Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly arrived more than ten miles north of Yangcheng after twelve days, he chose the place by the mountains and rivers to camp as Wang Jiayin expected, and the scouts came with news that Wang Jiayin did not capture Yangcheng, and the army of more than 100,000 thieves was gathering in the north of the city to wait for him.

It was only time now, it was still early before dark, but he did not lead his army to pounce on the thieves immediately, his army had been on the road for more than ten days, and the soldiers were exhausted, he was ready to rest for a day, so that everyone could recover their strength, and then go to the decisive battle with the thieves.

At this time, in Wang Jiayin's camp, all the generals had already gathered in the tent, but no one spoke, even Wang Jiayin was there with his eyes closed, obviously, they were all waiting for the news ahead.

Finally, the scout's voice came from outside: "Report, king, the officers and soldiers have arrived at the foot of the lonely mountain and are camping by the small river." “

When Wang Jiayin heard the news, he suddenly opened his eyes, slapped his hands and laughed: "Hahahaha, as expected by this king, this Lu Xiangsheng is still a little tender, do you think this king doesn't dare to take the initiative?" Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng listened to the order. ”

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng stepped out of the train, came to the handsome position, knelt on one knee, and said in unison: "The last general." ”

Wang Jiayin took out the order that had been prepared and threw it to the two of them, then raised his hands, made a movement of stretching left and right and hugging forward, and at the same time ordered: "Order the two of you to lead 20,000 cavalry each, go rampant for five miles left and right, go around to the left and right of Lu Xiangsheng's camp, and when you see the Chinese army releasing fireworks, you immediately rush to the enemy camp." Don't care what the battle is in front of you, just rush into the big camp, and then surround them from behind after rushing into the big camp. ”

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng bowed together: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Then, he got up, withdrew from the tent, and led his troops to go.

Wang Jiayin shouted again: "Liu Guo can listen to orders." ”

Liu Guoneng came out of the queue in response, came to the handsome position, knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general." ”

Wang Jiayin took out another piece of the general order that had been prepared and threw it to him, and then ordered: "Order you to lead the archers and pikemen to stay in the camp with 5,000 each, and if the enemy army in the city divides its troops to capture the camp, you can repel it, and do not attack the city." ”

Liu Guoneng bowed and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Then, get up and return to the train.

Wang Jiayin glanced at the generals, stood up violently, and shouted: "The rest of the generals will follow this king to lead a large army to attack its front." ”

The generals arched their hands and said in unison: "The last general obeys." ”

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It is naturally impossible for an army of more than 100,000 to sneak attack, no matter how tired Lu Xiangsheng is, he will be scattered around the army for ten miles. Therefore, as soon as Wang Jiayin's army appeared five miles away from the camp, it was discovered by the scouts sent by Lu Xiangsheng.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's army had just set up the camp tent and was about to bury the pot to make food, when suddenly a few scouts galloped wildly, went straight into the camp, rushed to the tent, and shouted before they reached the tent:

"Report, Lord Governor, a large number of thieves and cavalry have been found five miles to the left of the camp, about 20,000 horsemen, and they are gathering and standby."

"Report, Your Excellency Governor, a large number of thieves and cavalry have been found five miles to the right of the camp, about 20,000 horsemen, and they are gathering and standby."

"Report, Lord Governor, a large number of bandit infantry with about 100,000 horses and horses have been found five miles in front of the camp, and they are rapidly approaching our army's camp."

Five miles, that is to say, the enemy army is about to rush to the camp in less than a quarter of an hour, and it is too late to gather the generals at this time, Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly ordered: "Order:

The guerrilla attack of the Xiong army, Li Mingfu and Zuo Guangxian each led 10,000 pikemen, and lined up at a distance of 100 paces to the left of the camp to resist the enemy on the left;

The male army guerrilla, Cui Zongyin and Li Guoqi each led 10,000 pikemen, and lined up at a hundred paces to the right of the camp to resist the enemy on the left;

General Cao Wenzhao, deputy general Zhang Hongye, staff generals Wang Chengyin and Zhang Shujia met the enemy head-on with me, and 10,000 transport troops stayed in the camp.

The Beijing battalion guards were divided into two parts, 500 people on the left and right, and a long snake formation was lined up in front of the pikemen, and as soon as the enemy cavalry entered the firing range, they immediately fired a volley of shots, and then threw a wave of grenades, and then withdrew to the large battalion to defend. ”

Immediately, the heralds scattered to give the order, and the general manager of Jingying next to him was embarrassed and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, the emperor has let us follow you closely behind to protect, in case ......"

Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand to interrupt him and said: "The left and right flanks are full of cavalry, and your round of guns, coupled with a wave of grenades, can disrupt their formation, and can dampen their sharpness, so that our spearmen can deal with it calmly." The front is full of infantry, and there must be a shield array in front, what's the use of you following me? ”

Mr. Qian was still embarrassed and said, "This ......"

Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng shouted: "This is a military order, do you want to disobey the order?" “

When Mr. Qian heard this, he had to grit his teeth and go worriedly.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't have time to care about him, so he hurriedly returned to the tent and took out his Daguan knife, then turned over and got on his horse, and when the herald returned, he asked them to carry the handsome flag behind him and run towards the front of the camp.

At this time, the cavalry, sword and shield soldiers, and pikemen had begun to assemble outside the camp under the command of their respective generals, and Lu Xiangsheng ordered loudly: "Order, Guanning Iron Cavalry is in front, two rows, five hundred people in each row, five steps apart, and the rest of the cavalry is followed, also five hundred people per row, sword and shield soldiers, and halberd soldiers follow in turn, each row of 1,000 people is two steps apart, go." “

The heralds scattered the orders again, and Lu Xiangsheng came to the front of the army alone, and immediately looked at the front calmly.

After a while, the heralds returned, and when they saw him looking straight ahead, they were silent, and they did not dare to disturb, but they all lined up silently behind him, waiting for instructions.

After a while, Guan Ning's iron cavalry began to line up behind him, Cao Wenzhao stepped forward, saw Lu Xiangsheng standing there motionless, and hurriedly advised: "Your Excellency, you should go to the rear army to command the overall situation, just have the last general in front." ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng patted the armor on his body and said casually: "What are you afraid of, such a thick armor can't be cut by them." ”

Cao Wenzhao fainted when he heard the wrong words, people not only have knives but also guns, in case a shot stabs you in the face, can you stop it? He anxiously persuaded: "Your Excellency the Governor, it's easy to dodge with open guns, but it's hard to guard against hidden arrows, in case you make a mistake, the morale of the army will be scattered, you better go to the back to command!" ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he said proudly: "Don't look at you as a military general, I am a civil official, if you really fight, you are not necessarily my opponent, why stay behind, I have arranged everything that should be arranged, and now I am left to see the real chapter under my hands." ”

Cao Wenzhao still needed to be persuaded again, but Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand and interrupted: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart, don't say it again." ”

Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao had to shake his head helplessly, beat the horse to his side, and looked ahead with him, waiting for the arrival of the thief.