Chapter 661: Fire in the Rear
Just when the two reinforced regiments were all dispatched, in the north and south of the Liao River, two cavalry teams were slowly approaching, and it was Wu Sheng, the commander of the third division, and Chen Bo, the political commissar of the division, who led them.
As division commanders, the color of their cloaks has changed to pure white, and they look much more handsome and heroic when they wear them. They have also become symbols in the army, and the two men who walk at the front of the two teams look at the time on their wrists as they walk.
With the blessing of the reconnaissance battalion and the sophisticated weapons that can kill the enemy hundreds of zhang away, the scouts of the Northern Ming Dynasty were killed early along the way, so that when the cavalry of the two regiments had come to the Liao River in the north and south, and blocked the left and right retreats of the 10,000 troops of the Northern Ming Dynasty, the other party still did not notice.
At this point, the first step is completed. The next thing is to wait, waiting for the sudden appearance of the 1st and 2nd Reinforced Regiments, they will seize the opportunity to attack the Northern Ming army from both flanks, break their defenses and disrupt their ranks, and assist the 1st and 2nd Reinforced Regiments to gain control of the war and win the final victory.
In short, in a word, this time they are also in a supporting role, helping the 1st and 2nd Reinforced Regiments to complete the general attack. Judging from this order alone, Yang Chendong had good intentions for the first and second reinforced regiments, and in order to improve their combat effectiveness and combat ability, he even asked all the third divisions to be "auxiliaries".
The time is getting closer and closer to the time to launch a general attack, Wu Sheng led a regiment in the north, and Chen Bo led a second regiment in the south, completing the encirclement of the Northern Ming army. It was at this moment that there was a tremor in the earth, and experienced cavalry knew that this was a movement that would only occur when a large number of cavalry approached.
Directly in front of the battlefield, Chasing Feng and Lu Zhuo each rushed over with a reinforced regiment. During this period, they overtook the three divisions and three regiments responsible for luring the enemy and attracting the enemy's attention on the road, and then they went straight to the Beiming camp without stopping.
In the land of the Northern Ming Army, Sun Hong and other generals also felt the sound of the earth trembling, and the scouts in front who were responsible for inquiring about intelligence also turned around and reported the news, that is, at least four or five thousand five-star army cavalry were rapidly approaching them.
A big war is imminent and inevitable. Sun Hong sat down on his horse, without any panic, all this was originally in his plan. After all, when two armies are fighting, one side will always charge.
"General Zhu, please lead 2,000 infantry to attack the enemy from the left when the battle begins, and General Ben will lead 2,000 cavalry to outflank the enemy from the right side. The Chinese army is going to trouble General Tang here, you have no problem. Sun Hong's eyes glanced left and right, and fell on the two generals, Zhu Dahai and Tang Longtian.
Although Sun Hong has the highest position among the people, the commander of Jianzhou Wei belongs to the existence of the third rank, and the other two are the military attachés of the third rank and the other are far inferior to him. But after all, everyone is not a guard, you can choose to listen to your arrangement, or you can choose to act on your own, which is why he is so polite in language.
"Yes." Fortunately, before the war, the three of them sat together to discuss tactics and tactics, and said that they would be headed by Sun Hong, and now there will naturally be no problems, and they hugged their fists and agreed.
"Very good, then let the infantry be ready to intercept the war horses, stop them no matter what, and let these cavalry know how small and small their strength is when facing my Beiming army. And only one person blocked their first wave of attacks, the other side was all new soldiers, and the morale was bound to be hit, and it was not far from becoming a rout. Sun Hong's face was full of spirit. This time, if you can't go to the front line and fight for life and death on the battlefield with Wara, then show your skills on the edge of the Liao River.
Sun Hong's voice fell, and General Tang Longtian, who was in charge of commanding the infantry, immediately pulled out the saber on his body, pointed it into the air, and roared loudly, "So the infantry obeys my orders and prepares to fight." "Block!"
The deafening sound began to sound like a continuous undulation, and a thousand shield soldiers with iron shields focused in the center of the battlefield, and from a distance, they looked like a torrent of black steel, forming an iron wall, blocking the way of the cavalry of the Five Star Army.
In front of this black iron wall, there are thousands of Northern Ming soldiers who are placing horse rejection stakes and other things, behind the black iron wall, a thousand archers also stand in a row, holding a strong bow in their hands, wearing a quiver on their backs, a picture ready to draw a bow and arrows at any time, and give the five-star army cavalry a blow in the process.
On both sides of the black iron wall, there are Northern Ming soldiers armed with broadswords and spears, and their task is that once an enemy falls off their horses, they will rush forward like dogs seeing bones, and cut them into several pieces in the shortest possible time.
This is the formation adopted by the infantry of the Northern Ming Dynasty against the cavalry, which is imitated by the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty, Liu Yu. In the face of the powerful cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Yu let 700 soldiers go ashore, and hundreds of chariots were placed in the Yanhe River to defend against the impact of the cavalry.
Because there were no chariots, this time the Beiming soldiers replaced them with horse rejection stakes and shields. Although the effect may be worse, as long as it can block the first impact of the cavalry of the Five-Star Army, after everyone has formed a confrontation, the cavalry led by Sun Hong and General Zhu Dahai will be copied from two sides, and finally trap and strangle the enemy's cavalry with an ambush on all sides.
It can be said that the Beiming soldiers are fully prepared this time, and they want to leave the appearance of a five-star army. If the cavalry is not prepared in the slightest, once they enter the formation, it will be very difficult to get out. But the question is, the cavalry of the Five Star Army may not be prepared, right?
The formation of the Northern Ming army has been set up one step ahead, and Sun Hong and Zhu Dahai have each outflanked with 2,000 cavalry. The vanguard of the cavalry of the Five-Star Army is already visible to the naked eye, and they are constantly approaching the center of the battlefield, and they are getting closer and closer to the range of the archers of the Northern Ming Army.
"Kill! Kill with me! "The chasing wind on the horse took the lead, it was really as good as his name suggested, and he became the first vanguard in the charge, that is, Lu Zhuo, the commander of the second regiment, was at least two hundred meters away from him.
"Archer prepare!" Tang Longtian, who was riding on a horse and sitting in the middle of the army, saw that the enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer, and when he was about to reach the range of the archers, he also raised his right arm, looking like he would fall at any time and release arrows at any time.
A thousand Beiming archers also quickly pulled their bows and arrows apart, aiming at the front in an elevation posture, and just waited for the word order to fall, they would shoot the bows and arrows in their hands to kill the enemy.
The atmosphere of the battlefield has become extremely tense at this moment, and as the cavalry of the five-star army on the opposite side gets closer and closer, this atmosphere is also becoming more and more tense, and there is a picture like a taut bowstring, which will be broken at any time.
"This is the time, blow the trumpet!" Wu Sheng, the commander of the third division, who had moved to the north and south sides of the Northern Ming Army, took in all the dynamics on the battlefield with the help of a telescope, and when the big battle began, he gave the military order to charge to the five division commanders who had been waiting for a long time around him.
"Toot beet, toot toot..."
The loud sound of the military horn suddenly sounded, breaking the silence between heaven and earth. Then the trumpet sounded, and more than 3,000 cavalry divided into two groups, north and south, suddenly entered the battlefield and came to the side and behind the Northern Ming army.
The sudden change caused Tang Longtian, who was sitting in the middle of the army, to look back, and when he saw that countless enemy cavalry appeared, he first said no, and then ordered his deputy beside him, 30,000 Wei Qianhu Wang Tong, to rush out with the only 300 cavalry under his command to stop the cavalry of the five-star army that suddenly appeared behind him.
General Sun Hong, who was riding on a horse and surrounding the cavalry of the Five-Star Army coming from the front, was also shocked by the huge formation behind him. He had a feeling of uneasiness just now, always thinking that something seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't figure it out, and now he finally knew that he had never received information from the scouts on both sides, and he hadn't even seen them. It turned out that he was killed by the Five-Star Army.
How did they do it?
Those who can become scouts are those who are active and athletic, and it is understandable that they are killed one by two. He sent out thirty-two scouts on both sides, why didn't any of them come back to report?
There was a big question mark in his heart, but this was not the time to talk about these things, what he had to do now was how to win in the chaos. Even if there is already an enemy cavalry behind him, even if he kills it back, he can't avoid losses, so it's better to move forward as originally planned, as long as he can severely damage or eliminate the five-star cavalry from the opposite side, then he can completely withdraw and return to solve the enemy behind him.
Originally, I wanted to wait for the enemy to enter the phalanx of the infantry, and when the two of them were in a stalemate, they were moving, but now it seems that they can't wait, that is, they can only attack first. Sun Hong quickly made a decision, and the two thousand cavalry who were still moving slowly moved under his order, and suddenly accelerated and killed the cavalry of the five-star army coming from the opposite side.
But it was only just rushing forward, and a bigger problem appeared, a strong sunlight shone on their eyes, and people couldn't help but close their eyes, and they couldn't even see what was happening in front of them, how could this battle be fought? Sun Hong was also blinded by the strong light and couldn't see the situation in front of him clearly, and he couldn't help but think in horror, could it be said that even God had to take care of the five-star army?
How did he know that Yang Chendong intended to launch an attack two hours in the evening, and the effect was finally highlighted. At noon, the side that welcomes the light will naturally suffer a big loss, which is why the cavalry of the three divisions and three regiments before will advance and retreat for a while, they just want to delay the time, and launch a general attack when the sun is in the sky and the light plays an absolute role. In the case that even the weather was calculated by him, Sun Hong's rush with his troops naturally went a big problem, which was equivalent to announcing the result of the war, and even the death penalty for some people.