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Chapter 254 0251 [Decisive Battle! 】

The sky is bright.

The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who had been recuperating all night, had a hot breakfast and began to organize their troops under the command of their respective team leaders.

An hour later, Han Zhen rode on his horse and shouted: "Cross the river!"

Whoa!

Liu Qi led the cavalry battalion and took the lead on the ice.

The four hooves of the horse are all wrapped with a piece of cloth to prevent the horse's hooves from slipping on the ice.

After the cavalry successfully crossed the river, Wei Da led the Western Army Camp and the baggage troops to follow immediately.

Finally, it was the Chinese army led by Han Zhen.

After crossing the river and changing their formation, Han Zhen led the army straight towards the Western Army.

"Report!"

"The Western Army assembles its troops at Mao hour and leaves camp at the moment of Chen hour."

"Report!"

"The Western Army passes by Xiaoqinghe, which is fifteen miles away from our army!"

"Report!"

"Western Army..."

The scout battalion continuously reported the movements of the Western Army.

Yang Weizhong knew very well that he could not delay it any longer, otherwise the Western Army soldiers would completely collapse due to the tired enemy tactics and repeat the tragedy of the Northern Expedition to Liao Kingdom the year before last!
The sun was getting higher and higher, and the sun shone on my body, but I couldn't feel the warmth at all.

When the two armies were five miles apart, both sides stopped in unison and rested on the spot.

The soldiers sat on the ground, taking the time to rest and make final preparations for the next battle.

Wu Ji touched the hundred coins hidden in his arms, feeling hot in his heart.

At this moment, all he could think about was military exploits.

Brother Ninth is right, while you are young and you can still wield swords and guns, you can have a good game.

If you win the game, build a new house and marry a beautiful girl!
If he loses, it's all over. Anyway, he's going to die. He'll die anyway. There are still three brothers in the family to support his parents until they die.

"hiss!"

Taking a deep breath, Wu Ji suppressed the excitement in his heart and silently wiped the steel knife in his hand.

About half an hour later, the war drums slowly sounded.

The soldiers stood up one after another and spread out their formations under the command of their respective commanders.

The Western Military Camp was divided into two, with 6000 people on each side, one on the left and one on the right.

Six thousand elite infantry of the Qingzhou Army were in front, forming the front army.

Han Zhen commanded [-] Qingzhou troops, plus [-] Western troops to guard the central army.

The rear army consisted of [-] heavy armored cavalry, and Liu Qizai led [-] light cavalry, cruising on the left side of the formation.

These three thousand light cavalry are the winner of this decisive battle. Whether they can create the space and opportunity for the heavy cavalry to charge depends entirely on Liu Qi's command on the battlefield.

In fact, the Qingzhou Army is not good at large-scale frontal field battles in plain areas.

Because from the beginning of the founding of the army, Han Zhen and Nie Dong set the tone, focusing on fancy dress and supplemented by pure troops.

After the establishment of firearms and cavalry battalions, a pure team tactical system of infantry and tank coordination gradually emerged.

Fortunately, the opponent was the Western Army, which was not good at pure team field battles on the plains.

It was noon, and the sun was fierce.

Bathed in the sun, the golden dragon pattern on the chest reflects the dazzling light.

Above the head, a large scroll with Korean characters on a mysterious background and white characters flutters in the wind.

Han Zhen was riding on the war horse, feeling excited and high-spirited.

Looking around at the neatly organized army, he shouted loudly: "Feng Wuyinzi, today! The whole army sets out to meet the enemy!"

"Meet the enemy!!!"

Forty thousand soldiers roared together, the sound was overwhelming.

Boom boom boom!
The neat steps made the earth tremble slightly.

……

On the other side, Yang Weizhong was also arranging his troops.

The strength of the two sides was similar. Han Zhen had 4 troops, while the main force of the Western Army was only 5. The remaining 13 were prisoners of war.Yang Weizhong did not take all of these prisoners of war with him. Except for the more than [-] prisoners of war who were transporting baggage, the rest were left in the military camp.

The opponent has firearms in hand, and the more prisoners of war he brings, the more he will be held back.

Zhang Jun, Wang Yuan and others have already suffered losses, so he will naturally not make the same mistake again.

Not long after, the Western Army set up a flying geese formation.

The so-called battle formation is not that mysterious.

Because no matter how the military formation is arranged, it is nothing more than the front army, the middle army, the rear army, and the left and right wings.

It's just that the distribution and location of the troops of the front army and the center army are different between each formation.

A qualified general needs to adapt to local conditions and adapt to circumstances.

Develop reasonable tactics based on the types of troops, ordnance on hand, and the enemy's situation.

There are no tricks between the front army and the middle army. They pay attention to being upright.

Different from Han Zhen, Yang Weizhong deployed a large number of troops on the left and right wings, more than [-] men, divided into three echelons. The soldiers were all wearing heavy armor, and there were heavy axemen hidden behind the shield troops.Each echelon is equipped with three-bow bed crossbows, catapults, and a phalanx of divine arm crossbows.

This is the formation that Yang Weizhong deployed specifically to deal with the Qingzhou cavalry.

The only disadvantage is that such an arrangement will cause the Chinese army to be too weak.

But there is no way. Infantry is at a disadvantage when fighting cavalry, so there must be a choice.

Moreover, Yang Weizhong felt that he had found a way to crack the firearms. He only needed to withstand a few rounds of firearm bombings. When it was his turn to fight with real swords and guns, he did not think that the Western Army would lose to a group of rebels.

When the formation was laid out, Yang Weizhong did not make any pre-war declaration, but simply said: "Let's go!"

Boom boom boom!
The war drums sounded, and the army of more than [-] people slowly advanced forward.

As time passed, a dark crowd appeared in front.

Yang Weizhong narrowed his eyes slightly and ordered: "Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Boom~boom~
The frequency of the war drums suddenly changed, and all the Western troops felt a chill in their hearts, looked solemn, and clenched their weapons.

"Raise your shield and mount your gun!"

Amidst loud shouts from all the capitals, the soldiers from both sides raised their large shields, pointed their spears levelly, and placed them on top of the large shields.

Boom boom boom!
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army marched forward in neat steps.

Five hundred steps... three hundred steps... one hundred steps...

Gradually, the distance between the two sides was only ten steps.

"Kill!!!"

Deafening shouts of killing exploded in the ears, and the front troops of both sides collided with each other.

boom!
The large shields collided together, making a dull sound.

One after another, the spears flashed with cold light and stabbed towards the opponent.

The front troops on both sides were all elite. They were all covered in infantry armor and had amazing defenses. They also had large shields in front. It was impossible to cause casualties in a short period of time.

This is the case in a large army battle. The front army is almost all elite. Unless the ordnance is ahead, the competition is discipline and willpower.

The heavy axe-hand hides behind the large shield, holding the heavy axe, quietly waiting for the opportunity to break the shield.

"The crossbowman is ready, load the arrow, lift it two inches, and throw it!"

"Fire arrows!"

There was a sound of tearing cloth.

Swish!
A shower of arrows flew out from the military formations of both sides.

At the same time, large shields were raised, blocking most of the arrow rain.

But there is still a part that fell into the military formation.

For a while, the screams continued to sound.

At this moment, the divine arm crossbow showed its true power.

A hundred paces away, the projectile can penetrate heavy armor.

In an instant, hundreds of casualties occurred on both sides.

Rumble!
The cavalry that had been cruising on the left moved.

Liu Qi led [-] light cavalry around the left wing of the Western Army, using the high mobility of the cavalry to try to pull the opponent's left wing formation!

(End of this chapter)