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Chapter 370 Perseverance

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    At this time, Zheng Yanqing ordered the army not to hold on, but to go out to fight in the field.  Considering the huge difference in strength between the two sides and the fact that the Sui army had fewer cavalry, even Chen Yuan hesitated this time.

    Everyone advised Zheng Yanqing to hold on for a while longer, and if Shidro chose to cross the river, they would go out to attack again.  If Shidro attacks the Sui army, the Sui army will not be afraid of continuing the stalemate.

    Zheng Yanqing said: "The use of troops depends on strategy, not on large numbers. The enemy attacked us all night and consumed more than us. Seeing that they suppressed us, they would not believe that our army would launch a counterattack so quickly." So Zheng Yanqing  Ordered the army to go out of camp to fight with the Turkic army.

    At this time, Zheng Yanqing set up a large formation on the south bank of Jinhe River.  The Sui army had few cavalry and insufficient infantry combat power. It did not have strong defensive equipment such as carts.  If you want to limit the opponent's attack, simply using the Queyue Formation cannot fully support the Sui army's defense.

    At this time, Zheng Yanqing arranged a rather strange formation in the army.

    With the spear in front, you can't sit up; the second is the strongest bow, the second is the strongest crossbow, kneel down to wait; the second is the bed crossbow.  When the thieves are about to fight each other within a hundred steps, the bed crossbow will be fired first; at seventy steps, the strong bows will be fired simultaneously; the second formation will be like this.  The ordinary formation is limited to rejecting horses, and is connected with iron hooks. If they are injured, they will be replaced.  When there is a new generation, drums are used as the festival.  When riding, the two wings are covered in front, and the formation is completed and then the riding retreats, which is called "stacked formation".

    This formation is the famous "stacked formation" in history. It was created in September 1140 AD when Wu Lin fought against the Jin generals Hu Zhan and Xi Buzhu.

    This formation is an example of using infantry to restrain cavalry.

    When Huang Mingyuan was in the south, because he had fewer cavalry, he usually used stacked formations and mandarin duck formations to defend against the enemy.  However, the stacked formation relies on the formation to defeat the enemy. It requires a large number of troops and is not as flexible as the Yuanyang formation. However, it is more effective against cavalry in relatively flat places that are not mainly plains.

    Zheng Yanqing has followed Huang Mingyuan all year round, and has taught him step by step the formations Huang Mingyuan has used.  This time the situation was critical, Zheng Yanqing prepared to use stacked formations to defend against the enemy.

    Of course, everyone was more suspicious, but Zheng Yanqing's order had been issued, and the generals had no choice but to obey.

    The Sui army placed a large number of resisting horses in front of the formation, and at the same time used rattan plaques and other items as front defenses to replace the missing carts.  The two wings and the center army were mainly composed of pikemen, and Zheng Yanqing arranged them into a hollow square formation for the future British army.  In the later Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington used a hollow phalanx of pikemen to block the dragoons of Marshal Ney, the "brave among the brave" of the French army.  Zheng Yanqing ordered Yan Xiaowu's troops and a thousand Yulin troops on the left wing; Tang Zengzhu led two thousand Yulin troops on the right wing; Zheng Yanqing took charge of the central army.

    And on both sides of the Chinese army were the Sui army¡¯s cavalry.  It can defend the ribs of the Chinese army and at the same time resist the enemy cavalry outflanking from both sides.  Moreover, sandwiched between the flanks of the army, the Turks were far away and could not be seen.  In this way, Zhang Wenyuan is on the left, while Cai Zhiyun and Huang Mingzheng are on the right.

    The Turks also finished lining up at this time.

    Seeing that the fog was about to envelop and the sky was dark, Zheng Yanqing summoned the generals, drew his horizontal sword and raised his head to the sky, swearing: "Now the barbarians have entered, occupied my land, and killed my compatriots. The affairs of the country depend on this, and I dare not be greedy for life."  Died after three armies.¡±

    When the Turks saw the Sui army forming a formation, they wanted to take the lead, so the front army immediately attacked the Sui army camp.  At this time, the Sui army fired thousands of arrows, and the arrows rained down like rain. The Turks fell down in response, and their horses were turned upside down.

    At this time, Shidero also saw the Sui army's possible bow and crossbow attack.  But at this time, his cavalry had arrows on their bows and had no choice but to fire, so he had to order everyone to speed up the assault.

    It seems that in twenty or thirty steps, the Turkic cavalry is right in front of us, and the bows and crossbows will gradually lose their effectiveness.

    The galloping Turkic cavalry bumped into the Juma in front, and then hit the Sui army's spear array.  Although the Sui army was elite, they had to resist the impact of the cavalry with their flesh and blood. The infantry in front could not withstand the waves of impact, and they were immediately knocked upside down, with their bones broken and their internal organs broken. It was very tragic.

    Seeing the Turkic cavalry slamming into the Sui army's infantry formation, Zheng Yanqing of the Chinese army was in command.  He ordered the more than a thousand soldiers in the front army to throw out their short spears.  He also ordered the rear army to cut off the hundreds of spears carried by the army to three or four feet, insert them into the crossbow, and use a sledgehammer to kill the enemy. One broken spear can penetrate three or four Turks, and several Turks were killed.  Hundreds of broken spears covered the sky like a shower, finally effectively blocking the Turks' attack.

    Shidro watched the Turkic cavalry in the distance launch an offensive one by one, and then fell under the guns and crossbows of the Sui army. He was helpless, but could not order a retreat.

    At this time, it is a big competition between the willpower, calmness, and endurance of the two generals. If whoever loses psychologically, loses patience, and chooses to take a step back, everything may be lost.??.

    ¡°Obviously, Zheng Yanqing and Shidro met their opponents today.  The combat power of the Turks exceeded Zheng Yanqing's imagination, so he prepared to defeat the cavalry with foot, but the effect today was not obvious.  Likewise, Schedro did not expect that the Sui army was so powerful, so it hit the steel plate and suffered heavy losses.

    It¡¯s now eight or nine o¡¯clock in the morning, but the fog in the sky is getting thicker and thicker today, and the visibility is less than 1,500 steps.  Fog is not common in summer, and today's heavy fog has added more uncertainty to the battle between the two sides.

    At this time, Chen Yuan stood on Zheng Yanqing's side and advised Zheng Yanqing: "General Zheng, the Turkic cavalry has penetrated the three layers of infantry defense. If the cavalry does not move, the infantry formation will really be unable to stop it.  "

    While Zheng Yanqing nervously observed the situation on the battlefield, he said, "Just wait a little longer, it's not yet time for the cavalry to attack."

    Chen Yuan knew that Zheng Yanqing was not as good as him when it came to strategizing and planning, but when it came to making decisions on the fly with thousands of troops, he was indeed not as good as Zheng Yanqing.  Seeing Zheng Yanqing's objection, Chen Yuan could only wait anxiously.

    Not only Chen Yuan, but everyone else was waiting very anxiously. At this time, if the cavalry is not used, then it will be used.  At this time, even Shidro on the opposite side was doubting whether the Sui army on the opposite side had cavalry.  At this time, if the general of the Sui army concealed his troops, his position would be in chaos and the entire army would be wiped out.

    Seeing that the Sui Army's front line on the opposite side was crumbling, Shidro couldn't help it anymore. As long as he did it again and hammered the Sui Army's line one more time, he would be able to break through the opponent's defense.  The Sui army had too few heavy infantry and incomplete fortifications. It was impossible to stop the Great Turks' cavalry this time.

    Shidro was relieved, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered all the more than 2,000 reserve cavalry around him to attack, hoping to destroy the Sui army's defense with one blow.  By then the Sui army's infantry formation was broken, and it would be useless no matter how many cavalry were left behind.

    Seeing that Shidro's rear army moved, Zheng Yanqing, who had been looking solemn throughout the battle, finally smiled.  Today, I struggled with the Turks for a long time, and finally I won.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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