A cavalry of 6,000 is marching south, this is the 6,000 reinforcements led by Cao Meng, they set out from Runzhou, after two days of day and night march, have arrived in Wuxi County.

Lu Zhiyuan, the magistrate of Wuxi, had received Li Yanqing's instructions in advance, and when Cao Meng's 6,000 cavalry arrived, he immediately led the servants to pull out dozens of carts, which were just steamed 2,000 stone of good black beans, which was very good for the horses to recover their physical strength, and hundreds of fat pigs and grain to reward the army, Cao Meng was overjoyed, and ordered the soldiers to enter the county town to rest and recuperate and recover their strength as soon as possible.

At this time, a messenger sent by Li Yanqing also rushed to Wuxi County and handed the letter from the commander to Cao Meng.

"What did you say in the letter?" Adjutant General Gao Chong stepped forward and asked.

Cao Meng handed the letter to Gao Chong, "It is all said that we will fight the enemy tomorrow, and we still have one day to prepare." ”

"Let's go in one shift!"

Gao Zhong read the letter and said: "It will take at least half a day to walk from here to the battlefield, we can slow down the march, but it is best to rush to the battlefield before dawn." ”

Cao Meng calculated the time and distance, and a one-night march was almost enough, "Okay! It's so decided, and we will set off at the first watch! ”

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Yesterday it rained overnight, and the ground was very slippery, and although the rain had stopped, the sky was still cloudy and the wind was blowing.

The smell of dirt and grass filled the wilderness, and although it was summer, there was still a chill in the humid air.

To the north of the battlefield, the Jiangnan Army, of 65,000 men, had already established its position, and archers, crossbowmen, spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and 1,000 cavalry were lined up in turn.

Except for the 5,000 men who were left to guard the large camp, the rest of the army was all deployed to the battlefield.

Among them, the 10,000 sharpest tiger army was the Chinese army, and Xiang Fa was clustered in the middle of the team, and Xiang Fa was immediately under a yellow dragon banner, looking at a black line in the distance with complicated eyes.

Zheng Chen led 10,000 Flying Bear troops as the front army, and 15,000 men on each flank, commanded by generals Zhu Hongying and Guo Huaisu.

The rear army was led by General Li Mo with 15,000 people, front and back, left and right, the whole formation was distributed in a diamond shape, and the structure was relatively compact, which was also the result of Xiang Fa's repeated considerations, his army's combat effectiveness was uneven, and if it was too scattered, it was easy to be broken by each person.

"Let's go!" An order was given to the Affa.

Hundreds of drums sounded together, and the rumbling drums sounded like muffled thunder, and the 65,000-strong army began to slowly move south.

The 40,000 Jingzhao troops did not attack immediately, but stopped five miles away, their training intensity was very high these days, and the soldiers were slightly tired, and it was not to their advantage to immediately enter the battle.

The soldiers of the Jingzhao Army took advantage of this moment to sit on the ground and rest, and the cavalry dismounted one after another to give the horses water and fodder, and they also hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of dry food to fill their stomachs.

At this time, the sound of drums faintly sounded from the position of the Jiangnan Army in the distance, and a lookout soldier on the high platform shouted: "Qi Qi Dutong, the enemy army has driven towards us!" ”

Li Yanqing stared into the distance, it was morning at this time, and a few rays of sunlight shone out from the dense dark clouds, illuminating the wilderness and highlands in the distance, only to see that the army led by Xiang Fa was moving towards this side step by step, and they also saw that the Jingzhao army had not stabilized its position and began to take the initiative to attack.

Li Yanqing immediately coldly ordered: "The army is ready for battle immediately!" ”

"Whew-"

The low sound of trumpets sounded in the sky above the Jingzhao army, and the rapid sound of war drums was also sounded, and the soldiers of the Jingzhao army got up one after another to prepare for battle, and the cavalry mounted their horses, tightened their reins, stretched their bows and arrows, and slowly raised their spears.

Under the gloomy dark clouds, the Jingzhao army formed an inverted triangle army formation, the flag fluttered, the armor was black, and in front were three thousand cavalry, they were the horns of the inverted triangle, and the spears in the hands of the cavalry formed a sharp forest, and the gloomy heaven and earth were full of murderous aura, which was enough to make any opponent dare not underestimate the enemy.

The Xiangfa army stopped three miles away, the width of the Jiangnan army stretched for three miles, and the crossbowmen on the left and right flanks were the first to come out, and they rushed to the front of the line, and the eight thousand crossbowmen lined up in three rows, waiting for the battle, and they expected the cavalry of the Jingzhao army to attack first, so that their bows and arrows could be used.

But the Jingzhao army did not attack, both sides were waiting, Li Yanqing looked at the sky, the sky was already raining showers, Li Yanqing smiled slightly, and ordered: "The whole army waits patiently, no one is allowed to attack without my order!" ”

Time is passing little by little, the two sides are facing each other, and neither of them takes the initiative to attack, as if they are testing perseverance and endurance to see who can't hold on first.

The summer rain was mostly thundershowers and didn't last long, and just as the showers were about to stop, a cavalryman galloped up to Xiang Fa and whispered a few words to him.

Xiang Fa's face changed, he forgot that the rain had a great effect on the bowstring, and the rain just now greatly reduced the range of the bowbow, and the strength and strength were weakened.

This meant that the bow and crossbow array he discharged was ineffective, and Xiang Fa was in a hurry, and hurriedly ordered: "General Lei and General Qiu's flank pikemen are on the line, and the crossbow army retreats!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a general suddenly pointed at the opposing camp and shouted: "Commander, the other party seems to be moving!" ”

Xiang Fa hurriedly looked into the distance, only to see that the position of the Jing Zhao army began to change, and hundreds of shield soldiers dodged, revealing the black cavalry behind them.

"Not good!"

Xiang Fa suddenly realized the other party's attempt and shouted, "Crossbowmen quickly retreat!" ”

At the same time, the Jingzhao cavalry launched.

"Cavalry attack!"

Li Yanqing gave an order, the war drums rumbled, and the red and blue flags danced on the command platform, which was the order for the cavalry to attack, and the cavalry of the Jingzhao Army suddenly launched, only to see the sharp cavalry of the triangular formation galloping out, just like the horns of a rhinoceros, the earth shook, and the powerful cavalry was unstoppable.

The eight thousand crossbowmen were terrified and stumbled to the sides, revealing the 10,000 flying bear army behind them.

The drums sounded again, and the two cavalry quickly divided into two black surging frenzy, led by two partial generals, and slaughtered the left and right flanks of the enemy, with a clear goal, that is, to pursue and kill the retreating crossbowmen.

At this time, the red flag waved on the command platform, and Liu Jian shouted, "Brothers, kill me!" ”

"Kill!"

10,000 pikemen rushed out, the spears were dense like a forest, and the soldiers ran hard in the face of the bleak wind and cold rain, and the momentum was tragic and magnificent, so that the heavens and the earth also changed color.

At the same time, the muffled horn of the Jingzhao Army sounded, and the 10,000 new troops deployed on the left flank, led by Wang Gui, suddenly launched an attack, and they rushed to the right flank of the Jiangnan Army.

On the other hand, Yang Zaixing also led 10,000 new troops on the right flank to kill the left flank of the Jiangnan Army, while Li Yanqing personally led 10,000 Chinese troops to slowly follow and support the battle on the third line at any time.

General Zhu Hongying led 15,000 to form the left flank of the Jiangnan Army, he saw a thousand cavalry straight to the left flank retreating crossbowmen killing, he was in a hurry, shouted, led 3,000 pikemen to a thousand Jingzhao cavalry to meet the battle, the two sides are getting closer and closer, the tip of the spear is shining, the momentum is galloping.

At this time, the cavalry general at the head suddenly shouted, "Go around!" The horse galloped north, and a thousand cavalry followed him around the advance of the Jiangnan army, and quickly slaughtered the retreating crossbow army.

The cavalry's superiority in high mobility was vividly displayed at this moment, and they galloped into the hands of thousands of Jiangnan Army archers who were retreating with a devastating momentum.

Hundreds of crossbowmen of the Jiangnan Army rolled and fell to the ground under the powerful impact of the cavalry, and in an instant, the heads were rolling, the blood was splashing, the wails were loud, the knives were stabbing and the spears were stabbed, the war horses were rushing, the war horses were galloping in the crowd, the crossbow army could not use bows and arrows in the rain, they were difficult to resist the extremely sharp Jingzhao cavalry, and the four thousand crossbow troops were torn apart, with heavy casualties.

When Zhu Hongying led the army over, the cavalry of the Jingzhao Army had killed nearly half of the crossbowmen, rushed out of the enemy formation, and returned to their own formation in a big circle.

At this time, the 10,000 Jingzhao right-wing army led by Yang Zaixing arrived, and Zhu Hongying had to reorganize the army and horses, turn around and go up, the two armies collided violently, the guns hit each other, and the two armies fought fiercely.

At this time, the main force of the 10,000 Jingzhao Army led by Liu Jian arrived, and rushed towards the Jiangnan Army overwhelmingly. ”