In the dark night, the command was inconvenient, and the role of the command flag was greatly weakened.
The result of having to rely on the manpower of messengers to convey orders is that the efficiency of offensive and defensive transitions, formation arrangements, and personnel mobilization is greatly reduced.
What's more, thousands of Han troops in the rear are still immersed in the joy of the "victory" of the night attack.
Fortunately, several of the ignited barracks in the camp gradually burned down, and the firelight made up for some of the lack of vision.
"Silence, silence! Fall back and form formations, prepare to meet the enemy!" The generals who noticed Liu Chan's flags waving began to reorganize the somewhat chaotic Han army at the rear.
The large number of hoofbeats he heard just now was not the sound of fleeing that continued to fade away and weakened, but suddenly weakened after reaching a certain distance, becoming a subtle sound that could only be heard vaguely.
Zhang He is reorganizing his army and preparing to counterattack!
Liu Chan immediately understood Zhang He's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh.
"Zhang He is indeed a famous general of Cao Wei. When he was suddenly attacked at night, he decisively abandoned his camp and food and supplies, and instead withdrew the main force to preserve his strength. He truly deserves his reputation."
Among the good generals of the time, the five sons are the first.
Zhang He was known for his ingenuity, but judging from his actions, he did not live up to what he had heard.
The evaluation of future generations is indeed true.
Save people and lose ground, save people and land, retain your vitality, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack when the enemy reaps the joy of victory and is paralyzed!
If we can defeat the main force of the Han army and capture the street pavilion, we will have a chance to revitalize Longyou. Then why waste the burned food and baggage?
However, his subordinates were able to resolutely carry out Zhang He's orders when encountering a night attack. They did not hesitate or hesitate during the retreat, and decisively gave up on the 500 infantrymen who were delaying the retreat.
After the withdrawal, their morale did not plummet, but they still had the courage and courage to fight back. The quality of their soldiers can indeed be called elite.
It can be seen that Zhang He's ability to lead and train troops on weekdays is not ordinary.
"In this case, we can only rely on the Red Star Army to resist the first wave of counterattack."
After a brief period of chaos, the rear army finally began to retreat in an orderly manner.
The Red Star Army was on alert and retreated in an orderly manner.
Soon, the Han army withdrew from the enemy camp.
"Change, reject!" Liu Chan raised his left hand into a fist and shouted loudly.
After withdrawing from the enemy camp, without those obstructive tents, the Red Star Army immediately deployed their formation after receiving the order!
Only the Red Star Army could still issue orders smoothly in the dark night, and the entire team acted like an arm.
This is not only because of their night vision ability, but also because these formation changes have been trained to the bone marrow.
As soon as the order to change the formation came out, the shield-wielding Hengdao soldier quickly stepped forward, shifted his center of gravity, and drew his sword to set up the shield!
Then came the spearmen in the reserve team. The first row knelt down on one knee, with the tail of the spear shaft poking on the ground and extending it at an angle of about 30 degrees.
The second row of spearmen raised their spears at about forty-five degrees, and the rear row raised their spears flat.
Behind him is the "Red Star Edition Euphorbia Warrior", standing with a halberd.
The cavalry team and Miao sword soldiers who originally charged forward when chasing the enemy soldiers were now all protected at the rear of the team.
The remaining "crossbowmen" spread out in a wing shape on both sides of the formation, standing staggered front and back. It seemed that they were positioned so as not to affect the shooting angle.
Subsequently, under Qian Duo's order, these "crossbowmen" began to remove their armor...
Yes, it's just removal of armor.
boom!
They first threw the long cloth bag aside and made a small shallow pit on the ground, which showed its weight.
The linen cloth spread out, revealing a huge long knife with cold light inside.
Then these people threw the relatively bulky Xuan Kai on the ground. It was only then that they discovered that they were actually wearing a piece of leather armor underneath...
These warriors, who can be called burly and strong in the Red Star Army, are all wearing double armor!
After these two flanking formations, there are several big ones placed close to the central square formation, which can fire ten arrows Zhuge Repeating Crossbows in one shot.
At this time, the two rows of Zhuge Crossbows were not pointing forward, but towards both sides of the phalanx.
It's no wonder that if they aim forward, it's hard to say how many enemies they can kill once fired, but the crossbowmen in front of them will die first...
He has never faced off against any elite cavalry before, and this is the first time Liu Chan has used this formation.
Since I didn't think about taking the initiative when I came to Jieting, I didn't bring the "rejection of carriages" that was very important in the original formation.
But in contrast, when Zhuge Liang designed it, there were no "Mo Dao soldiers" in this formation.
It is not yet known whether the power of the formation will increase or decrease after this change.
What's more, although there is no chariot designed by Zhuge Liang, there is a ready-made first line of defense in front of the entire formation - the trench dug by Zhang He himself.
Even the antlers that had been dragged away were dragged back and put to good use...
I don’t know what the expressions of those Cao Wei Jingqi would be later when they saw that the trenches they had dug for the only time in their lives and the antlers they had worked so hard to do rough work, and the antlers they had made, were all used to make Liu Chan’s wedding clothes.
Zhang He didn't let them wait too long. Soon, the rumble of horse hooves gradually became louder.
The tremors on the ground also began to become obvious, and the Wei cavalry really came back again!
"kill--!"
The elite cavalry, which only lost two to three hundred men, fought back to the camp under the leadership of Zhang He without hesitation.
Some barracks were lit by torches, but because a relatively wide passage was left in the middle at the beginning of the design, the fire was not connected, and the cavalry did not affect the passage.
Even though Zhang He didn't think Liu Chan had the guts to attack the camp on his own at the beginning, when setting up the camp, he still made a layout design in advance that would allow the cavalry to come and go like a breeze, and it came in handy tonight.
After the initial nervousness and surprise, Zhang He, who had adjusted his mentality, was now mostly excited.
Since Liu Chan was a step too late and failed to retain his main force, it was his turn!
If the Han army retreats and is pursued by cavalry, it will be the same as being defeated.
If he doesn't retreat, he will have to fight head-on with his three thousand fine cavalry. This is exactly the good thing he has been scolding for a long time in front of the formation!
"Drive!" Zhang He raised his spear and spurred his horse, charging forward with his own soldiers, as if he had already seen the scene of defeating the Han army and chasing them to Jieting City.
Amid the flames of Cao's camp, this elite western cavalry charged out!
"Fire the arrow!"
Seeing Cao's army charging out, the crossbowmen on both wings fired arrows decisively, as if this method of warfare no longer required Liu Chan's "microcontrol" one by one.
The grassroots generals of the Red Star Army are fully capable of seizing the opportunity of fighting on their own.
The bows and arrows immediately shot out like locusts.
"Avoid arrows!"
Zhang He's side was also very familiar with this. The cavalrymen with superb equestrian skills immediately leaned down and united their horses and men to minimize their exposed area.
Two rounds of arrow rain had little effect.
Zhang He, who had fought all the way to the front of the formation, had clearly seen the Han army's strict formation of horse and spear resistance.
In fact, it's not that you can't charge hard. After all, you have more than two thousand elite cavalry. The first few rows of mysterious cavalry may suffer heavy casualties, but once you take advantage of this, the rest will be easier to handle.
But at the same time, he also saw the trench he personally ordered to dig and the antlers erected...
Zhang He suddenly felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, and he was extremely suffocated.
"Little Liu Chan! If you don't leave the battle, you will die. How long will it take!"
Angry shouts and curses pierced the night sky. After all, Zhang He was unwilling to bear the heavy losses of his elite cavalry, so he had to lead his cavalry to draw an arc in front of the Han army's formation and turn to the flank.
But they were not idle either. The experienced Wei army immediately put on their horned bows and started shooting at the Han army's spear array, returning the favor.
The soldiers of the Red Star Army also responded well like a textbook, and with their well-equipped equipment, the Wei army also did not take advantage.
However, Zhang He's eyes suddenly lit up as he turned around.
"Haha, Liu Chan is young after all. It's hard to see the flag of the night battle, and it's difficult to change formations, but someone caught the flaw!"
He found that the crossbowmen on both sides of Liu Chan's formation seemed to be very slow to retract and change in the face of the approaching cavalry, and did not retract to the rear of the formation in time...
(End of chapter)
