Since his troops were half less than the opponent's, Chen Cheng's arrangement was not a full-scale attack, but a defense on the right and an attack on the left. With the center as the fulcrum, he used the elite troops on the left to force a ninety-degree rotation. As long as the tactical goal of a side attack could be achieved,
No matter how large Dong Zhuo's army is, it is useless.
This plan is to use the infantry on the right as an anvil and the cavalry on the left as a hammer. As long as the hammer can hit it, the enemy will be smashed into pieces like a walnut!
However, the right wing can still hold it, but the left wing has fallen into a melee, and there is no hope of victory for a while. Chen Cheng remained calm on the surface, but he began to make calculations in his heart. Perhaps, he would lead the Flying Bear Cavalry
Would it be better to strengthen the left wing? With the combat effectiveness of the Flying Bear Cavalry, it should be able to achieve a breakthrough on the left wing and then sweep the opponent's flank.
But in that case, the number of reserves placed in the center is insufficient. If there is a problem on the right or center, you may be the one who is flanked.
A dull horn sounded from the enemy's position in the distance. Chen Cheng raised his eyes and looked at the situation on the battlefield. Densely packed infantry and cavalry separated from the enemy's rear formation and joined the central battlefield. Because the soldiers and horses
There are too many, so it takes a long time for both sides to adjust their formations. From the formation in the morning to now around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the two sides have only played against each other twice.
The first time was a test, and the second time was a full-out attack after figuring out the opponent's strength. However, Chen Cheng had no experience in commanding so many soldiers and horses before, and he underestimated the role of numerical superiority in a large battle.
.Five people fighting ten people is a different concept than fifty thousand people fighting one hundred thousand people. It does not mean simply enlarging the multiple.
Although the Xiongnu cavalry is not good at fighting tough battles, it is really troublesome to fight. The Xiliang Army's troops on the left wing have the upper hand, but it will take a long time to win. And after completing the outflank,
Before the tactics, there were already some signs that the center could not hold on any longer.
The current situation can only illustrate the fact that although the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army has been greatly improved, it cannot take much advantage in the face of a well-prepared enemy. The main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is uneven.
If they had the equipment and combat capabilities of the Ya soldiers, or if they had settled for the next best thing and had the organization and morale of the "superior soldiers and horses", today's fight would not have been so difficult.
In the past three years, great changes have taken place near Yinchuan, but there have been much less changes in other counties in Xiliang. For the people in those places, the only feeling is that they can eat better.
There are more and more people wearing Yinchuan cloth. The organizational form of the county soldiers is no different from the past, that is, the equipment is better, the armor coverage rate is higher, and the morale is better.
"Report!"
The messenger rushed over and reported loudly: "Two of the infantry battle formations in the middle have been broken by the enemy. Major General Xu Wen asks the lord to send troops to rescue!"
Xu Wen worked as the Minister of War for three years, with both merit and hard work, so he was released to lead the army. Although he had theoretical and practical experience, he had no choice but to encounter three or four times the number of enemies.
Ask for guidance from behind.
"Hey, Dong Zhuo is a veteran general in the army, and he is indeed more experienced in using troops than Lu Bu." Chen Cheng got up from the chariot, mounted his horse, and said loudly: "Then let us launch the final blow!"
He began to issue orders, "Zhao Si will lead a hundred bodyguards and a battalion of cavalry to stay here. The others will join me in the battle!"
The establishment of cavalry is smaller than that of infantry. An infantry battalion can have 3,000 to 5,000 people, while a cavalry battalion can only have 800 to 1,000 people. In other words, after he led the troops into battle, only one was left.
Thousands of people serve as the final reserve team, and there are at least 10,000 people on Dong Zhuo's side who have not moved.
Under normal circumstances, this is a very dangerous signal. If a breakthrough cannot be achieved on the middle battlefield, then Dong Zhuo can easily win the battle by simply sending his last troops to any side. But Chen Cheng was very worried about himself.
I am very confident, and even more confident in the flying bear cavalry trained by Zhao Yun!
The long horn sounded in the ears, and thousands of cavalry rode forward. As they advanced, they naturally formed an assault formation. It was still the mode of sudden cavalry in front and light cavalry behind. Simple, but practical
, is also very useful. Things in the world are not always as complicated as possible. Sometimes, simplicity and practicality can lead to the right path.
As the saying goes: The great road is simple, break through the void and realize the Tathagata!
Liu Qian shouted to Chen Cheng angrily: "Why don't you let me go into battle?"
Chen Cheng turned his head, with a very serious and cold expression on his face. He said coldly: "This is an order! Are you going to disobey the military order in front of the formation?"
When he didn't smile, there would be a breathless pressure on him. Not only was there no smile on Chen Cheng's face now, but his eyes were full of murderous intent, which shocked Liu Qian on the spot.
The corners of her mouth moved. After all, she did not dare to disobey her orders on the battlefield, so she retreated unconvinced.
Chen Cheng looked around and ordered: "Go and carry my handsome flag over here!"
A tooth soldier turned his horse and ran over. The moment he passed the chariot, he bent down and pulled out the commander's flag. A moment later, the commander's flag was flying at the front of the battle formation.
Chen Cheng held a shield in his left hand and a gun in his right hand, and shouted loudly: "Follow this flag, let's go together to welcome victory or death!"
His voice was very loud, and when he let it go, it was louder than dozens of people shouting at the same time. Everyone on the left and right were a little dizzy by his voice. Even though there were thousands of people, even on the noisy battlefield,
But at this moment, his voice had drowned out any other sounds.
The soldiers shouted "Long live" three times, then followed the commander's flag and launched a charge.
From a position far to the east, Li Ru suddenly shouted loudly, "Lord, the Xiliang people's rear army has moved out!"
Dong Zhuo perked up after hearing this. He straightened up on his horse and looked to the west. From such a long distance, he couldn't see the specific troop movements clearly. He could only see that there was indeed a lot of smoke and dust behind the Xiliang bandits.
The amount of smoke and dust raised could reach thousands of riders at least.
He pondered for a while and asked: "Could it be Chen Cheng's trick? If I were him, I would not directly send out all the rear troops. Instead, I would find a way to mobilize our last reserve team, and then start from the weak point.
Attack everywhere!"
Li Ru twirled his beard, a little unsure, "Chen Wen is a famous general in the world. His ability to make decisions on the spot is unrivaled in Xiliang. Maybe he made the horses drag the branches back and forth to create such a big smoke."
maybe."
Dong Zhuo said: "Yes, Chen Cheng's son always comes up with clever tricks when fighting, so you must be careful about his tricks!"
He turned around and shouted loudly: "Send a few more people to find out clearly whether all the Xiliang bandit's rear troops have been dispatched!"
Li Ru smiled and said: "Chen Wenzheng defeated Lu Bu, and he didn't know how high the sky was. Seeing that we had so many troops, he didn't even think about retreating, but dared to come out for a decisive battle! In today's battle, even if the overlord of Xiliang doesn't commit suicide on the edge of the Wei River,
He will inevitably become a prisoner of the Lord’s subordinates.”
Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, and the beard on his chin twitched, obviously very proud. Is there anything in the world that is more pleasant than defeating a powerful opponent? Li Ru had made a plan before, and only brought half of the troops in
Guanzhong was just to make Lu Bu feel contempt, just to make Lu Bu turn around and fight to the death with the Xiliang people.
It can be said that everything was calculated. The only thing I didn't expect was that Lu Bu did not lose both sides with the Xiliang people, but lost all his money in two or three days, and even he himself became a prisoner.
At that time, Dong Zhuo was still very worried, thinking that Chen Cheng had annexed the troops of Duan Xuan and Lu Bu, and his strength was higher than that of the Bingzhou Army, so he was afraid that it would not be easy to deal with. Fortunately, Li Ru then came up with a plan and divided the powerful Xiliang people.
The military strength allowed the Bingzhou Army to gather a powerful force on this battlefield and defeat the Xiliang Army with an absolute superiority in numbers.
However, the window period left for him is also very short. Once he cannot defeat the Xiliang army quickly, Yang Qiuchengyi's two troops will rush back, and then the situation of strength will be reversed. But Chen Cheng is still young after all.
You are so angry that you can't even endure it for a few days, so you rush out for a decisive battle. It's really unwise!
Dong Zhuo was now very smug and proud, waiting to taste the fruits of victory. The scout cavalry sent out had not returned yet, but bad news came from the left wing first.
"Report!"
The messenger shouted loudly: "General Li Meng led his troops to attack the enemy's right wing. He was hit by a stray arrow. Now he does not know whether he is alive or dead! Our army has begun to retreat!"
The proud smile on Dong Zhuo's face suddenly disappeared. He frowned and said to a general next to him: "Yang Ding, you go to the left wing and take over the command of Li Meng!"
Yang Dingzi was renovated. Like Li Meng, he was a part of Dong Zhuo. He had been with Dong Zhongying for more than ten years. He had gone through countless battles and had rich combat experience. Dong Zhuo had always asked Yang Ding to go
There shouldn't be any problem cleaning up the left wing's mess.
But in this way, it would take a lot of time for the left wing to organize another attack. Dong Zhuo looked at the sun that had begun to set in the sky and saw that there was not much time left today. The left wing had no chance, and the battlefield on the right wing was again open.
It turned into a big melee with a radius of more than ten miles or dozens of miles. Even if 10,000 cavalry were put into it, it would be difficult to achieve results within a period of time.
Even if a breakthrough can be achieved on the right wing, the advantage will be offset at night. In this era, fighting at night is no better than fighting during the day. There is no use in large numbers. Maybe after a random fight, more soldiers will die in the hands of one's own people than in the hands of the enemy.
There were more inside. Dong Zhuo knew that his own advantage was the strength of numbers, and the soldiers under his command were not as elite as the opponent. He was absolutely unwilling to fight the enemy at night.
Then, the only option left is to put the reserve team in the middle!
Many times, we seem to have many choices, but after choosing and choosing, we will find that there is only one path left. Only those with great determination, great perseverance, and great wisdom can open up from seemingly impossible places.
Create a new path.
Although Dong Zhuo is considered a qualified commander, his tactical command ability can only be said to be average, and he lacks the determination and wisdom to overcome obstacles and carve out a path from a dead end.
