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With Li Mi's eyes, he naturally saw at a glance that the slightly panicked soldiers on the city were all recruits who had just enlisted, as well as some old and weak soldiers. The elite of the Zhou army almost did not appear in the city.

Moreover, the most suspicious thing is that the Wanjing cavalry he sent to follow Qin Qiong should have arrived at Xingyang City now, and according to the previous agreement with Shan Xiongxin, he should have reported Qin Qiong's latest movements to himself at this time. But so far, no news has come back. Could it be that Shan Xiongxin's unit had an accident?

If the two sides fought under Xingyang City, he secretly thought that with Shan Xiongxin's bravery and the advantage of being all cavalry, under the internal and external attacks with the Xingyang defenders on the plain, he would definitely be able to defeat Qin Qiong's army, but why didn't Shan Xiongxin send someone to report the situation?

He turned his head to look at the southern foot of the mountain, only to see that there was smoke and dust and thick fog, which was abnormal in spring.

Li Mi's mind was racing, and he was thinking in his mind: Yu Ming didn't lead the main force to Beibi Town, but went to Xingyang, and regarded Shan Xiongxin's army as his main force? If that's the case, that's a good thing. Shan Xiongxin's 10,000 troops are all elite cavalry, even if they can't be defeated, with Shan Xiongxin's ability, they can command them to run away without breaking their muscles and bones. And then on his own side, he could just take advantage of the situation to take Jindi Pass.

"Pass my order, leave a part of the people to make a feint attack under Jindi Pass, and the main force will attack Beibi Town. First take down this outlying stronghold of the Zhou army and sweep away the worries. And then we will tackle it together! Li Mi shouted and ordered.

He secretly thought that as long as Yuming was not here, he would have a great chance of winning Jindi Pass. And Shan Xiongxin also has a chance to escape, counting, he has taken a big advantage, and he hopes to defeat Yuming through this battle and regain the lost ground.

It's just that Li Mi didn't know that now Shan Xiongxin was already in a bitter battle......

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When Shan Xiongxin took Wan Jingqi to open a posture and slowly marched along the southern foot of the mountain, he saw the dust in front of him, covering the clouds and the sun, and a military horse was killing him head-on, and the banner was not the word "Qin", but "Yu"!

Yuming's army has been lured! This made Shan Xiongxin surprised and delighted.

Li Mi had long expected that after letting Shan Xiongxin bland and march to Xingyang, Yu Ming saw that he was following Qin Qiong's army, so he might regard Shan Xiongxin's troops as a main force in the Wei army, so he sent troops to intercept them.

In this case, according to Li Mi's previous explanation, it was necessary to entangle Yuming for some time, and then rely on the mobility advantage of the cavalry to quickly withdraw from the battlefield. Depending on the situation on other battlefields, it was decided to continue to Xingyang or return to Jindiguan.

However, Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he saw the smoke and dust in front of him, he was also a general of the Wagang Army who had followed Li Mi for many years, and he knew some ways to observe, although the sound of hooves in the distance was urgent, but the sound was not chaotic, obviously the generals who led the army also had superb marching methods, although the pace was fast but the formation was not chaotic.

"Could it be that it's really Yuming?" After Shan Xiongxin thought of this possibility, he did not feel timid, but had a trace of excitement. Since the rise of Yuming, it has been like a bamboo, destroying Goryeo, swallowing Silla, reaping the economy, and shaking the grassland. Together with Zhang Xutuo, he is known as one of the twin walls of the Sui army.

Moreover, after Yuming raised troops from Liaodong, he also won all battles, subdued Luo Yi, defeated Dou Jiande, and defeated the Turks. Even against the Shangwagang army, it has not tasted defeat. His colleague Wang Bodang also suffered a lot.

Therefore, Wei Jun was holding back a breath of anger up and down, wanting to weigh the weight of this Yuming. Shan Xiongxin can also be regarded as a battle-experienced general, and when he saw that the enemy army he had been eager to fight was approaching, a strong battle spirit surged in his heart.

So, Shan Xiongxin raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "The Zhou army is in front of you, the warriors of the Wagang army, prepare for battle!" Those Sui dogs blew Yuming into the sky, and said that he was 'the pride of the sky', 'Great Sui Shuangbi', and 'invincible', I want to weigh and see how many catties this King of Zhou has, and he should not be hit by the warriors of my Wagang Army! ”

The battle order was quickly conveyed, and Shan Xiong ordered Wan Jing to ride along the southern foot of the mountain in a sharp formation, which is a formation that is conducive to rushing forward, although the attack power is slightly inferior to the fish scale formation, but the strain is more flexible, full of flexibility, and can be adjusted at any time according to the situation.

Directly ahead, five thousand of the most elite red-tasseled iron horsemen were charged as arrows, led by Shan Xiongxin's lieutenant Xiongkuohai. and on each flank were 5,000 heavy horsemen for cover. Shan Xiongxin personally led 15,000 light cavalry to lay the queen, ready to rush forward in case of unfavorable battle conditions, blocking the enemy's offensive and preventing the collapse of his own army.

With such a formation, there are sharp soldiers in front of the breakthrough, cover on both wings, and support from the rear, even if it is defeated by a strong enemy by relying on the superiority of troops, there is still room for counterattack, at least there is no problem in retreating.

Shan Xiongxin rode on a tall horse, looked forward with a canopy in his hand, and saw countless black dots rising on the horizon in the distance.

Just as he was thinking about it in his heart, in an instant, the Zhou army's brigade had already been killed, and the horses' hooves were rumbling and the momentum was huge, like the earth shaking the mountains.

He couldn't help frowning secretly, and said in his heart that looking at this momentum, Zhou Jun was really a strong opponent. With such momentum, like a storm, the combat power is by no means under his own Wagang Iron Cavalry.

After carefully looking at the enemy's cavalry, Shan Xiongxin's eyes flickered, and his eyes showed surprise.

The troops rushed up by the Zhou army turned out to be all cavalry, and there were enough troops. Shan Xiongxin frowned secretly, and said in his heart what news did his family inquire about? Yuming sent 10,000 cavalry to intercept him, but he didn't notice it at all, and he didn't report it at all. This intelligence work is also a little poor.

Shan Xiongxin is also a general who has led the cavalry for a long time. In the blink of an eye, he noticed the peculiarity of the opposing cavalry, which did not form a cone-shaped charging formation on the wide plain, but formed several rows, stretching out to the wings, each row of about a few men. Although they were galloping rapidly, their formation was not chaotic at all. It can be seen that these people's riding skills have also made a lot of effort, although they may not be as good as those Turks who grew up on horseback, but in the army of the Central Plains, they are definitely first-class.

And judging from the tall horses under them, many of them were very powerful and handsome Arab war horses. This made Shan Xiongxin's eyes almost fall out. He naturally knew how expensive Arabian war horses were. Only Wang Shichong's army had some, but they were all very few. It was only equipped in the Praetorian Guards of the Eastern Imperial Palace. This is also because his army is based on the original Sui army.

The predecessor of Yuming's army should be the Liaodong Army, and it stands to reason that it is absolutely impossible to have so many Arab war horses. What's going on? Where did he get so many good horses?

At this time, the Zhou army and the Wei army were already approaching. A general of the Zhou army who rushed to the front, with white helmet and white armor, a face like a crown of jade, a handsome appearance, and a pure white Arab war horse riding under the seat, it was really majestic.

He seemed to be the soul of the entire cavalry, and all the cavalry followed in his footsteps, apparently the commander of the unit. Because the distance was still a little far, Shan Xiongxin couldn't make out who this person was. But there was already some muttering in my heart: Could this be Yuming himself?

He thought there was something strange about this cavalry, for they had neither sabers nor spears in their hands, but crossbows in their hands.

"What kind of crossbow is this?" Shan Xiong had some doubts in his confidence. Secretly wondered, could it be that the cavalry of the Zhou army had such a high level of cavalry and archery? Can you move at high speeds and shoot arrows at enemies?

You must know that the cavalry and archery level of the army in the Central Plains is very poor, and the cavalry is almost always a pure charge, and it is rare to shoot the enemy's cavalry with bows and arrows before the battle like the Turkic, Khitan and other steppe tribes.

However, now that the enemy army is very close, and his own troops are also ready to fly, how can he not send them?

Although there were some doubts in his heart, Shan Xiongxin could only order the whole army to assault, and the Wei army immediately raised his spear and prepared to kill the enemy. And his lieutenant Xiong Kuohai has taken the lead and rushed forward first.

Xiong Kuohai is also a veteran of the Wagang Army, originally he was the king of the mountains and mountains, nicknamed the "purple-faced king", and later felt that he was weak, and saw that the Wagang Army was thriving under the operation of Li Mi. So he led his subordinates down the mountain and defected to Wagangzhai. Become a general under Li Mi. Because of his courage in battle and straightforwardness, he has a high prestige in the Wagang army. Li Mi also valued him more than others.

After Shan Xiongxin gave the order, Xiong Kuohai immediately waved the spear in his hand, howled and took the lead, struggled forward, and entered a state of sprinting. It's just that he only cares about rushing forward, and his own cavalry and the cavalry covering both wings opened up a considerable distance in an instant.

At this moment, I saw that the enemy cavalry in front of me suddenly raised the bow and crossbow in his hand, and then bent his bow and arrows and prepared to shoot. Its posture is very skillful, and it seems to be a regular riding and archery, which is very natural.

Shan Xiongxin saw it really in the back, but while he was puzzled, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he remembered one thing: Yuming started from Liaodong, and successively wiped out the Khitan, Tiele, Murowei, Xi, Heishui, Sumo and other grassland tribes in Liaodong. And among these tribes, there are many good horse archers. I heard that the Liaodong cavalry once defeated the Youzhou cavalry, known as the first in the Great Sui, in a head-to-head battle. It can be seen that their cavalry and archery level far exceeds that of ordinary cavalry in the Central Plains.

Therefore, he made a mistake: he treated Yuming's Zhou cavalry as an ordinary cavalry of the Central Plains princes' army, thinking that their cavalry was similar to his own. But in fact, his own cavalry is much inferior, he is too light on the enemy!

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