People were on their backs, blood was splashing everywhere, the soldiers were howling, the horses were neighing, and there were explosions one after another, accompanied by the sound of drums and horns. It didn't take long for all of this to be gradually shrouded in the thick smoke coming from the south. On both sides of the battlefield, they were completely trapped in a dark and dark fight.
In Shen Guoer's eyes, the confrontation between the light cavalry on both wings was too shocking, but in fact the battlefield in front of the Chinese army was more tragic than that on the two wings. The Goguryeo Chinese cavalry, which had been on the verge of collapse before, now became extremely fierce. The strength of the troops seemed to be larger. At this time, they were fighting with Yuchi Jingde's men who had slowed down. Their numbers were several times greater, so they were not at a slight disadvantage.
The 6,000 Sui army cavalry gathered in the later period had been sent out by Wang Junlin to rescue Yuchi Jingde. It must be said that these 6,000 cavalry showed strong combat power. The Goguryeo people dispatched a full 10,000 cavalry to kill them. Then more than 10,000 other cavalrymen frantically attacked Yuchi Jingde's 3,000 cavalrymen.
On the rear command carriage, there were only Wang Junlin, Shen Guoer and various command and communication troops. In addition to Wang Junlin's 500 personal soldiers on both sides, Luo Shixin and Li Xuanba each had a thousand cavalry as reserve teams that had not been dispatched.
Wang Junlin hesitated for a moment and sent Luo Shixin out again.
Luo Shixin could no longer hold himself back. He raised a big gun and shouted, leading a thousand cavalry to rush out. They fought with the Goguryeo cavalry and showed great bravery. Shen Guoer watched him lead his men to the left among the enemy. Galloping to the right, they flew back and forth and killed thousands of Goguryeo cavalry in an instant. Especially Luo Shixin, who killed nearly a hundred of them by himself. He couldn't help but praise: "This boy Luo Shixin is so brave."
Li Xuanba, who was not far away, curled his lips in disapproval and said to himself: "This is so unreasonable!"
The fight was inextricable, but Wang Junlin still refused to send the thousand cavalry led by Li Xuanba into the battle. Instead, he let them stay by his side to watch the battle. This made Li Xuanba anxious, but he did not dare to urge him out.
Shen Guoer was still a little nervous at the beginning of the battle. It was difficult for him to distinguish some subtle changes in the battle situation. It was difficult to judge which ones were fleeting opportunities and which ones were just ordinary things that happened in the battle. However, as the battle progressed, At this time, Shen Guoer had already become calm and calm. Although it was still impossible to see through the details at a glance, the changes in the entire battle situation had been clearly imprinted in her mind.
"Guo'er, what do you think happened after the melee between the Chinese army and the Chinese army?" Wang Junlin took back his telescope and suddenly pointed at the back of the battlefield between them with his whip.
"It must be a trap by the Goguryeo people." Shen Guoer replied without thinking, "The Goguryeo people must have set up an ambush to trap the front army of the Chinese army."
Wang Junlin nodded, stared at the middle road intently, and suddenly shouted: "Li Xuanba, why do you think the Goguryeo people used such tactics?"
Li Xuanba was startled by his question, and then said: "I think it must be because they are good at fighting indiscriminately!"
"Why are you fighting in chaos?" Wang Junlin suddenly turned his head and glanced at Li Xuanba.
But I heard Li Xuanba say again: "I guess it's because the Goguryeo people considered that we have more troops than them, so they want our people to cut off contact and fight on their own, and then they can defeat them one by one!"
Wang Junlin praised: "Yes, so we must break through a gap as soon as possible, left, center, right, no matter which one, as long as we succeed, we will be able to take the initiative, and the Goguryeo people's plan will fail."
At this point, Wang Junlin, perhaps feeling that the time had come, suddenly raised his voice and said, "Li Xuanba, do you think you can break through a gap with a thousand men?"
Without waiting for Li Xuanba's reply, Wang Junlin added: "Goguryeo is a soldier who has fought hundreds of battles. They have superb riding skills. They use cavalry against cavalry and are well prepared to attack them. If you have a thousand more cavalry, we may not be able to win easily. Besides, we
If we attack the left, the Goguryeo people may not be able to save their left, but if we attack the right, the Koguryo people may not be able to save their right.”
Wang Junlin tapped his riding whip and said: "The Art of War says that when one is caught by surprise, one must be attacked unprepared. Li Xuanba, what do you think is the most unprepared part of the Goguryeo army at this time?"
"Master uncle, what do you mean?" Li Xuanba's eyes lit up.
"You idiot, you understand now. If I weren't worried that you didn't understand the reason, which would affect this clever plan, I wouldn't bother to tell you so much. Look at the melee of tens of thousands of people at this scene, and there are no less than five or six people in the area.
Miles away, you, a thousand people, are moving, and the Goguryeo people don’t have elevated towers or telescopes, so they will never discover the intentions of you, a thousand people." Wang Junlin glared at Li Xuanba before saying.
"Disciple, take the order!" Li Xuanba responded loudly, turned to face his thousand cavalry, and shouted in a deep voice: "Listen to my order and act!"
In the melee, a thousand reserve troops led by Li Xuanba beside Wang Junlin disappeared without a trace.
Unknowingly, the fierce battle between Goguryeo's 50,000 cavalry and Wang Junlin's more than 70,000 cavalry from three sides had lasted for more than two hours. For Yuan Taizuo, the combat power of his cavalry did not disappoint him, but Wang Junlin
The combat power displayed by his cavalry surprised him. Although he had made some judgments about the combat power of Wang Junlin's army based on the early battles in Annan County provided by spies in the past few days, he originally thought that as long as the tactics were appropriate,
, it is enough to use 50,000 cavalry to deal with only 5,000 Wang Junlin's direct lineage, plus 6,000 defeated Sui troops, and 60,000 Baekje and Silla Kingdoms. This is considered to have given Wang Junlin a relatively high position, but
After all, he had never experienced it personally, so his final judgment was still wrong.
The combat effectiveness of Wang Junlin's direct cavalry exceeded his expectations. Even then, they still failed to kill Yuchi Jingde's 3,000 men who were surrounded as expected.
The biggest change, or the most unexpected thing happened, the cavalry under Wang Junlin's command was actually a qualified infantryman himself. He had never seen a cavalryman who was proficient in fighting in an infantry formation. But this
This happened right before his eyes.
Yuchi Jingde was good at adapting to situations. They all originally carried crossbows. When Yuchi Jingde realized that he had fallen into a trap and understood the intentions of the Goguryeo cavalry, they quickly found a countermeasure. He gave the order and did not even wait for him.
Under the command of the low-level military attaches, all the cavalry were ordered to dismount, with the horses outside and the soldiers in the middle, forming infantry formations one by one, using strong bows and fast crossbows to fight the Goguryeo cavalry.
At Wang Junlin's request, every cavalry and naval officer and soldier under his command must first be a qualified infantryman.