I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 657: Divide and Encircle, Brilliant Command

Xiao Lei gave the order and made the right choice.

Although they were surrounded and seemed to be at a disadvantage for a while, they would have the advantage if the battle continued because the difference in military strength between the two sides was not that big. They could concentrate their forces, while if the Yan army surrounded them, their forces would be dispersed.

There is no geographical advantage on the Great Plains.

But the opposite happened. The White Horse Army of Yan State was right in front of them, constantly moving around, attacking their front army, shooting and killing them non-stop, making it difficult for the front army to move forward.

If they move forward, they won't be able to fight because the enemy will use their powerful impact to hit them. If they stand still, they will have a defensive formation but will not be able to join the main force.

It was not until this time that Xiao Lei understood the Yan army's tactics.

First, send out all the main forces to paralyze them, then send the White Horse Army to harass, block and disgust them, and then send the Qin surrendered soldiers to block them, dividing them and fighting.

At this time, the Longxiong Army had already arrived before their eyes, and directly penetrated between them and the front army, replacing the Baima Army.

The 90,000-strong Longxiang Army completely stopped the 100,000-strong Fourth Legion and engaged in a bloody battle with them.

The Longxiang Army was in the most dangerous situation. They needed to fight with the rear army of the Sichuan Army, but behind them was the main force of the Sichuan Army.

Bai Wuan ordered two corps to face the rear and take a defensive posture to resist the main force of the Sichuan Army in the middle, and then the other seven corps attacked the rear of the Sichuan Army.

Bai Wuan was a fierce and ruthless fighter. Right from the start, he ordered the Longxiang Army to advance in the center, and listened to his deputy general Huan Qi, who led several fierce generals as the vanguard, to tear open the Sichuan Army's defensive line, break a gap, and engage the enemy.

Zhao Biao had already withdrawn the White Horse Army from the battlefield and came to the outskirts, scanning the battlefield situation.

Next, his mission was to help the Longxiong Army defeat the enemy's rear army.

As long as they can defeat the rear army and kill or capture the enemy commander alive, then the battle will be won and the enemy troops can basically be surrendered.

In the original plan, no one had asked the Longxiong Army and the Baima Army to capture the enemy commander.

Because at that time no one knew what formation the enemy would adopt, nor did they know where the commander would be. They only knew that the commander would definitely be in the middle of the main force. They all made their arrangements with the mentality of completely annihilating the enemy's main force and forcing them to surrender.

Today, after Guan Shouchang saw the enemy's formation, he temporarily changed a small part of the tactics and let the White Horse Army and the Longxiang Army cut off the enemy's battle.

Strive to win the battle quickly, capture the enemy commander alive, and reduce our casualties.

Zhao Biao observed that the vanguard of the Longxiang Army, the Xianzhen Camp, had already broken into the enemy's formation and was heading straight towards the center of the army.

The middle was the direction of the commander-in-chief. When the generals saw this, they would definitely dispatch soldiers to support the commander-in-chief to block the vanguard of the Longxiang Army, so that the entire Sichuan Army formation was in chaos and the defensive formation was useless.

Zhao Biao's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he immediately led 50,000 white horse soldiers and charged into the enemy's formation.

The infantry formed a tight defensive formation, which was very lethal to the cavalry. Even if the cavalry could break through, they would still suffer considerable damage.

But now it is different. Taking advantage of the chaos within the enemy army, Zhao Biao immediately led the White Horse Army to infiltrate.

The White Horse Army was composed of pure cavalry. Like the Zhennan Army, they were brave and good at fighting. They were extremely brave and rushed into the enemy's formation and began to kill indiscriminately.

The Fourth Corps of the Sichuan Army was being fought by the Longxiang Army of the Yan Army in the north, and the Baima Army was attacking from the west. The army was thrown into disarray and fell into a disadvantage.

At the northernmost edge of the battlefield, Guan Shouchang was watching this scene with a telescope and immediately gave the order:

"Orders are sent. The White Robe Army's left wing moves forward to encircle the enemy. The Peerless Army's right wing moves forward to encircle the enemy. The Mighty Tiger Army breaks through the center, carrying divine thunder and piercing the enemy formation. They will split and surround the enemy formation, connect with the Dragon Soaring Army, and share the pressure!"

Now the main force of the Sichuan Army has seen that their rear army has been attacked, and the morale of the three armies in the front is also in chaos. The three commanders of the three armies have each sent a part of their troops to charge backwards to attack the Longxiang Army. This has left their central part empty, giving the main force of the Yan Army an opportunity to take advantage.

Guan Shouchang said to the messenger again,

"Go, let Zhang Yide be the vanguard of the Weihu Army. Tell him that if he can't break through the Sichuan Army's formation, he will be beheaded!"

"As ordered!"

The messenger immediately found Zhang Yide and conveyed Guan Shouchang's order.

After hearing this, Zhang Yide immediately glared, swung his Zhangba Snake Spear, and shouted,

"Zhang Yide from Yan is here. Who dares to fight me to the death?"

"My men, follow me and kill!"

"charge!"

Zhang Yide took the lead, waving the weapon in his hand and charging towards the enemy.

The enemy also sent several generals with the main force to stop Zhang Yide, but this guy was brave enough to fight against thousands of men. He could take the heads of enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops as easily as taking something out of a bag. He fought very bravely and soon led the troops behind him to kill those enemy generals and continued to advance.

The Sichuan Army was becoming increasingly chaotic. The commander was too far away from the main force of the front army and was caught in a fierce battle, making it impossible for him to manage and command them.

The three legions in front fought independently, without a unified command, and everyone took care of themselves.

Under the attack of the Yan army, they instinctively ran to their respective corps, and the Yan army successfully divided the battlefield.

The Yan army surrounded the enemy on both sides. After Zhang Yide led the central army to divide the battlefield, the armies on both wings penetrated horizontally between the two wings of the enemy.

Zhang Yide led the vanguard and joined the two corps of the Longxiang Army. They attacked from both sides, which greatly relieved the pressure on the two corps.

As the Yan army continued to divide the battlefield, the Sichuan army on the battlefield was soon divided into pieces, with the front and rear parts unable to connect. The Yan army shot arrows and threw bombs into each encirclement, while shouting that surrender would not be killed.

The Yan army has always had an excellent reputation in this regard.

The Sichuan Army also knew that those who surrendered would not be killed, because the Qin Army who surrendered two days ago were not really dead, and now they have turned their guns against them.

But they certainly cannot surrender now. They are just at a disadvantage, not doomed to lose.

On the southern battlefield, Bai Wuan and the Baima Army cooperated with each other to continuously split the enemy's formation.

During a meeting, Bai Wuan said to Zhao Biao,

"General Zhao, please pay more attention to the south. Don't let Sichuan Army Commander Xiao Lei take the opportunity to escape. Send some people to keep an eye on the fleeing soldiers in the south!"

"Know it!"

Zhao Biao agreed and sent an entire cavalry regiment to the south to stop the Sichuan Army from returning to the camp.

The Sichuan Army has begun to show signs of escape.

Because the attack of the White Horse Army was too strong, and the combat effectiveness and fighting spirit of the Longxiong Army were too fierce.

This army seemed to want to vent all the grievances it suffered during the battle with the Yan army on the Sichuan army.