The chariot stood like a city, and the battle flag fluttered like a cloud. The three posts of the Xiaojie camp, the left post of the east of Mao'an and the right post of Fan Jiwei are all formed in a car formation, which is distributed in the plain of Wugang. Qin Jinxiao's outpost was slightly behind with a stacked formation, responding flexibly. Ma Guangchun stationed at the horse and took a closer look, only to feel that although the formation was not completely consistent, the formation of Zhao Ying's formation was basically the chariot formation in the border army.

Jing Keqin was a little injured in the previous battle, half of his face was bandaged with a white cloth, and one of his exposed eyes was very keen, and when he saw that the Zhao camp was so arranged, he immediately rushed to Ma Guangchun, and said anxiously: "Zhao thief practiced this car formation, it was for the purpose of curbing the horse army, which is not trivial!" ”

After the Battle of Cen Pengcheng, Jing Keqin basically became the commander of the light pole, and Ma Guangchun's already cold attitude towards him has now become even more unfriendly. After Jing Keqin finished speaking, without waiting for Ma Guangchun to respond, he eagerly said again, Ma Guangchun was displeased, and scolded: "Lao Tzu is not deaf, shut your dog's mouth, get out of the way!" His face was as cold as a knife.

Jing Keqin was frightened, and retreated to the rear. The cronies on the left and right said to Ma Guangchun: "Commander, the Zhao thief got out of the car formation, and it was clearly aimed at our horse army, and we may not be able to get the benefit of rushing forward." ”

Ma Guangchun pursed his lips and said nothing, his murderous eyes scanned Zhao Ying's car array back and forth through the thin smoke of gunpowder drifting from afar. After a while, he said lightly: "Zhao Ying's car formation has the form but not the essence. ”

The cronies on the left and right were puzzled: "The array of Zhao Ying is square and strict, standing like a mountain, we have never seen such a regular car formation, and the commander's 'shape' is naturally not bad, but what is the explanation of 'not getting its marrow'?" ”

Ma Guangchun said: "In the border army, I also belonged to the car formation and went out of the jam. In the past, the Ming army formed a chariot formation, hoping to deal with a situation similar to the current Zhao camp, also in order to resist the cavalry on the plain. But have you ever thought about how you can defeat the horse army that is like the wind in the wind, although the chariot formation is solid, but it is not conducive to maneuvering in battle? ”

The cronies on the left and right replied suspiciously: "The car formation is not conducive to maneuvering, but it is stronger than a small city." The horse army is fast, and he can rush into the small city with his body, how can he win? ”

Ma Guangchun scolded: "Stupid, I still don't understand what Lao Tzu said!" Then he said, "If you think about it again, once the car formation is formed, it will be difficult to move lightly, and it can't hit it on its own, so why should Ma Jun obediently knock that nail?" ”

"The two armies are fighting, and they have to find ways to defeat each other, and what else is the reason?" The cronies on the left and right became more and more confused when they heard this.

"The thief's ......" Ma Guangchun scolded, and he didn't bother to explain too much. Fighting a war is the same as reading, craftsmanship, etc., in addition to hands, you need to use your brain, and in the end, you will only get a confused account, and if you don't think about it, your literacy and vision will never be improved. These cronies are able to do things, but they will never say two when they say one, which is naturally very good, but just like the arms of people, once they leave the command of their heads, they are immediately at a loss and a mess.

Sun Tzu's 16 characters of "go to the army to attack and plan, then to attack the enemy, then to attack the army, and then to attack the city" is a good point to point out the essence of war, that is, war is not a cause or a result, but a means to achieve the goal. If war is regarded as an end, the logic is absurd. From the lowest big head soldier to a small officer in the border army and even to the commander who now leads tens of millions of soldiers, Ma Guangchun has thought about this clearly for a long time, and "fighting a war to live" is also a creed that he often talks about. The Ming army went out of the fortress, and the baggage followed the army, and the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes as the opponent had a clear goal, that is, to capture the baggage. With the baggage, it can supply the needs of the tribe, and it can also force the Ming army to retreat without a fight. Therefore, even if the Ming army formed a chariot formation to resist, they would try to clash at least a few times, as close as possible to the Ming army's baggage in the center of the chariot formation. To clarify this, let's look at the current Zhao Ying. The car formation and stacking array are self-presentable and irreproachable, but the key point is that they do not have a reason to return to the camp to attack, in Ma Guangchun's eyes, the so-called Handan toddler is a metaphor for this.

The main formation of Zhao Ying is set up on the gentle slope of Wugang, and the two chariot formations are stacked on the plain by leaning on the gentle slope. However, they failed to hold the danger, or in other words, the ground of Wugang in Pingchuan was not dangerous to defend, unless the Zhao battalion could set up dozens of chariot formations to surround the gentle slope, otherwise the Ma army returning to the camp could easily bypass the rigid chariot formation and attack the Zhao Ying's main formation from any direction. The reason why Zhao Ying's return to the camp must be attacked is not in the car formation, but in the current formation, which is also the reason why Ma Guangchun thinks that Zhao Yingshe is at the end.

As for why Ma Guangchun "knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains", he made up his mind to fight this battle, and there were many reasons for this, the most important of which was that he thought that this battle would have a big chance of winning and that he would have the opportunity to directly attack Zhao Ying's henchmen, which was worth trying. On the other hand, he received a letter from Ma Shouying from Tang County two days ago, and learned that the situation of the headquarters of the Hui camp, which was currently besieged by Xiong Wencan, Zuo Liangyu and several other Ming troops, was not good, and Ma Shouying was ready to move again. The best destination for the transfer was Huguang, where the official and military forces were relatively weak and heavily gathered, so that Ma Guangchun had to achieve a strategic goal by breaking through the Zhao camp, which could be called the gatekeeper of northern Chu and clearing the fence for the subsequent transfer of large troops. And now is the best opportunity for Ma Guangchun to break through Zhao Ying and even capture Zhao Dangshi.

"Guan San'er, you lead the seven hundred horsemen of the department, interspersed from the northwest, to the vicinity of the gentle slope, detour from north to south, and wait for the Zhao thief to break the formation, and destroy the enemy with the front army!" Ma Guangchun shouted loudly, and in an instant, a strong man wearing heavy armor and a tiger's back came out. This strong man's surname is Guan, he has no big name, and he is called "San'er", which is reckless and abnormal. In his early years, he was often ridiculed in the army for his slow response, but Ma Guangchun was discerning and fell in love with his natural divine power, and even more valued his advantages of being good at obedience, so he was promoted to a favorite general. Guan San'er also lived up to the trust, every battle first, courageous and fearless, had several times in the chaos of the army to take the head of the enemy general and retreated, known as the most courageous general in the camp horse army.

"Yes!" Guan San'er's voice was as thick as a bear, and he left without looking back as soon as he arched his hand. This is the quality that Ma Guangchun admires the most, as a general can have no strategic vision, but as long as he has a resolute tactical execution, he can also be described as a good general. The Zhao camp was in a tight array, united under the gentle slope, very close. "To the vicinity of the gentle slope, from north to south" is a simple sentence, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this trip will be dangerous and unpredictable, and it will not be easy. In other words, others may ask more questions because of worry, but Guan San'er will not, as long as Ma Guangchun moves his mouth, his answer is always a simple "yes".

After a while, Guan San'er led 700 horsemen to return to the main formation of the camp horse army and went to the northwest. These cavalrymen, regardless of men and horses, were all dressed in thick armor and armed with broad swords and heavy axes, and they had always been used by Ma Guangchun to trap them. Moments of being alone seem to them to be commonplace, and the list goes on. Although the seven hundred heavy horsemen only trotted, the sound of the horses' hooves was heavy and heavy, and the sound was like muffled thunder, which quickly attracted the attention of the soldiers and horses of the Zhao battalion.

"The thieves rode out hundreds of horses and went to the northwest!"

Fan Jiwei, the right sentry officer of the Xiaojie Battalion, listened to the report from the Tang soldiers, raised his eyes, and asked at the same time: "What does Yang Zhongjun mean there?" The change in returning to the camp was not expected, Fan Jiwei couldn't make up his mind, and thought of Yang Kexin, a Chinese officer who was responsible for the order.

Tang Bing went and returned, and reported back: "Yang Zhongjun has not yet received Xu's military order, so he only asked the sentry officer not to act rashly!" ”

"Rubbish!" Fan Jiwei was dissatisfied and scolded, it was not for nothing that he looked down on Yang Kexin, although the commander of this battle was Xu Hui, but the representative of the battle coordinator was Yang Kexin, a Chinese officer. Yang Kexin certainly needs to convey the actions of each post according to Xu Hui's military orders, but occasionally when he burns his eyebrows, he can't be sent from time to time, how can he wait for you to ask for instructions again, as a qualified Chinese army, he must have a certain ability to adapt to changes. But at this moment, Yang Kexin's performance is completely like Xu Hui's marionette, Xu Hui didn't speak, he also became mute, if this is the case, Xu Hui personally went to the front line, what is the use of asking him Yang Kexin?

The Ma army returned to the camp and suddenly divided its troops and headed to the northwest, with the obvious intention of attacking the Zhao camp's main formation, Yang Kexin hesitated, only for fear of delaying the fighter. Fan Jiwei was in a hurry, if it weren't for the pressure of Zhao Ying's military law, which was as heavy as Mount Tai, he would have wanted to directly overstep the line and take the initiative to contact Mao Andong and Qin Jinxiao.

In the end, reason prevailed, Fan Jiwei suppressed his impulse, and said to Tang Bing: "You closely observe the front and left two posts, and if there is any movement, report it immediately!" Yang Kexin was helpless, and Fan Jiwei could only stick to the spot for the time being. However, at this time when the situation suddenly changed, he could be calm, and the two sentinels of Mao and Qin might not be able to have his calmness. As far as he knew, the temperament of these two people was reckless and violent, and they might have acted on their own.

As he expected, the 700 cavalry that had returned to the camp had not yet reached the gentle slope, and the left sentry car formation in the east of Mao'an, which was located in the northernmost part, collapsed on its own. Mao Andong's mind Fan Jiwei was clear, and he must have been worried about returning to the camp to rush uphill and threaten Zhao Ying's main formation, so he was impatient and changed the car formation to intercept.

"Oops." Fan Jiwei observed carefully, and in an instant, he saw that the long-standing camp camp had quickly divided into a Puma army, and immediately realized that Mao Andong's move might have fallen into the trap of returning to the camp.

However, Guan San'er and the other seven hundred horsemen ignored the hastily changed formation of Mao'an Dong, and continued to gallop northwest. Fan Jiwei was shocked, and sent someone to ask Yang Kexin three times, but Yang Kexin was also panicked, where was there any suggestion. The banner of the Ma army that returned to the camp was played with the word "Wei", and the commander Wei Lie was also Ma Guangchun's confidant general, and he rode hundreds of horses, galloping, and arrived in front of the left sentinel formation in the east of Mao'an in a moment, and the left sentry soldiers did not finish the formation, and they were rushed by Wei Lie's cavalry, and the people reversed and overturned, and there was chaos immediately. At this time, Guan San'er suddenly led his troops back, and the seven hundred heavy horsemen who had been jogging rose to the highest speed in just a few breaths, Fan Jiwei's pupils dilated, and he watched the seven hundred horses like rolling rocks in the mountains, recklessly crashing into the left sentry formation from the side. After two pinching attacks, the soldiers on the left sentry broke and cracked, and the fireworks bloomed as if they were scattered on all sides.

"Bastard!" Fan Jiwei gritted his teeth and scolded, and he didn't know whether he was scolding the cunning Ma Jun who returned to the camp or the reckless Mao Andong. Seeing that the left sentry fled in panic under the trampling of the horse army returning to the camp, Fan Jiwei was angry and anxious. Turning to the direction of the gentle slope, Xu Hui's military order had not yet come, and Yang Kexin, who had no master of the six gods, could not be relied on, and a feeling of despair suddenly surged into his heart.

Under the hesitation, suddenly a Tang soldier passed through the gap in the car formation, and crawled in front of Fan Jiwei. Fan Jiwei looked at him, his heart jumped, and asked, "You, are you from the outpost?" ”

The Tang soldier blushed, his breath was short, and he said, "The villain is exact, and he was sent by the Qin Sentinel." He took a few big breaths, barely breathed, and continued, "Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Officer Qin specially ordered the villain to inform Officer Fan. ”

In order to prevent the various departments from being self-righteous and affecting the overall layout, the Zhao Ying military law strictly prohibits unauthorized communication between military generals before the battle. Nowadays, Qin Jinxiao ignores the Chinese army and sends people to contact, which is a taboo in the army. Fan Jiwei was stunned, and he felt a dilemma at that time.