From crossing the Huaishui River into the territory of Xuzhou, to the county seat of Qixian County, walking along the post road, the distance is about 200 miles. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Once the river is crossed, there is no shelter, and it may even be erected on the pontoon bridge, and when the army crosses the river, the scouts from Xuzhou have already begun to report to Qi County, to Fuli, and to Pengcheng.

Two hundred miles, the army marched at the present pace, and it would take at least two days to arrive, and this kind of high-intensity march, even if it was followed by a large number of masters, chariots, horses, and baggage, was a great test of the army's physical strength.

As soon as the cavalry army crossed the river, it was already deployed, and this is when the cavalry came into play.

If there is no accident, the scouts will be able to know at most at night when they return to Qi County, that is, if Yao Chengtai's department in Qi County gets the news in the evening and immediately carries out emergency mobilization, its cavalry troops can set off south the next morning to launch an attack on the Huaiyou Army.

With the attack of cavalry, in this situation of completely flat horses, it is quite dangerous for the infantry to resist the attack of cavalry.

According to the details sent back by the fine work, Yao Chengtai's troops were mixed infantry and cavalry in the first army stationed in Qi County, of which there were two battalions of cavalry, which was the biggest threat on the march.

Therefore, the primary role of the First Cavalry Army is to prevent the two cavalry battalions from raiding the Huaiyou Army, and it is very necessary to launch it in advance.

As the commander of the First Cavalry Army, Zhang Yin himself felt pressure, the original cavalry commander of the Huai Right Army Qin Zaidao was the commander of the Second Cavalry Army, but he served as the commander of the first reorganized First Army, this is undoubtedly a very obvious gesture, for the Heshuo Army to further integrate into the Huai Right Army system has important indicator significance.

This also brought tremendous pressure and challenges to Zhang Yin himself, and the command of the First Cavalry Army made this position not so easy to sit on.

There are not only their old subordinates in the Lu Long Army, but also veterans in the Chengde Army, as well as some of the original Gwangju cavalry, which is also very challenging for a cavalry as a whole, especially the first battle immediately ushered in by the Cheng Army, and it is said that the best way to integrate war matters, but if you really want to use war to speed up integration, it means paying a price, especially when the war cannot be lost.

The cavalry has the combat method of a cavalry army, and when crossing the river, Jun Shang had clearly told himself that he would fight according to his own intentions, and the purpose was very clear, and he resolutely strangled Yao Chengtai's cavalry in a dangerous embryonic state.

But in Zhang Yin's view, this is just the most basic requirement.

The Yao army in Qi County only has two battalions of cavalry, one cavalry of its own, and there are scouts exploring the road in front, if it is only for this goal, it seems a bit conservative.

Therefore, Zhang Yin divided his cavalry into three parts, the front and rear battalions as a part, looking for the enemy along the river, the left and right battalions were one, keeping a distance of 20 miles from the front and rear battalions, searching and advancing to the west, and the middle battalion directly crossed the water and went to the west bank of the water, on the one hand, to prevent the Yao cavalry from carrying out a sneak attack from the west bank of the water, on the other hand, it could also be flexible and mobile, looking for enemy fighters, especially if the Yao army's infantry army also went south from Qi County, it would be more worth a gamble.

The first two parts are to ensure that the basic tasks are completed, while the latter part is almost on the spot to see the opportunity.

Zhang Yin and the deputy commander are the same, an old battalion commander of the Chengde Army, and a veteran in his early forties, who served as the leader of the first two divisions respectively, and the last one was led by the commander of the middle battalion to Bujiang, and he brought the best guy in the Lu dragoons.

The cavalry swept north, leaving a trail of smoke and dust in its wake.

The various units of the infantry army that crossed the Huai one after another were still in an orderly manner, and with the last right side of the third army crossing the Huai, the next thing that came down was the heavy grain and grass of the Great Liang and the masters began to cross the river.

The task of the Third Army of the Right Wing Army is to protect the follow-up baggage grain and grass and the master's team, if this task is placed at other times, it is obviously a bit heavy, but in the current Huaibei, it is relatively simple, except for some eyeless thieves and ant thieves remnants may come to take a look, the main force of the probation army has no energy.

"Jiurou, what's the situation?"

"Everything went well. Wang Miao's face was a little more dusty, but his eyes were bright and his face was resolute, it was obvious that such a battle was also what he had been looking forward to for a long time, "Your Majesty, we don't have to wait, just wait for the escort baggage team of the three armies on the right to march according to the established route, and we can go first." ”

"Well, give the order. Jiang Feng stroked the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Knife on his back, and the figure standing on horseback looked particularly majestic, looking to the north, "Maybe Yao Chengtai and they are already waiting for us." ”

"It doesn't matter to us whether to wait or not, their fate has already been decided. Wang Miao also flew on his horse and said loudly: "Each army marches forward in turn, in the order of the left first army, the left tenth army, the left fourth army, the left fifth army, the left sixth army, the left eighth army, the tooth army, and the right third army are delayed. ”

The heralds immediately gave the order, and with the sound of the command, the entire army immediately started like a giant beast that was about to move.

The road close to the east bank of the river is not the main post road, but the road along the waterfront has a wharf almost every few tens of miles because of the proximity to the water, which is the main waterway in Xuzhou, so there is still a side road feasible.

It is said to be a convenient road, but in fact it can also be opened to cars and horses, but it is much worse than the wide and smooth post road.

It is still difficult to judge whether this battle will be an encounter or whether the opponent will remain inactive and evolve into a siege battle.

But whether it is an encounter or a siege, the Huaiyou soldiers are ready for a battle.

This is the principle determined by Jiang Feng not to fight an unprepared battle, but sometimes the opportunity comes too suddenly, you can prepare, but the degree of preparation is difficult to say.

Just like this battle, Jiang Feng knew that he had to fight, but the Caizhou army swept Bozhou with lightning speed, and took Huaiyou by surprise, knowing that now the remnants of Luzhou need a period of time to train to reach the best state, but now they can only use war instead of training, and use the more direct and bloody way of war to sharpen.

With the advance of the armies from all walks of life, a large number of packed carts and horses also followed the infantry to advance.

Most of these chariots and horses are equipment units attached to the infantry army, including siege engines, ramming cones, catapults, nest carts and other siege equipment, as well as defensive equipment such as chain locks, and quite a lot of magic equipment.

Most of these magic instruments are newly researched objects from the Daozang Institute, and they are ready to be tested through this battle, so that they can get feedback on various information in time and make modifications and improvements as quickly as possible.

Looking at the neatly advancing armies, Jiang Feng tilted his head slightly: "Wanshan, is there any news from Zhuang Yongsheng?"

"Not yet, but as long as Lord Zhuang asks in person, it shouldn't be a big problem. Zhang Wanshan further explained: "Now Lu Qiming is also hesitating, in fact, the Xuzhou generals are also shaking within the various armies, everyone knows that Huaibei is now a broken ship, and the glamour on the surface may be broken at a poke, the key is that the relationship between Zhuang Yongsheng and Lu Qiming has not yet reached that step, so it needs to be at a specific time node in order to play a greater effect." ”

Jiang Feng glanced at Zhang Wanshan with satisfaction.

As his own intelligence director, Zhang Wanshan's loyalty does not need to be doubted, and the children of the Zhang family in Zhang Yue's clan are also the characters he has taught and cultivated, but Jiang Feng knows that being an intelligence director is far from enough, and to achieve a satisfactory situation, Zhang Wanshan's own exploration and pondering are needed.

This is the first stage, and it is necessary to synthesize and analyze and judge this information, find out what you want, and make suggestions, this is the second stage in Jiang Feng's mind.

As for the third stage, Jiang Feng believes that the intelligence agencies are not able to do it at present, and the third stage should be to guide the direction of the development of Huaiyou in their hands, and it should not only be purely military, but should involve the development of the entire regime, which is the realm of Dacheng.

What Zhang Wanshan just said has a faint pattern of the second stage.

It is not easy to analyze the situation in the north of Xuzhou and find the right time for Zhuang Yongsheng to make a move.

Of course, under the general pattern of Huaibei, there are Yao Chengtai, Shang Yunxi, and Yu Mingzhen, who are strong enough to compete with them, and Lu Qiming can only deign to the north and avoid the limelight for the time being.

But now the pattern of the situation has changed, and the northern displaced people are rumbling south, which has brought huge pressure to Xuzhou, public security pressure, and food pressure, which is a big test for Xuzhou.

Xuzhou, as a huge feudal town, must have stored grain, and even began to buy grain before, but in the face of such a situation, this little grain storage must be insufficient, or it is difficult to satisfy everyone fairly, so there must be hidden dangers to public security.

Once the situation in the south suddenly changes, it will inevitably involve the energy of Shang Yunxi and Shi Xu, and they will even have to intervene.

Then when its strength is difficult to control the situation, it will definitely ask Lu Qiming for reinforcements, and this time should be the best time for Zhuang Yongsheng, because at this time Lu Qiming can realize the special role of his force and the huge energy that can be exerted.

Good steel should be used on the blade, Zhuang Yongsheng's killer weapon can not be used at a critical time, once used, it will be overwhelming with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and there is no room for reversal.

Even if Lu Qiming really wants both ends of the first rat, then Zhuang Yongsheng will become a direct change from the two ends of the first rat to have to follow, if Lu Qiming's attitude is in line with his own judgment intention, then Zhuang Yongsheng will help him quickly turn his advantage into a winning situation.