However, although the Qin army gave up fighting the Han army head-on, and ceded a vast area of more than 100 li east of Daliang, Wang Ben ordered the Qin army's cavalry to disperse into cavalry teams of 1,000 people, and take turns to disperse and attack, attacking the logistics convoys of the combined army, or scattered small troops, and sometimes even attacking the moored fleet.

Using the cavalry to disperse and attack the enemy's weak links was the most commonly used tactic of the Han army in the past, and the Qin army had suffered a lot, so when the Qin army learned the tactics of the cavalry, this set was also the one that was best learned and practiced the most. Moreover, at this time, the Han and Qi coalition forces had penetrated deep into the territory of Qin, and the Qin army could be said to be fighting on its own territory, not only familiar with the terrain and roads, but also set up relief points in some villages, which could allow the Qin army to fight outside for a long time, without having to go back to Daliang City to repair, and the area east of Daliang was flat, which was also conducive to cavalry combat.

At the beginning, the Qin army also frequently succeeded, successively attacked several transport teams of the combined column army, and attacked the fleet of the combined column army for the second time, and achieved a lot of results, some Qin troops even encountered the large group of men and horses of the combined column army, and dared to attack, and after the army reacted, they immediately withdrew from the battlefield and fled far away, so as to give full play to the mobile advantage of the cavalry.

However, the Qin army was also very particular about the objects to attack, most of them were looking for the Qi army, but they did not dare to provoke the Han army lightly. Therefore, those who were attacked by the Qin army were basically Han troops.

Although the continuous attacks of the Qin army, the losses of the combined column army did not count, but Gao Yuan also knew that he could not ignore the Qin army's attack tactics, because the tactics he had used to use before, although there were not many results every time, but he could accumulate small victories into big victories, slowly wear down the morale and fighting spirit of the opponent, and it seemed that the Qin army had learned well, quite a few cavalry tactics. And this also makes the plateau feel uneasy, the Chinese nation is really a smart nation, only a few years ago, the Qin army has learned the tactics of the cavalry for the first time.

But since he knew the tactics of the Qin army, Gao Yuan naturally had a way to deal with it, after all, at this time, the Han army was the ancestor of the cavalry tactics, and the Qin army could only be regarded as a child who was still a minor.

In fact, it is not difficult to deal with this kind of cavalry raid tactics, as long as two conditions are met, one is that you also have a cavalry army, which can compete with the opponent's cavalry; The second is to be able to warn in advance and detect the incoming cavalry. Of course, these two conditions are easy to say, but they are not easy to implement. It's just that the Han army has both of these conditions.

The cavalry of the Han army, whether in combat effectiveness or actual combat experience, are above the Qin army, and now among the combined army, the Han army has two light cavalry armies, a total of 10,000 people, and there are 3,000 scout troops, which can actually be used as cavalry, and there is a training beast army, which can control a large number of birds, so in terms of reconnaissance and communication, it is also far stronger than the Qin army, as long as it is a targeted arrangement, it is not difficult to deal with the surprise attack of the Qin army.

So Gao Yuan immediately ordered that the light cavalry of the Han army should also be dispersed into thousands of units, and they would take turns patrolling around the perimeter of the army, so that they would focus on protecting the transport team and the fleet, and at the same time order the beast tamer army and the scout army to cooperate and release a large number of birds in the air to search for the whereabouts of the Qin army. He also ordered the Qi army not to panic after encountering the cavalry of the Qin army, but to immediately organize a defense on the spot, and when defending, to focus on shields and spears, and wait for reinforcements. He also ordered that every thirty miles, build a small village with material reserves, leave two or three thousand troops stationed in each village, and then pass and transport one village to another, and all the transport teams should try not to camp in the wild.

After these arrangements, it is not so easy for the Qin army to attack the Hezhong army, not only often encountered the cavalry interception of the Han army, but the cavalry of the Qin army and the Han army, there is still a considerable distance, so once it meets the cavalry of the Han army, the Qin army basically does not occupy anything, and even if it encounters the transport team, it will be met with more stubborn resistance, and it is no longer a fight to disperse, and a scatter is defeated. It was often delayed until reinforcements from the Hezhong army arrived, and the Qin army had to retreat.

Therefore, a few days later, Wang Ben saw that the cavalry raid tactics did not have the previous results, and also lost a lot of cavalry, and also knew that the Hezong army had a way to deal with it, although Wang Ben was very depressed, why when the Han army used this set of tactics to deal with the Qin army, the Qin army was helpless, and when it was his turn to use the same tactics to deal with the Hezong army, it was useful for a few days, and it didn't work. But he had to give up the tactics of the cavalry assault, withdraw all the cavalry to Daliang City, and then think of other countermeasures.

However, at this time, the army had arrived less than ten miles in front of Daliang City. However, Gao Yuan did not rush to attack Daliang, but ordered the soldiers to build camps around Daliang City, dig trenches and trap them, bury antlers and forks, and prepare for a long-term battle.

Wang Ben did not doubt the actions of the Hezhong army, because if he wanted to conquer Daliang, it was by no means something that could be completed in a short time, so it was reasonable for the Hezhong army to repair its own fortifications first and then launch an attack on Daliang. But of course, Wang Ben knew that he must not let the Hezong army build its own fortifications under the nose of the Qin army in such a light way, and he should attack no matter what, otherwise it would greatly damage the morale of the Qin army.

Some time ago, the cavalry of the Qin army attacked, and also achieved some results, although it could not offset the defeat of the raid on Taoyi, but it did save some morale, and at this time Daliang had received a notice from Xianyang, Qin will be a large reinforcement to Daliang, this arrival is to encourage the morale of a lot of Qin troops, so Wang Ben also believes that now the Qin army can fight a head-on battle with the Hezong army, regardless of victory or defeat, it will not affect the city defense of Daliang, on the contrary, you can also test how strong the combat effectiveness of the Hezong army is.

So Wang Ben immediately ordered to lead 50,000 Qin troops, open the city gates, and go out of the city to challenge the Hezong army.

At this time, under the command of the plateau, the army of Hezong was stepping up the construction of camp fortifications, but seeing that the Qin army came out of the city to challenge, it naturally could not show weakness, and of course the plateau also set aside a considerable number of troops to prevent the Qin army's attack. Therefore, Gao Yuan also immediately ordered to meet the battle, and went out to fight the combined column army of the Qin army, and the Han army and the Qi army each accounted for half.

The two sides faced each other in front of Daliang City, and the Qin army was still upright and neat, and the lineup of the Hezong army was not inferior at all. Of course, the Han army is no worse than the Qin army, and of the 25,000 Qi army, 15,000 are composed of Tian Kezang's private soldiers, who have received at least two years of training from Han army instructors, and Su zhì has greatly improved, and the other 10,000 people are also the elite of the Qi army, not to mention the strength of combat effectiveness, but the lineup is still acceptable. In addition, this time he went out to fight with the Han army, and the Qi army also had a bottom in his heart, anyway, he couldn't beat the Qin army, and the Han army came up, so he was not afraid of the Qin army.

Wang Ben erected a high platform in the middle of the formation, looking at the lineup of the army on the opposite side, he was also a little surprised, because Wang Ben has always despised the Qi army, if all the soldiers in this battle are the Han army, it means that the strength of the Qi army is not strong, and the plateau does not dare to let the Qi army fight, and even if the army has 300,000 troops, it is not enough to be afraid, after all, the number of the Han army is less than 100,000. If the Han and Qi armies fight together, they can seize the weakness of the Qi army, chase and fight, and achieve a victory. However, judging from the appearance of the army, the strength of the Qi army seems to be much stronger than he expected, so Wang Ben's heart hangs again.

However, now that the two sides have started to fight, it is impossible to stop, and they can only fight a battle with the combined column, so Wang Ben immediately ordered 5,000 Qin troops to attack and launch an attack on the combined column.

On the side of the combined column, Gao Yuan and Tian Kezang also climbed on the high platform to command the battle, of course, it was basically Gao Yuan who was giving orders, and Tian Kezhang was just watching from the side. Seeing that the Qin army sent troops to attack first, Gao Yuan also ordered 3,000 Beiwei troops to attack and meet the Qin army. The two sides immediately began a fierce battle on the battlefield.

The 3,000 Beiwei army can form 150 Mandarin Duck Formation Squads, lined up in three rows, each row of 50 Mandarin Duck Formation Squads, and spread horizontally up to more than 200 steps, not only firmly blocking the attack of the Qin army, but also killing the Qin army to retreat again and again.

In the array of the Qin army, Wang Ben couldn't help frowning, in addition to the strong cavalry of the Han army, there is also a trump card, that is, the back of the army, but also let the Qin army suffer a lot, although the Qin army has also tried to imitate the style of the Mandarin Duck Array squad for training, but the Mandarin Duck Array pays attention to the coordination of various personnel and weapons, and the technical content is higher than that of the cavalry, and there are still many limitations in the combat environment, and the Han army has only formed two back armies so far.

And the Qin army only relied on the little experience gained when fighting with the Beiwei army on the battlefield, just like imitating the training of the Mandarin Duck Formation Squad, of course, it was impossible, so the Qin Army still did not form a Mandarin Duck Formation squad-style army, and when encountering the Beiwei Army on the battlefield, the Qin Army still did not have much way, under the blows of the various long, short and far weapons of the Mandarin Duck Array Squad, although it was superior in numbers, it was still beaten to the point of parrying, and there was no power to fight back.

However, Wang Ben did not panic, but immediately ordered to send 6,000 Qin troops, divided into two groups, to outflank them from the left and right respectively, and attack the flank of the Beiwei army. Because the two sides have fought many times, although Qin Jun has not learned the tactics of the Mandarin Duck Formation, he also understands the weaknesses of the Mandarin Duck Formation. The frontal offensive and defensive capabilities of the Mandarin Duck Formation are quite strong, but the defense of the flanks is relatively weak, so Wang Ben also started from the flanks of the Mandarin Duck Formation.

Seeing that the Qin army was attacking the flank of the Mandarin Duck Formation, Gao Yuan also immediately ordered the Qi army to go into battle to meet the Qin army and protect the flank of the Beiwei army.