The defeat of the Han army's vanguard inevitably impacted the rear team led by Tong Yangxing.

There are countless examples of defeated soldiers throwing their formations into disarray on the battlefield.

The fleeing soldiers, dominated by fear and with only the thought of fleeing, are extremely difficult to stop even when facing swords and guns, and even if they are commanded by famous generals.

Panic and fear are contagious diseases that can infect others and cause a domino-like chain reaction.

Tong Yangxing had some experience, so he quickly raised the general's flag and gave orders.

"Run to the sides! Anyone who crosses our formation will be killed without mercy!"

"Run to the sides! Anyone who crosses our formation will be killed without mercy!"

The officers shouted loudly with their knives in hand, and the Han soldiers also raised their guns and shouted, trying to use such sounds and actions to awaken their comrades who had lost their minds.

Hard blocking is the worst option. The most feasible way should be to guide the defeated soldiers to run to the rear of the formation first and then reorganize them.

Tong Yangxing obviously did not expect that the Ming army would not pursue them relentlessly. After defeating the vanguard Han soldiers, the Ming army stopped chasing and retreated at the sound of the gong.

However, the withdrawing Ming army was no longer limited to breaking into the shallows of the river, but joined forces with two groups of friendly troops that crossed the river and formed a battle formation on the river bank.

The Han soldiers had not yet been fully reorganized and their morale had not yet stabilized, but the cavalry led by Yue Tuo could not wait any longer and passed the Han soldiers and went straight to the Ming army deployed on the river bank.

Yue Tuo reined in his horse in front of the battle formation and observed the Ming army's formation.

The Ming army led the way with dozens of artillery carts equipped with Portuguese cannons, followed by musketeers on high alert. The cart formation formed an arc, hugging the river at both ends.

Yue Tuo wasn't entirely surprised that the Han army was defeated; the Ming army had increased its numbers, including chariots and artillery, which was also within his expectations. He had always wanted to destroy more enemies, and felt that a few hundred Ming troops were too few.

"Lord Beile." Luo Xiujin watched intently for a long time. When Yue Tuo was about to order an attack, she suddenly said, "The enemy's formation looks like a Queyue formation."

Queyue Formation? Yue Tuo looked at Luo Xiujin in confusion. He had never heard of this formation, but he just thought the name was nice.

The Queyue Formation is a chariot-based tactic used in ancient China. According to the Zizhi Tongjian, it was Liu Yu who invented the Queyue Formation and, with a force of around 2,000 elite infantrymen, defeated the Northern Wei army's 30,000 elite cavalry.

The key to the Queyue Formation was the boats, or what might be called the power over the water. The river provided security for the Queyue Formation's rear and flanks, eliminating the need to worry about being surrounded by enemy forces and the wide, flat riverbanks offering a wide field of vision.

At the same time, a good field of vision makes it easy to observe the actions of both sides and grasp the situation on the battlefield in a timely manner.

The flat terrain deprived the enemy of its terrain advantage, while the defenders could overlook the battlefield from their tall warships, which was equivalent to occupying the commanding heights.

In short, the "Queyue Formation" embraced the river on both sides, using the riverbank as a crescent, and used the arc shape to disperse the points of force to resist the enemy's attack. The soldiers in the formation stood with their backs to the water, which also achieved the effect of "putting oneself in a desperate situation and then surviving."

Luo Xiujin was not entirely sure, because the Ming army's formation looked like a "Queyue Formation," but there were no tall warships in the river to provide support and cover.

"It's just a semicircular defensive formation." Yue Tuo turned his head and observed it again, but he didn't see how powerful it was.

But he didn't want to wait any longer, because the Ming army's ships were heading towards the opposite bank. If he delayed any longer, the Ming army's strength would increase again.

Tong Yangxing and other Han generals also rushed to receive orders. They were defeated in the first battle and were ashamed, so they wanted to perform better.

"The Han soldiers will attack the two wings, and I will lead my troops to attack the center." Yue Tuo didn't waste any words and simply laid out the battle plan.

The Jurchens had a subconscious aversion to the river. Furthermore, Yue Tuo realized that once the Ming ships returned, they could fire from the boats and attack any enemy approaching the riverbank.

Therefore, letting the Han soldiers attack from both wings would disperse the Ming army's manpower and firepower, which would help the Jurchen cavalry to break through the enemy formation.

Now, Yuetuo thinks that his mistake may be that he did not prepare enough shield carts.

But who could have imagined that the original mission of guerrilla warfare around Haizhou City, harassing and restraining the Ming army would actually turn into a siege and annihilation!

Tong Yangxing also felt that he was too busy strengthening the city's defenses and purchasing weapons to defend the city, and had neglected the work of building shield carts.

Luo Xiujin had been frowning in thought. He didn't understand the "Queyue Formation" very well. So, he only had a feeling about it, but he hadn't figured it out.

After Yuetuo had made his arrangements, he immediately ordered an attack. A cavalry charge would not be undertaken; the heavily armored troops would abandon their mounts and fight on foot, forming the main force of the attack. The cavalry would dismount and use their longbows to provide cover fire.

He had fought with the Ming army in southern Liaoning with Daishan and was well aware of the Ming army's firepower. Therefore, before the attack, he sent out light cavalry to disrupt the formation.

Hundreds of Jiannu cavalrymen howled and charged towards the Ming army's battle formation, but their attack route was diagonal, and they were prepared to turn around and escape in front of the formation.

That's right, lure the Ming army into opening fire. This was tried and tested many times in the early days of the Jiannu rebellion against the Ming.

Due to psychological reasons and the quality of their weapons, the Ming army's bird-gun soldiers often fired hastily outside the effective range. The Jiannu army's real attack only began when they reloaded their gunpowder.

Hundreds of Jiannu cavalrymen shouted and yelled, showing their ferocious appearance. Amid the rumbling sound of galloping war horses, they looked very powerful.

The Ming army in the battle formation was on high alert, with no gunshots or artillery fire, as if they had seen through the Jiannu's feint attack.

Garhuji, the commander of the Qingqi army, was very angry. Being treated as nothing was not something that could make people happy no matter what.

He decided to move forward a little. If he could get within the range of the horse bow and shoot a round of arrows, he might be able to lure the enemy.

The Jiannu also studied the Ming army's muskets and gained a lot of useful experience.

For example, the effective range is about a hundred meters, which should be relatively safe. If you are hit by a musket at this distance, or even hit by a random shot, you can only lament your bad luck.

"I understand." Luo Xiujin suddenly realized that although the Ming army did not have tall warships, they had artillery with a long range, which was fully capable of providing fire cover for the infantry.

But it was too late to say anything now. Yue Tuo had already left his military aide behind and went to the front to supervise the battle.

The Han army was also ready, led by Tong Yangxing and Ma Guangyuan, and launched an attack on the two wings of the Ming army's battle formation.

Xiong Tingbi held up a telescope, watching the battle on the other side of the river. Another group of Ming troops were setting off by boat and would soon join the battle.

Luo Xiujin was not wrong in her guess. Xiong Tingbi and the generals had discussed and researched, and indeed came up with an improved, or even a copycat version of the "Queyue Formation".

Times have changed, and the combat methods and weapons and equipment are very different from those in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Copying and using them will only bring humiliation to oneself.

However, Xiong Tingbi and his generals grasped the essence of the "Queyue Formation." Chariots defeated cavalry, muskets defeated crossbows, and artillery was unstoppable for the Jiannu.