When Du Meng lamented that God's blessing allowed these soldiers under his command to survive, he did not know that there were actually people waiting for Wang Gui ahead.
It's not that far from Qingjiangkou to Liangjun.
Last night, Li Xingchen had arrived to the west of Liangjun, and entered Liangjun to rest this morning. At the same time, Dai Cai's urgent documents also arrived in Liangjun, and all the grain and grass convoys that were preparing to set off in Liangjun stopped first.
Li Xingchen could almost conclude that Wang Gui's attack on Matou City was just a feint attack, and the real purpose must be the Han army's grain and fodder convoy. Therefore, he decided to personally lead the Yu Lin cavalry and the city's defenders' infantry of 2,000 people to look west for Wang Gui's cavalry.
The navy that arrived later transferred 3,000 men ashore to consolidate the city defense of Liangjun, and chose the opportunity to send reinforcements to the west. The rest of the troops went directly to Matou City to cut off Wang Gui's retreat!
Perhaps even Wang Gui himself did not expect that Li Xingchen would react so quickly, and that the Han army would act so decisively. This is not Wang Gui's fault, because no one would have thought that the Han army would return with reinforcements.
It was actually led by Li Xingchen himself.
Be it Liangjun or other fortresses such as Matou City, they are all important strongholds of the Han army in Huainan, and no one can be missed. Therefore, the garrison must look forward and backward and be cautious when making decisions, such as Dai Cai.
It has been guessed that Wang Gui's true intention may not be to capture the city, but in order to ensure that Matou City is safe, he can only send a small number of soldiers and horses out of the city to meet the Han army's grain and fodder convoy.
Although the temporary interruption of the grain road will frustrate the Han army's attack, it will not completely kill the Han army. However, if anything goes wrong in Liang County or Matou City, no one can bear the responsibility.
Therefore, Wang Gui can almost conclude that even if the Han army came to support him at starry night, he would not be able to take the initiative to attack and go out of the city to fight him without knowing his true intentions.
But Wang Gui still missed Li Xingchen.
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Li Xingchen is the boss here. He has nothing to be careful about or consider for his own front and rear. He said that he would go out of the city to seek a decisive battle with Wang Gui's main force. Even if everyone has other speculations and
If you are worried, you can only obey your orders first.
Firstly, he is the emperor, and secondly, his military attainments are beyond the ability of any general to criticize. Even if Wu Mingche, a veteran of the previous generation, is here, I am afraid it is difficult to say that there is something wrong with His Majesty's judgment.
Therefore, when Wang Gui left Du Meng's remnant troops and continued to search eastward, Li Xingchen also led the Yulin Cavalry to set off westward.
Soon Wang Gui found the target he wanted, almost four or five hours after getting rid of Du Meng and the others.
A convoy of large vehicles was meandering on the road, with red flags symbolizing the Han army planted on the fronts of the vehicles. This convoy was completely on the move, and it was obvious that they did not expect that the enemy was waiting for them in front.
And he was about to face a brutal killing.
The sky has darkened once again, and the last colors of the sunset on the wilderness will also dissipate.
You can even see the Huai River in the distance from here, but the sparkling waves on the Huai River disappear as the sun sets.
The dark night is the time to kill!
The grass was desolate, and the Northern Zhou cavalry were like hungry wolves, rushing towards their prey.
"Well done!" Li Jing stood on a large car, looked at the predators that suddenly appeared, and laughed loudly, "Boys, retreat!"
The Han soldiers abandoned their carts and retreated into formation, with their spears in hand pointing at the opposing cavalry.
Wang Gui led his troops to a position where they were not moving forward. Seeing that the Han army did not panic, but calmly retreated into formation, he suddenly felt that things were not that simple. He then drew out his saber and pointed it at a group of soldiers.
The grain bags on a cart are just one knife.
When the knife goes in and out, the sand and soil also flow out.
Wang Gui's pupils suddenly contracted.
not good!
"Bang!" The sound of muskets broke the darkness and silence.
There was the sound of horse hooves, and sinful sparks bloomed in the darkness. I don’t know how many Han cavalry broke through the night and came from all directions to kill!
And those Han soldiers in formation were all spearmen, with spears like a forest, pressing against the Northern Zhou cavalry!
Fell into a trap!
Wang Gui's hair stood on end all over his body.
Since he wanted to lure Wang Gui into taking the bait, Li Xinchen certainly would not foolishly lead the Yulin Cavalry to open the way in front, so he let Li Jing, a clever guy, lead two thousand infantrymen disguised as a grain and grass convoy, while Li Xinchen
Then he took the cavalry and hung them from a distance.
Wang Gui certainly did not dare to send scouts to explore the road in front, so as not to arouse the enemy, so even if Li Xingchen followed very close and could even enter the battlefield in a blink of an eye, there would be no problem.
Just like that, Wang Gui took the bait.
The Han cavalry fought out of the dark night, explaining what it means to be a mantis stalking a cicada, with the oriole behind. And Li Jing also decisively issued orders one after another. Although he was still very young, he had already demonstrated his strong ability to lead troops.
Under his command, the Han army advanced in an orderly manner, making people almost forget that the two thousand infantry under his command were actually a group of new soldiers.
If Wang Gui really knew, he might be able to lead his cavalry to attack the Han infantry formation head-on, tear a hole through it, and still be able to escape from the encirclement of the Han cavalry, or even be able to do so temporarily.
Take control of the battlefield and force Li Xingchen to turn around and attack him again.
But Wang Gui looked at the neat formation of the Han army's infantry and finally gave up. The Han army was about to complete the encirclement of him. If he couldn't quickly jump out of the encirclement with his troops, he would forcefully resist the Han army commander.
If the spear rushes forward, it will probably be even worse.
Until after the war, Li Xingchen himself said that there was nothing wrong with the decision made by Wang Gui at that time, and it was just human nature.
The Han cavalry had already surrounded them from both directions.
Li Xingchen and Wang Gui, the former bitter masters and enemies of Huaibei, finally collided again, like a fateful showdown.
Wang Gui reined in his horse, turned the horse's head decisively, and faced the left flank of the Han cavalry.
The cavalry was deployed on the left and right wings. In fact, it was deployed on the north and south sides. The Han army on the north side was advancing along the Huaihe River. For Wang Gui, even if he could find a way out of the encirclement, he could only seek to cross the Huaihe River.
The water can escape westward along the Huaihe River, so naturally there are not many paths left to choose from.
And if we attack southward and can break into the wider wilderness of Huainan, it will certainly be a good thing for Wang Gui. Now that the Han army has surrounded him, what does this mean? It means that the leading troops of the Han army's main reinforcements have arrived, so
Wang Gui's goal has been achieved. If he can break into the wilderness to the south and swim back and forth, he will definitely attract more Han troops to come and destroy him. In this way, his strategy will be successful.