Chapter 512: Fighting generals before the army, attracting warriors
Iron dragoons and light cavalry were quickly ready.
Xiao Rui and Zhang Liang changed into armor and set off with Li Yuanfang, Dian Wei and Yang Youji. When I went west for more than ten miles, I saw the dust billowing in front of me, and an enemy army with extremely strong maneuverability rushed to attack.
As the saying goes, generals are incompetent and exhaust the three armies, in the same way, an excellent general can lead his subordinates to win more with less, and gather strong combat effectiveness and teamwork. It's like an iron dragoon, although there are only 5,000 people, they dare to charge in the face of tens of thousands of enemy troops!
Correspondingly, the momentum of the soldiers can also reflect the ability of the generals!
"Your Highness, this An Jingsi is really not simple, look at this momentum, like a sharp spear!" Zhang Liang sighed.
Xiao Rui nodded, hoping more and more in his heart to accept such a talent!
Xiao Rui immediately asked Li Yuanfang to prepare for battle, and the iron dragon rode in front, responsible for charging and cutting the opponent's phalanx. The light cavalry was in the rear, responsible for the encirclement and suppression on both flanks. The phalanx is a sign of the order of an army, and once the phalanx is disrupted, it falls into chaos.
At the front of the enemy is a fierce warrior, not inferior to Dian Wei in size, or even surpassed, dressed in black armor and with a resolute face.
He held the reins in one hand and a terrifying horse lance in the other, majestic and fierce, this person was An Jingsi.
Behind him were 20,000 cavalry, the only remaining cavalry he had gathered east of the Qi River, and the last force to protect this territory of the Zhao State.
They all knew that His Majesty had abandoned the territory and people east of the Qi River, because of his incompetence and inability to resist the power of Great Xia, which caused the Zhao State to face the disaster of falling apart.
They felt abandoned and disappointed in Zhao Guo, but they did not give up their last dignity, that is, to pick up their weapons and defend their last duty!
Therefore, these 20,000 cavalry are the last remaining backbone of the Zhao State, if they are also defeated, then the territory east of the Qi River will completely become the territory of Great Xia!
At this moment, An Jingsi also saw the Great Xia soldiers who came out of the camp to face the battle. However, what surprised him was that the scale of the other party's troops was not large, and he saw that it was the Iron Dragoon when he got closer!
An Jingsi's face sank, he boasted that he was extremely fierce, and his soldiers were not afraid of death, but they were not willing to face the most terrifying heavy armored cavalry of the Great Xia Kingdom!
Yes, the heavy armored cavalry has a disadvantage, that is, once fully armed, the speed will be greatly reduced, but this disadvantage can only allow An Jingsi to lead people to escape, or to fight in a roundabout battle, and dare not face it head-on. In the first few battles, he was overwhelmed by the phalanx by the iron dragoons, and he immediately waved his military flag and ordered the withdrawal of his troops. Later, he could only maneuver around, using harassment, sneak attacks, ambushes and other means, which affected the advance speed of the Xia army.
This time, he took the initiative to provoke, and the purpose of holding it was to fight!
The so-called fighting generals before the army are the generals of the two armies fighting, if you can kill the enemy generals in front of the enemy army, it will have a serious impact on the military spirit of Daxia!
An Jingsi knew his goal, so he immediately ordered the herald to wave the military flag, and the speed quickly slowed down until it all stopped.
At this time, the armies of the two sides gathered hundreds of meters.
An Jingsi slapped his horse forward, and the horse lance in his hand dragged on the ground, drawing a deep ravine, which shows the weight of this horse lance. Behind him, two horsemen held high banners with language insulting the Great Xia soldiers.
"Listen to the thief army, you offended my Da Zhao and used despicable means. Today, General Ben wants to meet with the generals in your army, do you have the courage to fight me? If any of you can kill me under the horse, all the sons and daughters behind me will surrender, and there will be no two words! If you lose, get out of Qijiang County obediently, and one day when I am here, don't want to offend me Qijiang! An Jingsi raised his horse lance and aimed it at Xiao Rui and the others.
This person's arrogant speech immediately caused Dian Wei's anger, and he was about to shoot his horse and kill him, but was stopped by Li Yuanfang.
"Yuan Fang, stop me and let me kill him!" Dian Wei roared.
Li Yuanfang smiled: "Don't worry, listen to Your Highness!" ”
Xiao Rui smiled: "If you want to fight, don't worry, you come forward with me!" ”
With that, Xiao Rui patted his horse forward, followed by Li Yuanfang, Yang Youji, Dian Wei and Zhang Liang, and stopped not far from An Jingsi.
An Jingsi raised his eyebrows, because it was the first time he saw these five people, and he was even more surprised that the spirit of the three Dian Wei was not inferior to himself at all. When did Xia Jun have such a character in the ranks?
Then, his gaze moved to Xiao Rui, the four of them all looked at him as the horse, who was this person?
Suddenly, An Jing thought of a person!
Prince Xia Guo!
The prince of Xia personally supervised the army, but he was very low-key, An Jingsi and Xia Jun fought several times, and he had never seen the figure of the prince of Xia Guo, so he felt that the rumors were all false, and Xiao Rui, the prince of Xia, was not able to lead the iron dragon cavalry into the territory of Qi to run rampant, which was a false praise for him.
Just as An Jingsi was thinking, Xiao Rui raised his voice and said with a smile: "You are An Jingsi?" This palace is the prince of Great Xia! ”
An Jingsi said secretly, and then sarcastically said: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Prince, and he had enough time in the military tent, so he could give it up?" Look at this dough, it's so white! ”
His voice was very loud, and Zhao Jun behind him immediately laughed when he heard it, and his sarcasm was revealed.
"You know the!" Dian Wei was furious.
Xiao Rui also smiled and said: "This palace is handsome and chic, natural, there is no way, I just returned to the camp today, and I heard about General An's majesty, and it really deserves its reputation when I see it today!" ”
"You just got back to camp?" An Jingsi was stunned.
Xiao Rui nodded, and then said: "I have been staying in the imperial capital of Zhao State before, and I am fortunate to plan the rebellion of the prince of your country, and I got rid of the three princes by the way. ”
"What?" An Jingsi was startled, and the soldiers of Zhao State behind him looked at each other.
What did they hear?
An Jingsi said angrily: "Xiao Rui, you are the prince of a country, and you are talking nonsense!" ”
Xiao Rui said arrogantly: "This palace is the prince of a country, every word is true, and the words he says represent the face of Great Xia, how can he talk nonsense?" ”
An Jingsi's face suddenly sank.
"Oh, yes." Xiao Rui smiled and said: "There is one more thing I forgot to tell you, your emperor Emperor Zhao is dead, and he was also killed by this palace, is it not surprised, is it not surprised?" ”
"Impossible!" An Jingsi said angrily, "Xiao Rui, if you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”
"Nonsense? Emperor Zhao is not dead, do you think King Yuan can supervise the country? Xiao Rui said sarcastically: "This palace has always been a spit and a nail, this palace tells you, you have to believe it, and you have to believe it if you don't believe it!" ”
An Jingsi gritted his teeth, he also heard the news that King Yuan was the crown prince and suddenly imprisoned the country, and Emperor Zhao had not been to the court for many days, which was a situation that had never been seen before!
But let him believe that it was Xiao Rui, the prince of Xia Kingdom, who killed him, he never believed it! The palace is heavily guarded, how can Xiao Rui get his hands on it, how can he get it?
"Hmph, do you think that talking nonsense can disturb our military morale? Do you believe me, boys? An Jingsi raised his horse lance and raised his arms and shouted.
The cavalry behind him shouted: "Don't believe it, don't believe it!" ”
The voice is earth-shattering and stubborn.
Xiao Rui smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, Emperor Zhao is dead, and he can't hide it for too long, within ten days, the news of Emperor Zhao's death will inevitably spread in the palace, and then spread to the crown prince." If you don't believe me, we can make a bet, how about it? ”
"How to bet?" An Jingsi asked.
Xiao Rui said: "It's limited to ten days, if Emperor Zhao is dead, you will lose, if you don't die, this palace will lose." If you lose, lead your men to join Great Xia, and the palace can guarantee that they will still be under your command and become the soldiers of Great Xia, enjoying all the benefits. The palace lost and led people to withdraw from Qijiang County. How is it? ”
An Jingsi was stunned, he didn't expect Xiao Rui to be so bold and bet on him about this. But then, his mind was heavy, if it wasn't for his chest, would he dare to bet?
Could it be that His Majesty has really died?
Shaking his head, An Jingsi fell into hesitation.
Xiao Rui continued: "An Jingsi, this palace appreciates your talents, you are a Sogdian, and Zhao Guo is afraid that you will have different intentions as a foreigner, so you must not be reused, but this palace will not!" This palace cherishes talents, if you defect, this palace is willing to be a corporal, in Great Xia, no one dares to despise your identity! ”
"What, don't you dare bet?"
Xiao Rui began to agitate.
An Jingsi snorted: "What's the point of gambling, if you really lose, General Ben will commit suicide, and his brows won't wrinkle, but let me surrender!" No way! ”
I'd rather die than surrender, it's tough enough! This is even more appetizing to Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui smiled: "An Jingsi, you have integrity, but if you die, what will be the fate of your subordinates?" Do you want to see them abandon their parents, wives and children forever for the sake of a country that has abandoned you, and their souls in the wilderness? ”
After a pause, Xiao Rui said earnestly: "General An, people must see the situation clearly in this life, the era of the coexistence of the seven kingdoms is over, Zhao is not the first country to be established, nor is it the last country to perish, it is stupid to die guarding your foolish loyalty!" ”
"You have integrity, and Hongu appreciates it very much. In this way, this palace will convince you! Aren't you brave and good at fighting and proficient in mounted archery? We might as well compare, you take out your best means, we win three out of five games, if you are not as good as my subordinates, you are willing to bow down, give up your foolish loyalty, and take refuge in this palace, how about it? ”
Speaking of which, if An Jingsi continues to retreat, then his purpose of coming to fight today will be miscalculated.
"Good! I promise you! But the competition will take ten days! An Jingsi agreed.
Xiao Rui smiled: "Yes! After ten days of waiting, General An became a member of my Great Xia! ”
With that, Xiao Rui turned around and left.
An Jingsi asked, "Don't you ask me what I want to compare?" ”
"No, you don't!" Xiao Rui didn't look back, and immediately led people back to the barracks.
Seeing Xiao Rui leave, An Jingsi sighed, and had to admire that this prince of Daxia was very charismatic. On the contrary, Zhao Guo's treatment of him is really worlds apart.
"If Your Majesty really dies, then I surrender to Great Xia, which can be regarded as my duty to Zhao Guoren."
Suddenly, this thought rose in An Jingsi's heart.