Chapter 1182 The Yellow Bird Is Behind

Know yourself and the enemy, fight a hundred battles without danger, and pay attention to intelligence has always been the tradition of the Guanlong Army, and Xi Wanli was no exception. After he entered Shouchun, he immediately sent a scout to Zhongli County to investigate the enemy's situation.

The scout captain was named Ye Kuan, and he was also an experienced old scout. He led twenty of his men on horseback and galloped all the way. Although they walked through fields and country roads, they always kept their eyes on the official road.

Ye Kuan knew very well that the army could only take the official route with its baggage.

About fifty miles away from Zhongli County, they suddenly discovered the leading spies who were hurriedly approaching. There were about a hundred people. Ye Kuan hurriedly led him to hide in the woods in the distance, watching the army on the official road several miles away.

The cavalry spies did not investigate in depth. They only looked at the situation within a maximum of three hundred steps along the official road. They probably did not have time for them to investigate in depth. Just two miles behind them, the dark team could already be seen.

The mounted spies quickly passed by, and not long after, the army marched forward in a mighty and rapid manner, stretching for more than ten miles. There were about 30,000 people in the team. They marched neatly and with great momentum. However, there were seven or eight thousand people and the large army Out of place, all of them were listless and weakly following behind. It is estimated that this is Wang Zhongsheng's army. At the end are more than a thousand carts and two thousand cavalry following and guarding.

Ye Kuan is extremely experienced. He quickly discovered the enemy's loopholes. The main force moved too fast and could not keep away from the spies in front. As a result, the spies in front could not go deep. They only had a brief look at the periphery and passed. This was It was very sloppy, it was just a formality, and it created conditions for them to ambush.

Of course, it's hard to say whether it will always be like this. He will continue to observe.

Ye Kuan still wrote a report and sent two of his subordinates to report.

There are two east-west official roads in Haozhou, one south and one north. If you retreat from Zhongli County, you must take the north official road.

After replenishing supplies in Shouchun County, the 30,000 cavalry led by Xi Wanli slowly headed east along the official road to the north.

At this time, 20,000 cavalry led by Li Ye also entered Shouchun. This cavalry served as backup and was less than fifty miles away from Xi Wanli's army.

On the morning of the third day, two reporting scouts arrived at the main army. They bowed and handed a piece of information to Xi Wanli.

Xi Wanli estimated that the other party was still about sixty miles away from them, so he immediately sent someone to find the two lieutenants for discussion.

His left and right lieutenants are Li Feilei and Tian Weiguo. Li Feilei is Li Feiyuanli's nephew, and Tian Weiguo is the son of Modao general Tian Zhen. They are both in their twenties and seventies. Like Xi Wanli, they have become The main force of the new generation.

Li Feilei said: "The other party is in a hurry to withdraw its troops, so they must know about our existence. I guess they will also be wary of our sneak attack halfway."

Tian Weiguo also said: "Since the opponent is well-trained, they will not be so careless in exploring along the way. They may be a little hasty at first, but it should not be the case now. If you want to ambush the opponent, you must move the ambush farther away."

Xi Wanli looked around and saw that the terrain here was open and very suitable for cavalry combat. If he continued walking forward, he would reach the edge of the basin. There were many mountains, but it was not suitable for cavalry.

He immediately led his troops several miles away from the official road and rested in a forest, waiting for news from the scouts.

In the evening, the scout captain Ye Kuan arrived. He knelt down on one knee and reported: "Report to the capital, the enemy has formed a formation twenty miles away!"

"what happened?"

Xi Wanli asked in confusion: "Does the other party know that we are waiting for them here?"

Ye Kuanchen reported: "General Qichen, I have been keeping an eye on the opponent. The opponent has not noticed us, but they know our existence. The reason why we are here is because this is the most suitable place for cavalry operations."

Next to him, Li Feilei also said: "General, Lieutenant Ye is right. Although Li Xilie is very cruel, he is also very good at fighting. This area is the most suitable place for cavalry operations. Li Xilie will definitely guard against us!"

Xi Wanli also agreed with this statement. The reason why Li Xilie's spies were sloppy before was because Li Xilie knew that there would not be his own army there, but when he really arrived at a dangerous place, he became extremely cautious.

After pondering for a moment, Xi Wanli said to Ye Kuan: "Immediately inform His Royal Highness the Supervisor behind us that we have met Li Xilie."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Scout Ye Kuan and his men galloped away on horseback.

Xi Wanli ordered: "Pass my order, form a formation and move slowly!"

The 30,000 cavalry columns advanced slowly, allowing the soldiers and horses to take a breather in a slow motion.

Half an hour later, a black line appeared in front, and Li Xilie's army appeared five miles away.

This area was originally fertile farmland, with a small river winding through it from the north. However, the epidemic has drastically reduced the population of Haozhou, leaving large areas of land barren. The original farmland has turned into grassland, and there is no human habitation within dozens of miles.

Xi Wanli squinted his eyes and looked at the enemy troops not far away. Sure enough, the formation was neat and murderous.

Unfortunately, what they encountered was the Guanlong First Army, which was the most powerful and well-equipped 30,000 cavalry. Each soldier was wearing Mingguang armor, an eagle-edged helmet on his head, and holding a Zhangba cavalry spear made of fine steel. Get off the majestic Dayuan horse.

Each cavalryman can run rampant in a county and is invincible in the county. Even if all the government officials combined are no match for one cavalryman, let alone 30,000 cavalrymen.

Ordinary arrows cannot penetrate their armor, otherwise there would be no point in penetrating the armor.

The procession continued forward, stopping two miles away.

Seeing that the other side had listed 5,000 archers, Xi Wanli sneered and said, "General Li Fei, you lead 10,000 brothers to attack the enemy's crossbow formation from the left and right."

To deal with the crossbow formation, the nomadic cavalry still repeated under the arrows and used their superb riding skills to avoid the arrows.

But the Han cavalry would not rush into the arrows. They would use various tactics to avoid arrows, and flanking was a very effective means.

The cavalry brigade attacked from both sides in a roundabout way, avoiding the killing range of the arrows. By the time the crossbow army re-arranged its formation, it was too late, and the cavalry in front also rushed over.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The rapid sound of war drums sounded.

Li Feilei shouted, "Black Eagle Flag to fight!"

His 10,000 cavalry were the Black Eagle Flag, and the other two cavalry were the Red Tiger Flag and the White Wolf Flag. All 30,000 cavalry followed their own battle flags to fight.

The Eagle Flag was dispatched, and 10,000 cavalry rushed out, and then split into two, with two 5,000 cavalry galloping to the south and north.

Xi Wanli ordered again: "General Tian, ​​attack head-on, slow down, and wait until the enemy's crossbow formation is ineffective before attacking!"

"Yes, sir!"

Tian Weiguo shouted: "White Wolf Flag, go to battle!"

The White Wolf Flag ran forward, and teams of cavalry followed closely. They were a team of 100 people, and the formation was compact and clear.

The 10,000 cavalry moved very slowly, advancing slowly, waiting for the opportunity to attack.

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