The sunshine was gradually obscured by dark clouds, but the dark clouds did not look heavy, just like smoke clouds, shrouding the sky above the battlefield.
The drizzle is like mist, falling slowly.
Zhao Yong, who was fighting, wiped the moisture from his face and shouted: "Brothers."
"exist!"
He led his men not long after they were rotated.
"forward!"
Everyone took a step forward together.
"kill!"
"retreat!"
Between advance and retreat lies the ability of a general.
Further, the enemy was forced to take a step back, and then took a step back, and a space appeared in the middle.
Mo Daoshou took the opportunity to come up.
"kill!"
Zhao Yonghe's subordinates panted heavily, took out their water bags, drank a few sips quickly, and then prepared to engage the enemy again.
The enemy troops are charging wildly, but the Northern Xinjiang Army's defense line is becoming more and more stable.
"What have you prepared?"
Song Zhen asked.
Pei Jian set off with his troops, but did not say where he was going.
The fewer people who know about this kind of war, the better.
Yang Xuan said: "This battle is not going to be easy, and I am mentally prepared. I guessed many possibilities as to what would happen to He Lianrong, but in the end I guessed wrong.
But as a general, I should be the leader. He will fight his enemies, and I will fight mine."
"Strange troops?" Song Zhen said: "The enemy was not in decline before, but you ordered the army to retreat. This is the arrogance of the enemy. What is the use of the arrogance of the enemy? There is no ambush!"
"Song Gong, the way to use troops is to use reality and reality. You are a veteran general. I should have asked for your help, but this battle is too important..."
This is a subtle apology to Song Zhen for concealing Qi Bing.
"Pei Jian and the others have probably entered Tanzhou City at this moment."
Song Zhen took a breath of cold air, "How...how could you hide those seal documents from the defenders?"
"The old thief knows how to steal like a cock and a dog."
"You let the army pretend to be in decline and retreat, and the enemy kept passing the news back. If the battle situation was not good, the defenders would be heavily guarded. When they heard that the battle ahead was going smoothly, the defenders felt relieved..."
"They will be lazy and eager to join the war. With this kind of mentality, when they see more than 500 cavalry reinforcements with complete documents and seals, who would think that they are our people?"
Yang Xuandan said calmly: "The art of war, in the final analysis, is still about playing tricks."
Before he finished speaking, someone shouted: "North, look!"
To the north, a plume of smoke was rising into the sky.
Song Zhen sighed: "The way of a strange army, the way of a strange army! When I met you, He Lianrong did not lose unjustly!"
"Deputy envoy, please ask for orders!" A general asked for orders to attack.
Yang Xuan smiled, "Wait a minute, I'd rather see what He Lianrong's expression would look like after seeing the thick smoke. I think it will be very interesting!"
It's too early to attack at this moment, the enemy's morale is still there. You have to wait until the opponent discovers something is wrong with their lair before launching an attack.
He Lianrong was watching the battle with concentration.
Beside him, Chen Faxiang said in a relaxed and cheerful tone: "The training of the Northern Xinjiang Army is really good. Even after fighting till this moment, they are still strong. However, Yang Gou did not dare to mobilize Xin Wuji and the servant army..."
He Lianrong said: "It's okay for those people to fight against the wind, but this stalemate with mountains of corpses and seas of blood will collapse in an instant.
I said that all Yang Gou could use were the five thousand infantry! From the beginning to the end, he did not dare to change! This is why I am sure that this battle will be won!"
Chen Faxiang praised sincerely: "In the past few years in Tanzhou, Shijun's understanding of the art of war has grown from a rudimentary one to his current proficiency, which is amazing."
He Lianrong smiled and said, "After all, the art of war is about fighting one's mind. When it comes to fighting one's mind, I still have some experience."
"What is that?"
There was noise from the thousands of reserves behind them.
Chen Faxiang was furious. He turned around and was about to scold him, but was stunned.
He stared blankly to the north.
"What is it?"
He Lianrong looked back with a smile.
A smile condensed on his face.
In the sky in the direction of Tanzhou City, more than ten plumes of thick smoke were swaying ferociously with the drizzle.
Tanzhou is on fire!
"Tanzhou is on fire."
Someone screamed.
Who is it?
He Lianrong looked pale, "There must be someone in the city who accidentally used fire... Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed!"
More than ten people were beheaded and their heads were thrown aside.
Chen Faxiang's face was livid, "Let me lead the army back! I'm here to support you."
"No!"
He Lianrong pressed the handle of the knife, and his smile became much more relaxed, "When the emperor's uncle left Tanzhou, I took over. From that moment on, Yang Gou was my number one enemy.
I dealt with him and used all kinds of methods.
Take the initiative and lose!
If you can't defend it, you will be defeated!
I kept thinking and thinking, trying to find a way to defeat him.
I thought about it for a long time and tried it, but it still failed!
I am... not willing to give in! I even want to go back to Ningxing to avoid this opponent.
I'm afraid of him, can't I?"
He wiped away his tears and said, "It's really impossible! The late emperor passed away, His Majesty ascended the throne, and the officials in the border areas are not moving for the time being.
I thought, then just keep it! Keep Tanzhou safe for Your Majesty.
When I heard that Neizhou had lost Nangui City, I thought it was funny. From now on, Yang Gou would regard Neizhou as his target and conquer it step by step.
That's fine! After all, it has nothing to do with me.
But I didn’t expect him to come, I’m so special!
He's coming!
He refused to let me go.
So, what can I do?
Fight with him!
Only this method can boost military morale and stimulate me.
You have also seen that at the beginning, the Northern Xinjiang Army was obviously intimidated by our army. But damn, they resisted again.
Then we retreated step by step. I was still proud at the time, but now I think about it, it was Yang Gou who was arrogant to his enemy.
What a piece of shit! He didn't have an ambush, but he prepared a surprise attack.
It's like a horse thief, setting my foundation on fire. What else can be done? What else can be done?"
He Lianrong looked at him, "If we win, you lead the army to attack. If we lose, you take over the defeated troops from behind. Remember, Tanzhou City cannot be lost."
Chen Faxiang felt that these words were ominous, "Your Majesty, you..."
Choking!
He Lianrong drew his sword, put the horse's rein on his severed arm, and said with a smile: "I'm going to meet Yang Gou."
The war horse rushed out.
"Your Majesty, it doesn't have to be like this!"
Chen Faxiang felt that retreating the troops was an acceptable outcome.
Of course, there will be heavy casualties along the way.
But the green hills are still there, so you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood!
"drive!"
He Lianrong slapped the war horse with the back of his sword.
opposite.
Yang Xuan pointed at the smoke pillars and smiled: "He Lianrong will definitely be surprised, thinking why I didn't prepare a surprise for him in this battle. Now, the surprise is here. I hope he likes it."
The soldiers also saw the smoke column.
"Tanzhou City is broken."
Amidst the cheers, Yang Xuan said: "The Tanzhou Army successfully won my respect in this battle, but the facts have proved that I, the man of the Tang Dynasty, is even more outstanding."
"Deputy envoy, He Lianrong has charged into the battle."
Yang Xuan saw it, was stunned, and drew his sword.
"Follow me!"
Song was shocked, "Zitai!"
Rushing into battle is a matter for a strong general!
As a coach, you don't need to take risks.
"Get out of the way!"
Uda cleared the way ahead.
Ta-ta-ta!
The front array made way for a passage to both sides.
Yang Xuan rushed over immediately.
The flag followed closely behind, and the flag bearer held the flag high, looking proud.
When the soldiers heard this, they turned around and saw Yang Xuan's heroic figure under the banner, and couldn't help but cheered.
"Wan Sheng!"
Yang Xuan raised his horizontal sword and said, "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!"
"Wan Sheng!"
Amidst the cheers, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line went crazy.
"The deputy envoy is here, open a way for the deputy envoy!"
Zhao Yong led his men and rushed forward regardless of life and death, stabbing with spears continuously.
The enemy troops were also panicked.
The Northern Xinjiang Army was shouting that Tanzhou city was broken, and behind them their own side was also shouting.
How can we still fight this battle if we have lost our old nest?
"The envoy is here."
At the critical moment, the news of He Lianrong's arrival stabilized the entire army.
He Lianrong was looking at Yang Xuan who was galloping.
"Kill Yang Dog and be promoted to the fifth level!"
He Lianrong shouted.
Ta-ta-ta!
Yang Xuan is getting closer and closer.
The enemy army was a little panicked at the moment, but because of He Lianrong's arrival, their morale increased.
At this time, the only way is to use the strongest impact and slap down the enemy's morale. Otherwise, after allowing them to withstand this wave of impact, He Lianrong can even launch a counterattack with the entire army.
He heard shouting.
"Tanzhou is behind us, and the enemy troops are raging in the city. We can only fight to the death and defeat Yang Gou before we can return calmly and save our wives and children. Otherwise, Tanzhou will be reduced to ruins. Let us die together.
Bar!"
A paragraph of text flowed through Yang Xuan's mind...
——Xiang Yu then led his troops across the river, but all the ships were sunk, the cauldrons were broken, the huts were burned, and he held three days of food to show that the soldiers would die and none of them would return the favor.
This is to burn the boat and destroy the way out!
The enemy troops immediately shouted and rushed towards the Northern Xinjiang Army crazily.
Yang Xuan's mind was extremely clear, "Zhang Xu!"
"exist!"
Zhang Xu came forward carrying the iron rod.
Yang Xuan pointed forward, "You lead five hundred cavalry and charge from the left wing. Regardless of what happens to the opponent, charge straight towards He Lianrong's banner."
"Take orders!"
Zhang Xu turned around and said, "Follow me!"
Five hundred riders followed him and rammed in.
The enemy troops roared and blocked them frantically.
Sweeping by the iron bars, Zhang Xu led five hundred cavalry, breaking through the obstacles and heading towards He Lianrong's banner.
"Don't worry about me!" He Lianrong remained motionless, "I'm here and won't take a step back. Before that, anyone who steps back in front of me will be killed!"
Yang Xuan thought of another battle example.
Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin in another world.
——Han Xin ordered ten thousand people to march out, march out, and form a defensive formation...all the troops fought to the death; they could not be defeated.
A last-ditch fight!
The morale of the enemy troops was immediately boosted.
Yang Xuan shouted, "Get out of the way!"
The Northern Xinjiang Army, which was charging in the middle, gave way to the passage.
burn one's boats!
A last-ditch fight!
He Lianrong showed his courage!
And if you want to break the opponent's tactics, the only way is...
Yang Xuan raised his horizontal sword and rushed into the enemy's column.
On the left is Lin Feibao, on the right is Ning Yayun who reluctantly gave up.
No one can stop this combination.
"Shoot Yang Dog!"
He Lianrong's eyes were red.
More than ten sharp archers gathered.
He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at Yang Xuan.
As soon as his hand was loosened, the arrow missed and flew away.
Fast and accurate.
"good!"
He Lianrong cheered loudly, "A big reward after the war!"
The arrow missed and flew towards him. Yang Xuangang tried to block it, but the iron rod and long sword swept in front of him from left to right.
Ding ding ding!
All the arrows were swept away without exception.
He Lianrong looked disappointed.
"Your Majesty, run quickly!"
The guard beside him looked at Zhang Xu coming from the right and shouted.
He Lianrong smiled, "Today, I am right here, not moving a step!"
The guard gritted his teeth and said, "Follow me!"
He rushed towards Zhang Xu with more than ten cavalry.
On the front, Yang Xuan led his army to approach He Lianrong with overwhelming force.
The enemy's morale suddenly became chaotic.
Yang Xuan knew that what was needed at this time was the final blow!
He rushed to He Lianrong on his own.
"Yang Gou!"
He Lianrong waved his sword.
clang!
The long knife flew to nowhere.
He Lianrong took out the short knife and stabbed it to the chest.
"Isn't it a crime to commit suicide in front of me?" Ning Yayun sighed and waved her hand.
He Lianrong only felt a soreness in his wrist, and then he loosened his grip and dropped the dagger.
Yang Xuan carried him over with one hand.
The other hand swung the knife.
The flag bearer still kept his head high and his chest high at the last moment, struggling to hold the flag high.
Until the head fell to the ground, both hands were still holding the flag tightly.
The men fell off their horses, the flag fell to the ground, and was trampled into the mud by the horseshoes of the Northern Xinjiang Army that rushed up.
Yang Xuan used his left hand to lift He Lianrong high.
This was a sudden exertion of force. The war horse neighed, its legs trembled, and it took a step back, but finally stabilized.
Countless pairs of eyes are watching this scene.
Yang Xuan held up He Lianrong, the governor of Tanzhou.
"Wan Sheng!"
Amid cheers, the entire Northern Xinjiang Army attacked.
"Failed!"
The Tanzhou army was defeated.
Yang Xuan threw He Lianrong to the ground. Wu Da, the most loyal guard, stepped forward and wanted to tie him up, but found that he could not be tied up. "He is missing one hand."
He Lianrong raised his head and looked at Yang Xuan, "I am still unwilling to accept defeat today! If you don't use strange soldiers, you can beat me?"
"Oh! Are you still looking for a sense of psychological superiority?"
The overall situation was decided. Yang Xuan felt relieved and pointed at him and said: "You are so crazy today that you have to carry the coffin into battle."
"I thought about it, but I thought the coffin would be unlucky, so I didn't bring it."
"The coffin is never unlucky, it's the people who are unlucky!" Yang Xuan said: "You used madness to drive your subordinates to charge and kill, which is indeed beyond my expectation. It seems that your military skills have improved a lot."
"I have been reading military books these days, reflecting on the battles I fought with you."
"But you haven't learned anything yet." Yang Xuan said sarcastically: "Fighting requires courage! One burst of strength will fail again, and three times it will be exhausted!
Using madness to drive your subordinates is easy to use! But it can only be used for a short period of time.
But you couldn't defeat my subordinates with one attack. So, the madness dissipated and turned into fatigue."
Yang Xuan touched his ears, "The bloody brave are the best at this, but once the madness is gone, they are weaker than anyone else. What do you say..."