Chapter 700 Shrinking the Formation

"good!"

Zhou Yu suddenly slapped hard and the railings of the chariot shook slightly.

"Send the order!"

Zhou Yu said loudly: "Order Xu Sheng to open a hole and let Shi Huan in."

"Does the Governor want to let Cao Ren go? This general understands."

Cheng Pu was greatly surprised. Zhou Yu had finally used his methods to trap Cao Ren's legions before, but now he had to let go. Wouldn't this mean all the previous efforts were wasted?

He was about to object, but when he saw Taishi Ci and Huang Gai's troops gradually encircling him, he understood.

It turned out that Zhou Yu not only wanted to surround Cao Ren, but also wanted to surround the Shi Huan tribe who came to rescue him. The galloping armies of Huang Gai tribe and Tai Shi Ci tribe were the new walls.

"The Governor is so far-sighted that Cheng is ashamed of himself." Cheng Pu cupped his hands and said.

Zhou Yu said slowly: "Our Jiangdong army is mostly infantry and naval forces, while Cao Ren's army is mostly northerners and has many horses. It will definitely be at a disadvantage in future battles. As long as Cao Ren's cavalry can be completely defeated in this battle, it is best If Cao Ren can be captured and killed, the morale of Cao's army will be terrible."

The order came out among the Chinese army. After Xu Sheng saw it from a distance, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Grand Governor has ordered you to open your mouth and let Shi Huan in!"

"Open your mouth!"

The Jiangdong soldiers who were fighting bloody battles on the periphery were all excited after hearing the order, and then they no longer resisted Cao's army, but retreated in both directions. Shi Huan and the more than 400 riders under his command relied on inertia and rushed in.

"Meet Cao Lifeng, hurry!"

Seeing Jiangdong's army taking the initiative to avoid it, Shi Huan looked overjoyed, clamped his legs on the horse's belly and galloped forward, leading more than 400 horsemen into it.

Cao Ren, on the other hand, was equally overjoyed. He led nearly a thousand cavalry and galloped outward. The two cavalry of Cao's army gradually approached and finally met together.

"Gong Liu!"

Cao Ren rushed forward with joy on his face, rushed to the opposite side of Shi Huan, and stretched out his palm on his horse.

Snapped!

The two big hands were clasped together, and Cao Ren said excitedly: "Thankfully I listened to Gong Liu's words today, otherwise Cao would have been afraid that his life would have been handed down here."

Shi Huan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, my filial brother. Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. Moreover, today our army defeated Han Dang's tribe. In addition, we attacked Xu Sheng's tribe from both inside and outside, killing and wounding nearly 2,000 Jiangdong soldiers. It can be considered a considerable gain."

"Well, I must learn a lesson from this general and never be so reckless again." Cao Ren said with emotion.

"I'd better break out of the encirclement first. After rushing out, it won't be too late to talk about other things." Shi Huan replied.

"good!"

After joining forces with Shi Huan, Cao Ren's morale was greatly boosted and he shouted: "Brothers, follow me and fight out!"

"kill!"

Although more than 600 cavalry were lost, and the remaining 1,400 cavalry were almost all injured, with varying degrees of severity, and the physical exertion after the fight was huge, but at this moment everyone was full of enthusiasm and morale, hearing Cao Ren's words After the order was given, they immediately rushed out in large numbers.

Xu Sheng's troops suffered heavy casualties, so they did not stop them and allowed Cao's cavalry to charge out. ,

Seeing these Jiangdong soldiers, they didn't dare to intercept him at all. Cao Jun's cavalry became even more arrogant, laughing and killing them.

Tap tap tap! The cavalry galloped wildly, the wolf galloped, and they were about to break out from the heavy encirclement of Jiangdong Army. A dull sound of footsteps gradually sounded, and two Jiangdong Army suddenly appeared in front of them.

A general of the Jiangdong Army, wearing iron armor, holding a spear and an iron halberd, and carrying two short halberds on his back, flew over and shouted loudly.

"Cao Jun's thieves, do you know Donglai Taishi Ci?"

"Veteran Huang Gai is here, Cao Ren is leaving!"

Seeing that Cao Jun's cavalry was about to break out of the encirclement of Jiangdong Army, the two Jiangdong armies, each with more than 2,000 people, seemed to have been jammed with two bricks, blocking the gap exposed by Jiangdong Army again.

"Herod!"

Cao Ren reined in his horse and stared at the two Jiangdong troops, Taishi Ci and Huang Gai, who were encircling him in front, with a gloomy expression.

Shi Huan also frowned deeply and said to Cao Ren: "Brother Zixiao, it seems that Zhou Yu deliberately let someone in in order to completely surround our army."

Cao Ren didn't speak, and kept thinking about countermeasures in his mind. However, even though he was so worried about it, he was unable to do anything for a while.

Excluding the nearly 1,000 casualties and loss of combat effectiveness of Xu Sheng's army, the Jiangdong army that besieged Cao Ren had a total of 12,000 men. Adding Huang Gai's and Taishi Ci's armies, the total number reached 17,000, while Cao's army's cavalry could only be counted as 1,400. With hundreds of horses, Jiangdong's army was more than ten times larger than Cao's army.

And this time, Cao Ren was in a desperate situation, with no reinforcements from outside, and he was truly in despair.

Zhou Yu straightened his back and waved the flag in his hand, high-spirited.

"Send the order!"

"Destiny! Pan Zhang, Lu Meng, Xu Sheng, Huang Gai, and Tai Shici lead their troops forward and compress the front!"

"The Commander-in-Chief has given orders, all armies should move forward in order to pursue and intercept Cao's army!"

Zhou Yu looked ambitiously at Cao Ren's troops who were surrounded by 17,000 Jiangdong troops. In his heart, these more than 1,000 Cao Ren troops were already dead.

The advantage of the cavalry lies in their mobility. As long as they are used properly and charge with the help of high-speed mobility, their mobility can be transformed into powerful impact. And if they encounter an enemy that cannot be defeated, or are at a disadvantage, the cavalry can also escape with high-speed maneuverability.

It is well known that among the armies of previous dynasties, the Song army was weak in combat effectiveness. In fact, the victory rate of the Song Dynasty in foreign wars reached 60%. Because of the loss of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, firstly, they lost the danger of mountains and rivers as a barrier. When the Liao Army, Jin Army and Mongolian Army went south, they galloped directly on the North China Plain, and the Song Army had no danger to defend; Because they lost their horse-producing land, the proportion of cavalry in the Song army was very small. Therefore, once they were defeated, they would be severely defeated by the cavalry of the Liao and Jin armies. After winning, the enemy's cavalry often slipped away very quickly.

Why did Yue Fei win many battles against Jin? Jin Wushu lamented that "it's easy to shake a mountain, but it's a pity that it's difficult for the Yue family's army." In fact, it was because Yue Fei once defeated a large horse farm in Xixia and captured tens of thousands of horses. Based on this, he formed a cavalry with a moderate proportion of infantry and cavalry, so he was naturally indomitable.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, ordered the infantry to move forward and continuously shrink the formation. As a result, the room for maneuver of Cao's cavalry would become smaller and smaller. Once the cavalry has no room for maneuver, is it still called cavalry?

It's like an airplane. If it doesn't have a long enough track to take off, how can it get into the sky?

Cao Ren sighed: "No wonder the Prime Minister ordered us to be careful of Zhou Yu and use infantry to surround the cavalry. He is truly a genius in the world!"

Since ancient times, there have been many cases of cavalry besieging infantry. For example, in the early Han Dynasty, the Huns' cavalry besieged 300,000 Han troops on Baideng Mountain, which was also known as the Siege of Baideng.