"Order the Iron Harrier Army to dismount and defend the left and right! The left Iron Harrier Army is guarding the large wooden field on the left side of the official road, and the right Iron Harrier Army occupies the grain depot on the right side of the official road. The Eagle Army, the Great Eagle Army occupies the road. The Eagle Army is behind, and the Great Eagle Army is in front, all of them are half-armored, go to equipment, and prepare bows and arrows. ”

Yelu Zhangnu, an expert, knew that his opponent was stubborn, so he naturally didn't dare to be contemptuous anymore, and immediately ordered the two iron harrier armies on the left and right wings to seize the buildings on both sides of the official road, and rely on the buildings to carry out defense-there are some buildings scattered outside the northern city of Jiehe Shang City, most of which exist as warehouses for stacking timber and grain and temporary storage of cattle and sheep.

However, within a thousand steps outside the city of Jiehebei, it is not allowed to build solid masonry buildings, and in peacetime there are only a few temporary wooden houses, which have now been completely demolished. As a result, an open area was formed that could be used as a battlefield.

Now Yelu Zhangnu commands more than 10,000 men and horses from the left and right Iron Harrier Army, Eagle Army and Big Eagle Army and other four armies formed by the palace division army (the Khitan palace division army is a bit similar to the Eight Banners of later generations, and when the troops are sent out to fight, they will not organize the army according to the palace guards, but will be reorganized into the Dragon Army, the Phoenix Army, the Bear Army, the Eagle Army, the Great Eagle Army and other departments), and entered the north of this "thousand-step battlefield" along the official road. However, it did not go too deep, but arranged along the northern edge of the Thousand Steps Battlefield, right next to a huge lumber yard and a large grain depot. Both of these are the properties of the Yanyun family, which opened and sold in the Jiehe Commercial Market, and they cover a large area. There was also a large ring of low earthen walls on the perimeter, and the timber and grain stacks had been removed. The large expanse of land that was vacated was just right for stationing troops or stacking baggage. The low earthen walls also had some defensive capabilities, at least to withstand the onslaught of the cavalry.

Between the big wooden field and the grain depot, in addition to an official road as wide as 15 steps, there are two squares of more than 40 steps (actually a parking lot, used to park vehicles transporting timber and grain), which are located on the left and right of the official road, and together with the official road, it forms a narrow front more than 100 steps wide. After the left and right Iron Harrier armies occupied the large wooden field and the grain depot, Yelu Zhangnu took about 5,000 men from the two armies in the middle and retracted into this narrow front.

If the 5,000 cavalry were spread out, it would be no problem to occupy a battlefield ten miles wide. However, Yelu Zhangnu stuffed five thousand horsemen into a front that was a hundred paces wide, that is, less than half a mile, and put out a thick and dense formation, with huge buildings on both sides to rely on. There was little room for the Song army's iron cavalry to attack.

Of course, placing so many cavalry in such a narrow area is not for defense. It's a rhythm that is always ready to slip away!

Because behind Yelu Zhangnu is a fifteen-step-wide official road, which extends to the county seat of Wuqing. This official road was built by Ma Zhi and Zhang Jue when they were the patrol envoys of the Nanjing Provincial Police, which is not only wide, but also paved with gravel, and the road is in good condition. Through this official road, Yeluzhangnu's cavalry could quickly retreat. And there is no way for the pursuers to outflank Zhang Nu's department.

"Ma Zhengjiang, it seems that the Khitan dog is going to settle between the Xiaojia Muchang and the Han family's grain depot (you can know whose industry it is by listening to the name)."

Wu Tian, the first general and the second general of the cavalry of the Hebei New Army, was the first to break out of Hebei City, and the 900 cavalry soldiers under his command (1500 were established, but 600 of them were still training) were based on the members of the "Dummy Legion" as the core, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. Therefore, the first group rushed out of the city gate, spread out on the north side of the moat, and scattered over the battlefield a thousand steps wide with a squad of 30 people, controlling the battle line.

Because he was the first to lead the team into battle, Wu Tian had been observing his opponent's every move since he arranged his men and horses, watching them retract from the northern edge of the "Thousand Steps Battlefield" to the area between the Xiao Family Wood Farm and the Han Family Grain Depot.

However, he didn't expect the Liao people to plan to run away at any time, and thought that they were going to set up camp between the Xiaojia Muchang and the Han family's grain depot.

So when Ma Zheng appeared on the battlefield with a few military wits, horsemen, trumpeters, drummers, and standard-bearers, Wu Tian told Ma Zheng, the first general of the cavalry, about his observations.

"The gap between the Xiaojia Muchang and the Han family's grain depot is too narrow, and there are a lot of Khitan dog cavalry, and it is estimated that there are dozens of rows, and maybe there are heavy vehicles or something in the middle of the team. Such a formation cannot be impulsed by cavalry, and infantry troops must be dispatched. ”

In the past few years, Wu Tian has been teaching equestrianism at the Knight Academy on the one hand, and studying at the Knight Academy on the other. After completing all the courses step by step, he is now not only proficient in various cavalry tactics, but also very proficient in infantry combat.

Therefore, I know that the "turtle formation" put forward by Yelu Zhangnu cannot be charged hard with cavalry, even the most elite armored cavalry. But you can use infantry to charge, spear formations to crush, boundary river crossbows to shoot, and of course, scary ballistas to "lower morale".

In addition, you can also let the sappers follow up, dig trenches and build fortifications in the front line, and approach step by step.

It is difficult to fight positional warfare against the "Jiehe soldiers", and Jiehe Commercial City already has the world's first construction capacity!

At present, when the soldiers are "approaching the city", the brick kiln factories and marl factories on the south bank of the Jiehe River are still working overtime to produce!

"Brother Tian'er," Ma Zheng called Wu Tian's small characters, Wu Haogu's batch of fake children did not have a font size, and everyone usually referred to them as small characters, "You lead the team out to challenge, half armor and no armor, I will let the ballista team cover you." ”

Ma Zheng, who saw how the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who had no armor and no equipment (equipment) in the Battle of Anxi, fought the war, and after returning to the Hebei Army, he naturally began to advocate this "light and heavy" tactic.

Moreover, many drills were organized, and finally it was concluded that in cavalry battles, it was possible to meet the enemy with "half armor without armor", and when attacking the enemy's infantry formation, "full armor and full armor" or "full armor and half armor" were adopted.

As for the cavalry challenge, it was to fight for control of the battlefield between the two armies, which was about seven or eight hundred paces.

If the Khitans should not fight, then soon there will be infantry from the north city of Jiehebei, and under the cover of Wutian's cavalry, the formation will slowly approach forward.

Once this "thousand-step battlefield" was completely controlled by the Song army. Then the more than 10,000 cavalry of the Khitans could only choose between defending the fortress and retreating.

"Right Zhongcheng, the Song people dispatched more than a thousand cavalry! It's all half-armored......"

The Khitan generals around Yelu Zhangnu had already discovered the movement in front of the Song army.

"Right Zhongcheng, the last general is willing to lead the troops to attack, give the last general 1,000 horses, and keep them so that those Song dogs know how powerful my Da Liao iron cavalry is!"

The one who asked to fight was the Great Eagle Army named Xiao Bodhisattva, who was also a fierce general in Yelu Yanxi's imperial tent army. He also participated in the war to quell the rebellion of Bu Mogus, and personally killed three warriors who blocked the divination, and he still has a lot of courage.

"Okay," Yelu Zhangnu nodded, "I'll give you 1,000 horses, also half-armored, prepare bows and arrows, and keep at least 30 paces with Song Dog's cavalry, and don't fight in close combat." ”

Then he pointed to the right side (west) of the battlefield, "Xiao Xiangwen, you lead people to enter from that side, and spread out with your back to the Sanggan River." ”

The northern city of Jiehe Shang City was built near the confluence of the Jiehe River and the Sanggan River. Therefore, the "Thousand Steps Battlefield" in the north of the city is on one side of the Sanggan River, and on the other side is an open plain.

If Xiao Bodhisattva's cavalry lined up with their backs to the plains, then they would have to charge towards the Sanggan River. Once the engagement is unfavorable, the possibility of dispersion and detachment is lost. On the contrary, rushing into the open plain is to flee wherever you want.

Seeing that the Liao army dispatched thousands of cavalry to seize the position on the bank of the Sanggan River, Wu Tian did not "grab territory" with them, but took his 900 horsemen to the east of the battlefield, with his back to the plain.

The situation on the battlefield at this time was that more than 10,000 Liao troops relied on Xiaojia Muchang and Hanjia Grain Depot to launch a fairly dense defensive formation, with their backs to the official road and running away at any time. The 6,000 cavalry of the Song army and a considerable number of auxiliary cavalry were spread out more than 800 steps in front of the Liao army, and the width of the battle array was much larger than that of the Liao army, about 500-600 steps. In addition, there was a large group of infantry, which was marching out of the city of Jiehe River.

And the upcoming engagement of the cavalry on both sides was tentative. Therefore, instead of facing the enemy's large array, it spreads out face to face in the center of the battlefield, and then slowly approaches the opponent, stopping at the same time when it is about 500 paces apart.

The atmosphere on the battlefield was suddenly suppressed, and everyone held their breath and stared at the battlefield in front of them.

Although both sides are cavalry, the equipment seems to be similar, both are half-armoured, and the horses are unequipped. But the formation between the two is too different.

The 900 cavalry of the Song army are now formed in units of 100 cavalry, forming 9 phalanxes, lined up. It's all a ten-by-ten array, neat and tidy, and when viewed from a high altitude, it looks like nine extra-large dried tofu.

The 1,000 cavalry of the Liao army are the three major groups that are loose and crumbling, and they can't see what formation they are at all. I just know that it covers a large area.

The difference between this made even Yelu Zhangnu and Yelu Yanxi, who was watching from a distance, frown. The two groups of cavalry also collided together, and there was no suspense at all about the outcome of the battle.

However, Xiao Bodhisattva was not so stupid, and went to compare with the enemy who was so strict.

The Khitan iron horseman, the best skill is still riding and shooting!

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The sound of war drums rang in Xiao Bodhisattva's ears at this time, this Khitan man with a tiger's back and a beard on his face was not in a hurry, pulled out his waist knife, and went to the left side of the Song cavalry on the opposite side, and then shouted: "The right team takes the lead, followed by the center and left two teams!"

Sons, prepare bows and arrows, don't fight with Song Gou, shoot them! ”

While shouting, he drove the war horse, and with a few personal followers, galloped to the right flank of his battle formation, and waved his swords a few times at the Khitan knights on the right team, and then took the lead and rushed forward with the right cavalry!

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