First of all, in order to strengthen the defense, Xue Yongli placed four thousand-man phalanxes in front.// Fastest update//This idea is correct. The combat effectiveness of four thousand people is better than that of three thousand people. But because of the Runing Army

The scale of the military expansion was too great, and the training time for new recruits was too short. Therefore, the thousand-man phalanx of the Engineer Corps, which had mostly new recruits, became a shortcoming.

In fact, Xue Yongli could put the engineering regiment at the back and mobilize a thousand-man cavalry regiment from the rear. He didn't even need to mobilize the cavalry regiment. As long as he had the three well-trained teaching regiments and the infantry regiment of the Nanyang Corps,

It can completely block the crazy charge of the cannon fodder soldiers of Zhang Xianzhong's Henan First Team.

You must know that with the shortcomings of the Engineer Corps, if their thousand-man phalanx collapses, the entire defense line of the Runing Army will be torn apart, and the remaining three thousand-man phalanxes will also be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be different.

It's getting out of hand.

The second is the front-to-back disconnect between the thousand-man phalanx and the cavalry. Although the distance between the Thousand-man phalanx and the cavalry of the Runing Army is only about one mile, this disconnect can be said to be negligible on the battlefield.

But in this battle, because the battle lasted for a short time, Li Dingguo took the initiative to attract the attention of the cavalry. In addition, Li Sanhe's command was too old-fashioned and he completely obeyed the orders. You know, it was to contain Li Dingguo.

Under such circumstances, Li Sanhe could also mobilize five hundred to one thousand cavalry to come forward and form a complete formation of infantry and cavalry with the thousand-man phalanx.

And what are the benefits of forming an infantry-cavalry formation? It can counterattack when the thousand-man formation in front is in danger; it can threaten the archers who are throwing longbows 200 steps away; it can also make thousands of people move forward

The soldiers in the formation feel that they have someone to rely on, which increases their combat effectiveness by three points. Therefore, it can be said that the combat effectiveness of the same number of infantry and cavalry troops is far greater than that of a single infantry army.

The third is that there is a gap in the long-range firepower of the Runing Army. This is mainly a problem of the Artillery Regiment. Although in the final stage of the battle just now, the soldiers of the Artillery Regiment also showed an unusually brave state, it is undeniable. Today the Artillery Regiment

The performance is unqualified. You must know that with the threat of artillery, let alone the peasant rebel army, it is difficult to charge to the front of the thousand-man phalanx. Even the archers in the distance will be hit. The defensive pressure on the Runing Army will be

Greatly reduced.

Finally, Xue Yongli was unclear about the situation of the peasant rebel army. Although they were both peasant rebel armies, the troops of King Xing Yan and Pili Zhen were completely different from the troops of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, and their combat effectiveness was also worlds apart.

No, but Xue Yongli didn't know this.

In addition, although Xue Yongli had known well-trained archers in the past who could shoot projectile arrows from a distance of 200 steps, he did not think that there were such archers in the peasant rebel army. But to his surprise, Zhang

Not only did Xianzhong and Luo Rucai have such archers in their armies, but there were quite a few such archers. Xue Yongli did not know that many Shaanxi soldiers had already joined the peasant rebel army.

In addition, in today's battle, the Runing Army's luck was not very good. Every action taken by the Peasant Rebel Army seemed to have been done in the most difficult part of the Runing Army. If those actions were intentional by the Peasant Rebel Army, then that would be

It's nothing, the opponent is just superior in skills. But those actions were all unintentional by the peasant rebels. We can only lament the partiality of the goddess of war.

Of course, there are also reasons such as the sudden madness of the charging peasant rebel army. The probability of this madness phenomenon occurring in a war is only once a dozen times, or even dozens of times. And it is all cannon fodder troops.

Yes, this phenomenon will not happen to trained soldiers or even new recruits. Because the first thing trained in military training is how soldiers protect themselves. No one expected that someone would use their own flesh and blood to collide with the enemy's weapons. This is

It's too creepy.

But the Runing Army was lucky enough to encounter this situation. How should I put it? They can be considered "lucky".

But to put it objectively, these mistakes of the Runing Army are also the pains in the growing process. After all, the officers of the Runing Army have no experience in commanding large corps from top to bottom. And this expansion of the army has caused the proportion of new recruits to be too high.

The combat effectiveness of the Ning Army has dropped too much. But in any case, the battle between the Runing Army and the peasant rebel armies of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai has been a draw so far.

At this time, Xue Yongli also knew that his underestimation of the enemy and command errors had caused unnecessary losses to the Runing Army. But Xue Yongli was a relatively strong person. He saw that the peasant rebels were now making a retreat gesture. But they

The retreat was also very organized. If the Runing army pursued forcefully, there was a high possibility that it would fall into a hard battle. However, Xue Yongli was unwilling to give up like this. As a result, Xue Yongli was caught in a dilemma.

But now the Runing Army is still waiting for Xue Yongli to issue an order. Seeing that Li Dingguo's cavalry has circled back to the peasant rebels, Xue Yongli first issued an unmistakable order: "Let all Li Sanhe's cavalry behind them

Come here and wait until we get into formation."

While waiting, Xue Yongli carefully calculated the gains and losses. After waiting for the formation to be completely arranged, he finally ordered: "The cavalry clears the way, and the whole army moves forward! Be careful, the cavalry does not charge too hard, and there is no disconnect between the two armies.

, press forward for about five or six miles and withdraw the troops."

Xue Yongli had actually given up his plan to fight head-on with the peasant rebels. The main purpose of pursuing for five or six miles was to put some pressure on the peasant rebels. In case the peasant rebels made a low-level mistake, the cavalry would be able to

When he collapsed under pressure, Xue Yongli was of course disrespectful.

Otherwise, the Runing Army also drove away the peasant rebels and finally occupied the battlefield. Whether internally or externally, they can claim that they have won this battle. This is also great for boosting the morale of themselves and the rear.

It is necessary.

But Li Sanhe, who received the order, felt resentful. In the Runing Army, the cavalry can be said to be the pride of heaven, and they usually act arrogantly. He already complained about not letting them fight at the beginning today.

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And now they were asked to conduct a symbolic pursuit. Why didn't this make them full of complaints? However, Xue Yongli's order must be carried out. So they all looked at Li Sanhe, waiting for his specific command.

"What are you looking at?" Li Sanhe glared around, "Get ready, no matter whether you chase fiercely or not, you have to chase them out! Just follow the usual fighting style of charging into the formation.

, I have nothing to take care of!"

The cavalry officers reacted immediately. It turned out that their regiment commander was going to have a big fight! This is indeed true. For the cavalry of the Runing Army, a draw is actually a big defeat. Now they have the opportunity to "turn defeat into victory"

, how could you not seize this kind of opportunity?

So the cavalry officers immediately burst into cheers. They immediately dispersed into their own troops, gathered the cavalry team, and pressed against the peasant rebels. (To be continued...
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