This movement was immediately detected by the Yin Army's lookout posts.
"Report! The right wing of the Fengtian Army is making unusual movements, moving downstream as if to cross the river and encircle the enemy!"
Zhao Muyun received the urgent report on the high slope, but remained completely calm.
He had anticipated that Ma Zongliang would use the right wing.
"Order Xiao Cheyun to intercept them according to plan," Zhao Muyun said calmly. "Also, tell Namtso to send out his cavalry to harass Zhang Yu's troops crossing the river and delay their crossing speed."
"yes!"
When the order reached downstream, Xiao Cheyun's 10,000 troops had just defeated a group of Fengtian army soldiers who had fled.
Upon receiving the order, he grinned and said, "Finally, it's our turn! Brothers, mount up!"
Ten thousand troops surged toward the eastern riverbank like a black torrent.
Zhang Yu's 30,000 Imperial Guards had found three shallow areas and were preparing to divide their forces to cross the river.
Seeing the Yin army cavalry charging towards them, Zhang Yu remained calm: "Change formation at the front! Spears on the outside, crossbows on the inside! If the cavalry dare to charge, let them taste the power of the iron spear formation!"
The Imperial Guard is one of the most elite troops in the Feng Dynasty, highly trained and disciplined.
In less than a quarter of an hour, three formations of five thousand men each had taken shape, with spears like a forest, pointing diagonally forward.
Xiao Cheyun reined in his horse three hundred paces away, squinting as he observed the formation.
Charging into such a tight gun formation would be suicide for cavalry.
"General, how should we fight?" the lieutenant asked.
Xiao Cheyun stroked his long beard and suddenly remembered Zhao Muyun's instructions before the battle: "If you encounter a spear formation, do not charge head-on. Harass them with mounted archery, wait for their formation to loosen, and then look for an opportunity to break through."
"Order all battalions to disperse and launch mounted harassment! Remember, strike and retreat immediately, do not linger!"
The 10,000 men were divided into 20 teams, each with 500 men, and they roamed around the Fengtian Army formation like a pack of wolves.
They drew their bows and shot arrows from a hundred paces away, the arrows flying towards the spear formation like locusts.
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