"Always treat him with me, treat him with me, treat him with me, treat him with me, treat him with hunger, and treat him with hunger, so he is as sick as the wind, and his Xu is like a forest; Immovable as a mountain, difficult as a cloud; The vibration is like thunder, and the invasion is like fire, and the way to win is also the law: to be right, to win with wonder, then the right, and the formation is also; Strange people, there is no way to use the change, but also strange, although sharp and unashamed; It is not surprising, although it is whole and useless, it will be used together, and then it can win a hundred battles, so it is said: governing the crowd is like governing the widow, and it is not a score; Fighting the crowd is like fighting widows, and the name is not listed; The crowd of the three armies can make the enemy undefeated, and it is not a miracle that it will not be successful" This passage vividly explains the role and changes of the formation and the principle of employing troops therein

We often hear the story of the two armies' fighting array from the commentary, what Tianmen array, gossip array, Xuannu array, etc., in fact, it is not as wonderful as the storyteller's mouth, and there is no scene of flying sand and rocks, the sky is dark and other gods help the formation, the main role of the large array is attack and defense, and the offensive formation in modern tactics and the layout of the defensive position have the same effect

Since the large array is a tool of war, it has its own mysteries, and there are killing opportunities hidden everywhere, but it pays attention to the cooperation between the various small arrays, so it is not so fun to command a large array of numbers, and a negligence may lead to the collapse of the entire large array, but it is precisely Zhao Ta's troops that are composed of multiple parts, including the loyal and brave army equipped with firearms, the forbidden army and the government army based on cold weapons, and the militia organizations such as the Fan soldiers and archers. Lack of tacit understanding between each other, although after some small battles running-in, but the finger is like an arm, the difference is not a little bit

How to unite them together and cooperate with the battle, is the primary problem faced by Zhao Ta, his approach is very simple, try to use their specialties to form a team alone, try to maintain the original establishment, surrounded by familiar companions and officers, can keep the soldiers emotionally calm, reduce the pressure brought by the war, and not panic in the battle and each department only undertakes one direction of combat tasks, can reduce the change of formation, in the way they are good at fighting, give full play to their role

Then there is the problem of inconsistent orders, Zhao Ta adopts the method of cooperation between the arms commonly used in the war, he draws experienced officers from the loyal army and disperses to various departments as liaisons, and at the same time forms a staff group with the deputy generals of each department to assist in command, and uses the communication system and command method that everyone is familiar with in the battle, so as to reduce errors in information transmission, avoid confusion in command, and cause unnecessary losses! Book*

Secondly, the problem brought about by this way of fighting separately is that it is difficult for the various departments to support each other, so a strong mobile force is needed to assume the role of the fire brigade, and fill the gaps at any time, and the task of reinforcing the various departments is that the loyal and brave troops have strong mobility, fierce firepower, well-trained, and strict discipline, so they will take on this task, and Zhao Ta's guard battalion and training camp are the reserves of the entire campaign, ready to enter the battle at any time

These measures taken by Zhao Ta effectively solved the problem of mutual cooperation between various departments, made up for his lack of combat experience in commanding a large army, successfully contained the first wave of attacks of the Xia army, and annihilated the enemy, although it was only a small victory, but it boosted morale, dispelled the shadow that hung over everyone's hearts after Liu Fa's defeat, and strengthened the confidence in victory

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The time gradually came to noon, the army stopped and stopped, repelled the attacks of the Xia army again and again, and approached the crowd of life and death under the relentless scorching sun of Erli, the thirsty sandy land desperately sucked the flowing human blood and horse blood, and the swarms of flies came from nowhere, sharing this rare feast, and the fire-like air exuded a strong bloody gas, almost suffocating

The scorching hot weather makes it easy to feel tired, the soldiers of the Song Army who have been fighting all morning are exhausted, and there is no movement on the Xia Army's side at this time, although the officer has ordered him to rest, but everyone is also a person who does not untie the armor and horse does not unload the saddle, sitting cross-legged on the ground, the weapon is within reach, the cavalry is busy giving the horse drinking water, taking out the oil cake from the pocket and sending it to the horse's mouth, the war horse is also very expensive, you don't serve it at this time, it won't serve you later...,

Although everyone had taken the anti-heat medicine provided by the health team and the cold boiled water sent by the fire army, and they also had dry food in their pockets, the excitement caused by the tense atmosphere on the battlefield and the heavy armor and weapons in their hands made them have no appetite

Zhao Ta put down the telescope and rubbed his eyes, the telescope he made was a high-tech product in this era, but the lens was only two convex lenses made of white glass without coating and electronic auxiliary facilities

In the morning, the Xia army launched a fierce counterattack, the last one even dispatched nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the right flank of the Song army, the defense line composed of the Lanshi Road Forbidden Army was almost overcome several times, and then Zhao Ta sent artillery to block, and sent two battalions of loyal soldiers to stabilize the defense line and push the enemy back, after which the battlefield fell into a stalemate, and neither side launched an attack

Although the Xia army was successfully repelled in every assault and lost thousands of soldiers and horses, it did not hurt its bones compared to the total strength of the five, and as the killer weapon in the hands of the Xia army, the Poxi army and the iron harrier, did not show up on the battlefield, which shows that Chage is likely to use them as his secret weapon and will give himself a fatal blow at a critical moment

"Zhao Xin, what do you think Brother Cha wants to do next?" Zhao Ta turned his head and asked the captain of the guard who was accompanying him

"Hmm... Second Master, if I were Brother Cha, I would launch a decisive battle in the next attack," Zhao Xin replied in deep thought

"For what?" Zhao Ta saw that Zhao Xin answered so affirmatively, and asked again

"Second master, the Xia army launched a total of five attacks in the morning, although it flickered left and right, it seemed that there was no order, but it tested the reality of our army's defense line, the firepower configuration and the power of firearms, even if it lost a few people, it was worth it" Zhao Xin saw that the prince was listening carefully to his analysis, and then said: "In the big picture: our army is good at defense, and Xia is good at field warfare, if we dig trenches and hold on, the Xia army has no way to take us At this time, their army has run out of food and grass, and they feed on slaughtering war horses, according to the time calculation, Brother Cha should have known that the city of Xiazhou was occupied, the reinforcements were blocked, and if it continued like this, he would only be trapped and die in the Sichuan now, our army took the initiative to seek a decisive battle, and it was a rare opportunity for Brother Cha, and he would definitely seize this opportunity with all his might, and the best strategy was to defeat our army in a decisive battle, but he tried several times, and should have given up this idea; The middle strategy is to defeat our army, force our army to retreat, give way to the mouth of the river, he captures the valley, replenishes the army rations, opens the passage, and advances and retreats freely; The next strategy is a helpless choice when the above two plans cannot be achieved, and the whole army will desperately open the gap to break through, and the troops and horses of the Xiangyou Army Division on the front line of the Mingtang River and the Jialu River will withdraw to the country to prevent our army from advancing westward, judging from the current situation, I think this is his best choice."

"Well, yes, you go on," Zhao Tan gave Zhao Xin an encouraging look and told him to continue

"From a small point of view, it is now the middle of the day, and we are fighting against the sun, which is not good for us; And although we are attacking, it is like a passive defense, the Xia army is attacking everywhere with cavalry, so that our whole army is on alert, the men and horses can not rest, they have become a tired army, and the combat effectiveness has declined, on the other hand, the troops they attack can be rotated, and the men and horses can be rested, and it is a good opportunity for them to attack Now the Xia army has been silent for a long time, which is the precursor to adjusting the strength and preparing to attack" Zhao Xin said with certainty...,

"Alas, this is exactly what I was worried about, but now it's too late to build a fortification" At this time, the village was being set up, and Chage was given a chance, this kind of plan was no longer possible, Zhao Ta's brain was running quickly, "The herald ordered the artillery battalion to move to the left flank and prepare for battle; ordered the machine-gun team directly under the army to secretly transfer to the right flank of Lu and arrange firing positions; ordered the Linzhou army to retreat three miles to let go of the Liangu pontoon bridge and attack the Xia army at Bandu; Ordered Zhao Yan to lead the leopard to cross the river immediately with two battalions, ambush the troops in the sloping valley ten miles on the west bank of the Quye River, and cut off the rear team when the Xia army passed."

"Second master, let's do this, won't Xia Bing break through, haven't we been busy for so many days?" After the prince's several orders were issued, Zhao Xin asked in surprise with a frown

"Wu said: The mountain enemy valley is dangerous, insurmountable, it is said that the law of the poor attack: Fu is hidden, open its way, show it to walk, survive throughout, there will be no fighting will to fight it, although the crowd will be defeated" The art of war also said: If the enemy is in the place of death, the courage of the soldiers, the law of wanting to attack: do not resist, and keep the brakes, then it will be opened, and the road will be blocked by fine cavalry, and the light soldiers will be lured to it, and the battle will not be fought, and the law of defeat is also" Zhao Ta smiled and did not answer, only recited a section of the art of war to Zhao Xin

"Oh, I understand, the second master, you are really ruthless now that the Xia army is in a deep place of death, in order to break through, it will definitely fight with us, the second master will plan at this time, resist the attack of the enemy's right flank, you can prevent the Xia army from breaking through from both wings, causing the collapse of the big array and then letting go of the left flank, giving them a way out, the Xia army will definitely flee from here desperately, so that the enemy on the right flank will collapse unless he has the heart to die, then we can take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill the defenders of Liangu to intercept it, and there are chasing soldiers in the back, Even if Brother Cha wants to break through the large array of our army at this time, he is afraid that it will be difficult to control the troops who only want to break through, so he has to cross the river to the west, as long as we chase closely and intercept layer by layer, we can easily annihilate the Xia army" Zhao Xin said suddenly, this plan of the prince is a variant of the siege of three and one

"Yes, you can be a deputy marshal" Zhao Ta nodded and said (to be continued)