Below the county seat, soldiers are as densely packed as ants, surrounding the small Qingshui County.
There were many generals in the county government, fighting over a map with red faces.
"Master Fuluo, it's not that we and others have the ambition to be thieves and destroy our own prestige. Although the children of the Li family are not as good as the weak crowns, they are cunning by nature, extremely intelligent and courageous, and they are very unique in leading the army and fighting in formations.
Now that we have an army of 100,000 in hand, the Li family is even more powerful than a tiger, so we still have to be careful. Moreover, there is no need for Mr. Fuluo to wait. At most, the Southern Dynasty army will be able to enter the pass in three or two days. By then, your lord
It’s not too late to send troops..."
Yuan Ji was very sincere and sincere, but Fuluo couldn't hear a word he said.
"It's true that the Wei army had a hundred thousand troops, but according to someone's exploration over the past few days: starting from Xiaoguan in the west and ending at Wuguan in the east, they were only stationed in Longshan. In the various pass cities in the Qinling Mountains, there were nearly 60,000 soldiers in Gudao.
There are only more than 40,000 of them, and they are stationed in the east and west...
I dare to ask King Jiangyang, General Hou, and Lord Cui. As you said, Li Chengzhi is very good at using troops, but he only has more than 20,000 soldiers under his banner, and nearly half of them are infantry. If I use all the cavalry,
, what can he do to me?"
Is this a problem of too many soldiers but too few?
If it were an ordinary person, this would naturally be the case, but if it were Li Chengzhi, it would be impossible to judge it with common sense.
Look at Lu Yan, no matter how unbearable he is, there are still thousands of confidants in Woye City. But when he encounters Li Chengzhi, he is overwhelmingly powerful. From the time of the engagement to the defeat, it has not lasted even an hour?
Hou Gang blinked his eyes and advised cautiously: "Your Excellency has also read what Lu Zhenjun said about the defeat of Woye and King Jiyin (Yuan Li)'s urgent report yesterday. I must have known that Li Chengzhi should have hidden something
It’s a yin and evil technique, so I think we should take a warning and be careful..."
The art of evil?
Fuluo felt a slight tingling in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face: "What General Hou calls Yinxie's technique should refer to the thing that sounds like thunderbolts and looks like thunder and fire, and when it is activated, it suddenly shoots iron beads and arrows.
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Yuan Ji and others were all surprised: Yuan Li and Lu Yan only mentioned it slightly, but why did Fulo know so clearly?
"Hehehe..."
Fuluo sneered, seeming to be extremely disdainful: "Have you forgotten that one year ago, when I, King Zuoguli (Murong Ding) and thousands of fine cavalry were broken in Hexi, Li Chengzhi used this thing?"
..."
Everyone suddenly realized, and finally remembered: it was because of his merits that Li Chengzhi was called to the capital, and then gradually gained the late emperor's trust, until now...
"During the battle, there were many survivors from King Zuogu Li's old tribe, and there were many people who had seen what happened. Moreover, after the Wei army retreated, the Great Khan sent us to inspect the place where the fierce battle was fought, so we knew it so clearly.
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This thing is indeed unique. Once it is activated, it will be like a volley of thousands of arrows within a radius of two or three feet. However, although the sound is very powerful, like thunder, its power only reaches two or three feet. Once it passes three feet, it is like the end of a powerful crossbow.
, it is difficult to wear Lu silk.
And only for the flesh and blood body, like wearing iron armor, this thing can hardly hurt even if it is close at hand... Therefore, it is nonsense to say that it has the power of thunder..."
Fu Luo laughed loudly and said, "Besides, this thing must be extremely difficult to make. Otherwise, Li Chengzhi only used a few of them that time until he narrowly escaped death and his life was hanging by a thread. And in the fertile wilderness, he only used dozens. That's it."
It was King Jiyin who said that it was so magical that the day before yesterday, there was only one explosion at the gate of Mianyuan City.
The reason why Lu Zhenjun in Fertile Field failed was because he didn't know the details of this thing and suspected that it was a supernatural thing, which made the army lose morale, so it was defeated so quickly... Therefore, it was cut off, and this thing was given to Li Chengzhi.
Not much, as long as you take precautions in advance, it will be fine..."
Fuluobian was clear-headed and confident, but Yuan Ji and others were still uneasy.
If Li Chengzhi is really a chicken and a dog, how can he make them fear him like a snake or a scorpion?
That’s it for the rest, just leave Qinzhou alone. If Liangzhou didn’t come to pacify it, why did Li Chengzhi go to Fertile Land alone first?
It’s not an exaggeration to call a person prophetic.
Moreover, it has been nearly a month since the Woye Rebellion, but since the Lu brothers fled south, there has been no news from either Woye or the Du Lun tribe?
Even if they were defeated, could the nearly 200,000-strong Du Lun tribe be wiped out by Li Chengzhi?
It was so weird that Yuan Ji and others were frightened, and their expressions changed when they heard "Li".
They even had an intuition: If Volo underestimated the enemy so much, he would definitely suffer a big loss.
Several people wanted to persuade Fuluo not to be impulsive. After the Nanliang soldiers left the Qinling Mountains, the best strategy would be to attack from both sides. But they also knew that Fuluo was now so determined that he could not pull ten oxen.
Come back.
That's all, let him learn a lesson...
Yuan Ji cupped his hand and said with a smile, "Then I wish you success and success!"
Hou Gang and Cui Zuji both sighed and reluctantly agreed.
Volo knew at a glance that these people were waiting to see his joke, so he just sneered, raised his hand perfunctorily and left the county office.
After he left, Hou Gang frowned and looked at Cui Zuji displeasedly: "Cui Shijun, you know clearly that Fu Luo will not be able to get good results if he goes here, but why don't you give us any advice and instead just sit on the sidelines?
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"How to persuade? Just as you two have exhausted your words, has Navoro heard even half of a sentence? Soldiers are his own soldiers. He can listen patiently to our noises and does not regard us as secretly dragging him behind.
Legs and his ilk have already given you enough face. So why do you need to ask for trouble?"
Cui Zuji slowly picked up the wine cup and took a sip, "If Fulianchou (Tuguhun Khan) entrusted him with such an important task, how could Fuluo be so arrogant and ignorant of the world?
The reason why he is so stubborn and pretends to be disdainful of Li Chengzhi is that the two of them know it well: it is simply due to their own interests. They want to seize the opportunity one step ahead of the Southern Army, so that they can covet the land in Guanzhong...
Furthermore, why not let him test Li Chengzhi's skills? He has cavalry on both sides, and there are thirty thousand of them. Even if he is not Li Chengzhi's opponent, how can he still escape?"
Hahaha?
Yuan Ji wanted to spit on Cui Zujia's face.
Do you think I don’t know this?
This is what I am afraid of: before the three-party alliance has even warmed up, they have already begun to plot against each other. How can this alliance last?
It’s also Yuan Huai’s and Yu Zhong’s fault: since Tuyuhun has been promised the land west of Hexi, he should no longer be allowed to covet Guanzhong.
If Nan Di learns that we are so capricious, it will only be a matter of time before he falls out...
Cursing secretly in his mind, when he heard the long horn sound outside the city, Yuan Ji sighed sadly: "Fuluo has bad intentions, but he is an ally after all. If he loses, it will not be a blessing to us. Therefore, we must do our best to help. Of.
If you do it (Hou Gang), you will lead the infantry to help outside the city, just in case..."
"I will obey the order!"
Hou Gang clasped his fists in response and walked away quickly. Not long after, the sound of gongs and drums was heard in the city.
"When I went to the city to have a look, I saw that Lord Lao Cui was staying in the city and ordered the rear camp to prepare food early..."
"Okay!"
Cui Zuji responded expressionlessly, then picked up the wine cup and started drinking.
A flash of anger flashed in Yuan Ji's eyes, but in the end he didn't say anything bad, he just stood up and left as if he hadn't seen him before.
Cui Zuji has been like this since half a month ago. He is awake half the day and drunk half the day every day. The government affairs are in a mess.
Why is this so? Yuan Ji knows very well: Cui Zuji has secretly surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, and has made it his lifelong wish to regain the Central Plains and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he learned that the rebels not only made an alliance with the Southern Dynasty, but also had Tuyuhun and Rouran. , then my heart felt as gray as death, and I was drunk and dreaming about death all day long.
It was not that Yuanji had not tried to persuade him, but with little effect. It was not that he had not had the intention to kill, but the thief had a good official reputation, and the city still relied on him for government affairs, food and grass, so Yuanji had to endure a breath of bad breath.
But there is no need to wait long: as long as Li Chengzhi is defeated, this thief will be crowned...
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Don't look at Fuluo when he was arguing Yuan Ji and Hou Gang. He seemed arrogant and regarded Li Chengzhi as if he was nothing. But as soon as he left the county office, his face was covered with dark clouds and gloomy as water.
He has never underestimated Li Chengzhi.
Leaving aside the thunder from the sky, Li's Buqu could be said to be one against a hundred in the battle with Murong Ding, and his bravery was invincible.
However, Murong Ding's thousands of elite cavalry were trapped in the beacon tower, and hundreds of Li's retainers fought to the death until the last moment.
For example, Li Chengzhi is even more unrivaled. He was able to kill Murong Ding among thousands of troops. He is one of the Dingguan people who will leave his name in history. That’s it, right?
No matter how much you value such a person, you cannot overestimate him. How dare you have the slightest thought of despising him?
But the situation waits for no one. No matter how difficult it is, Fuluo must send troops as soon as possible and be the first to deploy troops in Guanzhong.
The reason lies in what Yuanhuai and Fulianchou said when they swore an oath of alliance in Shudun City: Even if things fail, all the land west of Hexi will belong to Fulianchou, as long as he can hold it.
If successful, wherever Tuyuhun's troops reach, Yuan Huai will be rewarded by Murong's righteousness for sending troops.
We don’t care whether it succeeds or not, but there is no turning back when firing a bow. As long as the troops are sent out, we can capture it.
The meat that has been swallowed into the mouth will naturally not be spit out easily. As for whether it can hold on, you have to fight it to know.
Furthermore, Volo had another thought: Li Chengzhi would be panicked when he suddenly heard that the Tuyuhun army had entered the country. If Mount Tai was used to press him, the Wei army's western front would most likely shrink, and it would not be impossible to unite with the eastern front.
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As long as Li Chengzhi dares to abandon Longguan and let Fu Luo lead his army into the pass, won't all the lands in Guanzhong be ridden by cavalry?
With the cavalry coming and going like the wind, Volo had many ways to drive most of the Wei army to attack eastward, forcing the southern army to bear most of the pressure.
I just don’t know if I can get what I want...
In less than half an hour, Volo had led his army to the 20 miles east of Qingshui County.
This is the former stronghold of the Western Camp of the Wei Army.
With his light and fast horses and excellent light skills, Fulo had already figured out that the leader of the Western Camp would be Diao Zheng, the eldest son of Bo Diao Zun of Dong'an County of the Great Wei Dynasty. When Yuan Hong moved the capital to Luoyang, he joined the army as Sikong Facao, but he was magnanimous.
Without breaking the law, I deeply believe in Emperor Xiaowen’s trust.
Later, he successively held the posts of Yuan Xi, Yuan Jia, Yuan Ying and others who joined the army, Sima, and led the army. He was quite famous for being good at fighting.
Diao Zheng is stationed here, and his strength should be about 20,000, including 8,000 cavalry, most of whom are from the Central Army of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties. They are both elite in terms of armor and combat power.
There are more than 10,000 infantrymen, more than half of whom should be soldiers from Qin and Qi prefectures, and the elite infantry should not be more than three to four battalions.
In addition, there should be about 30,000 troops in Gudao and Gudao in the pass cities of Longshan and Qinling Mountains, including many elite troops from Luoyang. In such a hurry, Commander Wei must not have dared to mobilize without permission.
On the other hand, I have 30,000 elite cavalry under my command. If we use common sense and use 10,000 to resist the 8,000 armored cavalry of the Wei army, the remaining 20,000 will defeat the more than 10,000 Wei army infantry.
What a pity that a freak like Li Chengzhi appears?
While thinking about it, Fuluo went to the front of the village.
In the past few days, Diao Zheng would come here every day, but when he came here today, it turned out to be an empty camp. Looking around, there was only a mess: collapsed walls, abandoned tents, destroyed
The earthen stove that was not enough, and the many cars that seemed to be taken away in a panic.
Volo looked at it carefully, his mind racing rapidly.
In this situation, it seems that the Wei army was frightened by the power of 30,000 armored cavalry and had to retreat in panic.
The scout's urgent report also described it this way: one moment he sent troops from Qingshui City, and the next moment Wei troops suddenly broke out of camp.
But although they were panicked, they were not in chaos: the Wei army left all the cavalry behind.
If that were the case, Volo would probably attack in tandem. But the strange thing is that the Wei army originally only had seven or eight thousand cavalry, but today there were suddenly four to five thousand more, and there were also three thousand tiger cavalry?
With the power of rejuvenating the Wei Dynasty, the Tiger Cavalry can only be worth 10,000 people. If they go out on an expedition, they will be the commanders of the Chinese army. Furthermore, he has also seen Lu Yan's letter and knows that the Tiger Cavalry accompanied Li Chengzhi to Woye to quell the chaos. Therefore,
Fuluo concluded that the leader today must be Li Chengzhi.
With such a great reputation, and it was not like he had never suffered losses before, Volo gave up the idea of hiding behind and breaking the formation, and pressed forward step by step to see if Li Chengzhi would rise to the challenge.
As for whether it would be to lure the enemy deeper, Volo was not worried at all, just because this is Baili Beach.
As the name suggests, this place is a hundred miles wide, and the terrain is extremely flat, with not many valleys and no large mountains and forests. Even if Li Chengzhi wanted to lure the enemy, where should he hide his ambush?
The terrain is so favorable to the cavalry that even if there is a hidden hare, it can be frightened out...
"Sir, please come and report to me!"
A low shout interrupted Volo's thoughts, and he responded in a deep voice: "Speak!"
"The Wei army retreated for twenty miles, but for some reason they did not set up a stronghold. They just let the infantry set up a chariot formation in front of the formation!"
"Where are the Wei cavalry?"
"They are all arranged on the left and right, like the wings of a bird, protecting the steps and camps..."
Volo's heart moved: The chariot formation is in front, and the cavalry is protecting the two wings. The rear wing must be elite.
And no tent was set up, indicating that the Wei army would retreat again...
Just as I was thinking this, another scout horse rushed over: "Sir, the Wei army's cavalry is standing out, all wearing tiger-striped leather armor, and they are approaching my forward!"
Fuluo frowned: "Just a tiger rider?"
"Just a tiger riding!"
"If you are just trying to fend off the formation, don't pay any attention to it. If you dare to get close to the front three miles of the front formation, stick out the two wings to surround it..."
"Yes!"
After the soldiers left, the subordinate asked: "Sir, is the Wei army going to fight?"
"It's all about retreating! If what I predict is correct, the Wei army will only retreat for these twenty miles today. If I push again, Li Chengzhi will not retreat even half a step even if he fights, otherwise there will be a risk of collapse."
.But if it comes tomorrow, I will definitely retreat."
His subordinates had some thoughts: "In that case, how about the last general leading his army to cover up and kill him tomorrow?"
Volo shook his head resolutely: "There is no need for this, it will not be too late to fight again when he has no way to retreat..."
He wished that Li Chengzhi could directly return to Qizhou Camp.