Chapter 205: Spear formation
The Xiao cavalry battalion was sent to the front line this time is three people, the left military captain Wen Qin temporarily acted as the commander, led the right military captain Xian Hong and the middle military captain Liu Jing to participate in the battle together, although the number is only 3,000 people, it can definitely be regarded as the main force of the main force, Xiahou Xuan is extremely dependent on the Xiao cavalry battalion, this attack, naturally entrusted with a heavy task.
The advantage of the Wei army is that it has a strong cavalry force, while on the contrary, the Wu army has never formed a cavalry, so in the land confrontation, the Wei army has a clear advantage, and the Wu army is unrivaled by this cavalry force alone.
Except for the battle of the long drive to the street pavilion twelve years ago, the Xiao cavalry battalion has not experienced a battle formation for a long time, and the long-term neglect of the battle formation did not make the soldiers of the Xiao cavalry battalion afraid of fighting, but let the kind of passion that they had been suppressed for a long time burst out in an all-round way.
The cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion this time came out in three ways, led by Wen Qin, Xian Hong and Liu Jing respectively, and these three cavalry were like three sharp knives, directly stabbing at the vital point of the Wu army.
The Wei infantry followed closely behind, following the pace of the cavalry, and also rushed into the camp of the Wu army.
The Wei army's charge completely disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Wu army, Zhuge Jin was shocked and frightened, and asked urgently: "Where did this Wei army come from?" Are all the scouts sent out eat dry food? ”
Bu Qi was confused, Zhuge Jin asked him, he didn't know, this Wei army was too weird, and quietly appeared behind the Wu army, like a surprise soldier from the sky, killing them by surprise, but to really explore where they came from, Bu Qi really didn't know.
Not only Bu Qi didn't know, but all the Wu troops also felt inexplicable, this Wei army didn't seem to be quite numerous, how did they break through the defense line of the Wu army and get close to An Fengdu?
Zhuge Jin knew that now was not the time to complain, and now he had to block the attack of the Wei army, so as to avoid being attacked by the enemy.
Zhuge Jin immediately ordered the troops and horses to be counted and went to meet the enemy, while he commanded the army and cooperated with the Quancong Department to continue to besiege the Wei army that had just crossed the river.
The Wei army should be combined with the front and rear of the frame, how Zhuge Jin can't see it, the Wei army behind it, if it doesn't kill sooner or later, it is when the Wu army just attacked, they killed it, which is obviously to destroy the Wu army's offensive plan.
That rush of wolf smoke, Zhuge Jin naturally saw it, at first he still didn't understand, how could the Wei army light this thing, and when the Wei army killed from behind, he realized that this was a signal between the Wei army, and they were trying to launch an attack at this time to disrupt the plan of the Wu army.
Of course, Zhuge Jin is not willing to let his plan in this area go bankrupt like this, you know, this plan was formulated by his son Zhuge Ke himself, and it was approved by Sun Quan.
He Zhuge Jin is old, but his son Zhuge Ke is in the prime of life, and his official fortune is thriving, and there is a tendency to replace Lu Xun as the first general in Eastern Wu.
The men and horses led by Zhuge Jin Buqi are the most powerful in the Fourth Route Army, with a full 80,000 people under his command, Zhuge Jin divided half of the men and horses led by Buqi to meet the enemy, and the remaining 40,000 people are enough to deal with Sima Yi's river-crossing army.
What's more, there are also Quan Cong's men and horses participating in the siege, so Zhuge Jin is not too worried, he ordered Bu Qi to lead the army to contain Xiahou Xuan first, as long as the Wei army that crossed the river is repulsed, the remaining Wei army that sneak attack will become rootless water, no soil and wood, and going back to deal with them will have twice the result with half the effort.
Zhuge Jin has lived under the glory of Zhuge Liang all his life, in fact, if you talk about ability, Zhuge Jin will not be much worse than Zhuge Liang, but in the Eastern Wu where famous ministers and fierce generals are like clouds, Zhuge Jin is still inferior to Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Lu Xun and other world-famous governors, and can only be regarded as second-rate figures, and he has never been able to become a feudal official who stands alone.
So Zhuge Jin pinned all his hopes on his son Zhuge Liangke, Zhuge Ke is intelligent, courageous and knowledgeable, as long as he is given enough room to rise, Zhuge Ke's wisdom will definitely be carried forward, and Zhuge Liang is not the only one who will shine on the lintel of his Zhuge family.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, although Zhuge Ke's plan is already quite perfect, but there will still be some variables after all, just like now, the Wei army that suddenly killed from behind has disrupted Zhuge Ke's deployment to a certain extent.
We must not let this Wei army ruin the hope of his Zhuge family!
After the Wu soldiers were divided into two routes, the chaotic situation was improved, although under the powerful impact of the cavalry battalion and other battalions, the Wu army lost a lot of men and horses, but after all, the Wu army was numerous, and at this moment, after the retreating Wu army was reassembled and integrated, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
Although it is said that the Wu army can slightly defeat the Wei army in water warfare, the land battle is not at the same level at all, at least the Wu army's infantry is very difficult against the Wei army's cavalry.
But it is hard to work hard, and it is not said that the cavalry of the Wei army has the strength to crush, and the Wu army was beaten by the Xiao cavalry battalion, and it is only because the Wu army is completely defenseless that there will be such a chaotic situation, and after the real integration, there is still the strength to fight.
Otherwise, the army of Eastern Wu would simply retreat to the Yangtze River, relying on the superiority of the naval army to survive, so why bother to mobilize the army again and again and launch a large-scale northern expedition.
In fact, in the long-term battle, the Wu army still found a way to deal with the Wei cavalry, that is, to use the method of spear formation to stifle the impact of the cavalry.
After the spears are formed, they can form a forest of spears on the periphery of the infantry phalanx, densely packed, and if the Wei cavalry dares to attack, they will inevitably be pierced by countless spears through the bodies of horses and knights.
The spear formation is also the most effective and flexible formation for dealing with cavalry at present, and other methods such as the use of baggage vehicles to intercept are effective, but the mobility is too poor, and it is difficult to be effective if it is attacked by the cavalry.
The spear formation can not be disturbed by the terrain, and the number of people can be as large as possible, but the more people, the larger the area of defense, and the less likely it is to be breached.