The reason why the heavy infantry is strong is not because their individual defense is strong, the real reason is the cooperation of the battle formation, only a certain number of heavy infantry gather together to defend each other and make up for each other's loopholes in order to exert strong combat effectiveness, on the contrary, if the team is too long and loses the assistance of the battle formation, even if their armor defense is good, it will be swallowed by more enemies, so Gao Shun has always maintained an unhurried speed, controlling the 10,000 heavy infantry and a large number of baggage carriages to form a huge phalanx and move forward slowly.

Gao Shun's caution gave Yuan Fang and Tang Jian a headache who followed behind, they had already caught up with Gao Shun, but the heavy infantry in front of them were always in battle so that they had no way to start. At ten o'clock in the evening, Gao Shun had already traveled forty miles east of the wooden bridge, less than half the way to the target shoal, and in order to maintain sufficient combat effectiveness, Gao Shun stopped advancing and set up camp for repair.

Yuan Fang and Tang Jian's troops were stationed less than ten miles away from Gao Shun, Gao Shun was not in a hurry, and they were not in a hurry, the reason was very simple, Tanma had already discovered the shallow, Yuan Fang and Tang Jian decided to encircle and suppress this difficult iron hedgehog army there, and the half-crossing attack was the best choice.

Gao Shun is not in a hurry, he has already sent someone to Guangyuan City for help in the morning, in one day's time, he has roughly figured out the strength of the enemy, as long as Guangyuan City sends 10,000 infantry to cooperate with the cavalry on the opposite bank, he is confident to cross the Tianxing River and return to Guangyuan City, as for the so-called half-crossing attack, Gao Shun does not care, the cavalry without impact needs to pay a painful price if they want to eat the heavy infantry, and once the number of people crossing the river reaches a certain level, they form a phalanx again, and the cavalry of the other party is not enough to see, Unless the opponent has heavy cavalry or the same heavy infantry, it's pretty much the same.

There was nothing to say all night, neither side took advantage of the night to sneak attack, and the next morning after breakfast, Gao Shun continued to move forward, and Yuan Fang and they followed closely like a shell staring at a dung ball.

In the afternoon of the same day, Gao Shun and Yuan Fang arrived at the shoal, and on the other side of the river, Shi Ping's cavalry troops had been waiting for a long time, and made a simple defense, and arranged some temporary horses on the beachhead.

Shi Ping's appearance on the other side did not surprise Gao Shun, and he was also confident that he would rush across the Tianxing River to fight his way out of the encirclement, but he still frowned, because the reinforcements from Guangyuan County had been missing for a long time.

At this time, the five thousand heavy infantry, which had set off in advance, did not appear on the beachhead to intercept Gao Shun, but hid in Shi Ping's cavalry ranks, which was a temporary decision of Yuan Fang and Tang Jian.

Looking at the phalanx of heavy infantry who were eating in front of him, Tang Jian said with some expectation: "Doctor Yuan, it seems that they are ready to cross the river." ”

Yuan Fang nodded and asked, "General Tang, how are we preparing here?" ”

Tang Jian said confidently: "Don't worry, I've been ready for a long time, this time I have brought dozens of ballistas, once the war starts, don't dare to say anything else, it's absolutely no problem to block their backlash." ”

Yuan Fang nodded: "Then let's start preparing, and we'll start as soon as their vanguard crosses the river." ”

This is the longest war meal Gao Shun has ever eaten, it took almost two full hours, he knows very well that this battle is dangerous, there will be a lot of losses, so that the soldiers under his command can eat and rest well, and it is also the only thing that he, the commander, can do now. Guangyuan City still has no reinforcements coming, calculate the time, one day is enough time to rush here from Guangyuan City, Gao Shun understands that there are no reinforcements, he can only fight alone, but he is still not afraid.

With the war meal, Gao Shun ordered all the baggage to be burned, and what he couldn't take away would definitely not be left to the enemy, which was a signal and a clarion call for a big war.

The order was transmitted, and the carriages loaded with baggage were pushed to the periphery of the camp to form a carriage defense line, the carriages were ignited, and the fire was ignited, forming an impassable line of fire, and at the same time, Gao Shun's vanguard began to cross the river, whether it was ignition or crossing the river almost at the same time, it can be seen what kind of well-trained troops Gao Shun commanded, and what kind of execution he had.

Thick smoke billowed ahead, and Yuan Fang smiled faintly: "This Gao Shun still has a lot of ideas, but he seems to have made a mistake, we are not the main force, but on the other side." ”

After Tang Jian ordered the troops to be surrounded in formation, he said with some bitterness: "Gao Shun is a good general, he is so confused, so many carriages are blocked, our crossbow can't play a big role." ”

Yuan Fang waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay, as long as you can block their backlash, you can leave the rest to Shi Ping." ”

The fire was soaring, Gao Shun's vanguard had just landed on the opposite beachhead and encountered a dense rain of arrows and cavalry interspersed with strangulation, but Gao Shun's heavy infantry was not given in vain, and they could become a member of the vanguard force, and they were all good at one in a hundred, and the arrows had limited damage to them, as long as they got together and blocked the impact of the cavalry and gained a firm foothold, they had already achieved their goal.

The beachhead is so big, and the front and rear are only a thousand meters, and the mud and sand on the beachhead are not good for the cavalry, the speed cannot be increased to the extreme, and the combat effectiveness that can be exerted is not optimistic, so that as soon as the two sides come into contact, a large number of casualties will be generated.

The heavy infantry continued to gather on the opposite beachhead through the Tianxing River, and seeing that a phalanx of a certain size was about to be formed, Shi Ping was a little uneasy, looked back at the five thousand heavy infantry sitting under the heavy shield and waiting for orders, and then looked at the handsome flag with a Taiji pattern on the other side of the river, took a deep breath, and continued to command the cavalry under his command to intercept and harass the enemy troops who were kicking the shore.

Soon, more and more heavy infantry marched to the shore, forming a phalanx of 2,000 men under the command of the officer, and at this point, it was considered a safe place to stay. Gao Shun, who had been nervously following the battle situation, finally breathed a sigh of relief, don't look at his calm appearance on the surface, in fact, he was also worried in his heart, worried that the enemy had hidden his strength, but now that his own shore troops had taken the advantage, his hanging heart finally let go, and with a wave of his hand, he loudly ordered to break through the shallows at full speed to Guangyuan County.

The dull horn sounded, Gao Shun stepped into the Tianxing River first, followed by a dense and neat infantry phalanx, the river surface of more than twenty meters wide was not far away for them, and victory was in sight.

The number of people who successfully crossed the river became more and more, the phalanx formed became larger and thicker, and the expression on Gao Shun's face became more and more relaxed, and at this moment, the horn sounded with different rhythms, and somehow, Gao Shun's heart sank, and a bad premonition arose.

Suddenly, the cavalry who was still cruising on the river beach just now pushed away, and a huge steel shield wall appeared in front of them, and behind the shield wall, soldiers in heavy armor raised their spears diagonally, and their eyes looked ahead, slowly advancing with heavy and neat steps, with no fear and strong fighting spirit in their eyes.