Yu Wenwen is very confident of winning in the decisive battle that is about to begin, but this does not mean that he can treat Yu Chi Youqi's army as a chicken, his own army has many soldiers and horses, and the other party is also full of troops, and even has a slight advantage.

The enemy's large array was also boundless, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and the opponent's cavalry was obviously more than his side.

The soldiers who were observing the enemy formation with a clairglass on the lookout came with news that the large formation put forward by Wei Chi Youqi was different from his own: the front colonel of the enemy army was an infantry horizontal formation, which should be a bluff virtual formation, because the lieutenant colonel formation behind was cavalry in the middle, infantry on both wings, and cavalry outside.

At the end of the formation, there seemed to be a considerable number of cavalry.

Generally speaking, the formation is a relatively "normal" formation with the infantry in the center as the anvil and the cavalry on the left and right flanks as the hammer, and if it is the opposite, it is a strong offensive formation based on the superiority of the cavalry.

The cavalry is in the center, which means that the commander will adopt the light cavalry center breakthrough tactic, which is to attack on both flanks to mobilize the enemy's army, and after finding the fighters, he will use the light cavalry that moves fast at the center of the Chinese army to force the enemy's central army.

The central breakthrough tactic relies heavily on speed, requiring light cavalry to quickly cut into the opponent's large formation and then repeatedly intersperse it to trigger a series of collapses, so the slow moving heavy cavalry (armored cavalry) is not suitable for the main attack mission.

This tactic has appeared on the battlefield many times, more than 60 years ago, Er Zhurong's 7,000 cavalry broke through Ge Rong's hundreds of thousands of troops, relying on the cavalry to break through in the center, and Ge Rong's army, which was arrayed for dozens of miles and advancing in a hurry, was instantly defeated.

Later, in the Battle of Hanling, Erzhu Zhao, who had obvious superiority in troops, implemented a central breakthrough tactic against Gao Huan, but was defeated by Gao Aocao with the same tactical lateral flank attack, and this battle became an elegy for the demise of the Erzhu clan.

In the "history", in the battle of Tiger Prison Pass of Tang, Xia and Zheng, Li Shimin broke through Dou Jiande's army (Xia army) with 3,000 Xuanjia cavalry, and the first battle was finalized.

'In the face of my group of infantry, you really have confidence, Wei Chi Youqi. ’

Yu Wenwen thought in his heart, put away the clairvoyant mirror, and gave an order loudly: "Beat the drums, attack!" ”

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At the beginning of the decisive battle, more than 100,000 people from the eastern and western armies fought in the wilderness, and after each of them shot several rounds of arrows and threw a round of thunder, the colonels of the two armies collided together, stabbed each other with spears and rifles, and defended with shields.

The soldiers in the front row engaged the other side, and the soldiers in the back continued to throw thunderbolts forward, and the battle columns on both sides burst into flames from time to time, a large amount of smoke rose, and the battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, and explosions came and went.

The advent of the thunderbolt has triggered the emergence of a series of new tactics, but the thunderbolt that can be thrown by hand is limited in power after all, and there will not be too many people who can be killed directly when it explodes, and most of the loud noises and impacts can only injure the people around the explosion point, and these people will not immediately lose their combat effectiveness.

Therefore, it is necessary to see the difference in white-knuckle combat, and the left, center, and right armies of both sides attack at the same time to see who will show the flaws first.

A big battle usually lasts a day, or even until the early morning of the next day, so at the beginning of the battle, neither the eastern nor the western armies did their best, and they were all using the method of refueling and throwing troops into the army one by one.

While the infantry was fighting, the cavalry on the left and right flanks of the two armies were also chasing each other, not only to harass the enemy's flank, but also to drive the enemy cavalry to protect their own flank.

The battle lasted from early morning to noon, and the battle line was stalemate, regardless of victory or defeat, and was temporarily evenly matched.

The armies of the eastern and western armies stretched for more than ten miles, and it was extremely inconvenient for the commander to command their respective teams, and there was a delay in relying on the heralds to ride horses to deliver orders, so they mainly relied on the sound of drums and trumpets to transmit information.

However, there was no substantial difference between the drums and horns of the two sides, so the various drums and horns on the battlefield were mixed, and the sound of killing shook the sky and thunder rumbled, and many soldiers could not distinguish which sounds belonged to their own side and which to the enemy.

Therefore, it is necessary to rely on the heralds to give orders, and the heralds with their backs to the flag gallop in the gaps between the small formations and the small formations, which are more than ten steps wide and six or seven steps narrow, which is a special passage to facilitate the transfer of troops and the messengers.

It is also convenient for transporting water.

Small carts shuttled between the small formations, and the men distributed hot cooking cakes to the soldiers sitting on the ground to prepare for battle, and then filled the empty bamboo tubes of the other party with water.

The battle is fierce in front, flesh and blood are flying, broken hands and feet, but the soldiers waiting for battle in the rear are eating and drinking, will it be too much?

No, a battle of equal strength will be fought for a day, and it is noon, and the soldiers who have not participated in the battle will not hurry up to drink water to fill their stomachs, and where will they have the strength when they are put into battle?

The water that the men replenished for the soldiers was cooked water, which had been boiled yesterday and stored in the waterwheel to go out with the army, and in order to prevent the soldiers from eating cold food and drinking cold water to diarrhea, these foods and water were reheated.

In the rear of the large array, in addition to the pack horses and baggage, it is the field dining car, which provides hot drinks and hot food for the army on the battlefield, and the field food truck is the latest armament of the Huangzhou Army, which can ensure that the soldiers drink water and quench their thirst and eat to fill their stomachs on the battlefield in time.

A big battle can last a day, and the soldiers who have eaten breakfast in the early morning will be hungry at noon, and the water bladders and bamboo tubes they carry with them will have already been drunk by noon, and if they can't replenish their diet in time, where can the hungry soldiers survive the "second half" if they can't replenish their diet in time.

In the main formation of the right army, Li Jing was holding a hot cooking cake, looking at a strange cart in front of him, the surrounding soldiers and subordinates were all hurrying to drink water and eat, and Li Jing, who was in a daze, looked very dazzling.

Seeing his younger brother in a daze, King Li Yao touched the other party with his elbow: "San Lang, hurry up and eat, I'm afraid I'm going to start a tough battle in the afternoon." ”

"Uh, brother, what are they doing?"

Li Jing pointed to the people who were busy around the cart and asked, a stand was erected on the cart, and there was a long stick connected by wooden sticks in the bracket, and there was an iron drill bit at the end, which was inserted vertically into the ground, and those people were circling around the lower end of the support, like donkeys pulling and grinding.

"Ah, that's digging a well." King Li Yao smiled, "This appliance is used to dig wells. ”

"Digging a well?" Li Jing felt incredulous when he heard this, "Since there is a waterwheel to store water, why do you want to dig a well in one fell swoop?" Not to mention digging wells on the battlefield, it's not..."

Li Jing didn't say the word "messy", after all, he was afraid that he would be in trouble when he heard it, but he couldn't agree with that person's approach: Digging a well on the battlefield, is there something wrong with his brain?

Li Jing is familiar with military books, and has the guidance of his uncle who is experienced in leading soldiers, of course, he knows that it is normal to spend a whole day after a battle, so it is a detail that must be paid attention to in time to supplement the diet of the soldiers.

The battle was stalemate, he observed all morning, and felt that the large formation set up by the king of Xiyang was in order, although the quality of the soldiers was uneven, but the formation was neat, and all departments obeyed orders, so it seemed that there was hope to win this battle.

King Xiyang paid attention to providing food and drink to the soldiers at noon, Li Jing felt that this was something that a qualified coach must take into account, of course, it was really good to have hot drinks and hot food, but he felt that it was too exaggerated to dig a well on the spot.

The physical strength of a soldier is limited, and he can't just fight in the field day and night for several days, and a big battle is fought for a day, and it should be seen that the amount of water reserved by the army's watermill is enough, what else to do with the well?

"Out of the water! Out of the water!! ”

The cheers interrupted Li Jing's thoughts, and when he looked up, sure enough, water came out of the big hole in the bowl on the ground, which was very muddy at first, and became clear after a while, but the amount of water was a little small.

Li Jing felt that this kind of well had no practical significance, but he saw that those people took a bamboo tube and stuck it in the hole, tossed for a while, shook an iron rod on the top of the bamboo tube, and the hole on the side of the bamboo tube continued to flow water.

This thing should be a water drawing tool, although the problem of drawing water has been solved, but Li Jing still feels that the temporary well on the battlefield is very redundant, and Han Baohu, the head of the march who dispatched troops on the side, saw his nephew's frowns and said with a smile: "The pharmacist can't figure out why he drilled the well?" ”

"Uncle... Governor, this is nothing more than not winning, first defeat, but more than 100,000 soldiers and horses decisive battle, the defeated soldiers are scattered like birds and beasts, want to stay in place, rely on a few wells to survive until reinforcements arrive, in the next I feel that this is impossible. ”

Li Jing did not have a military position, so he could only call himself "Zaixia" in public, and he thought that he saw the plan of the king of Xiyang, and the other party was preparing to hold on to the spot when the war was unfavorable.

After all, if you don't have dry food to eat, you can still kill horses and endure it for a while, but if you don't have water to drink, the soldiers can't help it.

Seeing that his nephew was not enlightened, Han Baohu asked rhetorically: "Who stipulated that the decisive battle must be decided on the same day?" ”

"Huh? This..."

Li Jing was dumbfounded when he heard this, because he thought of a terrible scenario:

If the enemy army does not seek a decisive victory today, but adopts another tactic, confrontation with infantry, and then disperse and oppress their own cavalry with superior cavalry on the periphery, it is very likely that their own infantry will be trapped here and unable to advance or retreat.

When the time comes, tens of thousands of soldiers can eat dry food when they are hungry, but if they are thirsty, the water stored in those waterwheels may not be enough for so many people to drink, not to mention that in a state of confrontation, people will be very nervous, sweat a lot, and thirst faster.

There is a small river near the battlefield, but under the interception of the enemy's superior cavalry, the soldiers who have gone to fetch water on their own side are afraid that they will not return, and when the time comes, the soldiers who are so thirsty that their throats will smoke will collapse.

Thinking of this, Li Jing only felt a little chilly behind him, although he did not fall behind when talking about the art of war with his uncle, but after all, he had never experienced actual combat, so he fell into a misunderstanding:

In the decisive battle, who stipulated that the winner should be decided on the day?