On January 15, 274, Chen Qian led 120,000 Jin troops across the continent and confronted the 110,000 Han army led by Jiang Wei on the north bank of the continent, 30 miles away, centered on the county seat of Yang.

After resting for three days on the north bank of the mainland, on the 18th, Chen Qian left 30,000 soldiers and civilians to guard the village, and all 120,000 soldiers went north and camped again ten miles away from Jiang Weijun.

Among the 120,000 soldiers, there were only 20,000 cavalry, although all of them were light cavalry, but they were all elites who had combat experience in Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Among the remaining 100,000 infantry, 40,000 spearmen, 40,000 sword and shield soldiers, and 20,000 crossbow soldiers were trained according to Ji Han's previous solid gun formation.

Among Jiang Wei's 110,000 people, the cavalry was as high as 50,000, including 5,000 heavy cavalry equipped with plate armor. And it's different from Guan Yi, a weak chicken who has no tactical talent and likes to fight a war with as simple a troop as possible. The general's favorite thing is the variety of troops: he can command it anyway.

Therefore, on the side of the Han army, among the remaining 60,000 people, there were only 20,000 spearmen, but all of them were equipped with plate armor. In addition, there are 3,000 chariot soldiers, 5,000 assault generals, 5,000 Hubu troops (spear and shield soldiers), 7,000 Zhuge crossbow soldiers, 10,000 archers, and 5,000 mandarin duck soldiers and short axe soldiers (ethnic minorities from the southwest alpine region).

On the 19th, Chen Qian sent a letter to Jiang Wei, requesting a decisive battle. Jiang Wei's reply: Tomorrow's decisive battle!

On the 20th, the sky was beautiful, and in the cold winter, the common fog was nowhere to be seen on this day, and the sun was shining early in the morning. So the soldiers of both sides, totaling 230,000 people, went into battle together.

With 230,000 men, plus 70,000 horses, the coverage of this battlefield is enormous. Therefore, in order to better control the situation on the battlefield, on this day, Jiang Wei did not arrive at the front line in person, but sat in the head of Yangshi County, so as to climb high and look far away and better overlook the overall situation.

Behind him, who served as a guard and apprentice, was Guan Yi's eldest son Guan Fu and his companion Beigong Chun.

Yes, Guan Yi also knows that he will only fight stupid and stupid battles, and there is no beauty at all. Therefore, when his son went to the battlefield, it was better to send him to Jiang Wei to learn.

"Uncle Ancestor, the armies have been deployed!"

"Well, Tannu and San Lang, have you ever understood the distribution of our army?"

"Hehe, General, I only know how to kill people with a knife, and I don't know anything else."

"Eh, San Lang, you are very talented, after this battle, the old man will ask Wen Ciqian to teach you personally. You have no problem in terms of force, but if you can learn to march and set up formations, then sooner or later you will be another general of my great man. Well, these are all afterthoughts, what about you, Tannu? ”

"Grandson briefly talk about it, please correct my uncle." After Guan Fu bowed and saluted, he cleared his throat: "In this Yang County where our army is stationed, the city wall is broken and low, so it cannot be defended. Since my uncle led the army, the main force of our army has actually camped outside the city. In this decisive battle, our army was on the defensive line and had no place to lean on. Of course, this is also in line with Shuzu's decades-long philosophy of attacking as defense. ”

"Well, move on."

"Well, today's battle of our army, of course, is in front of twenty hollow gun formations composed of 20,000 pikemen and 10,000 archers. Behind them were 7,000 Zhuge crossbowmen and 3,000 chariot soldiers. Behind them were 5,000 commandos and 5,000 short axemen. ”

"Well, I see it, what about the old man's intentions?"

"Uncle Zu's intentions, grandson guessed in vain. Uncle Zu wanted to defend the front with spearmen, and if things didn't go as he wanted, there would be crossbowmen relying on the car array to organize two lines of defense. As for the commandos and the hatcheers, these troops were extremely skilled in individual martial arts, but their battlefield discipline was far inferior to that of other troops. So these 10,000 people are reserves, assault forces. This unit will not be put into service until there is no obvious opportunity on the battlefield, or until one of our units is in great danger. ”

"Hehehe, Guan Zifeng gave birth to a good son! Hey, my family is still too early, and after this battle, he should still be allowed to go to Wuzhangyuan Academy for further study. Well, what you just said is correct, then, what about the mandarin duck soldiers and tiger infantry soldiers arranged by the old man behind the side of the spearman formation? ”

"Well, my grandson thinks that this is to prevent a large gap between the chariot soldiers, crossbowmen and spearmen in front of and behind the spearmen of our army. After all, our infantry has only 60,000 in total, which is much less than the enemy's army. It is quite possible that the enemy's infantry will surround our infantry in a circular arc. ”

"Good, I have a successor to the Han!" After saying this, Jiang Wei stood up, and the guards behind him immediately began to beat drums.

One side and two sides...... Countless faces, war drums beat the earth, Jiang Wei firmly stretched out his right hand and waved it vigorously towards the city!

In an instant, the 110,000 soldiers of the Han Army who had finished the battle under the city turned their heads and cheered at their commanders!

"Dahan Wansheng!"

"The Great Han will win!"

With the raising of the Zhangba Han flag with black characters on a red background and the second general flag embroidered with "General Jiang of the Han Dynasty", 110,000 people in Mali under the city, thousands of flags of various specifications began to respond to the flag one after another. Of course, these flags are mainly red, and in the continuous rolling, with the soldiers of the Han army wearing red robes, the city of the Yang family instantly became a pot of boiling red soup.

With a wave of his right hand, he suddenly pushed forward in the air: the whole army is forward!

"Ho~~!!"

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

On the other side of the battlefield, on a white background and Phnom Penh, the eight-high Jin character banner and the second-high Jin general Chen's general flag hunted in the morning wind.

The 120,000 soldiers of the Jin Army wearing white robes kept looking back at their handsome flags while looking at the red sea opposite with serious faces and a little nervousness.

"General Qiqi, our army is in formation!"

Also in order to be able to control the whole field, and at the same time let all the soldiers who are fighting see themselves. Chen Qian's headquarters was set up on a mound that had been improvised last night. Under the banner of hunting, a figure with white hair sat on a war horse, and next to this figure, it was the son of Wang Chang, a famous minister of Cao Wei, from the Taiyuan Wang clan, and the Jin State conquest general Wang Hun Wang Xuanchong.

Taiyuan has fallen into the hands of Ji Han. The branch of the Taiyuan Wang clan that is now left behind has already expressed its submission to Ji Han. The Taiyuan Wang clan in the Luoyang court, to be honest, is really a little embarrassed at this time.

However, Wang Hun, as a former subordinate of Cao Shuang, was still able to be quickly promoted after Cao Shuang was wiped out by Sima Yi. In addition to family factors, the excellent civil and military skills are also the reason why the Sima family can't bear to give up.

Since the Sima family reactivated him, he has successively guarded Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou, and has made considerable achievements in governing the people and leading the army. So this time, Chen Qian did not send him to the front line, but let him stay in the rear to assist him in commanding.

In Jiang Wei's Han army, the proportion of cavalry was extremely high. Therefore, it was natural to choose the tactic of using spearmen to carry the middle and outflanking the cavalry. In the 120,000 Jin army, because there were only 20,000 cavalry, and the other party's heavy cavalry did not know when it would be killed, Chen Qian lined up a relatively conservative circle formation this time.

The front part, of course, was 40,000 spearmen. Since the flank defense of the solid spearmen formation has always been weak, the 40,000 sword and shield soldiers are naturally distributed to the flanks and rear. So 80,000 people formed a circle.

Inside this circle, the first circle is 20,000 archers, responsible for providing long-range output. The second circle, of course, was 20,000 cavalry - this was the general reserve, which was replenished wherever there was danger.

On the hill, seeing the red waves not far away began to roll, and then slowly surging towards him, Wang Hun's face was also slightly nervous, but in the face of the herald's report, he still responded quickly: Drumming! Respond to the flag!

"Whoa! Beat the drum, answer the flag! ”

With the waving of the Jin flag and the Chen flag handsome, thousands of flags with white background and gold edges also began to respond. The 120,000 people, under the leadership of their respective generals, also opened their throats and roared hoarsely.

"Dajin will win!"

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

"Order, the whole army marches!"

"Huh~~!"

The beat of the drums quickened, and the pace of the soldiers began to pick up. As the pikemen on both sides quickly approached, countless copper whistles sounded in the gun formations of both sides. Then the captains of their respective spear formations shouted to their men for a long time.

"Stab to the right!"

"Huh~~!"

The boundless red and white waves finally collided fiercely. At three o'clock on January 20, 274 AD, the battle that decided the fate of the two countries on the continent was completely launched!