Chapter 699: Shotguns for Cannons

"The Tiger Army is coming." General Youjin said loudly.

Wan Yanliang stopped talking to the servant and turned his head to look forward. The first thing he saw was the cavalry troops that came like cháo! In the stereotypical impression of the Jurchens, the cavalry of the Song army was never taken seriously, and even they thought that the horse army in the south was almost negligible.

However, Xu Wei paid the most attention to two things in developing the army. One is firearms, the other is cavalry. And he spent no less thought on cavalry than firearms. The Western Army now has a 20,000-strong horse army, especially after the capture of Xiliangfu, which makes the Western Army have a relatively stable source of war horses, and promotes the development of cavalry.

Wan Yanliang's expression was solemn, and this Jurchen sect in his early twenties clearly felt that his heartbeat was accelerating. How can there be so many horse troops? Where did the Purple Gold Tiger come from with so many war horses? Not only him, all the soldiers of the Jin Army felt an invisible pressure, and the number of cavalry of the Song Army was far beyond their imagination!

After the Ma army arrived at the battlefield, they lined up on the spot, and they didn't need to think about it to know that the infantry army must be behind them. Previously, Wan Yanliang also planned that after the arrival of the Western Army, he would take advantage of its position to send the Ma Army to attack, but when he saw the other party's pomp, he had to dispel his thoughts.

Yang Zaixing seemed to be a little impatient, and waved the iron spear in his hand a few times. has followed Xu Wei for many years, and the young general of the past, although he is now in the prime of life, his qualifications in the Hu'er Army can be called a "veteran". The only thing that remains constant is its fierce nature.

On the other end, Li Chengwei seemed calmer, staring intently ahead, observing the formation of the Jin army, looking for weak points to break through. The three-eyed iron hammer in his hand glowed faintly with black light. There was a thunderous sound of footsteps behind him, and the main force of the Western Army had arrived on the battlefield.

The cavalry automatically lined up on both flanks, and then a black armor came into view. Heavy infantry in thick armor, armed with swords in one hand and shields in the other, lined up at the forefront of the army. The hoplites have always been the main force of Xu Wei, whether they are attacking and defending the city, or competing for power in the field, they have made great achievements. Up to now, Hu'er Chongbu has become an elite division with flexible tactics and worthy of dependence.

They were followed by a group of heavy infantry armed with no shields, only broadswords, heavy axes, and bones in both hands, which was a typical assault infantry. It is used to break the opponent's formation when the battle situation has an initial advantage.

Then there were the archers. Most of them wore light armor and carried a hatchet on one side and a quiver on the other. On his back, he carried sharp weapons such as yellow birch bows, black lacquer bows, and iron tire bows. As the most powerful branch of the army, archers have an irreplaceable position in the Western Army. After the archers, there is a crossbow array that terrifies the enemy. Giant crossbows like chariots were quickly placed in their respective positions.

Looking at the method of the Western Army's formation today, although the cavalry is still hidden at both ends, the heavy steps are still in front, and the bows and arrows are still behind. But it lacks the heavy steps of the original arch and guard. In the battle with the Jin army, the Jurchens often attacked the flanks in a roundabout way, and the two ribs were not defended, which shows that the main attack of the Western Army today is to attack.

Jin Jun also looked at this. Fusan Zhongyi immediately said to Wan Yan Liang: "Looking at the tiger formation, he is determined to attack. Our army has a lot of strong bows and crossbows, and we will wait for him to come. Kill with a bow and crossbow first, and then improvise. ”

Wan Yanliang frowned: "If he lets Ma Jun out first, what can he do?" ”

"I said, improvise." Servant Sanzhongyi said in an accentuated tone. Because he had already seen that this young clan battle formation didn't seem to be very good at it.

The large array of the western army was gradually arranged, and the servant scattered Zhongyi said at this time: "The tiger is not prepared on both wings, only the column rejects the horse, if you want to win today's battle, the key is to break his bow and crossbow, wait, wait for him to press up, and destroy his bow and crossbow group." ”

"How?" Wan Yanliang turned his head and asked.

Fusan Zhongyi was silent for a while, and wanted to say "don't explain", but the other party is now the commander of Hedong, thought about it, and said casually: "The Ma army is roundabout and suddenly attacked." But the premise is that the great formation of our army is not broken. ”

Wan Yanliang is no longer noisy, and seems to understand.

The battle was about to break out, and at this moment, the two sergeants raised their heads in unison. Because the sun suddenly burst through the clouds and sprinkled a thousand golden rays.

Xu Wei squinted at his command building car and said lightly: "Good weather." ”

Yang Yan, Wu Lan, Zhang Xian, Yang Zaixing, Li Chengwei, Han Chang and other generals all stood behind him, waiting for the final instructions. Zijin Hu turned around and said to Han Chang first: "There are some ways to be loyal and righteous, and the Jin army's formation is properly arranged today." ”

Han Chang nodded. The formation of the Jin army was to unify the cavalry on the left, and the main formation was surrounded by infantry troops, and bows and crossbows were surrounded in the middle. Between the infantry and the bow and crossbow, there is also a row of rejecting horses, which is clearly a defensive formation. It seems that he knows what he is going to do today.

"Zhang Xian, you command the two armies of Hujie and Rock, and you are in battle head-on!" Xu Wei began to give combat orders.

"Order!" Zhang Xianhong said.

Xu Wei looked at Yang Zaixing again: "If the heavy step goes well, the enemy cavalry will come to reinforce it." You can't charge into battle today, for as soon as the enemy mounts out, you will strike immediately. Even if the enemy is superior to you, you must resist it. ”

Hearing that he didn't rush into battle, Yang Zaixing seemed to be a little unhappy, but he still hugged his fists and said, "Get an order." ”

"Li Chengwei, as soon as Yang Zaixing comes out, you will take advantage of Luàn's departure from the big formation, make a detour to the northwest, and go around to the back of the enemy to launch a surprise attack and kill his archers and crossbowmen. If all goes well, I will give the order to the whole army to assault. Xu Wei said.

"Order!"

"If the heavy infantry attack does not go well at the beginning, Yang Zaixing will still attack and reinforce, retreat again, and fight again in formation. Wu Lan commanded the bow and crossbow, and Yang Yan accompanied me to the Chinese army. Xu Wei said, adding, "Is there a problem?" ”

"Nope!" The generals replied in unison. Xu Wei waved the horsewhip in his hand and said nothing. All the generals rushed downstairs and returned to their own army, ready to fight!

As soon as the generals left, Yang Yan immediately said: "King, why don't you send me Yongxing Army?" ”

Xu Wei looked ahead: "What?" Do you think your troops are better suited to the Tigers and Rocks? ”

Yang Yan smiled: "That's not what you meant, kill jīyan with a knife?" Humble view of the Jin Army's military appearance formation, isn't it, the Yongxing Army is enough to take on it. ”

"Your troops have suffered a lot of losses in attacking Yangliangguan, so they don't let you take on the assault mission. Besides, the credit is all for you, what do people do? Xu Wei said.

Yang Yan listened to this sentence and didn't say more. He is Xu Wei's brother, a serious descendant of the army, and of course, Qin Fengjun was also created by Xu Wei. However, there are many generals who have followed Xu Wei in the early years, why did Yang Yan come out alone to be a commander? Zhang Xian's ability is not below Yang Yan, and his qualifications are sufficient, why can't he be the pacification envoy of Yongxing Jingluo? Of course, there are some reasons why it is inconvenient to talk about it.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Wei wants Zhang Xian to make meritorious service. A bowl of water can never be served flat, but you have to serve it as much as possible.