Chapter 211 (1/2)
Not that he didn't want the whole army to leave, but because Zuo Shence marched too fast, he didn't have enough time to divide 200000 people into multiple arrays and arrange them on the great plain outside the city.
Even the 100000 troops killed are now in a mess. Most of these refugees who have not received formal military training do not understand the position of the military array at all, and only reluctantly set up a vast and thick horizontal array on the Great Plains.
Since only this formation can be set up, it means that there is not much room for tactical choice. We can only use the tactics of encircling with two wings, so as to rely on more people and consume these Shence troops alive.
Of course, Wu Junxi also seriously thought about the defeat. He thought that there were only 100000 troops outside the city. Even if he was defeated, it didn't matter. The 20000 elite old camp belonging to itself is now located in the thick Chinese army.
If the situation is wrong, this place is only ten miles away from bianzhou city. It's time to turn around and escape back to the city. Moreover, there are 100000 troops in the city. As long as his old camp is not lost, he can command the 100000 troops to defend the city.
And before that, we can use the 100000 non legitimate troops outside the city to consume the spirit of the left Shence army.
Wei Ran was promoted to brigade commander by Zhang Zhen for his merit in saving Princess Shouning. However, this is not a good thing. Previously, as a soldier of Li Chengye, he was not under Zhang Zhen's command. Now that he has become a regular army, he will be subject to Zhang Zhen's discipline, which means that even if Zhang Zhen arranges a mortal task, Wei Yanlian can't have the opportunity to refuse.
The two armies were arrayed ten miles away. The battle formation of the left Shence army continued the public art of self-defense. With 14000 soldiers as a large army, it was divided into seven armies: the middle army, the right Yu Hou army, the front army, the left army, the left Yu Hou army, the rear army and the right army. The number of people in each army is not the same, and changes according to the opportunity. The arms are composed of: crossbow, Archer, Tiaodang, strange soldier and horse army.
In this battle, Zuo Shence's 42000 troops and horses were divided into three armies, of which two armies were listed in front of the array in parallel. The first army's large array had 1700 steps, and the two armies were 400 steps apart. The other army, as the middle army of the whole army, is in the back of the array, forming inverted characters with the front two armies, filling the gap, and 300 steps away from the front army for support.
The first army is divided into seven armies, with a total of 220 teams, of which 90 are forward. They line up in front, meet the enemy head-on and take the initiative to attack. The striker has three teams as a brigade, a total of 30 brigades, and the three teams in each brigade are separated in font. The front-end team is the famous elite battle front team, and the two teams behind the battle front team are called the team as the support and supplement of the battle front team.
If the battle front team operates smoothly, the team will rush up and continue to expand the gap. If the operation is unfavorable, the team needs to come forward to take care of it for rectification. Advance can be a frontal vector array, retreat can be a square array, or even a circular array in case of emergency.
Another 100 teams are stationed, also known as Tiaodang. Line up behind the vanguard to support and receive the vanguard at any time to expand the results. If the operation of the vanguard is not smooth, the garrison will meet the enemy forward, and the vanguard will retreat and regroup before attacking. The garrison does not set up a brigade, and each team is lined up as a square array. There is a ten step wide interval between the teams, which is used as a channel in the array. In case of special terrain, the formation will be flexible.
After jumping and swinging, 30 teams are special soldiers and used as reserves. On the two wings are four thousand cavalry. They should move at any time. They should not only guard the side of the team, but also detour to attack the enemy's side and back at any time.
A small group of fifty people formed a wedge-shaped queue. The team is wearing two layers of heavy armor, ranking in the front and the first of the battle front. They are all people with excellent martial arts and powerful Kong and Wu.
After the team is in charge, it will hold the flag, listen to the command of the team, and control the tactical changes of the whole team under the banner.
The two people on the side of the flag are called the concurrent flag. They specially guard the flag. If they die, the concurrent flag will take over. Do not make the team flag fall, otherwise they will be executed after the war.
Behind the flag is the more basic Wuhe fire as the combat unit, with five people and ten people as fire. They are arranged in five rows, from front to back, from less to most, from strong to weak, from old to new, in a wedge-shaped arrangement, waiting for orders, and following the team is engaged in assault operations.
There was only one person in the last row of the whole team, who was the deputy of the team, wearing heavy armor and holding a knife, and prowled behind the team. Those who are afraid of war and retreat, listen to orders but don't the former, and those who hesitate and look after each other, all cut off with a stranger's knife as an example!
At this time, Wei Ran was in the Youyu Hou army of the first army, that is, the first battalion to fight actively.