"Archers, keep firing!"
Shan Jing and Zou Dan were extremely nervous.
The two of them were civil officials who had previously followed Gongsun Zan in fighting the Wuhuan people.
Unfortunately, the Wuhuan people were not easily defeated, and the two spent most of their time helping Gongsun Zan with civil affairs.
However, they were not completely clueless about going to the battlefield.
Upon seeing the enemy cavalry launch their charge, they immediately ordered their own soldiers to prepare for defense, ready to meet the cavalry's onslaught like crashing waves.
Gongsun Zan's army's flying goose formation was in the shape of the Chinese character "人" (ren, meaning person), and the cavalry charged at the intersection of this "人" shape.
As long as we pile up men here and use layers of defense to withstand the cavalry's charge and slow them down, we can trap the cavalry.
Then, the White Horse Cavalry launched a counterattack and entered the battlefield, allowing Gongsun Zan to gain the upper hand in this battle.
The key point is to create an opportunity for the White Horse Cavalry by inflicting heavy casualties on the infantry.
This is why experienced cavalry generals like Gongsun Zan would use four thousand infantrymen, led by Shan Jing and Zou Dan, to slow down the enemy cavalry with their lives.
Furthermore, in Gongsun Zan's view, if the infantry died, as long as they were given food and supplies, many more could be recruited.
But cavalry like the White Horse Cavalry were not something that could be summoned at a moment's notice!
Just as Zhang Liao led two thousand cavalry in a charge, and Shan Jing and Zou Dan defended the position, Gongsun Zan also shouted:
"Yan Gang, the White Horse Cavalry, prepare to attack from their rear!"
"I will bury these two thousand cavalrymen beneath the walls of Yi County!"
"I'd love to see what kind of expression Liu Wei will have on his face after these two thousand cavalrymen are wiped out! Haha!"
"Dare to touch my tiger whiskers, Gongsun Zan? I'll show him I'm not some pushover!"
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