Time goes back to half an hour ago, twenty miles southwest of Dangyang County

Heavy snow blocked the road, the cold wind was biting, and the snow that reached down to the calf was a catastrophe for a cavalryman, after all, the advantage of cavalry was mobility, and when a cavalryman climbed off his horse, his ability was not even as good as that of ordinary infantry.

You must know that not every cavalry is like the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, with mounted cavalry and dismounted infantry, and can fight under any circumstances.

"It's so fucking cold......"

Squatting on a rock that was half-exposed outside the snow, one of the lieutenants of the Zhou army's commander Xie An, and the commander-in-chief of the Zhou army's right flank division, Ma Dan rubbed his hands together, and his mouth was hot from time to time.

"Isn't it! What do you say Jingzhou is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it's fucking colder than Xiliang! ”

With a burst of scolding, Ma Dan's lieutenant Wu Xing walked over and threw a leather water bladder filled with spirits to Ma Dan.

Wu Xing, like Ma Dan, was a general from the Xiliang rebels, and after Xie An swept away the rebels in Luoyang and Chang'an, Xie An asked the court for pardon and restored his identity as a general of the Great Zhou.

Later, he returned to Xiliang for a period of time to meet the relatives and relatives of his friends who mentioned Ma Dan and other good friends, so he did not participate in the exercise between Liangqiu Dance and Changsun Xiangyu, but after returning to Jijing, he was incorporated into the Jizhou Army under the recommendation of Ma Dan and became Ma Dan's deputy general.

There is no doubt that he is a brother of life and death who knows the roots.

"Whew, rejoice!" After taking the leather bag and pouring a few sips of spirits, Ma Dan casually threw the wine bag to Wu Xing, jumping and jumping on the snow to move his hands and feet.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of some soldiers slumped on the snow, and Ma Dan frowned and shouted, "Hey, hey, get up, do you plan to sleep and die?" ――Believe it or not, in this weather, once you close your eyes, you can't open them again? ”

"Ma Shuai, just spare me and wait...... I just dug up the grass roots and fed the horses, I'm tired and half dead......"

"Less nonsense!" Walking over and kicking the soldiers, Ma Dan shouted with a straight face, "If you have the strength to complain, get up and do twenty squats!" ”

"Ma Shuai・・・・・・" The dozen or so soldiers screamed, causing the nearby fellow soldiers to laugh.

Complaining is complaining, but the dozen or so soldiers still stood up, imitated the appearance of horses, or jumped and jumped, or squatted on their knees, and enlivened their stiff limbs.

Seeing this scene, Wu Xing took a sip of the liquor and praised sincerely, "It is worthy of being a Jizhou soldier!" The will is more than twice as tenacious as the soldiers we led back then! ”

"It's like staying out of the matter, aren't you also a general of the Jizhou Army?" Ma Dan glanced at his friend amusedly, then nodded and agreed, "The Jizhou soldiers are the division of my Great Zhou Jinggi, so they are naturally strong soldiers!" ”

When he said this, Ma Dan couldn't help but feel a little emotional, after all, he was born in the local army and was used to seeing many things that violated military discipline in the local army, such as eating empty salaries and neglecting drills, and even he had seen some veterans who were even worse than local ruffians.

In his opinion, there should be some dark side to the army of the Great Zhou, yes, commonplace!

It wasn't until he was incorporated into the Jizhou Army that he realized that there really was an army that could be called a strong soldier in terms of military discipline and quality, and that was the Gyeonggi Division with the highest expedition rate and the highest death rate in the Great Zhou, the Jizhou Army!

I remember that on the day he was incorporated into the Jizhou Army, Ma Dan liked the atmosphere in the army, and it is not excluded that some soldiers in the army also showed signs of fighting if they did not agree with each other, but it is undeniable that the Jizhou Army is definitely a bloody soldier far beyond the local army, and the quality and will of the Jizhou soldiers are not comparable to the local army soldiers at all.

Because of this, Ma Dan, who had been suppressed in the local army for a long time earlier, made every effort to attack the position of the commander of the first army, but unfortunately, Fei Guo, who was born in the Jizhou army, overwhelmed him in both martial arts and soldiers.

However, Ma Dan is already very satisfied, after all, he has become Xie An's deputy general, the commander of the division all the way, which is in the Jizhou army, but only he and Fei Guo have the honor. Because of this, Ma Dan is eager to show his prominence in this war, firstly, to repay Xie An's promotion kindness, and secondly, he has not given up the matter of competing with Fei Guo for the commander of the Jizhou Army, although this road is quite difficult.

"The Last Drink......

In the distance, a soldier licked the last drop of liquor from his water bladder, and his mouth was parched, and he couldn't help but look at the snow beneath his feet.

"Hey, don't just stuff the snow in your mouth!" Ma Dan reminded him in time, after all, he had been in the cold land of the West for many years, and he knew too well what people would do when they were thirsty.

"Ma Shuai?" The soldier turned his head to look at Ma Dan suspiciously.

I saw Ma Dan walk over, take the empty water bladder in the soldier's hand, squat down, grab a few handfuls of snow and stuff it into the leather bag, and at the same time said, "Didn't Ben Shuai teach you to wait?" If you don't want to get frostbite in your mouth, don't just stuff the snow into your mouth, so stuff the snow into a water bladder and put it close to your clothes, or tie it under the horse's belly, and wait for the snow to melt into warm water before drinking! With that, Ma Dan handed the soldier the leather bag full of snow.

"But it's so troublesome......"

"It's better to trouble than to lose your life!" Ma Dan said angrily, and slapped the soldier on the back of the head lightly.

Not far away, Wu Xing squatted on the rock and looked at this scene with a smile, after all, it seems that the soldiers from the northwest know this method of obtaining drinking water in the harsh winter, and even they have seen many young and inexperienced soldiers who directly use snow to solve their thirst because of greed, and as a result, their mouths are frostbitten, and then the wounds are ulcerated, and the whole body is feverish and dying of lack of water.

Being frostbitten on a cold, inaccessible wilderness and snow is no different from being sentenced to death by the Great Prison Temple, and even worse than the latter, after all, the latter is relatively happy to cut off his head with a knife, and he will not have to endure unbearable pain before he dies.

"It's quite prestigious, Ma Shuai!" Seeing that Ma Dan came back, Wu Xing teased him.

Ma Dan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's okay anyway!" ”

Wu said with big eyes and a smile, "Old Ma, you are in the Jizhou army, and you are above 10,000 people, and if you want to be promoted, then you can only compete with that guy from Fei Guo for the position of commander... I think you're out of luck in this battle, I heard that Fei Guo beheaded Li Yan, the king of Chu, and it's a great achievement! Not to mention, he also defeated Li Bo, the prince of Qiuyang, several times in a row......"

"Don't mention it, I'll be depressed when I mention it......" Leaning on the rock, Ma Dan sighed and said, "The previous night attack on the rebel army's battalion for dozens of miles, just a little bit, our army can catch up with ・・・・・・"

"That's the limit!" Glancing at Ma Dan, Wu Xing said angrily, "When Yang goes to the east of Nanling, do you think it's just a few steps?" Don't forget, the one who goes for a hundred miles and the profit-seeker is the general! ”

"Hmm・・・・・・" Ma Dan is also a general who is good at using soldiers, Wen Yan nodded, but still said with a little regret, "I don't know if there is such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

Wu Xing smiled when he heard this, and said, "Don't worry, there will be!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly a few light horses galloped in the distance, and Ma Dan glanced at them intently, and found that they were a few of the hundred scouts he had sent out before.

"Report!" The scout Pegasus galloped in front of Ma Dan, clenched his fists and said, "Qi Qi Ma Shuai, ten miles to the south, on the south side of the Ice and Snow City built by the main force of our army, tens of thousands of traces of the rebel army have been found, and it is suspected that they are fighting with the main force of our army!" ”

"Oh?" Ma Dan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked back at Wu Xing and said, "Wu Xing, I'll go and investigate the situation first, if there is an opportunity, I will send you a signal, and we will cooperate with the main division of the adults to fight the rebel army in a wave!" ”

"Good!" Wu Xing nodded, and shouted to the soldiers around him, "Get up, brothers, there is something to do!" ”

While Wu Xing was gathering troops, Ma Dan led more than 30 light horsemen and hurried towards the battlefield to the south.

After rushing for about ** miles, Ma Dan really saw that a large number of rebel army troops were fighting with the Zhou army, and the troops on both sides on the battlefield were more than 100,000.

Seeing this, Ma Dan's heart couldn't help but become hot, after all, this kind of large-scale war with more than 100,000 troops at every turn is a war that can seriously affect the victory or defeat of the entire campaign, and even it is not impossible to decide the victory or defeat in a battle.

"Who is the commander of the rebel army?" Leading the war horse to hide in a higher snow forest, Ma Dan paid close attention to the battle in the distance, his face showed a bit of disbelief, and muttered, "It's strange, it's actually the main force of our army is at a slight disadvantage・・・・・・

It's no wonder that Ma Dan was surprised, after all, Liu Qing had replaced the eldest grandson Xiangyu to become the main force of the Zhou army, he had already learned, and even Liu Qing had shown him what was not inferior to the strategy of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but it was a pity that he arrived late that day, and he never had the opportunity to attack the dozens of miles of the rebel army's battalion, otherwise, the loss of the rebel army that day would have been even more heavy.

"It can't be the monster called Thunder, right?" Ma Dan muttered to himself.

After all, he collided with the thunder that day, and after estimating the strength of the enemy and me, Ma Dan chose to withdraw his troops in vain, after all, the oppressive force given to him by the thunder was not much inferior to Liang Qiu Hao.

And at this moment, a cavalry soldier beside Ma Dan muttered in surprise, "Strange, why is the formation of the main force of our army in the distance so awkward?" ”

"Huh?" Ma Dan was stunned, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the battlefield, only then did he find that the main division of the Zhou army in the distance had put the center of gravity of the battlefield on the south side for some reason, and constantly sent new strong troops on the south side of the battlefield, which made the center of gravity of the entire war unconsciously shift from the middle to the south side of the battlefield, whether it was the Zhou army or the rebel army.

"What is that acting military master planning?" Touching his chin, Ma Dan said in surprise, "The geese are not like the geese, the square gate is not like the square gate, such a strange formation・・・・・・" As he spoke, he was suddenly stunned, staring in amazement at the north side of the left flank of the rebel army.

"Won't it?" In the puzzled eyes of several nearby subordinates, Ma Dan's eyes showed a little horror, and he muttered, "Could it be that the acting military division is creating opportunities for our army?" - Unbelievable, how was she able to calculate the march schedule of our army? ”

Ma Dan's forehead couldn't help but ooze a little cold sweat, because he gradually realized that the reason why Liu Qing deliberately put on such a lame and awkward formation was obviously to create an opportunity for him to sneak attack the flank of the rebel army, but how could Liu Qing guess that he Ma Dan had quietly rushed from Dangyang to the vicinity of here?

"No wonder the eldest grandson military division would ask that Liu Qing to take over the ・・・・・・post of military advisor," Ma Dan muttered to himself, he finally realized what it meant to be a strategic-level military advisor who oversaw the overall situation.

"Send a signal to the rear army, from now on, our army will support the main division, attack the north side of the left flank of the rebel army, and cooperate with Lord Xie to encircle the enemy army!"

"Yes!"

Glancing at the battlefield, Ma Dan led the war horse back from the original road, preparing to sneak attack the flank of the White Water Army after Wu Xing led the army to arrive.

He didn't notice that the monster he was talking about, the commander of the White Water Army, was staring indifferently in the direction he was leaving.

At this time, the battle between the main division of the Zhou army and the White Water Army had already entered the white-hot stage, and even the cold could not stop the madness and solemnity brought by the atmosphere of the battlefield.

And at this moment, a shout of killing suddenly sounded on the north side, and as far as the eye could see, a faint cavalry was attacking at full speed towards the north side of the left flank of the White Water Army, although the speed was far less than in its heyday because of the snow, but it also really frightened a large number of generals of the White Water Army who were fighting.

"What? There are reinforcements from the Zhou army on the north side of the left flank? ”

In the middle battlefield, Chen Zhao, the commander of the First Army of the White Water Army, shot and killed a Zhou soldier, and looked north with a shocked face.

You know, the battle between their White Water Army and the Zhou Army has long been stuck in a quagmire from which neither side can extricate, and at this time, a cavalry of the Zhou Army suddenly attacked from the north side, what does it mean?

This means that they are very likely to lose everything in this battle, completely defeated, and there is no room to recover their disadvantage!

On the other hand, Tang Hao, the general of the middle lane of the Zhou army, showed a bit of surprise and surprise in his eyes, looked at the cavalry reinforcements in the distance and muttered, "It can't be General Ma Dan, right?" This - is it ・・・・・・ huh? Speaking of this, he suddenly realized the situation of his own formation! Quirky >

"Won't it?" Turning his head and glancing at the vicinity of his handsome banner, Tang Hao's eyes showed a little surprise.

Liu Qingdai had never sent anyone to contact General Ma Dan before, how could it be......

Without communicating in advance, he was able to cooperate like this and create a perfect opportunity for General Ma Dan's surprise attack......

This...... Fantastic!

Tang Hao was not the only one who was shocked by this, and everyone else didn't care for the time being, Xie An next to Liu Qing was already stunned.

"It's coming!" Glancing at Xie An's dumbfounded and funny appearance, Liu Qing pretended to hum calmly, and said lightly, "It's okay, Ma Dan finally didn't disappoint this military division・・・・・・

“… Xie An looked at Liu Qing in astonishment when he heard this, because as Tang Hao thought, Liu Qing didn't send someone to contact Ma Dan in advance, and even so, she didn't mean to fight the thunder in the first place. In other words, it was all a temporary rise of her.

"Did you know Ma Dan was coming?"

"Feel it!" Hiding the pride and joy in her heart, Liu Qing said in a flat tone.

"Feelings?" Pulling the corner of his eye, Xie An showed an expression of disbelief.

Seeing this, Liu Qing said lightly, "If Fei Guo is a sword with both offense and defense, and Ma Dan is a crossbow arrow, and the whole army is cavalry, if he can't use the strong mobility of the cavalry to look around for negligence and loopholes in the defense of the rebel army, and give a heavy blow, then I would suggest that you replace the commander of the right side division of our army...... From the current point of view, Ma Dan is indeed a good general who is good at long-distance sneak attacks! ”

Xie An let out a long breath when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Ma Dan, who is good at cavalry sneak attacks, is the number one good general in the Jizhou army, and this government naturally knows about this matter, the question is・・・・・・ how do you know that she will definitely come?" - What if he doesn't come? ”

"Then end this battle!" Shrugging his shoulders, Liu Qing said lightly, "Tell that thunder that our army is willing to hand over the body of that fake Li Shen, anyway, isn't his purpose to recapture his master's body, so as not to be humiliated by our army?" -- In order to make Li Shen's death more realistic! ”

“… Xie An was speechless, he finally understood what Liu Qing meant by looking at luck before, and at the same time realized the biggest difference between her and the eldest grandson Xiangyu's use of soldiers.

It is also a last resort, but the eldest grandson Xiangyu is used to arranging everything in advance, calculating all the things that will happen on the battlefield and the gains and losses, and said unceremoniously that as long as she plans everything, even if the commander of the Zhou army is a fool, as long as she acts according to her plan, she can win the battle in front of her. Of course, the premise is that there will be no monsters like Liang Qiu Hao, Liang Qiu Wu, and Thunder that can turn the tide of the war with one person.

Liu Qing is different, although she will also consider strategies before the war, but more importantly, she is used to acting at the opportunistic, and it is not ruled out that she will change her strategy halfway, or even completely veto all previous decisions. is like Fang Cai, who originally only planned to pretend to fight with the White Water Army, and then handed over the fake Li Shen's body to avoid engaging with the White Water Army, a mourning army that mistakenly thought that his lord was dead, but when he noticed the ability of the thunder to lead the troops, Liu Qing immediately changed his strategy, and did a real show, and fought with the White Water Army with real swords.

To put it bluntly, Liu Qing is a military advisor who advocates acting at the opportunistic, and will improve or even change the original strategy because of the change in the situation on the battlefield.

“… Glancing at Xie An, who seemed indifferent, Liu Qing pouted a little displeased.

Isn't that going well!

Will you die if you praise me twice?

Damn it......

Seeing that Xie An didn't mean to praise herself at all, Liu Qing muttered a few words in her heart indignantly, and just as she raised her head to take a look at the results she had created, her face suddenly changed suddenly.

"How is that possible?!"

Holding the wooden railing of the chariot with both hands, Liu Qing looked at the Baishui Army in the distance in disbelief, because she found that on the north side of the left flank of the Baishui Army, which had obviously exposed the loopholes in its defense, a phalanx composed of 10,000 infantry appeared at some point, completely strangling the path of the Ma Dan Army's sneak attack on its own formation.

"Won't it?" Xie An was also a little dumbfounded, after all, even he couldn't guess the method that Liu Qing came up with to break the enemy this time, but the thunder of the White Water Army seemed to be like a divine help, adding troops one step in advance to plug the loopholes in the defense, making the situation of the Ma Dan army on the way to charge inexplicably embarrassing.

Huh? This scene seems to have been seen somewhere......

While Liu Qing stared at the battlefield situation in disbelief, Xie An touched his chin thoughtfully.

Xiao Wu ・・・・・・

Xie An suddenly remembered that when Liang Qiuwu was conducting military exercises with Changsun Xiangyu, the terrifying intuition and insight to the extreme, completely avoided all the traps and strategies of the Fei Kingdom, and relied on three hundred horsemen alone, sudging left and right, and messing up the entire Changsun army.

remembered the Liangqiu Dance in that state, and even the eldest grandson Xiangyu had to be helpless by default・・・・・・

Because, that is the real Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Dance, the real hero who balanced the entire Jizhou battlefield back then, with terrifying intuition and insight to the extreme, the attack and defense are not leaky, and she is the martial god on the battlefield.

I remember that Xie An was secretly funny at that time, God gave Liang Qiuwu a dull and stupid head, but he didn't forget to give her jaw-dropping supernormal intuition and insight to make up for her lack of intelligence, and now ・・・・・・

Déjà vu......

Squinting his eyes, a bit of solemnity appeared in Xie An's eyes, because he realized that Liu Qing's judgment was probably not groundless.

Perhaps, he is even more difficult to deal with than Li Shen, the king of Qin...... General of the White Water Army, Thunder!

A monster of force, cunning, intuition, and insight!