Ma Chao gave an order, and the 20,000 Xiliang troops were divided into three phalanxes and advanced in a "pin" formation.
The infantry is in front and the cavalry is behind, which allows the infantry to carry the opponent's shield and spear hook combination first, reducing the threat to the cavalry and protecting the horses.
The left and right wings of the "product" word phalanx can effectively protect the middle phalanx and avoid being surrounded by snake heads and snakes.
Ma Chao and Qin Ming led the Chinese army, as the main charging force, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu also accompanied left and right, the front with 3,000 fish army formation, followed by the only remaining 3,500 lancers, this is the main force that Ma Chao is preparing to use to break through the Yanglin defense line.
The left wing team was led by Long He, and Ma Dai served as the deputy general, and the main task was to cover Ma Chao's Chinese army, block the snake head, and avoid Ma Chao being surrounded.
The same with 2,000 infantry in front, followed by 5,000 cavalry.
The right-wing team was led by Qin Liangyu, and its combat mission was to block the snaketail and protect the Chinese army.
With 2,000 infantry in front and 5,000 cavalry behind, Ma Yunluo helped as a deputy general, and also had to protect Wang Yi's safety.
At this moment, it was already evening, Yang Linku waited for most of the day, and finally saw the Xiliang army slowly approaching, and immediately suppressed the joy in his heart, waved the red order flag in his hand, and signaled the officers and men of the three armies to stand by.
The Xiliang army came in formation, and the smoke and dust that they trampled on were all over the place, and the greenery withered.
Yang Lin stood on the high platform, quietly calculated the distance of Ma Chaojun in his heart, and when he planned to be about five hundred zhang apart, he waved the command flag and pushed the formation forward.
Unexpectedly, when the two sides were about a thousand feet apart, the Xiliang army suddenly stopped advancing.
"Well, Ma Chao, are you waiting for me to attack" Yang Lin sneered, "I can't see that I have some skills, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, I want to see how long you can consume."
Yang Lin waved the red order flag in his hand three times in a row, signaling the officers and men of the three armies to stand by, and no one was allowed to act without his own orders.
Time flies and the sun sets.
The Xiliang army dismounted one after another, buried the pot on the spot to make rice, and then gathered in a pile to eat.
After eating, either sit cross-legged, or half-lie on the ground to rest, with only one purpose, to recharge and seize the opportunity to break through.
Only then did Yang Lin understand Ma Chao's attempt, which was intended to use rogue tactics, waved the green command flag in his hand, and ordered the whole army to move forward.
As the green flag was unfurled, the long snake formation composed of 30,000 foot soldiers began to move forward, and the sound of uniform footsteps trembled and covered the sun.
The Western Han army moved its whole body, and as the long snake array advanced, the 20,000 cavalry guarding on both sides of the command platform also advanced.
"The enemy advances, I retreat" Ma Chao made a move with a spear and ordered the whole army to retreat.
Because Yang Linjun had to maintain his formation, the speed of his advance was extremely slow, while Ma Chaojun was much calmer, turned around and left, leaving Yang Linjun behind easily.
Many soldiers even ate dry food while retreating, which made the hungry Yang Linjun envious, and they salivated one by one.
Yang Lin's army advanced 500 zhang, and Ma Chao's army retreated 500 zhang.
Seeing that Yang Linjun was not going to move, Ma Chao once again ordered to rest on the spot.
How comfortable everyone is, how to come, lie down if you want to lie down, sit when you want to sit, you don't have to take into account the formation at all.
Yang Lin tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, waved the green flag again, and ordered the whole army to move forward.
This time, Yang Linjun's footsteps were much more chaotic, and he no longer had the sharpness he had at the beginning, and many people were weak, even as if they hadn't eaten enough.
Of course, Yang Lin hadn't ordered to eat yet, and everyone must be hungry.
Back Seeing that the Western Han army had pressed the formation again, Ma Chao made a move with a spear and ordered the whole army to retreat.
As many zhang as Yang Lin's army advances, his own side will retreat as many zhang, in short, it must maintain a distance of about 1,000 zhang from the enemy.
Because this distance is the best for charging, once you find that the enemy is tired or scattered, you can rush forward as fast as possible, without giving the enemy any time to react.
"Do you want to fight on an empty stomach, when will you eat?"
"The Xiliang army has eaten enough wine and food one by one, recuperating and recuperating, we are hungry, where do we still have the strength to fight" "I really don't understand, we are obviously the dominant side, why we have been led by the nose by the Xiliang army" It was completely dark, and it was already about eight o'clock in the evening, which was equivalent to about eight o'clock in the evening before Liu Wei crossed.
And tens of thousands of Western Han soldiers were still hungry, and gradually complained, one by one they complained at the top of their throats.
Shi Wansui was also a little impatient, and suggested; "Just remove your long snake formation, everyone is full of food and drink, and it is better to fight with Ma Chao in one go, which is better than spending it like this."
Yang Lin shook his head without hesitation and refused: "No, the terrain of Wuzhang Yuan is flat, seven or eight miles wide from north to south, once our army's formation is scattered, the Xiliang army can easily break through to the west, and there will be no more checkpoints."
Moreover, the Western Liang Army is dominated by cavalry, as long as they break through the defensive line, they will no longer be able to catch up, and can only watch Ma Chao defect to the Eastern Han Dynasty."
"That can't make the soldiers hungry," Shi Wansui protested dissatisfiedly.
"Eat on the spot, and continue to wait in formation after eating" Yang Lin waved his hand and made a decision without doubt.
Finally able to fill their stomachs, the Western Han army stopped protesting, hastily ate a little dry food to satisfy hunger, and then continued to wait in formation.
Seeing that Yang Sujun was not going to move, Ma Chao ordered the whole army to take turns to sleep, recuperate and be ready to break through at any time.
Of course, sleep is to sleep, but not to sleep too hard, and you must immediately go into battle after giving the order.
However, in the battlefield duel, I'm afraid there are few who can sleep soundly The sky was full of stars, and the night was dark.
The 20,000 Xiliang troops were lying or lying, cultivating their bodies and minds as much as possible, and there was even a sound of snoring in the array.
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The Western Han army, which was separated by a thousand zhang, continued to wait for the battle, and his heart was full of envy, and his legs and feet gradually stood numb, so he was allowed by Yang Lin to sit down and rest, but no one was allowed to doze off, lest Ma Chao launch a surprise attack.
Zhang Xutuo was also a little impatient, and proposed: "Why don't you take advantage of Ma Chao's military discipline to kill him and catch him off guard."
Yang Lin shook his head and refused: "Since Ma Chao dares to let his subordinates do whatever he wants, I'm afraid that he has already taken precautions and used a trick to lure the enemy."
Moreover, the night was dark, and the five fingers could not be seen, and the command formation was greatly affected, and the night battle was not conducive to our army.
Wait until dawn to move the camera."
For the 30,000 Western Han Dynasty foot soldiers, this night was quite long, and everyone fought with their eyelids, but they didn't dare to violate military discipline, so they stayed up all night.
Comparatively speaking, the cavalry in the back were treated much better, and they were allowed to dismount and rest, and they could sit and rest for a while.
And Ma Chaojun didn't have to take care of the formation, he could lie down casually, and he could take turns to sleep, so his spirit was much better than that of Xiliangjun.
After dawn, everyone had a full meal, and Ma Chao ordered to march forward to harass the Western Han army.
The exhausted Western Han army saw that the Western Liang army was pressing, and they cheered up and prepared for battle.
Who knew that the Xiliang army walked forward for hundreds of zhang and stopped moving.
Yang Lin was furious, waved the green order flag, and commanded the whole army to move forward.
Seeing the Western Han army approaching, Ma Chao ordered a retreat, once again maintaining the distance between the two sides at about a thousand zhang, which made Yang Lin grit his teeth with hatred and gradually lose patience.
"Long live Shi, order you to lead 5,000 people out of battle to test Ma Chao's combat power" Yang Lin waved the flag and ordered Long Live Shi to lead his troops out of battle.
Shi Wansui agreed, whistled, and led five thousand cavalry to kill, and rushed to the front Ma Chao phalanx in a formation of five hundred people.
Ma Chao waited patiently, and did not give the order to throw javelins until the cavalry led by Shi Wansui was only about fifty zhang apart.
"Whoosh", a rain of gunfire fell from the sky, and the momentum sank, shooting more than 1,500 cavalry and horses in an instant.
The wounded horses neighed and scurried, but instead their own ranks were disorganized, and the five thousand cavalry were in disarray.
It was shot again by a burst of fish troops, and five or six hundred people were shot again, and nearly half of them were lost in the blink of an eye.
"Charge with me and thwart the enemy's spirit" Ma Chao waved his spear, rode out with Qin Ming, and led the lancers to kill forward, and fought hand-to-hand with Shi Wansui's remnants.
The soldiers of the Western Han Dynasty were sleepy and tired, and they were frightened by the javelins, and they collapsed at the first touch.
Hundreds of corpses were left behind, and finally the gray defeat returned to the main formation, and the number of Ma Chao's lancers was only about 100 people.
"The lancers of the neighing horse are amazing."
Only then did Yang Lin know that he underestimated the combat effectiveness of Ma Jiajun, and hurriedly waved the green flag and ordered the formation to move forward, hoping to trap Ma Chao's cavalry.
But Ma Chao was not in love with war, and when he saw the formation of the Xiliang Army moving forward, he retreated while releasing arrows, and continued to maintain the best distance of about 1,000 zhang from Yang Lin's long snake formation.
The time lasted until the afternoon, and Zhang Xutuo was once again ordered to lead 5,000 horsemen out of the battle to attack Ma Chao's left flank.
Although there were no lancers in Long Ji's team, he refused to show weakness, first blocking the momentum of Zhang Xutuo's charge with explosive shots, and then attacking him head-on.
Ma Chao also ordered Qin Ming to lead two thousand horsemen to copy from behind, attack from front to back, and kill Zhang Xutuo who was difficult to care about, and after losing two thousand soldiers and horses, he retreated again in disgrace.
It was dark again, and Ma Chao did the same as yesterday, ordering the whole army to eat and drink enough and rest on the spot.
The morale of the Western Han army was sluggish and the spirit was low, and in the second half of the night, many people ignored Yang Lin's constraints and began to sit and nap, and were not allowed to sleep for two consecutive nights, which one could survive Seeing that tens of thousands of soldiers were complaining, Yang Lin also knew that the law did not blame the public, so he had to order to take turns to rest like the Xiliang Army.
After receiving an order, the Western Han army, which had stayed up for nearly two nights in a row, fell asleep, and snored after a short time.
In the darkness of the night, a drizzle suddenly fell in the sky, and it was impossible to show off the flags.
"This is God helping our army" Ma Chao was overjoyed, knowing that the time had come to charge, he picked up his gun and mounted his horse, and gave the order: "The whole army will follow me forward to break through, I will rush to the way, and the generals will lead their troops to follow." t1706231537: