Chapter 249: A Long Snake Formation

In July, there was a great drought, Cao Cao raised 80,000 troops and horses, and went north to Youzhou, preparing to recover the counties of Youzhou occupied by Badun, and relieve the siege.

At the same time, Yang Xi led more than 50,000 troops to Liaohe Port in Liaodong, with Jian Xian as the cavalry commander and You Tu as the deputy cavalry commander. Gan Ning was the commander of the infantry corps, leading 30,000 infantry and 3,000 artillery battalions. Gao Shun's camp accompanied the army, which was personally deployed by Yang Xi.

Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to have such a benefit, every time he sent troops, he first announced to the world, so that all parts of the country knew that in Youzhou, the scholars ran to tell each other, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng led the troops to come.

Moreover, Yang Xi of the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce personally led tens of thousands of troops to assist.

He originally heard that Cao Cao wanted to come to Youzhou, but he didn't think about it, but his idea was that Cao Cao didn't dare to attack in a big way, because Yang Xi was in the south.

But the essay that came out to fight against the rebellion surprised Bunton, and the north and the south united.

I heard that Cao Cao Cong Jizhou went north, so he personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to Zhuo County to block Cao Cao, and transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses to Liaoxi to block Yang Xi.

Cao Cao led Yu Ban, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Li Dian and the new tiger and leopard to ride Cao Xiu to fight against Dun. As for the soldiers and horses that attacked Yang Xi, they were led by the general of Badun's subordinates.

Yang Xi crossed the sea, entered the plain area of the Liaoning West Corridor from the southwest of Liaoning, and went all the way north. Yang Xi would definitely not enter western Liaoxi directly from Liaodong, where there were too many mountainous areas for cavalry to perform.

Although the Wuhuan cavalry is the majority, the original intention of this battle is to sharpen the heavy armor and make it a trump card.

In the western Liaoning corridor, Yang Xi's march to the north was not fast, mainly because of the difficulty in transporting heavy grain and grass. The artillery battalion had to transport 10 bombardment cannons, and the infantry had to transport grain and grass.

There is another reason for Yang Xi's slow speed, that is, when the leader of the army takes the initiative to fight, as long as he is on the plain, he will be defeated and those cities will be captured.

Three days later, news came from the flying sphere that the Wuhuan army was coming, with 30,000 horse troops and 20,000 infantry, going south from the western Liaoning corridor, and the two armies were less than 70 miles apart.

According to Yang Xi's algorithm, it is less than 30 kilometers.

Yang Xi was promoted, and more than 20 middle and senior generals such as Gao Shun, Jian Xian, Gan Ning, and You Tu were in place.

Yang Xi did not hang the map at the moment, only the formation map.

"The Wuhuan soldiers have never fought with us, they think that they have many cavalry, and they will definitely underestimate the enemy, and in this battle, we must seriously wound them." Yang Xi pointed the baton to a flat ground.

"Here, today we use a long snake formation, but this array is different from the ordinary long snake, we put a three-layer long snake formation. What is the third floor? The first layer of long snakes, You Tu and Lu Fang, you two each lead 3,000 heavy armor and line up on both sides, Gao Shun, you lead the camp in the middle. On the second floor, nine thousand cavalry lined up. On the third floor, 30,000 infantry escorted the artillery battalion behind, all with crossbows. Pay attention to two points, first, the first two rows are separated so that the third layer of infantry can fire crossbows and bows, and they must not be injured by mistake. Second, the heavy cavalry and the trapping camp must not let the other side scatter in order to threaten the infantry behind them. ”

"The head of the long snake formation, the head of the formation, Lu Fang, and the courage of the formation, the three of you take care of each other, and Jian Yan is in the center to command the formation flag. The opponent hits the snake's head, tails, and rolls. Hit the snake's tail, move first, bite. Hit the snake body and ramble, head and tail to, twist! From these three changes, according to the usual drills, you must operate carefully, cooperate with each other, and must not be individual heroic, and kill alone, otherwise you will kill your comrades-in-arms, and you will not be spared. The best way for the other party to break the long snake formation is to limit the mobility of the two wings, so that I can't look at each other. So if the other party divides into three ways, pulling my head, clipping my tail, and cutting my waist, all the rear infantry, please be sure to shoot the fire, and this point will be given to Gan Ning with full command! ”

"Finally, I hope that you will work together to raise the prestige of our army, and I wish all my colleagues a victory!"

"Obey the general's orders!"

On July 21, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the two armies officially met, and led 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack.

When I looked at it again, after the giant snake, an umbrella covered cart was launched, and on it, a silver armor and silver gun, and a big flag was erected next to it, with the word "Yang" written on it.

"Hahahaha, do you see it, this is the world-famous Yang Xi, put on a long snake formation, and wanted to stop my 30,000 iron horses, I really laughed to death, I thought I Wuhuan people don't understand military affairs? Left and right, each of you leads 10,000 soldiers for the left and right armies, and they will rush and kill in three ways, and the infantry will follow, just follow me to get the head, rush! ”

An army of 50,000 rolled up dust, flew sand and stones, and rushed towards a long snake formation. Yang Xi ordered all armies not to move, and the artillery was ready in advance, only to hear the battalion commander ignite, and the artillery rose into the sky and flew to the enemy's belly.

Another 30,000 crossbows were shot upward, and the sky was covered with arrows, densely packed, which frightened the partially.

The range was too far, and his cavalry had not yet begun to prepare to draw their bows.

Seeing that there were three or four thousand people who had been shot off their horses, they were flawed and shouted, "Bow and arrow attack!" ”

But he was a little anxious, and at this time, he had not yet reached the range of the bow and arrow.

It was mainly the roar of the artillery that disrupted the judgment of the deviation, but the judgment of just one breath on the battlefield was thousands of lives.

Yang Xi's second round of elevated shots arrived, and the deflection finally began to shoot back.

The two sides shot at each other, and the deflection couldn't believe his eyes.

I saw the other party's long snake, indifferent, and there was no one in the front row, which is simply an unprecedented miracle.

But as a general, this bit of common sense is the same, and he shouted: "Put away the bow and arrows, the enemy has heavy armor, the bow and arrows are useless, and attack with all your might." ”

The whole army is heavily armoured, and this time it is in trouble, and while rushing violently, his mind is spinning, and it seems that he can only break through by force with bravery.

When the two sides were only fifty or sixty meters, the cavalry of the Biaoqian army had already fallen by five or six thousand, and this kind of battle damage was unprecedented. Dense crossbow arrows flew, the front row fell, the rear row stamped, and the cavalry slowed sharply.

At this time, Yang Xi ordered to attack.

The attack of the heavy cavalry is like a steamroller, the two armies collide, the knife cannot be killed, and the spear cannot be injured.

Suddenly, he saw that the middle of the long snake formation was stuck in the camp and formed a shield wall, where could he afford the infantry, thinking that this was a weakness.

"The Chinese army will attack with me!"

Biao Qian rushed towards the trapped camp, Gan Ning commanded 30,000 crossbows, concentrated shooting, and suddenly felt that there was no daylight, if it was covered by dark clouds, two or three thousand people died.

The remaining thousands of cavalry arrived, the impact was in the trap camp, but they couldn't move an inch, the cavalry on both sides covered and killed, and the heart sank to the bottom, seeing that their cavalry was blocked, and was covered by both sides, they hurriedly led the army to kill from the left side.

The other two cavalry, blocked by the heavy cavalry, a short battle, Jian Xuan commanded the second layer of light cavalry, timely support, the two cavalry could not advance an inch, and countless people were killed by the infantry points behind.

Yang Xi silently calculated that the opponent's cavalry losses had reached 15,000 and could attack in an all-round way, so he raised the "kill" command flag on the command vehicle.

Seeing the heavy losses, the other party came to cover up and wanted to retreat, but after thinking about it, retreating at this time would be chaotic and would be defeated, so he led the army to resist with all his might.

Yang Xi nodded secretly, this partiality still has some military talent, and the battlefield judgment is good, but for himself, withdrawing and not withdrawing, the effect is the same.

Because my equipment is so good.

The cavalry was in front, the infantry army was behind, covering the whole line, invincible, and the Wuhuan army was directly crushed by a large area, without any suspense.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, he had to order a retreat, with two or three thousand soldiers and horses left in each of the three routes, fleeing to the north, 20,000 infantry, more than 10,000 dead, and the rest surrendered.