Zhao Yi is the son of Zhao Chao, Zhao Ying's younger brother, and is currently a doctor in Mashou County.

Although the name sounds gentle and elegant, Zhao Yi is actually a warrior who is good at fighting, compared to Handan's unruly, the Ma Shou family is very obedient to the Zhao clan. This may be because Ma Shouyi is under the nose of Jinyang, there is not much room for independence, and at the same time, in the face of the threat of Rong Di, it is consistent with the interests of the sect.

When Zhao Ying went south to Wen County, Zhao Yi accompanied him with two thousand horse-headed soldiers, and he also participated in Zhao Wuxian's wedding.

"Jinyang, Ganye, Handan, Wen, Horse's Head, branches and leaves, branches and leaves leave the trunk, then they must wither and die, so the branches must follow the stem, how can you put the cart before the horse? It won't take much time for Handan to perish! ”

Although Zhao Yi looks very arrogant, he is actually a person who understands: Handan betrayed the Zhao family, and as a result, Handan Ji died in Muye, which is a shock and wake-up call for the rest of the small sects. However, for the obedient Xiaozong, Zhao Ying's father and son were not stingy, and the Wen County family in the south got the opportunity to develop in the patriotic occupation area.

Therefore, Zhao Yi also wanted to make meritorious contributions in the war, so that Zhao Ying, and Zhao Wuxian, who was almost certain to become the head of the next generation of the family, could see his loyalty and performance.

Because as far as he observed, in this war, the Zhao clan still had the advantage, and seeing that the Han clan had also joined, victory might not be far away!

Zhao Yi was responsible for mobilizing Fan's soldiers as a suspect in the Battle of Qinshui, but he was especially not satisfied. Seeing that the Zhao clan had won several battles in a row, they began to advance into the northern part of Hanoi, and confronted Fan and Zhongxing between Fan and Gong. He didn't have any eye-catching achievements, and he was suddenly a little anxious.

On this day, all the generals gathered in the tent of Zhao Ying. The war was discussed, and a scout came to report. It is said that the Zhongxing clan sent a group of people to challenge in the wilderness between the Mortal Communists.

The combined forces of Zhao and Han were nearly 20,000 people, and the combined forces of Fan and Zhongxing also had more than 20,000 people.

This kind of general battle can be regarded as the level of annihilation in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the battle of Jinchu Chengpu in the early years is only this scale. Although so many people are engaged in the so-called "dignified battle", if they think that it is just a meeting time between the two sides. Putting the soldiers in a row and fighting dryly would be too underestimating the wisdom of the coaches on both sides. Before the decisive battle, there will inevitably be many temptations, and both sides will try to frustrate the courage of the other side, and both will hope to weaken the other side by various methods, waiting for the best time for the decisive battle.

This is the case with the Bank of China's move, because Gao Qiang believes that Fan and Handan are at the expense of the backhand, so it is recommended to take the initiative in everything.

"Sect Master, please take Yi as the striker. Destroy the enemy! ”

Zhao Yi heard that there were not many people on the other side, so he enthusiastically asked for his life and was willing to be the vanguard to meet the enemy.

The horse-headed soldiers fought against Rong Di all the year round, and the people were fierce and good at fighting. This is only the Jinyang soldiers under Zhao Ying. Zhao Ying and Zhao Wuxian discussed it for a while, and then agreed to Zhao Yi's request.

Like the other side, Zhao Bing also has camps both inside and outside the city. Thought it was a response.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhao Yi, who was skilled in riding and shooting, rode a black horse. Two thousand soldiers in armor and spears, and with horses. After two miles out of the camp, he stopped. Under the dispatch of the brigade commander, the commander and other military officials, 2,000 people lined up into four phalanxes, with shields in front, bows and crossbows in the middle, and spears and halberds in the back. After they formed a formation, they slowly advanced towards the enemy with the sound of war drums.

Behind them, it was the 5,000 soldiers led by Zhao Wuxian, who stopped after only two miles, and did not go any further, but set up a formation and waited. His task is to respond, if Zhao Yi defeats the enemy, then they will cover up and attack the camp while they win, if Zhao Yi loses, then Zhao Wuxian will be responsible for taking him back to the camp.

Seeing that Zhao Wuxian personally came to suppress the formation, and also sent hundreds of cavalry to follow on his flank, Zhao Yi felt at ease. He was only in his early twenties, and he admired this cousin very much, and he was influenced by Zhao Wuxian's deeds, which was very effective in the Taiyuan Basin's conquest of Rongdi.

Zhao Wuxian was also looking at the Zhongxing clan opposite, this was the first time he had fought against this Qing clan.

The vanguard of the Zhongxing clan is more than 2,000 armor soldiers, and the standard "five formations" are deployed. This is Wei Shu's invention, but it was used in the Zhongxing soldiers, the overall phalanx is composed of five large phalanxes covering each other, each with a brigade of people, of which the front one (front rejection) is set up to lure the enemy, so its body is actually only four phalanxes, according to the front, rear, left, right configuration, the middle is empty. This is roughly the marching shape of the chariot unit at that time, with a strong vehicular combat color.

Even so, compared to the Fan clan and Handan clan that they fought before, it is a world of difference. The soldiers of the Bank of China were strict and meticulous, and the Chu people described the Jin army as "good and tidy", which actually referred to them.

From this point, it can also be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Zhongxing clan is much stronger than that of the Fan clan.

However, what caught Zhao Wuxian's eyes was the flank of the Zhongxing clan, with a hundred chariots on the left and some solitary horses on the right...... Cavalry!?

……

Zhao Wuxian summoned the thief, pointed to the two or three hundred cavalry on the enemy's flank, and said, "This is the Zhongxing cavalry that chased you that day?" ”

The thief only glanced at it, then nodded, "Yes, it's them." ”

Yang Hu said beside him: "After the story of the gentleman attacking the Qi people's grain route with cavalry spread a few years ago, the Zhongxing clan also intended to follow suit, but they did not form it themselves, but recruited it in the Rongdi in the Dongyang region. Like Jinyang, the drums, fat, cypress and other places are mixed, so there are quite a few people who can ride horses and shoot arrows. ”

Indeed, the cavalry did not line up in an obvious cavalry formation like Zhao Wuxian's light cavalry, but followed the flanks of the foot soldiers scatteredly, horses of various sizes and different levels of equipment: some with spears, others with swords, and others with bows and arrows.

Zhao Wuxian nodded, and thought in his heart: "Although it seems that there is no order, it is also a hidden danger, before the decisive battle, find a way to annihilate this Rongdi cavalry and defeat the enemy's mobility!" “

At the end of the sentence, there was already a war on the other side.

Zhao Yi waved the banner, urged the cavalry with a spear, and led his troops to kill the army of the Zhongxing clan.

Wuxian's position was more than half a mile away from the center of the battlefield, but the sound of thousands of people running and shouting to kill from the enemy and our armies in the formation was clear in his ears.

I saw that the infantry soldiers on both sides quickly met each other, although there was a flat river between Fan and Gong. But when thousands of people and horses collided in one place, it was also a sea of people.

This was the first engagement between the two sides. Zhao Bing experienced the victory of Qinshui and then took a hundred miles lightly, and his morale was high. And the Zhongxing clan just won a game in Jianjin, and it was also when they were full of strength, so the two sides did not fight very cautiously, but fought fiercely together.

Zhao Wuxian and his subordinates Xiang Lu, Mu Xia, Tian Ben, Yan Gao and others watched from afar with bated breath.

Thousands of soldiers fought together, occupying the place of battle between the two military camps, and the eyes were full of spears and swords, and in the ears were shouts and fights, people fought hard with each other, and blood was splashed everywhere.

"Dr. Ma Shou is really heroic. Its strength is no less than that of the right army of the Lu State. Xiang Lu said, the implication is that compared to the martial arts, it is still a little worse.

Zhao Wuxian said: "The Zhongxing soldiers are not weak, you see ......"

I only saw that Zhao Yi's military flag was steadily advancing in the enemy's formation, but it was getting slower and slower, and it could be seen that he had encountered huge resistance.

As described by the thief, the Dongyang Jinjun of the Bank of China clan is really brave. In the face of the attack of 2,000 Zhao soldiers, they were not afraid at all, and the enemy generals led their troops to meet the enemy head-on, taking the lead. Driving in the dust, fighting with spears, shouting and shouting.

Watching Zhao Yibu fight with the enemy soldiers. Tian Ben was difficult to press, and Makino fought. Yan Gao made the merit of beheading Handanji, followed by Yu Xi's cavalry. Qinshui pulled out the camp and fought. The great merit was taken up by the crossbowmen, and the battle of the city was the first to be the thief, and the guilty meritorious service. Tian Ben's soldiers have not encountered any hard battles since the first battle of Makino, and they have long been suffocated, and at this moment they are carrying a short halberd for throwing, carrying a ring-headed knife, rubbing their fingers on the hilt, and they want to participate in it.

He left the brigade and trotted to the golden drum where Zhao Wuxian was, and shouted, "Lord! Let's go too! ”

Zhao Wuxian rode on his horse and reprimanded him with a straight face: "As the commander of the first brigade, you left your post without permission, and left your subordinates to come to me. There is a provision in the military law, if you want to ask the lord for something, you can send the arraigned horseman to report it, isn't this the first time you have violated our military law, and you want to be whipped again and demoted? ”

Tian Ben was reluctant, and said fiercely: "But the head of the horse is about to penetrate them, if I join in, with the bravery of the soldiers, we will be able to expand the results of the battle, maybe we can completely defeat the enemy in front of us, and take advantage of the situation to attack the camp!" ”

Xiang Lu said: "How can it be so easy. ”

He pointed to the dense enemy army behind the smoke and dust, and said: "The enemy army also has soldiers who are in formation, and the number is no less than ours. Before leaving, Zhongjun Zuo also said that today is just a test of the enemy's reality, and our army will advance when it sees advantages, and there is no need to force it if it is unfavorable......"

Tian Ben was dumbfounded, he didn't understand these things very well, but it sounded very reasonable.

Seeing that Tian Ben was a little discouraged, Zhao Wuxian had a plan in his heart and said: "If you want to participate in the war, you will definitely have a chance, I will spare you today, and go down to prepare first!" ”

Tian Ben turned his worries into joy, he had always obeyed Zhao Wuxian's orders unconditionally, and ran back to his position.

Xiang Lu's eyes rolled: "Does the lord have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Zhao Wuxian smiled: "Yes." "Although, there may be a bit of a yin damage......

He didn't want to be picky, but continued to look at the opposite side, today's fierce battle may not be able to tell the result, not only the Zhongxing soldiers are very brave, but those Rongdi cavalry and flank chariots are also outside the strategy, very difficult. But this is also the case, Zhao's cavalry is also well guarding the flanks, whenever the Zhao army is attacked by the Bank of China out of a flaw, they will lead the crowd to attack, repulse, and also attack the marching army, cut a brigade commander and seize its flag, but unfortunately then the Bank of China's army immediately pressed up, and the opposite Rongdi cavalry just made a tactical response, did not give Yu Xi the opportunity to seize their fierce beating.

From the afternoon battle to dusk, the Zhao army failed to take any advantage, and the Zhongxing army did not win, seeing that the sky was about to dark, Zhao Wuxian, who had already seen the tactics of the Zhongxing clan, was on the opposite side, and the two sides collected their troops and returned to the camp.

After fighting for several hours, Zhao Yi was already covered in sweat, and there were a few wounds from arrow abrasions, and after he entered the camp, he bowed down and pleaded guilty: "The subordinates failed to break through the Zhongxing phalanx, they are guilty, please punish the sect master!" ”

Zhao Ying didn't blame him, and raised his hands falsely and said: "Today's battle with my nephew is the world-famous Dongyang Armor, and you can fight with him without winning or losing, you have done your best, what is the crime?" Get up, get up! ”

Zhao Wuxian went to the hall to personally help Zhao Yi up, comforted him, and let him go to rest.

Then everyone continued to discuss the matter of breaking the enemy, and the retainer Yang Yin frowned and said: "Zhongxing is strong, Dongyang's armor is brave, and it is difficult to overcome it in a hurry, so it is better to slowly figure it out, wait for Han, Wei and the eldest son, Jinyang's soldiers to arrive, and it is not too late to fight again." ”

Zhao Wuxian objected: "This battle is at a fast speed, and you can't try it!" Fan and Bank of China also have territories west of Taihang, with nearly 10,000 soldiers respectively, and it is difficult for reinforcements to arrive quickly, not to mention, the Zhao clan is the most unaffordable! ”

Zhao Ying said: "What Wu Xian said is very true, but the enemy soldiers are brave, although the Fan clan has lost their fighting spirit, but the Zhongxing clan is still full of morale, how to win?" ”

Zhao Wuxian already had a plan in his heart, and he asked for his life: "Father, the boy is brave when he sees the soldiers of the Zhongxing clan today, but he is bent on taking the initiative to attack, and he is unprepared if he is brave. I have a plan, even if I can't break through the enemy camp, I can still make the other generation defeated, frustrate their spirit, and win the first opportunity for the decisive battle! ”

PS: Chapter 2 in the evening, before 12 o'clock (to be continued.) )