The sun gradually rises, changing from a red morning sun that can be seen directly to a bright day that cannot be seen directly. Chen Rixuan didn't try to look at the sun, he led his personal entourage and noble generals to look at the Yaojiang River speechlessly on the high ground. The river is the same as yesterday. On the river, which is indistinguishable from yesterday, several pontoon bridges appeared that were not there yesterday. Wooden boats were threaded together and planks were erected on them, and the Song troops were passing through the Yao River with ease.

I don't know how many rivers there are in Jiaozhi, everyone uses boats to travel, and pontoon bridges are not a rare thing in Jiaozhi. However, to be able to complete such a project in a very short period of time is beyond the imagination of the Jiaozhi Army.

As far back as the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo's establishment of South Vietnam included Jiaozhi, where civilization began much earlier than many countries in the world. Since there is an accumulation of civilization, Chen Rixuan, the king of Jiaozhi, naturally will not take the brainless charge that only barbarians will take.

The Song army on the opposite side was obviously divided into three teams on the wide front, and after crossing the Yao River, the Song army began to assemble at the beachheads of the three river crossing sites. After looking condescendingly for a moment, King Chen Rixuan pointed to the left flank of the Song army, which crossed the river the fastest, and ordered: "Send the right wing and the Chinese army to attack here with all their might." ”

"Why?" The nobles asked. The three Song armies on the front of the Jiaozhi army, the Song army on the left flank are the farthest from here. It is good for the faction to attack the left flank of the Song army, so why mobilize the Chinese army to attack? Even if the Chinese army would leave its troops and horses, the troops sent out would account for half of the entire army in Jiaozhi.

King Chen Rixuan replied: "The Song army originally had more than 10,000 people, and they left some Chinese troops on their side, and then divided them into three units. The left flank army of the Song army crossed the river the fastest, how many men do you see in them? ”

Through the king's narration, the nobles looked over again, and sure enough, they saw the clue. The Song army had the largest number of soldiers, looking at more than 4,000 people, and the left and right wings looked like more than 1,000 people. Although the Song army had three pontoon bridges, two on the left and two on the right, the left flank still crossed the river almost entirely. The Song army was still slowly crossing the river.

"See?" King Chen Rixuan pointed to the formation of the Song army and said to the nobles: "We have 10,000 people to fight more than 1,000 of them, and we can't lose anything." When you went to attack them, our Chinese army and right flank watched over the central army and right flank of the Song army. If they dare to come to their aid, we will attack them from the flank. If they dare not move, after you have defeated the left flank of the Song army, you will pass through the pontoon bridge they have built and go around the back of the Song army. Without these more than 1,000 people, the Song army was only 8,000 left. We are more than twice as many as them. As long as you outflank, the Song army will definitely be defeated. Even if we can't defeat them at this time, we can at least capture so many ships. ”

Such an explanation that echoed the theory of war made the nobles' eyes light up. At this time, their hearts were full of conviction. As a king, there must be something to overcome them all. When King Chen Rixuan showed his ability, the nobles immediately felt very confident of victory.

Zhao Jiaren didn't say anything to the commanders, he just watched the changes between the two sides in silence from a high place. Since childhood, schools in New China have taught children to preview before class, ask questions, and review after class. If you apply these principles to the battlefield, it is to prepare as much as you can before the war. In war, we respond to the enemy's reaction to the situation at the time. After the war, summarize the process of occurrence and deepen the understanding of oneself and the laws of war.

If you can know yourself, you know what you can do and what you want to do long before the war starts. Moreover, if the generals can engage in military democracy and let the officers and men from top to bottom have a sufficient understanding of war, everyone will be able to talk less nonsense. That's what Zhao Jiaren did.

As for whether Zhao Jiaren's own ignorance of war will be shown in this process, he himself does not care, because he knows that he is ignorant of war. As far as the experience he has accumulated so far, needless to say, in the First World War, even in the Napoleonic era, he probably can't talk about a qualified general. Between face and victory and reducing his own casualties, Zhao Jiaren felt that face was not important at all.

With the implementation of the original plan little by little, the right flank and the Chinese army of the opposite Jiaozhi army really drove the elephant soldiers to press the left flank of the Song army, and Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but let out a long sigh. At yesterday's military meeting, Zhao Jiaren asked everyone to simulate the judgment of King Jiaozhi. After eliminating those outrageous ideas, everyone came up with three judgments: upper, middle and lower. The performance of the King of Cochin up to now is undoubtedly the best strategy under the military conditions he has.

A routed army is just a group of routs that cannot be counted on, dividing and destroying or crushing the enemy. Even if your army does not increase in numbers, it can still cause the proportion of your army to increase in substance. And part and all of the right flank of the enemy's central army did not enter the engagement, which was also quite the right choice. The Jiaozhi army was twice as large as the Song army, and even if something happened, the remaining troops with the same total strength as the Song army would be able to effectively deal with the unfavorable situation.

It is no wonder that the Kingdom of Dali was destroyed by the Mongols, and although Jiaozhi was defeated, it was still able to maintain its independence. Zhao Jiaren felt that this matter had finally been explained. The sheep led by the lion can also exert their due combat effectiveness, and a good commander is indeed very important.

However, the wisdom of many people is better than genius, and it is easier for a good commander to make choices that are seen through. A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Jiaren's mouth, and he only hoped that the commanders on the front line could remember the preparations before the battle. This is one of the jobs of the staff officer, that is, the study committee. These duties of order and law are to make the commanders remember their original plans when they are dazed and stupid, and to provide them with common-sense advice in case of emergency.

At this time, the first array on the left flank was the commander of the fifth battalion, Lu Debu, who saw the Jiaozhi army following behind the elephant soldiers and pressing towards his side. Rudeb swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. Those slow-moving behemoths have gray-white patterns on their bodies, and the long ivory white forests are terrifying to look at. When marching, the elephants often raise their noses and roar loudly and powerfully. It's very hard to mess with when you look at it.

Such an oppressive animal could be called 'smart and gentle' by Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Taiwei, and Lu Debu really couldn't imagine it.

The enemy is getting closer, and their purpose is becoming clearer. Looking at the subordinates behind him who were so nervous that their faces stiffened and twitched, Lu Debu swallowed another mouthful of saliva, and then shouted in a loud and high-pitched voice after lubrication: "The whole army has it, run!" ”

Not long after, the king of Jiaozhi, Chen Rixuan, who was watching the battle from a high place, saw that in the face of more than five times the Jiaozhi army, the left wing of the Song army did not try to escape across the river, but fled along the river bank like a rabbit.