Da Wei Chun

Chapter 120
Seeing more than 20 cavalry escaped unscathed, whether it was the cavalry behind Li Chengzhi or the infantry of the Chinese army, all of them were excited and their eyes were shining.

It seems that the two old soldiers of the Li family were not afraid of danger and commanded properly, so that these soldiers could escape with their lives without any danger.

But if there is no iron armor for self-defense, at the moment when the enemy's crossbow arrows are fired and the horse stumbles, even if these people have not been pierced by thousands of arrows, they will be trampled to death by the horse behind...

With this armor, is it more than an extra life?

Understand this truth, the morale of the soldiers is higher, and the fighting spirit is stronger.Staring at the rioting soldiers a hundred meters away, it seemed as if he saw piles of money and food waving to them...

Li Chengzhi smiled even more.

As long as there are mines and iron, he can make as many armors as he wants.

What he values ​​more is the quality of soldiers.

These two veterans of the Li family were able to calmly line up and retreat under the noses of thousands of enemy troops. Li Wenzhong insisted that he had nothing to do with them. How encouraging is this?
What made Li Chengzhi even more delighted was their understanding and learning ability.

Li Chengzhi vaguely remembered that when Li Feng was practicing the hollow formation at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, when Li Feng asked how he should survive if a small group of infantry encountered enemy cavalry, he talked about it casually.

At that time, I just briefly talked about how the spear and shield soldiers should line up for defense, how to change their formation and retreat quickly, and if there are archers on the side, they can even defend and counterattack.Unexpectedly, these two veterans actually memorized them, and they can still use what they have learned?

This is not talent, what kind of talent is it?
The faces are so familiar, even the name can be vaguely called, one of them seems to be Li Hou'er's father, but I didn't realize that there is such a talent in my subordinates before?

After all, the reason is that these people have not been given a chance to show off...

Li Chengzhi jumped off the horse happily, patted the shoulders of the two old soldiers vigorously, turned his head and said to Cao Cao who followed the army behind him: "These two men each recorded ten ranks of decapitation, and they were promoted to the masters of the infantry after the battle... the rest Everyone will be beheaded for three levels of deeds..."

The generals and soldiers around were stunned.

In the blink of an eye, he was promoted to two ranks?

Is this reward a little overdone?

Although it won't last long, at most the army may be disbanded when the chaos settles down, but it can't stand the good treatment in wartime.

Li Chengzhi stipulated that for soldiers and generals in the army, the treatment will be doubled every time they are promoted: the commander is twice as much as the soldier, the team leader is twice as much as the leader, the brigade commander, the army leader and so on.

It means that as long as you become the leader of the team, you will get a stone and two buckets of money and food every month, which is equivalent to the official salary of the eighth-rank county magistrate...

That's all, these two old soldiers are really powerful, they are very courageous and determined, they are very comparable, and the rewards can be justified.

But those twenty or so cavalrymen, who just escaped with the old pawn, have meritorious service?

Let alone the general commander, seeing that so many horses were damaged at one time, it is not a bad thing to ask these cavalrymen for their crimes.

The smart people all reacted: Mr. Li's family doesn't value the lives of soldiers as usual, at least it is much more valuable than war horses...

Some people are suspected of buying horse bones with a lot of money, but the effect is not generally good.Li Chengzhi clearly felt that no matter whether it was a general or a soldier, the eyes looking at him were even hotter...

It doesn't feel very deliberate, this method of cherishing soldiers is used naturally, it seems that I am getting more and more handy...

Just feeling emotional, Li Shi led the cavalry back to the front of the formation, and urged the horse to come over and report to him:

"The bandit formation is in the middle distance. Most of the crossbowmen, archers, and shield soldiers are concentrated in the center of the center. The farther to the two wings, the weaker the troops are... Only half of the cavalry are armored, without helmets and shields, and very few carry cavalry. bow……

The commander-in-chief stands on the top of the wall, there are not many golden flags and drums, and most of the enemy commanders rely on ordering soldiers to pass orders..."

Li Chengzhi was stunned for a while: "The enemy cavalry doesn't have a bow? What's the use of it besides running faster?"

"For the battle, you can just have a cavalry gun, what kind of bow do you want?" Li Shi replied as a matter of course, "Isn't that what cavalry are for?"

Li Chengzhi glared at him.

I knew it in my head...it was expensive, did you know that?
It is probably because Li Wenzhong saw that his cavalry armor was heavy, and the killing effect of cavalry and shooting was not great, so he concentrated all his bows on infantry and chariot soldiers to guard against infantry...

But what Li Shi said is not unreasonable. The cavalry of this era is really used as the main offensive and strong offensive unit...

Then Li Wenzhong, has he already thought about it?
Li Chengzhi's eyelids twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look at the bare front and left wing of his own formation, and then turned his head to look at the enemy.

The enemy's formation is still moving, but the range is not very large. It is mainly concentrated on the right wing, and the one facing it happens to be the left wing of our own formation...

Before, he thought it was because Li Wenzhong had to make emergency adjustments because he had already detected the strength of the formation to confuse himself.

But at this moment, it seems that he wants to take the initiative?
Haha, I never thought of luring the enemy deep, but before I knew it, I put up a formation to lure the enemy?

Since you want to come, I will give you more confidence...

If Li Wenzhong really dared to take the initiative to attack, he would wake up laughing from his dreams...

Li Chengzhi's eyes became brighter and brighter: "Li Shi, go to visit again, just like just now, from south to north, then from north to south, and finally come back here...

But remember, this time we are farther than [-] paces away from the enemy's formation, and we must be careful with the enemy's right flank, Li Wenzhong may have transferred some crossbowmen there... If the enemy sends out cavalry, remember not to fight..."

Thirty steps?
Why is it getting farther each time?

Still can't fight the enemy?
Li Shi's face was full of helplessness, but he didn't dare to say the word "no", he just replied in a buzzing voice: "Pu De Ling!"

Li Chengzhi was angry and laughed, and raised his horsewhip as if to whip him: "You know what...there are so many enemies and thieves, why are you afraid that no one will kill them? There are times when you can't even cut them..."

He sent Li Shi out this time, in fact, his intention to lure the enemy was greater.

If Li Wenzhong really planned as he imagined, he would definitely wait for Li Shi to rush over and then rush back, just when the remaining half of the brigade of white cavalry was going back to the left flank to defend, they would launch a cavalry attack.

Whether it is true or not, you will know if you try it...

Hearing that there were still more to kill, Li Shiya bared his teeth, beat his horse and ran away.

Li Chengzhi turned his head and said to the banner soldiers: "Send the order, the infantry raise their guns, and change the hollow formation... Forget it... Li Xian, you go and pass the order to Li Liang, let him do this, this..."

Li Chengzhi was afraid that once the battle was fought, the flag orders would be too dense and Li Liang might be in a hurry, so he simply reminded him in advance so that he could take precautions early.

Even if I guess wrong, there is nothing to lose...

Li Xian responded, walked into the Chinese army's banners and drums along the gap in the formation, and whispered something in Li Liang's ear.

Will the enemy cavalry attack the left wing of the central army?

Li Liang frowned and looked up.

The enemy cavalry didn't even move, how did Lang Jun guess it?

He was still pondering, and then he heard Li Xian say: "Second brother, Mr. Lang also said that if you are not sure, you should still form a sparse formation. When the enemy cavalry comes to attack, just set up your shield and shoot arrows..."

"It's not a question of whether it can be surrounded or whether it can be eaten!"

Li Liang imitated Li Chengzhi, pinched his chin and looked at the enemy formation a hundred meters away, and said suspiciously, "How could the enemy commander be so easily fooled?"

"Aren't you stupid?" Li Xian chuckled, "In the words of my lord, you are purely an afterthought... In the past, if someone said that you can defend against cavalry without relying on chariots or cavalry, you can even rely on infantry. It's a siege, do you dare to believe it?"

Li Liang was shocked: Right?

I have practiced a lot, so I naturally have preconceived ideas, and I have the idea of ​​"whenever you encounter such a spear formation in the future, you must hide far away".

But the problem is that the enemy commander doesn't know...

Most likely, seeing that the front and left flanks of our side were not guarded by cavalry, nor defended by chariots, they felt that there was a loophole to take advantage of...

Mr. Lang must have judged it based on the commotion in the enemy's formation just now.

This is a cavalry soldier... not only has a head, but also wears armor on his body, and rides a horse under his crotch...

It's just here to give yourself a battle...

Li Liang's eyes were full of wildness, he ignored Li Xian, and asked the flag commander to issue an order: "The whole army will stick to the guns, change to the hollow formation, and then move the auxiliary soldiers to the train formation, and guard the tail..."

He was afraid that the enemy commander would see that the cavalry was trapped by the enemy formation, and then send another team to attack the rear flank to make a relief...

Following the flag order, the gaps in the array that were originally half a foot wide were instantly filled by the infantry that followed, and there were almost no gaps between people and soldiers.

Li Wenzhong, who was standing on the top of the wall, was stunned: What kind of formation is this enemy army, and why is there such a big space in the middle?
The former army is very dense, and the front line is indeed wider, but the question is, is the depth thinner?

If you count it carefully, it seems that there are only ten rows thick. As long as the cavalry rushes up three or four times, they will definitely be able to rush away.

More importantly, I don't know if there is something wrong with the enemy commander's brain, and he actually concentrated all the cavalry on the right wing, leaving the left wing alone?

chance...

Li Wenzhong was ecstatic in his heart, and immediately summoned his own soldiers to explain to him, and asked him to pass orders to the cavalry...

……

Li Shi is here again.

He honestly followed Li Chengzhi's request, and walked thirty steps away from the enemy's line.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the middle position in front of the two armies, not far from the left and right.

The strange thing is that this time the enemy's crossbowmen didn't even shoot a single arrow?
It is estimated that it is too far away, shooting is useless, and it will only waste arrows...

Running from south to north, after passing through the [-]-meter-long front, the soldiers on both sides looked at him as if they were watching a play, but there was no movement.Li Shi turned his horse's head depressed, and then turned from north to south.

He felt like a monkey, running over and back again, nothing worked.

The speed of the horse was very fast this time, and Li Shi was about to return to the cavalry formation on the right wing in a matter of self-mockery.Just as he was about to slow down his horse and return to the team, he suddenly heard a drum beating behind him, and then it was like a thousand stones rolling to the ground, and it sounded like continuous thunder.

He was startled, looked back instinctively, and saw all the cavalry on the right flank of the enemy army dispatched, forming a conical formation, from thin to thick, and circled towards the left flank of his own infantry.

Li Shi's scalp went numb, and the hairs all over his body stood up. There was only one thought in his mind: it's over...

I have already reached the right wing, and there is no one guarding the left wing of the formation...

Subconsciously, he pulled the reins of the horse, wanting to turn around and go back.

"Commander Zhuang, Commander Banner!" The soldiers beside him urgently reminded him.

Li Shi was startled, and when he looked up, the remaining cavalry on his side also moved.

I saw Li Xian waving the flag while running, obviously sending orders to himself.

He was taken aback just now, and Li Shi's mind was a little sluggish, but he didn't realize what the order was.

"Lang Jun asked us to follow closely..." the soldier said again.

stay close?

Shouldn't it be turning around and chasing the enemy cavalry?
Li Shi was startled and appalled, and when he took a closer look, the white cavalry did not intercept the enemy cavalry attacking the left flank, but charged towards the enemy army directly in front?
What kind of play is this, is the fool desperate?

You hit yours, I hit mine, who is not afraid of death?

Li Shi endured and endured, but in the end he didn't dare to disobey the military order, so he could only bite the bullet and urge his horse to follow...

(End of this chapter)