The shadow of the unfavorable initial battle shrouded the head of Shuyang City like a huge dark cloud, making the Youzhou Army on the East Road frown. What is surprising is that Li Xu, who swallowed two thousand elites of Youzhou in one bite, actually did not take advantage of the situation to attack the city! only moved the camp to Luo Cheng's nose, and then began to stand still. Although from morning to night, they didn't even shoot an arrow at the head of the city, but it made the Youzhou Jiashi Bai who treated each other at the head of the city nervous for a whole day, and when it was time to hand over the shift, his legs and stomach twitched vigorously.

The fact that the Boling Army did not launch a new attack did not mean that the defenders could rest easy. It is possible that the enemy under the city will rest in the camp to regain his strength. It is also possible that they are waiting for the fighter plane, ready to pounce on it in one fell swoop. What made Luo Cheng most uneasy was that the scouts sent by the Youzhou Army outside the city one after another to warn the friendly troops failed to complete the task. These warriors, who were among the best in the army, were either shot halfway by Boling's scouts, or fled to the city in disarray. Fortunately, the enemy only blocked one city gate so that they could get out of danger safely.

The alarm in the city can't be sent, and the news of friendly forces can't be sent. This isolation is even more irritating than being hunted by enemy troops. "Li Thief is trying to attack his heart, don't fall for him!" As the commander of the army, Luo Cheng clearly pointed out the purpose of the enemy general. The so-called 'way of using troops, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom.' Psychological warfare is the top, and military warfare is the bottom. In the eyes of Luo Cheng, who is familiar with military books, the opponent is obviously attacking the heart of his own side. He can't be fooled by this, even if he worries about the safety of his generals!

"The problem is, our brothers will be here by tonight at the latest!" Without rest for a day and a night, Liu Dexin was anxious and tired, with bloodshot eyes. The enemy army set up the camp at the west gate of Shucheng, and it was clear that they wanted to defend the point and send reinforcements. If the Youzhou army refuses to attack, they will swallow the supporters who have rushed over one after another. After the other two Youzhou armies are cleaned up, there will be problems with the morale and strength of the city. At that time, if the other party waves his army and attacks again, I am afraid that it will be twice the result with half the effort.

"Nope! The two generals, Zhou and Lu, should be vigilant. Since noon, I've had wolf smoke light on the city walls! Luo Cheng shook his head and denied it in a low voice.

"Unless they stand still, like Li Zhongjian!" Cui Huaisheng's lips were covered with blood blisters, which was shocking to look at.

"That's impossible, they won't see the young marshal in danger and not save it!" The marching commander Shi Qinji frowned tightly and vetoed Cui Huaisheng's wishful thinking. "The only way to do this is to get in touch with the outside of the city as soon as possible, and the two sides have made an appointment at which gate to meet. Then sacrifice a small part of the troops to drag Li Zhongjian and take a large group of people into the city! ”

It is undeniable that the plan he proposed is very reasonable. But the scouts of the Boling army are too powerful, or the other side regards most of the light cavalry as scouts. Thousands of light horsemen formed a huge blocking net on the plains north of Shucheng, and the difficulty of the Youzhou scouts trying to get in touch with their brothers from this net was comparable to flying through the sky.

By now, Luo Cheng finally understood why the team that had returned from the enemy camp reminded himself not to ignore the cavalry of the Boling Army. Li Zhongjian did not have the expensive arm of armored cavalry, but this did not mean that he was not good at using cavalry. In fact, this man is a veteran oiler who started playing cavalry. From Liaodong to Henan, there was no defeat in a hundred battles, and this person relied on the light cavalry of the gods and ghosts under his command. The flat terrain of Hejian County just provided an excellent space for the few light armored cavalry under its command.

One idea after another was come up, and then the guys themselves vetoed it. The generals of the Youzhou Army slowly felt that they had nails under their buttocks, and they could no longer move like a mountain. The more they talked, the more irritable they became, and the more anxious they became, and their eyes were bleeding, and they did not see anything happening outside the city.

From noon to sunset, from sunset to starrise. The friendly forces remained silent, showing no signs of being ambushed by the enemy, and no sign of watching from a distance. It's getting darker and darker, and the four fields are getting quieter and quieter. The more leaky sound in the Chinese military tent is like a knife, and the sound is painful.

In order to prevent the enemy's conspiracy from succeeding, Luo Cheng ordered everyone to go back to the camp to rest. After arranging the night general, he also returned to his residence to recuperate. It was impossible to rest in peace, and the first time he encountered such a complicated situation, he had not been trained to the point where he could still snore like thunder even if the sky was falling apart. But staring at the candlelight with wide eyes will not see a way to break the enemy.

The idea of robbing the camp at night is not something that no one has mentioned, with the example of Shen Xianfeng in front of them, everyone can't be sure that the next person will not repeat his mistakes. Leading the troops out of the city to engage in battle can also be regarded as a happy way, whether it is dead or alive, it is better than being uncomfortable like now.

About three watches, Luo Cheng finally fell asleep. He dreamed that his father was beside him, teaching him how to get out of trouble and how to turn defeat into victory. "He has experienced a hundred battles, but it is the first time for you to lead the army alone, and it is normal to suffer some losses!" In his sleep, Luo Cheng heard his father's loving voice. He laughed and scratched his neck, admitting that his skills were inferior. Then, he led the army to chase and kill the remnants of the enemy, forcing Li Zhongjian to roll up the banner upside down......

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-" The mournful sound of the horn dragged him directly from his dream to the outside of his dream. "What's going on!" Luo Cheng got up from the bed angrily, feeling that there was no place in his body that was not sour. It's a warning call at the head of the city! Without waiting for anyone else to answer, he himself understood the meaning of the trumpet. The enemy army is moving! Probably going to attack right away! "Grandma's" Luo Cheng scolded, he didn't care about wearing the armor, grabbed the sword and ran to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"Young marshal, your battle robe!" The guards followed behind Luo Cheng and reminded loudly.

"Directly to the Chinese army, I want to see what happens!" The young coach commanded loudly, panting.

The whole Shucheng was awakened, and the horns sounded above and below the city. "Woo-woo-woo-woo-" It was the alarm at the head of the city, a little panicked, but not completely lost. "Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-" It was the voice of the enemy, long and powerful. After raising them for a day and a night, they were full of energy, and they were simply provoking the people in the city.

No matter how provocative you are, I will not strike. Luo Cheng gritted his teeth, and let the guards put on his helmet and iron armor. His armor is silver-plated on the outside, and he looks very elegant. But the handsome face that was usually shining with silver armor had become a little haggard, wrinkles had crept up on his forehead unconsciously, and his stubble had quietly joined his sideburns.

It was just dawn, and it was the time when the brothers were at their most tired. The Youzhou soldiers who were woken up gathered while scolding their mothers. When they cleaned up, the sound of the horns outside the city gradually became quieter, and the sound of the horns above the city gradually lost its strength.

Without waiting for Luo Cheng to ask, Cui Huaisheng, the general on duty at night, ran into the Chinese army in a hurry. "Young General, the Boling Army made a feint attack on Xicheng just now, and after a while, the arrow retreated! The last general made a mistake in judgment, please punish the major general! ”

"Forget it, it's not your fault, it's the surname Li who is too insidious!" Luo Cheng smiled bitterly and waved his hand. He himself had thought about not letting others sleep well, and now the other party treated others in the same way as others, which could not be regarded as excessive.

"General Xie!" Cui Huaisheng stood up and clenched his fists, and then bowed his hands to the tired generals with tired faces, "Cui can't stand the brothers!" ”。

"Get back to the city! lest the thief play any tricks again! Luo Cheng smiled and ordered. The others don't go back to their residences, everyone is sleeping on the ground in this Chinese army, anyway, no one is afraid of the cold in this summer! ”

"No!" The generals of Youzhou agreed in unison, and then found a corner and lay down. Before everyone could close their eyes, the horns outside the city sounded again, and the shouts of killing came immediately, which shook people's hearts and pounded wildly.

"Brother Huaisheng doesn't come back, everyone doesn't have to get up!" Luo Cheng, who was lying on the handsome case and pretending to sleep, ordered loudly. Before his words could be heard, a hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the door. "Young Marshal, General Cui said that there is an urgent military situation!" The commander of the guards pushed open the door and whispered.

"Let him get in!" Luo Cheng sat up straight and shouted loudly.

Under the resentful gaze of the generals, Cui Huaisheng walked quickly into the Chinese army. "Major General, the enemy is still a feint!" The faint morning light shone on the tip of his nose, just enough to illuminate a few oily beads of sweat.

"Since it's a feint, what are you doing coming back?!" Luo Cheng angrily slapped the table and asked. If this continues, if you don't wait for the enemy to attack the city, these brothers in your own family will already be tossed crazy. Where is this fighting, it is clearly deliberately playing tricks on people!

"Enemy army, enemy army......." Cui Huaisheng blushed when asked, and stammered as he replied, "The enemy army released a burst of cold arrows to the city, and then pulled out the camp!" ”

"What, the camp, where did the camp go?" No one could believe their ears and asked questions.

"They feinted just now, just to demonstrate to us. Then a group of enemy troops headed north. This time, it was again a demonstration first, and then to the north, and the last general ordered people to climb up the carving bucket to observe, and found that their real direction was the northeast! ”

"They're going to intercept the reinforcements coming from Pingshu City!" Qin Ji, who marched to join the army, immediately concluded from the enemy's performance, "The two generals Lu and Zhou are in danger. Crazy Li took the initiative to attack them, and they couldn't return to their original station! ”

"But why did Madman Li inform us? Isn't he afraid that we will copy his back? Liu Dexin didn't believe Qin Ji's inference, and frowned and asked.

"He's not afraid!" Luo Cheng, whose face was pale, sighed and said faintly.

He was not afraid, or rather, he didn't care that the defenders in the city would come out to rescue his own robe. The surnamed Li didn't treat the Youzhou teenagers as equal opponents from the beginning, although everyone gave him enough attention. Luo Cheng, who had seen through the enemy's mind, could even be sure that from yesterday morning to now, the Boling army camp had not even done the necessary precautions. They rested for a day and a night under their noses, and then swaggered to attack reinforcements from afar.

Set up ambushes to lure the enemy, intimidate them with the threat of a great victory, haunt them by cutting off contacts, and then openly humiliate them. This pile and dirty thing is deliberately done by the surname Li. He treats the soldiers of Youzhou as children, and he can tease them as much as he wants. After teasing the fire, he clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile: I bullied you, I bullied you, you came to beat me, you have the ability to beat me......

Shame! A great shame that I have never experienced since I was a child. Luo Cheng felt that there was a fire burning in his stomach, and all the smoke was in his throat, but he couldn't find any way to come out. He didn't want to endure it any longer, he couldn't tolerate others trampling on the glory of the Youzhou Army like this.

"It's also a burying of people!" Liu Dexin couldn't hold his breath more than Luo Cheng, and stomped his feet and scolded.

"If you want people to look down on, you have to do something that people can look down on!" Luo Cheng gritted his teeth and responded in a low voice. The Youzhou Army listened to the news of the death of the commander and took the opportunity to bully the orphans and widows, which was not a glorious move. The other party rushed back from thousands of miles to deal with a group of fledgling teenagers as a famous general in a hundred battles, and he would not take everyone seriously. If you want to wash away this humiliation, the Youzhou army must do something that others can't think of, such as opening the city to attack!

"Li Zhongjian may be waiting for us to go out of the city to fight!" Qin Ji saw that Luo Cheng's face was wrong, and hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him. At present, there are many enemy troops and few defenders, and the victory outside the city is very small. And Luo Cheng, Liu Dexin and others are on the fire again, and it is easy to fall into the way of others!

"I can't watch General Lu and General Zhou also be captured by the surname Li!" Luo Chang let out a long sigh and said. "I left three thousand foot soldiers, and Qin Changshi led them to defend the city. The other cavalry and infantry went out with me to scare Li Zhongjian, and if the battle was unfavorable, we would immediately retreat. I believe that in the case of an enemy in the abdomen, he will not be able to spare his hands to chase and kill me! ”

There is some truth in his words. If Li Xu drove to the northeast to meet the reinforcements coming from afar, his back was just exposed under Luo Cheng's long lance. Even if the attack fails, the major general can retreat with his own skills. Before the Youzhou reinforcements were completely resolved, it was impossible for Li Zhongjian to pursue in two directions at the same time!

Speculating that Luo Cheng's trip would not encounter too much risk, Shi Qinji, the marching commander, nodded in agreement with Luo Cheng's action plan. About half an hour later, the north gate of Shucheng was opened, and a group of Youzhou troops rushed out, following the footprints left by the enemy and chasing to the northeast.

Luo Cheng personally led the Chinese army in front, and Liu Dexin led 1,500 foot soldiers to protect his left flank. Protecting his right wing is a lieutenant surnamed Fan, who was born in the Fan family in Youzhou, and has been practicing martial arts with Luo Cheng since childhood, and has an extremely deep friendship with each other.

"Let that person surnamed Li see what a ghost boy is!" On the snow-white war horse, the silver-armored general Luo Cheng held a long lance and shouted loudly.

"Kill!" More than 5,000 soldiers raised their swords and spears in unison, like a blooming steel flower in the morning light.

After another half an hour, the rear team of the Boling Army appeared in everyone's field of vision. Obviously, they didn't expect the soldiers and horses of Shucheng to dare to follow and pursue, and their banners became a little messy, but they quickly quieted down and quickly seized a slope next to the official road.

"Attack formation, press their left flank diagonally!" Luo Cheng waved his lance and ordered. The rear of the enemy army numbered between 3,000 and 4,000, less than his men. If this team can be crushed before Li Thief's Chinese army reacts, the Youzhou army may push the rout forward.

Inverted bead blinds. This is a very classic style in the art of war. Once the enemy's rout impulses their own formation, even the gods will not be able to save a defeat.

The Youzhou army, armed to the teeth, was like mercury, quickly discharged the attack formation, and strode forward. The left flank, the center army, the right flank, no rear army, no reserves. The same is true of Boling on the opposite side, with the right flank, the middle army, and the left flank, under the command of the war drums, advancing head-on.

The rhythm of the drums on both sides is extremely similar, and they are both the most formal formation breaking music in the Great Sui Army. At the beginning of the drumbeat, Luo Cheng even suspected that the other party was not an enemy but a friendly army. The sound of feather arrows breaking through the air from the wind quickly woke him up from his trance, and before the soldiers and horses of Youzhou pulled their bows, the Boling army took the lead in launching a long-range attack.

"One hundred and twenty steps!" Looking at the feather arrows that covered the sky, Luo Cheng couldn't help but exclaim. This simply doesn't make sense! The two armies are fighting, and about a hundred paces is the best time to open the bow and release the arrows. Most soldiers can shoot so far that dense arrows can cover parts of the battlefield, making the enemy unguarded.

And with a hundred and twenty paces of the bow, most of the bows and arrows may lose their strength halfway. Even if you are lucky enough to hit the target, it will be difficult to penetrate the armor. By the time they had wound up their second arrow, the enemy had launched a fierce counterattack.

Soon, he discovered the secret. This morning it was a northerly wind, and the enemy forces were on the uphill slope. Although the slope of the hill was not steep, and the wind could only blow the battle flag, this slight advantage was enough to allow the Boling army's feather arrows to fly a dozen more steps.

"Raise your shield, raise your shield!" Directly in front of the team, the low-ranking generals shouted loudly. Most of the feathered arrows falling in mid-air were blocked by the shield, and a few of them drilled through the gaps in the shield and hit the target. The unfortunate soldier let out a scream and struggled on the brink of death. The lucky robes sped up and moved forward, keeping the distance between them and the enemy as short as possible.

"Draw the bow, pull the bow, a hundred steps, shoot from the back!" The Youzhou archers who had reached the usual training position, under the command of the brigade leaders, put their feather arrows on their bow arms and shot them hard. "Buzz!" A gray-black cloud of smoke rose from the sky, and locusts swooped down on the enemy. The opponent also quickly raised the shield, and at the same time flattened the spear, and the tip of the spear was shining and dazzling. "Ding, ding, ding!" There was a loud sound of falling rain, and people fell, but it was very rare.

The second round of feather arrows of the Boling army almost immediately followed the first round of fire from the Youzhou army. This time the power is stronger and the coverage is wider. A few stray arrows even flew to the feet of the cavalry behind the Youzhou foot soldiers, and the horses were so shocked that they kept snorting.

"Ding, ding, poof, poof!" The sound of the feathered arrow hitting the target was restless, and the smell of blood began to be pungent. "Knock, knock, knock!" The slow and dull beat of the drum was like a heartbeat, again and again, suffocating people's breath. The feather arrows continued to rise into the air and fall to the rhythm of the war drums, first smashing a few blood flowers into the crowd, and then the blood flowers gradually became larger and more beautiful. A few blood flowers were connected together, melting into a pool of blood, thicker and deeper, and finally converging into a river.

After a few cursory glances, Luo Cheng knew the losses of both the enemy and us. In bow battles, the team with the largest number of people did not take advantage of anything. The reason why his side suffered was that he did not seize the advantageous terrain, and he was tricked by God, so that the range and strength of the feather arrows were far inferior to the enemy. Fortunately, there were a large number of Pak Daomen mixed with the foot soldiers of both sides, and the shields in their hands could protect themselves and most of their robes. The real battle will wait until the moment when the long-lance hand touches, and that's when the difference between victory and defeat will be the difference. The level of training and equipment of each other will be divided in an instant, and the results of the first wave of mutual testing will also be decided in an instant.

"Does our army have the upper hand?" Luo Cheng, who led the cavalry to coordinate the overall situation, asked himself in his heart. Before he really fought the enemy, he believed in the combat effectiveness of the Youzhou army. On the one hand, it is out of the pride of Youzhou people, and on the other hand, it is out of the understanding of the team under his command. And the moment the first wave of feather arrows fell, he was a little skeptical of his judgment. The direction of the wind, the terrain, and the start time of the feather arrow strike, the enemy generals were very experienced, and he took advantage of all the favorable conditions that could be used on the battlefield. And the generals of the Youzhou army, including himself, are still sticking to the rules.

The soldiers of the enemy and us were still approaching each other, and the Youzhou brothers tried to grab the enemy from the flank and regain the convenience of the terrain. And the enemy forces are slowly turning around, moving, trying to remain condescending forever. "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The drums beat more and more urgently, and the beating almost made people's hearts beat out of their throats. And the sound of the horn suddenly joined in, "Woo-woo-woo-woo-" like a ghost crying.

"Drop the shield!" Fan Zhongmou, who was commanding the right-wing foot soldiers in front, suddenly waved his hand and shouted orders. The Swordsmen who were shielding their companions and themselves from the feather arrows quickly pulled their shields back to their chests. "Accelerated Impact!" He shouted loudly, then pulled down his armor and raised his lance diagonally upwards.

The feathered arrows suddenly stopped, and sunlight appeared in the sky again. Under the bright sun, two jungles of long lances suddenly collided together. The whole earth trembled, and the sky and the clouds lost their color in an instant. The enemy army was retreating, and Luo Cheng was pleased to see his initial results. But they're back! Take advantage of the terrain to squeeze down. The formations of both sides were squeezed out of shape, crossing and overlapping like two carriages that had unfortunately crashed into one place. The soldiers shouted and stabbed each other with their weapons and slashed at each other. You come and go, and you don't give way.

The enemy army was retreating again, and was forced to retreat by the Youzhou soldiers. The number of the enemy's lancers was not as large as that of Youzhou, resulting in a lack of attack intensity and a gradual weakening of the defense. Luo Cheng was pleasantly surprised to discover his advantage, and before he could enjoy this joy for long, the right flank of the enemy army suddenly split into countless pieces. After quickly retreating towards the crowd, a row of giant shields appeared, and the gap could accommodate the Boling Army brothers to pass through, but the Youzhou Army Commander's Lance, who pounced on him and was not familiar with the change in formation, was firmly blocked outside.

The lance struck the surface of the giant shield with a thud. Between the shield and the gap between the shield, wooden spears poked out, blocking the possibility of the Youzhou army advancing. Subsequently, the edge of the enemy formation suddenly pressed forward and bent, and hundreds of fresh troops who had just been hiding in the rear and did not attack came up and bent the formation of the Youzhou army.

The enemy's lancers are not few, but divided into several levels! Luo Cheng, who found out where the problem was, wanted to give some guidance to the right wing, but it was too late. I watched as the right flank of the enemy army turned into a scythe, constantly harvesting the lives of the brothers in Youzhou.

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