Ten miles away from Pengcheng, Bai Yan rode on horseback and listened to the reports coming from his confidants. When he learned that Kou Zhuang had succeeded in the south, the last condition of the entire plan had been fulfilled.
"General, the Chu army has been spotted five miles away! There are Chu troops deployed in the direction of Peiyi and Dangshan!"
A cavalry soldier hurriedly rode up to Bai Yan and handed over his hand to Bai Yan to report.
Bai Yan was not surprised when he heard this.
On the contrary, Xiao He on the side looked at Bai Yan in surprise after hearing the words of his confidant, and then looked at the soldiers curiously.
"Do you know how many troops there are?"
Xiao He asked cautiously.
When the soldier saw Xiao He speaking, he glanced at Bai Yan and found that Bai Yan had no objection, so he didn't hide anything.
"The central army has 20,000 Chu soldiers. There are about 5,000 Chu troops in the direction of Peiyi and 5,000 Chu troops in the direction of Dangshan!"
The soldier said to Xiao He.
When Xiao He heard this, his eyes widened in an instant, and he turned to look at Bai Yan with disbelief on his face. His expression was as shocking as he wanted.
The reason is that whether Pengcheng garrison Huang Ye will send troops, when he will send troops, how many troops he will send, and how he will deploy troops, Bai Yan predicts almost every aspect accurately without any deviation!
If Xiao He hadn't followed Bai Yan, and if he hadn't known that Huang Ye was a famous general in Chu State, Xiao He would have doubted whether Bai Yan ordered Huang Ye's reinforcements.
Xiao He's appearance fell into the eyes of the horseman riding on the side, and he felt proud. Although there was not much smile on the burly cheeks, the look in his eyes clearly said that the general is awesome!
He didn't know the plan of leading troops, but he knew that if he followed the general, he would do whatever the general said. There was no need to doubt him, and he would not doubt it either.
"How did the general know about Huang Ye's deployment of troops?"
After Xiao He saw the cavalry leaving, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked while following Bai Yan.
Jiu on the side couldn't help but turned his head curiously and looked at Bai Yan. Jiu was also very curious in his heart.
When Bai Yan saw Xiao He's appearance, he explained to Xiao He.
"Huang Ye is known for his prudent leadership. He once said drunkenly that he regretted that he could not fight with Li Mu, so I only took three thousand cavalry with me. Huang Ye's temperament allowed him to hide inside the city gate and let the three thousand cavalry go.
Besieging the city is tantamount to humiliating Huang Ye. Even if Huang Ye hesitates, once it exceeds half an hour..."
Bai Yan then looked at Xiao He: "There will be spies spreading rumors in Pengcheng! If Huang Ye's character is not strong, how could he lead the Chu army to defend Pengcheng."
"Then why did Huang Ye transfer all his troops away from Pengcheng?"
Xiao He naturally knew what Bai Yan meant. Xiao He did not expect that there were so many mysteries behind each incident. Bai Yan's attack on Pengcheng was probably not a sudden move.
But Xiao He still didn't understand why Huang Ye not only sent out all Chu's army, but also divided his troops.
"Although Huang Ye has a strong heart, his troops are extremely stable and will be wary of changes. Now I am leading the cavalry to attack from Daliang. The schedule is not what Huang Ye expected. Therefore, Huang Ye learned that it was me who personally
The leader of the army was afraid of fraud. He was worried that once Pengcheng was besieged after leaving the city, the Chu army's retreat would be cut off. Therefore, he sent troops out of the city as a precaution. No matter whether the frontier cavalry detoured from Daliang to Peiyi or Dangshan, they would be defeated by the Chu army.
Block."
When Bai Yan said this, he looked in the direction of Pengcheng. Just like when he was leading the troops, no matter where he was, Shanwu or Woyang, he would not say that there were any troops left in the city. No general would
Like him, in such a situation, there would not be many soldiers and horses left in the city.
What's more, in addition to the scouts, Chu State also had Lord Changping secretly helping Chu State so that Chu State could get information about him.
"As long as Bai Yan is here, in Huang Ye's eyes, even if there is huge damage to the other two routes, it will still be worth it!"
Bai Yan couldn't help but sigh, face can really destroy a person sometimes. From the very beginning of this war, Huang Ye lost face. If Huang Ye could withstand the criticism of others and bear the words of the past mentioned by outsiders,
Laughing at his old friends and colleagues, Huang Ye will not lose this battle.
But there are only a few people in this world who can do this.
Many people tend to get extremely angry when they are ridiculed. Extremely rational people may be able to tolerate it a little and exercise restraint. However, once they, their close friends, and other close people are ridiculed, many extremely rational people will become very angry.
, it is easy to lose one's mind and become irrational.
Bai Yan felt this very much when he was a child.
Therefore, Bai Yan never worried that Huang Ye would not leave the city. Huang Ye was a disciple of the Huang family, a powerful family in Chu State. When he was born, he was destined to be on a higher level than ordinary people, and farmers were incomparable. He was a superior person.
People with such a background always pay attention to fame and reputation. No matter how humble they may be on the surface, they are extremely proud in their hearts. Since Huang Ye has been leading the army, although Chu State's wars are not as good as those of Qin State, every time Huang Ye leads the army, he is always proud of himself.
Then they all win.
"I see!"
After listening to Bai Yan's explanation, Xiao He nodded in a daze. Looking at Bai Yan, Xiao He finally understood why the world was scolding Bai Yan, but at the same time had to admit that Bai Yan was a famous general.
If Xiao He hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xiao He wouldn't have believed that after each incident, Bai Yan planned in such detail. Huang Ye's reaction from beginning to end was all expected by Bai Yan, or it could be said that Bai Yan deliberately went south to let Huang Ye go south on purpose.
Huang Ye had no chance to react, so Huang Ye had to leave the city and must be prepared.
In such a situation, how could Huang Ye have any chance of winning!
Think of these.
Xiao He couldn't help but sigh. Before that, he had planned to help Bai Yan attack Pengcheng and make plans. However, only now did he realize how big the gap between him and Bai Yan was in terms of leading troops.
In fact, it was not just Xiao He who was feeling emotional. As a cavalry general, Jiu was much more deeply moved and shocked than Xiao He.
After all, Xiao He has never led an army on the battlefield, let alone experienced the battle of Jingxing. Compared with the battle of Jingxing, Jiu now feels that Pengcheng's plan is more complicated than that of Jingxing, and the preparation time is also longer.
Even longer, it even requires an extremely quick response and decisive execution. For example, Huang Ye never expected that they would arrive in Xiao County so quickly from the beginning to the end.
And there is another more important point, and the most critical thing is that the success or failure of this plan, or in other words, the reason why this plan was possible, does not depend on the general, but on Huang Ye as the enemy.
At this time, Jiu remembered what Bai Yan once said, "The victory is better than the battlefield."
Half an hour later.
Dangjiu and Xiao He were still thinking about what Bai Yan said and the key points of the entire layout.
At this time, they had already seen the Chu army in the distance. Even though they were far away, at a glance, they both could clearly see that Chu General Huang Ye had already arranged the military formation and was waiting to meet the cavalry.
, seems to want to experience the charge of the iron cavalry.
"Go and tell the Chu general Huang Ye on the opposite side that I am passing through Pengcheng and heading to Surabaya. Can you use Pengcheng to pass by?"
Bai Yan rode on his war horse and said to the cronies beside him.
"promise!"
When a close aide heard Bai Yan's words, he rode his horse without hesitation and galloped towards the Chu army in the distance.
Beside Bai Yan and behind him, three thousand cavalry soldiers held Changge and black flags with the word Qin in their hands. They looked quietly and patiently at the Chu army in the distance. Even though the Chu army numbered 20,000, not a single cavalry soldier panicked, let alone the slightest trace.
The meaning of fear and withdrawal.
This is the biggest difference between elites and ordinary cavalry. It is also the most elite and most loyal family left behind after Bai Yan has gone through bloody battles.
"General, looking at the formation of the Chu army, Huang Ye has quite a lot of experience in guarding against cavalry!"
Jiu, riding a war horse, glanced at the military formations of the Chu State in the distance, and couldn't help but speak.
From the time he saw the Chu army, Jiu had been looking for a breakthrough point for the Chu army, whether it could be divided or shot. However, after looking at it for a long time, after thinking of all the previous methods, Jiu had to admit that Huang, the leader of the Chu army,
The formed military formation laid out by Ye is indeed the most stringent defense for the cavalry. The combination of Chang Ge, curved bow and shield can form a defense, and Chang Ge also has the opportunity to counterattack.
This is the first time Jiu has seen such a military formation.
This actually made Jiu a little curious about the Chu general Huang Ye, whom he had never met before.
"Huang Ye dares to say that he regrets not having to fight with Li Mu. He certainly has his abilities. I'm afraid he has been practicing for many years on how to deal with cavalry in military formations."
Bai Yan heard what Jiu said, looked at the Chu army in the distance, and said.
After waiting quietly for a while, under Bai Yan's eyes, the cronies quickly rode back.
"General, Huang Yeyan, the general of Chu, said that the Nine Cauldrons fell into the Surabaya River, which was given to Chu by God. How could Qin get it? If Qin wants to seize it, he will not hesitate to test the edge of Qin's sword. The general can do it!"
The cronies raised their hands to Bai Yan and reported the report.
After hearing the words of his confidant, Mang stared straight at the Chu army in the distance.
"General, I am willing to lead the troops to chop off the head of Huang Ye!"
He opened his mouth and said.
Listening to Huang Ye's arrogant and provocative words, a trace of obsession with Huang Ye's head slowly emerged in his heart.
"Not urgent!"
Bai Yan did not let him attack the Chu army. He just sat on his horse and looked straight at the Chu army in the distance. Moreover, among the Chu army, he vaguely saw a commander's chariot accompanying him.
Watching the Chu State flag fluttering, I kept looking over here.
In the face of Bai Yan's childhood experiences, Huang Ye's seemingly provocative words were indifferent to Bai Yan and even hardly caused any trouble.
Jiu and Xiao He on the side were not that impulsive. After learning about Bai Yan's plan, they both followed Bai Yan and patiently looked at the Chu army in the distance.
………………
In the Chu army.
On the general's chariot, Huang Ye was wearing armor and holding a sword. He was holding on to the wooden planks of the chariot with both hands. He looked at the Qin cavalry in the distance with his brows furrowed.
"General, why is the Qin army's cavalry motionless and showing no sign of attacking? Could it be that when Bai Yan saw the general's formation, he wanted to retreat?"
Upon seeing this, a Chu general who was riding a horse turned to look at Huang Ye on the chariot.
In fact, it was not just this Chu general who was confused. Even Qiu Jiaxian and other Chu generals looked at the Qin cavalry in the distance with doubts on their faces. They had already led their troops here and did not start a battle.
What does this mean?
You know, they had heard at the beginning that when the Qin State went to the county, Bai Yan commanded more than 10,000 cavalry and dared to stop the Yueshi in the north and 150,000 Xiongnu alone.
Bai Yan's cavalry became famous all over the world in the first battle.
Although there are 20,000 of them now, with the elites of those cavalry, it should never be said that they would not even try to attack.
"No, since Bai Yan has led his troops here, there is no way to give up. I'm afraid Bai Yan must have some agenda!"
Huang Ye stood in the chariot and looked at the cavalry in the distance. Compared with what others said, at this moment Huang Ye saw the actions of Bai Yan and the cavalry in the distance, and he began to feel vaguely worried in his heart.
Bai Yan can become a famous general and has fought against Li Mu, so he cannot be a mediocre person.
At first Huang Ye thought that Bai Yan wanted to rely on the elite and brave Qin cavalry to break through the Chu army under his command with one blow, but in the current scene, Bai Yan obviously did not have this purpose or plan.
If something is fishy, there must be a plan.
Huang Ye frowned, feeling vaguely worried in his heart. However, for a moment, he didn't know where to start. He recalled all his deployments, whether he was leading the troops here, or preparing for Peiyi and Dangshan in advance, he had already done so.
After realizing the best, Huang Ye felt relieved. No matter what Bai Yan's plans were, just as the military book said, remain unchanged in the face of all changes!
After a while.
"General, please give me orders to lead the troops to fight the Qin army!"
Qiu Jia waited for a long time and saw that the Qin army still showed no intention of starting a war, so he turned around, raised his hands to Huang Ye and said.
"No, it is not advisable to act rashly before Bai Yan's plan is revealed. Wait for it to change."
Huang Ye refused and did not let Qiu Jia lead the attack first.
Now is not the time, Huang Ye is also guessing Bai Yan's purpose. Just now he deliberately provoked Qin General Bai Yan, but he did not expect Qin General Bai Yan to be unmoved.
However, Huang Ye didn't mind waiting until the specific news came. Now Qin general Bai Yan was on a long-distance attack, but he had always been waiting for work. The last thing he was afraid of was stalling for time.
Under the scorching sun.
Huang Ye stood patiently on the chariot, following Chu Qi as the wind on the plains continued to blow.
Gradually, as an hour passed, most of the Chu soldiers in the Chu army began to become impetuous.
Another half hour passed.
At this time, not to mention the vague voices of discussion among the Chu soldiers, many Chu generals frowned and looked at the Qin cavalry in the distance, and then looked at each other.
"General, attack!"
Qiu Jiaxian naturally noticed the current morale of the army, so he stepped forward and asked for orders again.
Huang Ye hesitated for a moment, and finally thought about it. He looked at the Qin cavalry in the distance with doubtful eyes, still a little hesitant. From the beginning to now, Bai Yan's actions gave Huang Ye a more and more premonition that Bai Yan must
Have a plan.
But it seemed that the morale of the soldiers had begun to become a little impetuous.
"Peiyi, is there any news from the direction of Dangshan?"
Huang Ye looked at the scorching sun, turned his head and asked Qiu Jia first, his heart full of worry.
"General, there is no news!"
Qiu Jia shook his head first.
Huang Ye heard Qiu Jiaxian's words and looked at the Qin army in the distance.
"What exactly does Bai Yan want?"
Huang Ye was a little confused, but after thinking about it, he finally decided to reach out and pull out the sword.
Since Bai Yan remained motionless, he would try what Bai Yan was capable of.
"The whole army listens to the order, relies on the cavalry, streamlines the whole army, and attacks!!!"
Huang Ye pointed his sword in the direction of the Qin army's cavalry and roared from left to right.
Looking at the middlemost place among the Qin army in the distance, Huang Ye's eyes were filled with burning eyes. Bai Yan and Li Mu fought against each other in the past, although it was only a simple one, but it made Bai Yan famous all over the world.
If he can defeat Bai Yan here today, wouldn't it prove that he is not weaker than Bai Yan, or even stronger.
And Bai Yan, who had even been able to fight against Li Mu without losing, was defeated by him now...
Huang Ye couldn't help but breathe quickly when he thought about it.
Dong dong dong dong~
Following Huang Ye's order, the Chu army beat drums in unison. Amidst the continuous sound of drums, all the Chu generals saw the soldiers holding command flags, waving the command flags while riding horses.
See the situation.
The Chu generals turned around one after another, drew their swords, and directed the Chu army to change formations.
In an instant, the original square formations began to change one by one, and the Chu soldiers began to move around, and soon a new offensive formation would be formed.
The chariot that Huang Ye was standing on also began to slowly follow the army and move towards the Qin army.
At this time, suddenly a cavalryman from far away hurried towards the chariot.
"Report, General, it's bad, news came from the direction of Piyi, Qin Army scouts were found!"
The cavalryman came to Huang Ye in a hurry and reported to Huang Ye.
Hearing this, Huang Ye immediately looked at the cavalryman in confusion, Pi Yi?
How could there be Qin army scouts in the direction of Piyi? That side was all Chu territory. How could the Qin army have any scouts there? Where did the Qin army bypass it?
"No! It's Pengcheng! Send people back to defend Pengcheng quickly!!!"
Although Huang Ye didn't understand why there was a Qin army, he suddenly realized that Bai Yan's target was probably Peng Cheng. His expression changed and he quickly ordered.
However, Huang Ye didn't notice at this moment. As his exclamation sounded, all the Chu soldiers around him showed some worried expressions after hearing it.
The rumor that "the Qin army will definitely come to fight for Jiuding" that Huang Ye, and even all the Chu generals and generals did not take to heart, is now accompanied by the traces of the Qin army east of Pengcheng and the direction of Piyi.
In Hubei, where the Chu soldiers were about to die, almost every Chu soldier who heard about it began to feel restless.
"promise!"
Qiu Jiaxian naturally realized that there were not many guards in Pengcheng and he had to go back to defend immediately, so he quickly accepted the order.
However, Qiu Jia was just about to leave, and before the sound of drums changed, he saw another hurried Chu soldiers coming on horseback.
"Report!!! General, Pengcheng has been attacked. All the north gates are covered with Qin flags! There is thick fog everywhere in the city and the city gates have been closed!!!"
A Chu soldier hurriedly came to Huang Ye and reported to Huang Ye.
"impossible!"
After receiving the news, Huang Ye looked at the Chu soldiers in disbelief. How could there be Qin soldiers in the city?
Fraud?
No, Qin general Bai Yan was attacking Daliang of Wei State before, and he never received any news that the Qin army was going south. This is not a lie...
But there is really a Qin army, who has used some method to sneak around Pengcheng and attack Pengcheng.
"Grain and grass baggage!"
After Huang Ye reacted, his face instantly turned pale, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the Qin cavalry in the distance. Only then did Huang Ye understand why Qin general Bai Yan was not in a hurry to attack.
Huang Ye suddenly became desperate when he thought that Pengcheng's food and baggage had been burned by the Qin army.
"General, no, those Qin army cavalry seem to be preparing to block our army's retreat!!!"
A Chu general suddenly noticed that the Qin cavalry, which had been motionless, suddenly began to move, and said quickly.
How could Huang Ye not see it? Looking at the movements of the Qin army's cavalry in the distance, Huang Ye realized at this moment that they might not be able to return to Pengcheng, and Bai Yan was trying to drag them away.
I stayed up late and did the third update. I was too sleepy, so I went to bed first! I will continue to update at night.