Planeswalker My Plane War

Chapter 421 The Battle of the River Bend 2
There are about a thousand people on one side, and about three thousand people on the other side, occupying the two ends of this small river bend plain.

Even in this barren era, where the land is vast and the population sparsely populated, this battle is not considered a large-scale battle.Not to mention that the two warring parties are not regular armies in the usual sense.

The infantry on Jiang Kao's side are basically used to make up the numbers, and they are irregular infantry mainly businessmen.Although their morale is not bad, it is for the morale of protecting themselves and their property, and the initiative is not enough.But the equipment is not bad.Both weapons and armor are relatively sufficient, and the supply of magic is sufficient, even exceeding the proportion of the regular army.It's a pity that the discipline is not good and the formation is loose.

In order for Wu Qing to assemble a large-scale army in a short period of time, they didn't distinguish between meat and vegetables, and what was put in the basket was vegetables.From a long distance, one could notice that the people on the front line were basically pulled over by small nearby tribes: Lizardmen with shields and weapons, but no armor on their bodies.The same loose formation, typical rotten fish versus rotten shrimp, don't look down on anyone.

Of course, Jiang Kao has an elite team here, which is a powerful chariot force composed of professional warriors and professional spellcasters.Wu Qing must also have the same elite team.They are the real targets for the generals of both sides to rely on.

Inexplicably, Zhang Cheng thought of a poem: Once the golden wind and autumn dew meet, they will win but there are countless in the world.

The correct use of these two elites should basically determine the outcome of this battle.

Of course, I understand it in my heart, and I understand it in my heart. In fact, looking at the wide front of the opponent, the number of people is obviously far greater than that of your own... You will naturally feel strong psychological pressure.

"Brother Zhang Chengxian, are you willing to go to become a teacher with me?" Jiang Kao said this suddenly.

Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment before he realized that sending a teacher is a challenge, in other words, a chariot rushing forward to challenge the enemy one-on-one.

All civilizations on the earth, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, basically have examples of single-handedly fighting before the emergence of modern firearms.

Winning or losing heads-up itself is meaningless, but the morale boost brought by the heads-up victory is very meaningful.And for this kind of army that is almost a mob, the morale boosted by a one-on-one victory is of great significance.

If Jiang Kao next to him was replaced by Yanbi or Huchen, then Zhang Cheng didn't need to think about it, and just answered "Of course no problem".But Zhang Cheng is surrounded by Jiang Kao.According to Zhang Cheng's speculation, Jiang Kao is a fighter whose level does not exceed level 5.

Ma Dan, what are you low-level fighters trying to do?Is it your turn?This is a world full of legends and demigods everywhere!If you rush up, it is estimated that a few fireballs will come over and you will be finished with people and cars.

I do not want to!This is Zhang Cheng's heart.Although he was already a level 15 fighter and a level 15 mage, as a planeswalker, he didn't have the slightest intention of going one-on-one with anyone.

Not to mention that there are Jiang Hei and Jiang Kao, two companions who are more cumbersome than helpers.How useful is a level 5 and a level 7?
"Brother Jiang Kao, all the flags and drums are in our car." Zhang Cheng gently reminded Jiang Kao that he was in the command car.The main general stepped forward to single out... even in this era, there is no precedent.

Legend has it that when King Wu defeated Zhou Muye for a decisive battle, he also ordered Jiang Taigong to go up and fight alone, not King Wu himself.

"Ah... It's me, Meng Lang..." Jiang Kanan felt that something was wrong.

Jiang Hei obviously understood the situation very well, and drove back to his lineup, without any intention of heading towards the enemy.

The two armies are currently confronting each other temporarily, and both sides are still in a state of observing each other.Wu Qing could have launched a surprise attack that was almost certain to win while the opponent was setting up the formation, but because the time and place were accurately predicted, they lost this opportunity.

The formation of both sides is simple and clear.

The two armies confronted each other by the river, and each lined up.Because the quality of the soldiers is not high, the formations of both sides are actually not particularly complete and tight.From Zhang Cheng's point of view, it can only be said that both sides are roughly in battle formation.

One side of the battlefield is the river, and Jiang Kao arranged the hobgoblin mercenaries on the side close to the big river.

The reasons behind it are self-evident: to put it bluntly, they don't trust these mercenaries very much.These mercenaries can only rest assured if they are arranged on this side, because it is difficult to escape from this position.If it is placed in another position, if the big goblins feel that the situation is unfavorable, they may escape, causing the entire army to collapse.

In this regard, the same is true for Wu Qing.Facing the hobgoblins at a distance is the human rebel army—although this name is not very strict, but from Jiang Kao's position, it is not wrong to call these humans "rebels".These rebels were also placed on the side of the river. Obviously, Um Ching was also worried about the behavior of these rebels.

Among the Dongyi army, a team on the side took action.

It was an army of lizardmen, equipped with shields and axes, there were very few armored men, and the overall number was not large, maybe one or two hundred.They left their own queue and began to approach slowly.

They didn't intend to directly attack Jiang Kao's side, but wanted to turn around to the flank.Once the detour is completed, it will form a flanking outflanking trend, which will greatly affect the battlefield situation here.

Zhang Cheng changed several strategies in his mind, but none of them seemed to be a good solution.Because this is not the real main force of the enemy.Any slightly large-scale mobilization may give the enemy main fighters.But it doesn't work to leave these guys alone.

Just like a chess game, the battlefield is the chessboard of the commanders of both sides, and the army is the chess pieces of both sides.

"Brother Zhang Chengxian, what do you think I should do?" Jiang Kao said to himself.He seemed to be asking, but Zhang Cheng knew that he didn't need to answer at all.In fact, this is just a subconscious reaction of Jiang Kao's rookie, who is too nervous.This kind of nervousness was not because he was nervous when he went to the battlefield, but he started to be nervous when he was still returning to the city.Jiang Kao is obviously very concerned about the war he personally planned.This matter is directly related to his own reputation and future.

"Since they're here, let's take a surprise... Order the chariot team to attack... Brother, beat the drums!"

Drumming?Zhang Cheng was taken aback for a while.He knew that commanding troops on the battlefield in this era relied on banners and drums - he had banners and drums by his side, but the problem was...he couldn't!
A fool also understands that this drum is not played casually.But according to a certain rhythm, a certain rhythm, in order to distinguish between fast marching, slow marching, infantry attack, chariot attack, long-range attack... and so on, there are a lot of classified dispatch commands.

This is a compulsory course for all nobles, and they must be understood when they are young.After all, as long as you go to the battlefield, you have to understand these.Otherwise, you are no different from the blind and deaf on the battlefield.

In fact, not to mention the nobles, even commoners, "Chinese people", need to understand something.The difference is that Chinese people only need to understand part of it, because in most cases they are not qualified to take the position of commander.And scholars must understand.

Jiang Kao asked Zhang Cheng to play the drums, which was a very simple request.Drumming requires chariot troops to attack quickly.Enemies of this level don't need any detailed and meticulous command, anyway, they will definitely collapse in a single charge.

Zhang Cheng held the drumstick...and didn't move for a while.He really can't!

The last time he attacked Huai Yi in the swamp, he didn't need such a thing as flags.It is enough for an army of hundreds of people to shout orders with their mouths.An army of thousands of people requires a more detailed command.

"Why don't you beat the drums?" Jiang Kao looked back, his eyes full of doubts. "Let the chariot troops..."

Zhang Cheng found that his forehead was sweating for some reason. "Here, there are only twenty chariots, no need to drum, right?"

The chariot troop was right next to Jiang Kao, and it was true that there was no need to give an order, just a shout.

"So... don't beat the drums?" Jiang Kao looked at Zhang Cheng's expression, "It's really a good idea, to further confuse the enemy!" His expression became excited. "Indeed, if drums were heard, the enemy might turn around and flee."

The Huaiyi team was getting farther and farther away from the main camp, and a chariot troop suddenly came from Zhu Xia's camp.The number of chariots is not too many, and they are usually hidden in the team.But at the moment when they rushed out concentratedly, everyone realized that this was a regular army.

Formal chariot troops composed of professional noble warriors and spellcasters.With the advantages of speed, impact, long-range, melee, and spellcasting, it is the strongest military force that the Zhuxia clan is proud of.Compared with Zhu Xia, other races are far less dependent on chariots, so the number and use of chariots are far inferior to Zhu Xia.

During the impact, the chariots launched a horizontal formation and swept towards the more than 100 Huaiyi.

Compared with the chariot, Huaiyi's reaction was obviously a beat slower.When they saw the chariot rushing towards them, they hesitated for a while, and when they were sure that the chariot was aimed at them, the Huaiyi almost immediately turned around and fled towards the main formation.

This is the most instinctive reaction of intelligent creatures to danger, but it is definitely the most wrong reaction on the battlefield.

Because the speed of the chariot is much faster than them.To make matters worse, the chariot has long-range attack capabilities.

This is not so much a battle as a hunt.The warriors on the chariot started to shoot arrows, and the fleeing lizardmen were easily shot down one by one from behind.And this shooting does not affect the speed of the tank.

Each wave of shooting can easily kill a dozen Lizardmen.

The lizardmen all brought shields, but in order to run faster when escaping, most of them lost their shields.Then there is unilaterally being chased, shot, and crushed.The last group of lizardmen realized that it was impossible to run away, so they gathered together to fight desperately—even if they died, at least they could kill a few horses.But unfortunately, these professional warriors will not use their precious horses to fight the enemy desperately.They kept a distance, refused to approach, and shot with bows and arrows from a distance.

Except for a few "collective accelerations", the chariot troop completely wiped out this group of lizardmen without even using a few magic tricks.Erase them completely from the battlefield and turn them into corpses lying on the battlefield.The chariot troops themselves did not suffer any damage.

This is definitely a complete victory, and it is also the best embodiment of the strength of both sides.Speaking of which, these Huai Yi, whose average level is no more than five or six levels at most, are normal to be crushed when facing chariot soldiers with an average level of [-] or [-].

Jiang Kao and Zhang Cheng also saw this perfect victory clearly in the team.

"Brother," Jiang Kao couldn't help saying when he watched the last lizardman fall from the arrow and the chariot troops were intact. "Do you know how history books will record today?"

"How to record?" Zhang Cheng asked.

"I hope there is such a record: Jiang Kao's commander-in-chief, Zhang Chengyou, defeated Dongyi in Hewan, and won the Great Wuqing." The battle he witnessed just now obviously greatly enhanced Jiang Kao's confidence, and he was much more optimistic.

But this victory angered the enemy's main force.When the chariot troops returned to their own team, the Dongyi army began to advance.They left the grove where they had been, and began to enter the battlefield.All the soldiers walked slowly and approached slowly.

Because the speed is very slow, the formation is maintained very well, and there are no obvious flaws due to the march.Even if the chariot troops wanted to take advantage of the gap to make a surprise attack, they had no chance at all, so they could only retreat slowly.

Any commander can naturally understand that throwing a tank into battle at this moment is not going to be of maximum effect.Rather than consuming precious chariot units, it is better to let the cannon fodder units consume a wave first.

Although our side had achieved a perfect victory just now, seeing the superior enemy slowly pressing over, there was an obvious commotion among the infantry immediately.This is the difference between professional and amateur.

The enemy's front is very wide, and it is clear that they want to fight from the front and outflank them from the side.But if our side is also lined up to the same width as the enemy, it will inevitably lead to a weak and thin front line.This is the effect of superior force.Very simple strategy, but no solution.

"Let me command the Dong Man." Zhang Cheng asked for orders, mainly because he was afraid that Jiang Kao would let him play the gongs and drums again... He really didn't understand this. "I'll try to take them to take the initiative first."

The enemy's military force is composed of four major races, so humans should be the weakest link.Although I don't know what happened to these human rebels, theoretically they should have low morale and low fighting spirit.Easier to deal with.

"Okay," Jiang Kao also felt that it would be more appropriate to send cannon fodder first in this situation.Although the main body of the infantry composed of merchants is cannon fodder in his eyes, the hobgoblins are cheaper cannon fodder-if the merchants die too many, he may feel a little bit guilty, then if the hobgoblins die, his eyebrows will Won't wrinkle a bit.Racism is as simple as that.

Zhang Cheng led Hu Chen to the hobgoblin's team, and immediately told the hobgoblin's commander to let them start moving forward.The hobgoblins are close to the river, so there is no need to worry about the enemy outflanking.Even if this wing protrudes forward, there is no danger.

The hobgoblin hadn't made a move yet, but the other party pressed forward from all sides, without any intention of stopping.

Now, both armies are slowly approaching the engagement range.

The first wave of attack was launched by the human rebels in the Dongyi Allied Forces. Hundreds of bows and arrows pierced the sky and shot randomly towards the opponent's formation.Here the hobgoblin neatly raised his shield and covered it above his head.Since they were not yet in effective range, these bows did almost no damage.A few of the limited shots were also blocked by the shield.

The two sides are about to fight, and the shouts can already be heard from each other.The hobgoblin mercenaries in a neat lineup faced the more numerically superior human rebels.The first close combat in this campaign is about to start.

(End of this chapter)