Traveling Through the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Zun Zhang Wuji

Chapter 652 Breaking the Formation
With the waving of the command flag, Tang Hejun's battle formation opened, and the offensive battle formation immediately changed.Sword soldiers and archers walked out of the camp.Be ready to attack Zhao Min's cavalry at any time.

Faced with the opponent's change of formation in front of him, Zhao Min was not surprised. This was a sudden decision made by a mature general.

Then Zhao Min ordered the cavalry to start moving towards the two wings, intending to avoid the opponent's arrow rain.

Seeing the cavalry charging troops moving around on both sides, Tang He finally let go of his tea-drinking hand.

Although this was just a simple and very ordinary tactic, Tang He saw the unusualness of the opponent's general from this tactic.

Because the cavalry attacked in a roundabout way from both wings, although it was easy to say, it required a long period of coordination and cooperation to do it.Because as long as the general army leaves the command of the general, it will immediately become a mess.

Only a few elite soldiers can do this. Even if the general does not give orders, they can still complete their combat missions according to circumstances.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness after dividing the troops is the best way to test whether an army is good or not.

Seeing that the opponent's troops were still advancing in a stable formation after detouring around the flanks, Tang He noticed that this army was the opponent's elite cavalry.Moreover, all the generals and sergeants present were familiar with this strategy, because it was a common offensive strategy used by the Mongolian cavalry.

First there was a cavalry charge, then a flanking detour, then a long-range attack by cavalry, and finally a close-range horse fight.

Zhao Min's style of play was the same as Tang He imagined. After the cavalry detoured on both wings, the opponent's crossbowmen phalanx was unable to use its force.Because the speed of the arrow falling is far less than the speed of the war horse.

Following the command of Zhao Min and the centurion of the front team, the cavalrymen drew their bows and arrows one after another, and then shot arrows at the Wu army's camp one after another.Faced with the rain of arrows fired by the cavalry, the infantry had no choice but to avoid it.There was no way to escape, so he could only simply resist with his shield.However, many of the thrown arrows still passed through the gaps and directly killed these soldiers.

When the archers and infantry planned to counterattack, the cavalry led by Zhao Min had already fled, and then gathered together again to prepare for a new round of attack.

Upon seeing this, Tang He said: "This man's tactics are very similar to those of the Mongolian army. I didn't expect Ming Zun to surrender the Mongolian cavalry."

At this time, Feng Sheng, who was in charge of the north gate, came to Tang He's side. He glanced at the two sides fighting on the battlefield.

Feng Sheng said: "This is not surprising. Ming Zun came from the Western Regions. I heard that the countries in the Western Regions have surrendered to Ming Zun. There were also some Semu soldiers participating in the Guanzhong battle with the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Ming Zun surrendered the Mongolian Tatars. It’s not a very strange thing. What’s more, there is a Mongolian empress beside that Mingzun.”

Tang He said: "Our opponents are very aware of their situation. If they only defend the city, they will be dead. However, they dare to go out of the city to challenge us head-on. This is beyond my expectation. But what is his goal? what?"

While the two were talking, Zhao Min, who was riding on a bloody horse, rushed into the Wu army's battle formation at the fastest speed. Zhao Min's horse was the fastest, even though the soldiers took out They ordered hooks, sickles, spears and horse ropes specially designed to deal with cavalry, but before these things were arranged, Zhao Min had already passed by their formation.

After rushing to the center of the army, Zhao Min used his feet as support to pull up the bow string, then used both hands and feet to shoot an arrow in the direction of Tang He and Feng Sheng.

While the two were talking, the red tassel of the handsome helmet on Tang He's head was shot off by Zhao Min's bow and arrow.Then Zhao Min opened his bow and fired three arrows in succession, hitting the three flags on the observation deck respectively.

The three-character banner of Wu, Shuai, and Tang then fell.

Tang He had not yet woken up from the fact that his helmet tassel was shot off by Zhao Min. His vision went dark, and his handsome flag was directly covering his body.

Tang He said in a panic: "Is my head here? Is my head here?"

Seeing this, Feng Sheng quickly helped Tang He lift the flag.Tang He's shield soldiers also rushed over and protected him with a shield array.

"Okay!" The word "good" came from Lan Yu who had just left the south gate.

Lan Yu was about to lead his troops to attack Li Wenzhong at the south gate, but saw Tang He's commanding flag fall. He knew that Zhao Min and the others had succeeded.So Lan Yu shouted to everyone: "Brothers! We are all seven-foot-long men. The noble concubine has a body of thousands of gold, but she is a woman. She is still good at fighting. How can we, men, be like girls?"

Then Lan Yu flipped the horse's head, and the war horse raised its front hooves and neighed.

Lan Yu said: "All the troops will charge with me!"

After saying that, Lan Yu's Overlord Bright Silver Spear rubbed against the ground, igniting a scratch of sparks, and then rushed out.

Compared with Zhao Min's typical Mongolian cavalry tactics, Lan Yu's tactics are much simpler and cruder.

Lan Yu was on horseback and charged directly towards the Ming army's battle formation, followed closely by the subsequent cavalry units.

Although Li Wenzhong had already taken countermeasures, Lan Yu was very brave. When Lan Yu rushed to the shield array in front of the hillside, he shouted to the sky, then waved his Overlord Spear, and the 82-pound spear penetrated directly. Wu Jun's shield.He stabbed the shield soldier behind him to the core.

But then Lan Yu raised his hand, shouted and picked up the soldier. He waved the spear in his hand left and right, and stabbed parallel and diagonally from left to right.

Just like the fisherman paddling his oar.In less than a moment, Lan Yu's bravery cut a bloody path out of the neat battle formation.

After Lan Yu broke through the enemy's formation, the cavalrymen who attacked him also understood the situation clearly, and the captains of each cavalry group rushed towards the opening opened by Lan Yu.

Then the cavalry troops dispersed in all directions like razors cutting grass, and soon the infantry camp was smashed to pieces by the cavalry led by Lan Yu.Lost for a while.

Just as Lan Yu was killing everyone, a square-shaped painted halberd stabbed diagonally towards his face.

When Lan Yu heard the sound of breaking wind, she quickly blocked the halberd with the Overlord Spear in her hand.

Lan Yu saw the visitor and said disdainfully: "The general goes into battle in person, which is a taboo for military strategists. How many days have you not seen General Li and you have even forgotten these things?"

The general gritted his teeth and trembled all over, but he still pressed his painted halberd towards Lan Yu.And Lan Yu also continued to block with strength.

This general is none other than Li Wenzhong, one of Zhu Yuanzhang's four great generals.

Li Wenzhong was Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew and his adopted son.It's just that compared to Lan Yu in front of him, Li Wenzhong is more strategic and less brave than him.

Li Wenzhong scolded angrily at this time: "You treacherous traitor! I originally thought that the first person to rebel was Chang Yuchun, but I didn't expect that the first person to rebel was you, a kid!"

Hearing Li Wenzhong's words and feeling discouraged, Lan Yu quickly seized the opportunity and directly blocked the weapon in Li Wenzhong's hand.

Li Wenzhong was blocked by Lan Yu's strange force and leaned back, almost falling off his horse.

Lan Yu did not seize the opportunity to kill Li Wenzhong. After all, he still missed some old feelings for his former colleagues.

Lan Yu said to Li Wenzhong: "Good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters to serve. Zhu Yuanzhang is jealous of us, and ostracizes us former Mingjiao disciples. He is not a Ming master, so why should I be loyal to him?"

(End of this chapter)