It was also very depressed if I didn’t do it. If I had known this, I would not have delayed it in Niugezhuang. I had been delayed in Niugezhuang for half of the time, and half of the credit that could have been exclusive was divided. Cheng Gongxin was quite unhappy.
After the two armies merged, they entered Nanpi overnight. Nanpi was also an empty city. So the two flew cavalry reported to Huangfu Jun's troops who had advanced from Hu Su's north, saying that they had taken down Nanpi County and killed hundreds of scattered defenders.
This false information made Huangfu Jun cautious. He led 6,000 main forces to fight steadily, marching and scouting cavalry, and arrived in Raoan on the third day. After arriving at Raoan, Huangfu Jun guessed the truth. I am afraid that Nanpi is also an empty city, and "killing hundreds of scattered defenders" are fake. He couldn't help but curse secretly, and was very angry at the two of them for their attempt to make a contribution.
Wei Bo's army was moving quickly, and it was like entering a no-man's land. In just ten days, he took down Gonggao, Dongguang, Hu Su, Leling, Wudi, Nanpi, Rao An, and half of Cangzhou all fell into the bag, which made Huangfu Jun very happy.
The war was going well, but Huangfu Jun was not careless. He sent several cavalry to Cangzhou and Yanshan to inquire about military information. At the same time, he ordered Cheng and Li's troops to investigate in the direction of Jingcheng.
Cangzhou City finally discovered the regular Lu Long Army. The Lu Long Army occupied the city and guarded it. It had already closed the city gates, and the specific forces could not be known. There were also garrisons in the direction of Yanshan. A flag of the Wang surnamed General and five camps were slapped at the top of the city. The flag was clearly written. The right wing of the Cangzhou Army and the fifth battalion were in its headquarters.
Huangfu Jun made preparations before sending troops. He had been planning to lead troops to the northern expedition and had a certain understanding of the Lu Long army in Cangzhou. He knew that Lu Long army arranged an army in Cangzhou. This army was led by two unknown people named Zhong and Liu. The total number was between 4,000 and 6,000. There were more than ten battalions in the army, and they were divided into two divisions, led by Cheng Wan and Wang Sili. Huangfu Jun did not pay much attention to the surname Zhong and Liu, but knew that these two people were the children of the Li and Wang families of Youzhou, and came from a family of generals.
Based on the above understanding, Huangfu Jun judged that the direction of Yanshan was stationed in the defense of Wang Sili's troops, and the total number should be 2,000 to 3,000 people. The troops in the direction of Cangzhou should belong to Li Chengwan. As for why it is impossible to judge the number of Cangzhou defenders, Huangfu Jun believed that the command yamen of the Cangzhou army was located in Cangzhou City. In addition to Li Chengwan's troops, two unknown people surnamed Zhong and Liu may also have hundreds of personal troops under their own commands, so there are many banners on the top of the city, which confuses his own cavalry.
With this judgment, Huangfu Jun couldn't help but be overjoyed. This Cangzhou army was quickly formed after the internal chaos of Lu Long. Its combat power is neither strong nor large. The enemy may have wanted to garrison in two units, thinking it was a pincer force, but he did not know that the consequence of doing so was to divide the already weak force again, which was very easy to annihilate it separately for himself.
Huangfu Jun was preparing to fight according to the original plan, but still used Cheng Gongxin, and Li Gongxi's two troops to restrain the defenders of Cangzhou City. He attacked Yanshan with his main force, first eliminated the troops of King Sili of Yanshan, and then turned around to attack Cangzhou. In this way, the entire Cangzhou area would be in his pocket.
When Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongyi's second unit came to news that when only one enemy battalion was stationed in Jingcheng, Huangfu Jun's joy was added to the point of being the enemy generals were really foolish. He divided the already small troops out to garrison Jingcheng. Wouldn't this battle be easier to fight?
The Cangzhou Army's division of troops reminded Huangfu Jun. He dispelled the plan to stay troops to guard Rao'an, and prepared to take all the 6,000 main forces away, and attack Yanshan with the power of a fierce tiger fighting rabbit. As for Rao'an's retreat, he ordered Cheng Gongxin and Li Gong's troops to send 500 people to take over the defense.
After receiving the order, Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongxi discussed it. Each side sent out 500 people, one left Nanpi and the other guarded Rao'an. The remaining 3,000 people advanced northward to restrain the defenders of Cangzhou and create conditions for Huangfu Jun to capture Yanshan.
After the arrangement was completed, Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongqi led their troops out of Nanpi and planned to attack Cangzhou. However, they only walked five miles and stopped - reporting to the cavalry sent forward, saying that they had discovered many Lulong Army cavalry, squads wandering around the road ahead, and the road could not move forward.
Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongxiang immediately ordered the brigade to stop. Wei Bo's army was dominated by infantry, with few horse soldiers, and the two of them were less than two hundred cavalry together. Cheng Gongxin was cautious, so he suggested leaving dozens of cavalry to spread around him to see if there was anything unusual. At the same time, one hundred cavalry were gathered out, forming a cavalry team, and "clearing obstacles" in front.
After waiting in place for less than half an hour, the cavalry team that went to "clear the obstacles" escaped in a panic. Nearly half of the cavalry lost, the remaining ones were crooked and the armor was loose, and many of them had feather arrows inserted on their shoulders. The cavalry generals led the team reported panting that they were leading their troops to attack, but they were entangled by the enemy cavalry. While fighting hard, many cavalry came to the enemy again, about every ten cavalry, with no less than dozens of cavalry, which filled the entire road ahead. However, they fought, so they had to lead their troops back.
"Traveling and whistling in groups", Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongsheng had heard of this kind of tactic, which seemed to come from the Hu people outside the pass. They were old generals in the Wei Bo army and had a lot of "dealing with Lu Long's army in previous years. When Lu Long's army was in its prime, the sons and the Badu cavalry of the mountain were very good at this tactic. The reason why the Wei Bo army never had the idea of advancing north was because of the strong cavalry pressure of the Lu Long's army. Among the Hebei vassals, the Lu Long's army had a unique geographical advantage. They could easily recruit a large number of miscellaneous Hus, and even the Hu people were cavalry, and at the same time they could buy a large number of war horses outside the pass. Especially the great reputation of the Badu cavalry of 8,000 cavalry at that time was always a nightmare for the Hebei vassals.
It is precisely because of the disappearance of many elite Lulong soldiers such as Badu Cavalry and the descendants of the mountain that the Wei Bo army dared to go north. Why are there so many cavalry emerging in Lulong now?
While pondering, the cavalry scattered around them also came back one after another. They reported that the surroundings were full of Lulong cavalry galloping, and the entire Nanpi area was blocked. At the same time, they also described the situation of these cavalry in detail, "the face is full of yellow wax, and the ears and noses are often hung on the rings."
This is a typical feature of the Hu people outside the pass. Could it be that Lu Long's army recruited Hu people outside the pass to join the war? In connection with the rumors that Li Chengzhong had served as the governor of Yingzhou for his military merits outside the pass, Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongzheng immediately made a clear decision on this judgment. In the absence of cavalry, they met the large-scale cavalry of the enemy in the wild, and the fool knew that this battle could not be fought like this! They hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat and returned to Nanpi one after another.
The situation was very dangerous and was completely different from what was originally expected. Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongcheng recruited dead cavalry soldiers and wanted to leave the city to report to Huangfu Jun. However, they did not rush out even after rushing three times. Instead, there were more and more enemy cavalry.
When the two climbed the city wall and saw the Lu Long army cavalry galloping between the four fields, they finally died of their hearts to inform Huangfu Jun of the news. There were too many cavalrymen, and after a rough calculation, they could not be less than a thousand cavalry! What they need to consider now is how to lead their subordinates home safely. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!