The next day was still a scorching sun, and although the fierce sunshine made the vegetation wilt, it could not prevent a vigorous war from taking place.
The sound of drums and trumpets from the north and south of the Tongdan River mouth was blowing and stopping. The flags of both warring parties were planted all over the river valley and the plateau like a dense forest. The soldiers under their banners were dressed in military uniforms and stood in clear formation under the scorching sun.
Because there are natural river channels dividing the Tongtan River and the Zhang River, the two armies formed their own formations and occupied the battlefield area. There was still no direct battle between them near the mouth of the river.
However, on the west side of the river mouth, in the upper reaches of the Tongda River, due to the narrowing and shallowing of the river channel, the boundary line is not so clear. In the past, the battles between the two sides for the river mouth also started from here, so it is not surprising that it has already begun.
The battle began.
He Ruodun, the commander-in-chief of the right army of the Western Wei Dynasty, led his 10,000 infantry and cavalry troops to arrive at the battlefield first. As early as dawn, before daylight, he led his troops to arrive here. However, when He Ruodun's troops arrived, there were already Qi troops.
A fence was set up here, and the two sides immediately started fighting.
When it was still dark, each side only sent dozens of warriors to fight on the riverbanks and tidal flats. As the sky grew brighter, the scope of the battlefield also gradually expanded, and many cavalry rushed back and forth in this area.
, all trying to break into the enemy's position and causing wanton destruction.
For the time being, this kind of local battle cannot tell the difference in the overall strength of the two sides. The soldiers who fought against each other were mostly brave men who were skilled in bows and horses.
On the battlefield, fighting left and right, clutching and crossing, it is already a state where you are in me, and I am in you.
The battle on the field was chaotic and orderly, because their respective goals were to attack and press the opponent's line, so the soldiers on both sides in the melee were also trying to advance the battlefield to the opposite side.
In this way, it is necessary to maintain a close-quarters combat situation, and close-quarters combat is undoubtedly the most serious situation of casualties on the battlefield. Every minute and every second, sergeants fall off their horses, and those with better luck can still struggle to avoid the enemy's front.
If you are unlucky, you will die on the spot.
Soon the Tongtan water became turbid, and the floating plasma was too thick to dissolve in the muddy water, leaving a layer of blood in the river. The fish and shrimp in the river were naturally disturbed, but they
Fortunately, I discovered that a lot of fresh food suddenly appeared in the river. Many fish gathered under the broken limbs and organ fragments thrown into the river, greedily pecking and sucking the food.
In this tragic fight, the battle circle continued to move north and south due to the vigorous fighting of the soldiers on both sides, but it has not been completely pushed into either side's front. Judging from the results, the strength of so many soldiers on both sides
All the casualties seem to be in vain, but the fact that war is a consumption of human life is vividly demonstrated.
"Hold on, charge southward!"
Gao Lin waved the long horse in his hand, waiting for an opportunity to knock off the enemy knight who was trying to bully him. While he was still struggling in the mud, he assassinated him on the spot with a single blow. He immediately raised his arms and shouted,
Inspiring the tribesmen who are still fighting nearby.
As the vanguard commander of the Wei army on the right, Gao Lin also took the lead in the battle. Not long ago, his horse was shot and killed by an enemy cavalry, and he fell into the tidal flats of the river bank. He struggled to get up with the help of his own soldiers to rescue him, but he was injured by his knees.
Both feet were still stuck in the mud, making it difficult to move at all.
Naturally, the Qi soldiers also noticed the Wei general's embarrassment and tried several times to hunt him down. Within a radius of more than ten feet around Gao Lin, there were already seven or eight enemy soldiers lying dead.
"General, please mount your horse quickly!"
Finally, several Wei army sergeants attracted a free horse and laid the raft beside Gao Lin. The men and horses worked together to pull it out of the mud. Gao Lin did not bother to wash the stains on his armor.
In the mud and blood, he then rode his horse around to the sandy river beach in the upper reaches of the west, and continued to fight with the enemy's cavalry.
While the elite cavalry of both sides were fighting in the formation, the troops behind them did not stand idle and watch the battle. Since this was the most suitable time to launch a charging battle, each of them had to build a strong fortress for defense.
Previously, the Qi army had arrived first and had built a defensive line of Muzha in the south. At this time, they took advantage of the fact that the enemy troops were entangled by their own cavalry and dug trenches outside the Muzha. All the excavated soil was tamped inside and outside the Muzha.
When combined, a solid line of defense is formed, which can effectively block the enemy's attack.
On the other hand, the progress of the Wei army's fortifications was lagging behind. Hundreds of carriages were scattered among the battle formations, and the digging of soil and trenches was completely unorganized. It looked like a mess, like a naughty boy's digging game, not like a front line.
The strict camp defense front line. This is probably because the Wei army was fighting as a visiting army and there were not many engineers and soldiers accompanying the army, so they had to make do with the simplest things.
Qi General Qi Lianmeng, who was also leading the fierce battle in the formation, also noticed that the defense structure of the Wei army on the opposite side was quite crude and might not be able to withstand the fierce impact of the army. If there were enough cavalry soldiers to launch a swift and violent attack on the enemy formation, it might be possible
Before the actual decisive battle of the Chinese army, we can seize the enemy's flank position in advance, thus forming an outflanking and siege situation.
"Quickly gather the remaining men and horses in the camp, and all come out of the camp to attack the enemy's formation!"
After having this thought in his mind, Qi Lianmeng temporarily broke away from the battle and retreated, shouting orders to his generals.
After hearing this, the general looked troubled and said: "But, the King of Pingyuan has an order, and the camp line must be set up before noon. If the whole camp goes out to fight, I'm afraid it won't be enough..."
"Idiot! The war situation is changing rapidly. We should adapt to changes. How can we just stick to the same old plan!"
After Qi Lianmeng heard this, he immediately glared and yelled. As he left the battle on the front line, his vision became more comprehensive. The enemy troops he saw here were not very strong. I am afraid that they were not as strong as the left army he led.
The front army has a large number of 15,000 infantry and cavalry. If we just stick to building camps, it will undoubtedly miss the opportunity to fight.
After hearing this, the general did not dare to say anything more. He immediately returned to the camp and ordered to suspend the offensive. He summoned the other armored soldiers in the camp and led out five thousand fine cavalry.
And as these five thousand elite cavalry entered the battlefield, the number of Qi troops on the battlefield suddenly reached more than eight thousand. The situation that was still stalemate suddenly became obviously tilted, and the battle circle that had been swaying left and right along the river line suddenly changed.
Then they were pushed more than a few dozen feet north, and the Qi army's elite cavalry waded directly through the water and formed a battle formation on the north side of the Tongda River.
Seeing the immediate effect of the increase in troops, Qi Lianmeng was naturally very excited. He immediately waved his hands and gave orders to charge forward, without giving the enemy a chance to reorganize his troops and fight back.
As the Qi army galloped forward to charge, it gave people an overwhelming shock. The soldiers of the Wei army on the opposite side also changed their colors. Even Gao Lin, who had previously led his troops to fight the enemy bravely, saw such a disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves.
For a while, my face turned pale and my mouth was dry. Even though I had already prepared a plan to face the challenge, I now became a little less confident.
Nearly ten thousand enemy cavalry launched a charge, which was far beyond the ability of ordinary formations to withstand, so Gao Lin directly led his troops to evacuate towards the main formation. Based on this, the generals of the Wei army's right formation, which was a few miles away, were also visible to the naked eye.
There was a nervous expression on his face, and before the general could give the order, the soldiers outside the front evacuated one after another towards the inside.
"Come! Don't give the thief a chance to breathe."
During the charge, Qi Lianmeng saw the enemy troops retreating in a hurry, and even many military vehicles carrying supplies were abandoned. He felt more and more that his plan was correct. While shouting in his mouth, he was also fighting hard to advance in one fell swoop.
Completely overwhelm this enemy formation.
Although it is not wise to go straight in alone, the enemy formation here has become chaotic. If they can be defeated in one fell swoop, even if other enemy troops hear the news and come to help, it will be difficult to intercept our own formation under the impact of those defeated troops.
containment.
If the thieves are strong, they will break through the enemy formation and retreat as a whole team. If the thieves are weak, they will continue to charge and fight fiercely. The fundamental reason why the cavalry has absolute control over the battlefield is that they can advance and retreat freely, and come and go like the wind.
Qilian Meng was once a close confidant of Erzhu Rong. After the demise of Erzhu's family, he defected to Gao Huan's command. He has been a brave soldier for half his life. He has rich combat experience and is naturally quite keen on understanding and grasping the timing on the battlefield. Because he saw the enemy's actions
Forced by the situation, they were exposed to a state of defeat and chaos, and they accelerated their attack on the enemy's formation.
At this moment, the cavalry units of the Wei army evacuated out of the formation, leaving only the infantry with low mobility still trapped in the formation. These infantry were scattered among the chariots, and even a complete
There is no formation, and it is unlikely that there will be much left after the cavalry brigade rushes forward.
Just when Qi Lianmeng was sure that he had a good chance of winning, some minor accidents happened to the troops charging at the front. Several riders suddenly fell to the ground while running. It turned out that they fell into the pits and traps dug by the enemy before.
Moreover, there are some spiked short spears arranged in this trap. Anyone who falls into it will be impaled to death.
"It's just a trap trail. It's nothing to worry about. Keep charging!"
When Qi Lianmeng learned about this, he just sneered and didn't take it seriously. He felt more and more that the enemy army was really at a disadvantage.
Even if there are no traps, a large group of cavalry will inevitably fall behind, fall off their horses and other unexpected situations while running at high speed. These are all normal losses caused by the cavalry's impact. Although the traps aggravated the casualties to a certain extent, the traps were dug in a messy manner by the Wei army.
, and most of the potholes are small and shallow, and cannot trap and kill a large number of soldiers. The lethality is limited and can be completely ignored.
Of course, this was from his perspective as the commander-in-chief. After all the soldiers saw that Pao Ze was framed and killed on the spot, they were still more or less secretly wary, and their momentum was slightly restrained, and they were no longer as unrestrained as they were at the beginning.
However, this slight restraint did not have much impact on the overall momentum, and soon the soldiers of the Qi army rushed into the enemy formation.
The Wei army's chariots were scattered in the formation, and some Qi army soldiers had no time to turn their horses to avoid them, so they simply ran into them with their horses and men.
However, another accident occurred during this collision. The seemingly thin wooden crate walls of these military vehicles did not break after being hit by the high-speed horses and horses. Instead, the Qi army officers suffered a huge backlash, and many people were injured.
The tendons were broken, the bones were broken, and the seven orifices bled to death.
It turns out that these military vehicles are not as simple as they appear on the surface. The carriages are filled with heavy earth and stone, and they are directly nailed to the spot. The military vehicles themselves are much taller than ordinary vehicle frames, and the sides of the vehicle panels are also inlaid.
The sharp spear edge was deliberately covered by the tent before. From a distance, it looked unremarkable. When you got closer, you discovered that it was a strong, tall and sharp-edged roadblock.
As soon as the Qi army rushed into the car formation, they were caught off guard and killed hundreds of knights. Although hundreds of casualties were not conspicuous in a cavalry group of nearly ten thousand people, they were all concentrated in the front.
Among all the troops, the formation charging at the front suffered more than half casualties. This was a huge blow to morale!
"Go around the enemy cars, go around these enemy cars!"
The lesson that Paoze learned with his life immediately alerted the other Qi soldiers who were lucky enough to survive and shouted warnings repeatedly. After receiving this reminder, the soldiers in the rear also took care of themselves and no longer ran wildly, but separated into separate lanes.