Being twenty miles away from the camp means that we have just come into contact with the enemy's encirclement. The tactical idea is to back up the camp and constantly harass the enemy's inner circle, so that the enemy will not dare to easily gather superior forces to encircle.
Xu Mo ordered again: "The remaining two thousand cavalry will attack the enemy's inner perimeter in the opposite direction!"
Two light cavalry troops attacked from the left and right to harass the two farthest points of the encirclement. In this way, in order to prevent the enemy from opening up the encirclement, they would not be able to easily rush to both wings at the same time, otherwise the front and rear defenders would become relatively weak. , is extremely vulnerable to a forced raid by the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade.
After the cavalry team was dispatched, Xu Mo mobilized another two thousand infantry and steadily advanced to the east line to support the guerrilla captain.
The remaining troops and horses were stationed in place and continued to build a defensive line.
This tactical arrangement is not complicated, but its effect is obvious.
Since the Western Front was harassed by two thousand light cavalry, in order to suppress the two thousand cavalry, the enemy could not send too much force to the Eastern Front. The guerrilla captain who was harassing the Eastern Front could use light cavalry to entangle the enemy back and forth. , once the enemy forces press forward, the two thousand infantry who follow from behind can attack head-on!
In other words, if the enemy wants to suppress the guerrilla captain, it must send out at least 3,000 cavalry. However, these 3,000 cavalry are extremely vulnerable to attacks from the rear infantry. If they want to have a better chance of winning, they must send out five to six thousand cavalry. Adding in the two thousand cavalry on the western front, this is seven to eight thousand. Even if there are half of the cavalry left, it is no longer realistic to continue to consolidate the encirclement.
Therefore, according to Xu Mo's speculation, the enemy has no more than two options, either to pursue the guerrilla captain and fight fiercely, or to adopt stalemate tactics and consume as much as possible with the guerrilla captain.
In fact, as Xu Mo expected, the enemy did not have many choices. When the guerrilla captain led his troops to approach, the Eagle Brigade immediately sent three thousand light cavalry to intercept.
As a result, under the surveillance of spies, when the Eagle Brigade cavalry was still five miles away from the guerrilla general, the guerrilla general had already given the order to break into pieces. The large troops dispersed and used small groups to flexibly maneuver towards the rear. retreat.
The Eagle Brigade are all veterans of many battles. Naturally, it was obvious at a glance that the Expeditionary Brigade cavalry adopted the tactic of luring the enemy deeper. They immediately gave up the pursuit. As a result, when they turned around, a small group of the Expeditionary Brigade cavalry dispersed. Then four men came to kill them, separated by a hundred steps, and constantly harassed them with bows and arrows.
The Eagle Brigade was not disrupted, and they immediately organized a counterattack. When the arrow rain overwhelmed the opponent, the Expeditionary Brigade cavalry relied on their maneuverability advantage to turn around and retreat.
The enemy general simply ordered to use the same method of small groups of cavalry to press forward and pursue. Unfortunately, because there were two thousand infantry guarding the middle of the battlefield, the range of activities of these small groups of Eagle Brigade cavalry was greatly affected. They did not dare to approach the infantry phalanx easily, and could only pursue the expeditionary brigade cavalry on the periphery.
The expeditionary brigade cavalry relied on these two thousand infantry to fight back bravely. If the enemy had a numerical advantage, they would immediately withdraw in the direction of the infantry phalanx.
Although this infantry phalanx only had 2,000 people, it was like a nail stuck in the battlefield.
If they are facing a head-on attack, the infantry phalanx is not afraid of the light cavalry. In other words, the light cavalry dares to attack the infantry rashly, which is purely seeking death.
If the light cavalry troops want to conquer the infantry, they can only rely on frontal forces to exert pressure and containment. At the same time, the cavalry harasses from left to right and disrupts the formation of the infantry. Once the infantry begins to collapse, the advantage of the light cavalry can be highlighted.
But on the battlefield, there is never a pure conflict between arms. Weapons and morale are the key factors that determine the outcome of the battlefield.
With the morale of the soldiers in Beixi County, it is naturally impossible for them to be overwhelmed by the cavalry. As long as the formation is not disordered, the cavalry can do nothing to them. Due to the lack of cooperation from the infantry, they cannot even put pressure on the Beixi infantry and continuously attack and change arrows. Neither can be done. After all, it is difficult for horse bows to get an advantage over foot bows.
Moreover, the expeditionary brigade cavalry, which continues to withdraw around the infantry phalanx, will also coordinate the defense. This makes the two thousand infantry even more difficult to shake.
At this point in the battle, the general of the Eagle Brigade who led the army had already seen the disadvantage.
If you want to defeat the light cavalry of the Expeditionary Brigade, you must first pull out the two thousand infantry. But if you want to destroy the two thousand infantry, you must gather superior forces. This will completely disrupt the encirclement and deployment.
The enemy general can only send orders to the rear as soon as possible and fully inform them of their predicament.
Wu Kang, the general of the Eagle Brigade, could not help but frown slightly when he learned about the battle ahead: "According to the spies' reports, the enemy's expeditionary brigade general is suspected to be Xu Mo. Now it is basically certain that the enemy general is Xu Mo."
"Being surrounded by a surprise attack by our Eagle Brigade, he was able to organize troops to defend and actively counterattack in such a short period of time, and even took advantage of local battlefields. With such strategic vision and tactical experience, no one other than the No. 1 general in Beixi County could It’s the perfect one.”
"As expected of a good general brought out by Qin Feng, he is indeed difficult to deal with!"
Wu Kang, who happens to be fifty years old this year, has been on the battlefield for half his life. Even in the fierce offensive and defensive battles in the Liang Kingdom, Wu Kang was still able to lead the Eagle Brigade to kill everyone. In Wu Kang's view, let alone the ordinary Liang Kingdom The army, even the elite under Qin Feng's command, is just a layer of window paper, which can be broken with just one poke.
However, after such a long time, they met again, and the bravery of Beixi soldiers and horses far exceeded Wu Kang's expectations.
The world only knows that the Tianji Battalion guards are unique in the world, but they don't know that the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade is the regular army that can "finally decide".
If the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade can be captured, even if it is severely damaged, it will greatly relieve the pressure faced by the entire Dadi.
Wu Kang's eyes were firm: "We can't wait for General Chen Si's main force. Send me the order to immediately launch a full-scale battle with the enemy's expeditionary brigade."
As soon as he said this, the deputy general Ma Dang quickly dissuaded him: "General, the enemy's expeditionary brigade is strong and powerful. Not only does it advance quickly, but it also has its own logistics camp. Whether it is a field battle or a war of attrition, it is extremely powerful. If it is an all-out battle, our army will probably face a huge... casualties."
Wu Kang waved his hand and directly interrupted Madang's words. His attitude was unquestionable: "If we can damage our army in exchange for Dadi's continuation, it will still be a great merit!"
"Even if we kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses, this battle must be fought!"
"As long as the expeditionary brigade is lost as the vanguard, it will be even more difficult for the enemy to conquer the Ezhou defense line. Regardless of Qin Feng, as long as it waits until the spring of next year and gathers troops from all over the country, they can regain the initiative. .”
"With our blood, we will forge Dadi's last line of defense!"
"There is no regret in asking my comrades to step on our corpses and move forward."
