Chapter 1075: The Battle of Jingxiang VI
Xu Huang Longxiang's army went out of Nanyang and went straight to the key point of Nanjun, Zhang Yan's Yellow Shirt Army also followed the friendly army after resting, Baima and Xiliang two battalions mobile cover, the tactical actions of the Yan army were quickly in place, and the king of Changshan led the army out of Runan, and the two armies of Beiping and Liaodong galloped side by side with Yiyang, which could threaten Xiangyang Jiangxia and attack one place together, and the Yan army, which occupied the advantage of troops, was even more free at this time, although the two Cao armies were resisting but finally due to the lack of continuous combat rest due to reduced morale and repeated defeats! Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Zhao Yun in order to instigate this offensive, specially gathered the Vermilion Bird Battalion and the equipment battalions of various armies to use, the power of a single main force equipment battalion may not be able to form too much threat to the large fortified city, but two or four to form a joint force, and its effect is not under the Vermilion Bird Battalion, with the action of the two armies, it will make the Cao army have no danger to defend.
After years of experience in battle formations, the cooperation between the infantry and cavalry of the Yan army has almost reached the point of perfection, the main forces of the infantry army march together, and the battalions of the cavalry army consolidate the surroundings, that is, Cao Jun, Sima Yi, Liu Ye and other wise men are difficult to have a clever plan in the face of such a skilled battle formation of the Yan army. The opponent's strong mobility makes any of their plans to lure the enemy deep into annihilation and strike are empty talk, and tens of thousands of cavalry troops can quickly reinforce the infantry army after it is besieged by the enemy, and form a counter-encirclement trend with the method of flowering in the center, so that the various units of the Yan army can chase and fight without scruples.
After the two major battles in Hanzhong and Yanzhou, most of the Yan army rested for three months, and during the period of time when the king of Yan returned to Beijing and ascended the throne as emperor, Jia Xu and Guo Jia also made a profound summary of the overall tactical use of the Yan army together with the generals. The ghost talents and poisoners are all today's great talents, and they have rich experience in fighting with Liu Yi in the east and west, and they have learned from each other's strengths and weaknesses to make up for each other's weaknesses, which can be said to have brought all the advantages into full play!
If it was to face other opponents, even if the troops were still at a disadvantage, Cao Jun could still use the fortresses everywhere to consume the opponent's sharpness and combat power. However, since the Battle of Yanzhou has been tackled several times, the Yan army's use of infantry and artillery coordination tactics between sieges has become more and more proficient, and the combination of Yandi's advanced military technology and strong logistics support capabilities has greatly increased the ability of the Suzaku Battalion to continue to fight! Originally with the advantage of military strength and the leadership of science and technology, when the two complement each other, trying to limit it is the biggest problem for the generals of Cao's army.
According to the analysis of Jia Xu and Guo Jia, in the battle of Jingxiang, the best way for the Cao army to effectively resist the attack of the Yan army is to use the advantage of the terrain to make up for the lack of troops, and try to take the battle to avoid the advantage of the opponent's equipment, but in this way, it will inevitably fall into attrition, even if there is no help of equipment, the ability of the Yan army in the night battle will never be weaker than the other party, and in the case of mutual losses between the two sides, one side replenishes quickly and the other side needs time to digest the changes in the battlefield situation, it can be imagined, As long as the Yan army maintains its current tactics, this battle can be invincible.
The ghosts and poisoners are all thinking about the war from the perspective of the other party, that is, they are in a different position, and it is difficult for them to have a good strategy to deal with such a heavy offensive of the enemy army. Xiahoudun faced Xu Gongming, the ability of the two generals to lead the army was almost the same, and the quality and training of the soldiers could also be said to be equal, but with the accession of King Yan to the throne and said that the already strong fighting spirit of the Yan army was improved by a few points, on the other hand, the Cao army was difficult to shake up because of repeated defeats, and the only way to solve this problem was a big victory, but the Cao Ying people racked their brains on the front line but it was still difficult to find a victory, and the situation in Nanjun became more and more dangerous.
On September 23, after Sima Yi, Liu Ye, Cheng Yu and others planned to change the formation several times, Xiahoudun's 80,000 Cao army and the suburbs of Qingxian in Nanjun County fought with Xu Huang's Longxiang army, which was known as the "Battle of Qingxian" in history. ”。 Perhaps the number of troops invested by both sides in this battle and the scope of the war could not be compared with the battles of Hanzhong or Yanzhou, but because it represented a new height of cooperation between the infantry and cavalry of the Yan army, it went down in history, and the coordination between the various arms and departments was almost seamless.
At the beginning of the battle of Qingxian, the Cao army took advantage of the terrain to set up a pocket formation for the Yan army, and the tiger and leopard cavalry also went to the battlefield around the battlefield through various feints. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun will contain Yan Gang White Horse Camp and Huaxiong Xiliang Camp respectively, and Xiahou Yuan will go all out to deal with Xu Huang! 80,000 against 50,000, considering the combat power of the Long Xiang Army, this advantage is not too huge, but it is already the limit of what the Cao Army can do! Cao Ang, Cao Ren, Yu Ban and others were pinned down by Gaoshun's Liaodong Army and Zhoucang's Xuanwu Battalion, while Sun Ce's Jingnan soldiers were raided by Taishi Ci's Beiping Army.
Jingxiang, this local decisive battle, Liu Yi was in Beiping, and the command was handed over to Jia Xu and Guo Jia, that is, Zhao Yun, the king of Changshan, went out of Runan to cooperate with him, and he also had to obey the dispatch of the military division, and the battlefield situation was also changing rapidly, as the general of the unified army, Xu Huang also had to deal with it according to the changes in the enemy situation in front of him, and when he reached the level of the commander of the main army, he would have the right to dictate the battlefield! However, rights and obligations have always been relative, and once this power is used, the generals will have to bear the responsibilities arising from it.
Jia Guo and the two people are burdened by the overall situation, and it is impossible to be at the forefront at any time, and no matter how detailed the military orders are, they can never compare with the speed of changes in the military situation on the front line, and it is impossible to calculate all the changes in advance. Xu Gongming is loyal and brave and resolute, not only will be a little unhindered, but also brave to take responsibility, knowing that the enemy may be deceitful, but he still marched bravely, relying on his understanding of the combat power of his command and the trust in his comrades, although this trip is dangerous, but it is also worth the risk to catch the main force of the enemy.
In the past, Liu Yi led the army to reinforce Xuzhou in Beihai and returned, Yuan Shao sent Tian Feng to make Zhang Yan of Montenegro and ambush the Youzhou Beigui army along the way, the military resources of the army were extremely rich, the battle of Luoxian, Liu Yi knew that the other party's 100,000 army set up an ambush circle for him but still led more than 10,000 elites in the middle, a big battle down 100,000 yellow turbans were broken by the Youzhou army, so that the world once again saw the strength of the Youzhou army. Zhang Yan, Sun Guan and others were convinced by Liu Yi from that battle, and later nearly a million people in Montenegro withdrew into Youzhou, which was also caused by this war that shocked the world.
Today, Xu Huang is determined to follow the example of the Son of Heaven back then, vowing to take the flower as the center and give the main force of the Cao army in Jingxiang a heavy blow, but although Liu Yi was facing 100,000 yellow turbans at that time, most of them were rabble, and the Cao army in front of him was not, and the combat power was far superior to that of Zhang Yan of Montenegro and Taishan Wukou. Xu Gongming is not a hot-headed decision, even if Lian Zhan Lianjie still maintains the calmness of the general, with a broad depth, it is not easy for the Yan army to force the Cao army to fight a decisive battle, this general's planned march is only after he repeatedly weighed the situation of the two armies before he decisively acted.
Long Xiang army under the leadership of Xu Huang marched bravely and quickly, since the enemy army is so, the Cao army's attack is also going all out, at the beginning of the Qingxian War, in the relatively well prepared Cao army under the impact of the Long Xiang army fought very hard, they have to face the enemy army from three directions at the same time, but also maintain a strict formation at any time to guard against the enemy cavalry may launch a surprise attack at any time, Xu Huang personally came to the front line to command the battle and a group of soldiers on the bloody battlefield, Although Xiahou Xuan's elite continued to compress the enemy's formation, he was never able to break through the core part of the Long Xiang army, it was not that he didn't want to use the tiger and leopard cavalry to take the lead and break down the opponent's defense line, but Xu Huang's steady advance did not give him a chance.
The fighter plane on the battlefield is fleeting, Gongming is in the army at the same time as the order of the fast horse report and Jia Xu Guo Jia two, when receiving the military information, the battle of Qingxian has already begun, although Xu Huang's move is somewhat unexpected by the two military divisions, but this is certainly not the time to demonstrate the gains and losses, the soldiers are fast, even if the Long Xiang army is bad, the two of them must do their best to cooperate with the actions of the generals in front, as for the responsibility, it is only a matter after the war! In fact, with the eyes of Jia Guo and the others, they will not fail to see the hidden fighters in this crisis, but the order of the Son of Heaven is to let them advance as steadily as possible, since Xu Huang has already made the choice of seizing the main force of the enemy, the movements of the various armies of the Yan army will become rapid.
What made Jia Xu and Guo Jia feel relieved was that Yan Gang, Hua Xiong, and even Taishi Ci Gao Shun, who were hundreds of miles away, were consciously cooperating with the offensive launched by Xu Huang, and they realized that they did not discuss but completely relied on the judgment made by the enemy's troop movements! The white horse camp and the Xiliang camp were fast and could not attack the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Cao army, and the more the enemy army wanted to break away from them, the more they had to be entangled. With the ability of Xu Huanglong's army, even if they are invincible in the face of 100,000 Cao army, they can support it for a long time, but in the bitter battle, it will be quite dangerous to face the surprise attack of the enemy cavalry, and they must catch up in the shortest possible time, so that Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun and others are powerless to distract him.
In general, Gao Shun was not disdainful of Cao Ang and the others' move to abandon the city fortress, and the enemy's movements were so fast, he had the more necessary to fight desperately, and Tai Shici's containment of Sun Ce was also average. Originally, King Yan had an order before the situation became clear, the Jingnan soldiers of the Beiping army did not have to fight head-on with it to contain the main thing, but on the battlefield, the military situation was an order, and the enemy army suddenly had a strange move, and Long Ziyi would never sit idly by, and the battle of the Shenting in another time and space was staged in Nanyang, and the king of Changshan was a one-man opponent of four generals, including Jiangdong warrior Zhou Tai and veteran Huang Gai, and the traceless iron and eyebrow stick smashed Cheng Pu's iron spine snake spear, and the Beiping army did not let Sun Ce take a step north!