Maybe some Xixia cavalrymen really rushed in front of the chariot somewhere and had a desperate experience.
Zhao Xi had not drank a few cups of this tea, and had just moistened his throat and relieved the dryness of his throat, when he suddenly heard the sound of gongs from Xixia... Are they about to withdraw their troops now?
No! Zhao Xi suddenly stood up and looked north...
The two wings move closer, shrink and advance, and form a nearly complete encirclement. This is the predetermined tactic.
I thought that the Xixia people would charge several times, but it turned out that just after one round, they had to withdraw their troops immediately, even before the chariots advanced to compress the space.
At this time, the encirclement in the north has not yet been connected...~
Zhao Xi was misled by the entire staff, even Di Qing said the same thing... Xixia people are very fierce and tough.
Therefore, he deployed the Xixia people to charge two or three times.
Now...~The Xixia people are not stupid. They have probably anticipated the final result and withdrew their troops before anything happened.
The key point is that Zhao Xi can feel that the Xixia people are afraid of breaking out of the encirclement through the opening that has not been closed.
Surrounding three and missing one is indeed an established tactic, but it does not mean opening an opening of about ten miles...an opening of ten miles is no different from not encircling.
Based on the assessment of the strength of the Xixia cavalry, Zhao Xi presets an opening of two to three miles. In this way, even if the Xixia people retreat, after two or three charges, the Xixia people will retreat in fear and they will be defeated.
But now, the Xixia cavalry's battle losses are at most 10%. Under this situation, once the Xixia people withdraw from the encirclement, it will increase the pressure on the lurking encirclement and suppression teams... They don't have tanks.
No! Zhao Xi is a little hairy.
Once the Xixia people decide to withdraw, they cannot be caught up by the infantry. Even if they pursue, the story will repeat itself. When the soldiers are tired, they will be killed by the Xixia cavalry.
Without chariots and wheeled cannons, even the new army, with its training foundation for speedy marches, would not be a match for the Xixia cavalry in the wilderness.
This... is actually the same as the old precedent.
The Xixia people attacked the city, or attacked the military formation of the imperial soldiers. They repeatedly attacked but failed, and then retreated. At this time, the imperial soldiers would pursue them, and then when they were tired, the Xixia cavalry would return and kill them...
Are you going to make the same mistake again? Zhao Xi was stunned and confused.
Although the Xixia people have not withdrawn their troops yet, they have just raised gold, but Zhao Xi feels that the Xixia people are about to retreat.
The gunpowder shells were still being fired, the altitude was constantly changing, and the wheel cannons were also continuing. They had even surpassed the defense line of the chariots and were advancing in the direction where the Xixia cavalry was shrinking.
"Your Highness, Di Qing requests the cavalry to go into battle!"
Di Qing is a veteran warrior and has a good grasp of combat opportunities.
At this time, the Xixia people were shrinking, and it was the time for our own cavalry to pursue and kill the enemy. However, the commander of the battlefield was His Royal Highness, and he had to ask for instructions.
"Shuai Di, will the Xixia people retreat at this time?"
Uh... Di Qing was also stunned.
It was the first time that Di Qing encountered such a crushing attack by the Xixia people. It was also the first time that he encountered the Xixia people...
His Highness the Crown Prince's judgment is correct. The Xixia people may really want to retreat... because the opening to the north has not yet shrunk to the predetermined level.
The reason why His Highness the Crown Prince asked this question was because he was reluctant to let the New Army and the Western Army fight hand-to-hand with the Xixia people. It was not because he didn't know how to deal with it.
Di Qing quite recognized Zhao Xi's military qualities. He felt that it was impossible for His Highness the Crown Prince not to think about how to fight now.
Infantry has an inherent disadvantage against cavalry in close combat. Faced with the possibility of the Xixia people retreating, only close combat can complete the main battlefield combat mission to the maximum extent.
His Royal Highness the Prince is reluctant to sacrifice the lives of soldiers.
Indeed, Zhao Xi, who can kill enemies with long-range weapons, really doesn't want to exchange the blood of his soldiers for victory.
Just now...
"Your Highness, only true charge and kill can we forge a team that marches forward without fear of life and death. Soldiers who have not experienced charge and kill will never become strong soldiers!"
Zhao Xi also knew that Di Qing was right. Soldiers who have not experienced the test of blood and fire cannot be considered true warriors.
The problem is that what he needs at this time is an all-round overwhelming victory, a battle of courage and prestige. If the Xixia people repeat their old tricks and the soldiers of the country and the dynasty experience a situation of being killed in large numbers again, his expected goal will be
Contradictory, how to choose?
Zhao Xi really hesitated.
"Instruct the cavalry to charge, and the whole army goes out to fight, followed by chariots and wheeled artillery. Try to ensure that the attacking soldiers can use chariots to cover them if necessary."
"Let the east and west wings arrive at the battlefield quickly, wait for the opportunity to launch an interception operation plan, and at the same time launch signal fireworks to fully implement the encirclement and suppression campaign!"
The flag bearer waved the flag again. When Zhao Xi saw the flag language completed, he suddenly shouted: Beat the drum!
The drums of the attack began to sound. Starting from the sound of the first drum on the podium, all the teams formed around three and one missing, and followed the sound of the drums on the podium, one after another.
Zhao Xi always feels that there is something wrong with this time...
I still remember that during his southern expedition, they were small-scale battles, and they were all in the nature of sneak attacks or blitzes. Therefore, most of them were immersed in fighting without making any noise.
At this time, in such a large-scale battle, Zhao Xi knew that this battlefield lacked a kind of shout, the kind of shout to boost morale.
The sound of drums alone is not enough.
Arrogant and proud against all the waves
Hot blood is better than red sunlight
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Men should strengthen themselves. This is originally the melody of the general's order, and the melody of the general's order was born out of the sound of drums on the battlefield.
When Zhao Xi felt that there was a lack of shouting, he couldn't help but raise his voice and follow the beat of the drum, shouting that men should strengthen themselves.
No matter how loud one person's voice is, he can't spread this kind of pride to the entire battlefield.
But men should strengthen themselves, which is sung by all the soldiers in the guard battalion and even the entire New Army.
When Zhao Xi roared out the first sentence, the veterans of the guard camp guarding the command podium, in the fierce battlefield scene, couldn't help but follow the roar of His Highness the Crown Prince and the sound of drums, and began to shout this song "Men should strive for self-improvement."
There is no tune that is more in line with the current scene than a man's duty to improve himself.
Then...then the singing, or rather shouting, of these hundreds of people spread far away...
No one thought that Xixia war horses, adapted to gunpowder bombs, would be disturbed by the singing.
Because, this is the roar of nearly 100,000 people. In the sound of war drums, 100,000 people, in harmony with the rhythm of the general's order, roared in unison, men should strengthen themselves...
At this time, the soldiers' steps were uniform and organized, just like in daily training, and every note drove an action.
Impact, assassination, gunpowder bombs, launching wheel cannons, firing, retreating, loading bullets, etc., all actions are completed under the rhythm of the general's order...
The trend has been achieved.
Zhao Xi was surprised. This was not a bomb, but no bomb had such a high-pitched tone. This was a battlefield, but no cry could inspire fighting spirit and boost morale more than a man's self-improvement.