will carry out the initial plan to cross the Huangshui.

It is an exam of patience and will.

Now compared to the Zhuo Luolan Division, Wang Yan's Department is a tired army, and the strength is weak, judging from the earlier situation, it will be very difficult to calculate Zhuo Luolan, but it looks tyrannical and brave, and there are many places to use. Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, if there is an opportunity, Wang Yan will definitely not hesitate to entangle with the Zhuo Luolan Department on the southern front, and will cross the Huangshui as soon as possible to enter the battlefield in the northern region, looking for opportunities in the movement.

It's a pity that the heavens are not beautiful, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and it will not always develop in the expected way.

Just when half of the warhead of the Funing Army was rushing to repair the bridge by the Huangshui River, Ke Gui, who was like a marching radar and had very strong equestrian skills, hurriedly reported from the periphery: "Xianggong, I have been monitoring the movement of the formed horse herd, and the distance should be four miles away, but I can't judge the specific number. Decisions need to be made now, otherwise they will continue to approach and soon detect our movements, and then they will be passive. ”

On this night, the Funing Army was divided into two divisions, half of which was considered work to build bridges along the Huangshui River, but it could also be used as bait. This part was personally commanded by Wang Yan.

The other half of the warhead is led by Mu Guiying, hidden at a distance of about a mile, a small hilly plateau, which can be regarded as an alternative radar tentacle, and at the same time, it has always been an assault cavalry, which can play different roles according to different tactics.

Equestrian expert Ke Gui has said earlier that for a distance of less than one mile, if the real assault cavalry cannot exert the ability to sprint, especially now that the temperature has begun to drop at night, if the cavalry carrying heavy armor wants to exert the maximum assault ability, it needs at least four miles of buffer distance, after jogging, accelerating, decelerating, accelerating again, and pulling many times before reaching the maximum assault state.

However, now the Funing Army has two advantages: it is not an assault heavy cavalry, but a light cavalry based on kite tactics.

The second feature is that due to the use of Wang Yan's full nutrient feed, the horse's fat and muscles are thicker, and the short-speed burst can have a difference of nearly half an order of magnitude compared with the Western Xia war horse.

Therefore, there is no need to put the horse into the maximum speed, and the outbreak will be very fast, less than a mile is the "best ambush distance" proposed by Kegui from the technical side.

"Please decide as soon as possible, although I have detected that they are not running fast, but slow patrolling, but time is running out? They will soon find out about the presence of our army. Seeing that Wang Yan was hesitating, Ke Gui urged again: "If there is an offense to the adult, the lowly position will bear the punishment, but technically speaking, there is no more time for the adult to consider." ”

Wang Yan paced with his hands behind his back, and said with a slight smile: "There is no offense, you never need to apologize to your leader for what is right at work." ”

"Yes." Ke Gui was shocked by the righteousness of the heavens, and now he doesn't urge, and he doesn't want to go back to Funing County alive to see his younger brother, so he wants to obey the command and fight a big battle.

Wang Yan turned around again and looked at the Huangshui River at night, since the enemy was really coming, it was impossible to force the Huangshui River. The only thing that can be decided is whether or not to start the first battle with Zhuo Luolan?

Or do you retire now, go into maneuvering, and look for fighters again?

If the maneuver continues, the Funing Army is already tired, and the situation will be very unfavorable.

But if you decide to fight, you don't know what kind of system you are facing, after all, the so-called "no more than 3,000 troops per unit" is just a deduction of the tactical model in Wang Yan's head.

"There's never a one-size-fits-all strategy, there's no such thing as risk-free investing. I've decided to start my first battle tonight. ”

In the end, Wang Yan made this decision, and continued to order: "In terms of details, I will withdraw from the command, and before my new overall order is issued, everything will be carried out in accordance with General Mu Guiying's earlier deployment." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

As if the number was reported, the four battalions led by Wang Yan acted as "engineers" and quickly responded and deployed......

"I always feel that Lan Shuai is too exalted by Wang Yan and too cautious."

"Yes, even if it is really as Lan Shuai expected, Wang Yan's department has a plan to rush through the Huangshui, he is only a small integrated army, less than 3,000 people. How powerful can it be? Do we need to deploy more than 10,000 troops at this time of year to patrol overnight in the area where he may cross the river? ”

A group of relaxed Western Xia cavalry marching along the river was talking on the way.

Qing Fang, as the commander of this army, was the one who could best understand Zhuo Luolan's intentions, and raised his hand to stop the discussion of the officers around him: "Talk less and do more, you don't know what Lan Shuai thinks." The reason why we are so passive is because of the stupidity of the general, and Lan Shuai doesn't want to trick the brothers, and the ultimate goal is to take us back home. ”

After a pause, Qing Fang continued: "Because of Lan Shuai's propaganda and grain purchase policy, as well as self-confession, the situation on our southern front is changing, and the former Gang Gang regime may not be doing much better, so in this area, even if the mass base of the enemy army is stronger than ours, it is not much stronger. In addition, their military strength is absolutely weak, so the core of Lan Shuai is: Wang Yan, who has always been known for his propaganda, has little advantage here, and there is not much room for maneuver, this is the balance. ”

But General Manba's bloody policy in Huangzhou, coupled with the bloody strangulation policy that is now north of Huangshui, Yilan Shuai judged that Manba had completely lost its mass base. Now it is the guerrillas and the population of the northern district that have been beaten to the point of fear and demoralization. Therefore, it seems that the rebound is not large, but once Wang Yan's troops, who are good at propaganda and good at fighting sports warfare, pass through the Huangshui, if the main force of the general is pulled away by Wang Yan's 'leading troops', it will be a respite for the guerrillas and the people in the northern region. ”

"That's the pill. Referring to Wang Yan's command in Sanshan and Qizhai at that time, the general was defeated by Wang Yan in that continuous tug-of-war. And once Manba was defeated, Lao Tzu became turtles in the pond, and when they were really besieged, they couldn't go back to their homes. ”

Speaking of this, the subordinate officers still didn't know what General Qingfang said, but they just felt that it seemed to be very powerful.

In the end, Qing Fang concluded: "No matter what, our responsibility is to implement Lan Shuai's decision, and before the winter, we must not let Wang Yan's troops cross the Huangshui and drag him to death in the southern front theater at all costs." ”

"Newspaper—"

When General Qingfang was speaking, a scout who was out hurriedly came back and said: "Song troops have been found by the Huangshui River, there are fires and movements, the number of people is not easy to judge for the time being, they seem to be rushing to repair the bridge, intending to cross the Huangshui?" ”

"Hahaha!" Qing Fang laughed wildly and shouted: "God help me, this time the four military departments were scattered in the river, but I discovered them, and the credit for this first battle must be mine, so that Lan Shuai can be impressed by our department!" ”

"Brothers, rush me and kill the king!" Qing Fang's earlier words sounded good, but it was like smelling a bloody shark, and now he forgot everything and went berserk directly, raising his sword and shouting.

"But the general." A small officer next to him said: "Lan Shuai's request is to strictly prohibit the great rejoicing and emphasize team cooperation, and its purpose is to prevent Wang Yan's troops from crossing the Huangshui River, so as to cooperate with the general's policy of clearing the wilderness in the north." The correct tactic to detect the enemy army is to restrict and disrupt the river crossing, and at the same time remain cautious, notify the rest of the army headquarters to link, track, and encircle, and finally reduce their range of activities. ”

General Qingfang shouted: "Shut up! Lan Shuai's personality charm and strategic thinking are invincible in the world, but she is too conservative and cautious in specific tactics, and she is not on the ground and does not know the specific situation. If you haven't found this ghost army, how can you give him a chance to slip away if you have found it? Now that our ministry has discovered him, I have reason to believe that they have discovered us as well. There was no time to wait for the rest of the army to join the war. In addition, Wang Yan's department is tired and insufficient, and our department is the same flintlock pistol unit, so it is completely possible to win this first battle before the rest of the military departments participate in the war, and break the undefeated myth of King Yan of the Song Dynasty. ”

After speaking, Qing Fang said loudly: "Except for the people who released the fireworks signal, the rest followed the general, and the whole army assaulted and took down the Song Volunteer Army who tried to cross the river and escape!" ”

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On the grassland at night, the earth-shattering horn of the cavalry assault sounded.

The first encounter since Wang Yan's volunteer army entered the Hehuang area officially began at the Huangshui edge at the second watch.

In addition to the rapid changes in the battlefield situation and the lack of time left for the volunteers to fight, it can also be said that the plan of the volunteers to force the Huangshui for the first time was declared a failure......

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At night, by the Huangshui River, flintlock pistols were seen everywhere spitting fire, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled.

In the more chaotic situation, the 3,100 cavalry of the Qingfang Department originally intended to quickly rush over and annihilate the Wang Yan Department of the "last battle" in one fell swoop.

During the battle, Qing Fang found that there seemed to be something wrong with the number and size of Wang Yan's army, which was less than expected? However, due to the fact that there was not enough investigation and thinking before the start, and it was night, the Qing Fang could not analyze whether Wang Yan's troops were all concentrated on the river bank for the time being. Or is it another deployment.

It is expected that Wang Yan, who is a tired soldier, will not have the opportunity to deploy his pocket at all, and at most in an hour, other military departments will be put into the battlefield, and the risk is controllable.

As a result, the green side, which was anxious to lock in the credit for the first battle, decided that even if there was a change, it would not affect the final outcome of the battle.

"Rush to kill them!"

The green side watching the battle from the periphery kept shouting, and the trumpeter who commanded the charge kept making demagogic sounds.

As a result, the endless stream of Western Xia cavalry divided into three different directions and continued to charge towards the river.

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Tongues of fire erupt at night. This situation made the Qing Fang furious, and he could only watch the waves of his own army's charges, and he was encountering the concentrated fire of Wang Yan's troops, and the casualties were not small at all.

Qing Fang didn't know what the situation was inside the Song army, but so far in five waves of assaults, the Western Xia Army had lost nearly two hundred cavalry, which was simply a horse panic, and the corpses of the horses and sergeants piled up on the road of the raid gradually formed an obstacle to the charge of the Western Xia Army.

This is because this Song army is completely different from any guerrilla army defeated before. Not only do they have flintlock pistols with a long range, but their four-stage shooting is almost perfect.

Garrisoning on such a fixed position, their understanding of the tactics of the flintlock pistol is definitely not comparable to the current half-bottle vinegar Xixia people.

On the side of the Western Xia army, torches were constantly thrown into the air in an attempt to illuminate the situation on the Song army's river position.

The battle has continued until now, and the Qing side finally discovered that the Song army was crazy, and they violently destroyed the heavens. It turned out to be a war horse for positional defense?

Yes, this is Wang Yan's Huangshui encounter style this time. In such a short period of time, it is impossible to deploy an effective defensive offensive, so since the role of this half of the army is to attract the Qingfang army to attack, and to control the battle damage, and there is no need for maneuver for the time being, Wang Yan went out and ordered the sergeant to use the body of the war horse as a cover to block the flintlock pistol damage of the Western Xia army.

At the same time, relying on a deeper understanding of the flintlock pistol, the self-used version of the flintlock pistol had a longer range to withstand the assault tactics of the Western Xia cavalry.

"Rush Rush! Keep maneuvering and circulating, give me a rush in. Qing Fang continued to go berserk on the periphery, "Kill the Song army!" ”

"General, I'm afraid I can't continue like this, so I have to go back. This is not Lan Shuai's tactical requirement, we just need not to give them a chance to cross the river, waiting for friendly reinforcement is the king. The little officer next to him suggested again.

After a lot of deaths, the clansmen of Qingfang became even more frenzied, shouting: "You don't know anything about power, wait for the rest of the military headquarters to come and see me laughing?" As soon as we ease, Wang Yan's troops will inevitably move and flee. Didn't you see that they were also cavalry? It's a pity that the barbarians of the Song Kingdom are the barbarians of the Song Kingdom, and they don't know how to use cavalry at all, so they violently destroy the heavens and use the precious war horses to protect the soldiers' battle losses. Give Lao Tzu a continuous charge, so that his war horse is constantly damaged, as soon as there is no war horse, he is equal to no legs on this river grass plain, this is our tactics and peerless merit. ”

The junior officer said: "But now it seems that the range of Song Guo's flintlock pistol is too long, and our army's battle losses are too large, and I am afraid that the situation will not be good if it continues!" ”

Qing Fang said: "Because of this, I asked to keep the maneuver loop and sprint back and forth. Because we must rely on the acceleration of the horse's speed, the power and range of the flintlock pistol to match the king's duck. ”

The junior officer couldn't help but frown.

This is indeed not nonsense, it is indeed part of the technique and tactics, otherwise if the horse speed is not maintained, the Western Xia army will not be able to threaten the position of Wang Yan's army for the time being. Unless there is a Western Xia version of the Divine Arm Bow for projectile suppression, there is really only the use of Qingfang's "good joy" tactics.

This does have the implication of going against Zoloran's strategy. But now the junior officer is also confused, because what Qing Fang said is also very reasonable, if he does not use the situation to carry out such suppression, without losing the war horses of Wang Yan's army, once they stop fighting, and start to retreat and maneuver with the help of night, it will make the situation in the future even more confusing......