On the other side, Yang Wu saw that Tian Yan only sent cavalry to intercept Hou Zhan, but ignored Qin Pei and Li Decheng's troops who attacked from both flanks of the Huainan Army, even though he knew his plans. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Is it really intended to consume the physical strength of our army first, and wait until our army is exhausted before launching an attack? That would have been just as you wished. Yang Wu pondered.

In the battle array, Liu Dingzheng calmly commanded his subordinates to defend.

He is only in his thirties this year, with a white face and a long beard, a broad forehead, a very gentle speech, and a pair of eyes that are always smiling, which makes people feel very friendly, plus he treats people kindly, is sincere, and sympathetic to his subordinates, and has a good reputation in the Xuanzhou Army.

This person was originally just a capital head, the last Guangde War he was sent by Tian Yan, led a thousand people to reinforce the left wing that was being attacked by Qin Pei, in this battle his performance was quite good, in the case of the strength is far inferior to the other party, the time for the collapse of the left wing was delayed for a long time, although in the end did not save the situation, but the famous people know that it is not Liu Ding's fault.

It is precisely because of his good performance in this battle that Liu Ding was reused by Tian Yan and promoted him to commander, hoping that he could perform well in this battle, withstand the attack of the Huainan Army as much as possible, and give Wuyongdu an opportunity to attack.

At this time, in the face of the momentum of outflanking the two wings of the Huainan Army, Liu Ding immediately ordered to send troops to intercept it, and let the soldiers under his command slowly retreat to avoid falling into encirclement. Thanks to his efforts, the Xuanzhou Army maintained its formation, adjusted while fighting, transferred the battalions with heavy casualties or exhaustion to the rear, and sent soldiers with sufficient strength to the front line after Xiu, so as to always maintain the physical strength of the soldiers.

At the same time, Liu Ding constantly filled the loopholes in the defense and did not give the Huainan Army any chance. And when he discovered the weakness of the Huainan army, he would even boldly dispatch troops to launch a sudden counterattack, forcing the Huainan army to retreat to fill the weakness.

Under his dispatch, the soldiers of the Xuanzhou Army actually fought with the elite of the Huainan Army, which had superior strength, and although they fell behind, they would not fail for a while.

On the other hand, his opponent, the Huainan Army, seemed to be in an impatient mood because of the unsuccessful attack, and the generals of all the units only blindly attacked when they launched the attack, as if they wanted to finish the battle in one battle, and as a result, the attack was scattered in formation and could not succeed for a long time.

In the rear, Tian Yan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his mood became more and more nervous, "Very good, very good!" This Liu Ding Benshuai really didn't read it wrong, I didn't expect to be so smart in the battle, if you can win today's battle, Benshuai will definitely reward you! ”

Shen Wenchang and other staff members on the side also gradually saw the situation, and they all watched the development of the battle situation nervously.

"Marshal, General Xu asked me to come down and ask for battle!" At this time, a messenger arrived on horseback, but it was Xu Zaisi's guard.

"Ben Shuai doesn't allow it. You go back and tell General Xu and General Xu, tell them not to worry, wait a little longer, Liu Ding can still hold on, the enemy army has not yet shown its decline, and it is not the time to attack. Tian Yan refused.

On the other side, under the banner of the general fluttering in the wind, Yang Wu was also secretly surprised.

He sent Zhu Siqing's 3,000 men out to ambush them, so the troops left on the battlefield at this time were actually only 13,000, of which 1,000 were still cavalry. In addition, Yang Wu also left 3,000 infantry as a reserve, and the only one who was really responsible for attacking Liu Ding's department was about 10,000 infantry.

However, in terms of troops, although the Huainan side only has 2,000 more people than Liu Ding, the Huainan army is basically the elite of a hundred battles, and its combat power far exceeds that of the old and weak under Liu Ding's command, so Liu Ding can hold on to it until now without falling behind.

"Although the general asked Mi Zhicheng and them to deliberately waterproof, the Xuanzhou general in front of him can't see that he really has some ability! But that's fine, when our army shows its decline, and when Tian Yan's martial arts all launch an attack, our army will take advantage of the situation to pretend to be defeated, and he will not doubt it. Yang Wu muttered to himself.

He still had 3,000 men with him, but these soldiers were all waiting for a while. Yang Wu is planning to come to a feint, not a real rout, and if no one is responsible for the break, the feint may turn into a rout. Therefore these 3,000 people must not be used.

Looking at Hou Zhan's department, which was being led farther and farther away by the Xuanzhou cavalry, Yang Wu turned to the herald and said: "Order all departments, let the soldiers slow down the offensive, and try to make the enemy feel that our army is tired!" If the enemy army and Wu Yong take the opportunity to attack for a while, the troops should pretend to be defeated after fighting for a period of time, and they can't let Tian Yan see any suspicions! ”

"Yes......" the herald saluted, clasping his fists.

After a while, as Yang Wu's military order arrived, the offensive of the various units gradually slowed down, and the soldiers were no longer as fierce as before, as if they were exhausted.

Liu Ding immediately felt the change in the Huainan Army, and he was happy in his heart and immediately shouted: "The enemy's momentum has collapsed, everyone will be able to repel the enemy army if they hold on for a while!" ”

The battle of nearly 20,000 people will not end in a moment and a half, with the slowdown of the Huainan Army's offensive, Liu Ding is playing more and more easily, he constantly adjusts the deployment, and the defense is more and more relaxed.

In the rear, the smiles on the faces of Tian Yan, Shen Wenchang and others became thicker and thicker, and they obviously saw that the situation was developing on the better side.

"The last time the Huainan Army was able to win, it was just because the general underestimated the enemy, and now the general is serious, and this Huainan army is nothing more than that. Of course, General Liu Ding's performance was also very good, if it weren't for his meticulous command, I am afraid that the eight thousand old and weak would have collapsed under the tidal attack of the Huainan Army. ”

"Jie Shuai, the enemy's offensive has been frustrated, and their morale has been greatly affected, looking at their performance, they must be very tired at this time, is it time for Wu Yongdu to attack?" Shen Wenchang asked.

"Wait! Let the enemy attack for a while, and wait until their attack is completely unsuccessful, when their morale is at its lowest, and our army can make more progress when they attack. Although he was extremely nervous in his heart, Tian Yan still resisted the idea of attacking immediately and wanted to take another look.

After a long time, when Liu Ding once again repelled the attack of the Huainan Army, the flag suddenly waved in the camp of the Huainan Army on the opposite side, and then the soldiers of each department began to retreat slowly, disengaged from Liu Ding's army, and seemed to plan to retreat first to rest.

"The Huainan army is completely exhausted, if you don't attack at this time, when will you wait!"

Tian Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered: "Let Liu Ding lead his troops to entangle the Huainan Army, and don't give them a chance to withdraw and recuperate!" ”

"Let our cavalry try to entangle the Huainan cavalry and don't give them any chance!"

"Tell the two generals Xu Juan and Xu Zaisi, let them lead their troops to launch the fiercest attack immediately, and the general will watch them break the enemy in one fell swoop!"