Along the Huaihe River.
The two armies faced each other, and tens of thousands of troops gathered here. The Huai State formed an array with their backs to the water and were ready. The allied forces of the princes completed their formation and slowly moved forward. At this time, they happened to see the sun shining in the southern sky, which was very dazzling. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to block the sun.
However, the arrogant Zheng Hou did not notice this at all and directly ordered the army to attack.
Seeing the direct attack by the allied forces of the princes, Xu Mao immediately ordered his men to shoot arrows with soft bows. The arrows flew out and then stuck softly on the ground. Seeing this, the allied forces of the princes laughed, thinking that the Huai army was afraid and released them in advance. arrow. He believed that the Huai army was nothing more than a mob.
Therefore, Marquis Zheng did not pay attention to the Huai State. With a wave of his hand, he directly ordered the entire army to press forward, preparing to push the Huai Army directly into the water in one go.
Seeing that the coalition of princes took the bait, Xu Mao immediately asked people to put on hard bows and shoot at the coalition of princes.
Before the allied forces of the princes could react, they were stunned by wave after wave of arrow rain. At the same time, the chariots of the coalition forces of the princes also rushed over, but when the time came, they discovered that this place was located on the bank of the Huaihe River. The land was soft and not suitable for chariots to ride on. Moreover, the two wings of the Huaihe River Formation were almost close to the river bank. The chariot cannot charge at all.
The central military formation was blocked by a large number of wooden planks and halberds. The chariot hit it, overturned instantly, and was shot to death by arrows or stabbed to death by halberds.
The soldiers following closely behind also rushed up, wanting to follow the gap that the chariot broke through and attack, but when they rushed to the front of the formation, they discovered that the chariot could not open the gap at all.
Before these soldiers could react, arrows rained down from the sky, causing a large number of casualties among the coalition forces. For a time, they were in a dilemma, and a large number of soldiers had no choice but to rush towards the military formation desperately. But facing the military formation that looked like hedgehogs, these soldiers had no chance at all and were stabbed to death directly in front of the formation.
The coalition forces behind held up their shields and charged forward. However, as soon as they rushed to the front of the Huai Army formation, they saw densely packed halberds poking out of the Huai Army formation. The entire formation was like a hedgehog.
Among the Huai soldiers, one held a shield, another held a halberd and stabbed the enemy continuously, and another held a copper hammer and beat them violently. With bows and arrows in the long range, halberds in the mid-range, copper hammers in the close range, and relying on the chariot formation and large shields, the allied forces of the princes collided with the battle formation, just like waves hitting the rocks.
Countless blood was spilled like waves, but Huai's military formation was like a rock, unshakable.
These halberds used by the Huai Kingdom are more than one foot long, and the heads of the halberds are forged by the craftsmen of the Huai Kingdom and are extremely sharp. Before the coalition forces got close, those halberds stabbed out instantly like poisonous snakes, and the armor on the coalition forces was like thin paper, being pierced in an instant.
For a time, a large number of coalition soldiers were strangled in front of the battle. Many halberds even penetrated two or three princes' coalition soldiers. Arrows continued to fall from the sky. Even the elites could not withstand such a tragic battlefield. Live, not to mention that this coalition army is not elite at all.
The generals in the coalition forces ordered the archers to throw their bows and arrows, trying to open a gap. However, as soon as the archers raised their heads, they were directly pierced by the sun. They could not concentrate at all for a while, and the bows and arrows shot were even more crooked, and they did not know where they landed. The place has gone.
However, the archers of the Huai Army were not affected at all. Thousands of arrows were fired, and a large number of allied forces of the princes were shot into hedgehogs. Zheng Hou ordered the chariots to charge into the formation. Dozens of chariots rushed over, or were directly hit by the rain of arrows. Shot to death, or hit by the baffles and halberds in front, the Huai army's formation was almost motionless.
The army's attack did not make any progress. Instead, their own people fell one after another. The originally high morale of the coalition forces was like a waterfall at this moment, plummeting thousands of miles, and the entire army began to collapse.
Seeing this situation, Zheng Hou was shocked. He never expected that an army of 50,000 was besieging 20,000. Why was the situation that was originally a sure win suddenly reversed?
The heavy casualties made the coalition forces unable to bear it any longer, and a large number of soldiers began to retreat and flee. Seeing this situation, Xu Mao immediately ordered the army to attack and pursue them.
The impatient army, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately dispatched, and the chariots rumbled and the wheels started to move instantly. Originally, the Huai army was located on a slope. When the chariots charged, they were extremely fast and invincible.
Hundreds of tanks were launched together, and those slow-running coalition sergeants
The soldier was knocked directly under the car, and then the wheels rolled over him instantly. The soldier was immediately gutted. Hundreds of chariots were like hundreds of sharp swords, chasing the fleeing coalition soldiers.
The coalition soldiers began to flee in panic, but how could two legs outrun four? The chariots ran rampant and killed a large number of soldiers. The soldiers were stabbed one after another with long swords. The coalition's battle formation was completely overwhelmed by the chariot, and the soldiers following the chariot rushed forward one after another.
Many chariots saw the coalition's banner and rushed towards it. Zheng Zhuanggong's Chinese army had no time to resist and was scattered by the defeated army. The Huaiguo army rushed straight away, and was directly defeated wherever it passed.
"Your Majesty, leave quickly!" Seeing the landslide of the army, the surrounding ministers quickly pulled Zheng Hou onto the chariot to escape.
As soon as these people escaped, the morale of the entire coalition army completely dissipated, and all the soldiers began to abandon their weapons and armor and flee. The army was defeated like a mountain, and everyone rushed to escape. The Huai army did not have to worry about the enemy's counterattack, and the soldiers suffered countless casualties.
In the great battle just now, the coalition forces attacked, which consumed a lot of physical strength. The Huai army recharged their batteries and pursued them. Those coalition soldiers were quickly overtaken by the Huai soldiers, and then killed with one sword.
Many coalition soldiers who could not run knelt down and begged to surrender. The Huai army spared the surrendered soldiers and continued to pursue them. The coalition forces were defeated.
Xu Mao ordered the whole army to go out and pursue him. The army continued to pursue them for thirty miles. The allied forces of the princes were littered with corpses along the way, and countless people surrendered.
Only those princes who saw that the situation was not going well fled in their vehicles, and the 50,000-strong army disappeared in one battle.
When the sky was getting dark, the Huaiguo army also returned one after another. All the chariots were covered with heads, and there were groups of prisoners behind them. The Huaiguo army's victory was amazing, and the dead of the coalition forces were buried in their homes.
In a great battle, the Huai army suffered very few casualties, killing more than 10,000 coalition troops and taking over 20,000 prisoners. Only a few thousand fled, and all Minzhuang who was escorting grain, grass and baggage were captured.
The entire Huai Army camp was filled with joy. Xu Mao ordered the prisoners to be escorted to clean the battlefield. All dead coalition soldiers were directly burned and buried to prevent pollution of the river water. Those with serious injuries were killed directly, while those with minor injuries that could be treated were left behind.
The army won the battle, and Xu Mao immediately sent an envoy to report the victory to Wang Sheng. At the same time, he arranged for people to escort the captive slaves back to Huai'an.
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Queyue Formation is an infantry battle formation, with the water behind the formation. The formation is like a crescent moon. It is a formation in which the weak defeats the strong, and the few defeat the many. Wu Zhaogong Xu Qing fought with Zheng Hou in Huaibei and won a great victory. ——"Wu Jing Zong Yao·Battle Formation·Queyue Formation"
