The sky was bright.

The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who had been recuperating all night, began to reorganize the army under the command of the head of their respective teams after having a hot breakfast.

An hour later, Han Zhen rode on top of the war horse and shouted: "Cross the river!" ”

Crash!

Liu Qi led the cavalry battalion and took the lead in stepping onto the ice.

The horse's hooves are wrapped with a strip of cloth to prevent the horse's hooves from slipping on the ice.

After the cavalry successfully crossed the river, Wei Da led the western military camp and the baggage troops to follow immediately.

Finally, it was the Chinese army under the command of Han Zhen.

After crossing the river and changing the formation, Han Zhen led the army straight to the western army.

"Report!"

"The Western Army will be reorganized at the end of the day, and the camp will be out of the camp at every hour."

"Report!"

"The Western Army passes through the Xiaoqing River, fifteen miles away from our army!"

"Report!"

"Western Army ......"

The scout battalion constantly reported on the movements of the Western Army.

Yang Weizhong knew very well in his heart that he couldn't drag it out any longer, otherwise if it dragged on for a few more days, the soldiers of the Western Army would completely collapse in the tired enemy tactics and repeat the tragedy of the Northern Expedition to Liao the year before last!

The sun is rising, and the sun is shining on you, but you don't feel the warmth at all.

When the two armies were five miles apart, the two sides stopped and rested in place.

The soldiers sat on the ground, taking time to rest and make final preparations for the next big battle.

Wu Ji touched the hundred coins hidden in his arms, and his heart was hot.

At this moment, all he was thinking about was military exploits.

Brother Jiu is right, while he is young, he can still hold knives and guns, and he can have a good game.

Bo won, build a new house, and marry a beautiful girl!

Lost, one hundred, anyway, he is also a bad life, he dies, and there are three brothers in the family to support their parents in the old age.

"Shhh

Taking a deep breath, Wu Jiqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart and silently wiped the steel knife in his hand.

About half an hour later, the drums of war slowly sounded.

The soldiers stood up one after another, and under the command of their respective heads, they spread out their formations.

The western military camp was divided into two, with 6,000 men on each flank, one on the left and one on the right.

The 6,000 elite infantry of the Qingzhou Army are in front of the front army.

Han Zhen commanded 6,000 Qingzhou troops, plus 10,000 western troops to control the Chinese army.

The rear army was 1,500 heavy armored cavalry, and Liu Qizai led 3,000 light cavalry, cruising on the left side of the military formation.

These 3,000 light cavalry are the winners and losers of this decisive battle, and whether they can pull out the space and timing of the heavy cavalry charge depends on Liu Qi's command.

In fact, the Qingzhou Army was not good at large-scale frontal field battles in such plain areas.

Because from the beginning of the founding of the army, Han Zhen and Nie Dong set the tone, mainly in fancy costumes, supplemented by pure teams.

With firearms and cavalry battalions, there was a pure team tactical system of infantry and tank coordination.

Fortunately, the opponent is the Western Army, and it is not good at plain pure team field battles.

It was noon, and the sun was fierce.

Bathed in the sun, the gold-painted dragon pattern on the chest reflects a dazzling light.

Above the head, the Korean character Daxu with white characters on the bottom of the black is waving in the wind.

Han Zhen rode on the war horse, his mood was agitated and his spirits were high.

Looking around at the neat army, he said loudly: "Feng Wife Yinzi, just today!" The whole army sets off to meet the enemy! ”

"Meet the !!"

40,000 soldiers roared in unison, and the momentum shook the sky.

Boom Boom!

The neat steps out, making the earth tremble slightly.

……

On the other side, Yang Weizhong was also arranging troops.

The strength of the two sides is almost the same, Han Zhen has 40,000 men, while the main force of the Western Army is only 50,000, and the remaining 130,000 are prisoners of war.

Yang Weizhong did not bring all these prisoners of war with him, except for the more than 30,000 prisoners of war who transported the baggage, the rest remained in the barracks.

The other side has firearms in hand, and the more prisoners of war bring, the more they will be held back.

Zhang Jun, Wang Yuan and others have already suffered losses, and he naturally will not make the same mistake again.

After a short time, the western army set up a set of wild goose marching arrays.

The so-called battle array is not so mysterious.

Because no matter how the military formation is placed, there are all front armies, middle armies, rear armies, and left and right flanks.

It's just that between each formation, the distribution of troops and positions of the front army and the middle army are different.

A qualified general needs to adapt to local conditions and adapt to changes.

According to the type of troops, ordnance, and the situation of the enemy, formulate reasonable tactics.

The former army and the Chinese army have no tricks, and they pay attention to an uprightness.

Unlike Han Zhen, Yang Weizhong deployed a large number of troops on the left and right wings, with more than 24,000 people, divided into three echelons, all of whom were wearing heavy armor, and there were heavy axemen behind the shield soldiers. Each echelon is equipped with a three-bow bed crossbow, a catapult, and a phalanx of divine arms.

This is the formation that Yang Weizhong deployed specifically to deal with the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry.

The only drawback, which is arranged in this way, will lead to the Chinese army being too weak.

But there is no way, the infantry is already inferior to the cavalry, and there is always a trade-off.

Moreover, Yang Weizhong realized that he had found a way to crack the firearms, and he only needed to carry a few rounds of firearms bombardment, and when it was his turn to fight with real knives and guns, he didn't think that the Western Army would lose to a group of anti-thieves.

When the formation was rolled out, Yang Weizhong did not say anything about the pre-war declaration, but simply said: "Let's go!" ”

Knock knock!

The drums of war sounded, and the army of more than 80,000 people slowly advanced forward.

As time passed, there was a black crowd ahead.

Yang Weizhong narrowed his eyes slightly, and ordered: "Prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

Knock knock ~ knock ~

The frequency of the war drums changed suddenly, and all the Western troops were in their hearts, their expressions were solemn, and they clenched the blades in their hands one after another.

"Raise your shield and gun!"

Amid the shouts of the heads, the soldiers of the front armies on both sides raised their big shields, their spears pointed flat, and stood on top of them.

Boom Boom!

The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army marched neatly and kept moving forward.

500 steps...... 300 steps...... One hundred steps......

Gradually, the distance between the two sides was only ten paces.

"Kill, !!"

The deafening shouts of killing exploded in his ears, and the front armies of the two sides collided together.

Bang!

The shields slammed into each other with a dull sound.

A spear, flashing with a cold light, stabbed at the other party.

The front armies on both sides are all elite, all of them are covered with foot armor, the defense is amazing, and the extra shield is in front, and it is impossible to cause casualties in a short time.

This is the case with large armies, the front armies are almost always elite, and unless the armament is superior, it is discipline and willpower that are compared.

The Heavy Axe Bearer hides behind the shield, holds the heavy axe, and waits for the moment to break the shield.

"Crossbowmen ready, heavy arrows, two inches up, throw!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

There was a sound of cloth tearing.

Swish!

A rain of arrows flew out of the formations of both sides.

At the same time, large shields were raised, blocking most of the arrow rain.

But there was still a part of it that fell into the military formation.

For a while, the screams kept ringing out.

At this moment, the Divine Arm Crossbow showed its true power.

At a distance of 100 paces, the projectile can wear heavy armor.

In an instant, there were hundreds of casualties between the two sides.

Thundered!

The cavalry, which had been cruising on the left, moved.

Liu Qi led three thousand light cavalry to go around the left flank of the Western Army, taking advantage of the high mobility of the cavalry, trying to pull the opponent's left flank formation!

(End of chapter)