All Realms Landing

Chapter 277 Merging State Army ([-])
Tang Xiu's "accusation" of the Bingzhou Army's battle formation soon spread throughout the Bingzhou Army.

The [-] Bingzhou soldiers were very upset.

They are an elite army that has fought against foreign races many times. In the past, they have always been invincible against foreign races. They were said to be "not practical?"

Amidst the discussions among fifty thousand soldiers, Tang Xiu and Zhang Liao each chose a troop.

A army of soldiers and horses is the number of one thousand, and it is divided into two villages, four songs, and so on.

Because it was simulating the Bingzhou army fighting against foreigners, Zhang Liao chose a thousand cavalry as part of his army.

The foreigners are all cavalry, better at riding and shooting!
The Bingzhou army selected by Tang Xiu was based on the standard of the ordinary Bingzhou army, including both cavalry and infantry.

One part consists of 2 songs, each with 500 soldiers and horses.

Tang Xiu picked out 500 cavalry for one track, and 500 infantry for another.

And each song is divided into 2 villages, each with 250 soldiers and horses.

Tang Xiu summoned the two military marquises who each commanded a troop, and the four village chiefs who each commanded a troop, to his side, and taught him the formation and semaphore that he was about to use.

It was only a thousand soldiers and horses, and there were two military lords and four village chiefs to lead them respectively. The method of battle flags taught by Tang Xiu was not complicated, and the preparations would be completed soon.

The thousand cavalry on Zhang Liao's side were already familiar with the previous battle formations of the Bingzhou Army, so they completed their preparations early.

A thousand soldiers and horses from each side confronted each other far above the school field.

One of Tang Xiu's soldiers and horses had red cloth tied to their arms, it was the Red Fang.

And one of the soldiers and horses on Zhang Liao's side, with black cloth tied to their arms, is Black Fang.

This method of tying red and black cloths was proposed by Tang Xiu, and it actually benefited Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals a lot.

After all, in this era, even if there are battles and drills, it is impossible to achieve such fineness.

And the reason why Tang Xiu uttered big words, directly accusing the Bingzhou Army of being impractical in battle formation, was because of the glory of the "era".After all, "Wu Mu's Last Letter" was written by Yue Fei, and it was the pinnacle art of war that surpassed several eras of the Han Dynasty.

"General, the last general will not show mercy."

On the platform where Tang Xiu confronted Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao spoke quietly.

The implication is that it is still too late for Tang Xiu to repent at this time, just to lose some face.

And in the next battle, if Tang Xiu was defeated, he might completely lose his prestige in the Bingzhou Army.

Tang Xiu smiled slightly and said, "No need to say much, let's get started!"

Since he uttered big words, directly accused the Bingzhou Army of being impractical, and proposed a drill, he was naturally prepared.

His plan is to directly subdue Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zang Ba and other Bingzhou generals with his strength!
In the military, the strong are always respected!
The sound of war drums.

The practice war between Tang Xiu and Zhang Liao started.

Soldiers on both sides held the wooden weapons used in the drill, covered with white ash. Once a soldier was hit, it represented "death in battle" and had to leave immediately.

With the sound of rumbling horseshoes, under Zhang Liao's flag, a group of one thousand cavalry began to charge.

A thousand cavalry charged, although not as powerful as Tang Xiu's [-] Xiliang iron cavalry that swept across all directions, it should not be underestimated.

For a timid new recruit, facing the charge of a thousand cavalry, I am afraid that I will lose my courage and lose my combat power.

However, the drills on both sides were all the Bingzhou Army, so naturally there was no such problem.

Despite this kind of drill, there is also the danger of horses trampling people to death!
What Zhang Liao used was the Arrow Array, which, as the name suggests, formed the entire army into an arrow shape.

The position of the main general is at the front, so it is suitable for brave generals with high combat effectiveness.Since the troops at the front are very dense, it is also an assault formation.

The cavalry of the Bingzhou Army are most familiar with the front and arrow formations, and they are also the most skilled in using them.

Because in the Bingzhou Army, the most important thing is brave generals with high combat effectiveness.For example, the former general Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, etc., all of them are brave and powerful.

The front and arrow formation is also the most suitable battle formation for the cavalry of the Bingzhou Army!

As soon as Zhang Liao came up, he used the strongest cavalry formation in the Bingzhou Army to prepare for a charge, and he pushed a group of troops under Tang Xiu's command into a disadvantage. As he said, he showed no mercy.

Tang Xiu smiled slightly, and also unfolded the command flag.

The military lords and village chiefs who had been taught the method of battle formation by him also began to operate.

The battle formation he used was the Pingrong Wanquan formation.

This is the formation method that Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi personally made and awarded to the general in the Song Dynasty, so it was highly valued at that time.

The Pingrong Wanquan Formation is composed of five armies, front, back, left, middle, and right.

As the main force, the infantry is in the center of the formation, while the cavalry is deployed in the front, rear, left, and right sides to serve as guards and protect and cover the central formation.

This is a conservative defensive formation to achieve the purpose of using infantry as the main force to fight against the cavalry of steppe nomads.

This is also an extremely effective battle formation against the grassland nomads, much higher than the original battle formation of the Bingzhou Army.

After all, it is a method of warfare several eras ahead of the Han Dynasty!
Facing the [-] cavalry commanded by Zhang Liao, the cavalry in Ping Rong Wan's formation, who served as vigilance and protection, charged up one after another under Tang Xiu's command.

The cavalry from four directions attacked in an orderly manner, and immediately stopped the thousand cavalry commanded by Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao's complexion changed slightly, he waved his command flag, and half replaced the front arrow formation with mandarin duck formation.

This is what Tang Xiu taught him before!
His original battle formation method was to transform the arrow formation into a long snake formation, but as Tang Xiu said, if he is attacked at this moment, he will easily be defeated in one blow!
It's a flaw!
And changing the front arrow formation into a mandarin duck formation instead of a long snake formation, there is no such flaw.

The mandarin duck formation, also known as the Liangyi formation, separates the team in twos, and then becomes a junior cavalry, which is suitable for the thousand cavalry to charge back and forth.

Tang Xiu was amused, Zhang Liao learned what he learned, and used it properly, he really is a talent.

But whether it is the long snake formation or the mandarin duck formation, facing the "epoch-making" Pingrong Wanquan formation, they are all at a disadvantage!
He waved the command flag, and the infantry in the center of the battlefield in the Pingrong Wanquan formation immediately charged out, and the target was half of the soldiers and horses in the mandarin duck formation!
Go all out!

In fact, at this time, only if the infantry has chariots can they play the greatest role against the cavalry.

But even if there were no chariots prepared, the five hundred infantry charged with all their strength, and immediately threw Zhang Liao's mandarin duck formation into chaos.

Competence has been judged.

Tang Xiu still had a smile on his face, neither flamboyant nor impetuous.

Zhang Liao's face was pale, and he looked at Tang Xiu with complicated eyes. As expected of the world-renowned Peerless General, he has learned the lesson!Beyond the formation of troops, he still has a lot to learn and improve!
(End of this chapter)