Before the pre-war meeting, both Zhong E and Guo Kui talked to him and believed that the Western Army should be allowed to defend the rivers and rivers for the main force... After all, the Western Army knew the Xixia cavalry better.
Zhao Xi disagrees. There is a huge disparity in armaments, which is the gap in strength. In the face of strong strength, whether you are familiar with it or not cannot determine the outcome of the war.
Zhao Xi is not stupid. He will not force the New Army to be the main force just to show off the New Army. Whether it is the New Army or the Western Army, there is no difference to him. He still knows his role.
But Zhao Xi firmly believed that chariots and wheeled cannons were more capable of fighting against the Xixia people than the flesh and blood of the Western army.
Some scenes, no matter how you imagine them before you have seen them, are difficult to compare with what you have seen with your own eyes. Just like now...
During the deployment of the entire battle, Zhao Xi had tried his best to disperse and contain the Xixia cavalry, but there were still 70,000 to 80,000 Xixia people who arrived at Haoshui River.
He once imagined what it would be like to have 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry, but when he actually saw it, he realized that this was not conceivable.
Zhao Xi is considered knowledgeable. At least he has thousands of years of experience than people of this era. But when he heard the shocking rumbling sound, he still couldn't help but tremble... His heart was trembling.
To be honest, he wasn't sure he would have the courage to face such a scene directly.
At this time, Zhao Xi was standing on a mountain ridge on the east side of Haoshui River. It was far away and could not be seen clearly, but the entire Haoshui River, within a radius of more than ten miles, was completely filled by Xixia people.
When the horses galloped, the dust raised up covered the entire area, like a big storm. It was impossible to see the scene of Xixia people galloping horses. But the sound of horse hooves that poured into the ears seemed neat and messy.
, the rumbling sound is endless, making you feel oppressed.
This is the cavalry...
At this time, Zhao Xi seemed to understand the dynasty's defeats over the years, and why Zhong E and Guo Kui wanted the Western Army to be the main force... After all, the Western Army still had cavalry, while the New Army was purely infantry.
This powerful trend really does not mean that you can abandon it if you have a firm belief. It is a fact and is not controlled by thoughts. It exists and is not determined by belief.
The dust settled. When the Xixia cavalry stopped, the floating dust fell down as the horses stopped.
At this time, Zhao Xi also saw the Xixia people.
The exact number of people cannot be determined, and it is estimated that even the Xixia people themselves cannot be sure. However, looking down from the mountains where Zhao Xi is now, the Xixia cavalry are distributed in blocks, and there are layers in the basin of Haoshuichuan.
Placed in an orderly manner.
At this time, Zhao Xi recovered from the shock of the horse's hoofbeats. At this moment, he felt that it was just that...
It was already approaching dusk at this time, and it was estimated that the Xixia people were about to set up camp.
The encirclement arranged by Zhao Xi was all on the mountains... Infantry versus cavalry, even if there were chariots and wheel cannons, Zhao Xi was not arrogant enough to let his soldiers contact the Xixia cavalry immediately.
What he has to do is: connect a large number of chariots and wheel cannons, with nearly 100,000 elite soldiers, slowly advance towards Haoshuichuan, and suppress the Xixia people's space in an encircling posture, thus gaining an edge in momentum.
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This is also the reason why one of the three is missing, and one is missing from the north...it is impossible to block the Xixia people's route by deploying in advance.
Di Qing was already dressed neatly. Although His Highness the Crown Prince mainly used firearms, in Di Qing's opinion... there had to be a real confrontation in the end.
Neither the wheel cannon nor the gunpowder launcher can achieve the kind of indiscriminate full-coverage bombing that His Highness the Prince mentioned.
With a radius of more than ten dozen miles, the launch distance of wheel cannons and gunpowder launchers cannot even penetrate the thickness of a Xixia charge. It is impossible to achieve the so-called encirclement and annihilation of His Highness the Prince. All that can be done is to block the Xixia cavalry.
Charge and switch the offensive and defensive sides.
Therefore, Di Qing will act as a cavalry general as the deputy commander-in-chief of the front line, leading the tens of thousands of elite cavalry assembled by the entire Western Army into the Xixia people's camp, which will eventually be in chaos.
Di Qing had been looking forward to this battle for many years.
Di Qing had always served in the Western Army, but he was very lucky. In the previous battles between China and Xia, his team was not the main battle line and he missed them all.
Although they have fought against the Xixia people many times, there has never been such a large-scale battle like this one.
To be honest, to be able to surround 70,000 to 80,000 Xixia cavalry in Haoshuichuan, and to be able to surround 20, 300,000 to 30,000 Xixia cavalry in the entire Qinzhou territory, Di Qing thought that he could not achieve the level of His Highness the Crown Prince.
It's not that he isn't a handsome man, but he really doesn't feel inferior to His Highness with such a big-picture strategy.
Whether it can form a large battlefield with a radius of several hundred miles, or create a situation in which the greater number defeats the smaller force in every small battle, requires high-level strategic and military literacy.
Di Qing held the title of famous general in the Western Army and even in the entire dynasty, but after fully understanding His Highness the Crown Prince's grand plan, he was impressed.
This is also the reason why Zhong E, Guo Kui, and even the entire civil and military officials in the frontline headquarters had no objections and unanimously obeyed... No one had such a strategic thinking.
The first fireworks were raised from the camp where Zhao Xi was located. The direction of the fireworks was southward. It is estimated that there was no light even from the Xixia camp site...it was too far away.
Immediately afterwards, a bright light rose into the sky three miles away to the south of the frontline headquarters...
There is one signal firework, which is a military order signal for all combat soldiers on the main battlefield to march to the center and arrive at the second designated location at 9:00 on the second day.
To be honest, Zhao Xi really felt that it was troublesome, but if the previous communication method was followed, by the time they all advanced to the Xixia people's position, the last team might not have received the military order.
It is undeniable that if you want to form a large encirclement with a radius of more than ten or even dozens of miles, the distance between the strongholds that various troops and horses arrive in advance is at least a hundred miles from beginning to end.
To get all combat soldiers to act in unison, the best way to communicate is through fireworks.
Zhao Xi stood on the mountain ridge and wanted to follow the route of the fireworks... Unfortunately, he could only see the light of the second firework, and after that, he couldn't see even a trace of light.
This is reassuring, at least the Xixia people cannot see their own message.
"Your Highness, in another quarter of an hour, the signal will be transmitted to the last stronghold..."
The delivery time of signal fireworks has been verified many times.
In other words, all combat soldiers will calculate the time for the team to leave based on their location.
This war is of great importance to Zhao Xi and the country, and there is no room for sloppiness. Zhao Xi and the entire frontline command have considered all factors that can be considered.
Even if the fireworks signal cannot be received, or there are special weather conditions, there is an emergency plan.