Chapter 919: Out of the Army

There are no esoteric tactics in today's war, except for the deployment of troops in wartime, there is no possibility for both sides to use external forces, and there is no need to use large equipment, in order not to affect the flexibility in wartime, Lin Xuanzhong does not even want to bring a ballista. When the war began, tens of thousands of archers were in front, and if the Rao army dared to charge, it would definitely suffer heavy losses.

After the archers take the lead, the infantry will naturally be the main force of the battle, and then the cavalry will be sent into battle at the key turning point, and the 30,000 cavalry will be the main force used to change the situation. After a lot of battles, large and small, Lin Xuanzhong still understands the most basic deployment of troops, but Lin Xuanzhong just doesn't know what kind of combat method Rao's army will use.

Although the Rao army has 200,000 puppet troops, those puppet soldiers are also human beings, as long as they are human, they will be afraid of death, so they will resist. If you want to slaughter the Rao army one-sidedly, unless you can disrupt the opponent's position first, and then let the opponent's morale fall sharply, even if you win in the end, their casualties will be not small.

If they start a war with the Rao army for a small victory, it is not worth it for them, but they can't fight if they don't want to, so they can only fight first. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Lin Xuanzhong has a deep understanding of this, but he doesn't know how strong the enemy's commander-in-chief is in command.

"Report," while Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about how the next battle would be fought, another spy came in to report the news, "General, the Rao army has all left the camp and is rushing in the direction of our army. ”

Like the two spies who came just now, the person who came directly explained the situation. The news brought by the secret agent below should be calculated based on the situation of Rao's camp and the size of Rao's army's team, with an accuracy of more than ninety percent.

"Leave 3,000 logistics personnel to guard the camp, and the rest of the personnel will all go to battle," Lin Xuanzhong, who originally thought that the Rao army was just going to test the combat strength of the Blue Army, was a little surprised after determining that the Rao army was dispatched, and Lin Xuanzhong was not ready to fight with all his might, but fortunately, the current situation did not make them panic.

"General Zhang, leave the matter to you," After handing over an important responsibility to Zhang Jiutian, Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about what the Rao army had to fight again.

"Yes," he agreed, and Zhang Jiutian prepared to complete Lin Xuanzhong's instructions.

"Do you have any ideas to say?" There was a nervous smell in the air, and when the spy said that the entire army of Rao's army was dispatched, Lin Xuanzhong noticed that the generals below were obviously a little more nervous than before. Affected by them, Lin Xuanzhong, who originally wanted to take time to see Ruan Ming, could only continue to stay in the big tent of the Chinese army, and he didn't even have breakfast.

Unlike previous wars, today's wars have no strategy to speak of, but it is precisely because of this that it is difficult to determine the intentions of the other side. Although he was not afraid of the other party, Lin Xuanzhong still had a feeling that he was not fully prepared.

"If the Rao army dares to fight, we will be able to beat them back. The general doesn't have to worry, don't worry about today's battle, I will not let the general down, "It was Liu Yuxi who spoke, as the direct general of the Blue Army, Liu Yuxi's personal strength was extremely ordinary, but the momentum when he spoke was quite amazing, and he was very confident.

If the officers and soldiers of the three armies can have Liu Yuxi's momentum, even if there are fewer enemies in today's battle, Lin Xuanzhong still has great confidence to win a big victory, but it is a pity that not all the other generals in the big tent are as determined as Liu Yuxi.

"The Rao army wants to use 200,000 puppet troops to take the lead for them, regardless of the casualties, but we can't fight hard with the Rao army, according to the last general's opinion, we still need to discuss a tactic as soon as possible that can ensure that our army will not have too many personnel losses," Considering the composition of the Rao army, Lu Xianyue said the latest opinion.

"We have 30,000 cavalry, and if we use them properly, they may be of great use. ”

"It is true that the infantry has a great disadvantage against the cavalry. If at a critical moment, 30,000 cavalry can raid the enemy's flank and separate the enemy's front and rear, or attack directly around the enemy's rear, it will definitely hit the enemy's morale and reduce our army's casualties. ”

"It is true that our army has cavalry, but the other side has shield soldiers. If the enemy had been prepared, 30,000 cavalry might not have been able to break through their defenses. ”

The generals below said one after another, originally thinking that what the general in front said was reasonable, but in the blink of an eye, they felt that the latter statement was more reasonable. Considering the difference between heavy shield soldiers and light shield soldiers, Lin Xuanzhong felt that the general's worries were not unreasonable.

"The enemy has a limited amount of time to charge, so if you want to inflict a lot of casualties on the enemy in a limited amount of time, you can use the archers and cavalry to cooperate. When the archers finish the first formation, the cavalry will charge directly, and once the opponent's formation is dispersed, the battle will be smoother and smoother. ”

"Of course, it is possible to use the cavalry in the front, but in case the Rao army is to place the shield soldiers in front of the queue, once the cavalry offensive is blocked, it will definitely hit our morale, and I am afraid it will be detrimental to the next battle. ”

Originally, cavalry was their advantage, but after some discussion among the generals, the question of how to use cavalry became a problem that made everyone difficult. Helpless for a while, Lin Xuanzhong even wanted to arrange tens of thousands of elites who had recently trained tens of thousands of elites in front of the large array to confront the vanguard of the Rao army, but he wanted to use those elites as the hole cards to defeat the Rao army and didn't want to expose them too early. Under hesitation, Lin Xuanzhong did not express his opinion for a long time.

"Cavalry is extremely mobile, and if it is used as a weapon from the beginning, it may limit the cavalry's subsequent combat power. If it is used at a critical time, it may have the effect of changing the situation, according to the general's opinion, it is better to wait to watch the situation on the battlefield before saying, "It is still Lu Xianyue who speaks, how to use troops on the battlefield and when to use soldiers, and they cannot make conclusions, according to Lu Xianyue's meaning, they can adapt to the situation."

If you do it according to Lu Xianyue's intentions, what will be tested is Lin Xuanzhong's on-the-spot command ability. If the timing is right, they can change the tide with cavalry. If the timing is wrong, it can render the cavalry useless. The problem is always a dilemma, but that's the only option they have.

"Well, just do what General Lu wants," Lu Xianyue's words made Lin Xuanzhong's mood calm down a lot, since the Rao army had no cavalry, Lin Xuanzhong was still a little confident in controlling the time when his cavalry appeared.

At this time, a herald rushed in, "General Zhang ordered me to inform the general whether the army had been assembled and would leave immediately." ”

Unconsciously, nearly half an hour had passed, and while lamenting that time was passing so fast, Lin Xuanzhong was thinking that the efficiency of the personnel below was not bad. The matter of going to war has been almost discussed, and now Lin Xuanzhong just wants to go out and see the majestic posture of the more than 200,000 troops when they go into battle.

"Come with the general," slowly got up and left the military tent, the silence outside made the tension brought by the war more and more intense, and under the armor, Lin Xuanzhong's temperament changed again unconsciously.

After leaving the Chinese army's tent, Lin Xuanzhong and several generals rode the horses prepared by the personnel below and galloped out directly along the road leading to the west.

"Drive," there were camp tents on both sides of the ten-mile distance, and countless camp tents made the entire military camp seem huge. Thinking that Rao's camp area might be larger than theirs, Lin Xuanzhong suddenly couldn't figure out why he used so many lives to fight.

After some time, the team that kicked up a cloud of dust went straight to the front of the array. Sitting on the horse, Lin Xuanzhong took in the huge array in his eyes. The formation of thousands of troops standing still is already extremely amazing, and it is hard to imagine how spectacular it is for so many people to charge on the battlefield. The formation of the blue army was highly morale-boosting just by looking at it, and after thinking that he was about to lead them to the battlefield, Lin Xuanzhong had an urge to fight bloodily in his heart.

After taking a look at the formation of the large army, Lin Xuanzhong's gaze stopped at the generals gathered in front of the large array, and the solemn expressions of the generals looked equally exciting.

"General, all the soldiers are ready, do you want to set off immediately?" When Lin Xuanzhong's eyes came over, Zhang Jiutian reported the situation to Lin Xuanzhong as soon as possible.

"Leave immediately," Rao's army sent troops earlier, but in total, they still went to the combat place first.

"Yes," Zhang Jiutian agreed, and then gave instructions to the heralds on both sides of the array, and then, under the sound of a horn, the 250,000 troops followed the banner and took neat steps. The swing of armor and the sound of neat footsteps mingled to form a majestic momentum. No matter which way you look at it, the morale of the Blues can be described as "strong", but I don't know what the specific combat power is.

"General, let's go," Zhang Jiutian immediately reminded after half of the soldiers passed.

"Well," as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, in today's war, what Lin Xuanzhong has to do is to sit in the center and control the overall situation, and as for leading the troops to fight, other personnel are naturally responsible.

When he set out in Yangguo and Guguo, Lin Xuanzhong was not the leader of the army in the real sense, but today everything is Lin Xuanzhong's final say, so what Lin Xuanzhong needs to care about is no longer the life and death of the soldiers, but the final victory or defeat of this war. This is a change in nature, and this is what Lin Xuanzhong needs to understand now, but unfortunately Lin Xuanzhong did not fully understand it, but was still thinking about how many casualties his side would have once the two sides went to war.

Speaking of which, Lin Xuanzhong's psychology of not wanting to see people die in battle has not changed, but what has not changed is that the pursuit of war is never a personal life and death.

The journey of ten miles is neither long nor short, and under the condition of normal marching, in less than an hour, the army rushed to the combat position designated by Lin Xuanzhong. Meanwhile, Rao's army had arrived a few miles away from the Blues.