Just in time for a wonderful victory, this is one of Zhu Di's most commonly used basic tactics.

First use high-quality warriors to advance from the front, and when the battle situation reaches a stalemate, use highly mobile cavalry to detour and attack on the flanks, thus defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.

At this moment, the two armies of Zhu Di and Sheng Yong were fighting fiercely. Although Lan Qiao and Feng Yeling were only in a corner of the entire valley battlefield, they still copied Zhu Di's signature tactics when facing Zhang Zhongjie.

First, eight thousand soldiers from Lanqiao Huairou Camp attacked from west to east towards Zhang Zhongjie's troops guarding the east intersection.

Zhang Zhongjie's Sixiang Army not only had to face the attack of Huairou Camp, but was also blocked in the mountain road. When Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu learned that Lan Qiao was coming to rescue them, they couldn't help but feel energetic and began to work hard to break out.

When Feng Yeling's Langya cavalry from the Changping Camp joined the battlefield from the side, the Four Elephants Army faced enemies from three directions and could no longer maintain the stability of its original formation.

Zhang Zhongjie knew that the army was on the verge of collapse, so he had no choice but to issue an order, causing the Sixiang Army to slowly retreat southward, freeing the blocked east intersection.

The Huairou camp in Lanqiao and Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu's troops who were trapped on the east road were like two rivers that had been cut off and finally merged together again.

Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu ran out of the east intersection in a somewhat embarrassed manner. When they saw Lan Qiao, they both felt as if they were surviving a disaster.

Lan Qiao ordered the Huairou Battalion to press southward. On the one hand, it continued to put pressure on Zhang Zhongjie's Sixiang Army. On the other hand, it also left the space near the east intersection completely to Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu, so that they could move as quickly as possible.

Quickly move the troops back into the valley.

When the second cavalry finally withdrew from the east road, Xu Huizu's Yingtian New Army almost followed them and drove in from the east intersection. Fireguns exploded continuously, and many soldiers guarding the intersection fell to the ground.

Sheng Yong, who was on the southern battlefield, heard the signal and began to launch a general attack on Zhu Di. He led the central army, with Ping An as the left army and He Fu as the right army. The three armies came out together, and all the soldiers rushed north together regardless of their own safety.

At the same time, Zhang Zhongjie's Sixiang Army also regained its footing and began to counterattack northward.

The cavalry under Xu Huizu's command quickly rushed out of the intersection on the east side under the cover of archers and gunmen, like a surging iron stream, attacking the ribs of the Yan army's formation with irresistible force, and after cutting in from the east side,

Penetrate straight to the west.

Once Yingtian's new army is allowed to "pierce" the flanks of the Yan army, the soldiers who remain on the southern battlefield, including Zhu Di himself, will completely lose their living space.

Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu tried to block it, but were frustrated by the ambush. The soldiers panicked and their execution ability declined. They could not stop Xu Huizu's "one point" breakthrough of his own formation, and gave birth to the desperate feeling of being led by the opponent.

At the critical moment, the two men of Lan Qiao and Feng Yeling arrived, like two iron arms of a pair of pliers, tightly clamping the leader of the New Army cavalry, making it difficult for them to continue their advance.

The cavalry of Yingtian's new army are all heavy cavalry, and their equipment is also first-class and sophisticated. In terms of impact on the battlefield, no one can surpass them.

The only way to stop such a powerful heavy cavalry is to choke their leader so that the leading knight cannot use speed and heavy equipment to crush our soldiers as he pleases.

Lan Qiao stepped forward on horseback and fought with Xu Huizu until they were at the same place. Feng Yeling deployed the "Thirteen Movements of a Prairie Fire" with all his strength and slashed through the enemy formation, covered in blood.

Zhu Di and Sheng Yong were already close in terms of military strength. The reason why they dared to pursue Qimei Mountain was entirely due to the high morale boosted by the battle to forcibly cross the Suishui River.

At present, our own vanguard was ambushed, and Sheng Yong took the lead in the decisive battle in the valley. The enemy also had Xu Huizu, a strange force who came from the east. After being hit repeatedly, the morale of the Yan army was severely depressed.

To resist Sheng Yong's impact, he had to retreat backwards.

After all, Zhu Di was a master of war. Although his troops were retreating, they tried their best to keep their formations in order. Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu alternately covered the rear to prevent the army from falling into chaos and collapse. Finally, before Xu Huizu completed the "penetration" of his ribs,

Move all the army back to the north of Qimei Mountain.

Sheng Yong and Xu Huizu joined forces, took advantage of the victory to cover up the enemy, and pursued them all the way.

Fortunately, the Louzhuang camp on the south bank of the Suishui River was still there. The Yan army retreated to the camp and held on to the camp, finally repelling the southern army temporarily.

The battle lasted until late at night before it finally came to a break. Zhu Di counted his troops and found that more than 10,000 of the 200,000 troops he brought with him when they left Peking were killed and more than 50,000 wounded. All in all, the remaining effective combat strength was only 10,000.

More than thirty thousand.

Lanqiao's Huairou Battalion was the last to arrive, so it was the least damaged team. The 8,000-man team suffered less than 400 casualties. He searched around the camp and found that his deputy Li Bin was missing, so he asked someone to inquire.

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Jueming told him with red eyes that at that time Lan Qiao and Feng Yeling pinned down Xu Huizu's cavalry who was trying to penetrate the ribs of the army, and Zhang Zhongjie launched another wave of fierce attacks. Seeing that Lan Qiao was unable to escape, Li Bin led the Black Flag Army guarding the outside

He blocked Zhang Zhongjie's attack.

Zhang Zhongjie relied on his magic skills to forcefully break into the Black Flag Army's formation with his Four Elephant Envoys. Li Bin didn't want the morale of the army to be shaken, so he refused to retreat. He drew his sword and fought with Zhang Zhongjie. In the end, Zhang Zhongjie killed him instantly in the formation.

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Later, they desperately tried to snatch back Li Bin's body, but there were too many enemy troops. If not for the timely support of Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu, the Black Flag Army itself would have been almost destroyed.

By the end of the desperate words, tears welled up.

This was the first time that Lan Qiao saw this "cold-blooded" man cry, but he couldn't think of anything to say to comfort him. He only patted his shoulder and whispered: "I will avenge him."

He didn't get along with Li Bin for a long time, but he liked the latter's personality very much and admired his method of controlling the army.

Hearing the news of Li Bin's death in battle, Lan Qiao felt really sad, but it was inconvenient to show such grief in front of Jueming. After separating from Jueming, he went to see Feng Yeling at Changping camp.

Feng Yeling was sitting alone in the tent at the moment, with his shirt half open and applying medicine to the wound.

Lan Qiao suppressed the grief in his heart, sat next to her, picked up the medicine bottle and filled her with medicine. The two looked at each other, and both saw the worry in the other's eyes, but neither of them knew what to say.

The war has reached this point and it has undoubtedly fallen into the most difficult situation. Whether the next step is to advance or retreat is not something that the two "junior generals" can decide.

The Southern Army now has Xu Huizu's new army, which greatly increases its strength. However, they suffered heavy casualties due to today's defeat at Qimeishan. If they continue to advance, you don't have to think about it, it will be very difficult.

If the troops retreat, not to mention that Sheng Yong and Xu Huizu are watching eagerly from the side, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Chen Hui and Lan Xiye are still stationed in Xuzhou, it will be difficult for them alone.

Even after going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers and returning to Peiping, no one knows how Zhu Di's great cause of peace will develop in the future after this arduous torment.

Lan Qiao gave Feng Yeling the medicine, and Feng Yeling put on her jersey again - since she didn't know whether the Confederate army would rob the camp at night, she always kept her jersey with her to deal with any possible changes.
Chapter completed!