In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the mist of the North China Plain had lifted, the official and military camps a few miles west of Tongzhou City were already in a bustle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The cavalry had already left the camp first, guarding the roads that the march had to pass. Although the intelligence showed that Wang Xian's army never left the hillside, and they didn't even bother to send out scouts, they never dared to take it lightly, lest the scheming Wang Xian use any tricks and catch them off guard.

In fact, all night last year, their Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't close his eyes. First, the war is imminent, and it is difficult to sleep; The second is that he is afraid that Wang Xian will come to steal the camp. Although Wang Xian seemed to want to settle on the slope of the mountain, the more abnormal he was, the more worried Zhu Zhanji became, and he was worried all night, and the result was that he appeared in front of the generals with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

The noble generals didn't laugh at His Highness, because they weren't much stronger, but it was normal, and they could still sleep at this time, how big was their experience?

After the audience reported on the preparations of their respective armies and the situation of the enemy army, Zhu Zhanji nodded, cheered up and said: "Since Wang Xian is bent on waiting for death, let's go and fulfill him!" ”

After saying that, he got on the yellow horse left to him by the first emperor and led the generals out of the camp.

On the city of Tongzhou, as soon as the morning dawned, the defenders found that the official army camp was mostly empty. Looking from a distance from the top of the city, I saw countless officers and soldiers marching towards the west, and the defenders cheered: "The officers and soldiers have withdrawn!" ”

The generals who rushed to hear the news looked solemn and told the soldiers that this was because the grandfather led the army to Tongzhou, and those officers and soldiers were going to fight a decisive battle with the grandfather.

When the soldiers heard this, they stopped doing it, and shouted impatiently: "How can we be missing, the general quickly order to go out of the city!" "They are all dismounted cavalrymen, and these days they have to do some infantry errands, and their mouths have long been foaming. I can't wait to get on the horse and go out of the city to meet up with my boss.

The generals also looked at their commanders, and they didn't think the same thing.

Mo Wen shook his head solemnly, pointed to the official and military camp, and did not speak.

The soldiers followed Mo Wen's point, and saw that about 20,000 or 30,000 infantry had been driven out of the large battalion, coming in the opposite direction to the main force of the official army, Tongzhou City.

"That's why people want to stop us? It's not enough to stuff your teeth! A group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals said disdainfully.

But the next moment, everyone was as silent as Mo Qian, because they clearly saw that those infantry were escorting nearly 10,000 prisoners.

The prisoners, ragged and seemingly tortured, were chained together and staggered toward the city by some Dongchang fanzi in round hats and brown shirts.

The hearts of the defenders sank to the bottom, and they thought of a possibility. After a while, the foreboding was verified, and the soldiers clearly saw that the so-called prisoners were indeed their parents and friends!

There was a dead silence at the head of the city, and the soldiers clenched their teeth, clutching the cold city wall with both hands, and they didn't even notice that their nails were lifted......

At this time, who still doesn't understand that those guys who have lost their conscience are threatening them with their families!

"General!" The soldiers begged Mo with tears in their eyes, "Let's go out of the city to save people!" ”

Mo Wen shook his head and sighed: "Although 30,000 people is not much, it is enough to kill all the hostages while we leave the city......

"General! No matter! The soldiers cried and shouted: "Anyway, they won't survive if they fall into the hands of those people, they can save it, and if they can't save us, they will kill the enemy!" Kill all those brutes and avenge Lao Ziniang! ”

"Nope." Mo Wen shook his head and said, "They are also afraid of provoking us, so they don't dare to do anything to the hostages. If we go out of town, we're only going to hurt our own families......"

"What then? Is it just stuck in the city?! The soldiers were very aggrieved and beat their chests.

"Wait." Mo Wen said calmly: "As long as the grandfather's side can win a big victory, who would dare to move the hostages?" ”

"Grandpa's ......" The soldiers looked to the west with red eyes, and hope was suddenly ignited. Xu is concerned about chaos, they are worried about their coach for the first time. "There are no less than 200,000 enemy troops, and the grandfather is only 50,000 horses, and it is a face-to-face confrontation......"

These battle-hardened veterans know very well that it is difficult to have room for trickery in such a head-on decisive battle without fancy, and they can only rely on strength! Those 200,000 officers and soldiers are not local miscellaneous cards, but 150,000 elite forbidden troops and 50,000 Liaodong tiger and wolf divisions!

Speaking of which, the 50,000 soldiers and horses led by Wang Xian at the moment are seriously suspected of being miscellaneous in places......

"I knew that 10 years ago." Mo Wen looked at them: "Let me never hesitate at a critical moment." Do you know what it is? ”

"I don't know......" The soldiers were stunned for a moment.

I heard their master general say lightly: "That is, never doubt the grandfather." Saying that, he smiled and said, "Trust me, Grandpa will definitely surprise you." ”

On the hill on the bank of the Yongtong River, Wang Xian's army had been stationed here for a day and a night, and it had not moved.

In fact, last night, Deng Xiaoxian and other generals did suggest to Wang Xian whether he could steal the camp at night, but Wang Xian categorically refused. And the reason for Wang Xian's refusal shocked the generals to this day.

Wang Xian told them, "I don't want a stolen victory. ”

At dawn, seeing that the officers and troops arrived at the battlefield one after another, Deng Xiaoxian and others asked for battle again, wanting to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the officers and troops to frustrate their spirit.

Wang Xian said again: "In this battle, I want to convince them, and no one will dare to be hostile to us again." ”

As a result, the request for a sortie was again denied, and the generals reluctantly retreated to the side, watching as hundreds of thousands of enemy infantry drove miles away one after another, and then lined up in an orderly formation.

It took a full hour, the officers and soldiers set up a huge array with a front width of eight miles, and from the hillside, the vast plain was covered with black pressure and oppression, people and horses neighed, and spears were like a forest!

At this time, the sun is already rising, and the winter sun shines on the armor and weapons of the officers and soldiers, reflecting the sparkling cold light, like a rippling sea water, which is terrifying!

Wang Xian stood up lazily and said to the generals beside him: "Don't pestle, let's take their places." ”

The generals replied with a sullen head and returned to their respective armies. Although he is full of confidence in Wang Xian, the coach is so supportive that it is really impossible to be calm......

The same is true for the officers and men of the Shandong Army, when they see the overwhelming array of officers and soldiers coming towards them, they inevitably raise their hearts to their throats. That is, there is blind confidence in Wang Xian, so that the soldiers are not in chaos......

All eyes are on their manager, hoping that he will say something and cheer everyone on.

Wang Xian was chatting and laughing with the fifth master of Long beside him, and he didn't seem to pay attention to the approaching army of 200,000 at all.

Fifth Master Long smiled bitterly: "Grandpa, really don't say anything?" ”

"Everything that needs to be said was said yesterday." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "It's useless to say anything now, and you don't need to say anything later." ”

"Hey, okay......" Fifth Master Long nodded helplessly.

On the official and military side, seeing the completion of the army's formation, Zhu Zhanji's heart that had been hanging finally let go. How Song Taizong suffered defeat back then, he couldn't be clearer. It's just that there are too many troops and the array is too troublesome, and as a result, the Liao people were caught off guard, and hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated before they could exert their strength......

As a result, from beginning to end, Wang Xian did not send a single soldier, allowing the official army to pass the most vulnerable stage.

At present, the great array has been formed, and the officers and troops are in an invincible position! Zhu Zhanji finally showed a smile: "The arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" ”

The princes and generals on the side also laughed and said: "He was carried away by the victory, he despised our army so much, he had to be defeated this time!" ”

"Don't be careless." Zhu Zhanji's smile was fleeting, and he returned to his cold face and said, "Let the cavalry not rush forward, and wait for the infantry to follow." ”

"Yes!" The generals responded with a bang.

If you look down from the sky, you can clearly see that 200,000 officers and troops formed a large 'work' formation, 120,000 infantry, divided into two fronts, slowly advancing towards the enemy, 50,000 cavalry in the center, between the two lines, and the infantry always maintained coordination.

Zhu Zhanji pressed the formation behind the cavalry, and beside him was a Chinese army composed of 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, guarding Zhu Zhanji's handsome banner, and at the same time, as a mobile force, ready to support the battlefield at any time.

On the opposite side of Wang Xian's army, 20,000 cavalry were divided into two divisions and lined up on both sides of the hill, while 20,000 infantry surrounded the hill, forming a layer of defense formation, completely guarding to the death and being beaten passively.

As for the hills, in addition to Wang Xian's handsome banner, there were the five thousand baggage soldiers and the five thousand troops led by Long Wuye, these people were empty-handed, like bystanders.

Seeing that the front of the official army was two miles away from him, Wang Xianjun still did not move.

At this point, the officials and soldiers no longer had time to guess what kind of medicine was sold in Wang Xian's gourd. Their 60,000 infantry, already in combat positions! Ready to fly, I had to send it!

"Drumming!" Zhu Zhanji snorted. A hundred huge war drums rang out at the same time, and the rapid sound of war drums resounded throughout the battlefield!

Hearing the sound of drums, Zhang Xuan, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately urged the war horse, led 50,000 cavalry, and made an impact on the mountain! The horse's hooves were like thunder, and the black torrent swept towards Wang Xianjun!

It was only at this point that Wang Xian's army finally moved. But not cavalry, not infantry, but the five thousand empty-handed army!

I saw that under the order of Long Wuye, they opened the linoleum one by one!

Those linoleum were originally covered with frost, the same color as the hills, and from a distance it looked just a bulge, the officers and soldiers thought it was just Wang Xianjun's baggage, but when the linoleum was lifted, they were shocked to find that under the felt cloth, it was actually a cannon! (To be continued.) )