At night, dark clouds surged up from the southeast, blocking the moonlight.
Looking from the hillock, the torches stretch for dozens of miles, gracefully resembling dragons.
There were several legions in the darkness, one in the center that was constantly charging towards the west, one in front with 30,000 Xiliang cavalry encircling the city to intercept them, and one behind with the governor and Yu Fan in pursuit.
However, Ye Qing had already made preparations for the march. As soon as he made any move, he immediately and categorically announced that Cao and Sun's armies had betrayed the alliance and ordered the entire army to advance quickly, giving the enemy no chance to catch up from behind.
Waves of stepped attacks were the norm for group attacks. In an instant, they collided with the vanguard cavalry of the Xiliang Army.
In the front and rear pursuit, the same good crossbows and even the big yellow crossbows also cover the longest range. The princes' arrow rain even formed a tsunami-like sound in the air, overwhelming the sky and the earth on this plain battlefield more than seventy miles east of Luoyang.
bloom.
These bloody waves are concentrated in the conflict in the west. Compared with the encounter in the east, it is just the end of a strong crossbow. From this perspective, although the team currently in the center is the most powerful, it is in the most unfavorable situation, especially unable to avoid two-front combat.
And they were advancing as fast as walking on a tightrope. Once the threat behind them turned from a bluff to a real firefight, the casualties would immediately increase... Because the wind was southeasterly, this time the enemy was downwind.
The moonlight fell from the dark clouds again, making out the outline of Gong County in the distance. Beyond the ant-like fighting figures on the city wall, one could even see Luoyang.
The front team marched suddenly, and the magicians and officers at all levels were conducting the command step by step. A rain of arrows was produced. In conjunction with the three-round segment-attack large yellow crossbow arrow formation, behind each skilled crossbowman were two infantrymen responsible for loading the bow.
With every breath, tens of thousands of crossbow arrows pour out from the surrounding area.
"After two years, I'm back again." Ye Qing felt a little dazed. He rode his horse and listened attentively. He didn't know when a song came out: "I'm wearing iron armor, carrying a long sword, and I'm fighting with you. The road is long..."
Gradually, this song spread among the army, and it rang out amidst the roar of arrows: "We share the same hatred with the enemy, we share life and death, we fight with our sons, and our hearts are not slack..."
As the singing spread, the battlefield seemed to calm down, with only the rain of arrows echoing the distant singing.
Many people on the ground could not hear the vague lyrics, but Ye Qing could distinguish them and sang along softly: "Treading on the swallows, chasing the beard... Fighting with the son, singing fearlessly..."
"'Horse Treading on Swallows'?" Qianqian pricked up her ears. She could tell the difference clearly. Then she glanced at Ye Qing and said, "My husband mentioned it last time."
Ye Qing nodded and said to her and Zhou Ling: "This song tells the story of Dou Xian, the first year of Yongyuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Dou Xian rode four thousand horses to defeat the Northern Xiongnu in the desert, killing countless prisoners, and ordered the historian Ban Gu who accompanied the army to carve it on Yanran Mountain.
Shi Ji Gong is an allusion to "Yan Ran Le Shi."
After briefly speaking, Ye Qing remembered something and turned around to ask Guo Jia and others: "It seems you taught me?"
Guo Jia admitted with a smile that he climbed up to Xuanyuan to observe the military spirit: "The song is not surprising, but the spirit is surprising enough. The Lord was preaching in the army that Dong Zhuo used barbarians to conquer China, and allowed the Hu soldiers to wreak havoc in Luoyang, trying to destroy our Han family's artifact. At this time
We are united, but no one can stop us."
tyrannical……
Ye Qing's eyes dimmed, he touched the message he had just received in his arms and sighed.
There was a heavy rain in Erbaili, Luoyang at night. I heard that due to the rain, the fire in Luoyang was controlled. This is really an unfortunate blessing.
However, being busy fighting the fire also gave the Xiliang defenders a chance to breathe. They gathered the defeated troops and retreated to the North and South Palaces. Jiang Chen could still set fire to the military camps in the city and force them out. There were moats in the North and South Palaces, but there was a stalemate. Jiang Chen
Although the surrounding buildings were cleared and the palace city was tightly sealed by using the large arsenal to seize good crossbows, it was judged that as long as Dong Zhuo's army remained in the city, Luoyang would not be safe at all.
Diao Chan confessed what happened and talked about the Wahuang Temple...
"Will it rain in Nuwa?"
"Although there are rain clouds originally, it can rain, but the weather is so high?"
None of the five saints are directly involved. There must be some taboo here. Now Nuwa takes action...
"Report - General Guan built three forts and a large civil engineering camp in the east of the city near the mountains and rivers in recent days. He repelled the third wave of enemy attacks. He also built additional city walls to the corner of the cliff and blocked the east and west sides of the official road. Now
Coming to greet the Lord”
A report interrupted Ye Qing's thinking. Hearing the news, Ye Qing felt slightly happy. He took the report and scanned it quickly. He was not surprised by the plan, but focused on the end of the letter.
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"Previously, eight thousand allied cavalry were gathered to chase the enemy. After passing Gong County, they were met by Dong Zhuo's forwards. Five thousand cavalry escaped. At this time, the cavalry battalions had different intentions to attack. They were pushed back at night and temporarily stationed in a temporary camp in the west of the city...
..." Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and handed the report to several counselors.
"Half of Dong Zhuo's elite strength is placed in Hulao Pass. The five thousand cavalry who can escape all the way here are undoubtedly the real elite of Guancheng."
Guan Yu came over to pay his respects. After saluting, he felt a little sorry for the cavalry's escape: "It's a pity that Li urged Guo Si to escape with five thousand people. The cavalry team he led were all elites who have been stationed in Hulao all year round.
The combat strength and military discipline are good. If we expand the army in the future, we can pull it up all at once, but there will be future troubles."
This kind of threat is consistent with history, but under the current situation, Ye Qing no longer cares about this threat and just smiles: "This is not the responsibility of Yun Chang. Encircling and annihilating the cavalry is never easy. Our Xiliang army has too few horses, and the enemy's cavalry still has the advantage."
It’s too big…so we can’t compete with Dong Thief next.”
The generals looked at each other and nodded, knowing that no matter what, they could not outrun the Xiliang Army's 50,000 cavalry army: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Ye Qing stood up and walked around. After a moment, he said coldly: "We have to charge forward now. As for the cavalry charge on the opposite side, aren't we also facing eight thousand coalition cavalry in front of us?"
"Is this possible?" the Queen Mother whispered in the Luan Jia, then covered her mouth, and listened carefully to how this man drove his betrayed subordinates.
"... Just as our army collided with Dong Zhuo, they couldn't help but drag them in. I had already prepared. Yesterday, I ordered to kill all the messengers of the coalition forces. I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. This will make these cavalry teams
, at least it will take a day to know that we have actually broken our alliance."
"When I am still the leader of the alliance, I can use the power for my own use. Half a day is enough for us to fully use up their value."
Ye Qing smiled implicitly. He knew that the governor and Yu Fan would get angry and quarrel with each other, so how could he not carefully plan it: "And our army has been prepared for a long time. These coalition cavalry have food and fodder under our control and are unwilling to charge. As long as they are hungry,
For half a day, I can only wait to die.”
The difference between ancient wars and modern wars is that in modern wars, as long as the trigger is pulled, strictly speaking, you can still fight without food for three days, while in ancient wars, an army can lose its combat effectiveness in half a day.
When dealing with an enemy, one must squeeze out the oil even from the bones. This is a habit after the war between the two regions escalated in the middle of the Great Tribulation.
"Of course, the process must be strictly controlled without any carelessness..."
This casual tone of taking advantage undoubtedly gave him the pleasure of strategically defying the enemy. At this time, all the generals laughed and relaxed.
As for the fate of these eight thousand riders, realistically speaking, only the stupidest people would consider it.
After "Husband" laughed, Cao Baijing raised her head from the curtain of Luan's car to signal. Ye Qing understood somewhat, so he got into the car, and the sound-proofing array was raised again.
"Shijun Liu..."
Empress Dowager Luan, who was meticulously dressed, held the spiritual wooden seal box, leaned slightly toward Ye Qing, and said in a low voice: "The Ai family thinks... we can persuade them to surrender."
Ye Qing was startled when he heard this. The cavalry were all direct descendants of each family and were well controlled. Even though he tried his best and dozens of princes joined forces, he only got the command of these 8,000 cavalry. Now he had to charge and use up all the cavalry. What else could he do?
Surrender at the last minute?
This idea is very bizarre.
Seeing Ye Qing looking at him thoughtfully, the Queen Mother stepped forward: "The cavalry may come from various families, but they are still Han people. The Ai family does not believe that the traitor's conspiracy to usurp the Han Dynasty can be widely publicized, so these cavalry, or the lower-level cavalry, may not be aware of it."
, let alone willing to be a traitor, this is our opportunity."
"Now that they are separated from the main body and their respective masters, but they are caught between Dong Zhuo and our army, who do Liu Shijun think they are willing to surrender to?"
"After all, we are the subjects of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor is always the leader of the alliance. If we can succeed in instigating rebellion, we can also divide the enemy parts if we can't. There will always be people who surrender, and there is no harm in it." Her voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke, her eyes twinkling.
With an expression on his face: "How about letting the Ai family go without delaying the military situation in this moment?"
"In your name... that's fine." Ye Qing glanced at the jade seal in the Empress Dowager's arms thoughtfully, and decisively gave her the right to act expediently. He sent people to cooperate with the front army, and returned to the rear army to prepare for the enemy.
He also asked people to bring the formations from the demolition of Hulao Pass to several fortresses in Gong County and Daokou. They built large formations according to the prepared plan and temporarily isolated Governor Yu Fan from pursuing westward pursuit. Ye Qing was able to deal with Dong Zhuo's army exclusively.
These have been prepared for a long time and everything has been arranged. All it takes now is to give the order.
Seeing the generals being ordered to go down, Ye Qing had a vague feeling that things were going very smoothly in a short period of time, as if it was the impact of the defeat of Hulao Pass.
Qianqian also smiled: "Yes, I feel it too. Great luck is with you at this time, but Taiping Road is still keeping an eye on you, which is really worrying."
Compared to the lower earth, the most frightening thing about the Taoists from the outside world is that they have a world to back them up, and no one is familiar with their style, methods or even power.
"What's more terrifying is not only the division, but also the power - the style can be familiar, but the power is difficult to offset in a short time." Ye Qing thought to himself.
At this time, a military formation was spread out on the plain on the south bank of Luoshui River with a radius of twenty miles, and the nearest distance from the enemy was less than three miles, and several military forces were fiercely intertwined.
Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, the collision of military energy stirred up spiritual energy chaos, and there were several ways to shield our own troops. Master Qianqian could still detect the movement, but was cut off from further sound transmission and communication. This was to reduce the harm caused by lurking internal reactions.
Everything is prepared, just waiting for the decisive battle.