Tantai Xuanye was a seventh-level Great Heaven Realm practitioner with sharp eyesight. Although the team was still some distance away, he had already recognized that the gray-armored general was Qin Xiao.
Although he and Qin Xiao had not met each other a few times, the two were incompatible with each other, and they both remembered each other's figure and outline freshly.
When the generals around him heard the word "Qin Xiao" uttered from Tantai Xuanye's mouth, their expressions changed with horror.
Didn't Qin Xiao lead his cavalry to harass the rear?
Because of Qin Xiao, the Shence Army's advance was delayed for more than half a month.
When did Qin Xiao return to Xuzhou City?
When the generals were astonished, Tantai Xuanye had already clamped his horse's belly, and the horse galloped out like an arrow from the string. The generals thought that Tantai Xuanye was charging into the battle in person, and were about to order the entire army to attack, but they heard
Tantai Xuanye went up to him single-handedly, and soon both sides slowed down. The knights behind the gray-armored general also stopped. The gray-armored general and Tantai Xuanye gradually approached, and finally they were less than three steps away.
, both sides reined in their horses and stopped.
Tantai Xuanye stared at the opponent, and the gray-armored general turned out to be Qin Xiao.
"General Qin is indeed unpredictable." Tantai Xuanye said coldly: "You abandoned thousands of horses under your command, aren't you afraid that they will die without a burial place?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If Marquis Jing'an has the ability to surround and kill them, he will not be led by the nose by them."
He used the word "Jing'anhou" very seriously, and his sarcasm was palpable.
"Don't worry, after I enter the city, I will soon let them die without a burial place." Tantai Xuanye sneered and said: "But you dare to go out of the city to fight with me, but I didn't expect it."
Qin Xiao sighed: "
At that time, I knew that the Marquis and General Black Feather had similar interests and close friendship, so I admired you very much. Later, I learned that you once rode three hundred horses across the grassland and were invincible, which made me even more in awe. When I first entered the capital, I raised my eyes.
I had no relatives, so I thought of the Marquis and came to ask for an audience, but I never expected to be turned away."
"So then you felt resentful towards me?"
"You are wrong." Qin Xiao said: "At that time, I asked to see the Marquis in the name of General Heiyu. After being turned away, I had no resentment. At that time, I knew that the Marquis lived alone and did not interact with the court.
He made friends with officials in the Tang Dynasty, so he could be regarded as a lonely minister. At that time, I felt that such a person was either a loyal person who wholeheartedly loyal to the Tang Dynasty, or a traitor with some agenda. At that time, I just hoped that you were really like a black man.
Like General Yu, you are a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, but in the end, I discovered that you are the exact opposite of General Heiyu. He is a loyal minister, but you are a traitor. General Heiyu knows it well, and I am afraid that the thing he regrets most is being like you.
People have had friendship." After saying this, he shook his head and looked quite emotional.
Tantai Xuanye's face did not change, and he said calmly: "If I had known about this day, I should have made you disappear into ashes back then."
"Xiahou usurped the throne and you betrayed her. I don't blame you." Qin Xiao said calmly: "But the princess is the orthodox of the Tang Dynasty. Instead of protecting and supporting the princess, you colluded with Xiahou and put the princess under house arrest with the intention of usurping the country of Li Tang. This is
It cannot be tolerated, and everyone will be punished if they find it."
Tantai Xuanye laughed and said: "Qin Xiao, without the saint, how would you be today? The saint has been so kind to you, but you don't want to be loyal, but rebel with She Yue. You are so ungrateful
Such disciples actually have the nerve to talk in front of me and even accuse me, which is simply ridiculous." He raised his hand and pointed at Qin Xiao and said: "If you dismount your horse and kneel down now, I can protect you from glory and wealth for the rest of your life.
, otherwise the two armies will fight and there will be countless casualties, and you and She Yue will also die in the chaos. What do you say?"
Qin Xiao also smiled and said: "Tantai Xuanye, don't you think you are too naive? Xiahou usurped the throne, and the princess wants to revive Li Tang. The two sides are already incompatible. If I dismount and surrender, the princess and many soldiers will definitely die.
Burial place. Since you are hypocritical and don't want the soldiers on both sides to die or be injured, why don't you dismount and kneel down to the princess? I can guarantee that the past will be forgotten. After the princess revives Li Tang, she will even give you a title. What do you think?"
When Tantai Xuanye heard this, he raised his head and laughed loudly, which shook the whole country.
"Now that things have come to this, are we going to differentiate ourselves with sharp teeth and sharp lips?" Tantai Xuanye said calmly: "Since you lead the troops into battle, you and I will have a showdown here in Qiufengyuan."
Qin Xiao also said calmly: "In this case, let's judge heroes by victory or defeat."
"You think that the Long Rui Army led by you is invincible in the Northeast, so you think you can also be invincible in Xuzhou." Tantai Xuanye mocked: "It's a pity that you forgot that the troops behind you are not the Long Rui Army."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "I can defeat the Liaodong Army with the Long Rui Army. Of course, I can also defeat your Shence Army with the soldiers and horses in my hands. Tantai Xuanye, you betrayed the Tang Dynasty, betrayed the princess, betrayed General Heiyu, betrayed
Tao Zun, you also betrayed your father, I will settle these accounts with you clearly today." Without further words, he turned the horse's head and shook the reins.
Rope and gallop back to the main formation.
Tantai Xuanye's eyes were cold as he watched Qin Xiao leave. Finally, he turned around and headed back to the formation.
Soon, the loud rumble of drums from the Xuzhou Army was heard, and it was obvious that there was more than one drum.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Shence Army are full of confidence in winning this battle, the generals of the Shence Army also know that they can despise the opponent psychologically, but they cannot take it lightly in actual combat.
The strength of the two sides was equal, and the Xuzhou army came out in full force, with even more people.
Although they are all state battalions, and their equipment and training are not as good as those of the Shence Army, the situation on the battlefield is always changing, and it is impossible to say who will win or lose until the last moment.
The Shence Army's war drums are also rumbling to boost morale.
Amidst the sound of war drums, the messengers galloped left and right in front of the formation, conveying military orders to various ministries, while the Shence cavalry, which had been prepared long ago, began to spread out to both sides like wings.
Four thousand cavalry were divided into two wings, He Taiji and Yan Yue on the left and right, and Tantai Xuanye was in charge of the central army.
As soon as the war drums sounded, the two generals on the flanks prepared to circle back to both sides of the enemy's formation according to their pre-arranged tactical arrangements.
As the cavalry quickly pulled apart to both sides, the speed was relatively steady at first, but after the cavalry formation pulled apart, the speed picked up. It was like flapping wings, and they quickly circled around in a semi-arc to outflank them.
Tantai Xuanye looked grim. He knew very well that at this time, even if Qin Xiao saw the tactical intention of the Shence Cavalry to attack the flanks, they would not be able to make any changes.
Qin Xiao used a large number of cavalry in the Northeast, and he must be very clear about the use of cavalry.
Before this decisive battle, Qin Xiao must have
They knew what would happen when the two sides faced off, but due to the natural weakness in the number of cavalry, the Xuzhou Army was simply unable to arrange a large number of cavalry on both wings, creating a situation of cavalry versus cavalry.
The Xuzhou Army's military formation was very square, with the main force hoarded in the middle, and a large number of shield soldiers and spear soldiers deployed on both wings.
This was what Tantai Xuanye had expected before the decisive battle.
Xuzhou Army's tactics can also be seen through at a glance.
Naturally, they wanted to use shield soldiers as barriers on both wings, spearmen and shield soldiers to block the Shence cavalry's offensive, while the heavy troops in the middle were to engage in a desperate battle with the Shence army.
In fact, this is already a huge risk.
If the two wings can block the Shence cavalry and buy time for the center, Qin Xiao can lead the Chinese army to attack and fight with the main force of the Shence army, and maybe he can still have a chance.
But the premise is that the two wings of Xuzhou Army must block the cavalry.
Otherwise, once the cavalry breaks through the two wings, it will immediately appear behind the main force of the Xuzhou Army's center. In this way, the main force of the center will be trapped in a situation of being flanked by front and rear, and it is almost destined to be in disaster.
Judging from the opponent's deployment, there are indeed many troops deployed on both wings, but from Tantai Xuanye's point of view, it is almost impossible for the enemy's two wings to stop the Shence Cavalry's surprise attack.
If they dug trenches, built fences, or even set up horse-blocking stakes, they might be able to stop the cavalry for a while, but it would be fanciful to rely solely on shield soldiers and pikemen to stop the cavalry on this plain.
Tantai Xuanye really didn't know why Qin Xiao had such courage to fight the decisive battle in Qiufengyuan.
From the perspective of ordinary people, what they may see is two armies facing each other. Who wins?
The defeat is unpredictable, but in the eyes of real military generals, the development of the next battle situation is almost clear, and Xuzhou's main force will suffer a disaster.
Everything was as Tantai Xuanye expected. Although the two wings of the Xuzhou army were slowly moving forward, the speed was extremely slow. However, the enemy's movement in the middle was much faster. Anyone could see that the two wings of the enemy were moving forward.
While providing cover, their enemy was the Shence Cavalry, whose mission was to protect the Chinese army from being surprised.
Amidst the low sound of horns and rumbling war drums, the main force of the Shence Army has also begun to take action. However, it is exactly the opposite of the tactics of the Xuzhou Army. The speed of the two sides of the middle road of the Shence Army is obviously faster than that of the middle, and a large number of archers are deployed.
On both wings and in the middle were shield soldiers and spear soldiers. Before marching, a very clear moon formation had been formed.
The Yanyue Formation was focused on defense. Although the Shence Army clearly had the advantage in this decisive battle, Tantai Xuanye still adopted the safest tactics.
The two wings of the Yanyue Formation are protruding forward. Once our cavalry attacks the enemy's two wings, the archers on the two wings can cooperate with the cavalry to cause damage to the enemy's two wings. If the enemy's center is protruding, the two wings of the Shence Army can cooperate with their central companions to form a formation against the enemy.
Encirclement can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
Tantai Xuanye obviously has a clear understanding of the development of the entire battlefield situation.
The difference between a good general and a mediocre general is that one knows how to wait for opportunities, has a clear understanding of the enemy's strength and weakness, attacks the weak and avoids the strong, and can make the most advantageous tactical arrangements at any time, while the other cannot clearly see the battlefield situation.
Sticking to the routine, I couldn't see clearly that there was a deep pit under my feet, so I stepped into it.
Judging from the current battlefield situation, Tantai Xuanye
He was clearly a well-arranged and good general on the battlefield, but Qin Xiao was undoubtedly an incompetent general who was ignorant and completely unclear about the entire battlefield situation.