Guo Shao received the head of the official, with the official document of the guest envoy in his mouth. The bloody paper roll was a great insult to the official and a provocation to the authority of the court. Guo Shao was furious and ordered the vanguard Shi Yanchao to advance to Yunzhou first, and Dong Zunhui's troops to follow up. Then he summoned civil and military ministers to discuss the strategy of pacifying Yunzhou.
Shi Yanchao led two thousand elite cavalry and quickly approached Yunzhou City.
He sent scouts to find that nearly 20,000 troops of Li Yun's army had left the city and were waiting in formation. Shi Yanchao came very quickly, and the follow-up troops had not yet caught up. The enemy was ten times larger than his own. He planned to wait for half a day until Dong Zunhui came up and then attack. Because Shi Yanchao had been besieged many times and had gained experience, he would feel at ease to charge when someone came to rescue him, so that no one would criticize him for underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.
Outside the city of Yunzhou, Li Yun moved his neck left and right, and looked back at the appearance of his infantry and cavalry with a stern face.
The soldiers under his command were the main body of the Zhaoyi Army who moved from Luzhou. They were all veterans who had fought many battles with the Northern Han Army over the years. This is how they trained their elite troops.
But the most disadvantageous thing for Li Yun now is that he not only has few soldiers and generals, but also low morale.
The subordinates and soldiers were not loyal to the emperor, and the most important person they knew was Li Yun. However, as long as they were not stupid, they knew that the chances of winning a war like this were low. The Zhou army was the main force of a big country, and they must have a lot of people. If it was just a risk, it would be easy for people to do it, but if they were asked to jump off a cliff, obviously few people would be willing to do it. Therefore, the morale of Li Yun's Tianping army was low.
Yang Ye and Li Yun's faces turned pale and they clenched their teeth.
I had good intentions to ask Yang Ye to do great things together, but he was timid and unwilling to do anything. It would have been fine if he had sent my child to Tokyo to be killed. I asked myself whether I had any grudge against Li Yun or had never offended him.
What Li Yun was most angry about was not the loss of his eldest son, but the loss of all opportunities. If Yang Ye had not betrayed him at this critical moment, how could he be so unlucky to run into the front of the main force of the Zhou army and be caught off guard, and quickly became the primary target to be dealt with. Whether it was timing or preparation, there was no worse situation than now.
Li Yun couldn't help but think of the striking similarity between the murder of Li Jixun's son and her own death a few years ago.
Is it retribution? Li Yun had an aide named Zhong Li, who was proficient in divination and often said some weird words in his ear. This made Li Yun have an inexplicable fear of the unknown.
But Li Yun immediately collected his thoughts and looked around with a murderous look on his face. At this time, how could he not have prestige and murderous aura
The generals were all very afraid of Li Yun and did not dare to resist. Li Yun knew very well that there was a limit to how many people would be loyal to him in the world. Especially these warriors who were willing to take risks, they were very angry.
But Li Yun was not afraid of them because he was the most violent and powerful warrior present.
So what if there are many generals? It is not easy for a group of people to be of one mind even if they stay together. No one wants to be the first to do so. Even if there are one or two who do, they are not as good as Li Yun.
Sure enough, someone came up with a plan with a loyal look: I think we should let the infantry camp form a battle array under the east city, and the cavalry gather in the south city's urn. The infantry camp will use the city wall to protect the rear wing and fight the enemy in a fierce battle. When the battle is halfway through, the cavalry will come out of the urn to attack the enemy's flank.
Li Yun said coldly: "Order, gather all the cavalry and follow me to attack Shi Yanchao."
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Li Yun refused to listen to the persuasion and thought: wait until the main army arrives and then fight with a small number of people against a large number of people. The morale of the army has long been dispersed. Now the only choice is to seize the opportunity to win a few rounds and give courage and confidence to the subordinates. The Zhou army's vanguard cavalry is not large in number and is not far away. Isn't this the time to win
Li Yun hummed: I have made up my mind
Li Yun's cavalry approached the camp where Shi Yanchao was stationed.
Shi Yanchao was surprised to hear the news and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle. It was still morning and the Zhou army's vanguard cavalry had not set up camp but rested in an open area. They sat or squatted on the ground in their armor. When they heard the horn sound from the army and the generals galloped and shouted, the soldiers immediately mounted their horses and reorganized the army.
Not long after, a large group of rebel cavalry were seen slowly approaching from a distance.
A small group of cavalrymen with flags came first. Shi Yanchao turned over and rode on the big horse he had won from Guo Shao. He looked at the rebel group riding towards him, thinking that they were people coming to negotiate.
Unexpectedly, a loud-mouthed man from the team approached and started to curse: "The false emperor Guo Shao is disloyal and unjust, and has usurped the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty; he is unfilial and has no moral integrity, and has abandoned his ancestors and clans. Everyone in the world has the right to kill him."
Shi Yanchao was furious when he heard this, and a wave of shame and anger surged up his forehead. The person who was scolded was Guo Shao, but he was immediately furious. He and Guo Shao had fought too many battles together, and they were used to sharing the same hatred for the same enemy. In his heart, Shi Yanchao understood Guo Shao's tolerance and sincerity towards him many times; if Guo Shao had not treated him well, how could they have lived together for such a long time? Shi Yanchao was hard-hearted, but he was not unaware of the grudges.
However, Shi Yanchao had not prepared for an attack on the team in advance. He was furious but could not reach them, so he spurred his horse and rushed out himself. The heavy cavalry soldiers around him hurriedly followed.
Seeing this, the rebel squad turned around and ran away. The group of people were riding light horses and there were few of them, so they ran very fast.
Shi Yanchao couldn't catch up, but he chased after him in anger. When the vanguard generals of the Zhou army saw that their commander had already mounted his horse, they all spurred their horses to follow.
The rebel squad ran for a while and then returned to the main group. But the Zhou army caught up with them without giving them any time to speak. Shi Yanchao's troops were in the front, and a large group of troops were surging behind them. The whole army was in disarray and rushed forward like a sharp wedge.
The rebel army shot arrows one after another.
Shi Yanchao's troops were as fast as arrows, and in an instant they were more than ten steps away from the enemy. He threw the heavy cavalry in his hand, and his personal soldiers also threw their spears. Immediately, a group of people in front of the rebels fell to the ground.
There was a great noise among the rebels, and they still moved forward despite shouting and fighting. But the vanguard of the Zhou army had already rushed into the crowd quickly through the gap. Wherever the heavy cavalry went, no one could stop them, and most of the arrows shot at them could not penetrate the armor.
A cavalry unit led by Shi Yanchao quickly penetrated the center of the rebel army and penetrated deep into the rebel army to divide them.
Unexpectedly, the enemy cavalry on both sides suddenly turned around and ran away. The formation was shaken, and the enemy cavalry on the periphery quickly dispersed and rode their horses in all directions.
After a while, a large group of 2,000 Zhou cavalry rushed in from the front. The rebels collapsed and the cavalry rushed forward and took advantage of the chaos to run away.
Even Shi Yanchao had not expected such a situation to happen. After all, Li Yun and his Zhaoyi Army were very famous in the past and were not ordinary people. Unexpectedly, they collapsed at the first touch.
Shi Yanchao led his elite troops to penetrate the center of the rebels. He found the group of people who had just cursed because their flags were quite special. Shi Yanchao also recognized the man who had cursed, so he rushed forward and shouted:
He immediately used the speed of the horse's horse to send an iron spear through the man's vest. The iron spear immediately pierced through the armor, and the spear head with bloody flesh pierced through his chest. Immediately, there was a scream, and the man staggered and fell off the horse's back.