In the individual competition, the participating soldiers did show a very high level and standard, although the participating soldiers are carefully selected elite soldiers, but if there is no excellent foundation, it is not possible to produce enough elites. Therefore, from the bodies of these elite soldiers, we can also see the overall essence of the generation army.

Next up was the last two group competitions of the parade. Although the most popular thing for the general public to watch is the Keju competition, the officials and military personnel in the plateau and Daigun are most interested in the two competitions: group foot combat and group cavalry competition.

Although Keju has been widely popular in military camps and is an important training method for training soldiers, it is still mostly a game; The individual competition only represents the bravery of the individual, although it can reflect the appearance of the army from a certain distance, but it is obviously still insufficient; Only group competitions can give a more comprehensive picture of the overall outlook of the army. This is also the insider's doorway, and the layman's view is lively.

First of all, the group foot battle is carried out.

At this time, a wooden platform three zhang square had been erected in the center, with an average height of eight feet, stairs on all sides, and a red flag with a height of two zhang was inserted in the center, fluttering in the wind.

At both ends of the field, the two armies participating in the group infantry battle, the Xiongjie Army of the Shanggu Legion and the Changjie Army of the Yanmen Legion, had already lined up their formations, just waiting for the competition to officially begin.

These two infantry armies are also the elite of the Dai Army's infantry army, but they have been suppressed by the brilliance of the Beiwei Army before, and in this parade, the Beiwei Army was defeated in the first round, and it also gave other armies enough opportunities, so the Xiongjie Army and the Changjie Army were finally able to come out of the crowd and reach the final round.

The rules of the competition are only that long-range strike weapons are not allowed, and other swords, guns, halberds, and shields are not restricted, and can be selected by each army itself. Although the other armies have not practiced the Mandarin Duck Formation, they are no strangers to the coordinated use of various weapons in the coordinated operations between various arms, and after the previous rounds of competition, they also have enough experience in such a battlefield to know what tactics and weapons should be chosen.

Therefore, the two armies were almost identical, consisting of fifty pikemen, fifty spearmen, and one hundred sword and shield men. And all of them invariably arranged fifty spear and shield soldiers in the center, with sword and shield soldiers on both sides, and pikemen in the back.

Seeing that both sides were tense and ready for battle, Gao Yuan was also very satisfied, and immediately ordered to start.

As the drums sounded, the soldiers on both sides immediately rushed in the direction of the wooden platform, and they were all divided into three ways, the spear and shield soldiers went straight to the wooden platform to grab the flag, while the hundred sword and shield soldiers were divided into two roads, left and right, and rushed to both sides of the wooden platform. Fifty pikemen followed the three armies.

Because it's useless to just grab the flag, you have to bring the flag back to the formation, insert it into the designated place to be the final, in the previous competition, the first to grab the flag, but in the end it was snatched away by the other party, and there are many cases of losing the competition. Therefore, in the choice of tactics, we should not only pay attention to snatching the flag, but also pay attention to the protection on both sides, if the side grabs the flag, we will provide them with protection, if it is for the other side to grab the flag, then it is to bypass the opponent from both sides to intercept the opponent and recapture the flag. Moreover, both sides also had fifty pikemen as reserves.

It can be said that although only 200 soldiers were dispatched from both sides of the competition, the scale was not large, but it was clear that they were fully prepared for various tactics, and they were not like street fights.

The three-way armies of the two sides arrived at the high platform almost at the same time, and the sword and shield soldiers on the left and right sides killed from both sides of the high platform, and the short soldiers met each other and fought fiercely.

And the spear and shield soldiers in the middle lane were only one line behind them, because they had to climb the high platform. The soldiers at the front did not rush to pull the flag planted in the center of the wooden platform, but raised their shields and slammed into each other. Hoping to squeeze the other party back a little so that he can create a chance for his companion to snatch the flag.

"Knock, knock, knock, knock!"

The shield collided violently with the shield, and someone was knocked out of the wooden platform, but someone immediately filled it, and it was basically an evenly matched situation.

Later, near the middle line of the wooden platform, there were more than a dozen men on each side, and they pushed each other with shields against shields, and many of them even carried their shields on their shoulders, and used all their strength to feed, but no one had much advantage, and behind them, the other soldiers raised their spears one after another, crossed their companions, and struck at each other fiercely.

However, after all, it is separated by a layer of companions, and it has to cross the shield, and the strength of the blow is limited, and the soldiers are wearing leather armor and leather armor, and they also have a certain ability to resist fighting, so the impact is not great. On the left and right sides under the wooden platform, the sword and shield soldiers on both sides were also fighting fiercely, and they were also indistinguishable for a while, while the pikemen on both sides stood still for the time being, waiting to see how the situation changed.

Although both sides used wooden weapons, and equipped with leather armor, the wooden knives and wooden guns were hit with all their strength, and there were many parts that could not be protected by armor, so in the fierce battle, many soldiers were injured, broken bones and broken bones, and their heads were broken and bleeding. After more than ten minutes of fighting, more than a dozen people on each side had been wounded and withdrew from the battle, but the others were still fighting fiercely.

At this time, on the wooden platform, the two sides were still deadlocked, and at this time, there were two or three people on each side, throwing away their weapons, grabbing the flagpole with both hands, and desperately snatching it to their side. Fortunately, the flagpole is made of round wood with the thickness of the bowl mouth, so it is not yet placed to be dismantled.

At this moment, in the shield wall of the stalemate between the two sides, just near the flag, several soldiers of the Xiongjie Army suddenly retreated, and several soldiers of the Changjie Army who were fighting against them suddenly lost their center of gravity, fell forward involuntarily, and were beaten by a burst of sticks from the other side.

On the front of the confrontation between the two sides, a big gap suddenly appeared, and before the Changjie army had time to fill the gap, the soldiers of the Xiongjie army took advantage of the situation to rush forward, and suddenly pushed the middle melon of the battle line forward several steps, forming an obvious protruding part. And the edge of this bump just includes the flag.

The soldiers behind the Xiongjie army immediately rushed up, and there was a flurry of guns, sticks, and shields, and several soldiers of the Changjie army who struggled to seize the banner suddenly couldn't hold on, and were forced to let go of their hands, and the flag was finally taken away by a soldier of the Xiongjie army.

But the Changjie army was naturally unwilling to be taken away by the other party, so they also struggled to be intercepted by the Xiongjie army, and even many soldiers threw away their shields, pounced directly on the opponent, and threw the opponent to the ground, although they also fell to the ground together, but opened the way for their companions, and as a result, the stalemate of the front suddenly collapsed, and the soldiers of the Changjie army did not care about many, they stepped on the body of the opponent or their companions, crossed the middle line, and pounced on the Xiongjie soldier who carried the flag.

However, the two sides had enough experience in dealing with this mode of warfare, and when the soldiers of the Xiongjie Army saw this, they immediately surrounded Long, and formed a circle with more than ten soldiers to protect their flag-carrying companions in it. The other soldiers were also scattered to the left and right, resisting the Changjie soldiers who were blocking the rushing up, and the two sides entered a melee mode. The Xiongjie army protected the banner and slowly moved to the stage, while the Changjie army desperately caught up to block it.

The commander of the Xiongjie army was naturally happy when he saw that he had captured the banner, and immediately ordered that twenty of the fifty pikemen in reserve be drawn and rushed to the wooden platform to meet the soldiers who had taken the banner.

When the commander of the Changjie army saw this, he also knew that the situation was not in his favor, and immediately ordered the remaining fifty pikemen to gather and rush up from the left side.

Because fifty pikemen concentrated on attacking from the left, in this part, the Changjie army formed a great numerical advantage, and the soldiers of the Xiongjie army were suddenly unable to parry and were scattered by the Changjie army.

At this time, the soldiers of the Xiongjie Army had already protected the banner and slowly came down from the wooden platform, and the commander of the Xiongjie Army saw that he was one step late, and his own fifty pikemen had already drawn out twenty people to respond, even if they were all sent out, it would be impossible to block the Changjie Army. Therefore, the commander of the Xiongjie army immediately ordered the remaining thirty pikemen to rush up to protect the right side of the banner and block the breakthrough Changjie army from attacking and seizing the banner.

But the result was greatly unexpected by everyone, after the soldiers of the Changjie Army broke through from the left side, they did not immediately come up to snatch the flag, but rushed to the direction of the position of the Xiongjie Army, surrounded the designated place for planting the flag in the position of the Xiongjie Army, and formed a defensive line.

Because according to the rules, only if the flag is planted in the designated position can it be considered a victory, even if the Xiongjie army takes the flag away, as long as it does not break through the defense line formed by the Changjie army, it cannot win. Therefore, the Xiongjie army could only reorganize the offensive and launch an attack on the Changjie army. The soldiers of the other Changjie army surrounded Long from the left and right, and launched an attack on the Xiongjie army, trying to take away the banner again, and the Xiongjie army was immediately divided into two groups, one group received the attack of the other side in the siege, and the other group attacked the defense line of the Changjie army on the inner line, as a result, the two sides formed a melee situation, and the battle situation was extremely chaotic.

And such a situation is indeed what Gao Yuan did not expect, but such a battle situation also made Gao Yuan very satisfied, because this shows that these two commanders have quite excellent command ability and ability to control the battle situation, as well as adaptability, and do not blindly rely on fierce attacks, so no matter what the result of this battle is, these two commanders are quite good talents, which are worth focusing on cultivating. In addition, it also shows that there are indeed many outstanding figures at the grassroots level of the Dai Army, which need to be discovered.