After seeing that the entire army was fully armored and ready, Li Qin immediately ordered the army to advance rapidly towards Tushu Fort.
Shortly after they moved forward.
Li then heard the news from the scouts ahead.
"Young Marshal, tens of thousands of cavalry have appeared ahead."
Li Qin was also startled when he heard the words "tens of thousands of cavalry".
So, the imperial army of over 200,000 is ready?
They reacted so quickly and launched a counterattack?
In that case, this battle will be very difficult.
But what the scout cavalryman said next put his mind at ease.
"Reporting to the young marshal, although tens of thousands of cavalry have appeared ahead of us, their formation is very chaotic, and most of them are not wearing armor."
It looked like they were in a great hurry.
After hearing the scout's report, Li Qin's previously anxious heart was completely put at ease.
And it's completely stable now.
Because he knew that the tens of thousands of cavalrymen on the other side should be the main force of the 200,000-strong imperial army.
His formation was chaotic, and he rushed out without even putting on his armor properly.
This proves that the more than 200,000 troops on the other side were definitely completely unprepared.
Their tens of thousands of cavalry charged out solely to buy time for the more than 100,000 troops behind them.
Completely relieved, Li Qin immediately ordered the army to halt and said:
"Form ranks, archers forward, swordsmen and shieldmen for protection, heavy infantry in front, and cavalry gathering on both flanks."
After Li Qin gave the order, the army quickly formed ranks and placed the archers at the front of the army and the heavy infantry behind them.
They then waited for the enemy cavalry to arrive.
He knew that the enemy was basically unarmored, which proved that they had very little protection.
Facing a hail of arrows would result in massive casualties.
On the other side, Qin Yong led tens of thousands of cavalrymen, determined to die, and charged towards Li Qin's army.
His goal in this battle was no longer victory.
Because he knew that his participation in this battle was basically a death sentence.
He led his army out solely to risk his life to stop Li Qin.
This will allow the main force to prepare for battle.
As the cavalry continued their charge, Qin Yong finally saw Li Qin's army formation on the opposite side.
But the moment he saw it, he was utterly devastated.
Li Qin's army formation opposite them was exceptionally tight.
Countless large shields came together, forming a tight defensive line.
Sharp spears protruded from the gaps in the shield.
Upon witnessing this, Qin Yong immediately ordered his troops to move to the flanks to find an opening.
Because he knew that if they went up like this, they would only be heading for death.
Just as they were preparing to turn and move towards the flank of Li Qinjun's formation.
Then they saw some military flags in the opposite army formation tilting forward and then starting to wave.
Then they heard faint sounds coming from the opposite army formation.
"Release the arrows."
Qin Yong immediately realized something was wrong. He knew that the officers in the opposing army formation had seen the waving of the military flag and were now loudly ordering their troops to move.
Then a barrage of arrows rained down from the opposing army's formation.
At this moment, most of the cavalrymen in the charge were not wearing armor and were immediately shot down.
His cavalry suffered heavy losses immediately.
He knew that the second wave of arrows from the opposite side was about to arrive, and finally, Qin Yong gritted his teeth and gave the order to the people around him:
"Don't change targets, charge straight at the enemy's formation, follow me."
As he spoke, he charged forward, taking the lead.
Then his flag began to move forward.
Only the cavalrymen behind them had no idea what was happening.
They saw Qin Yong's general's flag move forward, and they immediately followed Qin Yong's general's flag and moved forward as well.
Sitting atop the army formation, holding a small flag, he watched Qin Yong, who was about to charge into his tightly packed formation.
He shook his head regretfully and said:
"They're very brave, but that's just courting death, though they were already looking for it anyway."
Even well-organized and well-equipped cavalry dared not easily charge against the heavily fortified infantry formations.
Moreover, given their current chaotic formation, what about their situation?
Li Qin then immediately waved the small flag in his hand.
Then a personal guard riding a horse and carrying a large flag immediately waved the corresponding flag according to the small flag waved by Li Qin.
He ordered Liu Chenghui, the commander in the front formation, to block Qin Yong's cavalry.
Then Li Qin waved his small flag to a cavalryman holding a banner in another direction.
Then the cavalryman waved his flag at a soldier holding a flag in the distance.
Then, in the corresponding location in the distance, another soldier holding a flag also waved the corresponding flag.
The corresponding orders were quickly relayed to the cavalry in the distance.
Wang Taihe and Peng Jiahu, leading over ten thousand cavalrymen on the left and right flanks, immediately launched an attack.
They began to attack the Qin cavalry from both flanks.
Qin Yong's tens of thousands of cavalrymen were immediately thrown into disarray, their equipment inadequate, and their morale low, finding themselves caught in a pincer attack from three sides.
Looking at the small flag in his hand that conveyed the order, Li Qin had to admit that it was still the most effective tool on the battlefield.
It's much faster to relay orders now.
With a wave of my hand, I can receive it instantly on the other side.
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