"How dare you ......"

The expression of Xue Ao, the general of the cavalry, suddenly became very subtle, and he seemed to be smiling, but in fact he was a little unhappy.

After staring at the enemy formation on the opposite side for a while, he suddenly said to Zhao Yu and Li Meng: "Order the whole army to move forward fifty steps further!" ”

Fifty steps......

Glancing at Zhao Yu, Li Meng persuaded in a low voice: "General, this is really likely to lead to an early decisive battle......

Hearing this, Xue Ao clasped his hands, shook his head slightly, and said, "I can't fight." …… Otherwise, the fight would have already begun. ”

"Uh......"

Li Meng was speechless.

『……』

Zhao Yu glanced at Xue Ao and made a judgment consistent with Xue Ao in his heart.

People's fear comes from the unknown, and this is true even now: just now his 60,000 Jin army advanced twenty steps in order, which undoubtedly brought great pressure to the rebels on the opposite side, and if the other party couldn't hold his breath, the fight would have started at this moment.

And after this 'first' experience, even if Xue Ao ordered to advance fifty steps, the pressure on the rebels on the opposite side was far less than before, because the rebels already had a subjectivity: oh, these guys are just to put pressure on them.

In this case, it is difficult for such a thing as friction and war, because the generals of both sides have a rough estimate of each other's bottom line and bearing capacity, and then, the pressure on each other step by step has become a battle of will between the generals of the two sides under the premise of 'not going off'.

Sure enough, when the 60,000 Jin troops advanced fifty paces again, the rebels on the opposite side were much calmer than Fang Cai, and even, not to be outdone, they ordered all of them to advance at the same time, no more, no less, almost fifty steps.

As Zhao Yu judged, at this point, putting pressure on each other has become a 'battle of will' between the generals of the two sides, and there are almost no strategic considerations.

But Xue Ao probably didn't feel very happy, and gave the order to march for the third time: advance two hundred steps!

Again, the rebels on the opposite side showed no signs of weakness and also ordered to advance 200 paces.

The cold wind of early winter still blew through this wide flat land that was about to become a battlefield from time to time, and when it was only about two miles apart, the 60,000 Jin troops and nearly 100,000 rebels presented a scorching confrontation.

In all fairness, two miles of land is not close, even if it is a strong adult, let him run two miles of land, he has to breathe twice, but for two armies of the size of 60,000 Jin troops and nearly 100,000 rebels, two miles is too close, so close that as long as the other party moves next or something, it will immediately detonate the decisive battle.

"General, this is the limit......"

Zhao Yu reminded Xue Ao softly.

"Hmm."

Xue Ao nodded slightly, and after staring at the nearly 100,000 rebels on the opposite side for a long time, he exhaled slightly and said, "Then ...... So be it. ”

『Fur......

Zhao Yu, who heard this, was really relieved.

After a whole stick of incense, the 60,000 Jin army did not move at all.

When realizing the deep meaning behind this incident, the rebels' main formation, that is, the location of Chen Miao, Cheng Zhou, and Zhao Yin, let out a deliberately suppressed cheer.

They all realized that in this courageous competition, in the end, it was his righteous teacher who won.

Xue Ao flinched, the righteous son of Chen Zhong, the Taishi of the Jin Kingdom, Xue Ao, known as one of the Five Tigers of Chenmen, retreated!

Not to mention others, even Chen Miao secretly clenched his fists to express his inner excitement.

"But how does this end?"

Glancing up at the sun that was just close to the sky, Yuzhang Yishi Qu Shuai Cheng Zhou asked with a frown.

Also, at this moment, the two armies are too close to each other, and as long as either side makes a rash move, it may cause a backlash from the opposing army, or even detonate a decisive battle, in short, in this case, even the withdrawal of troops becomes an extremely troublesome matter.

yes, how does it end?

Chen Miao let out a long breath, thinking about this matter in his heart.

For the next whole hour, the 60,000 Jin army and the nearly 100,000 rebel army did not move at all, they neither advanced nor retreated, but at a distance of nearly two miles, they each set up in an engagement formation, as if they were trying to overwhelm each other in momentum.

"Ha ......"

Taking advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, Zhao Yu covered his mask and yawned.

Fortunately, Chen Miao on the other side was very calm, and he was neither arrogant nor humble when dealing with Xue Ao's pressure, and he not only paid tribute to Xue Ao forcefully, but he did not take the initiative to provoke the Jin army, which can be described as very restrained.

At least in his opinion, as long as the General Xue beside him stopped putting pressure on the other side, this battle was basically impossible to fight.

The only question is how to end it.

And so, an hour passed.

Another hour passed.

Until after Shen Shi, 60,000 Jin troops and nearly 100,000 rebels were in a stalemate on this empty flat land for four full hours, not to mention the others, at least Zhao Yu felt a little numb in his feet.

He persuaded Xue Ao in a low voice: "General, it's time to withdraw." I believe that our performance today is enough to let the other side know that we are 'unwilling', and if we continue to stalemate, we may go wrong when the sun sets......"

Hearing this, Xue Ao glanced up at the sun in the sky, and was about to nod in agreement, when suddenly, the rebels on the opposite side moved.

Could it be that the rebels actually attacked?

Of course not, the nearly 100,000 rebels are not attacking, on the contrary, they are slowly retreating.

"Save some face for that General Xue."

At the rebels' main formation, Chen Miao smiled and enlightened Cheng Zhou and other unwilling generals, and said with a smile: "In the final analysis, today's confrontation is a complete victory for our side, so Xue Ao will definitely not be able to build a camp at night, he can only retreat...... We can return to the main camp, and he, I'm afraid, will return Kaifeng or Xiao Huang. He Xue Ao has not retreated for a long time, it is nothing more than a concern for face, since this is the case, let's give him some face, so that he can retreat, why continue to entangle with him? ”

Upon hearing this, the generals led by Cheng Zhou showed a knowing smile.

You know, they are only a few miles away from their main camp, and what about the Jin army opposite? Unless the other party retreats into Xianping County, otherwise, the Jin army will need to rush for a few more hours at night before withdrawing to Kaifeng or Xiaohuang.

With that in mind, he undoubtedly has the upper hand.

"Withdraw."

Under Chen's orders, nearly 100,000 rebels began to retreat with a cautious attitude.

In order to prevent the 60,000 Jin troops from taking the opportunity to advance, the rebels retreated very slowly, and at first they retreated slowly at 50 or 100 paces.

Seeing this scene from afar, Xue Ao frowned slightly, crossed his arms and was silent.

Suddenly, he asked Zhao Yu, "Zhou Hu, who is the commander of the rebels on the other side?" ”

Of course, Zhao Yu understood the reason why Xue Ao suddenly asked about this, and replied when he heard the words: "Guan Qi, it should be the commander of the Jiangxia rebel army, Chen Miao." ”

"It's the one who has been fighting with my fourth brother for several years?"

"Yes."

"Huh." Xue Ao showed a smile on his face, licked his lips and said with interest: "No wonder the fourth child failed to clean up this person, he is really a smart and cunning guy......"

After that, he spread his hands towards Zhao Yu and Li Meng: "Now, Lao Tzu is disgraced." …… Withdraw. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu finally let go of the boulder hanging in his heart.

In this way, while nearly 100,000 rebels slowly retreated, 60,000 Jin troops gradually retreated.

At the sight of this scene, the rebel camp erupted in cheers again.

They won!

They forced back the 60,000 Jin army led by Xue Ao, the general of the cavalry, Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, and Li Meng, the commander of Henan!

Holding back the excitement in his heart, Chen Miao immediately gave orders: "Order Xiang Xuan, still ask him to be responsible for forcing the Jin army on the opposite side to retreat, and ask him to immediately send scouts to watch every move of the Jin army to death!" ”

Around midnight that night, Chen Xuan, Cheng Zhou, Wu Yi, Zhao Yin and other cadres sat in the joint camp of the Chinese generals, quietly waiting for Xiang Xuan to send someone to deliver the news.

Finally, they waited for the herald sent by Xiang Xuan.

"Report! The 60,000 Jin troops had given up the matter of setting up camp and all of them retreated in the direction of Xiaohuang County. ”

Hearing this, all the generals in the tent showed excited looks, especially Chen Miao, who clenched his fists excitedly, and then said with a smile: "Okay!" ”

Excited, Cheng Zhou said with a smile: "This Xue Ao is really too arrogant, but no matter how arrogant he is, he was finally forced to retreat by my righteous teacher...... The dignified Five Tigers of Chenmen have lost face this time. ”

From the side, Jiangdong Yishi General Wu Yi frowned and said: "Having said that, but this time Xue Ao came in a hurry, it always feels a little subtle......"

Hearing this, Chen Miao also nodded thoughtfully.

In all fairness, if it were him, he would definitely not rush to the aid of Xianping at this time, because he couldn't save it at all, but Xue Ao came by the end, and in order to forcibly set up camp, he almost started a decisive battle with his 180,000 righteous teachers in advance, this impulse and recklessness makes it difficult to imagine that Xue Ao is actually the five tigers of Chenmen who are as famous as Zhang Jing and Han Yan.

What's more, even if Xue Ao is a reckless man, but Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, he can always see the situation, right? Why not dissuade Xue Ao?

"Maybe it's for some reason."

When everyone discussed the matter, Zhao Yin interjected vaguely.

Of all the people present, he was probably the only one who knew about it.

He turned his head and suggested to Chen Miao: "But as I said before, no matter what conspiracy and tricks the Jin army has, I will do my own thing, and I will not be interfered with by the Jin army." ”

"What Bohu Gongzi said is extremely true."

Chen Miao nodded solemnly, and immediately sent someone again: "Send an order to go down, tell Xiang Xuan to make a self-determination to drive out the Jin army, and strive to drive the Jin army back to Liangcheng." …… In this way, the Jin army's attack this time will be in vain, and its morale will inevitably plummet, which will be conducive to our attack on Liangcheng in the coming days! ”

"Yes!"

The next day, October 28, Xue Ao, Zhao Yu, and Li Meng led 60,000 Jin troops to withdraw to Xiaohuang County.

According to Zhao Yu's previous suggestion, the 60,000 Jin army began to build a camp in disguise.

Half a day later, Xiang Xuan led 10,000 rebels to Xiaohuang County, peeped at the Jin army building a camp only three or four miles apart, and sent troops to harass him many times.

On the same day, because the 60,000 Jin army was forced to retreat by the rebels, the morale of the defenders of Xianping County plummeted, and after only half an hour of defense that day, the city surrendered, and the rebels captured the city.

"When you take advantage of the victory to pursue, you can't let the Jin army gain a firm foothold in Xiaohuang County."

Under Chen Miao's order, the 170,000 rebels ignored Kaifeng in the northwest and went straight to Xiaohuang County.