The rebels at this time are no longer the same as they were half a year ago.

The thieves who were able to form a square formation before were already elite, but now what Wang Yuan faced was a composite formation with multiple arms.

The enemy team consists of five people and ten people per team, of which forty-five people are responsible for combat tasks. The remaining five people serve as auxiliary roles on the battlefield and can be used as a reserve team at critical times to fill gaps in the formation at any time.

Ten teams serve as one sentry, that is, five hundred people serve as sentries. There are four sentries directly in front, which are Qi Yanming's two thousand old thieves.

There are also left and right sentries, each with 3,000 men, for a total of 6,000.

There are a thousand old thieves left, who belong to Qi Yanming's personal bodyguard of the Chinese army and also serve as a strategic reserve.

The rear troops are all old and weak and their family members. They are usually responsible for tasks such as transporting food, setting up camps, and cooking. Nearly a thousand cavalry have already circled the flanks of the official army. They will charge when they find the right opportunity, but they mainly focus on intimidation and pursuit, and lightly

The cavalry did not dare to rush into the gun formation casually.

According to the initial thoughts of the rebels, regardless of so many tactics, they can just charge frontally and sideways at the same time. The official army is often defeated in an instant. This is the way to attack the trash army of the imperial court. But if they encounter real elite soldiers, they will be defeated.

Thieves will retreat before encountering the enemy.

It was no longer possible to retreat before the battle, but he was intimidated by Wang Yuan's reputation and did not dare to simply charge.

Qi Yanming still knew that although Wang Yuan was brave and good at fighting, he could not summon thousands of elite soldiers. He planned to use 2,000 old thieves as a test. When he encountered bad soldiers, he would attack with the whole army, and when he encountered elite soldiers, he would look for an opportunity to escape. Anyway,

I can't explain myself here.

Two thousand outposts of thieves and bandits surged toward the officers and soldiers in a steady formation, pressing down on their speed. In fact, everyone was feeling terrified.

About 6,000 sentries were tilted to form an inverted figure of eight, trying to use their strength to outflank the army. However, the 6,000 rebels had weak combat power and were not even arranged in an orderly formation, so they could only fight with the wind.

Wang Yuan rode back to the central army and said to Pan Gui and Zhong Changsheng: "You two, each lead a thousand troops to protect the flanks of the entire army and don't let the thieves take advantage. Remember, the opponent is a light cavalry and they dare not really

Don’t be frightened when we charge into battle. Your Majesty has already made a promise that if we win this battle, you will all become hereditary households!"

"I won't quit my humble job even if I die!"

Pan Gui and Zhong Changsheng immediately swore to death that they did not protect their family and country, but only wanted their hereditary position!

Being promoted from a small soldier to a hereditary household in one battle is already worth risking your life for.

The two of them had no horses, so they formed their own teams with spears in hand, and collectively turned around to target the bandits.

Wang Yuan said to Zhu Zhi again: "Brother Zhu, take more than a hundred elite cavalry and wear full armor. When the outposts of the two armies meet, immediately attack the enemy's left sentry. I just took a look and the enemy's left sentry's formation is the strongest."

Damn, they should all be young and strong, they can definitely defeat them with one blow!"

"I will do my best for my humble position." Zhu Zhi clasped his fists and mounted his horse.

Wang Yuan then said to Li Ying: "Sanlang, I will leave a thousand reserves for you and serve as battlefield law enforcement officers. If there is any sign of defeat, immediately lead troops to stabilize it for me!"

Li Sanlang said: "Put it on me."

What does Wang Yuan himself want to do?

Lead the spear formation to engage the enemy!

These thousands of soldiers are all fake, and corresponding battle plans must be formulated based on the actual situation.

First of all, you cannot fight a protracted war. The longer it drags on, the easier it is for soldiers who are not in battle formation to collapse. You must give full play to your own formation advantages and overwhelm the enemy with momentum at the first opportunity, which can not only improve your own morale, but also suppress the enemy.

Party morale.

Secondly, Wang Yuan must lead the army from the front, and he must walk in front so that the soldiers can see it. Without him personally leading the charge, these soldiers may be defeated in one encounter.

I saw Wang Yuan wearing a forty-five kilogram chain mail, walking to the front of the formation with a spear, raising the gun and shouting: "I am the number one scholar and I am not afraid of death. Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

The soldiers around shouted.

Wang Yuan shouted again: "I'm in front. If I don't retreat, will you retreat?"

"No retreat!"

The morale of the generals was greatly boosted. No one expected that Wang Yuan, as the coach, would serve as the forward.

"Hush!"

The whistle blew, and three thousand infantry followed Wang Yuan, marching slowly and neatly.

Opposite them were two thousand old thieves from the outpost, and six thousand outposts on both sides.

The majestic formations are facing each other, three thousand against eight thousand.

Zhu Zhi also led more than a hundred fine cavalry and slowly moved towards the left side of the battlefield. Pan Gui and Zhong Changsheng led 2,000 soldiers and moved slowly to the right, always protecting the formation and not giving the thieves cavalry a chance to flank. Li Ying

Leading a thousand reserves, they carefully followed the army forward, and they also had to prevent the thieves and cavalry from attacking.

As for Zhu Ying and Wu Liande, they took the eighty-year-old guard sentry cavalry and went far behind the enemy's rear.

Nearly ten thousand people also formed a car formation on the spot to prevent the thieves from attacking.

The moment more than a hundred fine knights appeared on the scene, Qi Yanming and other thieves leaders were inexplicably horrified. The equipment was so conspicuous that they could be recognized from afar. They were defeated last time.

Wang Yuan stood at the front with a spear in hand, marching steadily while listening to the whistle.

The three thousand skilled soldiers all looked at him and marched with the general. Wang Yuan was the God of War in their hearts. He was invincible and invincible. Wang Yuan was also their beloved general. He kept them fed, clothed and warm.

A promising prospect.

Officers at all levels, including officers at all levels, were nervous when they first entered the battlefield, and their fear of death and the enemy's fear prevailed. But Wang Yuan was walking in front now, and the generals were not afraid of death, so what else were they afraid of?

The three thousand officers and soldiers on the outpost were moving very slowly, but Xu Rulin's formation instantly overwhelmed the rebel army on the opposite side.

Qi Yanming and other bandit leaders were panicked when they saw more than a hundred fine cavalry appearing. Looking at the formation of Wang Yuan's troops, they instantly felt that this battle was unwinnable.

What kind of Beijing camp coward is this?

Such a calm military formation is more intimidating than those officers and soldiers!

The rebels didn't know that what they saw in front of them were all fakes, and Wang Yuan was forced to use military formations to intimidate them.

After advancing a certain distance, Wang Yuan suddenly hung his spear on his waist, took out two flags and waved them to the left and right.

The two officers on the outpost immediately blew their whistles and changed their formations as they marched, forming a sloping front.

In this way, Wang Yuan led a thousand men to face the two thousand old thieves head-on. A thousand men on the left and right faced the enemy's three thousand men on the left and right sentries.

What the hell?

Not to mention the thief leader, even the ordinary thief soldiers were frightened by the change of formations of the official army. With such a speed of formation change and the ability to do it so uniformly, I am afraid they are not the most elite troops in the imperial court.

The old thieves at the outpost were a little better, but the six thousand thieves on the left and right outposts hadn't officially joined the enemy yet, and their formation had become even more chaotic.

"The invincible gun is the best in the world!"

As Wang Yuan shouted, the nearby soldiers also shouted together. This was a line that had been rehearsed during the training of the gun formation. It must be shouted neatly and loudly.

"The invincible gun is the best in the world!"

The three thousand soldiers shouted together, and the three thousand soldiers on the flanks and reserves also shouted. The voices of six thousand people gathered together, combined with the rumbling footsteps, actually drowned out all the sounds on the battlefield.

The distance between the two sides was still forty steps away. Two thousand old thieves equipped with javelins, led by the leader of the thieves, couldn't wait to throw the javelins.

All empty!

Originally, they were barely within range of the javelin, and the thieves were not practicing diligently. In addition, the wind was blowing from the north (headwind), so the first round of javelin failed to achieve any results.

Soon, the two thousand old thieves hurriedly threw a second round of javelins. This time, more than a dozen officers and soldiers were knocked down. Wang Yuan, who was walking at the front, became the main target. He waved his spear and slapped him, and unexpectedly...

He was shot twice. Fortunately, he was wearing chainmail and a helmet, otherwise he would have had to lie down on the spot.

One of the javelins directly pierced the chain armor and nailed it to Wang Yuan's chest.

Before the rebels could be happy, Wang Yuan pulled out his javelin and shouted: "The spear is invincible, the best in the world!"

"The invincible gun is the best in the world!"

The general's bravery boosted the morale of the army, and the formation, which had been slightly disrupted by javelin fire, became orderly and uniform again.

"Boom boom boom!"

Each step was as tight as one step, and each step was as powerful as a rainbow. The tight military formation was so frightening that the rebels trembled.

The old thieves were only equipped with two javelins. After throwing them, they couldn't help but look at the leader of the thieves. They really didn't dare to fight against such an army.

The leader of the bandits at the outpost was also panicked and fought countless battles with the government troops. They bullied the soldiers in the capital camp and the garrison. They had no choice but to run away when encountering the elite border troops. The government troops in front of them were obviously more powerful than the border troops.

If you are more capable, how can you fight this battle?

Liu San said to Qi Yanming: "Let's go, this battle can't be fought. These officers and soldiers in front of us must have been trained by Wang Erlang himself. Taking advantage of the melee in front, let's take a thousand veterans of the Chinese army away, and Li Rui's cavalry

We can evacuate safely. The remaining 10,000 soldiers will be thrown to the army. The green hills will be left, so we don’t have to worry about running out of firewood.”

Qi Yanming was a little unwilling and gritted his teeth and said: "Let's talk about it after the battle."

Wang Yuan suddenly waved his command flag, and the thousands-man troops on both sides changed their direction again and accelerated their speed.

"kill!"

The three thousand officers and soldiers responsible for rushing into the battle actually wanted to take advantage of the time difference and carry out a partial double-team on the battlefield. They completely ignored the six thousand thieves on the left and right and wanted to kill the two thousand old thieves in front of them.

The sudden increase in speed of the official army made it difficult for the left and right sentries of the thief army to adapt. The thief leader followed the order to change direction, but the formation became chaotic. Seeing this, Zhu Zhi led more than a hundred elite cavalry to launch a flank charge in advance.

It was originally two thousand against one thousand, and those old thieves were all feeling frightened. Now they were killed by three thousand officers and soldiers, and some of them fled in an instant.
To be continued...