Liu Xiu took 8,000 Jizhou strong crossbows as the core and arranged a fastened formation with 40,000 infantrymen, with 10,000 Youzhou cavalry on both sides. They usually play a decisive role when the battle is in a stalemate. Combining infantry and cavalry, the force of this large formation is 60,000 to 70,000.

If the order is conveyed, the next step is to watch, wait, and adjust the tactics according to the development of the situation. Liu Xiu is surrounded by five thousand thunder cavalry and fifteen thousand infantry. This is a reserve team and can be put into battle at any time.

Liu Xiu looked at Liu Yu's army slowly approaching in the distance, and the emperor's flag was highlighted high in it, and could be seen far away.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "This kid who grazed cattle is quite courageous."

The snorted beside him, "Ignorance, I don't know how thick the sky is!"

With a disadvantaged force, he attacked the God of War Liu Xiu. Apart from this cattle-herding boy, there were probably no one else. From another perspective, this was a kind of naked contempt for Liu Xiu.

Qingqi felt this contempt and was indignant. Liu Xiu was his monarch and the person he respected the most. He was contemptuous of the cattle-herding boy. Qingqi felt very angry and wanted to kill the enemy and severely punish the cattle-herding master to wash away the shame.

Liu Xiu felt completely different from Qingqi. He would not care about this contempt, nor would he be worried about it. If he felt humiliation, it only means that he was not strong enough. Only the weak would chew on humiliation, and the strong would only double it back to the other party.

On the battlefield, we have to rely on victory or defeat, not attitude. As long as we achieve the final victory, what else can be considered?

He had suffered real humiliation. His brother was killed innocently. He could not take revenge or speak out. He even shouted that he would be right. He even bowed his knees to his enemies and apologized for a crime that did not exist at all!

He clearly made great achievements but was not rewarded, but was threatened by life at any time. Those who were arrogant and bullied him would not survive without him, but he would not survive.

Is there anything more humiliating and unbearable than this?

Under the pressure of survival, Liu Xiu accepted all these photos and acted willingly. He endured it and gave his enemies a smile, and finally exchanged them for the gifts of the enemies so that he could survive.

Being able to endure humiliation is an important reason why he can accomplish something. What is this little contempt now?

What Liu Xiu is concerned about is why Liu Yu is so confident and leads his army directly to the formation. What does he rely on?

He dared not look down on his opponents at all. His victory was achieved step by step carefully. Only when he thought carefully could not guarantee victory could he fight to the death.

What the current situation requires is thinking. He wants to know what Liu Yu thinks and what confidence he has to do to make such an unusual move.

Liu Xiu looked at the approaching enemy troops. They had already marched about 400 steps away from the front army, which was beyond the shooting distance of the powerful crossbow.

It was a light cavalry. From a distance, it looked no different from the Youzhou cavalry. They were all wearing armor and holding long soldiers.

Liu Xiu, a veteran who has been through battle formations, took a look and estimated the combat effectiveness of the enemy. Judging from the formation, this cavalry formation was maintained quite well, and it should undoubtedly be a strong army.

This is probably the legendary Liangzhou Malaysia, which is Liu Yu’s reliance!

Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Youzhou cavalry could not be said to be able to defeat the opponent, at least it could be matched. Judging from the number and quality of the cavalry, the two sides were evenly matched.

Although Liu Xiu's army had far more infantry than cavalry, this war must be the decisive victory of the cavalry.

In order to ensure that the cavalry on his side can win steadily, Liu Xiu was even reluctant to send the Youzhou thunder cavalry from the beginning. He wanted to use a strong crossbow to consume the opponent's Liangzhou horse first, and the infantry took the first wave of charge. When the enemy's cavalry's impact weakened, he sent the thunder cavalry to break it with one blow.

The premise for doing this is that Jizhou's powerful crossbow is sharp enough, and his infantry is stable enough.

Liu Xiu had both of these points. He had a strong infantry team, all of whom were selected from the counties of Nanyang, Yingchuan and Hebei. There were not many, but they were very elite.

Although the disadvantage of using infantry to deal with cavalry is too great, if a tight formation is formed and a weapon long enough can at least withstand a wave of offensives and delay the advance of cavalry.

As long as the Liangzhou horse is blocked for a moment and the rushing momentum is weakened, the Youzhou cavalry will then attack with thunder and use the starting force to fight against the weakest force, and the probability of victory is still quite high.

Liu Xiu felt relieved and felt that this battle was under his control. It seemed that Liu Yu was young and overestimated.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, it was time to teach the cattle-herding boy a lesson.

At this time, the enemy entered a distance of 300 steps, and Jizhou's powerful crossbow was ready to go. The soldiers' fingers were hooked on the hanging knife. With a gentle move, the spear-like crossbow arrows would shoot out. The Youzhou cavalry was eager to move. The soldiers controlled the horses under their crotch so that they would not jump out too early.

At this time, the enemy troops on the opposite side had changed.

The cavalry that was originally in a uniform formation, and the cavalry running forward in small steps suddenly separated from the middle to both sides, slowed down, so that the cavalry in the middle slowly revealed. By the time the enemy entered a distance of 200 steps, their central army had completely revealed their true appearance.

What kind of team is that!

It cannot be said to be a man or a horse, but iron from head to toe. From top to bottom, from man to horse, all were surrounded by iron armor. The knight was wearing helmets and armor, and nothing was exposed except eyes, while those horses only had horse's hooves and a piece of horse's legs exposed.

Each knight is an iron armored fortress. What's more terrifying is that they are connected into a tight formation, and the distance between people is very close, which makes small fortresses tightly connected together and become a super huge mobile fortress.

On this fort were long spikes, which were the sharp spears held by each cavalry. They held the handle of the spear under their armpits and the spear tips were erected in front of them. Thousands of people were so connected together to form a moving spear wall, shining with cold light in the sun.

Almost all the soldiers and generals were shocked. They had never seen this kind of formation before, and no one had seen it. This exceeded their cognition. Anyone who saw it would be shocked.

Qingqi widened his eyes and couldn't help but look back at his master, as if a child was scared and instinctively sought comfort from his parents.

But he couldn't see Liu Xiu's expression.

At this time, Liu Xiu covered his forehead with his hands, not knowing whether it was to block the strong light reflected from the iron wall opposite, or to support his dizzy head, or to cover his face, so that his subordinates could not see his shock and fear.
Chapter completed!