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Chapter 86 Don't let the party members go

Sang Yi stood on the city tower, his face as deep as water, staring at the military formation ahead. The person standing in front of the military formation was the one whom Sang Yi must leave behind.

At this time, the chaos had gradually subsided, and the British army brought by Yu Zanghuama was basically abolished. Most of the people sat on the ground like dead fish, waiting for the Song army to surrender after leaving the city. However, the Dangxiang army was still there, especially the Sanqian "Bubazi", which was still intact after forcibly suppressing the chaotic British army near them with negative witness.

The audience was cold and staring at Sang Yi. He thought about it, but he couldn't understand why the end was like this. If he didn't walk with Yu Zang Huama this time, he would not have ended up with him with tens of thousands of people. Before the Song army had left the city to fight, his side had collapsed on its entire line. Not only did Yu Zang Huama's Fanluo army be completed, but Dangxiang's thousands of Zhanfu also came in. The audience knew that he had no choice but to take the last three "Bazi" to fight to the death with the Song army in Fuqiang City. If he lucky enough to defeat the Song army in the city, he would not expect Chameng. He just returned to drive Yu Zang Huama's Fanluo army, headed north along the Sandu River, and rushed out of the valley in chaos. Perhaps there was still a glimmer of life.

Of course, he didn't know yet that the tens of thousands of Deshun troops brought by Liu Jianji had arrived at Huichuan City and had already blocked his retreat. At the same time, the Shu army led by Cao Keming had also left the Xianhe Valley and approached the Xijun City.

At this moment, a personal soldier quickly ran to Sang Yi and handed over a document: "Deputy deployment, the commander-in-chief's military order!"

Sang Yi took the official document and opened it to watch it. It turned out that it was written by Xu Ping. He told Sang Yi that those who traveled a hundred miles were half a dozen, and they should not be careless because of the previous unrest. The defenders of Fu Qiang Village must keep the 3,000 "Bubazi" of the burialists and his 3,000 "Bubazi" and must not let them break out of the preset encirclement. Otherwise, disturbing the surrounding unrest will be very troublesome. The Fan Luo Army, who has lost its combat effectiveness, will not be careless for the time being, do not stimulate them. After destroying the Dangxiang Army, calmly pack up and capture them.

Xu Ping finally figured out why the Fanluo army in Yu Zanghuama belt was so vulnerable. It was not that they could not fight, but that once they left the local Fanluo, they could only fight with the wind. If they were not blocked in Sandu River this time, but placed in the Wei River Valley, it would be another situation. The Fanluo army was composed of tribes, combined with various contradictions, and hundreds of years of grudges and hatreds were mixed together, and no one liked them. Once they arrived at the prosperous plains, the tribes would go out to rob, and they would never fight so smoothly. Even if they could defeat them, they could be wiped out.

By the same token, these foreign troops should not be underestimated when guarding the land of their tribe. They are good at defending and not good at attacking. Dang Xiang Yuanhao's several defeats against Qingtang's Dasilu does not mean that the army of Dasilu was better than Dang Xiang's army. If he was asked to attack Dang Xiang, the situation would be even more ugly. Yu Zang Huama attacked him, and the Song army could destroy him, but if he defended the Xizang City and did not come out, the Song army would definitely not be able to attack, and he was afraid that it would be a tough battle.

In this sense, once you leave the headquarters, the combat effectiveness of the Fanluo Army may not be as good as the bandits in the Central Plains. The bandits are difficult to eliminate because they are difficult to catch them, rather than having strong combat effectiveness. The same is true for the Fanluo Army.

After reading the official document, Sang Yi gave it to Xu Qian beside him and said to him: "Mr. Yu, the commander of Jieshi, must leave the "Bu Bazi" of the "Bu Bazi". Now that the flood has just passed, the ground is still muddy. After noon, the ground will be dry. You bring a thousand iron cavalry, a thousand crossbowmen, and three thousand infantrymen to attack the "Bu Bazi". I will bring the rest of the troops and horses to escort you in the city."

Xu Qian crossed his hands and said, "So, are the soldiers on the south bank of the Wei River going to cross the river?"

"Cross the river immediately! After you send troops, the light cavalry will scatter and control the land from the valley entrance to the Wei River first. We will not move the Fanlu army now, but we cannot let them escape everywhere. We must also beware of the Dangxiang army being dispersed and fleeing to the mountain."

The troops of the Xuanwei Army had expanded to 10,000 or 20,000, less than 5,000 were in the Fuqiang Village, and the other brigades were on the south bank of the Wei River. At this time, a floating bridge had been built on the Wei River, and the Nanshuimen of the Fuqiang Village were opened, so that the brigades could cross the river at any time.

"Bubazi" is an infantry army, which is conducive to mountain combat. Before they came, they did not expect to encounter such a situation. There were no heavy cavalry and light cavalry that cooperated with each other. Now the situation is very unfavorable. The two armies have fought head-on, and the cooperation of the troops is crucial. In the face of the elite regular army, a single army will be defeated. Without hard bows and strong crossbows, no long axes and big halberds, a thousand iron cavalry can kill them all. From the Five Barbarians invading China to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, countless battles have been fought in the Central Plains. The confrontation between infantry and cavalry has already had certain rules from theory to practice, and there is no luck. Only when the elite levels of the two armies are too different can miracles be created. Dangxiang's army is not qualified yet.

The detailed audience is now lucky. In order to let Dangxiang people follow him and rebel against the Song army, Yuan Hao deliberately belittled the combat power of the Song army in China, giving many people in the Dangxiang army the illusion that the Song army was about to collapse in front of the elite Dangxiang. In fact, even without Xu Ping's military system reform, there was no record of the Dangxiang army's imperial guards in history when there was a considerable number of Dangxiang army head-on, let alone the Xuanwei army, which has been transformed now.

The sun slid across the middle sky, and the north wind blew from the Sandu River Valley. The Sanqian "Bubazi" at the entrance of the valley felt a chill on his back.

The gate of Fuqiang Village slowly opened, and a thousand iron cavalry came out of the city gate and lined up in front of the moat. Their movements were neither too fast nor too slow. It took more than half an hour to complete the 5,000 cavalry and infantry.

The detailed audience mustered up the courage several times, trying to take the Song army to fight while they were not stable, but in the end, they resisted the impulse. The Song army was not stable, but when the Dangxiang army rushed forward, the troops were also in chaos. If the Song cavalry came to counterattack at this time, the Dangxiang army would be a disaster.

Xu Qian rode a horse in the formation. After the formation of his troops, he rolled up the flag behind him and gently pointed it. The entire army began to slowly approach the army formation buried by the fine prizer with the drum beat. There were a thousand iron cavalry in the middle, and behind them were crossbowmen and infantry. The two wings were protected by the light cavalry who had left the city with him. The fine prizer still couldn't find any opportunity.

When we arrived at the place where the Dangxiang Army had an arrow, the drum sound came to an abrupt end, and the Song army stopped. The light cavalry slowly dispersed to the wings and began to control the battlefield between the valley entrance and the Wei River, isolating the three or five groups of waiting and watching the British army.

Xu Qian rode on the horse and looked at the burial of the audience opposite. No matter how he forced himself to calm his mind, his heart beat faster. He was originally the commander of the East and West squad of the Palace Zhi. Zhao Zhen Yuyan and the Palace Zhizhi were outstanding. Xu Qian performed well and was sent to Qinfeng Road to serve as the chief minister. He was also selected by Xu Ping as the Youyu Hou of Sang Yi. Sanban Dianzhi was the closest personal guard beside the emperor of the Three Ya. Xu Qian's promotion was all obtained from the holy family. He needed military merit to prove himself.

The identity of the expert on the opposite side was similar to that of Xu Qian. He was originally one of the ten captains of the three thousand iron cavalry around Yuanhao. This time he was sent to the Xishou Military Supervisory Office and also wanted to prove himself with military merits. It was just that fate was a slut. The captain of the iron cavalry had to take the infantry to face the charge of the heavy cavalry. This was exactly the situation that "Bu Bazi" was most afraid of.

The light cavalry who left the city with Xu Qian slowly dispersed, and the big flag behind him shook lightly, and a thousand crossbowmen were divided into two parts with the infantry archers, slowly spreading to the two wings.

Seeing the crossbowmen on both wings of the Song army slowly forward, spreading like wings, the fine-seeker felt bitter in his mouth. This was the standard action before the heavy cavalry charge in the middle. The crossbowmen shot the foot of the formation, and the heavy cavalry like a tide would roar.

The most effective way to deal with enemy charges is always to seize the opportunity to local counter-charges, and infantry against cavalry.

The heavy cavalrymen wear armor and horse harnesses, and they are slow to move while defending tightly. They are powerful and have insufficient mobility. Facing the charge of heavy cavalry, if they are passively defended, no matter how they arrange infantry formations, they will be difficult to defend unless they are rifles and machine guns. The lessons learned by China's elite army with blood are the most effective defense against heavy cavalry charges. The infantry squad's counterattack is the counterattack of infantry squads. Before the charging heavy cavalry is ready to attack, they lose their combat effectiveness.

From the modao to the oar knife to the sabre to the big axe to the hook and sickle spear, they are all classic long weapons used by the infantry to retaliate against heavy cavalry. They do not need to destroy the heavy cavalry, they just cut off the horse's legs and broke them on the way to charge, so that the heavy cavalry loses its mobility. The elite infantry against the charge may suffer huge casualties, but it is worth it to exchange for the enemy's heavy cavalry to lose combat power.

Facing the infantry counter-charge with long weapons, no matter how strong the heavy cavalry is, the protection of the heavy cavalry is, it is never useful, and the horse's legs are always a weakness that cannot be defended. China does not have the appearance of heavy cavalry like canned iron, which is closely related to this tactic. It is not that China does not have the technology of making armor, but that cavalry is useless on the battlefield of China. Infantry that cannot launch a counter-charge will be cut by heavy cavalry, and when facing such a weak army, heavy cavalry does not need such strong protection. What is more important is to carry short weapons with you and bows and arrows, so that you can clean up the long-arm infantry that rushed up.

Before the heavy cavalry charge, the crossbowman spreads on both wings, which is the same purpose. Use strong bows and crossbows to shoot and kill infantry that counterattack against heavy cavalry and clear obstacles to the heavy cavalry charge.

At this time, the mini-prize should send his own cavalry to attack the two open wings of the Song army and disrupt the established deployment of the Song army. Unfortunately, there were no cavalry available on his hands.

Xu Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at the Dangxiang "Bubazi" opposite. The formation of his attack had been laid out, and the opponent had not responded yet, so he had already won the battle.
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