In the west wind plain, the camp tent stretches, and the military flag is displayed.

As Niu Cunjie expected, the Jingzhou army chose to set up camp with its back to Gaotang City, and in this process, the Yan army did not attack and disturb, obviously because it was afraid of Li Tianrun's backhand.

The Jingzhou army set up camp in the law of seven formations, and Li Tianrun led the personal guard battalion in the center, with one battalion each set up on the front left, front right, left, right, rear left, and rear right. The large battalion is a small battalion, the camps are connected, and the different arms cooperate with each other, which is extremely stable and solid, and is not afraid of the impact of the cavalry of the Jing Army, not to mention the infantry of the Yan Army, which is much weaker.

This set of formations can also be used in wartime, with five kinds of formations: square, circle, curved, straight and sharp, and each of the five formations has five variations, and the commander can change the formation at any time according to the strength of the enemy and the complexity of the terrain.

For any military general in the world, military training is the most basic requirement, and the proficiency of the soldiers in the formation changes determines the lower limit of an army.

Li Tianrun is undoubtedly a leader in this area.

At this difficult moment when his life hung by a thread, Xiao Wangzhi organized the border army in Huaizhou to resist the strong enemy, and Li Tianrun collected the Jiangbei rout in Jingzhou, and stopped the footsteps of the Jingjun army to the south with his own strength, which was the prototype of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion.

Now, in the past 15 years, many officers and soldiers under the command of the Jingzhou Governor's Office have left the army, and many new faces have appeared.

But whether it is a veteran or a recruit, Li Tianrun has never slackened his training for them.

This barracks standing on the West Wind Plain has the imprint of Li Tianrun from the inside to the outside, and it is filled with a confident and courageous atmosphere.

Outside the barracks, there were countless light and dark sentry posts, and the ranger scouts were fifteen miles away.

On a cloudy and windy afternoon, Li Bingxue led more than 200 horsemen to leave the camp and gallop to the southeast.

Half an hour later, she grabbed the reins and slowed down, looking up at the carriage slowly coming on the official road to the south and the dozen or so fierce knights beside her, her eyes glowing with a warm color.

Coming to the side of the carriage, she smiled and said, "Sister Chu Long." ”

The curtain of the car was opened, revealing Wang Chulong's face with heavy makeup and light makeup, and said apologetically: "Sister Lao Bingxue specially greeted her." ”

Li Bingxue said leisurely: "Why should you be polite between you and me." Let's go, my father invites you to meet you in the camp. ”

Wang Chulong said softly: "Okay." ”

When they returned to the camp, the Wang family guards were left outside the camp, and Li Bingxue asked people to entertain them, and then led the carriage through the layers of camps and came to the outside of the Chinese army commander's tent.

Wang Chulong stepped out of the carriage with the support of Jinshu, told her to stay in the car, and then followed Li Bingxue into the tent.

She raised her eyes to look at the middle-aged man sitting behind the handsome case, and said, "Junior Wang Chulong, meet Governor Li." ”

This self-proclaimed person actually took some thought, she is not only the daughter of the Wang family now, but also the main room that the Son of Heaven clearly gave Lu Shen to marry, although the marriage has not yet been completed, but with the holy decree as evidence, no one dares to deny her identity.

The title of the younger generation is naturally calculated from Lu Shen's side.

Li Tianrun showed a kind smile on his face and said, "Miss Wang, don't be polite, please take a seat." ”

Wang Chulong should go down and sit side by side with Li Bingxue.

Li Tianrun continued: "Miss Wang first ordered someone to send a message to the little girl, and then she personally trekked through mountains and rivers to come here, I don't know what is important? ”

Li Bingxue looked at Wang Chulong curiously.

Ever since they met in Xunyang City, she knew that this seemingly weak young lady of the family had a splendid mind, not only had the ability to take care of internal affairs, but also had a lot of insight into battlefield strategy. She informed her father of Wang Chulong's inference about Jing Jun's purpose, and Li Tianrun expressed high appreciation.

Now that Wang Chulong has come to the front-line military camp in person, there must be an extremely important event, and she can't fake others, otherwise she can let her subordinates pass on the message.

At this moment, there were only three people in the tent, Wang Chulong did not sell the guanzi, and said bluntly: "The younger generation heard that the capital governor raised troops to the north, and thought that he would face off with the enemy army head-on, and remembering something might help the army." The governor of the capital should know that the younger generation is a member of the Zhailin Wang family in the north, and now Zhu Zhen, the head of the soldiers and horses of the pseudo-Yanmoyang Road, is the secret son of the Wang family in the army. ”

Li Bingxue's eyes lit up.

Of course, she knows the information of the commander of the Yan Army in the north, Zhu Zhennai is the first person under the general Niu Cunjie, if Zhu Zhen can be used as an internal response, there will be no suspense in this battle.

Wang Chulong continued: "Since Qing Yugong went south, the news exchange on the border has been extremely strictly controlled, and the younger generation has not received a secret letter from home for a long time, but now that the two armies are approaching, you should be able to find a gap between you and me to transmit news. If the Metropolitan Governor needs it, the junior can write a personal letter to General Manager Zhu, so that he can cooperate with the actions of our army within the enemy, and at the same time, he can also find out the enemy's pre-war plans. ”

Li Bingxue couldn't help but look at her father expectantly.

However, Li Tianrun was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "I understand Miss Wang's kindness, but for now, it's best not to let Zhu Zhen defect." ”

Wang Chulong thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, the real enemy of our army is the Jing army, and it may be better for General Manager Zhu to continue to hide, and he may be able to play a greater role in the future." ”

A look of surprise floated in Li Tianrun's eyes.

It would certainly be difficult for ordinary people to understand the reason for his refusal in a short period of time, and he was ready to explain simply, but the young woman in front of him was indeed a good showman, and she could figure out the key in an instant.

He couldn't help but look at Li Bingxue who was sitting next to him.

He knew that his daughter was arrogant, and he was a little worried, but he heard her smile heartily: "Sister is so smart." ”

Wang Chulong smiled at her lightly, and then said: "My sister praises falsely, how dare you receive the word smart in front of the governor." ”

She set off immediately when she learned that Li Tianrun had raised troops to go north, and at the same time asked people to gallop quickly to inform Li Bingxue in advance, in order to personally use Zhu Zhen as a secret son to help the Jingzhou army win the frontal battlefield. After being rejected by Li Tianrun, she realized that the vision of the governor of Jingzhou was not only in the current battle, but had already seen the existence of Jing Jun in advance, which also meant that he was confident enough to defeat the Yan army led by Niu Cunjie head-on without using his ambush.

Li Tianrun took the opportunity to say: "Thank you Miss Wang for your hard work to come here." I also ask Miss Wang to go to Gaotang City in the south to live temporarily, and then ask you to contact Zhu Zhen when necessary, now the main thing is to ensure his safety and avoid attracting the attention of the Jingguo spies and the pseudo-Yan Prosecutor's Office. ”

Wang Chulong got up and said, "The juniors obey the order. ”

Li Tianrun looked at Li Bingxue and said, "Bingxue, you personally take someone to send Miss Wang to Gaotang City, be sure to help her make proper arrangements, and don't be abrupt and sloppy." ”

"Yes, father."

Li Bingxue got up and took Wang Chulong's arm and walked out, and it could be seen that she was in a good mood.

Li Tianrun's eyes turned to the map on the west shelf, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

The Yan army is now shrinking into the three cities of Xinxi and others, and it seems that it has no intention of going south to meet the battle, but the Jingzhou army did not continue to go north under Li Tianrun's order, as if it would never leave the military camp one step.

There was an eerie silence on the battlefield.

The two armies confronted each other from afar across the West Wind Plain.

This made Niu Cunjie more and more uneasy.

In his expectation, since Li Tianrun took the initiative to raise troops to the north, he would definitely not stop after arriving in Xifengyuan, and it was the style of the Jingzhou Army to continue to attack north, which was also the reason why he proposed to retreat to the north.

With the help of the protection of Xinxi and other cities, first inflict a certain amount of casualties on the Jingzhou army, if the other party retreats, Niu Cunjie can lead the army south to start a decisive battle in the West Wind Plain, and by that time the Yan army in the rest of Moyang Road has also arrived to besiege the Jingzhou army.

However, Li Tianrun's sudden change made the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Jingzhou Army stop on the West Wind Plain, which made the Yan Army extremely uncomfortable.

"General, I'm afraid our army can't continue to hold it."

Zhu Zhen's expression was solemn and his tone was low.

Niu Cunjie let out a long sigh.

Zhu Zhen continued: "For Li Tianrun, he doesn't necessarily have to continue to attack, after all, the most important goal for him to lead his troops north this time is to relieve the crisis of Xileng Pass and Gaotang City. Now that our army has withdrawn, he has achieved his goal, and if our army continues to hold the city, I am afraid that he will lead his army to retreat. ”

If Li Tianrun really does this, although Moyang Road will not be in danger of losing its territory, Niu Cunjie will inevitably be held accountable and severely punished by Qing Yugong.

After a moment of silence, Niu Cunjie turned his head and asked, "Have the soldiers and horses in various places been arranged?" ”

Zhu Zhen said cautiously: "Xiaguan has been following this matter closely, and the soldiers and horses from all over the country will be able to rush to the West Wind Plain within seven days at the latest. ”

Niu Cunjie's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "I have a feeling that Li Tianrun seems to be aware of Marshal Qingyu's plan, otherwise he would not suddenly stop marching." This pause allowed him to suddenly take the initiative in the war, and the Jingzhou Army could now fight or retreat, but we had no choice. ”

Zhu Zhen frowned and said, "General, do you want to continue to hold on and send someone to ask Marshal Qingyu?" ”

Niu Cunjie shook his head and said: "I have received a secret order from Marshal Qingyu this morning, he asked me to send troops to fight the Jingzhou army as soon as possible, and if it drags on, I am afraid that someone will come to replace my position." ”

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but fall into silence.

Niu Cunjie sighed helplessly, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "That's it, this is the fate of our soldiers." The order went down, and ordered the generals to come to the festival hall at two o'clock tomorrow to participate in the military meeting, and the violators were to be dealt with by military law! ”

Zhu Zhen arched his hand and said: "Obey!" ”

……

The fourteenth year of Qi Jianwu, December 23.

There are only seven days until the New Year's Festival.

Niu Cunjie, the general of Moyang Road in North Yan, led 60,000 troops to the south, leaving thousands of foot soldiers in each of the three cities such as Xinxi to garrison.

The Yan army entered the West Wind Plain and set up camp more than 20 miles north of the Jingzhou military camp.

The confrontation between the two armies has changed from a distant confrontation to a close one at hand, and a major battle is about to break out, and a tense and solemn atmosphere is permeating the air.

(End of chapter)