Lin Jian knew in Huaiyang that Nahe Xiongqi had led more than 10,000 elites to pass Yutai, a little later than Liu Miaozhen and others.

Although he knew that because Yan Yu decisively sent the second group of soldiers and horses, the battle situation in Xuzhou became unpredictable, but Lin Jian was helpless.

"The detective cavalry overtook Nahe Xiongqi's department in Yutai yesterday afternoon to send a message, Yutai is about 200 miles away from Xuzhou, and the generals of Nahe Xiongqi's department are all on both horses, and they should rush to the periphery of Xuzhou to participate in the battle around noon after dawn." Gao Zongting calculated.

Lin Lian nodded, Na He Xiongqi wanted to keep his troops rushing to the periphery of Xuzhou to be able to enter the battlefield immediately, and travel two hundred miles day and night, which was almost the limit of the speed of the cavalry to advance from the snowy plain.

Ma Lantou was extremely worried about the changes in the war in Xuzhou, but he also resisted not to ask for reinforcements to advance eastward.

Not to mention that there are less than 5,000 foot soldiers left in Huaiyang City, even if they immediately gather troops and horses to rush to Xuzhou to support, they will arrive in Xuzhou after Nahe Xiongqi.

If Liu Miaozhen can't defeat Chen Hansan or Zhou Zhizhong before Na He Xiongqi arrives on the battlefield in Xuzhou, and Huaiyang reinforcements fall on Na He Xiongqi and arrive in Xuzhou, it will only be eaten by the enemy in batches - if Liu Miaozhen can take the initiative in the outer battlefield of Xuzhou one step ahead of Na He Xiongqi, and defeat Chen Hansan or Zhou Zhizhong first, even if Yan Lu throws another 10,000 cavalry in, Liu Miaozhen can resist it, and there is no need to send reinforcements here in such a hurry.

At this time, we can only wait and see the development of the battlefield on the periphery of Xuzhou, even if we want to send reinforcements, we must wait until there is further news from the periphery of Xuzhou. But thinking of the clever plan to dissolve the ice, even if the battle of Xuzhou could not be won, presumably Liu Miaozhen could also skillfully use the Jingma River to divide the enemy army and preserve its strength.

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The sky was exposed to the white belly of the fish, and at dawn, the soldiers and horses of the Huaidong Army stationed on the north bank of the Jingma River moved at this time, almost in the blink of an eye, and the quiet camp at the beginning boiled into the sky.

Chen Hansan slept in his clothes, he didn't sleep soundly, and when he heard that there was an abnormality on the north bank of the Jingma River, he turned over and got out of bed, climbed the high wall of the village, and looked into the past: the car camp formed by the Huaidong Army on the north bank of the Jingma River opened a gap in the north, and countless soldiers and horses were pouring out of the gap to the north.

In the direction of the valley of Xiaogushan, I don't know how, since nightfall, there were several fires burning, which was the aspect of the Huaidong army hiding ambushes earlier. Right now, Xiao Gushan has been left on the periphery of the battlefield, and even if the Huaidong Army hides too many ambushes there, it will not come in handy.

It's just that the fire that has not been extinguished all night there has made Chen Hansan a little puzzled in his heart.

"Thinking that the girl in the red jacket also knew that the Northern Yan Jingcai was on the way to Xuzhou, she raised her troops before dawn and launched a strong attack on the Zhou Zhizhong troops stationed in Shajiaji, in order to divide the victory and defeat before General Nahe led the troops to arrive, so as to achieve the goal of dividing and attacking......"

Ma Zhen and the generals of the Xuzhou Army strode over, and Ma Zhen was still breathing, so he pointed out to Chen Hansan the intention of the Huaidong Army on the north bank of the Jingma River to dispatch at this time.

The enemy is strong and we are weak, and when the enemy is divided, each is broken, which is the way to win.

Liu Miaozhen chose Zhou Zhizhong instead of choosing this side as the main direction of attack, Chen Hansan felt a little comforted, and said secretly: At least in the eyes of the Red Jacket Girl, the Xuzhou soldiers are more difficult to bite than the new annex army led by Zhou Zhizhong, at least the Red Jacket Girl is not sure that the Xuzhou soldiers who have a slight force in the army will be eaten before Nahe Xiongqi leads his troops to arrive.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Liu Miaozhen is guarding against them and will retreat to the city first in case they can't bear the pressure.

Chen Hansan's choice at the moment is also clear, he must send troops and horses to cross the Jingma River and attack the back of the Huaidong Army, so that Liu Miaozhen can not let go and fight Zhou Zhizhong - as long as the battle situation is dragged to Nahe Xiongqi and his troops to rush, there will be no suspense about victory or defeat.

Of course, if before Na He Xiongqi led his troops to come, there was a soldier and horse in Xuzhou or Zhou Zhizhong's department to defeat Liu Miaozhen, and the future battle trend would still be five or five, and it would be difficult to predict the outcome at this time.

Chen Hansan looked at the white belly of the fish belly exposed on the eastern horizon, counted the time, and thought that when the cavalry was gathered here to cross the Jingma River, it was also the time when the sky was about to dawn, so he immediately ordered the generals to return to the departments immediately, even if they pulled out the camp and prepared to cross the Jingma River.

The Jingma River is not difficult to cross, the ice is frozen, from the river embankment, only three or four feet deep, the residual snow on the ice also makes the river ice not so slippery, but the key Liu Miaozhen led the main force to attack Shajiaji, in the back road, on the north bank of the Jingma River, will always leave a blocking force.

In any case, Chen Hansan couldn't let go and let Liu Miaozhen go all out to fight Shajiaji - the 20,000 cavalry of the newly attached army of Zhou Zhizhong's department gathered near Shajiaji was not as good as the elite of the Huaidong Army; The camp is based on the earthen wall, which is relatively simple, far from being compared with the walled city; Moreover, the Huaidong Army was attacking the south bank of the Jingma River all night, even if Chen Hansan thought that the main direction of the Huaidong Army today would be the south bank, he did not know that Liu Miaozhen would be so decisive to advance north to attack Zhou Zhizhong.

Now is the time when people are sleepy and tired, Chen Hansan is worried that Zhou Zhizhong may not have sufficient precautions in Shajiaji, and he may be a little embarrassed to deal with the enemy; Under the rampage of the elite Huaidong cavalry led by Liu Miaozhen, he may not be able to defend Nahe Xiongqi and lead his troops to come.

Although the North Shore Che Battalion was further dissociated and the troops were further expanded, Huaidong's attack was also completely displayed under the bleak morning light. Liu Miaozhen made Li Liang lead 2,000 cavalry to gallop out as the front wing, rushed to Shajiaji to dismount and fight, and attacked the camp of Zhou Zhizhong's department. She herself personally led 10,000 infantry elites as the main force of the main force attacking Zhou Zhizhong's camp, and then pressed on; Zhou Pu led 3,000 cavalry to cover the flanks of the formation; In the rear formation, the four thousand foot armor is divided into two regiments, each other is the horn, relying on the chariot and the shield car as the array, facing the Jingma River, Xuzhou City and Chen Han three departments, waiting for the battle, covering the back road, and Sun Zhuang has more than 1,000 armor horses in the center of the formation to be prepared.

Chen Hansan smiled coldly, pointed to the formation of the Huaidong Army on the north bank of the Jingma River, looked around at the Xuzhou generals standing under the wall, and said: "The girl in the red jacket is too big, and she wants to hold the back road with a mere 5,000 steps, and treats the Xuzhou army generals as if they were nothing?" ”

The generals of Chen Han's three subordinates were disturbed by the attack all night and did not rest well, all of them had bloodshot eyes, like rabbit eyes, and they couldn't help yawning when they sat on the horse, and they were nesting with a fire in their hearts; Moreover, the troops they pulled to the south bank of the Jingma River were more than three times that of the Huaidong Army's rear flank, and on this relatively open plain at the foot of the river, they did not dare to cross the river to fight, and they did not have the face to fight.

Chen Hansan intended to provoke the generals, and the generals drove their horses to the wall, asking to lead their troops to fight.

There are thirteen or fourteen miles from Shajiaji to the north bank of the Jingma River, and although the 20,000 foot cavalry of the Huaidong Army is a lot, there is no way to attack Shajiaji in the front formation, and the rear formation can still hold on to the north bank of the Jingma River. When Chen Hansan sent 2,000 cavalry over and went around the flank to look for fighters, the rear of the Huaidong Army was forced to abandon the north bank of the Jingma River, and went north to get closer to the main formation, and also tightened the formation, reducing the opportunity for Chen Hansan's troops to enter on the flank.

When the first rays of sunlight shone on the crystal clear ice of the Jingma River, Chen Hansan was leading the main force of the Xuzhou infantry to cross the Jingma River and press towards the rear of the Huaidong Army.

Tens of thousands of troops spread out, and the wilderness on the north bank of the Jingma River and the western foot of Jiuli Mountain was crowded, with flags like a forest, blowing horns and drums, and the sound of people shouting and horses, filling the ears, and only hearing the blood boiling of the generals on the battlefield, forgetting life and death, and fighting with swords, guns, shields, and crossbows.

Zhou Zhizhong's department pulled Chen Zhihu to Qingzhou City to deceive and lure the enemy to beat him half-disabled, and finally collected back thousands of remnants, and his morale was also greatly damaged.

This time, Zhou Zhizhong's department sent them as partial teachers, and as far as Yuan Lishan, who made the decision at that time, was concerned, he also regarded them as a throwing stone to ask for directions.

Liu Miaozhen led the main force to attack at dawn, and Zhou Zhizhong only dared to rely on the existing simple camp and stand in the village to defend it, and waited for Nahe Xiongqi to lead the elite to come before counterattacking.

The camp of the Shajia family is very simple, Zhou Zhizhong's style of play is conservative, and the soldiers and horses are withdrawn to the three big villages that are horns of each other, and the wall of the village is in the Huaidong Army's rushing car and hammer under the impact, and it will soon be in danger - Liu Miaozhen divided the troops to press up, and the soldiers and horses in front directly pressed the gate of the village, and Zhou Zhizhong wanted to send troops out of the camp to fight back at this time.

Zhou Zhizhong also knew that Na Hexiong Qi could lead his troops to come at noon, and his playing style was subconsciously conservative, but this conservatism fell into passivity.

Chen Hansan knew that it had not been long since the battle, and there was a danger on Zhou Zhizhong's side, and he scolded in his heart, and said in his heart, if Chen Zhihu led a partial division to Xuzhou, maybe he would not have stopped in Weimiaopo yesterday, maybe Liu Miaozhen would be shocked and retreat when he heard Chen Zhihu's name, and Yuan Lishan chose Zhou Zhizhong to come over.

Chen Hansan had no choice but to grit his teeth and press all the troops at hand to fight the rear of the Huaidong Army, forcing Liu Miaozhen not to dare to fight Shajiaji with all his might, and fought for an hour and a half, which was worthy of gaining a foothold on the north bank of the Jingma River, and he never noticed the Jingma River behind the formation.

Nine out of ten the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou who went out of the city to fight have entered the north bank of the Jingma River, and only two battalions of soldiers were left on the south bank to guard the small village camp. After all, the Jingma River is three or four feet down from two embankments, except for the occasional horse exploration horse gallop through, at this time only a few soldiers stand on the river ice.

Even if someone notices the return of mud on the ice, it is only when the residual snow is trampled on by the horses, and a little snow is left on the river ice; I would only think that it was the black soil on the shore brought by the hooves of the horses that made the river ice black here and there.

No one thought about it, under the cold north wind that cut the face like a knife, even if the residual snow would blow dry snow for two or three days, how could it melt into water, and the river ice was muddy for people and horses?

Nahe Xiongqi led his troops to Weimiaopo, where Zhou Zhizhong had stopped his troops last night, less than thirty miles away from the battlefield of Jiulishan, and was taking a short rest, and sent an outpost to rush over, asking him to continue to entangle the Huaidong army here, only to wait for him to lead his troops to rest for a while, and then rush to defeat Huaidong in one go.

In the past few years since the rise of the Huaidong Army, although there have been occasional small setbacks, there has not been a precedent for the main force to be disabled by the formation of the battalion, looking at the big victory at his fingertips, Chen Hansan's heart is excited, and there is also a faint anxiety before the victory - he wants to behave better, beat the horse and scold, urge the generals, press the rear of the Huaidong Army, and hope that before He Xiongqi arrives, the Huaidong Army array in front of him will be defeated, so that the Great Yan Junchen will not despise him Chen Hansan.

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Sun Zhuang squinted at the sky, and at this time, he could only judge the approximate time by the sun, thinking that it was almost sunset, right? Na He Xiongqi's little child, it should not be too far from the battlefield of Jiuli Mountain, maybe he already knew that the battle was in a hurry here, and he was ordering the captives to make a final rest in the distance, waiting to press up with all their strength to make the last sharp blow.

Sun Zhuang put the horse lance in front of him, the armor and the hood were neatly dressed, and the horse armor was also draped in the previous moment, shining silver in the sun; In the face of the upcoming bloody battle, Sun Zhuang still had cranky thoughts, waiting for Liu Miaozhen's further orders from the front.

Zhao Bao came over with a horse, carried the reins, clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and said: "The river ice in the eastern section of Gushan Creek has begun to rattle under the weight of the cart, and there are branch-like cracks, which is a sign that it can't bear the weight; The Jingma River on this side has been trampled by people and horses, and the ice should be cut thinner - Liu Shuai asked me to wait and prepare immediately, and when Zhou Ye and Captain Li led the cavalry to press up from the east and west, it was time to counterattack......"

"Good!" Sun Zhuang's eyes widened and narrowed, the fierce light in his eyes was revealed, and the green tendons of his hands that grabbed the lance burst out, like a lazy man, and then suddenly burst out with infinite strength, raised his lance and pointed to the sky, stared left and right, and shouted, "Chen Hansan, this dog thief has no faith, and he has come and gone, I know that everyone looks down on him, so give him a good look today!" ”

"Give him a good look!" The generals agreed with a bang and turned over their horses one after another.

Before dropping the head of the gun to hit Chen Hansan, it must be fast and sharp, and the main force of the infantry attacking Shajiaji will naturally not be able to catch up, so it will stop the offensive, shrink slightly, and prevent Zhou Zhizhong's troops from killing from the Shajiaji camp, and counterattack Chen Hansan's main force, which is composed of 6,000 elite cavalry led by Sun Zhuang, Zhou Pu, and Li Liang, and the 4,000 infantry deployed in the rear formation will cooperate to compress Chen Hansan's soldiers and horses crossing the Jingma River from three directions, and press to the south bank!

The counterattack of the Huaidong Army was fought quickly and ruthlessly, with more than 1,000 armor soldiers led by Sun Zhuang and waiting for a long time in the center of the formation as the main force in the center, and each wing was filled with more than 1,000 infantry armor to cooperate with the battle, and immediately beat Chen Hansan's attack on the front wing of the Huaidong Army's rear flank could not shrink, and the losses were innumerable.

Of course, Chen Hansan had prepared for the Huaidong Army to hide thorns behind the tail, and immediately dispatched troops to ensure that he held the position, but what Chen Hansan did not expect was that when the Huaidong Army counterattacked, the cavalry that protected the flanks in the front of Shajiaji was transferred back, and almost all the 6,000 elite cavalry were pressed on this side to charge into battle.

Chen Hansan was able to barely resist the current counterattack of 3,000 cavalry, but Zhou Pu and Li Liang each led more than 2,000 cavalry to kill from the flank, regardless of casualties.

Just by this counterattack, the area controlled by Chen Han's three troops on the north bank of the Jingma River was reduced by nearly half, and the cavalry was forced to retreat between the infantry formations, making the entire battlefield crowded and cramped.

Chen Hansan stood on top of the half-cut nest car and looked at the entire battlefield, frowning, with his experience, the Huaidong army seemed to rely on the elite and brave of its soldiers, and forcibly defeated others in this attack regardless of casualties!

"This is the Red Jacket Army making a final struggle!" Ma Zhen walked under the half-nest car, looked up and said to Chen Hansan, "It's just that the battlefield here has become crowded, which also makes people a little worried, whether Chen Shuai will go back to the south bank to watch the battle first!" ”

"No, can Shuai Qiyan move lightly at this time?" Chen Hansan said firmly, "Let Ma Biao withdraw to the south bank, and let Chen Jinkui take his sons and daughters to fill in!" ”

Ma Biao himself is the general of the palace, more than 2,000 people, standing along the north embankment of the Jingma River, and the withdrawal of the south bank will not have any impact on the morale of the army; Chen Jinkui is Chen Hansan's nephew and one of the two schools of the Chinese army, so let him lead his troops to press, which is to transfer the elite of the Chinese army to frustrate the spirit of the Huaidong Army.

Withdraw the soldiers and horses behind the palace to the south bank, and then press the elite part of the Chinese army to the front, and the entire array can be restored to order from the crowd.

The flying horse sent a message, and a Xuzhou soldier who stood up and down the north embankment of the Jingma River heard the order to go down the embankment, and wanted to rush to the south bank to line up, or from the south bank to copy the flank of the Huaidong Army - this section of the Jingma River is about 20 zhang wide, countless people rushed down the embankment, and the general Ma Biao and dozens of soldiers and cavalry were at the forefront, just crossing the center of the river, listening to the sound of "clicking" under the horse!

Ma Biao subconsciously grabbed the reins, and looked down in shock, just in the horse's hooves, the thin branch-like cracks seemed to be growing rapidly, spreading around!

"The ice is cracking!" I don't know who drank this, Ma Biao whipped the horse, and went to the south bank, and as soon as the horse's hooves were lying on the south bank, he heard a loud noise behind him, and the river ice cracked!