Of course he knew that what appeared over there was a large group of cavalry. He could tell from the sound of horse hooves that there were quite a few riding on them.
Of course it's not the Liaodong cavalry over there.
Huangfu Yunzhao acted cautiously and focused his defense on Shunjin City. After the last defeat, Huangfu Yunzhao even abandoned the counties for a time and gathered his troops to make arrangements to defend Shunjin.
Even if they wanted to recapture Jiping this time, they were cautious and did not send out a large number of troops.
And if Huangfu Yunzhao increases troops to support him, he will definitely not know about it beforehand.
Qian Siyi judged almost instantly that the sudden arrival of cavalry could only be reinforcements from the Long Rui Army.
He was shocked.
Although he had been worried about the arrival of enemy reinforcements, he never expected that the opponent's speed would be so fast. This was simply unbelievable.
Now the two thousand soldiers and horses under his command are pointing their spearhead at Jiping City due south, and are ready to attack across the board. If this cavalry comes from the side and rear at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.
Qian Siyi didn't hesitate much at all. He got on his horse, shouted loudly, and ordered his troops to reorganize their formation immediately. He gave up attacking Jiping City and deployed his formation to meet the cavalry that suddenly arrived from the northwest.
The rearrangement of the formation naturally caused a commotion.
Fortunately, several of his generals were smart and took the lead in gathering the shield soldiers into formation, and the archers quickly coordinated with the shield soldiers to form a barrier to the northwest.
When the Liaodong Army was setting up their formation, the cavalry did not attack directly. However, it slowed down a few miles away.
Just as Yuwen Chengchao expected, although the cavalry did not launch a direct attack, it brought an overwhelming sense of oppression to Qian Siyi and his soldiers.
Of course, Yuwen Chengchao knew that if he launched an attack at this moment, he would definitely be able to cause a certain amount of damage to the enemy troops who had reorganized their formation.
But he understood better that the long-distance attack day and night had actually exhausted a lot of the physical strength and energy of the cavalry under his command. Although one soldier and two cavalrymen were riding on both sides, the war horses had actually been greatly exhausted by the day and night attack, whether they were cavalry or war horses.
, they are all exhausted at this moment and are not suitable for fighting at all.
Moreover, the Dragon Scale Forbidden Army has just been incorporated into the Dragon Rui Army. Although they are good at riding and shooting, they guard the imperial city all year round. In this kind of cavalry field battle, they may not have a tacit understanding with each other. In addition, I am not very familiar with them.
, commanding on the battlefield may not be able to enforce orders and prohibitions.
Yu Wen Chengchao never underestimated the enemy. Soldiers were important, and the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. If he launched a direct attack at this time, it would be fine if he defeated the enemy. Once there was a setback, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He knew that the purpose of this attack was only to prevent the enemy from attacking the city and preserve the fruit of Jiping City, but not to engage the enemy in close combat. Unless it was absolutely necessary, it was naturally better not to engage in a casual confrontation.
When the two armies are fighting, weather, location, people, equipment, morale, timing and other factors may affect the outcome of a war. At the moment, in many aspects, I am not at an advantage.
The three thousand soldiers and horses led by Qin Xiao are still in the rear. Even if they travel day and night, they will not arrive until at least the day after tomorrow. Even if they want to fight with the enemy, they will have to wait until Qin Xiao leads the main force to arrive before discussing.
Although he was not prepared to engage in an immediate confrontation with the enemy, his momentum was still strong. Under his command, the cavalry quickly spread out and formed several formations. Then their wings moved forward slightly, forming a crane-wing formation, creating a
The deputy will launch an attack at any time.
Qian Siyi was slightly relieved when his soldiers finished lining up, but he felt quite disdainful in his heart, thinking that the other party was nothing more than that.
The opportunity just now was fleeting, but the opponent failed to seize the opportunity to launch an attack. Now that he wants to attack, his formation has been deployed, so he will not be caught off guard by the opponent.
But seeing the opponent's dark cavalry deployed, he was still nervous.
Although he had nearly 2,000 men and horses, he only had 200 cavalry.
At this time, he had already judged that the opponent's size should be around a thousand people.
South of Jiping City is a plain and open land with no danger to defend.
Such terrain was naturally of great benefit to Qian Siyi and his soldiers at first.
Jiping City has no danger to defend, so it is naturally much easier to attack. It is precisely because of this favorable location that Qian Siyi is confident that he can quickly capture Jiping.
But now it is very detrimental to Qian Siyi.
What the cavalry likes most is the plains. When charging on the plains, the cavalry has a crushing advantage over the infantry.
Although there were shield soldiers forming an iron wall in front of them and archers standing ready, Qian Siyi knew very well that if the opponent's Qianqi attacked at all costs, they would not be able to stop them.
Moreover, the cavalry is too mobile and can completely outflank both flanks and launch attacks from both sides. The speed of infantry changing formations is far slower than that of cavalry.
Therefore, he could only deploy two hundred cavalry on both wings. Although the force was small, if the enemy cavalry really wanted to outflank the two wings, these two hundred cavalry could block it to some extent and buy some time for the infantry.
And seeing that the opponent's formation has spread out to form the shape of a crane's wings, it is indeed preparing to outflank them from both wings.
He was riding on horseback, staring intently at the cavalry on the opposite side.
The opponent's delay in making any move only made people feel more depressed and nervous.
He also did not forget that Zhao Shengtai also had hundreds of sergeants in the city. If the two sides clashed, the defenders in the city would probably go out to assist the cavalry in fighting. If so, the situation on his side would only become more difficult.
He originally wanted to recapture Jiping and make military exploits, show his face once, and bring honor to the general. Who could have imagined that he would find himself in such a predicament.
Time passed, and the soldiers on both sides were ready to fight.
The continuous autumn rain finally subsided a lot, and the ground became muddy.
Suddenly, Qian Siyi saw the cavalry on the opposite side dismounting one after another. He was confused and thought to himself that the arrow was on the string. The other side not only did not attack, but even dismounted. For a while, he really didn't understand the other side's intention.
But soon I saw that the cavalrymen on the opposite side took out water bags and were feeding their horses water.
"General Lang, they must be exhausted when they arrive so quickly." Finally, one of his subordinates came closer and whispered: "They are out of men and horses, so they dare not attack directly."
Qian Siyi is actually already aware of this problem.
Hundreds of miles from Guangning to Jiping, this group of cavalry arrived so quickly. Naturally, they traveled day and night, otherwise they would never have been able to arrive so quickly.
And speed must be obtained in exchange for physical strength.
"General Lang, they have exhausted a lot of physical strength. Should we... kill them?" one person said in a low voice.
Qian Siyi glanced at the man and said angrily: "Use infantry to attack the cavalry? Is your brain flooded?" He raised his arm, pointed at the other person with his riding crop, and said: "Do you know why they want to stay with us?
Such a long distance? Once we make a move, they can mount their horses immediately. This distance is enough for their horses to sprint. They have at least a thousand riders. Even if they are tired, once the whole line rushes over, can you stop them?"
Only then did I realize that the reason the opponent did not seize the opportunity to attack was not because the enemy general was incompetent, but because the opponent was extremely cautious and did not show off his recklessness.
Moreover, the opponent intends to maintain such a long distance, which also shows that the opponent's general is well prepared.
"General Lang, if we don't take the initiative to attack, it will be difficult to wait for them to recover their strength." His subordinates worried: "They are dismounting now to let their horses rest."
Qian Siyi frowned, realizing that he was in a dilemma.
Using infantry to attack cavalry without the equipment to restrain the cavalry is simply asking for death.
However, if the two sides remain in a stalemate and the enemy's troops recover and rest, the situation here will only become more and more dangerous.
He didn't expect Shunjin to send reinforcements at all.
Huangfu Yunzhao certainly did not expect that the Long Rui cavalry would arrive in Jiping so quickly. Even if he sent someone to report now, after Huangfu Yunzhao got the news, even if he sent troops immediately, reinforcements would not arrive until two days at the earliest.
With the current situation, it is impossible for me to stay in a stalemate with the opponent here for two days.
Even if the enemy's men and horses are exhausted, resting tonight will ensure that the enemy's troops and horses have recovered their physical strength after dawn, and they will definitely not hesitate anymore.
He even thought that as a direct descendant of Wang Xingchao, even though Huangfu Yunzhao went to war, he had always existed as a supervisor.
Huangfu Yunzhao and his direct generals have always disliked him. They were just afraid of Wang Xingchao, so they didn't care about many things.
Even if Huangfu Yunzhao learns that enemy reinforcements have arrived, it is still unknown whether he will send troops to reinforce him.
Qian Siyi pondered for a long time, and finally shook the reins of his horse, and passed directly through the military formation. He walked slowly toward the enemy formation alone. The soldiers were surprised when they soon saw that there was also a man in the enemy formation.
The cavalry galloped out, and the soldiers on both sides saw the two cavalry moving forward at the same time. When they reached the position between the two armies, they all reined in their horses and stopped a few steps away.
"Liaodong Qian Siyi!" Qian Siyi saw that he was riding in armor, tall and powerful, so he raised his hand and said, "I haven't asked for advice yet!"
"Yuwen Chengchao!"
"It turns out to be General Yuwen!" Of course Qian Siyi had heard of this name.
Yuwen Chengchao and Gu Baiyi are the two most famous generals under Qin Xiao, and the Liaodong Army has naturally known about this for a long time.
"General Qian came to the city to attack the city?" Yuwen Chengchao said with a faint smile: "General Qin is ordered to quell the chaos. Is General Qian willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side?"
Qian Siyi shook his head and said: "Everyone is his own master. We don't need to say more nonsense about surrendering. General Yuwen, you came day and night for reinforcements. It is true that I did not expect it. But now your officers and soldiers are exhausted, although there are
The cavalry has the advantage, but if we really fight, both sides will lose."
"That's right." Yuwen Chengchao was very straightforward and nodded: "I'm not sure of winning."
Qian Siyi smiled and said: "General Yuwen is a real person. If you wait until tomorrow and you regain your strength, I will be in big trouble. Although I have no chance of winning in the confrontation now, it will definitely be much more beneficial than delaying it until tomorrow.
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"So General Qian is ready to fight to the death?"
"It's not necessary." Qian Siyi shook his head and said, "Although I don't love my soldiers as much as my own son, I don't want to watch my soldiers die in vain. I believe General Yuwen has the same thought."
"What do you mean?"
"Jiping City belongs to you." Qian Siyi said: "I will order the withdrawal now, but I hope General Yuwen will agree not to take advantage of the situation to pursue." He raised his hand and pointed at Jiping City and said, "General, you can lead the troops into the city. I will immediately