In the backyard of the army, in Xiangyang City, there was already a fire and rebellion, but Chen Qingyun, who was on the front line, did not know what was going on.

In other words, at this time, he has no time to be distracted from the situation in the rear, because the real war has begun.

Just two days ago, the Liangzhou army, which had only sent a small force to conduct a nuisance test, suddenly pressed in on a large scale, and two elite troops, numbering more than 5,000, attacked the Vietnamese army camp at the same time.

Fortunately, Chen Qingyun has always been on guard against them to increase their troops to attack, and quickly responded, sent troops to intercept them, and fought in front of the two armies.

Although they temporarily repelled the enemy army by virtue of their geographical advantage, they did not prevent the Liangzhou army from sending another cavalry to make a detour from the side and directly attack the defense line of the two camps of the Vietnamese army, so that the Chinese army could only quickly press up, and then the cavalry was beaten back.

After this one-day battle, it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched, but in fact, the Vietnamese army suffered losses, and the morale of the army was naturally low.

The next day, in order to revive the morale of the army, Chen Qingyun simply took the initiative to attack, and personally led the troops to storm the enemy camp from the front, hoping to find some grounds.

As a result, the Liangzhou army was prepared for a long time, not only formed a formation to withstand this impact, but also took the opportunity to divide the troops and make a detour, and wanted to repeat the old tricks and enter the Vietnamese army camp from the flank.

But this time, Chen Qingyun had already made arrangements, pretending to be invincible, and introduced the thousands of cavalry into his own camp, and then came to surround him on all sides, intending to eat this Liangzhou elite cavalry.

And the main force led by him quickly turned back after the battle in the rear, wanting to join forces inside and outside to cut off the last retreat of the cavalry.

However, he still underestimated the response of the Liangzhou army, and its main army did not follow the pursuit as he calculated, but simply turned around and attacked the Vietnamese army camp from the other side.

It was planned to directly capture the Vietnamese army camp at the cost of a total annihilation of a cavalry.

Chen Qingyun naturally refused to do such a deal, so he could only temporarily change his moves, lead the troops to turn to intercept, and just outside his own Dazhai, he had a big battle with the main force of the Liangzhou Army.

The result was still a draw, and the cavalry of the Liangzhou Army that was trapped in the camp also broke through the encirclement because of the lack of rear cover......

After two fierce battles in two days, both sides suffered a lot of damage, and the Vietnamese army suffered more losses.

Not to mention that their casualties exceeded those of the enemy, but more importantly, the camp was broken through twice, especially in the next day's battle, which was broken several times by the cavalry company, and almost killed near the Chinese camp.

If it weren't for the desperate interception of the Chinese army guards, I am afraid that even the handsome flag may not be able to be kept. This was not a small blow to the morale of the whole army, and when Chen Qingyun once again beat the drums and gathered the generals to deal with the new round of offensive that the enemy might launch, all the officers and men looked full of frustration and confusion.

Chen Qingyun himself was also annoyed in his heart, because he had always boasted that he was good at using troops in battle, but he didn't expect that this battle would be continuously restrained.

The enemy's commander is like watching his own troops and then designing them, so that all his plans are used by him. This kind of situation of being completely suppressed and having no chance of winning can be regarded as the only one in this life.

In the past, he also confronted many enemy generals, but none of them could make him so helpless. What's even more uncomfortable is that until now, he still doesn't know who the other party's master is......

I have to say that the pre-war arrangements of the Liangzhou Army this time are indeed much more detailed than their own.

However, as the commander-in-chief, he must cheer himself up and do everything he can to regain the fighting spirit of his soldiers. At this time, he shouted: "Everyone, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that we were not really defeated by the Liangzhou army this time. It's just a slight setback, and it's unknown who will kill the deer, so don't worry so much! ”

Only then did the generals collect their emotions a little, and they all responded: "What the general said is extremely true, we should do our best to meet the enemy!" ”

"So tell me how we should deal with it next?" Chen Qingyun took the opportunity to ask questions.

"The last general thinks that it will be disadvantageous to continue to fight with them after all, so it is better to take advantage of this camp and geography, hold on tightly, and fight a war of attrition with them!" Someone actually came up with a strategy.

This immediately won the approval of many people, and after the two-day battle, he was repeatedly deflated, and indeed lost the spirit of fighting again.

But in the echo, there were also those who objected: "I think it is impossible, if we just defend, why should we go to all the trouble to run here to set up camp to stop the enemy?" It is better to defend Xiangfan directly, there is a city to rely on, which is much more advantageous than standing up here. ”

These words aroused the hearts of many soldiers: "General, why don't you quit the army and return to Xiangyang to defend the city?" ”

"Yes, with the solidity of Xiangyang, even if the enemy army doubles, it can't help us. And in this way, the initiative is all in my hands! ”33

Seeing that everyone suddenly had the intention of retreating, Chen Qingyun's brows quickly furrowed, and he asked, "Then what if the enemy army does not attack my two cities of Xiangfan and makes a detour to the south?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then someone said: "Then we can send troops to attack the back road......

"What if this is a strategy of the enemy in itself, and when I leave the city, I will ambush and besiege it?"

Now, it's hard for a cadre to say anything.

In fact, everyone understands the truth, it is really the previous two battles, which have lost everyone's confidence, and they don't even dare to continue to rely on this camp to defeat the enemy.

"Xiangyang wants to be protected, and this road can't be let go! Even though our army is inferior to the enemy's army, as long as we work together and take advantage of our geographical advantages, we will be able to hold out for a little longer. I believe that between the ten months, the imperial court will inevitably send reinforcements, and at that time, it will be time for us to counterattack and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions! ”

Chen Qingyun couldn't come up with more encouraging words for a while, so he could only give such an explanation.

And just when all the subordinates responded, not knowing what to think in their hearts, the whining trumpets and the sound of war drums sounded again from a distance.

This shocked everyone's body and mind, is the enemy actually going to attack again?

Chen Qingyun also took a sharp breath: "Order all villages to guard the door." Today, we will focus on defense first, aiming to sharpen the enemy's spirit, and we can't fight easily! ”

Maybe this kind of retrenchment defense is not a good idea, but at the moment, when you are unable to break the enemy and can't come up with a better strategy, you can only defend instead of attack, and drag it out for two days to see the situation.

After the generals took the orders one after another, he also went out of the big tent, and under the escort of his own soldiers, he went straight to the front gate.

Chen Qingyun plans to come to the front line again and command the defense operation.

However, when he really arrived in front of the gate of the village and climbed to the top to take a full view of the battlefield, he was surprised to find that there was no enemy army outside the camp......

Some people died, but not completely......