Chapter 640 Long and short
In the early Han Dynasty when the sudden cavalry was not formed, the Han infantry faced the Huns' cavalry. While forming a formation, they could use the powerful suppressive power of the crossbow to advance slowly.
When the cavalry warfare method emerged, especially when the rangers and cavalry were combined, the infantry was at a huge disadvantage when facing the cavalry.
In this case, the infantry became more dangerous when facing the cavalry.
Even if you form a formation, you won't get much advantage - if you win, you can't annihilate the enemy, you can only watch the cavalry escape; if you lose, you will have no way to escape, and in all likelihood, the entire army will be annihilated.
Therefore, when infantry fights cavalry, they must be extremely cautious and form a tight formation on the spot to prevent the cavalry from finding an opportunity to break the formation.
Let alone push forward, forcing the cavalry to retreat step by step.
Seeing that half of the Han army had already reached the south bank, Hao Zhao knew that if he did not leave, all the Han troops would come over and block the way, and he was afraid that all the 20,000 elite cavalry he had brought from Liangzhou would have to stay in Longxi.
What's more, there are thousands of cavalry on the opposite side that are motionless, hiding where they can't see, and may give themselves a fatal blow at any time.
Therefore, before everyone from the other side comes over, turn around and head towards the west.
"Even if we want to leave, we have to stop the retreat, otherwise we will be chased by the Shu captives' cavalry, and I'm afraid we won't be able to escape easily."
Jincheng Prefect also knew that the situation in front of him was not good, and the formation in front of him was really too weird.
Looks a bit like the Eighth Formation of the Ninth Army, but it is much more powerful than the Eighth Formation of the Ninth Army.
Once it changes, the formations are layered on top of each other, with small formations nestled within large formations, making people feel airtight.
Obviously the strength of the troops on the opposite side is not far different from our own, and our own maneuverability is stronger than the opponent's, but somehow, no matter which direction we rush into the formation, the opponent's side can always gather more troops than our own.
This feeling of not knowing where to start is really tricky.
Hao Zhao looked at the two wings. The bald and Xianbei elite cavalry were still galloping, keeping the enemy in check.
"Gather the barbarians back and let them break off the rear. Their riding skills are superb. Even if the enemy on the opposite side entangles them, they can still have a chance to escape."
Hao Zhao immediately made a decision and sent an order to have the Xianbei cavalry on both wings withdraw to the center camp.
"The barbarians have no faith. If we let them cut off the rear alone, I'm afraid they will flee in all directions. Please let me lead a thousand cavalry to suppress the formation."
The governor of Jincheng came forward.
Hao Zhao looked at Jincheng Prefect, with a bit of unbearability and guilt in his eyes, with mixed feelings.
If the Shu captives don't have cavalry, it doesn't matter who cuts off the rear, because they can't catch up.
But Hao Zhao knew that the thousands of cavalry on the opposite side who had never shown up were waiting for the best opportunity to enter the battlefield.
Hence, the soldiers who were cut off from the rear would, in all likelihood, have no chance of escaping.
“General, without further delay, please give the order quickly!”
Jincheng Prefect urged.
The look on Hao Zhao's face returned to determination, he nodded, and began to make arrangements for the retreat.
"The traitor Cao is about to run away." Zhuge Liang noticed the abnormality of the Hu cavalry on both sides, and his expression condensed slightly, "This Hao Zhao is really a man who understands current affairs."
Then he said with some luck, "Hao Zhao is good at defending the city. He defeated Wei Yan's attack on the city, which shows his ability; but now it seems that his ability to fight in the field is worse than defending the city."
“Bojo, if it were you, what would you do?”
Zhuge Liang was finally willing to put down the telescope and asked.
When Jiang Wei heard the Prime Minister's question, he quickly replied, "If the general is replaced, he will start the retreat when he leads the troops to meet him. He will not dwell on it until now, thinking about retreating."
“Oh? Why?”
Zhuge Liang didn't seem to care about Wei Jun's actions at all, and asked with great interest.
"Since we want to retreat to Liangzhou, we should retreat directly. We know that the Prime Minister's military formation is unbreakable, but we still want to entangle with the Prime Minister and try to lead the entire army to retreat. It is too greedy!"
Jiang Wei commented, “This is called continuous breaking.”
Zhuge Liang listened, nodded slightly, and then asked Feng Yong, "What about you? What do you think?"
“Bojo spoke well.”
Feng Yong quickly agreed.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty glanced at him and said, "I'm asking you, what would you do if it were you?"
If I knew that my opponent was an old guy named Zhuge Liang, without reinforcements from famous general-level friendly troops, I would of course run away...
Feng Tulu thought for a long time before he choked out a sentence, "Anyway, the governor of Longxi also said that he would only defend the city for one month, and it has been four months now. If I see the prime minister leading his troops, I will either surrender directly or Just go."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but look over with strange eyes.
Zhuge Liang just smiled when he heard this and asked calmly, "Tell me your reasons."
"The overall situation of Longyou has been decided. Xiangwu is already an isolated city. Although there is the Wei River to rely on, there will be losses if it is maintained for a long time."
“Besides, now that the west has been cut off from Guan, even if Liangzhou can defend itself for a while, it will return to the Han Dynasty sooner or later, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible.”
“Even if we take a step back, even if Hao Zhao believes that Liangzhou can stop the Han Dynasty from advancing westward, he should immediately lead his army back westward to preserve his strength for future plans. It is useless to linger here.”
Hearing Feng Yong's words, Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time. At the same time, he thought to himself that these words were in line with this guy's style: he likes to start from the long-term and the overall situation, not be limited by temporary setbacks, and not greedy for immediate gains.
Thinking of Nanxiang, Nanzhong, Longyou, and Guanzhong, he all walked through it step by step, just like a chess player who seems to have made a useless move, but in the end he discovered that it was his chess eye.
Just the sentence "preserve the vitality" has won my heart, which is enough to prove that this son's vision is extremely good.
As for Boyue, he was quick at military affairs, had a deep understanding of military tactics, and was quite courageous. He had an understanding of all the military formations he taught. In this aspect, the two men's talents were simply the same as those in heaven and earth.
If Boyo can be taught and trained more, he will definitely become a general of the Han Dynasty in the future.
It is a pity that from what he said just now, it can be seen that Boyue is too focused on the immediate and forgets to look at the long-term. He lacks a grasp of the overall situation. When it comes to means, he is even worse than that kid.
Being focused on the present and being brave and strategic, I am afraid that sometimes there will be little flexibility in doing things and I will insist on going my own way. At that time, I will worry about losing the overall situation in a small way.
Feng Yong and Jiang Wei naturally didn't know what the Prime Minister was thinking. They saw the Prime Minister silently raising the telescope and suddenly sent an order to Guan Xing to prepare to attack from the west.
Then he said again, "Hao Zhao was stubborn about the rules and didn't know how to adapt. First he wanted to follow the laws of Wei and defend the city, but he missed the best opportunity to retreat. Then he wanted to retreat with the whole army, but he got deeper and deeper."
"However, he is worthy of being a figure who has been in Hexi for a long time. When he saw that the timing was not right, he immediately thought of retreating. It seems that it is impossible to surround all Liangzhou soldiers and horses here."
Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh and said, "You two should learn from others' strengths and discard their weaknesses, you know?"
"clear."
Feng Yong and Jiang Wei responded in unison.
At this time, Hao Zhao, leading the main force, had just broken away from contact with the Han army and was about to withdraw from the battlefield. He saw smoke and dust rising in the northwest, and the Han army's cavalry, which had been lurking for a long time, finally appeared.
The goal of the Han cavalry is very clear, which is the connection point between the rear troops and the main force.
Hao Zhao gritted his teeth when he saw the appearance of the Han cavalry.
From the current point of view, the Han army's actions are not only preparing to keep all the people behind, but also trying to bite the tail of the main force.
The opposing coach’s vision is too vicious!
And the timing was also very exquisite, just like a person who had just stepped out with his front foot before landing, and had just raised his back foot halfway, when he was suddenly pushed from the side by someone else.
Even if the force is very light, it is enough to make someone fall, not to mention this force, which is more like a violent blow.
This made Hao Zhao angry, but at the same time, a sense of powerlessness and fear rose in his heart: Does the opponent really have the ability to predict his actions in advance?
(End of this chapter)