After hearing this, Li Jie said to everyone: "I don't know what a few people think! Wang Yue said, "Your Highness, as Lord Liu said, we should indeed develop outward, at present, the imperial court itself is in a mess, and all localities are making the army self-respecting." At this time, there should not be too much trouble with Wei Bo's troops. Li Jie looked at the rest of the people, and all hands were bowed, "Please use your highness!" ”

Li Jie nodded: "General Qin!" Qin Fang stood up and arched his hand, "The end will be!" Li Jie said, "The whole army is in war, and the new soldiers and veterans are half each." Qin Fang arched his hand, "No!" "Now that we have decided to send troops, it will be a problem to fight there.

Liu Qi said, "Your Highness, directly block the other party under Weizhou City, and take Weizhou City after annihilation." And we can take advantage of the situation to take all the south of Weizhou City and expand our territory. At the same time, we should use superior forces to deter Hezhong and prevent the other side from cutting off our connection with Luoyang, and it would be best if Hezhong could also be taken. Li Jie said, "It's too fast, the number of troops is too small, let go of the river first, and take Weizhou first." On the Luoyang side, we just need to control the ferry, and talk to Liu Yunzhang about increasing the recruitment of displaced people. Alright, rest everyone! Tomorrow the troops! "Everyone bowed their hands together"! ”

Early the next morning, Zhao Wenben ran to the Shuai's mansion, entered the living room and arched his hand, "Dashuai, I don't know what you think!" "Han Jian is also happy" This matter is left to you, and the people are led by you!" "Zhao Wenben is overjoyed" Xie Dashuai, he will be able to win the victory! Retire from your duties! ”

Zhao Wenben couldn't wait to return to the mansion, and a large group of lieutenants in the mansion were waiting for news. Walking into the house, Zhao Wenben said, "Everyone, the marshal has ordered me to deal with this matter, everyone will go back immediately to rectify the soldiers and horses, and gather in the west of the city in an hour, there must be no mistake!" The crowd shouted with joy, "Oh! Then they left happily one by one.

Qin Fang's handsome tent, Li Jie pointed to the map and said, "If Wei Bo's soldiers and horses set off today, they will arrive in Weizhou tomorrow." If we leave today, we will also arrive in Weizhou tomorrow. I decided to send out all the firearms battalions, 3,000 archers, 2,000 pikemen, 2,000 sword and shield soldiers, and 1,000 cavalry! Let's go! ”

Qin Fang handed down the general's order, and the generals ordered each to prepare. After a while, the people in the barracks shouted and neighed, and the soldiers began to assemble. Li Jie stood on the platform and looked at the soldiers who had been assembled below, Li Jie shouted loudly, "Soldiers, we are going to go to war today, do you know why?" for Webb, on the other hand, has a crush on your money, and on your fields. Their eyes are red, and they want to come and grab it! What shall we do with the soldiers, let them rob them? "Fight to the death!" A soldier shouted. "Yes, fight to the death! For brothers, for families, for the people, fight to the death! Never back down! "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! The warriors all shouted, and the fighting spirit burned in everyone's hearts!

The troops began to set off, and countless civilians outside the barracks rushed to see them off. Some of the women couldn't help but cry, and the morale of the army seemed to be affected, and the atmosphere in the ranks became heavy.

"Cry what cry!" At this moment, a loud shout rang out, and a white-haired old man stepped out of the crowd: "The robbers are coming to rob us, and the children are going to fight the robbers." Why are we crying! The old man turned around, grabbed a bowl of wine, drank it in one gulp, and fell to the ground, "Seeing off the children, I wish you a successful start and success!" ”

"Fight to the death for my father and fellow villagers!" A soldier suddenly shouted with a fist. "Fight to the death for my father and fellow villagers!" The soldiers also shouted, "Fight to the death!" Fight to the death! More soldiers shouted, and by the end everyone was shouting "Fight to the death!" Fight to the death! "The team is moving forward with a determined pace.

In the Tang Dynasty, the feudal towns were divided, especially the three towns in Hebei Province were the most troubled, and most of the soldiers were passed down from father to son. The model is arrogant, dozens of soldiers dare to launch a mutiny, and if it is not pleasing to the eye, it will be cut down. Several generations of emperors of the Tang Dynasty tried to solve the three towns of Hebei, but the results were all in vain. So it makes these soldiers even more arrogant.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the west of Bozhou, and the soldiers were elated one by one, as if they were not going to fight but to hunt. Zhao Wenben rushed to the horse with his own soldiers, "I've seen the general!" The officers saluted on their horses, and Zhao Wenben nodded, "How many soldiers and horses?" One of the generals said, "12,000 men and horses, all cavalry!" Zhao Wenben nodded, "You are the pioneer, all departments set off!" ”

At the sound of an order, tens of thousands of cavalry began to run, and the ground trembled under their feet. Along the way, the soldiers shouted and shouted, and there was no sign that they were going to fight. It's no wonder that they are like this, the court can't control them at all for many years. In their eyes, they are incomparably powerful. A large group of cavalry ran through the fields, which were in shambles, and the peasants watched from afar, although their faces were full of tears, but they did not dare to say anything.

Father Han, who was standing on the city tower, looked at the cavalry in the distance, turned around and went down the city tower with a sneer. When he came to the study, he said, "Father, I'm back." Han Jian nodded, "They all went?" "Yes, father, they're all gone!"

"What do you think they'll do here?" "This time I can't be optimistic, last time Deputy Marshal Le's 3,000 troops were wiped out, although the child doesn't know the reason, but I'm sure that King Shou will not let them succeed easily! But how it will be, the child can't say! ”

Under the order of Li Jie of Xinxiang County, the militia and the soldiers stationed in various places stepped up patrols. The army has already assembled and set off, and Han Yue, who stayed behind, personally led people to patrol everywhere. Thanks to Li Jie's road-building strategy, the troops marched very fast, and by the time it was almost dark, they had already walked nearly 40 miles. Qin Fang ordered to set up camp, and the soldiers performed their duties, and by the time it was dark, a camp had been completed.

In the handsome tent, Li Jie asked, "The scout can be rewarded!" "Qin Fang arched his hand" scout and reported, Wei Bo sent 12,000 troops, set off this morning, and arrived at Wei City at noon tomorrow! Li Jie smiled, "It's really a cost, 12,000 is the same as us." Qin Fang said again: "The other party is all cavalry!" "Oh! It's all cavalry, it's really rich! ”

"What is the terrain in the west of Weicheng?" "There is a gentle slope twenty miles west of the city, which is conducive to our army's firepower!" Qin Fang replied.

"Well, tomorrow's battlefield is here! Be sure to annihilate them all! The generals stood up and shouted in unison, "Whoa! ”

After Zhao Wenben set up the camp, he wanted to go to inspect it, but more than a dozen lieutenants grabbed him, "What is the general worried about, the brothers are still afraid that they will not succeed in a sneak attack!" Come, come, come, drink! Drink! The group of people was not worried at all, and Zhao Wenben did not shirk it, and the entire camp was full of smoke and miasma.

There was no word for a night, and the next day the two sides set up camp and began to march towards Weicheng. It was nearly noon, Li Jie's troops arrived at the gentle slope, Li Jie ordered to set up camp on the reverse slope of the gentle slope, after lunch, Li Jie ordered to start a hundred meters below the gentle slope facing Wei City, all the soldiers dug a pit in the direction of Wei City, requiring a foot deep, a fist big, and covered it with grass after digging.

Yu Chi Baolin was puzzled, "Your Highness, why is this so!" Li Jie smiled, "The other party is all cavalry, so I use the horse trap to reduce the speed of the cavalry, so that our army can give full play to its firepower advantage!" Looking at the dense pits under the slope, everyone's scalp was numb for a while, and Cheng Moyu said, "Your Highness, your trick is too ruthless!" ”

Zhao Wenben led Xiang Tianxiong's army to Weicheng in the morning, and the Weicheng guards led people to settle the team in the barracks and arranged a banquet for Zhao Wenben and others. During the banquet, the general asked, "General Zhao, I don't know why you led the army here?" ”

Zhao Wenben said, "Qin Dashuai ordered to take back the surrounding areas of Xinxiang County. "The guard will be overjoyed when he hears it" General, the last general is willing to lead the troops as the vanguard! Zhao Wenben asked, "How many people do you have?" "Guard" 3,000 cavalry, 500 infantry! Zhao Wenben returned, "The infantry defends the city, and the cavalry is all dispatched!" The guards were overjoyed and persuaded to drink, while the soldiers in the barracks began to run out of the barracks and loot in Weicheng. The people all complained bitterly.

After noon, a fast horse rushed into the city, and a scout walked quickly to Zhao Wenben's case, "General, there are 10,000 soldiers in Xinxiang, and they are camped twenty miles away from the city!" When they heard this, they all stood up. Zhao Wenben issued an order, "Assemble the team, face the battle outside the city, and be sure to fight it!" ”

The Tianxiong army, who were doing something wrong in the city, heard the sound of drums and began to run towards the barracks. After the three drums, the whole army was assembled, and the whole army was ordered to move. The brigade of cavalry rushed out of the barracks, and twenty miles was soon there. The cavalry began to spread out on both wings, and Zhao Wenben looked at the national army on the gentle slope from a distance, slightly stunned!

The whole army of the Nationalists was lined up on a gentle slope, but the formation had never been seen before. Dozens of barrels lined up in front of the formation, dozens of logs followed, and dozens of bed crossbows lined up in the back. The sword and shield men were actually listed before the pikemen, and the cavalry was not very much lined up on the flanks of the array.

Several lieutenants laughed, "This is that fool, will he lead the troops!" Isn't this looking for us to cut it! The cavalrymen laughed wildly, and arrogance was written on their faces.

Looking at the black cavalry on the opposite side, the ranks of the national army were a little flustered, and many recruits trembled with fright, and their eyes couldn't help but look to both sides. Li Jie hurriedly ordered Qin Fang to give the order, and Qin Fang shouted, "All queue up, and those who retreat will be killed!" For the fathers and elders behind him, the whole army fought to the death! After the order was issued, the captains of each team shouted, "For the father and elder behind him, the whole army will fight to the death!" "The soldiers were in a much more stable mood, and although they were still scared, they were gritting their teeth and persevering.

Seeing that the opponent's formation was a little chaotic, the Tianxiong Army was proud for a while! Zhao Wenben gave an order: "The whole army presses up!" All the horsemen pushed their horses away and began to trot, and then kept picking up speed. When the horses sped up, every soldier of the Celestial Heroes showed their spears, the tips of which glittered in the sun, and the sound of rumbling horses' hooves was heard far away, and the earth trembled under the horses' hooves.

Li Jie once again ordered "Those who escaped from the battle will be beheaded, and the whole family will be expelled from Xinxiang!" When the order was given, the soldiers who were trembling in fright had to grit their teeth and hold on, and then in the eyes of the soldiers in fear, the cavalry in front of them fell into a large area of chaos.