The last three kingdoms

Chapter 726

Does Liu Yin really know how to use soldiers?
The answer is of course no.

The reason why Liu Yin set up camp on the plain was for one purpose, which was to lure Qi Wannian to attack. If Qi Wannian refused to defend the city in Niyang, Fuping, Liu Yin had almost no other choice but to forcibly attack the city. , even if the Shu army has the advantage of firearms, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties when attacking a fortified area. Therefore, Liu Yin will never use the method of forcibly attacking the city if he can destroy the enemy in the field.

It is not too difficult to lure Qi Wannian to fight in the field. Liu Yin deliberately sent all the cavalry troops to Feng Yi and Xinping, leaving only the Tiger Army and the Yong'an Army in the Chinese army. , and specially placed these two armies in Huangbai City, which is very close to Fuping.

With such a big bait in front of his eyes, if Qi Wannian is not tempted, he will be damned. In order to make Qi Wannian feel that victory is at his fingertips, Liu Yin deliberately prevents Huangbai City from entering, and specially fights outside Huangbai City. Set up a camp on a flat plain in the north, and wait for Qi Wannian to take the bait.

Sure enough, Qi Wannian took the bait very quickly, dispatching [-] troops to attack Huang Bai.

After Liu Yin heard the news, he smiled slightly. Sure enough, everything was within his expectation. Qi Wannian saw the opportunity, how could he let it go?
But is this really a chance?
Maybe this is just Qi Wannian's idea, but on Liu Yin's side, he never left any chance for the Di people.The invincible existence of cavalry in the plains is just a past tense. When dealing with the bald tree function of the Xianbei people, it has been proved that the cavalry in the plains is not the army of the king, because the Shu army has sidecars. Such a defensive weapon is enough to make the Di people's cavalry dream shattered in the Yellow and White City.

Set up a camp in the north of Huangbai City, Liu Yin did not dig deep trenches and erect fences, but arranged a formation of sidecars according to the actual combat situation, and arranged thousands of sidecars in a circle around the barracks. Go, it's like an iron barrel array.

Behind the chariot formation, there is a phalanx of archers and crossbowmen. The archers and crossbowmen of the Yuan Dynasty are waiting with their bows, followed by the phalanx of pikemen. The phalanx will go up as soon as possible to temporarily fill the gap until the rearrangement of the backup vans is completed.

The pike formation is also one of the effective tactics against cavalry attacks. Although it is not at the same level as the side-car formation, it seems to be better in terms of mobility and flexibility. As a temporary substitute, the pikemen are fully capable of this requirement .

Liu Yin's arrangement of such a formation completely disrupted the original organizational system of the army, so he temporarily appointed the commanders of various arms. The crossbowmen, the battalion officers and the school lieutenant Sima also have their own duties and perform their duties.

After setting up the camp, all the Shu army can do is to wait. Except for the tents in the central area, all the officers and soldiers on the outer front line are camping in the wild. The weather in the first month is still very cold, especially when it arrives. At night, the temperature will drop below freezing point, but the Shu army is full of fighting spirit, and they can spend the whole camp by guarding the fire. Everyone knows that this will be the moment of the decisive battle, and there is no room for relaxation.

At dawn, on the horizon in the distance, one can see dark moving shadows, which are undoubtedly the cavalry of the Di people.

Combat orders have been issued to all arms. The soldiers of the Shu army shook off the frost on their bodies and stood firmly in the combat position. From the gap between the vans, it can be clearly seen that the cavalry of the Di people has been overwhelming. Pounced on.

"Get ready to fight!" Luo Xi, the commander-in-chief of the crossbowmen, issued a combat order in a loud voice. Immediately, there was a noisy sound of bows and arrows being wound up in the camp of the Shu army. The first wave of contests is very important. The morale of the people, and the arrogance of the Di people, is in this first wave of confrontation.

After going through the battle to calm down the function of the bald tree, the Shu army's use of the sidecar tactics is quite proficient. Luo Xi knows very well that as long as he can withstand the first few rounds of shocks from the Di people's cavalry, the next Di Once people's momentum weakens, if they want to break through the formation of sidecars, they will try to reach the sky.

Qi Wannian sent out his most elite cavalry unit as the vanguard with the intention of making a quick decision. Qi Wannian had no doubt that this would be a crushing victory, and all [-] cavalry were dispatched together. , maybe it only takes one round to easily destroy the defense line of the Shu army, and then there will be a massacre without any suspense.

The Di people's elite cavalry was also full of strength, soaring the speed of the horses to the highest limit, and rushed towards the Shu army's position frantically. Thousands of horses lined up in a row, roaring like a flood breaking a bank Coming, unstoppable.

However, while Di Bing was attacking, he also saw the side-car formations discharged by the Shu army. From their perspective, they were just pieces of wood with a height of more than one foot. This undoubtedly made the Di people have a question. With these wooden boards, can they also stop the surging tide of cavalry?

If it was a thick city wall, these cavalry might be a little afraid, but they didn't pay attention to some low wooden boards at all. They believed that they could easily smash these wooden boards by galloping through them, blocking cars with their arms, and Overwhelmed!
Luo Xi watched the approach of the Di people's cavalry through the gaps in the painting of the side box. His face was quite serious. Seeing that the Di people were about to step into the range of an arrow, Luo Xi gently waved his fingers and gave orders in a deep voice. Said: "Let the arrow!"

The Shu army had already drawn their bows and waited for Luo Xi's military order. In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired at the Di people's cavalry formation like a storm.

In the first round of shooting, the Shu army first used the two-stone longbow. This kind of longbow has a long range and the arrows have strong penetrating power. However, the Di cavalry came at high speed, which undoubtedly gave the arrows the penetrating power. Adding more weight, one after another long arrows mercilessly shot at the bodies of Di Bing and the war horse. The sharp arrows passed through the bones, and the entire shaft of the arrow didn't go in. Only the arrow clusters with feathers remained outside.

The screams came continuously, and the Di soldiers who were hit by the arrows fell off their horses one after another, and they turned their backs. Trampled into flesh by the roaring tide from behind.

The rain of arrows in the first row had already caused heavy casualties to the charging cavalry, but the offensive momentum of the Diren cavalry did not weaken because of this, and they were still rushing forward.

(End of this chapter)