Yang An'er's base was at the foot of Fanyang City, and now it gradually moved to the open space to the east. The army under He Shi Lie's command, which was originally more than ten miles north of the city, moved in with them, causing the distance between the two sides to gradually shorten.
The plain between the two armies, about four or five miles away from the west gate of Fanyang City, is generally open and flat. There are sparse woodlands and some shrubs no higher than knee high on the plain. Spring has just begun, and there is little green on the undulating ground.
, most of them are iron gray.
"This area between the two armies was Dukang in ancient times. It was known as the sacred land of Yan during the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, a farm was set up here, with an annual harvest of 400,000 shi of rice and millet. It's a pity..."
Xu Jin pointed at the situation in front of him and explained: "Liu Lang, look, south of the plains, there are several east-west small rivers, which are the remnants of Fanshui and Taoshui in ancient times. The water flow has migrated for hundreds of years, and it has long since ceased to be the same.
.The river has been in disrepair for a long time, and in the area where it merges with the Zhuo River, it is even more tortuous and congested. It overflows in summer and dries up in autumn and winter. Over the years, people have moved to other places one after another, and their fields have been abandoned."
He turned back, looked behind him, sighed and said: "The entire stretch of depressions, dry lakes, woodlands, and pastures at the back has become a good place for river bandits to hang out. Liulang's troops are hiding in
This is the most appropriate. Even if a hundred spies come who are not familiar with the terrain, they can't find any trace!"
Speaking of this, he felt a little proud: "Liu Lang, this place is very nice!"
Guo Ning wore precious green velvet armor and led his war horse. He stood behind a tall reed and stared at the plain ahead.
After a while, he smiled and said: "How can there be any bad time in your arrangements, Brother Xu?"
The black war horse behind him stood for a long time, its hooves got stuck in the mud, and was soaked by the moisture of the wetland. The horse's mane was wet and stuck in strands. The war horse hurriedly kicked its front hooves, and shook its neck anxiously, trying to neigh for a few seconds.
Voice.
Guo Ning reached out his hand and gently stroked the war horse's forehead twice to calm it down.
He looked at the sky and saw that there were some clouds in the sky, and said to Xu Jin: "It hasn't rained since the beginning of spring. I think it looks depressing today, and there is a possibility of a heavy rain."
Having said this, he asked Liu Cheng, the new military officer on the other side: "Rainproof supplies..."
"The arrangements have been prepared when we set off, so Liulang can rest assured. In addition, we have gathered enough spare bow strings. Even if it rains, we can fight without any hindrance." Liu Cheng said respectfully.
"good."
Guo Ning turned his head again and looked southwest of Fanyang City.
A little further in that direction, there is the famous Qigou. In the early years, the Song army attacked Zhuozhou with an army of 100,000 people. The famous Khitan general Yeluxiu Ge led the army and defeated it. The Song army fled at night, and Yeluxiu Ge chased it with iron cavalry, killing countless people. So far.
In that ravine, the bones or armor of Song people would occasionally be washed out by the current.
According to Xu Quan, Jing'an Min led the crowd to ambush there at this time. However, Guo Ning looked for a long time and found no trace of the people lurking. This shows that Jing'an Min is a veteran and acted appropriately.
He nodded slightly to Xu Jin: "I have everything in place here. Brother, you can go back and tell Brother Anmin and others, and then just wait and see what happens."
Xu Jin agreed, turned around and left, walked two steps, and then came back: "Liu Lang, He Shi Lie came to us out of nowhere. If you have made a decision, whether you advance or retreat, you must tell us immediately."
"That's natural."
At this time, the two formations under Fanyang City gradually became circular.
The size of the two armies is not very large. Heshi Liezhizhong's troops have fewer troops, about three thousand. However, the closer they get to the front enemy, the more orderly the formation becomes. They seem to be rushing out of the formation with a murderous aura, but also seem to be squatting in the formation.
There are scary monsters, leaping and swooping at any time.
Yang An'er's troops are about six thousand, which is larger in number. After all, the people of Zhuozhou are martial in nature, and in recent years, there have been even more people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court. Yang An'er traveled south and north, picking up people along the way, and the number of troops increased greatly. Because the queue was loose
Because of this, at first glance, the area of the military formation is more than three times that of the enemy, and the momentum is even greater.
In Guo Ning's eyes, those rabble-rousers were just worthy of waving flags and shouting, and could not be counted. Only the headquarters of more than a thousand people near the high ground behind the entire army was extraordinary... That was the headquarters of the Tiewagang Fighting Army, plus
In the past few days, we have gathered and selected the brave men of Northern Xinjiang.
Once they formed a strong formation, they suddenly became orderly. Their posture was different from what Guo Ning had seen before when he set up an ambush in the night battle. Everyone was wearing armor, and they were all proud, and they had a strong and resolute spirit that was not afraid of death. They were worthy of their reputation.
Since the rebellion during the Taihe period, the rebels have endured many turmoils but are still hard-boned!
The two armies gathered together, and everyone was in awe.
The wilderness was desolate, and the wind howled by. At first it brought the noise of the defenders on Fanyang City, but then for some reason, the defenders fell silent and stopped talking.
Li Ting narrowed his eyes and looked at the formation: "That piece of shit Hu Shahu plans to attack first! He will first push forward with infantry to suppress the loose front formation of Yang An'er's men, and then use the horsemen on the left and right to outflank and break it. Once Yang An'er's headquarters enters the battlefield, he will use
The kidnapping horse restrains the enemy, while the heavy horse waits for the opportunity to break out."
"That's right."
"As for Yang An'er's side...his formation is to divide the loose front team into three groups, left, center and right, to protect the central army. That is to rely on the superiority of troops to hold firmly, and then...then, use his central army
The troops... no, he also has a cavalry, you see, they are at the back."
At this point, Li Ting was speechless for a moment. He frowned and thought for a while: "I can't understand. In this way, what can this cavalry do? Isn't that very passive? Isn't that giving the dog Hu Shahu the opportunity to occupy the space?
Is it cheaper?"
Hearing what Na said, all the military officers looked unhappy, and someone muttered: "That can't be done!"
Li Ting looked at Guo Ning again.
Guo Ning tugged at the newly grown mustache on his chin: "Yang An'er is still very alert. He knows that we are nearby. Look at the position of the cavalry. It is very suitable for cutting off the road from south to north... It is for defense.
Ours. Unless we retreat boldly now, the cavalry will not be able to move."
"This is a bit embarrassing. It seems like we are conspiring with that piece of shit Hu Shahu." Li Ting nodded and cursed in a low voice.
Yang An'er's troops had previously raided the camp of the defeated troops, and they had become enemies with Guo Ning and other leaders of the defeated troops. Although they made temporary peace later, both of them knew that they had their own agendas and had to settle.
When Yang An'er raised his troops, the people of Jing'an, who represented the local armed forces of Zhuo, Yi, and Ding, reached a tacit agreement with Guo Ning, and each of the two families raised troops to go north.
These two soldiers had never faced Yang An'er's troops head-on, but their intention to intimidate was very clear. They were telling Yang An'er openly and openly that it was okay to rebel, and you were welcome to do so, but if they invaded two families from the north of Zhuozhou to Xiong
The state's sphere of influence is absolutely unacceptable.
Therefore, when Yang An'er attacked Xiongzhou, he only used a partial force and forced Bode and Zhang Nu to leave with a few poems. This was not because Bode and Zhang Nu were good at fighting, but because Guo Ning's troops were approaching and they clearly regarded Xiongzhou as a forbidden area.
This situation was naturally beyond Yang An'er's expectations, but he had no choice. Back then, he was based in Zhuozhou and could communicate with local forces. Now that he wants to rebel and fight in various places, he will leave the local armed forces in Hebei.
There is nothing to criticize when they reunite vertically and horizontally.
Therefore, even when Yang An'er was attacking Fan Yang, he kept a small group of extremely elite cavalry behind the formation just in case.
Even though He Shilie's private soldiers were killed on the way, Yang An'er's elite cavalry still kept watch over Guo Ning and Jing Anmin's troops at the rear.
This is also consistent with common sense.
The problem is that He Shi Liezhi's sudden arrival here was completely unexpected by Guo Ning and others, and Guo Ning and others had absolutely no intention of fighting the enemy side by side for He Shi Liezhi.
He Shi Liezhi, who was confronting Yang An'er, was Hu Shahu in Li Ting's mouth. Hu Shahu was his Jurchen name.
In recent years, the Jin Dynasty has attached great importance to Confucian scholars and prided itself on being a great country with the right to rule the world. Although it has promoted the old Jurchen customs from time to time, in fact, the degree of sinicization has become more and more profound.
, boasting of "Han clothes and crown". So much so that after Jurchen nobles entered the officialdom, they had to deliberately change their Han names. Outsiders casually mentioned the Jurchen names of certain generals and ministers, as if with contempt.
Li Ting despises Hu Shahu very much, or in other words, he hates her. Therefore, calling him by his Jurchen name is not enough. He also has to give him a "dog thing" to relieve his anger.
This must be taken into account that Li Ting is a particular person. If it were other soldiers, there would be even more unpleasant words coming out.
This Hu Shahu once participated in the battle at Yehuling as a left-behind man in Xijing.
Wang Shixian and Monk Luo both came from Datong Prefecture in Xijing.
When Hu Shahu was left behind in Xijing, he was greedy, arbitrary and wanton, and did not take the lives of ordinary subordinates seriously. When Wang Shixian's tribe was transferred to Xijing from Gongchang Mansion, there were more than 300 people in his tribe.
There were horses, and they were all good riders with outstanding riding skills. As a result, they were driven by Hu Shahu for several years, and the number of people in the tribe became smaller and smaller. By the time they retreated to Hebei, only two or three kittens and puppies were left.
Monk Luo hated Hu Shahu deeply. The Jurchen nobleman Wanyan Age and the Bohai native Gao Youchang, who caused Monk Luo's family to be ruined, were both Hu Shahu's cronies. Their corruption and perversion of the law were ultimately to collect money for Hu Shahu.
As for Guo Ning, Li Ting and others, they simply don’t want to mention the name Hu Shahu.
During the Battle of Yehuling in the third year of Da'an, although the three prefectures of Chang, Huan and Fu were lost, the imperial court still had 450,000 troops and its strength was still there.
At that time, it was Hu Shahu who was responsible for leading the army to fight the enemy. At that time, the Mongolian army had broken through several states and was plundering its troops. Their horses were herding the wilds. Many senior generals suggested that they should use light cavalry to attack them unprepared. Hu Shahu rejected these suggestions and decided to move forward.
Fight head-on with the Mongolian army in a riding posture.
On the day of the fight, all the tribes were still fighting fiercely, but Hu Shahu was so timid for some unknown reason that he led his army and ran away without any warning! Is there such a general in the world?
His escape not only took away the 7,000 elite members of his headquarters, but also caused a huge loophole in the Jin army's front line that supported each other. It was through this loophole that Mongolian Wanhu Muhuali broke in, and as a result, all the armies collapsed, leading to
The unprecedented failure and disintegration led to a series of tragedies and tragedies, resulting in bones covering the back of Monan Mountain, and blood that never dried up even flowing into the East China Sea!
Who can forget that scene? Who doesn’t hate the instigator?
Now Guo Ning and Jing Anmin threatened Yang An'er, but Hu Shahu, who intervened halfway, took advantage... Why? Yang An'er is a rebel after all. No matter how they hate each other, everyone respects his courage and knows that
This is a good man.
And who is Hu Shahu? Is he worthy of taking advantage here?
