Right now!
Shuozhou Prefecture in Hedong Road, under the city of Wu Zhou.
Twelve Zhechoufu headed by Jinyang Prefecture, totaling 23,000 soldiers of Dayin are confronting 12,000 Beidi Tartars.
Fan Nan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War of Dayin and the commander-in-chief of Hedong, went to the front line in person to deploy strategies.
Whenever a large-scale army engages in battle, it is not that the commander-in-chief gives an order and both sides will attack with their entire armies. It is soldier against soldier, general against general, fighting against each other until the sky is dark and the sun and moon lose their light.
In fact, the commanders of both sides will consider the deployment of troops, the coordination of arms, the use of bows and crossbows, and various other equipment, in order to achieve the greatest damage with the least investment.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, the entire army will definitely not launch a direct hand-to-hand combat.
In history, there are very few battles like the Battle of Xiangji Temple during the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, on the first day, the leader of the Northern Di Tartars, King Zhelan, first sent two thousand cavalrymen to test the attack on Dayin's camp, and two thousand cavalrymen to attack Wuzhou City.
The Dayin army remained in the main camp and used bows and crossbows to shoot back two thousand Tatar cavalrymen.
But Wu Zhou City could not withstand the pressure. Sun Jizong and another captain in the city had not held out for an hour when they saw the fierce attack of the Tartars and feared that the city would be breached, so they hurriedly sent a signal to the camp for help.
Fan Nan scolded the two men angrily, but he had to order four Zhechoufu with 8,000 men to go out of the camp to attack the Tartars, attract their attention and support Wuzhou City.
Seeing that Dayin's camp had sent so many soldiers and horses to attack, King Zhelan hurriedly sent out another four thousand cavalry to meet the enemy.
The two sides were a hundred steps apart, shooting arrows at each other, causing damage to each other.
The Dayin soldiers maintained their formation and advanced slowly.
Seeing that Dayin's formation was neat and well-defended, King Zhelan was worried that the cavalry would suffer heavy losses if they rushed in, so he ordered that only arrows be used to harass the flanks of the formation from a distance.
But this poses no threat to the armored Dayin soldiers.
Fan Nan immediately ordered Yang Jian to lead a thousand cavalrymen to patrol between the military formation and the main camp, ready to attack at any time.
The Tatar cavalry dared not attack rashly.
When King Zhelan saw the Dayin cavalry set out, he immediately sent in another two thousand cavalry to reinforce them.
However, Fan Nan immediately ordered his troops to retreat slowly, closer to the main camp, and coordinate defense.
The Tatars took the opportunity to advance, but the Dayin army and the camp fired bows and crossbows at the same time, forcing the Tatar cavalry to retreat.
In Wuzhou City, Sun Jizong and another captain seized the opportunity, fought back and forced back the attacking Tartars.
The Tartars failed to gain any advantage and returned to the camp in disappointment.
Back and forth, you come and I go, and the day just passes like this.
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That night.
Fan Nan summoned a group of officers to summarize today's battle situation and deploy tomorrow's attack strategy.
"Master Commander, we and Wuzhou City will form a pincer attack, forcing the Tartars to focus on one side and lose sight of the other. If we can hold out for just one more day, the ambushes from Black Camel Mountain and Hongtao Mountain will emerge, encircling us on three sides. We will surely win this battle!"
"Indeed, the Tartars have already sent out half their forces today, but they can't do anything to us. It's only a day's battle, it's easy."
"King Zhelan, who is known as one of the strongest tribes in Beidi, is nothing special to me!"
“.......”
Inside the Dayin Central Army tent, an optimistic and underestimating mood was spreading, sweeping away the gloom brought about by Sun Jizong's inability to hold the Jingbian Military Town for a single day in the past few days.
Even Fan Nan couldn't help but feel a little elated.
Who said the Tartars are invincible?
Although the individual combat capabilities of Dayin soldiers were far behind those of the Tatars, the Tatar cavalry was even more difficult to restrain.
But this gap can be made up through formation and equipment.
As long as they hold out for one day, once the ambush is launched, they can seize the initiative by relying on their numerical advantage.
If King Zhelan can be defeated here, then the team led by Zhao Muyun, which Fan Nan sent to the rear of the Tatars to contact the Wuhuan people, would be his masterstroke.
If Zhao Muyun really found the whereabouts of the Wuhuan people and launched an attack behind King Zhelan, then it would definitely not be a dream for Fan Nan to lead his troops north out of the pass and recapture the three states of Yun, Sheng and Feng!
By recovering lost territories and beheading the generals and killing the enemies, Fan Nan will surely leave his name in the history books of Dayin for his outstanding achievements.
Minister of War Li Dao is old and is about to retire and return home.
With this great achievement, Fan Nan was sure to succeed Li Daocheng as the Minister of War.
"Thank you all for another day of hard work tomorrow! After a great victory, I will commend you to the court and grant you promotions!"
Fan Nan looked at everyone's enthusiasm and made many promises.
"We will follow the orders of our Lord Commander."
With victory in sight and high positions and generous salaries on the horizon, these captains who had originally secretly disobeyed Fan Nanyang all expressed their stances, looking full of fighting spirit.
Pei Lun, the governor of Hedong Province who had been reduced to the supervisor of grain and grass transportation, could only sigh helplessly.
As long as they can win, Fan Nan will definitely give these captains more than he, the governor, can.
At this time, if he went against Fan Nan, these captains would definitely be dissatisfied with him, and they might even collectively impeach him after the war, and he would have to be laid off.
It would be better for him to shut up and be quiet.
In a relaxed and joyful atmosphere, Fan Nan made arrangements for tomorrow's battle. Naturally, he would follow today's tactics, defending the main camp and cooperating with Wuzhou City in defense.
Everyone accepted the order and dispersed happily.
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at the same time.
King Zhelan's tent was also filled with civil and military officials.
First, the flatterer Huyan Gu praised King Zhelan, saying that every step of the battle between the Tartars and Dayin today was part of King Zhelan's plan.
Perhaps it was too corny, King Zhelan couldn't stand it anymore. After interrupting Huyan Gu's flattery, he asked for everyone's opinions and views.
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