Nine hundred and eighty-ninth chapters break the formation (forty-eight)
How strong is Xu Shiji's military skills?
This can also be reflected in the previous battle between the Xuanjia Cavalry and the Wagang Army.
Xu Shiji relied on his own strategy and dispatch to fight against the strong brigade with his weak soldiers, which made Xu Le and his generals feel uncomfortable.
If Xu Leyu had not been prestige in the army and could effectively control his subordinates' actions, he would have been afraid that the Xuanjia Cavalry had already been attacked and even defeated.
Even so, if Xu Shiji had not been transferred later and Pei Renji was replaced by soldiers, the life of Xuanjia Cavalry would have been even more difficult.
Even if the battle is not defeated, at least the losses will definitely increase significantly, and morale will have a huge impact.
Later, the battle of Xu Shiji ambushing Li Yan fully demonstrated his ability to use troops.
Otherwise, even the elite troops of the Wagang army would not have been able to win so easily, which would make Li Yan's troops beat him up to death without even the ability to react.
The same is true for today's battle.
Before Xu Le returned to the battlefield, the battle here was in a stalemate and did not decide the winner, which seemed to be the case with Xu Shiji's methods.
But if you observe carefully, you will find that the entire battlefield is under Xu Shiji's control throughout the entire battlefield, and he is firmly in his hands from the scale of the fight to the rhythm and trend.
In other words, the reason why there is no decision on victory or defeat is certainly because of time, and because Xu Shiji is not in a hurry to decide the victory or defeat.
He was waiting for the outcome of the battle between Xu Le and Yuwen Chengji.
Xu Shiji had a very clear idea. He could defeat this Killer Armored Cavalry, but he could not defeat the soldiers in front of him by his own troops.
This is not a matter of the level of means, it is purely due to the number of troops.
It is precisely because of this that before the main battlefield was decided, Xu Shiji was not in a hurry to get any results.
After all, the winners and losses of this place are all within your control, and the greater results are not within your control. He cares more about the number of casualties than the success or failure of the fight.
For Xu Le, this battle may be to save people, to fulfill his duties as a warrior, or perhaps it is his temperament.
In short, he has his persistence and has the truth that he has to fight.
But for Xu Shiji, the situation is much simpler.
Today's battle is not only to seek justice for Zhai Rang and the entire Wagang Green Forest faction, but also to prove to the world that there are many heroes in the Green Forest, Xu Shiji and the Five Tigers of Wagang are not comparable to ordinary wild men! No matter how powerful the princes are, if they want to fight for dominance in the world, they must face the power of the Green Forest, and they should consider who to cooperate with! Therefore, this battle not only needs to win, but also win quick profits, and also ensure that their core strength does not suffer too much loss.
After all, how far the Green Forest Army can go in the future and what status and profits it can gain in the world in the future depends on its strength.
These people are not only brothers and sisters, but also have precious wealth that is less than one dead, and must not be wasted.
If Xuanjia Knight knew about this, he would probably blame himself for not being righteous enough.
But this is also impossible. If a lonely army wants to live a more decent life in troubled times, they have to consider the reality more.
After all, Zhai Rang, the most righteous, has been harmed by others. If he is still like him, he will be sorry for the followers who follow him.
Since Xu Le has returned victoriously, it is his turn to perform.
With a command, the Wagang army suddenly changed, but the armored cavalry who had always guarded Xu Shiji's side had a point left and right. What appeared behind them were the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army who had fled before.
They were originally infantry guarding the front lines, but they fled as the front line was broken.
Since the Xuan Armor Cavalry had no intention of blocking them, their escape went very smoothly, and the others thought they had run away.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, they actually appeared again.
These soldiers were in a very embarrassing manner, without weapons in their hands, and their armor was incomplete, which looked very similar to what they were when they were slaves some time ago.
As soon as they showed up, they shouted loudly: "The Li Tang army is here! There are their ambushers outside! We are defeated! If we follow Li Mi, we will never be able to return to Guanzhong or home in our lifetime!"
These people did not say these words calmly, but shouted heart-wrenchingly.
Even if they couldn't hear their words clearly, they could only hear the harsh tone that was enough to break their throats, and they knew how desperate the situation was.
After these words, someone yelled: "The general is dead, what else can we do to fight?
You can go home if you drop!"
"Yes, what are we going to suffer from these sins?
Not to go home?
You can go back if you descend, and you will be killed if you fight!"
If you listen carefully, you will find that the accent of the person who is speaking behind is actually somewhat different from the Xiaoguojun in front. Although you don’t understand it, it can at least prove that it does not come from Guanzhong.
However, the composition of the Xiaoguo Army is relatively complicated. Guanzhong Xiaoguo is a statement that it is adopted to facilitate the grouping of each other. Many of its members are from the north but not from Guanzhong, and the accent differences are normal. Moreover, the battlefield is already chaotic, and in this environment, it is impossible for people to calmly distinguish whether the other party is really a village party from themselves. There is no difference between them.
The most important thing is the death of Yuwen Chengji, which brought a huge blow to these soldiers.
At this moment, all the Xiaoguo Army lost their souls, and naturally they lost the ability to distinguish the authenticity.
In fact, some Xuanjia Cavalry generals muttered in their hearts: Why is this sound so familiar, like that Wang Renze?
Why did this guy become a prisoner of the Xiaoguo Army?
But as the battlefield situation changes, their ideas end here.
Xu Shiji's methods were naturally more than that. Just as these unkempt soldiers who were unable to see their appearance shouted, they heard the rumbling drums shaking the sky and the earth. In the distance of the battlefield, more Li Tang battle flags appeared, like a giant dragon, rushing straight towards the defense line of the Xiaoguo army! Is this... the Li Tang army?
The easiest way to identify the number of enemy troops in the army is to count the flags and see the smoke and dust.
Especially the Xiaoguo Army, as the last elite armed force of the Great Sui Empire, also had the most knowledge of the battle formation.
One side recognizes the flag, represents how many soldiers, and the other side refers to how many people there are. This knowledge can be poured into raw by one's own military whip and sticks.
A subconscious reaction has long been formed. When encountering a battle formation, you can first look at the flag and then estimate the approximate force of the opponent in the shortest time.
Although the opponent's troops did not really kill him, at first glance, the main force of the Tang army is probably more than 50,000.
In other words, the Tang army in Tongguan, which had been holding troops before, had arrived at the battlefield?
No wonder Xu Le is so bold that he dares to attack his own 100,000 formation with just 800 cavalrymen. It turns out that the real killer is here.
If Cao Fuchen and others waved the flags before, Xiao Guojun was half-believing and half-doubting.
Then at this moment, the emergence of a large group of people has completely destroyed their psychological defense.
Whether it is an ordinary soldier or a general in the army, they all believe that the main army of Li Tang has arrived on the battlefield and will soon break through the army formation and massacre the generals and soldiers of his own army! Although from the comparison of the forces, the Tang army in Tongguan is only 60,000, at most, 60% of the Xiaoguo Army.
But the account is not like this algorithm, and war is not just about comparing the number of people.
One hundred thousand troops were deployed into a large formation, and the troops at a single point were extremely limited.
The 60,000 troops were twisted into one rope and rushed over like a flood that broke through the dam. How could the seemingly indestructible line of defense afford so many troops to rush and crash?
If Yuwen Chengji is still alive, these Xiaoguo Army have a backbone.
As long as the head of the family gave the order, even if they knew they would die, everyone would grit their teeth and fight.
But now Chengji is dead, the Xiaoguo Army has lost its leader and has lost its soul, let alone courage or blood.
Just like the last time they surrendered to Wagang, it was because Chengji was knocked down by the five tiger generals and captured alive, so the Xiaoguo Army lost its fighting spirit.
This time was worse than last time. The head of his own general was in his hand, and there was a Li Tang army who was more awaiting the morale in front of him. How could this battle continue?
If the Xiaoguo Army can continue to persevere, we can find that the so-called Li Tang army seems unstoppable, but in fact the attack speed is extremely slow.
Its actual lethality is far less than that of the momentum, and it is actually similar to the previous actions, with heavy thunder and little rain.
These Li Tang troops seemed to have their legs locked, and they marching like old women.
At the front of the team, Gao Shixiong and Cao Fuchen looked at each other, and they could see some decisive meaning from each other's eyes.
In fact, they shouldn't have done this, although Le Langjun once said that when Xu Shiji's troops arrived, they would obey Xu Shiji's dispatch and follow his military orders, and the other party did a good job.
First, he captured a group of Wang Renze, the sons of the Wang family in the Luoyang army led by Wang Renze, and then used Wang Shichong's token to control the five thousand infantry from Luoyang.
Let them cooperate with the two thousand of their troops to raise the flag and attack the Xiaoguo army head-on.
However, no matter how outstanding these methods are, they cannot cover up a problem, that is, they are strong outside and do the middle.
The total number of infantry soldiers is only about 7,000, which is incomparable to the 100,000 soldiers on the other side.
Moreover, there are many people waving flags, and there are only limited people who really fight.
When it is really time to fight, it is difficult to grasp whether the Luoyang infantry can rely on it.
After all, my own soldiers were just bluffing, and when they really got opposite each other, the paper-stuffed tiger skin must have been exposed.
The 7,000 infantry pieced together faced the No. 1 elite force in the Sui Dynasty, and the result was unknown.
This shop is a big deal, and the bet is his own life, but he can't touch the gambling platform and has no confidence in the result.
Chapter completed!