On the banks of Yingshui River, it’s an ugly moment.

Everything on the river is silent. In the dark night, thick fog covers the river, like a maze that cannot be reached, the white fog surging, revealing a strange murderous intent.

The 30,000 Anxi Army was dormant in the valley several miles away from the south bank of the Yingshui River, quietly watching the movements on the Yingshui River. Each soldier tensed his nerves and held the weapons in his hands. The armor on his body was already covered with Midnight's dew.

After a long time, there were finally a burst of rapid sounds of horse hooves on the river surface.

The soldiers of the Anxi Army cheered up and held the weapons with their hands even harder.

Chang Zhong stared at the Yingshui River in the distance calmly and said softly: "I ordered all the soldiers of the army to calm down and not make any sounds, and wait for the enemy to cross halfway before attacking them."

The guard beside him hugged and ran quickly to the back to convey Chang Zhong's orders.

On the north bank of Yingshui, the sound of horse hooves stopped when they arrived on the riverside. The fog was too thick and I couldn't see the water surface clearly. Not long after, the enemy sent dozens of scouts to swim across the Yingshui River and swam wet to the south bank.

After the scout got ashore, he was so cold that his whole body was trembling. He continued to walk forward for several miles. Most of the two sides were plains, and there were mountains and woods around him. No one was seen or any movement was heard. The surroundings were terriblely quiet.

The scout felt something strange, so he continued to walk forward a few miles, and even went into the woods on the roadside to check. After confirming that there were no ambushes, the scouts were relieved, and then turned around and returned to the Yingshui shore, and still swam back to report.

Seeing the scouts leaving, Chang Zhong's heart was relieved.

In fact, if the enemy scouts walked a mile or two more, they would find a valley on the side of the road. The valley was full of pits and valleys, which would give them a big surprise.

Fortunately, it is winter now, and the scouts who were swimming ashore were so cold that they were so cold that they searched nearby for a while and hurriedly left. They did not find the ambush of the Anxi Army, which was also a help from God.

Soon, the enemy troops on the other side sent troops to search for ferries nearby. The fisherman boats near the Yingshui River were roughly collected by the enemy, and they also logged wood in the forest and made simple rafts.

After more than an hour of busyness, the enemy still showed no sign of crossing the river. Chang Zhong, who was ambushing the south bank, could no longer hold back his anger.

Five miles behind the Anxi Army, Sun Jiushi sat on the grass and kept sending scouts to inquire about the news ahead.

He is the most unsustainable person. Chang Zhong and Liu Hongbo are both veterans and have participated in many battles. Veterans have experience. What’s important is that they have patience, but Sun Jiushi does not have much patience.

He was promoted to the commander of the capital by Gu Qing, and his promotion was almost a step further. At first, it was just because of his superb archery skills. He shot dozens of Tubo generals alone in the battle against the enemy Tubo, and was listed as the first in the credit card. He was promoted. Later, Gu Qing saw that his shooting skills were excellent, so he simply promoted him to the commander of the capital and handed over the shooting camp to him.

People with strong personal abilities may not be strong in other aspects. If strategies and tactics are aspects that must be considered by the commander in a war, then in this war, the commander in a war, the commander must also consider variables.

Sun Jiushi is the variable in this war.

People with no command experience rarely remain calm when they command the battle for the first time. Sun Jiushi found that he was becoming more and more impatient. He sat down, stood up, and kept paced back and forth in the same place.

Scouts reported to him one by one the movements of the enemy troops ahead, and Sun Jiushi was in a state of peace.

"A flintlock rifle can reach two hundred steps away. Such a powerful weapon can only be used to clean up the fish that leaks the net in the back. The prince looks down on people too much." Sun Jiushi muttered dissatisfied.

A cavalry officer next to him came over and said, "General Sun, the military orders of the Duke must not be violated. He asked our Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-Sci-

Sun Jiushi snorted coldly: "Use you to help me? Don't I know that it is difficult to violate military orders?"

As he said that, Sun Jiushi touched his chin and sighed: "When he was just a soldier, he lived a comfortable life than he is now, especially in the battle against Tubo, the battlefield was chaotic, and no one cared about me. I ran across the battlefield alone, hiding behind the sand dunes and arrowed one by one, and knocked down dozens of thieves. That feeling, tsk!"

The battalion official smiled and said, "Now you are a general, and more than 5,000 generals are all holding sharp weapons. General Sun gave the order and could send the enemy to see the King of Hell with just a single index finger. Wouldn't it be more worry-free than when he was fighting against Tubo?"

Sun Jiushi smacked his lips and sighed: "It's both worry-free and effortless, but I always feel that there is something missing. According to my thoughts, I should be ambushing the Yingshui River at this time. When the enemy army emerges, I will thump through their heads. This is a refreshing battle, much better than what we hide behind and pick up the rest of others' mouths."

The more Sun Jiushi spoke, the more itchy he felt. He longed for victory and was even more eager to reap the pleasure of his enemy's life on the battlefield.

Turning his head and looking at the camp officer seriously, Sun Jiushi suddenly said, "You understand what the three-stage array shooting that Master taught us, right?"

The camp officer did not understand the intention and patted his chest confidently: "I have already understood it. I took turns to fire guns in three squats. To put it bluntly, it's very simple..."

Sun Jiushi nodded: "I don't know much. Like you, it's just five thousand soldiers in three rows to take turns to fire guns, take turns to fill medicine and load ammunition, which is probably the case..."

The camp officer felt something was wrong and said, "Why did General Sun suddenly ask this question?"

Sun Jiushi blinked and said, "The Sharp Shooting Camp is for you to command. Please be honest here for me and do it according to the military order of the Lord..."

The camp officer was shocked: "Where are you?"

Sun Jiushi said mysteriously: "I go to the front and take a look, and I always feel uneasy."

The camp officer grabbed his hand tightly and said panic: "General Sun should not do anything. You are the chief general of the Sci-Sci-Sci-Scout Camp. How can you abandon your robes and ignore them when you are about to fight? If the prince knows that all the great contributions will be completely applied to you, you may have to be beaten up with military law."

Sun Jiushi snorted, "If you can't kill the enemy, you will be punished by military law. If I kill the enemy, it will be a merit. Why should the Duke make me punished by military law? I'll say more, I'll bring more gunpowder and iron bullets, and then bring a strong bow and two pots of arrows. I'll give you the magical shooting camp. You'll be here to stay here. If there are fish that escaped the net and escaped, you can order them to attack."

The camp officer was very anxious: "General Sun thought twice!"

"I'm thinking nothing! I'm leaving, go make contributions!"

After saying that, Sun Jiushi didn't look back and ran away with his waist. His back was light and cheerful.

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More than an hour later, the enemy troops on the north shore had collected many small fishing boats and temporarily made more than a hundred suggested rafts. After the enemy commander confirmed to the scout that there were no ambushes on the other side, he ordered the entire army to cross the river.

As usual, the vanguards were still the first to cross. Nearly 10,000 enemy vanguards stood on fishing boats and rafts and quietly crossed to the south bank of Yingshui.

The scout quickly reported the enemy's movements to Chang Zhong's troops who were ambushing the south bank. Chang Zhong's mood became increasingly nervous.

This time, the enemy was 100,000. This battle was related to the life and death of the Anxi Army and the great cause of the Tang Dynasty to suppress the rebellion. At this time, the overall success or failure depends on Chang Zhong, and Chang Zhong had to be nervous.

The sky was covered with white fish belly, but the thick fog still showed no sign of dissipation. Hundreds of thousands of enemy troops were hidden in the thick fog, crossing the river silently and orderly.

Chang Zhong's hands trembled slightly, and the scout kept reporting on the enemy's movements crossing the river.

When a scout rushed over and reported that the enemy had crossed the river nearly half, Chang Zhong let out a sigh and glanced at Liu Hongbo next to him.

Liu Hongbo also swallowed nervously and said hoarsely: "General Chang, should you start?"

Chang Zhong nodded vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Start! The command commands the vanguard to attack the south bank of Yingshui. When encountering the enemy, first line up and shoot arrows, then launch a charge. Five thousand soldiers and horses on both sides of the left and right sides to surround the enemy's flanks. In addition, set fire immediately so that Xianyu Jieshushang on the other side and the others can see it."

The personal guard hurriedly retreated and soon, the 30,000 Anxi soldiers in the valley were on their horses, clasped their weapons and rode quietly on the horse and looked at Chang Zhong.

The flag was unfolded by the personal guards, and the flags with black bottom and gold edges fluttered in the cold wind. Chang Zhong stood under the flag, pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist, pointed the blade at the sky, and Chang Zhong roared: "I won't say anything extra nonsense. Mr. Gu's military order. This battle is a national war. The soldiers will use their strength to help Mr. Gu and to help our Tang Dynasty. Don't let the barbarians of the foreign race look down on our Tang Dynasty!

With a bang, countless horizontal swords and long halberds were raised high, and the strong murderous aura instantly swept across the valley and echoed.

Chang Zhong waved his horizontal knife in his hand towards Yingshui: "Strike!"

Under the military orders, thousands of horses roared together. The soldiers rode their horses out of the valley. They walked slowly. After walking for two miles, the soldiers began to whip the war horses under them. The war horses neighed and ran wildly. The speed of the entire army became faster and faster, and gradually became a charge, and they could not resist.

While riding the horse and charging, the soldiers of the Anxi Army began to divide the troops, one on the left and one on the right, and divided five thousand soldiers from the flanks, and walked around the flanks. The 20,000 cavalrymen in the front took out the bows and arrows from the saddle bags, and the arrows were tilted toward the sky.

As the Ying River was getting closer and closer, the enemy troops who had crossed the river halfway also heard the movement in the distance, and were shocked, and there was a lot of commotion in the entire army.

The head commander of the enemy was a Turkic man named Ashina Lieqing. This time, An Lushan borrowed troops from foreign tribes in the north. Ashina Lieqing was the first to take the lead in responding and took the initiative to help An Lushan contact the leaders of tribes of various tribes in the north, and set up a bridge between them. Most of the 100,000 foreign soldiers gathered were Turkic and Shiwei tribes, and there were also a small number of tribe herders such as Tongluo, Pugu, and Mohe.
Chapter completed!