"Catch them!" Li Zhongwei galloped forward on his horse, and the Northern Zhou cavalry behind him rolled up clouds of smoke in the wilderness.
This group of Han cavalry has been lingering near Fufeng for a long time. In desperation, Li Yan could only ask his son Li Zhongwei to bring a group of troops to drive them away. Otherwise, Fufeng's Northern Zhou troops and horses would be arranged and arranged to let the enemy attack them.
Clean.
This group of Southern Barbarians is very cunning. As long as they can catch a little weakness and flaw, they may be completely defeated. The previous battle of Qizhou is a very good lesson. And because of this, Li Yan also changed his tactics.
, the army was entrenched in Fufeng and determined not to take any further step. It only used cavalry to sweep away the Nanman sentries wandering in the wilderness. As long as it could cover the eyes and ears of the Nanman, then naturally the Nanman would not be able to sit still and make the next big move.
Anyway, Li Yan lost nearly 20,000 troops and horses and failed to save Qizhou. He really didn't have the courage to directly compete with the Han army.
"Major General, we can't pursue any further, be careful of fraud!" Another general leading the team stopped Li Zhongwei.
Li Zhongwei reined in his horse and watched the group of Southern Barbarian cavalry fleeing. He could only snort angrily. This was what his father had repeatedly warned before going out. Every one of the soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is precious now.
So we must not suffer any more losses, and we must be careful in everything. They have already chased them a long way, and it will be troublesome if they really fall into the trap.
Li Zhongwei turned the horse's head: "Let's go!"
But he didn't know that the group of Southern Barbarian cavalry in the distance stopped when they saw Li Zhongwei and others leaving.
Hou Mi raised his eyebrows: "These bastards are somewhat self-aware."
"Boss, if they don't fall for the trick, wouldn't our work have been in vain?" a captain next to him said angrily.
"Our original purpose is to harass the enemy, as long as we can achieve our goal." Hou Mi waved his hand, "Let's go in another direction and play with other Zhou scouts. I don't believe it. There must be a few fools.
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The soldiers laughed one after another and rode their horses to follow the Hou Mi.
"Dad, these Nanbarbarians are too arrogant!" Li Zhongwei rushed into the meeting hall in three steps at a time, and slapped the riding crop in his hand heavily on the hands of the guards next to him.
Li Yan was sitting at the top, sipping tea by himself, when he heard Li Zhongwei's voice and said lightly: "No matter how arrogant the Southern Barbarians are, they haven't attacked the city yet. Why are you anxious?"
Li Zhongwei was speechless for a moment, but Li Yan put down his tea cup, strode to the map, and said worriedly: "Now I hope these damn Southern Barbarians can come to attack quickly, and I just send groups of cavalry to harass them every day. I don't know.
What do they want to do?"
"It seems that these guys are not so easy to deal with," Li Zhongwei said helplessly, "They don't bother with us at all, but once our scouts go too deep, they will be intercepted and killed very quickly, and they will not be able to get any information at all.
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Li Yan frowned slightly. The current situation was indeed a bit strange. The cavalry of the Han army were divided into small groups and wandered back and forth in the wilderness. They didn't seem to care how much information they could get about the arrangements of the Northern Zhou army. They seemed to be more inclined to bring them with them.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty scouts went around in circles, so both sides were undoubtedly blind. Li Yan didn't know the movements of the Han army, but it should be difficult for the Han army to know the arrangements of the Zhou people, right?
Could it be that they placed their hopes on the scouts who were ambushing the city? After all, the previous Chang'an Rebellion had shown that there should be many informants of the Han army in the cities of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But now under the control of Li Yan, the entire city's defenses are tight inside and loose outside. It seems that the army is just training and preparing for war as usual, but in fact the elites headed by Li Yan's personal guards are doing their best to investigate possible Han army informants in the city. Even these
People can't detect it because they are lurking so deep, but at least it should be possible to prevent them from passing on some vital information.
So Li Yan didn't know what Han Qinhu and the others on the opposite side were planning.
Unless they don’t plan to attack Fufeng anymore
Thinking of this, Li Yan's hands suddenly trembled.
If they don't attack Fufeng, where will their target be?
Now in Guanzhong, what else besides Chang'an City can attract their attention? Obviously Tongguan, Puban and Wuguan are not realistic, only
Li Yan's eyes continued to the northwest along Fufeng, and he secretly screamed something bad.
Maybe the enemy's real target is Xiao Guan's Liang Rui. Of course, Li Yan also knows that Xiao Guan's weakness lies behind his back. Once the enemy bypasses Binzhou, Xiao Guan will really look like a little girl blocked in a corner by two big men.
, there is no longer any ability to resist.
Li Zhongwei looked at the change in his father's expression and felt a little strange: "Dad, what's the problem?"
"Except for the Southern Barbarian cavalry, have you ever seen anyone else these days? Especially the enemy's infantry." Li Yan asked in a deep voice.
Li Zhongwei immediately shook his head: "In the past three days, I have only seen the Southern Barbarian cavalry. Is there any problem with this?"
The cavalry has always been the backbone of an army. Yu Wenxian was able to pull up a main force that could compete with Yang Jian in a short period of time because he had Xianbei cavalry in his hands, and the Han army could previously defeat the Turks in the northwest.
, also because of the cavalry's attack. Especially when fighting in this wilderness, the importance of cavalry is self-evident.
This is why Li Yan has not had any doubts about the Han cavalry for a long time. After all, who would leave the cavalry to fight and cover alone, while the infantry brigade advances as the main forward force? This would feel like a waste of natural resources.
So at this time Li Yan realized that he had indeed made a mistake.
Perhaps Han Qinhu did not use these cavalry as scouts, but kept them to break up the rear. The real main force of the army had already safely moved behind the artificial defense line formed by the Han cavalry. Although the Han cavalry was not entangled
Fight vigorously, but once the Northern Zhou scouts go too deep, they will never let it go, just because they need to work hard to cover up the truth that the army has left!
After all, Li Zhongwei was also a general. After carefully thinking about what he just said, he realized something: "Dad, these southern barbarians use cavalry to cut off the rear and infantry as the forward. Are they putting the cart before the horse?"
"As long as the goal can be achieved, why put the cart before the horse?" Li Yan said in a deep voice.
Li Zhongwei frowned: "Then in which direction should the enemy go now?"
As if to answer Li Zhongwei's question, a scout quickly rushed into the lobby: "Report, general, there is an emergency in Binzhou!"
Li Yan shivered immediately. If Li Zhongwei hadn't stepped forward to help him in time, he might have fallen to the ground.