Black Cloud is different from the Yulin Army, which has been responsible for guarding the palace for a long time, and must be the vanguard in every battle. Therefore, although Heiyundu is known as the lord of the country and has a government office in the city, in order to make the soldiers accustomed to field warfare, he also occupies a large camp at the foot of Jilong Mountain and Xuanwu Lake in the north of the city, and most of the soldiers are stationed here. Since the black clouds brought by Yu Yan, they have been stationed in the military camp all the year round, and the government office in the city is almost empty. This time, Wu Yingying was invited to go to this camp in the north of the city.

When I came to enter the camp, I saw that a scene of preparation for war was in full swing, the cavalry galloped back and forth to practice riding and shooting, and the momentum was terrifying, and the soldiers who did not ride horses also rode on wooden horses under the leadership of the officers to practice big guns, and the only foot soldiers were carrying heavy items for the cavalry, and they looked particularly weak in the dust that covered the sky.

He looked at Wu Yingying and Xin Gu, who were disgraced by the dust on the school grounds, and said with a smile: "I heard that General Wu went straight to the barracks after coming out of the palace that day, and he was really diligent in the king's affairs and worked hard. ”

Wu Yingying's heart was cold, his whereabouts after receiving the order had never been reported to anyone, and he was clearly understood by this seemingly careless Yan Yan. Relying on the Black Cloud Capital, Yu Yan was able to compete with the 100,000 Divine Guards in the Southern Tang Dynasty to command the Huangfu Jixun, and it seemed that he did have extraordinary ability, so he hurriedly smiled on his face and said humbly: "On the day of the order, it is an ancient precept to start a family, and the king's order is given, and the last general has to be ordered to take office, and he has nothing to say." ”

Yu Yan snorted lightly when he heard this, and said in his heart that although this Wu hero has heard that he has some ability, he can get the attention and trust of the lord of the country, and being able to speak is obviously an important factor. Since it is determined that Wu Yingying is just a new favorite minister, Yu Yan said proudly: "Wu commanded the envoy, the army will not go out in the sun, the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, can you send the grain and grass baggage to Chizhou Shaankou Village and hold it first, and the black clouds will be stationed later, and our department will be mainly cavalry, and you can take Shaankou as the center, and go out to intercept the enemy's baggage." ”

Wu Yingying couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this, he originally wanted to take advantage of the water network in the south of the Yangtze River to let the Jinfan Army use ships to maneuver and specifically attack and harass the small troops of the Song Army, just like the later guerrillas behind enemy lines. If it is according to Yu Yan's suggestion, the Jinfan Army will become the baggage battalion of Heiyundu, not only there is no chance of meritorious service, but also the defense of the fortress is very easy and the southern expeditionary army of the Song State is hard to consume strength. Black Cloud is bound to participate in every major battle and can preserve its strength so far, and it is definitely not less to sacrifice friendly troops at critical moments.

Although he really wanted to cooperate happily with Yu Yan, Wu Yingying still gave up his hand and said: "General Yu, although the Jinfan Army is an infantry army, there are a large number of sailors in the army, and they can use the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River to travel vertically and horizontally. Please also think twice. He said this extremely sincerely, and after speaking, he stared at Yu Yan without blinking, hoping that he would accept his opinion.

How do you know that since Yu Yan thinks that Wu Yingying is just a fortunate minister, seeing that he dares to push his own arrangement, he can't help but turn dark, and he laughs dryly and says: "The Song army is attacking with hundreds of thousands of troops, and the front and rear protection must be extremely tight, and there are a large number of cavalry to reinforce the attacked baggage team, and it is of course good that Commander Wu is willing to attack and harass the enemy army independently, but I am afraid that once I encounter the enemy cavalry, the attack will not succeed, and the troops will be lost, and General Wu and I will not be able to explain to Your Majesty." ”

After he said this, his tone was extremely contemptuous, looking at Wu Yingying, as if the Jinfan army had been defeated under the Song Guotie cavalry, Wu Yingying had not yet answered, Xin Gu, who was sitting under him, said angrily: "The cavalry is so great, Lao Tzu has killed more horses than you have ridden." ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals who were sitting with Heiyun shouted one after another: "Presumptuous, how can you speak in front of the general." Yu Yan even pressed his belt with his hand, and looked at Wu Yingying and Xin Gu coldly with his eyes, and Xin Gu looked at him without giving in, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly froze.

Wu Yingying hurriedly raised the teacup and said with a smile: "Captain Xin is a rough man, he is straightforward and fast-talking, and his words are vulgar. ”

Seeing that he was soft, he also picked up the tea bowl in front of him and drank it, and he no longer had to worry about Xin Gu, and said in a deep voice: "I have also heard of Wu's strategy of breaking the horse with steps in front of His Majesty that day, but it is too bookish, on the battlefield, as long as more than a hundred horse teams run, the momentum can cover the sky and the sun, and it is not a problem to rush away the formation of thousands of foot soldiers." ”

The first general under him in the costume of a lieutenant joked: "If the foot soldiers do not form a formation, they can only be killed like showing melons and vegetables." Yu Yan glanced at him, smiled and waved his hand, "Captain Ma, don't be rude." "It's like saying that although his words are good, he can't help but be too disrespectful to Wu Yingying.

Xin Gu was still about to ridicule him, Wu Yingying hurriedly stopped him from speaking, and arched his hand: "Riding with a foot system, there are all dynasties, and it is not far away for Cai Weigong of the previous dynasty to use the partial van as the bone and the six flower arrays as the shape to cross the desert." ”

Yu Yan originally thought that he had already given Wu Yingying face by saying this, but he didn't expect that Wu Yingying was still a strong point, and his face didn't look good, and the captain surnamed Shangguan would understand, and said: "Cai Weigong is a military god, and it is natural to ride on foot. ”

Wu Yingying still replied, and Yu Yan shouted: "Chengyan, you are becoming more and more unruly, don't apologize to General Wu and retreat!"

When the captain heard this, he stood up, and without saying a word, he bowed to Yu Yan and Wu Yingying, who were sitting down, and walked out of the camp tent with a big grin.

Yu Yan smiled at Wu Yingying and said: "This Ma Chengyan is also a straightforward person, if it weren't for the fact that he still has the courage to serve His Majesty, I would have beaten him out of the barracks a long time ago." However, my black clouds are mainly cavalry, and there are quite a few people who disagree with General Wu's talk about foot control. Whether this method works or not, there is a way. ”

"What's the solution. Wu Yingying looked into Yu Yan's eyes and asked.

Yu Yan smiled: "I heard that General Wu brought fifty foot soldiers this time, according to the ratio of one horse to five steps, I will use ten cavalry of my Heiyun Capital against the Jinfan Fifty Tooth Army, see if you can ride on foot, how about it?"

Listening to this Lu Yan's words of riding on foot, Wu Yingying changed his mind in his heart, Heiyundu was the only cavalry-based elite in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he talked about riding on foot in front of Cai Yu, of course, he offended him, but he actually wanted to challenge his fifty tooth army with ten cavalry, which was too unreasonable, not to mention that these tooth troops had already undergone preliminary gun training.

Seeing that Wu Yingying was silent, Lu Yan said again, "If your army's fifty foot soldiers can stop my ten cavalry, then Heiyundu will be responsible for defending Shaankou Village, and your army can attack the Song army as much as it wants." However, if these fifty foot soldiers cannot resist ten cavalry, I will ask Jinfan to take on the responsibility of transporting baggage and guarding Shaankou Village for my Heiyun. What does General Wu think?"

Wu Yingying had no choice, and he had some confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Tooth Army, so he said in a deep voice: "Okay." ”

Xin Gu immediately continued: "So and so, I will go to rectify the soldiers and kill him."

Yu Yan turned his eyes to see the eager expression on Xin Gu's face, and thought, will be the courage of the army, if this person has killed many horses just now, it is not false, but it will be a trouble, so he said: "Captain Xin, the bet I made with General Wu is a soldier against a soldier, as a captain, you personally go into battle, if there is any damage, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to explain it." As he spoke, he made up his mind that if Xingu insisted on going into battle despite his own dissuasion, he would order the cavalry to shoot him like a hedgehog from a distance.

Xin Gu said angrily: "His grandmother's, there are still big officials and small officials on the battlefield. As soon as he made a disrespectful remark, he immediately attracted the scolding of the generals of Heiyundu, and several people rushed up to surround him, rolling up their sleeves to beat him. Xin Gu shouted even more, pressed his waist knife in his hand, and glared angrily at the people of Heiyundu who surrounded him, he was tall and long, and he was fierce and vicious, plus after all, this was a friendly army between the two sides talking about a cooperation plan, and the generals of Heiyundu didn't really do anything to him.

Wu Yingying hurriedly separated the crowd: "Captain Xin, stop, what General Yu said is reasonable, you are a captain of the Dental Academy, and you will not go into battle this time." ”

Xin Gu obeyed the order, confessed to Wu Yingying, and went down first to arrange for the fifty-tooth army to be brought in formation.

Yu Yan was also generous, patiently drinking tea and waiting with Wu Yingying in the big tent, until Xin Gu sent someone to report that the foot soldiers had been lined up, and then came to the school field with the generals, he looked at the formation of the Jinfan Army, "Huh", and said in his heart, this Wu Hero really has some doorways, but then relieved, a new army, no matter how the formation is afraid, thinking of this, the pride in his chest suddenly became angry, turned his head to Wu Yingying and smiled, and asked: "General Wu, let's start." ”

Wu Yingying saw that Xin Gu had lined up a defensive phalanx according to his own explanation, and the soldiers on each side were facing out with spears, and the whole formation looked like a hedgehog so that the enemy could not speak, and he couldn't help nodding slightly in his heart, and said in his heart that although Xin Gu was upright, he was meticulous in training the formation of soldiers. However, what is the effect of this classic hollow phalanx that is said to deal with cavalry, Wu Yingying only has the knowledge in books, and seeing that Yu Yan actually doesn't care, he can't help but feel a little worried, and then he turned his heart sideways, nodded and said, "Let's start." ”