The fourteenth year of Qi Jianwu, October 27.

The general of the Jing Dynasty, Mou Lianghu, led 20,000 soldiers and horses, set out from Tengxian County to the east, and steadily advanced along the southern line of the Leize Plain.

At this point, the Jing army once again opened up a battlefield, and it was the southwest of Dingzhou, which had been silent since the beginning of the war.

Li Jingda, the governor of Dingzhou, behaved extremely calmly this time, he did not get into chaos because of the appearance of Jingjun, and strictly ordered the defenders from all over the country to hold on and wait for help.

Thanks to the full cooperation of the Dingzhou Thorn History Mansion during the previous period, the provinces and counties in the Leize Plain and the southwest of Dingzhou vigorously implemented the policy of clearing the wilderness.

At the same time, the 6,000 Dingbei cavalry led by the Dingzhou Fengfu Army, the Dingwei Army, the Ning Yuan Army, and Li Chengen, as well as the Huaizhou Pingshan Army, which had been ordered to go north to support, quietly opened their pockets to the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Jing Army who continued to advance to the heart of Dingzhou.

Li Jingda said convincingly: "This enemy army lured the Dingzhou army to encircle, and Guogong in turn used the Dingzhou army to lure the main force of the Jingzhou army, and then the Huaizhou army suddenly came out and joined the Dingzhou army!" ”

Looking at his slightly excited look, Xiao Wangzhi said meaningfully: "The enemy that Brother Li is facing this time may not be the real Jing Army. ”

Qing Yugong continued: "Now that the Dingzhou Army of Southern Qi is encircling and suppressing the soldiers and horses of Mou Lianghu in the southwest, most of Xiao Wangzhi is also waiting there, and there is only the Feiyun Army led by Song Shifei on the side of Dingfeng Road. This person is very difficult to entangle, and the Feiyun Army's combat power is also very strong, but they have no support for a short time. ”

Li Jingda only felt his blood boiling at the moment, if he could win this battle, maybe he would be able to get a military minister in the future, which would be enough to glorify the lintel.

For this martial artist who was driven out of the capital by the Son of Heaven, in fact, it is difficult for Xiao Wangzhi to really trust him, but Li Jingda first asked for his opinion this time, and now he can remain calm in the face of the bait that Qing Yugong gave up, which makes Xiao Wangzhi appreciate him a little.

He took the initiative to send someone to contact Xiao Wangzhi, gave his idea to himself, and then handed it over to Xiao Wangzhi for decision.

At this time, it was already night, and under the starry sky, the marshal of Dajing looked at the hazy mountains and rivers in the south.

Li Jingda saluted meticulously, although he had the same military rank as the middle-aged man in front of him, he was now just an ordinary marquis, and the other party was one of the only two princes of Daqi today.

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Xiao Wangzhi nodded, and then said: "I asked Pei Di to personally pick a group of elites, and he has been observing the details of the enemy army during this time, he has fought with the Yanjing army countless times before, and he knows the details and differences between these two armies very well. According to his judgment, at least seventy percent of the enemy's 20,000 soldiers and horses were Yan troops, and only the vanguard elite and the thousands of cavalry who plundered the formation were Jinglian people. ”

Wang Shidao replied respectfully: "The lower officials obey the order." ”

At this point, the battle situation seemed to be developing towards Xiao Wangzhi's deduction, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Mou Lianghu sought a decisive battle in a stupid and stubborn posture under the premise that the troops were weak.

Xiao Wangzhi smiled and said, "Yes." Since the start of the war, the southwest of Dingzhou has always been in a state of calm and tranquility, because once the Jing army penetrates into this place, our army can easily cut off their baggage line. As a master of the art of war, Qing Yugong naturally understood the danger here, so he chose to storm Dingfeng Road and Qingliu Pass, and then provoked a war on the border of Jingzhou, and never had the idea of fighting southwest Dingzhou, and the reason is this. Now that he has sent a group of soldiers and horses so abruptly, it is not difficult to guess his intentions. ”

In the early morning of the 30th, Jing's 5,000 infantry troops stormed the small city of Xinyuan, and it took only two hours to climb the city wall, making a good start since the Eastern Crusade.

In the end, Xiao Wangzhi did not deny his proposal, which made Li Jingda overjoyed, and then used the shortest time to formulate a strategy, the purpose was to eat the 20,000 Jing troops who broke into Dingzhou along the Leize Plain.

The ranger scouts on both sides engaged in a fierce and brutal battle on the plains, trying to hide the movements of their own armies as much as possible through the eyes of the absolute peeping eyes.

The faces of the three were solemn, and there was neither contempt nor fear.

"Lord Qiqi, the lower officials followed your instructions and did not kill all the spies of the Southern Qi Weaving Division, and finally let one of them escape back with the news. I believe that at this moment, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Jingda have already received information, and they should be more clear about the details of the troops and horses led by General Mou Lianghu. ”

Xiao Wangzhi looked at his slightly tired face and said with emotion: "Brother Li is bothered. ”

Yang Jingxuan stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen the Grand Dudu." Yesterday evening, the secret agent of the Warp Weaving Division in Heluo City paid the price of three lives and sent us a piece of information after all the hardships. At this moment, most of the enemy troops in the west of Wanting are recruits trained by Pseudo Yan in the past two years, and as the Metropolitan Governor said, this enemy army should be the bait thrown by Qing Yugong. ”

"What Brother Li said is extremely true."

Qing Yugong dusted off his sleeves and said calmly but undoubtedly: "I will keep you in the country until this moment before I transfer you over, I only hope that you can fight the real first battle." ”

Qing Yugong did not look back to see the figure of Wang Shidao leaving, he slowly walked forward to the gentle slope, and said to the three tiger generals standing in front of him: "The south is the Dingfeng Road, the gate of Dingzhou in the South Qi. ”

Xiao Wangzhi was still calm, and said indifferently: "A top-secret piece of information received by the Warp Weaving Division yesterday confirms this. ”

These three generals were the mainstays of the Xia Shan Army, and they were also the right-hand men of Qing Yugong to pacify the Zhao State.

"Xia Guan has seen Rong Guogong!"

Li Jingda was stunned and said slowly: "The intention of the Duke of the Kingdom, the enemy who appeared on the southern front of the Leize Plain is the Yan army?" ”

"At least most of the time."

Xiao Wangzhi got up and said: "Please also ask Brother Li to sit on the front line to command, I will pay attention to the battlefield trends at any time, as long as the main force of the Jing army appears, the Huaizhou army will immediately cut off their retreat and trap them in the southwest of Dingzhou!" ”

Li Jingda shook his head and said, "Etiquette cannot be abolished. ”

On the fourth day of the first month of November, the various units of the Dingzhou Army finally showed their fangs, and gradually approached the 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Mou Lianghu from three directions. Either they set up a position west of Wanting, passively waiting for the Dingzhou army to surround their side, and then start a bitter battle with extremely little hope of victory.

His statement was indeed a bit unexpected by Xiao Wangzhi.

This person is thin and peaceful, and he is by no means the kind of peerless master who hides deeply.

Li Jingda looked at his thin cheeks and said in surprise: "Sheep inspection? ”

After dozens of deliberations, Li Jingda finally made a decision that even he could not have imagined before.

Wang Shidao was full of wind and dust, and his current location was not Zhuo Garden in Heluo City, but a wilderness.

"Very well done, you go back to Heluo, remember to keep an eye on those Beidi gate valves."

Li Jingda frowned and said: "Guogong, it seems that this enemy army is a bait, the other party wants to lure our army out of the city to fight a decisive battle in the field, and it is very likely that there is a real elite of the Jing army hidden behind them!" ”

No one thought that at this time, Li Jingda, who was supposed to be in Ruyin City to command the overall situation, quietly appeared in Gushu City, the southernmost part of Dingzhou and only more than 70 miles away from Yongquan Pass.

Appreciation is appreciation, Xiao Wangzhi still gave a different decision.

Looking at his calm eyes, Li Jingda was blessed at the moment, and suddenly said: "Guogong wants to use the Dingzhou Army as bait?" ”

Since that beating, Wang Shidao has completely put away his mind left and right, he knows that Qing Yugong will not give himself a second chance, and no small movement can escape the eyes of the number one general of the Jing Dynasty.

The Dingzhou army quickly narrowed the encirclement, while the elite of the Huaizhou army ambushed the troops in the shadows under the command of Xiao Wangzhi, and as soon as the enemy reinforcements appeared, they would kill the enemy like lions.

On the other hand, he is very aware of the strength of Jing Jun and Qing Yugong's ability, in case he buries the overall situation of Dingzhou because of a wrong decision, it will definitely not be a simple consequence as dismissal and dismissal.

On 29 October, the vanguard of the Jing Army and the 1st Division of the Pingshan Army engaged in a short battle more than 40 miles north of Ningling, and neither side fell in love, and finally ended in a dead end, retreating to the safety of their respective rears.

"That's probably the plan."

Xiao Wangshang stepped forward and grabbed his arm and said, "Brother Li doesn't have to be polite, you and I should have been equals." ”

"Brother Li, this battle will still be fought in the end, and it can only be fought by the Dingzhou Army as the main force."

After Qixing left in a hurry, Xiao Wangzhi recruited a group of generals such as Pei Di and Kang Yanxiao to conduct more detailed deduction and preparation for the follow-up war plan.

The higher he goes, the more difficult it becomes, and when he reaches his status, there is not much benefit in keeping the success.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 2,000 light cavalry of the Jing Army and the 3,000 cavalry of the Dingbei Army met in a narrow way, and after firing more than a dozen rounds of arrow rain at each other, they chose to distance themselves.

Li Jingda changed color slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Guogong, the lower official thinks that our army should revise its strategy in time. Since this enemy army is a decoy, our army must not take the initiative to engage it. Now that the southwestern part of Dingzhou has been cleared, even if the enemy wants to continue to go deeper, they will not be able to keep the long supply line in the future. ”

On the first day of November, the main force of Jing's army had reached the southeast corner of the Leize Plain, and further ahead was the Jiancheng Wanting under the rule of Dingzhou.

Li Jingda smiled slightly, and said calmly: "If it weren't for the support of the Duke of Guo, Xia Guan would definitely not choose to fight Jing Jun in the field." ”

The vast plain, known as the Ancient Battlefield, fell into a disturbing, brief silence.

After taking his seat, Li Jingda said straight to the point: "Guogong, now that the Jing army is advancing and has entered the pre-estimated position of our army, it can launch a siege on them at any time. ”

When Li Jingda was in the capital, he was accustomed to the fog cover of clouds and mountains, and in the year he came to the frontier, he seemed to have been washed away by the wind and the flashy temperament on his body.

A young man appeared in Li Jingda's sight.

The two didn't say too much to each other, after all, they were both big men in the army who advocated simplicity and directness.

In the end, Mou Lianghu chose to stay where he was, quietly waiting for the appearance of the various units of the Dingzhou Army.

In the days before making a decision, he was very tormented in his heart, on the one hand, Hou Dayong's words crawled around in his heart like insects and ants, who in the army didn't want to make contributions? Especially for a martial artist like him who has reached the position of governor, if he can't make dazzling achievements in office, not only will he not be able to continue to climb in the future, but he will probably be slowly forgotten by the Son of Heaven.

Qing Yugong's tone was calm.

He raised his hand and pointed to the south: "Take down the Dingfeng Road and open the north gate of Dingzhou." ”

The three of them stood up solemnly, murderous: "Obey the prince's order!" ”

(End of chapter)