With the cold wind of the dawn at the end of autumn, the soldiers of the Bai Ling Army skillfully put away the felt tents for camping. Subsequently, under the guidance of the marching flags of the battalions, they reorganized their formation and turned to the direction where the Seva Oasis was located and continued their march.

After a few days with the army, Shao Jun also had a general understanding of the staffing of Bai Lingjun. She roughly learned that there were about 4,000 soldiers in charge of logistics and baggage in the Bailing Army, more than 6,000 light and heavy cavalry, and about 10,000 foot soldiers, including bow teams, crossbow teams, Mo knife teams, spear teams, big shield sword and axe teams, and fancy squads. Even among the foot soldiers, about one-third of the soldiers were equipped with horses for riding or camel equipment, and although the proportion of horses was not as high as that of the Shuoding army and the Longxiang army, it was far more than the average army.

When he marched with the army until noon, Shao Jun suddenly saw a light cavalry scout lieutenant Pegasus coming to the Chinese army. The scout lieutenant turned over and dismounted when he arrived at the Chinese army, and immediately reported loudly to Xi Lie, "Report to the general!" The fourth round of reconnaissance of the enemy forces is completed. ”

"Speak." Xi Lie said immediately.

"The reconnaissance intelligence was corrected to the fact that the northwest direction was sixty miles away from our army, and the enemy had more than 15,000 troops. Fortified and armed. Among them, there were about 6,000 Kardo soldiers carrying the Seva banner, including 3,000 camel cavalry and 1,000 light cavalry. There were also reinforcements of 7,000 men from other tribes of Khaldo, including about 2,500 camel cavalry, and 2,000 Yasol cavalry. ”

"Report the preset battlefield conditions." Xi Lie said.

"There are no mountains, no rivers, no steep slopes within twenty-five miles of the enemy's base camp. The ground is hard Gobi rocky ground, with more gravel and gravel, and fewer potholes. Recently, the weather has been fine, with no signs of rain or snow, and no sand and dust. The scout lieutenant said.

"Hmm." Xi Lie said, "Start the fifth round of reconnaissance immediately, and focus the investigation on the north and south sides of the battlefield within thirty miles, to see if there are any other Yasuor troops near the battlefield." ”

"Order!" The scout lieutenant immediately turned and left.

Looking at the back of the scout leaving quickly, Shao Jun couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Bai Lingjun's reconnaissance of the enemy situation was thorough, but before she could think about it more, she heard Cao Yan, the deputy general next to Xi Lie, say, "General, this Khaldo people are not able to stop our army's reconnaissance, and they also chose a flat open place to wait for our army, it seems that they really want to hedge with our army head-on and fight hard." ”

"Hmm." Xi Lie said, "Their plan is exactly what I want." ”

"General, my subordinates don't understand what the general means." Cao Yan said, "Before, the Yaoshan army of the Yaoshan Governor's Mansion went out of the desert, but they were defeated many times under the frontal charge of the camel cavalry of the Khaldons, and their combat power should not be underestimated. ”

"Huh.." Xi Lie smiled and said, "It's okay if the border army at Yaoshan Pass is used to defend the city, but if they are allowed to go out to fight in the field, it will really lose the prestige of my Yiluo army." ”

"General, don't underestimate the enemy." Cao Yan reminded Xi Lie.

"Vice General Cao, what you said is the opposite, it is the Khaldo people who underestimate the enemy." Xi Lie raised the whip in his hand and said, "If they pay enough attention to us, they will not choose to fight us by gathering a large army and fighting the winner." ”

"General, what do you mean..."Cao Yan felt a little puzzled.

"In this vast desert, water is scarce, our army is far away from the mountain pass, and the supply lines are long and fragile. If they really regard our army as a formidable opponent, then they should first avoid the edge of our army, choose to meet us instead of fighting, and turn to the tactics of mobile harassment to continue to consume us. Xi Lie said.

When Cao Yan heard Xi Lie say this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and then muttered, "If that's the case..."

"If they raid our army's supply lines and delay in the frontal battle, then we will be constantly consumed in this desert, which is already short of camels and horses, and we will be in a dilemma." Xi Lie looked into the distance and said, "That's what Ben will worry about the most." ”

"General, when you say this, your subordinates suddenly opened." Cao Yan pondered for a moment, and then said, "It seems that the Khaldo people really underestimate us, and they want to defeat our army in one fell swoop with just one battle. ”

Xi Lie smiled and said, "It seems that my Bai Lingjun is still not famous in the Western Regions. ”

Shao Jun listened to the conversation between the two from the sidelines, and couldn't help but marvel in his heart, this shaking Bai Ling army is not one of the most elite troops in the empire, and its general Xi Lie really also has an extraordinary sense of strategy.

After walking for a while, Xi Lie, who was riding on the horse, suddenly opened his mouth and asked Cao Yan again, "Vice General Cao, this general will ask you, where do you say that the two thousand Yasuor cavalry in the enemy army will be arranged?" ”

Cao Yan pondered for a moment and said, "General Yu, my subordinates estimate that the 2,000 Yasuor cavalry should be arranged on the flanks of the Khaldo people, so that they can give full play to their mobile advantages and form a surprise attack on our flank. ”

Xi Lie smiled, and then asked the other deputy general beside him, "Vice General Yuan, what do you think?" ”

"General, my subordinates think that although the cavalry of Azor is small, it is the core of the enemy's army, and they should be placed in the enemy's formation. To lead the Kaldo army to launch an assault on our Chinese army. ”

Facing the answers of the two, Xi Lie smiled bitterly and then said in a low voice, "It's a pity that Vice General Zhan is no longer in the army, otherwise General Ben can ask his opinion again." ”

While he was talking, Xi Lie suddenly noticed Shao Jun, who was silent on the side, so he opened his mouth and asked her, "Shao Ting, I don't know what you think?" ”

"General Xi, marching and fighting is not the strength of the envoy, the confrontation between the two armies, and the decision of the military aircraft, I dare not infer it in vain, so as not to disturb the general's thoughts." Shao Jun said.

"Shao Tingenvoy doesn't have to be modest, just say what you think in your heart." Xi Lie looked at her and said.

"This..."

"Your Excellency, but it's okay to speak."

Shao Jun turned to smile lightly and said, "Since the general insists on letting me, a layman, say it, then I will briefly state my opinion, I am afraid that my opinion will make the generals laugh." ”

"No, the court envoy has lived in the imperial court for a long time, and since he has not participated in the war, if it is really outrageous, everyone understands." Xi Lie said, "Please also ask the court envoy to say something." ”

Shao Jun nodded lightly and said, "I thought that the two thousand cavalry of Azor would not be placed anywhere in the enemy formation. They should line up individually away from enemy lines. ”

As soon as Shao Jun's words came out, several accompanying school officials were stunned for a moment, looked at each other and smiled silently.

"Oh?" Xi Lie asked Shao Jun, "Why did Shao Ting's envoy think that the two thousand Yasuor cavalry would not be arranged in the enemy formation?" ”

Shao Jun was not surprised when she saw Xi Lie hearing her words, but her expression was natural, so she said, "I think the general also expected it." Azor's 2,000 cavalry, even if its equipment is elite, it is still a drop in the bucket for the militarily powerful Azor. And this time we went deep into the Kardo Desert, in this first battle, Yazor only sent such a few men, which can only show that they don't want to confront me head-on in this battle, and they don't want to use the Caldo people to defeat us in one fell swoop. I think they want to use this battle to see my Iro's virtual combat power. As for why I think they will form a separate formation, my thought is that once our army wins this battle, they will definitely retreat. If our army is defeated, they will inevitably wave their army to kill them. ”

Xi Lie nodded at Shao Jun with a little admiration, and several snickering officers around him immediately restrained their smiles and turned to look at Shao Jun with wide eyes.

"Shao Ting's envoy Gao Jian, your remarks really impressed Ben Jiang with you." Xi Lie said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a genius as the court envoy in this Gongjian Mansion. ”

"General Xi has won the award." Shao Jun said, "I'm just talking casually. ”

Xi Lie smiled, and turned to say loudly to the herald, "Pass my general's order, and the whole army will advance five miles and camp." ”

Under the command of Xi Lie, the Bai Ling army set up camp on the first day, rested and rectified on the second day, and it was not until the morning of the third day that all the soldiers participating in the battle formed a formation and went to the battlefield to the sound of rumbling war drums.

At this time, the Khaldo army, after detecting the movements of the Bailing army, arrived at the battlefield in advance and was ready for battle.

Shao Jun rode a horse and followed the Chinese army behind Xi Lie, and Wei Wanxing also followed Shao Jun's left. Accompanied by the shocking marching drums and the loud slogans shouted by the sergeants on the way to the battlefield, Wei Wanxing, who was in the army for the first time, also felt his blood boiling. Excited by his country's military might, he couldn't help but clench the reins of the horse in his hand excitedly.

"Wanxing, you look a little excited." Shao Jun looked at Wei Wanxing beside him and said.

"Senior sister." Wei Wanxing swallowed a mouthful of saliva and then said, "I, I feel as if I am also a member of this Bailing Army, and somehow, I also kind of want to shout slogans with the soldiers." ”

Shao Jun smiled and said, "Wanxing, obviously you were infected by the high-spirited military momentum of the Bai Ling Army. But that's what makes these excellent troops so special, they always keep their fighting spirit high enough to infect everyone around them, even people like you who have never fought in a war can't help but be infected. ”

Wei Wanxing nodded and said, "Senior sister, when the war starts, I want to go into battle with the soldiers to kill the enemy, okay?" ”

"Nope." Shao Jun immediately refused, "You are by my side, you can't go anywhere." ”

"Senior sister, why? Are you still afraid that I won't die in battle? Wei Wanxing asked.

"I'm afraid that you will die in battle, but your death in battle is a small matter, and disrupting the deployment of the army is a big matter." Shao Jun said, "Elite troops like Bai Lingjun marched and fought, not farmers in the countryside gathered to fight. You have not been trained, you don't know the flag orders, and you can't understand the drum beat, but I'm afraid that if you enter the formation, not only will you not help, but you are likely to be cut down by the school officer who oversees the formation for disrupting the military formation. ”

"Huh?" Wei Wanxing was taken aback, he asked after looking around at the sergeants around him, "Senior sister, in this military formation, is it really as serious and terrifying as you said?" ”

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival." Shao Jun said, "Sometimes the victory or defeat of a war may be related to the safety of the country and the survival of the nation, not to mention that this is the elite Bailing Army on the imperial side, how can it not be serious when it fights." Wanxing, the war will start in a while, you must follow my side in the Chinese army, no matter what happens, you must not panic and be good. ”

Wei Wanxing nodded vigorously at Shao Jun and said, "What Senior Sister said is that Senior Brother I will follow you closely and obey your orders." ”

When the scouts came to report that the two armies were approaching less than eight miles, Xi Lie ordered the Bai Ling army, which had maintained a longitudinal marching formation, to change its formation.

As the whole army of the Bai Ling Army changed from the front, middle and rear armies advancing vertically to the left, middle and right armies that spread horizontally, Xi Lie, Shao Jun and others in the central army were no longer hindered by the sight brought by the soldiers in front.

The Bailing Army, which had changed its formation, used the Chinese army's marching flag as a reference to keep itself and the Chinese army on the same level and advance towards the enemy synchronously.

Soon after continuing forward, the officers and men of the three armies simultaneously saw the enemy troops in front of them. After the enemy army came into sight, Shao Jun also saw from a distance that on the side of the vast Kardo enemy formation, there was indeed a group of cavalry lined up alone, and put on a posture of coordinated combat. After observing the Yasol cavalry, Shao Jun found that compared to the well-equipped and tightly formed Yasol army, the army of the Khaldos seemed a little messy and loose.

As the White Feather Army stopped not far from the Kaldo Army Formation, the two armies immediately fell into a tense confrontation before the Great War.

During the confrontation, Xi Lie, accompanied by two lieutenant generals, rode forward a few steps, and he overlooked the enemy's deployment in front of his own military formation.

After observing the deployment of the enemy formation, Xi Lie pointed to the front of the enemy formation with his horsewhip and asked Cao Yan, "That fat man is the chief of Seva?" ”

"General Hui, it is reported that it is the commander of the enemy's battle, the chief of the Sewar tribe, Amarahand."