A large number of young herdsmen were ranked on the front line, and then the elderly, weak or young herdsmen were arranged behind the array, hoping to use their bows and arrows to provide long-range arrow support for young herdsmen and armored soldiers.

The front line command center in the distance had been arranged completely, a square square array, and the soldiers dismounted. They were wearing iron armor, standing at the front of the array, and the thick silver armor wrapped them into an iron man. The weather was a bit stuffy. Last night's thunderstorm was in another place. The ground of the grassland was very dry, but the humidity in the air was a bit high. Such weather could easily make people sweat. However, walking a few hundred steps, these iron armored people were already sweating like rain. When they arrived in front of the array, they began to drink water hard. Each team stood in front of a square array, about fifty steps, which could not only cover the array behind them, but also provide firepower support by the array behind them. They were like lonely iron towers, and they stood still after drinking water.

The sound of the trumpets was blowing very densely, and the Chahar people kept appearing in front of people like mercury. There were Mongolians wearing gray and black jackets everywhere. In terms of the number of people alone, the Chahar people were just more than twice that of the merchant army. Seeing that the northern barbarians were only about 80,000, there were probably many old and weak among them, and many officers were relieved.

Eleven infantry companies formed a large square formation. The Hutchison Shang Army did not inherit much from Qi Jiguang's hollow square formation. Qi Jiguang's military reform was almost carried out at the same time as the Western reforms when the hot and cold, soldiers and weapons were alternated. Unfortunately, China's military genius was only regarded as an ordinary military officer, or even an uneasy military officer. After Zhang Juzheng's death, he was treated with cold reception and suspicion, and spent the rest of his life in panic. His hollow square formation design was also quite clever,

Two divisions are deployed in each direction, with one channel in each direction, and there is a small division in the formation, leaving four divisions of war soldiers, as well as servants and cavalry. If the outer platoon is under great pressure, the small division in the middle can be mobilized to counterattack at any time, and the internal forces are more elite. Under the arrangement of the generals, a fierce counterattack can be launched at will from the inner circle. In addition to the combat soldiers and firearms, the outer circle also has Qi Jiguang's chariot.

This is a perfect formation of military formations, a combination of hot and cold, soldiers and weapons. Under Qi Jiguang's leadership, the officers and soldiers of Ji Town did not need to fight to the death to block the strong enemy from the frontier. Under the perfect combination of such a square formation and Zhejiang soldiers, Qi Jiguang achieved the great achievement of defeating the army without fighting.

The Shang regiment army is approaching full heat, soldiers and weapons. There are no baggage and cavalry in the infantry team of nearly 2,300 people, only iron armored warriors with less than 200 people, and there are less than 700 spearmen. More than 1,200 musketeers form the absolute main force of the square formation.

The distance between each spearman is almost only one arm, and he can swing his gun smoothly.

The musketeer holding a smoothbore gun has become the absolute main force. Whether it is output or defense, after generally installing a bayonet, the musketeer's defense also increased a lot. The bright bayonet in front of him gave the musketeer a strong confidence. After the square formation training was completed, there were also bayonet training with three musketeers and two men. Generally speaking, the musketeer may not be able to deal with the white armored white weapon fighting master, but against ordinary opponents, the musketeer who cooperated with two or three men can definitely tie the opponent into meat skewers in an instant.

The square formation is lined up in squadrons, each with a neat queue of less than seventy people. The squadron leader is at the middle side, the drummer and the flag bearer are at the side of the squadron leader. Each team has a team officer assigned to the small flag on a musket or spear, which is the role of the former flag captain.

In the middle of the phalanx is the commander of the front line, which is in charge of a regiment deputy commander. He only has a military flag, drummer, flag bearer, and several staff officers and military commanders to assist in the command. Of course, there are also Tangma responsible for the command. At the same time, there are twenty stretcher members and several military medical officers in the central army. In front of the command are a squadron cavalry and a squadron detachment, composed of combat soldiers and musketeers. These two troops are composed of elite troops and are used to directly be commanded by the phalanx to perform sudden tasks, that is, firefighting teams.

On the side and back arrays are all composed of such a square array, with space left between each square array, and there are two four-pound cannons in front of the formation, with the four corners of the formation. The square array of the front array is not a simple square array, nor a battalion-level square array. The configuration of the cannon is distributed according to the required firepower.

On the north and south sides of the infantry phalanx are dragged hunting cavalry teams, guarding themselves in three rows of horizontal lines.

Behind the formation is a team of six lancers. They do not face the enemy with the square formation like hunting cavalry, but will move from cameras and act as a final word at critical moments.

After such a mixed infantry and cavalry formation, the main force of the brigade was the main force. Under Zhou Yao's order, about three regiments, mixed infantry and heavy cavalry, musket cavalry and mixed force accelerated the speed. The weather was dry and the sun had risen high. A large amount of metal objects seemed to be distorted and folded in the light, which gave people a very strong feeling and a mountain-like pressure.

When moving to the battlefield, some hunting cavalry and light artillery regiments were obviously faster. Today, I was fortunate that there was no rain. Both sides had eager plans to fight. The small-scale cavalry battle a few days ago made both sides accept this battlefield outside the old Liao Zhongjing. The battlefield was more favorable than the Mongols. They were condescending and observed the battlefield better. They also tried to detour from the side and back to see if they could cut off the logistics supply route of the merchant army. The facts proved that there was no chance. The powerful and light hunting cavalry did not give the Chahars any chance at all. In fact, the Mongols had no logistics, and this was already the core area of ​​the Chahars. Otherwise, even if the Chahars were purely cavalry movement mode, they could cut off their retreat as well as the hunting cavalry.

The two armies fought at about thirty miles east and west, and about twenty miles north and south. In fact, the entire battlefield was much wider and deeper. At the north end, there were the third regiment of the Hutchison Army and a large number of foreign cavalry, as well as the Barhu Mongols, and even the northerly were Naiman and Aohan, the Wenniut people, and of course the Soren people and Ewenki tribes were waiting. At the same time, there were soldiers of the First Guards Regiment that had passed through Korqin, as well as several powerful detachments. On the right, on the west bank of the Silamulun River, the Second Guards Regiment and other troops and more Mongols who came to serve Zhang Han were forced over like wolves and tigers.

Even the Korqin people sent two or three thousand armored soldiers to approach the upper reaches of the Xilamulun River, driving away many Chahar people who were originally grazing there, and burning a large number of felt bags.

A month ago, they didn't dare to do this, but now they have a chance, so they rushed over. There are too many people who have offended the Chahar people in this grassland. The Korqin people have been bullied for a long time, and they take revenge after seizing the opportunity. Zhang Han and other senior officials will not protect the Chahar people now. Since they do not surrender and choose to be a tough guy, they must have the awareness of paying the corresponding price.

The Mongols and the people in the forest combined had at least 100,000, and there were only less than 90,000 males left in the Chahar clan. The space for their movement had long been squeezed very well. In the end, they decided to fight against Hutchison's main legion head-on and decide the outcome in one battle.

Since they decided to eat the square formation in the Shang regiment, the Chahars have not stopped fighting for decades. The inherent contempt and residual psychological advantages of the Han people have been highlighted. The fierce nature of Tashhai and Huluk has come to the fore. The two gathered a cavalry of about 17,000 people and galloped forward from the riverside. The other was flying forward on the south side of the old Zhongjing ruins. With the sound of the conch, the large cavalry began to break away from the formation gradually unfolded by the Chahars, like two dark clouds blown away by the wind, and moved towards the target at a faster speed.

The main force of the Chahar people followed behind. Lin Danhan hoped that the left and right wings could achieve a good result, and then found the focus based on the direction of the merchant army's formation, and rushed over with a large number of cavalry to find a breakthrough point, detour, encircle, harass, and then break through.

This is also a tactic commonly used by the Chahar people, who have a large number of manpower and are mainly cavalry.

When their cavalry numbered more than 100,000, or even 2.3 million, the Ming army was powerless.

A small number of Liao Town or Ji Town Ming Army cannot guarantee that their central army will not be divided and surrounded. Once the contacts and formations between the generals are divided and surrounded by Mongolian cavalry, such a bad situation may be difficult for the gods to save.

The ordinary generals of the Ming army, even the famous Li Chengliang, were not sure to use a small number of troops to form an array that was not afraid of siege. No one except Qi Jiguang could do it. Therefore, Jizhen was not afraid of large groups of Mongolian cavalry attacks when Qi Jiguang was pacifying. Liaozhen could only avoid the enemy's sharp edge and fight with a large number of herders when a large number of herders scattered, or use a small number of elite cavalry to attack sneak attacks. After the Mongols were rampant, they killed some herders to make unequal revenge.

A large number of horse heads were jumping on the grassland, and the hooves of tens of thousands of war horses made a sound like thunder on the gentle grassland. The hooves flew, and people were making beast-like roars. Everyone understood that they might die in a quarter to two minutes. No one could still calm down at this time. People who have been through the battle formation for a long time and have undergone strict training can maintain relative calm at this time. The calmer the person, the easier it is to survive. However, not many people can understand this.

Lu Si was more willing to stand in the position of the warriors. The warriors and the lancers had many common languages, and they were pure men who spoke purely with their bodies, armor, shields and swords in their hands.

It’s not that Lu Si despises the musketeer. Everyone understands that the fireworks of cannons and muskets are the magic weapon to win.

But Lu Si prefers face-to-face fighting. Ordinary veterans have more or less battlefield syndrome and like to roar, swing their knives, and stabbing them. This may be the crux of Lu Si.
Chapter completed!