On July 20, as soon as the sky was bright, the Beiting Army set off for the east outside Huayin City, and all the soldiers were full of food and drink and stepped on their horses, and even the remaining 7,000 infantry all rode horses and followed behind the heavy cavalry. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the end of the day, according to the normal marching speed of the Beiting army has arrived at the predetermined battlefield, Zhao Ziliang began to order the whole army to deploy positions according to the predetermined battle formation, followed by rest and eat dry food to replenish physical strength, and at this time, the scouts of the two sides have already clashed seven or eight times on a small scale, each has won and lost, and each has also obtained some information from the other party, it is impossible to make small moves at this time, and the scouts on both sides are not vegetarians.

At this time, the rebel army Sun Xiaozhe was also coming west at a normal marching speed, Sun Xiaozhe was wearing a dark and thick battle armor, wearing a bronze helmet, and he was full of ambition to ride a tall horse and walk at the front of the army.

At this time, a scout horse galloped from the front, and this was the third group of scout horses to return.

"General Qiyu, the Tang army has stopped thirty miles in front of it and opened a military formation, it seems that they are waiting for our army to fight a decisive battle!"

Sun Xiaozhe raised his hand, and the army stopped advancing and shouted, "Take the picture!" ”

A small Kanyu map was taken by a soldier, Sun Xiaozhe opened the Kanyu map and put it on horseback, found his location on the map with his fingers, moved to the left casually, and finally stopped, nodded at a location, frowned and said: "This Zhao Ziliang really deserves to be a famous general, it seems that he has a plan!" ”

After speaking, he raised his head and asked the sentry horseman: "Have you found other Tang troops around?" ”

"No, no other Tang troops have been found within fifty miles of the surrounding area!"

Adjutant General Yin Ziqi rode over and saw the position of Sun Xiaozhe's finger, and blurted out: "Huang Yanyuan? The terrain here is indeed flat and open, suitable for cavalry to rush into battle, most of the Beiting army are cavalry, no wonder he chose this place to fight with us, but the decisive battle here is also good for our army! ”

Sun Xiaozhe turned his head and asked, "Vice General Yin, what is the benefit of this place for our army?" ”

"The terrain of this place is flat and open, our army's 100,000 troops can all be put in position, Zhao Ziliang only has 30,000 people, and our army has 100,000, more than three times him, and the strength occupies an absolute advantage, and because the terrain is flat, Zhao Ziliang can't hide his tracks even if he wants to make a ghost, our army can find at a glance that this decisive battle is completely a battle of strength, and it is impossible to take advantage of it, I don't believe that our army's 100,000 horses can't fight him 30,000!"

Sun Xiaozhe nodded, touched his beard and thought for a moment and said, "Since Zhao Ziliang has already selected the battlefield for the decisive battle and wants to wait for the decisive battle of our army, how can we let him get his wish?" The herald ordered the whole army to continue marching, stop fifteen miles in front of the Tang army to rest and eat, and then fight him when we are rested! ”

Sun Xiaozhe is not a straw bag, although his reputation is not as good as Cui Qianyou and Tian Chenghei, but he is also one of the most favored generals by An Lushan, how can he not see Zhao Ziliang's intentions?

"Order!" Yin Ziqi clenched his fists and conveyed the military order to his subordinate heralds.

The army continued to advance, and Yin Ziqi rode his horse next to Sun Xiaozhe and asked, "Sun Dashuai, is the decisive battle time in the afternoon?" ”

Sun Xiaozhe nodded and said: "Yes, the soldiers are drowsy in the afternoon, and they will definitely not be able to exert their full combat power, although the timing is not very good, but this timing is also unfavorable for the Tang army, most of the Tang army are cavalry, even the infantry also have horses, our army should not confront him in a flat place for the night, who knows if Zhao Ziliang will do anything at night?" His cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and if he keeps harassing our army at night, most of our army will be infantry, and there is nothing he can do! ”

Sun Xiaozhe's consideration was reasonable, Yin Ziqi nodded, expressing his approval of Sun Xiaozhe's decision to fight the Tang army in the afternoon, and he asked again: "What kind of formation does the marshal plan to use to deal with Zhao Ziliang?" ”

Sun Xiaozhe said: "The Beiting army is almost all cavalry, their Chinese army must be cavalry, if we use infantry against their cavalry, I am afraid that we will not be able to withstand the cavalry of the Beiting army, only to use the elite cavalry to the elite cavalry, as long as our army's elite cavalry defeats their Chinese cavalry, the Tang army's Chinese army will collapse, and the two wings will inevitably be scattered, and then our army will chase and kill again!" ”

Yin Ziqi thought about Sun Xiaozhe's tactical deployment before and after, and didn't find anything wrong, but he still reminded: "The commander has a thorough deployment, and the general thinks it's feasible, but after all, this Zhao Ziliang has been famous for many years, so we still have to be careful!" ”

Yin Ziqi said this very levelly, not only agreeing with Sun Xiaozhe's tactical deployment, but also reminding him not to despise the other party.

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Huangyan Plain, the resting place of the Tang Army, where the Beiting Army had already set up tents to resist the scorching sun.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Ziliang crossed his arms and touched his chin to look at the map, constantly walking back and forth, and the generals of the other departments were sitting cross-legged on both sides eating food on the low table.

Wang Can walked in and hugged his fists and said, "Marshal, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe's troops arrived fifteen miles in front of our army and began to rest and eat."

Zhao Ziliang stopped: "Oh? As I expected, this Sun Xiaozhe is a cautious person! Who is his lieutenant? ”

"Yin Ziqi!"

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "It's no wonder, two cautious people can't play any tricks when they command the army together!" ”

Bai Xiaode put down the knife and mutton in his hand, stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, the rebels have just arrived, why don't you take advantage of their unstable foothold and let the last general bring a light horse over to rush over and kill for a while?" ”

Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "The rebels have 10,000 elite cavalry, and the two sides are fifteen miles apart, the less men and horses you bring will not make much difference, and the rebels will be able to hear your movements from afar, and they will have enough time to organize the elite cavalry to meet the battle!" So, there's no need for that! The order went down, except for all the infantry who were not allowed to rest, all other battalions and units should take a nap! ”

"No!"

Just after noon, Zhao Ziliang opened his eyes sharply from the big chair of the handsome tent, turned his head to look at the hourglass next to him, and asked the soldiers next to him: "Is it past noon?" ”

"Dashuai, it's just past noon!" The soldier replied as he turned the hourglass upside down.

Zhao Ziliang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Order: The infantry will stay in the camp, and the other departments will quickly assemble according to the predetermined battle formation!" ”

"No!" The herald said yes, took the trumpet, walked outside the tent, and began to blow the trumpet.

With the rapid and long sound of the horn, the soldiers rushed out of the various camp tents with weapons and turned over their horses to assemble, and the whole camp began to boil in an instant, the horn of the whole team, the neighing of the war horses, everything was serious and full of vitality and tension.

In less than a cup of tea, all 23,000 cavalry were assembled, and even the 7,000 infantry who remained behind were lined up in a neat phalanx on one side waiting for orders.

Although Zhao Ziliang brought 30,000 people, only 23,000 cavalry could really be used for battle, and the remaining 7,000 infantry had to stay in the camp to guard the grain and grass horses, and they could not pull all the men and horses out of the big tent, and all the grain and grass, baggage and spare war horses were hoarded in the camp.

Zhao Ziliang rode a war horse and carried a golden nail Zaoyang lance with three hundred guards cavalry to the rear of the Chinese army, and at this time the whole army had already arranged according to the predetermined battle array.

After the marching Sima Laiyao completed the arrangement, he came down from the platform and hugged his fist to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Qi Qi Marshal, the whole army has completed the deployment of the battle formation according to the predetermined battle formation, please give instructions to the marshal!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "What I want to say has been said when I set out in Henglus City, there is nothing to say, the herald ordered the army to advance according to the established formation, not to disrupt the formation and formation, and to advance slowly!" ”

"Order!" After clenching his fists, he gave a military order to the herald.

The sound of war drums began to sound, and all kinds of standard-bearers were also waving flags on the handsome platform, and the moment the war drums stopped, the whole army moved.

Zhao Ziliang threw the war horse and weapons to the soldiers, and he took the telescope to the Shuaitai, and Lai Yao and some generals, officials, and captains also came to the Shuaitai, and the tall Shuai Tai built with a wooden frame was pulled forward by more than a dozen horses, and all around were Zhao Ziliang's personal guard cavalry guards.

After there was movement on the Tang army's side, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe's side quickly got the news, and the rebel camp also reacted quickly, and was originally ready to fight at any time, so the rebels quickly completed the assembly and set up a position, and advanced to the Tang army's side.

The Beiting army slowly advanced for more than ten miles to face the rebels face to face and face two miles away from each other, at this time the Tang army soldiers have completely sobered up, and their spirits are completely in a full state, and most of the people on the rebel side are still yawning, warm all over, this kind of weather is the time to sleep at noon, how can the soldiers immediately recover all their spirit and strength, at this point, I have to say that Sun Xiaozhe fell into Zhao Ziliang's calculations, Zhao Ziliang has been fighting for many years, and he has much more experience in this regard than Sun Xiaozhe and Yin Ziqi.

After the two sides stopped advancing, each of the generals and colonels of their own soldiers boosted their morale and reminded them of some matters that needed attention, and made final preparations for the start of the war.

There was an eagle roar in the sky, Zhao Ziliang looked up, and the black eagle circled and swooped down, landing firmly on Zhao Ziliang's left arm.

Zhao Ziliang touched the feathers of the black eagle with his right hand, and said to Lai Yao: "There is a rumor that the front of the Chinese army is attacking with three thousand archers!" ”

"Order!"

A long horn sounded, the three thousand archers in front of the Chinese army launched a charge, these three thousand archers lined up in thirty rows, each row of one hundred people, completely blocked the middle and rear of the Chinese army, after the charge, the archers took out special bows and crossbows and began to open their bows and arrows.

A large number of horse hooves sounded, and the number of three thousand archers was insignificant compared to the number of people on the entire battlefield, but the momentum of these three thousand archers made Sun Xiaozhe and Yin Ziqi dare not take it lightly.

"Let the Chinese army attack at the beginning, could it be that Zhao Ziliang has the same plan as me, and wants to use this elite cavalry to crush my Chinese army?" Sun Xiaozhe said, and immediately ordered: "Okay, you have to fight hard, how can I not be as good as you want?" Ordered the Chinese army to face the battle, and gave Ben Shuai to crush the Tang Army and Zhao Ziliang's handsome banner! ”

"Yes!" Yin Ziqi agreed, shouting: "The Chinese army is attacking, the commander has an order, and the Chinese army is attacking!" (To be continued.) )