When he was young, there was neither a trumpet nor a drum, and nearly 100,000 horses and horses gathered silently to the north of the city. The spears and hook halberds they held in their hands were nearly a foot longer than the common spears and hook halberds, and the tail of the spear was installed with an iron conical tail vertebrae nearly half a foot long, so that the spear could sit on the ground.

"Master Saiqian, this battle is dangerous, be careful!"

"Mr. Su, rest assured, as long as Sai Qian lives, the Dingbao army will retreat north safely, and he will leave first!"

"Take care, open the gates!"

Su Fangyi gave an order, and the thick iron fence on the inside of the north gate slowly opened, and it took a moment to pull the huge iron fence out of the ground with chains and winch.

At the same time, the coalition army suddenly left the city from the north gate, which instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the barbarian army:

"Captain, let's go to war. The northerners are going to take advantage of the fact that our army's trench is not yet complete, to break through to the north, and at this time to rush over, just to meet the head-on attack, severely defeat their spirit, so as to drive them back to the city! ”

"Yes, we can't let them gain a foothold outside the city, otherwise they will soon break through from the north, and then it will not be so easy to chase after them!"

The barbarian generals asked for the battle, and the legion commander Nilerson pressed his hand and said:

"The scout just came to report that the northerners hiding in Feiya Waterfall are less than twenty miles away from Duhui, and their breakthrough time is this afternoon, not tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as expected."

"Then what are you waiting for, I will immediately lead the heavy cavalry to intercept them and kill them without leaving a piece of armor!" The brute will be ashamed.

"Tell me then." Nilesen asked, "Where is the other 8,000 infantry of this northerner army now!" ”

"Sick or dead, or broken."

"Then why are their 6,000 cavalry unharmed!"

"Maybe it's the infantry army who came on horseback, it's really beyond my strength!"

The generals replied fluently, which made Nilerson very nervous.

Just half an hour ago, the scouts of the barbarian army who were secretly watching sent back the news of the westward advance of the Xian army, but there were only more than 6,000 cavalry, and the other 8,000 cavalry infantry troops did not follow the cavalry westward. The other scouts deployed along the way were chased and pursued by the Xian army, and all of them retreated, and the whereabouts of the 8,000 infantry troops of the Xian army were never found, and Nilesen suspected that the Xian army had other deployments.

The chatter was still chattering, and although only six thousand cavalry had been found so far, Nelleson was still worried about deception and still did not intend to take the initiative to meet the battle:

"Shut up." He raised his left hand to signal silence, then continued: "Bakudun! ”

"What does the Legion Commander command?"

"Adjust 10,000 cavalry, 5,000 pikemen, and 5,000 strong archers, facing the west to defend against the enemy. Reinforcements from the northerners must not be ordered to enter the city, and if the enemy army withdraws on his own initiative, it is not allowed to pursue without authorization."

"Yes!"

"The other armies entered the battlefield as planned and prepared for battle!"

After the Xian army made a big disturbance in Shuangshan and Luyuan Slope last year, it was notified by the barbarian king Blunduo that the whole army was named, focusing on warning the tactics of the Xian army.

At this time, the cavalry of the Xian army was less than fifteen miles away from Duhui City, and was obstructed by the snow-capped mountains, so it was impossible to see the panoramic view of the north gate, but in the telescope, they still saw the barbarian army arrayed outside the city, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Sure enough, there is a trap, the Jin Xuedi people are preparing to attack the city, most likely the defenders are forced to leave the city from the north gate, it seems that the decision to set off in advance is right!"

At this time, Lu Gao said:

"The barbarian army is approaching our army, all of them are heavily armored and iron cavalry, how is the general going to meet the battle?"

"This time, the enemy's main general has a lot of eyes, it can be seen that they have more cavalry than us, and there are spear formations to cover the strong archers, and it is definitely not possible to use the old way. The battalions were ordered to stop advancing when they approached the enemy position at 300 paces. ”

"No!"

The two armies marched in the opposite direction, rapidly approaching one mile from fifteen miles, and the barbarian army was the first to stop its pace, and when the Xian army approached one mile, it also stopped advancing and waited on the spot, neither taking the initiative to attack nor doing other roundabout tactics, and the two armies held each other on the spot.

At the same time, the panoramic view of the north gate is in full view, and it can be seen from a distance that the coalition army is going out of the city, the east front of the north gate has encountered the enemy, and is fighting fiercely, the barbarian army dispatched war elephants and infantry to charge the formation, and the cavalry north flank is roundabout, but it is attacked head-on by the royal guest spear array, and it is nailed to death in place and cannot move.

At this time, the abnormal movement of the barbarian army attracted Su Fangyi's attention:

"It's the Xian army, the Xian army has arrived!"

"With only a few thousand cavalry, how can you break the enemy from behind!"

Shu Tong couldn't help but suspect that although Su Fangyi was also suspicious, at least Bailiyan had arrived at this moment, but he was not worried that Bailiyan was acting rashly, he said:

"If you want to come to Baili Yan, there must be a plan, I will wait patiently for the time being, and wait and see how the battle situation changes."

It is said that it is to wait and see the changes in the battle situation, and the battle situation is indeed surprisingly quiet at this time, the battle under the city is in full swing, but the Xian army does not move, and continues to confront the enemy in front of it, and does not see any intention of fighting.

When the news reached the barbarian camp, the corps commander Nileson couldn't help but be suspicious:

"The northerners didn't attack?"

"Commander of the Qiqi Army, the northerners did not attack, and continued to maintain a distance of one mile to confront our army, and it seems that they are not in a hurry to fight."

"The whereabouts of his 8,000 infantry troops have been discovered."

"No, no trace of the enemy infantry has been found."

"There is neither an attack nor a trace of an infantry, so what are they trying to do?"

Nilesen muttered to himself, and then the general stepped forward and said:

"Commander, they are bluffing, just let Bacudun kill him, only 6,000 people, I'm afraid they won't succeed!"

"Do you know if there is a trick or not?"

Nellerson asked, the brute speechless:

"This ......"

"It's all right, send an order to Bacutun, send three thousand iron horsemen to the front to test, once the northerners escape, do not pursue the enemy, and immediately retreat into the formation."

"Yes!"

Nelleson could not understand the intentions of the Salty army, and feared deception, so after weighing left and right, he decided to launch a tentative attack to induce the Xian army to expose its intentions.

Two quarters of an hour later, the herald arrived:

"Reporting to the commander of the corps, not long after General Bakudun was ordered to attack, the northerners retreated without a fight and fled westward. General Bakudun was ordered to withdraw his men and horses and wait for orders from the corps commander. ”

"So the northerners are in no hurry to fight!"

"Yes!" Herald the soldiers.

Nelleson's intuition convinced him that the Xian army had other plans, and that the vanished 8,000 infantry troops were likely to appear in unexpected places and deliver a fatal blow. After a moment of reflection and deliberation, Nillerson said:

"Order Bakuton, retreat seven miles to the east, enter behind the army, and prevent the northerners from sneaking up on the back of our army."

"Yes!"

Soon after Bakuton received the order, the infantry slowly retreated to the east under the cover of the heavy cavalry, and then the heavy cavalry retreated eastward in batches, and Bailiyan still maintained the rhythm, not slowing down, and always kept a distance of about three hundred paces from the barbarian army.

At this time, the sun was setting and the sky was nearly dusk, and after two hours of confrontation, the patience of the Xian army was wiped out, and Sikong Nan, who had always been steady, couldn't help asking:

"General, seeing the royal guests fighting outside the north of the city, it's not a way for us to wait like this."

"Let you wait, you just wait, who is still too long."

"But if the confrontation continues like this, how can we take the Duhui defenders out of the city."

"You don't understand this, believe it or not, the 20,000 people in front of him just tonight were killed for him."

Sikong Nan was confused when he heard the news, and he said:

"I'm afraid this can't be, the barbarian army has already taken precautions, not to mention that we can't secretly do things under their noses."

Lu Gao said at this time:

"Xu Fei, Lu Zhao, and Jiang Zhan can arrive after dark, the general won't be surprised!"

"By the way, sometimes I find that Lu Gao can see more clearly than your Sikong brother."

"I ......"

Sikong Nan was speechless, and Lu Gao got carried away and said complacently:

"Hehe, otherwise, you can't let Xu Fei and the three of you run behind, I think there must be some plan. General, don't sell it, hurry up and say it, and let everyone refer to it. ”

"Can you understand?"

"Uh......" Lu Gao was also speechless, and the smugness just now was swept away.

"All right, tell the brethren that the lights should be controlled after dark, and no fires should be raised."

"Why is that?" Lu Gao was puzzled.

"Say it, say you don't understand, you still pretend to understand, after dark, won't anyone light us."

"Oh...... I see. But that's not right, the barbarian army is still 20,000 horses, we are still 14,000 people, how can we eat them 20,000 people, and heavy cavalry. ”

"Hehe......" Bai Liyan sneered: "Look at how many catties the barbarian heavy cavalry weighs all over the body, including the vest." ”

"It's not two hundred and fifty pounds, but two hundred pounds must have it."

"The barbarian heavy cavalry horse armor will be weighed, the human armor is more than 60 catties, the vest is about 1450 catties, and there are more than 200 catties, the barbarian army selects heavy cavalry, all of them are strong men, not to mention 1780 catties, a total of 400 catties, plus a long lance, a long sword, a shield, dry food and water bladders, clothes, how to get 4560 catties, if it is winter, it has to be aggravated.

And this amount is almost the carrying limit of our high-grade war horses in the Central Plains, but then there is a sharp decrease in endurance.

Now the barbarian heavy cavalry and our army confront, the armor and horses are carried for an afternoon, the horses are stuffy in the iron armor and the sweat can not be vented, and the temperature plummets after nightfall, the vest is cold, and the horses are tired for a day, how can there be combat power at all.

On the other hand, our army is all lightly armored cavalry, the horses are light, and the sweat is dry with it, even if it is fifty miles away, the two hours of repair, most of the strength has been restored, once it is night, the advantage of our cavalry is greatly increased, and the barbarian army can be defeated in a battle. ”

Although Jin Xuedi's high-headed horse is strong, it is not suitable for loading, it can be loaded with about 600 catties in the case of heavy load, and the high-grade war horse in the Central Plains can only be loaded with less than 400 catties, but the high-quality pack horse in the Central Plains can carry more than 700 catties, and the inferior pack horse can also be loaded with four or five hundred catties.

Of course, since it is a first-class war horse, the quality of the horse is excellent, and it can be carried heavy, but it will be scrapped, so it cannot be loaded too much.

The heavy cavalry of the barbarian army even had to carry armor, weapons, water and food, how could they have 4560 catties away, and under the long-term confrontation, they did nothing, and the people could not stand it, and the horses could not stand it.

The local climate has a great temperature difference between day and night in spring and summer, with a mild wind in the morning and a strong wind in the evening, or even a sudden drop in temperature. The barbarian horses were covered with heavy armor and sweat were stuffed on the surface of their bodies, and the temperature dropped at night, and the iron armor was cold.

Not to mention whether the horse will get sick in the future, the horse's muscles are highly tense for a day, and the temperature drops after a sudden emergency pull, the horse's muscle bearing capacity is greatly weakened, and the speed and endurance are greatly weakened.

At the same time, Xu Fei, Jiang Zhan, Lu Zhao, and Wu Deng led the infantry army to set off an hour later than the cavalry, walked for half a day, rested for half a day, and then went on the road before dusk, arriving at Duhui, just as it was dark.

It was not that the barbarian army did not find the traces of the Xian army's infantry, but that the 8,000 people were behind Bailiyan, and they were half a day's away, and it was Nilesen who misjudged that the 8,000 infantry of the Xian army had crossed the defense line and moved to other places, and did not send scouts to the back of the Xian army.

Even if the scout cavalry was dispatched, it was eventually killed by the Xianjun cavalry and the ambush scouts, so it was Bai Liyan who played a trick under Nillerson's nose.