Chapter 123: Revival Strikes Back (5)
"Armor and shields! B soldiers block the bamboo! Kill the enemy! β
Cao Wei Tianshui is too guarded by the king, and he is also a long-standing general. When his soldiers were beaten back by the enemy's strange formation, he quickly discovered the key to breaking the formation.
The main attack power in this formation comes from the four pikemen, but the defense of these four pikemen themselves is not high. The main reason why he was able to attack without distraction was the full defense of the two shield players and the two wolf players in front of him.
In that case, it's good that I nullify your defenses.
Under Wang Ji's order, a Cao Wei soldier frowned, but still rushed towards one of the shield bearers of the Mandarin Duck Formation of the Revival Army without hesitation.
Before he could knock down the shieldman, he was pierced in the chest by a spearman behind the shieldman, and the Wei soldier snorted, and there was no more sound. But before the pikeman's gun could be drawn, another Wei soldier pounced, and this time, the shield man in front of the pikeman was knocked out.
Immediately afterwards, the third Wei soldier pressed his shield against half of his body with his left hand, and held the Pu knife high in his right hand, and viciously killed the pikemen of the Fuxing Army.
The pikemen who were targeted by the enemy were in a hurry, and couldn't help but turn their eyes to the wolf soldier on his left, but they were surprised to see that although a Wei soldier had been covered with blood from the dense iron thorns on the wolf sword, he still held on to the wolf sword tightly, making it impossible for the wolf soldier to come to support.
Suddenly, the pikeman felt a sharp pain in his chest, and came back to his senses, only to see a hideous face at close range, and smell the stench coming from the ugly mouth of the face, and then, no more.
"Hey~~~" Seeing that the Wei army had found a way to crack the mandarin duck array on their side, both Sun Gang, the former enemy commander on this side, and Guan Yi in the rear, all sighed.
The Mandarin Duck Array, as the first initiative of Tang Shun in the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang carried it forward. It is not suitable for large-scale battles in the plains - he is suitable for engaging enemies who are also small-scale or accustomed to fighting alone in the hilly and watery areas of the south of the Yangtze River, with small units - for example, the Japanese who have outstanding individual martial arts skills but have a very poor sense of group battle formations.
The troops formed by Guan Yi in Fuling County were mainly composed of mandarin duck formations, on the one hand, the source of troops here was originally suitable for small group operations. On the other hand, the environment here is most suitable for the training of the Mandarin Duck Formation. Of course, the most fundamental reason is that this army was not originally prepared for operations in the Great Plains - in Guan Yi's plan, this was used to fight in the Qionglai Mountains (if this disaster of national destruction survived, it could be of great use in the future to fight Eastern Wu). It's just a pity that Boss Liu has not allowed him to lead his troops westward, so he has no choice but to let the soldiers of the Mandarin Duck Array fight on the terrain that is not suitable for them at this time.
Of course, the Mandarin Duck Array is still very powerful even on the plains. In the past three years of training and exercises, Guan Yi and his companions have also found ways to crack the Mandarin Duck Formation - one of the ways is that someone is willing to sacrifice, and a lot of sacrifice can be cracked.
But he didn't expect Wang Ji to find such a way so quickly, and the Wei soldiers actually effectively carried out such a cruel order.
"Deng Shizai is really a peerless general, he actually trained such an army that treats death as home!"
"General Zuo, now is not the time to praise the enemy."
"I know." Guan Yi turned his head and smiled at the instructor Lao A.
Adam, a veteran who was sold to Fuling County by the Bu family, was sixty-five years old this year, and met Guan Yi's gaze, Lao Ah smiled: "General rest assured, Lao A, the soldier of the Mandarin Duck Formation, has been training for two years, and they are not vulnerable even if they leave the formation." β
"Of course, I have no doubt about that."
"However, General Zuo, without the Mandarin Duck Formation, the strength of our army's left flank is greatly reduced after all. Therefore, please prepare for the general. β
ββ¦β¦ Good, change it, pass the order, let Wu Qiao, the governor of the left part of Yulin, lead his headquarters with 5,000 soldiers and horses! Join the Left Front of our Army! β
"Whoa!"
Guan Yi's order was issued in a timely manner. Although because of the source of soldiers, the soldiers of the Mandarin Duck Array do not only practice one move for life like the salt worker gun formation. It's about how much to practice some individual combat skills. But in just one or two years of training, there has never been a real combat of them. Facing Cao Wei's Longxi Army, which had fought for several years, more than ten years, or even decades. After leaving the formation, it was obvious that he was unable to support it.
Fortunately, the Yulin Army joined in time, relying on the strength of twice the number of the opponent, and it was able to stabilize this front.
The Chinese army of the Fuxing Army was effectively advancing, but due to Deng Zhong's command, the Wei army fought desperately. So the progress is actually very slow. And the left wing was suppressed again. Between one in and one out, the two armies fought a draw.
What was really unexpected was on the right flank of the Ba'ath Army.
The commanders of the revival army on this side were Guan Suo and Simple, and the commander of the Wei army was Tian Zhang, a Zhonglang general under Zhong Hui. The main source of troops on both sides was the Fuling County soldiers based on the Mandarin Duck Formation and the Chinese army formed by Cao Wei with the essence of the world.
It stands to reason that the combat effectiveness of Cao Wei's central army is stronger than that of the field army of the border military region. In fact, it is. But because of this, all the soldiers of Cao Wei's Chinese army were above the top, so in the face of the mandarin duck array, they were tragic.
Because of their outstanding personal combat power, they don't care much about the formation: there is a formation at the beginning, but it is easy to fall into a single fight while fighting. Because he is very proud, no one wants to send himself to death for the success of his companions - the characteristics of this kind of army are really a bit similar to the Japanese robbers faced by Qi Jiguang in later generations.
As a result, they were quickly killed and wounded by the soldiers of the Baath Army, and the Casualty Rate of the Baath Army was negligible.
Tian Zhang, the lieutenant general of Cao Weidian's army, was a fierce general under Zhong Hui. It's a pity that this person has also been in Luoyang for a long time, and his understanding of the cruelty of real war is still insufficient - in order to win, if necessary, let his soldiers go to suicide attacks in large numbers! Tian Zhang has no awareness of this at all!
Looking at the gradually collapsing front of his side, Tian Zhang no longer had the pride of the Luoyang Chinese Army: "Hurry up and ask General Zhengxi for help!" β
In fact, there is no need for him to give this order, what kind of person is Deng Ai? I have long found that this place cannot be supported.
"This shaft actually forced the old man to this extent. What a young tiger. After gritting his teeth and praising Guan Yi, he said: "Order!" Let Zhan Zhongyuan attack! β
Tie Zhongyuan is the second son of Cao Wei's famous general, Longxi Taishou Tiehong, at this moment, what he is holding in his hand is more than ninety percent of the cavalry of Deng Ai's army, a total of more than 3,000 people. Almost all of its soldiers are mercenaries from Xiqiang.
"General, Brother Xing is diving...... The enemy's troops on the western flank of our army moved. β
Hearing Wumeng Amu's reminder, Guan Yi looked up at the sky: at this moment, the sun had already crossed the middle of the sky and tilted towards the westβnoon was approaching, and the time was coming. The two sides have been fighting for four hours.
"Huh~~~ Deng Shizai, is this your hole card? Unfortunately, I don't have many hole cards. With a sigh of relief, Guan Yi said to the herald beside him: "Order, Zhao Yi's cavalry team is all on horseback and ready to meet the enemy cavalry!" β
"Whoa!"
"Order, the rear governor of Yulin came to Qing and led 5,000 men and horses from his headquarters out of the city. Ten miles west of the left flank of our army! β
"Whoa!"
"Order, Tiger Cavalry Supervisor Mi Zhao, lead the crossbow team to withdraw from the central front and advance to the west!"
"Whoa!"
After receiving Guan Yi's order, since the beginning of the battle, Zhao Yi's team, which had been in a state of unarmoring, began to put on their armor and mount their horses, and then 1,200 knights stared at their west side with blazing eyes.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded, and it was near! It's close! See! This is the cavalry of the pseudo-Wei!
The bright white war horse neighed because of the master's struggle, and the bright silver armor on the saddle shone brightly because of the sunlight, and then, the bright silver spear pressed forward, and the 1,200 cavalry of the revival army also rushed towards the enemy firmly.
Soon, the cavalry of both sides collided. In a thrilling collision, screams, and neighing of war horses. The cavalry of both sides finished gouging through the other.
"Huh!" Zhan Hong, who was on the front line of the whole army, turned his horse's head and looked at the team behind him: "Why are there about 200 people on this side?" Didn't you say that this cavalry was all improvised patchwork? β
Then he raised his head again and looked at the other party, well, it seems that the number of people who fell from the other side is less than his own? How is this possible? That's right! What is the opposing knight stepping on under his feet? Why do their legs fit so smoothly there? In this way, it is much easier for the rider with supported feet to make movements right away!
As a cavalry general, when he saw the saddle for the first time in his life, the curiosity and shock were incomprehensible. Just when he was a little stunned, the young general with the white horse and silver spear on the opposite side pointed the head of the gun again, and it seemed that he was about to rush towards his side!