Xu Shu briefly explained the principle of facing the battle, and then said: "Today we shot three rounds of long arrows on the battlefield, the purpose of which is to tell Han Sui the deployment of our army's troops, and at the same time tell the rebels that our formation is in order, without any flaws. www.biquge.info Although the rebels feel that they outnumber us in strength, they have a limited advantage, and if they want to defeat us, they can only gather five or even ten times the number of troops on the local battlefield to attack one of our wings, otherwise they are very likely to return in vain. ”

"If this is true of the rebels' attack strategy, then we can break through the enemy's formation by gathering the main force and annihilating the enemy's pinning wing. Once the rebel formation is broken, the morale will inevitably be weakened, and the morale of the army will inevitably be greatly disturbed. At that time, our small advantage in strength can be brought into full play, and the large army can take the opportunity to cover up and defeat the rebels. ”

"However, there is a key problem to be solved here, and that is the Xiliang cavalry. The Western Liang cavalry was numerous, at least between 50,000 and 60,000. With such a large cavalry army assisting the attack on both flanks of the army, it will be very difficult for us to defeat the enemy's pinning wing. But if we can't quickly resolve the enemy's pinning flank, our army, which is attacked by the enemy's main force, may suffer heavy losses or be completely routed, so ......"

Xu Shu pointed at Murong Han and Sun Li and said: "After the attack begins, the two generals must find ways to lure the Xiliang cavalry away from the battlefield on both flanks, so that our main cavalry force can give them a head-on attack, so that the Xiliang cavalry will lose their combat effectiveness, or at least partially lose their combat effectiveness, so that we can defeat the rebels in the fastest time with the least cost." ”

Murong Han and Sun Li looked at each other, their faces embarrassed.

On the battlefield, the generals of the unified army on either side will strictly obey the commander's command, and will not lead the army out of the battlefield without authorization because of the pursuit and escape of the enemy. If the generals of the unified army do not listen to the command, the consequence is likely to be the defeat of the war, and this truth is clear to ordinary soldiers, let alone those generals of the unified army.

"Among the Xiliang cavalry, a large part of them are Qiang." Li Yi said calmly, "Those Qiang commanders and commanders may not obey Han Sui's words, and once the war starts, the battlefields on both wings will be commanded by the temporary commanders to attack, and those Qiang leaders are even more lawless." Therefore, as long as you keep an eye on the Qiang, you will definitely have a chance to provoke them and lure them away from the battlefield. ”

Murong Han and Sun Li bowed down to receive the order.

Li Yi glanced at the generals again and added: "After you go back, order the soldiers to keep their clothes and armor off, and keep their swords in their hands, and be ready to fight at any time. ”

"Is the lord worried that the Xiliang people will attack the camp at night?" Yang Feng smiled, "Han Sui wouldn't be in such a hurry to seek death, would he?" ”

"Be careful." Yue Fei glared at him, "On the battlefield, there is no harm in being more attentive, especially Han Sui, he is a resourceful person, and there is nothing good to look down on him on the battlefield." If you don't want to die, keep your eyes open at night. ”

"Okay, okay." Yang Feng said repeatedly, "I must sleep with my eyes open at night, haha......"

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A crescent moon in the sky shuttles through the thick clouds, bright or dark.

Ma Chao closed his eyes and rode his horse. Five thousand soldiers followed him, slowly walking on the breezy plain.

Ma Dai's voice came from behind him: "Big brother, where are we going?" ”

Ma Chao opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the excited Ma Dai beside him, and laughed softly: "Let's go and attack the enemy's camp." Are you scared? ”

"I'm not afraid." Ma Dai shook his head, but there was still a hint of timidity in his eyes.

Ma Dai is Ma Chao's cousin and is seventeen years old this year. In this battle, Ma Chao took him with him. This is his only relative besides his sister who stayed in Xiliang.

Ma Dai asked again: "Big brother, will Brother Zhang also be here?" ”

Ma Chao's smile gradually narrowed, and he said in a low voice: "He is in the Heavenly Dome Desert, not here." ”

After Zhang Liao arrived in the Tianqiong Desert, he met with Ma Chao several times, and Ma Dai was also present at that time. Zhang Liao was quite critical of Han Sui's approach, believing that if Han Sui continued to secretly associate with Yuan Shao, there was a chance that something would happen.

Sure enough, when he was ordered to return to Guanzhong, Han Sui was going to join forces with Yuan Shao to fight against Hebei.

In Ma Chao's view, although Hebei's approach is a bit aggressive, from the long-term interests of Western Xinjiang, it is natural that the Son of Heaven and the imperial court of Jicheng should be respected.

Yuan Shao is a man-eating wolf and is not trustworthy at all. How his father died, my uncle seems to have forgotten everything. Does he want to repeat his father's mistakes?

I don't want to fight this battle. In a war with the Northern Xinjiang Army, even if it is won, how much will the Xiliang Army be left? Yuan Shao came to support because Luoyang was going to lose, he was purely for himself, but why did the people of Xiliang fight this battle?

Xiliang people must first have strength, and then they can stand with Hebei and Luoyang. Maintaining strength is the only way for the Xiliang people to survive, but the uncle is unusual, and even uses the full strength of the Xiliang people to fight a decisive battle with Hebei. It's incredible.

He wanted to use Yuan Tan's presence here as an excuse to leave Guanzhong with the army, but Yuan Tan had already left, and it was Gao Gan and Zhu Ling who entered the customs this time. I can't find a reason for it.

"Big brother, if Brother Zhang is also here, shall we fight him?" Ma Dai asked again.

Ma Chao was very depressed, he was silent for a while, and said in a slightly fluke tone: "He is in the Heavenly Dome Desert." ”

"I think Brother Zhang is there." Ma Dai pointed to the dark sky in front of him and said seriously, "We left Xiliang, what is Brother Zhang still doing in the Tianqiong Desert?" He only had to leave a few thousand men to threaten the Qiang. Think about it, we are fighting the Northern Frontier Army here, but he is helping us fight the Xiqiang people in the Tianqiong Desert, is he so stupid? You don't think Hebei people are stupid, right? ”

Ma Chao's vest was cold, and he involuntarily looked up at the night sky. The dim moon winked playfully at him, as if mocking his stupidity.

"No, Zhang Liao will never know that he has quietly returned to Guanzhong, he must still be in the Heavenly Dome Desert." Ma Chao thought so.

But this couldn't drive away the dark clouds in Ma Chao's heart, so he had to try not to think about it, and said to the herald behind him: "Pass the order and speed up the march." ”

A chirping arrow pierced the night sky, sending out a scream of "......", and the tranquility of the night was torn apart in an instant.

Almost at the same time, a flame suddenly lit up the night sky, and then the flames on the plain became more and more intense, and in the blink of an eye, most of the night sky was illuminated.

"We've been discovered." The scouts galloped and reported to Ma Chaoyu, "The enemy scouts have discovered us, exposed, we have exposed ......"

"Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet......" Ma Chao did not hesitate, raised his gun and roared, "Rush up, let's rush up......"

"Woo woo ......" The mournful sound of the horn resounded in the night sky in the blink of an eye.

The 5,000 cavalry soldiers beat their horses and galloped wildly, and the sound of horses' hooves and killing became louder and louder, gradually converging into a huge wave of sound that shook the four fields, and shot towards the flaming northern Xinjiang camp in the distance.

"Knock knock knock ......" war drums are like thunder, earth-shattering.

Han Sui looked at the blazing fire in the distance, and shook the horsewhip in his hand regretfully.

"Li Yi has been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, winning every battle, relying not only on his bravery, but more importantly, on his carefulness, the possibility of sneaking up on him is small, and the lord does not need to be discouraged." Yang Fu shook his head and said, "Do you want to give Meng Qi more troops?" ”

"Don't increase your troops just yet." Han Sui said, "I want to know how many people Li Yi has. ”

"Order Li Kan on the left flank and Gao Gan on the right flank to advance rapidly, and take advantage of the fierce battle in the middle to break through the left and right roads of the Northern Xinjiang Army, let the cavalry rush up quickly, and lead out all the enemy's cavalry."

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Li Yi, Xu Shu, Huangfu Li, Han Xian and others hurriedly walked up to the city tower.

Piles of flames lit up the battlefield for miles, and tens of thousands of soldiers were rapidly arrayed, and the various flags and flames were intertwined, making people dazzled.

Farther in the night sky, countless torches adorn the night like brilliant stars, and this beautiful and huge fiery red nebula is flying rapidly from all directions.

The roar of the cavalry galloping from far and near, the sound of bloody slaughter became more and more intense, and the tall towers began to tremble slightly.

"The cavalry of the Xiliang people will charge our center." Han Xian asked in surprise, "Lord, do you want to increase your troops in the middle lane?" ”

Li Yi shook his head and said, "No matter how bold Han Sui is, he doesn't dare to put all the cavalry in the middle. Now charge him, I want to know where his main attack is. ”

Then he looked at Huangfu Li: he smiled and asked, "Shall we play a game of chess?" ”

"Okay." Huangfu Li said happily, "It's better to have some wine." ”

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Directly in front of the gate, the Northern Frontier Army set up a horse rejection and a deer barrage, and when the enemy passed, he would be killed by the crazy shooting of long arrows.

Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry suddenly split into three two hundred paces away from Yuanmen. One was led by Pang De and continued to rush forward, but the speed was very slow, intending to attract the opponent's arrow array, while Ma Chao and Pang Rou each led a cavalry to attack forward along the sides of the barrier.

The Northern Frontier army rained down on arrows, and thousands of archers fired at the enemy outside the camp.

The Xiliang cavalry rode like flying, bravely rushing to kill, and the sound of killing shook the sky for a while.

Huang Zhong stood in front of the battle formation, his eyes closed and listened carefully to the roar outside the camp. Suddenly, his face changed slightly, and he turned around and shouted: "Order Yang Feng and Guo Huai, the enemy cavalry is rushing from both wings, and they are about to break through the fence, please prepare to block it." ”

The herald shouted yes, turned his horse into the battle formation, and galloped back.

"General, why do you want to let the Xiliang people in?" A tall and burly young man rode close to Huang Zhong and said loudly, "We can rely on the rejection of horses, deer barricades, and fences to keep the enemy out of the camp, so that our casualties will be greatly reduced." ”

Huang Zhong glanced at him, raised the horsewhip in his hand, turned around and pointed to the city in the distance, and said with a smile: "According to what you say, then we might as well retreat to the city and hold on, the loss will be smaller." ”

The young man was quite embarrassed when he heard Huang Zhong's mockery. (To be continued.) )