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In the early morning, the morning glow stained the eastern sky red. The magnificent light flowed on the armor of the soldiers, and in an instant, the soldiers of the Sizhou army out of the camp felt as if they had bathed in the furnace. Even the dust that rose up turned red and became red.

Groups of Sizhou troops came from a distance, and from their banners, first nearly a thousand people stepped on the white cavalry. Although there are not many of them, the formation is also very spread, and the speed is slow, it is simply a leisurely stroll. The huge frontage that can be dispersed, and the smoke and dust flying high make them like a rolling flood.

In an instant, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves took over the entire wilderness.

Not only are all of these Sizhou white horsemen wearing iron armor, but even the war horses are wearing a huge horse armor, and the riding spears in their hands are strangely shaped, surprisingly long, and surprisingly big. Not only does it have a disc gauntlet, but the tip of the spear is also very weird. There are triangular iron horns, hammer heads, and some are simply an iron tip. Such a weapon has never been seen on the battlefield.

Behind the white army, there was a group of cavalry, but there were not many men and horses, only two or three hundred. But these cavalry were even more formidable, and all of them were tall and had buckets of strong waists. They were all dressed in fine armor, and the helmet on top was simply an iron bag, and there were no ornaments on the armor, all of which were painted with black lacquer. The huge body and the steel make them look like a tower.

Unlike the White Army, this group of black-armored cavalry was not equipped with that kind of strange cavalry spear, and the weapons in their hands were also full of tricks. However, they are all heavy weapons that ordinary people can't use: big axes, iron mallets, big sticks, maces, bones, gourds, iron whips......

God knows how many pounds of armor weigh even people, and whether the war horse can withstand it?

"So many cavalry, so well equipped?" Zhang Yong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The Song army lacked horses, and when the Western Army conquered Liao, the two cavalry teams of Baiqi and Shengjie, one light and one heavy, were only in their early 6,000s. By the time of the Tokyo Left-behind Division, Zong Ze Shou Kaifeng, although he had a lot of horses, there was a lack of qualified riders, and the idea of forming a cavalry cluster was a mere formality.

When the armies were infighting, Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng fled all the way south, and only the war horses were all consumed in the previous wars.

He didn't expect to encounter such a large cavalry army in Jianghan, and in an instant, the terrible memory of being defeated by the Jurchen iron cavalry in Henan and Hebei came back to his heart.

A general replied: "Alliance Lord, this army is the essence of Wang Shen's essence, and its name is Beiwei Army." It is said that this person is the most capable warrior under Wang Shen, and he is crazy as soon as he enters the battlefield. What else do you say: 'Those who carry the back have advanced and retreated.' ’”

"In this way, the Beiwei army is the main force of Wang Shen's first wave of strong attack." Daniel Zhang looked at the majestic backman over there, and his eyelids jumped.

The general said: "No, the last general heard that Wang Shen's back army usually uses strange soldiers. The last time they fought with Kong Yanzhou, the Sizhou army first rushed with cavalry and harassed repeatedly. Kong Yanzhou had no cavalry, so he could only be beaten passively and was surrounded for a day. It was not until early evening that Wang Shen's back was dispatched with the whole army. As for Yue Yunbu, although he rode a war horse, once he was put into attack, he had to dismount and fight on foot. Although poor Kong Juji had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, he was instantly defeated by others. Therefore, the last general thought that Wang Shen would definitely use the same tactics this time, and we had to beware of his white cavalry. ”

Hearing his words, the generals of Zhang Yongjun under the banner of the Chinese army all nodded.

One of them said: "Alliance leader, I heard that Wang Shen summed up the tactics of the Sizhou army in one sentence. ”

Zhang Yong: "What's that?" ”

The man replied, "The cavalry charges, and the infantry attacks." The cavalry charged, and the infantry attacked. The infantry attacked, and the infantry attacked and then the cavalry charged. ”

Hearing what he said funny, everyone burst out laughing.

Zhang Yong also couldn't bear it: "It would be nice if it was really that simple to fight, and the surname Wang would just bully and bully Kong Juji." He is a bully, the soldiers are small and the troops have not been drilled, and the allocation of troops is incomplete. If he still uses such absurd and rude tactics to fight me today, he is not far from death. Don't forget, our army has a large number of archers, crossbowmen, and is also equipped with many divine arm bows, which is just right to restrain Wang Shen's cavalry. ”

As he spoke, he touched Zong Ze's formation diagram in his sleeve again, and looked back behind him.

Before dawn today, all the soldiers and horses under his command were all out and lined up in the huge wilderness.

At this moment, 50,000 horses are lined up into more than a dozen formations of large and small, lined up from the Sanlong River, stretching to the north, about 1,400 zhang wide, the black pressure is like the dragon gate stacked waves, a wave is not flat, a wave rises again, and it is majestic in the red glow of the early morning.

Yes, the formation that Zhang Yong listed today was the Changhong Formation that Grandpa Zong Zezong had taught him.

The main infantry corps in the middle of this formation was divided into three divisions: the front colonel, the middle colonel, and the rear colonel.

There were three formations in each school, a total of nine formations, and each formation had several thousand infantry close together, and the formation appeared extremely thick. However, the distance between the nine formations was more than 200 paces, so that the front formation could retreat after being routed by the enemy, so as not to cause confusion in the rear.

In other words, if the enemy wants to break through head-on, he will have to endure the continuous resistance of nine rectangular formations, constantly undergo attrition, and know that his morale and strength are exhausted.

As for the two flanks of these nine formations, in order to ensure that they are not outflanked by the enemy, they will be put into counterattack at the right time. Generally speaking, a large number of light cavalry will be placed, which is quite like the Jurchen people abducting horses.

The cavalry on both sides also had a strict formation. The two groups on the left are the left school forward charge, the left school back charge, the right school front charge, and the right school back charge.

The problem is that Zhang Yong has no cavalry now, so he can only place a large number of ironclad soldiers in desperation, and is equipped with a large number of archers and divine arm crossbows.

Although this Changhong Array has no cavalry, it can't be put into attack as soon as possible when counterattacking, it doesn't look so perfect, but Zhang Yong feels that it is enough.

"Brothers, look, although Wang Shen'er has a great reputation, his formation is so loose, and he knows what kind of formation and battle methods. In this battle, our army will win. ”

After laughing, his face turned grim, and he said: "This is the formation handed down by the sect, you have been training for many years, and today is the first time you have brought it to the battlefield." All armies should fight bravely, and Hugh should let Ru Lin Gong down. Remember, we are the main elite of the real Tokyo Left-behind Division, and we are the descendants of Grandpa Zong! ”

Because facing the sun and looking in the direction of the Sizhou army for a long time, Zhang Yong felt that his eyes were a little uncomfortable, and a faint uneasiness suddenly arose in his heart.

The choice of the battlefield is not good for our army!

This damn heat, this damn sun!

"Generals of all armies, go down and control the troops!"

"Yes." All the generals mounted their horses and ran out quickly.

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Billowing smoke and dust, the wide frontage of the enemy, the loud shouts, the flood was raging.

Wang Shen looked at it with humble eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really spectacular!" It was the first time he had faced so many enemies, and the first time he had participated in a battle of this magnitude. Although he has seen such magnificent cold weapon war scenes in Hollywood movies more than once in later generations, such as "Gladiator" and "Heavenly Dynasty", but when he is really on the battlefield, the grandeur and the huge momentum still make people fascinated.

It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous, since Huangzhou sent troops, he has gambled on the fate of the Sizhou army and himself. The situation of the troops and the group in his hands has become so bad that it seems that the food on hand will never be enough for ten days. To alleviate this crisis, to breathe a sigh of relief, it is necessary to take it from the enemy.

Every battle must be won, every battle is like standing on the edge of a cliff, there are a few more days to live, and a step back is an abyss.

Behind him, the eagle banner of the Huangzhou defense envoy and the Sizhou army had been erected, and at the same time, Li Hong's control envoy banner was erected.

All the soldiers and horses were moving fast, arraying themselves in the wilderness.

In the Cold Weapon War, tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 people fought on the plains, and the soldiers crowded into each other, forming a huge formation, spreading out and sometimes even reaching an astonishing ten miles. Once the war began, the two armies really came into contact with only a few thousand men and horses at the very front. As for the soldiers at the rear, they were completely ignorant of the situation ahead, and sometimes they did not even see the enemy, and the battle was over.

Once the front battle is unfavorable and collapses, the soldiers behind will collapse if they can't do it well, and then the troops will be out of control.

At this time, the role of strict training and formation on weekdays is highlighted. In a strong army, even if the soldiers are ignorant of the entire battlefield situation, because of their strict discipline, they can still maintain a complete formation in the chaos, and subconsciously carry out the orders of the officers, they can quickly stabilize the situation and put into a counterattack.

Therefore, the commanders of the armies of all dynasties attached great importance to the formation.

In a general battle like this, the two armies face each other for a day, and usually spend most of the day arranging the troops. When both sides have completed the whole team, then the soldiers will go out one by one, contacting, harassing, and tempting, until one side can no longer bear to fall into chaos, and then the real decisive battle will begin, and the winner will be completely divided.

Then, the winning side can go into pursuit.

Seeing Zhang Yong's 50,000 horses lined up into more than a dozen large and small infantry formations, just like chess pieces falling on the chessboard, Wang Shen couldn't help but praise: "This formation is good, the thieves and armies are connected with each other, there are echoes, there are buffers, and they protect each other's flanks and reserves, and they are really guarded like iron buckets." ”

"This array is the famous Changhong array, and the old man used to see the formation when he was in the Privy Council." Seeing Wang Shen's surprised face, Li Heng couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, and his face showed disdain: "This is also the tactics of the Western Army, even the original party and Khitan iron cavalry have suffered many losses in front of this formation. In the formation of the Western Army, in addition to the Changhong Formation, there are also the Fudi Formation, the Xuanxiang Formation, and the Crab Formation. In the early years of the founding of the dynasty, Emperor Taizong conquered Liao, and the large array he used was also very good, called the Pingrong Wanquan Array......"

has the intention to show off in front of everyone, Li Heng talked eloquently.

The leading generals of the Sizhou Army are either middle- and low-level officers, or people such as Yue Yun and Wu Xianxian are simply homeless.