Wang Mengyin was confident in the strength of his subordinates, standing firm, watching the battle from afar.

The camp he chose to camp was in an excellent location, at the narrowest point of the east-west passage.

The camp of the two guards is divided into three parts, the first camp is light, the second camp is heavy, and the rear camp is light, which resembles a long snake.

In the dark clouds and rainy night, lightning swept by, illuminating the two large flags under the mountain clearly. On one side, the black flag is embroidered with a snake Xuanwu; On one side, the green flag is embroidered with dancing claws and green dragons.

He immediately ordered the soldiers of Zhuzhong and Houying to stop the work at hand just in case.

The general organization is organized, the team is lined up, and it is supplemented as a second-line echelon, ready to support the front battalion at any time. Yu Yinggui was very fast, went down the mountain with his own soldiers, rode on his horse and rushed directly forward.

The speed of the thief is not slow, he has not yet reached the front line, Wang Mengyin saw that the thief was approaching, but after the distance was closer, he did not enter again, first to the rain of arrows.

Although the wind was not as strong as before, the rain was still very dense, the night was dark, and the effect of long-range shooting was not obvious.

The soldiers in the front row of the thieves held up their half-man-high shields to cover the slow advance of the troops; Although the firearms prepared by the officers and soldiers for the siege could not be used, they still needed trebuchets.

At this time, it pulled out again, and dozens of pounds of stones, whistling and splitting the rain curtain, smashed into the thief array.

It was so far away that the screams sounded small. Wang Mengyin took a few steps forward, although he couldn't see clearly, he imagined the scene of flesh and blood, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Reflecting the fire of the front camp, I saw the thieves' banners waving a few times, and one stopped and stopped in front of the camp.

Several four-wheeled trebuchets were mounted underneath, adjusting the distance as the thieves advanced. The crossbows were cast together, and only the black shield could be seen, which occasionally overturned with the soldiers who were knocked away.

The thief's crossbowmen followed suit, and rushed forward in a rain of arrows, casting a burst of fire. Those who were hit by arrows by the officers and soldiers were immediately dragged off the battlefield.

Yu Yinggui galloped to the front and jumped off the horse, not knowing what to say to the former battalion general. The commander ordered to go, and immediately a team marched out on the left, only to see a hundred and ten selected cavalrymen holding strong bows, sprinting to the side of the front line of the thieves, trying to swim and strike at a long distance.

Wang Mengyin looked at the thief banner again, waved it a few times, and there seemed to be the sound of golden drums, and before the officers and cavalry rushed closer, he saw that the wounded were about to be withdrawn.

Far away, he could also see the ground in front of the camp, leaving behind many overturned shields, but there were few corpses, heavy rain was dripping, and patches of red blood were everywhere.

The white expanse is red, and it is very conspicuous.

The rain is a little heavier but not smaller, and there is no problem for the cavalry to do a little short distance galloping. The official army did not have as many thief cavalry, and it was more than enough to meet a thief army of this size.

As the defending side, they took advantage of the situation and repelled the attack of the thieves, and the battalion of officers and soldiers cheered; The cavalry circled around for a while, shouting and shouting as a victor and galloped back into battle.

The rogues retreated quickly. Before the trebuchet could throw a few stones, they saw that they had withdrawn from the effective throwing distance. Again come prepared.

After sending out the front attack, most of it began to slowly retreat again, and from his position, it was completely submerged in the rain and fog. Yu Yinggui fell into the battle and saw the enemy situation similar to him.

"Is this a temptation? Or is it a sound that strikes the West? The two of them guessed the intention of such an unusual attack.

The general led by the thieves tonight is obviously not as good as last night. Such childish tricks are also embarrassing to use. He became more and more convinced of the suspicion that the rogues would come to charge.

It's just that before his judgment was confirmed, another order came up from the rear, and Wang Mengyin encountered the situation.

......

"General, General Yan is back."

Yan Hou came back half an hour later than Lu Yuanan, he captured a group of officers and soldiers alive, it turned out that he took off their clothes, and then brought them back to the camp of the officers and soldiers with the message they wanted to convey, and let them spread on their own.

It was freezing cold, and it was raining heavily, so they stripped off their clothes and put them back, and threw sand and gravel on the head of the city, and another bad move, which caused the whole house to laugh when they said it.

"The ones who were caught were just a few small soldiers, who didn't understand the internal strategy of the official army and the arrangements behind it, but only informed them of the news of the fall of Wuchang, and observed their expressions, and they should not have known the news before that."

After all, Yan Hou is also a soldier, he also understands the situation in the official army, and with his own judgment, it is convincing to say this.

What's more, the task that they all thought they couldn't complete was actually done by him, and everyone looked at him with a little admiration.

Yang Kai had fun with everyone, he could wait for the news to ferment in the official camp for a period of time, and then let the troops go to explore in the evening, and then wait for the scouts from the south gate to come back.

The rogue who tried the retreat of the official army deliberately waited for a while, and did not see the former battalion army and horses pursuing, and then collected the troops back.

It was General Deng Fang's right who led the troops to visit the camp, and when he returned to Yang Kai, his teeth were still fighting, holding his arms, his face and lips were blue from the cold.

He struggled to his knees, Yang Kai was still thinking about whether to let Hu Shahu retreat to give some false news to the officials and soldiers, and after seeing him, he hurriedly helped him up and ordered to bring hot wine and ginger soup.

Then he took off his cloak with his own hands, wrapped it around his body, and told his soldiers to move the brazier to the front, and wait for him to recover and ask him about the situation.

"Tell the general, the detailed deployment of the officers and troops is still not detectable, probably only figured out, the direction outside their southern city gate, Anza's strength is more than 2,000 people, our army has just exchanged hands with the enemy, the officers and troops suddenly changed their formation, sent a team of cavalry, from the flank to press our army space, can only retreat."

After speaking, probably afraid of Yang Kai's reproach, he raised his eyes and glanced at Yang Kai's face.

At this time, Yang Kai had already fallen into deep thought, the west and south directions, important strategic locations, the officers and troops did not need to be heavily guarded, this was simply a naked seduction.

Firearms are useless, so he wants to lure them out to fight in the field, which is similar to the strategy he thought of when he fought with Zuo Liangyu, and he was even more sure of his idea last night.

Then, he invited the general who had returned to go down and rest.

With the state aid should be in the city, take the southwest avenue for two days; If you want to go around the flank, you need to go over the mountains and mountains, and take a long detour, about three days. There is no third way.

Large, large black clouds, cascading on top of each other, pressed the sky very low, as if it were about to collapse. Although the sky is bright, it is still not clear in the distance, the black is heavy, the weather is bad, and the reinforcements are tired from afar,

Now the enemy situation is gradually becoming clear: 3,000 enemies in the west and 2,000 in the south; The enemy clearly had support behind him. Based on the information obtained so far, the possibility of a direct attack on Yingcheng by the official army can be ruled out.

Its intention of guarding the mountain pass and building the front of the camp is obvious, and it should be to besiege Yingcheng and facilitate the main force to attack calmly.

If he had listened to Deng Fang's suggestion last night and sent an army to seize the position outside the south gate of the official army while the enemy had just arrived, and there was a cover of wind and rain, maybe it would have succeeded.

But now, the enemy's rear camp has been constructed, the main general has regained control of the entire battlefield, the sky is bright again, and the two thousand enemies are stationed in danger, but it will be difficult to deal with.

But Yang Kai didn't regret it. Last night, the enemy's position was unknown, and he attacked rashly, which was the act of a foolish general. Therefore, it can only be said that last night's suspicious plan of the officers and soldiers was very successful, and there was no problem with his temptation, and the two sides were tied.

Yang Kai thought quietly for a while, he was not discouraged by this, and when he encountered a strong enemy, his spirit was uplifted, and he sent a letter to Hu Shahu.

"The main direction of attack of the official army is to defuse the threat of Jingling, and it is nine out of ten. In the direction of Jingling last night, Mr. Yin and Hu Qianhu must have gone through a bitter battle. About the next action. You two, what are the countermeasures? ”

Yang Kai asked Yan Hou and Deng Fang who were standing in front of him.

"Tens of thousands of people are the first formation, and the main force of the official army Jingling to defend the city and provide assistance must be at least five or six thousand. If the officers and troops outside the city do not take the initiative to attack, it may not be easy for our army to rush out directly. Deng Fang racked his brains and thought about countermeasures.

"In the opinion of the villain, our army must make up its mind at once; Whether to open the way, or to abandon the offensive. Otherwise, once Yingcheng is lost, De'an behind him will also be in danger. ”

Yan Hou snorted: "Everyone understands the truth, the key is how to fight!" He walked over to the map.