One hundred and sixty eighth chapter Longshang trip (17)
After Cao Shancheng died, Qinghe was settled.
But at this time, Liaocheng was still untouched, Tangyi was gathering heavy troops, and Wuyang County needed to make a statement. This march still needed a resounding ending.
The time came to the last day of March, which was also the last day of spring. With the massive and rapid advance of the Army's Third Army, which was far beyond everyone's expectations, the heavy army of Tangyi officers and soldiers who had realized the situation on the battlefield decisively abandoned Tangyi.
Yi, heading south to approach Liaocheng.
This move was not only an attempt to break the siege of Liaocheng and rescue the two officials who were trapped in it, but also to rely on the soldiers and horses who had stayed along the river for defense to ensure a retreat. After all, the imperial officers and soldiers who came in response to the situation in Qinghe this time
Although there were many, the core main force was still the more than 10,000 Dongdu elites headed by Qu Tuda, and this army came along the river.
Of course, there is also the practical consideration that if we don't leave, Tangyi and the elite Wandongdu will also be surrounded by heavy troops from the fast-moving gang.
This action also prevented the army from being entangled in the whims of Tangyi and Liaocheng due to the rapid progress. Instead, it immediately sent orders to all cities, gathered heavy troops, and rushed to Liaocheng.
In the morning, the military sentry cavalry who paid special attention to the direction of Tangyi in the north noticed the strange movement. Before noon, countless scout teams, including Guo Jingke himself, witnessed the imperial officers and soldiers in the direction of Tangyi desperately approaching Liaocheng.
Then he immediately delivered the exact news in person to the cavalry troops who were encamped three miles west of Liaocheng and were taking a break.
"Thirteen or four thousand, ten thousand are the elite of the Eastern Capital, and there are more than three thousand cavalry among them. The cavalry should all have iron armor, because except for the scouts, no leather armor is seen. Less than a thousand people have vests and silk to cover them.
They must have burned most of the baggage, and only brought part of the dry food and drinking water, and then used animals to carry it. The speed was very fast. They are already twenty miles away, and they must have started to add more clothes from thirty miles away.
." Guo Jingke's face turned a little pale, but his tone was very steady. "That's not all. There is also a change in the direction of Wu Shui. It should be that the thousands of defenders who were placed there before have been summoned. Guanshi, Guantao, Guixiang.
I really didn’t have time to take a look, so I’m not sure if there are any other arrangements.”
"Fourteen plus five thousand, plus three thousand, that's twenty-two-three. If the soldiers from Xiangguo and Wu'an counties really come, it will be 40,000? How about another fight at Ma Face River?" Cheng Zhili asked in surprise.
."Where did Qutuda get the courage?!"
"It's just a false show!" Zhou Xingfan breathed heavily and blurted out, almost yelling. Several cavalry leaders went to watch.
But Zhou Xingfan was not afraid at all and spoke boldly:
"Think about it, if he really dared to fight, why didn't Queen Ma Lianhe continue to fight before? Why did he come now instead? It's just that the two gentlemen in Liaocheng are too important, and they have five thousand soldiers and martial arts.
In the Yangjun area, we had to try to save someone, so we concentrated all our troops and put on a desperate attitude, hoping to defeat us newly formed cavalry in a moment of anger. It would be better to scare us away directly! In fact,
Go ahead, as long as we survive this wave of impact and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, Qutuda will run away with his tail between his legs three times!"
"That's good!" Liu Heifu, who was the most junior, couldn't help but follow him, but he almost shouted. "That makes sense." Cheng Zhili also nodded immediately.
Fan Bao hesitated for a moment and said seriously: "It makes sense to say this, but the opponent is very aggressive. We only have 7,000 cavalry and one battalion of scouts. There are hundreds of scattered cavalry on the road that have not been gathered together. The opponent is three times more powerful."
As for me, I’m ready to ride and walk, I still have a city in hand, and I’m not short of elites. So, the question is, how can we survive this confrontation?”
"Indeed!" Cheng Zhili, who was still quite excited at first, thought for a moment and suddenly became a little uneasy. "And if we guard the stronghold for a while, wouldn't it be possible for the people in the city to be escorted out directly?
Then there was no explanation?"
"How can the cavalry guard the stronghold?" Liu Heifu blushed, not caring that the other party was a senior leader.
"With such a fierce momentum, even the infantry cannot defend the stronghold." Zhou Xingfan was also rude. "Chief Cheng Da must not forget what happened to Xue Laoer before. Defending the stronghold at this time means retreating, and the cavalry defending the stronghold will retreat even more. Once
Retreating means that one thing will disappear and the other will rise. Qu Tuda is not a bad general.
The others are all veterans who stayed behind in Dongdu. If you get a chance to pry, what should you do if you pull out the tiger's teeth?"
Zhou Xingfan is not an empty-handed leader. As soon as he said this, Liu Heifu immediately got excited and followed him on the spot: "Instead, we, the cavalry battalion who invited us to fight, will become the joke of the whole Hebei!"
"It doesn't matter if it's a joke." Fan Bao took a long breath. "If you lose the fifth battalion of soldiers, it will really hurt your muscles and bones. The entire situation in Hebei will be greatly compromised."
"That's what I mean." Cheng Zhili immediately spoke seriously, his momentum no less than that of Zhou and Liu. "No matter what, whether it's walking, fighting, defending the stronghold, public or private, you have to do it.
Only by preserving the family foundation of the fifth battalion of cavalry can we say that we are all leading troops. We all should know how precious these seven thousand cavalry are!
Let us also say that Leader Cheng looks majestic, but he is actually uneasy on the inside.
But this uneasiness is not simply uneasiness about possible situations, but multifaceted - he is a meticulous person and has clear judgments on many things. He thinks a lot or thinks thoroughly.
, in short, I have some thoughts about myself and the surroundings.
First of all, he didn't know whether others had read the "Six Tao" that he was handed out, but he had read it anyway, so now he knew very well that those three people, Guo Jingke, Zhou Xingfan, and Liu Heifu, were actually the "Six Taoists".
The kind of dead soldiers mentioned in the soldier selection section of "Tao" are at least half dead soldiers.
For example, Guo Jingke is a typical person who fights to the death. The so-called person who once made a mistake in the past and wants to make a contribution to regain his position may not be desperate on the battlefield, but he will definitely be determined; Zhou Xingfan is a typical person who is angry and angry. His father is dead.
, desperately wanted revenge, as long as he could fight the imperial soldiers, he would be happy; while Liu Heifu was half a mortal man and half a dull man. The so-called poverty and anger, he was used to being poor, and he was used to being in abjection.
, and have nothing to lose. If you finally get the opportunity, you will definitely want to enjoy it, regardless of life or death. Even if you have a future, you are eager to cover up your miserable and ridiculous first half of your life by making meritorious deeds.
These three dead men must insist on fighting. No one can persuade them, not even a big leader like themselves can stop them.
Fan Bao, on the other hand, has obviously outgrown this stage. As a descendant and with a family fortune, he is safe, and he is a fellow countryman, so he can be relied on.
At the same time, Cheng Zhili himself was also a little confused.
He knew very well that he had an excessive fear of the annihilation of the entire army and the loss of military power. Once bitten by a snake, he would be afraid of the rope for ten years. Ever since he had been self-righteous and repeatedly jumped around and refused to obey orders, the two armies collided.
After all the eight hundred cavalrymen with the same background died, he became particularly sensitive to such matters.
But the lesson from that incident was not only the loss of family foundation, but also the frustration of not being able to see the situation, recognize the true hero, and not knowing the importance of oneself.
So at this time, he was not only afraid that the cavalry army would be exhausted again, causing him to lose his capital, but also afraid that he would lose Liaocheng because of his conservatism, or that his radicalism would annihilate the entire army, causing him to fall into despair.
After a change of thought, he looked at Shan Tonghai, the justified leader of the attack and one of the three oldest leaders in the gang, and then his heart sank.
Of course this person also has something to say.
"What's there to say? Are you afraid of losing so you won't fight?" Shan Tonghai patiently listened to the five leaders in front of him and immediately raised his eyebrows. "Besides, we have five battalions with seven thousand riders and three Ningdan.
, where can’t we go?! Since he comes to fight, fight with him!”
Everyone around him was speechless.
When Shan Tonghai saw no one refuting, he immediately issued a specific military order: "Xiao Guo, go and arrange your scout camp yourself. Information from all parties must be sent to you in time! Let the leader of Heshang Lu pay attention to the situation. If the officers and soldiers dare to attack
If we want to retreat, he can also abandon the ship and make a move. This is what I want him to come! The rest of the people will follow me to organize the army, and then abandon the camp and go out. Three thousand armored cavalry will be in the center, and four thousand light cavalry will be divided into two wings to meet them face to face! As long as our cavalry
While they are still going around outside, the two big gentlemen in the city dare not move at all!"
really!
Cheng Zhili screamed in his heart, but said nothing more. In the entire small group, his objections were meaningless.
In the afternoon, the sunshine of the last day of late spring was already very dazzling. Amidst the gentle breeze coming from the south, countless troops were marching hard in the green fields.
As expected, both the imperial court and the gang's armies were dominated by farmers. They instinctively avoided the crop fields and marched from the official roads and fields. But it has to be admitted that with the war,
With the development of the country, the focus gradually focused on time, and the marching needs became more and more urgent. This instinctive maintenance of military discipline was gradually let go.
In fact, when the army marched to about twenty miles away from Liaocheng, the scouts from both sides were already chasing each other unscrupulously in the fields just up to the horse's knees. And when they marched fifteen miles away from Liaocheng, they
At that time, as the troops were dressed up, the forward formation of three thousand armored cavalry also unfolded, marching linearly in the fields without any scruples.
Among them, there was a group of cavalry with about 800 to 1,000 people in black armor and silk hoods. They were leading the way and seemed to be unstoppable.
The military cavalry also did not hesitate at all. After completing their formation on the official road between the camp and the city, they headed north and gradually laid out a formation several miles wide, with armored cavalry in the middle and light cavalry on both wings, like a
A giant bird.
"Yuanfu-kun, do you think you can win?"
Standing on the tall Liaocheng city wall, dressed in cloth and looking like an ordinary petty official, Lu Daobin, the Yecheng palace ambassador, held the hand of Yuan Baocun, the prefect of Wuyang beside him, and asked with sweating profusely.
"I don't know." Yuan Baocun said with a wry smile. "Logically speaking, if General Qu Tu comes with his whole army, there is no reason why he can't win. But the reinforcements of the gang will arrive at a moment's notice. Even if they win for a while, they won't win. Moreover, look at the cavalry posture of the army."
, I don’t even know if I can win for a while.”
Lu Daobin let go and became more and more at a loss.
At this time, a man suddenly went up to the city tower and shouted from a distance: "Lv Gong, Yuan Gong, please send troops to me, let me organize the army immediately, and attack the bandit camp immediately, so that he can't look at each other from head to tail."
The two of them turned around and saw Li Qingchen, the deputy envoy to the Yecheng Palace, who had already dressed up. They were not surprised because the army cavalry had just arrived the night before, and Li Qingchen took the initiative to invite a thousand soldiers to harass them at night, but he came back defeated.
The three Ningdan even attacked the city in turn, causing the city to almost collapse on the spot, and frightened the two men into hiding in civilian houses.
For this reason, Li Qingchen asked for a fight again yesterday, but the two of them jointly rejected it.
As a result, at night, this guy took hundreds of people out to burn the camp without permission. Although he didn't cause any more trouble, it was just a small fuss and half of the camp was not burned down.
And now, it would be strange if he didn't come to ask for a fight.
However, this time, Lu Daobin suppressed his uneasiness and did not directly deny it, but responded seriously: "Deputy Ambassador Li, how many troops do you want this time?"
"Three thousand." Li Qingchen blurted out.
Lu Daobin was helpless: "The two families here joined forces and only had 5,000 weak troops in Liaocheng. That day, the small camp outside the city was caught off guard and suffered a defeat. You lost another one or two. It is estimated that there are only 4,000 soldiers in the city. You still need 3,000."
,How to defend the city?"
"Then two thousand." Li Twelve seemed to have no bottom line. "Two thousand is fine." Lu Daobin remained silent and only looked back at Yuan Baocun.
"Li Twelve Lang, you have lost several games in a row, but you still want to fight. Do you have anything to say?" Yuan Baocun also asked seriously. "Look, almost all the cavalry are out, and there is an empty stronghold. There is a difference between taking and not taking."
What’s the use?”
"There is a saying." Li Qingchen came closer and replied seriously. "According to the art of war, the best way to deal with cavalry coming from afar is to constantly harass and tire Yuanfu. Lord Yuanfu, think about it, these cavalry are really
Don’t they have any weaknesses? The biggest problem they have coming from afar is that they are tired. It may not be obvious at first, but if you can seize every opportunity to harass them non-stop, they will expose this problem sooner or later, so you must keep harassing them.
If I go down now and seize their camp, even if they turn around and get another big defeat, and then go back and run into General Qu Tu, will it be possible for them to lose their strength earlier? Will it be possible then?
Did it work? What’s more, you can directly shake them without saying anything!”
Lu Daobin was silent for a moment, twirling his beard to look at Yuan Baocun.
Yuan Bao Cun Tong
He twirled his beard, then thought for a moment and then asked: "Li Twelve Lang, where did you learn this kind of military art?"
""Six Tao"." Li Qingchen paused and answered frankly. "The basic military art compiled by Zhang Xing and a few people in the gang is very practical. It can be used for selecting generals, selecting soldiers, fighting and marching, and the leader level.
Yes, but some people didn't read it at all and just left it at home. There were also people who were illiterate and just asked someone to read the lecture to them. I bribed someone to copy a copy from the leader who didn't read it, and I bribed the lecturer.
, I made a copy by comparing it.”
Below the city, the military cavalry rumbled away to the north, while on top of the city, there was silence for a moment.
Yuan Baocun hesitated for a moment, feeling a little moved.
Even though he and his gang had been flirting with each other for a long time, in troubled times, a senior politician who had been in charge of a large county for several years was a natural candidate for the princes, so he had more to consider.
To put it bluntly, when he saw Qu Tuda setting up defenses around Liyangcang, he knew that Wuyang County was going to fend for itself. So at this time, it would be no problem to adapt to the situation and choose to ambush the currently strong gang. However,
You're not joining the gang? You don't really expect to win against the gang, but what if you try to weaken the opponent, have more say, and look less at people's faces?
Do you really think that you are willing to look down upon one of your former customers?
Therefore, it is of great benefit to let Li Qingchen give it a try and it really works, and to let Qu Tuda win.
However, we must also consider the possibility that stealing chickens will end up losing rice, and we must also consider that this move will anger the rest of the troops who are about to arrive. He himself is still in Liaocheng.
Seven thousand cavalry are outside and they dare not leave.
"How about I do a divination?" Lu Daobin suddenly said.
Yuan Baocun didn't say a word. Although Li Qingchen frowned, he didn't stop him. He was determined anyway. As for these two people, just with their hesitant look, if his boss, who believed deeply in "Tai Xuan Jing", could divine something.
Wouldn't it be better to have a better explanation?
When Lu Daobin saw that no one objected, he took out a few shiny wooden sticks from his arms and said seriously: "This is when I visited Dongyi when I was young. I met and accepted the disciple in front of the Qing Emperor's General View in Dongyi by chance.
It was given to me by a fortune-teller, and it has been quite effective for decades. Li Twelve Lang, come here, face due south, look at the sun, and throw it to the ground."
Li Twelve Lang was about to move forward.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Baocun, who had doubts in his heart, suddenly stepped forward: "Let me do it! This place belongs to Wuyang, I am the Lord of Wuyang County, and I am also the nominal commander of this army. I will throw it!"
Both Li Qingzhou and Lu Daobin were speechless.
Yuan Baocun did not hesitate. Following the instructions, he faced due south, turned to look at the sun that was already clearly in the west, and threw a few wooden picks in his hand directly onto the bricks of the city wall at his feet.
Immediately, Lu Daobin immediately stepped forward to take a look, then looked back at the sun again, and said on the spot: "The hexagram is clear. On the fifth day, it is suitable for you to pull the car into the mountains and deep abyss."
"What do you mean?" Yuan Baocun asked in surprise.
"Driving a cart into a mountain abyss requires a lot of strength." Lu Daobin leaned over and picked up a few wooden sticks and explained carefully. "This shows that this battle is about strength, not dexterity, and then the stronger one wins, the bigger one wins, and the faster one wins.
The one who is strong wins, the one who is full of energy wins, the one who has the crowd wins, the one who is virtuous wins, the one who has high status wins! There is no surprise to say!"
Yuan Baocun nodded, and then suddenly sneered: "Ambassador Lu, I believe your hexagram, and it has some meaning, but with all due respect, your hexagram is what it says."
Lu Daobin shook his head: "It doesn't matter, after one hexagram, I feel at ease anyway. Let's see the results for the rest!"
Yuan Baocun nodded again, and then looked at Li Qingchen who was obviously impatient: "Li Twelve Lang, I'll give you 1,500 men and wait until the rebel cavalry has gone a little further before going down!"
Li Qingchen was a little surprised, but he had no reason not to accept it and said, "Okay! If you ask me, this battle is because our army is strong, and Duke Yuan has the most honorable status."
After the battle was successful, he was even in the mood to compliment the opponent. Yuan Baocun just nodded casually.
Just like that, half an hour later, the cavalry forwards of both sides met at about seven or eight miles north of Liaocheng.
When they met face to face, they had already received the military order and had no extra words or actions. Instead, they speeded up and went straight to the field to charge and fight in groups.
As long as the Zhenqi army formation is not formed, armored cavalry charge is still the most tyrannical means of military expression at this time. Records of inferior Zhenqi formations being overwhelmed by skilled armored cavalry formations are also common.
Moreover, unlike the Zhenqi military formation which requires the consumption of Zhenqi stock, a simple armored cavalry charge can often decide the outcome and life or death in an instant by relying on the speed of the war horse, the length of the weapon, the stability and accuracy of the equestrian skills. It can release Zhenqi to the outside.
Masters of extraordinary methods often do the same, and their deaths tend to be quicker and more brutal.
The so-called heroes and heroes, the result of dozens of battles between fierce generals, is more about what happens between masters of Ningdan and above.
Therefore, during this round of collision, dozens of riders fell off their horses on the spot, and soon, more casualties appeared, because the military formations of both sides began to come into contact on a large scale, and a reciprocal fighting began.
It can be said that in just a moment, the so-called victory and defeat situation on the field was also clearly distinguishable - it was actually a temporary tie.
The equipment, tightness of formations, and equestrian skills of the officers and soldiers coming from the Eastern Capital were obviously superior. If there were no other factors, then the newly formed army of armored cavalry would undoubtedly be defeated in a single charge, and they should be defeated instantly. However,
, there were two masters of condensing pills among the armored cavalry, and Fan Bao quickly joined the battle formation on the left wing. The three condensing pill generals instantly formed three local battlefield advantages, far from being an official army with only one black armored cavalry leader.
Comparable.
The official cavalry general who was riding a strange spotted horse without a hood and flying a Qin flag quickly observed the situation, and then immediately realized the problem, but without hesitation, he rushed towards the side slightly closer to him.
"Cheng" character flag.
As the two sides approached, Cheng Zhili naturally knew what the general had to say, and shouted on the spot: "Is he Qin Bao, a native of this state? Why are you still working for the court? In this situation, why don't you come here early to be your brother Zhang's arm?"
Qin Bao didn't say a word, and used Ding Lei Zhen Qi to fight in person. Cheng Zhili didn't say much when he saw this, and used Duan Jiang Zhen Qi to fight the opponent personally.
Both parties are Ningdan, each has excellent equestrian skills, and they are old friends in Dengzhou. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of back and forth.
But in fact, after the battle was over, Cheng Zhili's arms became inexplicably numb, and he gradually fell into a disadvantage. Then he immediately realized that the opponent's zhenqi was small, and it might have another effect, and his own martial arts strength was indeed somewhat inferior. However,
He was not afraid, because the war horse under his crotch was a majestic dragon colt that he found when he broke the Zhang Jin Scale that day, gave it to Zhang Xing and then sent it back. It happened to be placed on the Pu Tai during the battle of Lu Jun, so it is still there. According to
What he meant was, why not fake defeat, lure the opponent out of the center of the cavalry battle, and go to the edge to make an argument outside with the horse on his hip?
However, as soon as Cheng Zhili pretended to be defeated, he urged the dragon horse on his crotch to go east. The strange horse on Qin Bao's crotch also neighed and ran as fast as flying. It actually passed him and stopped him, Chief Cheng.
In the array.
Cheng Zhili knew that the opponent's mount was superior, and he was frightened. He hurriedly approached with extreme caution, and at the same time, he was ready to leap and escape.
However, Qin Bao was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. He waved the big iron gun in his hand like a wheel, and his Ding Lei Qi caused lightning to overflow. He quickly suppressed the opponent without giving him a chance to leap and escape. The outcome was about to be decided.
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At this moment, even an experienced Taoist such as Cheng Zhili couldn't help but panic. He just felt that if he made the same mistakes today, he would not be able to save his life.
However, at this moment, a horse suddenly came from a distance. After dozens of steps, Pegasus shouted: "Qin Er! Do you have the nerve to fight?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he gathered his true energy and joined the battle group.
Qin Bao could see clearly that the person who came was none other than his old friend Zhou Xingfan. He knew about the troubles in Zhou Xingfan's family, and because he was young, he always thought that he was a little brother, so he was not annoyed at all. He actually felt a bit of pity for him, but
Just be prepared to look for an opportunity to kill the opponent's mount with one shot, and then deal with Cheng Zhili.
But after Zhou Xingfan arrived, he took some of the pressure off Cheng Zhili. The latter regained his energy and tried his best to fight again.
Not to mention this, I saw three flags rolled up together in the distance, which alerted the other generals in the formation early. After a moment, a horseman also came out of the diagonal stab, and it was shocking.
Single access to the sea.
On the official side, although there was only one Ningdan Qin Bao among the cavalry in the front, there were also two in the rear formation, but they did not come to the rescue in time.
Shan Tonghai's momentum immediately reversed when two Ningdan came to fight one, but Qin Bao was still not afraid, swinging his iron spear horizontally as calmly as if he was swinging a wooden pole, with tight defense, and the Ding Lei Zhenqi burst out from time to time, and he could also counterattack.
Shan Tonghai was in full swing, and he moved closely and fought hard. However, Cheng Zhili was careful and found an opportunity in the battle formation. He shouted at Zhou Xingfan: "If the leader of Zhou wants to win, don't get involved! Call General Fan to help.
You and Liu Heifu take the opportunity to charge and kill his troops!"
Zhou Xingfan woke up and clapped his horse and ran away.
Sure enough, a moment later, Fan Bao jumped up after getting the news. He randomly picked up a war horse and picked up a long spear, but there were three Ningdan, three long spears, and three families of Duanjiang Zhenqi attacking Qin Bao alone.
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At this time, the four horses gathered together, and the three horses on the outside were surrounding each other and fighting like lanterns. Qin Bao in the middle could not move at all, so he could only hold on with all his strength. He was gradually overwhelmed but finally realized why Xiong Bonan was there that day.
I have to say that I have underestimated these realms of cultivation.
The three condensing pills working together are comparable to a complete pill, but I still can't do it myself.
As soon as he thought about this, he suddenly rounded the iron spear with one hand, swung it around, and used the other hand to touch the neck of the spotted leopard beast under his crotch. At the same time, Ding Lei Zhenqi tried his best to use the spotted leopard beast.
After receiving the signal, he connected with his true energy, neighed, stepped on his true energy, jumped up two or three feet, and flew out surrounded by three people. The three of them were all shocked, knowing that the opponent's mount was a top-notch dragon colt, and it actually had a faint connection with the true energy.
He jumped up and down, but immediately became furious and started to catch up again.
The surrounding guards also gathered into a group and followed behind to open the battle line.
Qin Bao was really outmatched and could only rely on his horse power to escape quickly. He could no longer worry about the cavalry front and actually watched the opponent take the opportunity to complete the breakthrough.
But at this time, the commander of the army, Cheng Dan master Qu Tuda, was still in the middle army. The other two Dan Dan masters were only supervising the advance in the rear army formation. They seemed not to know the situation at all. He was alone and had no choice.
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But at this moment, when the army's armored cavalry retreated obviously because the center was broken through and the two wings were surrounded by light cavalry, suddenly, there was an obvious fire on the west side of Liaocheng in the south.
The wind blew from the south, and the smell of smoke could be heard for miles away. Everyone turned around in surprise, knowing that the camp was being attacked, and everyone was uneasy.
"Leave him alone!" Shan Tonghai was furious and roared loudly on his horse. "Reinforcements will arrive tonight. We are all cavalry, so why should we care about the camp? Just fight with abandon!"
However, among all the troops, there were some who heard this, some who could not hear it, some who approved, some who were instinctively uneasy, some who were so scared that they wanted to continue to advance, and some who were afraid of heavy casualties in a short period of time, but it was
Reactions were mixed.
In just a quarter of an hour or two, there was a clear disconnect between the army and the cavalry, and the army cavalry actually regained the upper hand. Not to mention, as time gradually passed, the army infantry finally gradually arrived from the rear, and the cavalry and cavalry were mixed together.
Enriching the military formation, although causing the cavalry on one side to lose part of their mobility, greatly stabilized the battle line.
In addition to being able to maintain a breakthrough at the three Ningdan leaders, the military cavalry was pushed back almost across the board. One of the two Ningdan generals in the army also began to appear on the front line from time to time. In response, the three leaders
In order to ensure that our army is not surrounded and killed, we can only keep turning back to clean up the situation.
But Qin Bao also learned to be clever, and from time to time he would cooperate with the master of condensing pills to counterattack. He was also powerful, forcing the three of them to turn around and suppress them.
This was repeated over and over again, and the battle front began to approach the south across the board.
In the afternoon, the sun was much farther to the west. At the north gate of Liaocheng, Yuan Baocun and Lu Daobin came up to have a look. Although they could not see the specific situation, they were both well-educated people. From a distance, they saw that the battle lines in the fields were clearly repeated.
, still no problem.
I couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"The hexagram is accurate." Lu Daobin couldn't wait to say. "The hexagram is accurate. There are no surprises. The strong will win, the big will win, the fast will win, the virtuous will win, the person with high status will win, the one with sufficient energy will win.
Whoever wins!"
Yuan Baocun also took a long breath.
Angry, he nodded repeatedly.
At this moment, a subordinate suddenly galloped to the city and shouted from a distance: "Master Yuanfu, Ambassador Lu, and Deputy Ambassador Li have said that this is a good opportunity. Let's get out of the city quickly, go out from the south, and then go to the city."
Go west, leaving only a thousand men to guard the city."
After saying that, he ran away again.
Yuan and Lu looked at each other and were hesitant.
After a while, Lu Daobin still shook his head nonchalantly: "The battle line has been advanced so quickly. It will be enough to reach the city before sunset. Then we can calmly leave the city and gather away. Why worry about it now?"
"Yes, if the bandits are alerted and the cavalry are gathered to surround them, wouldn't they be throwing themselves into a trap?" Yuan Baocun also expressed his agreement.
The two of them ignored it.
However, as the two of them had guessed, in the face of the advance of the main army formation, the army cavalry, which had lost their spirit, could still maintain their formation and group, but they could not stop the opponent's advance at all. They could only delay as much as possible.
About an hour and a half after the battle, the most helpless thing finally happened. Because Qin Bao was biting hard, the army cavalry was still unable to turn around and recapture the camp. This resulted in that when they retreated one or two miles away from the camp,
Finally I can no longer retreat.
At this time, Li Qingchen did not hesitate to lead his troops to fight out of the camp, which triggered the response of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side. Qin Bao jumped out and led the officers and soldiers in silk armor to launch an assault. The three generals of the army came to block them, but they did not stop them.
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Qu Tuda, as the commander-in-chief, led dozens of personal guards, Yan Qi hid behind Qin Bao, and suddenly rushed out. For a moment, Shan Tonghai was caught off guard and was stabbed in the shoulder. At the same time, Qin Bao's horse was bitten to death by Qin Bao's crotch mount.
, and fell out in embarrassment on the spot.
Fortunately, the other two generals abandoned their horses to save others, jumped away, and the guards tried their best to stop them, and they were able to escape.
So far, the cavalry that had just been formed by the army had been driven to the front of the city by the army, and the camp that controlled the access road to the west of Liaocheng was lost.
Our army was also divided, with the main force in the east and Liu Heifu's troops in the west. From a tactical point of view, it was considered a complete blockade failure.
However, this seemed to be something that was "expected" from the beginning.
What do you mean, just survive this wave of impact and wait for reinforcements.
"Let you two get out of the city quickly!" Qu Tuda rushed to the captured camp and was so angry when he heard that the two people in the city had not come out yet. "Don't worry about the cavalry still wandering outside. The scouts from the east are coming from
There was a problem just now. If Qin Bao doesn't come out again, he might not be able to come out. You and Li Twelve Lang will personally lead the cavalry to pick him up! After picking him up, let's tidy up the camp and then withdraw all troops!"
Qin Bao and Li Qingchen had no choice but to mount their horses again and led their elite cavalry to the city to search for him.
When I came to the west of the city, I couldn't find anyone. I was so angry that I had no choice but to go to the north of the city. After all, that was the best place to observe the battlefield.
As a result, when they arrived at the north of the city, they learned from the city that the two officials were heading east.
The two of them secretly screamed that something was wrong, so they headed east again. From a distance, they saw what seemed to be a group of people standing on a tower in the northeast corner of the city. To the northeast of the city, the army cavalry were trying to regroup in the fields, and they were half relaxed again.
From the tone, I just thought that the two of them came here for this reason.
As a result, as soon as they arrived at the turret, the view to the east of the city suddenly widened, and the two of them stood stunned.
It turned out that the main official roads to the east of Chunliao City were filled with smoke and dust, and large troops were obviously filling them, while the surrounding Tianlong Road was densely packed, running through it like a line, and was filled with troops holding various flags.
There is no doubt that these are all reinforcements from the Gang.
It is conceivable that the view to the northeast was blocked by military cavalry and could not be seen for a while.
"Lv Gong! Yuan Gong! Stop looking and leave quickly!" Li Qingchen came back to his senses and shouted towards the tower above the city. "This is the last chance!"
Only a hundred steps away, Li Twelve, who was not weak in cultivation, could even see Yuan Baocun and Lu Daobin glance at him, and then turned away as if their lips trembled or something. Li Twelve
I was confused for a moment.
The next moment, next to Yuan Baocun and Lu Daobin, there was suddenly someone
A man wearing a short white cloak stepped on the city wall and sneered, his true energy stirring up, and the sound shook the whole country: "The leader of the gang, Xu Shiren, is here. Zhang Longtou has an order, but when he saw the bandit army Qin Bao riding a spotted horse, he went with him first
He shot an arrow! To show that the enemy and we are not at peace with each other!"
Before he finished speaking, an arrow wrapped in Duanjiang's true energy, like an iron spear, flew down from the city and headed straight for Qin Bao.
Qin Bao was shocked and turned pale. He quickly gathered his energy and jumped back. The spotted leopard beast under his crotch also neighed. He took advantage of the situation and jumped forward, one man and one horse. He barely escaped the arrow, but his original position was like burning bamboo.
Normally, the surrounding horses exploded on the spot, including Li Qingchen, all of whom could not control their mounts and fell in all directions.
Knowing that this person's cultivation level was definitely not his own, Qin Bao did not dare to stay any longer. Instead, he stepped forward and dragged Li Qingchen out. He turned over on top of the spotted leopard beast that turned around and came back. With enough energy, Qin Bao led the crowd to swing left and right to the west.
escape.
Behind him, on the building in the northeast corner of the city, Lu Daobin, the ambassador of the Yecheng Palace, couldn't help but shook his head: "The hexagram is still accurate, there are no surprises, the strong wins, the big wins, the fast wins, the majority wins!"
Yuan Baocun remained silent and just looked at the countless military reinforcements to the west under the light of the setting sun. They were walking under the late spring sunset, which reflected the fields and made them look dazzling.
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