"What? Wu Dingfang is outside the city? It stands to reason that at a distance of 100 miles, the army carries baggage, grain and grass, and after arriving, it will have to set up camp, and no matter how fast it is, it is impossible to launch an offensive at this time. Unless, unless ......" Wang Yanchang was shocked but gradually calmed down, they are all people who use soldiers, both have the name of famous generals, Wang Yanchang and Wu Dingfang are completely different personalities, Wu Dingfang is calm and moderate, and his emotions are never exposed, but Wang Yanchang is straightforward, using the simplest way to figure out the enemy's mind.

"The order was given, and the three thousand cavalry went out of the city to line up, and waited for the enemy to enter the city gate within 300 paces before charging, making sure that the battle took place within the range of the archers. It is not allowed to take the initiative. Wang Yanchang ordered in a deep voice. Come, put on my armor and bring me my weapons, and I will go to the city at once. ”

Outside the city, the charging 5,000 light cavalry was already approaching the city gate. The sound of horses' hooves rumbling against the city wall was loud, and you could feel the slight trembling under your feet when you stood on the city wall.

Wang Yanchang stood at the head of the city, staring at the attacking cavalry with a gloomy face. Outside the city, the three thousand cavalry of the Cloud Kingdom had already completed their formation at the gate of the city, just waiting for the enemy to cross the bottom line of three hundred steps, and the archers on the city wall had already bent their bows, and their bows were like full moons.

Cavalry to cavalry, the competition is the impact of the horse and the quality of the cavalry, the cavalry of Yun and Chu are not outstanding, the quality of the cavalry is also between the two, the key to determining the victory is the speed of the war horse when they meet, it stands to reason that the enemy must have rushed for a hundred miles, at this time the horse foot force must not be able to support a big battle, but the enemy still fearlessly launched a charge, either it is a suspicious plan, want to disrupt the deployment of Xiongguan, or the intelligence is wrong, the enemy army has already arrived outside the city gate and finished resting.

Wang Yanchang is gambling, betting that Wuding Fang is suspicious, so the three thousand cavalry city gate formation does not charge, but if Wuding Fang is really prepared, these three thousand cavalry can not be fully expanded with the help of a distance of only two hundred steps, even if there are archers to cover, the enemy army is a case of one for one, after all, there are only 5,000 cavalry in Xiongguan, in case of losing most of them, Xiongguan will basically lose the ability to maneuver, and it is impossible to even harass the Chu army.

The cavalry of the Chu State slowly approached, five hundred steps, four hundred steps, the sound of the iron hooves of the war horse became clearer and clearer, and the sweat on Wang Yanchang's head slowly flowed down.

The cavalry of the Cloud Kingdom clenched the reins in their hands one after another, ready to charge.

Three hundred steps

The cavalry of the Chu State really stopped three hundred paces away, three hundred steps, the effective range of the bow and arrow of the Yun State, and the two sides tacitly agreed to take this line as the bottom line.

"Cloud King General Yanchang is here?" A loud and clear voice sounded from the front of the cavalry of the Chu State.

"Under the city, it's Wu Dingfang, General Wu." Wang Yanchang asked rhetorically on the city wall. The majestic voice was transmitted far away with the help of internal force.

"Your Excellency deserves to be a famous general of the Cloud Country, but this Xiongguan is decided." Wu Dingfang replied.

"Each other, but this Xiongguan is not something that General Wu can do with his mouth." Wang Yanchang continued to reply in a majestic voice.

Wu Dingfang no longer answered, and led the cavalry to turn around, ignoring the three thousand cavalry behind him.

"General, don't you take advantage of the situation to pursue?" An adjutant general asked Wang Yanchang.

"Withdraw the cavalry, what we have to do is to defend, since the enemy dares to turn back calmly, there must be something to rely on." Wang Yanchang waved his hand and went straight to the city.

In fact, Wang Yanchang's expectation was good, at this time, the front troops of the Chu army were not far away, and once the enemy came to chase them, there would be no return.

"Wang Yanchang, what a good opponent, the blood of a generation of famous generals is really the best start for my Chu State to dominate the world." Wu Dingfang sighed.

Yunguo, the imperial capital, Shuyu Palace

There is a pond in the backyard of Soyu Palace, in which various koi fish are tumbling. Ye Nan was half-lying on the recliner at this time, fishing leisurely. Ye Ying sat on the boulder beside him, holding his cheeks and staring at the pond quietly.

"The young master is not worried at all, I heard that Wang Yanchang has already fought with Wu Dingfang, and I don't know how to win or lose." Ye Ying was still wearing the human skin mask used by female beggars at this time, the corners of her skirt rose and fell slightly in the breeze, drooping her eyelids, and asked.

"They are all world-famous generals, and if you distinguish between winning and losing in a battle, I am afraid that you will really live up to the reputation of the two. Wang Yanchang just wanted to hold off the Chu army, and the Chu army should also have a plan, and he was not in a hurry to finish the battle. The battle between the two of them can't be fought for ten days and half a month, but they will definitely be able to distinguish the winner within a month, depending on who has more hole cards. Ye Nan also replied.

"However, young master, are you really not worried about the situation in Nantang? According to the news in the shadow department, most of the ministers in the six ministries seem to have been secretly bribed by King Ningjun, in case King Ningjun makes trouble, the young master is in a worrying situation. Ye Ying pulled a core of the dog's tail grass and stretched out his hand to tease the fish in the water.

"It's okay, let the shadow department pay attention to the situation on the fourth brother's side at any time, and tell the fourth brother to be careful, the eldest brother and they move me as their last move, but the fourth brother and the military department should be their first move, and the fourth brother is in a much more dangerous situation than me now." Ye Nan put away his mood, "I want to wait for the eldest brother to raise the butcher knife before moving, and if it moves, it must be uprooted." ”

Cloud Country North

"General, according to intelligence, it will take five days for the troops drawn from the west and the south to come and converge." An adjutant general saluted a young man in white without armor and said.

The young man stroked the iron ring on his finger, which was the talisman of the Yun Kingdom's troops, the relic of Emperor Wu, the cloud pattern ring. He coughed lightly, "Well, arrange all the heavy grain and grass, and leave immediately when the army converges." Then wrapped the thin fox fur on his body, looked at the east, his eyes were as far away as mountains and seas, and muttered: "Wu Dingfang, I heard that he is also a Confucian general in white clothes and white armor, I don't know how it compares to me." ”