Chapter 283: Battle
"Where are the two thousand horsemen you are talking about?" Great Wei's army lined up in a long line and slowly marched in the direction of An Xi, at the front of the line, Ran Min turned around and asked Li You and Bai Qi behind him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Hiding near Zhongshan, the two of us originally wanted to lead the army to kill from behind the Yan army during the decisive battle, but Your Majesty wants these two thousand elite horsemen to go south?" Li You said according to the result of the discussion with Bai Qi last night.
"In that case, let's talk about it at Anxi." Sure enough, as Bai Qi expected, Ran Min postponed the time to check on the Xuanjia cavalry, probably because he was confident in his deployment, or because he thought that the Yan army would not go south, but would wait for him in Zhongshan to attack the city.
"Obey Your Majesty's orders." Li You was a little more relaxed, he had almost given up his intention to persuade Ran Min to fight according to Bai Qi's arrangement, and in such a situation it was necessary to retain an army that was completely subordinate to him; And at present, the most beneficial thing for Li You is that he can summon the Xuanjia cavalry anytime and anywhere, if it is used properly, it can bring great damage to the Yan army, and premature exposure is not good.
I hope Murong Ke can give the Xuanjia cavalry a chance to perform, but when he looked at Ran Min again, he put down his hanging heart again, in the face of such an opponent, I am afraid that Murong Ke must also go all out, the Xuanjia cavalry must have a chance to shine in this battle, and how to seize the opportunity depends on Bai Qi.
"Yesterday, I watched His Majesty's martial arts, and I gained a little from the following, about the use of the halberd...... "Li You, who was relaxed, took two steps forward and discussed martial arts with Ran Min, it is really rare to have an outstanding martial artist like Ran Min, and now I finally met it, so I am willing to let go of the opportunity to ask for advice.
"Mr. Li's insight is not bad, and this statement is the essence of the halberd method." Compared with tactics, Ran Min seemed to prefer to discuss martial arts, and when he heard Li You's words, he happily replied, "The halberd has both the strengths of Ge and spear, with both straight and horizontal blades, which can be hooked, pecked, stabbed, cut, and chopped...... It is very useful, and its usefulness is especially Shengge and spear; It's a pity that the halberd method is difficult to practice, and when I practiced the halberd method, I ......"
One likes to talk, the other likes to listen, and the occasional question is always just right, so along the way, Ran Min enthusiastically taught Li You his experience of using the halberd, and when it comes to the subtleties, he will take off the hook and practice it, which deepens Li You's understanding of the halberd method.
Of course, such a big move of the Wei army could not hide the exploration horses of the Great Yan army, and soon, Murong Ke in Zhongshan City also knew the news of the Wei army's northward movement, and he immediately summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty will be able to reach Zhongshan in a few days, and when the two armies are combined into one, they will definitely be able to fight in one battle." Xiang Guo Feng Yi has a stable temperament, and he chose the most reliable strategy.
"Brother Feng is also too cautious, now there are 100,000 troops under the general's command, and the Wei army is only more than 10,000, and the strength of Zhongshan is enough to defeat the Wei State." Gao Kai refused to let the credit slip away from his hands, "General, now that the chain of horses has roughly appeared, we no longer have to worry about the Wei army rushing into battle, this is the time to attack the Wei army; If Ran Min knew that His Majesty was coming, and the two armies were no less than 200,000 in one place, he would definitely be frightened to run away; It won't be easy to catch him again. ”
"Sometimes more troops is not always better." Murong Ke naturally understands the truth after a long time on the battlefield, the organization and training of the army in the cold weapon era, communication capabilities, terrain, generals' command ability and other factors all determine that a commander can command an army at a time has a limit, once the number of troops exceeds this limit, it is not a good thing, it is easy to be defeated by a smaller number of but more unified and flexible opponents, "Whether it is Anxi or Liantai, it cannot accommodate 200,000 troops; Besides, as the vanguard, we should be brave enough to attack, how can we let Your Majesty come to the battlefield in person? ”
"There is not much food in the army, and Your Majesty will not bring too much food here." Gao Kai continued to find a reason, he was very clear about the amount of grain and grass in the army and the grain reserves of Yan State, "If we wait in Zhongshan for one more day, we will consume one more day of food, maybe before Your Majesty comes, the food in the camp will be used up, and how can we fight with the Wei army when we are hungry?" Therefore, we must solve the Wei army blocking the road as soon as possible and go straight to Yecheng; When Yecheng is captured, it will be the day when His Majesty ascends the throne and becomes the emperor! ”
Murong Jun had already planned to become the emperor, but before that, there was such a tricky opponent as Ran Min, and he didn't want to lose the banner of righteousness before he solved Ran Min; In addition, now that the jade seal of the country is in Yecheng, it is not beautiful to be called emperor without such a treasure, so Murong Jun made up his mind to be the emperor after destroying Ran Min and capturing Yecheng, which is no secret to Murong Ke, Feng Yi, Gao Kai and other important ministers of Dayan.
Murong Ke and Gao Kai's reasons made Feng Yi speechless, and the generals present were reluctant to give the credit to others, so they responded in unison in the tent and immediately made preparations to go south.
The gate of Zhongshan City was wide open, and groups of elite cavalry rushed out of the city, and the carriages loaded with grain, grass, iron chains, tents and other things were marching south under the arch guard of the cavalry.
The two countries of Great Yan and Great Wei have put almost all their forces into this battlefield, and the winner will be qualified to continue to fight for world dominance, while the loser will be completely erased, and after this battle, there will only be one left of the two countries of Great Yan and Great Wei.
Needless to say, all their hopes were pinned on Ran Min and the 10,000 soldiers under his command, and if the Wei State was defeated and there were no more available soldiers, their territory would also be quickly swallowed up by the Yan State.
And the situation of Great Yan seems to be better, even if Murong Ke is defeated, there are more than 100,000 troops of Murong Jun behind him, but the territory of Yan is larger than that of Wei, and there are more enemies, if Murong Ke's 100,000 army suffers heavy losses; The surrounding Goguryeo, Buyeo and other forces will definitely not let go of this good opportunity to fall into the ground, and Dayan will also become fragmented under their attack.
The infantry of the Great Wei went north, the cavalry of the Yan State went south, and the men and horses of the two captains slowly approached along the river, and then finally met at Anxi.
The outposts of the two armies returned to camp after a tentative fight, Ran Min and Murong Ke ordered to set up camp at the same time, it was getting late today, and tomorrow would be the first conversation between these two generals.
In the early morning of the next day, the sound of the horn woke the soldiers of the two countries from their sleep, and they came out of their tents with solemn expressions, and walked out of the camp in a neat procession. (To be continued.) )