Bai nodded: "That's what I mean." It is said that Zuo Liangyu's cavalry was very brave and well-trained, and Hong Chengchou was in command, like a tiger with wings. We can only fight with 2,000 people, and the cavalry is only 500, and there is no hope of winning the war, so I decided to let the infantry withdraw first, and the two of us will take the remaining cavalry to drag Hong Chengchou's men and horses, and try not to let them return to Xi'an, so that the king and them can have a chance to breathe. ”

Wang Jian also knew the strength of the official cavalry, so he agreed to this method, so he asked Wu Xinlan to return to Meixian with the infantry.

Wu Xinlan received the order, waited until the infantry had finished eating, and then began to walk back with them, taking all the hungry people with them.

They have already attracted Hong Chengchou, the strategic goal has been achieved, there is no need to fight hard, besides, there is a lot of sand in this place, the cavalry can't run, and the infantry can't run, as soon as the battle starts, the infantry have to stand there like puppets waiting for people to cut and kill.

Seeing Wu Xinlan lead the troops away, Bai Qicai and Wang Jian carefully selected the battlefield with five hundred cavalry.

They want to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.

Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu came with 3,000 cavalry along the way. According to the news from the horse scout, the thieves were fifty miles away, Hong Chengchou finally breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Jingbian was saved.

Now it is necessary to defeat this group of thieves, Hong Chengchou ordered the whole army to be well fed and lightly armed, he also found that the land in this area is sandy, and the cavalry cannot run very fast, so he must get rid of unnecessary things.

So the officers and soldiers left all the things they didn't need, and even brought dry food for half a day, and after a little rest, they began to pursue.

Soon, someone from the front came to report, and the thief camp was found in front. But there was no one in the village. Zuo Liangyu said: "Could it be that the thieves saw us coming and scared away?" Hong Chengchou said: "I heard that this Bai Qi is very strategic, it may be a plan, be careful ahead." Pay attention to both sides. ”

In the information he had received before, he knew that there were seven or eight thousand men in Baiqi, and if these people were ambushed nearby, they attacked by surprise and cut his men and horses into several sections, and the horses could not run on the sandy ground, it would be a troublesome matter.

Zuo Liangyu got the order and sent fifty cavalry in front to be careful of the sentry. The brigade walked slowly behind, and from time to time scouts were sent to check on the high slopes on both sides.

There was silence between heaven and earth, there was no sound, the horses' hooves stepped on the sand, only the soft sound of porphyria, the swords and guns touched the saddle from time to time, and some horses also spewed a snort, which made the battlefield even more silent.

It's certainly not a good thing to be so quiet.

Hong Chengchou felt as if danger was approaching.

At this time, the forward men and horses have approached the camp, and the leader of the hundred chiefs looked intently, there were a lot of deer and firewood outside the camp, blocking the horses, but the gate of the village was wide open, and there was no voice.

Bai Chang is also a veteran of the battle formation, and when he felt that something was wrong, he immediately tied up the men and horses and did not let them advance any further. Then Baichang sent someone to report to Zuo Liangyu.

As soon as Zuo Liangyu heard that the gate of the village was wide open, there was no sound, it must be an empty camp, it seemed that the thieves had escaped, he was just about to give the order to march, and suddenly heard a sound of war drums in front.

The sound of the war drums came from the camp, and at that time he was startled, and almost fell off his horse, but he steadied his horse, and retreated with a shout, and the fifty horsemen and horses immediately ran backwards a hundred paces.

There were war drums, and it seemed that there were people in the camp, and they were about to rush out. But after these men ran out, calm returned to the camp, the drums of war ceased to sound, and no one showed up.

Strange thing, Bai Chang ordered someone to return to Zuo Liangyu.

At this time, Hong Chengchou sneered and said: "The camp is empty, there are not a few people, this is a suspicious tactic." ”

Zuo Liangyu said: "My lord, shall we march?" ”

Hong Chengchou thought for a while: "Since the camp is empty, then the thieves must be ambushed nearby, waiting for us to enter the camp, and then set a fire, I expect that the camp must be covered with dry firewood and hay, this fire burns down, even if we don't lose the soldiers, we will definitely be panicked, and then he will take advantage of the victory to kill, hum, and play a good calculation." ”

Zuo Liangyu arched his hand: "My lord, God counts, it must be like this." ”

Hong Chengchou said: "There is no need for them to burn, we will burn him first, and order the forward battalion to set off rockets to burn the enemy camp." ”

When the order was sent to the vanguard, the chief was very excited when he heard this, and ordered his fifty men to fire arrows together, and hundreds of rockets were fired into the camp, and in a short time the fire burned.

At this moment, on a high slope far away from the camp, Bai Qi was standing there, watching the movements of the officials and soldiers, and when he saw the fire, he smiled coldly and said to Wang Qian: "Let's start." ”

Wang Jian got the order, opened his bow and set up an arrow, and shot a ringing arrow.

This sound of arrows roared and flew for a long time, and the fifty people in the front of the official army were taken aback, and together with Zuo Liangyu and Hong Chengchou in the back, they couldn't help but be stunned.

The sound of the arrow is definitely a signal, is there any trick that the enemy can't do?

With the sound of arrows, countless cavalry suddenly appeared on the more than a dozen high slopes around the camp, these people have been hiding under the slope, the officers and soldiers could not see them, at this time they heard the sound of arrows, all rushed to the high slope, the fifty horsemen and horses in the front of the officers and soldiers just saw clearly, there were countless arrows from the front left and right sides, and immediately more than 30 people were shot off their horses.

These cavalry that suddenly appeared were the 500 men under Bai Qi's command, and they were divided into ten teams for every fifty people, and they rushed up in turn, and each team of men and horses rushed from this side of the high slope to the high slope there, and the people on the high slope over there, after this group of men and horses rushed up, they immediately rushed down, and the men and horses on both sides came and went, interspersed, and ran so that the dust on the ground was so big that for a while I don't know how many cavalry were galloping across the horizon.

The remaining 20 or so people in the vanguard of the official army saw that it was not good, and there were many thieves and soldiers, so they hurriedly retreated and came to see Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu also saw that the dust in front of him was covering the sky, and the sound of horses' hooves was chaotic, and he couldn't hear how many people and horses there were. Hurriedly reported to Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou was also taken aback, he was usually cautious in his use of troops, afraid of being ambushed, and immediately ordered all the horses not to act rashly and form a formation to guard.

The 3,000 men and horses began to form a circle formation, and the shields were like fish scales, covering them tightly, and no matter how many arrows you shot at them, they would only be a drizzle.

As soon as Hong Chengchou saw that the battle formation was formed, he ordered to advance slowly, step by step, and pressed towards the enemy.

When they came to the dusty place, the white cavalry had already disappeared, Hong Chengchou was wondering, there was a shout of killing from behind, and it turned out that a group of men and horses had already circled behind the officers and soldiers. These cavalrymen did not come close, but fired arrows from a distance, and ran away when they shot, never stopping.

Hong Chengchou saw it in his eyes and sneered: "There are not many thieves, Zuo Zongbing, order the men and horses to disperse, a team of three hundred people, first send five teams of men and horses, under your unified command, to chase and suppress the thieves." ”

Zuo Liangyu thought for a while: "My lord, don't fall for the enemy's trick of diverting the tiger from the mountain and dividing and annihilating!" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "It's okay, I will leave 1,500 cavalry and form a formation to defend myself, and he will have 5,000 cavalry, and I can resist myself." ”

Zuo Liangyu took the order, brought two thousand generals, two hundred chiefs, plus himself, three hundred cavalry each, and attacked from all sides, rushing towards those thieves who fired arrows from time to time.

As soon as the cavalry under Bai Qi looked, hundreds of officers and soldiers in a team caught up, and they did not like to fight, but ran away with their horses. These people did not run wildly, but each team looked at a high slope in the distance.

Zuo Liangyu was taken aback, and secretly thought that there was an ambush behind Gao Po?

The cavalry under Bai Qi ran up the high slopes and disappeared into the poplar forest on the slope, Zuo Liangyu led the troops to chase closer, but did not dare to rush up, for fear of being ambushed, so he ordered to chase around the bottom of the slope.

It's the same with going around, those poplar forests grow on the top of the slope, grow into a piece, and the white cavalry hides in the forest, not afraid of you shooting arrows, but the officers and soldiers are a little closer, and other people's arrows will shoot over.

Zuo Liangyu scolded secretly, because the people arrived first, they chose these poplar forests as a cover in advance, and they lost their geographical advantages, and it seemed that they could not annihilate these thieves for a while. What's even more infuriating is that as long as the officers and soldiers retreat a little farther, these thieves will rush out and continue to harass, and as soon as the officers and soldiers turn around, these thieves will also turn around and run away, and hide in the forest again, so that you can't fight.

A hard attack on the ground is not an option, the horse does not run fast on the sand, usually within the range of one arrow, when the cavalry charges forward, the archer can only shoot three arrows, but on this kind of ground, the archer can release five arrows. Greatly increased lethality.