Xiao Maha ended his morale-boosting speech in front of the army, looked at the huge enemy army formation opposite, especially the tens of thousands of horse-armored Xiaoguo cavalry in the front army, and the front that was more than three times as wide as himself, and sighed.

He gritted his teeth, reined in the reins, raised a military flag, and ran towards the open space between the two armies.

Yang Xuangan calmly watched Xiao Maha come alone on horseback, knowing that this was the last negotiation before the war, and according to etiquette, the commander should go, but Yang Su had already explained to him that if he encountered this situation, he could go to negotiate on his own, and this battle was completely completed by the Xiaoguo cavalry, and the other armies were just shouting and cheering.

Yang Xuan's heart was excited, and he was finally going to meet the legendary generation of war gods, although there was no suspense about the result, but to be able to talk to Xiao Maha face to face on the battle array, this was a dream he had for a long time.

Suppressing his excitement, Yang Xuangan bowed his head slightly to the majestic sea beside him, and ran straight towards Xiao Maha.

Xiao Maha saw a black horse running over from the opposite side of the formation from a distance, and immediately there was a burly and sturdy knight, and the veteran who had fought for many years could see at a glance that everyone was the best, and secretly praised in his heart: "Good horse, good strong man." ”

In the blink of an eye, Yang Xuangan rushed to the front, pulled the reins of the horse, and the black cloud jumped a little, and settled steadily.

Yang Xuangan thrust the lance into the ground, arched his hand on the horse, and said respectfully: "Junior Yang Xuangan, I have seen General Xiao. ”

Xiao Maha looked at the person carefully, with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, red lips and white teeth. His eyes sparkled. The short hair on the temples and chin adds to the pride of many men. Wearing a chain of armor, a cloud-swallowing beast on his shoulders, a tiger skin ribbon around his waist, and cloud-moyun gold-winged boots under his feet, he is a heroic boy with an extraordinary bearing.

Xiao Maha laughed: "You are Yang Xuangan, who once broke the Turks and became famous all over the world?" ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "It's the junior." ”

Xiao Maha sighed: "Yang Su is really a good fortune, born such a heroic son. I can't do it. ”

Yang Xuangan thought of Xiao Shiluo's matter, and his heart moved, maybe today is a good opportunity for Xiao Maha to let the Zhou family go, so he replied to Xiao Maha's words: "Your son Xiao Shiluo is also alive and well now, sometimes you don't have to dance with knives and guns, you can only carry forward the family by being skilled in bows and horses." ”

Xiao Maha was shocked, and even the jujube red horse under the seat was also irritable, and he walked a few steps before being re-controlled by Xiao Maha, his eyes widened, and he looked at the smiling but sincere young enemy general in front of him. He said in a deep voice: "How do you know about our Xiao family?" ”

Yang Xuangan said in a low voice: "Just because General Zhou is also a famous general admired by the younger generation, the younger generation doesn't want the Zhou family to be implicated by General Xiao for no reason." caused a great disaster, and the younger generation also wanted to save the incense for you, General Xiao. ”

Xiao Maha stared at Yang Xuangan tightly and said, "Is this what you mean or is it Yue Guogong's arrangement?" ”

Yang Xuangan caught the black cloud between his legs, took a step forward, and said: "Of course, this is my father's arrangement, don't hide it from my seniors, I have already met Chen Zhishen, and he has completely trusted the sincerity of his juniors." ”

Xiao Maha sighed, and his eyes became deeper? Get up: "I can't imagine that I, Xiao Maha, don't know the Duke of Yueguo, but I have received such a great favor from him, General Yang, why do you want to do this?" ”

Yang Xuangan said: "Because our Hongnong Yang family is also a big family of the Han people, we have a natural good impression of your Lanling Xiao family, and I don't want to see your branch cut off." And this matter involves General Zhou, he is also our friend, General Xiao, forgive the younger generation for being disrespectful, you really shouldn't treat your friends with threats and reports. ”

Xiao Maha said angrily: "Friend? If he were my friend, he wouldn't have detained Zhishen, begging him to help save my only son, if he didn't help, it wouldn't matter, at least I could put people back! But he even deducted Zhishen, and he was going to send it to Yang Guang to ask for credit, can such a person be regarded as a friend? ”

Yang Xuangan glanced at the military array opposite, and saw that many soldiers were talking about it, and he was suspicious that the two of them had been talking for so long, and he knew that he couldn't talk about any more irrelevant things, so he said: "Old General Xiao, please believe me, General Zhou is definitely for self-preservation." If he wants to betray his friends for glory, he will detain Chen Zhishen the first time, how can he give him a second chance to find you? ”

Xiao Maha blinked, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and said, "But he can completely let Zhishen come back and tell me, directly detain people, and make my letter public in public, what do you want to do?" ”

Yang Xuan's heart sank, and said, "How do you know about this?" ”

Xiao Maha smiled proudly: "General Yang, don't underestimate the old man too much, the old man also has his own eyes and ears, not a fool." How do you explain this, do you still want to say that the surname Zhou is my friend? ”

Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice: "General Xiao, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here, put yourself in your shoes, if you were in the position of General Zhou at that time, everyone in the barracks was harmonious, could you just let Chen Zhishen go on the spot?" That's not General Zhou's private residence. ”

Xiao Maha never thought about this problem, he was speechless for a while, and he was speechless immediately.

Yang Xuangan continued: "The reason why General Zhou did that was purely to protect himself first, if he was reported to be involved with your General Xiao, then not only would he not be able to save your son, but even his whole family would be involved." I don't know who came up with this bad idea with you, and actually let Chen Zhishen go straight to the camp like this, fortunately, my father took a small road to attack at that time, and General Zhou was in charge of the whole army as a deputy marshal, otherwise it would only be more troublesome. ”

Xiao Maha was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't care that this was in front of the two armies, so he lost his voice and said: "Then what now, is Shilian still saved?" ”

Yang Xuangan changed his tone and said, "General Xiao is relieved for the time being, since my father has promised to help General Zhou with this, he will help to the end, and he will also save your son." The younger generation has seen Chen Zhishen and knows the benefits, he promised to cooperate with us, do what we say, and you can rest assured of other things. ”

Xiao Maha burst into tears with excitement, if it weren't for tens of thousands of pairs of eyes staring at him, he couldn't wait to get off the horse immediately and thank the young man in front of him. He rubbed his eyes. said: "Thank you Yue Guogong for raising Xiao." Great kindness and great virtue, only the next life will be repaid. ”

"General Yang, Xiao Mou mistakenly believed people's words this time, followed the Han King to start an incident, and he was deeply guilty, and he didn't have the luck that the emperor could pardon me, and as a general, he didn't want to surrender again. Humiliation. What we just said is a private matter, so let's talk about business. ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Yang Mou came this time, it is precisely for this reason that Xuangan is not talented, and he can be regarded as a military man, he understands the dignity of being a soldier, and it is the glory of Yang Mou to fight with you in a dignified manner, and it is also the honor of all our Xiaoguo knights." ”

In a short moment, Xiao Maha regained his majesty and bearing as a generation of famous generals, not just a lonely and helpless old father like just now. He smiled arrogantly: "The invincible Xiaoguo Iron Rider in the world, Xiao has long wanted to see it." ”

Xiao Maha turned his head sideways. Lifting the broadsword, he pointed to the silent military array behind him, and said proudly: "Most of the four thousand athletes you see now have been following Xiao's personal guards since the Southern Dynasty, and they have all experienced a hundred battles. ”

"The reason why they didn't run away like other soldiers was because they longed for their last battle as soldiers."

Yang Xuangan looked at these Xiao Maha's personal soldiers, although they were more than a mile apart, they could still see the faces of the people in the front row clearly.

Only then did he realize that most of these soldiers were already full of beards, almost middle-aged, and many of them had scars on their faces and hands, and scars crawled on their faces like centipedes, and their eyes were full of determined murderous aura.

Yang Xuangan has been in the army for five or six years, so he naturally knows the goods, and at a glance, he praised: "Sure enough, it is a sharp pawn personally trained by General Xiao, and at first glance, he is a warrior who has been on the battlefield for a long time and can fight habitually." ”

A smug look flashed on Xiao Maha's face, and he said, "Many of them are my Xiao Maha's family members on weekdays, and many of them are my Xiao family who paid to help them buy land and land in Bingzhou and settle down." These people are loyal to my Xiao family, and I did not recruit them this time when Yang Liang raised troops, but many people came to serve me with their own sons and nephews. ”

"General Yang, don't underestimate them, although they are a little older, they are by no means old, weak, sick and disabled."

Yang Xuangan took a deep breath and said, "My father often teaches the younger generation never to underestimate the opponent, and never to underestimate the heart of a famous general. General Xiao, whether it is for you or for these soldiers who pursue honor, the juniors will not show mercy, and a glorious battle is the only thing the juniors can give you. ”

Xiao Maha laughed: "Okay, good, then let's have a glorious battle." He laughed three times, shook his horse's head, and rode his horse toward his own phalanx.

Yang Xuangan raised his head and looked at the sky, the sun lazily showed half of his face from the cotton-woollike clouds, and the sun sprinkled on this grassland, Yang Xuangan secretly said to himself in his heart: "It's really a good weather for war, God is too kind to me Yang Xuangan." With a flick of the horse's head, Yang Xuangan rushed back to his own military formation.

Xiong Kuohai stepped forward and whispered to Yang Xuangan: "Why did the general talk to that Xiao Maha for so long?" ”

Yang Xuangan waved his hand and said, "For such a general, there should be a minimum of respect." After all, I am also my idol Yang Xuangan since childhood, there is no suspense about the outcome of this battle, it was also the first and last time I talked to Xiao Maha, isn't it worth grasping? ”

Xiong Kuohai sighed and said, "Do you need a cavalry formation now?" There were only infantry on the opposite side, not even chariots and horses, and a single charge could crush them. ”

Yang Xuangan pondered for a moment and said, "Point out the three thousand elite horses, I will personally lead the team, and the others should not make a move." ”

Xiong Kuohai was taken aback and said, "Only three thousand people? Isn't it too much? After all, Xiao Maha is a famous general on the battlefield, and those veterans who are still following him now and have not escaped should also be his old subordinates, beware of fraud! ”

Yang Xuangan waved his hand: "This kind of frontal confrontation on the plain, the other party is also as you said, there is no obstacle that can resist the impact of the cavalry, there is no chance of victory, if I am 10,000 Xiaoguo cavalry all pressed, then others will say that I Yang Xuangan is invincible, 3,000 elite cavalry is enough!" ”

Xiong Kuohai helplessly spread his hands: "You are the general, you have the final say, but Kuohai still reminded the general, be careful, they came early, and they may do something on this battlefield." ”

Yang Xuangan suddenly woke up, he almost forgot about this just now, and suddenly remembered it after Xiong Kuohai's reminder. I cursed in my heart, damn it. But his face still looks confident. "Of course I know this, and I will make arrangements." You are responsible for selecting 3,000 elite riders. ”

Xiong Kuohai quickly picked out three thousand elite horsemen, and the team members who were called to the detachment couldn't help but be overjoyed, while those who were not called were full of disappointment.

Yang Xuangan quickly divided the 3,000 cavalry into three teams, left, center, and right, with 500 cavalry on each flank, responsible for outflanking the enemy's flanks and rear, while the 2,000 cavalry on the front were lined up in a row of 50 cavalry. The front, about a mile wide, was separated by five paces between the front and rear riders, and each team of five hundred riders was arranged in ten rows.

This time, because Yang Xuangan was the main general, he did not rush to the front as before, but set off with the second team to control the shape of the entire battlefield.

The southwest wind blew slightly on the battlefield, although it was not big, but it was also conducive to the full speed impact of the cavalry, and Yang Xuangan separated the iron cavalry in the three directions. He took a deep breath and stared at the thick eyebrows beside him. The herald with a face like a heavy jujube said: "Sound the trumpet, charge!" ”

The knights in the back row took out their horns one after another, and the heavy sound shook people's eardrums, which made people's blood boil, and the five hundred Xiaoguo iron horsemen of the first team in front began to walk slowly, and the interval between the two armies was about three miles so that they could complete an acceleration process from stationary to full speed.

Three miles, two and a half miles, two miles, one and a half miles! The speed of the iron horsemen was getting faster and faster, and now they had fully begun to gallop, and the long lance of the pole had been lowered, and the tip of the lance that shone with cold light pointed straight ahead, like a forest of death, pressed towards the infantry army on the opposite side.

Yang Xuangan also waved his hand in the back, and the second team of cavalry began to follow him slowly, the strength of the cavalry's assault lies in its surging waves, which can continue to impact wave after wave, even if the first group of cavalry advances into the phalanx and is in a state of trapping, the follow-up cavalry can still launch a surprise wave after wave, until all the infantry on the opposite side are trampled to death, knocked to death, and hacked to death!

Yang Xuangan observed the infantry phalanx opposite, and the pikemen in the front row used ordinary standard rifles, which were only two or three meters long, only more than half of the guns ridden by the Xiaoguo knights.

In addition, there was no chariot and horse rejection in the front row of the enemy formation, and he did not see the infantry crossbow machine of eight to ten stones used by the dragoon guards, which made Yang Xuan feel confident that three thousand Xiao Guo was enough to slaughter the four thousand infantry in front of him.

When the first group of cavalry had galloped at full speed and rushed to less than a hundred paces away from the rebel infantry camp, suddenly all the iron horsemen in the front row lost their horses, and they were planted with men and horses.

The cavalry that followed the charge could not dodge one by one, and the horses of the first three rows all collided with their companions in front of them, and they also fell down together.

Yang Xuangan saw it clearly, and hurriedly raised his hand, and stopped his team from moving forward, only to see a trench about one zhang wide suddenly appear in front of the first team of knights, with sharp wooden stakes inserted horizontally and vertically.

It turned out that Xiao Maha had laid a thin layer of soil on this trench and put some turf camouflage, which at first glance could not be seen as a trap at all, until these Xiaoguo knights, who weighed more than a thousand catties, stepped on it and planted it one after another.

There were four or five rows of knights because of the huge impact inertia, too late to restrain their mounts and planted into this pit, due to the effect of gravity, no matter the people and horses were poked by those sharp wooden stakes, the trap became a real hell on earth, and more than three hundred knights almost filled the pit about two feet deep in an instant.

The rest of the knights of the first team all reined in the reins of their horses and stopped in front of the pit, and both the knights on their horses and the horses in armor were terrified when they saw the terrible situation in the pit in front of them.

It was too late, but it was too late, and the shield wall in the front row of the rebels' infantry phalanx suddenly opened, and from it came hundreds of sergeants in leather armor and crossbow arrows, and hundreds of four-stone infantry crossbows fired in three consecutive rounds aimed at the Xiaoguo knights with shocked faces.

The sound of the crossbow machine "crackling, crackling" came and went, and the crossbow arrows flying in the air were like flying locusts, flying towards the more than two hundred surviving knights of the first team in black pressure, because the distance was only less than 100 steps, neither the men and horses had time to dodge, and they were instantly beaten into a sieve.

The knights often didn't even have time to scream before they died, and they were shot like hedgehogs, and they returned to Huangquan with endless hatred.

Yang Xuan looked coldly at the situation in front of him, and the hand holding the reins clenched tightly into a fist, since he led the troops, it was the first time that such a situation had occurred without killing the enemy but losing an entire team of subordinates.

Yang Xuangan turned his head to look at the knights behind him, because everyone was wearing ghost masks, he couldn't see his expressions, but from those eyes that could breathe fire, Yang Xuangan saw not fear, not panic, not the fear of the rabbit dying and the fox, but the anger of revenge, hundreds of pairs of eyes flashing with this kind of flame can simply melt the enemy army on the opposite side, and not even a little scum is left!

Yang Xuangan knew that the military heart was available, so he didn't hesitate anymore and yelled: "Avenge the brothers of the front team, rush with me!" After saying that, the black cloud between his legs, the divine horse rushed out like lightning, and the knights behind him also let out a shocking "kill" sound, and rushed out behind Yang Xuangan.

The rebel crossbowmen retreated into the shield wall one after another, and the large shield wall that lay in front of the formation, nearly a man high, closed so that it was impossible to see anything inside. (To be continued......)