Chapter 920: Attacking While Winning (3)
"Look, general, the Han army has withdrawn, retreated."
"Don't be too happy, the Han army is only temporarily retreating, and has not withdrawn yet, cheer me up, keep the formation, and there must be no mistakes."
Wang Ben's tactics were really effective, under his command, the Qi army formed a circle formation to defend against the impact of the Han cavalry, with spears and shields to resist the impact of the Han cavalry, the archers and sword and shield men covered in the back row, the situation suddenly changed greatly, the Han army's attack was contained by the Qi army, and the Han cavalry who launched an attack on the Qi army's defense line were stabbed to death by the Qi army with spears, and a few rushed away from the spears, and smashed into the Qi army array, but were also killed by the sword and shield men behind.
In a short time, dozens of cavalry soldiers of the Han army died in front of the array of the Qi army, and the Han army saw that the Qi army was well defended and did not continue to attack, and retreated one after another.
However, Wang Ben has experienced a hundred battles and has been in battle for a long time, of course, it can be seen that the Han army is taking the initiative to retreat, not retreating, and can make a comeback at any time, and the infantry to fight against the cavalry, the first thing is to maintain a rigorous and dense formation, at this time must not be careless, so Wang Ben also ordered the Qi army to continue to maintain the formation, not the slightest relaxation.
And because of listening to Wang Ben's organization and dispatch just now, the Qi army resisted the attack of the Han cavalry, so at this time, the Qi soldiers were very convinced of Wang Ben, so they were willing to obey Wang Ben's orders. The Han army withdrew more than 300 paces away, and seeing that the formation of the Qi army was still tight and invulnerable, it did not launch an attack lightly for a while, and the two sides faced each other like this.
As a result, on the entire battlefield, the Qi army was in a comprehensive disadvantage, and only in this local battlefield could the Qi army be able to confront the Han army and share it equally, so other Qi troops in the nearby battlefield saw it and rushed over to join. As a result, Wang Ben's Qi army also increased rapidly, gradually expanding from more than 3,000 to as many as seven or eight thousand.
During this period, the Han army did not attack the Qi army's array again, only occasionally dispatched dozens of cavalry, more than 100 cavalry to launch tentative attacks, but each time did not impact the Qi army's array, but attacked the Qi army with bows and arrows dozens of steps away from the Qi army's array. The Qi army, under the command of Wang Ben, did not go out to attack, but also fought back with bows and arrows, and the two sides attacked each other with bows and arrows, and each suffered casualties.
On the one hand, Wang Ben commanded the Qi army to deal with the harassing attack of the Han army, and on the other hand, he also received the Qi army that had entered and incorporated them into his own array.
But the number of Qi troops nearby was not large, and most of them were driven by the Han army, so there were not many Qi troops that Wang Ben could gather, and the cavalry of the Han army still did not attack, but they did not retreat far, that is, they kept a distance of about three hundred steps from the Qi army, so that the Qi army was always vigilant and did not dare to relax.
Of course, there is no problem in a short period of time, and after a long time, the Qi army has some unbearable, because the Qi army has not slept all night, and it has been dismantled for so long, and it is also sleepy and tired at this time, if the Han army attacks up, it will be better, but now that the Han army is not attacking, the Qi soldiers are a little unsupportable, their eyelids are closed, and they yawn for a long time, if it is not for the Han army to threaten not far away, I am afraid that many Qi soldiers fell to the ground and fell asleep.
The Han army is obviously much more relaxed than the Qi army, they basically do not have a fixed formation, but only scattered into small teams of hundreds of people, scattered around the Qi army, and many Han troops dismount to rest, and the war horses gnaw the grass on the ground from time to time, showing a very leisurely appearance.
This is because when Gao Yuan was training the cavalry, he repeatedly emphasized that if the enemy's infantry had already arranged a complete and tight formation, the light cavalry army must not lightly attack head-on, but should use the tactics of harassment and seduction, on the one hand, to force the opponent to show his broken grounds, and on the other hand, to induce the opponent to abandon the defensive formation and mainly attack, so that the light cavalry can fully develop its own advantages and achieve victory at the minimum cost.
Sure enough, some of the Qi soldiers saw it, and immediately built a yƬ to Wang Ben, and now they should immediately launch an attack on the Han army, defeat this Han army in one fell swoop, and then retreat from the guest. But Wang Ben refused, because Wang Ben knew very well in his heart that although the Han army seemed to be leisurely and relaxed, it was a horse that did not saddle and people did not take off their armor, which can show that the slackness of the Han army was actually pretended, and the Han army's approach was probably to induce the Qi army to give up the defensive formation and take the initiative to attack, only in this way could the Han army have an opportunity. Therefore, at this time, the Qi army must not be lightly disorganized.
However, Wang Ben also understood that it was not a way to just consume it like this, because there was always a time when the Qi army could not be consumed, so Wang Ben also ordered the Qi army to be divided into two groups, retreat in turn, and cover each other.
But the Han army naturally will not let the Qi army flee so lightly, although the Han army has not yet taken the initiative to attack, but it is inevitable to harass on the left and right, because it is when the Qi army retreats alternately, there will always be some loopholes, caught by the Han army, although it can not inflict a fatal blow to the Qi army, but it can still be done to delay the speed of the Qi army's retreat.
Originally, it was not fast to retreat alternately, and the Han army was constantly harassing on both sides, so the retreat speed of the Qi army was very slow, and it was only three or four miles away at noon, and the Qi army was also disturbed by the Han army, and the heart was haggard. What's even more dangerous is that in the process of pursuit, several cavalry armies of the Han army joined in, so that the strength of the Han army pursuing the Qi army was expanded.
It turned out that after nearly a morning of fierce fighting, some of the Han troops who were chasing other Qi troops turned back one after another, and found that there was actually a Qi army here, although it was pursued by the Han cavalry, but it was still clear and clear, and it was not chaotic, so they naturally joined the pursuit of the ranks. Originally, at the beginning, there were actually only a few hundred cavalry troops fighting with the Qi army led by Wang Ben, but at this time, several cavalry armies were added, and the strength of the army expanded to nearly 3,000 people.
Therefore, at this time, the tactics of the Han army have also changed, after all, the current situation is different, the Qi army began to retreat, although the retreat of the Qi army was quite orderly, and there were famous generals like Wang Ben commanded, but there were still a lot of flaws, and the Han army also gathered enough troops at this time to be able to launch a strong attack on the Qi army.
Seeing that the Han army around him was gathering more and more, Wang Ben also knew that something was wrong, but at this time he had no other way, he was just waiting for death to resist in place, and giving up this tactic of alternate retreat was to seek death, so he could only continue with his head. I only hope to be able to escape from the pursuit of the Han army.
However, the cavalry of the Han army would not let go of the Qi army so lightly, and at this time, the Qi army had been completely divided into two parts, and the Qi army that had retreated in the early stage had stopped and set up a formation, ready to cover the retreating Qi army in the later period. At this moment, I saw a Han cavalry suddenly inserting into the middle of the two parts of the Qi army at high speed, cutting the Qi army into two sections.
Although the Han cavalry attacked decisively and divided the Qi army, it was also in a very dangerous situation, because at this time, the distance between the two Qi armies was less than two hundred steps, and the Han cavalry was inserted in the middle, which happened to be in the front and rear of the two Qi armies, and they were attacked on both sides, and the two Qi armies did not need to attack, only with bows and arrows to hit the Han army.
But the other Han cavalry naturally did not sit idly by, and killed the Qi army one after another, and all of them killed the Qi army that had not yet retreated, and completely ignored the Qi army that had retreated in advance and had already arranged a defensive formation.
At this time, the Qi army that had not yet retreated had already lifted the defensive formation, and Wang Ben was not in this part of the Qi army, no one came to command, and the Han army had concentrated almost all the current forces to attack, and the offensive was naturally unstoppable, so it only took two or three minutes to kill this part of the Qi army, and it was no longer able to carry out organized resistance.
During this time, the other Qi army, which had already set up a defensive formation, did not act at all, and only fired a few rounds of arrows. Shot down dozens of Han cavalry, but basically could not deal any severe blow to the Han army.
Although Wang Ben was in this part of the Qi army, at this time, he couldn't help but hesitate, what should he do now? Is it to rescue the Qi army besieged by the Han army? Or do you stand still and stand still? Or take advantage of the fact that this part of the Qi army was besieged by the Han army, and quickly withdraw the army and escape, but no matter which choice it is, it doesn't seem to be very appropriate, so although Wang Ben has always been decisive and resolute with his troops, and rarely drags mud and water, at this time, he can't make a suitable choice.
However, the offensive of the Han army was too fierce, and at such a time when Wang Ben hesitated, the attacked Qi army had already been defeated by the Han army. And before Wang Ben could react, two Han armies had already turned around and rushed towards this part of the Qi army commanded by Wang Ben.
Fortunately, this part of the Qi army has already lined up a defensive formation, so it can still resist the attack of the Han army, and Wang Ben also put other things aside for the time being, and fully commanded the Qi army to defend.
This time the Han army's attack was not a superficial one, although there were many casualties, but the Han army's cavalry still attacked with all their strength without hesitation. In fact, the attack power of the light cavalry is not strong, but compared with the heavy armored cavalry, it still has a considerable advantage over the infantry army, and the difference in strength between the two sides is not much at this time, so under the fierce attack of the Han army, the defense line of the Qi army suddenly seemed precarious.
At this moment, another Han cavalry rushed back to join the battle, although the number of this cavalry was not large, only five or six hundred, but it became the last straw that crushed the camel. Although the number is small, the impact on the morale of the two sides is completely different, the morale of the Han army has increased greatly, and the fighting spirit is stronger, while the Qi army is completely disheartened and has no intention of fighting, even Wang Ben's heart is half cold, this battle is indeed completely over.