It's coming, it's finally coming. The face of Ren Dahai, the general manager of the Qing army, was solemn, looking at the flag of the Ming army in the distance, and he was speechless for a while. Then he sighed softly, looked up at the sky, and estimated how far Daniel Zhang and the others had run.

I have to say that the illusion made by Daniel Zhang is very realistic, and he also has a very accurate estimate of the current mentality of the Ming army generals. Burning some heavy grain and grass, and putting on a desperate posture of fighting to the death, made the opponent hesitate and hesitate, thinking that he could avoid the edge a little, and when the Qing army was in chaos, he could easily win.

Obviously, Daniel Zhang's goal was achieved. Ma Bao and the others refused to rush to attack with light horses, and their attention was also attracted to the enemy who came out of the camp and lined up, waiting for the main force to arrive; Bai Wenxuan did not want to fight against the Qing army at this time, hoping to delay some time and wait for the Qing army's morale to fall before attacking; Zhu Yongxing is in the spirit of being cautious, and Daniel Zhang's reputation as a famous general also made Zhu Yongxing take a cautious response.

As soon as the road was arranged, the marching sequence also changed, which inevitably slowed down and lengthened the time. By the time the main force of the Ming army arrived, it was already nearly two hours later than expected.

The Ming army first lined up in battle formations from a distance to guard against the onslaught of the Qing army, and then the generals approached to observe under the protection of the cavalry.

If the Qing army relied on the village to hold on, then naturally there was nothing to say, set up artillery bombardment, and then attack the camp. But when the Qing army saw the enemy coming, they opened their doors and lined up again.

"Daniel Zhang is worthy of being a famous general, quite bold!" Zhu Yongxing sighed, "The enemy is outnumbered, and it is quite admirable that he still dares to line up to face the battle." ”

Well, it seems to be called the Bright Sword Spirit, right? When you know that you are not an opponent, you have to show your sword. It means that he is not afraid of danger, in the face of a strong enemy, he still has a trace of courage to fight, even if he dies, he has the dignity to die, and in the eyes of the enemy, there is a backbone.

"Daniel Zhang has changed his tactics." Ma Bao frowned, the battle formation listed by the Qing army this time was different from the previous one, as a battlefield general, he quickly saw it, "Do you want to let the auxiliary soldiers take the lead and consume our army first?" ”

"The equipment is poor, the flags are uneven, it is indeed an auxiliary, it is not the same as the previous one." Liu Zhen and Ma Zide stared at each other for a moment, and shook their heads.

"Did Daniel Zhang hide the soldiers in the camp?" Zhu Yongxing guessed and said: "First paralyze our army, and then suddenly kill and beat our army unprepared." ”

"This is not impossible." Bai Wenxuan and Ma Bao glanced at each other, their faces were quite complicated, and they seemed to be a little perfunctory and said, "Observe and observe, it seems a little strange today." ”

Using auxiliaries as cannon fodder is not a non-existent tactic, but most of them should be used during sieges. If in a field battle, the auxiliaries are easily defeated by the opponent's soldiers due to their weak combat strength and poor equipment. The rout of the army will have a negative impact on the soldiers hiding behind, morale is one thing, and the chaos caused by the impact on the battle formation of the side is also a very important factor.

Zhu Yongxing is not experienced enough, so he just said it casually, and Bai Wenxuan and Ma Bao couldn't categorically point out the fallacies, so they could only make a few perfunctory remarks first.

"Those cavalrymen should be warriors, no doubt." Bai Wenxuan touched his beard and was puzzled, "But the number of people is too small, and the scattered arrangement is not right!" ”

The Qing army's array numbered more than 5,000 people, and at the front of the array, there were armored cavalrymen at intervals, as if they were ready to lead the infantry charge. But there were less than a hundred people, and scattering should have played little role in the infantry line.

Zhu Yongxing remained silent, observing carefully while listening to the discussions of the generals, which was also a learning process.

"Like, something isn't quite right!" Ma Bao blinked his eyes and shook his head again and again with uncertainty, "There are no cavalry, and there don't seem to be archers, this formation is really strange!" ”

"Your Highness, transfer the troops and try to fight!" Bai Wenxuan couldn't understand what the Qing army was doing, but it was not a way to just look at it like this. Anyway, the Ming army has the advantage, and if the fight does not go well, there is still no big problem in holding the position.

"It's all up to King Zhao's command." Zhu Yongxing delegated power to a great extent, and these generals made him a little confused, and he didn't know what strange tactics Daniel Zhang was going to use.

"Let me lead the cavalry to tempt first!" Ma Bao proposed: "Only use bows and arrows from a distance, anyway, it will take some time for our army to reach here." ”

Bai Wenxuan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and instructed: "Be careful, just shoot from a distance." ”

Ma Bao took the order and left, and in a short time, he picked out more than 500 people and gathered all the bows and arrows. These cavalrymen were of a good level and could shoot on horseback. Although the proficiency of the skill is not guaranteed, it is enough to be able to shoot arrows. More than 500 people hung up the bowstring, put the quiver in the position of their hands, and rushed towards the Qing army battle formation under the leadership of Ma Bao and others.

As soon as the Ming cavalry moved, the few Qing cavalry on the opposite side pulled out their horses and hid behind the formation from the passage of the front. As he ran, he shouted and threatened, "Retreat and slash!" ”

Hundreds of cavalry first rushed straight, then turned, ran in an arc, and swept in front of the Qing army's array. With the officer's loud order, there was a buzzing sound of bowstrings, and a feathered arrow swept through the air and flew towards the Qing army.

Zhu Yongxing widened his eyes and observed, the damage caused by this batch of feather arrows was not great, because Ma Bao was still very cautious and did not take the cavalry too close. However, in the face of the attack of bows and arrows, the Qing soldiers did not crouch down or raise their shields to defend, but pushed and dodged indiscriminately.

"Again." Ma Bao came back with the cavalry, and seeing that the Qing army had no reaction, he couldn't help but hate and scold: "This time it's closer, but I want to see what tricks Daniel Zhang is doing?" ”

The cavalry roared past again, this time closer, and the feathered arrows that fell into the Qing army's array suddenly increased. It can be seen that there was a burst of confusion in the Qing army, some people instinctively squatted, and some people still stood like fools.

"Go on!" Although it brought a lot of damage to the Qing army, Ma Bao was a little angry, "What the hell is ×, what are Daniel Zhang thinking?" ”

Shooting, shooting, Ma Bao led the cavalry to become more and more bold, galloping back and forth in front of the Qing army, increasing the casualties of the Qing army.

Can Daniel Zhang really endure it, is this the wind of a general, or is it insensitive? Zhu Yongxing was a little puzzled, but he just felt that this kind of scene was very weird.

Accompanied by the soothing sound of drums, the battle formation of the Ming army slowly opened, and the flags continued to shake, maintaining a strict array as if facing the enemy.

Ma Bao and the cavalry stopped firing and stood guard on the left flank of the battle formation. In the face of the Qing army's "immobility like a mountain", they were all puzzled.

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