Besides the men, the cavalry's warhorses were lined up in teams as well. For some reason, the steeds, which were normally carefree, seemed to have felt today's grim atmosphere; even though they were bombarded by raucous noise and rousing chants, the war chargers were unusually tame.
Yutang's army sang in low but stirring tones. Be it the infantry or cavalry, they moved in formations that tapered one after the other.
It was a formation that was triangular in shape and such formations were only used for one purpose – attacking. It only worked if one intended to attack without any attempt to defend themselves, and was only applied when faced with enemies several times larger than their own.
At the same time, it was the most daring and unreserved formation that one could deploy on the field!