On July 20th, just after dawn, the Beiting Army broke camp outside Huayin City and set off to the east.
All the soldiers had eaten and drank enough and got on their horses.
Even the remaining 7,000 infantrymen were also on horseback.
Followed by a large group of heavy cavalry.
Less than three hours later, the Beiting Army, which was marching at normal speed, had already arrived at the scheduled battlefield.
Zhao Ziliang began to order the entire army to deploy their positions according to the predetermined battle formation, followed by resting and eating dry food to replenish their strength.
At this time, both sides The scouts have had small-scale confrontations seven or eight times, with each winning and losing, and each has obtained some information about the other.
It is impossible to make small moves at this time.
The scouts on both sides are not vegetarians.
At this time, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe's troops were also marching westward at a normal speed.
Sun Xiaozhe was wearing a dark and thick armor and a bronze helmet, and he was riding a tall horse with great ambition and was walking at the front of the army.
At this time, a Tanma was galloping from the front.
This was already the third group of Tanma to return.
"General, the Tang army has stopped and formed a military formation thirty miles ahead.
It seems that they are waiting for our army to fight decisively."
Sun Xiaozhe raised his hand, and the army stopped advancing and shouted: "Bring the picture" A soldier brought over a small roll of the Kan map.
Sun Xiaozhe opened the map and put it on his horse.
He found his location on the map with his finger, moved it to the left, and finally stopped and clicked on a location. , frowned and said: "This Zhao Ziliang is indeed a famous general.
It seems that he has already planned it."
After speaking, he raised his head and asked the sentry rider: "Are there any other Tang troops around?"
"No, no other Tang troops were found within fifty miles."
Lieutenant General Yin Ziqi rode over and saw where Sun Xiaozhe's finger was, and blurted out: "The terrain here in Huangyanyuan is indeed flat and open, suitable for cavalry to charge freely.
Most of the Beiting Army are cavalry.
No wonder he chose this place to fight us.
But the decisive battle here is also good for our army."
Sun Xiaozhe turned around and asked: "Vice General Yin, what benefit does this place have to our army?"
"The terrain of this place is flat and open.
Our army of 100,000 can fully deploy its troops.
Zhao Ziliang only has 30,000 people, but our army has 100,000, which is more than three times his.
We have an absolute advantage in terms of strength, and because the terrain is flat, Even if Zhao Ziliang wants to play tricks, he can't hide his whereabouts.
Our army can find out at a glance that this decisive battle is completely a battle of strength and there is no way to use tricks.
I don't believe that our army of 100,000 men can't defeat his 30,000."
Sun Xiaozhe nodded, stroking his beard and thinking for a moment, and said: "Since Zhao Ziliang has chosen the battlefield for the decisive battle and wants to wait for our army to fight, how can we let him do what he wants and order the entire army to continue marching, fifteen miles in front of the Tang army?
Stop and rest and eat, and then we can fight him again after we have rested."
Sun Xiaozhe is no idiot.
Although he is not as famous as Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi, he is also one of the most trusted generals by An Lushan.
How could he not see Zhao Ziliang's intentions?
"Get the order" Yin Ziqi clasped his fists and conveyed the military order to his subordinates' commander.
The army continued to advance.
Yin Ziqi rode beside Sun Xiaozhe and asked: "Marshal Sun, the decisive battle is in the afternoon."
Sun Xiaozhe nodded and said: "Yes, the soldiers are all sleepy in the afternoon, and they will definitely not be able to use their full combat power.
Although the timing is not good, it is also unfavorable for the Tang army.
Most of the Tang army are cavalry, and even the infantry are not.
There are horses.
It is not suitable for our army to confront him on a flat ground overnight.
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Who knows if Zhao Ziliang will do anything at night?
His cavalry comes and goes like the wind.
If he keeps harassing our army at night, most of our army will They are all infantry, there is absolutely nothing we can do against him."
Sun Xiaozhe's consideration was reasonable.
Yin Ziqi nodded and expressed his approval of Sun Xiaozhe's decision to fight the Tang army in the afternoon.
He then asked: "What formation does the commander intend to use to deal with Zhao Ziliang?"
Sun Xiaozhe said: "The Beiting Army is almost all cavalry, and their central army must be all cavalry.
If we use infantry to fight their cavalry, we may not be able to withstand the Beiting Army's cavalry charge.
We can only fight with fine cavalry."
Jingqi, as long as our army's Jingqi defeats their central cavalry, once the Tang army's central army is defeated, the morale of the two wings will inevitably be dispersed.
At that time, our army will pursue them in large numbers."
Yin Ziqi thought over Sun Xiaozhe's tactical deployment and found nothing wrong, but he still reminded: "The commander-in-chief has made a thorough deployment, and the general thinks it is feasible.
However, after all, Zhao Ziliang has been famous for many years, we still have to be careful. " Yin Ziqi's words were very level.
He not only agreed with Sun Xiaozhe's tactical deployment, but also reminded him not to underestimate the opponent.
Huangyanyuan, the resting place of the Tang Army, where the Beiting Army had already set up tents to resist the scorching sun.
In the Chinese army's tent, Zhao Ziliang crossed his arms and touched his chin, looking at the map and walking back and forth.
The other generals and generals sat cross-legged on both sides and ate food from the low tables.
Wang Can walked in and clasped his fists and said: "Commander, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe's troops have arrived fifteen miles in front of our army and started to rest and eat."
Zhao Ziliang stopped: "Oh, it's just as I expected.
This Sun Xiaozhe is a cautious person.
Who is his lieutenant?"
"Yin Ziqi" Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "It's no wonder, two cautious people can't do any tricks when they lead the army together."
Bai Xiaode put down the knife and mutton in his hand, stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "Commander, the rebels have just arrived, why not take advantage of their unstable footing and let the general lead a light cavalry over and kill them for a while?"
Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "The rebels have ten thousand elite cavalry, and the two sides are fifteen miles apart.
If you lead fewer people and horses, it won't be of much effect.
If you lead more people and horses, the rebels will be separated by a long distance."
I can hear the noise you made.
They have enough time to organize their elite cavalry to fight, so there is no need to pass on the order.
Except for all infantrymen who are on alert and are not allowed to rest, all other battalions and departments are taking a siesta."
"promise" Just after noon, Zhao Ziliang suddenly opened his eyes from the big chair in the commander's tent, turned to look at the hourglass next to him, and asked the soldier next to him: "Is it past noon?"
"Commander, it's just past noon," the soldier replied, turning the hourglass upside down.
Zhao Ziliang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Send the order: the infantry will stay at the camp, and other units will quickly assemble according to the planned battle formation deployment."
"Nuo" the messenger promised and the soldiers took the horn and walked outside the tent and started blowing the horn.
As the rapid and long trumpet sound sounded, the soldiers rushed out from each camp with weapons and mounted their horses to assemble.
The whole camp began to boil in an instant.
The whole team's trumpets and the neighing of the horses, everything was solemn and solemn.
Full of life and tension.
In less than a cup of tea, all 23,000 cavalry were assembled, and even the 7,000 infantry left behind were lined up in a neat square formation on one side, waiting for orders.
Although Zhao Ziliang brought 30,000 people, only 23,000 cavalry could really be used in combat.
The remaining 7,000 infantry had to stay in the camp to guard the war horses of grain and grass.
They could not pull all the men and horses out of the big tent.
The baggage and spare war horses are all stored in the camp.
If no one is sent to stay behind, the enemy can destroy the entire camp as long as they send a reconnaissance horse.
Zhao Ziliang rode a war horse, carried the golden nail Zaoyang Chao, and led 300 personal guard cavalry to the rear of the Chinese army.
At this time, the entire army had already deployed in accordance with the predetermined battle formation.
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After the marching Sima Laiyi completed the formation of the troops, he came down from the commander's platform and clasped his fists at Zhao Ziliang and said: "Commander, the entire army has been deployed according to the scheduled battle formation.
Please give instructions to the commander."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "What I want to say has already been said when we went to Hengluosi City.
There is nothing to say.
I ordered the army to advance in accordance with the established formation.
Do not disrupt the formation and formation, and advance slowly."
"Get the order" Lai Yi clasped his fists and issued a military order to the messenger.
The war drums began to sound, and various flag bearers also waved flags and slogans on the commander's platform.
The moment the war drums stopped, the entire army started to move.
Zhao Ziliang threw the war horses and weapons to the soldiers, and climbed onto the handsome platform with a telescope.
Lai Yi and some Yamen generals, executive officers, and school lieutenants also came to the handsome platform one after another.
The tall handsome platform made of wooden frames was occupied by more than a dozen people.
Horses pulled forward, surrounded by Zhao Ziliang's personal cavalry guards.
After there was movement on the Tang Army's side, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe quickly received the news, and the rebel camp responded quickly.
It was originally ready to fight at any time, so the rebels quickly completed their assembly and set up their positions. , and advanced towards the Tang army.
The Beiting Army slowly advanced for ten miles and came face to face with the rebels two miles away.
At this time, the soldiers of the Tang Army were completely awake and full of energy, while most of the people on the rebel side were still yawning.
It's been a long day, my whole body is warm, this kind of day At noon when he was angry, it was a good time to sleep.
How could the soldiers recover all their energy and strength immediately?
At this point, it has to be said that Sun Xiaozhe fell into Zhao Ziliang's plan.
Zhao Ziliang had led the army for many years and had more experience in this area than Sun Xiaozhe and Yin Ziqi have much more.
After the two sides stopped advancing, their respective generals encouraged the soldiers under their command and reminded them of some matters that needed attention, making final preparations for the war.
There was an eagle whistle in the sky, and Zhao Ziliang looked up.
The black eagle circled in a circle and then swooped down, landing firmly on Zhao Ziliang's left arm.
Zhao Ziliang touched the feathers of the black eagle with his right hand and said to Lai Ai: "There is an attack of three thousand archers from the front of the Chinese army."
"Get the order" A long horn sound sounded, and the three thousand horse archers in front of the Chinese army launched a charge.
These three thousand horse archers lined up in thirty rows, with one hundred people in each row, completely blocking the middle and rear of the Chinese army.
After launching the charge, The horse archers took out their special crossbows and began to set their bows and arrows.
A large number of horse hooves sounded.
The number of three thousand horse archers was insignificant compared to the number of people on the entire battlefield.
However, the momentum of these three thousand horse archers running out was such that neither Sun Xiaozhe nor Yin Ziqi dared to underestimate them.
"Let the Chinese army attack from the beginning.
Could it be that Zhao Ziliang has the same plan as me, and wants to use this elite cavalry to overwhelm my Chinese army?"
Sun Xiaozhe said, and immediately ordered: "Okay, you have to fight hard, I How could you not be as willing as you to send an order to the Chinese army to fight, and let me defeat the Tang army's central army and Zhao Ziliang's banner?"
"Yes" Yin Ziqi agreed and shouted: "The Chinese army will attack, the commander-in-chief has ordered, the Chinese army will attack":