Wang Xiaolie rode on his horse, looking at Zhai Xing's army on the other side of the Yi River, and said nothing for a long time.
Zhai Jin died in battle. At this time, the entire Zhai family army was full of filial piety. The camp is close to the Yi River, and the army has been gathering.
Wang Xiaolie originally planned to decide how to fight after five days, but the Zhai army on the other side kept on crossing the Yihe River every day. The fighting was so fierce that Yang Jin's army on the other side of the river was frightened.
It was already November, and the river was freezing and began to freeze at night. Zhai Xing's army crossed the river to attack every day, and no one retreated. Wang Xiaolie saw it and was filled with admiration in his heart.
The sun rose high and the drums on the other side rang. Zhai Jin took the lead and prepared to cross the river again.
Shao Ling, who was standing aside, said: "Zhizhou, the other side is crossing the river again, what should we do?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "The situation has become clear in the past few days, so there is no need to hold back any longer. When the Zhai army crossed the river, we attacked the military camp in front. In front was General Meng Junchi of Yang Jin's army, with two thousand soldiers and horses. However, after our investigation, , most of them are young men who were stabbed by force. Yang Jin is not as powerful as we thought before, so there is no need to worry about it! "
Shao Ling crossed his hands and said yes.
Seeing the Zhai army gathering by the river, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "The commander of the first army must win the morale of the army. Only when Captain Zhai died in battle unfortunately and the whole army was in silence and vowed to take revenge would it be considered worthy. If I die, , I don’t know how many people are like this.”
Shao Ling and others hurriedly said: "How can Zhizhou say such things? We will follow you and we will do our best!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head and said nothing more. Naturally, he knew in his heart that, at least for now, he would not be able to reach Zhai Jin's level. Zhai Jin relied not only on his own prestige, but also on the power of the Zhai family. My family is in Ruzhou, but I don't have the momentum of the Zhai family.
Seeing the horns blaring on the other side, Zhai Xing led his troops to line up on the shore and began to prepare to cross the river. Wang Xiaolie said: "Go down. Listen to my orders from the flags and drums here and don't scatter. When the two armies are fighting, they must be in harmony and win by surprise. The enemy must be unable to advance forward from the front, and the surprise troops must hit his vital points. This battle is based on Niugao's troops are strange, while the rest of the army is upright."
Several people crossed their hands and sang promises. They each rode to the headquarters.
Several birds in front were disturbed, and Pu Lengliang flew up and flew straight into the woods in the distance. The horse's hooves stepped on the ground, and the frost on the ground was lifted up, glowing with colorful light under the sunlight.
Wang Xiaolie looked at the tranquility before the battle with a dull expression.
After a few months, your army should be able to adapt to frontal combat. The rules in the army and the situations encountered during war were all taught clearly. Even if some people really can't understand it, they will get help from their companions to prevent it from affecting the war. But winning by surprise is still difficult to achieve at this time. Wang Xiaolie knew that Shao Ling, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan and Yu Huan did not have this ability at this time. I don't know if Niu Gao can do what Wang Xiaolie can do, but he is a famous historical general and should be stronger.
In the past few months, Wang Xiaolie had thought many times about what kind of war he would face, but he never thought that the first battle would be like this.
Yang Jin is a typical group of thieves. He started as a military thief and expanded very quickly. His military strength far exceeded Wang Xiaolie's previous expectations, but his true combat strength was difficult to estimate. Wang Xiaolie originally thought that when a group of thieves raised an army, they must be holding a large number of people hostage, and there were not many soldiers. actually not. Yang Jin had many soldiers, and they expanded five or six times in just two or three months. Moreover, after winning a battle, morale was high.
Wang Xiaolie had underestimated the group of thieves. After they raised an army, they coerced the people as one, recruited all the strong people among the people into the army, and expanded their troops in a short time as two. The characteristic of an army that is expanded in such a short period of time is not that it lacks combat effectiveness. As long as things go smoothly and their morale is high, they will become stronger and stronger. Just can't face the headwind situation. Once defeated, it may collapse.
What surprised Wang Xiaolie even more was the Zhai family army on the other side of the Yi River. They are very united and have neat military orders, far beyond the ordinary army. Wang Xiaolie's own army was no match for the Zhai family's army at this time.
At this time, the army was often named after the general's surname. For example, Yue Fei's army was called the Yue Family Army. Han Shizhong, the army he commanded was called the Han Family Army. Wu Lin from Sichuan and Shaanxi, his subordinates were called Wu Jiajun. And so on. But the Zhai family's army is different from them. It is indeed the Zhai family's army.
Zhai Ding belongs to a large family in Yiyang, and its roots are not far from Luoyang. The main force of this army is the Zhai family members. It is particularly united and its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of other armies. However, due to its reliance on tribesmen, the size of this army is not large.
There are actually many such armies. For example, the Zhejia Army in the north had surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, and the Zhongjia Army in the northwest were mostly located on the border. They have fought for generations and are powerful. But unlike the Zhai family army, most of them put their family interests first and surrendered to the foreigners.
Wang Xiaolie didn't know whether having such an army was good or bad for a country. This kind of thing is really hard to say.
The generals are in place. When Wang Xiaolie saw Zhai Xing on the other side starting to cross the river, he ordered his men to blow the horns and raise the flag in front of them.
There is an example of Zhai Jin's unfortunate death in battle. At this time, Wang Xiaolie was different from before and no longer charged forward. If you have generals, of course you should order them to charge into battle. Otherwise, if you are not careful and end your life on the front line, your army will collapse.
Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Yu Huan commanded the three armies and slowly moved towards the military camp in front. Cao Zhiyan led the rear army to guard the area around Wang Xiaolie. Niu Gao led his troops to move to the south mountain, waiting for the opportunity.
Yang Jin's barracks on the opposite side also became messy with its flags and began to organize the army.
In cold weapon warfare, a neat lineup is crucial. If the formation is disrupted, the entire army may be defeated. This is completely different from the hot weapons of later generations. The attackers move slowly and the defenders rush into formation. The two armies intersect and use long-range weapon range to clear the open space in the middle. This is the so-called shooting position.
When fighting, the coach usually observes the formations of both sides. Select the enemy's weak link and send a small army to harass it. Once the opponent's formation is stimulated, the army will press forward and use various means to defeat the opponent. After the defeat, the heads were harvested in an organized manner.
In a big battle, local fighting is often fierce, and the people who rush to kill are red-eyed and blood boiling. On the whole, they were as still as a mountain, and the army just watched silently. Sometimes the fighting is stalemate, and this situation can even last for dozens of days.
When I watched movies and TV shows in my previous life, there was often a loud shout, and someone rushed up with a commotion. On the battlefield, if you rush forward like this, you will not be able to take care of your front, rear, left, and right, and will be consciously divided by the opponent, and then eaten one by one. What film and television works want is visual impact. If it is really like war, the picture will be extremely boring. Not only cold weapons, but hot weapons wars are also difficult to film based on reality.
Wang Xiaolie was influenced by the records of his previous life and would feel extremely dull about such a battlefield. You can't be distracted. It's actually a kind of torture to seize the fleeting opportunity on the battlefield.
Yang Jin's army left the military camp and began to form formation on the opposite side. The two armies marched to a stone's throw and each took their positions.
Wang Xiaolie saw that the front of the Zhai army had crossed the Yihe River. He came ashore and fought fiercely with Yang Jinjun on the bank. Yang Jin's army occupied a favorable location and kept firing arrows from above, making it difficult for Zhai Xing's army to support them. When there are more troops crossing the river, Yang Jin will send cavalry over to drive the Zhai army crossing the river into the river.
At this time, the sun was rising high, the ice and snow on the ground melted, and the ground became a little muddy.
Wang Xiaolie looked at Yang Jin's army on the opposite side. The formation was quite neat and quiet. He didn't know where to start.
