Chapter 337 The strange formation of the formation(1/2)
The Huns cavalry threw down their torches, holding spear-like weapons in their hands, and ran towards Wu Huan under the moonlight.
Under the dim moonlight, the enemy troops wearing animal robes looked like monsters with human heads and animal bodies, attacking quickly and furiously.
The Henan soldiers did not need Han Xin, so Shen Yang issued an order and a large formation of four-wheeled and three-wheeled chariots marched forward.
In the center is a chariot. Directly in front, in the left corner and in the right corner, are twenty-five heavy-armored soldiers. Behind the attack chariot is the baggage guard chariot. The chariot with two horses is unmanned, and ten men on the left and right behind each are holding crossbows.
Shooting. The person next to the caboose can control the horse behind the cab, and can also defend the chariot from being attacked from behind by the enemy.
The chariots were stacked up in several rows, and the infantry and crossbowmen formed a large formation behind them. The infantry formed a self-shaped formation, and the crossbowmen were divided into two formations on the left and right, shooting horses on the left and people on the right.
Hundreds of chariot formations marched side by side and were divided into three armies: left, center and right. Shen Yang and Han Xin were in the squadron.
The 80,000 men and horses instantly transformed into a large formation of three iron barrels, slowly approaching the aliens who opened their mouths and howled.
Although the Henan soldiers were slow, the Xiongnu cavalry was extremely fast, and both sides were in close combat in an instant.
"Suffer death!"
The Huns cavalry couldn't stand the enemy's almost sluggish marching speed, so they shouted and thrust their spears at the armored soldiers.
The Henan soldiers showed no signs of panic. They moved in unison with their thorns, and the pointed ends of their halberds came out side by side, as if they were connected into a long blade, swung at the enemy.
Compared with the length, the Huns' long swords were far inferior to their opponents. Even if the cavalry leaned over, the spear-like object had not yet reached the armored body, and the halberd would either overturn the Hun cavalry or stab the horse to death. The cavalry fell to the ground, holding the sword.
The halberd stopped and stabbed him to death, then slowly advanced again.
Even if there were those who escaped by changing directions due to their superb equestrian skills, they would not be in a hurry to catch up. The three parties advanced in large formations, forcing the fighting soldiers. If they did not want to flee, they could only rush in again and die under the halberds. The bodies were then beaten by Henan soldiers.
The chariot ran over.
In the formation, Shen Yang looked at the battle and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"The chariots are divided into three formations, which is the Jingshi formation." Han Xin smiled proudly, "In the battle of Lize, King Gou Jian of Wu defeated Wu. Among the chariot formations, the Chu people were the most numerous, with hundreds of soldiers. Today I
There are no less than a hundred soldiers in the army, and they are as strong as a city wall."
"Good! Very good!" Shen Yang nodded in praise, suddenly understanding where Han Xin's confidence came from and what he meant when he said, "The more the better."
"The Xiongnu relied on nothing more than equestrian skills, archery skills, and just a single soldier's fighting method. Our army used a single formation to slow down the enemy's urgency and ensure that it could be defeated." Han Xin explained, "At that time, Commander Li Mu led with chariots and infantry.
, with the crossbowmen behind and the cavalry on both wings limiting the Xiongnu's movement, they defeated more than 100,000 Xiongnu, causing them to flee in rout and not dare to invade Zhao for a long time. The same is true today!"
"Haha, so I can ask the Xiongnu not to evacuate, but to have a happy battle." Shen Yang was overjoyed.
In the Xiongnu formation, King Zuo Xian ordered his troops to frown and said, "Your Majesty, the southerners are very scheming. What should we do?"
"What is there to panic?" King Zuo Xian chuckled, "Back then, Li Mu had 100,000 soldiers, and our army had more than 100,000. There was not a huge disparity in military strength, and Fang Dayi was defeated. In addition, although Li Mu was limited, it was an offensive. Today, the enemy's army is focused on defense.
The attack is far less than what it was in the past. Send the order, don't be surrounded by the enemy's army, use archers as reinforcements, and the soldiers spread their wings to attack, so as to rush behind the chariots!"
The messengers ran away quickly, and the Huns cavalry suddenly turned their horses and rushed between the three formations despite the rain of arrows, directly attacking the infantry in the rear.
The Henan cavalry wanted to follow Li Mu's example and surround it, but the Xiongnu soldiers rushed to stop them and had to fight on the spot.
"Fire the arrow!!" Shen Yang shouted.
The Henan crossbowmen fired a volley at the sudden enemy, and arrows rained down from the sky. The Huns soldiers either struggled to deflect the arrows and kept running, or they jumped off their horses, blocked the arrows with their horses, and rushed forward.
Compatriots around him died tragically and fell from their horses from time to time. Finally, they broke into the infantry formation and were stabbed to death by halberds.
The Xiongnu troops were in large numbers and marched forward and followed each other without fear of life or death. The Henan soldiers gradually dispersed.
King Zuo Xian saw this and smiled evilly. He held the bow in his hand, closed his left eye and aimed at the soldier on the far left of the chariot.
"The armored soldiers in front are in charge of seven stabs and one adjustment. It's your command, right?!"
Whoosh——
The powerful bow was shot out, and the man was nailed to the chariot, and the bow and arrow had already penetrated his body.
The Xiongnu archers also bent their bows and fired arrows. The powerful arrows pierced the night sky and all fell on the infantry formation.
"Attack again!" King Zuo Xian smiled evilly, raised his bow and threw it into the enemy army.
The three parties of the Henan army were hit and chaos broke out for a while.
Shen Yang frowned anxiously, and was about to ask Han Xin about his tactics when his head was suddenly hit by a bow. Shen Yang tried to pull it, but was unable to pull it to half full.
"Commander Han, is this a good thing? We have finally found a loophole for the Xiongnu." Shen Yang said anxiously, his cheeks and neck were red, and he could feel his whole body burning with excitement in the cold night.
"Don't panic, I have never thought of defeating the enemy with one attack." Han Xin showed no signs of worry, "Change into Wei Shu's formation!"
"Transform into Wei Shu's formation!" Shen Yang repeated loudly.
The messengers issued their orders, and while the Henan soldiers fought hard to kill them, they quickly changed their formations upon hearing the orders.
Wei Shu was a minister of the Wei clan in the Jin Dynasty at that time, and was also the "Xianzi of Wei". His battles with the Rong and Di were mostly in the mountains. It was inconvenient to fight with chariots, so he destroyed the chariots and made them into five parts: front, front, back, left, right, and five.
An infantry formation that supports each other. It is more suitable for mountainous areas, small-scale combat, and breaking through the armies of Jin and Di.
The Henan infantry dispersed instantly and stopped gathering for battle. When the Xiongnu soldiers rushed in with bows and arrows, the front army united with the left and right wings to instantly counter the encirclement and killed the enemy. The Xiongnu had strong men who rushed into the formation, but the infantry at the front remained still.
To block the enemy, the left and right wings combined with the rear army, surrounded and killed them again, and then resumed their original formation. Only the blood-stained Xiongnu corpses were left.
After the Henan rebellion, Wei Shu's formation was spread wide open, either defensive or offensive, and they fought hand to hand with the Xiongnu soldiers, so much so that the Xiongnu archers did not dare to release arrows easily.
King Zuo Xian was stunned. He had been in Wei for many days and had heard Wei Xianzi's fighting method. But he only thought that it was a method of fighting with a small number of soldiers. Today, the enemy actually used this method to fight against an army of more than 100,000 people...
Not only were the infantry prepared for the battle between Wei and Shu, King Zuo Xian had just shot and killed the chariot commander, but the remaining two men were still leading the chariot array forward in an orderly manner. Even when all three were killed, someone from the baggage cart at the rear stepped forward to take his place.
"You can show your fighting skills to this point... He is really a god." King Zuo Xian couldn't help but admire. In the past, he thought that Han Xin would die if he attacked quickly. Now it seems that Han Xin has the strength. If Chen Yu hadn't "sent to death" Qi
country, forcing Han Xin to follow suit. If Han Xin is given some time, he may change his defense into an offensive.
The only thing that King Zuo Xian was thankful for was that the cavalry engaged in the battle killed the enemy fiercely, and the Henan cavalry, which had been forced to a miserable death, managed to retreat back into the formation with the help of archers' cover.
King Zuo Xian was shocked again when he saw this. The archers should shoot in the same place, so they can kill the enemy with the rain of arrows. Archers are extremely important and cannot change the target easily. The enemy's methods are extremely flexible.
, seems to be acting by ear.
"No...it's definitely not a matter of seeing the situation! If you are confused by the enemy and go against the battlefield plan, there will be chaos. Han Xin...Han Xin should have demonstrated the battle situation to the soldiers earlier before he did what he did today!"
"King Zuo Xian thought this way, and was frightened to the point of chilling. "This person's abilities are far superior to Dong Yi's, and he may be as tough as Li Mu... Troublesome!"
"Kings..."
"Shut up!" King Zuo Xian shouted angrily, "Give me the order, there is no need to break out, just shoot them head-on with strong bows! Our army is fully equipped with bows and arrows, enough to kill them all!"
The messengers ran away again. King Zuo Xian unconsciously lowered his head and let out a sigh of relief. He saw that the enemy army did not carry many shields. He only heard that the Qin State seemed to have strange armor, and the armor of the Henan soldiers would never be able to hit their bows and arrows.
King Zuo Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of this. Dai Guo and Wei Guo were defeated in one attack. At that time, he thought that the southerners were vulnerable after the deaths of Li Mu and Meng Tian. He never imagined that Henan, which was less than half of Wei's territory, would be so difficult to deal with.
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"If we win this battle, I will invite Shanyu to attack Qin quickly, and I will not let Ziying have time to breathe after the war..."
When Han Xin saw the enemy retreating in front of the formation, he instantly guessed the Huns' intentions.
"The cavalry is in crane-wing formation, the chariots are lined up in front of the formation to defend against the enemy, and the shields and armor are protecting the king! The generals are marching with their baggage!" Han Xin shouted.
"Cavalry... As Commander Han wishes, pass the order!" Shen Yang repeated it unintentionally, trusting Han Xin completely at this moment.
"promise!"
The chariots in front and behind were quickly lined up in front of the formation, and the cavalry rode their horses to carry the baggage, holding halberds in their left hands, and surrounded them from both sides again.
The Henan soldiers were well-trained on weekdays and could change formations a little faster than the Xiongnu soldiers. The retreating Xiongnu cavalry had always been arrogant. Now being chased by the despised enemy general, they felt extremely dissatisfied.
"Change the formation again? Attack us?" King Zuo Xian narrowed his eyes, "That's fine, bring the cavalry back to the formation and let you all be shot through."
Although Han Xin's ears were filled with the sound of swords and arrows hitting shields, he secretly turned his head to watch the situation regardless of his own safety.
"Commander Han, be careful!"
Shen Yang hid behind the shield and shouted, but saw Han Xin's face flushed and extremely excited.
"It's this time to shoot the baggage from a long distance!" Han Xin shouted and retreated to Shen Yang, "This battle will be won! This strategy was taught by Ziying, the battle of Wucheng!"
After Han Xin finished speaking, the cattle with sharp knives on their horns ran towards the military formation with big red eyes, and the cruel scene of blood-stained snow came to mind, causing the commander-in-chief to feel palpitations.
Although the Henan soldiers hated Han Xin, they knew what to do when they saw this situation.
The Xiongnu cavalry had the Henan cavalry far behind them, and the archers were about to shoot arrows. However, they saw the Henan cavalry tearing open the sacks, taking out long pieces and inserting them on the arrowheads, rounding the bow strings, and shooting all of them into the Xiongnu formation.
Before an arrow fell, another arrow was fired, until all the baggage he had brought was completely shot.
"What is this?"
"Get away!"
The Xiongnu army was puzzled and rode their horses to escape from where the baggage was dropped. Some who could not dodge were hit and thought they were dead, but they were only wounded by arrows.
"It's not a stone... it's a grass ball. Report to the king, this is a grass ball!" The Huns soldiers who survived the disaster drew their arrows and laughed at King Zuo Xian.
King Zuo Xian suddenly realized Han Xin's intention and looked at the enemy with an angry expression.
"No wonder Han Xin didn't use catapults to fight. He was afraid that our army would fight without forming a formation..." King Zuo Xian looked pale, "He would die for this."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
The person who didn't know was still asking questions, but the horse under his crotch gradually became uncontrollable and moved towards the grass.
"Winter has just passed, and the ground in the north is still covered with dry grass, but this is the case in South Africa of the Henan Kingdom!" King Zuoxian realized, "Han Xin... Han Xin colluded with other countries to pick grass from the south to lure our army's war horses!"
To be continued...