The fact that the head coach went into battle meant that he had no one under his command, but Ding Kui was a special case. In the history of Shaodian Kingdom, there had never been a Qi-type forbidden law as the head coach.
His mobility was so strong that none of his subordinates could keep up with him. However, the frontline fighters were fleeting, so he had no choice but to take action personally every time.
If things go on like this, there will definitely be complaints from his subordinates. The coach's too fierce attitude will show their incompetence. In the end, no one will want to serve under Ding Kui.
Ding Kui is still too young and has no experience in this area. Strictly speaking, he is not a competent coach.
Quan Sihai was not an ordinary general. He had served Ding Dao for many years, and he had learned a lot about commanding generals. He could see Ding Kui's current problem at a glance.
But Ding Kui is not stupid, Quan Sihai's words woke him up, "Then I will bother Uncle Quan tomorrow."
Now he is mainly facing not ordinary soldiers or low-level officers, but generals who lead an army alone. These people have thousands of subordinates. They are most taboo about being labeled as cowardly and incompetent, and must be given sufficient respect.
In the hearts of the more than 50,000 soldiers and horses who have completed the assembly, the former commander of the 75th Division has a high prestige, and he can be regarded as the first person in terms of seniority under Ding Kui. There is no one who is not convinced that he will command the battle of Lixiang Valley.
Both Liu Yu and Fei Ze approved the latest appointment of the coach, and Quan Sihai was appointed as the acting military commander of the general's office to suppress the rebellion, controlling all troops and horses near Qingda City.
This is the so-called temporary commander, who commands units at the division level and below that are not under each other at a specific time and place.
Ni Chong and other division leaders and Dou Xiaoqi naturally had no doubts, and they finally felt relieved that they no longer had to persuade their commander to give up fighting.
When the day of the battle came to an end, all the people from all over the world came to the command post in the early morning to order their generals and swear an oath to go to war.
Orderly troops and horses came out from the north gate and marched out of the Xiangxiang Valley. When they passed through the Beida camp, two troops joined the team.
The forward army became the 213th Division and the 1st Special Operations Regiment, the middle army became the 218th Division and the 3rd An Division, and the rear army became the 4th Zhongdi Division.
An army of more than 40,000 people marched toward the northwest in a mighty manner.
Ding Kui was flying alone above the army, very eye-catching.
This battle was arranged between him and Yang Kuo. Before the battle started, both of them needed to verify that the battle met the agreed conditions. As for who would be in charge, there was no hard and fast rule and it was impossible to specify. Anyway, the result of winning or losing was borne by the representative.
The army arrived at the east entrance of Lixiang Valley as promised. Both sides agreed that the troops would enter Lixiang Valley at the same time. One side arrived early and had to wait for the other.
The 3rd An Division suddenly put down their weapons, each person ran up with a cloth bag, and exchanged positions with the 1st Special Operations Regiment.
While the soldiers watching were confused, the officers and soldiers of the 3rd An Division went to the roadside to dig soil and put it into cloth bags.
"What are they doing?" Xu Bin looked confused from behind.
"You can direct the rest of the battle." Ni Chong handed the battle plan to Xu Bin, "I have a headache and need to rest."
According to Liu Yu's instructions, Xu Bin was not high enough to know the specific battle plan in advance, so Ni Chong had to pretend to be sick.
"Hey, we are the ones..."
"Silence!" Ni Chong stopped Xu Bin from saying, "This is not an area under the absolute control of our army. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us. Just be aware of the following tasks. Don't speak out or prepare secretly. You
Can you complete the mission?"
"Please rest assured, sir!" Xu Bin bowed on the horse, "I am confident that I can complete the tasks assigned by the commander to the 218th Division, and I will never embarrass you."
Quan Sihai led a group of staff officers and guards to the front army.
"The 213th Division set up a flag formation to seal the entrance to the valley, and the cavalry of the entire army was gathered together to form a vanguard brigade. Jiang Nan served as the vanguard officer, responsible for repelling the enemy's vanguard and withdrawing the enemy's infantry brigade when the enemy's infantry brigade was seen." He issued the first military order.
Jiang Nan led a group of knights to Lixiang Valley, and Quansihai temporarily adjusted the selection of vanguard officers and replaced the commander of the 213th Division.
The masters of the clan organized by Anguo Gong's Jiang family rushed to the front line as quickly as possible to show their support for Ding Kui.
The eastern entrance of Lixiang Valley was quickly submerged by the sea of flags, and people from a distance could not see any changes in the troops here.
Ding Kui is watching in the sky, and no one can check the situation here from the nearby airspace.
Ding Kui saw that the time was almost up, so he flew deep into the valley alone.
Arriving at the middle of the valley, Yang Kuo was already waiting there.
"Let's start!" Yang Kuo didn't mean to say more.
Ding Kui nodded, and then the two of them shot out their transformed fighting energy.
This is the signal to launch an attack.
The vindictive green dragon cut through the sky, and the whole world waved the command flag and ordered in a deep voice: "Start the war!"
Woo hoo hoo! The bugle sounded.
Thousands of cavalry formed a large formation and ran into the valley quickly.
The average width of Lixiang Valley is about 70 meters, which is similar to the width of a standard football field. The ground is mainly sand and is relatively flat, suitable for cavalry charges.
The two sides agreed to fight without restricting the types of troops, but Ding Kui concluded that the rebels wanted to use medicine to fight a war of attrition, and it was unlikely to use cavalry on a large scale.
The rebels had no channels to purchase war horses, and could not form a large-scale cavalry force relying solely on the output of the four western states. In this regard, the imperial court had a great advantage by occupying the Tongyuanjiang Commercial Road.
However, even Ding Kui did not have many cavalry troops at his disposal, and they could not be used in a war of attrition.
The victory condition of the Lixiang Valley battle is to clear all enemy troops in the valley, which means whoever's troops advance to the opposite valley entrance wins.
Because the two sides have agreed to enter the valley together, whoever crosses the center line first can reduce the number of people entering the valley and establish an advantage for the final victory. As long as they are not stupid, they will use cavalry to take the lead, and they will hold off the opponent's cavalry regardless of whether their own cavalry can win or not.
Before the dust raised by the fast horses dispersed, the 218th and An 3rd Division also lined up and ran into the valley. The difference was that the 213th Division was fully armed, while the An 3rd Division only carried bags of soil.
The 1st Special Operations Regiment ran into the valley closely behind the 3rd An Division.
After setting up the flag formation, the 213th Division joined the Houjun's 4th Division. They did not enter the valley but camped near the entrance.
When Jiang Nan urged the horse to run to the highest speed, he could already see Ding Kui and Yang Kuo in the sky, not far from the center line of the valley.
"It looks like there are less than 4,000 cavalry. Does Commander Ding look down on us?" Yang Kuo had already estimated the number of troops coming from the opposite side.
Ding Kui smiled brightly and said: "Your army only has about two thousand troops. Who is looking down on whom?"
"I won't fight with you on cavalry." Yang Kuo shook his head, "Just hold you back. Two thousand cavalry are enough to block the road."
"Hahaha." Ding Kui suddenly laughed loudly.
Yang Kuo frowned and asked, "Do you think our army can't do it?"
"Hahaha, you misunderstood. I laughed because we thought of going together."
"Are you trying to hold back our army?" Yang Kuo became even more confused.
However, Ding Kui didn't need to answer, Jiang Nan had already commanded the cavalry to stop, line up horizontally, and cut off the valley with men and horses.