When the Han army fought in formation, it was not that the soldiers were shoulder to shoulder and gathered in one place. The soldiers each occupied two steps, which is the so-called soldier space. A horizontal team of ten people and a "team" of fifty people with five rows in depth.
It covers an area of twenty steps, and there is also a distance of twenty steps between the two teams. This is the so-called team-to-team capacity, and the same principle applies to "tun".
The purpose of leaving gaps is to realize the "stack method". The so-called draw means alternation. The Han army arranged the formation, the front and rear teams, and the garrison square were arranged in a checkerboard pattern. During the war, each echelon alternated with each other.
, in order to solve the problem of combat fatigue injuries of frontline soldiers, this is the so-called "stack method".
In fact, the "stack method" is not only suitable for formation battles, but also for retreats. However, this requires extremely high quality of soldiers. They must maintain the formation and retreat slowly. Only elite troops can use it. Otherwise, if they are attacked by the enemy
The harassment and attack by the army will cause panic among the soldiers, and the formation will collapse instantly.
On the battlefield that was two miles wide, Liu Jingjun deployed a total of 1,500 people on the front line, that is, a total of 15 villages, divided into three groups: left, center, and right.
These 1,500 people are soldiers of Liu Xiu and Cai Sheng's camp. They say it is the second battalion, but it is actually the former Sima Camp of Cai Sheng's other division. Because Liu Jing intends to raise private soldiers and has repeatedly given instructions to expand the army, the number of the entire other division's battalion has increased.
There were more than 1,500 people there, but they were later divided into two by him.
The reason why they are placed on the front line is because they are the earliest to form an army and have been trained for the longest time. They have also fought against Yuzhang bandits. They are Liu Jing's elite troops and their combat effectiveness is quite guaranteed. Together with Liu Xiu and Cai Sheng, they are invited to fight.
The will was extremely strong and Liu Jing had no reason to refuse them.
After Liu Xiu and Cai Sheng, there were Ma Zhou and Han Guangying. They also had fifteen villages with 1,500 people, divided into three groups: left, middle and right.
Liu Jing and Liu Liang, who led thousands of people from ten tuns, ranked last.
Liu Jingjun's five battalions of 4,000 men were arranged in three columns: front, middle, and back. Each column was divided into three divisions: left, middle, and right, forming eight formations to face the enemy.
Liu Jing rode his horse up a hill and looked down at the battlefield. Soldiers surrounded him and protected him in the center.
Yu Zheng and Liu Liang fell two steps behind Liu Jing. Compared to Yu Zheng, who was calm and measured, Liu Liang looked much more frivolous. He waved the riding whip in his hand in boredom, with a look of impatience and hesitation on his face.
He felt a little unhappy that Liu Jing had left him behind.
Even if Liu Jing didn't look back, he still knew what Liu Liang looked like at this time.
There is no doubt that Liu Liang is a genius, but after all, he is only eighteen years old, and it is his first time to fight as a general. Liu Jing was cautious and kept him in the rear army, and this decision was also approved by Liu Jing.
Xiu agreed, both of them felt that this was the safest way to do it.
Liu Xiu was appointed by Liu Jing as the commander-in-chief of this battle. It was also the first time for him to personally command thousands of people. While he was in high spirits, he also felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He controlled his horse with one arm and stood behind the formation with a serious look on his face.
His eyes were stern.
Although the Jingzhou Army had not yet landed at this time, the bows and crossbows from both sides had already begun to clash.
Liu Jingjun's spearmen and armored men in the front row all knelt on one knee, which is called "standing", so as not to hinder the firing of the phalanx of crossbowmen in the rear.
The crossbow soldiers in Liu Jingjun's formation mostly used heavy-tension crossbows with more than five stones, which could easily shoot a hundred and fifty paces. Even a three-stone light crossbow could shoot a hundred and twenty paces.
In other words, Liu Jingjun's crossbowmen were arrayed on the south bank, and the range of the heavy crossbows was almost enough to cover half of the Xiangjiang River.
The Jingman in the mountains on the north bank are also continuing to launch attacks. Because of their advantageous terrain, their range is still higher than Liu Jingjun's on the other bank.
As a result, there were almost no dead ends on the river. It was under such a bad situation that the Jingzhou Army launched the landing operation.
Liu Jing had thought of this problem when he was inspecting the terrain before, so the battlefield he chose was not suitable for large ships to dock.
In accordance with Cai Mao's order, the Jingzhou Army connected large ships to form a pontoon bridge, but it was difficult to reach the shore and the soldiers had to transfer to small boats.
During this period, Liu Jingjun's arrows came in waves, and the Jingzhou army paid a heavy price before they even reached the shore.
In addition to the locust-like crossbow arrows, there are also rockets that make the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers fearful.
In front of Liu Jingjun's position, there is a phalanx of bows and arrows represented by Liangzhou people. The soldiers set long arrows wrapped in grease cloth. A soldier held a torch and lit them one by one from left to right.
"put……"
The Qiang Hu servant was more than eight feet tall and as strong as a mountain. Following his command, the rocket instantly left the string and flew to the Xiangjiang River like a meteor shower. Because the arrow shaft was wrapped with oilcloth and ignited, it was usually difficult for the rocket to shoot far.
, but at this time, the Jingzhou Army's ships were very close to the south bank, so there was no need to worry about the range issue.
"put……"
In just a moment, the second round of rockets shot up into the sky, followed by the third, fourth...
From this, we can see how terrifying bows and arrows are. This is because the rocket has an additional ignition process. If it is replaced by an ordinary bow and arrow, the speed can be more than doubled.
Because the Jingzhou warships were connected and one ship caught fire, both the front and rear suffered disaster, which made the already difficult landing even more difficult.
Cai Mao looked livid. His so-called landing method of "connecting ships to form a bridge" was a complete failure. Not only did it not achieve its goal, it also created convenience for the opponent's fire attack.
This Liu Jing seemed to be his nemesis. Since the beginning of the war, he had felt frustrated everywhere and could not achieve his goals anywhere.
Looking at Liu Jingjun's heavily arrayed troops on the shore, Cai Mao couldn't help but feel pessimistic about the outcome of the battle. Unless Cai He in the front army could defeat his opponent as soon as possible and return for reinforcements, and cooperate with the rear army from both wings to attack Liu Jingjun, otherwise this would not be possible.
The battle is difficult to win.
Sima Xizhen of the other department was standing on the bow of a building ship. He saw his subordinates falling one after another on the way to land. His mood at this moment was exactly the same as Cai Mao's. His young and handsome face was filled with emotion.
All worries about this war.
Xi Zhen is a descendant of the Xi family of a wealthy family in Xiangyang. Her ancestor is Xi Yu, the Marquis of Xiangyang in the early period of this dynasty. He followed Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and made many meritorious deeds. He served as a minister of Huangmen, and later became Dahonglu. His achievements were recorded and he was granted the title of Dahonglu.
He was the Marquis of Xiangyang.
The Xi family still lives in Xiangyang Houyi City, fourteen miles south of Xiangyang City.
The Xi family is a scholarly family that is serious about Confucian classics. As a direct descendant, Xi Zhen, who did not pursue an official career but chose to join the army, is undoubtedly an anomaly in the world.
If it were placed a few decades ago, Xi Zhen would have been looked down upon by the children of the family, who thought that joining the army was a derogation of oneself. However, today is a time of great chaos, and the big family has slowly changed its attitude. Of course,
Accept it, accept it, but Bingzi has no say in the family.