I became the son of Renzong

This is cavalry...

At this time, Zhao Xi seemed to understand the defeats of the Kingdom over the years, and also why Zhong Er and Guo Kui let the Western Army be the main force... After all, the Western Army still has cavalry, while the new army is pure infantry.

This kind of powerful momentum really does not mean that you can abandon it if you have firm beliefs. It is a fact and cannot be controlled by thoughts. It exists and cannot be determined by beliefs.

The dust settled, and when the Xixia cavalry stopped, the floating dust fell as the horses stopped.

At this time, Zhao Xi also saw the Xixia people.

The exact number cannot be determined, and it is estimated that even the Xixia people themselves cannot be sure.However, looking down from the mountain where Zhao Xi is now, the Xixia cavalry scattered in blocks are arranged in an orderly manner in the basin of Haoshuichuan.

At this time, Zhao Xi was relieved from the shock of the sound of horseshoes, and at this moment, he felt that it was just the same...

At this time, it was approaching dusk, and it was estimated that the Xixia people were about to set up camp.

The encirclement circles Zhao Xi arranged were all on the mountains... Infantry versus cavalry, even if there were chariots and wheel guns, Zhao Xi did not have the arrogance to let the soldiers contact the Xixia cavalry as soon as possible.

What he has to do is: use a large number of chariots and wheel guns to connect them, and nearly [-] elite soldiers will slowly push forward, compressing towards Haoshuichuan, and suppressing the Xixia people's space in an encircling situation, so as to win in terms of momentum .

This is also the reason for the lack of one in three circles and the lack of the north... Deploying in advance, it is impossible to block the way of the Xixia people.

Di Qing has already dressed neatly. Although His Royal Highness mainly uses firearms, in Di Qing's view... there must be a real confrontation in the end.

Whether it is a wheel gun or a gunpowder launcher, it is impossible to achieve the kind of indiscriminate full-coverage bombing that His Royal Highness said.

With a radius of more than ten miles, the firing distance of the wheel cannon and gunpowder launcher cannot even penetrate the thickness of a single charge of the Xixia people, and it is impossible to achieve the so-called encirclement and annihilation of His Royal Highness.All that can be done is to block the charge of the Xixia cavalry and switch the offensive and defensive sides.

Therefore, General Di Qing, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the front line, will be a cavalry general, leading the tens of thousands of elite cavalry assembled by the entire Western Army, and going straight into the chaotic camp of the Xixia people.

Di Qing had been looking forward to this battle for many years.

Di Qing has always served in the Western Army, but he was very lucky. In the previous few battles between Guochao and Xia, his team was not the main front, and he missed all of them.

Although they have fought against the Xixia people many times, there has never been such a large-scale battle like this one.

To be honest, Di Qing thought that he could not be able to encircle 30 to [-] Xixia cavalry in Haoshuichuan, and [-] to [-] Xixia cavalry in the entire Qinzhou territory.

It's not that he's not handsome, but that he's really ashamed of being inferior to His Highness the Crown Prince's strategy.

Whether it is possible to form a large battlefield with a radius of hundreds of miles, or to create a situation where more is fought and less is fought in every small battle, this requires a high level of strategic military literacy.

Di Qing was given the title of a famous general in the Western Army, and even in the entire country, but after fully understanding the grand plan of His Highness the Crown Prince, he was also convinced.

This is also the reason why Zhong Er, Guo Kui, and even the civil and military officials of the entire frontline headquarters obeyed without any objection... No one has such a strategic planning thinking.

The first firework was set off from the camp where Zhao Xi was. The direction of the firework was to the south. It is estimated that there was no light at the place where the Xixia camped...it was too far away.

Immediately afterwards, a bright light rose into the sky three miles south of the frontline headquarters...

The signal fireworks are a military order signal for all combat soldiers on the main battlefield to march towards the center and arrive at the second designated location at [-] o'clock on the second day.

To be honest, Zhao Xi really felt troublesome, but if they followed the previous communication method, when they all advanced to the Xixia people's one mile position, the last team might not receive the military order.

It is undeniable that if you want to form a large encirclement circle with a radius of more than ten or even tens of miles, the distance between the strongholds that the soldiers and horses arrive in advance should be at least a hundred miles from the beginning to the end.

To make all combat soldiers act in unison, the best communication method is only this kind of fireworks.

Standing on the mountain, Zhao Xi wanted to follow the route of the fireworks... Unfortunately, he could only see the light of the second firework, and after that, he couldn't even see a trace of light.

Don't worry, at least Xixia people can't see their own message.

"Your Highness, in another quarter of an hour, the signal will be transmitted to the last stronghold..."

The transmission time of the signal fireworks has been verified many times.

In other words, all combat soldiers will calculate the departure time of the team according to their position.

This battle is very important to Zhao Xi and to the affairs of the country. There is no room for carelessness. Zhao Xi and the entire frontline headquarters have considered all factors that can be considered.

Even if the connection fails to receive fireworks signals, or special weather conditions, there are also contingency plans.

Fortunately, the weather is fine tonight.

Chapter 340 The fight is on

Human hearing is related to decibels and distance. Zhao Xi doesn't know the specific formula, nor can he do accurate calculations.

But he can be sure that even if the chariots and wheel guns are driving on the soft soil or gravel, even in the middle of the night, the Xixia people a few kilometers away will never hear them because of the mountain ridges blocking them.

Although he had been suggested to march with horses and grass wrapped around his hoofs, Zhao Xi didn't obey, not because the suggestion was wrong, but because there was no way to solve the sound of so many chariots and wheel guns.

So, just let it all go.

It is nothing more than stopping the march at a certain distance.

When the morning came again and the noise from the Xixia people's camp began to be heard, the soldiers of the Guochao began to connect the chariots.

From this distance, the camp of the Xixia people can already be seen, which is estimated to be three to five miles away. For both parties, this is already considered contact.After all, this is war.

The Xixia people were crazy, and they didn't let Tan Ma go too far.Also, the defeat of the various camps along the way has already given the Xixia people an impression that the Song Army is still the same.

The Xixia people prepared to gather the team again, and then continued to rush towards Qinzhou.

Although this road has been advancing while attacking the border villages, there is no decent resistance to the entire Xixia Jingqi.

As far as Xixia is concerned, they think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty will rely on the strong city of Qinzhou to start an offensive and defensive war with them.

Because the Song army is good at defending the city.In addition, nearly 20 cavalry marched south all the way to the periphery, ensuring that they would not be cut off from the back and avoid being surrounded.

They didn't think that the Song army had enough troops to encircle and suppress them within a radius of hundreds of miles.

In terms of mobility, the Song Army, which is dominated by infantry, cannot compare with them at all.

Once a war starts, wherever a war starts, support and support can be gathered quickly.

It is the current Haoshuichuan. Behind the mountain beams on the east and west sides, they each arranged five thousand horses.

How many times they fought in the territory of the Song Dynasty, they always used this kind of tactics...mainly advancing in the middle.

In the past, when the two sides fought, the entire territory of Qinzhou was full of battlefields, and there were battles at any time.

Just like the Haoshuichuan last time, it was also an encirclement and suppression on the non-main front, which disrupted the Song Army's battle plan, and finally achieved a big victory over the Song Army.

This time, it seems like it should be the same.

The mobility of cavalry is not comparable to that of infantry.Zhao Xi was also aware of this, so he arranged many combat units.

And, most importantly, Zhao Xi did not give any combat unit any specific combat missions, nor did he ask anyone to support each other.