The team has entered the territory of Fanchang County, there are still 20 miles away from the county seat, the time is midnight, the official road to the south of Yingchuan County is pitch black, the stars and the moon are covered by thick clouds, the black oppressive clouds are like the cover on the steamer, so that the heat accumulated on the earth during the day can not be dissipated, and the weather is extremely sultry.

There was not a hint of wind, and the dignified air signaled an impending storm, and suddenly, a dazzling light pierced the clouds, and branch-shaped lightning shook the plains and forests.

In the moment of lightning, the official road became snowy, and I saw that the official road was covered with dense troops, and the ox carts were full of food and military supplies, and they were slowly moving southward with difficulty.

On either side of the cart were an army of slender streams, some infantry and some cavalry, and the blinding lightning frightened some of the livestock, and they screamed in panic and charged in all directions, causing a great confusion in the procession.

Li Xiaogong was in the middle of the procession, and from time to time he looked up at the night sky, and the coming storm weighed heavily on his heart, and he felt that it was an omen, a sign of the hardships of his road south.

At this time, Dugu Huaien rode a horse and galloped to catch up, "Your Highness! ”

Li Xiaogong slowed down the speed of the horse, he respected Dugu Huaien very much, this is not only Dugu Huaien's noble status, he is the nephew of Queen Dugu of the Great Sui, and he is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, with a high position.

What's more important is that Dugu Huaien is the son-in-law of the Dugu family, behind him is the powerful Dugu family, he is one of the representatives of the interests of the Dugu family, with the identity of the Dugu family, the second nobleman of Guanlong, Dugu Huaien is enough to win the respect of the Li royal family.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it won't work if you march like this!" Dugu Huaien said worriedly.

Li Xiaogong looked back and saw that it was another lightning bolt crossing the sky, and he saw the team clearly, stretching for more than ten miles. If the Sui army catches up from behind. Then his rear army will be immediately routed.

Li Xiaogong also realized the existence of danger, and he looked around, not far away, about three miles away. There was a dark shadow, and he remembered a black pine forest covering hundreds of acres.

"Pass my order, the army will go to the black pine forest to take shelter from the rain!"

The teams left the official road one after another. Turning to the open field, the soldiers galloped through the wilderness, and ran towards the black pine forest three miles away, but the ox carts loaded with baggage could not walk in the wilderness, and the coachmen drove them desperately, and the wilderness was in chaos.

At this time, a burst of bean-sized raindrops crackled, and the downpour finally came, and the white rain covered the land. The air was filled with the smell of earth.

The soldiers shouted and galloped towards the pine forest, not even the coachman bothering the ox cart. Simply cover the cow with a tarpaulin. He left the ox cart and ran towards the pine forest.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the sky and the earth were full of gray. Not even the figure of ten steps can be seen, 50,000 Tang troops are crowded in hundreds of acres of forest, anxiously waiting for the showers to stop, the pine forest is dense, like a natural rain shelter, although there is also rain drifting in, but it is much better than outside.

Li Xiaogong sat on a big rock, although his expression was very calm, but a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes from time to time, revealing his true state of mind, he was estimating the position of the Sui army at this time.

Although the Sui army is located in Xuchang County, which is fifty miles away from Yingchuan County, it should be one hundred and thirty miles away from this position by now, even if the Sui army is a little slow to get the news, but they are light and simple, and they have to run out of more than 100 miles in a day and a night of pursuit, so that if you calculate it, the Sui army's pursuers should be very close to them, and the farthest is only twenty or thirty miles.

At this moment, the two scouts rushed back in the heavy rain, and the heavy rain had drenched them into soup, and they were led to Li Xiaogong's side, kneeling down on one knee to report, "Report to Your Highness, the main force of the Sui army has no baggage, and the light soldiers are chasing after it, and they are now in ...... Twenty miles away in a forest. ”

Li Xiaogong was startled, if the rain stopped, wouldn't the Sui army catch up with him? He couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and ordered: "Quickly pass my order, all the generals above the general come and concentrate quickly!" ”……

The intelligence of the Tang army was very accurate, at this time the main force of the Sui army was indeed in a forest twenty miles away, and they were about to catch up with the Tang army, but a sudden rainstorm made them have to stop, and the 60,000 army hid in another forest, waiting for the rainstorm to stop.

In a clearing in the forest, a marching tent was set up, and Li Jing was discussing the upcoming battle with more than a dozen generals, and a small sand table was placed in the tent, which happened to be the terrain of this area.

"There's only a black pine forest twenty miles ahead."

Li Jing pointed to a pine forest made of pine needles, "This black pine forest is about three or four hundred acres, it rains so much, Li Xiaogong has no choice but to take shelter from the rain in this pine forest, the pine forest is surrounded by plains, it is very suitable for the battlefield, I estimate that Li Xiaogong should have discovered us at this time, he will definitely not continue to move forward, and he will set up a battlefield outside the pine forest." ”

Li Jing glanced at everyone, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, "We have been competing for more than a month, and the final decisive battle is coming." ”

Everyone was grinding their fists, everyone showed a look of expectation on their faces, they were depressed for more than a month, and the big war finally came, at this time Qin Qiong suddenly asked: "May I ask Changshi, where is Xu Shiji's army now?" ”

Li Jing smiled slightly, "I think he will definitely appear at the most critical time." ”……

The rain poured down all night, and the wilderness was full of rain, and there was a puddle of water, and the ground became so muddy that it would slip if you were not careful, and thousands of wagons were drenched in the rain all night, and many old cattle were so weak that they fell in the mud.

But at this time, the Tang army could no longer take care of the baggage carts, and they lined up a large battle formation on the north side of the black pine, waiting for the upcoming battle.

The sky was already light, the morning sun shrouded the clear morning, it was the coolest morning since the beginning of summer, the sky was still falling like a needle-like drizzle, fine and dense, the soldier's hair was covered with water droplets, the situation in the distance was faint, the forest was covered with a layer of green smoke, like the thinnest green veil over the forest.

In the silence of the morning, one heavy drum after another sounded, 'Knock-knock-knock!' It's monotonous and boring, but every sound it knocks into the hearts of the soldiers, reminding them that the big war is coming.

Li Xiaogong stared into the distance, he had already faintly seen that a black army appeared several miles away, at this moment, his heart calmed down, he still couldn't escape this catastrophe in the end, this is the arrangement of God, they are destined to fight with the Sui army.

Li Xiaogong took a deep breath, and a kind of courage for the general began to burn in his heart, whether he won or lost, he had to fight with all his might, and in order to defend the honor of the Tang Army, he must not retreat.

He slowly drew his sword and shouted: "This is the moment of our decisive battle, let us muster up courage and cheer victory!" ”

The 50,000 Tang troops raised their arms and shouted, and the momentum soared into the sky, Li Xiaogong rode a horse and galloped, raising his sword again and shouting: "Victory!" ”

"Victory!"

A shout made the Tang army begin to cheer up, the spears were raised, the swords were unsheathed, and the morale began to rise......

Li Jing led 60,000 Sui troops to stop two miles away from the Tang army, he did not chant slogans, but calmly observed the formation and arms of the Tang army, like the Sui army, a heavy rain made each other's bows and crossbows lose their combat effectiveness, and the crossbow army turned into spearmen, lined up in the left formation.

On the front were cavalry, about fifteen thousand, neatly arranged in three large phalanxes, and on the right were sword and shield troops, about 10,000 men, and thousands of scouts were scattered around.

The equipment of the Tang army and the Sui army is very similar, the same armor and weapons, the difference is that the cavalry of the Sui army is 10,000 more than the other side, including 3,000 heavy armored cavalry, which is the deployment of Yang Yuanqing, the heavy armored infantry is on the western front, and the heavy armored cavalry is arranged on the eastern front.

"Where is General Qin?" Li Jing shouted.

Qin Qiong stepped forward and bowed, "The last general!" ”

"I appoint you as the commander of the right wing, lead 5,000 cavalry against the sword and shield soldiers, don't rush to kill, wait for the fierce battle of the Chinese army, and then attack the enemy!"

"The last general obeys!"

Li Jing glanced at Luo Shixin again, and shouted, "Where is General Luo Shixin?" ”

"The last general!" Luo Shixin's voice was impassioned, and he came out to receive the order.

"I'll give you 15,000 spears for the left flank, and the spear corps against the enemy is the same as the right flank, don't rush to battle, wait for the fierce battle of the Chinese army, and then strike later."

"Obey!"

Li Jing arranged the generals one by one, and finally he took a deep look at the opponent's camp and shouted: "Beat the drums, the heavy cavalry attack!" ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Five hundred drums sounded at the same time, the drums shook the earth, so that the heavens and the earth also changed color, the cavalry of the Sui army was like a wave of water split, scattered to both sides, and a heavy cavalry team of men and horses wearing heavy armor appeared, everyone held a horse lance.

Xue Wanche suddenly shouted, "Kill! ”

"Kill!"

In the sound of drums that shook the heart, the three thousand heavily armored cavalry suddenly launched, the sound of horses' hooves made the earth tremble, and the cavalry team was murderous, sweeping towards the middle of the Tang Army with an invincible force......

Li Xiaogong's face changed greatly, he didn't expect that there would be heavy armored cavalry in the Sui army, although he had a bed crossbow to deal with heavy armored cavalry, but he did not remove it from the baggage cart, and more importantly, after a night of heavy rain, the bowstring was soft, and the bed crossbow could not be used.

Li Xiaogong reacted very quickly, and he immediately gave the order, "Push on the military vehicle to block it!" ”

The speed of the heavy armored cavalry is not fast, their strength lies in the strength, the Tang army immediately put up hundreds of military vehicles, but before it was finished, the frenzy of heavy armored cavalry rushed to kill.

Although dozens of armored horses were knocked down by the military chariots, the powerful force carried by the 3,000 heavy armored cavalry still smashed the military chariots to pieces, and the 3,000 heavy armored cavalry rushed into the large array of the Tang army.

The decisive battle of the Central Plains, which had been gathering momentum for nearly a month and a half, finally kicked off in the wilderness north of Fanchang County, and the war broke out after the showers stopped