Xiaoqi

On the wilderness in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, the wind gallops and the horses roar, and the bowstrings are thunderbolt.

The [-] iron cavalry of the Xiliang Huben Battalion galloped straight to the flag of the commander-in-chief of the Wuwei Central Army. The iron armored chariots on the right wing galloped roaringly, and the catapults on the left wing vacated the cupping tanks.

Wuwei Army Formation.Thousands of chariots and huge arrows on the right wing blasted into the sky with thunderbolts, roaring like thunder, and five hundred chariots on the right wing galloped forward.

Xi Yuyu!

"kill!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The roaring crossbow bolt pierced the sky a hundred paces, and fell sharply, shooting down the Xiliang cavalry like black mold rain.In an instant, tens of thousands of crossbow arrows flew straight down, and Xiliang cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another, screaming and dying.

The galloping Wuwei chariot, with its horseshoes splashing, went forward without hesitation, and collided head-on with the iron cavalry of the Xiliang Huben camp.In an instant, there was a violent collision sound, people turned their backs on their backs, horses roared in shock, and weapons hung in the air.

Under five rounds of crossbow arrows, tens of thousands of horses from the Tiger Ben camp were destroyed, and many cavalry were nailed to death in the wilderness by crossbow arrows.Blood splattered, horses neighed, screams shook the sky, and the sound of killing was still shocking.

After the crossbow arrows passed, five hundred Wuwei chariot formations blocked the charging road of the Huben camp cavalry, and the chariot formation suddenly met the Xiliang cavalry on a narrow road.There are 25 rows of chariots in front and back, and [-] chariots in each row, arranged staggeredly.The horseshoes galloped.During the running, it was mighty and mighty, and it seemed unstoppable.However, the iron cavalry of the Huben camp were clattering with iron hooves, and they were about to charge, so there was absolutely no reason to rein in their horses and retreat.When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.The mighty formation of chariots collided head-on with the galloping Xiliang iron cavalry.This is a contest of blood and blood.In the duel of ice and fire, the fierce collision of iron armor and flesh and blood, neither side has any way out, only to charge forward bravely, never ending.Very tragic.

Just as the Wuwei chariot and the Xiliang iron cavalry collided tragically, the catapult array on the left wing of the Xiliang army suddenly came out.Thousands of flaming cupping jars roared into the sky.Go straight to Wuwei Zhongjun roaring and falling.This is the place where the [-] Wuwei Iron Cavalry stood, and it was also where Li Lizhong's army was located, and Li Li, the coach of the Wuwei Army, reined in his horses in front of the formation.At the same time, hundreds of iron armored chariots from the right wing of the Xiliang army rushed out to attack Zhang Liao's left wing.

All of a sudden, Jia Xu, a military adviser, was standing on the high platform of the Wuwei Central Army.Unruffled in the face of danger, he waved the bright yellow command flag left and right.Immediately, the iron cavalry of the Wuwei Central Army suddenly separated to the two wings, and the twelve generals including Huan Fei, Teng Yu, and Talu led their cavalry to retreat into the two wing formations.Avoid falling tank fire bombs.

This move, in the eyes of Li Jue, the coach of the Xiliang Army, was self-disruption. The [-] Wuwei cavalry were destroyed without attack, and their combat power plummeted.This is also a tactical deployment made by Li Jue after careful consideration. The catapult formation on the left wing neither attacked the left wing nor the right wing of the Wuwei Army, but directly attacked the Wuwei Central Army in an attempt to give the Wuwei Army a middle ground.As long as the Wuwei Central Army is disrupted, the entire Wuwei Army will be in chaos, so the Wuwei Army will be defeated without any attack.

"boom boom"

The earthen pots that fell rapidly fell to the ground one after another, with a loud bang, blowing up dust and splashing sand and stones.

However, Li Li, who was in front of the Chinese army, sat on the golden beast king's mount and remained motionless. The Chinese army commander's flag moved forward fifty steps, and placed it directly beside Li Li's mount.At the same time, the eight thousand iron cavalry and the battle flag of the pro-guard army advanced fifty steps at the same time, and the Chinese army commanded the high platform and handsome flag.In addition, the 8000 giant shield soldiers in the rear quickly moved forward, building a solid giant shield defense line around the Jinyiwei cavalry to defend the central army. (Remarks: Jin Yiwei originally had [-] iron cavalry, but in the Battle of Lintao, [-] Li Meng's defeated troops were surrendered, so there are now [-] people.)

Zhang Liao's department on the left wing of Wuwei.Facing the ferocious Xiliang iron armored chariot formation, Zhang Liao responded calmly and calmly, commanding the chariot formation to retreat quickly, with a wave of his big hand, 300 giant shield soldiers lined up in front of the formation.These giant shield soldiers, a team of [-] people, formed a circular shield formation, carried the shield on one shoulder, and held a long spear, advancing steadily to challenge the armored chariot formation.At the same time, the chariot formation shifted its target, and continued to shoot arrows at the chariot formation, shooting for the giant shield soldiers.Hundreds of catapults threw tin cans from the rear and bombarded the formation of armored chariots.Zhang Liao, the leader of the left wing, led [-] spearmen ready to charge at any time, followed by Cao Xing with [-] archers, and Hu Zhen led [-] infantry in the rear.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The howling and falling fire bombs landed on the road of the Xiliang armored chariot formation, making a loud noise.Although the fire bombs made of this kind of crock pots are not very powerful and rely entirely on bursting tiles and charcoal to kill the enemy, they are superior in that they are loud and have a strong deterrent effect on war horses.Especially the chariots and horses that are moving forward bravely under the pain are easily affected by the loud noise, get lost in fright, and run wildly on a rampage, causing the chariots to collide with each other, causing the car to be destroyed.

"kill"

Zhang Liao's giant shield soldiers marched [-] steps in front of the formation to deploy the whole army, stopped and formed an overlapping round shield formation one by one.In the giant shield, the shield soldiers inserted the seven-foot heavy shield obliquely in front of them, put their spears on the giant shield, and stepped on the gun shaft under their feet.

"Bang, bang, bang"

Amidst the loud bang, dozens of chariots, pulled by the iron horses, charged into the giant shield formation.Hundreds of giant shield soldiers couldn't bear the impact of the horseshoes of the horses, the shields were destroyed and people died, screaming again and again.As for the giant shield soldiers who carried the impact, dozens of people worked together to overturn the iron-clad chariot with their giant shields, and then swung their spears and stabbed, killing the sideways rolling horse and the shattered iron-clad chariot soldiers.However, in such a violent collision, the giant shield soldiers suffered huge casualties, often requiring dozens of casualties to destroy an armored chariot.Fortunately, as long as a chariot is overturned, the chariots following behind will have no time to avoid it and roll over head-on.What's more, the number of armored chariots in Xiliang is limited, and it is no easy task to break through the heavy shield array of [-] giant shield soldiers.

In front of the Chinese army.Li Li stood in front of the formation with a full face, and the golden beast king under his crotch roared from time to time, stamping his hooves lightly, eager to charge and fight.Seeing the Xiliang army's left and right flanks attacking at the same time, he secretly marveled that his uncle Li Jue was indeed a battle-tested veteran. The real intention came out.

However, the changes in the current battle situation had already been expected by Li Li.After all, Li Jue is a long-established general in Xiliang, and the more than [-] Xiliang troops under his command are all battle-tested tiger and wolf divisions. Their combat power must not be underestimated.However, compared with the Xiliang Army, the Wuwei Army is no less inferior, and even beats the Xiliang Army.Since the establishment of the Wuwei Army, it has fought endlessly and won many battles. Its morale is high and its soldiers are strong.The [-] Xiliang troops who surrendered now, including Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Dong Yue, and Niu Fu, are not fresh recruits who have not experienced the flames of war, they are also elites in all battles.Such elite soldiers coupled with brave and skilled generals are elite soldiers and powerful generals, and their combat power is even better than in the past.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, Wuwei's 4000 chariot formation was almost completely lost, and Zhang Liao's troops on the left wing also destroyed hundreds of armored chariots of the Xiliang Army.Accompanied by this, the Xiliang Army's 6000 tiger and cardinal cavalry charged for half an hour but failed to reach the front of the Wuwei County formation, and instead lost more than 3000 cavalry.The [-] giant shield soldiers under Zhang Liao also suffered heavy losses. In World War I, more than [-] giant shield soldiers were killed or injured.At the same time, under the fire bombs thrown by the catapults of the Xiliang Army, more than [-] Wuwei cavalry also lost more than [-] people.

At this time, the setting sun was setting, and the golden afterglow shone on the wilderness, painting the blood-stained wilderness with a layer of brilliant color.

"The generals of the Wuwei Army obey the order, and the whole army strikes!"

At the moment when the iron cavalry of Xiliang Tiger Ben camp destroyed the chariot formation, Li Li drew his long sword out of its sheath and let out a loud shout.

With one order, nearly [-] Wuwei iron cavalry were divided into two, and came out from the left and right wings.The left wing is [-] iron cavalry led by six generals including Teng Yu and Talu under the command of Bo Cai, and the right wing is six divisions of more than [-] cavalry led by Dong Yue and Huan Fei.

In an instant, tens of thousands of warriors galloped out, tens of thousands of horses galloped, the sound of horseshoes shook the sky, and the earth trembled.

At the same time that the Wuwei iron cavalry was fighting, more than [-] soldiers from Zhang Liao's troops quickly moved closer to the Chinese army, and Fan Yong's troops on the right wing also moved closer to the Chinese army.Immediately, the two wings merged with the Chinese army's Jin Yiwei led by Li Li, and [-] giant shield soldiers lined up in front of the Chinese army.

The strangest thing is that the Wuwei iron cavalry who rushed out of the formation did not rush to kill the Xiliang tiger camp iron cavalry head-on, but bypassed the Xiliang iron cavalry from both sides, and went straight to kill the Xiliang army's two wings.At the same time, the [-] two-horse chariots in the right-wing army also split into two, followed by the Wuwei cavalry, and charged towards the two wings of the Xiliang army.

The Wuwei Central Army, whose left and right wings were merged into one army, has a strength of up to [-].The giant shield soldiers were in the front, the archers were in the back, and the golden guards were in the middle to support them. Nearly [-] infantry were waiting in line, and the chariots and catapults were in the back.With the steady advancement of the Chinese army's battle flag, the [-] Wuwei Chinese army slowly advanced, and confronted the more than [-] Xiliang tiger and ben cavalry who were charging forward.

"Two ceremonies and three phases army array!"

Seeing the entire Wuwei army attacking, Li Jue in front of the Xiliang army screamed in shock.

Seeing with his own eyes that the Wuwei Army's three-square formation didn't reveal its true formation until the entire army attacked, Li Jue was taken aback and felt caught off guard.Until now, he knew how Wuwei Li Li got the reputation of being treacherous and good at fighting, and he was indeed extremely treacherous!The two armies fought each other for most of the day, and it was not until the two armies came into close combat that the Wuwei army revealed its true battle formation.

Really good calculation, good patience, good means!

Chapter 308) Battle of the Setting Sun and Blood 3 (3/3)

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The sun sets in the west.

The setting sun is like blood, and thousands of rays of light traverse the sky.

The flowing clouds are like gold, gorgeous and splendid, and the evening breeze is cool, which makes people have infinite reverie and fascination.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the battle in the wilderness is in full swing.

The formation of two instruments and three phases is an ancient battle formation.

Those who have two instruments are yin and yang.The three-phase person, the heaven, the earth and the people.

The wilderness in the southern suburbs of Chang'an is a plain, and there is no shelter and no barriers within a radius of tens of miles.This kind of terrain is a natural battlefield for cavalry to fight for the front. The infantry poses no threat at all when facing the cavalry.

In this battle, among the Xiliang Army under Li Jue's command, there were 16 infantry and 5 cavalry, a total of [-] cavalry.Among the [-] infantry, there are about [-] giant shield soldiers, more than [-] catapults, chariots, and crossbow formations, and the remaining [-] are real infantry.The main force of the [-] Xiliang cavalry is the [-] Huben Battalion, and the remaining [-] cavalry are the trilogy of Xiliang generals such as Li Jue, Guo Si, and Duan Yan. They were not organized into an army, but mixed with infantry. limited.

Compared with Xiliang Army, Wuwei Army is not. Among the 14 Wuwei army, more than half are war cavalry, and there are more than [-] cavalry.Among them, the [-] Wuwei iron cavalry is the main force of the whole army, the eight thousand gold guard cavalry guards the central army, and the left and right wings each have three thousand war cavalry. That is to say, Fan Yong and Zhang Liao still have six thousand iron cavalry in their hands.In addition to war cavalry, among the more than [-] infantry, there are [-] chariots, chariots, catapults and archers, nearly [-] giant shield soldiers, and only [-] ordinary infantry. people.

In comparison between the two, although the total number of soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army exceeds that of the Wuwei Army.There are 2 more horses, but the Xiliang army does not have the advantage in the close combat between the two armies.

There is a saying in the art of war: the right time is not as good as the right place.

Fighting on the plains, war cavalry is the kingly way.Facing the charge of cavalry, it is difficult for pawns to fight against it.The combat power of a cavalry is at least equivalent to three infantry, or four, five, or even more.Therefore, since ancient times, in battles on the battlefield, cavalry is the key to winning or losing in a decisive battle.

In this decisive battle in the southern suburbs, the strength gap between the two armies is very small, almost on par.The main force of the Xiliang Army is the 11 Huben Battalion.The main force of the Wuwei army is [-] Wuwei iron cavalry, and the remaining [-] Xiliang infantry will fight against the [-] Wuwei army.If the cavalry of the two sides fought against the cavalry, and the infantry against the infantry, head-on head-to-head, the result was very likely that the Xiliang army would win.Because Xiliang's tiger ben camp is famous for its bravery, its combat power must not be underestimated.The [-] Wuwei iron cavalry is probably not the opponent of the Huben camp.Once the Xiliang iron cavalry defeated the Wuwei iron cavalry, there would be no suspense about the outcome of this battle.The final winner will be the Xiliang Army.After all, the Xiliang Army has a profound background.Fighting on the battlefield for many years, whether it is cavalry or infantry, they are all battle-tested victorious divisions.In comparison, although the Wuwei army is also an elite division, it is a new army, and its combat experience is still slightly inferior to that of the Xiliang army.After all, the foundation is too shallow and the foundation is not enough.

However, one thing is certain.That is, no matter who wins this battle, it will be a miserable victory.Kill one hundred thousand enemies.Self-defeating more than half, both lose-lose is inevitable.Such is the cruel iron law of war.

For such an ending, Li Jue and Li Li, the coaches of the two armies, had expected it in advance.Because of this, Li Jue is very sure that the Xiliang Army will win this battle. He has full confidence in the combat power of the Xiliang Army under his command, and firmly believes that the Xiliang Army will definitely not lose to the Wuwei Army in a decisive battle.

Contrary to Li Jue's confidence, Li Li, the coach of the Wuwei Army, made full preparations before the battle, repeatedly deduced the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies, and finally formulated the tactics of the two armies and three phases.Fighting for strength, whether it is cavalry or infantry, the Wuwei army is slightly inferior to the Xiliang army, and it is likely to lose in the end.But the Wuwei army also has some advantages, that is, the number of war cavalry exceeds that of the Xiliang army.In addition, the Wuwei Army has one of the most obvious advantages that is easily overlooked, and that is the ownership of the command.

Command power, the absolute command power possessed by the commander-in-chief of an army, unifies orders.On the surface, the coach of the Xiliang Army is Li Jue, but in reality it is not.There are quite a lot of generals in Xiliang, Guo Si, Duan Yan, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou each have their own trilogy, but Li Jue and Guo Si have always joined hands and have the most soldiers and horses, suppressing other generals, so they The two became the main generals of the Xiliang Army.However, Duan Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others had no affiliation with Li and Guo, nor were they generals trained and promoted by the two of them, but they had to submit to them due to the situation.The relationship between them is very subtle, similar to a cooperative relationship, but they are wary of each other, for fear of being murdered by others and annexing the trilogy.This kind of relationship that combines cooperation and defense is extremely fragile. When you encounter a weak opponent, you will rush forward and be unstoppable; The result will be disastrous.

Compared with the Xiliang Army's interest-combining system, the Wuwei Army is not.From bottom to top, the Wuwei Army has only one coach, and that is Li Li.The whole army has a unified order and unified dispatch. Thousands of generals in the whole army are all under Li Li's command.Fight if you want to fight, retreat if you want to retreat, even if you want to deprive a general of all military power, kill or cut, it is just a matter of one sentence, no one dares to resist.

Because of this, during the two armies' full-scale attack, the Wuwei army dispatched troops far faster than the Xiliang army.On the commander's platform, Jia Xu waved the command flag, and the whole army moved according to the command, attacking like an arrow flying from the string.