There has been a saying since ancient times that military orders are as heavy as a mountain.
However, there is also the story of Yugong moving the mountains.
So no matter how Captain Xiao urged, by the time his troops were ready, it was already dawn. However, this also had an unexpected benefit, which was that the militia of Qinghe County prepared in the middle of the night after receiving the news. After everyone entered the position before five o'clock in the morning, they waited for more than two hours in the cold wind of the early morning before they saw the Liang soldiers begin to assemble.
At one point, Lin Hai even thought he'd fallen for a tired-out tactic. It wasn't until he saw Xiao Cheng through the telescope, looking like he was still half asleep, that he realized it wasn't that the enemy was too strong, but that he'd overestimated his own strength. For a moment, Lin Hai even thought that using Xiao Cheng for training might backfire, but since he was already there, he still had to fight.
Xiao Cheng, wearing double armor, was indeed standing at the front of the team.
Behind them were the armored infantrymen, who were full of morale and armed with swords and shields after receiving a reward. On both wings of the armored infantrymen were archers wearing light armor. Of course, behind them were able-bodied men and civilians carrying all kinds of weapons.
Xiao Cheng deployed a standard formation, which was also the most commonly used formation by the Daliang Empire Army when there was no cavalry support.
Generally speaking, in formal battles, Daliang prefers to use cavalry archers to repeatedly attack and harass the enemy's formation. Once the enemy's formation becomes unstable, the armored cavalry will rush forward to tear open the enemy's defense line, followed by the armored infantry moving forward under the cover of the archers to expand the results of the battle.
So when there was no cavalry, Xiao Cheng chose armored infantry to directly tear open Qinghe's army formation under the cover of archers, and then let the able-bodied men rush forward to boost their morale. After all, if the formation was broken, it would be a failure for a cold weapon army, and it didn't matter whether the able-bodied men could fight or not.
As for the rumors that Qinghe County's bows and crossbows were powerful, that was understandable. After all, they were a group of militiamen who had never fought in a war, so they would definitely be equipped with more bows and crossbows and less swords. What did this mean? It meant that the Qinghe troops were afraid of hand-to-hand combat and only relied on the range of the crossbows to boost their courage.
"As long as we charge forward, we'll definitely win." Xiao Cheng said to his flag bearer before the battle: "I'm wearing two layers of armor, so I won't be able to run fast. You must carry my flag and charge at the front so everyone can see you."
The flag bearer nodded subconsciously. Just as he felt something was wrong and was about to speak, he heard Xiao Cheng say viciously, "If you destroy the morale of my army, I will be the first to chop you down. But if you do well, you can choose three items from the spoils of war when we enter Qinghe County."
Seeing the flag bearer still hesitated, Xiao Cheng put on a friendly expression and said, "You'd better think it over carefully. Qinghe County is full of crystals, which you can never afford in your lifetime. If you get one, you will be rich. If you get three, you will be a master! Such a good opportunity, what else can you do if not risk your life?"
Hearing this, the flag bearer felt a surge of heat rushing to his head, and his eyes instantly turned red. This was the truth behind the ancient saying that black eyes can't stand silver. The flag bearer swallowed his saliva and said without turning his head, "My lord, just wait and see. I will definitely be the first one to rush in."
"Well, you are a blessed one." Xiao Cheng patted the flag bearer's shoulder and turned around to shout, "Brothers, follow me and charge into Qinghe. I promise you a good rest."
After saying that, Xiao Cheng rushed out first, holding a sword and shield, just as he had promised before the battle.
Xiao Cheng was promoted to the rank of Qian Hu in the last war, not because of his ability, but because when the entire thousand-man team was defeated, the highest-ranking officer left was him, a centurion.
So he knew very well that being alive was the most important thing.
Those who were more capable than him died early, which ultimately benefited him because he was assigned to guard logistics due to his lack of ability.
Therefore, Xiao Cheng’s major principle in doing things is not to do it if possible. If he really has to do it, just like he has to fight a battle now, then he must fight a battle that he can win.
But he really couldn't understand the formation of the opposite side. All the people on the opposite side were hiding in the trenches. Outside the trenches were some deer pens scattered around. There were iron wires between the deer pens, and there were many barbs on the iron wires.
Xiao Cheng could understand that these were all used for defense, but what good was it if the iron wasn't used to make armor, but was turned into wire and placed in front of the battle? Wouldn't it be chopped apart with a single strike? Even money shouldn't be wasted like this.
However, Xiao Cheng knew that the person who could build Qinghe County from scratch could not be an idiot. No matter whether it was Wang Liang or the person behind the legendary Wang Liang, they should not be easy to deal with. Therefore, what they did must have a reason. Looking down on them would surely lead to death. This point was already tested yesterday by using a team of 100 people.
So, after charging ahead for more than ten steps, Xiao Cheng silently slowed down. Soon, he was overtaken by the armored infantry behind him. However, now everyone was charging along with the banner, and it was no big deal if a few personal soldiers saw him retreat. Anyway, those personal soldiers also slowed down and guarded him with knives.
As long as they advance one hundred and fifty steps, the archers can shoot arrows to suppress the trenches, and then the rest is just a matter of rushing forward and killing people.
Yes, as long as you can get within one hundred and fifty steps.
"The enemy is approaching, two hundred and fifty steps!" the lookout shouted.
Seeing that the Liang army was within range, the Qinghe militiamen all stuck their heads out, pulled the crossbow strings, and put in arrows. Many of them adjusted the angles of the crossbows according to the drill manual. After all, they had already mapped the battlefield and even test-fired several times at the location of this trench. Now they just had to show the enemy the skills they had practiced before.
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