Chapter 161: The Battle of Yiling Pavilion (8)
However, it was said that Zhang Fei was flying the flags of Han Dang and Xu Sheng on the stage, and they went hand in hand, so he asked sideways:
"Second brother, Sun Quan didn't send cavalry here after all. It's just that you said that these two Wu army foot soldiers, are they going to attack the moon wheel in the middle of the support, or are they going to attack the crescent moon on the two wings? ”
The moon wheel is where Zhang Nan and Wang Pingbu of the Han army are located, and the two are in command of the two troops of the Hubu Zhongjun and Shangyong soldiers, strictly guarding the middle section of the front, and fighting with Li Yi and Liu Abu of the Wu army;
The Han army's Fu Wei and Chen Shi's two divisions, located on the left and right sides of the moon arc respectively, are facing off against Song Qian and Xie Jing of the Wu army.
With the suppression of the archers, whether it was the moon wheel or the crescent moon, the Han army had a clear advantage.
At this time, the Wu army of 10,000 troops was deployed, and Zhang Fei couldn't judge which side they would go to reinforce for a while, so he asked this question.
Guan Yu stared at the field intently, and said: "The two armies are fighting, and the soldiers in the formation are dense, even if the reinforcements come, they can only wait for the soldiers in front to withdraw or die in battle. Yide, it's you, what choice do you make? ”
Zhang Fei said without thinking: "If I have an advantage in troops, I will naturally attack the crescent moon and open up a new front!" ”
Guan Yu bowed his head and said: "Yes, Han Dang and Xu Sheng are also considered to be people who know soldiers, and the two of them will definitely be like this!" ”
Sure enough, Han Dang and Xu Sheng crossed the center of the battlefield in unison, and suddenly split into two groups, and Han Dang went to the right to attack Chen Shibu; Xu Sheng went to the left to attack Fu Wei's department.
At this time, Chen Shi and Fu Wei were suppressing Liu A and Li Yi, and if Han Dang and Xu Sheng arrived, it would become a situation of being flanked.
Seeing this, Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Second brother, what are you waiting for, hurry up and send Bai Yu and Hu Ben to support!" ”
Guan Yu said: "Bai Yu and Tiger Ben are guarding the main formation, and they can't be moved lightly until they have a chance to win." “
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "What should I do?" “
Guan Yu sneered: "Could it be that our army is in a battle formation, can he go wherever he wants?" “
He suddenly looked awe-inspired, raised his flag and shouted: "Order Jiang Wei and Zhang Bao's two cavalry to go around to the two wings of our army to protect them, just intimidate, and don't fight!" “
Zhang Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled: "Okay! Good! As long as our cavalry can drive Han Dang and Xu Sheng into the middle moon wheel part, and consume it with the advantage of formation, the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be for our army! “
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "Yide, you should prepare." ”
Zhang Fei was overjoyed and said, "Is it my turn?" ”
Guan Yu replied: "Sun Quan is not decisive, but Gan Ning will definitely not sit idly by. If it is Gan Ning, he must come forward at this time and break the warm situation in front of him. After a long time in Jingzhou, I know the ability of the Ganning cavalry, and when he goes out for a while, it will be your opportunity to go into battle. ”
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "The boys are careless, let him escape with his life, and I will definitely screw off this dog's head for a while." ”
Looking back at the battle formations between the two sides, Han Dang led the 5,000 foot soldiers of the headquarters to suddenly turn to the right, and saw that he could run to the side of Fu Wei of the Shu army after another 150 steps, and formed a flanking attack with Song Qian's troops.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves bombarding, and Han Dang looked over and saw that the young general of the Xuanjia White Horse, who had just defeated Zhou Tai in the formation, led more than a thousand riders to rush at high speed.
When he saw this, he was terrified. It should be noted that when the foot soldiers face the cavalry formation, if they do not form a formation, a round of charge can be defeated. Out of prudence, Han Dang hurriedly ordered a pause to form a formation and prepare to meet the enemy.
He thought that the Han cavalry was going to charge head-on, but he didn't know that the Yulin cavalry was also fixed after fifty paces - from the Han and Wu sides, one horse and two formations, they were far away from each other.
The war drums behind him "knock, knock, knock, knock" kept beating. As if to remind all the departments in the field, the pawns who crossed the river have no right to stop!
Han Dang shook his head helplessly, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to attack the cavalry formation in order to split a road that could attack the left flank of the Han army.
In desperation, he had no choice but to avoid the left flank of the Han army guarded by Jiang Wei's cavalry formation, and instead rushed into the moon wheel.
The same situation is also happening in Xu Shengbu.
Jiang Wei looked at Han Dang and Xu Sheng, who were frightened away, from afar, and secretly praised them in his heart.
The power of cavalry is mostly maneuvering, deterring. What is deterrence? Waiting for the momentum and not triggering it is a deterrent.
As long as his feather forest cavalry and Zhang Bao's tiger cavalry have been guarding the flanks of the Han army, they can drive the Wu army's foot soldiers into their pockets in an endless stream.
"On the frontal battlefield, the prince's grasp of the situation and his understanding of the arms are really extraordinary."
The situation in the current formation is that the five phalanxes of the front army of the Wu army are getting thinner and thinner, and the disadvantages are becoming more and more obvious; Under his elimination, the morale of the soldiers on the front line of the Han army was high and they were advancing steadily.
However, with the addition of Han Dang and Xu Sheng's two new forces, the thickness of the Wu army's lineup increased, the front army was supported, and the morale of the ground was boosted, and the rout was immediately contained.
But its decline has only slowed slightly.
The four phalanxes of the Han army were scattered on the Glaive front, still reaping human lives.
Although Han Dang and Xu Sheng joined the battlefield, they could only squeeze into the middle of the narrow battlefield, and they couldn't join the battle right away-
After all, the area of the confrontation is limited, and all they can do is wait anxiously before the front army retreats or dies.
The thickness of the Wu army's lineup increased, and the most popular were the Han archers, so that they could finally use the projectile method to fire arrows.
The Han army is in this position.
Seeing that with his own formation, he could resist the 40,000 Wu army with 20,000, and still had the upper hand, Liu Bei was also in a good mood, and after watching for a while, he asked:
"The Wu army is almost gathered, when is Yun Chang going to start the big array?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry, Sun Quan still has 10,000 foot soldiers and 3,000 cavalry in his own formation." The infantry is not enough, and the cavalry is flexible and difficult to control after all. Before our army launches the big array, we must solve it first to avoid future troubles. ”
He stared at the high platform opposite with a pair of Danfeng eyes, and said hatefully: "Blue-eyed child, don't you send out a cavalry formation?" So, I'll give you another ride! ”
After that, he suddenly ordered the flag to be displayed:
"Order, Jiang Wei and Zhang Bao led their troops to step forward from the flank, outflank the enemy's front army, just intimidate, not allowed to fight!"
As the command was conveyed, the Yulin Cavalry and the Tiger Cavalry suddenly activated, and from the left and right wings of the battlefield to the middle of the battlefield, they stood far away from the Dongwu main formation.
Jiang Wei and Zhang Bao suddenly gave an order, and the two teams of cavalry brushed their horses and turned around, making a posture that they could attack the front of the Wu army that was fighting at any time.
Everyone knows that if a foot soldier in a battle is attacked by cavalry in the back, the next step is bound to be a collapse.
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Gan Ning had already seen that his eyes were about to split, he knelt down in front of Sun Quan, and angrily persuaded:
"Lord, hurry up and divide the Tiger Guard Cavalry into two and entangle the Shu cavalry, otherwise the front army will be lost!"
Sun Quan also had a gloomy face, he really didn't expect the Shu army to be so able to fight.
It's okay to be at a disadvantage in a battle of 30,000 against 20,000, but 40,000 against 20,000 is still a disadvantage, and seeing that the opponent's cavalry formation is preparing to encircle and annihilate the front army of the previous side, this makes him a little unacceptable.
He suddenly felt a trace of regret in his heart, he really should have adopted Lu Xun's suggestion before the decisive battle.
Looking back at the main formations of both sides, the 10,000 Tiger Guard infantry and 3,000 Tiger Guard cavalry of his own side are all fresh forces, and these soldiers are the elite of the Chinese army that he brought out from Jianye.
On the other hand, in the main formation of the Shu army, there were only two phalanxes left, and more than 5 or 6,000 people were not mobilized.
Fortunately, at least there was an advantage in troops, which made him feel a little relieved.
Zhu Ran also knelt down and took advantage of the situation to persuade:
"My lord! It's time for a showdown, without further ado, when it's decided, it's decided! ”
Gan Ning turned his face, patted his chest and said: "The minister also asks the three hundred cavalry of the headquarters to charge the formation, and he will definitely be able to break through the flank of the enemy formation!" ”
It's a never-ending situation!
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Sun Quan immediately ordered: "Zhou Xun and Tai Shixiang each lead a tiger guard cavalry, and the soldiers are divided into two ways to attack the two cavalry of the Shu army!" ”
"Gan Ning led the cavalry of his headquarters to attack the left flank of the Shu army Yanyue, and he must break through the Shu army's front!"
He was not at ease, and said to Sun Huan, who was accompanying him:
"Shuwu, you take five thousand tiger guards to cover Xingba, and then attack one more round!"
"Order!"
"Order!"
As the four generals were ordered to go, the soldiers of the Wu army's main formation suddenly vented forward like flowing water, and the tiger guards who guarded Sun Quan in the formation were already quietly less than 5,000.