Since the number of troops was less than half of that of the opponent, Chen Cheng's arrangement was not a full-scale attack, but a defense on the right flank and an attack on the left flank. With the middle lane as the fulcrum, use the elite soldiers on the left flank to rotate 90 degrees. As long as the tactical goal of flanking can be achieved, no matter how large Dong Zhuo's army is, it will not be useful.

The plan was to use the infantry on the right flank as a chopping block, and the cavalry on the left flank as a hammer. As long as the hammer can be smashed, the enemy will be smashed to pieces like walnuts!

But now the right wing can still bear it, but the left wing is caught in the melee, and there is no hope of victory for a while. Chen Cheng remained calm on his face, but began to think about it in his heart. Perhaps, it would be better to strengthen to the left flank with the Flying Bear Hussar yourself? With the combat power of the Flying Bear Hussar, it should be able to achieve a breakthrough on the left flank and then sweep the opponent's flank.

But in that case, there are not enough reserves in the middle, and if there is a problem on the right and in the middle, you may be the one who is flanked.

In the distance in the enemy positions, a dull sound of trumpets sounded. Chen Cheng raised his eyes and looked at the situation on the battlefield. Dense infantry cavalry broke off from the enemy's rear and joined the central battlefield. Because there are too many soldiers and horses, it will take a long time to adjust the formation on both sides. From the beginning of the formation in the morning to the current situation at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the two sides have only played each other twice.

The first time is a temptation, and the second time is a full-force blow after finding out the reality of the opponent. However, Chen Cheng did not have the experience of commanding so many soldiers and horses before, and he underestimated the role of numerical superiority in the general battle. Five people fighting ten people is a different concept from 50,000 people fighting 100,000 people, and it is not simply a matter of magnifying the multiple.

Although the Hun cavalry was not good at fighting tough battles, it was really troublesome to fight. The Western Liang army had already gained the upper hand on the left flank, but it would take a long time to win. And before the outflanking tactics were completed, there were already some signs that the middle lane could not hold on.

The current situation can only illustrate the fact that although the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army has been greatly improved, it cannot take much advantage in the face of a prepared enemy. The main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is uneven, if they are all the equipment and combat effectiveness of the tooth soldiers, or they retreat to the second, and have the organization and morale of the "superior soldiers and horses", they will not fight so hard today.

In the past three years, there have been a lot of changes in the vicinity of Yinchuan, but much less in the other counties of Xiliang. For the people in those places, the only feeling is that they can eat a little more, and there are more people wearing Yinchuan cloth. The organizational form of the county soldiers is no different from the past, that is, they are better equipped, the armor rate has increased a little, and their morale is a little better.

"Report!"

The herald rushed over and reported loudly: "The infantry battle formation in the middle has been broken by the enemy, and Major General Xu Wen asks the lord to send troops to rescue!" ”

Xu Wen worked in the position of a squire in the military department for three years, with both merit and hard work, so he was released to lead the troops. Although he had both theoretical and actual combat experience, he encountered three or four times the number of enemies, and he could only helplessly ask for guidance from the rear.

"Hey, Dong Zhuo is a veteran general in the army, and he is really more experienced than Lu Bu." Chen Cheng got up from the chariot, stepped on the war horse, and said in a loud voice: "Then let's launch the final blow!" ”

He began to give orders, "Zhao Si will take a hundred guards and soldiers, lead a battalion of cavalry, stay here, and the rest of the people will go into battle with me!" ”

Cavalry is smaller than infantry, with 3,000 to 5,000 men in an infantry battalion and 800 to 1,000 men in a cavalry battalion. That is, after he led his troops into battle, only a thousand people were left as the last reserve. And there are at least 10,000 people on Dong Zhuo's side who have not moved.

Normally, this is a dangerous sign. If a breakthrough cannot be achieved on the battlefield in the middle lane, then Dong Zhuo can simply win this battle as long as he sends the last soldiers and horses to whichever side he wants. But Chen Cheng was very confident in himself, and even more confident in the Flying Bear Hussar that Zhao Yun had trained!

The long sound of the horn sounded in his ears, and thousands of cavalry marched forward, and in the process of advancing, they naturally formed a surprise formation. It's still a mode of riding in front and riding in the back. Simple, yet practical, and easy to use. Things in the world are not as complicated as possible, and sometimes, simple and practical can point to the road.

As the saying goes: the road is simple, and the evidence of breaking the sky is as it comes!

Liu Qian shouted to Chen Cheng with some resentment: "Why don't you let me go into battle?" ”

Chen Cheng turned his head, the expression on his face was very serious and cold, and he said coldly: "This is an order!" Are you going to disobey the military order before the battle? ”

When he doesn't laugh, there will be a kind of breathless coercion on his body. Now Chen Cheng's face was not only not smiling, but his eyes were also full of murderous aura, which shocked Liu Qian on the spot. The corners of her mouth moved, and after all, she didn't dare to disobey the order on the battlefield, so she beat her horse and retreated unconvinced.

Chen Cheng looked left and right, and ordered: "Go and carry my handsome flag!" ”

One of the tooth soldiers turned his horse's head and ran over. At the moment of passing by the chariot, he bent down and pulled out the handsome flag. A moment later, the handsome flag fluttered at the front of the battle array.

Chen Cheng held a shield in his left hand and a gun in his right hand, and said in a loud voice: "Follow this banner, let's go together to meet victory, or death!" ”

His voice was very loud, and after he let go of his voice, it was even more powerful than dozens of people shouting together. Left and right were shaken by his voice, although there were thousands of people, although it was on the noisy battlefield, but at this moment, his voice had already overshadowed any other sounds.

The soldiers shouted "Long live" three times, and then followed the handsome banner and launched a charge.

In the distance to the east, Li Ru suddenly shouted loudly, "Lord, the rear army of the Xiliang people has been dispatched!" ”

Dong Zhuo was refreshed when he heard this, straightened up on horseback, and looked towards the west. From a long distance, it is not clear that the specific troop movement can be seen, and the rear of the Xiliang thief can only be seen that there is a lot of smoke and dust, and just looking at the degree of smoke and dust, there are thousands of horsemen.

He pondered for a while and asked, "Could it be Chen Cheng's trick?" If I were him, I wouldn't have sent all the rear troops out directly, but would have found a way to mobilize our last reserves, and then attack from the weak point! ”

Li Ru twisted his beard, a little unsure, "Chen Wen is a famous general in the world, and no one in Xiliang can make a decisive decision, maybe he let the horses drag the branches back and forth, creating such a big amount of smoke and dust." ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Yes, Chen Cheng'er has a lot of tricks when he is fighting, so he must be prevented from using tricks!" ”

He turned his head and shouted: "Send a few more people to find out and see if all the rear army of the Xiliang thieves has been dispatched!" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Chen Wenzheng defeated Lu Bu, so he doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick. Seeing that we have so many troops, we didn't even want to retreat, and dared to come out for a decisive battle! In today's battle, even if the Xiliang Overlord does not kill himself on the edge of Weishui, he will inevitably become a prisoner of the lord's ranks. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, and the beard on his chin shook and shook, obviously proud. What could be more enjoyable in the world than to defeat a formidable opponent? Before, Li Ru made a plan and only brought half of the soldiers and horses into Guanzhong, just to make Lu Bu contemptible, and to let Lu Bu turn around and fight to the death with the Xiliang people.

It can be said that everything is in the calculation, the only thing I didn't expect was that Lu Bu did not lose both with the Xiliang people, but lost the capital in two or three days, and even he himself became a prisoner.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was still very worried, thinking that Chen Cheng had annexed Duan Xuan and Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, and his strength was even higher than that of the state army, so he was afraid that it would not be easy to deal with. Fortunately, Li Ru then offered another plan to divide the strong military strength of the Xiliang people, so that the Bingzhou army could gather strong forces on this battlefield and defeat the Xiliang army with an absolute superiority.

However, the window period left for him is also very short, once he can't defeat the Xiliang army quickly, Yang Qiu Chengyi's two troops will rush back, and then the strength and weakness will be reversed. But Chen Cheng is still young and vigorous after all, and he can't even bear it for a few days, so he comes out in a hurry to fight a decisive battle, which is really unwise!

Dong Zhuo is now full of ambition and pride, just waiting to taste the fruits of victory. The scouts had not yet returned, but bad news came from the left flank.

"Report!"

The herald shouted: "General Li Meng led his troops to attack the enemy's right flank, and he was hit by a stray arrow, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!" Our army has already begun to retreat! ”

The smug smile on Dong Zhuo's face suddenly disappeared, he frowned, and said to one of the generals on the side: "Yang Ding, you go to the left flank and take over Li Meng's command!" ”

Yang Dingzi renovation, he, like Li Meng, is Dong Zhuo's subordinate, and has been by Dong Zhongying's side for more than ten years, has gone through countless battle formations, and has rich combat experience. In Dong Zhuo's past, there should be no problem with letting Yang Ding clean up the mess of the left wing.

But then it will take a lot of time for the left to organize an offensive again. Dong Zhuo looked at the sun in the sky that had begun to sink in the west, and there was not much time left today. The left flank has no chance, and the battlefield on the right flank has been stretched into a large melee within a radius of more than ten miles or dozens of miles, and even if 10,000 cavalry is put into it, it will be difficult to achieve results in a period of time.

Even if a breakthrough can be made on the right flank, the advantage will be canceled out by night. In this era, it is useless to fight at night than during the day, and it is useless to have a large number of soldiers, and perhaps after a random battle, more soldiers will die at the hands of their own men than at the hands of the enemy. Dong Zhuo knew that his advantage was that he was outnumbered, and the soldiers under his command were not as elite as the other party, so he was absolutely unwilling to fight the enemy at night.

Then, the only option left is to throw the reserves into the middle!

Many times, we seem to have many choices, but when we choose and choose, we find that there is only one path left. Only those with great determination, great perseverance, and great wisdom can forge a new path from seemingly impossible places.

Although Dong Zhuo is a qualified commander, his tactical command ability can only be said to be average, and he does not have the determination and wisdom to overcome obstacles and open up the way from a desperate situation.

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