The reason for this is that in the era of hot weapons, changes in space and time, such as the space between the opposing sides are getting bigger and bigger, and the time of a battle is getting shorter and shorter, resulting in the formation gradually becoming no longer popular.

The so-called formation is nothing special, to put it simply, it is a rational allocation of resources according to the terrain, troops, and types of troops, and for the attack, defense, and retreat state of the army, so as to maximize the use of troop resources. For example, in ancient times, including modern people's group fights, it is absolutely impossible to talk about what formation to put up, they are all swarms with weapons, and no one will be stupid to put up a long snake formation, gossip array, and so on.

And when the group fight has risen to an act of war, and its scale has exceeded one or two thousand, the effect of the formation is reflected. The deployment of long-range and short-range firepower, the arrangement of assault and defensive forces, the combination of front and rear, and the alternating advance of left and right all embody the commander's command level and command art.

For example, now, the intention of the sub-period is obvious: this Zhao army has a small number of chariots and foot soldiers, and lacks the width and thickness of the frontal defense. In this case, it is generally relied on the strong impact of the chariot soldiers to directly impact the opponent's frontal troops and fight down. Therefore, the Yan army used the chariot soldiers as the vanguard, forming a front-arrow formation, supplemented by cavalry on both wings, to prevent the opponent's impact on its middle. And the chariot soldiers were indeed like meteors, charging towards the weak frontal army of the Zhao army.

Zhao Xi was in danger, and ordered the chariots, foot soldiers and archers to form a circle to defend, and all the cavalry were deployed on both wings to stand by. Completely ignoring the frontal impact of the Yan army on the Zhao army. Suddenly, the arrows of the impact collided with the defensive circle, and the chariot units of the two armies finally kicked off the battle.

The chariot of the Yan army first crashed into a human wall composed of Zhao Guo's disciples. Each chariot had about seventy-five apprentices, whose mission was to serve the chariots, and when the chariots charged, the chariots were behind the chariots to give the enemy chariots a second wave of attacks. And when the chariot is in a defensive position, these soldiers form a wall, facing the enemy defense on three sides, and wrap the chariot in it.

At this moment, when the Yan army's chariot slammed into the front of the Zhao army's chariot, the powerful impact instantly overwhelmed the apprentice soldiers he faced, and the Yan army's rider could even see the terrifying and desperate eyes of the Zhao army's apprentices, as well as the shadows of the Yan army's horses that gradually grew larger and even terrifying in his eyes. Even so, he habitually waved the long ge in his hand and swept towards the horses that were about to trample him. From his point of view, if he can really sweep it, he can completely scratch the neck of the opponent's horse, so that the horse will bleed until it loses its combat effectiveness, which is also the general tactics of infantry against chariots.

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. After years of chariot warfare, people have long discovered the weakness of horses, and they will wrap a ring of armor on the parts of the horse that can be injured. Moreover, since horses were more difficult to raise, and their degree of defense was even higher than that of warriors, the outer armor of horses was either wrapped in bronze or iron, which was on the rise. Its degree of defense is no less than that of people.

So, the soldier swung with all his might, only to leave a new scratch on the outer armor of the opponent's horse's neck, but he paid the price of death. The horse unscrupulously trampled its sturdy legs on his seemingly majestic body, and he was trampled into a pulp like a fallen leaf, shattered, and the blood mixed with the flesh disappeared on the battlefield. Unrecognizable, even his family may not recognize him. In a hundred and ten years, his bones may nourish the land, and the lush grass will be the rebirth of his life.

Zhao Yong has thought more than once why for thousands of years, human beings have been opposing war and waging war at the same time. The reason for this is that as long as the war does not harm my personal interests, then why should I care? Just like these unarmed soldiers who blocked the iron hooves of the Yan army, they often came from prisoners of war and slaves from previous wars, not from Zhao in the strict sense, and not even civilians. Therefore, there were almost no peasant uprisings in the real sense during the Warring States Period, because the real Chinese people owned land and had a certain status. But the soldiers who fought were more still slaves.

The reason why the famous Dazexiang Uprising in history was successful, in addition to the harsh punishment laws of the Qin State that made it impossible for the people of the Six Kingdoms to bear, the main reason was that the nobles of the Six Kingdoms tried in vain to restore the country, thus fanning the flames everywhere and making the Qin Dynasty fall into embattlement. And the reason why they can be characterized as peasants is that after Qin Shi Huang ordered "Qianshou from the real field", the vast majority of people owned their own land.

Since the Han Dynasty, why have peasant uprisings occurred one after another? It was because of the collapse of the slavery system that almost all the people owned land, and when their land was deprived unlimitedly, that is, when the land annexation of various dynasties was the most powerful, there was a change of dynasty and a peasant uprising.

A person who has no status is always just a pawn. From ancient times to the present, nothing more than that.

With the help of the flesh and blood of the apprentices, the archers in the circle finally found their best chance to shoot. The arrows that had been waiting for a long time pierced the sky and accurately covered the chariot troops whose attack was blocked. The other two people on the Yan army's chariot had to hold up their shields to resist the bow and arrows, and at the same time brandished their weapons to sweep the Zhao army's unarmed formation in front of the chariot.

I saw the Yan army on top of the chariot, wielding Changge to sweep the apprentices around the chariot. At this time, the chariot, whose speed had almost come to a standstill, was attacked by unarmed soldiers from all directions. Although the powerful impact had trampled a wave, the remaining unarmed soldiers still stopped their chariots. Because everyone knows that if you can occupy a chariot, then the status of yourself and your descendants will be completely changed.

The more the Yan army wanted to control the chariot and restart, the more they encountered crazy apprentices, causing their own attack to be unsmooth, and the battle situation between the two sides entered a stalemate, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while.

However, soon, the Yan army's unarmed soldiers and foot soldiers caught up and launched an attack against the Zhao army's unarmed formation. The equipment of the unarmed soldiers is very simple, there is almost no so-called leather armor, they are all dressed in single clothes, and they carry weapons to attack. The foot soldiers are different, they are considered regular troops, they are all wearing leather armor, holding shields, and they are also tigers and tigers when they run.

They rushed into the camp of the Zhao army's apprentices, holding shields to resist the opponent's weapons, while brandishing bronze knives, wantonly slashing the opponent's body, especially the apprentices have no leather armor or only a small amount of leather armor, so for the foot soldiers, the combat effectiveness of these apprentices can only be regarded as scum. One foot soldier is more than enough to deal with three apprentices.

After the Yan army's infantry entered the melee, the Zhao army's unarmed soldiers no longer had the capital to block the attack of the chariot soldiers, and it was only a matter of time before they collapsed. Zhao Xi rode on a horse and saw the current battle situation very clearly. It was also as he expected, and there were not too many surprises. Then he ordered all the foot soldiers to step forward slowly and prepare for battle, and all the archers continued to cover with their arrows, regardless of whether they were friends or enemies. In his eyes, the apprentice soldier was just a slave, not a robe.

Seeing that the formation of the Zhao army had changed, the foot soldiers who had been focusing on defense were preparing to engage the battle, and Zi Qi also passed the order to order the cavalry on both wings to attack the opponent's frontal troops, trying to break through the opponent's defensive formation in one fell swoop.

"Hehe, the other party is still a little impatient, just now the old man was just a little excited, and he couldn't bear to fight with us. Experience is something that you really can't learn. Zhao Xi watched Ziqi command the cavalry to join the battlefield, and knew that in this battle, Ziqi had lost another game.

"The old general seems to be confident?" His lieutenant still couldn't see why Zi Qi would say that the Yan army had lost another city, in his opinion, the Yan army's attack was very layered, and the attack and defense were thick enough, at least in the face of the Zhao army's defense, it could be said that it could be broken without much effort. But why does Zhao Xi have enough confidence?

"It's not about being confident, it's just about trying to weaken the probability that the other party will defeat us." Zhao Xi said, pointing to the battlefield situation and said: "The reason why the Yan army's offensive is hierarchical is because Ziqi believes that our army must be based on defense in order to try to escape from this place, and does not come with the confidence of a decisive battle. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ordered the Yan army to attack with all his might at the beginning, not giving us the slightest chance to fight back. ”

"Yes, Yan Jun's intentions are obvious."

"But, who said that the old man came with the purpose of defense." Zhao Xi sneered and said: "Since you dare to cook before the battle, and fight again when you are full, you want to drum up your morale and have a head-to-head showdown with the Yan army." The old man wants to rush out of here, not run away. When he spoke, the pride between his eyebrows made his whole person look much more heroic.

"But general, our army's chariots and foot soldiers are completely incapable of carrying out the task of frontal attack. Moreover, under the hierarchical attack of the Yan army, even the defense could not be supported, let alone the counterattack. You can't hope that the infantry and apprentices will wear down the Yan army, and then rely on a few chariots to counterattack, right? It's too risky, and the odds of success are too low. ”

Zhao Xi sighed imperceptibly. He knew that if Li Yan was again, he would definitely not say such a ridiculous question. The current generals of Zhao State are still superstitious about the past set of chariot attack rules. When the entire Zhao State has entered the cavalry time, such generals will be eliminated from the existing ranks sooner or later, and generals with cavalry ideas like Li Yan and Li Zhuo will slowly come to the fore and become the mainstay of the Zhao State. Although the chariot will not be eliminated, its status will be caught up by the cavalry and become the second main force after the chariot soldier.

"Don't worry, the old man is waiting for an opportunity, in this battle, the chariot soldiers are not the main force." Zhao Xi said coldly.