Chizhou north, on the outskirts of Tongling County.

Meng Xiao led 30,000 cavalry to enter the Chizhou territory for three days.

On the official road, Meng Xiao rode his horse forward, and behind him, 30,000 cavalry were like a long dragon, with no end in sight.

"Report!" A scout galloped over: "Marshal, the Zhou army scout has been found ahead." ”

"Probe, report again."

The scout took orders.

The army continued to move forward, and not long after, a shallow river was passed in front, and the wooden bridge was too narrow, and the army waded directly through the water.

Ye Shouxiong rode on a horse, holding a map in his hand, and said: "Dashuai, ten miles ahead, it is an open flat land. After passing the flat ground, there will be a narrow road near the mountain, and if the Zhou army wants to ambush us, they may choose to do it there. ”

"Hmm." Meng Xiao bowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

The army continued to move forward, and soon, as Ye Shouxiong said, a narrow section of road appeared in front of it, less than two zhang wide.

Meng Xiao waved his hand, and the army stopped.

It was autumn, the autumn wind was strong, Meng Xiao was about to send someone to the front to investigate, a burst of smoke and dust rose, and a group of people and horses rushed out of the mountain road ahead.

Meng Xiao lined up and confronted the opposite team, and no one made a move.

"Meng Shuai, something is wrong." Ye Shouxiong frowned deeply.

Meng Xiao also noticed that he had thought that this group of centaurs would deliberately engage him, and then flee in defeat, leading him to chase him, but strangely, they did not move.

This was the first time Meng Xiao saw the soldiers of the Zhou army, these soldiers from the north were tall and big, with a solemn expression, and they were killed at a glance, which made him feel inexplicably heavy.

"Report! Report! A scout galloped behind him: "Marshal, there are enemy troops attacking on both sides, less than five miles away from our army." ”

Meng Xiao suddenly realized that the enemy army was lying in ambush on both sides of the flat ground, because there was no cover, so they had to lie in ambush at a relatively distant position, and this group of men and horses in the mountain road was just used to delay time.

"Meng Shuai, quickly retreat!" When Wang Xin heard that there was an ambush, he couldn't help but panic.

Ye Shouxiong looked at the men and horses in front of him, and said: "Great marshal, there is a river blocking the road in the rear, and now the retreat will inevitably be caught up at the riverbank, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable to our army at that time, which is also the purpose of their ambush here." ”

Meng Xiao nodded and said calmly: "General Jin, you lead five thousand people to stay where they are and block this army." ”

"Yes." Jin Yuanwu gave up his hand to take the order.

"General Ye, you lead 10,000 horses to the left to meet the enemy, you can only block, not pursue."

"Understood." Ye Shouxiong nodded, waved his hand, and said loudly: "Pass the order, the ninth to twelfth armies will come with me!" ”

Meng Xiao's Third Army had a total of 30,000 men, divided into 12 chamber armies, each with 2,500 troops.

After Ye Shouxiong led his troops away, Meng Xiao led 15,000 men to the right to meet the enemy.

As soon as the two armies left, the troops in the mountain road ahead immediately moved and charged towards the remaining troops led by Jin Yuanwu.

Jin Yuanwu raised his spear and led the army to fight with the other party.

As soon as the battle began, Jin Yuanwu felt the bravery of the Zhou army, they shot very neatly, there were no extra tricks, and every attack was aimed at killing the enemy.

However, the soldiers of the Third Army under Jin Yuanwu were not to be outdone, maintaining the formation to the death, and fought bloody battles with the enemy. About half an hour later, a horn sounded, and the enemy retreated from the narrow road ahead, Jin Yuanwu gasped slightly, stopping his men from chasing.

Soon, Meng Xiao sent a military order to Jin Yuanwu to meet on the bank of the river.

Jin Yuanwu gave an order, and the army withdrew to the rear.

After meeting with Meng Xiao, Jin Yuanwu inquired about the battle situation and learned that the Zhou army faced by Meng Xiao and Ye Shouxiong also retreated after a short battle.

"They're testing us." Meng Xiao's expression was very serious, and the Zhou army was extremely powerful and cautious, and this kind of enemy was the most difficult.

"Order, camp on the other side of the river!" He waved his hand.

In the next few days, Meng Xiao continued to send scouts to inquire about the situation of the Zhou army. Three days later, he found out exactly what was going on with his opponent.

The main general of the Zhou army is called Wang Xianqi, and he has 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry under his command, and his strength is equivalent to his own.

According to the Fourth Army, the total strength of the Zhou army crossing the Yangtze River was nearly 100,000, and after Meng Xiao gathered his subordinates to discuss, he decided to take the initiative to destroy this Zhou army first.

On the outskirts of Tongling, at noon. The sky was cloudy, and a heavy rain seemed to be coming.

In an open field, the two armies of the Zhou army and the Wu army set up their own formations, and a large-scale battle was about to begin.

Generally speaking, this kind of head-on battle will only occur if the main generals of both sides are interested in a decisive battle, and Wang Xianqi, the main general of the Zhou army, seems to have the same idea as Meng Xiao, hoping for a head-on duel.

On the Wu army, Meng Xiao asked Ye Shouxiong to lead 5,000 light cavalry as the left wing, Jin Yuanwu to lead 5,000 light cavalry as the right wing, Wang Xin to lead 5,000 light cavalry as a reserve to press the rear of the formation, and himself commanded 15,000 heavy cavalry as the Chinese army.

This formation is a charge formation dominated by the Chinese army, and the left and right flanks are relatively weak.

On the Zhou side, Wang Xianqi led 10,000 spearmen as the central army, with 10,000 light cavalry on the left and right flanks.

Meng Xiao knew very well that the key to this battle was whether his heavy cavalry would break the opponent's middle army first, or the opponent's left and right flanks would defeat his left and right flanks first to complete the encirclement.

Normally, it was much easier for 15,000 heavy cavalry to charge 10,000 infantry than 10,000 cavalry to defeat 5,000 cavalry, but after seeing the other party's spear phalanx, Meng Xiao couldn't be at ease.

The combat effectiveness of the spear formation lies in will and tenacity, as long as the soldiers do not take a step back in any situation, they are the sworn enemies of the cavalry, and the Zhou army does not seem to be bad in both points.

At this point, he didn't allow Meng Xiao to think too much, he drew his long sword and roared angrily: "The whole army charges!" ”

After hearing the order, the standard-bearer began to wave the flag of attack, Meng Xiao led the heavy cavalry to slowly accelerate, and when it was about two hundred paces away from the enemy, the cavalry entered the highest speed, like a black cloud, and swept towards the enemy.

At the same time, the light cavalry on both sides of the enemy army rushed towards the two flanks of the Wu army at a faster speed, and a bloody battle began.

The cavalry led by Meng Xiao was getting closer and closer to the enemy spearmen, and he could already see the enemy's expression, which was indifferent and bloodthirsty, and there was no fear in his eyes.

During the charge, the enemy rained down on arrows twice, and Meng Xiao prostrated himself and hid his head behind the helmet-wearing horse's head to dodge.

For the heavy cavalry, this rain of arrows did not have much effect.

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, the cavalry galloped like lightning, the sound of the horses' hooves on the ground was like the roar of a wild beast, the spearmen were as solid as a rock, and countless sharp spear heads flashed with cold light.

When the two armies collided together, a sound of horses sounded first, and some cavalry were pierced by dense spears and horses.

After a while, the screams of the soldiers drowned out the sound of horses, some cavalry were pierced into a sieve by spears, and some infantry were trampled into meatloaf by horses' hooves, and both armies did not waver, it was a battle of blood and will!

As the cavalry continued to charge, the infantry began to be squeezed and retreated, like a hammer on an iron plate.

The middle part of the spear formation was forcibly squeezed and retreated, as long as this heavy cavalry penetrated the infantry, the victory would belong to the Wu army.

The pikemen are as strong as iron, and despite their constant repulsion, they are still full of unyielding fighting spirit.

Under this strong will, the cavalry speed was slowed down by the spearmen, and the cavalry at the front had almost changed from charging to hand-to-hand combat, but they rode on horses, and had a condescending advantage, and still had an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

I don't know how long it took, Meng Xiao gradually became agitated, why the enemy's spear formation had not been penetrated, and after killing an enemy, an enemy immediately replenished him, which made him more and more uneasy.

At this moment, a soldier next to him shouted: "Meng Shuai, there is chaos in the rear." ”

Meng Xiao turned his head suddenly, only to feel a chill in his back.

Before he knew it, the enemy's light cavalry had completed the encirclement, and he was dumpled by the enemy.

The heavy cavalry in the rear was under heavy attack, and when he looked up, his cavalry on the left and right flanks was no longer visible, and the reserve army could not be found.

Could it be that they were routed so quickly? Meng Xiao was unbelievable.

In this case, the enemy light cavalry can easily go around the rear of the infantry and fill the infantry line, and he will never be able to break through the opponent's line again.

A desolate mood welled up in Meng Xiao's heart, and he had realized that he might be buried here.

In an instant, he put away his grief and decided that at the last moment of his life, he would also carry out his loyalty to the country. Even if he died, he would have to reduce some enemies for the Wu State.

With such thoughts, Meng Xiao once again burst out with fighting spirit.

"Kill!" He roared and led the soldiers to continue to charge and kill, waving the Mo knife in his hand, and one enemy after another died under his sword.

He was tired from the long battle, his arms were getting heavier and heavier, and perhaps the next moment, he would be killed by the enemy because he couldn't lift his arms.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

His thoughts went blank, his mind became mechanical, and his arms seemed to belong to him as if they didn't belong to him anymore. The vision in front of me seems to be getting blurred and blurred.