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Looking at the Wu Yue army in the distance, scrambled into a group like a flock of sheep, the contempt smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of the captain Bai Sheng, which touched the knotted scar left in the last battle of Shaanxi. It was obvious that the military academy with a flag in his left hand was not a bronze statue. Bai Sheng was wearing red paper armor and three golden ears hanging on his chest, which showed that he was the chief lieutenant of the left army, and the first battalion he led was the most elite force of the left army. When the last breakout in Shaanxi, Bai Sheng and his battalion followed Chen De and rushed left and right. In the end, Bai Sheng was slashed at the front by a Song army in the chaos, and fell into the crowd of dead people. Only five remained after the first battalion with 500 people.

Seventeen people. If Chen De hadn't insisted on closing his corpse-collection team to close his eyes to the dead soldiers, and happened to find that he was still breathing, maybe the Jinfan Army Captain Bai Sheng would have been buried alive. From then on, the first battalion of the Left Army was the elite that Chen De trusted the most. This time, the life and death barrier made Bai Sheng suddenly realize that war and death were not as terrible as before. Instead, he had a faint desire for future battles. Looking inside and outside, Wu Yue and Song soldiers who were busy gathering together, listening to the noise and even noises among the enemy's troops floating in the morning breeze, Bai Sheng couldn't help licking his lips, thinking, "You should line up quickly, the neat flock of sheep will be more flexible than a group of ducks running around the ground."

Chen De felt that the Jurchens could overthrow the two dynasties of Khitan and Song dynasties in one fell swoop, which was enough to show that the courage of the lower-class soldiers in ancient wars almost played a decisive role. If the Han army had the courage to fight to the last one, the huge population size of the Central Plains would determine that it would be almost impossible for him to be conquered and occupied. Therefore, Chen De deliberately instilled in the concept of bravery in the generals below the lieutenant. Pride and underestimation of the enemy are not serious mistakes, but cowardice is an unforgivable shortcoming. Therefore, from the Jinfan Army to the Shenwei Army, veterans were increasingly concerned about how to win and make meritorious contributions, how to win the first row of the battle formation, rather than how to save their lives.

When his eyes were withdrawn, the contempt in Bai Sheng's eyes gradually disappeared and turned into a respectful look. Before Chen De's horse army formation, Li Si next to him was holding the "Tang Dynasty God Guard Yuhou" and was flying in the wind. The newborn sun radiated thousands of lights, shining from behind him to the front. From the perspective of the Divine Guard soldiers who were waiting for the enemy, his back seemed to be covered with a fiery red cloak.

Chen De, who was sitting on the horse, enjoyed the momentum gradually accumulated by the central phalanx behind him. The Central Army's formation stretched three hundred feet to the north and south wings, and was a wide gap that facilitated the retreat of the crossbow soldiers. It was a two-wing square formation formed by 20,000 soldiers of the Tiande Army. Although Chen De did not know their combat effectiveness, judging from the situation of the array, Hu Ze's reorganization of the Tiande Army was effective. It is worthy of being a famous general who has been trapped in the lonely city for three years in history. Chen De thought to himself. The sunlight shone the square formation of the spear camp out of neat and sharp shadows, pointing straight towards the direction of the enemy in front.

Without looking back, Chen De also knew that the tens of thousands of tigers behind him were watching his every move. With just one order, they would move forward without hesitation without hesitation with the rain of white blades and arrows. He was waiting, waiting for the enemy to accumulate the courage to fight with him. If the assault was launched too early, they would probably flee in sight, and the effect of the defeat was much smaller than that of the annihilation battle.

Qian Jiao, the king of Wu Yue, looked ahead with a gloomy face. When Chen Chengli reported to him that he had encountered a large group of Tang troops in front, Qian Jiao felt an ominous premonition.

"King Qian, the Tang army is not good, please withdraw." Wang Yan, the commander of Zhenguo, pulled the horse and stopped beside Qian Jiao. Even the horse felt the faint momentum coming from the other party's army formation, and his iron hooves were uneasyly digging the red soil.

Seeing that Wang Yan and other such a long-time general were even more timid, Qian Jiao felt even more disappointed. He looked at Heiyundu, who was resting on the hill in front of the left, and did not speak. Heiyundu is the leading strong army in Jiangnan, with heavy armor and unstoppable attacks. Moreover, because Jiangnan has few horses, they have been fighting targets since the establishment of the army. If Heiyundu faces the northern light cavalry, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand, but as long as he dares to retreat in front of the Heiyundu army, these cavalry who are used to chopping infantry will definitely completely defeat the retreating army during the pursuit. Wang Yan followed Qian Jiao's gaze, stopped talking, and retreated to the army of the Ministry of Lezhen to prepare for the battle.

Ding Deyu, the chief military commander in the southeast of Shengzhou in the Song Dynasty, looked at Yan Zheng's army formation opposite, and the five thousand imperial troops he brought suffered a lot of losses under the city of Changzhou. This pursuit was only more than 2,000 people, of which less than 1,000 cavalrymen were less than 1,000. Although the Song army was mainly infantry, it was still very clear about the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. In the battle against the Jiangnan army, cavalry had the upper hand more than once, but in today's battle, only cavalry In terms of quantity, the camp in the southeast was at a disadvantage. Not to mention from the banner, the cavalry opposite was the black cloud sword that His Majesty would ask about when he saw the envoys of the Southern Dynasty. It was one of the few elite soldiers in the world. Thinking of this, Ding Deyu began to look around involuntarily. If the war was not good, how could he lead the 800 cavalrymen to quickly leave the battlefield, and he could blame the defeat on the Wu Yue people afterwards. If they were captured by the Tang army or killed in a formation, it would be hard to say.

The Wu Yue army, who chased here from Changzhou City in the middle of the night, was really exhausted and hungry. If it weren't for being inspired by the will to pursue victory, they would have fallen down and rested almost halfway. Just as they were about to catch up with the Tang army who escaped from Changzhou, they vented their hatred. Suddenly, they encountered such a Tang army guarding in front of the battle. Most of the tens of thousands of soldiers were exhausted. Many people simply sat on the ground exhausted, waiting for the generals to come and beat and scold them before they muttered and stood back into the ranks.

Seeing that Wu Yue army in front finally stood in formation, Chen Dejin's frowns stretched out a little. He raised the horse whip, and thousands of soldiers behind him lifted the spear in their hands together, making a neat sound. The Tiande army on both sides also raised their swords and shields one after another. Some of the standing soldiers who stood stiff were gently relaxed while others were not paying attention. After pausing for a few seconds, Chen De pointed the horse whip forward and gently adjusted the posture of the horse under his crotch. Two thousand crossbowmen took neat steps and surpassed the original. The generals standing in front of the military formation slowly approached the enemy formation. Chen De and other generals turned their horses' heads, and the horses jumped briskly away from the front of the wide central square formation, making way for the four thousand spearmen who were pushing their spears forward. The spearmen moved forward neatly with their shoulders and shoulders accompanied by the light drum beats. The captain Bai Sheng marched to the far left of the first row of spearmen. A flag hung on the spear he thrust out, leading the 500 soldiers of the first battalion to walk forward at the same speed.

Half a beat slower than the central square formation, the two square formations of the Tiande Army quickly rushed up from behind and then remained on a horizontal line with the central policy at the same speed. In the wide gap between the three square formations, there were several sparse small square formations formed by veterans holding horizontal swords and shields, which not only allowed troops with different depths in front and back to exchange positions through these gaps, but also prevented the enemy from infiltration from the two air strikes at once. Chen De and his personal military camp slowly adjusted their positions through this gap, and finally marched into the depths of the entire propulsion square formation. No matter which aspect the enemy launched an attack, it was unlikely that the Tang army's command center would be destroyed at once.

The black clouds, which both sides of the enemy and us, still remain on the gentle hillside as reserves, which was also the appointment between Chen De and Liu Yan. "The cavalry is the most precious wealth of the Jiangnan army, and it cannot be easily consumed if it is absolutely necessary." This is one of the key words that Chen De persuaded Liu Yan and let the stingy black cloud commander finally make up his mind to join the war.

When the enemy was about 800 steps away, a crossbow arrow from the Wu Yue army landed in front of the slowly advancing Tang army. When the Wu Yue army's military academy saw that the range was enough, they issued a loud order. In an instant, the sharp arrows attacked the advancing Tang army like a storm. Although they were wearing full armor, there were always people who were penetrated by arrows in the gaps of the armor and groaned on the ground, temporarily causing a little ripples to appear on the marching queue, and even a little panic appeared on the square formation on both wings.

, but the infantry of the Central Square still walked forward slowly. They looked ahead, as if they were not marching on the battlefield with arrows falling like rain, but on the streets of Jinling, accepting the cheers of the people. The calmness of the Central Square affected both wings. The Tiande Army was mostly a soldier of the former subordinates of Liu Renshan, a famous general of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Seeing that the main army was so strong, they were even more reluctant to fall. After a slight panic, they moved forward calmly like the Central Square.

It was not until the enemy's formation was approaching three hundred steps that the crossbow soldiers in front stopped and fired continuous crossbow arrows at the enemy. The powerful crossbow showed amazing penetration at this distance. Many Wu Yue and Song soldiers in the front row were directly penetrated by crossbow arrows and their armor and even helmets and fell to the ground. While firing, the crossbow soldiers gradually contracted the distance between the horizontal rows, and finally formed two dense crossbow soldiers formations, which happened to be located in the gaps of three large square formations that were firmly advancing. The soldiers holding spears, swords and shields stepped forward to surpass the crossbow soldiers, and formed an assault line covered with guns and swords under their cover and shooting.

The crossbows in the Wu Yue army also showed strong lethality when close forces were connected, and many Tang soldiers in the front row were also shot to the ground. However, in terms of overall effect, the Tang army's crossbows offensive and white-blade assault were combined. Chen De believed that the crossbows were essentially an extended spear and should be used for attack. In contrast, although the crossbows of the Wu Yue army were also very powerful, they were just passive counterattacks.

The Tang army showed calmness and silence in the face of arrow rain, which greatly shocked the enemy on the opposite side. Many Wu Yue army began to recall the incident of Tang army cooking human flesh on the top of the city, and began to secretly regret why they pursued such a group of people-eating devils all the way to such places.

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