Du Ximing used to be the general of the Yamen Guard, and his command was naturally well organized. In a hurry, he had already formed a hollow square formation along the river on the shore. Because of the super high mobility of the cavalry, the only way for infantry to resist cavalry was to defensive positional warfare.

Before the troops behind had time to land, the opponent's cavalry rushed over in a flash. Fortunately, the 8,000 light cavalrymen were rushing from Qingguen's land for a long distance. At this time, people were trapped and horses were scarce, and their combat power was greatly reduced. In order to maximize the mobility to achieve the goal of a surprise attack on Jiankang, they were not equipped with heavy armor and held scimitars in their hands. Otherwise, if there were so many heavy-armored cavalry rushing in arrays with spears, there would be no suspense in this battle.

The enemy soldiers are getting closer and closer, and the visual shock brought by the 8,000-war horse-line formation is unimaginable, especially ordinary soldiers. Seeing the war horses rushing closer and closer, they are almost collapsed. Zhang Chi's heart has long been raised in his throat. He has only seen it in movies before, but he has never faced the 8,000-cavalry array rushing in the face? I wonder if the few people on the shore will be stomped off by iron hooves when the enemy approaches. However, Santong laughed blindly at the side.

Zhang Chi turned his head and said strangely: "At an emergency, you can laugh."

"Brother Zhang, you don't know that they are not in a majestic urethra." Santong said happily.

"Invisible in the urethra?" Zhang Chi was confused.

Santong is familiar with horse nature, and of course she knows this best: "Dogs look down on people, while horses look down on people's gaze. Although most war horses have been trained, horses are still more likely to be frightened. Especially on the battlefield, ordinary war horses often blindfold their eyes to prevent war horses from being frightened."

Zhang Chi has heard of the saying "A dog's eyes look down, and a horse's eyes look down," and it turns out that there is something really right. Zhang Chi can't help but think of a classic movie "Brave Heart". In the film, wasn't Wallace cleverly defeating the number of cavalry that was far better than his own? For the sake of the present, as long as the other party's war horses are frightened, perhaps the form is not as severe as imagined.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi's nervous expression was a little relaxed, but he was still a little worried. Ding Yizhi comforted Zhang Chi and said, "The other general is a mediocre person, so brothers don't have to worry too much."

"Oh," Zhang Chi asked, "How can I tell?"

"I have taught my brother how to look at the dust. Brother, please look," Ding Yizhi pointed to the sandstorm raised by the opponent's cavalry in the distance: "The smoke and dust are flying densely from the sky. It must be that the opponent's general ordered everyone to charge quickly from a distance, without any effort. When they rushed to the front, the horsepower was exhausted. They had no combat power, and they were easily frightened. Don't worry too much about this battle."

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The eight thousand cavalry that Gao Yi originally thought of attacking 5,000 infantrymen, and nearly half of the opponent's troops were still in the water. Then the opponent must have collapsed with one blow, without any suspense, but the battle was beyond his expectations.

Gao Yazhi underestimated the enemy until the moment he saw that his cavalry had rushed to the infantry formation that he seemed to feel a vague feeling of something wrong.

After all, Gao Yazhi was also a general, and he was a general of the famous Beifu Army. In addition to his frivolous personality, he still had some real materials. At this time, he looked behind him. The war horses did not seem to have the momentum of a fierce tiger going down the mountain when they started charging, and their speed had slowed down. The horse's hooves were messy, and the swords and guns in the opposite infantry formation were shining in the sun, and there was a hint of panic.

The ship has been sunk and there is no way to retreat. In front of you, there are thousands of enemy troops and horses, and behind you is the rolling Yangtze River. People can often burst out morale that makes people feel unmatched. This is what the art of war says, "The truth that the sad soldiers will win."

"The strong are afraid of being arrogant, and the arrogant are afraid of being desperate." This is the so-called true meaning of morale. Not only people are like this, but even horses are like this.

The momentum rushed over like thunder. Before both sides were struck, they would see who was afraid first. If anyone was afraid of being distracted, they would already show a defeat. Therefore, the horses had to be blindfolded on the battlefield, so that they would not be afraid when they were controlled. It was just a pity that Gao Ya came in a hurry, and she had not done enough to underestimate the enemy. Sure enough, the shouts of the infantry phalanx were deafening. The front team of war horses that rushed up began to panic in front of the infantry phalanx, and they actually raised their hooves and dared not move forward.

The war horses from the back team could not stop the forward rushing momentum and directly collided with the front team. Zhang Chi did not see the imagined cavalry rushing to slash the infantry in the array. Instead, the opposite cavalry was making a crowd of people and horses in front of him.

Du Ximing shouted first and led his generals to rush forward. In fact, in the era of cold weapons, the advantages and disadvantages of a general depend on whether the formation is operating well when it is adapted. At this time, the soldiers lined up to advance, killing cavalry and cutting down the horse's legs, but they were not confused at all, and they had an advantage for a while.

This situation was beyond Zhang Chi's expectations, which surprised him. Of course, there was no need for him to fight at this time. The knife he had just snatched from the soldier had never been used for use, so Zhang Chi just carried the knife and looked behind the formation, screaming in his heart.

"'There will be a life in the land of death, and then the land of death will be a survival', the elder brother ordered the soldiers who were on the shore to sink the boat they were riding, and they would cut off their own way of retreat, which would make everyone fight to the death. It was indeed a clever plan." Ding Yizhi smiled and said, "Just fight with cavalry in the middle of the night, they can only be unbeaten at most, but they are also unbeatable."

This is a fact. Zhang Chi also understood in his heart that infantry must be in line to resist the cavalry. The cavalry has high mobility and it is really not easy to win. Besides, the Northern Mansion soldiers are not a false reputation. They have experienced countless big and small battles. Just now, this was just because the war horses were frightened and they were unable to respond for a while, which gave him an advantage. If he gave time to adjust the formation, he might be able to be undefeated at that time.

"Since you knew that you could only be unbeaten at most, but you would be unbeaten. Why do you still advocate fighting when you were on the boat?" Although Zhang Chi was impulsive, he still thought about it very quickly and asked strangely.

"First," Ding Yizhi smiled and said, "Do you know Miss Wang's intention? If I expected it, Miss Wang must have wanted her brother to accumulate more reputation in the army and take charge of the old soldiers of the Xie family in the future. So she first arranged for her brother to force Cang Huai to rebel against Wu Dou Mi Dao, and now she arranged for her brother to fight Gao Yazhi. Her brother is like a fairy-like character. If there is no pressure, I am afraid that the elder brother will be willing to act. In this battle, facing the Iron Army of the Eight Thousand Northern Palace, no matter what the result is, the young master will become famous in one battle. Miss Wang has made good intentions, so why can Yizhi prevent his brother from fighting?"

But this one surprised Zhang Chi a lot: Everyone knows the feelings, but only he is like a fool without knowing them.

"Second," Ding Yizhi said this but looked at the old Taoist priest Zhan Taiqi next to him, smiling without saying a word.

Zhan Taiqi took over the conversation, but no longer had the expression of the original charlatan. He said with a serious expression: "There are many Taoist schools, and they have been fighting each other for a hundred years. As today's chaos is coming, all the schools are seeking a way out in the troubled times, and they all use Su Qin to make plans for mutual support, seeking mutual support from one force. If this force wins in the troubled times, this Taoist sect will surely prosper. The Danding Sect chose the Northern Prefecture Army. As the "Tianji", the Prince must be the first person to be eliminated in the Danding Sect. It is inevitable that the battle with the Northern Prefecture Army will be prosperous."

"I said you had some plans, but you didn't recognize it. Do you think you were interested in me as 'Tianji', so you want to unite with me?" Zhang Chi had known that the old Taoist priest had appeared again and again, and would never have been without plans. He asked with a smile.

"I represent the Taoist sect's sect." The old Taoist priest obviously agreed to Zhang Chi's statement.

"Negotiation is about bargaining chips," Zhang Chi thought to himself, always knowing what benefits he could get, and said, "I am 'Tianji'. This bargaining chip is obviously not small, but what the Taoist priest said about the one-sect test is not just the four people in your Tianji Sect, right?"

The old Taoist priest did not agree and said, "Young Master is in a dangerous place now, so why not fight forward for several miles first. I ambushed a hundred thousand troops in front of me and responded. If the young master is unbeaten, he will naturally know my bargaining chips."

Zhang Chi doesn't believe that the 100,000 army is. However, it is the truth in a dangerous place. Zhang Chi thought in his mind that it would be difficult to win. If he continues to fight like this, eight thousand cavalry will still have an advantage in fighting for five thousand infantry. He cannot win and does not run fast without running fast in the escape. Why do you better listen to what the old Taoist priest said, take advantage of his current advantage and rush out directly, let him go to the end and make plans when he is ahead.

Zhang Chi was thinking, and Santong urged and said, "When is it? You still have time to talk nonsense here."

"What are you anxious about? You have to learn to fall in front of Mount Tai before you don't change your expression," Zhang Chi teased Santong, lifted the knife in his hand, and said, "Everyone with horses is on the horse, so let me rush to the place!"

Daoxuan was concerned about Zhang Chi's safety, grabbed Zhang Chi's sleeves and said, "Brother Zhang, you are the main general, how can you fight in front of the formation?"

"No, the Lord will not work hard, who will fight for you?" After saying that, Zhang Chi did not care about Xuan and pulled Bai Xue's reins and turned over the horse.

The old Taoist Zhan Taiqi couldn't help but twist his beard again, smiled and nodded, and said to himself, "Don't abandon the soldiers, and the soldiers are the first. Only those with such courage can deserve to be heroes in troubled times!"

Zhang Chi's blue shirt and white horse were crazy, and the horse was in a dragon shape. Whether it was a man or a horse, he seemed unparalleled and eye-catching among the chaotic army. When the soldiers saw the commander in battle, their morale became even stronger. Suddenly, they shouted, and they all sacrificed their lives to charge and fought to the death.

On the battlefield, he rushed left and right. Fortunately, although Zhang Chi could not kill anyone, he was able to advance and retreat freely, and the morale of the soldiers was as bright as a rainbow. Gao Yazhi looked at the opposite side. At this time, all the soldiers crossing the river had already reached ashore. Because the horses that charged just now were frightened, they had lost the best opportunity to attack halfway. Gao Yazhi sighed a little, but despite this, he never thought that he would not win this battle.

The eight thousand Iron Army of the Northern Palace has never been defeated. Just now, it was just because of underestimating the enemy. Eight thousand cavalry could beat more than five thousand infantry soldiers. Thinking of this, the elegant strategy came forward and pointed at Zhang Chi, who was wearing a blue shirt and a white horse, shouted loudly: "Kill the white horse rider!"
Chapter completed!