The soldiers and horses on both sides were waiting for the decisive battle, speechless all night, and the next morning, before dawn, Zhang Quan took Luo Tong, Yang Zhi, Yang Yanzhao, Hua Mulan, and Niu Gao straight to the front of the big array. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

I saw that the mountains outside Jinyang City are all soldiers and horses, dense like ant colonies, roughly estimated nearly forty or fifty thousand, set up a big battlefield outside Jinyang City, the breeze blows, the flag is waving, the dust covers the sky, and the sound of killing moves the ground.

Zhang Quan led everyone to a high slope to erect a handsome flag, waved his hand and ordered: "The whole army is attacking, and Liu Leopard will be rewarded with a thousand gold!" ”

"Luo Tong is willing to lead the Yulin Army as a vanguard!" The resolute and handsome Luo Tong gave up his hands and asked Zhang Quan for battle.

The general who supervised the battle in the center of the army was Yang Zhi, and with the wave of Zhang Quan's flag, the drums in the wilderness shook the sky. Yang Zhi galloped back and forth with his sword, urging the foot soldiers.

Luo Tong commanded two hundred Yulin cavalry and Hua Mulan to surround Zhang Quan, followed by Yang Yanzhao's six thousand cavalry gathered on the high ground and stood by.

Seeing this, Liu Bao was not to be outdone, leaving 10,000 of the remaining 15,000 elite Hun soldiers in the continuous battle, and all the rest were pressed, with rolling anger and the pride of the grassland warriors, he was not afraid of the party battle formation on the opposite side, and went straight to the party army in a V-shape.

"Charge the whole army!".

Liu Bao gave an order, and with a big knife move in his hand, five thousand Hun iron horsemen launched a collective charge forward, and the dust that trampled on the sky was all over the sky, and the sun and moon were gone. Ten thousand horses galloped at the same time, like a mountain shaking, giving people a feeling that the sky was about to collapse.

Ten thousand Hun cavalry collectively charged, like a raging wave, if you step forward to meet the battle, it is simply a mud cow into the sea, there must be no return, this truth Zhang Quan still understands, Yang Zhi also understands, if there are no two brushes, he will not dare to fight with the cavalry head-on.

Under the sun, the galloping Huns made the air feel suffocating and stuffy. The people beside Yang Zhi couldn't help but let out a strange inhalation sound, Yang Zhi looked to the left and right, and the guards and standard-bearers next to him all showed solemn expressions on their faces, their eyes were firm, and their eyes were shining.

Yang Yanzhao stared at that side and said, "With one blow, it seems that this wave of Xiongnu's offensive is inevitable."

Zhang Quan sneered: "Today, it is their death period, let them know that the territory of my Han people is not something that can be stepped into at will." ”

Yang Zhi's expression was solemn, and he shouted loudly: "Form a circle." ”

Immediately, the flag in the hands of the standard-bearer beside him was raised, and the officers at all levels who were staring at his banner immediately said one after another: "Change the formation." ”

With the horn of the Chinese army, the three types of squares on the field quickly closed, and then slowly stretched to the four sides, and finally turned into a large array with an inner space and an outer circle. This big array. It is one of the top ten formations in ancient China, and it is the most conducive to defense in the wilderness. There was a layer of horses on the perimeter, and Yang Zhi even placed mule and horse carts carrying supplies around it to stop the first wave of attacks by the Huns.

The 6,000 cavalry commanded by Yang Yanzhao is used to protect the two wings and the rear, and in the field, the phalanx is an offensive formation, and the circle formation is more economical and more conducive to defense, and as long as the battle situation is effective, the circle formation only needs to be slightly expanded. It can also become an offensive phalanx.

Zhang Quan planned to defend with foot soldiers first, and after the Huns' spirit was greatly defeated, he would turn defense into offense, and combine Yang Yanzhao's cavalry to annihilate Liu Bao's army.

Infantry against cavalry was not a symmetrical war, the Song Dynasty is a living example, lost the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the northwest was occupied by the Western Xia, and all the foreign wars of the Song Dynasty without cavalry, except for the early and late periods, were basically one-sided fiascos.

Zhang Quan dared to take the infantry against the cavalry, one of them was to train the troops, and the state was west of the Xiongnu, and the north was Wuhuan and Xianbei, and the alien race was fierce, and the main opponent of Zhang Quan's battle in the future was this kind of person, and the state could not be all cavalry like the alien race, but could only be supplemented by the infantry as the main force of cavalry, and the infantry battle against the cavalry was the main trend. Second, it also lies in the trust in Yang Zhi's ability.

Thanks to the harsh training of Li Dingguo and Yang Zhi in peacetime. When the Shangdang army changed formations, it was orderly, without the slightest noise and confusion in the ranks. With the order of the drum and the trumpet, when the Hun cavalry was still more than 200 paces away, Yang Zhi's central military headquarters completed the formation first, most of them were formed in front of the circle formation, and the sergeants were set up according to the sentry flag. When the drum sounded for the third time, everyone stood still according to their own position, and the big shield, swords, guns, and guns were all in battle! Hundreds of officers and men suddenly shouted in unison: "Protect, protect, protect" The sound was deafening, and they shouted three times in a row before standing still.

The left part of the formation is completed in turn. The sergeants were separated by steps, each taking their own position, and after they were swinging alone, the swords, shields, guns, and cards were all in a battle position, and they sang "suddenly, suddenly, suddenly" in unison, and they also stood still.

Soon, the right part of the column on the right was also lined up, and they sang "Drink, drink, drink" in unison

After the entire circle was completed, all the sergeants shouted in unison, "kill, kill, kill" three times. There was a sound of the Central Military Department, and the entire circle was immediately silent, and all the sergeants were waiting for it. There was not a single sound.

Yang Zhi stood in the center of the array, and he looked around to the left and right. At this time, a large circle had been laid around him. It is said that it is a circle array, but in fact, it is not appropriate, it should be called a square circle array. In ancient times, troops were arranged. This soldier and soldier should not be too close to each other, and between the ranks and columns. It is necessary to leave a certain distance between various weapons and the formation to change.

Yang Zhi saw very clearly that there were about 5,000 Xiongnu in the first wave, and they were in the position of the sharp knife. It is the fierce commander of the leader, with a fierce face, and the yellow horse under his crotch is like flying, especially the pair of sledgehammers in his hands are shocking, and the more he has more than 100 catties, if he smashes on people, he will pay back.

Yang Zhiji could judge that the main target of this wave of Huns was the position directly in front of his circle. In addition to this, two waves of smoke and dust also rolled in, attacking the defensive positions on both sides of the circle.

Yang Zhi stared at the Hun cavalry opposite. He estimated the distance, after the Hun cavalry had entered a hundred paces. He ordered the archers on the square of the circle to stand up, and the flag of the standard-bearer beside him was raised, and there was a loud noise, and the rows of archers at the front of the circle, as well as the archers on both sides of the circle, stood up one after another, holding the bow.

"Bow and arrow ready."

They originally stood in rows, but when they were ready, they stood in the front row, and the back row was still crouching, each holding the bow and arrow in their hands. Seeing that the Hun cavalry in front of them had already quickened their pace, their voices were heard more and more clearly, and the Hun cavalry soon entered eighty steps, and with a shout, they began to speed up, screaming and rushing up.

Seeing the black pressure Huns rushing over, Yang Zhi's palms were full of sweat, and he couldn't help but suppress his right hand. One voice said: "Steady, steady!" ”

In addition to the shouts of the Hun cavalry, as well as Yang Zhi's voice, at this time, the Shangdang army on the side of the entire circle was still silent, from the side of the Hun cavalry, the Shangdang army formed a circle formation, and the solid and heavy shield stood in front like a human wall, firmly guarding a large number of people and horses behind, followed by some archers in front, but they have been strangely quiet. When they entered the seventy paces, their bows did not shoot arrows. At sixty paces, there was still no archery.