The road is difficult to walk in winter.

The 15,000 Yan army was divided into three parts: front, middle and rear, and marched along the official road from north to south in the territory of Dongyang Road.

In the middle of the Chinese army, Cheng Weimin rode his horse, looking at the long team in front of him, and his mood was slightly depressed.

The Yan army has always had a big problem, that is, there is no cavalry, and the root cause is that the two horse breeding places in the territory are occupied by the Jing Dynasty. Therefore, from Dongyang Road to Jiangbei Road, the border army is basically a bitter infantry army, and each army has only a pitiful cavalry as a marching ranger scout.

The upper echelons all know that this is one of the means by which the Jing Dynasty controls the Yan Kingdom, but the Yan Kingdom itself is not a proper state, and there are already many people in the Jing Dynasty within the court, so they have no confidence to resist at all.

The biggest impact of this incident on the Yan army was that it could not carry out a wide range of roundabout maneuvers, especially in the offensive situation, without the assistance of the Jing Dynasty cavalry, they could only fight the battle step by step, and at the same time, the march must be cautious, because the cavalry could not grasp the details of the battlefield in front of them at all.

Cheng Weimin has already received two letters asking for help from Gu Shucheng, the second one was received yesterday morning.

He understood Xu Huaibin's worried and urgent feelings, after all, there were only 5,000 defenders in Gushu City, and there were 40,000 or 50,000 high-morale Qi troops outside the city. However, he did not order a rapid march, in addition to the weather and the speed of the Yan army itself, he was more worried that he would encounter an ambush by the Qi army on the road, so the Yan army walked extremely cautiously along the way.

Although Cheng Weimin has not seen Xiao Wangzhi's way of using troops with his own eyes, the Battle of Qingxia last year and the confrontation between the two armies over the years are enough to show that the famous general of the Southern Qi Dynasty is not in vain.

What's more, now another Lu Shen has emerged, who has risen in the Southern Qi border army in just two years, as if he is already a famous general seed.

Cheng Weimin has not forgotten this year's battle of Baotai Mountain, his top boss Xu Cun was in prison because he was defeated by Lu Shen, and he naturally did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

It was cold and heavy, like a heavy, wet felt over the head.

Suddenly, five or six fast horses rushed in front, Cheng Weimin's heart sank, and he immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing.

The scouts came to dismount, and the leader of them arched his hand and said, "General, there is a Qi army ahead!" ”

Cheng Weimin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What is the specific situation?" ”

The scout said: "General Hui, the villain didn't dare to get too close, so he could only confirm that the Qi army was about 10,000 people, staying near Wanting, more than ten miles to the south, and it seemed that they wanted to intercept our reinforcements, so that their main force could attack Gushu City." ”

"Wanting ......"

Cheng Weimin muttered to himself, this place is a plain boundary, and you can reach Gushu by walking more than 50 miles to the south. The Qi army chose to garrison here, rather than choosing to set up an ambush in the dangerous terrain, and it seems that their target is still Gushu City.

He looked at the generals beside him and asked, "What do you think?" ”

An old and dignified military general said: "Chief, if you want to protect Gushu City, you must at least set up camp not far from the outside of the city, so that you can definitely deter the Qi army." At present, a Qi army is blocking the way, if we choose to detour, the time will continue to drag on, not to mention for the time being, I dare not guarantee that the other side will take advantage of the situation to intercept the back road of our army. ”

Another bowed his head and said, "Yes, since our scouts can spot the enemy, maybe the enemy scouts have also discovered us." ”

Cheng Weimin muttered: "You mean, defeat this Qi army and then continue south?" ”

The previous general replied, "Now it seems that this is the only way." ”

Cheng Weimin thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay, then see the strength of the Qi army." ”

Although he was determined to compete with the Qi army, Cheng Weimin was still very careful, he let the baggage team stay in place, and left 3,000 elites with those auxiliaries to protect the baggage, and he himself took 12,000 foot soldiers to Wanting, which was more than ten miles away.

In the afternoon, the two armies met.

The Yan army set up the formation in advance, although they seemed to have a slight advantage in terms of strength, but Cheng Weimin was still very cautious and did not choose to take the initiative to attack.

In the Qi army array, Lu Shen and Kang Yanxiao stood side by side on the lookout car, and after the two listened to the report of the scout rangers, Kang Yanxiao couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Lu, I won't tell you the truth, I really didn't understand why the Metropolitan Governor valued Ling so much last year. The incident in Xunyang City, although I suppressed my temper at that time, I still have a great prejudice against you, and I always feel that you have no real talent and learning, and you rely on the weight of the Metropolitan Governor to act recklessly. ”

Lu Shen could naturally hear that his words were intended to be promoted and suppressed, so he turned his head and said, "Brother Kang, I was young and frivolous at the beginning, you don't want to hold grudges. ”

Kang Yanxiao waved his hand again and again, and sighed: "The battle of Yongquan Pass can be said to be careless to the defenders, but recently, your judgment of the enemy's whereabouts is too accurate. Even if you know the heart of the enemy's main general, you can conclude that the other party will let the baggage drag back and only bring the main force to engage in the battle, which really makes me admire. Now that I think about it, it is no wonder that the Metropolitan Governor did not have a good word for me at that time, but I know that my eyes are no different from that of a blind man. ”

"Brother Kang is serious." Lu Shen smiled slightly, and then said humbly: "This is not my credit, but the credit of the warp weaving department Su Jianxiao and the elite spies under his command." They have already figured out the temperament and ability of the military generals at all levels of the pseudo-Yan Dongyang Road, for example, Cheng Weimin on the other side is cautious, and the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side can win all battles. ”

Kang Yanxiao nodded and said, "Brother Lu is reasonable, what strategy will our army adopt next?" ”

Lu Shen said: "Entangle the enemy, but don't do your best." ”

Kang Yanxiao looked at him thoughtfully, and Lu Shen continued: "Brother Kang, our enemy is not only more than 10,000 people on the other side, but also more than hundreds of thousands of Yan troops, so no matter when and where, we must achieve the greatest victory with the least cost possible. ”

Kang Yanxiao said awe-inspiringly: "I understand, this battle is handed over to me." ”

Lu Shen bowed his hand and said, "There is labor." ”

Kang Yanxiao immediately began to dispatch troops and organize the Taixing army to attack the Yan army.

In the wide and flat Wanting territory, the tentative offensive of the two armies slowly unfolded, but when they heard the sound of killing, they raised their swords and guns at the same time.

Lu Shen looked at the soldiers of the Rui Battalion guarding the Chinese army around him, and his eyes immediately looked at the far north.

Look all the way north, over the mountains and rivers.

More than ten miles away in the north, next to the official road, 3,000 Yan troops and 2,000 auxiliary soldiers gathered around the baggage, and the people were eating dry food in twos and threes. The Yan army was able to maintain its formation at first, but as time passed, the soldiers gradually loosened up, and the weather was quite cold, some generals even ordered those people to find firewood to warm up.

"It's getting colder and colder."

The generals gathered around the fire, and one of them couldn't help but complain.

"Do you think Deputy Chief Cheng can win today?"

"I think it's okay, the army sent by the Qi army to intercept it is definitely not elite, at best it is just a group of ordinary goods."

"It's not good to underestimate the enemy so much, it is said that it only took a few hours for them to capture Yongquan Pass."

"Who would have thought that the enemy would raid on a snowy night? I have never heard of such a thing since ancient times, and if something goes wrong in one of the links, those people will freeze to death! Besides, an elite main force like this will definitely be used to siege the city, how can it be arranged for them to intercept our army? ”

Everyone chatted happily, and the person who spoke first suddenly raised his hand, frowned, and said, "Silence! ”

The rest of them all looked at him in amazement.

The man asked, "Did you hear anything?" ”

Everyone shook their heads.

The man had a look of nervousness on his face and whispered, "Why don't I think something is right?" ”

At this moment, another man stood up suddenly, looked around and fixed his gaze on the north, and shouted in a panic: "Enemy attack!" Prepare for the enemy! ”

In the north, in the direction of the road when the Yan army came, black spots suddenly appeared on the official road one after another, and then it became a large piece of black and blue.

Southern Qi cavalry!

The leader was dressed in navy blue light armor, holding a nine-foot spear in one hand, with a resolute face and sparkling eyes.

It was Li Chengen, the cavalry captain of the Ruishi Battalion.

The north wind roared, and three thousand horsemen stepped on the remnant clouds, and launched a rapid charge towards the Yan army in the south!

Looking at the thousands of Yan troops getting closer and closer in his sight, Li Chengen's mind once again sounded the words that Lu Shen had said before leaving.

"The essence of encirclement and reinforcement is to fight more and fight less, and form a crushing force advantage in the local area, in order to achieve this, in addition to accurately grasping the information around the battlefield, but also to have the ability to quickly detour and intersperse, now I will intersperse the task of attacking behind enemy lines to you. Cheng'en, you will not only command these 3,000 cavalry in the future, I hope you can learn to command the troops through one battle after another, and bring out an elite iron cavalry that can conquer the world. ”

The words were still in his ears, Li Chengen only felt the blood surging in his chest, waved his gun and pointed to the south, and burst out of his chest with a strong roar: "Kill!" ”

The cavalry of the Ruishi battalion rushed to the front, and the Yan army reluctantly lined up with the help of heavy wagons, while those people hid in the rear and shivered.

Huge waves swept in, engulfing the Yan army with a thunderous force.

The rain of arrows covered the sky like locusts.

After completing several rounds of ring shooting, Li Chengen looked at the gap and shot the horse to leap, and with one shot he picked up the Yan army foot soldiers blocking in front of him, leading hundreds of core elites to tear apart the Yan army formation in an instant, and then burst into the formation and slashed and slashed.

The Yan army resisted for less than a quarter of an hour before it broke up and fled south.

They seemed to have forgotten that the two legs could not outrun the Nanqi cavalry in any case, but in this situation of dying if they didn't run, almost no one noticed that the Nanqi cavalry did not intercept their retreat with their high mobility, but let them flee all the way south.

Even though a few generals found out that something was wrong, at this time they were powerless to restrain their subordinates, and they could only flee for their lives in embarrassment by the rout.

The distance of more than ten miles is not too far, and the Yan army was consciously driven by the cavalry of the Ruishi battalion, like a group of dizzy sheep being driven to the rear of the main force of the Yan army.

At this time, the main force of the Yan army and the Taixing army were in a struggle, each side had losses but could still stalemate, and it seemed that it was difficult to quickly distinguish the winner from the loser.

Until—

"General, the rear army has been attacked and defeated, and it is about to go to the rear!"

The scout's hurried voice sounded in his ears, Cheng Weimin was stunned at first, and then immediately boarded the chariot and looked back.

This look made his expression change greatly.

I saw hundreds of Yan army routs appear in the north of the big array, and the Southern Qi cavalry coerced or drove them to the rear of the Yan army like a killing god.

On the battlefield, any unexpected situation can lead to the defeat of the whole army.

What's more, this is not an accident, but a killing situation carefully woven by Lu Shen in order to reduce his own losses and kill and injure the enemy as much as possible.

"Command the rear army, turn into a car hanging array!"

Cheng Weimin forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, although his order was issued very quickly, but it was still a little late.

The Yan army broke and rushed to the rear of the Yan army's large array, and behind them were the wolf-like cavalry of the Ruishi battalion.

At the same time, in the large array of the Southern Qi Army, three cannon shots suddenly sounded.

This signal resounded throughout the field, and the cavalry of the Ruishi battalion began to charge at great speed, and the Taixing army, which had been fighting with the Yan army, seemed to be suddenly reborn, and under the command of Kang Yanxiao, it instantly increased its strength and stormed the forward position of the Yan army.

Attacking back and forth, the Yan army's formation was shaky.

After the sound of the cannon died down for a moment, the drums on the east side of the battlefield thundered, causing the wind and clouds to change color in heaven and earth.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers appeared one after another, and then they came like a tide, but seeing the banner in the formation, it was the Lai'an Army whose combat power was second only to the Zhenbei Army in the Huaizhou Army and had always been known for its bravery!

Cheng Weimin's heart, who saw this scene, instantly fell into the ice cave.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

In three directions, the three tiger and wolf divisions successfully completed the encirclement, completely disrupting the formation of the Yan army.

On the lookout car, Lu Shen calmly looked at the battlefield in front of him, raising his hand and tapping the wooden pole, as if echoing the shouts and killings of his own soldiers.

It was a magnificent song of triumph that resounded between heaven and earth.

(End of chapter)