"I see, it's that I'm stupid to ask. I should have known www.biquge.info this was the result. 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.

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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 encounters these mountain packs while charging, their formation will be naturally divided, and their formation will be slowed down to avoid obstacles. It was as if the water of a big river was coming majestically, but the river in front of it was divided into five or six small rivers. So after the water in the big river is diverted by the small river, will there still be such a strong impact and momentum? ”

Liu Jun's eyes lit up, and he slapped his hand and said, "What my father-in-law said is extremely true, it will be greatly discounted." ”

Tan Ping and Zhao Qing also understood what Wang Yuan meant, several earthen bags here are scattered in the shape of plum blossoms, although they are separated from each other for several miles, but if the 100,000 cavalry of the Hui people charges, it will stretch for several miles wide, like a huge wave coming, which can completely cover the place where the mountain bags are located. If it were a charge on the flat ground, the wave would be irresistible. But if they had to pass through the middle of the mountain packs, they would have to avoid the hills and pass through the wide terrain in the middle. This will have the effect of slowing down the momentum and dividing the enemy's formation, which will obviously weaken the opponent's impact and speed.

"But Dashuai, even so, how can we defeat the enemy and win?" Tan Ping asked.

"Brother Tan, why do you ask such a stupid question. Dividing the enemy's position and forcing the enemy to engage our army here is like fighting in a few alleys, and the enemy's cavalry strength is twice as large as ours. Under the restrictions of the enemy's face, what is the use of having more troops, only so many people can reach the battle, isn't this to play up their strengths and avoid their weaknesses? The narrower the terrain of the battle, the more advantageous it is for a small number of troops, and for cavalry combat, the advantage of its huge charging power is of course lost. Everyone was fighting together, and the cavalry was no different from the infantry. Liu Jun said.

Tan Ping patted his head and said, "Oh, it's really." Everyone was crowded in the passage between these mountain bags, and no one could charge, so they could only fight face to face. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "What you said is generally good, but don't forget, if these small mountain bags are all controlled by us, then there are other ways to kill the enemy." If you think about it, if you deploy troops on the mountain and let the Uighurs enter this area and they are intercepted and killed, it will be a one-sided killing. ”

"Father, this ...... I'm afraid not. Arrange archers? The distance between the mountains and bags is one or two miles, and the range of bows and arrows is simply not reachable. Unless they were so numerous that they occupied both sides of the passage that the bow could barely hit the edge of the formation. Liu Jun said busily.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The range of the archers is not enough, don't you forget, we have a magic weapon with a long range." There are five or six tiger squat cannons on each mountain bag, although they are only solid iron cannonballs, but it should be no problem to kill three or four horsemen in one shot. The army will soon be replenished with iron bullets, and I don't want more, 3,000 iron bullets, bombarding and killing 10,000 enemy troops, that will also be of great help to us. What's more, we still have more than 100 Shenwei cannons, which can be erected on the mountain bag, and they will be able to bomb when they reach it, and it will definitely have an effect. ”

Zhao Qing suddenly shouted: "Don't forget, we still have grenades." Blocking them face to face, let's throw thousands of them into the crowd, and I don't know what the effect will be. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, we still have this face-to-face usable big killing weapon." As long as they are not allowed to rush up, this battle will be very interesting. ”

Liu Jun and the others were extremely excited, and according to their inherent experience, if they could do these things, they would definitely win the battle.

"Don't be too happy, you guys, there are still a lot of problems that need to be solved. First, when our army arrived, if these mountains and terrains were occupied by the Uighurs, then nothing should be mentioned. Two, even if we occupy this place, we are ready. If the Hui people are unwilling to take the initiative to attack, it will be in vain. Our supply line is too long, and we will be exposed to the sun for several days in this Gobi stall, and once the food, grass and water are exhausted, we will have to take the initiative to attack, and then we will be in trouble. There are also some small problems, which may seem small, but if they are not dealt with, they will also affect the situation of the war. But at the moment, I don't have a solution. Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Several people were doused with a scoop of cold water, and they all calmed down. What has just been depicted is the best scenario, but the situation of the war is changing rapidly, and although every battle is planned in advance, it may not go according to the envisaged situation in the course of the war, and it is obviously too early to rejoice.

"Well, at least we have a preliminary plan. Many things also have to pay attention to luck, and I have to discuss and discuss before we can make a final decision, so I don't have to worry too much about it at this moment. Let's go down the mountain to reconnoitre, look at the soldiers and horses of the Hui people and the city defense of Fengzhou, and we will return to Huaiyuan City immediately after dawn. Wang Yuan ordered in a deep voice.

Under the cover of night, the group quietly approached the city of Toyosu to reconnoitre. Although the city of Fengzhou is brightly lit, there are countless soldiers and horses. However, the Hui people in the city had long known that the Shence army was hundreds of miles away to the south, and they did not realize that the commander of the Shence army had secretly watched several miles outside the city. And Wang Yuan and others actually didn't have much to gain. In fact, equipping city defenses has little impact on the battle situation. The Hui people are absolutely unwilling to defend the city, and under the superior cavalry strength of 100,000 cavalry, it is impossible to hide in the city and be beaten passively.

At the fifth watch, Wang Yuan and others, who had not rested all night, got on the horse and returned. In the middle of the night, I finally rushed back to the place where Gongsun Lan, Cui Ruoyu and others stayed. The guards were tired to death, and when they fell, they fell asleep. Wang Yuan was also tired and wanted to die, and after a few words with Gongsun Lan Cui Ruoyu, he fell asleep unconsciously.

The next morning, everyone turned around and went back to the Huangyang Ferry Wharf, and finally returned to the Huangyang Ferry in the early afternoon under the scorching sun. The pontoon bridge of Huangyang Ferry has been nearly completed, except for the part of the east bank that needs to be widened, the bridge has been fully completed. After listening to Song Jiangong's introduction to the situation and learning that the soldiers and horses would be able to pass tomorrow, Wang Yuan relieved himself and returned to Huaiyuan City with everyone.

In the evening, when Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi were discussing the plan of the battle in the back hall of the county government, the personal guards came to report that General Li Mi's logistics troops and horses escorted a large number of grain and grass materials to the south of the city. Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi were overjoyed and hurriedly went together to welcome Li Mi into the city. Before dark, Li Mi led 10,000 soldiers and horses escorting grain and grass, more than 10,000 people and thousands of material vehicles into the city smoothly.

The soldiers and horses of each battalion began to accept the supply of grain and grass materials, not to mention, Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi invited Li Mi to the back hall of the county government and set up a banquet to entertain Li Mi.