"I see, it's that I'm stupid to ask. I should have known this was the outcome. No wonder in Huaiyuan City in the morning, after Gao Xianzhi learned about this incident, I also asked him if he wanted to go back to the army to rescue, but he said that this matter was a long-term discussion. It seems that he has the same attitude. Gongsun Lan sighed.

Wang Yuan frowned and looked at Gongsun Lan and said, "Cousin, do you think I'm too ruthless and ruthless in doing this?" ”

Gongsun Lan sighed softly: "I'm not qualified to judge you, I'm just an ordinary woman." There are many things I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. Erlang, you are a big husband and a big hero, and no matter what decision you make, you don't have to care about what other people think. Because, it is not necessary. ”

Wang Yuan smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you for saying that, I don't actually know if it's right or wrong, but reason tells me that I should do this, because there is no turning back." I can only go down this path, even if it is wrong, then I have to admit it. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded slightly and said, "I understand your thoughts." But in this way, if Li Mao defeated Li Hui, Li Pu and others, he strangled them. His strength is even stronger. What you are facing is not the previous Li Mao, are you still sure? ”

Wang Yuan said in a deep voice: "This is what I'm really worried about. You say I'm depressed, yes, it's because of this that I'm depressed. Originally, Li Mao was already crumbling, but now that he has the backing of the Jiangnan wealthy family, his strength is incomparable. I think that after dealing with Li Heng and Li Pu, he will immediately launch a crusade against me. You ask me if I'm sure I'll be able to defeat him, and all I can say is, I don't know. But no matter what, there is no way back for me. In this battle with the Hui people, I can only win, otherwise with the 100,000 cavalry of the Hui people, I have no chance of winning. This is the biggest impact of the Cui family's accident, or it will completely turn things around. Originally, I thought that Datang was exhausted, but now, I don't know if this is the case. ”

Gongsun Lan once again heard the anxiety in Wang Yuan's words, she had never seen Wang Yuan say such unconfident words, it can be seen that this time Wang Yuan is really bottomless in his heart.

"Erlang, don't think so much, it's man-made, even if it doesn't work, so what? Even if you are reduced to a place where you live in the mountains, in our eyes, you are still you. Besides, with your intellect and ability, everything is still unknown, so why should you be so sorrowful? Didn't you just say that? There are still ants, beasts, plants and trees to inhabit in this desert dead land in front of you, which shows that there is no heart in the sky and no end in the world, so there is no need to hesitate so much. ”

Wang Yuan looked at Gongsun Lan in a daze, and said softly: "Thank you cousin for comforting, these words are very useful to me, thank you cousin for your guidance." There is no endless road, but as much as possible, the rest is the destiny of heaven. Doing what should be done is serious, and the rest is just worrying about the sky. ”

Gongsun Lan smiled: "This is the case, it is useless to think too much, and it will only increase the troubles." ”

Wang Yuan nodded yes, paused and said, "I'll still send someone to inform Li Heng of them, maybe it's too late, but I still think I should do it." Maybe it's a bit of a woman's kindness, but it might make my heart feel calmer. That's probably the last and only thing I can do for them. ”

Gongsun Lan Yanran smiled: "I know that you will not be so ruthless. Even if you are competing in the world, you should be upright. And you and I both know, I'm afraid this news won't be able to save Li Heng and them, so why be villains in vain. ”

"Cousin taught me a lesson." Wang Yuan smiled. "For the sake of my gentleman's trip, can my cousin give me a fragrant kiss to encourage me?"

Gongsun Lan scolded with a smile: "In broad daylight, if you don't want to be embarrassed, I want face." ”

Wang Yuan saw that she was smiling beautifully, and reached out to hug her waist and wanted to tease her, but suddenly heard her crying from Cui Ruoyu's lying place in the bushes. Wang Yuan was startled, and hurriedly turned around and rushed to check with Gongsun Lan, and when he arrived at Cui Ruoyu's side, Cui Ruoyu was silent, snorting and sleeping Zhengxiang. The cry just now was probably a nightmare in her dreams.

"Poor woman, who also cried in her dreams, was hit too hard." Gongsun Lan said lovingly.

Wang Yuan also sighed, sat down, stretched out his hand to wipe the dense fine sweat on Cui Ruoyu's forehead, and took a fan to drive away flies for her, and fan the wind to cool down.

……

That night, Wang Yuan and others rested on the spot. After an afternoon of recuperation, Cui Ruoyu's body also recovered, and after seeing Wang Yuan, the whole person's mood improved a lot. But because of major changes, he was always a little emotionally unstable, and he didn't want to leave an inch by Wang Yuan's side, and he didn't dare to sleep alone in the tent even when he rested at night.

Wang Yuan had no choice but to set up a tent on the side of Cui Ruoyu's tent, and talk to him through a thin layer of tent to comfort her. However, in the middle of the night, Cui Ruoying was still awakened by a nightmare and cried quietly in the dark. Wang Yuan could only go to her tent to sleep with her, and Cui Ruoyu fell asleep peacefully in Wang Yuan's arms.

In the early hours of the morning, Wang Yuan got up, and all the guards in the camp had already prepared horses and armor and were ready to set off. Because of the delay of half a day, in order not to delay the army's crossing of the river, it was necessary to set off early in the morning to rush to the city of Fengzhou. Because Cui Ruoyu is weak and not good at riding horses, it is impossible to take her north with her, so she can only let Gongsun Lan stay here and wait for her to return. Originally, he didn't plan to wake up Cui Ruoyu, but when Wang Yuan got together, Cui Ruoyu, who hugged him tightly, immediately woke up and asked where Wang Yuan was going.

Wang Yuan had to comfort her again and told Cui Ruoyu that he had to go to Fengzhou City to inspect the terrain and enemy situation to prepare for the upcoming battle. Let Cui Ruoying and Gongsun Lan stay in place and wait under the protection of more than ten personal guards, and they will return in two days. Cui Ruoyu didn't want to leave Wang Yuan's side for half a step, because the only person in this world who could bring him a sense of security was Wang Yuan. But after all, she is a woman who knows the overall situation and knows the importance of Wang Yuan's trip. In addition, Wang Yuan's gentle words comforted him, and he was also relieved a lot under the kiss and warmth, so he also took the initiative to get up and dress Wang Yuan.

When the sky was slightly bright, and there were still stars in the sky, Wang Yuan, Liu Jun, Zhao Qing, Tan and others had already led more than 30 personal guards to embark on the journey to the north. Taking advantage of the cool weather, everyone hurried to walk a little longer, so that after a few moments, they were already speeding for miles. On horseback, Wang Yuanwan looked back, only to see Cui Ruoyu's small figure standing on the dirt slope next to the bushes, still looking at it, reluctant to give up.

After a day of arduous travel, we crossed the Gobi desert for 200 miles. Finally, at the time of the first shift, with the last starlight, Wang Yuan and his party arrived at the south side of several small hills fifteen miles south of Fengzhou. The closer they got to Toyosu City, the more careful they needed to be, because they didn't know if the area near Toyoshu was full of Uighur scouts, so even though it was already dark, everyone didn't dare to ride their horses wantonly, but found a ravine on a slope and dismounted, and parked all the horses here to prepare to approach on foot.

After eating some dry food and water, and resting for a while, at about the second watch, Wang Yuan and his party walked to touch the black Chao Fengzhou City. In the dark night, it was pitch black on the Gobi. Overhead, the sky was full of stars, and all around was a dark wilderness, and everyone walked a few miles north and came to the side of a few small hills. When the sun had not yet set, Wang Yuan and the others saw these undulating hills from a distance, Wang Yuan was quite happy, because Wang Yuan's trip was to inspect the terrain near the left of Fengzhou, and the last thing Wang Yuan wanted to see was the scene of a horse and a flat river, because it would have to fight face to face with the 100,000 army of the Hui people, and there was no room for maneuver. There are a few hills that may be used as terrain that can be used.

However, when everyone came closer, Wang Yuan was greatly disappointed. With the light of the starlight, Wang Yuan saw the height of these small mountain bags clearly and laughed. In fact, strictly speaking, these small hills are just small dirt slopes that are no more than a few tens of meters high. I don't know what caused these small dirt slopes, but these small dirt slopes could not have been used as ambushes for garrisons. Not only because the bags are too small, but also because they are distributed separately, miles apart. Between the soil slopes is an open flat passage, which cannot form a narrow ambush terrain at all. Moreover, these small dirt bags are bare and almost non-existent, full of rubble, earth and stones, and they are not at all a place for soldiers and horses to ambush, so it can be said that they are useless.

And when they saw this, they were all disappointed. In silence, the crowd traveled further north along the Gobi Plain between the mountains, and then in the night breeze, they heard a loud shout of people and the neighing of horses came with the wind. Everyone was startled, worried that something would happen, and it was obviously a noisy sound coming from the city of Toyosu in the north.

There was a tallest dirt bag on the north side, and it was necessary to climb up to see the situation of Toyoshu Castle, so the group did not hesitate to climb from the slope of gravel and stones in the south to the top of the dirt slope. The moment they climbed to the top of the hill, they were stunned by the scene in the direction of Toyosu Castle in the north.

In the distance, about ten miles away, a city stood in the midst of the lights, the torches and lanterns above and below the city shone like day, and the neighing of people and horses was endless. The inside and outside of the city walls of Toyosu are full of lights and figures, and at the east gate of Toyoshu, there are teams of torches moving like a long dragon, spreading all the way to the eastern horizon. Countless soldiers and horses are gathering from the Gobi Desert east of Toyosu towards Toyosu. A group drove into the city of Toyoshu.

“…… It turned out that we were just in time for the moment when the Hui cavalry rushed from Chang'an to Fengzhou. What a coincidence. Liu Jun took a breath of cold air and said in a low voice.

"The marching speed of these turtle grandsons is really fast. Chang'an is nearly a thousand miles away, and they actually arrived before us. It looks like they were rushed back from the road east of the Gobi Desert. Zhao Qing smacked his lips and said.

Wang Yuan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, they copied the shortcut, and walked on the first line of Puzhou, Qiaozhou, and Shengzhou." It's fast enough. ”

Tan Ping smacked his lips and said: "Dog's day, it is unimpeded in the important places under the jurisdiction of my Datang states, but it is better to live in peace than in their own homes." ”

Wang Yuan was silent, Liu Jun looked around and frowned, "Father-in-law, these small earthen bags seem to have no effect on the battle. It was supposed to be possible to use the terrain to plan a clever battle, but it seems that it will not work. From here to the city of Fengzhou, ten miles below the city is the Pingchou Gobi, but it is a good battlefield for cavalry to charge and fight. I'm afraid that my Shence army can only confront it head-on and fight to the death. ”

Wang Yuan withdrew his gaze from the brightly lit Fengzhou City, and looked back at the terrain near the left of the earthen bag where he was standing. But I saw five or six black and bare earthen bags scattered like plum blossoms on the Gobi Desert within a radius of seven or eight miles. The bags are not high, and they are far from each other, so there is simply no use for them. Wang Yuan would never want the Shence army and the 100,000 cavalry of the Hui people to engage in a head-on battle. If you fight head-on, no matter whether you win or lose, it will be a bloody and costly battle. Needless to say, if you lose, even if you win, it will be a miserable victory. A victory of 1,000 kills and 800 self-injuries is actually no different from defeat.

If it was before yesterday, Wang Yuan might have been able to go out and fight with his opponent head-on. Even if some soldiers and horses are damaged, it will not have any serious consequences. But now Wang Yuan would never do that. If it is a crushing victory, and only half or less of the 100,000 Shence army is left, then Li Mao will be given a chance to eat himself. After the Cui family changed, Wang Yuan was 100% sure that the soldiers and horses raised by the wealthy families in Jiangnan would continue to rush to Chang'an. The strength in Li Mao's hands will be beyond his imagination. He must not consume too much strength in the battle against the Hui people, otherwise it will be difficult to protect himself.

However, the terrain in front of him seemed to force him to fight his opponent head-to-head, and there seemed to be no other way. The three elements of war are the right time and place. It seems that this geographical advantage cannot be taken advantage of. The time may not be advantageous. Two of the three cannot prevail, and only God knows what the outcome of this battle will be. But now that the arrow is ready to be sent, the battle with the Hui people is imperative, because if you can't take advantage of this excellent opportunity to defeat the Uighurs alone, then the next thing you will have to face is a more powerful attack force joined by the Hui and Li Mao, and then there will be no chance of victory.

"Dashuai, how about we bypass Fengzhou and go north to attack the surrendered city? Captured the Surrendered City, which can be deployed by using the terrain around the Surrendered City. I heard that the mountains near the surrendered city were continuous, and the terrain was available, and the advantages of the Hui cavalry might not be able to be brought into play. Zhao Qing suggested in a low voice.

"Bypass Toyosu to attack the surrendered city? Brother Zhao, you are whimsical. Where is the surrendered city? In the north of Fengzhou, in the north of the Yellow River. Not to mention how to bypass Fengzhou, how to cross the Yellow River in the north, that is also a big problem. Do you think that the 100,000 Hui cavalry in front of you will watch us cross the river and attack the surrendered city? If they are blocked by the Yellow River, they will even cut off the way to retreat. Liu Jun shook his head again and again, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

Zhao Qing's face was blushing, he was not good at leading troops to fight, after all, he was only the general of the personal guard battalion beside Wang Yuan, and he had no experience in commanding soldiers and horses. This sentence is really timid.

"When I talk nonsense, when I don't say anything." Zhao Qing said.

Wang Yuan ignored their conversation and kept looking at the terrain around him. Suddenly, Wang Yuan turned his head and asked Liu Jun, "Liu Jun, can you tell me what is the advantage of cavalry combat?" ”

Liu Jun was stunned by Wang Yuan's brainless question, but he quickly recovered and muttered: "Father-in-law, the child has really summed up several advantages in cavalry combat. The cavalry charge quickly and flexibly can break through the enemy's formation and attack its weak points with lightning speed. Second, cavalry warfare has the advantage of strength, speed and height over infantry with the help of war horses, and the impact and strike force is strong. The third point is to have a psychological advantage in combat. The cavalry came like a tide, and the speed was like lightning, and the power of wind and thunder. If the opponent is infantry, there is no need to fight, and it will be a little weaker in momentum. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "That's right, to sum up, cavalry combat is nothing more than the impact of mobility and psychology. ”

"What do you do when your father-in-law asks?" Liu Jun was puzzled.

Wang Yuan said: "I just want to find a way to deal with the cavalry." Let me ask you again, is it more advantageous to charge the enemy at the same time with a thousand cavalry to charge the enemy's formation, or is it more advantageous to divide it into several teams, such as a charge of two hundred cavalry? ”

Liu Jun thought for a while and said: "This question depends on the situation, generally speaking, the impact of a large group of cavalry is of course more lethal and impactful than the charge of a small group of cavalry. In the case of open terrain and sufficient troops, the cavalry does not need to attack in detachments at all, but should concentrate on the onslaught and make a single blow, and the effect will naturally be better. Stepfather...... What do you do all of a sudden? Hey, could it be that my father-in-law thinks that the terrain in front of him is usable? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you seem to understand what I mean, come out and see if you and my father and son want to go together." ”

Liu Jun swallowed and spitted at the mouth: "Does my father-in-law think that although these bags are scattered here, they are just a few obstacles to the cavalry charge?" If a large group of cavalry is in a strong charge, it encounters such a few dirt bags, it has to split the formation and slow down, and the speed is ...... And it had to be caused by the terrain, from a large army to several troops, greatly reducing the power? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Liu Jun, you really didn't teach me to be disappointed." What you just said is exactly what I was thinking about. You see, these six or seven mountains are not big, but aren't they just a natural obstacle? If the enemy army is charging and encounters these mountain packs, he