Mianchi is located in the west of Luojing about 100 miles, the territory of the east and west of the mountains blocked, since ancient times is the gate of the West Qin, the terrain here is dominated by basins and hills, dense forests, birds and beasts are numerous.

On 20 August, the 200,000 Yongzhou army marching east and the 200,000 Yuzhou army led by Yang Sheng met here, and the two sides launched a tragic tug-of-war on a 100-mile-long front.

On the south bank of the stream, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, the golden drum was great, the flag was flying, the dust covered the sky, a battle of tens of thousands of people was unfolding, the two sides fought hard, the soldiers fought each other, the cold light was shining, the blood splashed in the screams, the heads were rolling, the stumps were broken, and the blood flowed like a river.

This is a commanding heights on the south bank of the Jianshui by the armies of both sides, and the east of this commanding heights is an endless plain, which is extremely important for the cavalry, charging from top to bottom, the power is huge, and for the infantry, it is condescending, and the morale is also superior.

Therefore, the commanders of both sides ordered their generals to take this commanding height, Yongzhou army of 18,000 people, the main general is Shenji's henchman, called Chen Zhaosheng, a border general from Lingwu County, famous for commanding cavalry.

The Yuzhou army invested 20,000 people, the main general is the former emperor Fu Heng's chief of guard Xu Chong, he has been promoted to the general of Qianniuwei, this time with Yang Sheng to the west, is one of Yang Sheng's generals, in order to take this important commanding heights, he took the initiative to ask Ying to fight, led 20,000 cavalry troops to fight with the enemy in a tragic battle.

They fought fiercely from the early morning to noon, and all the troops on both sides were invested, and it had lasted three hours, and the soldiers on both sides were exhausted, but no one dared to withdraw from the battlefield first.

Under the banner in the rear, Xu Chong's brows were furrowed, and he was secretly anxious in his heart, he had sent people to ask for help several times, but there was no news for a long time.

"General!"

A lieutenant galloped up and reported loudly: "The brothers can't hold on, let's collect the troops first!" ”

"Hold on a little longer, reinforcements will arrive soon!"

Du Wei had no choice but to turn his horse's head and go back to supervise the battle, Xu Chong also began to be anxious, his army did not arrive, it did not mean that the other party's reinforcements did not arrive, once the other party's reinforcements arrived, they would be defeated.

"If you go to urge the boss again, if the reinforcements don't come again, we will be defeated!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a messenger galloping from a distance, "General Xu! ”

This is the sergeant sent to urge reinforcements, Xu was overjoyed, and hurriedly greeted him: "How is it, when will the commander send reinforcements." ”

"The boss said that the general can adjust his tactics, but he can't send troops anymore, he said that the troops should protect the baggage and not disperse anymore!"

"Old bastard!" Xu Chong finally scolded, as long as there are two thousand elite cavalry, he can win, and Yang Sheng doesn't even understand this? No wonder Zhang Jinjie said that he was mediocre, and he really fainted home, Jinzhou didn't take the baggage to heart, and now he attaches too much importance to it, his biggest problem is that he can't tell which is more important and which is lighter!

At this time, another scout reported, "General, there is an enemy reinforcement from the southwest, about 8,000 people!" ”

Xu Dazhong was taken aback, eight thousand fresh troops joined the battle group, he was sure to be defeated, and he had no choice but to order: "Pass the troops and collect the troops!" ”

His heart was full of worries, at this time, it was dangerous and abnormal!

'When! While! While! The sound of the retreat sounded, and the officers and men of the Yuzhou army were already difficult to support, and retreated like a tide, and the courage and combat power in their hearts faded from this withdrawal.

Chen Zhaosheng, the commander of the Yongzhou army, smiled siniestly, he was waiting for this moment, he still had a rear army of 3,000 cavalry, and he never sent it, he would rather suffer heavy casualties, he also had to wait for the best time, and now the time has come.

He turned around and shouted: "Order the rear army, kill with all your might!" ”

I saw a fresh cavalry from behind a hill, dusty, murderous, overwhelmingly to the retreating Yuzhou army, the sudden change surprised Xu Da, he realized that the problem was serious, and immediately ordered, "Beat the drums, face the battle!" ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! The drum sounded again, but the soldiers who had been fighting for three hours were exhausted, their courage was exhausted, no one was willing to turn around and fight again, the drum only accelerated the speed of their retreat, the Yongzhou cavalry had already covered up, and the Yuzhou army was killed on their backs, trembling with fear, and the chaos was like a tide of defeat.

Xu Chong saw that the defeat had appeared, and he yelled, "Kill me with me!" ”

He led the last five hundred soldiers to meet the battle, desperately blocking the impact of three thousand cavalry, and his army began to stabilize, following him to counterattack, but at this moment, Yongzhou's eight thousand reinforcements arrived and launched an attack from the side, Xu Chong's army could no longer support it, and it collapsed in an instant, everyone scrambled for their lives, and the whole line was defeated.

Chen Zhaosheng ordered, the Yongzhou army pressed on a large scale, killing rivers of blood, corpses all over the field, countless surrenderers, Xu Chong's 20,000 casualties, only fifty horsemen were left to follow him, he hated Yang Sheng to the core, and did not return to the commander's account, and fled directly back to Luojing to complain.

．．．．．．． The loss of the commanding heights of Jianshui put the Yuzhou army in an extremely unfavorable situation, and the situation in Mianchi could no longer be maintained, so Yang Sheng had to prepare to withdraw his troops.

In fact, Yang Sheng was also very helpless, he didn't dare to divide his troops to save Xu Chong's army, because the 200,000 Guanzhong army they were facing now was quite difficult, but there were still 100,000 troops under the command of Shao Jingwen hidden in the shadows.

Yang Sheng is most afraid of fighting with this kind of opponent who does not pay attention to the rules, he has never been able to understand Shao Jingwen's routine, perhaps because his body is aging, he always feels powerless to deal with this kind of surprise attack, he likes to fight head-on, because he can play chess according to experience, without him spending his brain, but the surprise attack is different, he can't see through the opponent's troops, so he has been worried.

In the big tent, Yang Sheng's mood was very heavy, he also learned the lesson of Jinzhou's defeat, no longer separated the baggage from the army, but launched a positional battle, in the plain area, this way of fighting is feasible, but there will also be a problem, that is, the mobile surname is too poor, and when retreating, you must retreat with the baggage, the goal is large, and it is too slow.

At this time, Yang Sheng was still weighing, and it was difficult for him to make a final decision between withdrawing or not withdrawing.

"Enlightened marshal, the holy decree is here."

A soldier reported at the door, and then the eunuch's shrill voice sounded outside the tent, "The holy decree has arrived, Yang Sheng has accepted the decree!" ”

Yang Sheng hurriedly left the camp and knelt down, "Minister Yang Sheng takes the order!" ”

Several pro-soldiers put incense on the table, and the eunuch unfolded the holy decree and read: "The emperor's decree orders the generalissimo Yang Sheng to give up the field battle, quickly withdraw the troops to Luoyang City, and fight according to the city, Qin this!" ”

Yang Sheng was taken aback, this was not only to ask him to retreat, but also to abandon Yuzhou and stay in Luojing alone, what was going on?

He hurriedly got up and asked, "Father-in-law, what's wrong?" ”

The eunuch sighed, "Dashuai, it's really not a secret, Xingyang has been occupied by the King of Qi, General Li Mi is outnumbered, defeated and retreated to Luojing, now the King of Qi's 200,000 troops are approaching Luojing, the vanguard has reached Yanshi, the defenders in Beijing are less than 30,000, and the capital is in danger!" ”

"What?" Yang Sheng was dizzy for a while, was the situation so critical? The forward of the Qi army has already reached Yanshi, and it is only a few dozen miles away from the capital.

He was flustered, and now it was no longer a question of whether he weighed whether to withdraw the troops, but that he had to withdraw the troops, and all the baggage could not be wanted, so he decided to withdraw the troops overnight.

He immediately ordered: "Order all officers above the rank of general to gather in my big tent." ”

．．．．．．． In the big tent of the Yongzhou army, the commander Shen Ji was discussing the next step with Shao Jingwen, who had just arrived.

Since the Yongjing high-level accepted the opinion of the Queen Mother, after the joint annihilation of Yu, Shen Ji and the Queen Mother united, the power of the Empress Dowager Shen soared, Uncle Shen Guo has gradually been squeezed to the edge of the decision-making level, he was in the decision-making level of Yongjing, the right to speak was significantly reduced, especially Shen Ji was named the king of Qin for a while, Uncle Shen strongly opposed, and even in a rage, resigned his Hanzhong county king, but his opposition had no effect, Shen Ji was still canonized as the king of Qin, which was the first prince with a different surname in the Daning Dynasty.

Although Yongjing was divided internally, it was still consistent in foreign warfare, and Uncle Shen did not obstruct the war because of his frustration in the field of power, which he knew very well in his heart, since the imperial court had decided to join forces to destroy Yu, it was necessary to try to do a good job in this matter, he ordered his henchman Shao Jingwen to lead 100,000 troops from Jinzhou to the south to cooperate with Shen Ji to fight, Shen Ji also admired Shao Jingwen a lot, and attached great importance to his opinion.

In the camp, Shen Ji pointed to the commanding heights captured at noon with a wooden pole, and smiled at Shao Jingwen: "This highland is called Baijian Heights, from here to the east is a horse Pingchuan, taking it, the strategic significance is very significant, it will be difficult for the Yuzhou army to gain a foothold in Mianchi County, I estimate that Yang Sheng is already thinking about withdrawing troops." ”

Shen Ji pointed to Luoxi Town, fifty miles away, with a wooden pole, "From the topography point of view, the possibility of the Yuzhou army withdrawing to Luoxi Town is relatively large, after all, Luoyang is further east, and it cannot be retreated." ”

Shen Ji saw that Shao Jingwen had been silent, so he asked strangely, "Does General Shao have his own opinion?" ”

Shao Jingwen nodded, "Yang Sheng is a person who attaches great importance to logistics baggage, if it is only a piece of commanding heights that is occupied, he will not withdraw his troops easily, because his baggage is in the camp with the army, but if he retreats, I think he will withdraw to Luojing, the reason is not because of us, but because of the threat of King Qi's army." ”

Shen Ji frowned, "Are you saying that King Qi's army has threatened Luojing?" ”

"I don't know yet, I've sent scouts to investigate, and news should come soon."

As soon as the words fell, a report came from outside the tent, "General Shao, the scout you sent has an urgent intelligence report. ”

"Let him in!"

Shen Ji was also a little excited, could it be that something really happened to Luo Jing's side?

(To be continued)