These horses were not panicked on the battlefield. They raised their heads, neighed, and rushed forward with a rumble.
As the bows and arrows were shot, the troops from both sides quickly collided with each other.
The battle broke out at this moment.
And from the moment it broke out, it was a very fierce battle.
In fact, in many ancient wars, there was no such thing as a battle of wits. Many ingenious strategies and tactics only existed in the writings of literati, or in fantasy.
Men of letters like the feeling of having their battles reduced to ashes while they are chatting and laughing, and they like to plan and win battles from thousands of miles away.
In fact, nothing is that easy, nor is it that mysterious.
For both sides, war is a contest of numbers, a contest of willpower, and a contest of military quality. Beyond that, there is little else.
As for sneak attacks and counter-sneak attacks, infiltration and counter-infiltration, they do not play such a big role in large-scale military operations.
Because in the wars of this era, you cannot carry out decapitation operations.
This war was a vivid manifestation of cold weapon warfare. Both sides rushed together in an instant and started fighting each other desperately.
Although it can be described in a very fantasy and strategic way, in reality it is just the vanguards of both sides fighting on the battlefield. As for the rear, each side has its own support.
At this time, if one party shows signs of decline, that party will suffer.
If An Bangyan's men showed signs of decline, whether on the left wing, right wing or center, the Ming army would send reinforcements; the same was true for the Ming army.
Whoever has more troops and more reserves will win.
Sitting on his horse, Yuan Keli glanced at Li Biao beside him and asked calmly, "Have the people we sent out returned?"
"Your Excellency, I'm back." Zhang Yanfang nodded and said respectfully, "There are no enemies on the left and right wings. I've also sent out cavalry. If they find any trace of the enemy on the left and right wings, they will report back immediately."
Yuan Keli nodded, understanding what was going on.
In fact, before any war, as long as the fighting started, people would definitely be sent to the left and right wings to check, otherwise they would be ambushed; and it was not so easy to ambush the enemy.
It is very rare for a general to only care about the front and not the back, or the left and not the right, unless the general is a fool. Obviously, neither side is that stupid, so this battle becomes a contest of strength.
Seeing that the cavalry charging forward seemed to be about to break up the enemy's formation, Yuan Keli quickly perked up his attention.
It is unrealistic to pin your hopes on the fact that your two thousand cavalrymen can break through the enemy's formation.
This amount of cavalry is too small, and it is also temporarily assembled.
Although the enemy was also a motley crowd, they were also from the southwest and were very fierce. It would be impossible to win with just these two thousand cavalrymen, and Yuan Keli didn't expect to rely on them alone. He just wanted these two thousand cavalrymen to tear a hole in the enemy's battle formation.
Obviously, the two thousand cavalrymen had already done it. Yuan Keli knew that the time was ripe, and he directly ordered: "Attack!"
The infantrymen at the back quickly pressed forward and rushed towards the battlefield. Although the team looked a little scattered, it was still very imposing.
Looking at such soldiers, Yuan Keli felt helpless and turned to look at Li Biao.
Li Biao's face was full of embarrassment.
These are the people under his command, but he has no choice. There are some things he doesn’t understand, and even if he understands some things he can’t do, so this is the only way.
Yuan Keli could understand without saying anything to Li Biao. If all the troops were as elite and powerful as the ones Qi Yuangong brought, then things in the southwest would be much easier. He wouldn't have to waste so much effort and could just push forward smoothly.
After the infantry arrived, a larger-scale battle between the Ming army and An Bangyan began.
The two sides quickly engaged in a fight, with shouts of killing deafening and dust rising high on the battlefield.
For a while, the two sides were fighting hard, both with the same desire for life and the same hope for the future, they shed their blood on this land.
On the top of Bijie City.
Zhang Cheng and Zhang Zhongmou looked at the scene in front of them. After looking at each other, they both saw the relief in each other's eyes.
I am so lucky, I almost couldn’t hold on just now!
Neither of them expected that reinforcements would arrive at this time and save their lives.
Turning his head to glance at Zhang Zhongmou beside him, Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "There is always a way out! If it had been any later, I'm afraid it would have been too late. I'm really lucky!"
Zhang Zhongmou also smiled and said, "I am indeed lucky. The most important thing is that I didn't leave last night. If I had listened to you and left Bijie City last night, I would probably be beheaded by now."
After hearing this, Zhang Cheng's face flashed with embarrassment, and at the same time he said with some guilt: "Your Excellency is right, it was me who almost hurt you."
If Zhang Zhongmou had run away before the reinforcements arrived, it would have been somewhat understandable; but when the reinforcements arrived, he still ran away, and only held out for one day before running away that same night. In this situation, he would definitely have been severely punished, and there would have been basically no other outcome.
"Okay, who would have thought that reinforcements would arrive so quickly." Zhang Zhongmou said with a smile: "It seems that something happened that we don't know about."
"Why do you say that, sir?" Zhang Cheng asked with a smile.
Now he was really happy and couldn't help but smile, so his smile was very bright when he spoke, even though the two of them were talking about a very serious matter.
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