Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 716 Bloody battle on the battlefield 2
"Fortunately, the arrangements have been made." Looking at the soldiers on both sides of the forward position, Gongsun Xu sighed and said: "There are a thousand soldiers in the trapped camp, even if they face tens of thousands of cavalry, they can at least slow down the enemy's advance. Hmph Hmph, there are only [-] cavalry without sprinting speed, and [-] trapped camps are enough to hold out for half an hour, so hurry up and send orders to let the frontline soldiers rebuild their positions as quickly as possible."

In fact, there is no need for Gongsun Xu to worry about this. When the enemy cavalry rushed up, the captains in the forward position had already led their subordinates to build a spear formation.According to the speed of the opponent's cavalry, it would be too late to form the spear formation, but fortunately, there are a thousand trapped camp soldiers here, and they successfully prevented the enemy cavalry from advancing, and now the trapped camp soldiers are still expanding their positions. Gradually drive the enemy back.

There are still many survivors among the spearmen and shield soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the previous position. They were not frightened, nor did they run away. Sticking to their posts, the brave men continue to fight the enemy with their weapons.

Moving like a wall, people and horses are all broken.This is the best portrayal of the trapped camp after the formation is formed.A thousand camp soldiers seem nothing in front of the enemy's five thousand cavalry. In terms of numbers and posture, the five thousand cavalry here have the upper hand, and the five thousand horses here are running to drive them. With that kind of shock, a thousand soldiers trapped in the camp are like being in a violent storm.

Be still like a virgin, move like a rabbit.The soldiers of the trapped camp standing in place really didn't see anything special, but after they took action, their murderous aura was manifested.The shock brought by the enemy's [-] cavalry relying on [-] horses is not even worth the deterrence of a thousand trapped camp soldiers advancing as a whole.

With 1000 people advancing together, all movements are uniform, as if one person is acting.Whether it was raising the shield or swinging the knife, the soldiers in the front row were all done together almost at the same time. The difference was the fate of the Xianbei army in front. Looking at the shattered shield in his hand in horror, he was at a loss.

After the soldiers in the first row raised their shields and swung their knives, the soldiers in the back row immediately cut another knife through the gap in the shield. This knife was enough to kill those Xianbei soldiers who had escaped the previous knife by chance.Since the soldiers of the trapped camp entered the field, there have been no complete corpses on the battlefield. Most of the corpses of the Xianbei army were in two or three pieces, and the corpses of a few people were even fragmented and mutilated.

There are only a few rows in the [-] camps. Compared with the enemy's formation of [-] cavalry, their side is indeed too weak.But such weak rows of soldiers not only blocked the enemy's [-] cavalry, but also kept driving the enemy back.

The archers and spear-throwers who received the order lined up behind the soldiers in the trapped camp in the shortest time, and their hands kept moving. There were only three rows of spear-throwers, and the three rows ran one after another under the order of the captain, and then Throw the short spear in your hand.The movements of the crossbowmen are even simpler. They stop to raise their bows and release their arrows every few steps forward, and then the next row steps forward to do the same thing.

The Xianbei cavalry, who had been thrown into chaos by the trapped camp, were attacked again. These arrows and short spears were reaping their lives. If they could not break through the formation of the few rows of trapped camp soldiers in front of them, they would always be there. Being attacked by the enemy's arrows and short spears, and it was such a short-distance attack, the lethality can be imagined.

Although the 7000 Xianbei troops behind were moving quickly, they still started from the main formation. No matter how fast they were, they had to cross the open space between the positions of the two armies.The cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the two wings of the chariot formation is not a display.After receiving the order from the chief general of the Chinese army, the cavalry on both wings sent out [-] men each to stop the opposing [-] cavalry.

The cavalry of the two sides finally launched a head-on confrontation, horses against horses, cavalry against cavalry, and the soldiers of both sides were caught in this kind of fighting.The [-] Xianbei cavalry in front failed to get the support of the troops, and now they are equivalent to being isolated. Their situation is probably the worst on this battlefield.

"An increase of 5000 troops." On the side of the Xianbei Army's central army position, the man in black pointed to the front battlefield and said, "Continue to increase troops, and you must support the [-] elites in front. They have already entered the enemy's chariot. As long as there are another [-] reinforcements, we will have a chance to break through the enemy's infantry position, hurry up, hurry up."

Not only the man in black, but Ke Bineng also had this idea at this time. In the past, if the cavalry on his side wanted to break through the opponent's first position, they would have to lose a lot of troops. Moreover, it was just an ordinary infantry position.

As the man in black said before, this is the most powerful chariot formation of the Northern Xinjiang Army. It is a defensive and counterattack formation researched by Gongsun Xu and his generals and advisers. The biggest advantage of this formation is that it is unbreakable. It can also call for the determination of all infantry soldiers to march forward together.

Because there is no retreat in the chariot formation, everyone must go forward. Once they take a step back, the soldiers behind have the right to kill them. The last front is composed of the supervisor team. They are responsible for keeping an eye on all the soldiers in front. Therefore, this The formation is from front to back, and all soldiers have no retreat.

Moreover, even if they could escape backwards, they would still die in the end, because the chariot formation had three chariots, and only the front opened.When all the soldiers lined up, they could see the only exit of the chariot formation, and it was also their only hope of survival.As long as they go back or to the sides, they have no way out.

It is precisely because of this situation that the soldiers of the chariot formation know what to do after forming the formation. Even if the enemy cavalry has rushed up, they can only move forward and cannot retreat, and the worst ones have to stay where they are. Behavior is tantamount to waiting to die.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Ke Bineng knew the difficulty of breaking through this formation. Unless all the enemy infantry was killed, this formation would not be broken at all.Ke Bi Neng estimated from the beginning that if he wanted to take down the enemy's forward positions, he would have to lose at least [-] to [-] cavalry.

The infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army will continue to form formations, and the cavalry on his side must sprint from a hundred paces away to have a chance to drive the speed of the horses. In the end, they have to rely on the sprint of the horses to break the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army In other words, even if they take down the forward position of the Northern Xinjiang Army, they may not be able to hold it. Even if they can hold it temporarily, they still have to give up before the cavalry on their side rushes up. This is equivalent to It gave the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army the opportunity to form a formation on the original position.

It's not that Ke Bi Neng is dull and doesn't know how to change the way of fighting, nor is it that the cavalry of the Xianbei Army don't know how to be flexible and only know how to charge with cavalry.The key is that after Gongsun continued the chariot formation, he only left the opponent with such a way of fighting. The Xianbei army could only rely on cavalry to charge the formation, otherwise they had to watch from afar, and they could not attack from other directions Enter the chariot formation of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Bows and arrows can't cause much damage to the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army. The armor and shields of the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army have minimized the damage caused by the enemy's arrows. It is impossible for Tian Tian to take down the infantry positions of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Li Guang, the parachutist of the Western Han Dynasty, once used a similar defensive formation to confront the Huns cavalry. At that time, he did not have such a chariot formation, but used grain vehicles to build simple fortifications to resist the sprint of the enemy cavalry.Later, Li Ling, the grandson of Li Guang, also used a similar formation to resist the Huns when they fought against the Huns. At that time, Li Ling retreated while fighting, relying on the defense of infantry and the shooting of crossbowmen to resist the enemy.Although it was still defeated later, this did not affect the highlight of this defensive formation in the slightest.

Even after Li Ling surrendered to the Huns, no one accused him of making mistakes in this command. Later, Li Ling himself said that if he could give each of his subordinates three extra arrows, he would be able to support the entire army back to the Great Wall. .

Gongsun Xu's chariot formation was improved on the basis of the wisdom and experience of the predecessors. At the same time, in order to match the defense of the chariot formation, Gongsun Xu also specially improved the grain transport vehicle, reinforced the iron sheet, and equipped it with spears. One can imagine the defensive capabilities of the grain trucks, which are much stronger than those grain trucks in Li Guang's hands back then.

Moreover, in order to face the enemy, Gongsun Xu was fully prepared. Whether it was arrows or food for the soldiers, there were enough reserves in the chariot formation, in order not to let the soldiers worry about the logistics situation. Prepare for a protracted war.

The increase in troops of the Xianbei cavalry naturally attracted Gongsun Xu's attention. Now the Xianbei army wants to use cavalry to break through the outer positions of the Northern Army, and then they can stick to the chariot formation to attack the Northern Army. If the Xianbei Army can really If this is achieved, then it is really possible for them to block the retreat of the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army, of course, by closing the door and beating dogs.

But obviously, they can't do this now, the cavalry of the northern border army has blocked their way forward, unless they can charge up the cavalry outside, the Xianbei army behind will not be able to approach the gap in front.

"Send the order, select the forward army to attack." Finally, Gongsun Xu ordered the selected forward army to dispatch after hesitating again and again.Now is a critical moment. Gongsun Xu can't send all the cavalry on the two wings, or the two wings will be completely exposed. Moreover, the current situation cannot be completely defended, and Gongsun Xu must counterattack.

Only by disrupting the enemy's offensive rhythm can there be a chance to restore the situation and return the battlefield to the way it was before the attack.That's why Gongsun Xucai chose to let the Xuanfeng Army attack. Things like Li Wang Kuanglan are most suitable for the Xuanfeng Army to do.

The unique desolation horn sounded, and the [-] selected vanguards actually acted together at the same time. This move directly made the men in black on the Xianbei army's middle army frown.Ke Bi Neng may not know how powerful the forward army is now, but he is also nervous.

(End of this chapter)