According to Gai Jiayun's deployment, the infantry and cavalry of all armies of the Tang Army were under unified command.
Gai Jiayun was the commander-in-chief and was responsible for overall command.
Tian Renwan, the well-known soldier and horse envoy, was responsible for assistance and staff.
Fumeng Lingcha, the chief general of the South Route Army, was responsible for commanding all cavalry.
Army deputy general and marching Sima Shadezu commanded the heavy cavalry corps.
Under the care of Fu Meng Lingcha, Zhao Ziliang was responsible for commanding the left wing of the light cavalry corps.
The chief general of the North Route Army, Mo Rongting, was responsible for commanding all the infantry, the Yanqi Town garrison envoy Yang Tai was responsible for commanding the Modao Army, the deputy envoy of the Kucha Army Wu Dayong commanded the spear and shield infantry, and the deputy envoy of the Khotan Army Yuan Tong was responsible for commanding the sword and shield infantry.
Li Fei Yuanli, a partial general directly under the government, commanded the crossbow troops.
The enemy's and ours' military formations were two miles apart.
Thousands of flags and ribbons of various colors were blown in the air by the breeze.
The air exuded a tense, suffocating, and chilling smell.
The recruits who were on the battlefield for the first time were trembling. , the palm of the hand holding the weapon was wet, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Under such circumstances, the stench of a large amount of sweat and the excrement of war horses no longer seemed unpleasant.
The two generations of Zhao Ziliang have experienced at least hundreds of battles combined.
They can be considered experienced in hundreds of battles, but this is the first time they have experienced such a large battlefield scene.
The total strength of both sides exceeds 100,000 troops.
This kind of A war of this magnitude has not occurred in the past two decades.
For the Tang Dynasty, this battle was a declaration that the Tang Empire's hegemony in the Western Regions could not be desecrated or violated.
If it won, the Tang Dynasty's gradually declining influence in the Western Regions would rise again.
If it failed, the Tang Dynasty would completely lose control of the Western Regions. power; and for Tuqi Shi, this is a war related to the fate of the country.
If he wins, Tuqi Shi can completely get rid of the control of the Tang Dynasty and dominate the Western Regions from then on.
If he loses, he will completely become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty.
And it is difficult to turn over for a long time.
Therefore, both sides will try their best in this battle.
The infantry of the Tang Army formed a fish-scale formation, with a square formation in the southeast, northwest and center.
At the front of the fish-scale formation was the Modao Legion.
Yang Tai, the governor of Yanqi Town who was responsible for commanding the Modao Legion, stood in front of the military formation, holding a large Modao.
At the front, he was followed by more than a hundred elite retinues holding Modao, and behind him was a neat phalanx of Modao.
The square formations on the left and right wings and in the middle are gun-shield infantry and sword-shield infantry.
The front row is gun-shield infantry, the second row is sword-shield infantry, the third row is gun-shield infantry, and then sword-shield infantry, and so on.
Let the sword and shield infantry and gun and shield infantry cover each other and cooperate.
At the same time, the sword and shield infantry are equipped with bows and arrows.
The rear formation of the Fish Scale Formation is where the Tang Army's commander is located.
The formations here are densely packed with soldiers.
Not only are there elite infantry, they are also protected by cavalry.
The Tang Army's heavy armored cavalry is deployed here.
In the fish scale formation, there are Tang Army crossbow troops in the gaps between each row of soldiers.
The crossbows used include Fuyuan crossbows, arm-opening crossbows and other crossbows with ultra-long range.
On the left and right wings of the Fish Scale Formation were the light cavalry regiments of the Tang Army.
Zhao Ziliang led the left-wing light cavalry and stood at the front of the left-wing light cavalry.
He held the reins in his left hand and the golden nail Zaoyang in his right hand, observing the sudden cavalry in front.
Shi Dajun's military formation looked back from time to time to see the situation of the Tang army behind him.
After watching for a while, he took out the monocular and continued to observe.
What he observed made him very puzzled.
Neither the Tang army nor the Tuqi Shi army had arranged a reserve force.
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The war without a reserve force was just like gambling.
Winning or losing is the same.
This means that in Stud, both sides put down all their trump cards at once.
Of course, this is caused by Eastern military thinking.
Therefore, in Eastern wars, the requirements for the coach's ability to command on the battlefield are very high.
The coach must constantly adjust attack and defense strategies during the battle, and must know the formation well and be able to master it.
In the heart, you can change the formation at will.
If the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers, then the war will be difficult to win.
In order to prevent the military generals from separatist rule, the Song Dynasty often changed the generals who led the army.
In foreign wars, the generals were usually appointed temporarily.
This means that the generals will not know the soldiers.
The soldier does not know the general's performance.
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but sigh, this is the tragedy of having a low position.
He knew that this way of arranging troops to use all the trump cards at once was not advisable, but he had no way to change it.
Even if he wanted to ask Gai Jiayun for advice at this time, he could not help but sigh.
It was too late.
Fortunately, the Tang army had an absolute advantage in terms of momentum, morale, equipment and combat power.
Victory was certain, but it just depended on the price to be paid and the size of the results.
Moreover, Zhao Ziliang sneered at Gai Jiayun's placement of the heavy cavalry phalanx in the rear formation.
Under this kind of terrain and in such a scale of confrontation between the two sides, only by placing the heavy cavalry phalanx at the forefront can the heavy cavalry phalanx be brought into full play.
The greatest power is that he is just a guerrilla general.
He is already very good if he can command the left wing of the light cavalry under the watchful eye of his husband.
How can he be qualified to point out the commander's formation method?
Behind the military formation, the coach is sitting on a wooden platform.
Standing on the wooden platform, you can see the general situation of the entire battlefield.
Gai Jiayun is sitting in the middle of the platform, flanked by dozens of armored guards on both sides.
There are big flags with the word "Gai" on the four corners of the high platform, and behind them There is a large drum with a diameter of one meter on the wooden stand.
Dozens of musicians on both sides put the mouthpieces of the horns to their mouths.
The thick copper horns are dragged on the wooden floor.
Fumeng Lingcha and Yang Tai The generals and others stood on the left and right sides of Gai Jiayun and observed the Tuqi Shi military formation.
After the military formation was deployed and all the troops were in place, Gai Jiayun didn't want to delay any more.
This battle would have to be fought sooner or later, so it was better not to take action first and seize some opportunities.
He raised his hand and picked up the thick bamboo tube on the desk in front.
He pulled out an order arrow and shouted: "Li Fei Yuanli, order the crossbow troops to advance and form a horizontal square formation in front of the military formation."
The crossbow troops do not include the sword and shield infantry who carry ordinary bows and arrows.
The crossbow troops here are full-time troops that use large crossbows, long-range crossbows and arm-length crossbows with ultra-long range.
"Nuo" Li Fei Yuanli said in agreement after taking the order arrow, then turned around and walked to the side to let his order soldiers start to signal and issue orders.
The order was quickly sent out in semaphore through the flag bearer, and a big drum rumbled under the hard beating of a drummer.
The on-site commanders of various arms and battalions who heard the sound of the drum turned their heads and looked to the rear, and saw the crossbowmen belonging to the crossbowmen.
The exclusive flag bearer was playing the flag, and the on-site commanding officer of the crossbow troops immediately shouted: "The crossbow troops advance" The crossbowmen carried quivers on their backs, holding giant crossbows and big bows, and walked neatly through the middle of the gun and shield infantry.
The lower row forms a horizontal dense square array.
In the sudden cavalry formation, the fire spitting immortal sitting on a huge carriage pulled by several war horses saw the Tang army's formation moving, and the first to move were the long-range crossbow troops.
His brows couldn't help but wrinkled.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly gave the order: "Order the left and right wings to dispatch 10,000 cavalry each to attack the left and right wings of the Tang army.
As long as we can defeat their flanks, we can encircle them."
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"Yes, Khan" The order was issued quickly, the desolate horn sounded, and the cavalry on the left and right wings of the sudden cavalry formation moved.
The movement of 20,000 cavalry was simply overwhelming.
Zhao Ziliang began to get nervous and excited.
He was eager to try the Golden Spike Zaoyang Gou in his hand.
The war horse Wuli also began to be furious and restless.
His front hooves kept digging at the ground.
He raised his sword and shouted: "Everyone on the left wing Qingqi is ready with bows and arrows."
Just when Tu Qi Shi's cavalry on the left and right wings were halfway through, Gai Jiayun issued the order.
After the order was issued, the Tang Army's light cavalry on the left and right wings came out to meet the enemy.
They were only allowed to win, not lose.
Gai Jiayun also knew that if the cavalry on the left and right wings could not withstand the attack of 20,000 cavalry, the Tang army would be in danger of being surrounded.
As long as two-thirds of the encirclement was completed, the Tang army infantry surrounded in the middle would definitely be panicked.
At that time, the entire military formation will be disrupted.
Once the military formation is in chaos, the command system will fail and defeat will be determined.
Finally, when the order was given to attack the enemy, Zhao Ziliang placed the gold-nailed Zaoyang spear on the victory hook, took out the precious eagle bow from the bow pouch, and took out three arrows from the quiver and placed them on the bowstring.
He clamped his legs on the horse.
Belly, the war horse's front hooves rose into the air, its hind legs exerted force, and it suddenly rushed out, shouting: "Kill" "kill" The six thousand light cavalry behind him followed Zhao Ziliang in a longitudinal formation and went out to meet the sudden cavalry coming from the opposite side.
When they were about to enter the range of the cavalry bow, Zhao Ziliang shouted: "Let the arrows scatter freely."
As soon as the voice fell, three arrows were shot out at the same time.
The Tang Army cavalry behind them also began to fire arrows one after another, and a large number of arrows flew into the air with a "buzz" sound.
The arrow rain fell, and the Tuqishi cavalry who rushed at the front fell down like dominoes in an orderly manner.
Zhao Ziliang and the Tang Army cavalry behind him kept drawing their bows and releasing arrows.
The Tuqi Shi cavalry were not idle either.
Although the Tang army's cavalry had the advantage of having a long range of bows and arrows, they fired their arrows first, killing a large number of Tuqi Shi cavalry who rushed at the front.
However, the Tuoqi Shi cavalry who rushed from behind were killed by the Tang army.
After entering the range of their bows and arrows, they began to fight back with bows and arrows, and the Tang Army's cavalry also began to suffer casualties.
Arrows kept missing and flew past his head and ears.
Zhao Ziliang had a determined expression on his face.
Seeing the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer, he immediately put the precious eagle bow into the bow bag, took out the golden nail Zaoyang Huan and shouted: "Change weapons, prepare to receive the sword." enemy" "Swish, swish, swish" The Tang Army cavalry and the Tuqi Shi cavalry retracted their bows almost at the same time and picked up weapons of various lengths.
The Tuqi General Shi who rushed at the front was a captain of ten thousand men, with a sinister face and a fierce look.
He was holding a long copper stick in his hand.
He was about to hit Zhao Ziliang's head, but Zhao Ziliang's weapon was much longer.
The head suddenly thrust out, and the opponent was pierced through the chest before he could smash down the copper rod, and his body was impaled on the head.
Zhao Ziliang held up the golden nail Zaoyang Chao and provoked the opponent's body to sweep left and right.
The cavalrymen behind him were swept down one after another.
The two cavalry finally collided with each other.
Zhao Ziliang attacked and cleared the obstacles in front, while shouting: "Follow me, don't worry about anything else, just kill forward":