Six thousand grasslands rode out of Anyang, and this battle was not a big battle in terms of scale, time, and casualties.

However, this battle was enough to keep the morale of the Chu army down.

"The ancient sage once said, war, attack the heart first."

Yuwen Shangyun walked back and forth in the big tent, and in the big tent, all the generals listened to him quietly.

"Some people think that attacking the heart, using some small means, playing some cleverness, and saying some heart-wrenching words."

"But compared to Tang's rivalry this time, these so-called heart-attacking techniques are a little worse."

He exhaled slowly, not wanting to lose his momentum, but his momentum was pressed and beaten last night.

"Deliberately discarded the Jiangnan camp of the Ning army, and deliberately did not prevent our army from crossing the river, just to make us think that he was powerless to fight and did not dare to fight."

"Then they attacked at night, destroyed my camp in a battle, and killed my soldiers...... It was Tang who gave us confidence with his own hands, and it was he who beat this confidence with his own hands. ”

"Although this battle has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it is not a heavy blow to our army, it is enough to be worthy of his braggathing for half his life."

Yuwen Shangyun stopped, looked at the generals and said: "Underestimating the enemy is the root cause of our defeat, and underestimating the enemy is what people let us underestimate the enemy. ”

"Therefore, you must remember that you must always be vigilant, and fight against the Ning army in the future, no matter how big or small, no matter when, do not have any thoughts of underestimating the enemy, even if our army is ten times the strength of the Ning army, dozens of times that of the Ning army, you should go all out."

"Yes!"

His generals all bowed their heads in response.

"A few thousand light horsemen dare to attack and disturb the camp of our army."

Yuwen Shangyun said: "This is not only a matter of boldness, but also of ability. ”

He ordered: "Retreat ten miles back and rebuild the camp." ”

Everyone under his command was shocked.

Ten miles back?

Isn't this a loss of battle, and a loss of momentum, and now retreating ten miles, even losing face.

If the Ning army saw the Chu army retreating and setting up camp on the city wall, they would probably laugh off their big teeth.

"General.....

Someone wanted to persuade him, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Yuwen Shangyun waving his hand: "Needless to say, act according to the military order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." ”

"Yes!"

The generals leaned down again to answer the order.

From the Nanping River to Anyang City, it was about thirty miles, and the Chu army retreated ten miles back to camp, so it seemed that it was a taboo for the soldiers, and they camped near the water, and there was no way behind them.

Anyang City, on the city wall.

Tang Pidi put down his clairvoyance, habitually, holding the city wall with his hand, and his fingers tapped lightly on the city wall again.

"Retreat to build a camp, what does Mr. Wu think?"

Wu Maoyu said: "If it is normal, this is a precursor to a protracted war, let the army retreat, rebuild the camp, besiege but not attack, and slowly plan it." ”

"It is built near the water, and it is taboo for soldiers, and it seems that there is also an intention to deliberately lure our army to attack."

He looked at Tang Pidi and said, "But, in my opinion, this Yuwen Shangyun looks a little rough, no surprise, in these two days, he will definitely attack the city." ”

Luo Jing said: "So in this city, most of them have his internal responses?" ”

Mr. Wu nodded and said, "Not only that, but there are many more." ”

Luo Jing said: "It seems that I didn't kill enough." ”

Mr. Wu said: "General Luo killed, maybe it was just Yuwen Shangyun who deliberately asked you to kill, some people in Anyang City are wavering, General Luo arrives, they will serve General Luo as the master, Yuwen Shangyun arrives, they will serve Yuwen Shangyun as the master, these people, it is not a pity to die." ”

Luo Jing nodded, thinking about it carefully, the people he killed were indeed some wall grass.

"He retreated and set up camp just to confuse us."

Mr. Wu looked at Tang Pi and said, "So speculatively, he and the city must have made an appointment to attack the city." ”

Tang Pidi sighed lightly.

"How beautiful I have to fight to wash away the stain of abandoning the city and fleeing this time."

Luo Jing smiled: "You think too much, all processes are the embellishment of the result, a good result is a good embellishment, if it is a bad result, then what do you want to do." ”

Tang Pidi smiled: "When did you become able to speak like this?" ”

Luo Jing looked up at the sky: "Since I stayed in Jizhou, I have been surrounded by flattering people, especially those with more surnames, which is really excessive." ”

Don laughed.

He looked out of the city again, and said to himself: "We don't know when the Chu army will attack the city, I don't like this feeling of being out of control, so it's better for us to have the final say." ”

Luo Jing said: "Abandon the city and flee, you say that we have the final say...... I've probably mastered some of your skills for the first outfit in the world. ”

Tang Pidi smiled: "If you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will run, this is not very imposing, in other words...... War or not, we have the final say, isn't it much better? ”

Luo Jing said: "With you and Li Qi, it is really in the truth that Ning Jun is strong...... Growing in every way. ”

Tang Pi said: "General Luo is right. ”

Day.

The Chu army scouts reported that they saw the north gate of Anyang City, and hundreds of Ning troops escaped and ran all the way north.

Half an hour later, another scout came to report that more than 1,000 Ning troops had fled, and they went out of the city lightly, running away without looking back.

At another hour, the scouts reported that a number of civilian officials had fled north.

Yuwen Shangyun walked back and forth in the big tent, his face obviously hesitant.

"General, if you don't attack again, the Ning army will really all flee."

"General, when I wanted to half-encircle Anyang City, I deliberately put a gate for the Ning army to escape, and our army was able to intercept and kill it halfway, at this time the Ning army really fled, general, it will be too late if you don't send troops."

"General, the last general is willing to take a group of men and horses to the north of Anyang City to intercept and kill the Ning army!"

Yuwen Shangyun frowned: "You have all forgotten, what did I say today?" ”

He swept his gaze to the generals: "Tang Pi's use of troops is unpredictable, with his arrogant and conceited character, do you think he will really abandon the city and flee?" With his command of the Ning army, would he really sit back and watch his men collapse and ignore it? ”

He snorted: "It's just a trick to lure the enemy, his men can't ride lightly, they are just waiting for the opportunity." ”

The generals looked at Yuwen Shangyun, their faces were a little suspicious, but they didn't dare to question it.

They were just anxious, if they let the Ning army escape one by one, although Anyang City was within reach, they could not annihilate the Ning army.

Yuwen Shangyun sighed: "Although I have nearly 100,000 horses...... But the cavalry was less than 5,000. ”

He looked at his generals: "If you want to divide your troops to pursue the fleeing Ning army, you will naturally use these 5,000 cavalry." ”

"Thinking about it at this time, Tang Pidi deliberately waited for our vanguard team by fishing by the river, which was to determine the number of cavalry in our army."

At the same time, the city of Anyang.

Don sat in his chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was talking to himself.

But what he was thinking at this moment was Yuwen Shangyun's reaction.

He said in a very soft voice: "If I divide the cavalry to pursue the Ning army, to the north of Anyang City, separated from the army, I will become a lone army. ”

In the tent of the Chu army, Yuwen Shangyun said: "Once it becomes a lone army, the thousands of grassland people under the Tang Dynasty are light cavalry and extremely good at fighting, and they are skilled in bows and horses, which is far from being comparable to our cavalry." ”

In the study, Tang Pidi tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "If the cavalry is cut off by the light cavalry of the Ning army, my cavalry will never return." ”

Almost at the same time, Yuwen Shangyun said: "If it is cut off, my cavalry will never return." ”

Only then did the generals in the big tent understand that they didn't think deeply enough.

If you really send light cavalry to intercept the more than 1,000 Ning troops who escaped from the city, and intercept those worthless civilian officials, but fold in 5,000 light cavalry, this is a big loss.

Yuwen Shangyun said: "Tang is unable to fight a decisive battle with me, so he can only find a way to consume our troops. ”

In Anyang City, Tang Rival said: "I expect that the Tang Rival can only use this to consume us, and for the sake of those more than 1,000 people, Tang Rival is the enemy."

How unwise. ”

He got up and said, "That's it, attack the city according to the original plan." ”

In the tent of the Chu army, Yuwen Shangyun Dao said categorically: "Don't pay attention to it, attack the city according to the original plan." ”

Tang Pidi looked at his own soldiers: "Have you packed up your things?" ”

"Back to the general, everything has been packed up."

Tang Pi said: "All the civilian officials have been withdrawn from Anyang, Yuwen Shangyun didn't dare to chase after him, he felt that it was chicken ribs, let our officials leave, I have to thank him." ”

He walked over to his desk and picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on rice paper.

First let the civil officials go out of the city, and then let the cavalry go back to Jizhou, the clever general, congratulations on taking Anyang.

After finishing writing, Tang Pidi strode out: "We should also go." ”

Less than an hour later, the remaining Ning troops in the city all rode out of the city.

The Ning Army's light cavalry is not only one person but one horse, and the six thousand grassland light cavalry are so rich that they are all one person and three horses.

Therefore, it is not a problem for the Wanning army left behind in Anyang to ride horses.

When the scouts found out the news that another seven or eight thousand Ning army cavalry had fled out of the city and north, Yuwen Shangyun was stunned.

I was really completely confused.

He had been in Jizhou for several months, and he thought he knew many people in the Ning army.

For example, Li Qi, such as Tang Rival, such as Luo Jing, such as Tantai Pressing Realm......

He had the courage to go to Jizhou alone, just to understand the enemy.

However, at this moment, Tang Rival's escape completely subverted Yuwen Shangyun's understanding of Tang Rival.

So proud, so conceited, so strong General Ningjun, ran away?

Yuwen Shangyun didn't believe it, and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

The Chu army attacked Anyang, and when they arrived at the city gate, they saw the city gate wide open.

Those who were waiting for the city gate to be opened tomorrow night were also confused, and no one knew what was going on.

The gate of Anyang City was opened, and after the Chu army entered, the whole city was searched, how could it be possible to see a Ning army.

Ning Jun rode lightly and quickly, and at this time he had already gone far to the north.

Entering the study, Yuwen Shangyun walked around the room, this study was very empty, there was no one else, but he always felt that someone was laughing at him in a place where he couldn't see.

Suddenly, he noticed the rice paper on the table and stepped over to take a look.

In an instant, there was a surge of blood in Yuwen Shangyun's head.

"Bastard thing!"

"Megalomaniac!"

Yuwen Shangyun picked up the rice paper and tore it to pieces in three or two.

"General, can you chase it now?"

His subordinates were also angry: "At this time, Jizhou's troops are empty, and their main force is going to Qingzhou, and they are unable to return to help......"

I didn't dare to say it halfway through, thinking of what Yuwen Shangyun said not to underestimate the enemy, he was afraid of being scolded.

Yuwen Shangyun glanced back at him, but did not scold him.

His eyes flickered, and his mind was quickly calculating.

"Tang is calculating, I don't know where his main force has gone."

Yuwen Shangyun said: "According to the normal situation, he has an army of 60,000, so naturally he will not withdraw from Anyang, but if he retreats, it will expose the absence of the main force." ”

"If he doesn't know me, he will think that I dare not chase me, for fear that I will be ambushed......"

Yuwen Shangyun: "The main force of the Ning army has been gone for half a month, I am afraid that it is thousands of miles away, if the Tang rival sends people to chase after the starry night, the Ning army will rush back to support, and it will take at least more than twenty days to go back and forth." ”

He suddenly laughed: "Tang Rival, you have calculated everything, but you can't count the whereabouts of Ning Jun, he thinks I don't dare to chase him, then I will follow his wishes and not chase him!" ”

He waved his hand: "Don't chase Tang to match the enemy, let's intercept his main force and wipe out the 50,000 Ning army, and there will be no strong enemy in Jizhou." ”

Yuwen Shangyun turned to look at his generals: "Assign scouts, go to the southeast to investigate, and wait for the return of the Ning army that is pressing the border, and the victory will be decided in one battle." ”

"Yes!"