Although King Wuyou is in Yicheng, he is also familiar with the entire battle situation. In addition to flying books to deliver news every day, Gu Yuetian, Peng Yunzhan and others also continue to send military information from various places.
At this time, King Shun's army had been fighting fiercely with Yang Yun's Shu army for many days. The Shu army relied on the dangers of Wucheng and its surroundings to prevent the Qi army from making progress in front of Wucheng Pass. Although the Qi army had many soldiers and brave generals, Wucheng
The terrain was difficult and the mountains were high and the forests were dense, so it was impossible to launch a large army to fight. The siege was also restricted by the terrain, and siege weapons such as walking towers could not be used. Yang Yun could not hold on, leaving King Shun with no chance to take advantage.
The Chu army and the Vietnamese army led by Huo Yuan arrived at Zheng'an City. Liu Qibao, the guard general of Zheng'an, was also a veteran general and only defended the city. Huo Yuan and Dongfang Yi repeatedly lured the enemy, but Liu Qibao was unable to hold on. They were about to attack by force.
, Zheng'an City also has high walls and thick walls, making it difficult to break through for a while.
After hearing this, King Wuyou generally knew the situation of the war. At this time, Yicheng on his side was the key to a breakthrough. But although Tang Jinhu promised that he would lead his troops to surrender, he also meant to wait and see. If there is no progress from all parties,
If the Dali army cannot defeat Tang Jinhu, the defenders of Yicheng will continue to defend the city.
King Wuyou thought for a while, then told Gu Yuetian a few words, and then wrote a secret letter, telling Lu Zheng that he would write to Huo Yuan as soon as possible.
Prince Duan of the Dali Military Camp was worried about the war in front of him. He had sent troops for many days. They were blocked outside Yicheng and made no progress for a long time. The army consumed a lot of food and grass every day, which had to be transported from Dali, which took a lot of trouble. But Tang Jinhu
They only occasionally go out of the city to fight, and no matter whether they win or lose, they never leave the city. They cannot take advantage of the large number of troops. Their own troops have no weapons to attack the city, so they can only remain in a stalemate.
Soldiers came in from outside the tent and reported that General Zilong of the Qi army had arrived and was outside the camp. Prince Duan was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly ordered to go out of the camp to greet him.
Outside the camp gate, I saw General Zilong riding on his horse. When he saw Prince Duan coming out, he hurriedly got off his horse. Prince Duan greeted Zilong and pulled Zilong towards the tent in the camp. Prince Duan said happily: "
General Zilong is here, that's great, Yicheng is just around the corner."
Zilong smiled and said to Prince Duan: "I got the military order from Prince Wuyou, so I hurriedly came from Fucheng. I was delayed for a while on the way. I hope I'm not late and can help the prince!"
Prince Duan hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, General Zilong? You came at the perfect time. I am now in a stalemate with the defenders in Yicheng. I have a general to help me, and I feel reassured!"
Zilong entered the commander's tent, and Prince Duan asked the guards to summon all the generals in the army to discuss matters. After a while, all the generals in the Dali army gathered in the commander's tent. Prince Duan introduced Zilong to everyone, and so did the generals.
After hearing Zilong's reputation for a long time, he looked at Zilong with his eyes shining. Zilong also met everyone one by one. Then Prince Duan told Zilong the current military situation again. After hearing this, Zilong just smiled and said: "
When I came here, I heard what the prince said, and I also thought of a plan on the way. Tomorrow, the prince will still arrange for someone to go outside the city to call for a formation. He will lead the Yicheng garrison out, and we will set up a formation here, and the prince will bet with him.
.If he breaks our formation, we will retreat to Dali and no longer be our enemy. If he cannot break this formation, then there is no need for him to return to the city."
Prince Duan looked at Zilong and asked: "I don't know what the formation is. Our Dali soldiers have not practiced it yet, so we don't know whether we can form a formation by then."
Zilong just smiled and said: "No problem, let's start practicing now!"
Having said that, without taking any rest, he and Prince Duan came to the army and explained to the generals one by one. After receiving the military orders, the generals went back to lead their own troops and stood in their respective positions according to Zilong's instructions.
Most of the generals have heard of some formations. Although Dali's soldiers have never practiced them, they all know how to change their positions according to the changing flags.
All of a sudden, the Dali soldiers were practicing formations in the camp. The defenders in Yicheng saw the movement of the Dali soldiers and hurried to report to Tang Jinhu. After Tang Jinhu got the news, they all rushed to the tower to watch. They watched.
, Tang Jinhu laughed and said to the generals around him: "The Dali army is rehearsing a formation. I also recognize their formation, but it is just a crescent moon formation. The formation is like a crescent moon, causing the enemy troops to attack the central army and outflank it on both sides.
Surround and kill. This formation is aimed at me. It seems that there are experts in the Dali army. It's a pity that they don't know that I can see clearly from the top of the tower."
All the generals gave Tang Jinhu thumbs up and said, "General Tang is really powerful. Dali's formation has been seen through by the general!"
Tang Jinhu said with a smile: "This Yanyue Formation has a deep center. It is mostly composed of heavy armored cavalry and large shields and spears. It is used to prevent the enemy's attack, and there are light cavalry on both sides to quickly move towards the center and surround them. If this formation is
It can also be effective against others, and it would be great if the Qi army comes to use it. However, the Dali cavalry is mostly light cavalry, which is more than sufficient as two wings. However, the Chinese army lacks heavy armored cavalry and cannot withstand the impact, and they did not see large numbers of cavalry during training.
It seems that the Dali army lacked these weapons. In this way, the Yanyue Formation is just a formation, but has no effect."
After hearing this, the generals praised him again and again.
On the second day, the Dali army formed a formation and left the camp. Tang Jinhu had been watching from the tower for a long time. He laughed secretly in his heart and said in his heart: "It seems that the Dali army is out of food and grass, or some expert has come over to give advice, so I am in a hurry."
You want to use this formation to lure me, but you don’t know that I can see everything clearly from the tower. I just won’t go out to fight, so what’s the use of your formation!”
Prince Duan sent troops to call for formation at the bottom of the city, but Tang Jinhu ignored him. Prince Duan personally urged his horse to the bottom of the city and shouted to Tang Jinhu on the top of the city: "General Tang, I also respect you as a brave general. We have fought many fierce battles in Yicheng.
Today. I have set up a formation outside the city. If the general is brave enough and can break my formation with a single sentry, I will lead the army back to Dali and no longer be an enemy of the general. As long as the general guards Yi
For one day, our Dali army will never come to Yicheng again."
With that said, Prince Duan looked at Tang Jinhu and continued: "If General Tang is afraid of my formation, then I will look down on the general. Our Dali soldiers will attack the city starting today."
After Tang Jinhu listened on the city tower, he stood on it and watched carefully. He saw that there were about ten thousand Dali troops arrayed. The center army was composed of light cavalry and infantry;
.There are no heavy cavalry, nor large shields, nor spears in formation.
Tang Jinhu thought in his heart: If it is true as the prince said, it would be a good opportunity for him to defeat the Yanyue Formation in one battle and for them to retreat to Dali. At that time, he can claim credit in front of the King of Shu without offending the King of Qi.
His face is due to the incompetence of his army. Even if Qi State captures Shu State in the future, I can submit to him again and let the Qi army generals respect me!
Thinking of this, Tang Jinhu said to Prince Duan: "Prince Duan, you are the prince of a king, so naturally you have the right words. Since the prince thinks highly of me, Tang, then I, Tang, will make a bet with the prince. I will only lead three thousand Qingqi."
Attack and break the prince's formation. I hope that the prince can keep his promise, return to Dali, and stop being an enemy of Shu!"
Prince Duan nodded and said yes, turned his horse and returned to the army.
Tang Jinhu called the generals on the city tower, pointed to the Yanyue Formation outside the city, and explained to the generals. Later, he led two generals and led 3,000 light cavalry out of the city. When they arrived in front of the formation, they selected a spot and attacked the Chinese army with all their strength.
, before the two wings could surround them, they had to rush out of the formation. The Yanyue Formation was broken. Some generals asked: "If Prince Dali breaks his promise and refuses to admit it, then the general will be surrounded by them. How will he retreat?"
I still fell into their trap!"
Tang Jinhu laughed and asked: "Generals, if we are in such a stalemate with the Dali army, how long can we hold Yicheng until other battlefields change and are captured by the Qi army? If the Dali army really
They began to attack by force. Although we could cause casualties to them, how many men and horses we have can fight with them. If Prince Dali breaks the contract with me this time, I will rush through the formation and turn to the mountain on the right. There are still people over there.
We have more than a thousand troops and horses to assist. When the time comes, the generals in the city must defend the city, and I will look for an opportunity to fight back to the city."
After receiving the military order, the generals went down to prepare. Tang Jinhu also ordered three thousand light cavalry. Before leaving the city, Tang Jinhu explained to the troops. When everyone understood, he rushed out of the city like a gust of wind.
When he arrived in front of the formation, Tang Jinhu looked at the prince who had reached the back of the formation. He raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Kill!" and led the troops to rush over. The center of the Dali army did not move, and the two wings quickly moved as Tang Jinhu expected.
They moved up to outflank. Tang Jinhu saw the central army and was about to ask the soldiers to open their bows and fire arrows. He wanted to shoot down the Dali cavalry in front with sharp arrows first.
However, the Dali soldiers suddenly changed their formation and pulled up a wall on the ground. A deep ditch was exposed in front of the wall. Some of the Shu army cavalry rushing in front could not hold their horses and fell down one after another. Tang Jinhu and his soldiers could only
Taking the horses with him, Tang Jinhu knew that he had fallen into the trap and could not think too much about it, so he ordered his troops to escape to the mountains on the right.
When the Dali Central Army changed their formation, they lowered the wall again. The deep ditch in front was paved with the wall. Dali's cavalry roared up. At this time, Tang Jinhu's formation was facing to the right, with its flanks completely exposed.
The army was attacked from the side and was in chaos. Tang Jinhu was helpless at this time and could only lead the people around him to charge forward with all his strength.
The combat effectiveness of the Dali cavalry was not weaker than that of the Shu army, not to mention that the Shu army fell into the trap and the morale of the army was in chaos. When the two armies were fighting, the most important thing was to be attacked from the flanks. Now the Shu army was directly charged by the Dali cavalry, and more than half of them were killed in a matter of seconds.
With the sword in his hand, Tang Jinhu cut a bloody path. When he was about to rush out of the military formation, he saw a group of men in front, led by a general, wearing soft armor and plain robes, tall horses and big guns. The flag behind him was embroidered with two dragons and two dragons.
A big character. Tang Jinhu was startled and hurriedly took his horse, and the hundreds of cavalry accompanying him also stopped.
Tang Jinhu saluted the general with clasped fists and said, "Dare I ask this general, is he General Zilong of Qi?!"
Zilong nodded and said with a smile: "General Tang, Zilong has also heard of the general's name for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you today!"
Tang Jinhu felt his face heat up and said sarcastically: "General Zilong is making fun of you. Today I met General Zilong and was defeated by you. I am also convinced."
Zilong smiled and said: "The general said this, is he unwilling to accept defeat?!"
Tang Jinhu thought for a while and said: "This formation is the Yanyue Formation. I led my army to break through the center of the army. If I fight out, I have broken the formation. I never thought that the general would set up an ambush again, so that I fell into the trap. That's why I was defeated in such an embarrassing way."
Zilong laughed loudly and said: "Then General Tang, is this formation immutable? If so, why should we fight? If you and I just draw a few formations on the ground, won't the world be at peace?!"
Tang Jinhu was speechless for a moment. Zilong saw him pondering, and then said: "The army has no fixed method, the formation has no constant shape, and the general does not need to be rigid. Now the king of Shu is unruly and the country of Shu is declining. The general is a good minister and a strong general. Why not join our Qi army camp?"
I will fight with the general."
Tang Jinhu saw Zilong's sincerity and saw that he was in a difficult situation today. He thought that King Wuyou had been very kind to him and he was about to take refuge in him. It would be bad for him to continue to control it. So he got off his horse and bowed with fists in his hands.
He stood up and said: "Yicheng guard Tang Jinhu is willing to surrender to Qi, and he is willing to listen to General Zilong's orders in front of his tent."
When the Shu army saw that Tang Jinhu had surrendered and knew that the person in front of them was Zilong, the general of the Qi army, they also dismounted and surrendered.
Zilong also dismounted, stepped forward and said to Tang Jinhu: "I know that the general has a relationship with my prince, so I came from Fucheng. Since you have surrendered today, you will obey orders in front of Prince Duan's tent in Dali. I have to go back to Fucheng."
, the Kingdom of Shu is established in the future, there will still be time for us to meet each other."