It's not too cold, and there's not a breath of wind around.
On the wilderness, little buds sprouted out of the ground, dotting the gray earth.
On the bank of the canal, the remaining snow has completely melted, and the clear river water flows into the distance.
The sun was shining down on the earth, and my whole body was warm. I felt so comfortable that I wanted to shout a few times in comfort.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Drums with an exciting rhythm sounded one after another.
The north gate of Weizhou was wide open, and nearly ten thousand sergeants came out of the city in batches to stand still. With flags waving in various colors, the sergeants of each battalion walked quickly, and the formations changed. But anyone who is familiar with the military formations can see that: the front is sharp and the back is wide, and the rear is stretched.
Walking diagonally, this is the formation of flying geese.
The sound of horse hooves kept ringing. It was very neat at first, but gradually became chaotic, with screams and the sound of weapons clashing.
This is a battle between cavalry from both sides.
They all tried to disturb each other's formation, but ended up bumping into each other and fighting each other head on.
"Fighting with your back to the city, the Flying Geese Formation is the most suitable." Lu Huaizhong climbed up to the high platform in the camp and looked carefully.
The advantage of this formation is that it becomes thicker and wider towards the back, so the tactic of attacking around the back is less likely to be effective. Moreover, the sharpness in front and the tension in back facilitates turning left and right to change formations. It is a formation that generals must learn and soldiers must learn.
Practice formation.
"For the formation of wild geese, select the best and attack them from the left and right. Send the order and set up the Yanyue formation." Lu Huaizhong ordered.
After a while, drums were beating loudly in the Xia army's camp, and five infantrymen marched out of the camp, setting up a crescent-moon formation in the open space.
Like the Yanxing Formation, the Yanyue Formation is also a military formation that must be mastered. It can even be said to be the most popular formation at this time. It is both offensive and defensive, and everyone loves to use it.
On the left wing of the Wuwei army, Han Xun, the most capable soldier, led the 2,000 men who stood out in front on the right. Duyuhou Li Zhong led three infantry commanders to block the way in the middle. On the right wing, the army commander He Wei led an unsatisfied commander to spread out.
Left rear.
The breakthrough point in this battle was the 2,000 elite soldiers commanded by Han Xun, who had them go around to the enemy's left side and hammer away at the enemy's formation. If he succeeded here, the enemy's flying geese formation would be broken.
Of course, the enemy may change formations. And during the battle, a commander who cannot change formations is unqualified - you may not be required to change formations, but you must be able to.
The sergeants must also be familiar with changing formations in battle and not panic.
When the two armies confront each other, the atmosphere is tense and solemn. Some fronts have even fought. To change the formation at this time, you need to overcome a great sense of fear, be busy and not chaotic, and complete the formation change under huge psychological pressure. During this period, you need to consider
There are many factors, such as what to do if the enemy pursues and interferes, or what to do if a large group of enemy cavalry rushes to harass you. You must have a response strategy.
New recruits are not qualified for such a job.
They often become disorganized as they change, or they are not in disarray at first, but become disorganized under the interference of the enemy cavalry's charge around the rear, which is an unbearable defeat.
Any army that can complete the change of formation in the face of the enemy is worth cherishing. Because throughout ancient history, there are not many armies that can do this. Most of the time they are infantry with insufficient training, little experience, and low quality.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Both sides completed their formation almost at the same time.
Xia Jun acted a little later, but his movements were skillful, as if he had practiced them countless times, and he completed them quickly.
The Wei army set up their formation first and finished slower than the Xia army, but it was not bad either.
As soon as the formation was set up, the former enemy generals from both sides stepped forward one after another to boost morale.
On Wei Jun's side, it seems that the coach Liang Huaijin personally came to the front of the battle, really fighting hard.
At this time, some stragglers who were not afraid of death had already left the formation and quickly stepped forward to provoke the opponent's rangers.
On a battlefield densely populated by military formations, the cavalry's space for movement was greatly compressed. As the cavalry ran, they would encounter a shower of arrows covering their faces, and then they would be shot by stragglers without warning, resulting in heavy casualties.
So they quickly dispersed and went outside to catch each other and fight.
"Xia thief, your father Zhang Wulang is here!" A Wei Bo Yamen soldier took off his armor, revealing his dark chest hair, holding a heavy sword, and roared provocatively.
"If we enter the city today, I will have a taste of your mother." Some of the Xia army's stragglers also took off their clothes and armor and rushed forward with their flesh exposed.
Two desperate skirmishers rushed forward face to face and fought fiercely.
There are also clever skirmishers, armed with strong bows with a long range, who quickly run up to the opponent's formation and shoot two or three arrows in succession.
They have super strong arms and magical archery skills, and often kill with one blow. Their function is to disrupt the opponent's formation, even if it only makes the opponent's originally indestructible square slightly shaken, and gain that one ten thousandth advantage for their own side.
worth it.
But to be honest, it's not very effective.
So what if the skirmisher archers rushed up and shot the opponent's first row full of gaps? Back then, Yu Chao'en led 500 archers to dismount and shoot, and the infantry formations of the Anshi rebels fell down row after row, but they did not collapse. Later.
After replenishing the troops, the formation remained motionless.
Another cavalryman risked his life and rushed back to drive away the opponent's skirmishers.
The skirmishers laughed loudly, and the skilled man boldly held a long spear in his hand, trying to knock the cavalry off their horses.
This is a feast for desperadoes. They put their lives as a bet and "perform" in front of the two armies, just like the appetizer of this large-scale field battle.
Once it is successful, tens of thousands of people will cheer and cheer in unison.
As long as you survive, promotion is not a problem, rewards are not a problem, being selected into the general's personal corps or serving as a yamen soldier is what you should expect.
It’s totally worth the gamble!
"Dong dong..." Both sides beat the first war drum almost at the same time.
The formation sergeants held their breath and prepared to move forward.
The riders began to retreat.
The skirmishers were also seizing the last moment to perform wildly. The two sides faced each other in large formations, and when they were within a hundred steps, they had to retreat. Otherwise, thousands of arrows would be fired from both sides, and their death would be too painful.
"Du Tou, look!" On the high platform, Shao Shen pointed his sword hand and was so surprised that he could not speak.
"Huh?" Lu Huaizhong was also shocked.
As far as the eye could see, the enemy commander Liang Huaijin's cavalry suddenly moved forward, and the direction of movement was not our own central army, but the Xia army's formation.
"Could it be that he is imitating Captain Ma?" Shao Shenjian said in appreciation.
He is also a warrior, and he sincerely admires such brave men who charge directly into the enemy's formation, even if he is the enemy.
Liang Huaijin dismounted and stopped fifty steps away from the formation. His followers also dismounted and stepped forward with their big shields, surrounding them.
Liang Huaijin pushed away the big shield, bowed his body, and said loudly: "Wei general Liang Huaijin has something to report to Lu Shuai."
After saying that, he made a gesture with his eyes, and several of his followers opened their voices and repeated it in unison.
Someone on Xia Jun's side heard this and was confused for a while. When did you start to play the trick of saying a few words in front of the formation to retreat the enemy? However, someone still passed the news back.
If Lu Huaizhong realized something, he quickly got off the platform, got on his horse, and galloped to the front of the formation, regardless of Shao Shenjian's obstruction.
There was a commotion in the Wei army formation. The sergeants were confused. What was Liang Huaijin doing?
But the coach is gone and there is no one in the center to direct them. They don't dare to act rashly and can only wait patiently.
"After fighting for so long, this is the first time I see Lu Shuai." Liang Huaijin looked carefully at Lu Huaizhong, who was about ten steps away, and said with a smile.
"What does Liang Shuai have to say?" Lu Huaizhong asked.
Liang Huaijin sighed and said: "The land of Weibo was forced to accept its soldiers, and the people and scholars were repeatedly plundered. The young men were separated from the farmland, and the female workers were abandoned in sericulture for several years. After listening to the teachings of the saints, they must
He also defeated the disabled; the king's division is to stop the killing. Wei Bo's generals and soldiers have always been loyal and loyal, but they were all coerced. They were afraid that they would be destroyed, so they raised armor and fought in vain. Now that the king's division has arrived, the army is majestic and majestic.
Liang Huaijin, who has been guilty of the crime, has his head tied up in mud, please return to the court. I have been punished for the crime. For the rest of the officials and soldiers, if they can surrender themselves, please don't ask any questions. The crime will be punished."
After saying that, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head directly into the mud.
Lu Huaizhong was greatly moved. He dismounted and walked forward. He supported Liang Huaijin with his own hands and said: "General Liang thought deeply about his mistakes and changed his ways to save innocent people. This is the courage of a benevolent man. Please get up quickly."
"I am Commander-in-Chief of Wei, and I have committed many sins. How dare I commit any wrongdoing until I am forgiven by the Emperor." Liang Huaijin did not get up and continued to kowtow.
Lu Huaizhong turned around and ordered: "Invite Commander Liang to Luoyang to see the saint."
"As ordered." Shao Shenjian waved, and several soldiers came forward, lifted Liang Huaijin up, and escorted him to the camp.
Lu Huaizhong got on his horse again, looked at several of the Liang family's entourage, and said: "Shuai Liang has repented and apologized. How do you wait?"
"We are also surrendering." Several people said in unison.
"Why don't you go to the Wei army's formation and inform the whole army?" Lu Huaizhong said: "The people in Henan and Hebei are all the people of the Great Xia Dynasty. How can we not remember it? However, the great virtues of heaven and earth may sometimes fall; the emperor's benevolence will also be heard.
Use the yue. Wei Bo's officers and men should think about themselves, eliminate their chief culprits, and fight with Weixin. You will pass on my commander-in-chief's order. If you can capture and kill the Yamen soldiers or those who go to the city, you will be rewarded at the provincial level. Once you fight against the king's army,
I don’t ask any questions about the blame. I will give you everything in return, including officers, yamen, soldiers, property, property, and houses. Go quickly!”
Everyone saluted, immediately mounted their horses, returned to the front of the formation, and shouted loudly.
The Wei army had already exploded here.
Liang Huaijin knelt down and asked for surrender. He could see clearly from the front row, and then asked Pao Ze to listen.
Such breaking news naturally spread quickly among the military formations like a plague, and the officers could not stop it at all.
Within a moment, Liang Huaijin had just stood up, and the whole army was already in an uproar and commotion.
By the time several of Liang's cronies came back and shouted in unison, the morale here had dropped to the bottom, the formation was no longer in formation, and there were clear signs of collapse.
"Will you surrender or not?"
"Will you surrender or not?"
The officers and soldiers of the Wuwei Army struck the ground with their poles and shouted in unison.
"Fuck you! I won't play anymore!" Wei Bing cried in anger.
"You sold me, I sold you, Liang Huaijin sold tens of thousands of soldiers, hahaha!" Someone laughed crazily.
"I'm sorry to accompany you, but I'm leaving!" Someone threw the armor to the ground, turned around and ran away.
"Dong dong dong..." The second war drum sounded from the opposite side.
After this fright, even more people dispersed.
Some officers spontaneously stepped forward to stop him, but he was unable to do anything. Instead, he was forced to run backwards.
The third war drum sounded.
"Kill!" Xia Jun stepped forward in unison and advanced forward.