In Guazhou City, Wang Houchun also received the news that Qibi joined forces to invest in the elite almost at the same time as Cao Rengui, after all, the Daxu of the Gaochang Uighur Archers was still very famous in the Western Regions, and it was easy to find out from the frontline scouts. Cao Rengui and Wang Houchun's reactions were surprisingly similar, and they didn't understand why Qibi Heli invested almost the archers who were the main force of his trip at this time. However, Cao Rengui thought that it should be Qibi who was angry and decided to fight it out, while Wang Houchun knew that no matter what, the Uighurs would lose the war. The archers are certainly elite, but a mere 10,000 people in front of the gun array is estimated to be not enough to stuff their teeth. In particular, the three-stage method of combat will not care about the speed and agility of your archers, nor will it give you the opportunity to shoot with your bow.

It's just that what makes Wang Houchun distressed is that if this is a dozen, won't his plan be frustrated? Wang Houchun is still very confident in his occupation of Guazhou, not to mention that so many Tianxuan Yingwei has already said that he has moved the grassroots generals of the Guiyi Army at the level of three Lang generals Anyway, just last night Zhang Sheng caught the state Sima of the Guazhou defenders of the Guiyi Army, and under coercion and temptation, he actually told this guy to surrender, although the troops of these people are not many, but they add up to at least nearly 10,000 people. In particular, Sima of this state, basically equivalent to the director of the public security bureau in later generations, although the troops in his hands are all county soldiers and the like, but the actual number is quite a lot, and it does not belong to Cao Rengui's direct control, but is under the command of Guazhou Thorn History, which is equivalent to prying Cao Rengui's foundation in Guazhou. As long as Cao Rengui has a change and is frightened by the battle ahead, then he can take advantage of the chaos to set fire to the city, camouflage the main force to attack, according to Cao Rengui's temperament, he will withdraw his troops from the city and then counterattack and attack the city, after all, the troops in his hands are full of 100,000 people, as long as Wan Yi's troops do not encircle Guazhou, he can sit firmly in Diaoyutai.

But now is not the time for him to start a riot? Disrupted Wang Houchun's plan all at once, according to the plan, the source of the Qingshui River outside the city at this time should be a temptation of a small force, why did it suddenly become a decisive battle?

However, at this time, Wang Houchun could not tolerate hesitation, and after thinking for a while, he immediately summoned Zhang Sheng and asked him to prepare immediately, and at the same time, at the same time, there was also an abnormality on Cao Rengui's side. The Guiyi army in the city began to assemble, and some of the troops had already moved out of the city, and the cavalry units were also lined up outside the city, apparently ready to cooperate with the Uighurs in attacking Wan Yi at any time. However, this has nothing to do with Wang Houchun, what he is anxious about is that Xuan Yingwei persuaded the troops of the three Lang generals anyway to be driven out of the city, which is equivalent to cutting off the troops he has won so hard at once.

However, the changes that occurred on the side of Guazhou City had little to do with the Qingshui River, Wan Yi did not hesitate to seize the opportunity when he found that there was a mistake in the joint force of Qibi, first a burst of artillery fire scattered the attack formation of the archers, and then put the opponent closer, at the same time, after the artillery stopped firing, the dense gunfire took over the battlefield, and the cavalry's cavalry cavalry was killed by the swarming bullets without any room to play, not to mention that the cavalry archers' cavalry bows were not as long as the rifle bows. Let's just say that the cavalry of more than 10,000 people can not play any role at all in the frontal position of more than 200,000 people, and according to the combat method of the archers, it is not a surprise charge, but a gallop back and forth to shoot arrows, this combat method has no pressure on the Tiance army at all.

"Prince, quickly order the withdrawal of troops, the archers are no match for the Han at all." Zadler ignored the fear in his heart at this time, and hurriedly shouted to Chebi Heli beside him. He really couldn't look at it anymore, the failure of Qibi Heli was not good for him, after all, after he went to Gaochang alone, only this prince treated him politely, and at this time, he didn't want the thigh he had finally hugged to fold in the hands of Tiance Jun like himself.

"You can't come back, Zadler, you're right, these Han people are devils." Qibi Heli had already reacted at this time, he had made a big mistake just now, he should not let the archers go up, and such a refueling tactic basically did not have any pressure on the Tiance army. Therefore, the first thing he reacted to was not to withdraw his trump card troops, but to consider whether the whole army should press the formation of using cavalry to assault and chisel through the Tiance army, as long as the formation was chaotic, then according to the Uighurs' previous combat records and experience in the Western Regions, the infantry basically could not stop the cavalry, especially the Tiance army in front of him had no protection at all.

Therefore, although Qi Bi Heli's face was pale, watching his archers being swept off the horse by the other party in pieces, his face also changed from the pale just now to resolute, and the scimitar in his right hand suddenly came out of the sheath, and a sharp roar began to spread outward from the Chinese army, "The whole army is assaulted, target the opponent's main position, and charge me." ”

"Is it too late to remember the whole army charge now? However, the brain is finally not slow, and he knows how to concentrate on attacking the main position. Liu Xuan beside Wan Yi glanced at his lips, but the movements in his hands were not slow at all, and one by one the instructions followed the command flag in the hands of the guards around him and passed it to the artillery battalion beside him, only to see that the artillery that had just calmed down roared again, and the two hundred and fifty artillery pieces would pour out a sea of fire almost every round, and the explosion would generally appear on the sandy land of the source of the river, and the fireballs that rose in the sky reflected the sunset in the sky as if they had come to a sea of fire. The latest generation of gunpowder has been changed by Li Xuanqing to yellow explosives made of nitrocellulose, and the power is not the same as the previous one. The development of Datang's basic industry has reached the present, and if there is one that is the fastest, it must be the manufacture of explosives in the military industry. Because of Li Xuanqing, explosives have now far surpassed the development of other industries, and even the chemical principles involved in them have been reversed by Mu Chen, Qin Yao and others, and then compiled into books and began to be popularized in the Institute of Chemical Engineering, becoming a part of basic science.

However, no matter what Liu Xuan's actions were, at least under the continuous blows of the Western Expeditionary Army, the various ethnic groups in the northwest also roughly knew that the Tiance Army had a weapon sound and power in its hands, so they were prepared for the chaos of the cannonball explosion and immortality. At least at this time, the chaos caused by the Uighurs being bombarded by artillery was much better than that of the previous Uighurs and even the steppe tribes, and the confusion caused by the frightened horses was much less. However, even so, under the shelling of this scale, although the cavalry was fast, after just three rounds of explosions, the vanguard had already rushed beyond the shortest range of the artillery, and still was blown over and killed countless people, and the most deadly thing was that the formation of the cavalry charge was disrupted, which was unacceptable to the Uighurs who had survived the death process and were preparing to rush into the position of the Tiance army.

"The positions of the armies are firing freely." After Wan Yi gave this order, the front position began to remember the shouts of Qian Ning, Tie Liang, Xue Wanli and others, and the ballistae of the accompanying army began to take over the artillery for fire support, and at the same time, the concentrated fire of the infantry brigade had begun. Tie Liang's heavy cavalry battalion, which served as the front, entered the battle, while Qian Ning and Xue Wanli, who were on both sides, mobilized some men and horses to assemble in the rear of Tie Liang's troops, ready to act as a reserve to deal with the battle after the opponent rushed into the position. It is said that the casualties caused by the cavalry after rushing into the position have now become the biggest casualties of the Tiance Army in the field. There is no way to say that it is a breech gun, even the breech guns of later generations cannot stop the cavalry charge, as long as there is no machine gun, the king of infantry field warfare, the role of cavalry cannot be eliminated. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Tiance Army will reserve one-third of the front-line troops as a reserve for the command of the operation, on the one hand, to supplement the battle losses of the front, and on the other hand, the biggest role is to deal with these cavalry that break into the position at any time.

"Send a smoke rocket, inform Gao Siji that he can be dispatched." Wan Yi asked Liu Xuan to issue orders, and at the same time began to pay attention to the changes on the battlefield. Since he was located on a high ground in the source of the river, he could barely overlook the entire battlefield. The situation inside the battlefield is no longer surprising to him, but what about outside the battlefield? Li Tianyi is still hiding in the left flank position, waiting for Zhang Chaofeng to appear, and the situation in Guazhou City in the distance must be very exciting now, right? Do you want to send someone to cooperate with Houchun?

Anyway, just when Wan Yi was paying attention to the battlefield, Wang Houchun also heard the latest changes in the battle situation, but after hearing Xuan Yingwei's report that Heyuan's side had entered the decisive battle stage, he immediately sent someone to inform Zhang Sheng to come.

"Deputy Chief, you mean to cancel this operation, why?" Zhang Sheng was originally said by Wang Houchun's enthusiasm, and in the past few days, he has used his identity as a descendant of Anxi and the reputation he has broken out in the northwest over the years to secretly find a few descendants of the year in the Guiyi Army, but Wang Houchun's basin of cold water almost made a trace of black lines appear on his forehead.

"There's no way, the plan can't keep up with the changes." Wang Houchun spread his hands and said with a wry smile following Li Xuanqing's example: "I have been planning for so long, but I have been disturbed by this Qibi Heli Force." Is there something wrong with this guy's head, just arrived and just pressed all the belongings directly. Wang Houchun himself was depressed enough, he really couldn't figure out why Qibi Heli would press the whole army to Wan Yi's side, and this was almost a hasty response, could it be that Zhang Chaofeng did not come to Guazhou but joined the army of the Gaochang Uighurs? That's not right, if the 200,000 army merges with such a big move, it is impossible to hide the eyes of Xuan Yingwei.

"That time, we just gave up? I've found a lot of people from the Guiyi Army. Zhang Sheng heard the news from the Xuanying Guard next to him and understood that the fighter had been lost, but he was still a little unwilling to say: "Is there no other way?" If this operation can be successful, then the situation on our side of Guazhou can be completely reversed, and it can also defeat the overall defensive posture of the Guiyi Army in one fell swoop, even if the reinforcements from Zhang Chaofeng's side arrive as scheduled, we don't have to worry about anything. I am not willing to give up so rashly. ”

Wang Houchun also sighed, he was unwilling to give up after planning for so long, so he walked over and patted Zhang Sheng's shoulder and said: "I know that giving up like this is equivalent to wasting our efforts in Guazhou for so long, but there is a way to plan things in people, and we have nothing to do in this situation." However, if you give up completely, it is really not possible, and I am sorry for the hard work of the brothers during this time. ”

Hearing the meaning of Wang Houchun's words, Zhang Sheng suddenly said: "Deputy Chief, do you mean that we still have a chance?" To be honest, according to his understanding, the war situation has developed to the point where there is no chance to raid Guazhou and occupy the city defense. If the news of the annihilation of the Uighurs on the Heyuan side reached Shazhou, then Cao Rengui's greatest possibility would have been to retreat back into the city and wait for Zhang Chaofeng to come to help. At that time, the Tiance army will still have to fight a regular siege war, and the subsequent variables will be greater, you must know that Wang Houchun's plan is closely related to Hu Xiaosi's plan on the sandbank. If his side loses the opportunity, then the plan on the sandbank side may also be at risk of being stranded. So in such a short period of time, Wang Houchun has come up with an alternative way, since Qibi Heli does not play cards according to the rules, then he can't? According to Cao Rengui's current arrangement, there is really room for operation, although the process is different, but the effect may still be achieved, but the risk is too great.

"It doesn't matter if the risk is high, why is there no risk in fighting? Besides, the risk is much better than the life I used to live as a rogue before. "As soon as Zhang Sheng heard that there was an opportunity, what kind of risk could he take into account, for a person like him who has been begging for a life on the knife for decades, the risk is basically negligible, and the only difference is whether there is a possibility of success.

"Come and see, Cao Rengui is now transferring the main force out of the city, and his plan is that if the battle situation on the Heyuan side is broken by the Gaochang Uighurs, he will attack the rear of our army and then attack back and forth, completely defeating the Western Expeditionary Group Army, so there are only more than 30,000 troops left in the city, and they are almost concentrated near the city gate." Wang Houchun pulled Zhang Sheng to the sand table and said: "I have already arranged for the people of Xuan Yingwei to go to the front line to keep an eye on Cao Rengui's sentry, and it is expected that it has begun to be cleared now, so Cao Rengui will inevitably be taken into the trap by us." I will arrange for our spies to pretend to be their people to report false information, and let them lead the army out of Guazhou City, and then your people in the city need to do it as soon as they leave, use all the explosives we have hidden to deal a heavy blow to the defenders in the city, and then call Neiying to surrender and take Guazhou City completely. ”

"Then what if Cao Rengui goes to the front line, what will happen to the handsome? If Cao Rengui really ran to attack the rear army of the group army, then our sin would be great. Zhang Sheng's eyes widened, and he found the problem at a glance, and said with a wry smile: "If this is the case, I don't agree, Guazhou is great to fight again, if the main force of Heyuan is attacked from front to back, I can't afford this responsibility." ”

"Who held you accountable? Besides, you think your handsome don't have a backhand? I don't have any eyesight, so I'll learn a little later. Wang Houchun glared at this guy and sneered: "The Uighurs can reach my front line with an army of 100,000 and 250,000 troops?" You also look up to them too much, even if you add Zhang Chaofeng, even if you rush over, there will be no problem. You just say you dare, right? ”

"Fight, it's amazing to be swept up by the handsome to the end." Zhang Sheng was speechless by Wang Houchun, and after being stunned, he gritted his teeth and said: "I'll arrange it right away, and then the second chief, wait for your order to act immediately." However, he was stopped by Wang Houchun before he walked out, "Remember that the personnel you put outside the city should not be notified anyway, and the state Sima in the city should not be notified in advance, wait until the moment before the action to notify you, and if the other party refuses to cooperate, you will be killed on the spot." ”

Wang Houchun sent Zhang Sheng away and immediately arranged all the remaining things, let his personal guards immediately convey various orders, and at the same time began to change his outfit and prepare to blend into the city wall, and when he mixed in the ranks of the defenders of Guazhou, he saw that the troops of the Guiyi Army outside the city had begun to commotion, and the northwest in the evening was much darker than the mainland, but Cao Rengui was still waiting for the battle briefing on the front line, and couldn't help muttering: "Zhang Sheng, this kid is a little knowledgeable, but unfortunately he didn't get to the point, The risk of this battle is not on the front line, but in the square inch of the city. ”