A troop of Dongying samurai cavalry reconnoiters on the northern outskirts of King Goryeo Castle, and the retainers of the Tachibana family carried bows and arrows on their backs for a long time at ten o'clock, and hung katanas around their waists.

"The Liaodong Army may have arrived nearby, so be careful."

There were about one hundred and fifty cavalry at ten o'clock.

A war eagle soared through the air, then swept down and landed on the shoulders of a Mongol cavalryman.

A Xia army general led 500 Mongol cavalry as an outpost and approached the northern suburbs of the Goryeo King City, less than 30 miles from the royal city.

"To attack Kaijing, you need to pass through the hills and mountain roads such as Huiyinling, Wangkexian, Lishixian, Wuling, etc., and the plains between the hills, and the narrowest part of some passes is only a few tens of meters, which is tricky."

Di Qing led a small group of cavalry to ascend the Wuling, and the reconnaissance cavalry of the Goryeo Kingdom could appear nearby at any time.

However, the more he investigated, the more worried Di Qing became.

According to the planned marching route, the main force of the Xia army will move south along the mountain road of Huiyin Ridge.

When Di Qing went south to explore, he found that the terrain was rugged and narrow hills, rivers, and valleys, and paddy fields were scattered along the small plains between the hills.

For the Xia army, which used cavalry on a large scale, and even transferred cavalry from the steppe, this terrain was simply a disaster, severely limiting the movement of cavalry.

Di Qing had no way to solve the terrain problem.

Except for a few generals who can reduce the adverse effects of terrain, most generals cannot avoid the effects of terrain.

The 350,000 Liaodong Army simply could not fully deploy in such a terrain.

In the same way, the other side cannot launch a large army.

"General, not only that, but the fog here is also quite serious, especially in the early morning."

"That's true."

Di Qing also noticed that the fog also had an effect on marching and engagement.

Fog and heavy rain are the time of day.

Hills, rivers, and valleys are geographically advantageous.

"An enemy scout cavalry has appeared nearby!"

"How many?"

"I don't know!"

"Attack it!"

Di Qing led the cavalry on the Wuling Mountain Road in the north of the Goryeo King City, and encountered the cavalry of the Tachibana family for ten hours!

Di Qing estimated that the number of scout cavalry on the other side would not exceed a thousand, so when he saw the cavalry on the opposite side, he took the initiative to attack!

At ten o'clock, Lian Jiu had just seen the shadow of the Xia army's cavalry, and Di Qing dragged his sword and led five hundred Mongolian cavalry to kill!

Two cavalry teams broke out in an outpost battle!

"It's the scout cavalry of the Xia army, retreat!"

At ten o'clock, Lianjiu immediately pulled out his katana, and the sharp katana shone in the sun.

However, Shishilian didn't have time to retreat, and was already caught up by five hundred Mongolian cavalry, Di Qing rode a horse and galloped, begging for Shishilianjiu, who looked like the captain!

In one shot, the knife in Di Qing's hand fell, the katana was broken into two, and Di Qing was slashed under the horse for a long time at ten o'clock!

The Mongol cavalry, who were good at hunting, roared by, easily cutting down one hundred and fifty Dongying cavalry, and only a few Dongying warriors escaped smoothly.

"If you bully too much, you can't win."

Di Qing bullied the other party's 150 Dongying cavalry with 500 Mongolian cavalry, and he was not complacent about this, in Di Qing's opinion, this was a matter of course.

If he can still lose with such an advantage, he probably won't be able to go back and explain.

Di Qing managed to depict the surrounding terrain in detail, as well as mark the opponent's deployment.

There were more and more scout cavalry around, and Di Qing had to retreat.

"Lord Shijiu at ten o'clock, when he was investigating in Wuling, he was killed by the Xia army!"

Tachibana Michiyuki led a group of retainers and samurai to march from Kaijing, and on the way, he learned that the general had died in battle for a long time at ten o'clock, and he couldn't help but be moved.

The Totoki clan was an important retainer of the Tachibana family, and one-third of the Tachibana family's military strength came from the Totoki clan.

The main forces of the two armies have not yet fought, and his side has already lost a general.

It's not the first time Tachibana Michiyuki has fought with the Xia army.

It's just that every time, Tachibana Daoxue failed to fight Chu Tian alone.

Tachibana Michiyuki was one of the daimyo of Kyushu Island, one of the four islands of Toei, and was attached to the Otomo family, and the Shimazu family defeated the Otomo family to unify Kyushu Island. After Oda Nobunaga established the shogunate, he redivided the territory of Kyushu Island and divided the land of Kyushu Island among the daimyos. The main city of the Tachibana family is in Tachibanayama Castle.

The Tachibana family and the Otomo family belong to the same faction, while the Shimazu family belongs to the other faction, and the two sides are the two most powerful forces on the island of Kyushu.

This time, Tachibana Michiyuki and Shimazu Yoshihiro led 50,000 Dongying soldiers from Kyushu Island to support Li Chenggui, repelled the Fubo army, and met the Liaodong army.

However, fighting with the Xia army will kill people.

Michiyuki Tachibana is heartbroken by the death of an important retainer.

Shishi Lianzhen, one of the four heavenly kings of Tachibana Mountain City, learned that the same family's Shiji Lianjiu had died in battle, and he was furious: "No matter who asks for the head of Shishilianjiu, I will kill him!" ”

The other three of the Four Heavenly Kings, You Bu Weixin, Andong Jiazhong, and Takano Daizen, heard that they had died in battle for a long time at ten o'clock, and their expressions were different.

The island of Kyushu has a population of about three to four million, and they are considered brave generals on Kyushu Island, but in the battlefield of Goryeo, they fought against the heavenly soldiers of the Han Empire, and anyone could be killed.

Challenging the suzerainty is a huge risk.

"Advance to Lishihyeon, use the hilly valley north of Kaijing for defense, limit the cavalry movement of the Han Empire, and annihilate it."

The commander in chief of the coalition forces was Yi Sung-gye, who was familiar with the topography of Goryeo.

Li Chenggui also knew that the Xia army had a terrifying number of cavalry, as long as Chu Tian was willing, and the terrain permitted, Chu Tian could even levy a million cavalry.

Therefore, Li Chenggui chose the battlefield of the decisive battle as the hilly area in the north of Wangcheng.

"The Dragon Legion still has 25,000 men to fight, including 2,000 dragoons, 3,000 musketeers, 10,000 traditional cavalry, and 10,000 slave soldiers. It seems that the Dongying people have suffered a lot of losses in the outpost battle. ”

Brand Leader, the commander of the Fire Dragon Legion, counts the soldiers who can still fight.

The Western-style fire dragon battle flag was unfurled, and the dragoons and musketeers were the highest-ranking troops of the United States, with a higher status than the traditional cavalry, and the lowest status of the slave soldiers.

Di Qing returned to the camp and joined Prince Yan, who was the vanguard general: "We must cross the Huiyin Mountains as soon as possible and occupy Wangkexian and Lishihyeon, otherwise it will be difficult to move south if these terrains are occupied by the Goryeo coalition army." ”

Prince Yan got the detailed topographic map drawn by Di Qing and fell into deep thought: "The terrain here is not suitable for large cavalry battles, the relatively flat plain terrain is broken, and there are a lot of muddy farmland. ”

Di Qing was as worried as Prince Yan: "The last general's idea is the same, but in some spacious places, it is still possible to allow thousands of cavalry to charge, and as for tens of thousands of cavalry to charge at the same time, it is almost impossible." ”

"No matter what, only by taking these places can we take Kaijing."

Prince Yan knew the terrain disadvantage, but at this time, he could only go south, and he could only see the melee of the times, the ability of the generals on both sides to adapt to changes, and the elite degree of the troops invested.

Before continuing south, Prince Yan sent someone to greet Le Yi and Li Mu, asking them to follow as soon as possible.

50,000 Mongolian cavalry entered the Huiyin Mountains and rushed straight to Wangkexian.

Because the valley was narrow and could not accommodate 50,000 Mongol cavalry and a large number of baggage troops, Di Qing commanded about 5,000 cavalry as the vanguard of the Mongol cavalry.

"Wangkehyeon...... It's a strange place......"

After Di Qing left, Prince Yan saw that there was a post station in Wangkexian on the topographic map.

After the 50,000 Mongol cavalry crossed the Huiyin Mountains, they faced the northeast-southwest direction of Wangkexian.

The saddle of Wangkehyeon can be marched, but it is narrow.

After Wangkehyeon, it is a gravel hill, and it is also necessary to climb over the saddle between the two hills.

This area is the most dangerous for the Xia army.

Prince Yan summoned a native of Goryeo and asked him about the location of the southeast of Wangkehyeon: "There is a post station here, and it is marked with a granary, can it have a name?" ”

The natives of Goryeo replied, "My lord, this place is called Bihoikan. ”

Because Di Qing went to reconnoiter in person, he was familiar with the road, led 5,000 cavalry, divided into several teams, quickly crossed the Huiyin Mountains, arrived at Wangkexian, and occupied the Bihuguan Station.

"The saddle in the middle of Wangkexian is suitable for marching, and after passing through the saddle, it is a small plain, which is convenient for cavalry to move. You stay at the post station and meet the rear army. ”

Di Qing's best command class is also cavalry, so he prefers to march in flat areas.

Di Qing left 500 cavalry to guard the Bihu Pavilion and personally commanded 4,500 Mongolian cavalry to continue south.

With the scale of the soldiers and horses commanded by Di Qing, it is no longer considered a reconnaissance, but the vanguard of the Xia army.

To the south of Wangkehyeon is the Gravel Pond, and when Di Qing passed through the Lookekhyeon, the legion of the Kyushu Army God Tachibana Daoxue, who was the vanguard of the coalition forces, passed through the saddle of the Stone-hyeon and was about to enter the broken plain between Wangkehyeon and Stone-hyeon.

Tachibana Michiyuki was led by Tachibana retainer Ono Zhenyuki, with 2,000 people, Yubu Yunobu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tachibana, with 1,500 people, and Tachibana Michiyuki himself commanded by Tachibana Michiyuki with 5,000 people.

"My lord, I ask to be the vanguard!"

Shishirenzhen, one of the four heavenly kings of Tachibana Mountain Castle, wanted to avenge his cousin because his cousin died at Shiji, so he took the initiative to ask the head of the family, Tachibana Michiyuki, to take the lead.

Tachibana Michiyuki is still calm: "If you are impulsive, you will be defeated nine times out of ten." ”

At ten o'clock, Lian Zhen pulled out his katana: "I'd rather die!" ”

Tachibana Michiyuki thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "Ono Zhenyuki has been changed to the captain of the Odd Soldiers." The first formation adopted the tactic of showing weakness. ”

At ten o'clock, Lianzhen knew that Tachibana Michiyuki had agreed to his request, so he put on his helmet and rode forward to take over the vanguard of 2,000 people.

Tachibana Michiyuki sent 800 troops from the rear to Ono Town, making it a surprise team.

At ten o'clock, Lian Zhen took over the first formation, took the lead in crossing the saddle, and approached the visitors.

Tachibana Michiyuki looked at the sky.

The action of the two armies took place in the early hours of the morning, and by the time the two sides entered the valley and Wangkehyeon, the sky was already slightly white.

Tachibana Michiyuki felt the murderous aura in the air.

The leader of the scouts of the Xia army suddenly slashed the Tachibana family for ten hours, indicating that the main force of the Xia army should be about to arrive in this vicinity, and a large-scale encounter may occur at any time.

Except for Tachibana Michiyuki, Shimazu Yoshihiro's Satsuma Samurai, Brand's Fire Dragon Legion, and Li Chenggui's army all assembled in the direction of Tonseok Hyeon and Wangkehyeon.