〖The two armies confronted each other, and there was no winner or loser. Yong general Jing Chi ran for thousands of miles and attacked the rear army of the Northern Han army. Long Tingfei led his own guards to meet it, but Jing Chi could not win.
When the battle was in full swing, Princess Jiaping led the Daizhou army to attack the Queen's army of Qi. After the king himself cut it off, the whole army retreated.
This is the service, the king of Qi's army is 50,000, the Jingchi army is 9,000, the flying army of Longting is 10,000, and the army of Daizhou has hardly been damaged.
— "Zizhi Tongjian·Yongji III"〗
Thirty miles away, in the mountains between Qinyuan and Anze, on a renovated mountain beam, more than a thousand soldiers of Yong Yong were standing guard in the fortress built against the mountain. The Qingpao Confucian generals are playing a game. A black Go piece gently landed on the edge of a white piece, trapping the white dragon in it. Xuan Song smiled and looked at the scowling supervisor. In terms of chess, the supervisor was far from My opponent, but only when playing chess can this Master Jiang show some childishness. However, Xuan Song's mind was not on chess. This time, King Qi's Bingfeng pointed directly at Qinyuan, but the supervisor of the army persuaded His Royal Highness to keep all the infantry, repair roads and build fortifications, from Ji's to Anze and Qinyuan. The mountains have multiple lines of defense. If you ask him why he spends his troops on defense, he can only say "before you win, you will lose first." Everyone only thought that the supervisor was too cautious, but thinking of the defeat a few days ago, and since King Qi had agreed, no one objected. Xuan Song was the most confused. Originally, he needed a general to confront Long Tingfei, but Jiang Zhe It was to keep myself here, and I ordered myself to arrange a defense line a few days ago. These days, the defense line was thick, so I simply pulled myself to play chess, as if I was doing nothing. But Xuan Song couldn't be as relaxed as Jiang Zhe, but he had a deep nature and knew that even if he was very anxious, he couldn't let the supervisor give the details, so he simply killed him on the chessboard.
I looked at the chessboard that I lost so badly, and I thought about whether to let Xiao Shunzi transmit the sound to me, and then win a few games, but after thinking about it, the style of chess was different, and it was too easy to be seen through, so I finally gave up. Qi Juechen came, and immediately was a young knight, it was Chi Ji who had just arrived a few days ago. I asked him to pay attention to the military situation ahead, and now that he is rushing in, it must be that the change he had envisaged has already appeared. I smiled and threw down my chess pieces. Chi Ji dismounted from his horse and walked to the front, bowed and said, "Young master, there is a military report from the front that General Jing Chi has joined forces with His Royal Highness King Qi. Sure enough, the traces of the Daizhou Army were discovered."
I waved Chi Ji to the side and looked at Xuan Song, who frowned and thought hard, "Does General Xuan know which is the strongest cavalry in the world?"
Xuan Song smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say. My Dayong iron cavalry and Beihan Xiaoqi seem to be similar, so there is no need to mention the southern Chu and Shu kingdoms. Unless they are barbarian cavalry outside the Great Wall, it can be said that they are the strongest in the world."
I said to Xiao Shunzi, "Remove the board and bring the map."
Xiao Shunzi stepped forward and put away the chessboard, handed it to Chi Ji to take it down, put a map on the square table, and spread it out gently.
I pointed to an obvious sign above and said: "The strongest cavalry in the world is the Daizhou Army. Whether it's a rush or a charge, few in the world can beat the enemy. Over the years, the barbarians have failed every year because of the Daizhou Army. It is getting stronger and stronger, but the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, so why can the Daizhou army be safe and sound?"
Xuan Song frowned and said, "The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Lin clan of Daizhou are relatives by marriage. If the Lin clan has no objection, how could the lord of the Northern Han harm him?"
I shook my head and said: "Although there is a reason for this, there is also the most important reason, that is, the Daizhou Army has the biggest flaw. This flaw is destined to be impossible for the Lin family to achieve hegemony based on the Daizhou Army, so no matter it is the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, It was the Northern Han who founded the country, and in the end they all acquiesced to the Lin clan to separate the state."
Xuan Song said with a straight face: "I would like to hear the details."
I smiled and said: "Actually, General Xuan may not know it, but it may not be enough. Although the Daizhou army is strong, it is very exclusive. The Daizhou army is maintained by blood and loyalty, so if it is not a Daizhou native, it is absolutely impossible. He achieved a high position in the Daizhou Army, and the Daizhou Army was only interested in defending the homeland, so whether it was a barbarian invasion or an attack by the Northern Han Army, the Daizhou Army would fight to the death. Soldiers are all respectful and insensitive. Therefore, as long as they do not infringe on Daizhou, then Daizhou is the best friend. It is impossible for the Daizhou Army to be easily mobilized. Therefore, although the Northern Han Dynasty has Daizhou, the world does not regard the Daizhou Army as the fighting force of the Northern Han Dynasty, just because the Daizhou Army does not leave the country, it is already inherent in people's hearts. impression."
Xuan Song frowned, because he couldn't hear the reason why Jiang Zhe said these words.
I sighed and said: "Speaking of this, I have to admire the ruler of the Northern Han Dynasty. Since Daizhou surrendered, he not only kept his promise, never called the Daizhou army, but also made good relations with Daizhou in every possible way. When there was a disaster in the state, he used the treasury to provide relief. Every year, the gold and silk he gave to the Daizhou army was very rich. More than ten years ago, many forces in the Central Plains fought meleely and invaded the Northern Han several times. The lord of the Han state did not mobilize the Daizhou army, because the Central Plains had not been pacified at that time. As long as Jinyang was held, the invading forces would definitely have no aftermath and had to retreat. Therefore, when the Northern Han Dynasty survived and died, the accumulation of accumulated resources and the development of Daizhou and The relationship between the Northern Han court has reached the most intimate time, so it is possible to persuade the Daizhou army to send troops to help the Northern Han army to surround and destroy our army."
Hearing this, Xuan Song's face was ashen, and he said solemnly: "Although the Daizhou army is strong, after all, the power of a single state is very limited, and it may not be able to play any role."
I pointed to the Yanmen on the map and said, "The Daizhou army will not come out in full force, just because the time for the barbarians to go south is about to come. Although the barbarians have been hit hard by the snow disaster this time, the invasion will definitely be more ferocious. The strength was insufficient, but the initial attack must have been very violent, so the 25,000 Daizhou army could only go south with a maximum of 15,000 people, and only Princess Jiaping could serve as the main general. The commander-in-chief of the state army is also the fiancée of Long Tingfei, the chief of the Northern Han army. Only she can cooperate with Long Tingfei to annihilate our army. I had already predicted that the Daizhou army would definitely fight. There is no explanation for the various arrangements of the flight."
Xuan Song stood up abruptly and said, "Since the supervisor of the army already knew that the Daizhou Army would send troops, why didn't you tell His Highness that His Highness only has 40,000 iron cavalry, and with General Jing, the maximum number is 70,000, and the Northern Han Army already has ten soldiers. Ten thousand troops, plus the Daizhou army who are like tigers and wolves, isn't your Highness defeated, and the adults sit and watch this happen, why?"
I glanced at Xuan Song lightly, and continued: "Does General Xuan know what the enemy and our army are asking for?"
Xuan Song endured his anger and said, "Of course it is to defeat the enemy army. Our army and the Northern Han army are already at odds with each other. If the Northern Han army is defeated, the country will be in danger of subjugation. If our army is defeated, it will be powerless for a few years. Peeping north."
I shook my head and said: "General Xuan's statement is not complete, the Northern Han army wants to win, but they don't want a tragic victory, Dayong is strong, and the Northern Han country is not strong enough, if we lose, it won't take a few years. If the Northern Han Dynasty rises again, the Northern Han army is a tragic victory, and I am afraid that it will not be able to go south within 20 years. Now the struggle for hegemony in the world has reached the most critical time. What the Lord of Han and Long Tingfei wanted was a big victory, and the less losses the better. So our army continued to move north after Anze's defeat, that is, they stepped into the battlefield planned by Long Tingfei. Qinyuan annihilates the main force of our army, it is best to capture or kill His Royal Highness King Qi, so that Dayong is injured and the Northern Han country is damaged, they can watch my Dayong fall into the entanglement with Nanchu, And they can rest and recuperate, and when Dayong is weak and the people are weak, the Northern Han army can go south and west to capture Dayong's territory."
Xuan Song nodded again and again, and said, "That's why Long Tingfei mobilized the Daizhou army because the 100,000 cavalry in his hands could not win our army."
I said, "Not only that, how could Long Tingfei not know the whereabouts of General Jing. He deliberately did not leave a reserve force, and the whole army attacked His Royal Highness King Qi, to induce General Jing to immediately join the battle regardless of the exhaustion of the army after the long journey."
Xuan Song asked, "What if General Jing guessed Long Tingfei and induced him to attack?"
I shook my head and said, "Let's not say whether Jing Chi can see through Long Tingfei's mind, if General Jing does not attack, His Royal Highness King Qi will suffer heavy losses, and even if the two armies join forces, the victory will not be guaranteed, so General Jing will definitely attack. Besides, the Jinyang Army cannot move lightly, and there are many infantry soldiers, so General Jing never imagined that there would be a strong cavalry as the backup for the Northern Han Army. Therefore, General Jing will definitely step into this trap."
Confusion flashed in Xuan Song's eyes, and he said, "The last general doesn't understand. Since the supervisor already knew this, why didn't he change course and fight steadily?"
I smiled and said: "This is about the purpose of our army. Our army is strong. If we attack the Northern Han, we will inevitably lose our troops, but the Northern Han will not be able to defeat our army after all. Although the Daizhou army is brave, it cannot After being away from Daizhou for a long time, after all, there are only more than 10,000 people, so if our army fights steadily, it will not be a big victory or a tragic victory. It does not matter, but the Northern Han is different from Shu and Southern Chu. The people of Shu are more peaceful. It is easy to appease. Although there will be some oversighted people who want to restore the country, but if they cannot get the support of powerful forces, they will not be able to turn the tide. Most of them did not dare to resist. Only in the Northern Han Dynasty, the lord of the country is still wise, and the army and the people are united. If our army is greedy for quick victory and only cares about capturing the city and pulling the fortress, our army will capture Jinyang City and control the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty. Nor can we suppress the rebel armies rising in various places. So the emperor is not worried that we will lose. If we lose, we will fight again. It is a difficult situation. You don't know about some things. We don't have that much time. The main force of the Northern Han army is broken. As long as one or two percent of the remnants are left, then in the future we will face the resistance of all the Northern Han people, those who escaped. The Northern Han army is the seed of fire, and if someone like Long Tingfei escapes, let alone three or five years, even ten or eight years, it will be difficult for us to conquer the Northern Han. Therefore, if our army wants to win, we must fight the North The Han army will be wiped out, and all the leaders of the Northern Han army must be captured. To do this, the enemy must be lured to our battlefield, but Long Tingfei, Lin Bi and the Northern Han generals are not stupid. In order to let them enter, they must make enough sacrifices. Therefore, His Royal Highness King Qi will inevitably be defeated in Qinyuan, and then he can defeat and lure the enemy. In order to achieve satisfactory results, the Northern Han Army will definitely pursue it. Only in this way, I Will the army's goals be achieved?"
Xuan Song was dazzled and dazzled, and it took a long time before he said: "So that's the case, does Your Highness already know the joints, just pity the warriors who died tragically in our army."
I sighed: "His Royal Highness King Qi knows a little bit, but it's not complete. Only the Emperor and I know the whole battle strategy. I believe that His Highness will be defeated and will fight with each other. When His Highness fights, he must be very brave. Ting Fei had a plan, but when it came time to lose, His Royal Highness has been in battle for a long time, and he is not arrogant in victory and not discouraged, so he must be able to keep his strength and retreat as much as possible. General Xuan, if there are no two national players in a game of chess, It is always rare and exciting. This game of Beihan chess is because of the skill of the opponent, so I will calculate it. If Long Tingfei knew that he must kill King Qi to be considered successful, how could he be lured into our preparations? The battlefield. Even the most intelligent people in the Northern Han Dynasty can't see through this puzzle, and there are a few people in the game who are able to detach themselves."
Xuan Song was already convinced, and said: "Please show me how the last general should act?"
I pointed to a point on the map and said: "The enemy's pursuit must be extremely ferocious. Our army must be very careful when we retreat. General Xuan only needs to use the means to cooperate with King Qi and General Jing to retreat here. One of the great achievements, the general needs to remember that the enemy general is an extraordinary person, the more dedicated the general is when he is defeated, the less the enemy will think that our army still has a backer."
Seeing what I was pointing at, Xuan Song's eyes flashed with enthusiasm, and said, "It turns out that, no wonder, no wonder."
I smiled slightly and said again: "After the Northern Han army flooded Anze, the road was destroyed. I ordered the road to be repaired for several days, just to support our army. First, it was to reduce casualties. The Han army will think that the stronger our desire to win, the less likely we will think of what other intentions our army will have in defeat."
At this time, Xiao Shunzi handed me my cloak, I took it over and put it on, saying, "Since General Xuan already knows the situation, he will retire first. Waiting for you all at the back, His Royal Highness King Qi is surrounded by Master Fazheng and Master Fa Ren, leading experts from various factions to protect, General Xuan need not worry, even if there is some danger, they can keep His Highness safe."
Xuan Song had a strange look on his face. He didn't expect that the supervisor would say so righteously about escaping. However, knowing that King Qi would not be in danger of life, Xuan Song breathed a sigh of relief. Now this is Jiang Zhe's highest official position. No one can stop him if he wants to go first. Perhaps this is why Jiang Zhe forced himself to stay, because he can lead the army to pick up King Qi after he escapes.
Of course I know what Xuan Song is thinking, but in order not to experience the painful experience of running away, I would rather run away immediately, taking Xiao Shunzi and Chi Ji and those dissatisfied tiger guards, most of them want to go into battle to kill the enemy, I Go to the prepared carriage. Before getting on the carriage, I couldn't help but look up at the sky. It should be sunset in half an hour. Presumably at one hour, King Qi will be able to retreat to the first line of defense. It's easy to go, but I can't do anything about it. If you march and fight, you will be considered a winner without a battle. Now the layout is as I expected. If our army is still defeated, it can only be said to be God's will. In this way, it cannot be recovered by human beings. But I don't have to worry about it. The Northern Han's national strength and military strength are there. At most, we will win harder and leave more troubles. Can we still make them turn the sky? I can't help but think of Long Tingfei, watching him marching in formations, he is also a first-class talent, but unfortunately he is my opponent. He couldn't help but whispered: "Cut off its wings, cut off its branches and leaves, bind its hands and feet, trap its will, this is called breaking the net on all sides, even if there is a talent that can turn the world upside down, can An Neng get out of my hands?" It came up. These days, I have been exhausted, carefully arranging various layouts, lest something change the overall situation. Now that the world has finally been decided, the next thing is out of my control. Before getting into the car, I suddenly turned around and said to Xuan Song, "Instruct Su Qing to do everything in his power to kill the secret agents of the Northern Han Army, and we must not let the Northern Han Army discover the layout of our army. It is possible that Qiu Yufei was also detained in Donghai, and Su Qing should be able to deal with the remaining people, but some of them cannot be dealt with, and the masters around King Qi can also help, in a hurry, we must not let them see through."
Xuan Song said almost cautiously: "I will obey the order at the end, but my lord is unwell, so let's take a rest."
I looked up and saw Xiao Shunzi, Chi Ji, Hu Yanshou and the others all flashing worry in their eyes, I smiled and said, "What's wrong? They all seem to be making a fuss?"
Xiao Shunzi suddenly sighed and stuffed a pill into my mouth. I only felt my body and mind gradually relax, and sweet dreams came to me, and I soon fell asleep.
Xuan Song was shocked and said: "Why is your face so pale, but is the old disease relapsed?"
Xiao Shunzi said coldly, "Young Master has spent nearly half a year working hard for this battle, and now that everything has been settled, you can't help but feel a little tired when you relax. General Xuan, this victory or defeat is of great importance to you, if it is because of your Because of the failure of the young master, I will not spare you." After saying that, he carried Jiang Zhe into the carriage, Chi Ji glanced at the carriage worriedly, sat in the driver's seat, and waved his whip.
Looking at the passing carriage, Xuan Song felt a burst of guilt in his heart. Just now, he was still scolding Jiang Zhe and fled, but he didn't think that it would take Jiang Zhe to make the enemy and us act according to his layout. He said categorically: "Let's go now, Let's go to meet His Royal Highness King Qi." His own bodyguards presented armored horses, Xuansong changed his clothes and armor, rode his horse and whipped his whip, and ran towards Qinyuan.
On the battlefield in the distance, Li Xian almost scolded in a low voice while breaking the back and scolding, how could he be so stupid? However, more than half of the Daizhou army would come. He never thought about it. After all, it is common sense in people's hearts that the Daizhou army will not leave the country, and everyone knows that the northern barbarians are eager to move. Who would have thought that Lin Bi would be so bold and bring most of the army What about going south? However, Jiang Zhe was the one who scolded him the most. Li Xian really didn't know the whole arrangement, so he was a little clueless. He didn't know whether the arrangement was proper or not. The Han army fought to the death, and did not ask in detail. At this time, Jing Chi had been transferred from the former army, and there was a veteran general of Yong Jun in front of him. He also ran to the back to help the King of Qi, and he rode his horse to the King of Qi. , I was beaten to death by a woman, what should I do now, and how will I meet someone after I go back?"
Li Xian didn't bother to explain to him, anyway, Jing Chi would naturally know it by then, and Nunu said, "Don't be stunned, the Daizhou Army is here again."
I saw the smoke billowing in the distance, but it did not disperse. The Daizhou army was approaching the rear of the Yong army, but they did not charge, but just roamed around. Entering the army formation of the Yong Army, fighting for a while and then retreating. The disturbance made Yong Jun uneasy, and a cold light flashed in Li Xian's eyes. After he came to the battle with Ma Leng in person, with him in the battle, Yong Jun became courageous and began to fight back fiercely. The two armies were entangled like this, but neither slowed down. When the shadow of the sun was sinking to the west, the vanguard of the Yong Army had already entered the first line of defense under Xuan Song.
The opening of the valley where the two mountains confront each other is the river channel of Qinshui. On both sides of the river channel are rugged mountain roads that can accommodate horses galloping. It is hard and difficult to dig through, and it is impossible to build a fixed fortress. The cliffs on both sides are dozens of feet high from Qinshui. Although it is close to the water, it is difficult to obtain water, difficult to attack and difficult to defend. Standing here, instead of consuming strength in this narrow place, it is better to use the strength of the cavalry in a flat place. However, it is the Yong Army who is defending now. The Yong Army's infantry is the best to defend the temporary fortifications. Although it is impossible to stick to it for a long time due to various restrictions, as long as each place is defended for a day and a half, it can delay the Northern Han Army. attack speed. And this is exactly what Long Tingfei is worried about. He doesn't want to encounter a large number of reinforcements from the Yong army after he has painstakingly broken through the Yong army's defense line. According to the normal estimation, it will take at least half a month from the news of the defeat to Zezhou, the gathering of troops in Zezhou to the sending of reinforcements. This is a situation that has been prepared in advance, but it is not impossible, so Long Tingfei brought The main force of the Northern Han army came in a hurry and joined with Lin Bi. If Li Xian could not be left here, he would need to speed up the attack. We must force the Yong army to Anze within ten days, so as to complete the complete annihilation. Yong Jun's goal.
A Confucian scholar in blue shirt stood on the side of the mountain. Outside the valley, the Yong Army who had been waiting in battle with bows and crossbows was in line with the Yong Army's cavalry into the valley. At this time, the Northern Han army had already realized that the time was running out, and their attacks were becoming more and more violent. If it wasn't for Li Xian and Jing Chi to intercept them in person, the Yong army's rear formation would have been broken long ago. The blood-red sunset is about to sink in the sky, and the sunset is as dreary as a gorgeous blood flower. The two armies fought hard, and they did everything they could, regardless of sacrifice. The lives of countless warriors were written into the most magnificent picture of war.
One third of Yong's army had entered the valley. At this moment, the Beihan navy's warship appeared in the upper reaches of the Qinshui River, rushing down along the turbulent river. , apparently preparing to use Qinshui to rush into the valley and use the crossbow to cut off the Yong army's back path. Seeing the flag of the navy army from a distance, the Northern Han army was all prestige, and the attack became more and more handy. Although the Yong army was a little uneasy, but after all, it was a lion in a hundred battles. The speed of the retreating troops seemed to have accelerated a lot, and the resistance to the Northern Han army had also loosened up a bit.
Just as the three warships in the lead were about to approach Taniguchi, the blue-shirted general who was commanding on the mountain waved the flag. The bows of the three warships seemed to hit some obstacle, and they were unable to move forward. It rushed over, but within a moment, the three warships blocked most of the river. After all, the Beihan Navy above the warship was not a Chu people who had experienced water battles, so they could not help but become confused. At this time, the Yongjun army in Taniguchi was in the formation Dozens of ballistas and catapults were launched, and arrows and boulders rained down. The Central Army of the Beihan Navy issued an order, and those navy soldiers fought back bravely, but the ships could not move, and the hull of the ship was tilted so that the Beihan Army was powerless to resist. After a while, the navy came out with an order to withdraw, and the navy on the three warships jumped into the water or retreated in small boats.
Long Tingfeijian frowned deeply, and a scout would report back from time to time: "General, Yong Jun has installed iron ropes on the river to stop the river. Just when the navy was charging, Yong Jun used hinges to pull up the iron rope to block our warships."
Yong Jun slowly entered the valley, Long Tingfei watched the Yong Jun banner disappear from sight, and could not help but said bitterly: "Yong Jun's tactics are really brilliant, and he spent so much thought on the way back, and it is unexpected that within a few days, he has even The iron rope to stop the river was also built, but it is a pity, otherwise, if our naval forces block the mountain pass, the Yong army will not be able to escape."
Duan Wudi persuaded: "General don't have to worry, although it is not as good as we expected, but on the other hand, the Yong army is also weak in backup, otherwise they might as well let us go over the mountain, wait for work in Anze, and destroy our army, now They guard closely, which shows that their strength is not strong, and they want to use the geographical advantage to consume our army's strength, but we are more familiar with this area than them. As long as we break through their defense lines as soon as possible, and take advantage of our army's strengths in charging and hunting, we will definitely be able to conquer Yong When the army is wiped out, Li Xian is stubborn by nature and will never abandon the army and flee, we still have a chance to keep him."
Long Tingfei's eyes flashed a decisive look and said: "If we can't capture and kill Li Xian, even if we win, we will lose. I will pass my orders to fire rockets and destroy the warships that block the road. The iron cables can be melted with fire and let the sailors do it. , even if the thirty-mile mountains and rivers are turned into a sea of fire, I will also leave Yong Jun no place to live. I used to ask you to prepare black oil and saltpeter, just pour the black oil on Qinshui, and a fire can force it back into the valley. Yong Jun. I'll give you two days, and you might be able to do it."
Duan Wudi's heart froze, this black oil is a strange thing, it does not sink in water, it is flammable, and the fire lasts for a long time, but after burning, black smoke lingers, and the land infiltrated by the black oil will not grow any grass. Long Tingfei's move is vicious. , but these thirty miles of barren mountains and the lower reaches of Qinshui are bound to be seriously damaged, but now he can't care about it.