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After He Zhang led the main force of infantry to the scene, he found that Qi Bin's new army was not easily defeated by the cavalry battalion as expected, but was ready for battle and on the defensive, but the cavalry battalion took the initiative to leave the battlefield.

Seeing this scene, He Zhang's old face was full of incredulity.

At the same time, Mao Jiadong also saw the main infantry force of the new army, and soon led the troops to converge!

After Mao Jiadong came to He Zhang's side, He Zhang hurriedly asked, "Mao Baihu, what's going on?" Why did the raid of the cavalry battalion fail to succeed? I see that Qi Bin's new army has already arranged the defense of the military formation, could it be that they discovered the traces of the cavalry battalion in advance? ”

Mao Jiadong slowly shook his head with a serious face, and said: "It's not that the cavalry battalion has exposed its traces, but that Qi Bin's new army is really well-trained, and after seeing the surprise attack of the cavalry battalion from afar, they immediately organized a formation to defend it...... In addition, their military formation is extremely tight, leaving no flaws, just like hedgehogs are difficult to attack, if the humble position is forced to break the formation, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties on both sides, but it is not in line with the original intention, so the humble position led the troops back......"

Speaking of this, Mao Jiadong frowned and shook his head gently.

After hearing Mao Jiadong's explanation, He Zhang felt more and more incredible.

In just half a pillar of incense, an army of 3,000 people could line up a defensive formation, which was far more efficient than He Zhang imagined.

You must know that the new army of soldiers is also an elite division, and all of them are composed of experienced veterans, but if a battalion of 3,000 people is drawn out to defend urgently, it will take at least half an hour of time, and this speed is second to none in the northwest border army!

But the efficiency of Qi Bin's new army is more than twice as fast as that of the new army!

Thinking of this, He Zhang's face was a little gloomy.

The new army of soldiers is the result of He Zhang's efforts, and the new army of soldiers and Qi Bin's new army are the only two new armies in Shaanxi and Gansu, both of which have received the attention and support of Zhao Junchen, and there will inevitably be some comparisons between them.

After a moment of silence, He Zhang asked again: "I have long heard that Qi Bin is the best at training troops, and he inherited Qi Shaobao's methods back then...... However, it's just that the formation speed is relatively fast, even if the defensive position is tight, is the cavalry battalion helpless? ”

Hearing He Zhang's questioning, a hint of pride appeared on Mao Jiadong's face, and he snorted softly: "Helpless? How can it be! Qi Bin's new army is all composed of new soldiers, how can he be the opponent of the cavalry battalion?! This operation just wanted to scare them, and he didn't want to let the two sides suffer too many casualties, so he kept his hands everywhere, far from exerting his full strength! If it is a big battle with real swords and guns, even if the opponent has excellent firearms and a tight defensive position, the impact of the cavalry battalion can definitely break the formation and defeat the enemy......

Of course, at the beginning, the losses of the cavalry battalion will be more serious, but once the two sides close the distance, how can those recruits of Qi Bin's new army be the opponents of the cavalry battalion? Don't look at how they look when they line up for defense, when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, those recruits must be panicked and helpless, in comparison, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion are all veterans of a hundred battles who are brave and good at fighting, and they must be able to defeat them easily! ”

Mao Jiadong is usually a man of few words, but this time he was provoked, but he said a lot of words in one breath.

However, Mao Jiadong's statement is indeed reasonable, the real strong army is tempered through bloody battles, Qi Bin's new army is indeed well-trained, and it is stronger than the new army in this regard, but after all, it has not been tested by war, and now it just has the foundation of a strong army!

After hearing Mao Jiadong's statement, He Zhang nodded, also thinking that Mao Jiadong's statement was reasonable.

Even if we don't talk about the gap between the soldiers and men of the two sides in terms of combat experience, the size of the two new armies is far apart, and the strength of the new army is nearly ten times that of Qi Bin's new army, and this alone can make the new army of soldiers completely superior to Qi Bin's new army!

What's more, Qi Bin's advantage is only in training, if you talk about commanding operations, battlefield decisions, etc., it must be how Zhang, Mao Jiadong and others are not there, and this is also the advantage of the new army of soldiers!

Therefore, although Qi Bin's new army has advantages, it will not be the opponent of the new army of soldiers in any case!

In this regard, He Zhang is also convinced!

Of course, Qi Bin's new army's lack of war experience is only temporary, and if Qi Bin's new army's war experience gradually becomes richer and the size of its troops becomes larger and larger, the comparison between the strengths and weaknesses of the two armies is another matter.

Thinking of the various advantages of the new army of soldiers, He Zhang's psychology was a little balanced, and when he saw Mao Jiadong's expression with a trace of dissatisfaction, he nodded and said comfortingly: "Of course, the new army of soldiers is the most elite army in the northwest border army, and the cavalry battalion is the most elite army among the new army of soldiers, even if Qi Bin's new army is well-trained, it will never be an opponent!" ”

Hearing He Zhang's reassurance, Mao Jiadong didn't say anything more.

After appeasing Mao Jiadong, He Zhang frowned again and said: "However, Lord Qincha attaches great importance to this new army, and our task this time is to subdue this person for Lord Qincha, I originally planned to use the raid of the cavalry battalion to give Qi Bin's new army a dismount, and take the opportunity to completely subdue him, but Qi Bin's new army was unexpectedly well-trained, in order to avoid casualties on both sides, the cavalry battalion did not use all its strength, but let the plan fail...... What should we do now? ”

Hearing He Zhang's inquiry, Mao Jiadong and Liu Manniu both frowned and remained silent.

If the task of the new army of soldiers is to completely defeat Qi Bin's new army, they have countless methods, but they want to suppress Qi Bin's new army on the premise of avoiding casualties, and Qi Bin's new army is obviously not weak, and the initial raid did not make a contribution, and things are a little tricky.

At this moment, Qi Bin's new army suddenly moved, slowly moving in the direction of the new army.

When they saw the 3,000 soldiers of Qi Bin's new army in action, they could still keep the formation in order, He Zhang, Mao Jiadong, Liu Manniu and others were shocked again, and found that they still underestimated the well-trained Qi Bin New Army!

The elite of the forbidden army under the command of Guan Wuyuan is occasionally inspected by the emperor because they are the guards of the Son of Heaven, so they are also good at arraying, if it is about the strictness of the array, it is also second to none, but they can only be in a stationary state under the formation, once they are allowed to move in formation, the queue will soon be chaotic.

Maintaining a formation state while marching is a kind of thing that only the Qi family army could do back then, but I didn't expect it to reappear in Qi Bin's new army now!

After seeing this scene, He Zhang snorted again.

It didn't take long for the two armies to draw closer.

Then, he saw a handsome young officer leading several knights out of battle, came to the middle of the two armies, and shouted: "You are the new army of soldiers in the Huamachi battalion? Which general led the troops? I'm Qi Bin, the Yulin garrison officer, can I show up to talk? ”

Hearing Qi Bin's loud shout, He Zhang was slightly stunned.

"This person is Qi Bin? I haven't had a chance to see each other before, but I didn't expect him to be younger than I imagined, but he is young and promising! After He Zhang's slight silence, he turned his head and ordered: "Manniu, you are in the army, Mao Baihu will follow me to meet him and see what he has to say!" ”

After speaking, He Zhang also rode out of the battle and greeted Qi Bin.

After Mao Jiadong glanced at Qi Bin deeply, he also rode his horse and followed behind He Zhang.

Then, the two generals that Zhao Junchen valued most in the Northwest Frontier Army finally met!

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