Here is a meadow. Because of the arrival of autumn, the grass has turned yellow, and the dry leaves are swaying in vain in the wind.
Huang Zhong occupied a small earthen bunker that was only about five or six meters high, and was the only one nearby that was relatively high. He set up a military formation on a slightly sloping slope.
Sun Jian, on the other hand, formed a formation on the ground to respond.
The autumn wind was bleak, making the flags of both sides crackle, but it could not blow away the strong fighting spirit of both sides.
Sun Jian looked at the yellow banner opposite and saw the middle-aged general under the yellow banner. He pondered for a moment, hmm...
do not know.
But he is definitely not a good general.
There is nothing wrong with that little bumpkin being a relatively good terrain. As a general, why can you only look at one aspect of the problem?
In order to occupy a small area, they did not hesitate to form an array in advance.
There is nothing wrong with being ready, but do you know what the courage of three drums is?
He came slowly, just enough to allow his body to move freely, but the other party stood hard in the autumn wind for nearly an hour, and his hands and feet must be stiff!
Moreover, it is already past noon, and the sun will soon begin to deflect. Once the sun deflects, that little earth bag will be directly illuminated by the sun!
One general is incompetent and kills three armies!
A trace of ridicule appeared on the corner of Sun Jian's mouth, he raised his sword high and shouted loudly, breaking the silence of the confrontation between the two armies!
The war drums that suddenly exploded like thunder, like spewing lava, rose into the sky from the two opposing armies, and then fell to the ground, covering the sky and the sun in an instant, with endless surging energy.
The fighting spirit spanned the ground less than 200 meters between the two armies and collided with each other.
Amidst the sound of war drums, the armies of both sides rushed out of the first row of soldiers in unison. The leading troops of two hundred men each stepped on the ground, held wooden shields, and began to advance under their respective commander's orders.
Behind them, the archers also half-bent and entered the shooting range of each other. Each sharp arrow rushed towards the opponent's position with a shrill sound of piercing the air.
In mid-air, arrows from both sides crossed each other...
This is the standard field attack method of the Han army. Up to this point, the patterns, number of people, and team deployment of both sides are exactly the same, and they are orderly. The Han army continued the combat mode of the former Qin Dynasty. Generally speaking, they will use archers first.
Probing and attacking, especially if both sides are mainly infantry, are even more standardized attack modes.
As for the silly way of stepping forward to challenge the formation, you must stand outside the range of the bow and arrow, otherwise the opponent may just have a thought and shoot thousands of arrows at once to kill him...
The frontline military commanders on both sides shouted loudly in unison, and the sword and shield bearers divided into three rows raised their shields. The ones in the front squatted and leaned on their shoulders, while the second row half-bent and put their shields on the first
On top of the shields of the first row, the third row stood and raised their shields to the sky. The exposed archers quickly retreated into the shield wall...
The arrows were like heavy rain hitting the lotus leaves, crackling continuously, and it was like the God of Death gently tapping the shield walls on both sides with his fingers.
At this time, what is tested is the command ability of the front line troops on both sides and the bravery and training of the soldiers...
After the first wave of arrow rain, the shield formations of both sides could not help but stagger a little, revealing the sharp arrow tips that had been bent on the bow, and then the second wave of arrows were shot into the sky with almost the same amount of difference...
Almost the same.
But there is still a gap. For example, in a 100-meter sprint, the difference may be less than one second, but it is like the difference between heaven and earth.
The soldiers on Sun Jian's side completed the whole set of coordinated actions faster, so Sun Jian's arrows arrived just a second earlier. As a result, several soldiers were shot because they couldn't dodge, and they fell to the ground with howls...
Sun Jian stared at the soldiers in the front with bright eyes. In an encounter like this, no one would foolishly invest all his troops into it. He had to pay attention to the surrounding situation. After seeing that the soldiers in the front had a slight advantage,
Then he showed a satisfied smile.
Of course, not only the hundreds of people in the front line were testing the attack, but the mixed formations of light cavalry and infantry on the left and right wings were also attacking and testing each other.
The light cavalry and the horses were like scimitars, constantly spinning and cutting, making contact and breaking away instantly, leaving only the dead and yellow grass dyed red by the victims.
Han Dang observed for a moment, tsked softly, and said next to Sun Jian: "My lord, their cavalry is pretty good! Our two wings are a little tight."
Sun Jian also turned his gaze away, nodded, and said: "These are veterans! Pass the order! Let the left and right wings hold you back, and don't take the initiative to attack!"
The messenger behind Sun Jian quickly began to wave the flag representing the cavalry in his hand, and then stopped when the military commanders on the left and right wings waved the flag left and right to indicate that they had received the flag order.
Sun Jian knew that the left and right wings would suffer, but it didn't matter. After all, the total number of the left and right wings was only a hundred or so. The key point was the main infantry formation in the center. As long as the main formation on the opposite side was defeated, even if the opponent's soldiers were less than a hundred cavalry, they would be defeated.
Strong, how can it compete with his own mixed cavalry and infantry troops?
Moreover, the advantage of Sun Jian's side of the entire central battle formation continues to expand over time, and the expansion of this advantage is like an avalanche...
Archers actually don't have much effect against sword and shield soldiers. In addition to damaging the opponent's morale, such an attack is more about comparing the ability of the generals on both sides to mobilize their troops. Whoever's formation collapses first will be finished.
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Sun Jian tilted his head and said to Han Dang: "The temptation is almost over, it's time for the second wave. Lord Yi, you and your soldiers, no matter what, create a hole in the middle for me!"
Han Dang clenched his fists and without saying a word, turned around and walked to the front line of Sun Jian's army.
"Dong! Dongdong! Dongdongdong!" As expected by Sun Jian, a second drumbeat sounded from the hill opposite, and groups of soldiers began to advance in response to the drumbeat.
Han Dang, who was in front of the Chinese army formation, looked back at Sun Jian. When he saw Sun Jian nodded, he tightened the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Drumming! March!"
Since he was leading the infantry to break through the central formation, it was naturally impossible for Han Dang to charge forward on horseback. Otherwise, he would not be able to increase his speed and would become a target for the opponent's archers, so Han Dang dismounted and hid in the second row.
Among the infantry, as the entire battle formation advances...
The archers in front of the formation began to separate to both sides to make way for the following troops to attack. The archers on Huang Zhong's side obviously left more corpses on the ground than Sun Jian, and they obviously suffered greater losses.
The second wave of soldiers from both sides finally rushed to the front, and a melee was about to begin...
