The main generals responsible for the offensive mission were Li Jue's younger brothers Li Ying and Li Wei. They had about 10,000 troops, mainly infantry.
Li Jue himself led 20,000 horsemen to the rear, probably between Guo Si and Yang Ding, and monitored them at the same time.
Li Shi led his troops to cruise in front of Shi Sun Rui's formation.
He did not dare to risk another attack, but stared at Shisun Rui like a hungry wolf. As long as Shisun Rui dared to attack again, he would make sure that Shisun Rui never came back to avenge his previous humiliation.
At the same time, Li Jue ordered people to negotiate with Guo Si, asking him to attack Dong Cheng's position and threaten Shisun Rui's left wing, leaving Shisun Rui unable to support Yang Feng.
Guo Si agreed and sent his general Wu Xi to attack with a thousand men. However, his most skilled lieutenant general Xie Guang stayed behind to guard the camp, facing Li Jue.
The intention is self-evident.
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Standing on the plateau, watching Wu Xi's childish attack, with the drums beating loudly, but without firing an arrow for a long time, Ju Jun breathed a long sigh of relief.
With Wu Xi's offensive intensity, it is unlikely that the right wing's true and false will be discovered for the time being.
The key to victory or defeat lies in Yang Feng's camp.
Thinking of Yang Feng's camp, Ju Jun's mood was a little complicated.
At the cost of offending the emperor, Yang Biao strongly recommended Sun Rui, a scholar, as a Taiwei, setting the precedent for the three princes to take over the government. Forced by the situation, the emperor reluctantly agreed and promised Sun Rui himself that as long as he could defeat Li Jue, he would
Let him be the Taiwei in charge of the army.
Everything is ready, just waiting for Li Jue to attack.
Unexpectedly, Li Jue did not attack Sun Rui's position, but instead chose Yang Feng's camp where the emperor was.
Is this God's will?
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Liu Xie stood on a high place, overlooking Li Ying and Li Wei's positions, his heart pounding.
This was his first time visiting the front line in person to observe the enemy's formation.
Success or failure is related to whether his impression in the minds of others becomes taller or completely collapsed.
Although he appeared calm, he was clearly nervous, and even the tips of his fingers were numb.
After staring at the positions below for a while, he said to Wang Yue and Guo Wu: "Li Ying, how far apart are Li Wei's positions?"
Guo Wu glanced at it. "About three hundred steps."
Liu Xie quickly thought about it in his mind.
Three hundred steps is one mile, which is about four hundred meters, twice the normal distance.
Generally speaking, the distance between the front and rear formations is slightly more than a stone's throw, about 150 to 60 steps, or about 200 meters. This distance not only facilitates the mobilization of men and horses, but also allows for timely reinforcements.
In the event that an enemy force intervenes between the two formations, and your side uses a crossbow to block the attack, you don't have to worry about hitting your comrades on the opposite side.
If it is too far, it will not only cause a lag in message transmission and delay fighter planes, but may also make reinforcements difficult.
The distance between Li Ying and Li Wei was too great. Li Wei's 3,000 men in charge of the attack were out of touch with the Chinese army led by Li Ying.
"Why is he so far away?"
Guo Wu hesitated for a moment. "It's a bit far away. Maybe he thinks Li Wei has three thousand people, which is enough to cope with it. As long as there is no sudden collapse, reinforcements can still come in time."
Liu Xie glanced at both ends of the front line again, and was delighted when he saw no cavalry providing cover.
Why can't it suddenly collapse?
It would be a pity not to take advantage of such a good opportunity.
"Guo Wu, if you lead fifty cavalry to attack, can you penetrate Li Wei's position?"
Guo Wu slightly took a look. "We're 70% sure."
Liu Xie nodded.
When fighting on the battlefield, seven achievements are enough.
What's more, given Guo Wu's character, he said it was 70%, which was almost a certainty.
Liu Xie led Guo Wu and others to the front of the battle and found Yang Feng, who was directing the battle.
"General, do you want to strike first?"
Yang Feng looked at Liu Xie in surprise, feeling a little uneasy.
Is the emperor trying to seize power on the battlefield?
One look at Yang Feng's eyes and Liu Xie knew what he was worried about.
He touched the ground with his finger and explained his plan.
Before Liu Xie finished speaking, Yang Feng understood what he meant and hesitated for a moment.
He has been fighting for many years, and may not have achieved much in terms of strategy, but he has some talent in seizing opportunities in battle.
What the emperor said is indeed an opportunity, but the risk is indeed not small.
What they were facing now was Li Jue's main force, and Li Wei was also an experienced general, not a stupid young man like Li Shi. If he couldn't chew this bone in time, his teeth would probably break.
Finally, Liu Xie said: "General, do you think it is possible?"
Yang Feng said cautiously: "What your Majesty said is indeed a good plan, but the opportunity is fleeting and only a master can do it. If I leave, if something changes, I am afraid no one will be able to command these soldiers."
Liu Xie had already prepared. "General, please don't leave lightly. Let Guo Wu lead Huben to test it out first. If there is an opportunity, the general will decide whether to attack. If it doesn't work, it will not be difficult to retreat."
Yang Feng smiled. "As your Majesty, I will gather the troops right now."
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Li Wei immediately stood in front of the formation, built a pergola with his hands, and looked towards the distant position.
A captain stood beside his horse, looking uneasy.
He was ordered to attack Yang Feng's position. The position was ready, but he found a battle flag hanging on Yang Feng's position.
A battle flag that should belong to Zhang Xiu.
He couldn't figure out the situation and immediately reported to Li Wei.
Li Wei looked at it for a long time, not sure. It was too far away and against the light, so he couldn't distinguish the emblem on the battle flag.
"General, do you want to attack?" the captain asked.
Li Wei pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Of course we have to attack. What does a battle flag mean? If Zhang Xiuzhen had secretly colluded with the little emperor, they would not have hung his battle flag."
The captain felt justified and ordered the attack.
The infantry and crossbowmen stepped forward one after another, gradually approaching Yang Feng's camp.
Yang Feng's camp was very quiet, the war drums kept ringing one after another, unhurriedly, and the soldiers standing behind the trench were also very quiet, not even moving, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Xiliang army.
With a long roar, the Xiliang army's crossbowmen began to shoot.
The White Wave soldiers behind the trench raised their shields, not even intending to fight back.
Seeing all this, Li Wei had an indescribable premonition in his heart.
The Baibo Army in front of him was not like the Baibo Army he knew before. They were too calm, so calm that it was scary.
Perhaps Zhang Xiu did not collude with the little emperor, but was repelled by Yang Feng. With the abilities displayed by the Baibo Army in front of him, it is not impossible to defeat Zhang Xiu.
Under the cover of the crossbowmen, the infantry of the Xiliang Army approached the Baibo Army's position step by step.
They not only had long knives, spears and halberds, but also bags filled with soil.
For the attack to go smoothly, they had to fill in several channels in the trenches.
Li Wei took a look and estimated that the real battle would not begin until at least the afternoon, so he told the captain in command in front of the formation to be careful and rushed back to the central army. He sent someone to report to Li Jue and asked Li Jue to contact Zhang Xiu.
, find out the origin of that battle flag.
That battle flag was like a thorn in his heart, making him uneasy.
The messenger had just left, and Li Wei was still thinking about Zhang Xiu's possible location, when suddenly there was an earth-shattering sound of war drums in front of him. Before Li Wei could react, the rapid sound of alarm war drums sounded in front of him.