Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

All the generals of the Jin army were angry and shouted: "Mie Hu, Mie Hu, Mie Hu!" Even Liu Muzhi, Yu Yue and other military officials and their clerks, although they don’t wear battle robes, They all raised their arms and shouted, looking indignant.

Liu Yu put on his helmet, raised Meng Longfu's hand high, and said loudly: "In this battle, we encourage everyone to fight forward. Those who have meritorious work will have rewards. If you don't listen to orders, those who hesitate about the first are determined. Cut! I, Liu Yu, are here, together with the Raptors, watching everyone, today’s battle will go down in history, and all of this will be written by you!"

The soldiers burst into thunderous cheers again, and began to enter their respective combat positions. Dozens of generals stepped onto the stage quickly and arrived in front of Liu Yu. They were divided into two sides. Everyone’s eyes were tight. Staring closely at the handsome case in front of Liu Yu, the lingering arrows on it are extraordinarily heavy. What kind of role he will play in this decisive battle of the Northern Expedition, and what kind of history he will write depends on these lingering arrows. .

Liu Yu’s gaze swept across the excited and eager faces, and finally fell on Tan Shao’s face. He drew out a command arrow and handed it to Tan Shao: “The Chinese army consulted and joined the army, Ning Li General Tan Shao!"

Tan Shao hurriedly stood up for the salute: "The end is here!"

Liu Yu nodded: "This battle is the battle of your Gaoping Tan clan to retake your hometown. Back then, your uncle Tan Pingyi took your Tan clan to go south, and vowed to retake the homeland. That was when we first crossed the Suan Mountain in Jingkou. When we met, you were still a teenager under ten years old."

Tan Shao gritted his teeth: "I met at the beginning of the year, and I still remember it in my heart. My father-in-law died on the way to the south, and my uncle and father-in-law also died bravely for the Da Jin. He did not forget the Northern Expedition to his homeland until his death. Teach us that we must fight back to the old peasants and clean up our ancestral graves. Today, the marshal finally brought us back. Please also give an order to the end generals, willing to be the forward for the whole army!

Liu Yuzheng said: "General Tan, you are brave and resemble Uncle Er. Over the years, you have fought for the country and you have achieved great achievements. But the key to this battle is not the forward, but on the two wings. The failures of the Northern Expedition in the past are often not a headwind. , But for Murong’s cavalry to break through the flanks. Therefore, the main force of our army in this battle needs to be on both sides, not forwards."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Wang Zhen evilly said, "Marshal, are you going to strengthen the flank forces?"

Liu Yu nodded: "This is the way I have been thinking about it for many years, and finally realized how to defeat the Murong clan. If I am not sure, I would not dare to lead the whole army to the Northern Expedition with this kind of self-defeating and fighting back. In previous battles with the Yanjun iron cavalry, everyone should understand that it is difficult to charge with a flesh-and-blood hard top iron cavalry on the plains, even if it is a well-equipped and well-trained Beifu infantryman, the world’s strongest infantry."

Zhu Lingshi nodded: "Yes, I usually wait for repeated exercises. The same number of infantry fights the cavalry head-on. It is good to win three times out of ten. But our army's strength lies in its strong bow and hard crossbow. If the army is blocked three hundred steps away, the advantage lies with us."

Liu Yuzheng said: "To prevent enemy cavalry from assault, the most important thing is to reduce the speed of enemy cavalry. If the cavalry rushes up, it can't be blocked by a crossbow. If it is a fence used in normal camps, horses, antlers, etc. , And it can only be used on the preset battlefield. In this battle, our army is going to attack and take Linqu City, instead of camping firmly and losing the opportunity. This determines that our army’s defense depends on being able to move. , It can effectively block the tank."

Liu Muzhi laughed: "Well said, the hearts of the people are available, and the hearts of the soldiers are for war. At this time, we can't hold on to the soldiers, and to discourage the hearts of the people. Back then, Huan Wen attacked Guanzhong. It was because of being too cautious and not moving the soldiers. The striker seized the water source again, so he would have nowhere to go and actively attack Linqu for a decisive battle. It was just this mobile defense thing, could it be..."

His eyes lit up suddenly, and the fat on his face shook: "Could it be that he used a baggage cart?"

Liu Yu laughed: "Yes, this is the magic weapon for our army to restrain the enemy's riding."

Everyone took a breath of air, and Tan Shao thoughtfully said: "Wonderful, this big car is blocked there, it is a camp. The method of setting up a camp is often to enclose these trucks in a ring first to arrange them. The Chinese army usually fights and the big carts stay in the battalion. Today we don’t even deploy the big battalion, and the big carts follow the army. Is it just for this style of play?"

Liu Yu nodded: "The Yanjun’s armored cavalry can come with an iron-clad serial horse, so that they can be connected together to make it easier to rush into the formation, to prevent people from retreating because of fear, and to help the defense and defend against the enemy’s breakthrough. , But this will sacrifice the speed and impact of the iron cavalry~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It’s just that the Yan army will generally use infantry and light cavalry to fight my Dajin infantry first, and then dispatch the iron cavalry when our army is tired. This is also our army. The reason for their repeated defeats. Because their cavalry is highly mobile, they can choose the battlefield and attack time. First of all, our army cannot give them the opportunity to exert their cavalry strategic maneuverability. Linqu is their southern important town, core city, and half of Nanyan. All of the army’s rations are concentrated here, and they absolutely cannot lose. Therefore, taking the initiative to march forward, go straight to Linqu, and force them to fight decisively under the city is the first thing we must do."

Tan Shao sternly said: "The commander expects the enemy to be like a god, and the Admiral is admired. So, do you want the Admiral to use the cart as a flanker to cover the advancement of the whole army?"

Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, that's it. In this campaign, our army is divided into three armies. The left army is led by General Tan Shao, General Yokoye, General Sun, General Zhenwu, each of you with your troops and horses. Fifteen thousand people, sticking to the left wing, among your three armies, there are 1,742 large vehicles, all of which are arranged on the outermost layer of the left wing of the army within an hour, and a large shield is installed on it as a baffle. The cart is equipped with eight soldiers, pushing carts on both sides, and the chariots are connected end to end, and the square rails move in slowly.

Yu Qiu came out and said in a deep voice, "The armored soldiers outside the car are in danger of being exposed to the enemy's flanks. Please show me how to solve it?"

Liu Yu said solemnly: "Let the brothers on the outside push a layer of leather armor to prevent the enemy’s arrows, and follow up three thousand crossbowmen in the vehicle. If the enemy only shoots from the side, then crossbow. If the enemy cavalry assaults the car to within 30 paces, the outer armor will board the car and take precautions."

Sun Chu smiled and said: "This method is very wonderful, but if the enemy forces fly far away and make the sky full of smoke and dust on the battlefield, our army has no way of knowing the enemy's movements, how should we guard against it?"