The thirtieth day of the seventh month of the summer of the next day was the day of the original alliance of the Wolf and Qiang tribes.

In the early morning of this day, the sky was just bright, the mist lingered on the river not far from Luoyang City, and the damp fragrance of plants and trees wafted in the air, which was the quietest time of the day.

At this time, Jiang Wei was standing at the head of the West Gate City, his eyes were like knives, looking at the distance covered by light smoke and mist like an eagle.

At the end of the mist, the sound of thousands of troops marching was faintly heard.

It was the footsteps of thousands of people stepping on the earth, slow and rhythmic, from far to near, gradually heavy.

All the soldiers at the head of the city could not hold back their saliva, they knew that war was coming.

"As the general expected, Arden really didn't give us a chance to join the alliance, and led the army before dawn." Yadan next to him said hatefully.

Jiang Wei explained: "Once the alliance is successful, he will be the enemy of the tribes when he comes to attack again; At the moment, there is no alliance, and the ministries are only neutral, and he has calculated this, so he has nothing to fear. ”

"Today should just be a test attack!" Liu Yin's face was solemn and asked in a low voice.

Jiang Wei shook his head and said, "The temptation is not false, but if Arden sees our army showing weakness for a while, then the temptation attack is very likely to become a strong attack, so I must not take it lightly."

After saying that, he immediately shouted: "Order, the enemy is coming, and the whole city is in a state of combat readiness!" ”

Liu Yin hugged his fists and said: "Understand, the last general will definitely not let the enemy take any advantage!" ”

At that moment, he turned around and ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle, and the orders were passed down one by one, and the alarm of "dangdangdang" sounded immediately at the head of Luoyang City.

In a short time, the mist in the forest five hundred paces away quietly dissipated, and the true face of Arden's 8,000-strong army suddenly appeared.

Jiang Wei stood high on the wall and looked intently, but saw that the nearly 10,000 troops were arranged into five parts according to their respective tribes, each tribe was separated by dozens of steps, and they were arranged side by side in the narrow open space west of Luoyang City according to the formation of the first two and the last three, looking like a short, inverted arrow from a distance.

A large flag was erected in front of each tribe, and the flag was depicted with a pattern symbolizing the totem of the tribe; In the middle is a white sheep's head, but it is the flag of the coach.

Yadan looked at these flags and introduced them like a few family treasures: "The Wolf Qiang Ya clan uses sheep as a totem, and the one of them must be Arden, on his left is the Muba Department of the lower debate, on the right is the Cheriji Department of Hechi, and the two divisions are Pan Qu and Cundang respectively. ”

He put on a hateful expression again, and slammed his hand against the wall and said, "I said, how did these two have lost their voice, they originally voted for Arden's house, which is really hateful!" ”

Jiang Wei listened and slowly bowed his head.

Through Yadan's introduction and the enemy's formation, he had already seen Arden's tactical intention, that is, to use the two non-native Pan Qu and Dangdang to test the attack first, and if the attack went well, the army would be pressed; If Pan Qu and Dangdang can't do anything, there will be no major damage to his real strength, and he will make plans in the future.

However, in Jiang Wei's impression, the Qiang commanders probably did not have pity for the soldiers, let alone soldiers from other tribes, so they would be very brave in attacking the city this time and would not retreat easily.

He also inspected the surrounding city defense arrangement, but saw that the city wall of the west gate of Luoyang was about five miles long, and six hundred Qiang soldiers who were good at shooting were placed on the city wall, and there were buckets of sandbags, boiling oil, rolling wood and stones and other materials under the feet of the Qiang soldiers; Within fifty paces outside the wall, a fence was set up to keep away horses, and then there were three trenches dug outside to guard against cavalry footmen, leaving only a narrow passage in the middle of the trenches, which could only be passed by more than 100 people.

Our own preparations are also very thorough and should not be humiliated.

He had a plan, so he summoned Yue Ji and asked: "I intend to rub the enemy's sharp spirit first, and I heard that you are the best man among the Qiang people, and you are willing to lead a hundred horsemen out of the city to invite battle?" ”

Yue Ji didn't think about it, patted his chest and said, "The villain is willing to take the lead!" ”

Yadan on the side wondered: "How can a hundred people win?" Don't rub the enemy's sharp spirit, but hurt your own majesty. ”

Jiang Wei glanced at him, pointed to the passage between the trenches, and instructed Yue Jidao:

"The secret to provoking the enemy with a hundred horsemen is in this road. Keep in mind that this is a passage that can keep the enemy in a position and block reinforcements from the rear. You are in the left side of the road to invite battle, and you must not break into the enemy's line without permission, and do everything according to my orders. ”

"Yes!" Yueyoshi answered loudly and left.

Jiang Wei summoned Yang Qian again, and ordered: "With Yue Jizhi as a person, after the fight rises, he will definitely go up, and after a while, Brother Yang, you will lead a hundred Xiliang horses to answer him." ”

Yang Wan laughed and said, "Finally, it's Lao Yang's turn to appear!" Brother Jiang, just rest assured, I will bring back Yueji's foolish goods! ”

After he left, Wei Rong's face was red, and he said impatiently: "What about me?" What should I do? Zhao Tong next to him also looked at him with expectant eyes.

Jiang Wei smiled and said, "General Huang has never been unfamiliar with the archery techniques taught you, right?" In a moment, I'll compete on the castle tower to see who is more skilled in archery. ”

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Arden Hon-Formation.

This fortification obviously gave Arden a headache as the commander of the coalition army, and he had the impression that the battle between the Qiang people had always been straightforward, where could there be such a battle? It's like a turtle shell.

As a last resort, I had to invite Muba and Cherrigi to discuss.

After all, Mu Ba was well-informed and offered advice:

"The Han people have a saying that they salute first and then soldiers. The king may wish to send an envoy to persuade him to surrender, and if the enemy army sees that our side is strong, it is naturally best to surrender without a fight; Even if they are stubborn and unwilling to surrender, our envoys can see the arrangement of local fortifications when they get closer. Once we have this information, we will be able to calmly arrange and clear these obstructive fortifications. ”

Arden was overjoyed, and was about to praise a few words, when he suddenly saw the gate of Luoyang City opened, and a member of Qiang would be draped all over his body, holding a bright horse cutting knife, leading more than 100 horsemen to scold in front of the two armies.

"Arden, why did you son of a bitch, cross my border? It's a man, so he came up and went head-to-head with me Yueji! ”

That Qiang general is naturally Yue Ji himself, he hated Arden's aggression, and his words were even more unscrupulous, and he tried his best to mock things.

And Arden was accustomed to being flattered by "kings, kings" on weekdays, and suddenly was called "miscellaneous", and his anger couldn't help but rise to the sky, and he shouted "good courage", and instinctively wanted to rush forward to fight.

Mu Ba next to him grabbed him and dissuaded: "The king has a noble status, how can he be as knowledgeable as Yueji's reckless man?" ”

Cherrigi replied: "Yes, the king is angry, let me Cherrigi give that guy a little color!" ”

He turned around and was about to leave, not wanting to be stopped by Muba again, so he said angrily: "Muba, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that it is not possible to watch Yueji and his majesty in front of our army? ”

Mu Ba's face was gloomy, and he said, "The king's descendants should not be moved lightly!" Moreover, Yue Ji has few soldiers, and the king can send Pan Qu to order the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to take the lead, if they can win, we will take advantage of the situation to take Luoyang in one fell swoop; If we don't win, I'll take the opportunity to see the reality of the Yue Ji Department. In addition, taking this opportunity, I will also send someone to investigate around the fortifications of Luoyang City, and it is always good to be safe. ”

Arden finally calmed down this time, and when he heard this, he said, "Yes, just act according to Muba's plan!" ”

After a pause, he suddenly shouted: "Order Pan Qu, step forward to meet the enemy, and be sure to defeat the arrogance of Yueji's house!" ”