Lao Bainiu: I'm back, I'm sorry for the interruption during this time, mainly because I was disconnected from the Internet for a period of time under the advice of the doctor, wandering between the green mountains and green waters, to recuperate my body. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Internet is really love-hate-hate, and it has never been so convenient to get information in this era, but for a long time before the computer, not to mention addiction, it is easy to get tired, and people are in a sub-healthy state.

Anyway, it's been restored and updated, and this time it will be more until the end, even if it is sometimes a break, it is a matter of one or two days, and there is not much content left in this book, and it is estimated that it will end in three million words.

Also, some people are excessive, I haven't updated, and you don't have to curse me, it's really people's hearts are not ancient, the world is declining, and the simple Internet atmosphere is gone.

Finally, Happy New Year and Happy Year of the Horse.

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Cao Bianjiao thought carefully about how to get out of the current crisis.

In the current situation, the large army marches in formation, the speed is too slow, the movement is too slow, the whole army formation is more rigid and inflexible, encountering some difficult to pass areas, often causing chaos, and the surrounding enemy is also very tired.

However, if the army does not march forward in formation, in the blink of an eye, it will be overwhelmed by the rogue cavalry, and there will be no array on the plain, and no matter how brave the infantry is, it is not the opponent of the cavalry, even if many of the horsemen in front of them are just rogue thieves.

Holding on to the spot is waiting for death, and in this way, under the tense spirit of the soldiers, the collapse of the army is only a matter of time, and if the main force of the thieves arrives, the situation will be even worse.

What to do?

At the critical juncture, Cao Bianjiao showed his highest level.

He pondered. Suddenly thought of the battle of Jinzhou during the Jingbian army against the military formation of Dongnu, when Wang Dou put out a kind of large formation called the concave and convex formation, each of which was always an independent unit, each of which formed a formation to defend, but between each formation, they could shout to each other or give orders from Tangma.

Then these small arrays converged into a large array, and the cooperation with each other was also very flexible.

At that time, Wang Dou used this array to break tens of thousands of Qing cavalry such as Jierharang, Haoge, and Azig, which was widely spread among the armies afterwards and was talked about by the generals. Cao Bianjiao also figured out one or two in private. Memories in the heart.

Of course, the premise of this formation is that strong firearms are required.

In the past, when the Ming army encountered cavalry in the field, it generally formed a large square formation or a large circle formation, and the defense was impenetrable. It's as tight as a tortoiseshell. The enemy riders also patiently opened one by one. Often where there is a breach, it is when the great array is destroyed.

Although there were also small and scattered Sancai formations in the Ming army, they were surrounded by enemy cavalry. It also had to be lined up in dense phalanxes.

Without him, the strength of firearms is insufficient, the power is not enough, and the small three-talent formations or mandarin duck formations with teams and general units cannot stop the attack of the enemy cavalry like a tide, especially when the army needs to march and move.

However, at this time, this condition in the army is ripe, not to mention the cavalry, they are all fierce pawns of old battles.

The new army of the second battalion is also well-trained and battle-hardened, especially the sharp firearms of the sergeants, and even if the enemy cavalry rushes into the small formations, it can give them a devastating blow, instead of being eaten up one by one.

Cao Bianjiao immediately made a decision, regardless of the lack of training or run-in of this concave and convex formation under his command, ordered to stop the march, and after a short rest and discussion with the generals about the arrangement, before the middle of the hour (about two o'clock in the afternoon), the cavalry of the Cao battalion, and the infantry battalion of the second town, quickly formed a new formation.

The whole army formation was like a big uneven sawtooth, and the new army of the two towns numbered nearly 5,000 people, and the total unit was divided into more than 20 small formations of roughly the same amount, because following the Jingbian army, each formation was two pikemen and two musketeers, and the basic soldiers were 200.

In the arrangement, one hundred musketeers are arranged on four sides, one hundred pikemen are in the rear to cover, the officers are in the center to command, each small formation is about 100 steps apart from each other, and the total distance of each thousand is about 150 steps, and the whole army is in the middle of the large array, and the remaining more than 2,000 cavalry soldiers led by Cao Bianjiao will cover it, and at the same time, it will also respond and support all parties.

The new army formation that has been arranged is much wider and more flexible, and it is not that the part will drive the whole, but that each part has a certain degree of autonomy and flexibility, and the arrangement of the inverted characters of each small formation also seems to be much darker and far-reaching, and there is a murderous motive hidden in it, and it is full of fierce spirit.

Although the new military formation has not experienced the test of actual combat, all the soldiers have a very high trust in Cao Bianjiao, the commander, and they also see the current predicament, the new military formation may be able to get rid of the current crisis, they quickly set up the formation, and silently and resolutely carried out the orders handed down by the commander.

After the formation was formed, Cao Bianjiao felt a lot more relaxed, although the lineup of the large array was not as good as the Jingbian Army at that time, and it was a little hasty and messy, but it was relatively flexible and had strong firepower The large array formed by the small formation, the combat effectiveness was definitely doubled, and the threat of a breach affecting the rout of the entire army formation was greatly reduced.

Through the banner or the Tangma order, the overall layout can also be calmly carried out, and the local strong support is provided.

Not to mention Cao Bianjiao, after the army was launched, the anxiety of the generals and soldiers was quickly relaxed, and the new army formation was indeed flexible, especially when passing through some complicated sections.

Although it is all plains and land, it is not without rivers and ravines, ridges and villages, and when I passed through these places in the early days, it was a time when the whole army was highly nervous and the physical exertion of men and horses was very large.

Even if it is usual, it is three or three, twos and twos, groups of shuttles circling in circles, but they don't rush up to fight, but the pressure on people is very great, because you don't know when they really rushed up.

Passing through these places in the early days, it was a good opportunity for the so-called half-crossing attack, and the cavalry never gave up taking the opportunity to harass or attack, and all the time, it caused tension to the marching army formation, and wore down the strength and fighting spirit of the soldiers of the second town.

After changing to a concave and convex formation to march, all the soldiers in the formation felt that this tension was greatly reduced, and after passing through these areas, even if the enemy cavalry harassed, it was enough to respond to a small formation or several small formations, and there was no need to worry about the entire military formation being involved, let alone worrying about the breach in the place. A war that affects the whole situation.

Moreover, even if there is a stagnation in the area, the cavalry of the Chinese army can quickly be dispatched to pick them up.

Although they trust Cao Shuai, after all, it is related to their own survival, and everyone's mood is not easy, but not long after the new army set off, the soldiers of the second town began to be full of confidence in the future again. Many people couldn't help but cheer as they marched.

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"What kind of trick are the officers and soldiers doing?"

When Cao Bianjiao stopped and changed formations. Liu Zongmin, Hao Shaoqi, Yuan Zongdi and others who broke into the camp on the periphery were all confused and did not understand what tricks Cao Bianjiao was doing, but their purpose was only to delay, and it was best for the officers and soldiers to stop. So I didn't move. Only a few rangers came up to snoop.

They looked at the Ming army, and the man called Ma Neigh. arranged the troops, and finally made a strange military formation, the same as Zilharang and others at that time. Looking at the small squares covered with wilderness in front of them, the people who broke into the camp and Ge, the fifth battalion on the left were all inexplicable.

"What kind of formation is this?"

"Is Uncle Cao confused?"

Looking at the new array posed by Cao Bianjiao, the thieves will either touch their ears or pluck their cheeks or frown or think deeply, everyone doesn't understand what Cao Bianjiao is doing.

Everyone has the impression that when the infantry meets the cavalry in the wilderness, they are not lined up in a tight array to defend it, isn't it a dish delivered to the door? In such a sparse formation, one by one small formations are placed, and they are still far apart, and the horsemen rush directly into it, what if they break it as soon as they rush?

The opportunity could not be missed, Hao Shaoqi strongly advocated gathering the horse army to attack immediately, without waiting for the whole army to arrive.

Liu Zongmin was also moved, Yuan Zongdi was resolutely opposed, and Li Guo was a little hesitant, but he still supported Yuan Zongdi's opinion.

The bark of the human shadow tree, Cao Bianjiao is a famous general of the Ming Dynasty after all, it is not unreasonable to put down this array, besides, the tactics of the military formation in front of him always give Li Guo a familiar feeling, although it is only the Dongshi version, but for that army, he sometimes wakes up in his dreams, which can be described as unforgettable.

For the sake of safety, it is better to wait for the arrival of King Chuang and the main force, and then a series of battles with the Jingbian Army back then, Li Guo, a young general of the Chuang Army, has also matured.

Not to mention the five battalions of the Revolution and the left, the leaders of the thieves who can survive and grow are all proficient in the art of looking at qi, and the officers and soldiers they encounter are not strong in combat, and they can see at a glance that in the past, when they encountered officers and soldiers with strong combat power, they were unwilling to fight, and either fled or left the money to buy roads to live.

In the combat history of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution and the Left, it is even more famous for its cunning and evasion of battles, and when encountering many officers and soldiers, they will ambush and meet the enemy with few talents.

Hard bones, they are unwilling to gnaw, if it weren't for the strength of the righteous army and the situation stronger than people, they would not have been able to besiege Cao Bianjiao such a strong army, so Hao Shaoqi's words were only approved by He Yilong in the fifth battalion of the Revolution and Zuo, the cautious Ma Shouying shook his head and said nothing, and He Jin, Liu Xiyao, and Lin Yangcheng were opposed.

They are all masters of hope, although Cao Bianjiao's new army formation cannot be understood, but the atmosphere of killing is even stronger, looking for death to attack, if you break the soldiers and horses under your command, how to keep your status and strength?

Therefore, Hao Shaoqi's proposal was unsuccessful, and everyone felt that it was good to wait and see what happened, anyway, even if Cao Bianjiao changed the formation, he was still under siege by his own side.

Everyone is more concerned about whether Cao Bianjiao will throw away the infantry and run away with his cavalry like this? Although their own horsemen are besieged, because of coordination, organization, combat strength and other reasons, even if Cao Bianjiao runs away with the cavalry now, they are afraid that they will not be able to stop it.

Fortunately, Cao Bianjiao doesn't seem to mean this, although the spirit of not abandoning the Ming Army and the New Army makes people feel different, but it's good not to run.

On the plain, under the condition that the Ming army lacked food and grass, even if the cavalry was surrounded by loopholes and not tight, it would be an iron wall for the marching infantry, after all, human legs could not be compared with horse legs.

In this state of mind, the general of the Chuang Battalion and the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution and the Left Battalion let Cao Bianjiao's new formation set off, and watched them continue to march on the vast field.

It's just slowly, everyone's expressions became solemn, it's too fast, Cao Bianjiao's new array is running too fast, several times as much as before, at this speed, I'm afraid that I will be able to reach Xiayi City today.

Liu Zongmin's face slowly turned blue, and he shouted: "You can't let them go on like this!" ”

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The cavalry began to harass frequently, and the five battalions of Ge and Left were merged, and the number of horsemen they gathered here had reached as many as 40,000, and the force that could be driven was very sufficient.

If the grain and grass are enough, Cao Bianjiao will definitely find a terrain to fight with them, at least it is a stalemate, although the horse infantry army is not as many as the thieves, but Cao Bianjiao is confident that they will be defeated, but unfortunately the grain and grass are insufficient.

Besides, if this is the case, the thief must be far away, and if he does not make contact, he can't fight if he wants to, which is the disadvantage of stepping against the horse, and tactically, there is no priority. (To be continued.) )