In the morning, Wang Rong ordered the Huotou army to bury the pot and make food, and after the state army was full of food and drink, they began to prepare for battle.

This battle is the first time that Wang Rong independently led tens of thousands of troops to fight, he is very aware of the importance of this battle, and he also knows in his heart that the only thing he can rely on is the soldiers of the Western Governor's Mansion brought by himself.

The soldiers of the Western Governor's Mansion also did not disappoint him, and nearly ninety percent of the entire state army, from the commander to the battalion general, were from the Western Governor's Mansion. Wang Rong's first rule for the Bingzhou army was to obey orders, obey, obey, and obey again, and the consequences of disobedience to orders were the human head inserted on the wooden pole next to the officer's road was a warning to the soldiers of Bingzhou.

And such a heavy code directly caused the soldiers from Linwo County and Yunzhong County to be frightened, and they obeyed the officers from Shuofang County, while the soldiers from Shuofang County led by example, and took the soldiers from the other two counties to train and build obediently.

As for what has changed, Wang Rong can't say, but he can be sure that this newly formed Bingzhou army will definitely be more effective than two days ago. And now they are about to usher in the first battle after the founding of the army, and the victory or defeat of this battle will determine the future of the state army.

The first time he commanded such a battle of tens of thousands of people, Wang Rong's palm holding the handle of the knife oozed a handful of sweat, and his hand squeezed the handle tightly, for fear that as soon as he let go, his hand would tremble unconsciously. In front of his corporal and generals, Wang Rong didn't want to lose face, he straightened his back, cleared his throat, and said to Wang Mao, who was standing aside: "Let's start!" ”

Wang Mo nodded, gave a military salute, and then waved his hand to the guards behind him. A hundred sturdy men of the army immediately boarded the war drum cart, which was a cowhide drum with twenty sides. The guards were shirtless, holding drumsticks in both hands, and slamming them on the drums.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The shocking drum sound resounded through the heavens and the earth, hitting the heart of the Bingzhou sergeant fiercely, and also shaking the nerves of the Ji sergeant.

Li Xi felt the earth-shaking drum, looked at his clan uncle with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Uncle, why is this Wang Rong doing this?" He wouldn't think that he could boost our morale with the sound of drums and defeat us with such a small number of soldiers, right? ”

Li Mubai was disturbed by the sound of the drum that resounded through the world, and his chest hurt a little, but he covered it up well. He said expressionlessly: "This drum not only boosts the morale of the Yongjun army, but also hits the morale of our army. Go! Order, and then the drums of the whole army remembered! Overshadow them! ”

Li Xi listened to Li Mubai's order and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, but he still did it, and the drum on the Ji army's side was also beaten, it was noisy at first, and Li Mubai, who listened to it, was about to have a heart attack, and then gradually became tidy, but it still failed to overshadow the big drum of the Yongjun on the opposite side.

Wang Rong's heart beat violently with the sound of the drum, he knew in his heart that people only see themselves clearly when they are in the most difficult time, Wang Rong doesn't know whether he has the ability to win this battle, the northern army has risen so quickly for him, different people have different opinions, people who admire him will think that his ability is outstanding, and those who hate him think that he has taken shit luck, and he has encountered a lot of shit.

Wang Rong raised his head, the sunlight pierced his eyes, and the strong tingling sensation forced him to throw away the chaotic thoughts in his head.

When the winter sun rises in mid-air, the sunlight shines on the armor of the soldiers, reflecting a dazzling light. Wang Rong looked at the overwhelming banners on the opposite side, far exceeding the number of the state army. The token in his hand was thrown into the arms of the old wolf.

Lang Zeqing caught the token and immediately rode on his horse, came to the front of the first division formation, and with a wave of the spear in his hand, the first division array slowly moved forward.

Originally, according to the ideas of Li Sujie and Zhang Gengxiao, they felt that it was safest to use the Glaive Array, which the Yongjun Army was best at, with the Chinese army at the bottom, the strong troops on both wings, and the cavalry of the state army deployed behind the formation to respond, waiting for the opportunity to move.

The generals, including An Hao and Chang Wo, all felt that it was safest to fight like this, and there was nothing to find fault with. To put it bluntly, this style of play relies on cavalry, as long as the cavalry is strong enough to tear apart the enemy's formation, then victory is within reach.

However, after Wang Rong saw the actual situation on the battlefield, he changed his mind.

I saw that at the east end of the battlefield, the front of the Ji army was horizontally arranged with armor soldiers, and the sword was pierced with iron cables to form a horizontal array of horses. In the middle of the formation were lightly armored crossbowmen, their bows and crossbows ready to fire, and the clusters of arrows shone with a cold light, which was breathtaking. In front of the forward armor soldiers, there were also soldiers with iron thistles in their leather pockets arranged dozens of steps in front of the large array. Obviously, Li Mubai has been fighting with nomads all the year round, and he knows how to deal with cavalry very well.

As the number of Ji troops on the opposite side increased, slowly, Wang Rong's face was also a little difficult to look at, and Li Sujie muttered: "I'm afraid there are 100,000 people." ”

Zhang Gengxiao also said in surprise: "I'm afraid there are 50,000 of these pawns." ”

The army of the Ji State in front of Wang Rong was numerous, and the fields in front of him were full of people, almost beyond his field of vision. The Ji army lined up from south to north, divided into more than a dozen phalanxes, with the infantry army in the front and center, and the cavalry in both sides, which could come forward and assault at any time.

The figure of the Ji army was like a red snake, slowly squirming across the wide field, and a strong sense of oppression pounced on the hearts of every soldier of the Bingzhou army.

The old dog whispered, "General." There are too many people in the Ji army, and I am afraid that this battle will not be easy to fight. ”

Wang Rong looked at the old dog, pretended to be calm, made a picture of immobility like a mountain, and scolded with a smile: "What? Cowardly? You look at people's sledgehammers and iron towers, and they are eager to try. Why can't you learn from them? ”

The old dog looked at the two stupid big black coarse and muttered, "Who dares to compare with them." ”

Wang Rong's eyes remained motionless as he stared at the large array of Ji troops in the distance, and as they continued to assemble, his face became obscure.

He silently counted the number of people in his heart, and found that the number of the Ji army was indeed very large, and it was crowded all over the fields at the eastern end of the battlefield, but Li Mubai didn't seem to keep a reserve.

The Ji army assembled a full ten phalanxes, and the strength was gradually injected into these ten phalanxes.

Zhang Gengxiao said with a puzzled expression: "What's the situation?" Is this Li Mubai determined, we will definitely lose? Not even the reserves are kept? That's arrogant. ”

Wang Rong shook his head and said, "This is not arrogance, but self-confidence, bright, what a big breath!" Li Mubai wants to eat us all in one bite! Or do you feel that you have an absolute superiority in troops, and you are sure of victory without reserves. So disdain to keep the reserves? But Ben will crush your confidence today! ”

The military formation of the Ji army was completely arranged, several miles from north to south, with infantry in front and cavalry in the rear. The Ji army on the right flank, the armor looks the best, and it is also the most elite troops.

Because the man's dominant hand is the right hand, and the soldiers who can exert the most combat effectiveness in battle are the soldiers on the right flank of the army, most generals will put the most elite soldiers on the right flank when arranging the formation, so as to give full play to their combat effectiveness.

Wang Rong looked far away, and the Ji army really did not leave reserves. Li Mubai threw all his troops into the front line. And the number of people on the battlefield is already more than 100,000, a proper big war.

Wang Rong looked at the enemy in front of him, and whimsically invalidated the plan of action that Li Sujie and Zhang Genghuang had come up with overnight.

"Ahh

"In!"

Wang Rong said directly: "You let the rest of the guards go to each division to give orders." Urgent, I will make a long story short, all three brigades of the Second Division moved to the left flank to line up, followed behind the First Division, and Li Sujie, as the military commander, personally went to supervise. The three brigades of the 3rd Division formed an eight-row array and stretched the battle line more than a mile..."

After Wang Wei finished explaining, Wang Hao went down to give the order with a confused face. Although the commanders and divisions who received the orders had doubts in their hearts, they still chose to obey the orders, and the end of not obeying the orders was not far away, and no one dared to joke with their lives.

This Yongjun formation began to change rapidly, Wang Rong looked at the two military formations that were gradually approaching, pulled out the "ten thousand enemies", and inserted a knife into the soil, and said ruthlessly in his heart: Whatever, now in this situation, there is only a desperate fight!

From the direction of Wang Rong, the movement of the Bingzhou army can be clearly seen, the soldiers in the front array did not move, and the soldiers in the back moved quite a lot.

Li Mubai looked at the Yongjun formation in front of him, and keenly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't see anything wrong. And at this time, it is no longer that he can change the situation with one order, the formation has been formed, and once it is out of order, it is self-defeating.

Li Mubai didn't want to delay any longer, and with a wave of his hand, the already silent war drums suddenly became louder. The Ji army began to attack. The flags waved non-stop, and the huge Ji army formation suddenly increased its speed and moved forward slowly and neatly. And as soon as the military formation moves, the front begins to bend, which is all too common.

After crossing a no-man's land, the two armies finally made contact. At this time, the mutation protruded, and I saw the cavalry of the Bingzhou army coming out of the crowd, drawing an arc in the rear, and then began to attack the left wing infantry formation of the Ji State.

Li Mubai immediately ordered to deal with it, sent a 10,000-strong cavalry in his hand, and galloped towards the left flank of the army, wanting to intercept the cavalry of the Zhou Dynasty. The entire battlefield on the left flank was instantly obscured by the smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves, and it became a contest between the cavalry of the two armies.

Just when the Bingzhou cavalry was about to rush into the infantry formation of the Ji army, they turned an angle to the left and rushed directly to the Daijun cavalry who came to support, and the collision of the two cavalry instantly stirred.

Even though Wang Rong's location was nearly three miles apart, the sound of fighting could still be heard.