In the early Han Dynasty when the sudden cavalry was not formed, the Han infantry faced the Huns' cavalry. While forming a formation, they could use the powerful suppressive power of the crossbow to advance slowly.
When the cavalry warfare method emerged, especially when rangers and cavalry were combined, infantry faced a huge disadvantage when facing cavalry.
In this case, the infantry became more dangerous when facing the cavalry.
Even if they form a formation, they won't gain much advantage - if they win, they can't annihilate the enemy, and they can only watch the cavalry escape; if they lose, they will have no way to escape, and in all likelihood, the entire army will be annihilated.
Therefore, when infantry confronts cavalry, they must be extremely cautious and form a tight formation on the spot to prevent the cavalry from finding an opportunity to break the formation.
Not to mention pushing forward, forcing the cavalry to retreat step by step.
Seeing that half of the Han army had already reached the south bank, Hao Zhao knew that if he did not leave, all the Han troops would come over and block the way to death. He was afraid that all the 20,000 elite cavalry he had brought from Liangzhou would have to stay in Longxi.
What's more, there are thousands of cavalry on the opposite side that are motionless, hiding where they can't see, and may give themselves a fatal blow at any time.
So before everyone from the other side comes over, turn around and head towards the west.
"Even if we want to leave, we have to be stopped, otherwise we will be chased by the Shu captives' cavalry, and I'm afraid we won't be able to escape easily."
Jincheng Prefect also knew that the situation in front of him was not good, and the formation in front of him was really too weird.
It looks a bit like the Eighth Formation of the Ninth Army, but it is much more powerful than the Eighth Formation of the Ninth Army.
Once it changes, the formations are layered on top of each other, with small formations nestled within large formations, making people feel airtight.
Obviously, the strength of the troops on the opposite side is not far different from our own, and our own side is more mobile than the other side. But somehow, no matter which direction we rush into the formation, the opposite side can always gather more troops than our own.
This feeling of not knowing where to start is really tricky.
Hao Zhao looked at the two wings. The bald Xianbei Jingqi were still galloping, restraining the enemy.
"Gather the barbarians back and let them break off the rear. Their riding skills are superb. Even if the enemy from the opposite side entangles them, they can still have a chance to escape."
Hao Zhao immediately made a decision and ordered someone to pass on the Xianbei cavalry on both wings to withdraw to the central camp.
"The barbarians have no faith. If we let them cut off the rear alone, I'm afraid they will flee in all directions. Please let me lead a thousand cavalry to suppress the formation."
The prefect of Jincheng volunteered.
Hao Zhao looked at Jincheng Prefect, with a bit of unbearability and a bit of guilt in his eyes, with mixed feelings.
If the Shu captives don't have cavalry, it doesn't matter who cuts off the rear, because they can't catch up.
But Hao Zhao knew that the thousands of cavalry troops on the opposite side who had never shown up were waiting for the best opportunity to enter the battlefield.
Therefore, the soldiers who were cut off from the rear would most likely have no chance of escaping.
"General, without further ado, please give the order quickly!"
Jincheng Prefect urged.
The look on Hao Zhao's face returned to determination, he nodded, and began to make arrangements for the retreat.
"Thief Cao is about to run away." Zhuge Liang saw the abnormality of the Hu cavalry on the two wings, and his expression condensed slightly, "This Hao Zhao is really a man who understands current affairs."
Then he said with some luck, "Hao Zhao is good at defending the city. He defeated Wei Yan's attack on the city, which shows his ability; but now it seems that his ability to fight in the field is worse than defending the city."
"Boyo, what would you do if it were you?"
Zhuge Liang finally put down the telescope and asked.
When Jiang Wei heard the Prime Minister's question, he quickly replied, "If the general were replaced, he would start the retreat when he led the troops to meet him. He would not have been entangled until now before thinking about retreating."
"Oh? Why?"
Zhuge Liang didn't seem to care about Wei Jun's actions at all, and asked with great interest.
"Hao Zhao should have known that he could not break through the Prime Minister's military formation for the first time. Looking at what he is doing now, it is obvious that he wants to retreat to the west and return to Liangzhou from Didao."
"Since you want to retreat to Liangzhou, you should retreat directly. You know clearly that the Prime Minister's military formation is unbreakable, but you insist on entangled with the Prime Minister and try to lead the entire army to retreat. It is too greedy!"
Jiang Wei commented, "This is called continuous breaking."
Zhuge Liang listened, nodded slightly, and then asked Feng Yong, "What about you? What do you think?"
"Boyo said it well."
Feng Yong quickly agreed.
The burly Prime Minister glanced at him, "I'm asking you, what would you do if it were you?"
If I knew that my opponent was a man named Zhuge Liang, without reinforcements from famous general-level friendly forces, I would of course run away...
Feng Tulu thought for a long time before he choked out a sentence, "Anyway, the governor of Longxi also said that he would only defend the city for one month, and it has been four months now. If I see the prime minister leading his troops, I will either surrender directly or Just go."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but look over with strange eyes.
Zhuge Liang just smiled when he heard this and asked calmly, "Tell me your reasons."
"The overall situation of Longyou has been decided. Xiangwu is already an isolated city. Although there is the Wei River to rely on, there will be losses if we keep it for a long time."
"Besides, now that the west has been cut off from Guan, even if Liangzhou can defend itself for a while, it will return to the Han Dynasty sooner or later, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible."
"Even if we take a step back, even if Hao Zhao believes that Liangzhou can stop the Han Dynasty from advancing westward, he should immediately lead his army back westward to preserve his strength for future plans. It is useless to linger here."
After hearing Feng Yong's words, Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time. At the same time, he secretly thought in his heart that these words were in line with this boy's style: he likes to start from the long-term and the general trend, not be limited by temporary setbacks, and not greedy for immediate gains.
Thinking of Nanxiang, Nanzhong, Longyou, and Guanzhong, he all walked through this step by step, just like a chess player who seems to have made useless moves, but in the end he discovered that it was his chess eye.
Just the sentence "preserve the vitality" has won my heart, which is enough to prove that this son's vision is extremely good.
It's a pity that he has very little talent in battle, and he can't learn it even if you teach him step by step, which is really annoying.
As for Boyue, he was quick at military affairs, had a deep understanding of military tactics, and was quite courageous. He understood all the military formations he taught. In this aspect, their talents were as good as heaven and earth.
If Boyo can be taught and trained more, he will definitely become a general of the Han Dynasty.
It's a pity that from what he said just now, it can be seen that Boyue is too focused on the immediate and forgets to look at the long-term. His grasp of the overall situation is somewhat lacking. When it comes to means, he is even worse than that kid.
If you focus on the present and have courage and strategy, you are afraid that sometimes you will have little flexibility in doing things and insist on going your own way. Then you will worry about losing the overall situation in a small way.
Feng Yong and Jiang Wei naturally didn't know what the Prime Minister was thinking. They saw the Prime Minister silently raising the telescope again, and suddenly sent an order to Guan Xing to prepare to attack from the west.
Then he said again, "Hao Zhao is stubborn about the rules and doesn't know how to adapt. First he wanted to follow the laws of the Wei State and defend the city, missing the best opportunity to retreat. Then he wanted to retreat with the entire army, but he would get deeper and deeper into trouble."
"However, he is worthy of being a figure who has been in Hexi for a long time. When he saw that the timing was not right, he immediately thought of retreating. It seems that it is impossible to surround all Liangzhou soldiers and horses here."
Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh, "You two, you have to learn from others' strengths and discard their weaknesses, you know?"
"clear."
Feng Yong and Jiang Wei responded in unison.
At this time, Hao Zhao, leading the main force, had just broken away from contact with the Han army and was about to withdraw from the battlefield. He saw smoke and dust rising in the northwest, and the Han army's cavalry, which had been lurking for a long time, finally appeared.
The goal of the Han cavalry was very clear, which was to cut off the connection between the rear troops and the main force.
Hao Zhao gritted his teeth when he saw the appearance of the Han cavalry.
According to the current view, the Han army's actions are not only preparing to keep all the people behind, but also trying to bite the tail of the main force again.
The opposing coach's vision is too vicious!
Moreover, the timing was also very exquisite. It was like a person who had just stepped out with his front foot but had not yet landed, and had just raised his back foot halfway when he was suddenly pushed from the side by someone else.
Even if the force is very light, it is enough to make someone fall, not to mention this force, which is more like a violent blow.
This made Hao Zhao angry, but at the same time, a sense of powerlessness and fear rose in his heart: Could it be that the opponent really has the ability to predict his actions in advance?
