Chu Qiao was planning the strategic route for tomorrow in the staff camp. When she first received this information, even if she was as calm as she was, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment.
A general of the Tang Army frowned and said, "Your Highness, let's send someone to take them down immediately. We haven't made any preparations. Tiexianhe is still close to the base camp of the Yanbei Army, so we have to guard against it."
Chu Qiao shook her head when she heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "We didn't make preparations, so Yanbei was prepared? From the information point of view, this battle is completely unexpected. Neither we nor Yanbei have any preparations." .”
"But… "
"He Qi, immediately lead 20,000 infantrymen to Tiexianhe. The first battle of our army will start with you."
He Qi was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Twenty thousand infantry?"
Chu Qiao nodded, "Yes."
"But my lord, most of our subordinates are cavalry and heavy armor, and the number of infantry is less than eight thousand."
"Then abandon the horse. Remember, each person needs at least three swords. Take off the heavy armor and only wear light armor."
He Qi frowned, but seeing that Chu Qiao didn't mean to be joking, he nodded in agreement and walked out with his saber on his shoulders.
The general of the Tang army saw He Qi and asked, "Your Highness, is 20,000 people enough? Why don't you send more troops? After all, Tiexianhe is close to the Yanbei Army camp, and they are increasing their troops much faster than ours." .”
Chu Qiao shook her head slowly, her eyes were deep and sharp, and she said calmly, "No, twenty thousand is enough."
There was a thunderous sound of hooves, and the ground trembled slightly. The huge square formations were assembled in an instant, and before they could see clearly, they had already drawn their swords and rushed forward like tigers and wolves.
The torrential rain for several days had watered the already uneven land into a mess, and the silt greatly restricted the movement of the horses. The men and horses of both sides rushed together, the bodies of the soldiers in front were staggered, and the swords slashed wildly, with a bang like thunder rising from the ground.
Over seventy years old, with white beard and hair, Eunuch Mo was sitting on horseback, his face was flushed red, and he was holding a saber in his hand. His personal soldiers pulled his horse's reins and shouted "The prefect, run away", but he knocked him to the ground with a punch. The old old guard held a big sword in his hand, shouted "kill the enemy and serve the country", he rode his horse and rushed forward, taking the lead, and still did not retreat after being hit by more than ten arrows. His subordinates followed behind him, including his son, his grandson in his thirties, and his great-grandson under the age of sixteen.
When He Qi and his men arrived, the battle was coming to an end. Inspired by the courage of their generals, the officers and soldiers of Wuling County resisted the opponent's tens of thousands of cavalry with a mere few thousand men. Without further ado, He Qi led someone to kill him. After the previous battle, the Tiexian River had become half a quagmire at this time, and the horses were deeply trapped in it. Yanbei's heavy armored cavalry had no choice but to jump off the horses and fight with the infantry led by He Qi. However, the advantage of heavy armored cavalry is to ride horses and charge on the plains, so that when chopping on muddy ground, the heavy armor on their bodies greatly limits their flexibility.
Shouts of killing and screams mingled together, and the scene was like a pot of boiled porridge. The knife was bright and murderous, the sun was covered by dark clouds, the birds were wailing, and the sky and the earth were filled with blood-red light.
Yan Beijun finally realized his own limitations. Some smart soldiers wanted to take off the heavy armor on their bodies, but how could they be distracted at such an emergency? Before he took off his cloak, the deadly blade had already been cut off his neck.
Yan Xun sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, because the Tiexian River was very close to his camp, and his subordinates were the first to get the news of the battle at the Tiexian River. However, it was precisely because of this that when Yan Xun got the battle report, some troops guarding the camp outside heard the sound of fighting, thought someone was attacking the camp, and quickly sent troops to support them.
By the time he wanted to recover those cavalry, the two sides had already fought together.
At the beginning, the generals of the full battalion still mocked the Xiuli army's overreaching, but soon, as the battle reports were sent back one by one, their faces became more and more ugly. Someone called for troops to fight, and supported them with light armored infantry, but Yan Xun shook his head coldly.
It was already too late, the Tiexian River was a small alluvial wall of river mounds, there was only one place, but now nearly 50,000 horses and horses had gathered, it was already crowded, and adding more troops now would be a sacrifice in vain.
However, we can't just let it go. This battle is the first battle between Hanshui and Hanshui. If they lose, it will have a serious impact on morale, and it will also have a direct impact on the future battle situation.
Yan Xun immediately issued an order to prepare the whole army and send troops to Wei Liao to prepare for a frontal attack.
In the middle of the night, a red moon rose from behind a bare hillside, and the hazy water vapor shrouded the Hanshui River. A young staff officer of the Yanbei Army made several admonitions, saying that his side was on the defensive side, and that he only needed to be stationed at Hanshui Pass, and that he should not take the initiative to attack and waste troops.
Yan Xun didn't pay attention to him at the beginning, but he was so disturbed later that he directly ordered his subordinate guards to tie him up and lock him in the cellar. Without this annoying voice, he was finally able to calm down and look at this not-so-majestic pass quietly.
That staff officer didn't understand, many people didn't understand, even many generals under Yan Xun's traveling all over the world would not understand his current intentions.
Indeed, the Xiuli Army came under the banner of defending the imperial capital. If they wanted to rush to Tangjing and defeat Princess Jing'an who besieged the capital, they had to pass through Hanshui Pass. Then it also means that as long as he guards the Hanshui pass, he will definitely have a chance to fight the Xiuli army. And as the defensive side, the price paid is far less than that of the attacking side.
Now he led the army to take the initiative to attack and became the attacking party. Many people may find it puzzling.
However, only he himself understands the current situation. Hanshuiguan is the most important city in the Bian and Tang Dynasties, and it is also the most populous city in the Simon Continent. It covers a vast area and there are as many as one million people in the city. The reason why I was able to easily occupy this place without encountering any resistance is because the horse bandits entered the Great Xia before, and the reputation of brutal and indiscriminate killing spread, and the second is because so far, the Yanbei Army has not suffered a single defeat. Sitting in the town in person was the only way to deter these people.
He knew that with the strength of himself and Princess Jing'an, it was impossible to completely defeat Bian Tang's armed forces. At the beginning, King Luo of Meishan planned for more than ten years, and even lost to Li Ce. Now that he is alone, how can he destroy a millennium? Ancient country? He understood that to the west of Hanshui, there are still dozens of troops quietly watching, they are all waiting for this duel between him and the Xiuli army, once he shows fatigue, they will definitely swarm up.
Therefore, the battle of Tiexianhe is very important. Although the scale is small, it is a battle that must not be lost. At this time, the only way to show the strength of the Yanbei Army is to use a bigger battle as a cover, and lead the army out of the pass to take the initiative to fight.
"Ah Chu, even though the battle of Tiexianhe was unintentional, you were the one who excelled in the end."
Under the night, Yan Xun was sitting on the king's chariot, in front of him were eight pure black Yanbei war horses. He was dressed in a black python robe, raised his chin slightly, and squinted his eyes at the tower hidden in the darkness. A dancer with honey-like skin and silky eyes was half-kneeling on the chariot, her clean back was like a white lamb. She raised her head, held a glass of fine wine in her hand, held it up high, and said with a coquettish smile: "I wish you a victory in flying the banner, and smash the bitch in that city to pieces, and let me be famous in Yanbei."
Yan Xun lowered his eyes, looked at her quietly, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and said casually: "Are you a citizen of my Yanbei?"
The dancer was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My family is originally from Hanshui, but I have admired the majesty's reputation for a long time. Now that I am by the king's side, I am a man of the king, and naturally I am also a man of Yanbei."
Yan Xun smiled deeper, and said: "Your country was captured by me, and my compatriots were slaughtered by me. You still say that you belong to me. It seems that you are really loyal to me."
Seeing him happy, the dancer girl was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly hit the rails while it was hot: "Naturally, the slave family belongs to the king. As long as the king is willing, the slave family is willing to do anything for the king."
"Anything?" Yan Xun slightly raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." The dancer's eyes were watery, her lips were full, as if she could pinch honey, her full breasts were attached to Yan Xun's legs, she twisted her waist like a water snake, bit her lower lip, and gently Spit, "Anything."
Yan Xun laughed loudly, and said to the guards on both sides: "She said that she can do anything for me, so let her be fulfilled, and attack Wei Liao City later, let her rush to the front."
After finishing speaking, the guards on both sides immediately set up the dancer girl. The woman's face turned pale immediately, and she hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare your life! This servant is a weak woman, how can she go to battle and kill the enemy! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The dancer struggled to be dragged away, Yan Xun leaned on the back of the chair, quietly shaking the wine in his hand, and said to himself: "Anything?"
He couldn't help but sneer.
At this moment, in Wei Liao City, there was also a weak woman, wearing a battle armor, standing on a high tower, looking down at the continuous army formation below. Strips of light lit up on the horizon, and thousands of torches illuminated the night as bright as day.
She knew that Yan Xun was among those thousands of torches. After years of separation, today was actually their first reunion.
Perhaps, it has long been expected that there will be today, fate is like a naughty child, who likes to set up all kinds of bloody collisions.
She stood on a tall city tower and slowly raised her head. The night wind blew over her body, raising her hair at the temples, and the torches illuminated the sky fiery red. Just like many years ago, they stood shoulder to shoulder, swiping the knives in their hands in unison, smashing the cage of imprisonment and killing a bloody path. If they had expected today, would they still join hands in that day
She slowly closed her eyes, her face was tough, the corners of her eyes were like frost, the world was like a tumbling tide, and no one could predict when the next wave would come. She clenched her saber tightly, and the man with fox-like eyes came out of the void and stood in front of her through the water waves. He didn't say anything, just looked at her so quietly, vaguely, it was the scene of crabapple falling apart again. Pomegranates are in season.
Li Ce, I will guard here for you.
There was a loud bang suddenly, and in the fiery red light, a big shirtless man was standing on a towering high platform, beating a drum. The drumbeat drilled into the person's cavity, as if the earth was shaking with the drumbeat.
He Xiao pulled up the crossbow, fully drew the bow, let go of the string, and the arrow flew away like a shooting star. However, at this moment, there was also a sharp arrow coming from the opponent's army. The arrow came even faster, collided with He Xiao's arrow, and then smashed He Xiao's arrow from it like a rotten one. Come roaring without diminishing momentum.
When Chu Qiao saw it, she casually took out a flying knife and swung it out. The flying knife hit the arrow and both of them fell.
There was a burst of cheers from both armies at the same time.
Shouts like torrents and tsunami suddenly sounded, and everyone lowered their heads to look, only to see that the dark Yanbei Army had already launched the first wave of attack. However, to everyone's surprise, Yanbei did not attack with cavalry, but a group of infantry ran ahead.