Chapter 192: The Array of Dignified Formations

Zhang Liao is a native of Yanmen County, Bingzhou, and when Ding Yuan was the assassin of Bingzhou, he had already made a name for himself in the army with bravery, but when he heard about many things that Chen Cheng had done in Luoyang, especially after seeing the scene after the Battle of Luoyang, he admired Chen Cheng's martial arts very much.

Later, through inquiry, I learned about Chen Cheng's deeds in the battle against the Wuhuan people in Liaoxi, and I became more and more admired. When he has nothing to do, he will hum a few sentences "Planning and calculating, the blade is hidden in the dark, and the majestic road is chaotic". Later, "Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart; But for the sake of the king, he has been chanting so far", which made him feel a little more good about Chen Cheng.

In his heart, Chen Cheng should be what he looks like in front of him, with a majestic figure, great courage and great talent. Yesterday in the chaotic battle around Chen Cang, he did see Chen Chengyong's martial arts. But.......... Why do you suddenly read the poem?

That's really........ Is......... It's embarrassing!

Chen Cheng finished reading the poem and said abruptly: "When I go back, I must raise a few more dogs." Does Wenyuan know why I want to get a dog? ”

“.........”

"Because dogs can invade the tomb! Ha ha! ”

“........”

Chen Cheng laughed twice, then suddenly stopped laughing and shouted: "Our army is indeed retreating, but if you think that this will give you an opportunity, then just let the horses come!" ”

He clenched his fists and said to Zhang Liao: "Farewell!" ”

With that, Chen Cheng turned his horse's head and led the troops back to the camp. Zhang Liao was stunned for a while, until his subordinates leaned up and said beside him: "General, the thief has gone away!" ”

He pondered for a moment, and said in his heart: Juluhou seems to have a good impression of me? But how is this possible? We've never met before.

"General, general?"

Zhang Liao looked at the steep mountain beam on the side, pulled the reins, and said; "We retreated five miles one after another."

The speed of the infantry was slower than that of the cavalry, and it took half an hour before the main forces of Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan rushed over. Huangfu Song is very experienced in using troops, and on the way to the main force, he has sent light cavalry and scouts to search north to prevent the Xiliang army from setting up an ambush. Although this possibility is small, it must not be guarded against.

Seeing the generals of Ding Yuan and Huangfu Song appear, Zhang Liao immediately greeted him.

"I've seen General Zhengxi, I've seen General Zuo."

Ding Yuan grabbed the reins and asked, "What's going on ahead?" ”

Zhang Liao told the truth what had just happened, and after Ding Yuan heard it, he laughed and said: "Xiliang Dama, the world, and the thieves dare not attack, it seems that the troops have been withdrawn, and the thieves have exhausted their skills!" ”

Huangfu Song was pondering the sentence "If you can control the invasion of the mausoleum, how can you kill more", this poem touched him a lot, as if it was in his heart. He sighed secretly and said in his heart: Chen Wenzheng is really a wise and brave person, but unfortunately he can't be used by the country, but has become a big disaster! Even if Han Sui Ma Teng is let go this time, he will have to leave this person behind!

He turned his head and said to Ding Yuan: "General Ding, how about we launch an attack now and stick the broken enemy army?" ”

Ding Yuan said: "That's right. ”

He said to Huangfu Song: "According to the spies, most of the enemy army has retreated, and less than half of it remains. Han Sui's army is on the left, Chen Chengjun is on the right, and Yang Qiu's general flag is behind Changpo Plateau, how should we attack? ”

Huangfu Song said: "You lead people along Weishui to attack Han Sui from the left, and I will attack from the right along the mountain range here!" ”

Lu Bu only injured his left shoulder and couldn't use his strength for the time being, but his right hand could still be used. He followed behind Ding Yuan, and at this time volunteered: "Father-in-law, please let me lead the troops to attack!" ”

Ding Yuan looked at the bandage on Lu Bu's left shoulder and said, "Feng Xian is injured, so it's better to stay by my side and watch the battle." ”

Lu Bu waved his right hand and said, "Although the left arm can't be forced, the right arm is still there!" I have a general Gao Shun under my account, who has carefully trained a thousand foot soldiers, and his combat strength is not under the Danyang soldiers. With this elite, why can't you defeat the thieves? ”

Ding Yuan was very fond of Lu Bu, and when he saw that he was trying his best to ask for battle, he said: "Then Wu'er should be careful and not be in danger." ”

The drumbeat sounded from the front of the flag and gradually accelerated to strengthen. The slightly repaired Han army immediately bypassed the mountain beam, divided the troops into two routes according to the plan, and went to attack the camp of the Xiliang army respectively. The momentum of the flat land on the edge of the Weishui and Liuchuan rivers is not very flat, but undulating, with several plateaus and troughs in between. Although the Xiliang cavalry can still gallop, as long as it occupies a few dangerous places, it can limit the cavalry's mobility.

Seeing that the Han army had launched an attack, Chen Cheng and Han Sui coincidentally released the cavalry. The only difference is that Chen Cheng personally went into battle, while Han Sui ordered Yang Kui and Tian Le, two generals, to each lead thousands of cavalry to attack.

Chen Chengjun's camp was between the Changpo Plateau and the Liuchuan Plateau, and the cavalry chased them to the edge of the mountain beam and turned back, and did not enter the camp, but rested outside the camp. Before the Han army arrived, the soldiers took the opportunity to feed the horses another time and let the horses drink enough water. By the way, they also stuffed something into their mouths indiscriminately.

When the flags were unfurled on the long slope and the horn sounded, Chen Cheng ordered the soldiers to get on their horses together, and then opened up the distance and put on a charging formation. It is still a classic cavalry assault formation, with heavy cavalry in front, light cavalry in the rear, and rangers deployed on both flanks.

It is said to be heavy cavalry, but only the two hundred guards at the front of each platoon have iron armor, and the others are armored. Of the 200 men, less than half of the horses were sometimes equipped with iron horse armor, which could be called "armored horses", and the rest of the horses were only protected by leather or blankets in key parts at most. There are mobility considerations, but the main reason is the lack of money.

Horse armor is more expensive than iron armor, but it has great restrictions on its use. Only in flat terrain can there be a chance to ride in armor. However, these expensive pieces of equipment put a great strain on the horses, making the impact of armored horses unmatched, but the speed of the horses was also reduced. If the enemy has seen it once, he knows that he should avoid the edge of the armor horseman.

However, Chen Cheng generally does not let his soldiers be equipped with horse armor, and only uses this killer weapon under certain circumstances.

Today's situation is special enough, but it is not specific enough, so there is no chance of armored riding for the time being.

The formation had already been lined up, and when he was about to charge, Chen Cheng found that the Han army on the opposite side did not use cavalry as the vanguard, but directly put the heavy infantry up. Eight infantry phalanxes were arranged in two columns, each phalanx numbered about five or six hundred people, which was exactly the strength of a curve.

In front of the infantry phalanx and in the gap between the phalanxes, there were many groups of Han cavalry wandering. Behind the eight infantry phalanxes, more than a hundred chariots lay horizontally. The chariots were covered with curtains, and it was impossible to see what was inside. Chen Cheng guessed that he either installed things like the rhubarb crossbow and the bed crossbow, or hid armor soldiers on them. You can't say that when you fill it with food and wait for the soldiers to get tired, you can go to the chariot and eat, right?

On a chariot in the middle of the chariot group, the flag of Huangfu Song was erected. Behind the chariot, there were also six infantry phalanxes and large groups of Han cavalry. In addition to what could be observed with the naked eye, Chen Cheng could also see that there were quite a few Han soldiers climbing towards the mountain beam, probably those Han light soldiers he had seen yesterday.

In the face of such a formation, do you really want to crash headlong with the cavalry?

Chen Cheng straightened up on horseback and looked at the slowly approaching enemy. There were about five or six hundred men in each phalanx, and although only swordsmen and shieldmen, pikemen, and halberd soldiers could be seen, but with their toes they could think of the many crossbowmen behind them. If the cavalry is held back by the heavy infantry with spears and halberds, the next scene will be a salvo of bows and crossbows.

Chen Cheng thought for a while, and felt that Huangfu Song's tactic was actually not difficult to break, but he didn't want to consume all the elites in his hands, so he felt that it was difficult to deal with. The equipment of the enemy army in front of him is better than that of his side on the whole, and the officers are experienced and the soldiers are skillful, so it is no wonder that the Xiliang army once fled.

During yesterday's battle, the reinforcements of the officers and men entered the battlefield with the tactics of refueling, and the formation was broken and the queue was not very neat, and they had already inflicted heavy casualties on the Xiliang army. This time, the people lined up in a tighter battle formation, and the battle was afraid that it would be more difficult.

Even if it wasn't in such a small place, encountering such a strong battle formation, there would probably only be one way to avoid it temporarily. The cavalry of the Liao people was strong for a while, and when they encountered the infantry battle formation of the Song people, they had to retreat, let alone now? Don't strike at the dignified array,

Don't invite the teachers of Huanghuang, this is the experience and lesson summed up by the Liao people with blood.

It's just that even though Chen Cheng wants to withdraw from the army, the right to fight or not to fight is not in his hands now.

In addition, he was also a little puzzled, obviously Han Sui had more troops on his side, why did he transfer the main force to attack my side? Is it because my side looks softer and feels better when pinched? Chen Cheng looked back, and his own camp was very strong, much more complete than the few camps occupied by Han Sui's department on the side.

Or is it because it seems that it is more difficult to bite on his side, so the enemy has transferred the main forces? It's not out of the question. But even if this is really the reason, can we not build the camp?

While he was hesitating here, under the cover of the Han army rangers, the phalanx of heavy infantry was getting closer and closer to the main battalion. Wei Ran on the side asked, "Lord, do you want to charge?" ”

The rebellion of the three armies is first suspicious.

Many times, it's better to make a casual decision than to hesitate.

Looking at the enemy who was approaching step by step, Chen Cheng settled down and said: "Order Bali Bashi and go to Bei to lead the troops to drive out the rangers of the Han army, and the flying bear hussars will go to the place to standby, and order Yang Qiu's infantry to enter the camp and prepare for defensive operations, and the guards will point out a hundred and follow me forward!" ”

After speaking, he clamped the horse's belly, and the mount instantly sprang out more than a foot away, leaving the guards behind. Seeing this, Wei Ran and Zhao Si hurriedly shouted loudly, ordering the first team and the second team's personal soldiers to follow with their horses. The Qiang cavalry and the Hun cavalry rushed out from both flanks and stepped forward to drive out the Han rangers.

Chen Cheng rode forward, grunting as if a flame was burning. The Han cavalry they saw avoided one after another. These people have all heard of the prestige of the anti-thief Chen Cheng's divine shot, and many people have seen it in person yesterday, but now they don't want to explain their lives here. So they beat their horses and retreated to the rear of the battle formation, following the gap between the infantry phalanx.

They were only here to cover the infantry, not to charge. If they really want to charge against the enemy's cavalry, that's not their business, they should let the armored cavalry on standby behind the battle formation come over.

Seeing that his rangers had retreated before fighting, Huangfu Song's face was still pale, but the generals next to him said sharply: "If you flee without a fight, you should be beheaded!" ”

Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "General Fu's words are wrong, the Xiliang cavalry is in the world, and our army is already invincible. Instead of going up and giving his life, it is better to retreat for the time being. ”