The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Chapter 282 Head-on confrontation

Ning Yi mobilized almost his entire army.

Outside the city, there were 30,000 southern garrison troops from Hushan Pass and more than 20,000 criminal troops.

In the rear were the Beijing garrison of 30,000 men, followed by the left and right guards directly under the Beijing government, and at the end were the temporary reserve forces of 10,000 men.

The last 10,000 temporary troops, although they have only been reorganized and trained for less than three months, they are all from the border troops and are elite men selected from prisoners.

In addition, since they are led by a servant, their combat effectiveness is naturally very strong.

More than 100,000 infantrymen marched forward in a mighty force, with neat steps and bright weapons in their hands. The phalanxes were clearly advancing forward.

There is a certain distance between each phalanx, and scouts communicate with each other from time to time.

In the rear, more than 30,000 cavalrymen all left the city and followed the infantry.

In this decisive battle, Ning Yi personally took part in the battle, standing on a chariot and able to roughly see a large area of the battlefield.

However, Ning Yi was not wearing golden armor. This was not his first battle against a group of miscellaneous soldiers. This time he was facing 100,000 elite cavalrymen of the barbarians.

Naturally, it should not be underestimated. How could Ning Yi dare to stand out in golden armor?

Despite this, he was still wearing fine armor and was surrounded by a group of expert guards.

Each one is well-made and strong.

Qin Haifeng was even taller, holding a heavy broadsword tightly in his hand. This was the weapon he had been using to kill enemies in the border army for many years.

The eight hundred soldiers of the Firearms Battalion were divided into two sides and the front and back, forming small square formations, each with its own Tiger Dun cannon being pulled by carts.

Just enough to protect Ning Yi.

There are two thousand book soldiers on the periphery, all of whom are well-trained in the Mandarin Duck Formation.

Behind them was a group of mandarin ducks with many bamboo poles. They looked like a group of street sweepers.

This time, Ning Yi did not stop moving forward and continued to approach the barbarian cavalry camp.

Although Qin Haifeng looked ferocious, he stared nervously ahead and carefully warned, "Your Highness, we are less than two miles away from the barbarian cavalry camp."

Ning Yi had no expression on his face, and Qin Haifeng was helpless.

Not only Qin Haifeng was nervous, but the commanders of other armies were also extremely nervous.

This time we are not dealing with ordinary barbarian fleeing soldiers, but the barbarian's truly elite cavalry.

Their Great Wu Kingdom had fought so many decisive battles with the barbarians, but had never won against the elite cavalry.

If this were a decisive battle in the wild, especially if the infantry continued to advance against the cavalry, wouldn't that be courting death?

But the Sixth Prince insisted on doing so, and everyone had no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere.

Ning Yi also demanded that anyone who dared to retreat would be killed by the army in the rear, and anyone who escaped would have their entire family killed.

One layer suppresses another, no one can escape, and according to Ning Yi's long-term training requirements, the so-called hollow square formation cannot even gather archers densely.

They are all scattered in the square formation.

Finally, the barbarian cavalry army came out of the camp in large numbers.

Their military camp was seven or eight miles wide, and it seemed to be filled with war horses and human heads, with no end in sight.

They are indeed much more terrifying than infantry, and are very shocking.

The two sides were only a few hundred meters apart, and Ning Yi finally began to give orders to stop advancing and form a battle line.

The mighty infantry phalanxes from all over the Dawu Kingdom finally stopped their advance.

The criminal army phalanxes in front began to raise their shields, with spears placed on top of the shields, standing in a forest.

The criminal army had never trained in hollow square formations, so all they formed were solid square formations, each one very thick.

The five phalanxes were targeting the barbarian rebels numbering about 10,000 in front.

Behind them were six phalanxes of 30,000 Southern Army soldiers, standing in a very strict formation with shields erected all around.

Although they were also elite troops dispatched from the south to support Hushan Pass.

The training time was not short, and after Ning Yi took over Shanhu Pass, he reorganized the 30,000 troops.

He personally distributed military pay and rations, and kicked out all the officers who were just slacking off.

That’s not all. There are also various subsidies and benefits distributed to them, which immediately make them cry out.

It’s true that they are all capable soldiers and are no worse than the veterans on the border.

In the rear, there were 30,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp who had been trained for almost half a year, all forming small hollow square formations.

They look the weakest, but many people are worried about whether these small hollow square formations can be effective. Only Ning Yi knows that the hollow square formations are absolutely useful against cavalry.

The rear is where Ning Yi's real direct troops are.

Of the hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the Dawu Kingdom at Hushan Pass, all had arrived except for the 20,000 garrison troops on both wings.

There were only a few thousand soldiers and a lot of miscellaneous soldiers left in the city.

If they were defeated, Hushan Pass would almost lose the ability to resist.

Everyone felt that the Sixth Prince, the commander of Hushan Pass, was too bold. If he had defended well, it would not be a problem for Hushan Pass to hold out for a year.

They have sufficient resources, and there are also a lot of supplies sent from the capital. They have no worries about food and drink. Why do they have to run out and fight a decisive battle with the barbarian cavalry?

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But no one dared to disobey the orders of His Highness, as this lord had already killed many people.

On the barbarian side, cavalrymen were also taking up their positions one after another. The barbarian army was still scattered. It was impossible for them to rush forward and fight head-on like the Dawu Kingdom did with batches of cavalrymen.

They even seemed to be about to surround and devour all the troops of the Dawu Kingdom.

Atulu snorted coldly: "Little thing, you dare to call out the troops of the entire Hushan Pass. I can just eat you all here and take Hushan Pass easily."

He immediately ordered the rebels, with a force of more than 10,000 soldiers, to launch a frontal attack to tie down the weak vanguard forces of the Dawu Kingdom.

The cavalry divided into 80,000 troops and attacked from both wings.

Then they went around to the rear and intercepted the retreat of the Dawu army, determined not to let them retreat after their failure.

The barbarian troops received orders one after another and began to move.

The first to come out were a small group of rebels. The more than 10,000 rebels were the last infantry forces of the barbarians.

Their goal is to confront the criminal army at the front head-on and entangle it.

Both sides were full of passion and slowly approached each other. Then the archers kept shooting arrows at each other, and people on both sides screamed and fell down.

Most of the rebels were veterans of the border army. They still thought that the troops on the opposite side were the veteran soldiers of the Beijing camp who were rumored to be able to defend the city and launch surprise attacks.

This is also the consensus of all outsiders. They all think that the Beijing troops are not worthy of being used. They have not received proper training for many years and are no match for the opponent.

Even many of the Beijing troops are just for show, with a lot of old and weak men, so how much combat effectiveness can they have?

But this time, the rebels were facing a real elite criminal army, which included not only a large number of vassal soldiers, but also many captured rebels.

The two sides soon engaged in battle, shield against shield, sword and shield soldiers, armor-piercing soldiers slashing at each other, and stabbing with spears.

The vanguard has already engaged in battle, and the hollow square formations of the army in the rear have been reorganized.

The barbarian cavalry had gradually formed an encirclement and surrounded them.