From the point of view of settling political accounts, Shi Le's slaughter of the Hebei clans concentrated in Xiangguo can greatly reduce the pressure of implementing the land occupation system, which is beneficial and harmless to the Ming State, so Yang Yancai sent Shi Le's letter of persuasion to Shi Hong, but there are many things that can be done but not said.
Xun Guan was no longer entangled in the hypocrisy of the two men for the time being, and showed a worried look, sighing: "It's okay if the man dies, but I pity the women in the city, I don't know how many women died in humiliation." ” As soon as these words came out, Jin Yuehua, Song Yuan, Lu Huizhi and the female Qianniu were all in a heavy mood, they couldn't help it, Yang Yan brought pure cavalry, if they wanted to capture Xiangguo, it was completely impossible to rescue their female compatriots.
Yang Yan looked at Xun Guan strangely, it doesn't matter if a man dies, a woman's life is a life, a man's life is not a life, he is sure, if Xun Guan travels to modern times, he will definitely be the pioneer of the countryside.
"What do you look at?"
Xun Guan frowned.
Yang Yan waved his hand and said: "These are all sins created by thieves, and they will be repaid with blood and blood in the near future, we are all ready, if nothing else, Shi Le will soon send troops to attack."
"No" The generals promised.
Yang Yan turned his head again and said: "Girl, this battle is very important, Shi Le will fight to the death, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult, please protect my wife's room, and retreat with some soldiers and horse supplies, at least fifty miles." ” "Well, Yang Yanzhi, take care" Xun Guan was very neat, and with a solemn face, he led hundreds of warriors with the three women who were also in a nervous mood, joined the horses, drove the horses, and slowly retreated.
The Ming army also retreated five miles to put up a formation, with three phalanxes in a horizontal row, Yang Yan personally led 27,000 Chinese troops, Yao Yisheng and Pu An each led a total of 18,000 cavalry, Xun Hu and Liu Lanzi each led 6,000 Niu Wei and 4,000 elite cavalry who were about to join, with a total strength of 56,000.
Just put the formation in order, the gate of the north city of Xiangguo was opened, the cavalry galloped out, the gongnu hands above the city wall were densely covered, the bed crossbow, the trebuchet was ready to go, and the Ming army was strictly prevented from taking advantage of the unstable position to wave the army to attack.
About half an hour passed, and the Qian army also set up three phalanxes with their backs against the city wall, from left to right were 12,500 forbidden troops, 25,000 Chinese troops and the same number of forbidden troops, led by Shi Kan, Zhang Chofu and Wu Yu, who was also an eighteen cavalry, with a total strength of 50,000, slightly less than the Ming army.
Both sides were not in a hurry to attack, and looked at each other.
Pu An looked at Yao Yisheng with an inquiring look, and the latter struggled slightly, nodding his head with a sad face.
So, Pu An bowed his hand to Yang Yan and said: "King, since I followed the king, I have not made an inch, and now I am not talented, I am willing to resist the forbidden army of the Qianren, and I hope that the king will come to the aid after breaking the Chinese army."
"Ugh" Yang Yan was stunned, this is to be cannon fodder, Zhao's forbidden army is the strongest, although the Qiang clan has updated its equipment, it is almost exactly the same as the Ming army, but the tactical literacy and military discipline will are by no means able to be trained in just a few years, and the scattered tribal army fights against the forbidden army, even if the number of a part of the forbidden army is small, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and even the entire army may be wiped out.
After all, in the high-speed combat of the cavalry, the difference between the 6,000 troops is almost invisible, and the decisive factors are military discipline, command, and combat skills.
For Qiang, Yang Yan treated him as a cousin, and it was impossible to let him die, so he immediately waved his hand: "Tian Ji horse racing, although there is a saying that the lower horse is on the upper horse, but it is a horse fight, not a human fight, victory or defeat does not affect the overall situation, please second uncle and Yisheng resist the Chinese army of Qianzhao, and fight and retreat, do not fight hard with it, the lonely relatives lead the elite cavalry to attack one of his forbidden army, and the other part is handed over to Xun Hu and Lanzi, you two are also mainly dragged down, but Lone is granted the right to respond to the situation, and after Lone defeats one, then encircle with it" Yang Yan's intention was very simple, first concentrate his forces to defeat the strongest, and the rest was not to worry about, he was also confident that he would destroy the forbidden army with multiple forces.
Xun Hu and Liu Lanzi arched their hands confidently: "Please rest assured, don't look at our few people, but we may not be inferior to the forbidden army."
Pu An and Yao Yisheng took the initiative to propose to fight the enemy Zhao Forbidden Army, and they did have the intention of being the first, even at this critical moment, to repay Yang Yan's unsuspecting and unscrupulous, and also to seek a stable and reliable future for the tribe.
And Yang Yan's decision made them secretly relieved, and they were also very grateful, although it is unknown how much the Chinese army is weaker than the forbidden army, but at least the psychological pressure on the soldiers will not be so great, so they also arched their hands and said: "Please rest assured, my two departments will hold on to the last moment." ” In fact, Yang Yan didn't let Qiang Di take the lead, and he was worried that these two departments would not be able to support the offensive of the Zhao Forbidden Army, and they would collapse first, which would have a bad impact on the battle situation, but he didn't say much, just said: "Okay, please go back to your own formation, don't slack off" "No" Several people galloped back to their camp.
The Ming army is observing the Ming army, and the Ming army is also observing the Ming army, Shi Kan pointed at the horsewhip, and hummed: "The Ming army actually has a woman participating in the war, and I already know that he got a Qianniuwei out, holding the Qianniu knife, as a personal attendant, men and women are mixed, and most of the women come from our military camp, although the bitterness is deep, but the woman on the battlefield is a fart with Shi Hu's purple shirt riding is a raccoon dog, the team is small, about 10,000 horses, it must be the Ming King Qianniuwei, Wu Yu, there is a problem with handing it over to you" Wu Yu is nearly forty years old and is a Ding Ling person.
Ding Ling was originally called Eile, nomadic in the south of Lake Baikal by water and grass, once belonged to the Xiongnu, the Ele who moved south into the Central Plains was called Ding Ling, Xianbei people because the northern Eile people used tall wheels, called the high car.
Ding Ling people are typical Central Asian appearance, in fact, a considerable part of the Qi people also come from Ding Ling, the two are the most authentic brother people, Wu Yu is draped in unkempt brown hair, grinning the scumbag, haha laughed: "Please rest assured, general" Shi Kan choked at Zhang again, and said sharply: "You are the most numerous, the above and the lower are the same, and the miscellaneous army of less than 20,000 is handed over to you, if you can't even break the Qiang, just go to see the king." ” Zhang Cho is a Qianren, with blonde hair tied to his forehead by a gold belt, and his unkempt beard almost covers his entire face, and at this time he arched his hand contemptuously: "Ha, Qiang Di is a dog, the last general will take the order" After the task was assigned, what was left to Shi Kan was the 27,000 cavalry led by Yang Yan himself, although the cavalry troops of the Ming army were not as high as Qianniuwei in terms of personal quality, but they specialized in cavalry and archery and overall combat cooperation Shi Kan had never seen the Ming army's cavalry, but the neat formation and high-spirited momentum made him feel a chill in his heart, and he also knew that the key to this battle was actually himself, if he couldn't resist the Ming army's elite cavalry, even if he defeated Qiangdi, it would be useless.
He didn't expect to defeat the cavalry led by Yang Yan, but only hoped to hold back, and if one of his three cavalry teams won a decisive victory, the overall situation would be decided.
After a little groaning, Shi Kan waved his horsewhip fiercely and shouted: "Soldiers, the king is cheering for you and me at the head of the city, we should swear to repay each other, I am Zhao Guoyun, my clan lives and dies, in this battle, whoever retreats half a step privately, raze the three clans, kill" "Kill" Under the city of Xiangguo, there was an earth-shattering shout of killing, and in an instant, slush splashed everywhere, and 50,000 riders galloped towards their respective targets from slow to fast.
Shi Le and the defenders of the city saw this majestic scene, they were all confident greatly, Shi Kan's arrangement of troops they heard clearly, and did not feel inappropriate, with a strong attack on the weak, as long as the Ming army was defeated at any point, it was a situation where a big victory could be expected, and even if it was not good, it could also escape to Youyan peacefully, regroup, and if you were lucky, you could turn defeat into victory Everyone's eyes lit up with a scorching light.
The Ming army was not in a hurry to engage the army, and the three phalanxes turned their horses' heads and ran away diagonally, among which Qianniuwei ran to the left, and the cavalry led by Yang Yan ran to the right side of the city.
Shi Le could judge in an instant that the elite cavalry of the Ming army and his own forbidden army definitely had a fight, and they also had the advantage of being outnumbered, but fortunately, Shi Kan had already formulated a policy of focusing on entanglement, so the key to this pure cavalry battle was on the left and the middle, not on the right side.
To Shi Le's relief, Shi Kan really strictly implemented the battle plan, led the forbidden army to unhurriedly embellished the Ming army's elite cavalry, maintained a distance of four miles, and gradually forced the Ming army's elite cavalry into the distance to prevent a sudden return to the horse pistol to impact the left cavalry.
The two teams on the right maintain a high degree of tacit understanding, but no one dares to take it lightly, and the slightest flaw will attract a flood of enemies.
Qianniuwei on the left dragged another forbidden army into the distance, and the situation in the middle of the road was not too good, due to the untidy formation in the running, in order to prevent collisions with each other, we must always pay attention, it will inevitably have an impact on the speed of the horse, and unconsciously, the distance between the Chinese army and the Chinese army of Qian Zhao is getting closer and closer.
Yao Yisheng looked back from time to time, his expression became more and more anxious, and Sergeant Zhao Zhao, who was in the front row, had already held the short spear in his hand, and as long as he reached the distance, he would throw it with all his might.
"General Pu, how is it good?"
Yao Yisheng asked loudly.
Pu An looked forward and said loudly: "There is no way to escape, the front is the West Acropolis of Xiangguo, let's bypass the Acropolis and change direction and engage the enemy head-on, otherwise we will be caught up by him, and there will be endless troubles."
Yao Yisheng's heart twitched, but he also understood that if he continued to escape, the situation would only get worse and worse, for his sister who gave Yang Yan and kiss, and for the child in his sister's womb, he fought hard With a slam of heart, Yao Yisheng turned around and greeted: "Sons, follow up with Lao Tzu."
The cavalry hurried up and galloped away.
Contrary to the battle of Qiang, the 10,000-strong cavalry led by Xun Hu and Liu Lanzi ran leisurely, and the distance between them and the other Zhao forbidden army chasing behind them was gradually widening.
Xun Hu took a quick look left and right, and saw that there was already enough combat space, so he immediately turned his head and called: "General Liu, without further ado, quickly turn around and face the battle."
"Hmm" Liu Lanzi nodded violently, stretched out her arms and beckoned: "Up, those stinky men":