Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 317 Peak Showdown ([-])

Han He said again: "Then, how can we pinch its head and pinch its tail?"

"It's very simple. Just arrange the chariot formations on the left and right wings and keep the horses away. If time permits, you can also dig a pit for trapping the horses." Han Xin touched Han He's small head, and suddenly turned back to order Su Weilang to general Cao Yu, "Send the order , the two armies on the left and right took a defensive position and entangled the Chu army's cavalry, while the front army took the offensive and stormed the Chu army's middle road!"

"Here!" Cao Yu responded loudly, and waved his hand again. A messenger had already taken out a three-color command flag and hung it on the lookout car.

Among them, the yellow and green flags are downward, which means that the left and right armies are on the defensive, and the red flag is upward, which means that the front army is on the offensive.

As soon as the command flag on Han Xin's command car was put out, the army of Qi State was mobilized in an instant. The chariots and baggage carts of the left and right armies were pushed to the front of the formation one after another, and teams of spears and halberds began to fill up. In the gap between the chariot and the baggage workshop, the spears and halberds were followed by shields, and then crossbowmen.

It was a different scene for the front army. Amidst the sound of war drums, groups of dead light soldiers in kudzu clothes and slanted buns began to stride forward, closely following behind the dead light soldiers. The first are the shield soldiers and halberd soldiers who act as the backbone, then the spear throwers with flying spears on their shoulders, and finally the longbowmen.

This is the most typical attack formation in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The light soldiers in the front row are generally composed of death row prisoners and bandits. No one expects them to be able to destroy the enemy's defense line. Most of the time, their existence is only to consume the enemy. When the light soldiers and dead soldiers are exhausted, the shields, halberds, and crossbows will attack with all their strength to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Originally, there were no flying spears in ancient Chinese wars, but since Xiang Zhuang, a traverser, brought the javelin back to ancient times, flying spears quickly became the main weapons of all Chinese countries. Although flying spears do not have the range and accuracy of crossbows, Speed, but the lethality at a distance of about twenty steps is unparalleled. The most important thing is that the flying spear is cheap.

Therefore, as soon as the flying spear appeared, it was quickly accepted by all countries, and quickly began to be equipped in large quantities. Today, the flying spear has become the standard weapon of all Chinese countries.

Compared with the famous Macedonian phalanx or Roman phalanx in the ancient West, there is almost no iconic infantry phalanx in ancient China that can go down in history, but this does not mean that ancient China did not have a powerful infantry phalanx. In fact, in In terms of real combat effectiveness, the infantry phalanx of ancient China was not inferior to that of the West.

The frontal attack power of the Macedonian phalanx is unparalleled, but it has a fatal weakness, that is, it is difficult to turn. Once there is no cavalry or auxiliary soldiers to protect the flanks, they will be massacred by the flanking enemy troops.

The strength of the Roman phalanx has been proven by history, and its biggest feature is the balance of offense and defense and strong mobility.

However, the legions of the Roman Empire were not limited to the Roman phalanx. In addition to the sword and shield soldiers in the Roman phalanx, the Roman legion also had a large number of auxiliary arms such as cavalry, javelin soldiers, and heavy soldiers. From this point of view, the composition of the Roman legion And the way of fighting is very similar to the composition and way of fighting of the armies of various countries in ancient China.

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On the north bank of Surabaya, the Chu army's main formation.

Bi Shu looked calm, but no one noticed that the backs of his hands holding the guardrail of the watch car had inadvertently raised veins like earthworms, and he was always nervous, facing the world's top military strategist Han Xin, facing a full army of 40 to [-] Qi State, it is definitely impossible not to be nervous.

Amidst the heavy footsteps, Yu Ziqi had already boarded the lookout car.

Bi Shu let go of his grip on the guardrail, and said without looking back, "General Ziqi, are you here?"

Yu Ziqi walked slowly behind Bi Shu, and said in a deep voice, "General Wei, the Qi army has moved."

Bi Shu nodded, and said: "A mere one-word long snake array, of course, can't help Han Xin."

After finishing speaking, Bi Shu turned back and ordered Tieniu, the captain of the military academy: "Send the order, the left and right troops go out, and turn the two dragons to go out of the water formation!"

"Here!" Lieutenant Tieniu of the pro-military school responded with a bang, and strode to the rear guardrail of the lookout car, took the "red" and "orange" two-color flags from the soldiers and hung them on the flagpole of the lookout car.
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The right wing of the Chu army, in front of the cavalry formation.

Meng Ke straddled the fire red monkey, holding a horizontal knife, standing proudly in front of the cavalry formation.

All of a sudden, a fast horse flew towards him holding a triangular flag, and before the people arrived, the voice came first: "General Wei has an order, the left and right cavalry go out, turn the two dragons to come out of the water formation; General Wei has an order, the left and right cavalry all Come out, turn the two dragons out of the water formation..."

"The last general has an order!" Meng Juchong bowed to the towering watch chariot of the Chinese army, and then rode his horse slowly past the front of the cavalry formation, raising his horizontal knife and howling sharply, "Great Chu is mighty!"

"Big Chu!"

"Big Chu!"

"Big Chu!"

The [-] cavalry troops on the right wing responded.

"The Chu army will surely win!" Meng Chu roared again.

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!"

The [-] cavalry roared in unison, like a turbulent wave hitting the shore.

Amidst the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, Meng Jie slowly turned his horse's head, and the horizontal knife in his hand was already pointing at the central army of Qi State diagonally opposite him. Then he lightly urged the horse, and Huo Chili kicked off his four hooves and moved forward lightly. The next moment, Meng Chuan slammed down the horizontal knife in his hand, and then raised his head to the sky and howled: "My sons and daughters of the Great Chu, it's time to make contributions and become princes and marquises, kill..."

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The [-] cavalry troops on the right responded frantically, raised their ring swords one after another, and urged their horses to follow behind Meng Yu and rush towards the Qi State Central Army diagonally opposite.

Diagonally opposite, Qi Guo Zhongjun, on the tall observation cart, a purple-robed figure was faintly visible. Suddenly, the eyes of [-] cavalry soldiers showed unprecedented enthusiasm, Han Xin, that is Han Xin, as long as you enter The Central Army of the Qi State cut off Han Xin's head, and by virtue of this feat, he was able to become a Marquis in one fell swoop!
Great Chu, Jiujiu dead soldiers; conferring marquis and worshiping nobles, today is the day!
Almost at the same time, the [-] cavalrymen on the left wing of Chu State were also galloping forward under the leadership of Lieutenant General Meng Keng. The two cavalry troops were like two big iron pincers of crabs, one on the left and the other on the right against the army of Qi State on the opposite side. .

The timing of the attack chosen by the cavalry of the Chu army was extremely fierce, because at this time the left and right armies of Qi State were at a standstill, while the front army was charging forward with all its strength. As a result, there was a gap between the front army and the left and right armies. The cavalry of the Chu army, like two dragons coming out of the water, obviously planned to break into the formation of the Qi army through these two gaps, and take Han Xin's army directly.

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Qi Guozhong army, looking at the car.

Lou Jing changed his face slightly and said: "No, the Chu army seems to have changed their formation!"

Cao Shen also said solemnly: "If our army doesn't respond with the change of formation, the Chu cavalry on the two wings will rush in from the gap between our front army and the left and right armies, and directly attack our central army's main formation!"

Han Xin's expression was calm, and his face was even more calm.

Han He was also full of confidence in his father, and said, "Father, what formation is this?"

"This is one of the changes of the one-character long snake formation, also known as the two dragons out of the water formation." Han Xin said after a pause, then pointed to the cavalry of Chu State who was rushing in front of him, bowed his head and said to Han He, "He'er, you Take a closer look, do the cavalry of Chu that rushed out from the left and right flanks look like two evil dragons coming out of the water?"

"Well, it really looks like it." Han He said again, "Father, how can we break this formation?"

"If you want to crack this formation, there is only one seal." Han Xin earnestly and seductively said, "If the second dragon breaks into our army formation, it will form a continuous strangling trend, which must not be underestimated. , the two evil dragons will not be able to enter through the door, and when they are exhausted and retreat, our army will take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them, and this formation can be easily broken."

After finishing speaking, Han Xin turned his head and said: "The former army retreated and locked the door."

"Here!" Su Weilang responded with a bang to Cao Yu, turned around and sent the order.

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On the north bank of Surabaya, the Chu army's main formation.

Captain Tieniu said: "General Wei, the Qi State's former army has retreated again."

Yu Ziqi sighed sadly: "These two dragons came out of the water formation, and it really can't help Han Xin."

"This is also expected." After the two rounds of confrontation, Bi Shu quickly calmed down from the initial nervousness, and then ordered Tieniu to say, "The front army attacks, and then turn to the three talents of heaven and earth!"

"Here!" Tieniu responded with a bang, strode backwards and raised the yellow command flag representing the former army.

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In the middle of the Chu army, in front of the front army.

Master Ziche was pacing back and forth in front of the battle, wearing heavy armor and a horizontal knife on his waist.

As a former general of the army, Zi Cheshi is in an extremely unhappy mood at the moment. The cavalry on the two wings are obviously only auxiliary soldiers, but now they take the lead in attacking the Qi army, while his former army stands still, even though he knows it is General Wei. But Master Ziche still felt unhappy about the arrangement.

Behind Zi Cheshi, [-] Chu armors were waiting in formation. Seeing that the cavalry on the left and right flanks had already launched a massive attack, the eyes of Chu Jia in the front army showed envy. It means having military exploits, and having military exploits means titles, and with titles, they will immediately become nobles from mud legs.

For a mud-legged person, obtaining a title and becoming a nobleman is their ultimate goal in life!

During the anxious waiting, a fast horse finally galloped up from the main formation of the Chinese army. Before he could get close, the knight on the horse had already raised a triangular flag high, and shouted loudly: "Wei!" When the general has an order, the front army goes out and moves to the formation of the three talents of heaven and earth;

"Haha." Zi Che raised his head to the sky and laughed twice, then pulled out the horizontal knife loudly.

With the horizontal knife in his hand, Zi Che Shi took two steps forward, with a strong murderous look on his body and face, his eyes flashed across the faces of the soldiers in the front row, and Zi Che Shi shouted sharply: "Your son of the former army!" Ladies and gentlemen, as a heavy armored infantry, we will always be the undefeated kings on the battlefield, no one can take away our glory, kill!"

After finishing speaking, Master Zi Che raised his saber and turned around, throwing off his big strides and galloping towards the formation of the Qi army in front of him.

"Kill, kill, kill..." The [-] Chu soldiers in heavy armor suddenly shouted like a tsunami, and then they raised their ring swords one after another, followed Zi Cheshi and rushed forward.

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PS: I have to move in the past few days, and the nanny who takes care of the mother-in-law is no longer working. I have to find a nursing home for her. In short, there are many things to deal with, so I can’t guarantee the update these days. I hope everyone can understand. .

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