In 205 BC, Liu Bang, then the king of Han, led the so-called 560,000 troops, taking advantage of the opportunity when Xiang Yu led his troops to quell the war in Qidi, and went east out of Luoyang and arrived at Xiang Yu's base camp at that time, which had become empty at the moment Pengcheng, that is, Xuzhou. And soon occupy the place. For a time, the overlord of Western Chu faced a Jedi, not only had to fight on two fronts, but also had to worry about logistics, and the base camp was also secretly attacked, and it was almost certain that he would be defeated.

However, Xiang Yu not only did not give in, but formulated a bold strategic plan, he ordered the other Chu troops to continue to fight in Qidi, and led 30,000 elite cavalry from Qufu in Shandong Province to Huling in the south, avoiding the defensive line in front of the Han army, and making a detour from Huling to Xiaoxian to attack the flank troops of the Han army. And in only one morning, the left flank of the Han army was crushed. Liu Bang had to flee from Pengcheng, and near Gushui, he was annihilated by about 100,000 Chu troops again. Then Liu Bang could only defend Xingyang, relying on the soldiers and grain and grass supplies in Guanzhong, and dealing with Xiang Yu. And Xiang Yu, through this stroke of genius, traveled more than 350 kilometers for a long distance, attacked in a roundabout way, and achieved a famous example of winning more with less, which was written into the annals of history.

The Battle of Pengcheng was a typical cavalry long-distance raid and roundabout battle. A maneuver of more than 300 kilometers over the vast land of the East China Plain was very risky and innovative at the time. It has also become an indispensable and famous example in the history of cavalry.

In fact, cavalry, or light cavalry, has always relied on flexible maneuverability to become the elves of the battlefield, creating one imaginative classic battle after another. This time, Zhao Yong was ready to let the people of Zhongshan know what an epoch-making cavalry tactic was.

"Your Majesty, are we going to keep running like this?" Pang Nuan was a little out of breath, after all, he was too young, and the amount of exercise could not meet the requirements of the soldiers.

"Of course not, we need to wait for an opportunity now, a chance for us to have the strength to work and the fatigue of the other side to the top." Zhao Yong looked at the Zhongshan soldiers who were chasing after him, and he was also a little out of breath. It seems that my physical fitness is not good.

"When the hell was that?"

"Pang Nuan, let me ask you, have you ever memorized it?" Zhao Yong asked suddenly.

"Of course I do." Pang Nuan didn't know what Zhao Yong meant by asking, so he had to answer neatly.

"Let me ask you, do you remember the second section of the Troop Chapter?"

"Of course I do."

"Repeat it."

"Yes." Although Pang Nuan was a little puzzled, why Zhao Yong let him recite this article at this time, he still consciously recited: "All fighters, with the right match, with the odd victory." Therefore, those who are good and surprising are as infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers and seas....."

"Hehe, with the right fit, with the odd win." Zhao Yong smiled, "Do you think that now we are considered strange soldiers, or regular soldiers?" ”

"Of course it's a regular soldier." Pang Nuan was puzzled for a while, but still said firmly.

"A regular soldier is a unit that puts positive pressure on the enemy. The enemy identified us as the main force in the operation. We will do what we want, be good bait, be our own soldiers, and attract the enemy's attention. When the enemy feels that they have a chance of victory, our surprise soldiers will attack from the enemy's rear. Not only can it impact the enemy's formation, but it can also completely crush the enemy's confidence. And now, what we need to wait for is just that opportunity. ”

"Oh." Pang Nuan said as if he didn't understand. Zhao Yong didn't explain in detail, anyway, the matter of fighting was all based on his own flash of inspiration. This is something that I can't teach myself no matter what.

Finally, when Zhao Jun was about to be exhausted, Zhao Yong saw a rook army in front of him. The military flag is strict and the military is in full swing, if it is Zhao **'s team, I don't believe it if I kill Zhao Yong. So it can only be the Zhongshan troops. Zhao Yong smiled slightly, the opportunity he was waiting for finally came.

Soon, he gave the order, and all the troops immediately turned to the right in a roundabout way, turned around and attacked the five hundred Zhongshan cavalry who had been pursuing behind him for a long time. I saw that he gave an order, and he took the lead in striking the horse and turned right, and the arrow changed direction and attacked behind him. I saw seven hundred Zhao cavalry, urging the horse to turn, while taking out a bow and arrow from the quiver on the horse's back, facing the Zhongshan cavalry that appeared within his range to cover it with arrows.

The soldiers of Zhongshan Kingdom obviously didn't expect why the soldiers of Zhao Kingdom, who were still running wildly just now, suddenly turned around and began to attack themselves. As a result, the troops in front of them rushed too fast, and soon entered the range of the Zhao army's attack, and the Zhao army's sharp arrow rain fell one after another, causing a huge impact on the vanguard troops.

The Chinese army behind hurried to raise their shields and prepare to defend, while the cavalry of the rear army, which had not yet entered the firing range, also began to learn from the Zhao army, took out the arrows in the quiver, and prepared to return fire. At this time, the second wave of arrows of the Zhao army has fallen one after another, fortunately, the Zhongshan cavalry began to defend, the defense effect is very obvious, and the cavalry rear army of Zhongshan also began to fight back, but without the help of stirrups, their shooting is not only particularly poor, but even the effect is also very poor, almost no casualties to the Zhao cavalry. And the cavalry of the Zhao State had already detoured behind this group of cavalry, shooting around him, and continued to maintain pressure on this cavalry.

At the same time, the phalanx of chariots in the distance began to run wildly, and the convoy of one hundred and ten people set up a conical formation, and rushed towards this damn Zhao cavalry with murderous energy.

How exactly do you get rid of the tail behind you? This is a question that Zhao Yong has been thinking about since he was driven away by the Zhongshan cavalry. Obviously, the best way to get out of their pursuit is to make them ineffective, otherwise, they will stick to you like a plaster and discourage you. At the same time, you have to give them the illusion of moving northeast, hoping that the other party will mistakenly think that your target is the hinterland of the mountains, so that you can mobilize more troops to encircle and intercept you. And Zhao Jun, it was precisely through this kind of transfer that he went out of Shiyi to the northwest, crossed the Hutuo River and passed through Lingshou, reducing his positive pressure.

So, he needed a victory to convince the enemy that he was going to wreak havoc in his hinterland.

The impact speed of the chariot soldiers was very fast, and when the Zhao army cleaned up the Zhongshan cavalry, the sharp chariot phalanx had already begun to attack the Zhao cavalry. The cavalry of the Zhao State, in a general sense, is still a kind of light cavalry, and what they are most afraid of is close-quarters stalemate. Zhao Yong knows this very well. When the chariot soldiers had a frontal impact on him, he decisively chose to withdraw from the battlefield. Appears outside of the rookie's shock formation.

At this time, another shortcoming of the chariot became apparent: the lack of flexibility. In fact, this kind of disadvantage is the root cause of the final elimination of the chariot soldiers, but the origin of the chariot soldiers becoming a tool of war is caused by the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the early Spring and Autumn Period, when the two countries were at war, they would inevitably declare war on each other first, and the tricks of sneak attacks and detours were looked down upon. Even if the other side has a funeral, they can't fight. Therefore, Song Xianggong would rather wait for the Chu people to finish the formation before attacking, and definitely not attack halfway, which is precisely this kind of obedience to the old etiquette.

The chariot soldiers met the needs of this type of engagement. When the two sides have completed the formation and marched with drums, the chariots and soldiers of the two sides are well-trained, highly skilled, the quality of the vehicles is perfect, and the soldiers are fully armed and armored, and they will often be able to win. As a result, various major countries vigorously developed chariot soldiers, and chariot soldiers also became a manifestation of national strength.

But now, Zhao Yong through the stirrups and Takahashi saddle that crossed, the light cavalry unit formed, the cavalry this type of force in advance of hundreds of years in this era to exert its power, the emergence of this new type of troops, will also make the chariot soldiers fall into an embarrassing situation.

Sure enough, a round of impact on the chariot soldiers was declared a failure, and the cavalry of Zhao flexibly avoided the edge of the other party, and detoured back to the rear of the first queue of chariot soldiers, but Zhao Yong was not too happy, and the middle and rear armies of the Zhongshan chariot soldiers, outflanked from the left and right flanks of the front army, vowed to make dumplings for this cavalry force.

"Your Majesty?" Pang Nuan realized that the troops were in danger now, and a moment of hesitation could cause serious consequences, and the fear of death unconsciously made him look at Zhao Yong.

"Rush through the junction of the two armies!" As he spoke, Zhao Yong had already hit his horse and launched an attack on the part where the two armies combined, and at the same time, the riders behind him began to use the bows and arrows in their hands to carry out the first wave of arrow rain attack on the chariots. In this way, try to open a gap for your team.

As mentioned earlier, the offensive method of the chariot soldiers is to cause attrition of the enemy's combat effectiveness through the intersection of the weapons of the soldiers on the two vehicles at the moment when the two vehicles intersect. Moreover, in general, the chariots were equipped with a shield, not to withstand the rain of arrows from the archers, but to protect against the damage of weapons when charging head-on. However, each vehicle usually has only one shield on it, and the range of defense is limited.

Then, when the rain of arrows of the Zhao soldiers attacked, the chariot soldiers naturally erected shields to resist, but they made a decisive mistake that they habitually defended themselves, and the most important soldier for the chariot soldiers, the driver, was almost exposed to the arrow rain of the Zhao riders.

Finally, the first round of attacks of the soldiers of Zhao State had an obvious effect, and the chariot that lost its driver quickly deviated from the direction, and the phalanx of the chariot soldiers who were originally in a neat formation, after this round of arrow rain, their formation was disrupted, and the chariot attacked by the arrow rain quickly crashed into the friendly army next to them due to the loss of their driver, and the tight formation made a chariot that lost control, like a domino, the chariot next to the harasser. This prompted a riot in the chariot phalanx.

And the cavalry of Zhao State, after two rounds of shooting, rushed out of the opponent's scattered formation.