At the same time, in the Xiongnu cavalry formation opposite Liu Yu's formation, under a high-flying flag with the word "Ju", Ju Nan frowned, holding his riding whip, pointing at the five-row formation, Liu Yu's troops, who were marching towards their own side, said to Shao Bao on the side: "General Shao, what do these Jin troops mean? Are they looking for death?"
Shao Bao curled his lips and said: "The hundreds of Jin troops wearing blue clothes and brisk and agile came to lure us. Originally, the general wanted to wait and see, but the deputy commander insisted on sending troops to fight back. Only then did we let Here, the more than a thousand Jin troops appear to be in good order and with high morale, but there must be some deceit among them!"
Ju Nan nodded: "Yes, under the broad daylight, there are only a thousand infantrymen, but they take the initiative to attack our more than ten thousand cavalry. If they are not brave and reckless, and extremely stupid, there is an ambush or deceit! In your opinion , is there any place where I can set up an ambush nearby?"
Shao Bao looked around and shook his head: "You can't tell. This battlefield is very strange. There are tall grasses like this everywhere. It is very easy to ambush a large group of people. I think the enemy is well prepared. Even those lightly-armed soldiers in blue have disappeared, I’m afraid the enemy is just trying to lure us here and kill us with an ambush!”
Ju Nan was furious and said: "I have more than 10,000 cavalry, how can they be eliminated so easily?! There is no big camp here, I won't let them take advantage of it like Duyan did! But... "
At this point, Ju Nan sneered and said: "The situation on this battlefield is indeed unknown. Let's do it this way, General Shao. Your two thousand troops have always been the elite of the rear. This time, they are just the front troops. Hit him and try it out. If only These more than a thousand men and horses, then destroy them. If there is an ambush, retreat quickly. We still stick to the original plan, with the elite troops falling behind and the main army going first. We have horses, and they can't keep us!"
A look of dissatisfaction flashed across Shao Bao's face, and he muttered in his heart: "Why is it me again?" But he did not dare to say anything more. He only accepted his promise and rode forward, followed by about two thousand light cavalry. Following his movements, they quickly began to form a riding formation in front.
Liu Yu had a relaxed look on his face. He held his long arm and walked forward step by step with firm and standard steps. Xiang Jing, who was standing next to him, blinked and said, "Brother Jinu, let's, let's really do this." Are we going to start a fight with the enemy cavalry like this? If we walk another two hundred steps, we will be out of the grassy area. By then, Hulu will be able to see our details at a glance!"
Liu Yu didn't stop and said with a smile: "Can't they see our number clearly now?"
Xiang Jing stamped his foot anxiously, which made him stop for half a step and almost bumped into the person behind him. He hurriedly took two steps forward and whispered as he walked: "Brother Jinu, we are still in the grass after all. The enemy cavalry will still be afraid that we have an ambush and will not dare to charge with all our strength. If we are out of the grass and on a plain, and the enemy cavalry charges and kills us, will we still have a way to survive?"
Liu Yu smiled and shook his head: "Tieniu, today I will teach you the art of war. The so-called art of war is nothing more than fighting psychological warfare with the enemy. If you can, show that you can't, and if you can't, show that you can. The more we are like this, the smaller the number. , and took the initiative to attack, the more panicked the enemy became. They don’t know how many soldiers can be ambushed in this bush. If they had taken the initiative to attack, they would have just rushed over. How could they wait until now? "
Xiang Jing's expression calmed down slightly, and his walking became much smoother: "But, after we go out, can't we confuse them? Then we can see clearly how many people there are."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "But the grass behind us is still there. The wind blows and the grass is low. They can't see how many ambushes there are, so they still don't dare to attack. There are more than a thousand of us, they will think that we are luring the enemy, and they will only add more I'm getting suspicious. Did you see that now they have divided their forces, leaving only two thousand cavalry in front to form an array? They must be using these two thousand cavalry to attack us."
Xiang Jing Dingqing looked at it and said with a smile: "It's really the same as yours. However, even if there are only two thousand riders, we still have an advantage on this plain. Should we put down the horses and antlers and put them in the formation?" Are you prepared for the impact beforehand?"
Liu Yu laughed and suddenly stood on the spot. He shook his long fingers in the air a few times. This signal was quickly seen clearly by the entire army, and everyone stopped in unison. The arms of the soldiers in the front row were all leveled, lowered, and pointed forward.
Xiang Jing put down the gun and whispered: "Brother Jinu, we just came out of the grass and formed an array here. Do we want to wait for the enemy to attack?"
Liu Yu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, that's what we want. We will form an array at this junction. The enemy doesn't know the reality. Even the two thousand cavalry don't dare to attack at full speed. Our troops The formation and crossbows are enough to defeat the enemy. Soldiers in the back row, cut your spears and prepare to fly and shoot at the enemies!"
Xiang Jing reacted and laughed loudly: "Yes, we still have this trick, just in time to use it. These Huns cavalry must not know how powerful our flying spear is. Brothers, intercept it!"
At the same time as Liu Yu gave the order, Shao Bao on the opposite side had also formed a formation. The sturdy Xiongnu Qingqi, either a team of a hundred people or a team of sixty or seventy people, were divided according to tribes. The men of a tribe Formed a team, led by their respective commanders. It was noisy, but in front of the Jin army, a team of cavalry formations were formed in a wedge shape or a trapezoid shape. Their respective commanders were desperately fighting in front of the formation. Boosting the morale of his subordinates, whipping a few cowering soldiers from time to time, using different languages from different tribes, accompanied by hoarse howls and curses, became the main theme on this side.
Shao Bao's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. A lieutenant beside him, named Shu Yeke, quietly came up to him: "General, it's difficult for our troops to stay still. Let's charge first." , it’s clear that he wants to consume us, we can’t completely listen to him.”
Shao Bao sighed: "Of course I know this, but he is the commander-in-chief, and I have to listen to him here. Besides, someone has to charge first in a battle. I think there may be an ambush in this Jin army, and there is a possibility that there is an ambush in the grass behind. Ninth, there is an ambush. You lead the 800 cavalry to charge first. Remember, don’t charge directly into the formation. Follow our Huns’ cavalry and shooting method, pass by the enemy’s formation and shoot around the formation. This way you can test the strength of the enemy’s troops!”
Shu Yeke nodded: "Then how far do we have to rush to the enemy's formation?"
Shao Bao curled his lips and said, "It looks like the Jin army is waiting in tight formation. They may release their resisting horses in a while. It's useless to charge hard. Just rush to the enemy's line fifty steps in front and pass by in a diagonal line!"
Shu Yeke laughed: "I will let the Jin army know that we are good at riding and shooting. Brothers, follow me!"
