Eight hundred and ninetieth eight chapters under the Liupan Mountain
I never expected that Yu Yi would move forward after all."
Li Xingchen returned to the hillside where he first stood. In fact, he ventured out with four hundred cavalry, not without the intention of irritating Yu Yi and blocking Yu Yi. If he could force Yu Yi to retreat to Yuntian or even Xiao
Off, that's naturally the best.
The troops in Li Xingchen's hands were really weak, so weak that he didn't even want to go head-to-head with Yu Yi. At the critical moment, the only thing he could really count on was the cavalry on hand, and the country soldiers from the family were just farmers carrying hoes in the fields a few days ago, and they could fight.
Going downwind is already pretty good.
But with Li Xingchen's current military strength, how can he organize a smooth battle?
Cheng Feng said in a deep voice: "General, do we still want to harass along the way now?"
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "Leave a team of people to monitor, and we will go to Liupan Mountain immediately. The top priority is to arrange the arrangements before them, and we also have to save our energy."
Now that Yu Yi has decided to move forward, he will definitely not look back until he reaches Liupan Mountain. Li Xingchen does not believe that a veteran like Yu Yi will allow himself to go back on his words.
"No!" Cheng Feng responded.
And Li Xingchen raised his Ziyun gun and said loudly: "Brothers, you have just seen whether our enemy is strong or not, and what we have to do now is to go back to Liupan Mountain and wait for them to come to our door.
Then turn these prey into our merits!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Xingchen had already rushed down the hillside first. He did not want to exaggerate that the enemy was weak and we were strong. For these experienced veterans, whether the opponent was easy to deal with or not was actually already known in their minds in the previous confrontation.
It was a rough idea, so Li Xingchen just told these soldiers what they needed to do.
They need to follow Li Xinchen and create victory.
A famous cavalryman rode up to follow without hesitation.
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At the foot of Liupan Mountain, Niu Tong had already received the news immediately. He did not dare to neglect. The troops that were being repaired gathered as quickly as possible, and a large number of defensive equipment built according to Li Xingchen's plan were gradually pushed to the position.
Li Xingchen also has a lot of experience in defense. The original battle of Tiangongyuan can be said to be a model of defensive counterattack. If Li Xingchen had not held on to Tiangongyuan, which made it difficult for Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong to cross the thunder pool, I am afraid that the entire Langzhong battle and later
The battle situation in Cangxi Valley will change accordingly. The battle of Tiangongyuan also made Li Xingchen famous both at home and abroad. However, at that time, Li Xingchen was already known for being good at defense, so this was more of an icing on the cake. Cangchen came next.
The Battle of the Valley completely proved Li Xingchen's strength. Therefore, the Battle of Cangxi Valley temporarily overshadowed the Battle of Tiangongyuan and became Li Xingchen's true fame.
But no one can forget that Li Xingchen first made his fortune because of the Zhangshan County defense battle and the subsequent Tiangongyuan defense battle, which proved Li Xingchen's defensive ability. Naturally, Niu Tong did not dare to show any slights this time and asked Li Xingchen to do so.
Implement it bit by bit.
This is the remnant of Liupan Mountain, stretching for hundreds of miles. The tall and majestic Liupan Mountain is no longer majestic at this place, and over this small mountain range is Anding City. There are also large and small gaps in the mountains, hundreds of
Years ago, the Silk Road passed through here, then headed to Hexi, the Western Regions, and finally to the distant Daqin.
It is a pity that three hundred years of war have caused the Chinese nation to completely lose control of the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions, let alone the Silk Road. Therefore, these large and small trade routes were naturally abandoned.
Now the road between the valleys has been blocked, and on the slopes on both sides of the valley, winding ditches and earthen ramparts are intertwined. At the same time, random wooden piles are placed in front of the trenches, and most of the places between the wooden piles are
It is overgrown with weeds, and there are only a few paths winding up. If you observe carefully, you will find that all the people going up and down the hillsides would rather crowd on these paths than take shortcuts. You don't need to think about it to know that these hillsides must be full.
It's a trap, and the weeds are just used as cover.
Niu Tong looked at the soldiers who were still holding hoes in their hands, and couldn't help but sigh. Li Xingchen really brought the strengths of these farmers' soldiers to the extreme. They didn't do any formation training these days, they just built fortifications on the mountain like this.
There are very detailed sketches drawn by Li Xingchen, and there are also people who stay to supervise and guide. For these soldiers, digging soil is not a difficult task. Most of them have been digging soil since they were born. Face to face
Turning the loess back to the sky is what farmers do best.
Li Xingchen obviously had no intention of driving these soldiers, or to be more accurate, civilian men, to face off against Yu Yi's soldiers and horses. Even though Yu Yi had come a long way and his soldiers and horses were exhausted, these civilian men were already resting here.
After a few days, both Li Xingchen and Niu Tong knew that there was actually not much chance of winning.
The difference between the regular army and the rabble cannot be made up by just waiting for work, not to mention that Yu Yi is trying to survive, so his will to fight must be very strong. If he is defeated at the foot of Liupan Mountain, then he may not even have a chance to go back.
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A famous battle leader and general were running back and forth, and the busy soldiers entered the tunnels and trenches. They were holding crossbows or short spears in their hands. There were three to four hundred people, serving as the first line of defense.
These short spears were actually sharpened wooden sticks, not for charging but for throwing. There was no way around this. The northwest was barren and it was impossible to equip so many people with crossbows and arrows.
In the trench behind, the melee soldiers holding swords were also ready. Yes, in order to increase the range and lethality as much as possible, the crossbowmen and spearmen were not on the second line, but on the first line. For these
For soldiers who have little actual combat experience, this can give them more time to react and prevent them from shooting arrows at their own people in panic.
Of course, the price they have to pay is that they will most likely be annihilated. Although the soldiers who are preparing to fight in close combat will rush up as soon as possible, there will be a certain window period before that, which is very likely.
As a result, Yu Yi's army could rush up and massacre these crossbowmen.
Just in case, all the crossbowmen and spearmen are equipped with weapons, but the home-made machetes and hoes are obviously far less convenient than the weapons specially used for killing people.
It's good for them to protect themselves.
"Here we come." A sharp-eyed general pointed forward.
Li Xingchen's cavalry rushed in front, and behind them you could see the advancing infantry, which was clearly the enemy of this battle. (To be continued)