The night enveloped the sky, and the bright moonlight shone on the Luo River, making the water surface sparkling.
Luoshui is a smaller river originating from the Minshan Mountains in the west, flowing through Shifang County, Luo County and Jintang County, and finally flows into the Tuojiang River.
This is the northern part of the Sichuan Basin, the last step of the transition from Daba Mountain to the south. There are many low and gentle hills. Although the two sides of the Tuojiang River are no longer steep mountains and ridges, the terrain is also undulating, with hills and plains intersecting. This area is densely populated.
There are endless stretches of farmland dotted with villages and woods.
Under the moonlight, a huge army crossed the Luoshui River and continued to march eastward. This army was Li Lin's main army, about 75,000 people. He almost spent all his money, leaving only
Five thousand troops were deployed to guard Chengdu.
Li Lin asked Pan Yue to defend Weicheng County not to recruit troops, but to build city walls. It was also a coincidence that Li Lin was preparing to expand the city in the past two months, so he demolished large sections of Chengdu's city walls.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor died, and Li Ye's army suddenly attacked. Although Li Lin tried his best to build the city wall, there was no time to complete it. In desperation, Li Lin followed the advice of several counselors and took the initiative to lead the army to attack, leaving some for himself.
A way back.
Li Lin did recruit new soldiers, but not now, but after the tragic defeat at the Three Gorges Road last year, he recruited another 50,000 troops and intensively trained them for half a year.
Among them, the 30,000 troops who surrendered in Weicheng County were part of the newly recruited troops.
In the twilight, Li Lin looked at the sky and saw that it was close to the third watch. He made a quick calculation in his mind and figured out that if he walked about twenty miles further, he would arrive in Luo County before the fifth watch.
At the same time, Li Lin sent an army of 5,000 people to Zitong County.
Li Lin was a little nervous, but also very looking forward to it. He was nervous because he was worried about whether he could seize this opportunity. He also knew that Li Ye was a powerful character and was very good at seizing opportunities. If this sneak attack was seen through by him, it would be very difficult for him to do so.
Maybe you will suffer the consequences in return.
But he was very much looking forward to it. If he won this bet, Li Ye would have no way out. If he could go a step further and capture Li Ye alive on the battlefield, it would mean that Helong would change its master, and it would also mean that Li Ye would be captured alive on the battlefield.
He would gain the world, and the temptation of huge benefits made Li Lin willing to take risks.
"Report to your lord, the scouts are here to report that there are no enemy troops in Luo County." A general reported to him.
Li Lin also knew that although Luoxian County was large, the city walls were short and had no defense capabilities. He nodded and ordered: "Speed up and rest after arriving at Luoxian County!"
The army advanced at full speed in the moonlight. The troops were neat and orderly. The soldiers wore leather armor and cloth armor, holding long contradiction cards in their hands. They walked vigorously and were full of energy. This army consisted of 5,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry.
Thirty thousand of them were Li Lin's elite army. Thirty thousand soldiers were veterans who had followed him from Jiangnan West Road. They were well-trained and well-equipped. From the speed and orderliness of the march, it could be seen that they were by no means a newly recruited rabble.
The team marched quickly along a broad and flat road, with large green rice fields on both sides, undulating hills, and continuous low hills. Teams of scouts were exploring the road ahead, and from time to time they would report back to the Chinese army that nothing happened along the way.
At the fourth watch, the team entered the plain area, which was already to the west of Luo County. At this time, Li Lin got the news that Li Ye personally led an army of more than 20,000 people to kill Luo County, and sent him to sneak attack Zitong.
Five thousand troops from the county surrounded him.
This news made Li Lin very happy. Five thousand people became a bait. Li Ye swallowed the bait. He would be restrained by the five thousand soldiers he sent to create opportunities for himself.
Li Lin once again ordered to speed up the march, strive to catch up with the Helong army, and set up a dragnet to capture Li Ye.
The army of more than 70,000 people marched quickly on the wide and flat official road, which stretched for seven or eight miles. Occasionally, villages and patches of woods could be seen in the distance. They soon left a small river about ten feet wide behind them.
Crisis usually comes when one is unprepared. About five miles due north of Li Lin's army, a dark army was already lined up. Bai Xiaode led 30,000 cavalry and had been waiting here for two hours, waiting for work.
The arrival of prey.
Bai Xiaode's 30,000 cavalry were hiding behind a vast forest, preventing Li Lin's army from discovering their presence. However, Li Lin's army did not go in a straight line, but in a curve, getting closer and closer to the Helong army.
The distance of five miles has gradually shortened to three miles.
Under the moonlight, Bai Xiaode's eyes were cold and flashed with murderous intent. He had already seen a black line moving rapidly in the distance.
Bai Xiaode slowly pulled out his sword and looked up at the cold and bright crescent moon. He narrowed his eyes and fought under the moonlight. This was the Anxi Army's favorite fighting method.
But Li Lin may not like it, Bai Xiaode showed a cruel smile, and the sword drew an arc in the moonlight, slashing straight ahead.
"kill!"
The horn whistled, and the deep sound of the horn resounded across the field. Thirty thousand cavalry launched into action, erupting into earth-shaking shouts, like a flash flood, releasing huge power.
Thousands of horses galloped, overwhelming the sky, like a tsunami raising huge waves, and the heavy sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder on the plains, making the earth tremble, and roared towards Li Lin's army.
Li Lin's army discovered the ambush when the trumpet sounded, and the team was immediately in chaos. They were now a marching team, stretching four or five miles. It was not easy to quickly form a combat formation.
Li Lin was so shocked that his scalp exploded. The other party actually had an ambush.
He slapped his forehead in annoyance, hating himself for actually listening to his advisers' advice to march at night. They knew nothing about war.
But now it was too late to hate. Li Lin had to organize a formation battle immediately. Fortunately, his main army was very close to each other, mainly because he was separated from the 10,000 rear troops by seven or eight miles.
Li Lin shouted to General Li Feiyu: "General Li, quickly bring five thousand cavalry to hold off the enemy and buy time for me!"
"As you command!"
General Li Feiyu blew the trumpet continuously, which was the order for the cavalry to attack. Five thousand cavalry immediately followed him and headed towards the Helong Army two miles away.
Li Lin's army was shrinking rapidly and concentrated in formation. Unfortunately, it was too late to mobilize 5,000 archers to escort the rear army several miles away. Li Lin had to deploy a large formation of 10,000 spear infantry in front.
He could only rely on the spear army to resist the Helong army's attack and buy him time to restore the infantry combat formation.
The 30,000 Helong Army cavalry rushed closer and closer, and finally collided with Li Lin's 5,000 cavalry. The 5,000 cavalry were like a big rock in the river. They could not block the impact of the Helong Army, which was six times their size.
The massive Helong Army cavalry was swallowed up.
The 20,000 Helong Army cavalry bypassed both sides of the enemy and continued to rush forward, once again engaging in a melee with the 10,000 spear infantry who intercepted them.
Xi Wanli led five thousand cavalry to attack an enemy army five miles away to the west. Over there was the rear of Li Lin's march. General Ni Wenzhong led 10,000 troops and escorted thousands of vehicles loaded with food.
Cart of supplies.
Ni Wenzhong's 10,000 rear troops were four or five miles away from Li Lin's central army, and they also could not get the support of the main force of the Chinese army. Ni Wenzhong had to order a hasty formation, and 5,000 archers with bows and arrows roared toward them.
The Helong Army cavalry shot away.
A large number of arrows rose into the sky, like a dense rain of arrows. A hundred steps away, the Helong Army cavalry raised their shields to meet them. In the dense rain of arrows, hundreds of people were shot down. The horses fell down, the cavalry rolled and fell to the ground, and screams continued.
