Without encountering many obstacles, the Young Masters broke through the first line of defense of the Dingnan Army camp.

Those trenches that seemed to be a huge obstacle and the wooden thorns and bamboo sticks inserted upside down in the trenches almost did not play a big role. Most of the casualties among the young men came from the shooting of arrows in the camp.

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The army was defeated at the first touch, which made the attacking princes overjoyed.

But under the banner of the Western Army, the expressions of Xiao Ding and the generals on his left and right turned serious.

Li Du was indeed a general who was experienced in the battlefield. This battle might be more difficult than they expected.

The Dingnan Army wanted to lure the Western Army to attack the logistics camp in Qinglingyuan, so there were not many soldiers and horses here. Counting all the young and strong civilians who were just trying to make up the numbers, there were only more than 10,000 people.

It is still difficult for these people to pretend to be the main force of a large army.

First, the camp must be built large enough.

But the problem is that the camp has been built, but when the enemy starts to attack, the defensive manpower is greatly insufficient.

It can be said that the current first line of defense of the army is full of loopholes.

If Li Du wanted to defeat the Western Army's attack on the first line of defense, he would undoubtedly suffer a big loss. Not only would he not be able to stop it, he would also lose a lot of manpower.

But now, the reason why the Western Army captured the first line of defense so easily is not because the Difficult Army is weak or how powerful the Chong Gongzi is, but because one party gave up voluntarily.

The real test will be in the subsequent internal battle.

Although he did not see the situation inside the enemy camp with his own eyes, Xiao Ding could guess Li Du's general layout.

"Li Du didn't expect that we had seen through his trap. Even if there were arrangements in the inner camp, they would be just routine arrangements and there wouldn't be many targeted defensive measures." Zhou Huandao: "Even if it would cause us some

It’s difficult, but it certainly won’t stop us.”

Xiao Ding narrowed his eyes: "The army of the Song Dynasty has always been very knowledgeable about the defense of fortresses. The Dingnan Army also has a typical fighting style of the Song Dynasty army. On the contrary, we have too many other tribes now.

With the participation of descendants, the battle will be more offensive. I estimate that Li Du will definitely set up a third line of defense. Above the second line of defense, there will definitely be only a small number of elite troops leading the young men to fight."

"Directly west!" Zhou Huan looked at the battlefield ahead. In that direction, the attacking rams were like rolling waves hitting a hard rock, crashing into it, and then rolling back again.

The officers of the Dingnan Army mobilized extremely quickly. After determining the main attack direction of the collision princes, hundreds of elite Dingnan Army were immediately mobilized to the west.

The trembling young men couldn't fight face to face, but there was no problem with shooting arrows. Even if their hands were shaking and their legs were weak, as long as they could shoot the arrows, they could still cause harm to their opponents.

Such coverage shooting does not require any aim at all.

Just shoot it out.

The young men who were hit by the divine arm bow suffered heavy losses, and fell down one by one on the charging road. But the ones who shot the arrows were not well-trained troops after all, but young and strong people who were improvised. Here

The difference in head is huge.

The well-trained army's coverage shooting is like drawing a ruler across it, one after another, and there will never be too many missed places. However, although these young men are large enough, when the arrows are shot out,

It's uneven, and there's a big time difference between before and after, which gives experienced enemies more time to dodge.

After all, in a place where a rain of arrows just fell, the possibility of a second wave falling immediately is not high.

Moreover, after the first wave was shot, the second wave could not catch up quickly enough.

This allowed the Western Army's hit men to endure the first wave of shooting. A large number of survivors rushed over the distance of the covering strike. They roared like wounded beasts and rushed towards the defense line of the Dock Army.

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At this time, we have to rely on the regular soldiers of the Dingnan Army.

If a young man faced this group of life-fighters, he would probably be timid before the fight even started.

Li Du stood on a temporary wooden platform, overlooking the entire battlefield, with a sinister look on his face. The attack of the Western Army came to a halt, and the death squads who had always been invincible when attacking the stronghold encountered the attack of the Young Master on the Western Front, but only suffered casualties.

More than a hundred people withdrew.

"After dark, break out of the encirclement!" Li Du looked back at the generals around him and said.

"Lingji, after dark, there will be no problem with our sons, but these young men..."

"Don't worry about them!" Li Du said coldly: "Let them drag us behind us, and they can block our pursuit."

"Qian Ju, once General Zhang knows that the main force of the Western Army is here, he will definitely lead the main force to come to our aid." The general said solemnly: "We have more opportunities to hold on here than to attack. The Western Army has too many cavalry. Once

If we break through, we will easily be attacked and scattered by the opponent along the way."

Li Du glanced at the other person, and the general lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

"I didn't see Xin Jian's general flag." Li Du took a deep breath, "Yanzhou magistrate Ren Duozhong and Yanzhou regiment training envoy Ren Duobao didn't see them either. Where did they go?"

"Are they going to fight General Zhang Yunsheng?" The general was overjoyed: "Isn't that just throwing himself into a trap? Xiao Ding said that he controlled a hundred thousand people, but only two or three thousand people could come to Yanzhou. Where we are

There are so many here, and they still want to divide their troops to attack General Zhang Yunsheng, but Xiao Ding’s troops are nothing more than that!”

"What if Xin Jian ambushed him halfway?" Li Du sighed. The guy in front of him always only saw the first floor and never thought about the second floor. "I was attacked by the enemy's main force here.

Yun Sheng will definitely send reinforcements if he knows about it, but our logistics camp is really there on Qingling Plain, so Yun Sheng cannot abandon all the baggage and the entire army to come for reinforcements. He has always been cautious in using troops, and he only throws his troops alone.

He doesn't know how to do things. So the one who comes to help can only be one of them."

The general suddenly had beads of cold sweat on his face.

If the Western Army had anticipated this and ambushed the reinforcements on the way, Zhang Yunsheng's support would most likely turn into a fueling tactic, with one force coming out and another being wiped out.

"If that's the case, it would be better to abandon the logistics camp and move closer to them, putting them to death, but there is a way out!" the general said bitterly.

Li Du shook his head. Zhang Yunsheng was not such a leader who could abandon everything and risk everything. Therefore, he had to break out of the encirclement and take the initiative to move closer to Zhang Yunsheng. Even if he lost all the troops at hand, as long as Zhang Yunsheng sent fewer troops

If people and horses come to help, some of the strength can be preserved.

There is no better son than a father.

Li Du's understanding of his son-in-law is quite accurate.

The Western Army did not hide the news that their main force was marching towards Longyouyuan. Zhang Yunsheng was stunned and immediately dispatched his best cavalry force.

This cavalry was originally used to sweep the battlefield and harvest the results of the battle after the Western Army attacked Qinglingyuan. The soldiers and horses were at the outermost edge of Qinglingyuan, closest to Longyouyuan.

The main force of three thousand cavalry rushed towards Long Youyuan immediately.

Sometimes reacting too quickly is not a good thing.

If Zhang Yunsheng had hesitated and sent out the support troops a day slower, it might have had another effect, but as soon as he got the information, he issued the order as quickly as possible.

Then the cavalry crashed into the iron kite led by Xin Jian.

The reason why the Iron Kites became the core force of the Western Army is that they naturally have their own strengths. The Iron Kites, who were able to kill the Yi tribesmen who started off as cavalry in Qingtang and the Western Regions and fled in the wind, did the same in front of the cavalry of the Dingnan Army.

Occupying the absolute upper hand.

After a whole hour of fighting and fighting, Ren Duo Zhong Ren Duo Bao led the infantry to surround them on all sides. Only a few of the 3,000 cavalry troops could escape.

Zhang Yunsheng, who lost three thousand cavalry in one fell swoop, was immediately stunned.

He probably also figured out the true strength of the enemy who ambushed him.

This is fatal.

Should we abandon the logistic baggage in Qinglingyuan and attack with the whole army? Only in this way can we hope to win. But if we give up all the baggage, will the morale of the army be stable? Even if we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will arrive at Longyouyuan and meet up with my father-in-law.

Together, but without food logistics, how can we deal with Xiao Ding's main force?

If he doesn't attack, Long Youyuan's father-in-law will probably be in trouble!

Zhang Yunsheng was in a dilemma.

And all this happened only half a day before the war started.

If you miss a move, your hands and feet will be tied.

It seems that the strength of both sides is about the same, but now, it seems that the strength of the Western Army is much greater than that of the Dingnan Army.

A logistics camp was originally a bait, but now it has become a drag.

If Li Dan had been able to capture the Shentang Fort, this battle would have been a different story. The logistics of the troubled army is indeed a big problem at the moment.

On Longyouyuan, Xiao Ding's general attack on Li Du began in the evening.

After the news came that Xin Jian had annihilated Zhang Yunsheng's three thousand cavalry, Xiao Ding ordered the general attack to begin.

Not attacking alone, but attacking from all sides.

All the soldiers and horses rushed forward. It seemed to be unreasonable and reckless, but in fact it was because of the special situation in front of them.

Most of the enemy's camp was made up of young and strong civilians.

Xiao must drive these people away to attack Li Du's real core area.

A serious reverse roll bead curtain.

Xiao Dingxiang has always been the best at controlling battlefield situations.

As he expected, the large number of young and strong soldiers in distress, and the civilians faced the all-out attack of the wolf-like Western Army. After a little resistance, they collapsed and fled outside? The billowing iron armor with no end visible at a glance,

In a sea of ​​knives and a forest of guns, the only way to escape is to find some space.

Li Du's central army was unable to control such a situation at all. After a moment's hesitation, the core defense line was overwhelmed by Qing Zhuang.

Li Du fled in panic under the protection of his own soldiers. Zhou Huan led hundreds of cavalry to chase Li Du all the way.
To be continued...