(Because it's more than 5,000 words, it's a bit late.) ）

A news after the summer heat in the first year of Xiangfu shook the government and the opposition.

Yang Shenxing, the general of Anguo, faced an enemy army of less than 10,000 people, and 40,000 Jinan Rui soldiers were defeated again and again, first losing nearly half of the cavalry, retreating to the Qingyang Basin, suffering the enemy on their backs, and the cavalry army was completely annihilated. After this battle, Yang Shenxing, who was not in danger of the late season, became a rat crossing the street, and in Tai'an City, in addition to the military department headed by Lu Baijie, the remaining five departments and two Yantai officials all launched wave after wave of impeachments against the old general, and there was reason and evidence, saying that he ignored the military orders of the main general Lu Shengxiang and went south without authorization.

Yang Shenxing didn't care about the turmoil above the temple, the old general and his more than 40,000 combat strength were still intact, and they became an old turtle in an urn, even he felt ridiculous.

No matter how the gray-haired general covered it up, he exuded an aging look. Yang Huchen, the eldest son of the emperor, survived the cavalry battle ten years ago, but lost an arm. Sun Tzu Yang Wenqi was also seriously injured in the battle six days ago, and he is still lying on the sickbed with the smell of fishy medicine. Yang Shenxing has never fought such an aggrieved battle, Huchen's three thousand light cavalry failed to win the thousand iron cavalry, this is nothing, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, it is he Yang Shenxing who took it lightly and committed a taboo in soldiers, and the old man actually did not have too many resentment and complaints. But after the development of the situation made the general of Anguo almost burst out to kill, the three thousand rich soldiers who had not suffered too many casualties in the first cavalry battle, after seeing the power of the heavy cavalry charge, actually asked to immediately break away from the army, through the Qingyang Basin, and retreat to the north of Qinshui Jindu, which is also okay, Yang Shenxing did not refuse, but proposed to follow the infantry army to slowly retreat, in case the other side is not a small number of light cavalry to attack, never thought that the group of rabbit cubs promised to be good, in a blink of an eye with the personal guard Hu from the night north flight, after learning the news Yang Shenxing had to pull out the camp and move north, and let his grandson Yang Wenqi dispatch almost all the cavalry rank tail escort, Yang Shenxing can only hope that the main general of the Eastern Front Campaign in charge of Western Chu can't seize the opportunity of his own infantry and cavalry separation, and even does not hesitate to let the front army make a camouflage sign of killing the military town, but in the early morning of the next day, the bloodied grandson only brought back hundreds of Jinan cavalry, and the grandfather soldiers of more than 3,000 culprits were safe and sound, and Yang Wenqi, who had a piece of meat cut off from his shoulder, wept silently, saying that the enemy's light cavalry was extremely good at night fighting, and divided his troops into several ways, not only attacked the Jinan cavalry that they were preparing in a hurry, but also deliberately expelled the cavalry that was not counted as three thousand chicken ribs to the south to disrupt the formation, Yang Wenqi's cavalry could only take three hundred as a battalion, and send them to the dead in batches, and protected the more than 2,800 people who should be damned but couldn't die.

Yang Shenxing after his grandson fainted, asked in detail about several defeated cavalry commanders, the old general was more and more frightened in his heart, according to them, the enemy cavalry is not only long in night running, but also superb archery, even the peripheral safari of the northern reckless barbarians are imitated in a good way, neither close nor far away, always maintained at the distance of two arrows, an arrow charges, shoots a rain of arrows and then retreats, and so on, which requires extremely skilled equestrian and archery skills. Such a cohesive loitering tactic is not invulnerable, and if Sun Tzu Yang Wenqi lets go of the 3,000 horsemen, he doesn't need to pay such a huge bloody price at all. After that, there was no movement on the hustle and bustle, just a small group of cavalry troops wandering far away outside the encirclement, leisurely wandering, shooting those scouts of the Jinan army trying to convey the military information, but as long as Yang Shenxing showed signs of the movement of the army, the opposite side could quickly mobilize the cavalry, gather in the Qingyang Basin on the back, and there were more than a thousand iron cavalry waiting from afar, making a charge posture of riding and eating.

At that moment, Yang Shenxing finally knew that the main general on the opposite side of the Dao did not think about competing with their Jinan infantry at all, but expected the psychology of his Yang Shenxing and the three thousand horsemen with special status, first induced the Yang family cavalry to attack, first hurt the morale, and used the heavy cavalry to scare the courage of those gentlemen, guessing that these rabbit cubs could not escape regardless of the overall situation, as well as the escort of their Jinan cavalry, and then cut the meat with a blunt knife, and ate the cavalry little by little. It can be said that Yang Shenxing is indeed impressed by the combat power shown by the enemy, but the veteran general who has experienced a hundred battles is not afraid in his heart, but he will lose Yang Shenxing has to take two risks in succession, one is to deliberately give away military merits, and the other is to save their lives, and the result is that the price is one of the few more than 5,000 cavalry troops in the Jinan Army, which can be described as death!

Suffering a fiasco that has not been encountered for many years, after all, the old soldier of Jinan was his subordinate brought out by Yang Shenxing, and he did not cry and grab the ground, but was silent in a place where the river was dense and the water was abundant, and camped in an orderly manner, digging out three trenches, and behind the trenches there were berms more than two zhang high. Between the wide trenches of two people, a large number of tough trunks and branches were harvested as much as possible, and the bottom was nailed after sharpening, and the tips of the trees smoked by fire were arranged upwards, interspersed and connected layer by layer, and the soil near the inside and outside of the trench was tamped. A solid arrow tower rises from the ground, a camp tent is erected, the food and grass of the army of the Jinan army are quite abundant, and it does not rely heavily on the supply line behind it, and the cavalry of the Liyang Dynasty, especially at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, with the support of the unobstructed post road, the first-class sharp soldier, holding the military armor and carrying the weight for half a day can be carried for a hundred miles, and the light rush of the pure light cavalry can reach a shocking speed of advancement, Lu Shengxiang galloped continuously in the year, known as three hundred miles a day, and even exceeded the original Chu Lushan's thousand horses to open Shu, but after all, the latter took the Shu road, as for the post horse that can be exchanged for people and horses all the way, it is not in this list。

No matter how the post stations in Liyang have been reduced and abolished in recent years under the shouts of those civilian officials who are desperately shouting poverty, the post roads in the south of Gyeonggi are still accessible, which is where Yang Shenxing's confidence lies, waiting for reinforcements is, before this, he will never be besieged to death, and he doesn't even need to jump over the wall in a hurry with the Jinan army.

But Yang Shenxing was still exhausted, more haggard than fighting on the battlefield, in order to appease those rich and noble children in the capital who hid and cried for their fathers and mothers, the old general who had already lost a battle and suffered a big loss, didn't even dare to say anything serious. Because the old man knew why Lu Shengxiang, the squire of the Daoist Military Department, had weak military power in his hands, it was the secret obstruction of those civil officials and masters in the capital who had slippery wrists, and the army went out to fight, not only a general or even a military department could handle it, but if a household department deliberately delayed, it could find more than a dozen sufficient excuses to delay the marching schedule, and no one could find a reason to refute it. The fathers of the 1,000 children of the capital family joined forces to weave a muddy mess in the Liyang Temple, so that Lu Shengxiang had no way to quickly control the whole army, but after learning about the battle of the Qingyang Basin, after learning that his children and grandchildren were trapped, he could help the operation of the six departments become extremely smooth overnight.

The reason why Yang Shenxing brought the cavalry army that was defeated outside the golden jade was precisely because the old general knew better than anyone else the hidden needles in the Liyang Temple. It's just that Yang Shenxing didn't expect the enemy master to be so vicious and ruthless.

As Yang Shenxing expected, in the court of Tai'an City, although countless people are denouncing him Yang Shenxing's crime of actual duties, but Lu Baijie, the secretary of the military department who said nothing during this time, suddenly seemed to be a word, those who previously thought that Yang Shenxing's 40,000 Yan Zhenchun 30,000 accumulated 70,000 horses, it was already a very trivial matter, quite a murderous official and man, changed his face overnight, and told in unison about the cunning of the remnants of Western Chu, who was preparing to fight with the imperial army on the front line north of the hustle and bustle, and needed to send another meritorious veteran to the battlefield, Lu ShengxiangAs the commander of the troops, but Yang Shenxing was allowed to besiege people, he was extremely negligent and did not punish the crime, it was just because it was not appropriate to change the commander on the spot!

Lu Baijie's proposal was drowned in the raging court discussion, Lu Shengxiang needed to be guilty of meritorious service, except for the name of a commander, in fact, there were not many troops to make meritorious service, the real leader was still a steady Spring and Autumn veteran Wu Jun, this time dispatched 30,000 elite soldiers in the Gyeonggi Wu Army.

And under a secret order from the Ministry of War, Yan Zhenchun drove straight down from the Dongyu Plain, and finally stopped in the area of Sancang, and then turned to the east, making a condescending posture of pressing the border, so as to respond to Wu Jun's 30,000 army.

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Outside Youlu Pass, Lu Shengxiang was still blind to the movement of troops and horses in Guangling Road in the south, but the criticism of the capital in the north continued to enter the big tent, and there was a bleak atmosphere. The captains and lieutenants who were originally diligent and diligent every day have disappeared in the past few days.

Lu Shengxiang sat on the grass outside the camp, next to Guo Dongfeng, who had been feeding the horses recently, and the latter said indignantly: "This Tangxi Sword Immortal can't eat shit, he has become a dignified military secretary, and talking like this is better than farting?!"

Lu Shengxiang said calmly: "Lu Baijie has a conscience, and he also knows that Lu Dao will help me say a few fair words, and propose that I lead the troops south." ”

Guo Dongfeng sneered and said: "Have a conscience? Then why didn't he mention Yang Shenxing's old fool and say good things? The six thousand horsemen who had been accumulated with hard work for more than ten years, because those gentlemen were buried in vain in less than ten days, and in the end there was less than half a good word. ”

Lu Shengxiang smiled indifferently: "Lu Baijie is not stupid, and the guy who scolds in the temple is not really stupid, many words, it is one thing to know the Tao in his stomach, and it is another thing to say it." As long as Lu Baijie still wants to stabilize his position, he has to work hard and complain, tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall. If Gu Jiantang was in the military department, it wouldn't be like this. Of course, General Gu is in Tai'an City at this time, and there will be no day for me Lu Shengxiang. ”

Guo Dongfeng snorted coldly, "The chief general of Western Chu is also in the water, and he regards the front line of the military town as a battlefield to compete for strength and national strength, do you really think that everything will be fine if you eat Yang Shenxing's 40,000 Jinan foot soldiers?"

Lu Shengxiang glanced at Guo Dongfeng, "The civil officials in the court are stupid, and you are also stupid?"

Guo Dongfeng was stunned for a moment, and said with a shocked expression: "Xi Chu really planned to eat Yan Zhenchun's 30,000 horsemen from the beginning? Can you eat it? Yan Zhenchun is not that Yang Shenxing, so he is not afraid of choking to death? Could it be that Cao Changqing is going to go out in person?"

Lu Shengxiang looked into the distance, and said with a sneer: "You kid give me wide eyes to take a good look, I have a hunch that in this war, Xichu will emerge the first few young people who will become your mortal enemies in the future." ”

Guo Dongfeng smiled: "This relationship is good." ”

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Thirty miles north of Sancang, the more south the more Yan Zhenchun's 30,000 cavalry troops who deliberately slowed down, scouts reported the military situation, and there was an enemy army five miles away, all of them were light horses, no less than 20,000 horsemen!

Vast plains, wide battlefields.

The autumn wind is howling, and the flag is hunting.

The old general Yan, who had never been smiling, looked up at the bright red Yan character on the banner, and then looked back at the Yan family children who were not afraid to fight.

The old man said in a deep voice: "Pull out the flag!"

Immediately, several henchmen and generals came forward to stop him, Yan Zhenchun picked up the spear "Lu Ye" that had accompanied him for many years, shook his head and said: "If you win, most of them are already the last battle in this life, you can't stand here and watch, if you lose, it is the last battle, how can you die on the way to escape." ”

As soon as Yan Zhenchun's words came out, those generals were speechless.

The army pressed forward, and the banner moved forward.

The same is true of the enemy's 20,000 light cavalry.

Yan Zhenchun led 30,000 troops, headwind, and 20,000 Western Chu cavalry, tailwind.

There is no dominant slope under the hooves of the two sides, and there is no phalanx of foot soldiers.

The territory here is vast, and a front line of sufficient width can be deployed, and it can also be put into the cavalry army in batches, so it can be said that the commander-in-chief of the cavalry on both sides can be fully displayed, and the combat power of the cavalry is more likely to be perfectly reflected.

This is an excellent battlefield for whoever is weak and who loses, and who retreats and who dies.

There is no such thing as a fluke.

Almost at the same time, two horns suddenly whimpered as if echoing each other, majestic and sad.

In the same vein, after the first horizontal platoon of the two sides began to charge, after rushing out of most of the distance of the horse's body, the second row immediately launched a fierce charge.

The physique and spacing of the horses in each row are almost the same, so that the charging speed of each rear row cavalry can not be affected in the slightest.

The length of the lateral front lines of the two sides was comparable, but Yan Zhenchun's cavalry was more deep because of its relative superiority.

Several horsemen suddenly appeared on the distant side of the charge of the two armies, a few horses, regardless of the overall situation, the men and horses were not wearing armor, among them was the young man who followed Pei Sui, the son of Pei Valve, to the top of Luohu Hill, Xie Xichen.

It is also this unknown son of the Han family of Western Chu who has the courage to point out the country in front of Cao Changqing and Sun Xiji, and is laughingly called "Xie Banju" by Cao Changqing.

In fact, the entire matter of the northern front was decided by Xie Xichen in one word.

From the capture of the military town at the last moment, to the subsequent lure of the enemy and night attack, and then to the siege without attacking, in order to attract the Liyang Imperial Court to take the initiative to lure Yan Zhenchun's cavalry to disperse, until this moment from afar to stand by.

It's all from this man's strategy.

A middle-aged strong man who was sitting on horseback and was a head taller than Xie Xichen asked in a deep voice: "General Xie, do you really need to immediately use the 3,000 heavy cavalry hidden behind?

Xie Xichen pursed his lips and shook his head, "It doesn't make sense to use heavy riding too fast or too slow. ”

Xie Xichen exhaled a breath of turbidity and said slowly: "Moreover, the death of two light riders is still earned compared to the death of one heavy rider." It can even be said that the three thousand heavy cavalry will win unless it is one, and if you know that you can't change the decline by investing in heavy cavalry, then the 20,000 light cavalry can be used to disperse the spirit of Yan Zhenchun's cavalry, and this battle will be over. Otherwise, I'd rather ride a light horse without a single horse, and retreat with a heavy horse to deal with the next cavalry!"

The strong man glanced at this young commander who must not have a good reputation in the Liyang Dynasty and the opposition, and smiled.

This person was born in the land of Longxing, the founding emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty, where it once had the reputation of "ten miles and four princes", after the Great Chu Taizu became the emperor, there were more than 160 generals and marquises, and there were as many as 46 people in that place!

There is a custom of sewing cloth for newborns to make "Fenghou Tiger", which places good expectations on the old saying "Although the tiger cub has not become a pattern, it has the air of eating cattle".

But this young man named Xie Xichen is by no means the descendant of those generals who have made outstanding military achievements.

But it doesn't matter, because he is Cao Changqing's only disciple.

Xie Xiqian had been watching the battle situation coldly, half an hour, an hour later, the strong man and several men around him were already sweating.

Xie Xichen raised his buttocks, stretched his neck and looked at it a few times, his lips moved slightly, and he muttered to himself.

Or wait.

Several men who had participated in the Spring and Autumn War began to look anxious.

On the battlefield, his own side lost 5,000 horsemen, and Yan Zhenchun also died more than 6,000.

This is simply appalling compared to the total number of deaths on a battlefield where no one has evacuated the battlefield and no one side has retreated. Because there are cavalry troops involved in the confrontation battle, the real casualties are often when one side is defeated and evacuated, and then the large-scale casualties will really increase suddenly.

The sweaty man tugged at his neckline and threw a punch on the horse.

Xie Xichen was still expressionless.

The strong man glanced at the sky and said softly: "General Xie, if you exchange your life for your life like this, we will lose!"

Xie Xichen hummed softly, still indifferent.

Another man said angrily: "Lao Tzu is going to launch a heavy horse to rush to the front, Lao Tzu is not as hard-hearted as you Xie Xichen!"

Xie Xichen sighed and said calmly: "Wei Hong, if you dare to go, I will dare to kill you." ”

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Just rely on your three-legged cat kung fu?!"

Not far away, a handsome young man with four long swords on his back hesitated for a moment, and said with a cold face: "I, Lu Sichu, can kill you." ”

The man roared: "Lu Sichu, don't think that your grandfather is Lu Dantian, Lao Tzu is afraid of you!"

Xie Xichen said indifferently: "I said a long time ago, either Yan Zhenchun dies in battle, or the spirit of the Yan family's cavalry army is half gone, and it is the time for us to go into battle." You can no longer care what kind of swordsman Lu Dantian is in Dachu, but since you are a soldier of our army, you have to listen to military orders. If you want to die, I won't stop you, but please Wei Hong die on the battlefield in the future, under the hooves of the Liyang cavalry. ”

The hideous man rubbed his face fiercely, tilted his head and spat out, "This battle is lost, even if I disobey the order, I will beat you to death with my own hands!"

After half an hour that made people feel incomparably long, Xie Xichen said in a deep voice: "Liu Cong, Wei Hong, listen to the order!"

That Wei Hong scolded his mother, and turned his horse's head like crazy, "Listen to your mother's military orders! Lao Tzu will kill the enemy, win, turn around and smoke Lao Tzu to death!"

The sturdy man named Liu Cong clenched his fists and left.

Xie Xichen said word by word, "Remember, don't leave a prisoner!"