Fenghou

Chapter 324

The first cavalry to enter the enemy army was Liu Cui leading [-] cavalry from the left. The enemy's formation was arranged facing east, but the cavalry entered from the south side. The spear formation needs to change direction, but the change of direction cannot be done by turning south. This involves a very important issue of spacing. The length of the spear is [-] zhang [-] chi, which is [-] m. At least about ten feet.

But the soldiers on the side are shoulder to shoulder, there is no gap at all. If it is a well-trained army, they will immediately adjust the gap, and a row of five hundred people will immediately change into five rows of one hundred people, and the gap will come out But the premise is that there is a lot of training, but for an army that lacks training, this kind of formation adjustment will definitely be a mess.

This side attack tactic was not invented by Chen Qing. It is actually a traditional tactic used by the Liao and Jin cavalry to deal with the Song army. The biggest problem of the Song army is the lack of training, so every time the Liao and Jin cavalry attacked from the side, the Song army would be in chaos. .

Although the puppet Qi army was better trained than the Song army, the time left for them by the cavalry was too short, and it was too late to change the distance, so the Song army rushed in.

The [-] soldiers from the Puppet Qi Army quickly changed direction, but the one-foot-wide gap between them was too late to be filled, and the cavalry of the Song Army rushed in, and the [-] Song soldiers rushed into the infantry to fight fiercely with them. At this time, the formation was meaningless , The originally neat queue was disrupted, and gradually became separate battles, and the battlefield became bigger and bigger unconsciously.

The infantry relies on density to fight against the cavalry, so that the cavalry's high-speed maneuvering advantage cannot be brought into play, but once the density of the infantry gradually becomes loose, the cavalry's advantage will be revealed.

For example, if an infantry and cavalry fight within a range of one foot, although the cavalry occupies the height, the infantry will not suffer. He can stab or assassinate people. The assassination range is wide, and the cavalry cannot avoid it. At this time, the infantry is actually occupying the ground. upper hand.

But if the infantry and cavalry are fighting within a range of three feet, the range of activities of the cavalry is slightly enlarged. At this time, the cavalry has the upper hand, but once it becomes a battle within a range of ten feet, the cavalry will almost kill the infantry one-sidedly.

But the infantry understands this truth, but it is difficult to grasp it when it is really fighting. This is the difference between an elite infantry and an ordinary infantry. We say that formation is so important. This is why a high-density formation , One cavalry is fighting ten infantry, the other cavalry can't attack, they are all idle behind.

It's a pity that the puppet Qi army is only slightly better than the rotten Song army, but it is not elite, otherwise it would not be tortured and killed by the Western army in the northwest.

The current puppet Qi army is just an ordinary infantry, but what they encountered was one of the most powerful cavalry in the history of the Song Dynasty.

In just half an hour, the battlefield expanded from more than [-] acres to [-] acres. Except for the [-] infantry led by Wang Duo and Orihiko who were in a stalemate with the enemy's [-] former troops, the other three infantry groups They were all completely suppressed by the cavalry of the Song army. The cavalry consisted of a hundred men, interspersed and divided, and the infantry was cut to pieces. The three infantry were obviously not the opponent of the cavalry. Although their strength was three times that of the opponent, they were still being killed. Defeated and suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, a catfish was needed to break the stalemate between the two infantry, and the thousand most elite cavalry led by Chen Qing himself played this role.

A thousand soldiers led by Chen Qing rushed into the enemy formation from behind. Like an extremely sharp axe, they forcibly split the enemy formation in half. Flying, people's heads rolling around, the killing was extremely bloody, the soldiers of the Puppet Qi Army were terrified of him, and when they saw him killing him, they stumbled and ran away in fright, shouting, "The devil is coming! The devil is coming!"

Chen Qing smashed through the enemy's large formation, and then killed from a diagonal. A thousand cavalry were invincible, and the places they passed were like mowing grass. Slices of enemy troops were killed, and they rushed through five or six back and forth. The dense formation has become a mess, and more than [-] Song Army infantry seem to have broken through a thin shell and entered the interior. The strength of the army was already superior, and with the help of the cavalry, it was even more dominant. The enemy army cried and shouted, and fled in all directions.

Dong Xian saw that the Song army already had [-]% advantage, and it was difficult for them to recover from their defeat. Instead of being completely defeated, it is better to take the initiative to retreat.

He shouted: "The army is ordered to retreat to the north! To retreat to the north!"

'when!when!when! When the bell rang, Dong Xian led more than a thousand people to flee to the north. It was not so much a retreat as a rout. The fighting will of the soldiers of the Puppet Qi Army collapsed. The whole army was defeated. Everyone just wanted to escape , threw away his helmet and armor, and fled to the north desperately.

At this time, Li Gang also ordered to open the city, and Xie Qian led [-] troops to attack the enemy's camp. Liu Zhen, the general of the camp, was smarter and opened the camp to surrender. They would rather surrender to Li Gang's army than Chen Qing's army surrendered.

However, this time Chen Qing did not kill the prisoners. The [-] cavalry were responsible for chasing and killing the enemy. As long as they surrendered, they could let them go, and Orihiko's infantry was responsible for receiving the surrender.

The cavalry chased for more than [-] miles in one breath, and then stopped the pursuit.

In this battle, except for the surrender of all the logistics battalions, more than [-] of the [-] enemy troops were killed, and more than [-] surrendered. Dong Xian collected the remnants fifty miles away, but only received more than [-] people. I was terrified and didn't dare to stay for a long time, so I fled to Xiangyang with the remnants of the army.

And Chen Qing also suffered a lot of casualties. His cavalry killed [-] people and injured more than [-] people. The infantry killed more than [-] people and injured more than [-] people.

At this time, Orihiko brought Chen Qing to meet Li Gang. In this battle, Chen Qing himself was convinced by his commanding ability and ability to see the opportunity of battle. Not only did they have a wise and decisive coach, but also many generals who could stand alone. The elite and fierce soldiers formed an army with extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is worthy of being the elite of the elite of the Western Army. I am afraid that this is also the most powerful army in the Song Dynasty.

Chen Qing greeted Li Gang, and Li Gang asked with a smile: "Can Chen Dutong teach me how to fight the next battle?"

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "I think the next battle should be divided into two groups. One will be led by the Xuanfu envoy to recover Yingzhou and prepare to march towards Xiangyang, and the other will be led by the humble official to lead the headquarters to Xiazhou to attack Jiang Yanxian's army. Beizhi suggested that Xuanfu envoys should not rush to attack Xiangyang, after all, they still have more than [-] troops, it is best to wait for Beizhi to come to join them, and then attack Xiangyang before it is too late."

Li Gang nodded, "I see, I will take back Changshou County first!"

Chen Qing said again: "I have sent Zheng Ping to lead [-] troops and [-] vehicles and ships to Xiangyang to capture the enemy's [-] grain fleet. From the time, Zheng Ping should be near Xiangyang. If he succeeds, he will We will take the fleet to Changshou County to join the Xuan Fu envoy."

"I am looking forward to the navy led by Zheng. It will definitely become the wings for us to take back Xiangyang."

Now Li Gang also attaches great importance to the navy, and thanks to Chen Qing's destruction of the enemy's navy in advance, they can ensure that they will no longer be attacked by the enemy. With Zheng Ping's navy, they can cut off all kinds of reinforcements in Xiangyang.

Chen Qing left the wounded soldiers in Hanyang to recuperate. After resting overnight, he resupplied and led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to Xiazhou by boat.

On the pier, Li Gang watched the mighty fleet go away, he smiled and asked Zhe Yanzhi, "What is Zhe Dutong's deepest feeling in this decisive battle?"

Orihiko sighed: "All kinds of feelings are too deep, I can give you an example, and Xuan Fushi will understand."

"Speak, I'm all ears!"

Orihiko pondered for a while and said: "I am very familiar with the [-] troops that I cooperated with this time. They were originally the Yuezhou army, and I once led them. At that time, they gave me the impression that they were a very mediocre army, but now they are My impression is that it is a well-trained elite army, all of them are fighting the enemy bravely, fearless of death, completely like reborn, I feel that his army is like a melting pot, a mediocre hatchet It will also be forged into a sharp sword."

Zhe Yanzhi sighed, and said to Li Gang: "Forgive me for my humble words, such an army should stay in the Western Army, where is their world."

Li Gang nodded, "I will suggest to the officials!"

　kenqiuy to everyone
　　
　
(End of this chapter)