Xiaoqi

"Look, my lord, the central army of the Allied Army was originally composed of six square formations, which were clearly separated before, but now the six square formations have quietly moved closer together and evolved into a large formation. The reason why the enemy army did this is to give The cavalry on the left and right flanks made enough space for the cavalry and the chariots behind the central army to go out and charge. It can be seen that the allied army had already prepared the whole army to attack when Lu Bu went to battle, and only waited for the battle between Lu Bu and Huan Fei The moment you stop, the allied forces will charge forward with their troops."

While speaking, Guo Jia looked intently at the formation of the Allied Army, and continued: "These six phalanxes of the Central Army of the Allied Army are actually the headquarters of the various princes of the Allied Army. After half a year of fierce fighting, the strength of the Allied Army is now large. It is not as good as before. Yuan Shao now has [-] cavalry, which is divided into two at this time, and more than [-] cavalry are under the command of Lu Bu. The [-] chariot formation is behind the central army, and the remaining [-] infantry form two Chinese phalanxes. , led by Zhang He and Gao Lan respectively. The remaining four square formations are: Liu Bei's [-] Xuzhou Army formed a square formation, Cao Cao's more than [-] soldiers and horses and Zhang Yang's more than [-] soldiers and horses combined into a square The [-]-odd infantry under Lu Bu and the [-]-odd troops left by Sun Ce formed a square formation, and the [-]-odd Black Mountain Army under Zhang Yan formed a square formation by itself."

"In addition to the 24 infantry, there are a total of [-] war cavalry on both sides of the Allied Army. The left wing in the north is the [-] war cavalry of the headquarters led by Zhang Yan, and Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Zhang Yang, and Sun Ce are drawn from the tents of the four princes. The [-] cavalry came out, a total of [-] cavalry. The cavalry on the right flank in the south were the [-] wolf cavalry under Lu Bu's command and the more than [-] cavalry under Yuan Shao's command, adding up to nearly [-] cavalry.

In addition, the Allied Central Army deployed [-] crossbow battalions in front of the formation, and behind the Central Army there were [-] chariot formations, [-] catapult formations, and [-] well fences, city-charging vehicles and other heavy siege weapons.Finally, there are the troops left behind in the allied army camp. The exact number is unknown, but according to my estimate, there are at least [-] soldiers and horses. "

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Li Li continued, "This means that the total strength of the Allied forces participating in this decisive battle is not 32, but 36 troops, or even more!"

"Exactly." Guo Jia nodded solemnly and said, "Before the Allied troops lined up to block the soldiers and horses hidden behind the central army, and the cavalry on both wings were also crowded together, so the strength of the troops displayed in front of our army There are only about 30. But now the six phalanxes of the Allied Army are moving closer to the middle, and they are combined into one to form a large formation, which exposes all the troops. Therefore, the current strength of the Allied Army is as high as 36, including 24 infantry troops. [-], [-] war cavalry, and no less than [-] other arms.

In other words, the Allied forces are twice as strong as ours, including the [-] defenders who stayed at Hangu Pass.There is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, so the battle situation is extremely unfavorable to our Xiliang army! "

Seeing Guo Jia's worried expression, Li Li smiled indifferently: "The matter has come to this point, worrying is useless. There is a saying: when soldiers come to block, water comes to land, the most urgent thing is to organize the army to fight, and it is useless to think about other things."

Chapter 740

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"That is to say, the Allied forces are twice as strong as ours, including the [-] defenders we left at Hangu Pass."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's face showed a deep worry, and he said in a worried voice: "The enemy and our forces are very different, so,,, the battle situation is extremely unfavorable to our army!"

Seeing Guo Jia's worried expression, Li Li smiled indifferently, and said disapprovingly: "The matter has come to this point, and worrying is useless. There is a saying: when soldiers come to block, water comes to land, the most urgent thing right now is to organize the army to fight, and it is useless to think about other things."

"Nuo, Jia takes orders!"

Seeing Li Li's optimism and self-confidence, Guo Jia calmed down and took the order to leave. He quickly went to the commander's platform of the Chinese army and dispatched the battalions to prepare for the battle.

"Does Xiaozhi know where this battle formation came from and how powerful it is?"

Watching Guo Jia go to the coaching platform, Li Li turned to look at Fazheng beside him, and asked with a smile.

Hearing the sound, Fazheng looked back and said happily: "My lord, as far as I know, this ** battle formation evolved from the fish-scale formation in the ancient Warring States period. There are two types of battle formations on the battlefield, one is Offensive formation, the second is defensive battle formation. During the Warring States Period, Sun Bin, a master of military art, used ancient and modern formations to the extreme, leaving an ancient book on military art "Sun Bin's Art of War", which focuses on the method of battle formation. This art of war and Sun Tzu's Art of War are also known as the two major These amazing books have been highly praised by the famous generals of all dynasties, but it is a pity that these two books on the art of war that are handed down are hand-copied, most of them are incomplete, and the original works are nowhere to be found.”

Speaking of which.Fazheng's face showed a strong look of regret, and then calmed down, he continued: "There are many kinds of battle formations. Most of them are named according to their shape and offensive and defensive characteristics. The commonly used formations on the battlefield are nothing more than : square array, circular array, sparse array, number array, conical array, goose-shaped array, hook-shaped array, Xuanxiang array, water array and fire array, etc. In addition, there is also a 'cloud array' for shooting, There are many types of formations such as the "Winning Wei Formation" for encircling the enemy, the "He Sui Formation" for surprise attack, the "Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation" for both offense and defense, and the "One-word Long Snake Formation". There are more than 100 types of formations, large and small. .

"However, although there are many and varied types of formations, all formations are ever-changing. The essence of formations is to win the many with the few, and to defeat the strong with the weak. But any formation has its own strengths. The shortcoming is basically whether the soldiers in the formation are elite, whether the cooperation is tacit enough, and whether the strength of the formation is sufficient to maximize the formation.

Take the ** battle formation of the Central Army of the Allied Army in front of us as an example, it is composed of mixed forces from the princes of the seven towns.At first it was six squares.Now the phalanxes are stacked together to form a scale-like attack formation. The 24 infantry formed a six-stage fish-scale formation layered on top of each other. When the Allied forces attacked, the Chinese army commander retreated to the rear of the formation, while the six-stage fish-scale attack formation was layered on top of each other to sweep and crush The momentum launched an attack on our army.The biggest advantage of this kind of battle formation is that it can prevent our army's war cavalry from breaking through the central army to the greatest extent, squeezing and advancing steadily.Trying to compress the space step by step, greatly suppressing the impact force of my Xiliang war cavalry. "

Speaking of which.Fazheng's voice paused, and after he breathed a sigh of relief, the same worried expression as Guo Jia before him appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "Once the 24 infantry of the Allied Central Army approached our army's front, our army's more than 10,000 troops will fight Cavalry generals are at a disadvantage. [-]+ cavalry lose space to sprint, and then passively fight with the allied forces at close quarters, which is extremely detrimental to our army.

The advantage of war cavalry combat lies in the flexible and maneuverable battle. There must be enough space for the horse to gallop completely, so as to exert the maximum attack and lethality.Therefore, my subordinates suggested that our army should take the initiative to attack in this battle, to preempt the enemy, at least not to lag behind the allied forces.After all, the main force of our Xiliang army in this battle is 13 war cavalry, accounting for more than [-]% of the army's strength. The defense force is weak, and it is completely based on offense instead of defense.

Therefore, our army must take the initiative to attack; only in this way can the power of the war cavalry charge into the formation be maximized.This is the humble opinion of my subordinates, whether it is feasible or not, I ask the Lord to decide. "

"Well, Xiaozhi is well versed in the art of war, and this explanation is quite insightful, which is very rare." Li Li nodded happily, looked up at the huge battle formation of the allied forces that was about to move, and asked thoughtfully: " Now that Xiaozhi knows this formation, is there a way to crack it? Or, in Xiaozhi's opinion, how should our army defend against the enemy in this battle to have a chance of winning?"

The method seemed to be well-thought-out, and he said without hesitation: "My lord, it is not difficult to break the formation of the allied army. You can break it by facing the enemy with a front and arrow formation. Speaking of which, this formation is large in scale and powerful. Extraordinary, seemingly exquisite, but in fact it is not. This formation is formed by stacking six square formations, which look like fish scales. In fact, this is a super-large fish scale formation. However, almost the whole army of the Allies attacked, and the fish scale formation attacked The force is very strong, layer by layer, continuous; however, the fish of the allied army is too large, and its attack range is extremely wide, which means that its defense is very weak. Therefore, the composition of our army's war cavalry The front arrow array, mobilizing the most powerful cavalry battalion to attack it is not as good as the rest, so that it will surely tear the enemy's defense line, and then go straight to the belly of the fish, planing it in half, so that the Japanese battle can be broken Afterwards, the cavalry on the left and right wings of our army formed a wild goose formation, encircling the central army of the allied army with lightning speed. If we can do this, our army will surely win!"

"How can we defeat the [-] cavalry on the two wings of the Allied Army?" Li Li asked noncommittally.

"Huh?" Fazheng was stunned when he heard the sound, and replied after thinking: "This subordinate remembers that in the battle of the southern suburbs in the past, the lord's method of defeating the Huben camp was very good. He used the chariot to attack the cavalry, and in this way he could smash the two wings of the allied army. [-] war cavalry. But this time the allied army also has [-] chariot formations, and the crossbow battalion and catapults are equally powerful, so it will not be easy to deal with."

"Hehehe!" Seeing Fazheng frowned and thinking, Li Lixin smiled: "Okay, very good, it's beyond my expectation for Xiaozhi to have this insight, and it's very rare. If he wins this battle, Xiaozhi will be able to take over the position." The military division general is on his own and has set off with the army!"

"Uh, thank you, Lord, for your cultivation. It's just that" Fazheng was stunned when he heard the words, and quickly thanked him respectfully, then hesitated and said, "How should the allied cavalry and other battle formations deal with it? Please enlighten me, Lord."

Li Li shook his head with a smile, and said with a sly smile: "The way to use troops is the most important thing. At present, the two armies are facing a decisive battle. It is almost impossible to hide and ambush the two armies. But there are no absolutes in this world. Turning the impossible into the possible The way to win. Right and wrong, true and false, many times you can’t tell with the naked eye. Therefore, Xiaozhi don’t need to worry, when the time comes, you will see the result.”

"My lord, Shengming, I am deeply ashamed." Fazheng said respectfully, puzzled.

Li Li nodded slightly: "Xiao Zhi doesn't need to think too much, let's go prepare for the battle, when Huan Fei and Lu Bu finish the battle, it's time for our army to attack."

"No, this subordinate will leave!" Fazheng reined in his horse in response, and went straight to Longxiang's camp.

The setting sun hangs in the sky, and the bright sunlight slantly shines on the cheeks of the allied forces, forcing many soldiers to raise their hands to cover their eyes and watch the peak duel in front of the formation.

Suddenly, the sound of "da da" horseshoes came from the allied formation, and then Liu Bei returned to the front of the formation again, and stopped on Yuan Shao's left side.

"Xuande has worked hard, so my brother Zhang Fei is safe?" Yuan Shao turned his head to look at Liu Bei, and asked softly.

"Thank you for your concern, leader. Yide is seriously injured. I'm afraid he won't be able to recover within a month." Liu Bei replied in a low voice with a sad face.

"Hey!" Yuan Shao sighed softly: "The matter has come to this point, Xuande still needs to be relieved, the big battle is imminent, don't be distracted!"

Hearing the sound, Liu Bei raised his eyes to look at Yuan Shao, then nodded to show that he knew the seriousness, but he didn't want to say more.

Seeing this, the corners of Yuan Shao's eyes twitched slightly, and a bit of anger flashed in his eyes, but there was still a faint smile on his face.He knew that Liu Bei must have a lot of complaints about him in his heart, so he didn't want to answer at this time, and deliberately showed his face.Yuan Shao was very annoyed by this, but he had nowhere to vent it.

In fact, the reason why Liu Bei personally went out to rescue Zhang Fei just now was because he had no choice but to go.Because he had asked Yuan Shao for help before going out, but Yuan Shao politely refused, saying that the allied army had generals ready to be sent. The implication was that if Liu Bei wanted to save Zhang Fei, he would go there by himself, otherwise there would be no discussion.Fortunately, Liu Bei was not stopped by Huan Fei after he left the battle, and rescued Zhang Fei without any danger.However, a rift had formed between him and Yuan Shao, and a rift had formed, and the previous harmony was no longer there.

Therefore, when Liu Bei returns to the front of the battle now, he will naturally not give Yuan Shao a good face. It is already very good if he didn't get angry on the spot.

Now that things have happened, Liu Bei has completely seen the true colors of Yuan Shao and the princes from all walks of life, and also clearly recognized the current situation.For this reason, he was extremely disappointed, and he was no longer as optimistic about the battle in front of him as before.He even vaguely felt that the situation facing the allied forces was very severe. Although they had twice the strength of the Xiliang army, there were too many hidden dangers.The princes of all walks of life distrust each other, have their own ghosts, and always put their own interests and preservation of strength first. When the war is imminent, even if they are desperate, when the time comes to fight head-on, who can believe that the soldiers and horses of all walks of life who?

Faced with such a complicated situation, Liu Bei was deeply worried. He knew that his decision to join the alliance this time might be a wrong decision. Let alone the trip, it might cost the lives of tens of thousands of Xuzhou soldiers.Even he may be entangled in Sili, and he may not be able to escape in a short time.

Just when Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were silent, counselor Xu You rode up behind Yuan Shao and reported in a low voice: "My lord, everything is ready and the army is ready to attack at any time."

"Well, that's very good." Yuan Shao didn't turn his head. After lightly nodding his head, he looked at the hundreds of thousands of war cavalry in the Xiliang army formation with deep and gloomy eyes, and murmured: "The iron cavalry in Xiliang is the best. The world is indeed a serious problem for our Jizhou army. These more than [-] cavalry are immortal, and I, General Yuan Shao, will never be able to succeed. Therefore, the victory or defeat of this battle is not important, as long as the Xiliang cavalry can be wiped out in one fell swoop , no matter how much the price is paid, it is worth it.”

This was Yuan Shao's heartfelt words, but it was a pity that his voice was so low that no one of the princes standing beside him could hear him;

741 - Battle of the Peak

In front of the two armies.

"Chong!"

Amidst the loud bang and bang, Lu Bu and Huan Fei had already fought for more than a hundred rounds, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

Although Xu Chu used himself as a bait and did not hesitate to suffer serious injuries to create opportunities for Huan Fei, but Lu Bu was not mediocre after all.

Even though Lu Bu was injured in the first fight and lost the opportunity, if Huan Fei wanted to easily defeat him in Baihe, it was an unrealistic fantasy.

Who is Lu Bu?

That was the God of War who had shaken the world as early as five years ago. In the battle of Hulao, dozens of generals under the tents of the Eighteenth Route princes died under Fang Tian's painted halberd one after another.It was a battle, and Lu Bu went to the Allied Dazhai to challenge alone. The eighteenth princes were terrified, and more than [-] Allied soldiers hid in the camp and shrank their heads like turtles, refusing to fight.

Lu Bu is so mighty, there is no one like him in the world.

Let me ask, what was Huan Fei doing when Lu Bu became famous all over the world?

At that time, Huan Fei was still leading a group of thieves to rob houses in Dunhuang and Zhangye, hunting around without a fixed place.However, he offended the Xiutu tribe, the largest Qiang tribe entrenched in Zhangye County, by inadvertently snatching dozens of good horses from the three brothers Jin Zhu, and was chased and killed by the Xiutu tribe, and had no choice but to flee to the edge of the desert in Wuwei County. The fallen grass in the Maple Leaf Canyon is a bandit, sheltering temporarily.

However, no one thought that Huan Fei led his troops to flee to Maple Leaf Canyon for refuge, but it was a turning point that changed his life.If he stayed in Maple Leaf Ridge without going down the mountain, he would not use strong means to subdue the thieves and grassroots bandits on the nine surrounding hills, large and small.I will never meet Ma Chao.If Ma Chao hadn't lied to him and led [-] flying horses to rob and kill Li Li and his party who stayed overnight in Maple Leaf Canyon, then he might never have known Li Li in his whole life.There will be no subsequent magnificent fighting career.Maybe he stayed in Maple Leaf Canyon for a year or so before leading his troops to the Western Regions, and then died in a vendetta against horse thieves, or was killed by a conspiracy, or died of mediocre old age in some unknown cottage or Exotic.