"Five, fifty thousand!?"

Wu Haogu gasped, so surprised that he couldn't speak.

How did it become 50,000? Didn't you say five thousand to ten thousand in the morning? How did it multiply now to 50,000? There are so many thieves in the west, how can you fight them? I only need 25,000 people.

Tong Guan was very shocked, and asked in a low voice, "How far is it?" ”

"It's less than 40 miles," Zhao Zhongge said, "and we will arrive at Tongwan City tomorrow morning." ”

Gao Yu's voice was also a little trembling: "Then is it too late for us to leave now?" ”

"It's too late!"

Brother Zhao Zhongge shook his head and said with a serious expression: "Since the Western Thieves have concentrated 50,000 troops to reinforce Tongwan, it means that they want to fight me to the death in Tongwan." Therefore, it is likely that they will send a partial division to set up an ambush in the east and south of Tongwan. If we leave, we may well have fallen into their ambush.

Therefore, the military commander suggested that he should take Tongwan City as soon as possible, and then fight with this group of western thieves from afar. ”

The international star Gao Yu shook his head in his heart, Zhao Zhongge's abacus was too wishful!

There are still many western thieves in Tongwan City who are resisting, how can they take it quickly? Moreover, the walls of Tongwan City have been blown open by two big gaps, and even if they are taken, it will be difficult to defend.

"Can you win?" Wu Haogu was also a little skeptical.

"Yes!" Brother Zhao Zhongge was not ambiguous at all, "We are not alone, there are nearly 60,000 people in Youzhou and Hongzhou, as well as Yanyan and Huanqing (including cannon fodder from Hengshan and Fanbu), as long as they come, there will be a big victory." If you can win a big victory under Tongwan City, Yanzhou and Hejian Grassland will be able to go down without a fight. ”

"But the Western Thieves have an army of 50,000!" Gao Yu shook his head, "We are only 25,000, and we are all tired teachers, how can we hold on for so long?" ”

Tong Guan stroked his only few beards, looked at Brother Zhao Zhong and asked, "Commander Zhao, can the military commander draw up a strategy for dealing with the arrival of the Western Thief reinforcements?" ”

"Proposed." Zhao Zhongge said, "Dispatch the Imperial Horse Direct Cavalry to delay the reinforcements of the Western Thieves, and at the same time storm the Tongwan City. After taking the city of Tongwan, the army moved to it. ”

"The royal horse is no more than a thousand armored horsemen, can it resist the 50,000 army of the Western Thieves?"

"Yes!" Brother Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "Please rest assured, both Xiaguan and Murong have their own ways to deal with it." ”

Tong Guan nodded and looked at Wu Haogu, "Chongdao, you are the Marquis of Sanzhidu, you can get an idea." ”

Wu Haogu looked at Brother Zhao Zhong, this proud protégé of Murong Lao'er was full of confidence.

"Then ......" Wu Haogu gritted his teeth, "Then let's fight!" Brother Zhong, you stay and command the siege, and let the fifth brother and the slant go. ”

"Diagonally?" Brother Zhao Zhong was stunned, then nodded and said, "It's okay, it's also quite talented." ”

Gao Yu frowned and pondered for a while at this time, as if he had made a great determination, "Then go too!" There are 5,500 riders here, and 1,100 of them are A riders...... Let's go together, there are more people, maybe we can delay a little longer. ”

Wu Haogu arched his hand at Gao Yu and said with a smile: "Brother Gao, then you have to put a pressure on Fifth Brother Murong and Wanyan Xian." ”

"That's it!" Gao Yu nodded, "Da Lang, Tongwan City should also hurry up...... You have to take it down as soon as possible, and it's better to seal the breach with a sandbag, so that you don't have to be afraid. ”

"Okay! Brother Gao, don't worry! Wu Haogu said, "Tomorrow morning, I will be able to take Tongwan City." ”

Gao Yu turned his head, "Commander Zhao, when will our Imperial Horse Zhi be able to set off?" ”

"Ugly." Zhao Zhongge said, "Now I have a letter calling for all the rangers to return, and then they have to change horses for dinner, and they can go out again when they are ugly." ”

Tong Guan frowned and said, "These rangers have been tired for a long time, can they still fight?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Zhongge said, "There's nothing you can't do...... I can't stand it for a long time, can I still call Ma Jun? ”

The one who was sent out by Zhao Zhongge tonight was either a girl who gave birth to a girl and a "problem boy" who was a martial artist. All of them are like iron, and they won't be unbearable at all.

The signal used to recall the rangers is actually Kong Ming lanterns, which are released at the same time by dozens or hundreds, and the rangers can see it from afar, and they know that they will rush back to the camp immediately.

And the orthodox leader of the army, the mighty southward Brother Wei Mingcha also saw the starry Kong Ming lanterns in the sky.

Li Liangfu, the commander of the Iron Harrier, said to Brother Cha: "King, that seems to be the direction of the Ten Thousand Cities!" ”

Brother Cha smiled coldly: "Song Gou has discovered our army...... Probably use Kong Ming lantern as a signal for help, right? ”

"Could it be that there are Song Gou's soldiers and horses nearby?" Li Liangfu frowned. This possibility cannot be ruled out, because the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Horse Straight Armored Cavalry is very strong, which makes the Western Xia rangers suffer heavy losses and also limits their range of movement. Therefore, Cha Ge did not know the movements of the Song army on the north bank of the Wuding River.

"Perhaps." Brother Cha snorted, "But we have more than 70,000 people...... Song Gou's soldiers can't be more than ours! ”

"Great King," Li Liangfu said again, "let's go faster, and strive to get to Tongwan City after dawn." ”

"Not necessarily." Brother Cha shook his head, "You have to save some strength, there is likely to be a big battle tomorrow morning." ”

"King, are you saying that Song Gou will relieve the siege of Tongwan and come to fight with us?"

Brother Cha nodded: "Tongwan has been sealed to the ground, and I don't know what happened now?" It is impossible to be attacked by Song Dog, but it is not certain to dig a trench and besiege it. Song Gou is likely to have 30,000 people in Tongwan, and it is still possible to draw 20,000 to fight with us. ”

Li Liangfu smiled: "Then we can win!" ”

Brother Cha smiled: "Of course! How can 20,000 people fight 50,000? ”

"My lord, there seems to be some redness in the southern sky!" I don't know who it is, but at this time, I suddenly pointed in the direction of Tongwancheng and shouted.

Redness?

Brother Cha and Li Liangfu looked out, and the sky in the distance was really reflected with red light.

"Tongwan City is on fire?" Brother Cha hesitated.

"No," Li Liangfu shook his head, "it should be a bonfire...... Song Dog must be attacking overnight! ”

"Night attack?" Brother Cha frowned and said, "Okay! If that's the case, then we've won! ”

……

"How can more than 8,000 people beat 50,000?"

When the international famous general Gao Yu led about 8,500 cavalry to leave the Song army camp under Tongwan City in the early morning, he was so nervous that he was almost speechless.

Not only nervous, but very, very regretful...... regretted that he shouldn't have talked too much, and said that he would take 5,500 cavalry and the royal horse in front of the palace to act together.

But he was embarrassed to take back what he said, he Gao Yu is also a famous general now! Can a famous general not be a word?

So let's go head-on! But as soon as I left the barracks, fear welled up from the bottom of my heart, and I couldn't erase it.

"Captain Gao, there are about 50,000 thieves in the west, and they are advancing in four columns at the same time, and each column is about four ......or five miles apart."

Gao Yu, who was riding on a horse and following the march of the team, only knew that he was scared at this time, and he didn't hear what Wu Tian, who reported the military situation to him, was talking about?

"You can break up all the way first!" Wan Yan Xian also immediately made a suggestion.

"How do you break it up?" Murong Yu asked.

"Concentrate on the armor and ride the wheel assault!" Wan Yan Xian also said, "If you play ten rounds or eight rounds, you will definitely be able to break up." ”

"Eight rounds out of ten?" Zhe Keda, who was dispatched with Gao Yu, frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but interject, "Your cavalry is all iron-clad?" ”

Wan Yan also smiled: "If you can't fight for a hundred rounds, can you still call Ma Jun?" ”

A hundred rounds!? Zhe Ke said with a big heart: This Jurchen general is really good at bragging! Is there a cavalry in the world that can fight for a hundred rounds? If so, isn't it invincible?

Yang Kebi also shook his head and said: "Don't say a hundred rounds, even ten or eight rounds can't be beaten!" ”

He was a commander in Yumazhi, and he knew how many catties there were in Yumazhi. How long has it been now? The knight of the royal horse will become iron-beaten?

Murong Parrot interjected at this time: "Taiwei Yang doesn't know, our current playing style is different from the past...... Now it's a small team of 50 horsemen, taking turns to attack a little, and after rushing, leave, giving way to the next team. In this way, the reincarnation of waves, and the long-lasting hand-to-hand combat with the opponent. ”

The tactics of only impacting and not hand-to-hand combat are not unique to modern Western cavalry, and the Jurchens did so when the two Song Dynasty intersected. Their heavy cavalry can often rush into dozens of formations in a day's battle, and in the process of impact, they will not get entangled with the enemy in hand-to-hand combat, but maximize the power of the impact.

At the same time, the Jurchen cavalry that charged into battle often formed a team of 50 cavalry, of which 20 cavalry were heavily armored and held long guards. The remaining 30 cavalry followed closely with bows and arrows, so that the Jurchen cavalry squad had two means of fighting after approaching the enemy position.

And the fighting style of the more than 40 Jurchen armorers who followed the Yuma Zhi battle has improved again. Because Wu Haogu equipped them with cavalry crossbows, the lancers also had the possibility of archery. Therefore, they tend to attack with all their guns, and after the charge is over, they use their crossbows to attack with a wave of crossbow arrows.

"Then how will the 5,500 cavalry of our Hedong Army fight?" Yang Kebi asked thoughtfully.

Murong Parrot smiled: "The brothers of the Hedong Army don't have to rush into battle, just give us a ranger, and then press the formation." ”

What the? Just press the array? Yang Kebi and Zhe Keda glanced at each other, is Murong Yu confused?

8,500 rides against 40,000 or 50,000 people, but do you want to let 5500 ride on the side to watch the show?

"That's it!" Murong Parrot suddenly grabbed the reins at this time, "That's it!" He turned to Gao Yu and said, "Captain, we are waiting here for the army of Western thieves."

In addition, the brothers of the Hedong Army went out and scattered into a cavalry detachment to fight the western thieves, so that they could not figure out the truth and reality of us. ”

Gao Yu looked back at the Ten Thousand Cities, the flames were soaring, and it didn't look very far away.

"It's good!" Gao Yu nodded, "Let's face the Western Thief here!" ”