Listening to Lian Po's words, Lord Xinling naturally reacted quickly. This is not an experience of war, but an exposition of human nature.
Never hitting the wall and never looking back is never a common problem among young people. In fact, it is the case with almost everyone.
Using the lessons of others to avoid making the same mistakes yourself is always nonsense. If you don't realize it yourself, it's useless no matter what others say. Only when you realize it yourself can you truly apply it in practice.
The coalition is not a strict organization. Half-heartedness is the normal state, and separate plans are the normal phenomenon.
Under such circumstances, if you forcibly stop and prevent the army from attacking the Qin army, you may be frightened by Lord Xinling's majesty for a while and not have any reaction, but you will leave a "little regret"
"But it is inevitable. And in the following days, this
"Little regrets" will ferment quickly, especially when the war is not going well.
"Little regrets" will become
It is not impossible for a "big mistake" to directly lead to the disintegration of the coalition forces. On the contrary, if we continue to attack at this time and let all the troops see the true combat power of the Qin army, there will naturally be no follow-up
"Regret" thing. Although there may be some damage, as long as you are prepared, you can stop the loss in time.
It's like licking the iron railings in the northern winter. Even if you tell her a lot, the little kid will still do it. It's better to just let the little kid do it while you're around and can rescue him in time. Let the child feel it personally.
Lord Xinling, who understood this point, immediately replied: "What General Lian Po said is reasonable." Then he summoned the ordering troops, and Lord Xinling formally ordered: "The order is sent to the front army to suspend temporarily, and the center and rear armies to speed up their advance. , after the three armies have gathered together, then slowly move forward to engage the Qin army outside the city of Luodu."
"Yes." The messenger did not dare to delay and immediately agreed. Soon, instructions were quickly transmitted to all parts of the coalition forces, and then the coalition's central army and the Korean army's rear formation all accelerated.
Obviously, today's coalition forces still follow orders and prohibitions. Within a quarter of an hour, the generals from the four countries gathered together again.
"Mr. Xinling, please give the order as to how to fight." The general of Chu State asked impatiently.
Lord Xinling nodded, and then said: "General Lianpo and I have discussed that today's battle will be the first battle with Qin, and all the ministries should fight against it to know its combat power. However, all countries need to take Send out elite troops to weaken the Qin army, but not to lower the morale of our army."
"Understood." Several generals agreed immediately.
"The specific layout is as follows." Lord Xinling then continued: "The front army has 90,000 troops, the middle army has 140,000 troops, and the rear army has 30,000 troops. Among the front troops, there are 20,000 troops each from Han and Chu, Wei's 30,000-strong army formed three infantry phalanxes with Wei as the center to respond to the enemy. Zhao's 20,000-strong cavalry were arranged on the left and right sides of the army to achieve the effect of shooting from the right to the left and from the left to the right. The central army and the rear The military formations are deduced in turn." It should be said that the most outstanding thing about Lord Xinling's arrangement is one
"All living beings are equal." Han and Chu had fewer troops, and the number of troops deployed on the front lines was also reduced accordingly. Zhao had a total of 80,000 troops, which was almost double that of the Chu army today. Therefore, although there were only 20,000 troops, there were 20,000 cavalry. .
The reason for the arrangement on both sides is very simple. First, the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and there is more room to move and sprint on both sides, so that the speed advantage of the cavalry can be maximized; secondly, Lord Xinling I also said that I must achieve
"Right shoots left, left shoots right" effect. The so-called right shoots left, left shoots right, it is actually very simple, that is, the cavalry on the right shoots to the left, and the cavalry on the left shoots to the right.
Don't underestimate this simple change. On the battlefield, such exchanges of fire can maximize the damage to the enemy.
It's a very simple reason. If you just shoot arrows from the front, no matter how high the density is, a good shield can offset most of them, but if it's
"Shoot from the right to the left, and from the left to the right", the enemy must not only defend against the archers in front, but also against possible cavalry arrows on the left and right sides, which is naturally impossible.
Just from this short sentence, it is not difficult to see that since the Battle of Changping, Lord Xinling must have put a lot of effort into the military.
As for Wei's large number of troops, it naturally invested more troops and was also responsible for the attack in the central position.
This position is not just a simple position change. The reason is also very simple. This is the best and shortest distance to directly reach the opponent's central general. Both the enemy and us will invest their most elite troops here.
On the other hand, because this battle is so grand, the battlefield stretches for miles at least. The center of the battlefield is also the most difficult place to get cavalry support.
Therefore, this position is obviously the most testing position for the soldiers' combat prowess. Except for Zhao Jun, Lord Xinling did not dare to hand it over to other troops. After all, he was still very concerned about his own life.
As for the Zhao State, they have already brought out lethal weapons such as cavalry. It is really unreasonable to let others take the lead in the central position.
Therefore, there is no suspense. The most critical position in the first battle can only and must be assumed by the Wei army under Lord Xinling.
"What do you think?" Lord Xinling asked immediately. Listening to Lord Xinling's arrangement, Lian Po had already discussed it, so naturally he wouldn't have any objections. Han and Chu were supporting actors, so naturally they wouldn't have any objections either?
As a result, the layout of the coalition forces was finalized. Immediately, the generals dispersed and mobilized their troops. In just a cup of tea, a new formation had been adjusted. Then the 260,000-strong army marched towards the Qin army in the distance in a new formation. .
The adjustment of the formation here naturally did not raise the eyesight of the Qin army's scouts. Soon, the fast horses conveyed the news of the coalition's changing formations to the Qin army who had already drawn up their formations.
"It's good to come." After listening to the scout's report, Wang Hao was determined in his heart. What he was worried about was not how the coalition forces would change their formations. What he was most afraid of was that the coalition forces would stop here and camp on the spot. Then the entire Qin army would be in a very embarrassing situation. situation.
Keep pushing forward to attack the coalition camp. You have just fought a fierce offensive and defensive battle. If you take the initiative to attack the camp, the losses will be considerable. However, if you retreat, it will not be easy for morale or the generals under your command.
Now that it's better, the coalition forces actually want to have a field battle with him. This is of course Wang Lu's most hoped-for outcome.
Of course, Wang Lu did not underestimate the coalition forces because of this.
Although Wang Hao had never heard the words "strategically despise the enemy and tactically attach importance to the enemy", he had already learned the essence of it after experiencing hundreds of battles.
Immediately, he ordered the messenger to describe the formation of the coalition forces in detail. After briefly thinking about the arrangement of the coalition forces, it turned out to be unremarkable, almost a replica of my own arrangement.
The entire formation shows a huge trend of heavy front, heavy rear, light center. The front army deploys enough troops to build an unbreakable front. The Chinese army hoards a large amount of troops to reinforce the front army at any time. The rear army places a small amount of troops to prevent being bypassed. While being caught off guard, he also protected his own food, grass and weapons.
As for the layout of the former army, it is almost exactly the same. Three infantry squares formed in the center, and two cavalrymen protected the two wings while linking the front army with the center army.
Except for the difference in troop deployment due to the difference in total military strength, the formations of the two armies are almost identical.
Under such circumstances, what is actually fighting is the will and quality of the soldiers on both sides. Whoever is better able to defeat the threat of death and occupy the position will win the final victory.
This is also true of the saying "Use the right combination to win with the unexpected". In other words, in a more understandable way: Whoever can persist for the last five minutes is the winner.
In fact, such battles are the norm in the cold weapon era.
"Report..."
"The main enemy force is less than five miles away from here."
"Report: The enemy's main force is less than three miles away from here."...Report after report, notifying the Qin army of the coalition's march one by one.
As the distance continued to get closer, the Qin army's square formations slowly became unusually quiet, and even their breathing seemed to become cautious.
In the square formation, the faces of Qin's soldiers were still determined, and their firm eyes were staring ahead, as if expecting the enemy to arrive soon.
At the same time, the hearts of almost all the Qin soldiers were gradually burning with flames, either silently calculating the number of kills they needed to achieve the next title, or silently reciting the essentials of throwing a halberd passed down by the captain.
Yes, although the Qin army's national strength has gradually recovered over the past five years, the veterans who died in Changping cannot be resurrected.
Although more recruits have entered the military camp, the gap in combat effectiveness between these recruits and the veterans is also obvious.
However, Wang Lu still had confidence, as he had proven during his attack on Zhou Wangji: as long as they experienced a few more tests of blood and fire, the new recruits would soon grow into experienced pawns.
Well, those that have not grown have naturally been eliminated. Moreover, Zhou Wangji's battle had already given the recruits a not-too-stressful preview.
"Report: The enemy's main force is less than one mile away from here." Another scout report sounded throughout the Chinese army.
"Send the order: Beat the drums, blow the trumpets, and prepare the whole army for war!" Wang Hao did not hesitate and immediately gave the order to the soldiers around him.
"Yes." The messenger immediately agreed. Immediately, among the central army, under the setting sun, the big banner danced in the wind.
The whimpering horn sound accompanied by the exciting war drums made the most exciting sound! Five years!
The war drums of the Qin army finally beat on this land again!
