In other words, the version of the war has long since changed.

Unfortunately, the people of Cochin did not keep up with the version.

They are still stuck in the memory of the last war.

What is even more unfortunate for the Cochin people is that in the past ten years, they have not conducted large-scale foreign wars.

We only had small-scale contact with Chenla and Champa people on the border.

Ten years of peace, for the army in the cold weapon era, is enough to turn a heroic lion into a decayed army with no combat effectiveness.

the reason is simple.

A standing army is of little use in peacetime.

Therefore, all parties will reach out to the military.

They paid empty wages, drank soldiers' blood, deducted military rations, and treated soldiers as free labor force, driving them to do various chores and even giving them to officials to cultivate land.

It was like this in the Song Dynasty, it was like this in the Liao Dynasty, and Jiaozhi is certainly not exempt from the custom.

Therefore, the army now commanded by Li Changjie has actually undergone qualitative changes from the Cochin army ten years ago.

In the eyes of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, the Jiaozhi Army ten years ago was considered weak, but its organization and training were pretty good.

And now these troops led by Li Changjie?

In fact, most of them are pieced together from Taiyuan, Shenglongfu and other places.

Only a few troops were brought back from the southern border by Li Changjie.

Barely able to have some fighting ability.

Therefore, although Li Changjie is a veteran general with rich experience in commanding troops.

The arrangements he made were also very reasonable.

However, something went wrong at the execution level of the Cochin army.

Most of the trenches that should have been dug immediately after setting up camp were simply dealt with.

The defense of the camp was only a show-off.

What's even worse is that most of the guards who are supposed to be on patrol at night are fishing.

He even fell asleep directly at his post.

This is easy to understand.

First, Thang Long Palace did not give enough money to begin with, and they lacked enthusiasm.

Many people were hungry even before setting off for the expedition.

Second, the Cochin people had no experience in guarding against cavalry night attacks.

In the minds of most soldiers and officers, they don't even have the concept of preventing night attacks.

Therefore, when the cavalry commanded by Xu Kenan launched an attack, the Jiaochin people did not react immediately.

Most of the sentinels were awakened from their sleep.

Then, they looked at the Song Army cavalry galloping in the night.

Although there was moonlight tonight, the hazy night made it impossible for them to distinguish the number of incoming cavalry.

The tactics adopted by Xu Kenan's troops exerted their greatest effect at this time.

In the darkness, the sound of countless horse hooves sounded from all directions.

These Cochin soldiers thought they were encountering thousands of cavalry.

Many people were frightened on the spot and immediately rolled and crawled and ran backwards.

This is their instinctive reaction.

While running, they were still crying: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"The Beikou is coming!"

Their cries immediately woke up the sleeping soldiers in the camp.

And the young men sleeping around the camp.

At this time, Xu Kenan's cavalry had arrived in front of the Jiaozhi camp, about thirty steps away.

Racing at high speed, the cavalrymen filled their bows and arrows.

One arrow after another, wrapped in oilcloth, had been set on fire.

In the darkness, they aimed at the looming Cochin fort ahead.

Those places with firelight.

Puff puff!

The bowstring sounded, and sharp arrows shot out from the string.

The soldiers who were awakened ran out of their tents in a panic, many of them without even taking their weapons.

Then, they saw countless rockets shooting towards them.

Several unlucky ones were shot through the body by powerful arrows.

Wailing and rolling around in the camp.

More rockets landed in the camp.

They instantly ignite everything they can.

Wooden walls, tents, fodder...

Cochin in April is already very dry.

These rockets immediately caused a fire. Originally, if it was a qualified army, it would be necessary to organize young men to put out the fire, and at the same time organize sword and shield men to go forward to prevent the enemy's cavalry from setting up camp.

But the Cochin army was not.

What's more, there are thousands of young and strong civilians in their camp.

Therefore, their first reaction was not to put out the fire, let alone resist.

Instead, he turned around and ran.

The reason is very simple. In the darkness outside the camp, the cavalry of the Song Army were still using their bows to shoot at the Jiaozhi camp.

More and more rockets were fired into the camp, setting more things on fire and hitting more unlucky people.

Therefore, the young and strong people could not bear it at first.

Driven by instinct, they turned and ran.

Then the soldiers also started running away.

Even a few brave officers wanted to stabilize the situation.

But there are so many people running for their lives.

These brave officers were even pushed to the ground by the fleeing crowd.

Ying Xiao happened!

Xu Kenan's cavalry had long fought in Xihe.

Inside the Jiaozhi camp, there was almost a strange phenomenon, and they even just noticed that the defense of the camp was extremely empty and lax.

They were already ready to set up camp.

After three rounds of shooting, there was no counterattack as expected, and the enemy cavalry was not even seen leaving the camp.

Everyone screamed, then reined in their horses and put away their bows.

They took out the standard heavy ax and mace.

Then, in the dark, relying on tacit understanding and experience, they quickly completed the reorganization of the cavalry formation in front of the formation.

From the three-three-five-five-four-five scattered star formation, it became a standard armored cavalry assault formation.

The formation became one one two two five five.

Also known as the wedge formation, this is also a classic armored cavalry tactic that has appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and flourished during the Five Dynasties period.

In the Battle of Qicheng, a classic battle of the Later Tang Dynasty and the fall of the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Siyuan led 3,000 cavalry to adopt this assault formation, broke into the formation of the Central Army of the Later Liang Dynasty, defeated the main force of the Liang Army in one fell swoop, and beheaded 20,000 people.

The Song Army's cavalry was actually not good at this wedge-shaped formation of cavalry assault.

The Scattered Star Formation is what the Song Army cavalry is good at.

But the enemy was so good that Xu Kenan felt that if he didn't set foot in the camp, he would have regrets in his life.

Almost the entire Song Army cavalry had similar thoughts to him.

They are all veterans of many battles, and their reaction speed before the battle and their experience in facing the enemy are already impeccable.

So, without instructions or orders from anyone, everyone spontaneously formed a camp formation.
Chapter completed!