Although he looked very calm, Bai Quan was still a little nervous inside. After all, the giant trees carried on the shoulders of the strong men in the river were equivalent to a bridge, which allowed the cavalry army of the Xi Qi Alliance to cross the Sanggan River. . Except for Fan Yang and Shuo Fang who occasionally dealt with the Northern Yi, the Tang troops in Longyou and Hedong had only fought two infantry battles with the Xi Qi coalition. They may not have a good understanding of the strength of the Northern Yi cavalry, but his recent observations could It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of these Beiyi cavalry is quite strong. If they are dismounted, they may not be as good as the Tang army, but if they are on horseback, they can defeat them both.
After all, they are a nation that spends many years on horseback. If they lose to the Han people in this area, then they will not even want a corner of the grassland. They will be conquered by the Tang Dynasty like Anxi or Hanhai. , became one of their protective palaces.
Precisely because the cavalry of the Xi Qi coalition were very strong and extremely aggressive, he was a little worried. Although the Tang army had already understood the ins and outs of the matter and had laid many ambushes, they were all infantry. If the Xi Qi coalition cavalry were not afraid of sacrificial charges, even if the initial ambush could kill many, once their subsequent reinforcements poured into the Tang army's camp, they would be mercilessly ravaged by the opponent's cavalry.
The gap between infantry and cavalry cannot be made up by quality, especially for cavalry like the Xi Qi Alliance Army. The gap is even more ridiculous. The most terrible thing is that they do not occupy geographical advantages. Concentrated on the flat ground with the camp as the center. The Xi-Qi coalition forces can charge directly towards the Tang army's camp from the other side along the dozen or so temporary bridges that have been erected. As long as one of them succeeds, they can tear apart the Tang army's defense line, causing the ambush's defense line to collapse. Although Xi The Qi Alliance Army did not expect that the Tang Army would set up an ambush, but it was very likely to happen.
Although in fact, as long as we shoot those strong men now and let the heads of the giant trees sink into the Sanggan River, and the cavalry cannot cross the river, we can prevent this situation from happening, but whether it was Ye Qingcheng or Wang Zhongsi, what they had planned from the beginning was to Xi Qi's idea of complete annihilation of the coalition forces. What they want is not just a victory in a battle, but a permanent victory, so they must be completely annihilated and let them into an ambush circle.
However, this expectation is only because Bai Quan does not know the Tang Army. After joining the Tang Army, he has been following Ye Qingcheng in action. He has almost never seen how the official Tang Army fights. The ones he has seen are all small groups in the Tang Army. Although the combat effectiveness of the personnel was relatively high compared to ordinary people, he had never seen the Tang Army's greatest advantage - group combat.
The advantages of group operations can only be brought into play in large-scale operations. In the correct history, the Tang army often used large-scale group operations to conquer surrounding regions and nationalities. Even for a while, it was tyrannical and spanned Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Arab Empire, which had formed a continent, was once frightened by the Tang army under the city of Henglus. Although it was narrowly defeated, it never dared to take a step into the Tang Dynasty, and only stopped at the Li Te Kingdom in the river.
However, he was right to worry. Once any cavalry from the Xi Qi coalition rushed into the Tang army's camp, it would tear apart their defense line. Some generals in the Tang army also pointed out this, so the ambush plan was initially planned. There was opposition from them, but due to Wang Zhongsi's face and the greater support among others, and the fact that the whole plan was actually proposed by Ye Qingcheng, the plan was finally adopted.
At this moment, in the handsome tent under his feet, a dozen generals were standing on a map and discussing, while Wang Zhongsi stood aside and calmly thought about the overall strategy and layout. The map has marked the possible military formations of the Xi-Qi Coalition and the number of people in each formation, as well as the information about the bridge building that has just been added to the Sanggan River. These guys are discussing that once the cavalry of the Xi-Qi Coalition breaks through their There are several lines of defense, so what formations and methods should be used to block them? Some people advocate arranging a large number of crossbowmen to set up a line of defense in front of the commander's tent, because it is located on a small slope with good terrain, and you can see the movements on the flat land to the dock. , also suitable for archery. But someone raised objections. On the contrary, if the opponent's cavalry has good archers, once they rush into the camp, their goal will be to rush directly to the commander's tent. The commander's tent on the Tang Army's side is also somewhat obvious. They can also shoot arrows. It is very dangerous to reach the commander's tent.
So in the end, most people's opinions were adopted and a large number of heavy armored infantry were arranged to defend themselves in front of the commander's tent with shields. However, there were still hidden dangers. They were now discussing how to eliminate these hidden dangers so as to prevent an ambush. It is foolproof and must make corresponding changes according to the dynamics of the Xi Qi Alliance. Every half a cup of tea, a signal soldier will come to report the situation, and then specialized soldiers will make corresponding marks on the map for these generals to discuss the battle.
If it were the Xi Qi Allied Forces Camp, the generals in the rear were gathering in Li Huaixiu's camp at this moment, but they were discussing how to divide the spoils after the victory of the battle, and how to distribute them when they marched south to the Central Plains. No one was discussing military situation and military strategy. This is the biggest difference from Tang Jun. Although Li Huaixiu was very annoyed, there was nothing he could do. After all, their nation was destined to be like this, and they awarded generals not based on ability, but based on their status within the tribe. Most of the generals present were from the Thirty-six tribes. Even though he was a great chief, he couldn't offend these guys, so he could only greet them with a smile and pretend to be interested to participate in their discussion.
After all, in his opinion, the fact that the Tang army has not made any move even now has already determined the outcome of this battle. All he has to do is to wait obediently for the victory report to come.
In this tense atmosphere, someone from the bridge-building force in the Sanggan River finally broke through the river, climbed up to the other side, and arrived at the Tang Army's dock. Then several strong men quickly pulled out a few people and climbed up quickly. After arriving at the pier, they helped lift one end of the giant log onto the pier, and several people took out the hammer and rivets in an orderly manner, and drove the rivets into the stones on the ground of the pier through the two specially made holes at the top. The first bridge was finally built. It's still done.
However, the noise of this move was a bit too loud, and it finally attracted the attention of Tang Jun. Tang Jun seemed to start running in the Tang Jun camp. This made the strong men on the dock and the previous group of people very scared, and suddenly Someone took out the horn and blew it all at once. They had already been discovered anyway, so why not start breaking in now?
