"What?"

Li Yu was extremely surprised. Liu Yanping said:

"Marshal, Li Shidao is preparing to transfer troops to a decisive battle with our army in Dong'e. This is the news that the last general inquired from Yunzhou. ”

Liu Yanping, dressed in civilian attire, stood in front of Li Yu. Li Yu said:

"Ben Shuai originally thought that he would take advantage of the unstable foothold of our army to attack us, but he did not come for several days. Now that our army has gained a firm foothold, what is the reason why he has come to attack me instead? ”

Liu Yanping said:

"The marshal forgives the sin, but the subordinates don't know."

Li Yu said:

"General Liu has worked hard, pay more attention to the movements of the Ziqing Army in the past few days."

Liu Yanping said:

"The last will obey."

With that, he bowed down and retreated.

Li Yu looked at the sand table for a long time. Commanded:

"Someone. Prepare the horse, Ben Shuai has to go out to survey the terrain. ”

In the past few days, the horses of both sides have been like meteor showers across the fields of Dong'a. A piece of flat land more than 20 miles away from Dong'e City is recognized as the best battlefield by both sides. When Wang Ji's army set out from Dong'e in the early morning, Li Yu, who received the return of the horse, was also promoted to general. The army slowly left the camp and drove towards the Ziqing army.

The green grass was still stained with dewdrops, and a skirmish between the two sides had begun. This can only be considered an aperitif before the main meal. After the appetizer is over, the main meal will begin.

In terms of officials and troops, the "Tang flag" fluttered, but Li Yu's banner was not conspicuous. In the Ziqing army array, Wang Ji's banner is the most eye-catching. Li Yu stood on the high platform and saw Wang Ji's location at a glance. After a careful observation for a while, he said:

"I thought that the Ziqing Army would lose its fighting spirit if it was defeated. The selection of fighters is unfavorable, and the morale of the enemy army is bound to be low. But look at it, the army mobilization is full of grace, this is full of murderous energy! can boost morale like this, Wang Ji is indeed a general. Today he came with the will to fight to the death. It's a pity, it's a pity—you have to be careful today. ”

The generals answered, and each returned to his own army to prepare. Today, Li Yu put Hou Weiqing's 52nd Army at the forefront, his own 55th Army pressed the formation, and Li Dingjin's First Guards Army was retained as the rear army. None of the three armed forces had an opinion on this arrangement. Although the 52nd Army is said to be a guest army, it is Li Yu's old army, and the soldiers are fierce and good at fighting tough battles, and Hou Weiqing and Li You are very satisfied with the front, knowing that this is an opportunity for Li Yu to give them brilliance, and the morale of the whole army is very strong. The 55th Army was led by Li Yu himself, and it was only natural that he would be placed in the middle to accept the task of stabilizing the formation. Li Dingjin is a general, but he is also very convinced at the end, because Li Dingjin knows that good steel is used on the blade, and this battle cannot be finished with a few charges. Which time was the Mo knife hand not the last?

Perhaps it was because he knew that he would be defeated, so it inspired Wang Ji's determination. As Li Yu expected, without any temptation, Wang Ji launched an attack. The tactics of the Tang army were also mainly offensive, and seeing that the Ziqing army was enthusiastic about fighting, the bloody fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers was also stimulated. Hou Weiqing led the 52nd Army to fight first, and Li Zhongyi led 3,000 people as the front army. In the official formation, countless soldiers stood behind the giant shield, bending their bows and shooting upward. A dense rain of arrows flew towards the surging Ziqing soldiers. In front of the archers, sword and shield bearers and pikemen stood behind the horses and prepared to fight the Ziqing soldiers who escaped the rain of arrows, nailing the enemy in front of their own formations as usual.

The attacking Ziqing army was divided into two groups, one group stood far away and shot at the officers and soldiers, and the other group attacked the officers and troops. Most of the 52nd Army were veterans of Huaixi and had rich combat experience, so they knew that the first recruits on both sides to fight were the first to consume the strength of the other side. The battle at the beginning would not be too tense, so I put down my armor one by one and watched the embarrassment of the Ziqing Army's charge from behind the iron pieces. But to their surprise, the Ziqing soldiers who rushed into battle showed no signs of panic, the charge was very rhythmic, and the dodging arrows were also very orderly. The veterans of Huaixi immediately judged that the closer and closer this group was also a veteran!

Veteran vs. veteran, it's up to you who is harder!

Facing the chaotic blades in front of them, the veterans of Huaixi handed out the spears in their hands unhurriedly. The spear expertly stabbed through the edge or weak spot of the armor, and as usual, brought out gurgling blood as it was recovered, and in some cases it had barbs on it, and a piece of flesh from the barb. The heart-rending cry reached the ears as expected. But unlike usual, the soldiers of Ziqing held the blades of their guns with their hands, and used their last strength to kill the veterans of Huaixi.

Many Huaixi veterans who had returned home with military exploits and rewards after the war had ended, fell.

Before advancing to Yunzhou, the indoctrination and joining the army propagated in the army according to Li Yu's instructions, the more the war became more and more cruel in the end, and the more the enemy was about to perish, the more fierce the counterattack became. If whoever goes into battle with the mentality that the war will soon end, then the war will soon end his life. After hearing this, many officers and soldiers didn't care about it in their hearts, but now-

Maybe it's time to listen to the soldiers.

This was the last thought of the soldiers in the first row before they died. When the soldiers in the first row fell one after another, the soldiers in the second row were not mentally prepared, and when the dense gun forest stabbed the Ziqing soldiers in the chest, the blades of the Ziqing soldiers also reached the Huaixi veterans.

"Left battalion, up. Outflank left and right! ”

His own military formation was quickly shaken by the enemy, which made Li Zhongyi feel as if he had been slapped in the face. With his temper, he didn't want to send a single soldier, and he had to rely on the front battalion to drive the enemy out, but he didn't dare to disobey Li Yu's military orders, so he had to give the order depressedly. The gap was quickly closed, and the intensity of the battle did not decrease at all.

The soldiers of the Ziqing Army shouted and rushed into the positions of the officers and soldiers wave after wave, but they were firmly intercepted by the Huaixi soldiers who came back to their senses and could not advance half a step. The Ziqing Army, which flanked on both flanks, was shot dead in front of the 55th Army in waves. After fighting for almost an hour, the formation of the officers and troops remained unmoved. Li Yu stood on the high platform, but his face was not relaxed, and said:

"Although our army currently has the advantage, the casualties are increasing. But Wang Ji spared no effort as soon as he came up, and he must have a backhand. ”

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