In the previous chapter, it was mentioned that Xin Wencong was not only not nervous when he heard Li Yu's surprise attack on the volunteers, but he was overjoyed, and Zhao Gou sent cavalry to outflank the peasant army according to Xin Wencong's plan, and then the whole army advanced at an ordinary marching speed, waiting for the results.

Zhao Gou stood up on horseback and looked into the distance with a telescope, hoping to get a glimpse of the battlefield. Alas, Zhao Gou sighed, although there is no air pollution now, but at night, without infrared telescopes, it is impossible to see the unlit crowds inside and outside the city. Zhao Gou was anxious, and he remembered that in modern times, he could use radio instant communication. It's a pity that although he understands the principles of radio, he does not understand radio production. In his life, he probably didn't have the ability to bring radio to the Song Dynasty, all he could do was to keep sending scouts to the front to check the military situation, so that he could know the battle situation at any time.

A quarter of an hour later, a scout horse rushed to the Chinese army and said, "Report to the commander!" The former army (Han Yuanjun) has stabilized its position! I'm fighting the thieves! ”

"Oh?" When Zhao Gou heard this, he put his mind at ease, and then asked, "What is the specific situation, tell me about it." ”

"Yes! Our army was marching towards Rencheng according to the order of the commander, and when it came to one place, a dense forest on the left and a hill on the right, thieves suddenly appeared and rushed out of the dense forest, and attacked the flank of our army with a conical formation. Fortunately, the flank of our army was the spear battalion commanded by Zhao, which was originally designed to defend against surprise attacks, equipped with spears, backings, and Wugang cars (two zhang long, one zhang four wide, with spears tied to the outside of the car and a large shield on the inside. When fighting with a Wugang car, several Wugang cars can be chained together to become a strong fortress. ）

The pikemen battalion suddenly encountered the enemy, and although dozens of people were killed and wounded, they quickly put their chariots in front and spread out a circular formation to defend against the thieves. Although there are many thieves and strong swords and spears, the spears of the spear battalion are one foot longer than the weapons of the thieves, and they are protected by shields and martial arts. The thieves were unable to break through the flank commanded by Zhao for a while, and our army stabilized its position. When his subordinates came to report, Commander Han Du was assigning heavy sword soldiers, preparing to attack the thieves! ”

Zhao Gou listened and nodded at the same time, through the past few days, Zhao Gou has experienced a process from disillusionment to re-understanding of ancient Chinese formations. First of all, those magical formations in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms do not exist, and there is no formation that can reverse the combat power; However, the formation is really crucial, there was no radio in ancient times, and the centurion and ten-division commanded the army by shouting, while the middle-level officer commanded the troops, mainly relying on the formation. The battlefield changes rapidly, the general quickly issues orders through the command flag, and the well-trained troops will quickly change to the proper position. Provided, of course, well-trained troops. Zhao Gou's volunteers can only form formations at the battalion level now, and no more will work. And like the stronger Zhuge Liang Bagua Array (not as mysterious as in the novel, but it can still fight against the Wei cavalry), and the weaker Song Taizong Pingrong Wanquan Array, they are all large formations of tens of thousands of people, and without more than half a year of training, it is impossible for the sergeants to practice maturely.

Zhao Gou listened to Tanma's report, and nodded very old-fashionedly, meaning that Han Du did a good job.

"Report!!" The Tanma from Han Yuanjun reported for about half an hour, and the second Tanma also arrived. I only heard him report loudly, "Commander, the escort battalion has arrived at the designated position, and Commander Shi will divide the whole battalion into five groups and attack the thieves in a cone formation!" The bandit formation is in chaos! Commander Shi said that the thief army was all infantry, and there were only a dozen people on horseback, and these dozen horsemen must be Li Yu and his personal guards. Commander Shi wants to capture Li Yu alive and dedicate it to the handsome! ”

"Good!" When Zhao Gou heard this, he clapped his hands and applauded, Shi Erlang was loyal and reliable, down-to-earth and motivated, and he made meritorious contributions, which has always been Zhao Gou's wish. What's more, Shi Erlang was personally promoted by Zhao Gou, if he can achieve a career, wouldn't it seem that Zhao Gou is particularly holy and knowledgeable?

"Dashuai!" After another quarter of an hour, the third probe arrived, and this time the news of Yang Yizhong's teaching camp was reported, and he only listened to him, "Dashuai, the thieves began to flee, and the commander of the teaching battalion spread out the snake formation to trap the thieves in case they escape back to Rencheng!" ”

"Good!" When the Chinese army heard this military report, they cheered, and now it is obvious that the victory or defeat has been decided, and the suspense only lies in whether Li Yu can be captured alive, as well as the casualties of both the enemy and us. Zhao Gou rubbed his hands, and Huang Qianshan, the deputy of the military service, said that the overall situation has been decided, and everyone is arranged to rest, but no fire is allowed.

This Huang Qianshan is a traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty who is as famous as Wang Boyan, and he can be the prime minister, no matter if he is a traitor, he is not an ordinary person. Doing things is really meticulous and proper, and when he heard Zhao Gou say that he was not allowed to light a fire, he not only asked that it should not be lit, but also forbade shouting loudly, so as not to attract attention.

The soldiers of the volunteers set up camp and fetched water and ate bread; Zhao Gou took the cream cake handed by Hu Die, and was about to chew it beautifully. Shi Erlang rode alone and ran to Zhao Gou's side, and a young man was tied to the back of the deputy horse.

Shi Erlang arched his hand and said with great interest, "Handsome, this is Li Yu!" ”

Zhao Gou heard that this was Li Yu, who was in Rencheng, and immediately became interested, and asked Li Yu to drag him off the horse, only to see Li Yu wearing a scarf on his head and eight feet long, although his face was full of dust and blood at this time, but he still looked dignified.

Zhao Gouxin said that he couldn't imagine that Li Yu was a professional rebel, but he was still a Confucian general, worthy of the Song Dynasty, and he was so cultured in the revolution. So, Zhao said, "Quick, untie General Li." Maohe (Huang Qianshan, the word Maohe), set up a seat for General Li. ”

Li Yu was loosely tied, rubbing his arm that was bruised by the rope, and looking at Zhao Gou suspiciously, Zhao Gou pretended to be kind and motioned for Li Yu to come and eat cake together. After Li Yu sat down, Zhao Gou and the two of them asked and answered, Zhao Gou asked for warmth, and Li Yu was not willing to give up.

After Zhao Gou asked Li Yu's family, the tone of his words changed, and he directly asked him if he was willing to surrender; Li Yu smiled contemptuously and asked rhetorically, why do you want to descend?

Zhao Gou replied, loyal to the country; Li Yu laughed again, saying that the Song Dynasty would not die, it had nothing to do with him, the Jin people came, and he could still drive this group of barbarians out.

Zhao Gouxin said, you have been captured, how can you drive the Jin people out? But as the saying goes, hitting people doesn't slap their faces, Zhao Gou smiled tolerantly, and was about to tell Li Yu that the rise and fall of the country and the meat eaters seek it, and the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. Yang Yizhong dragged a tiger-bearded man, opened the door curtain and entered Zhao Gou's military tent.

As soon as Li Yu saw this tiger-bearded man, he suddenly stood up, Zhang Sanlang and Shi Erlang were quick and pressed him back to his seat. Yang Yizhong glared at Li Yu fiercely, then turned his head and arched his hand, and said loudly, "Dashuai, the last general will capture Zhang Yu and dedicate it to Dashuai!" ”