Seeing that they were about to arrive in Huangzhang Valley, Yan Bandit Shi and Zong Huaichang calculated the time, and they should be able to rush to Yingzhou City as scheduled, so they breathed a sigh of relief. As everyone knows, a disaster is waiting for them, and the ignorant tens of thousands of Great Zhou soldiers staggered into the trap of the Khitans who were waiting for work.

At the mouth of the Huangzhang Valley, the Khitans attacked.

Li Kaigu, He Axiao and other chiefs joined forces, more than 30,000 people, outnumbered by the crowd, and exhausted by Yi. Yan Bandit Shi and Zong Huaichang would have thought of being ambushed by the Khitans, and they were at a loss in the autumn of survival, and the soldiers of the Zhou army were besieged, raided, and cut by the Khitans, although they were also resisting, but it was obvious that they would not be able to hold on sooner or later.

Sun Wanrong raised his horsewhip lightly, admiring the weak resistance of the Great Zhou soldiers, and smiled: "Sir, if this Zhou army is annihilated again, this western Liaoning will be galloped by us, and it will not be a problem to take Youzhou and enter the heart of Hebei." ”

Seeing that Sun Wanrong was a little proud, Mr. Wang shook his head twice, and couldn't help but persuade: "Dashuai, it's not time for us to relax." Defeat this army, such as cutting off the Great Zhou Finger. However, even if its fingers are broken, the Great Zhou still has nine fingers, and with the national strength of the Great Zhou, the severed fingers can also be resurrected. We launched this war to gain time and land for the growth and development of the Khitan Department. As long as the news of our army's victory in this battle spreads, Xi Ren and the other departments will definitely not wait and see......"

"I know all of this!" Sun Wanrong directly waved his hand to interrupt Mr. Wang's words.

When he was about to win a big victory, Mr. Wang's words were quite striking, which made Sun Wanrong a little unhappy in his heart.

Perhaps feeling that his tone was a little stiff, Sun Wanrong diverted the topic and smiled lightly: "It's better to annihilate the enemy army first!" Although General Zhou is mediocre, these soldiers are still quite bloody! ”

Looking at the center of the battlefield, in order to survive, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were almost fighting on their own, and only resisted desperately under the command of some middle and low-level officers. Ma Renjie and Yan Bandit Shi did not escape, but shrank in the formation, commanding weakly.

"Order Li Kaigu and He Axiao to attack with all their might, and before sunset, this Zhou army will be completely annihilated!" With a fierce wave of the horsewhip, Sun Wanrong gave the order loudly.

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There were 30,000 or 40,000 rear troops escorting the baggage, but most of them were young and strong people, and there were less than 10,000 government soldiers who could fight, and compared with the elite of the forward and the Chinese army, the combat effectiveness was far worse.

At noon, thirty miles from the Huangzhang Valley, the procession stopped.

In the tent of Li Duozuo, the general of Zuobao Taowei, the commander of the rear army, several people were arguing fiercely.

Li Duozuo is also very important in the army system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, especially in Shendu, and he has been in charge of the army all year round. The commander of the army has also made achievements and made meritorious deeds.

And Wei Qing, Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli are all below Li Duozuo in terms of official rank and qualifications, so they naturally have to be controlled by Li Duozuo.

Zhang said that although he was only a left-handed supplement from the seventh grade, after all, he served in Menxia Province and was sent by His Majesty, and Li Duozuo also respected him very much.

At this moment, it was Wei Qing who had a dispute with Zhang Shuo.

Wei Qing expressed his opinion to Li Duozuo with a serious face: "Lord Steward, we must not retreat, if Your Majesty is held accountable for the crime of fearing the enemy, we will not be able to escape!" ”

Zhang said retorted: "If the forward and the Chinese army are completely annihilated, we will advance further and send them to death." The most correct choice now should be to retreat quickly and save these tens of thousands of people! ”

Wei Qing asked, "How do you conclude that the vanguard and the Chinese army have been completely wiped out?" With such a small number of Khitan troops, how could it be possible to wipe out the vanguard and the Chinese army in such a short period of time? Besides, even if they lose, someone will always come back alive to report the news, right? We retreated without any news, and that was for military law! ”

After listening to Wei Qing's questioning, Zhang Shuo was speechless.

Although he, like Lu Xiaoxian, concluded that the vanguard and the Chinese army would be defeated, he only concluded that there would be any evidence?

Li Duozuo has always advocated steady progress, but at this moment, Zhang Shuo and Wei Qing have their own reasons, which makes him a little undecided.

He looked at Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli: "What is your opinion?" ”

Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli said in unison without thinking about it: "We want to hear Lu Gongzi's opinion!" ”

Li Duozuo learned from Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli about Lu Xiaoxian's actions in Taozhou, and he also admired him. Originally, Li Duozuo didn't want Lu Xiaoxian to participate in such a thing, after all, he didn't have any official position, just a common man, but when he heard that Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli trusted Lu Xiaoxian so much, he had to look at Lu Xiaoxian: "I don't know what Lu Gongzi's opinion is?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was sitting on the side and was looking down to think about something, when he suddenly heard Li Duozuo's inquiry, he raised his head blankly, and looked at Li Duozuo in front of him in a daze: "Lord Chief, what did you say?" ”

Li Duozuo was a little displeased, and frowned, such a big thing, Lu Xiaoxian was so absent-minded.

Guo Zhen hurriedly explained: "Young Master Lu, should the rear army retreat or continue to advance now, Lord Steward wants to hear your opinion!" ”

"Oh! Is it for this? My opinion......" Lu Xiaoxian paused and said, "My opinion is neither to advance nor to retreat!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, what is this opinion?

Li Duozuo also felt strange and asked, "What does Gongzi Lu mean by this?" ”

"The forward and the Chinese army must have been completely annihilated, and advancing is a dead end! It is not possible to retreat now, we carry baggage, and there are so many young people, we will definitely not be able to go fast. The Khitan army is all cavalry, and the marching speed is fast, if they are allowed to catch up, it will be a dead end! The most correct choice now is to set up a car formation in place, prepare for defense, and only by defeating the Khitans can you slowly retreat! ”

"Lu Gongzi, how do you know that the forward and the Chinese army have been completely wiped out?" Wei Qing asked the same thing.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Wei Qing: "Of course I know, if you don't believe it, I'll take the head guarantee." ”

Lu Xiaoxian said it so surely, Wei Qing stopped squeaking, and Li Duozuo's face became heavy.

"If the chief manager is not at ease, you can send a scout to Huangzhang Valley to investigate. But now the most important thing is to prepare for defense as soon as possible, maybe the Khitan cavalry will arrive in a few hours, if that is the case, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Li Duozuo finally made a decision and followed Lu Xiaoxian's advice.

According to Li Duozuo's order, the sergeants began to set up a chariot formation, and the scouts were also sent out.

After just over an hour, the scouts returned. On the way, they encountered the Khitan forward troops, who were chased by the Khitan cavalry and fled back.

Looking at this situation, even a fool can guess that the vanguard and the Chinese army must have been wiped out.

As soon as the rear army barely arranged the car formation, the Khitan forward had already arrived. Li Duozuo couldn't help but rejoice for a while, if

It wasn't for Lu Xiaoxian's timely reminder, if the Khitan army arrived, they would only have to be slaughtered.

The Khitan forward force was not large, only more than 2,000 cavalry, and seeing that Li Duozuo's rear army was prepared, it did not attack, but stopped far away.

Li Duozuo knew that they were coming in the main force. Thinking about the combat effectiveness of the rear army, his palms couldn't help but ooze sweat.

After a while, tens of thousands of cavalry accompanied by the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, the black pressure pressed over, and at a distance of a hundred paces from the chariot formation, the Khitans stopped.

Li Duozuo had already prepared for the worst, although he had set up the car formation, but if the Khitans charged with all their might, he could only hold out until dark at most.

The armies of the two sides confronted each other like this, and no one moved. The reason why the Great Zhou Hou army did not move was because they couldn't move at all, and the Khitans didn't move, so people couldn't guess the intention.

The calm before the storm always makes people feel extra palpitations.

Li Duozuo couldn't help but glance at Lu Xiaoxian beside him.

Lu Xiaoxian was standing there squinting in the sun, looking at his comfortable appearance, he didn't seem to be worried at all about the Khitans not far away.

As if sensing Li Duozuo's worries, Lu Xiaoxian still looked lazy, but said lightly: "The chief manager just put his heart in his stomach, the Khitans will not attack!" ”

"Why?" Wei Qing on the side blurted out.

Li Duozuo also felt that Lu Xiaoxian was a little chattering, like a fortune-telling half-immortal, and he also looked at him and waited for the following.

"If it's just Sun Wanrong with these cavalry, he will definitely attack, and in two hours at most, we won't be able to withstand it. But the problem is ......" Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Wei Qing intentionally or unintentionally, "But the problem is that Sun Wanrong has a master by his side, and he will never do this kind of gambling business that kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred." ”

Wei Qing raised his eyebrows, but did not speak.

Li Duozuo was a little dazed, not knowing what Lu Xiaoxian was talking about.

At this moment, the Khitan cavalry turned around and retreated like the tide of the sea, and disappeared after a while.

Sure enough, Lu Xiaoxian expected it accurately, the Khitans did not attack, and Li Duozuo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Steward, the Khitans are gone, let's retreat!" Wei Qing whispered to Li Duozuo and suggested.

Li Duozuo didn't speak, but set his eyes on Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian said lazily: "I can't move now, if the Khitans kill a horse gun, then we all have to explain here!" ”

"What Lu Gongzi said is true!" Li Duozuo was almost obedient to Lu Xiaoxian.

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On the way to retreat, Sun Wanrong felt a little angry in his heart, and rode all the way with a black face. He really couldn't understand that it was obviously fat to his mouth, but Mr. Wang not only refused to let him eat it, but insisted on persuading him to withdraw his troops.

Sun Wanrong knew very well, don't look at the Great Zhou army has already set up a car formation, but it is all showmanship, he dares to bet that as long as the Khitan iron cavalry launches a two-wheel charge, the Zhou army will definitely not be able to withstand it.

"Dashuai, please stop, the poor road has something to say!" Mr. Wang's voice came from behind Sun Wanrong.

Mr. Wang knew what Sun Wanrong was thinking, and he chased Sun Wanrong horseback along the way, and it was not easy to catch up.

Although Sun Wanrong was angry, he knew that he couldn't do without Mr. Wang's help now, so he had to strangled the reins of the horse.