May 24, Yihai Day.

The war clouds near Xingyang are thick, and the wind and rain are coming.

Hurry up and report that Yuan Tianmu's army is coming, and the vanguard has reached twenty miles east of the city. Yuan Hao was taken aback, and his face was not good-looking: "It's coming so fast... "It's only been a day, whether it's the Southern Army or the White Robe Army, they're all tired; The city wall of Xingyang has been damaged in many places, and it is not enough to repair it.

However, Yuan Tianmu was eager to win, leaving aside most of the soldiers and horses who were moving slowly, and led 20,000 light horsemen to rush forward; and the hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou troops under the command of Xin Su who have not yet been integrated are behind; Later, Fei Mu led the rear army and escorted the grain and grass baggage.

Yuan Hao was worried, although he was unhappy yesterday, he still had to ask Chen Qingzhi at this moment.

Chen Qingzhi pondered--- saying that he was clever, but in fact, sometimes he just took a step at a time, and he only thought about laying down Xingyang before, but after that, he really didn't have to think about it.

Several generals of the Southern Army interjected on the side, and they all said: "Yuantian Mu is powerful, it is better to follow Yang Yu's example, seal the four gates of Xingyang City with stones, and defend it." "Exactly! The baggage obtained from the examination city has been transported into Xingyang City, and our army has abundant food and grass, so we can hold on! ”

Yuan Hao seemed to be intent on moving, but Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

The general of the Southern Army asked: "Why is it not appropriate?" "So Chen Shuai may have other countermeasures?"

Chen Qingzhi shook his head again, but he didn't answer, which confused Yuan Hao and the generals of the Southern Army.

"Hush" sounded, and a ride came. The green and yellow horses are tall and godlike, and the knights are in white armor and white robes, and they are in good spirits, and it is Pei Guo who rode the yellow horse and cruised back from outside the city.

Pei Guo jumped off the horse, first saluted Yuan Hao and Chen Qingzhi, and then said with a smile: "Yang Yu can keep it, hehe, I can't keep it!" He had pointed ears and heard the conversation in front of him.

"What's the explanation?"

"Yang Yu is guarding Xingyang, but he can stop our army, just wait for Yuan Tianmu to come to his rescue. Even if there is no Yuan Tianmu army, Luoyang is behind him, and there are friendly counties all around, and the heavy grain and grass can be sent in a steady stream, so what if it grinds with you for a year and a half? Pei Guo said: "Our army is different, we must advance all the way, and we can command the world only after defeating Luoyang." If it is dragged in Xingyang, even if it can be held for a while, what is the use of helping? As soon as the puppet emperor Yuanzi eased up and summoned soldiers and horses from all over the world to Xingyang, our army would be able to defend it again, and it would inevitably be defeated in the end. ”

Yuan Hao was startled and nodded: "General Pei is high!" ”

Chen Qingzhi also nodded in approval: "What Xiaokuan said coincides with me, and it is not advisable to stick to it." ”

"Don't stick to it... Several generals of the Southern Army frowned and said, "So what? Is it possible to go out of the city to fight? ”

"Why not?" Pei Guo's spirit was radiant: "With Pei Guo's thoughts, he is about to defeat the enemy in a battle and settle the overall situation!" ”

The generals changed their faces and made a noise: "General Pei's words are a bit big. "Out of the city to fight in the field? General Pei has forgotten that Yuan Tianmu... But 300,000 troops are in hand! ”

"Filial piety to you... Even Chen Qingzhi was taken aback, thought about it, and asked, "Will Ji be released?" ”

Pei Guojian raised his eyebrows, and said loudly: "I ran all the way back, exploring the enemy's situation from afar, although I saw the banner of Yuan Tianmu, but only one or two thousand soldiers and horses, how could I have an army of 300,000?" If so, what are you afraid of what he will do? ”

The audience exclaimed: "Only one or two hundred thousand? How can it be? ”

Chen Qingzhi stroked his mustache and groaned, and said: "I heard that most of the Yuan Tianmu army was surrendered to Qingzhou, and they were coerced to come, and their morale was low, and they must not hurry. And Yuan Tianmu had to advance very quickly, thinking that it must be due to the division of troops. Even so, in order to seek speed, it is very likely that Yuan Tianmu only brought 10,000 or 20,000 forwards. ”

Chen Qingzhi's military achievements are impressive, as soon as he speaks, what weight? When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed: "In this way, maybe it is not impossible to go out of the city to fight." ”

Yuan Hao had a worried face: "Although there are only 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses, this must be the elite under Yuan Tianmu, most of them were those who went south with Er Zhurong at the beginning, and then stayed in Luozhong and rode iron." ”

Everyone gasped: "If it is one or two thousand and twenty thousand, it can really be worth 100,000 male soldiers." Fighting in the field with it is simply self-defeating! Fang Cai was still enthusiastic and gearing up, but at this time he shrank back, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

Pei Guo sneered again and again: "What about the iron ride?" My white-robed army has won a hundred battles, can you still lose to him? ”

"Your army is indeed brave, but the number is too inferior."

"There are not many soldiers, but they care about the fine!"

"Their cavalry, your army is mostly infantry, and it is very disadvantageous to fight with them in the field."

"Who said that my white-robed army would only fight on foot?" Pei Guo raised his eyebrows proudly: "Get on the horse to kill the enemy, get off the horse to attack the city, swim across the boat, bow and arrow, and my white-robed army will come easily." "When Chen Qingzhi selected 7,000 white-robed troops, he tried all of them, and he won the strongest army in the world. Although Pei Guo's words are full, but now in the army, although it is not said that everyone is good at riding, half of them can still make up for it.

There was a buzz in the field, and occasionally there was a sound of laughter, and it was obvious that all the generals of the Southern Army felt that Pei Guo was talking a lot.

Pei Guo became angry, suddenly raised his voice, and shouted: "At this juncture, why hesitate? Is it necessary to wait for Yuan Tianmu's 300,000 troops to arrive and surround Xingyang in all directions, and then make plans at that time? ”

For example, when the head is drunk, everyone is stunned, speechless.

Chen Qingzhi said "um" and said: "What Xiaokuan said is extremely true, and it is useless to delay. And, no matter how powerful the iron cavalry is, it will inevitably fight with it after all. It is time to take advantage of Yuan Tianmu's light enemy to advance quickly, and once he defeats it, his elite will be lost, his sharpness will be completely eliminated, and the rest of the people will not be worried. ”

Yuan Hao thought about it, and it was also this reason, so he nodded in agreement. It was immediately ordered that in this battle, everything was commanded and coordinated by Chen Qingyi.

Chen Qingzhi was ordered to set up a case and raise the flag, and the order was issued like a stream, and it didn't take long for everything to be arranged. The crowd was salty.

Pei Guo stepped on the yellow horse, took a deep breath, and looked up at the time when the sun was high and it was noon.

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Before the time came, smoke and dust could be seen in the distance outside the east gate of Xingyang City. When it was a little closer, the smoke and dust were already rushing to the sky, the clouds covered the fog barrier, and the four fields could not be distinguished; I also heard the horse's hooves rumbling, like thunder, and seemed to feel that the vast earth also trembled.

Yuan Tianmu, to the end!

On the head of the city, Yuan Hao was dressed in armor with three layers, and he came to the front line, and he saw the power of Yuan Tian Mu Tieqi in the distance, although he was strong and calm, he did not feel his hands trembling.

Chen Qingzhi smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, and see how my white-robed army breaks the enemy!" ”