Tang County.

Zhao Junsheng saw An Long who was sent by Chang Kun in the tent of the temporary camp.

An Long was tied up by five flowers, and was pressed by several armor soldiers to kneel in front of Zhao Junsheng, this young man was still a little tough, staring at Zhao Junsheng with his neck stiff.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Will it fall or not?" ”

"Whew!" An Long opened his mouth and spit on Zhao Junsheng, and scolded: "Han dog, don't want An Ye to descend to you!" ”

Zhao Junsheng turned his head to avoid the spittle, and waved his hand to the armor soldiers: "Drag it down and cut it off, put the head in place, and send someone to An Cong!" ”

"The surname is Zhao, you dare to kill me? My brother won't let you go, just wait for you to die! When An Long heard that Zhao Junsheng was going to cut off his head and give it to his brother, he scolded on the spot.

For a person who was going to die, Zhao Junsheng didn't care about him, but when he didn't hear it, the soldiers quickly dragged An Long outside the tent and stabbed the account, loaded the head with a wooden box, and sent someone to send it to An Cong.

At this time, Guo Yi walked in and reported: "Lord Wang, the spies have come to report, Yingzhou Assassin Shi Baba Shouxing has also sent someone to Jizhou to ask Jizhou Assassin Shi Gaoyun for help!" In addition, Xiangzhou Assassin Shi Dugui sent someone to Dingzhou to see An Cong, saying that he was willing to send troops to block him from resisting the attack of our army, but after the matter was completed, Julu County would be ceded! ”

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng stood up.

Baba Shouxing asked the surrounding princes for help separately and did not let Zhao Junsheng rush to the accident, Yingzhou's territory was too small, the population was too small, the soldiers were limited, and the strength was not good, so if you wanted to keep the territory, you could only ask the surrounding princes for help.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Does Gao Yun agree to send troops to help pull out the excitement?" ”

Gao Yun only met with the envoy sent by Baba Shouxing, but so far he has not promised to send reinforcements. The envoy sent by our party has also seen Gao Yun and told Gao Yun about the attitude of the prince, but Gao Yun is still hesitating! ”

Zhao Junsheng snorted coldly: "Du Gui's appetite is not small, his Xiangzhou and Dingzhou are still separated by the Xindu of Jizhou, if you want to send troops, you must pass through the territory of Jizhou!" Come, send someone to tell me the envoy sent to Jizhou, and ask him to relay the words of this king to Jizhou Assassin Shi Gaoyun, if he lets the Xiangzhou army go north to Dingzhou through Xindu, he will be an enemy of this king! ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

As the assassin of Dingzhou, An Cong also wanted Du Gui to send troops to help, but his Dingzhou itself is not large, only five counties, if Julu County is ceded, the territory will be even smaller, and he has nearly 15,000 soldiers and horses, so he can all assemble to fight Zhao Junsheng to the death, without looking at Du Gui's face.

However, An Cong did not offend Du Gui either, and left his envoy in Dingzhou, intending to make calculations after Zhao Junsheng's decisive battle, if Zhao Junsheng was defeated, it would be needless to say; If he was defeated by Zhao Junsheng, he could only agree to Du Gui's conditions at that time.

After the news of An Long's defeat and capture reached Dingxian, An Cong was in a very bad mood, he knew that he could not be beaten passively, and he had to turn passive into active.

He ordered to take the initiative to meet Zhao Junsheng's Western Route Army, and after losing Anlong's 3,000 cavalry, he still had 5,000 cavalry, and in order to fight Zhao Junsheng, he drew almost all the troops that could be mobilized in the territory, and made a total of 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry.

The black-clothed guard soon received the news and reported it to Zhao Junsheng.

"The order is for Chang Kun to lead the army to move closer to the main force of our army!"

Zhao Junsheng's order made Chang Kun realize that An Cong was only afraid that a decisive battle was going to be held, so he led the army to come in the direction of Tang County as quickly as possible.

Two days later, in the morning, Zhao Junsheng led his army south to Lunu County.

An Cong, who had already led the army to the north, slowed down his march after getting the news, and his men and horses also needed to recuperate.

The north shore of the river.

An Cong's 13,000 cavalry crossed the river, and the front sentry came to report: "Qi Qi envoy, the Yan army's forward men and horses have arrived ten miles away, there are 1,000 cavalry, and the follow-up army is ten miles away and is rushing here!" ”

An Cong's face changed after hearing this, he had just crossed the river, and his physical strength had been consumed a lot, Zhao Junsheng's men and horses were not far from here, and it was too late to turn around and cross the river to return at this time, and when he crossed the river, he would be killed by the Yan army from behind, and he would definitely suffer heavy losses at that time.

Fortunately, the main force of the Yan army was still twenty miles away, and An Cong still had time to set up a military formation for the soldiers to rest for an hour and then wait for work.

"Envoy, our army is arrayed with its back to the river, which is not good for our army! If the soldiers have no way out, they will definitely be panicked, how can they still resist the enemy wholeheartedly? Jun Sima Xian Yuchun reminded An Cong.

Backwater formations have always been regarded as taboos for soldiers, and ordinary generals do not dare to do this at all.

How do you know that An Cong said: "Don't you know the story of Han Xin once defeated King Zhao's 200,000 army with 10,000 people?" Although it is taboo for soldiers to carry out the battle against the water, it can also make the soldiers die and come back to life! Without further ado, pass on my military order, the sword and shield soldiers are lined up in the front, the spearmen are in the center, the archers are last, and the cavalry is divided into two parts and are listed on the two wings! ”

"Yes, Envoy!" Xian Yuchun had to do what he was told.

Zhao Junsheng, who was leading the army forward, soon got the report of the striker.

"Oh? An Cong actually lined up on the north bank of the water to wait for our army? Hahaha······ Did he think he was Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin? Zhao Junsheng laughed.

The surrounding generals also laughed.

Although Zhao Junsheng laughed at An Cong, he did not despise it, and his actions were just to build confidence for the soldiers and make everyone relaxed.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Junsheng ordered: "Let's not rush to attack, pass the order, let the Whirlwind Army strengthen its vigilance, monitor every move of An Cong's army, and the main force of the army will advance ten miles and set up camp!" ”

The order was carried out, and the main force of the army set up camp ten miles away from the river where An Cong's army was located.

Zhao Junsheng convened the generals and officials in the tent.

"An Cong lined up on the north bank of the river and wanted to defeat our army in a battle against the water, how do you think our army should deal with it?" Zhao Junsheng asked.

Dongfang Chen said: "Lord Wang, Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, is good at generals, the soldiers under his command are strictly disciplined, and they can still obey orders even if they fall into a crisis, so they did not disperse when they were attacked by the Zhao army, but dared to turn around and fight to the death under the encouragement of Han Xin. His Majesty thought that An Cong was just talking on paper! Yes, His Majesty is worried that An Cong will send cavalry to attack the rear camp of our army when the two armies are fighting, and please prepare for it in advance! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "I have to guard against it!" Order the scout team to increase reconnaissance and surveillance of An Cong's army! ”

An Cong, who was arrayed by the river, received a report from the sentry that the Yan army had stopped and camped ten miles away, and after thinking about it, he immediately ordered the army to camp and let the soldiers recuperate.

An Cong discussed with Xian Yuchun again, and decided to let Xian Yuchun lead 3,000 cavalry to go around the flank and ambush it late at night, only to suddenly enter the Yan army's camp when he fought with the Yan army tomorrow.

At night, just after the hour, Zhao Junsheng was woken up when he was sleeping in a daze.

"Lord Wang, news has come from the scout team, a large number of An Cong troops have left their camp and are missing, our scouts have lost contact after catching up, and those disappeared An Cong army cavalry have also disappeared!"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't sleep after hearing the report, and immediately ordered: "Pass the order, let the perimeter guard posts be vigilant, no one is allowed to blink, once there is a disturbance, immediately warn!" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

Although Zhao Junsheng didn't believe that An Congjun had the courage to attack the camp, he still had to take precautions, lest An Congjun really come to attack in a hurry.

Many soldiers and generals were woken up, and under Zhao Junsheng's orders and arrangements, they dug a large number of traps in the camp overnight, and dug pits to bury all the grain and grass.

From night to dawn, An Cong's army did not come to sneak attack, and after breakfast, the Yan army assembled under Zhao Junsheng's order, and soon drove out of the camp and marched in the direction of An Cong's camp.

An Cong, who received the report from Tanma, immediately ordered the army to line up and took the initiative to go out of the camp to meet the attack.

The two armies faced each other, arranged their troops separately, and were two miles apart, and the flags were lined up in the military formations of the two sides, and the atmosphere of slaughter was pervasive.

Zhao Junsheng sat on horseback and observed for a while and smiled: "According to the detailed report, An Cong has 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry, but now at a glance, it seems that there are less than 3,000 cavalry, and he doesn't let the generals raise more flags to confuse our sight, it's really interesting!" ”

Chang Kun was surprised: "I said that before I set off just now, why did the prince ask me to order the soldiers to raise more flags, it turned out to be confusing the public!" ”

"Lord Wang, their army has moved!" A general next to him reminded.

Zhao Junsheng saw it, raised his hand and waved: "Order, two thousand Xuanjia troops rushed over from the middle road!" Three thousand Shenwu troops are in front of the left and right wings! ”

"Order the Xuanjia Army to attack! Drumming—" the herald yelled.

"Knock ······" The rumbling drums of war sounded, and the two thousand heavy cavalry of Xuanjia began to advance under the instigation of the knights, starting to trot from the horseback step, and the dull sound of horses' hooves was heard.

"Blow the trumpet—"

A long brass horn was blown by the trumpeters: "Woo woo woo-"

The sound of horses' hooves became more and more urgent, and the resonance sound became louder and louder, like thunder in the air, the ground was trembling slightly, and the Xuanjia heavy cavalry rushed through, leaving a large number of horses' hooves on the ground, and grass clippings flew and dust rose to the sky.

An Cong saw this neatly dense cavalry in iron armor rushing over, his face changed instantly, and he shouted: "The spearmen come forward, line up—"

The spearmen in the middle ran to the front as fast as they could, but they were still a little slower, and only the two spearmen had time to stick their spears into the ground, and the rest were still in disarray.

With a "boom", the Xuanjia cavalry crashed into the spear, the person turned on his back, and dozens of horsemen in front of him crashed into the spear array, some people fell to the ground with their horses, and some people flew away from the horses.

More spearmen of the An Cong Army were killed, their spears were broken, and the chaotic spear array instantly collapsed, leaving corpses all over the ground.