Chapter 2473: The Great Victory of Haojing (8) Wang Jian vs. Li Shimin

On the plain of Haojing ruins, the battle between Yuwen Chengdu and Li Yuanba has not yet ended, but the contest between the Qin and Tang armies has already begun.

The eight thousand troops on the right flank of the Qin army, led by Gongsun Yan, began to break away from the central army and quickly circled towards the flank of the Tang army.

This news was also immediately passed back by the Tang Army spies.

"Report... to inform my lord, Gongsun Yan's right army, with five thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry, a total of eight thousand Qin troops, is attacking our right wing."

"Order Li Key to use his 10,000 troops to stop Gongsun Yan." Li Shimin ordered calmly, relying on you.

"Report... to inform my lord, Gongsun Xuanyuan's left army, with six thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry, a total of nine thousand Qin troops, is attacking our left flank."

"What?"

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.

He thought that Wang Jian would leave Xuanyuan in the central army. After all, Yuwen Cheng was not here, and Xuanyuan was the strongest combat force of the Qin army. If he stayed in the central army, it would be more useful, but he did not expect that Wang Jian would send Xuanyuan out as well.

Of course, this was not the news that surprised him the most. What surprised him most was that the Qin army's cavalry had once again divided its troops.

The most troublesome thing for Li Shimin among the Qin army was the fifteen thousand cavalry.

If the Tang army had not had 10,000 cavalry, the Qin army's cavalry could have defeated the 60,000 Tang army head-on.

Li Shimin originally thought that Wang Jian would use the cavalry together, but he did not expect that the other party would not only allocate 3,000 cavalry to the right army, but also allocate 3,000 to the left army.

Fifteen thousand cavalry together are invincible, but Wang Jian divided them into three and used them?

This arrangement is really a bit outrageous.

You know, the greater the number of cavalry, the stronger the cohesion and the greater the impact.

If Wang Jian gathered fifteen thousand cavalry, Li Shimin would be afraid.

But now that he took the initiative to disperse the cavalry, didn't he take the initiative to give the Tang army a chance to defeat them one by one?

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.

The Qin army's cavalry dispersed, and the combat power of the central army was weakened, while the combat power of the two wings was strengthened.

If the Tang army did not support cavalry on both wings and relied solely on infantry to fight in formation, it would be difficult to stop Da Qin's coordinated infantry and cavalry operations.

Of course, overall, the benefits must outweigh the disadvantages, and Li Shimin was even more puzzled.

What is Wang Jian doing for?

Will he fight or not?

"I thought Wang Jian was a famous general, but now it seems that he is nothing more than that. If Ying Hao chooses him as the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, this battle will undoubtedly be defeated."

Li Shimin's face was full of confidence, and he immediately ordered: "Send Zhao She the order to have his headquarters block Gongsun Xuanyuan."

"promise."

After the messenger soldiers left, Changsun Wuji said: "My lord, neither Zhao She nor Li Keyong have cavalry under their command. Can our army also support some cavalry on both wings to enhance the combat power of the two wings?"

"We can't divide our troops, at least not now. Wang Jian's central army still has 9,000 cavalry, and the total number of our cavalry is only 10,000. If we divide our troops, we will fall into Wang Jian's plan." Li Shimin said solemnly.

"But if there is no cavalry support, once the field battle begins, Zhao She and Li Keyong alone may not be able to block the left and right wings of the Qin army."

"There is no need to block it, just buy enough time for our army to let our middle army swallow the Qin army's middle army."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji suddenly realized.

It turns out that the lord wanted to concentrate his superior forces and defeat the Chinese army led by Wang Jian in one fell swoop.

The Qin army only had 30,000 troops in total, and the left and right wings had lost 17,000 troops. The central army only had 13,000 troops, but the Tang army still had 40,000 troops.

Forty thousand Tang troops fought against 13,000 Qin troops. If they still couldn't win, the Tang troops wouldn't have to fight anymore and just surrender.

Changsun Wuji felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Shimin's arrangement, so he didn't persuade him much.

On the left wing, Gongsun Yan and Li Keyong met first. Without any communication between the two sides, the war started immediately, because even if they continued to spare, they would not be able to survive.

Gongsun Yan ordered Yue Yun to lead the cavalry to attack as arrows, while he himself led the infantry to cover the rear.

Li Keyong ordered Shi Jingtang and Kang Anyu to lead the spearmen to arrange a spear formation at the forefront, with the sword and shield troops in person, and the crossbow troops at the back.

The Tang army had thoroughly studied the Qin army's fighting style. After the spear formation, there was a shield formation and a crossbow formation.

In short, they blocked it step by step, resisted step by step, and gradually relieved Qin Qi's impact.

"kill……"

Cries of death rang out and a war broke out.

At the same time, Li Yuanba, who was entangled by Yu Wen Chengdu, couldn't help but frown when he heard the shouts of killing coming from the distance, and then continued to fight.

Everything in the outside world today has nothing to do with him. He just wants to defeat Yuwen Chengdu, his former defeated general, in order to safeguard his honor.

The cavalry led by Yue Yun did not hesitate at all. After launching three rounds of javelins, they directly ran into the hedgehog-like Tang Army's position.

The Tang State's annual steel production was limited and it was impossible to make all weapons made of steel. Therefore, the spears used by spearmen were all made of steel heads and wooden bodies.

To be precise, except for Qin, the spearmen of all countries use wooden spears.

Only the powerful and wealthy Qin State could allow its spearmen to use long spears that were made entirely of iron and weighed less than wooden spears.

The wooden gun body is not tough enough, even if there is a forest of guns, it can only resist the iron cavalry for a moment.

Click, click...

Pieces of wooden spears were directly broken, and then a large number of soldiers were knocked away. However, many of the Qin army's most advanced cavalry were also stabbed to death by random spears.

After all, the cavalry under Wang Jian's command are not heavy armored cavalry. They are only equipped with light armor. Their defense power is limited and they cannot withstand high damage.

Just one collision caused the Qin army to lose more than a hundred riders, but it also tore a hole in the Tang army's position, and what followed was a real battle.

"Kill."

Yue Yun vigorously wielded the golden hammer and rushed to the forefront, fighting a bloody path to clear the way for the army. But as soon as he broke through the gun formation, he was entangled by a Tang general.

The coming general is none other than Shi Jingtang.

As the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty during the late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shi Jingtang was also a general. He participated in the "Liang-Jin Struggle for Hegemony", charged into battle, had outstanding military exploits, and his military force reached the peak of the divine general level, and he was only one step away from the God of War.

Shi Jingtang may not be able to defeat Yue Yun in the early stage of the Divine General, but he will never lose too quickly.

boom……

The hammers and halberds collided, and the wind pressure caused by the huge impact blew away the soldiers around them.

After a fierce attack, Yue Yun failed to capture the general, so he could only fight steadily.

After the three thousand Qin cavalry lost the fierce general Yue Yun, they were still affected to some extent, and their impact became much weaker.

Under Li Keyong's layer-by-layer blocking tactics, the impact of the three thousand Qin cavalry on the left became weaker and weaker, sinking deeper and deeper into the enemy's territory, and were likely to be completely blocked by the Tang army.

"Report... General Li Keyong on the left wing has started a war with Gongsun Yan's troops."

"I'm not blind, I can see."

After saying this, Li Shimin held up his telescope, a smile flashed across his face, and he thought to himself: The Qin army's tactics against cavalry are really easy to use.

When it comes to cavalry warfare, the Qin Army is truly the number one. Even the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, two horse-riding countries, have been surpassed by the Qin Army due to their equipment advantages.

When it comes to infantry fighting cavalry, the Qin Army deserves to be the first. Most of today's infantry fighting cavalry tactics are basically passed down from the Qin Army.

In the past, Li Shimin did not imitate the Qin army's tactics, thinking that his own tactics were more suitable for his own army, but now he only has two words: "Zhenxiang".

It’s no wonder that the Qin army’s combat power is so strong, its equipment is good, and its tactics are so advanced, so its combat power can be weak.

"Wang Jian, you didn't expect that our guild would use the Qin army's tactics to deal with the Qin army." Li Shimin smiled and muttered to himself.

He could have commanded the central army, pounced directly on Wang Jian's central army, and defeated it by relying on his superior strength.

However, Wang Jian's various bizarre operations were completely different from what he expected every time, which made Li Shimin feel a little uneasy, but he didn't know what the problem was.

Therefore, before confirming the safety of both wings, Li Shimin naturally did not dare to trigger a decisive battle without authorization. If Wang Jian really had other back-ups, then he would take the initiative to send them to his door.

Now Gongsun Yan is blocked by Li Keyong. Depending on his posture, it won't be a problem to block him for an hour or two.

As for Zhao She?

In Li Shimin's heart, Zhao She was the general in the Tang Dynasty whose military ability was second only to him.

Li Keyong could use 10,000 troops to hold off the Qin army's infantry and cavalry for an hour or two. With Zhao She's talent, there would definitely be no problem.

With a gap of one or two hours, our own central army can take advantage of this time to devour the Qin army's central army.

The reason why Li Shimin left behind all his elite troops and generals was because he wanted to defeat Wang Jian's Chinese army in one fell swoop. Now that the chance of victory had arrived, he naturally would not remain indifferent.

"Command Headquarters..."

Just as Li Shimin was about to give the order, he found that the situation on the left wing was completely different from what he had imagined.

It's not that Zhao She is worse than Li Keyong, the same troops can't do the same thing, but the opponent they face, Gongsun Xuanyuan is much more powerful than Gongsun Yan.

Although the number of troops under Gongsun Xuanyuan's command is only a thousand more than that of Gongsun Yan, with the addition of Gongsun Xuanyuan, the increase in combat effectiveness is not even a tiny bit.

Gongsun Xuanyuan came to the cavalry in person and crushed the spear array, shield array, and sword array deployed by Zhao She along the way. He killed three generals of the Tang army in a row, almost as if he was in a deserted state.

As for Ma Shanwei, who was in charge of the left wing, seeing how fierce Xuanyuan was, how could he dare to fight alone?
To be continued...