At this time, Xing Yike was in turmoil, and faintly, he had a bad premonition. If it is said that Zheng Guo swallows Yan alone, it will be easy, and he leads 200,000 iron cavalry troops under his command, which is enough to take the five states of Yan State.

It's a pity that the battlefield changes unpredictably, in this battle, Zheng Guo prepared for five years to destroy Yan and attack Jin and Song, but suddenly there was a surge, after Yan Guo and Zhao Hesong, the situation was originally good, but the situation was reversed.

Now the Song army in the east stormed Liangming Pass, and the Shu State in the south crossed the river to attack Zheng, hoping to take the opportunity to recover the lost territory at the end of last summer. The situation in the north is also precarious, and the 500,000 tiger knights of the Zhao State are like no one in Yulin Road.

With 200,000 iron cavalry in his own hands, there is no way to confront the most powerful cavalry in the north who are famous, and now Zheng Guo is falling into the land of ten thousand catastrophes, the land is lost, and he is passive everywhere.

The more I think about it, the heavier my mood becomes, and now I am stationed in Yunzhou City, the state capital built on the river, if I can't stop the Tiger Ben army, continue to retreat again and again, and there is no strong city in the Longjiang area to stop the other party.

What puzzled him was that the Tiger Ben Army was in the ascendant of several states, but it had only sent a small force of cavalry to attack recently, which did not pose a threat to Yunzhou City at all.

He believes that Fengzixiu will not attack the city, it will not be because of the thick walls of Yunzhou City, surrounded by moats, combined with Fengzi's cultivation of combat methods, this is definitely not a good sign!

"Han Huo, where is the main force of the Zhao army, what are you doing?" In the past few days, he has lost several states, and he has not seen the main force of the Tiger Army, which made Xing Yike hold back a dark fire in his belly, and his attitude towards the subordinate generals is not very good.

Han Huo's background is not low, a member of the Han clan of Zheng Guo, about forty years old, who has been fighting with Xing Yike for many years, has rich combat experience, and is a veteran. As the vanguard of this battle, he was responsible for defending the city.

Hearing Xing Yike's inquiry, Han Huo hurriedly said: "The spies reported that the main force of the Zhao army has been catching shrimp and fish in the Longjiang River for days, and has no intention of going to war at all?" ”

"Longjiang? Catch shrimp? Hearing this, Xing Yike asked rhetorically.

The Longjiang River originates from the Cangyan Mountain between Yan and Zhao, flows down from north to south, passes through Yulin Road and goes south, the upstream city is Yunzhou City, the downstream meets the Lanjiang River from Chen in Lingzhou, and finally passes through the hinterland of Pishan Mountain, flows into the Yangtze River, and is the largest river in the western part of Beidi.

Longjiang, catching shrimp and fishing, Xing Yike muttered repeatedly, the tiger army is strictly disciplined, and the fighting momentum has always been high, how can this battle be -----。 Suddenly, Xing Yike's face sank, and he cried out in a lost voice: "It's not good, isn't Xing Yike crazy?" ”

"General, what do you think of?" The generals asked.

In everyone's hearts, the general has always been calm and resolute, and he has never been as panicked and undignified as he had shown before.

Xing Yike gasped, his previous thoughts were too terrifying, if Feng Zixiu planned to do that, it would be too frustrating.

After drinking two cups of herbal tea in a row, his tense mood calmed down slightly, and in order to prove the incredible speculation in his heart, Xing Yike hurriedly asked: "Su Man, has there been any change in the water level of the Longjiang River recently?" ”

"The water level is down! A lot of the river is out of the riverbed! Su Man said calmly, his words full of indifference.

Since the Longjiang River crosses Yulin Road, every spring, most of the states on all sides of Yulin Road will reclaim ravines and drain water in the upper reaches of the Longjiang River to irrigate the fertile fields of the state capitals. Therefore, although the snow melts at the beginning of spring every year, the water level of the Longjiang River will actually drop.

Su Man has paid attention to the water level of the Longjiang River, the water level has dropped in previous years, and it is not as powerful as this year, but the big war is imminent, and he didn't think much about it!

"You bastard, why didn't you say it earlier, did you want to kill everyone?" Hearing this, Xing Yike was furious, grabbed the teacup he had just put down, threw it at Su Man, and said angrily: "If I guessed correctly, the Tiger Ben Army was touching shrimp and catching fish in the river, obviously to block the Longjiang River and flood Yunzhou City." ”

confirmed the conjecture in his heart, and Xing Yike suddenly felt that the whole person was not good.

Because the Longjiang River passes through Yunzhou City, so Yunzhou City has become the second only commercial artery in the north after Lingzhou, the city is quite prosperous, the people are hundreds of thousands, once the Zhao army floods Yunzhou, I am afraid that not only the iron cavalry army is not guaranteed, even the people of Yunzhou City can not escape a catastrophe.

"This, so possible? Is there a population of nearly one million people in Yunzhou City? Feng Zixiu can't be really crazy, right? Su Man felt incredulous and asked in a lost voice.

Then I felt that I was an idiot, and the reason why Feng Zixiu was called a madman was not because of his name, but because he did things beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

When he came to the army, he never left prisoners under his hands, and when he attacked the city, if the enemy swore to resist to the death, the day of the city was broken, and it was also the time of slaughtering the city, and over time, he was called a terrible madman, and the 500,000 tiger army under his hands was called the executioner from hell.

He and his army will never blindly pity the people in the world, and how can they have mercy on the nearly a million living beings in Yunzhou City.

At this moment, the generals in the Yanai were flustered, and there was a feeling that the sky was about to fall, Han Huo asked urgently: "General, aren't you too worried, the water level of the Longjiang River is extremely deep, how can the Tiger Ben Army block the water level?" ”

"Han Huo, you think things too simply, because the water level of the Longjiang River is extremely deep, how can the Tiger Ben Army catch shrimp and fish in the Longjiang River?" Xing Yike asked rhetorically: "Don't send spies immediately to determine the specific situation." ”

"Ah, what should I do, if Fengzi repairs the water and floods Yunzhou, I'm afraid it will be in the next few days." Han Huo said as he walked, outside the big tent of the Zhou Dynasty, he hurriedly sent spies to find out the truth.

At this moment, Xing Yike didn't dare to be careless: "Once the spies send back the news to confirm the actions of the Tiger Ben Army, Su Man, immediately send someone to evacuate the people in the city, Han Huo, follow me out of the city to fight." "Ike is categorical.

"What? General, won't the army be evacuated? The general asked silently. Once it is determined that Fengzi repairs the water to flood Yunzhou City, he is not in a hurry to escape, and he dares to go out of the city to fight, which is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

"Withdraw, I don't have this word in the Ike dictionary." Xing Yike slammed his fist on the desk and snorted coldly: "The water level of the Longjiang River is extremely deep, if Fengzixiu intercepts the flow for many days, it will take time, but once the water is released, Yunzhou will not be protected, and the states in the lower reaches of the Longjiang River will not be protected, and the thousands of miles of fertile fields will turn into swamps, and the people will be killed and injured countless times, and they will be displaced. ”

As a general of Zheng Guo, Xing Yike came from a humble background and was extremely sympathetic to the people, and in the march and battle, the team never hurt the people in the slightest, and he felt that the duty of the soldiers was to open up the territory and conquer the city, not to slaughter the people and hurt the innocent. Therefore, when he guessed Feng Zixiu's intentions, he made a plan to face the battle, and he led his army to drag the other party and recapture the upper reaches of the Longjiang River.

Soon, the spies sent back the news, confirming the suspicion of Xing Yike. "Butcher, butcher!" Ike drank.

Anger is anger, but Xing Yike tells himself that if he wants to remove the hidden danger, he must recapture the upper reaches of the Longjiang River in order to resolve the urgent need.

In the end, it was the general, calm down, Xing Yike formulated a battle plan in a short period of time according to the current situation. The main force lured the enemy into depth, deployed surprise troops, opened the left and right flanks to outflank and counterattack, and sent surprise troops to recapture the upper reaches of the Longjiang River.

In the city of Yunzhou, howls sounded, and more than 200,000 iron cavalry troops quickly assembled, 100,000 cavalry, and more than 100,000 infantry, and left the city in turn.

In the face of the Zhao army's 300,000 tiger army, all cavalry, the troops under Xing Yike's hand were thin, and they rode on foot, without the slightest advantage at all.

At first glance, the Iron Cavalry Army is weak, but Xing Yike is as famous as Feng Zixiu, and Zheng Guo is a famous general, so he naturally has his own way of commanding troops for many years.

The spring is warm and slightly cold, everything thaws, the snow on the plain melts, tens of thousands of blue-clothed and black-armored infantry poured out of the city, and soon formed a phalanx, moving forward quickly, 60,000 cavalry on both wings, 40,000 cavalry as a reserve army, recaptured the upper reaches of the Longjiang River at a critical moment.

At this moment, in the camp of the Zhao army, Feng Zixiu had received the news of Zheng Jun's troops, and he was playing with his saber in his hand, smiling impatiently, one more day, the savings were enough for the river, and the water was enough to annihilate the lower reaches of the Longjiang River.

However, at the moment, the Iron Cavalry took the initiative to go out of the city, and it seemed that it was not bad to defeat the opponent on the frontal battlefield. "Li He, with 30,000 tigers, is stationed in the upper reaches of the Longjiang River to prevent the other party from sneaking up. The whole army was dispatched, Hou Ran led the Chinese army to charge, Li Pei and Zhao Heng led the two wings to outflank, and they must annihilate the iron cavalry in one battle. ”

The Tiger Ben Army is all cavalry, all of them are warriors of the southern and northern wars, facing the enemy, there is no need for any strategy, 300,000 Tiger Ben Army, in the plain is enough to crush everything, so that any living thing will be wiped out in an instant, a battle of slaughter, about to begin.

Feng Zixiu, who has not tasted defeat, led the tiger army that had never been defeated, the whole army was high-spirited, and the soldiers did not rise, as if they had smelled the smell of blood that made people's blood boil, and one by one the tiger army, like a demon who was eager to drink blood, set off in full gear.

On the Bishan Plain, the roar and shouts of the iron cavalry army step by step, the sound of the horses' hooves, the sound of the charge, on the quiet plain, as if the twilight drum and morning bell suddenly sounded, the whistling sound was endless, and the people who were depressed by the solemn killing atmosphere were uncomfortable, as if the sky was about to collapse, as if the earth was about to sink, and the danger was permeated in the air and surrounded the plain.

The Iron Cavalry was the first to arrive at the predetermined position, did not dare to delay the deployment immediately, the number of infantry in the army was too much, under normal circumstances, it was difficult to compete with the cavalry, especially the opponent was the Tiger Ben Army, which had both combat effectiveness and the command of famous generals, and this battle should not be underestimated.

Xing Yike was dressed in black armor, looking at you, squinting his eyes, standing on a tall siege vehicle, looking into the distance.

On the northern plains, the cavalry was pressed down, like a group of foraging beasts rushing towards the wilderness, the sound of horses' hooves could collapse the sky, clutching the spear, Xing Yike shouted coldly: "Set up a crossbow bed!" Stone-throwing machine! ”

That's right, it's a crossbow bed, this thing was popular in the Song Dynasty, but it was not unique to the Song Kingdom, Zheng and Song were adjacent, so there was naturally a way to make a crossbow bed.

Zheng Guo's bed crossbow is two meters long, one meter wide, and the shaft of the arrow is also one meter, one person carries an arrow, four people exert force, and five people cooperate with each other, with a range of 800 to 1,000 meters, and three spears can be placed at a time. Although it is weaker than the Song State, it is a lethal weapon against the northern cavalry and a natural nemesis.