The Great Song Dynasty was unable to develop cavalry due to the lack of pastures for raising horses, so it was repeatedly at a disadvantage in wars with the northern nomads. Although the Song army gave full play to the advantages of the infantry battle formation, it could only respond passively to the battle, but could not take the initiative to attack.

The herald quickly passed on the command to meet the enemy. But everyone obviously didn't expect to encounter the Khitan soldiers so soon, and they were caught off guard at all. In addition, when marching in a straight formation, it is not so fast to quickly organize into a formation against cavalry.

Chen Ao and Zhao Ling were on a small dirt slope, and they couldn't help frowning when they saw that the whole army seemed a little busy. Suddenly there was a loud bang, and the earth seemed to shake. Chen Ao's face changed, and when he looked up, he saw smoke and dust billowing in front of him, and a row of black shadows could be faintly seen in the dust, galloping towards him.

"It's coming so fast!" Chen Ao exclaimed.

The Liao army was dominated by cavalry, and its movements were faster. In particular, they are a people on horseback, and even if they are not ready for battle at first, they can organize formations in a rapid run. Chen Ao glanced back at his own person, who still looked a little flustered, and his heart beat wildly.

Zhao Ling said loudly: "It's too late for the whole army to form a formation, and they have to fight for themselves!"

Chen Ao subconsciously ordered: "Order all armies to form a circular formation on their own!"

A few heralds around him waved flags, and the commanders of the various armies received the order and immediately gave the order not to act. In a short time, circles were at the mercy of the wilderness. Each round formation is 2,500 soldiers, and although it is a purely defensive formation, due to the relatively small number of people, it is relatively flexible and can change formations at any time.

The sound of the Liao army's horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and Chen Ao seemed to be stupid. Zhao Ling suddenly shouted: "Be careful!"

Chen Ao turned around blankly, and happened to see his own foot soldiers raising the shield on their waists under the order of the commander. Chen Ao immediately realized what was going on. In the past few days of marching, Zhao Ling has been teaching him what he has learned. Chen Ao already knew that the tactics of the Khitan cavalry were basically the same routines. First shoot with arrows, and after two rounds of arrows, if the opponent has not been defeated, then use the momentum of the cavalry to tear apart the opponent's formation. The next step is to harvest the heads.

As soon as Chen Ao reacted, he heard a "buzzing" sound. Feng Hu and the others were responsible for protecting Chen Ao's safety, and they had already been prepared, raising their shields and covering them tightly. Only a few "tuk-tuk" sounds were heard, and the arrows were shot at the shield, making a muffled sound. Chen Ao knew that he should not be in any danger, so he turned his head to look at his soldiers. Fortunately, those commanders were experienced and reacted quickly, and this round of arrows did not cause too many casualties.

After a round of arrows, the Liao army had already rushed to three hundred paces away. Because the encounter between the two armies was sudden this time, not only Chen Ao did not expect it, but even the Liao army did not expect to encounter this group of Song soldiers. So when I encountered it, it was already very close. The Liao army ran for a while, and could only shoot one round of arrows. Chen Ao saw them pin their bows and arrows into the saddle, drew their scimitars from their waists, and screamed to kill.

The blade shone in the sunlight, and Chen Ao's heart was beating for a while. Looking at the circle on his side, he all collected his shields and raised his spears, like huge hedgehogs. I don't know what kind of tragic battle this encounter will turn into, Chen Ao has no bottom in his heart.

It was getting closer and closer, and the expressions on the faces of the people on the back of the Liao army could almost be seen. Looking at it like this, I am afraid that this group of Liao cavalry is seven or eight thousand people. The officers and soldiers of the Song army couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and cold sweat broke out. In the past, they had also fought against the cavalry of the Liao army, but at that time, tens of thousands of people formed a huge formation, tens of thousands of people supported each other, those holding shields, those holding guns, and archery, each performing its own duties, just like an iron wall.

With such a big array, although the Khitans are strong, it is difficult to get much benefit. But today is different. There was no time to form a large formation today, so we could only form a small formation of 2,500 people. This momentum suddenly weakened a lot, and I had no bottom in my heart, and the strength in my hands seemed to be less.

And the Khitans on the other side are also secretly wondering. Because what they used to fight against was also the big formation of the Song army. Although such a formation is very troublesome once it is organized, it is fortunate that the defense is more than enough and the attack is insufficient. Even if you can't destroy the formation of the Song army and want to leave, the Song army will definitely not be able to catch up. Therefore, these Khitans did not have much fear of the Song army. It was only when he heard that the Tanma reported that the traces of the Song army had been found in the front, and the leading general did not hesitate to order the battle.

But today the situation seems to be a little different. These Song troops did not form a formation, or rather, they formed a formation, but they fought on their own, and they were at the mercy of the hillside one by one, and they didn't know what to do.

The generals on that horse thought that the Song army had developed some new tactics, and they couldn't help but be a little apprehensive. With such a stunned effort, his own cavalry had already rushed forward. They were originally a wedge-shaped formation of the organization, and such a formation was most suitable for tearing apart the Song army's large formation. But the Song army did not form a formation, so this wedge was a little unable to find its direction.

Thousands of cavalry huraled over, and the commander of the Song army was not stupid, seeing the Liao army coming, he hurriedly commanded his own people to the side, so as not to be rushed squarely. The Liao army could not turn under the strong inertia, and could only rush straight over, and even rushed through the gap between the circular formations of the Song army. The two armies had tens of thousands of horses, but they didn't even touch a single hair.

Chen Ao was condescending, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. I saw the Liao army rushing over, immediately blew the horn, and hurriedly turned the horse. In this way, without such a long distance acceleration, the advantage of the cavalry is much weaker. The general of the Liao army also seemed to realize the problem, and his own 8,000 cavalry completely surrounded so many scattered formations. But if you only deal with one formation, it seems a bit overkill. Moreover, if he surrounded a circle formation, other Song troops would take advantage of the situation to clamp it on the periphery. Then this little bit of himself will be made dumplings.

After a moment's thought, General Liao ordered his subordinates to change their tactics. I saw groups of cavalry scattering and rushing towards the Song army's round formation. There were only about 1,000 cavalrymen in each team, but these cavalrymen took advantage of the speed of their horses to circle around the Song army, dividing and surrounding the Song army.

The Khitans are very good at equestrianism and can do all kinds of movements on horses. Coupled with the constant circle, Song Jun was dazzled, and he chopped again from time to time. Song Jun was in a hurry, and several people were cut down in the blink of an eye.

Chen Ao watched his people being cut down continuously, shocked and angry. At the same time, he also deeply understands that real war is completely different from talking about war on paper. Along the way, Zhao Ling has obviously taught him the tactics and countermeasures of the armies of the two countries. But when he was about to fight, Chen Ao only felt that his mind was a mess, and he couldn't come up with any ideas. Those little cleverness in the past were not useful at all in such a cruel battlefield. Today's encounter really taught him to be a man.

Fortunately, there is still a Zhao Ling by his side. Chen Ao hurriedly turned around and asked the military advisor for advice. Zhao Ling's face was also a little ugly, after all, he had only commanded more than a hundred or so people to fight before, and it was the first time he had seen such a battle of tens of thousands of people. Moreover, Zhao Ling is still a daughter, and when she saw the bloody scene, she was inevitably stunned.

Zhao Ling's lips trembled, and he said, "Cavalry! You can only rely on cavalry to deal with cavalry!"

When Chen Ao heard this, he immediately shouted: "Where are Lao Tzu's cavalry! Yao Zhou, where the hell are you hiding!"