It is said that since arriving in Huaili on July 28, Jiang Wei has not built the defense of Huaili - the Guanzhong Plain, which is full of roads, why did Shibao have to come to Huaili County? Therefore, the general only used Huaili City as the location of his corps barracks. He led an army of 60,000 troops to camp in the field.

In the early morning of August 3, Shibao's army arrived near Huaili.

When Shibao retreated from Yixian, there were more than 89,000 people in the whole army. And Jiang Wei's side, a full 60,000 people.

The commanders of both sides looked tense when they saw each other's military appearances. But they all firmly issued orders: line up and prepare for battle!

The 60,000 people on Jiang Wei's side are more than 4,500 people from the commando team, led by Jiang Wei himself. There were 15,000 cavalrymen, commanded by Zhao Guang, Ma Jie, and Wen Yang. Next was more than 30,000 tiger infantry troops, commanded by Lai Zhong, Xiang Chong, Xi Long, Wen Hu and others. Then there were five thousand pikemen, led by Li Xiang, a student of Guan Yi. Finally, there were 3,000 chariot soldiers and 2,000 crossbow soldiers, led by the generals Chen Chun and Zheng Xuan respectively (these two are only found in the history of Yang Hongchuan).

"Order all armies, set up a circle first! The general's assault team and crossbow team are the center of the circle, and the tiger step, spear, and chariot soldiers are the second layer. The cavalry is the third layer. The sappers quickly built the tower, which was at least three feet high. ”

"No!"

With Jiang Wei's order, Shu Han's army of 60,000 began to change formations rapidly. And the Jin army saw that the Han army began to set up a formation, so they also began to set up a formation under Shi Bao's order.

There are more than 89,000 people in Shibao, and its composition structure is: 30,000 cavalry, commanders Li Fu and Xu Yin (Wang Jun's assistants in historical facts). 50,000 infantry, commanders Wu Chao and Guan Ding. 10,000 archers, commander Xun Kai. There are also more than 9,000 heavy infantry, which is Shibao's main formation.

Seeing Jiang Wei put up a circle formation, the corners of Shi Bao's mouth raised slightly: "Why, Jiang Boyuo, a thief, is bold enough to know that there are so many fewer soldiers than me, are you ready to be surrounded by me?" The order was given, and the archers stepped forward and shot at the ground. The infantry team followed. The cavalry is on both flanks and ready to respond! Our army should not be in a hurry to encircle the enemy, but should start from the forefront of the enemy's army, concentrate all forces on one point, and strike layer by layer into the center of the enemy's circle. ”

"No!"

With Shi Bao's order, Xun Kai began to lead the archers forward, and then under his order, tens of thousands of feather arrows rose into the air. The Battle of Huaili, which completely decided the ownership of Guanzhong, officially started at two o'clock on the third day of August in 268 AD!

"Enemy arrows! Raise your shield! ”

"Huh~~~!"

Jiang Wei's circle formation is not a complete two circles (the center of the circle is the commando team). On the first circle outside the center of the circle, the Tiger Infantry Army, the pikemen, and the chariot soldiers surrounded Jiang Wei's main formation in a complete circle. But beyond that, the cavalry is only wrapped in the north, east, and south directions of this circle. Only the West is a gap. And the West is where the Shibao Army is located. Therefore, Jiang Weijun is not a cavalry directly facing the opponent's archers now, but the first time that the tiger infantry in the circle is facing the opponent's fierce shot.

As mentioned earlier, the Hubu army was a spear and shield soldier, so under the orderly command of commanders at all levels of the front, the archers of the Jin army did not cause any significant casualties to the Han army. After completing three rounds of rapid fire, the arms of the archers on this side felt a little sore, and the enemy's Tiger Infantry Army was already rapidly approaching. Shibao quickly gave the order: the archers retreated, and the infantry advanced.

Jiang Wei's side, after seeing the enemy's archers retreating, he protruded his lower lip very comfortably, and naughtily blew on the beard of his upper lip: "Wave the flag, turn left." ”

"No, turn left!"

With Jiang Wei's order, the first circle of the Han army began to slowly turn to the left overall. The Hubu Army, which had been facing the Jin army on the front, moved to the left (south), and the pikemen array, which had been on the right (north), came to the front (west). At this time, the sword and shield soldiers of the Jin army had just rushed up with big swords.

"Drop~~! Stab to the right! ”

"Huh~~~!"

The new pikemen of the Han army finished the sword and shield soldiers of the Ke side, and this point, after many battles, has reached a consensus in the Jin Kingdom. The commanders of the Jin kingdom also tried to avoid such a situation. But now our sword and shield soldiers just crashed into the enemy's pikemen.

"Order, the sword and shield soldiers stand back, and let our pikemen go up too!"

"Father, our pikemen......"

"Of course I know I didn't practice well, but how can I do it without giving it a try?"

With Shi Bao's order, the sword and shield soldiers who had been hit by the opponent's three rounds of spurts and suffered heavy casualties retreated like a tide, and what was newly displayed in front of the Han army was a group of Jin spearmen who had barely completed the formation, holding a spear five meters long, and staggering towards their side.

Although Guan Yi's principle is to train all the pikemen of his country into machines that are forbidden by order. But these soldiers are still human beings in the end, and they still have feelings. Therefore, after seeing the pikemen on the opposite side, the originally well-disciplined Han army's gun formation couldn't help but laugh in unison.

Speaking of which, it has been seven or eight years since Guan Yi founded the pikemen. Over the years, he and his comrades did not know how many types of spears they had experimented with. Not to mention the five-meter spear, they have tried the longer one, but why did they finally choose the length of three meters? Isn't it because the gun is too long that it will be exponentially more difficult for soldiers to control?

Sure enough, as soon as the two sides engaged, the spearmen of the Han army faced the soft and constantly shaking spears stabbed from the opposite side, and dodged with a slight sideways. When the spearmen of the Han army turned to one side, strode forward, and then stabbed to the right in unison, a miserable scream sounded in the military column of the Jin army as promised.

However, it cannot be said that the Jin army's spear array is ineffective - although the five-meter spear is very soft to pierce, the head of the spear is sharp and can kill and injure people. Therefore, in order to avoid such a spearhead, the Han army's gun array inevitably appeared negligent and scattered for a short time. And once the gun formation loses its tight and orderly formation, its power will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, although the Han army's spear formation continued to advance, the speed had obviously slowed down. And compared with the high exchange ratio of one to dozens in the early stage of facing the sword and shield soldiers. Now in the face of the enemy's pikemen, the casualties of the Han army are also beginning to increase rapidly.

"The crossbowmen march forward and shoot at the enemy behind the gunmen!"

The arrows issued by crossbowmen are different from those of normal archers, and their trajectory is basically straight. Therefore, when the crossbowmen of the Han army came forward, the spearmen in front appropriately relaxed the distance between each column. Suddenly, the crossbow arrows were fired, and the soldiers of the Jin army holding five-meter spears were completely unable to cover them, and they fell to the ground one after another.

"Drop! Stab to the right! ”

Taking advantage of the fact that the array of Jin spearmen began to loosen, the pikemen of the Han army increased their frequency again and began to strike towards the depths of the Jin army. Gradually, the originally straight front of the Jin army was gradually beaten into a concave shape.

But here comes the problem: the Han army has only 5,000 spearmen, while the first line of the Jin army is 50,000 infantry. This inevitably exposes the pikeman's greatest weakness: the flanks.

"Order, wave the flag, continue to turn left!"

"No! Keep left! ”

Jiang Wei, who was watching the battle in the center of the entire circle, had already discovered this problem, so he gave the order again. With the wave of the handsome flag at the center of the circle, all departments of the Han army began to respond to the flag. Then the pikemen turned to the left in unison, and while continuing to stab to the right, they gradually moved away from the side facing the enemy and turned to the left rear of their own army.

In the place of the spear formation, there was another team of Tiger Infantry Army. For the Hubu Army, who has a shield in his hand, the barrel of the gun he holds is only two meters, and there are other means of attack in addition to short guns. The Jin army on the opposite side, who was holding a five-meter spear and looked extremely clumsy, was not a threat at all, but a bright head!

"Abandon the gun, get the knife out!"

"Huh~~~!"

……

"Hey, Deng Shizai's talent, I might as well too."

Seeing that the Han army on Jiang Wei's side made two slight left turns, he quickly adjusted his troops and restrained the front of his side into a mess. Shi Bao, who was watching the formation in the rear, couldn't help but sigh.

"What my father meant was that Jiang Boyu was really powerful. Is it not easy for Deng Shizai to be able to deal with him in Longxi for many years? ”

"Yes! Qi Nuer, don't think that it is easy to rotate before the formation, it is easy to change troops. This requires a commander to have a strong battlefield insight, and all the officers and men under his command need to have extremely strict battlefield discipline. Look at us, it was just the simplest retreat of the two flanks, going around to the rear to re-array, and the sword and shield soldiers who withdrew most of the hour ago have not completed the reorganization of the battle line until now. Well, over the years, the country's military has placed too much emphasis on individual bravery and individual combat strength, and neglected formation and battlefield discipline. This battle has been bitter ......"

"Father is saying that our army will lose this battle?"

"Hehehe, this may not be. We have too many more troops than Jiang Boyo. After saying this, Shi Bao immediately said to the herald: "Wave the flag, order Li Fu and Xu Yin to lead the cavalry and attack from the left and right sides of the Shu thieves!" ”