The grassland captives reacted quickly, and without the slightest hesitation after receiving the news that the southern army was approaching, their main force left Pingliang City and went all the way south to confront the Great Zhou army across the Cedi River.

A few days later, another envoy was sent from the other side, but this time not to negotiate, but to ask the emperor to temporarily retreat thirty miles from the river, so that the army of captives could cross the river, and everyone would fight to the death.

The emperor looked at Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai looked at Wang Xiao, and Wang Xiao nodded, "Yes." ”

After the envoy left, King Zhongshun, who was framed by Wang Xiao one after another, wanted to take revenge, and took the initiative to jump out and ask, "Your Majesty is in the army, how can you easily retreat?" Isn't that why we're afraid of those captives? What are your intentions? ”

The emperor was also very curious about why Wang Xiao agreed, and the people in the handsome tent were very curious, and everyone was looking at Wang Xiao.

"The prince doesn't ask, but he also has to explain below." Wang Xiao smiled and said, "In the past, the Duke of Jin retreated and broke the Chu army. Your Majesty can naturally retreat. Retreat is not a sign of weakness, but a place of death. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"There are many captives and horses, and they can be defeated at most in a frontal battle, but they cannot be completely annihilated. Once you scatter and run away, it is not beautiful for the disaster. They put on a posture of fighting against the water, although it can boost morale, but as long as they are defeated, they will be blocked by the river and cannot escape. ”

King Zhongshun laughed: "Just a river wants to block people? You think this is the Yellow River. ”

Wang Xiao looked at him with caring eyes, "Does the prince know why I chose to confront the captive rider here?" Do you know how much the water level of the river has dropped in the past two days? ”

Lin Ruhai's heart moved, "What is your meaning?"

"Two days ago, I sent someone upstream to cut off the waterway and store water. Here is another piece of hollow land, and when the water rushes over, it immediately becomes a quagmire. It was difficult for both men and horses to move, and when the time came, the army would come together and fight as much as they wanted. ”

The emperor nodded again and again, "Okay, this plan is wonderful." ”

Although he doesn't know about military affairs, he has read a lot of related books. I've seen all the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Water Margin.

Defeating the enemy, cutting off food and water, attacking fire and flooding, etc., are also very energetic. At this time, seeing Wang Xiao's clever plan, he suddenly felt that he was too right.

"If you have something to do, please ask Your Majesty to answer."

"Tell me about it."

Wang Xiao looked around at the many generals and nobles in the tent, "In order to ensure that the news is not leaked, please also ask Your Majesty to strictly investigate those who leave the camp without permission." In case someone ventilates the news. ”

The emperor's eyes immediately turned cold.

"Well said. Don't let me find out who is colluding with those captives, or else, hum. ”

The commander of the captive cavalry also has some skills.

After crossing the river, tens of thousands of cavalry may really be able to defeat the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or even capture their emperor.

If that were the case, their spring would have come.

It doesn't matter if they don't succeed, they have a lot of horses, and they just take a detour to leave. Anyway, this time it's already earned enough.

Two days later, the sun was shining and there were no clouds.

Early in the morning, the captives crossed the river through several bridges over the river. Because there are so many people, they have been making a lot of noise until the afternoon.

During this period, some people also suggested that the emperor attack halfway, but Wang Xiao was directly opposed.

Now that we are thirty miles away, it is not easy to attack it. And even if they defeat those who cross the river, the rest of them just get on their horses and run.

When all the captives and cavalry crossed the river, Wang Xiao ordered the drums to send troops and pressed towards the river.

The tribal leaders and nobles of the captive cavalry did not care, and even loudly laughed at the pedantic nature of the army of the Great Zhou. I didn't fight when I had the opportunity before, but now that they're all here, what's the use of fighting again.

The steppe cavalry sat on the ground to rest and eat, and fed the horses water and food to replenish their strength.

After the Great Zhou army approached the range of ten miles, they mounted their horses in turn and prepared for battle.

After the army of the Great Zhou came to the position of ten miles, it no longer moved forward, the artillery was in front, and the firecrackers were behind, pulling out a somewhat thin defensive line.

The captives were a little confused, but they didn't care.

According to the division of different tribes, large and small waves launched one after another.

Having entered the range of the artillery, the artillery began to fire.

Although the damage caused by the solid shells was not very large, it brought a lot of psychological pressure to the captive horses.

After all, an iron ball flew over and rushed into the formation, and it immediately knocked out a bloody passage. The people on the side will definitely be scared when they see it.

After entering the mile, the captives began to accelerate and prepare to charge directly.

They had even seen that the musketeers and artillerymen had no armor on them. As long as you can rush through, you can easily crush them.

The musketeers began to shoot, and the captives fell in pieces. But there are more follow-ups, all of which are rushing forward with their lives on horseback.

Seeing that they were about to rush into the formation of the Great Zhou army, there were even quite a few captives who had already opened their bows and arrows and were ready to shoot on horseback. The one that rushed to the front was suddenly gone.

It's not that it's gone, but that a huge trench has appeared in front of their eyes.

The trench was covered with weeds before and I didn't notice it, and when the horse's hooves fell, I fell down with the men and horses.

The captives rushed too fast, and the people behind were blocked by the front to see the situation clearly, and they fell down layer by layer like dumplings.

The Great Zhou army stood outside the range of the cavalry bow on the opposite side and opened fire, increasing their casualties.

In the past two days, tens of thousands of strong men have dug a deep and wide trench in this concave figure-shaped place, waiting for the enemy to take the initiative to come and jump into the pit.

By the time the captives finally stopped the onslaught, there were few of the thousands of men left at the front.

With the continuous bombardment of the artillery, the tribal nobles of the captives investigated on both sides and found that the trench extended directly to the river, so they were unwilling to retreat and cross the river.

At this time, there was a rumbling sound of water from the upstream side.

The water momentum of the water attack is not very large, and it can even be said that it will not drown a few people at all. After all, this is not a big river with a fast current.

But Wang Xiao's intention was to destroy this place and turn it into a swamp that was difficult to walk on.

Watching the many captives trek through the muddy water, Wang Xiao nodded slowly, "It's okay." ”

The sound of gongs and drums sounded, and many people stepped forward to cover the trench with a large number of ladders connected by door panels. Tens of thousands of armor-clad and shield-wielding elites of the Beijing camp then crossed the trench and entered the swamp to harvest the lives of the captives.

The captive rider who got off the horse was definitely not the opponent of the elite of the Han family.

The new overlord of the steppe, the Jungar Huntaiji monk who successfully united the various tribes, watched all his plans being seen through and broken, and tens of thousands of troops fell into a desperate situation.

In desperation, he committed suicide with a knife. His guards took his head and fled desperately all the way back to the outside of the fortress.

The Great Zhou won the war, and almost completely annihilated the grassland captives who went south to enter the pass and plundered.

More than 40,000 people were beheaded and captured. Many of the tribe's leaders and nobles have not been able to escape, and they will become sacrifices to the heavens of the ancestral temple.

After that, the morale-boosting Great Zhou army went all the way north out of Xiaoguan, and only after showing off its might on the prairie did it go south and return to the capital.

This victory re-established the emperor's position and qualified him to leave a strong mark in the history books.

The emperor who was in a good mood began to reward without hesitation, from the soldiers to the people, there were wine, meat, cloth, copper, money and silver as rewards.

The generals who participated in the war were even more prosperous, many of them received knighthoods, and even the king of Zhongshun received several imperial treasures.

Lin Ruhai, as the nominal chief general, was restored to the title of the marquis of the ancestors. And a whole bunch of various titles.

And Wang Xiao officially became the head of the Zhenwu camp, and the title was also promoted to the first class. It's a joy for all.

However, there are still unlucky people.

After settling the external threat, the emperor immediately sent down the Wang family.

Men are sentenced to death, and those under the age of 12 are admitted to the palace as young men. The little eunuch of this status is the lowest and most bullied existence in the palace.

The female relatives of the relatives are sold by the Department of Teaching Workshop.

Among them, because of Wang Xiao's intercession, Xue Pan and Dabaomian are the only two close relatives who escaped.

However, although they escaped the death penalty, their identity in this life can only be sinners.

When Wang Xiao went to the prison to pick up Xue Pan, the former Xue Bawang cried like a child.

The feeling of waiting to die in a prison is absolutely unimaginable to those who have not experienced it.

"Brother Lian." Xue Pan cried bitterly, hugged Wang Xiao's thighs and cried, "Please, save my mother and my sister-in-law." ”

In the era of etiquette, the female dependents were most afraid of the female relatives of the official eunuchs.

The person who was sold did not have the slightest status to speak of, not even the lowest maid. That fate is no longer tragic to describe.

Wang Xiao kicked Xue Pan away, "Stay away from me, I'll find a way." ”

In the cell next to him, Wang Ren, who was wearing prison uniforms, wearing shackles and stenching on his body, Wang Yi and others threw themselves on the fence, screaming and begging Wang Xiao for help.

They are also shouting that I will give you my sister, I will give my sister to you, I will give me aopo to you Yunyun.

I just hope that Wang Xiao can save their lives.

For these people who slander their reputation out of thin air, Wang Xiao is simply disdainful.

Your sister's wife has nothing to do with you for a long time, and she will send a woolen yarn.

Back in Ningguofu, Wang Xiao sent Xue Pan to the stable to raise horses. Anyway, he has long been used to it in the army.

When he came to his room, he saw Wang Xifeng wiping his tears and kneeling on the ground waiting for him.

Wang Xiao stepped forward and helped her up: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Wang Xifeng cried and said, "Aunts are about to be sold." They have enjoyed it all their lives at this age, and if they are bought to be rough women, I am afraid that it will not be long before they die. Save them. ”

"How can I save this?"

"You can even save Xue Pan and Jia Baoyu, why can't you save them?" Wang Xifeng gritted his teeth: "Then the Xue family's sister, you should always save it!" ”

Wang Xiao touched his nose, "You also know how many people your uncle has offended, and now how many noble generals are gearing up to buy a Wang family girl to take revenge." If I had helped, I would have offended too many. ”

Wang Xifeng put away her tears and looked at him, "Don't think that I don't know what your plan is to save Xue Pan." If you don't want to save the Xue family's sister, why bother with Xue Pan. Since she saved the sister of the Xue family, Aunt Xue must also be saved. ”

Wang Xiaozhengse, who was seen through his thoughts, said: "I definitely didn't mean this to save Xue Pan. Even if he bought and rescued Aunt Xue and the sister of the Xue family, it was to help them get out of the sea of suffering. Don't tarnish my reputation. ”

Wang Xifeng burst into tears and laughed, and squeezed into Wang Xiao's arms, "I don't know you yet?" Okay, Mrs. Wang estimates that the old man will make a move. After all, she was once his wife. You rescue your aunt and the Xue family's sisters, how about I help you convince them to serve you well? ”

Wang Xiao pressed Wang Xifeng on the chair and got up to look at her.

"You woman, what do you think of me! I'm doing good, not what you think. If you say that again, I don't care. ”

After a while, Wang Xiao lowered his voice with some hesitation: "Can you really convince them?" ”

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