Xiang Yu looked from a distance and saw that the Qi army's formation was indeed well-organized, able to advance and retreat freely, and their orders were flowing smoothly.
Once the flag language of the Chinese army changes, the entire military formation will react within a moment.
Xiang Yu thought that Qi's army had 30% more troops than his own, and in order to make his Chinese army's spear phalanx thicker, he rarely used twelve rows of deep phalanxes, which made the width of his entire army formation much smaller than that of the enemy. square.
If they fight in a traditional way, with Han Xin's ability, the Qi army can easily outflank its rear.
But now Xiang Yu has a way to defeat the enemy, using his own strengths to overcome the other's weaknesses.
The long board of the Chu army is excellent cavalry and a large number of long-range throwing weapons.
The two sides soon entered the stage of throwing arrows at each other.
Arrows all over the sky crisscrossed in the air.
The soldiers raised their shields and made various defensive formations.
The heavy infantrymen with swords and shields on both sides of the Chu army's spear phalanx used large shields to form a tight turtle shell formation, making it difficult for ordinary arrows to damage them.
There is also a row of heavy infantry with tigers and swords and shields in front of the pike phalanx, and a shield wall has been erected.
As for the top of the pike phalanx, the pikemen can only rely on the two-and-a-half-foot round shields they carry for defense.
At this time, the Chu army's crossbows showed their power.
The six hundred crossbows of the three Huben divisions launched six hundred stone bullets, which hit the Qi army's formation like hailstones.
With the sound of "crack, pop", the shields of Qi army soldiers kept coming, and their bodies were shattered by stone bullets.
However, the Qi soldiers had relatively strict discipline, and such casualties were not enough to cause the Qi army's four-mile-wide formation to be scattered.
At the same time, Xiang Yu suddenly led the three thousand fine cavalry at the end of the right wing to the right at a medium speed.
Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that this was Xiang Yu's attempt to use his cavalry to detour from his left wing to his rear.
Immediately ordered Chen Mi to lead five thousand cavalry on the left wing to move in the same direction as Xiang Yu to intercept the opponent.
The two cavalrymen moved south together with a distance of two hundred meters.
Chen Xi and Xiang Yu could even look at each other from a distance of two to three hundred meters.
At this time, the right wing of the Chu army and the left wing of the Qi army opened a gap with the central army of the main army formation, and the gap became wider and wider.
When Chen Xi looked around, he discovered that Xiang Yu was not only leading the cavalry, but also that the cavalry was followed by more than a thousand infantrymen, running quickly.
He didn't know what medicine Xiang Yu was selling in his gourd.
This group of Chu army infantry, all equipped with superior armor and weapons, was the 500 warriors and 500 spearmen brought by Xiang Yu.
Suddenly, with a rare horse roar, Xiang Yu turned the head of his black horse to the left and ran back.
The three thousand fine cavalry following him followed suit.
Chen Xi was caught off guard and found that when Xiang Yu turned around, his cavalry had already passed dozens of meters ahead.
He quickly turned the horses' heads to the right and charged back.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a sniper attack from the trapped warriors.
According to common sense, no matter how elite the infantry is, it is impossible to stop the cavalry.
But now Chen Xi's cavalry has just turned around, which is when the speed is at its lowest.
Sniping and killing such low-speed cavalry is a piece of cake for the warriors trapped in the formation.
First, a round of arrows was thrown at them.
As the horses roared and neighed, a large number of Qi soldiers fell off their horses.
Then the sharp soldiers in the formation went up and entangled the Qi cavalry in close combat.
Against enemies on horseback, shields are almost useless, so during battle, warriors in battle hold their swords in one hand and hang their shields on their backs.
A warrior caught in the battle grabbed the reins of his war horse, and pierced the opponent's waist and ribs with the ring-headed steel knife in his right hand, and the opponent also used the saber to slash off his head.
When the steel knife penetrated the opponent's body, his helmet was also split open by the opponent's saber.
The blade scratched his scalp, and blood flowed down his face.
Another Qi soldier cursed: "Go to hell".
The saber had already cut into the shoulder blade of the trapped warrior from behind.
Fortunately, there was a chainmail blocker, and the blade did not cut deeply, but it caused pain to the trapped warrior.
Unbearable.
He slashed the cavalryman's leg with a backhand knife, and completely removed the cavalryman's calf from the knee.
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The cavalryman immediately fell from his horse.
At this time, the pikemen had also caught up.
Dozens of them stabbed the Qi cavalry with their five-meter long spears.
The cavalry of the Qi army was forced to hold back, and the sharp soldiers who were trapped in the formation retreated from the formation to protect the left and right wings and back of the spearmen.
The Chu army's center and right wing were already engaged in battle with the Qi army.
Han Xin asked the Chinese army to deploy large shields in response to the Chu army's spears, but he underestimated the density of the spear phalanx and the auxiliary arms in the spear phalanx.
The Qi army in the central army advanced with large shields and withstood the heads of countless spears.
This kind of shield is not as big as the shield of the Chu army's heavy infantry.
It is three and a half feet long and one foot wide.
There are still large gaps between the shields, and it cannot protect the human head and lower limbs well.
If you are not careful, the head exposed above the shield will be pierced by the spear blade, or the knee or shin below the shield will be shot.
What's even worse is that many Chu army's heavy infantry penetrated through the gaps to the front and threw javelins behind the shield wall.
Some of these javelins directly hit the human body behind the shield, while others pierced the shield.
When more than two javelins are pierced on a shield, the person holding the shield can no longer straighten the shield due to the weight and leverage effect of the javelins.
In addition, there were a large number of Huben archers who threw arrows behind the shields.
Although the throws were much less effective than direct-aiming and close-range shooting, they still caused serious damage to the Qi army.
Since the Qi army outnumbered the Chu army, the Qi army's right wing was much larger than the Chu army's left wing, which gave the Qi army the possibility of outflanking the Chu army.
The Chu army on the left was composed of sword and shield heavy infantry.
Seeing this situation, they quickly changed into a defensive formation.
However, the Qi army could still bypass the sword and shield heavy infantry and attack the back of the spear phalanx.
Fortunately, Xiang Yu also deployed a reserve force of a cavalry brigade behind the formation, and his horses moved forward to intercept the Qi army trying to bypass the rear.
Looking down from the air, the entire battlefield is already in a stalemate.
However, the three thousand cavalry led by Xiang Yu entered the final sprint stage.
He wanted to seize the central army from the Qi army's already empty left wing and take the enemy general's head among the thousands of troops.
At this time, the Qi army's 5,000 cavalry were tightly entangled behind only 500 warriors and 500 spearmen.
The big halberd flew in the Overlord's hand, and the three thousand cavalry soldiers behind him also flew with their horses.
The bodies of the Qi army lay scattered on both sides of the charging cavalry.
This cavalry pierced the left side of the Qi army's center like a dagger.
When Han Xin, who was standing on the command vehicle, saw this scene, he was extremely frightened and ordered: "Send me the king's order to move the left wing of the general formation to the right wing."
But now the two armies have reached a stalemate, and the Qi army's left wing It can't even move.
After a while, the Overlord's cavalry, which was charging all the way, had penetrated the left rib of the Qi army's center and was approaching the position where Han Xin was commanding the chariot.
"Your Majesty, retreat quickly."
Kuai Tong, who was standing next to him, already saw that something was wrong and advised Han Xin.
"We can't withdraw.
Once we withdraw, these tens of thousands of troops will be gone."
Han Xin replied in a low voice with his eyebrows twisted.
He stared hard at the guy waving a big halberd and riding a black horse, and he was getting closer and closer
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