Rouran first sent out two brigades, and then a battalion attached to the army.

At this point, Dou Ling has dispatched two thousand fine cavalry. There is no longer any talk of scouts, wandering cavalry, or probing horses. Instead, he is determined to find out the true strength of the Han army. As long as he can catch a trace of the Han army's flaw, there will be a test.

It may turn into actual combat.

Some of the three thousand barbarians were wearing robes and some were wearing armor. Together, they looked like a piece of tattered rug worn by a beggar, or like a strange mottled cloud, surrounding the Han army.

Murong Liang's palms were all sweaty.

Half a word ago, the forward scouts had just received enemy news: behind about two brigades of Yu Hu cavalry, there was actually a battalion of armored cavalry, pressing directly towards the front army?

Armored cavalry?

Among the Du Lun tribe, only the wolf guards in the tent of tribal leader Dou Ling have such elite equipment, and their number should be less than a thousand.

So, it was Dou Ling himself who led the southern invasion this time?

What Murong Liang was afraid of was not Dou Ling, but the uncertainty as to whether Dou Ling really led only 10,000 elite riders into the pass.

Maybe 20,000 or 30,000, or even the whole family.

There were only 6,000 soldiers on the side. There were even 2,000 tiger armored cavalry, but the ants killed the elephants, and they were all consumed by Dou Ling.

Seeing that his brows were furrowed and his face showed fear, the deputy general quietly came closer and said: "General, the creeps have divided their troops five miles away. The two brigades of light cavalry are divided to the left and right. They should want to go behind and spy on the strength of our army. But the first battalion armor

The cavalry is coming straight towards the front army. Should we disperse our formation and surround and annihilate them?"

The dispersal of the formation mentioned by the deputy general is a standard tactic for light cavalry or semi-armored cavalry when encountering heavy cavalry. Because the heavy cavalry is made of iron, it is as heavy as a mountain and is unstoppable.

Although the two battalions under Murong Liang's command are said to be elite cavalry, the soldiers are only half-armored, and the horses' bodies are smooth and smooth. If they are attacked head-on, even if they are not jumped by the attached troops, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.<

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The correct approach is, as the deputy general said, to spread out the entire army on the spot, forming a crow formation or a spark formation, giving full play to the mobility advantage of the half-armored cavalry, avoiding the edge of the heavy cavalry, and waiting for opportunities to move.

But behind Murong Liang is Yang Jun's handsome flag, how can he disperse?

If Yang Jun's two battalions dispersed like him, wouldn't it mean that coach Li Chengzhi would face the Creep Riders directly?

When he thought of Li Chengzhi, Murong Liang suddenly felt a sense of confidence.

Li Chengzhi dared to lead Wu Shi's personal guards to capture Woye City, and he was able to sweep away thousands of troops with one shot. I, Murong, now hold two battalions, don't I have the courage to fight a thousand Hu cavalry head on?

Thinking back to Luo Jian's explanation to him before leaving, Murong Liang felt as if his face was on fire and the fever was severe.

"Lu Yan's defeat allowed me, Luo Jian, to escape the disaster, but it also caused our army to lose face: more than a thousand soldiers, but Li Chengzhi was not the enemy of one person?

Therefore, this trip to the north is related to the majesty of our six towns, and more importantly, the honor and disgrace of the Luo family and the Murong family. Therefore, the general must always encourage himself and not make us humiliated again... Even if the four battalions are full of elites, they will never retreat.

Half a step..."

Murong Liang swept away his sorrow, and his eyes flashed with a glimmer of light: "Send the order, change from the square formation to the fire formation, and order He Ba to attach two wings!"

The Fire Formation is a cone-shaped formation, Sun Tzu calls it the Mu Formation, Sun Bin calls it the Rui Formation, and Zhuge Liang calls it the Bird Formation.

The main attack of this formation is like a wedge, thin at the front and thick at the back: the forward penetrates the enemy formation like a needle, and then uses the two wings to expand the results, tearing the gap as wide as possible.

The lieutenant general was horrified: The enemy is all armored and cavalry, so you are not afraid that you will never come back?

"General, if you don't report it to Yang Sima, how about waiting for his instructions?"

You can wait, but the creeping cavalry will not wait. The distance between the two armies is less than five miles, and they will arrive in a moment. Wait for the report to Yang Jun, and then wait for his reply order. I am afraid that the attached army has already rushed to the front of the formation, where can there be any

Time to cope?

That's not how wars are fought!

Murong Liang's eyes turned cold: "Send the order!"

Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, the deputy general couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. He responded urgently and hurriedly urged his horse to leave.

Within a few breaths, the sound of golden gongs and drums rang out in the army. The two corners of the phalanx shrank back and moved closer to the wings, while the middle part quickly protruded forward. After a while, it became an equilateral formation with equal heights.

Triangular formation.

The tip at the front is clearly Murong Liang's flag.

The deputy general left and returned, calling the horse to report: "General, Commander Heba's two brigades have been attached to the two wings!"

"Where are the Creeper Strikers?"

"It's less than two miles away!"

If they attack from opposite sides, the charging distance left for both sides is only one mile, which is just enough to warm up the horses.

Grandpa only thinks that you are a country chicken and a dog, and you will collapse immediately...

Murong Liang anesthetized himself almost hypnotically, gritted his teeth and said: "Drumming, attack!"

The "dong" sound of the drum was like thunder. A flaming red tooth flag unfolded in the wind and ran forward like a red-hot knife.

General Murong wants to take the lead and be the vanguard?

For a moment, the soldier's heart was as hot as fire, his whole body seemed to be filled with strength, and his eyes were as red as blood.

The forwards of the two armies were less than two miles away. And just as they had agreed, both the enemy and ourselves were actually in a cone-shaped formation for the main attack. If you look at it from a high place, it looks like two giant swords, the tips of which are straight with a ten thousand-point force.

It hit him straight.

"Master Qiu, the Han army was in a pointed cone formation, and they rushed straight up...Haha, are you really desperate?"

A brigade commander in the Li army laughed loudly, feeling very proud. It was as if he had foreseen the scene of the Han army being smashed into pieces and defeated.

The scouts had already discovered that the front troops of the Han army were only wearing half-length Zha armor and no horse armor, while the attached troops were equipped with both men and horses. To charge forward like this would be like hitting a stone with an egg, and the Han army would definitely have no luck.

.That’s why the brigade commander smiled so arrogantly.

But the camp leader Qiu Dun frowned.

If it is as expected, the Han army will most likely fight to the death?

"The signal is sent and the trumpet is sounded: the arrow points to the north and avoids its sharp edge... The enemy's advance is only fifty steps away, and each team opens their bows in turn..."

The brigade commander looked puzzled and shouted anxiously: "Military leader, why?"

"How dare we doubt the generals in front of the formation?"

Qiu Dun roared angrily and whipped him hard.

Although both of them were running at a gallop, Qiu Dun's whip tip was like a spiritual snake with eyes, avoiding the iron helmet and accurately hitting the brigade commander's face. A bloody mark was immediately drawn on his right cheek.

"Have you forgotten what my lord told you when you went out into battle?"

The brigade commander's heart skipped a beat, and most of his anger dissipated.

Dou Ling once said: Use the virtual to make the real, use the real to make the virtual...

Your Excellency clearly does not want to go to war directly, but wants to wait until the true strength of the Han army is thoroughly proven before making a decision. Nor does he want to have only a thousand vassal troops in vain to cause casualties.

If you think about it further: The Fuli Army is your lifeblood. If one of them is broken, it will make you feel distressed for several days. How can you easily fight with the Han Army here?

Even if there is a fierce battle, it should be the tribal soldiers recruited by those battalions...

The brigade general responded urgently: "The generals don't dare!"

"Exercise the order!"

"Yes!"

The soldier pumped the horse's butt hard, the horse accelerated, and in a few seconds, it rushed to the front of the arrow ten rows in front.

After several shouts, they seemed to have encountered an iron wall invisibly. Like a torrent of steel, the Affiliated Army suddenly deflected its direction. The front army turned sharply 45 degrees to the left and plunged diagonally towards the north.<

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The two armies were already less than a mile apart, and when they were about to engage in battle, they suddenly changed their formations, but the surrounding armies were as neat as if they were crossed with a ruler, without any disorder?

It can be seen that they are elite...

"General, the enemy suddenly changed their formations, from the fire formation to the female formation (also known as the dagger formation, curved formation. It looks like an 'L' shape, mostly used by horse archers), and rushed towards our right wing..."

The Fuli Army is actually scared?

As if a huge boulder had fallen to the ground in his heart, a gloomy air spurted out from Murong Liang's mouth and nose, making a slight neighing sound.

Thanks to the fact that the Murong family has lived in Beizhen for decades, they have fought against Rouran countless times. I was so frightened that I forgot the Rouran people's combat principle of "advance when it is beneficial, retreat when it is unfavorable, and follow the path without shame"?

If they are not completely sure, the Rouran cavalry will never allow the Han army to fight hand-to-hand, but will use bows and crossbows as much as possible.

Regardless of whether the Han army faced is cavalry or infantry...

Secretly ashamed, Murong Liang couldn't help but broke out in a cold sweat: If he had hesitated a moment ago and did not dare to risk his life and suffer the fate of both the jade and the stone, the Affiliated Army would have turned from imaginary to real, and would have pierced his own formation like a knife.

, the two battalions under his command can be cut into pieces in an instant.

Fortunately...

"Send the order: Turn the male into a female, turn your arrow slightly south, and attack the enemy's left-wing corner!"

Following Murong Liang's order, the forwards missed the center of the attached army and rushed towards the corner formed by Hu Qi's sudden turn.

Just like before and as agreed upon, both sides changed their formations together, and they still changed to the same formation. However, the Zhen army was not as good at controlling horses as the Fuli army, and they were afraid of disrupting the formation, so the Han army turned in the opposite direction.

The angle is very small.
To be continued...