Chapter 549: Wind and Frost (8)

Li Ding's order to advance did not cause much trouble.

In fact, most people in the North have long discussed the possibility of this military order, especially after the two battlefields on the southern front were opened one after another... There is no way, so many military forces were piled up under Li Ding's command, people outside may speculate, be puzzled, and even others inside the help will question it, but the people here in the North themselves know it... To put it bluntly, do they know whether they have the power? Do they know whether they are loyal or not?

So as the available power, so many, such strong available powers were not used in Hanoi, were not placed in Henan, did not guard Yecheng, and even gathered in northern Jin and Youzhou, and only lived in the northern part of the land. Why?

Of course it's for war!

The war had been prepared for a long time, and the supplies from the entire northern part of Youzhou were continuously gathered, with a large number of war horses, livestock, armor, weapons, winter clothes, summer clothes, fur, forage, military rations, salt, vinegar cloth... Even according to Li Longtou's requirements, there were some strange things like walnuts, pigeons, crows, sulfur, salted fish, iron fire sticks, etc.

In comparison, with the diplomatic efforts that had been tried before, it seemed much normal to target the small tribes on the other side of the Kuhai Sea to gold, silver, money, silk, lacquerware, ceramics, and even seals, ribbons and brocade clothes.

Even if you don’t fight the witch, it seems normal.

Just as Li Ding made up his mind to cross the sea and march across the sea, the situation at the main battlefield of Hanoi was also changing rapidly.

At the beginning, they just exchanged prisoners and wounded, cleaned up the battlefield as usual, including the defensive Kansai Army repairing camps, etc., but soon the army smelled something unusual.

"Agree?" Zhang Xing, who was lying on the couch, was a little surprised.

"Agree." Pang Jinggang said seriously. "I was so worried about Si Qinghe who came forward to receive me in person. But later, I heard that Xue Ren was captured by us, so I suddenly recognized him... It was said that Xue Ren was their emperor's favorite general, and he had to obey. He was willing to exchange all the prisoners and corpses with us for seriously injured Xue Ren."

Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "Do you think something is wrong?"

"Yes." Pang Jingang said solemnly. "They prepared too well and agreed too simply... I think, even if we say that Xue Ren is dead, he may use Xue Ren's body as an excuse to directly agree to exchange... Chief, are there already some 'rules' in Hanoi? I see that they had not yet lost their morale when they fought yesterday, so why should they be so straightforward?"

"That's exactly what it said." Zhang Xing turned over and sat up. His limbs were sore now. If he had been yesterday for a while, he could hold on, but he would definitely be injured later. "If they had prepared it long ago, no matter what aspect, they had a plan... What do they want to do?"

As he said that, he pushed away Feng Chang who wanted to support him.

"I don't know." Xu Shiying, who was sitting on the stool in the door, shook her head. "But she must make big moves... To this end, both sides have tried their best. According to the opponent's attitude of taking the initiative to attack, they will inevitably seek change. But they don't know whether they want to withdraw or take a single bet."

"I'm just going to bet!" Zhang Xing slowly put away his legs and sat cross-legged on the couch, and couldn't help but grin. "Not to mention that the Guanxi Army has not actually been damaged, how can we fight to the death? Even if Bai Hengqiu was crazy and wanted to bet, the dozen generals in his camp always had to fight with him for two days... Eight out of ten are withdrawing troops, and only those who withdraw troops will not care about so many! However, even if we withdraw troops, we must be prepared for ten thousand guards and preparations."

Xu Shiying nodded and shook her head again.

"Is it uneasy in my heart?" Zhang Xing asked with a smile. "It's okay, the last encounter will inevitably be difficult, but as long as we survive, we will have another master, and we will be able to fight better in the future."

Xu Shiying shook her head. After a moment, she seemed to remember something, and then said seriously: "I mean, should I send someone to ask the surname Han? Wasn't he shaken when the wind blows before? Have you taken the initiative to contact us?"

This is Zhang Xing's bedroom. Only Xu Shiying, Pang Jingang and Feng Chang led several rotating documents responsible for communication. They joined the army. At this time, the rest of the people were surprised to hear this.

The surname of Han, the general, took the initiative to contact him. With the previous discussion, it seemed that Han Yingong had rebelled again.

"It's feasible." Zhang Xing thought for a while and simply agreed. "I'm like this now, Xiaoma is sick again. You and the King are more responsible... Just let Xiaoma and I know about some things, and there is no need to discuss everything in person."

Xu Shiying's heart moved slightly, and she immediately stood up to agree, said goodbye and left.

In this way, the situation became increasingly obvious and clear in the next two days.

First of all, on the second day, after the two sides exchanged the captives and corpses, they immediately began to send back the bodies of the soldiers who died in their own sacrifices. The army came to send many soldiers, including Hao Yide, and the Guanxi Army was also transporting the bodies to pass through... However, it was soon used to arrange spy responses from the past to use the ambiguous attitude of the Han family, saying that the team that transported the bodies of the Guanxi Army was abnormal and was a bit too large... This not only meant that many grassroots soldiers of the Guanxi Army died in the last battle, but according to general habits, the team that transported the bodies was generally very simple, and even the wounded would not follow the men. The morale of the military was shaken. However, this time, the Guanxi Army obviously mixed with a large number of baggage transfer trucks and a large number of civilians.

This seems too anxious.

On the third day, both sides began to further transport the wounded, and the spy also responded further. There were many more supplies in the injured team, and many light wounded people with obvious combat power also appeared in the team.

That's not all. Han Changmei, the Kansai Army, who was on the back and flanks, and Han's bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-the-bow-in-

It was during these days and nights that General Manager Han finally stopped pretending to be loyal ministers. He found a spy from the army and allowed the man to escape overnight and return to the military camp. He informed the senior management of the army that Bai Hengqiu was indeed preparing to retreat. The military orders were only conveyed to the General Manager, the first level of the General, but the Generals of the Central Army had already noticed it, and before retreating, there was a feint attack.

Although Xu Shiying was authorized, she took the initiative to find Zhang Xing to visit Ma Wei who fell ill after that day, and quickly formulated a basic strategy - whether it was a trap, whether it was a feint attack, whether it was a evacuation, whether Sima Zheng would stop him, and whether the Han surnamed would rebel in the face of the battle, they should be prepared to fight again and pursue him again.

If the resolution is certain, it is to step up preparations and wait for the opportunity.

Sure enough, time did not make them wait too long. Just two days later, with a slightly obvious cooling and frost, the Kansai army moved.

The battle process throughout the day was not good, but it was intense and compact enough.

The Guanxi Army's leading cavalry brigade nearly 10,000 rivers gathered from the north bank of Qinshui. The main general was Bai Liben, and the army faced tit-for-tat, using Liu Heibai as the general manager of the marching, gathering the fifth battalion of cavalry, including the first battalion of Youzhou cavalry led by Zhang Gongshen, who was supported last time, with about 8,000 to 9,000 people attacking head-on.

But soon, after the war started, the cavalry that basically could not be recovered, and the Guanxi Army colleagues exposed their background... Just like the precarious situation in the first battle of infantry, the cavalry of the army was also at a disadvantage on the entire line.

So, taking this opportunity, the two sides began a tactic of adding fuel to the oil, and the army took the lead in supporting the infantry, and then the Guanxi Army. After repeated several times, the north bank of Qinshui had already fought a broken war in the afternoon.

It is obvious that Bai Hengqiu could not abandon the many soldiers on the north bank and retreat directly, so he continued to open up a second battlefield in person, and personally sent troops to attack Anchang City where Xu Shiren was stationed.

Anchang City is right next to Qinshui, which is the key to connecting the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The army naturally dare not neglect. Zhang Xing, who had just improved, led the team himself, and the three masters and followers, and the two sides staged a good show under Anchang City.

It was not until the evening that the two families withdrew their troops.

This day seemed to be a continuation of a series of matchups that were not decided before, but in fact, the commanders of both sides knew it well that this was the tactical feint attack of the Kansai Army to test whether there was a feasible tactical cover to retreat.

Of course, Jun did not give this opportunity.

Only since Bai Hengqiu had made up his mind, he naturally would not bother him anymore. That night, he summoned all the generals of the Central Army and the ministers of the army and directly announced the withdrawal of the troops the next day, and he himself would personally cut off the rear.

The resolution is unquestionable, especially the General's first-level general, which has reached an agreement, not to mention that there was a Zhang Shiben who had not shaken his decision to fight to the decisive battle before.

So, after accepting the relevant military orders for the withdrawal sequence, the generals returned to the camp and immediately began to work on related matters. The soldiers also began to pack up and pay tribute.

It was said that it was packing luggage, but in fact it was nothing... there was no spoil. After fighting for more than a month, I tied it again and again, I didn't have much reward. Even the winter clothes were just halfway there. Now I'm back in Hedong, I happened to get the winter clothes home for the New Year... So, I don't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, but it was only one night, and I was almost ready to return to the army.

It can only be said that fortunately the Kansai soldiers were used to hard fighting.

Among them, the former Fufeng Prefect of the Great Wei Dynasty and the current Daying General Xue Liang had nothing to do. He had personally counted his armor and weapons early on, and sat on his couch, looking at his half-broken palm in a daze.

I don’t know how long it took, but the tent was lifted up. The former prefect of Fengyi of the Great Wei Dynasty and the current general of Daying Yang, Luo Fang, appeared in the tent.

Luo Fang felt a sourness in his heart when he saw his brother's broken hand... It was because of this that his brother had lost his path of cultivation and stopped at a inferior elixir. However, it was also because of this that Bai Hengqiu let them go and make a little use of them, because everyone knew that their brothers and Daying were certainly different from us, but they were also incompatible with the army.

"I didn't dare to test Lao Eleven." Luo Fang sat down and whispered to the other party. "He is like Lao Twelve. He has been with his adoptive father for a short time and has not had that deep relationship with us... I don't hide it from you. When Lao Qi broke up with us and was devoted to being the front pawn of Bai Hengqiu, I felt that if we want to do something, we will only be the two of us..."

Having said that, even though Luo Fang claimed to be a hero and Cheng Dan had been practicing for a long time, he even choked up: "It's all because I was incompetent. I couldn't help my adoptive father before, and then I couldn't protect our brothers... It would be fine if I just couldn't fall down. At least I died in Huaixi that day, and I died in Guanxi, so I could do my best for you. Why did I reach the point of being under the throne of enemies today?"

Xue Liang's expression finally became vivid, and he only smiled bitterly and said, "What are the things that brother said? Don't we understand? The world is constantly changing. Even if Zhang Sanlang, Bai Sanniang, Sima Zheng, and Xu Shiying are like fish in water, aren't there any Zhang Changgong who die like Zhang Hengqiu, Wei Shengji, and those who are deeply rooted in their entrenched father, they must pay attention to a favorable and unfair... What do we have? After seven or eight years of chaos, when we are at the moment, we can still support each other. It is God's will to pity us. Don't care about the long term and be careful."

Luo Fang could only nod.

The two brothers sat up together in Xue Liang's tent... I don't know if they were recalling the past or worrying about the future.

This night, like two Taibao, there will be more than one person sitting with his back seat. Bai Hengqiu is sitting with his back seat, Zhang Xing is sitting with his back seat, Sima Zheng is also sitting with his back seat, Xu Shiying is still sitting with his back seat... Of course, there is a reason for these people to sit with his back seat. How will the situation develop after this battle? How to continue the irreversible full-scale war? Including how to fight tomorrow?

It's all things to think about.

Correspondingly, Han Changmei and Han Yingong brothers were also sitting withered... This seemed to be natural. Their brothers were both shaken by their position because of the situation. One of them had even officially conveyed military information to the army, which was considered an authentic rebel, but his position was still critical. If he really wanted to rebel tomorrow, he was afraid that the Guanxi Army would destroy 30,000 to 50,000 elite combat power.

That's right, it was not Han Yingong who took that step, but Han Changmei.

The reason is very simple. Han Changmei is not as close to Han Changmei at the position of the bow... Han Changmei, who is guarding the stone mountain and guarding the entrance of the passway, knows that he may never have a similar opportunity to hold such a large amount of capital to turn against the water in his life, so he couldn't help it.

But then again, it would not be so simple to make this decision. Suppose he will turn against the enemy tomorrow and try to control Guandao and intercept the retreat of the Guanxi Army. Although he will make great contributions, he will inevitably encounter the craziest attacks from various units of the Kanxi Army, not to mention that he himself does not know how many so-called troops in the headquarters can be controlled... What if he cannot dispatch the headquarters at all and is slapped to death by Bai Hengqiu?

He is not his elder brother, and his cultivation level of Bai Zhan Majesty and Nengbo Zhenlong are there.

Even if he could be a Duke, it was all up to his nephew, and Bai Hengqiu's British Duke happened to take his brother's plate and didn't give him a seat and look bad on his face.

Not to mention, compared with his cold-hearted brother, Han Changmei's family was still in Chang'an, but he sent a confidant to tell these people that when he heard the news of the defeat, he threw down everything and went straight into the Qinling Mountains... This is very dangerous in itself.

So how can that sentence be said... Survival or destruction is a big problem.

Relatively speaking, the reason why Han Yingong was sitting in a silly manner is even simpler. He is willing but powerless and can't afford to take the capital to rebel. But his rebel mentality is the most serious. He really feels that the help is uncontrollable, especially after the recent battles, he feels that the other party will win sooner or later. If he stays in Kansai, he will be scraped as a fish scale.

But the troops will be withdrawn tomorrow.

After dawn, the smoke from cooking was curling and the newly formed frost had not melted. The retreat began. The Guanxi Army used the same trick again and used cavalry to go out of the north bank of Qinshui to try to dispatch the army cavalry, but unexpectedly, the army cavalry went to fight almost at the same time, and came to attack the Guanxi Army camp in front of him.

"What is this to do!" After hearing the news, Bai Liben, the chief cavalry general who had just walked to the floating bridge, was shocked. "What is the use of cavalry attacking the camp?!"

The cavalry around were also confused.

Why do you need to cross the river and march from the north bank of Qinshui? Because common sense is that the battlefield in front of the camp is narrow, which is not conducive to cavalry fighting. Only the north bank of Qinshui can fight. What they don’t know is that Bai Liben’s shock actually has another meaning - regardless of whether these cavalry are used or not, the army’s reaction is too fast! The scale of mobilization is too large!

So, does this mean that the army has already learned the news that they are going to retreat today?

Since ancient times, the most difficult thing in using military forces is to advance and retreat. Will there be a big mess?

"Continue to advance and slow down!" As soon as he thought of this, Bai Liben's opponents of the cavalry general gave an order, and at the same time gave up the war horse, jumped up, and headed straight towards the central platform.

"I will take it here, and you will send troops as usual." Bai Hengqiu ordered without delay when he saw people coming. "If they knew that we would withdraw our troops today, they would definitely make it the first step to disrupt our arrangements and must not be dispatched by them."

When Bai Liben heard this, he only landed on the high platform for a moment, and immediately jumped up again and rushed back to the direction of Qinshui.

In this way, the Guanxi cavalry brigade crossed the river as before, and almost as they arrived on the other side, they began to prepare for preparations, the military cavalry brigade also arrived in front of the newly repaired camp of the Guanxi army. Now, the Guanxi army immediately realized what the army was going to do.

Nothing else, these nearly 10,000 cavalrymen actually had a piece of firewood dipped in oil and wrapped in wheat straw... They couldn't call it a torch, and the ones who were carrying were serious torchs... When they arrived in front of the village, the torch had been lit. With a command, the firewood and the torch were thrown into the village together.

For a time, the Kuanda camp, which lasted more than ten miles, was almost full of fireworks.

This is not a successful fire attack, because the humidity was too heavy in the morning, and although the Guanxi Army camps were large, they could be called layer by layer and staggered. The middle division of camps and villages were designed in a very organized manner, with trenches everywhere, and the fire might not be able to rise; not to mention that after the war that day, these front-line camps were actually very empty and had to retreat soon, so they could give up easily. Even if there was smoke, it might not have much effect.

However, the army must not expect the war-effectiveness of the fire attack. They just wanted to use this to drive away the troops in the camp and create opportunities for the subsequent army brigade to advance.

"Set the fire." Bai Hengqiu just observed the wind direction and suddenly laughed, and then made a response that was blessed to the soul. "Get out of the front camp, and then we set fires, throwing all the debris that we can't take away, turning the front camp into a fireworks ruin that hinders their pursuit!"

Bai Hengyuan next to him hesitated for a moment.

Bai Hengqiu knew what he meant and immediately turned his head to look at the other party: "Retreat in advance! No need to worry! This is an opportunity!"

Bai Hengyuan urged and turned around.

It is much more convenient to burn your own camp than to burn the other party. It only exploded in a moment. As the fire broke out, the entire Guanxi military camp also exploded. However, all the soldiers and civilians received military orders and began to return to the west in advance.

At this time, the vanguard of the army brigade had just left the camp and received the news from the former cavalry, and was caught off guard.
To be continued...