In fact, the day before Liu Chengyou moved his troops, the Tang army stationed on the bank of the Weishui River had become nervous, and Han Tong led the army under the command of the iron cavalry to clear the Tang army's rangers.

The Southern Tang Dynasty was short of war horses, and the cavalry army was even less, and Liu Yanzhen responded to the aid of the previous time, and there were two thousand Tang army elite cavalry fighting with the army, and they were defeated to the core, and in the process of defeat, they were pursued and annihilated by the Han general Shi Yanchao, and almost all the army was wiped out.

This time Chen Jue marched, there were still more than 1,000 horsemen in the army, except for 500 horsemen left for the Chinese army to standby, the rest were all sent out to spy on the enemy and patrol the surrounding area.

And Han Tong received Liu Chengyou's order, personally led two thousand armored horsemen in front of the palace, and suddenly went south, catching these Tang horsemen who were wandering outside and strangling. The Tang army's horses are not as good as the Han horses, and the people are not as good as the Han soldiers, and they are facing the tiger and wolf horses of Han Tong who ride ** Zhan and have sharp tactics, and they are suddenly hit by targeted attacks, where can they be opponents.

Knowing the sudden movement of the Han army, Chen Jue was stunned, only felt that something was wrong, and did not think about it, so he hurriedly gave an order to let the remaining Tang cavalry return to the camp and put it outside, only to be strangled by the Han cavalry. In this way, Liu Chengyou's purpose of closing his eyes and listening to him has been achieved, and it is not so easy to find out the news between the Hou and the Plains, especially when the Han Cavalry is cruising outside and eyeing the tiger.

The distance of forty miles is really not far, even if it is to maintain physical strength and march calmly, two hours is enough. Han Tong led the army, had completed the established combat mission, and took the initiative to survey the surrounding terrain and the situation of the Tang camp.

The Son of Heaven personally led the cavalry army to arrive, specially brought people to greet him, and personally reported the battle report: "Your Majesty, the minister led the iron cavalry, after a whole day of pursuit and fierce battles, a total of 416 Tang cavalry were killed before and after, and now it has been swept away, and there are no Tang army ears and eyes for twenty miles around!" ”

"Well done!" Liu Chengyou praised it.

Facing the praise of the Son of Heaven, Han Tong couldn't help but smile and breathe a sigh of relief. In this southern expedition, the generals and colonels of the army have some credit, but he is the general of the Iron Cavalry Army, and his unremarkable merit really hinders his reputation. This record is regarded as a person who has been in drought for a long time, and he has quenched his thirst for the first time.

"What is Tang Jun's reaction?" Liu Chengyou asked Han Tong.

"Chen Juejun has retreated in the camp, on the defensive!" Han Tongyu reported: "In addition, there is another Tang army in the south, which is Xu Wenzhen, which is marching north. The minister personally went to investigate, during which the pack horse cart was quite prosperous, and there were many servants, when it was the Tang soldier's heavy rear army, the burden was too much, and even the march was particularly slow! ”

"This Chen Jue, how many military quarters have been prepared this time!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou immediately said to Murong Yanzhao: "Order the three armies, stay on guard and rest, recover your strength, and wait for orders." Wang Qing and Han Tong will follow me to explore the Tang camp! ”

Hearing his words, Han Tong immediately persuaded: "Your Majesty is the responsibility of the three armies, and the weight of the society, how can you fall into danger lightly. The matter of visiting the camp should be left to the minister! ”

Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said stubbornly: "Needless to say, I want to go and see for myself!" ”

Soon, under the escort of the Fengchen camp, the group galloped lightly to the Tang camp. His group did not hide their tracks, just in the field in front of the Tang camp, the banner was displayed, inspected back and forth, and drove at will, almost without any scruples about the meaning of the Tang camp, and it was very arrogant.

There is a low and flat mountain range in the northeast of the Tang camp, relying on the Shungeng Mountain Range, after inspecting the layout of the Tang camp, Liu Chengyou pointed to the mountain range: "That mountain range, although it is less difficult and dangerous, but it can be relied on in the end, why did the Tang army build a village near the river?" ”

"Maybe it's convenient to get water!" Hantong said.

"Not necessarily!" Liu Chengyou said, looking at Wang Jun who was accompanying him: "What does Wang Qing think?" ”

Before Wang Jun, he was also carefully observing the enemy camp, smelling it, thinking about it, and pointing to the Tang camp stationed: "That tidal flat, the soil is soft, and it is not a place where my iron cavalry is crisscrossed. ”

nodded, and recognized Wang Jun's opinion: "In this way, Chen Jue is not useless, at least I know that it is adapted to local conditions!" ”

"However, the Tang camp is anchored on the water's edge, and its foundation will definitely not be strong!" Wang Jun added coldly.

Liu Chengyou bowed his head, stared at the huge military camp built by Chen Jue, his eyes gradually became firm, he turned the horse's body, and said: "It's almost, go back!" ”

When he returned to the army, Liu Chengyou immediately ordered the whole army to move forward, set up five miles away from the Tang camp, took out the white silk, wrote a letter with a pen, handed it to Zhang Yongde, and confessed: "Send someone to the Tang camp, meet that Chen Jue, and tell him that I personally led an army of 20,000 to the south, and invited him to the bank of the river, and the two sides set up a position and fought fairly!" ”

Zhang Yongde put away the letter and couldn't help but hesitate to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, will the Tang Army respond to the battle?" ”

"Maybe?" Liu Chengyou said casually: "Go!" ”

"Yes!"

On the Tang Battalion's side, when Liu Chengyou personally visited the camp, he went to the top of the walled tower to inspect, and he had no desire to fight, and when he saw the soldiers of the Fengchen Battalion who were almost armed to the teeth, he was even less interested.

In the Chinese military tent, the Han general who sent the letter was sent away, Chen Jue took Liu Chengyou's war book and read it, his brows were furrowed, and there was only one word on it: Battle! And one more symbol that you can't read"? ”。

"Gong Chen, Emperor Han personally led the army and came to the south to invite the battle, should I fight?" A military academy at the bottom asked.

Looking at his appearance, Chen Jue asked: "Looking at the general's appearance, do you want to fight with the Han army?" ”

The military academy said: "The Shouchun Han army, with a total of only thirty or forty thousand, dares to divide troops to resist our army in the case of besieging the city, it is simply arrogant, and it is too much to underestimate our army!" If you respond, set up a formation of soldiers and horses, use strong crossbows, reject horses, and chariot formations, and fight against them, with the strength and strength of our army, who loses and who wins, it is not necessarily! Not to mention defeat, as long as it is a little weaker, you can take advantage of the situation to march into Shouchun, and then you can defeat the Han army with He Gong inside and outside! ”

"No!" After the military academy spoke, Chen Jue didn't react, and Xian Shilang immediately raised a clear objection: "Chen Gong, Emperor Han is only afraid of deception, and you can't take it lightly!" ”

"Xian Gong can see the deceit?" Chen Jue asked.

Xian Shilang shook his head very dryly: "Forgive me for being clumsy, but I have fought too many battles, and I feel that there is a problem here." In my opinion, it is safe to start the matter, or to stay in the camp, sit and watch the movements of the Han army, and then try to deal with it. If there are mistakes or omissions, the consequences are beyond your reach! ”

"Could it be that the Xian envoy has lost many battles in Hunan, and he is so timid, isn't it just to fight when I send troops north?" It's inevitable that people with unclear brains will inevitably be.

"Presumptuous!" Chen Jue reprimanded angrily and stood up for Xian Shilang: "You dare to be rude to the general, and you don't make amends to Xiangong!" ”

No matter what, it has to be Chen Jue who is in charge. After pondering for a while, he picked up the battle book and looked at it, feeling that there was a fierce spirit hidden between the sharp strokes, and in the end, he still made up his mind and said: "Ignore it first, send orders to all battalions, strictly guard the wall, and do not leave the camp!" ”

Later, the Tang camp sentry tower reported that there were Han cavalry, bypassing the camp and heading south. This news immediately attracted Chen Jue's attention, and he summoned Xian Shilang to discuss with him: "What does Han Jun mean by this? I always have a feeling of being terrified! ”

"Xu Wenzhenjun!" The two of them didn't think about it for long, and Xian Shilang said suddenly.

Chen Jue suddenly stroked his forehead and exclaimed, "It must be so!" After Xu Wenzhen's journey, a two-day journey, Han rode south, I am afraid that he does not know the situation in the north, if he is not prepared, he will be attacked suddenly, where can he resist it! ”

Xian Shilang said: "Gong Chen, Xu Wenzhenjun, the escort has nearly half of the needs of my army, and there is no room for mistakes, we must remind him!" ”

"I can't take care of much, take a risk, and scatter all the carrier pigeons in the general!" Chen Jue was a little excited, and the subordinate officials ordered: "The Han cavalry has already gone south, with its speed, I am afraid that it will not take half a day to attack in front of Xu Wenzhen's army!" ”

"Even so, it's hard to feel at ease! In Xu Wenzhen's army, there are many auxiliary soldiers and people's husbands, and those people have almost no combat power, so I am afraid that they will become a burden! Xian Shilang said.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jue said: "Originally, we would march in two batches and respond to each other, so we should be safe. I never thought about it, but I gave Han Qi a chance to take advantage of, but I didn't think about it! ”

"Chen Gong!" Suddenly, Xian Shilang looked at Chen Jue and asked: "The Han army is in the north of my camp, but it is only five or six miles, and now that the Han cavalry is heading south, the troops around the Han Emperor should be even weaker." I don't know if Chen Gong dares to take a risk, send troops to concentrate his forces, and attack the Han village and break it, no matter how Xu Wenzhen's army is, if he eats the soldiers and horses of the Han army, he will definitely break the situation! ”

Listening to Xian Shilang's suggestion, a trace of intention flashed on Chen Jue's face, and he subconsciously carried his beard, writhing and thinking at the same time. Soon the intention disappeared, and Chen Jue shook his head: "No, you can't take such a risk, the imperial court will put the army in my hands, and I can't tolerate any mistakes." If this is a trick of the Han army, what should I do! ”

Paying attention to the strange expression on Chen Jue's face, Xian Shilang seemed to be clearly afraid of war. Although he was slightly disdainful, Xian Shilang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and he proposed to attack, but it was just a thought in his mind. It's not bad to be able to defend the fortress without fighting......

"What about Xu Wenzhenjun?" Xian Shilang asked.

Chen Jue's face showed a touch of helplessness, spread his hands, and sat down: "I can only hope that those brutes can pass on the military situation." Besides, didn't they all say that Xu Wenzhen is a good general and is safe, I have already ordered him to march steadily before, and I can only hope that he will be careful! ”