"That is to say, I sent the three school masters to cross first at night, and set up camp at the crossing. After meeting the sun, I then made the crossing in one order." A wonderful strategy for a hundred battles.
Huangfusong laughed and said: "This is just a matter of killing thieves. When they heard that our army was coming, they would have been frightened. But now I want you to lead the Qingqi across the river first, guard Wenxi, and be closely guarded against the movements in Baibo Valley. If you can
If you make the first effort, I will guarantee your future."
After saying this, Huangfu Song called from behind again: "Shwei, Wenyuan"
Changshui Captain Zhang Meng and Yueqi Colonel Zhang Liao heard the news and rushed over. Huangfu Song looked at Zhang Meng and Zhang Liao with admiration. Zhang Liao, in particular, was calm and measured compared to the violent Zhang Meng.
Zhang Liao, who had outstanding resourcefulness, could truly be regarded as a general. He could be said to be the most promising young general among the northern and southern imperial armies, except for Xu Huang, who was favored by the emperor.
He introduced to Duan Xuan: "Zhang Shuwei is the younger son of General Zhang Gong who conquered Liao. You should know this. When Li Jue invaded Chang'an, it was he who led his cavalry to defeat the enemy and demoralize the enemy."
"I know this naturally. I was at the top of the city that day and saw with my own eyes the majesty of this son. This son is quite like his father. In time, he will definitely become a general in the imperial court." Duan Xuan did not hesitate to flatter him and praised him lavishly.
"This is Zhang Liao, the captain of the Yue Cavalry School. He has great military strategy and extraordinary force." Huangfu Song specifically mentioned: "Wen Yuan turned out to be your Majesty's brigade commander."
Duan Xuan immediately realized that he was asked to lead the team and train the emperor for the future. Zhang Meng and Zhang Liao had fought in battles and had strategies. What he lacked was just merit and achievements to prove himself, so during the battle, he did not care at all.
If Duan Yan has any plans, he just needs to take them out.
Then Duan Xuan thought about it. He didn't need any qualifications to play as a forward. He could send Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao alone without involving him. Huangfusong deliberately promoted him, maybe because he really wanted to make a fortune for himself. Duan Xuan's character
Doubtful, I finally made up my mind at this time, my judgment was correct, and I promised again resoundingly.
Huangfu Song watched from the shore as Duan Xuan and others gathered their troops and left with a meaningful look in his eyes.
In the evening of that day, Duan Yan led Zhang Liao and Zhang Meng, and a total of 5,000 cavalry across the river to the north bank of the Yellow River. At this time, the broad Yellow River and the mountains and earth to the south merged into the pitch-black night, and everything under the sky was filled with sounds.
Silence, only the sound of the Yellow River water can be heard, which never stops.
After a short rest, the three of them gathered together to discuss. Zhang Liao said: "Maoting can't accommodate so many of us. Going east along the Yellow River is Dayang County. We might as well rest there and lead the troops north early tomorrow morning."
, rush to Anyi."
Zhang Meng heard this, but he had a different opinion: "The night is already dark, the stars are dim, and the troops do not know the road conditions, so it may not be appropriate to march through the night."
"To the east is Dayang, just walk along the Yellow River."
"To put it lightly, the river bank is twists and turns, what if we walk into the water?" Zhang Meng argued.
Duan Xuan quickly smoothed things over and said: "You can let the person on the far right hold a torch in his right hand and shine it on the ground. As long as the reflection is water, this can avoid making mistakes."
The emperor regarded the Northern and Southern armies as if they were forbidden, and he always favored and favored them with good fortune. There may not be much difference between the generals of the Northern army like Zhang Liao and Zhang Meng, but in front of the second-line army generals like Duan Yan who were responsible for the farming, even if Duan Yan was ranked higher than the second-line army generals like Duan Yan,
Qian Shi had a higher official position than the two of them, so he had to be careful about what he said when meeting Zhang Liao and the others.
Zhang Meng glanced at Duan Xuan, and finally gave him face, snorted coldly, and stopped talking.
Duan Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With such two giant Buddhas here, it seemed that this job was not going to be any easier.
In the afternoon of the next day, five thousand cavalry officially arrived in Anyi. After a short rest, everyone led the troops and horses to Wenxi County, not far to the northeast.
In the suburbs, they finally encountered the first enemies of their trip.
Zhang Liao took the lead and raised his horse's shaft high in his hand. This was undoubtedly a signal. The Yueqi battalion behind him saw it. They all raised their guns and rode their horses as they had done in previous training. They stepped on the dry and loose loess and rushed towards the enemy. In an instant, the dust fell.
Flying, the sound of hoofbeats is like thunder on the ground, and the sound is huge.
On the opposite side was Li Le, one of the commanders of Baibo Qu. When he saw such a group of fierce cavalry charging towards them, he was timid and immediately shouted to the people around him: "Hurry up to the slope!"
The best way to deal with infantry when encountering cavalry is to gather together and form a formation to defend themselves. But although Li Le's men have more than 10,000 people, most of them are young and strong refugees with only simple wooden shields.
How to withstand a charge from the Yueqi Battalion
So Li Le chose to run up the slope, hoping to use the terrain of the hillside to slow down the opponent's cavalry advantage.
Just like this, Zhang Liao, who had exposed his back to the enemy, held the bow in his left hand on horseback, took out the arrow from the quiver with his right hand, and put it on the bow. He did not aim, but only slightly aimed in the direction.
, he immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow. The arrow was so fast that he couldn't see it, and only a little white feather was seen flying past, and he immediately shot down a shouting member of the crowd, the junior high school student, to the ground.
The Yue cavalry behind them followed up and detoured from both sides of Zhang Liao. Seeing the chaos and fighting over the moth thieves going uphill, these Yue cavalry did not need any further prompting from Zhang Liao and they consciously divided into two groups to form two.
The sharp blade penetrated directly into the enemy's army.
At this time, the Baibo Army no longer had the neat marching force they had just marched in. The numerous moth thieves who had not had time to go up the hillside were like dikes that had been in disrepair for a long time, and were immediately broken by the torrent of cavalry. Only those who ran to the high ground were
Li Le and others were able to escape the disaster. When Li Le saw the people down the slope screaming and fleeing, he was so frightened that he quickly asked people to form a circular formation and kept shooting arrows downwards.
Zhang Liao led his Yue cavalry into the enemy's formation. He did not choose to go deep or get too close to the bottom of the slope. He just continued to charge in roundabout ways, passing through the enemy's formation, running away for a certain distance and then inserting himself in again.
After repeating this process several times, the moth thieves at the bottom of the slope were no longer able to fight back and either fled one after another, or put down their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Zhang Liao ordered his men to collect the surrendered soldiers and take them aside for custody. He then rode up to a high ground alone with a few of his own soldiers, and looked up at Li Le and other thousands of soldiers on the hillside.
Li Le was also looking down at the same time. When he saw the orderly and murderous Yueqi camp, his heart suddenly lost. He had completely lost this encounter, and what he should do now was to wait for Zhang Liao to send
The people came up to surrender. According to Qing Niujiao's plan with them many days ago, if they meet the imperial army, they only need to cooperate and fight for a while, and then they can preserve their strength and go down the mountain to receive rewards.
But what is strange is that the commander of this expedition seems to be different from the one planned, and the general leading the troops does not seem to have any intention of sending anyone to surrender him.