As the Chen Dynasty's military advantage was further demonstrated in the battle, the Qinghe Army's disadvantage became increasingly obvious.
As Huang Zong, who was standing at the highest position and could see the battlefield situation clearly at a glance, his only chance was to work together with the team in front to attack and eliminate the army of Chen Dynasty's deputy general that was sandwiched between them. Only in this way could he get rid of the situation of being attacked from both sides, and integrate his own troops so that his disadvantages would not bother him so much.
But theory is one thing, and practical application is another.
The deputy general had already made up his mind that even if he couldn't defeat the Qinghe Army in front of him, he would hold on here and separate the two Qinghe Armies. He took up a defensive formation and made it impossible for Huang Zong to attack at all.
Besides, the deputy general's troops are almost the same strength as all the Qinghe troops on the field. Even if it is a fair battle, it is wishful thinking to want to defeat him in a short time. What's more, Huang Zong has Jiang Zhizhu who is biting him from behind.
If it weren't for the almost completed fortifications here, Huang Zong's troops would have lost their cover and would not have been able to attack others, and he himself might have been the first force to be destroyed under the pincer attack of Chen Chao's army.
Jiang Zhizhuo had almost the same plan. He also hoped to use his superior military strength to quickly defeat the Qinghe Army in front of him. As long as he completed this mission, he could complete both the rescue of the deputy general and the attack on the enemy at once.
Therefore, he kept asking his troops to extend to both wings.
Aren't you going to rely on fortifications to defend yourself?
Well then, I will spread out my wings and extend from both sides, so that I can also meet up with the deputy general's team. Then I can completely encircle you and see if you can still make a comeback.
It can be said that Chiang's rule was a textbook battle of encirclement and counter-encirclement.
If it weren't for the crossbowmen's mad shooting, which covered a lot of area on both wings with a rain of arrows, Jiang Zhizhu would probably have already met up with the deputy general by now.
But for Huang Zong, there are not so many choices.
But he also had an advantage, that was the Qinghe Battalion Commander in the distance knew his identity and knew that Huang Zong was the supreme commander on the scene. And the most important thing was that standing on the lookout tower, Huang Zong could clearly convey his military orders to the other Qinghe troops through flag signals.
"Send the order, have them change their formation. Change into assault formation, and rush towards me regardless of everything. After we reunite, we will rely on the fortifications to resist!"
Huang Zong said this to the flag signal soldier beside him.
The flag signalman did not hesitate at all and quickly issued the order "Assault formation, move closer to me."
As for Battalion Commander Qinghe, although the thought "Oh my god, what should I do?" appeared in his head when he saw the military order, the conditioned reflex produced by the rigorous training still allowed him to issue the military order without any delay.
Anyway, he was not attacked from both sides, so he could still change the formation.
He swung his saber violently, forcing the two Chen Dynasty soldiers in front of him to retreat. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the battalion commander shouted, "Use me as the spearhead, the sharp arrow formation, advance!"
Then the Qinghe soldiers completed an astonishing formation change during the movement. The sword and shield soldiers held up large shields on both wings, buying precious time for adjustments in the formation, while the spearmen immediately placed their spears in the depressions reserved on the sword and shield soldiers' shields after entering the formation, and used intensive stabbing to force the Chen Dynasty soldiers who intended to get closer to retreat.
The strong crossbowmen who have no crossbow arrows are in the middle of the formation as reserve manpower. They will pick up spears or large shields at any time and become part of the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen to ensure the stability of the entire formation.
"go ahead!"
The battlefield is chaotic and noisy, and it is unrealistic for everyone to rush forward.
After all, what Huang Zong wanted to join was a fresh force that could still fight, rather than a defeated army with only a few people left after being hunted down.
Therefore, the battalion commander had to lead his personal soldiers to shout "Forward" to keep the entire team moving forward, and the other soldiers responded after hearing it, just as they did in training.
For a moment, the deafening sound of "forward" on the battlefield even drowned out the metal collision of swords and the wailing of wounded soldiers in the mud.
The soldiers of Qinghe waved their spears and straight swords, and charged towards the iron-clad Chen Dynasty army formation with a shout of "Forward". In the process, they did not forget to bring along their injured comrades who were unable to move. Fortunately, there were still many strong crossbowmen in the formation who had not engaged in the battle, and they temporarily took on the responsibility of bringing along their comrades.
The soldiers under Huang Zong also heard the familiar "forward" sound. Even during the training of new recruits, they were told that once the "forward" sound was sounded, it meant that a team had begun a desperate attack and they were not allowed to retreat even until the last man was attacked.
Obviously, when you temporarily change your formation during a battle, you can take advantage of the suddenness and catch your opponent off guard for the first time, but your opponent will never give you a second chance. Once your attack is blocked, wanting to change back to a defensive formation is completely a personal fantasy.
Seeing that more and more soldiers were looking back at the observation tower, Huang Zong knew that the morale was high and the time had come.
"Front team, attack and support our soldiers. Rear team, hold on and stop the Chen Dynasty reinforcements!"
This is the only chance, we must seize it!
Yes, it was the only chance, both for the Qinghe army on the battlefield and for the Chen Dynasty army.
Seeing the Qinghe army changing its formation in front of him and wanting to rush out to support his comrades, Jiang Zhiru also realized that this was a good opportunity to quickly resolve the battle.
I'm not afraid that you don't move. As long as you move, there will be flaws.
In the intervals between the shouts of "Forward", Jiang Zhijun shouted to his guards: "Go, pass the order!"
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