C577 Hanging and killing, the battle of the cavalry (Part II)
What was this' group tactic '? Think about how the snakes would attack, especially when many of them would attack the target at the same time, it was a scattered attack that would shoot out in all directions. It was a point-to-point attack, and no one knew how to defend against it.
It was precisely because of this characteristic of the snake that Gongsun Ztian was able to turn his charging troops into multiple forces and continue to pierce through the enemy's formation with unstoppable force. The goal was to cut the enemy's overall strength into dozens of small pieces.
But at this moment, the cavalry troops led by Gongsun Ztian were like a bunch of steel knives, cutting through the 'delicious prey' that was not a cake to them, but was better than a cake.
The black armored cavalrymen that had charged into the enemy's formation were like sheep into a tiger's mouth as they unrestrainedly bit at him. It was also as if they were unscrupulous fish that were unbridled and wreaked havoc on him.
Huyan Yuankui saw that the situation was bad, he did not want to fight anymore, so he immediately gave the order to retreat. He shouted hysterically: "Withdraw, all of you retreat! "We can't keep fighting, we can't keep fighting!"
However, he had just realized that things were not going well. Wasn't this a bit too much? Since Gongsun Ze Tian had led his troops to bite into it, how could they allow their prey to run away just like that?
Gongsun Ztian revealed a cruel smile and said, "Change into a pack of wolves!"
Whenever a wild beast like the wolf was mentioned, the first thing that would come to mind was the wolf pack, because these wild beasts lived in a group in the cruel nature.
They also knew that 'unity is power', so as long as the wolves formed a circle, even a lone tiger or lion would have to fear a little bit of the pack.
According to this characteristic of the wolf, when it was used on the army, it could be called 'vivid'. As long as the field commander had a very high ability to predict the battle, and at the same time had a very common and convenient way to command the troops under his command, then it could be done easily.
For Gongsun Zelai, these two aspects were not a big problem for him. First, the ability to predict the outcome of a battle, which required a combination of talent and experience, and for Gongsun Zelai's talent, there was no need to talk about experience. In terms of experience, perhaps no general in the world had the experience to be on par with him.
Gongsun Zaitian had specially trained this method along the way. It was divided into two types: hand gestures and whistling. As for the movements between the divisions, they were also given the flag language to transmit messages. However, these methods were impossible for the enemy to understand and they had no idea what the opponent was doing.
The advantage of this was that it would allow them to communicate with their opponents efficiently and easily. It would save them a loud shout, and they might not even be able to hear what was going to happen next.
With such an advanced method of communication, the battle efficiency of the two empires would definitely be increased greatly. To the Profound Nether Empire, this could be said to be a disaster.
Normally, scouts only needed to pay close attention to the enemy commander's speech to be able to easily obtain information about the enemy leader and pass it on to the commander in the rear.
But now, to the scouts of the Profound Nether Empire, it was no different from hearing thunder from deaf people, because they did not know what orders the other party had issued, nor did they know what to send back. Should he bring the whistle back? That would require them to play the same tune.
As for the commander of the Profound Nether Empire, after waiting for the opponent to change formation and heavily injure them, she finally realised what happened to the other party's whistle.
In his ears, he could hear a series of whistles rising and falling one after another. Furthermore, there were many short whistles echoing each other in the distance. Following which, he saw what used to be a dense assault formation that quickly turned into a small group that was like a gurgling stream.
However, this was not the end. After completing the cutting, the whistle sounded again, and the short reply sounded even louder.
What happened next caused Huyan Yuankui to be stupefied and he would be unable to forget it for the rest of his life.
In his understanding, the cavalry was mainly used to attack and break through defenses, as well as to be in charge of the rear guard during critical times.
And if the cavalry wanted to guarantee their super strong fighting strength, they had to be able to maintain a uniform formation at all times, to the point of not dispersing. Only then would they be able to display the cavalry's greatest advantage and the strongest fighting strength.
However, Gongsun Ztian had done the opposite today. He had unexpectedly split the cavalry that had gathered in all directions. But even so, it did not affect the fighting strength of the entire cavalry. It was as if they had turned into a thousand knives and were in the middle of a hearty battle.
The 'cow' that was foolishly waiting to be split was the cavalry that he was so proud of. However, the other party was obviously not satisfied with just disintegrating him, and was even planning on completely eating the disintegrated part.
That kind of change seemed to have come from their very bones, as if it had evolved from their temperament. It was as if just now they were docile and obedient hunting dogs, but at this moment, they had turned into wild beasts that came out of their beast cages, groups after groups.
No, they were not so much beasts as a pack of wolves, a pack of cruel, bloodthirsty, orderly wolves.
If such a powerful force appeared in front of him, would he even have a chance to escape? At least, that was what Huyan Yuankui thought. However, he only thought about how he should retreat. He could also take as many of them as he wanted.
Without giving the Profound Nether Empire's cavalry unit much time, under Gongsun Ztian's command, the Black Armored Cavalry troops quickly completed the strategy of splitting the encirclement and started to slowly nibble away at the enemy's territory.
The small forces were the first to stop the enemies' footsteps. They were going to use the most shameless methods possible to harass and fight against the enemies without stopping. Even if the enemies wanted to run away, they wouldn't be able to do so.
As for the main force, they would choose the small group of the enemy troops to attack. With so many battles and only one person's tactical thinking, they would quickly take care of the enemy. Afterwards, they would gather the troops responsible for dealing with the enemy and pounce on the next group of enemies.
Very quickly, under the premise of annihilating the enemy, a large number of Cavalry gathered around, and the efficiency of killing the enemy became faster and faster, the strength of their charge became stronger and stronger.
Seeing that the situation had run out, Huyan Yuankui could no longer stay. He sighed heavily and personally led a few personal guards to charge out of the encirclement. They followed the route Xianyu Hetu had taken to escape, leaving almost all of the cavalrymen behind.
And this troop of cavalry was brought along by Xianyu Hetu's conquest to the south, among them there were many light cavalry soldiers who harassed and investigated, as well as heavy cavalry specially to attack and defend. This was not an ordinary loss, but a loss that had a huge impact on the future of the battle.
Gongsun Ztian did not stop Huyan Yuankui and the rest of his personal guards from escaping. He had originally planned to let them go and report their deaths, but this was good too, as a single commander, he had escaped back. No matter how strong he was, even if Xianyu Hetu was able to control the situation, without this cavalry army, it would mean that they had failed by half.
The remaining half was already part of Gongsun Zaitian's plan. He believed that without the existence of this cavalry unit, it would be a matter of time before he would complete it.
Gongsun Ze Tian himself had led his personal guards away from the battlefield, and came to a place not far from where he could command the troops. After the massacre just now, Gongsun Ze Tian had vented quite a bit of the anger in his heart, as the supreme commander of the army, he had to maintain his demeanor. Occasionally, he would act presumptuously, and it was harmless, but if he continued to mess around like this, he would lose his prestige.
Of course, even though Gongsun Zaitian had led his personal guards away from the battlefield, it did not mean that he was going to do nothing. They were actually just guarding against a large group of enemy cavalry soldiers that were trying to break out of the encirclement.
Looking at Zhang San, Li Si, and the others holding the crossbows in their hands, ready to shoot the fleeing cavalrymen on the spot, one could tell that they had indeed come prepared.
In front of the two violent berserkers, the Profound Nether Empire cavalry soldiers were like docile little animals, while the two of them were like chopping melons and vegetables, leading the Black Armored Knights behind them to charge forward, killing one of them while doing a somersault, it was extremely painful.
The other thing that was worthy of Gongsun Ze Tian's attention was the command to Di Yutang. Looking at the unstoppable power and the unstoppable fighting spirit in his hands, he couldn't help but make others look at him in another light. The thing that made Gongsun Ztian the happiest was that this person had a sense of touch with the battlefield and was not a reckless person. Instead, he was a guy that used his brain to do battle.
The part of the cavalrymen he had brought along had specially chosen some strange routes to pierce through, and every part of the places where they had struck a major blow was a crucial part of the connection between several of the Profound Nether Empire's cavalry. When this connection broke, under the encirclement of other cavalrymen, they would very quickly lose their ability to resist, and even directly become spirits of the Black Armored Cavalry.
At the same time, Di Yutang did not have many cavalrymen, and had blocked several groups of enemy cavalrymen who were attempting to break out of the encirclement, and had even fiercely started to fight with the enemy.
In Gongsun Ze Tian's eyes, not only was Di Yutang an expert in ingenious battle of wits, he also had a valiant force.
Seeing Xianyu Hetu's retreating troops filling up the area again, Gongsun Ze Tian guessed that the person who escaped just now had successfully sent a message back, while Xianyu Hetu immediately sent an army to rescue him.
However, it was already too late, because the annihilation battle on Gongsun Zaitian's side had already reached its final stage. It was likely that they would be able to calmly withdraw their troops before the Xuanming Army arrived.
"Zhang San, Li Si!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Set up the Sly Thunder!" It's time to give them a taste of their own suffering! "
"Yes!" "Marshal!"