Liu Fa?

Wan Yansheng was a little confused. Isn't Liu Fa the commander-in-chief of the Western Army? How could he lead a cavalry to harass the flanks? Then who would he leave his army to command?

But to say that the information is wrong? Probably not.

Is...is there anything missing?

However, the military situation was urgent at this time, and Wan Yansheng could not think through the matter before issuing orders. He could only act according to circumstances and act according to circumstances.

"Send the order! Eat this Qi army with a kidnapping horse!"

No matter how you look at it, there is nothing wrong with this choice.

The Jin people's cavalry had an advantage and was their biggest reliance throughout the fight. But at this time, the Qi army actually took the initiative to use cavalry to provoke them. Didn't this hit the muzzle of a gun?

…

"Report! The Qi army has been defeated!"

"But the formation of the Qi army is not in chaos, and the leader is undoubtedly Liu Fa!"

Listening to the messenger's report, Wan Yansheng frowned again.

The cavalry battle between the two sides naturally ended with the victory of the Jin soldiers.

The Jin people's Guaizima were originally the most powerful cavalry at this time, and they were more numerous than the Qi army. It would be damned if they couldn't defeat them if they pounced on them.

But the actions of this Qi army made Wan Yansheng feel a little abnormal.

They dared to take the initiative to attack the flanks of the Jin army, and after fighting with the Jin army's cavalry for a long time, they could retreat calmly. This is indeed not a result that ordinary generals can achieve.

It seems that this Qi army is indeed led by Liu Fa?

However, if Liu Fa leads the army, who will be in charge of the army?

Could it be that the information that Zhong Pingyuan stayed in the capital was false information?

Then there is a new question. Zhong Pingyuan's status in the Western Army is slightly lower than Liu Fa. How could he command Liu Fa to be the forward?

Who could it be if it wasn't Zhong Pingyuan? It couldn't be the new emperor of the Qi Dynasty, could it?

It makes no sense. Although the new emperor was once the Grand Marshal of the Northwestern Army, Wan Yansheng believed that it was impossible for a prince who had read poetry and literature in the Qi Dynasty to truly control the military power of the three armies. At most, he was a nominal leader.

What's more, he has just seized the throne as emperor, the political situation is unstable, and he is not sitting in the capital, so what is he doing in the army?

Impossible, impossible.

Wan Yansheng still couldn't figure out what was going on, but since he had already reached this point, there was no point in thinking more about it.

"Order, before the Qi army has gained a foothold, use heavy cavalry to penetrate the Qi army's main formation! Pierce them directly!"

In Wan Yansheng's view, the elite cavalry of the Qi army was worthy of attention, while the infantry was often defeated at the first touch.

Now that he had repulsed the elite cavalry of the Qi Dynasty, he could seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, attack the infantry, and defeat the Qi army's main formation, so he could naturally win in one battle.

…

Liu Fa led the remnants of the cavalry to withdraw to the infantry square of his army in an orderly manner, and then began to reorganize the formation.

This battle was a tough battle, but Liu Fa's goal was not to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers, but to achieve two purposes: one was to delay the Jin soldiers and gain time for his infantry to line up and deploy; the other was to show the enemy

In order to be weak, they further exploited the fact that the Jin people despised the combat power of the Qi army to make a fuss.

The emperor has already said that the biggest reliance in this battle is that the Jin people do not know the situation of the Qi army.

The Jin people did not know the specific combat strength of the Western Army at this time, nor did they know that their emperor was actually a master of military operations.

If you continue to use the same tactics as other Qi armies to defeat the Western army, you will definitely suffer defeat.

The current emperor's idea is to make the most of this information gap and create the greatest results.

Liu Fa didn't know exactly what the emperor wanted to do, he just faithfully carried out the emperor's plan.

At this time, he could regroup, integrate his entire army, and wait quietly.

The Jin people indeed launched an attack.

For the Jin people, since the cavalry has won, as long as the Qi army's infantry formation is broken up, the victory or defeat will be announced immediately.

However, what the Jin people didn't expect was that this infantry was different from all the infantry they had encountered before!

Taizu Sheng defeated the Northern Barbarians. In the early days, there were few horses, so they relied on foot control.

The Northern Barbarians were not afraid of the cavalry in the hands of Sheng Taizu at first. When they saw the cavalry and infantry marching together, they would pretend to be defeated and lure the cavalry to chase them. After the cavalry and infantry were separated, they would turn around and attack the cavalry.

And now, the Western Army in the hands of Sheng Taizu has been trained and has the strength to fight the Adamantine Cavalry head-on!

When facing the first round of impact, these infantrymen raised their spears one after another, formed a forest-like spear formation, and fought to the death!

This point is somewhat similar to General Han Fuyue's victory over the Jin soldiers.

It can only be said that the tactics of famous generals in the world are often similar, especially when the cards in their hands are similar.

However, the Western Army at this time still has a certain gap compared to General Han Fuyue's personal soldiers. It is basically impossible to not retreat even one step, but as long as we try hard to maintain the formation from collapsing, it will fall into a melee after the cavalry loses its impact.

, is enough.

Wanyan Sheng frowned slightly.

The combat power of this Western Army... is so powerful?

It was obviously beyond his expectation.

Wan Yansheng had long known that the Western Army was very strong, and even fought against the Jin people under Taiyuan City. But at this time, the Western Army seemed... stronger?

He didn't know that this was because the mentality of the Western Army had undergone tremendous changes.

In the past, the Western Army, even if it destroyed the country of Xixia, and even if it served under King Yun, the marshal of the Northwest Army, it still could not be compared with today's Western Army.

The Qi Dynasty's army was divided into several levels.

The worst group is the various armies, which are basically recruited refugees from various places. This kind of army cannot even defeat the rogue bandits.

The better group is the various forbidden troops. Although they are considered professional soldiers, their military discipline is lax and the problem of empty pay is also serious. They have no problem fighting bandits, but they are defeated when they encounter Jin people.

The strongest group is naturally the Western Army. Since it has been fighting Xixia all year round, it has the strongest combat power.

But the previous Western Army was still a warrior, the lowest level of the entire Qi Dynasty court. Even people like Zhong Pingyuan were criticized by the court, let alone other soldiers?

But after King Yun ascended the throne, countless measures were taken to improve the morale of these warriors.

Whether it is adequate food and salary, or generous rewards after winning a battle, they are all material guarantees.

And more importantly, spiritual protection!

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he used many methods to improve the status of military officials, whether it was killing various traitorous and corrupt officials, re-employing Liu Fa, Zhong Pingyuan, or removing the favor of officials...

Various measures showed that the new emperor attached great importance to warriors.

If you don't serve this kind of emperor, what are you waiting for?

If the Jin people win, then the next scenario is very likely that the new emperor will be deposed and the former emperor who was kidnapped to the Jin camp will be restored. At that time, they soldiers will be reduced to the lowest level in an instant and be eliminated.

Those civil servants were riding on top.

Therefore, for these warriors, this battle must be won!

On this point, everyone from the generals to the soldiers are equally determined.

So at this time, even if the infantry resists the cavalry, they can still fight.

…

Liu Fa had reintegrated the elite cavalry of the Western Army, but he had not yet waited for the emperor's order to outflank the troops.

But the Jin people have already charged into the military formation, several times!

The cruelty of cold weapon combat sometimes manifests itself in one-sided massacres, and sometimes manifests itself in the form of blunt knives slicing flesh.

When there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, they can often achieve an extremely exaggerated battle loss ratio. This is because after one side retreats, the other side only needs to chase and kill; but when the two sides are close in strength, each other's killing efficiency is very low.

At this time, every one or two hours of fighting, both sides would retreat and reorganize before fighting again.

In the process of going back and forth like this, Jin people have obviously become more and more impatient.

Because they couldn't figure out why the infantry formation in front of them looked shaky but couldn't be broken through?

This infantry is like a huge mud puddle, and it also has a taunting function, which firmly sucks the golden man!

It can only be said that the combat effectiveness of this infantry at this time is just right.

If the combat effectiveness of this infantry is too strong, then the Jin people will suffer heavy losses in a single charge. Wanyan Sheng will not charge foolishly anymore, and may think of other ways;

If the combat effectiveness of this infantry was weaker, the Jin people might have broken through the defense line, causing a major defeat.

Only in this situation, the Jin people always felt that they could defeat them with the next charge, but they were defended by the Western Army at a very extreme state.

The previous attacks and massive casualties all turned into sunk costs for the Jin people.

Under such circumstances, how can the Jin people be willing to give up?

And in such a fierce battle, the surrounding situation is also undergoing subtle changes...

…

"Report! Qi's King Qin's army seems to be moving closer to us, and there is a tendency to form an encirclement!"

After hearing the report from the messenger, Wan Yansheng frowned and finally realized that something was wrong with the situation.

In fact, Wan Yansheng had already expected that these King Qin's troops would take action, but he didn't pay too much attention.

Firstly, it was because he knew that these King Qin's troops were useless and vulnerable. If he fought too carefully, it would play into the Western Army's ambitions; secondly, he confidently believed that he could directly overwhelm the Western Army and defeat them.

After the Western Army, even if these King Qin troops surrounded them, they would still have too many solutions.

But now, he didn't rush down the Western Army's position, which was in trouble.

But before he had time to make a decision, the Qi army's cavalry was dispatched again!

Liu Fa had been leading his cavalry to rest for a long time. At this time, he finally led all the elite cavalry of the Western Army to outflank him, seeming to form an encirclement!

Wan Yansheng's face was gloomy, and he held the horse's rein tightly with both hands: "Retreat!"
To be continued...