Three Kingdoms

Seeing the Southern Huns cavalry rushing out to block them, after confronting the Western Expeditionary Army, they were like leaves that had been frozen by the frost in late autumn. They fell at the slightest movement, like dandelions, a little bit The breeze dispersed in all directions, as if it had no effect at all. Such a scene and such a result would inevitably make the Southern Huns panic. As they looked at each other, they saw their own pale faces on the faces of others beside them.

The Zhengxi cavalry galloped directly through the middle of the battlefield, opened slightly outwards, and then moved towards the left and right wings at a slight angle to press against the Yang Jun and Huchuquan coalition forces, leaving only a large number of Southern Huns cavalry behind. The corpses lay in the middle of the battlefield, and there were more than ten or twenty Huns war horses. They were overwhelmed and moaned with their horse heads on the corpses of their original owners on the cruel and bloody battlefield.

Fei Qian stands under the three-color battle flag. Even though he has been in battle many times, in the face of such an excellent performance full of speed and power, he still has no other way to vent his blood except cheering loudly. .

The sorrow of Zhan Liuzha can only be attributed to shouting 666 from behind...

However, as a commander-in-chief, Fei Qian still noticed that the two generals who commanded the cavalry under him were extraordinary. Zhao Yun would not say it, but Gan Feng's performance did surprise Fei Qian.

Perhaps most people think that cavalry confrontation, or charging into formation, is just a matter of galloping forward with a whip, but after Fei Qian experienced many cavalry battles from Bingbei to Guanzhong, he discovered that there is actually something subtle about it. It's not something a layman can do easily.

Only those who use cavalry tactics proficiently and as naturally as breathing can be called cavalry commanders. Otherwise, they are just ordinary commanders at most, and even Fei Qian is no exception. It's okay to let Fei Qian lead the cavalry, but for the cavalry to exert ten or even twelve levels of power on the battlefield, there must be a qualified cavalry commander.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun is, and so is Gan Feng.

When the cavalry are hedging, they are more like two combs with opposite teeth, passing each other. Of course, there are also cases where the cavalry is not well positioned and directly collides. The role of the cavalry is to make keen adjustments during the high-speed staggering process. Position and direction, while maintaining your own formation, find the central node of the opponent's command, and carry out maximum damage in the short few breaths of time, and even kill the opponent's frontline commanding general in one fell swoop.

Such complex and sophisticated cavalry control capabilities and battle formation fighting capabilities are indeed beyond the reach of Fei Qian with half a bucket of water.

And when he just crossed the half court and rushed towards the opponent's wings, that subtle angle adjustment made Fei Qian feel remarkable and admire him.

A slightly wider angle will not only allow the speed that has been slowed down invisibly to gain more space to increase the speed again after the hedging is completed, but also shorten the distance from the central infantry led by Yang Jun, so that it will not be too much. If you are too close to the infantry line and suffer long-range attacks from arrows, etc., more importantly, the impact angle of the cavalry will further squeeze the space of the opponent's battle formation, making it easier for the opponent to cause confusion when mobilizing the infantry battle formation to respond. .

When ordinary generals command cavalry to attack infantry, I'm afraid most people will directly choose to charge head-on. However, in fact, the cavalry formations commanded by real cavalry generals all enter at an angle. If the opponent's infantry general responds improperly and fails to adjust his direction in time, it will be equivalent to exposing his side.

Fei Qian, who was half a bucket full of water, could clearly sense the sharpness of the two cavalrymen Zhao Yun and Gan Feng. How could Huchuquan and the Southern Huns, who had been hanging out on horseback all their lives, not be aware of this?

The left and right wings listed by the Southern Huns were not thick in the first place, and they had no reserve troops. Therefore, such a thin array was really difficult to resist in front of such a powerful attack power of the Zhengxi Cavalry. When attacking Jin City, even the arrows in his hands were exhausted, and there was no way to use bows and arrows to kill and block them from a long distance.

Seeing that the Zhengxi cavalry had neatly dealt with the intercepted part of the Huns cavalry, they pulled away slightly again, then readjusted their angles and started to mount their horses. The entire southern Huns array was stirred up, and some people wanted to go further. , some people are shrinking inward, some are shouting loudly, some are praying in low voices, all are mixed together, and the war horses seem to feel such a tense atmosphere, and they are neighing and commotion, adding a few more The orders were in no order, and even the loud orders from the ten and hundred knight commanders at the bottom of the array had little apparent effect.

"King Youxian!"

Seeing that King Youxian had not yet given instructions to the left and right Dang households belonging to the left and right wings, and the horses of the Zhengxi Cavalry were flying and getting closer and closer, even the guards around Huchuquan became a little anxious and endured. He kept shouting.

"..." Hu Chuquan's face was ashen and his eyes flashed.

From this distance, Huchuquan could already clearly see the figures of the Zhengxi Cavalry that were charging towards them. He could also see the blood stains on the armor of the Zhengxi Cavalry, the mud flying away from the galloping horses, and the The raised sword and gun and the fighting spirit on the face...

There was only one voice in Hu Chuquan's heart that kept thinking over and over again from just now: "What should we do? What should we do? What should we do?"

Going south to Guanzhong, Huchuquan originally planned to usher in the second spring of the Southern Huns. Well, maybe this term is not accurate. It should be the Nth spring. But no matter what, Huchuquan was holding a Beautiful wishes come, but at the moment, these beautiful wishes and longings are as fragile as bubbles in front of the sharp soldiers of Fei Qian, the general who conquers the west.

"King Youxian! What should we do?!" the soldiers asked loudly.

What to do, yes, what to do?

Not only the question of what to do next moment, but also the next step?

Should we continue to follow Han people like Yang Biao and Zheng Gan to the end, or should we seek another path?

Although the big houses on the left and right are following him, how long can they still obey his orders if they don't get enough benefits?

What will happen to my own people in the future, and what arrangements will be made for the tribesmen left behind in Gaonu?

At this moment, Hu Chuquan had countless questions in his mind, but he couldn't find any answers.

The soldier beside Hu Chuquan couldn't help it after all, and said urgently: "King Youxian! We don't have time! Otherwise, we won't be able to run!"

Although the words spoken by the soldier in a hurry were meaningless, Hu Chuquan could still understand the meaning. The greatest advantage of the cavalry is the combination of speed and strength. Without speed, it is like having a lame leg.

Hu Chuquan's expression finally relaxed. He glanced sideways at Yang Jun's infantry formation in the center and said in a deep voice, "Let's retreat! Let them fight for a while first!"

Damn Zheng Gan and Yang Jun!

If these Han people hadn't sworn that Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, was dead, how could he have encountered such a situation when he went south? !

Since these Han people have cheated me, why should I fight for these Han people to resist the army of General Zhengxi? What's more, my son has been exhausted these past few days. How can he compete with the soldiers who are coming with great momentum?

Although Huchuquan may not be able to understand the meaning of the sentence "Dead Taoist friends will not die poor Taoists", but the best way for him now is to use Yang Jun's infantry battle formation to hold back the Zhengxi Cavalry and consume the Zhengxi Cavalry. With such impact, when these Zhengxi cavalry lose their speed and become stuck in Yang Jun's infantry formation, that will be the best time for Huchuquan's Erlang to counterattack!

The Southern Xiongnu's horn sounded, but instead of attacking forward, they were retreating backward. Yang Jun was immediately dumbfounded.

In the past few days, people rushed from Hongnong to Guanzhong. They first conquered Tongguan and then came to Linjin City without any rest. Even Yang Jun himself spent last night in a temporary tent, let alone an ordinary one. Most of the soldiers and civilians, in order to rush to make siege equipment and attack Linjin City, did not even have time to set up tents. They just built a nest in a sheltered place, let alone a strong outdoor camp. Clicked.

Originally, Yang Jun and Hu Chuquan had similar thoughts. They both felt that Linjin City was about to be captured. There was no need to waste extra time and effort building a camp. It would be better to use all their strength to capture Linjin City as soon as possible.

In fact, this is indeed the case, if General Fei Qian of Zhengxi hadn't arrived with his troops.

The problem is, when General Fei Qian of Zhengxi came and led his troops, Yang Jun realized how much better it would be if he spent one more day, instead of rushing to attack the city, and building a slightly stronger camp for himself. Maybe now You won't be so passive.

Infantry is not as good as cavalry. In hundreds of years of fighting with the Han people, the Hu people have long formed a combat pattern of fighting when they gather, dispersing when they are defeated, and regrouping after a long time. It is like a solidified sandstone. Like a giant, after being hit hard, it will break into a large piece and escape. Even if the Han people chase and destroy some of them, they will not suffer serious body damage. When the Han people can no longer pursue them, they will be deeply trapped. When there is a shortage of food and water in the desert, they will regroup to counterattack.

Therefore, it is not a big problem if the Hu people disperse, but for Han people, especially the infantry-based array, once they disperse, it is like a natural disaster. It is not easy for the scattered infantry to regroup.

Therefore, Hu Chuquan can retreat, but Yang Jun cannot retreat at all.

There is no way to retreat.

There is nowhere to defend.

Yang Jun's original idea was to let Hu Chuquan fight with Zhengxi's cavalry for a while. After exhausting Zhengxi's vigor, Yang Jun would lead the infantry to press forward step by step and wear down Zhengxi's cavalry, just like the Han people did in those days. In the desert, the fighting method is the same as that of the Northern Huns.

But the problem is, Hu Chuquan thinks the same way.

Now Huchuquan obviously saw that the situation was not good. After the first wave of blocking was ineffective, he decided to let Yang Jun's infantry resist and slow down the speed and pace of the Zhengxi cavalry.

Yang Jun suddenly turned his head and looked at Zheng Gan, his eyes almost bursting with fire. Zheng Gan shrank his head in fear and his whole body was trembling.

"Come here! Give the order! Gather the formation! Gather the circle formation! Hurry, hurry! Hurry!"

Since they could not retreat, all that was left was to fight to the death. Facing the cavalry coming and going like the wind, the only way for the infantry was to gather together and form a circular formation to resist.

Fei Qian stood on the slope and saw Hu Chuquan leading the cavalry and starting to flee backwards. Yang Jun's formation was forced to use drums and trumpets frequently and wave flags in random directions, obviously trying to gather on the spot to resist. , couldn't help laughing, pointed with the Zhongxing Sword, and said: "Send the order, divide the troops on the two wings, and be on guard after pursuing for twenty miles! The rest of the troops will follow you forward!"

Although Fei Qian is not a genius on the battlefield, after these three or four years, he has seen large and small battle formations, and naturally has some experience and almost instinctive intuitive reactions. After meeting Hu Chuquan and Yang After Jun's battlefield selection, Fei Qian knew almost immediately that the battle against Jin was over.

Hu Chuquan's plan was not wrong. He temporarily forced back the edge, allowing Yang Jun's infantry to absorb the firepower, and then charged in again when the two sides were in a stalemate to decide the victory. Yang Jun's reaction was also satisfactory, forming a circular formation to resist, so as to avoid Reveal the flaw in the flank.

Neither person's ideas are wrong, but the foundation of the entire plan is wrong, which means that no matter how well planned the process is, the result is still destined to be wrong.

Commanding a hundred people, a thousand people, and commanding tens of thousands of people is not a simple addition and change of a quantitative level, but a huge step in difficulty. The increase in the number of people is not only an increase in combat power, but also the geometry of the difficulty of the command system. With a multiple increase, a team of a thousand people may be able to reach the target with a few shouts from a few soldiers with loud voices, but after nearly 10,000 or even tens of thousands of people, if you want to make arrangements, it cannot be solved in one or two sentences. problem.

Huchuquan evacuated first, leaving Yang Jun behind. Even if everyone stayed together and came back again, how long would it take to go back and forth, and how long could Yang Jun's array last?

Looking at the infantry of Commander Yang Jun, although there are many people, the overall number is even close to twice that of Fei Qian's troops, but Fei Qian can clearly tell that about half of them are civilians and auxiliary soldiers. Running around without a clue under Jun's orders...

After all, Yang Jun was not a serious fighting commander. He was just a temporary third-rate general with more theoretical experience than practical experience. He had not shown any disadvantages in dealing with ordinary battles. In the current emergency situation, the shortest piece of the bucket was finally completely exposed. out.

Although the one-word long snake formation, square formation, and round formation are the most basic array structures, they are only for trained soldiers. It is already quite good for civilians to be able to distinguish the front, rear, left, and right. Now, how can we expect these civilians to understand the various advance and retreat arrangements that Yang Jun will make when he becomes a circular formation?

What's more, the current formation changes are not just forward and backward, but complex internal and external movements. Ordinary soldiers who have been trained can more or less change positions while marching according to orders, but those civilians are nervous and just whisper in their ears. You may not be able to hear the yelling, so how can we talk about orderly transformation?

The Zhengxi cavalry on the left and right wings spontaneously divided a small part to chase the fleeing Huns cavalry. This part of the troops would disperse after chasing for a certain distance and become a network of battlefield scouts, while most of the other cavalry were Under the command of Zhao Yun and Gan Feng, they began to target Yang Jun's infantry formation in the middle.

Fei Qian led the remaining one-third of the cavalry and began to advance from the slope.

The flags used by Yang Junzhong's army to convey orders were waving wildly, and the grassroots officers tried to use loud voices to control and direct the direction of the soldiers, but with little effect. Many of Yang Jun's soldiers were still confused, and some did not know whether to turn to the left or to the left. To the right, some even collided with another team, pushing each other and no one could move...

Seeing the Zhengxi cavalry getting closer and closer, Yang Jun's soldiers became more and more panicked. The shouting and the soldiers running around were like boiling rice porridge, making countless bubbles and turning the originally calm pot. Gaidu pushed it away together!

Fei Qian could even see those civilians with no combat experience in Yang Jun's military formation. Under Yang Jun's increasingly urgent orders, as the front was getting closer and closer, some people finally began to collapse. Nervousness and fear joined hands to swallow up only one of them. With their remaining reason and mobility, these civilians either began to howl and run away, or stood there and cried, or clung to other people beside them, as if they were grabbing the last person in the drowning. A piece of wood!

The completely collapsed civilians collided with the array of Yang Jun's soldiers, just like an explosion from the inside out. The chaos caused by the change of formations before the battle was finally uncontrollable and spread to the entire army. Even though Yang Jun's personal guards were trying to Holding the neck and trying to control it is like a drop in the bucket and has little effect.

The incompetence of one general affects all three armies!

What if there are more people than Fei Qian's troops?

In the battle formation, the orderly veterans faced off against the disordered recruits. Most of them could fight one against three, one against five, or even one against ten. Not to mention that Yang Jun's chaotic infantry phalanx was now facing off against the generals. The cavalry coming to conquer Xifeiqian!

When Zhao Yun and Gan Feng commanded the cavalry, they were like two sharp swords slashing viciously into Yang Jun's dough-like infantry formation. The hopeless collapse of Yang Jun's formation was inevitable. happened, more and more people gave up the fight and just thought about escaping for their lives, just thinking about escaping faster and farther than others!

It is no longer appropriate to use force like breaking bamboo, because when Zhao Yun and Gan Feng slashed into Yang Jun's infantry array, they did not encounter much resistance at all, and easily plowed out a deep bloody ditch, and in the blink of an eye they were Yang Jun's array was completely divided into three parts!

"Forward! Attack!"

Taking advantage of his illness, it would be natural to kill him. Fei Qian saw that he finally had a chance to show off against Liu Zha, so he lost no time in commanding the cavalry in his hands and covered Yang Jun's chaotic infantry formation with a coffin board. By the way, Screw in a few more nails...

Cry, scream, and die!