Switching sides before the battle

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Switching sides before the battle

When Yang You and Mani went to contact the Darobida people, the various departments of the Han army also started to act according to the plan.

The first to be dispatched was naturally the 20,000-strong army led by Zhao Guanghan.

Zhao Guanghan's arrangement was very simple. He divided the army into four parts.

The left and right wings are cavalry, the front is chariot soldiers and material officers, and the rear team is the reserve team.

The large-scale dispatch of the Han army suddenly alarmed the Western Tianzhu coalition forces.

"General, the Han army has mobilized in large numbers, and seems to want to fight me decisively!"

The scouts of the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces immediately sent the information to the commander's tent.

The commander of the coalition forces, Ralph, was shocked when he heard this, "How many people from the Han army have come?"

The scout said: "No less than 20,000 paces!"

"Twenty thousand foot cavalry!"

Rao exclaimed

Ralph glanced at Rao reproachfully, and then ordered: "Get ready for war!"

"yes!"

Allied forces also began to take action.

Ralph also led the generals to the camp gate.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, the Han army officers were advancing towards the coalition camp with neat steps.

Because of the resonance, every time the Han army took a step forward, everyone felt as if the earth was shaking.

Rao looked at the Han army advancing step by step and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the real elite army!"

After saying this, he realized that his words were inappropriate.

Fortunately, everyone was shocked by the momentum of the Han army at this time and did not notice what he said.

Rao looked around and stepped back unconsciously.

At this time, Ralph also recovered from the shock. He looked around and found that the soldiers all had pale faces.

As a commander who had experienced many battles, Ralph knew that this was not going to work.

If the Han army is allowed to approach like this step by step, I am afraid that the morale and morale of the army will be lost before the Han army launches a formal attack.

"We must leave the camp... we must leave the camp to stop the Han army!"

Ralph made a quick decision.

He immediately issued a new order: "General Ajama is the left wing, General Muni is the right wing, and Alidartu is the center army... The rest of the troops will follow a certain person as the rear army... The whole army will go out of camp..."

As the order was issued, all coalition forces also took action.

Soon all the troops poured out of the camp under the leadership of their generals.

However, compared with the Han army, the coalition forces were much more chaotic.

Fortunately, the Han army was still far away from the coalition forces at this time, which gave the coalition forces a chance to form a unit.

After the coalition forces formed their formation, the Han army had already approached 500 steps away from the coalition forces.

Zhao Guanghan looked at the square array of enemy troops in front of him and couldn't help but look surprised.

Zhang Xu, who followed Zhao Guanghan to learn the art of war, noticed Zhao Guanghan's expression and asked doubtfully:

"Father Ji, is there anything wrong with the opponent's formation?"

Zhang Xu asked while looking at the coalition's phalanx.

At this time, the Allied Forces Central Army deployed the Macedonian Phalanx that was praised to the sky by Westerners.

The enemy's central army on the opposite side was all armed with spears up to 6 meters long, and was organized into columns of 16 people.

There were some cavalry on both wings and light infantry in loose formations to provide cover.

In Zhang Xu's eyes, the six-meter-long spear was still visually stunning.

Zhao Guanghan laughed when he heard this and said: "These phalanxes of the Western Tianzhu people were eliminated by the Qin people hundreds of years ago!"

At this time, Zhang Xu also remembered the knowledge he had learned at Luntai Academy.

He asked in confusion: "How can these people from Western Tianzhu know the military formations of Qin State in the past?"

Zhao Guanghan shook his head and said, "This Western Tianzhu man should not be learning the Qin army formation, but the Macedonian phalanx they are talking about!"

"But this phalanx is indeed quite similar to the early phalanx of the Qin State..."

"But since the first battle of Hexi, the Qin people gave up this kind of phalanx..."

"It is said that the Macedonian king Yali Shanda relied on this phalanx to defeat the Persians..."

Zhang Xu nodded while listening, "So this military formation is not bad at all!"

Zhao Guanghan laughed, "Such a phalanx can only bully barbarians who don't know how to fight... If you want to use such a phalanx to deal with my big man, you are simply courting death!"

After hearing this, Zhang Xu carefully observed the square formation on the opposite side and quickly understood.

"What Father Ji said is true. I am afraid that such an army formation will be defeated by the arrow formation before it even gets close to our Han army..."

…

While Zhao Guanghan was explaining the battle formation to Zhang Xu, the 5,000 Han cavalry led by Liu Yi also made a secret detour to the rear of the coalition forces.

In order to cover Liu Yi's actions, Zhang Zhan's troops also dispatched at the same time.

The actions of Zhao Guanghan's troops in the front and Zhang Zhan's troops in the north succeeded in attracting the attention of the coalition forces.

When the coalition scouts discovered Liu Yi's troops, Liu Yi's troops had already completed their mission and arrived at the rear of the coalition forces.

"The general is in trouble... A large group of Han troops were suddenly discovered in the rear!"

When the scout conveyed the news to Ralph, he stood stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.

Although he reacted quickly, Liu Yi had already sent the signal by this time.

After receiving the signal from Liu Yibu, the Han army in front, under the command of Zhao Guanghan, began to attack.

Ralph had no generals available at this time, so he had no choice but to activate Rao.

"General Rao, I will give you an army of 7,000 troops. You may hold back the Han army in the rear!"

Rao was surprised at first when he heard this, and then he was happy.

He loudly said: "General, don't worry, Lao will definitely hold back the Han army in the rear!"

Although Ralph was still uneasy about Rao, he had no better candidate at this time and could only let Rao lead the army.

He nodded, "Immediately assign 7,000 people from the reserve team to Rao!"

…

At this time, Alidartu of the Chinese Army also issued an order for the Chinese Army to advance.

Aridartu himself was a descendant of Greeks and was very fascinated by the Macedonian phalanx.

He shouted: "Warriors, let the Han dogs have a taste of our power!"

"Go forward and kill all the Han dogs!"

"Ha ha……"

Under the command of Ali Dartu, the soldiers marched in neat steps, holding six-meter-long spears and advancing towards the center of the Han army.

At this time, the coalition soldiers, like Alidar Tu, were full of confidence in their phalanx and weapons.

Unfortunately, as great as the hope is, there is also great disappointment.

When the distance between the two sides was still fifty steps, the arrow array formed by the Han army's crossbowmen had stopped.

At this time, the coalition soldiers thought that the Han army was afraid, so they quickened their pace.

When the distance between the two sides approached 40 steps, Zhang Xu gave the order to shoot at Zhao Guanghan's signal.

"wind!"

Following Zhang Xu's order, countless arrows covered the sky like dark clouds.

Just as the coalition soldiers were in shock and confusion, the arrows that covered the sky had already landed on the heads of the coalition soldiers.

"Boohoo!"

"Ahhhh..."

The sound of arrows piercing the air and the screams of allied soldiers merged into a beautiful movement.
To be continued...