Li Zhongyi led 80,000 soldiers, one man and two horses, and rushed all the way to Wolongling.

The imperial court has not built official roads on a large scale, the roads are rugged, there are many potholes, and the logistics baggage team of Han Tong's department must be marching slowly.

Unlike the swift and swift movements of the Li Jiajun, the marching requirement of the imperial forbidden army was only forty-five miles a day.

In this era, most of the forbidden armies and warlord feudal armies in various places could only travel 30 miles a day, and they needed to camp and rest.

Han Tong led the most elite forbidden army in the imperial court, and both in terms of physical fitness and income were far higher than the general forbidden army, and even the ranks of warlords.

Forty-five miles, compared with thirty miles, the marching speed of Han Tong's soldiers and horses was already half faster, which was indeed in line with the combat principle of using speed to defeat slowness.

However, compared with the Li Jiajun, who has achieved a naked horse in the whole army, the advance speed of Han Tong's army can only be described as a turtle crawling.

Under normal circumstances, traveling 120 miles a day is just a common thing for Li Jiajun.

In the state of rapid marching, traveling 200 miles a day is only a basic requirement. Therefore, as long as it does not rain heavily, Li Zhongyi is sure that he will rush to the strategic place - Wolongling within two days.

At first, when Li Zhongyi did not master the Mayuan Land in Lingzhou in the northwest, in order to better save his life, he could only force the whole army to practice the rush kung fu of iron feet.

At that time, according to the requirements of the regulations, it was necessary to meet the basic requirement of traveling 80 miles a day by walking on both feet.

Now, after Li Zhongyi swept the Youji Plain, he captured more than 200,000 horses, and looted all the pack horses of the Goryeo Kingdom, and the Li family army was no longer short of horses.

During a short break on the way, Chu Xiong came to Li Zhongyi's side, handed over the water bladder, and asked in a low voice: "Master, if the imperial army refuses to fight with me as soon as possible, how should we deal with it?" ”

Li Zhongyi nodded secretly, Chu Xiong used to be the commander of the throat reprimand battalion with a strong sense of detail, and when considering operational issues, most of them proceeded from the details, and rarely involved strategy.

Now, Chu Xiong happened to ask the point, and Li Zhongyi has always been interested in cultivating him, so he naturally wants to solve his doubts.

"Although Jeruxiu and the imperial court conspired to flank our army, they were only temporary allies with their own evil intentions. With Brother Hugh's shrewdness, it is naturally impossible to take a fire for the Kaifeng court, let alone make a wedding dress for the Chai family. Li Zhongyi took a sip of water and asked Chu Xiong with a smile, "The soldiers and horses of our army, Brother Hugh and Han Tong, who is the strongest among the soldiers and horses of these three parties?" ”

"Master, then you still need to ask? Naturally, our army is the strongest. Chu Xiong slowly understood.

"Hmm, Brother Hugh thought very beautifully, when our army and Han Tong were fighting, he took the opportunity to touch our Pinglu nest, and the benefit was great." Li Zhongyi said that he subconsciously touched his chest, but only touched the thick armor.

Alas, the days without smoke are really difficult, Li Zhongyi is very depressed!

As an old smoker and a famous doctor, Li Zhongyi knows that smoking is harmful to health, and he still misses the feeling of holding a cigarette in his hand and completely letting his mind fly in those years.

"Pinglu is actually ready." Li Zhongyi poured a big sip of tea soup and wiped the corners of his lips, "The Pinglu area is the terrain of the peninsula, and the deeper Brother Hugh goes, the more difficult it will be to come out in the future." Hmph, he didn't dare to go deeper, he just wanted to lure me back to the decisive battle. ”

"Master, in my small opinion, Brother Yelu Hugh will definitely not fight us head-on." Chu Xiong said this, and he got to the point.

Li Zhongyi nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother Hugh has all cavalry at hand, and it is the correct strategy to swim without attacking." ”

Chu Xiong immediately understood Li Zhongyi's idea, and he hurriedly added: "The little one understands, let's solve the 200,000 forbidden army of the imperial court first, and after taking Kaifeng, we will turn around and go to clean up Brother Yeluxiu." ”

Li Zhongyi showed a mysterious smile and said lightly: "I originally wanted to advance by land and water, since Brother Hugh came so quickly, would he be afraid of using the sailor to cut off Brother Hugh's way back?" ”

Only then did Chu Xiong realize why the heavy bronze artillery abandoned the ship and landed on the shore and acted with the main force.

The 80,000-strong army obviously had to be divided and advanced, and Li Zhongyi took the Guards and the most elite First Army, as well as Li Yongtang's artillery battalion, as the first echelon.

The goal of the first echelon is to bypass Wolongling, penetrate directly behind the Hantong troops, and cut off the logistics supply of Hantong, which is commonly known as the grain route.

The second echelon is the remaining main force, led by Li Yunxiao, gathering heavy troops to press towards the front of Hantong.

Li Zhongyi arranged for Yang Lie to return to Pinglu to preside over the clearing of the strong wall and lure the enemy into depth, precisely because Yelu Xiuge was by no means an idle person.

Previously, Brother Hugh had never fought a decisive battle with the main force of the Li Jiajun, but this just proves that Brother Hugh's Ming Shishi understands the overall situation, does something and does nothing, and knows the right trade-offs.

Knowing that you can't do it, but rashly starting a decisive battle, this is the taboo of soldiers!

As for Li Zhongyi's promotion of Li Yunxiao to the temporary commander of the second echelon, the most fundamental reason is that Li Yunxiao has stayed by Li Zhongyi's side for many years, and the heart and soul between the master and servant have reached an appalling level.

Many times, even if Li Zhongyi doesn't say anything, Li Yunxiao can see through Li Zhongyi's true intentions from his unusually familiar small actions or just a few words.

The battle of a large corps not only requires strong soldiers and horses, but more importantly, it is necessary to cooperate with an extremely tacit understanding of the arm!

Now, Yang Lie was sent out by Li Zhongyi to take charge of himself, which fully shows Li Zhongyi's high trust in Yang Lie.

As long as this battle is successful, Yang Lie's position as the deputy marshal of the Li family's army will be even more solid!

It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, and the first echelon has just walked out of 200 miles, and the pouring rain comes unexpectedly.

The loess road, which was not dry in the first place, became unusually muddy and difficult to walk, and the riders often fell into the mud with men and horses.

The warriors fell, patted the mud on their buttocks, and simply led the horses to move forward, walking all the way, falling all the way, and never stopping under their feet.

The soldiers and horses were barely able to continue on the road, and the bronze artillery of the artillery battalion could hardly keep up with the march of the large army.

The 12-pounder cannon not only couldn't move at all, but also blocked the already narrow road.

Li Zhongyi ordered without hesitation: "Push all the 12-pounder guns under the ridges on the side of the road, so as not to delay the fighters." The 6-pounder cannon must keep up with Lao Tzu's large army no matter what, and if it can't be done, Li Yongtang can only raise his head to see me. ”

War is not a dinner party, let alone a banquet for changing cups!

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

The fighter plane is fleeting, and if you don't catch it in time, you will definitely have endless troubles!

Li Zhongyi has never been a soft-hearted coward, he decisively gave the order to die, forcing Li Yongtang to have no choice.

This is a life-threatening multiple-choice question, Li Yongtang either keeps up with Li Zhongyi's pace with a 6-pounder cannon, or moves his head directly, it depends on his own ability.