Chapter 504 A little test

The ten-day period agreed between Li Heng and Ye Hu was getting closer. Ye Hu sent someone to ask Li Heng about his strategy, but received a somewhat unexpected answer, saying that the messenger from the West Road had not returned yet, so he had to wait.

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"Why is he so troubled?" After hearing the report, Ye Hu was a little dissatisfied.

Although he didn't understand the situation, he intuitively knew that the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for his side. In fact, the king guarding Chang'an City rarely saw Xue Bai capture Fengxiang, so he sent troops to support it.

However, this was fighting for someone else. No matter how anxious Ye Hu was, he could not die for Li Heng.

After waiting for another two days, Li Heng finally sent someone again, saying that they were ready, and agreed to annihilate the rebels together on July 15th.

"Has Your Majesty arranged all the troops?" Ye Hu asked, "What happened to the West Route Army before?"

The messenger replied: "It doesn't matter, it's just that the road is blocked by Xue Ni's cavalry. Now that the military order has been issued, the generals will arrive on time."

"good!"

Ye Hu had already become impatient and took the initiative to fight. He wanted to fight decisively in the wild, but was worried that Xue Bai would hold on to the city and drag him here. So he sent a small group of rangers to harass outside the city every day.

, and robbed the people in front of Xue Tui's rebels.

Sure enough, the opponent soon lost his composure and was lured out of the city and drove back the soldiers.

Ye Hu seemed to be straightforward and simple, but in fact he was quite cunning. He ordered his troops not to attack Xue Tui's rebels, but led them further away each time, and deliberately exposed his camp to the prying eyes of his sentry horses.

The defense of the camp was not very tight. The food and grass that the Uighur soldiers had captured and some of the cloth were placed by the fence. From a distance, the cries of the prisoners locked up in the camp could be heard.

Every time a soldier of Xue's rebel army couldn't help but want to get closer and shoot the Uighur cavalry guarding the gate, they were pulled back by their colleagues. They all knew that the Uighur people were very good at archery and the terrain was higher.

Shoot farther.

Ye Hu knew that Xue Bai would soon be unable to resist attacking him. He could feel it, just like when two beasts confront each other, they would inevitably be aware of the other's movements before they pounce.

On the Hungry Ghost Festival, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, few people were seen coming out to worship their ancestors in Qizhou, because even if the people were not killed and captured by the Huihe people, they were still scared and hid.

The night before, Ye Hu deliberately ordered a banquet for the soldiers to make it appear that the soldiers were drunk. He hoped that by doing so, Xue Bai would send troops to attack him.

In the early morning, the Huihe camp was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Drunk men were leaning against the camp fence. In fact, the warriors had already fed their horses and were resting in the tent while wearing armor.

After waiting all night, no enemy came to attack. Ye Huzheng felt a little disappointed, but he heard the report again.

"Report, Xue Ni has sent troops."

From this point of view, Xue Bai might have seen through his ambush, and wanted to take advantage of his soldiers to wait all night to no avail, so he suddenly rushed out and caught him off guard.

Ye Hu was not surprised but overjoyed, and immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.

He raised his head and looked at the sky. It was a cloudy day, but the clouds were high and it didn't look like it was going to rain. The weather was finally no longer hot and a little cold, which was very beneficial to the Uighur and Northwest Army.

It seems God is on their side.

According to the agreement, Li Heng's men and horses have already arrived twenty miles north of the Uighur camp. So, as long as Xue Ni's rebels come over, the Uighur cavalry can take advantage of their speed to retreat, and after entering the predetermined battlefield, they will fight with Li Heng.

Join forces to attack him fiercely. As for the northwest army, they will surround him from the rear, cutting off Xue Ni's retreat, and not giving Chang'an a chance to support him.

The plan was decided, and then came the execution. Huihe's sentry horses came and went like the wind, and they had a natural advantage in controlling the battlefield. They quickly found out Xue Ni's marching movements clearly and reported every piece of news.

Came over.

"Report, there are two groups of enemy soldiers coming here. The west group leads from Fengxiang Mansion and is led by Xue Ni himself. There are four thousand cavalry and thousands of additional troops, more than 20 miles away from the camp; the east group leads from Jincheng County

We are leaving, with Wang Jin in charge, the number of people has not yet been determined, and we are still more than ninety miles away from the camp."

"Report, Xue Ni is still more than ten miles away from the camp. Stop and organize your formation."

"Feng Changqing, the governor of the Anxi Army of the Tang Army, sent people to report. They have passed through Qianyang and can reach Fengxiang in half a day to attack Xue Ni's rear formation."

"King Guangping has marched five miles north of the camp. Pugu Huai'en is resting his formation and can rush to kill Xue Ni's flank at any time."

"Report, Xue Ni is still five miles away from our camp..."

Ye Hu didn't need a map, he naturally had the situation of the entire battlefield in his mind.

There are tens of thousands of soldiers on each side of the enemy and ours. It is extremely difficult to get so many soldiers to arrive at the scheduled battlefield as planned. Even the most powerful generals often cannot fully achieve their wishes before the war begins.

He can predict and adjust as much as possible. But Ye Hu is very smooth, and all the troops seem to be controlled by his thoughts. If there is divine help.

Today is not a siege battle, but a field battle. Due to the simple terrain, both sides do not have many strategies and both have the urge to confront each other directly. It is rare that this will be a battle won purely by hand-to-hand combat.

Ye Hu liked this, and he was already excited when he saw Xue Bai's flag, and wished he could immediately order a charge to kill him. Unfortunately, he was just a reinforcement, and there was no need to pay such a heavy loss for Li Heng.

So he ordered: "When the battle begins, we will feign defeat and retreat, allowing the Tang army to fight with them for casualties."

"Don't be reluctant to part with those children of gold and silk. When the battle is won, Lord Tang will give us as much as we want!"

Finally, Xue Bai's flag was erected in front of the Huihe cavalry formation. He took a short rest and sounded the horn, as if there were heavy armored cavalry charging over.

They were holding heavy and long spears, and after picking up speed, they were as powerful as thunder. The Uighur cavalry here seemed to be flustered because of a hangover, and they were still hurriedly forming formations. They all started to charge and kill.

Chaos before war.

Like a stone hitting the hive, the bees dispersed in an instant.

But the stone may break the hive and kill a few bees beside the hive, but it is difficult to cause major damage to these light flying bees.

The Uighur cavalry were very skilled in riding, and easily escaped before the heavy cavalry came. Some even hung themselves on the stirrups of their horses in a dazzling display of skill, and barely managed to get back on the horse before falling, uttering a fearful cry. The scream attracted Xue Tui's rebels to chase him.

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Even though they knew that the Uighur cavalry was feigning defeat, Xue Bai's soldiers still easily felt like a great victory.

After killing the He people in one round, Gao Shen rushed into the Huihe camp on horseback. Looking around, he saw that everywhere was gold, silk, money and grain, as well as captured women and children.

"Help!"

Most of the prisoners were tied with ropes and stripped of their clothes. They tried their best to hide themselves while looking at them with pitiful eyes asking for help.

Gao Shen couldn't help but glance around, trying to find Shen Pearl inside.

"It's a trap, don't miss it!"

The generals shouted loudly, and Fan Lao even stepped forward to give Gao Shen a whip and angrily shouted: "Why are you running around?! Follow the military orders!"

Gao Shen was in pain, but his heart was bleeding. He knew rationally that at this moment, defeating the enemy was the most important thing. At the same time, he was worried that something had happened to Shen Pearl before that, so he had to endure the pain. Then he went to see the prisoners, reined in the reins, and followed Fan Lao to continue killing the Huihe cavalry.

As a result, their front line was also in chaos.

Everyone in the Uighur cavalry is good at bows and horses, so they don't need to follow the formation. It doesn't matter if they get into chaos. But if they get into chaos, their biggest advantage will be lost.

The two sides chased and fought, and soldiers died and fell from time to time, dotting the battlefield with blood. Most of the morning passed, and Li Heng's soldiers and horses finally appeared in front.

"Woo——"

The long trumpet sound resounded throughout the world, and Pugu Huaien's big flag swayed and roared fiercely in the wind, guiding the soldiers and horses who were waiting for work to come forward.

The situation at this time was that Xue Bai's troops were attracted to the predetermined battlefield by Ye Hu's feigned defeat and fell into an ambush.

Normally, Xue Bai would be taken aback and ordered to retreat. After that, the West Route Army deployed by Li Heng surrounded Xue Bai.

However, Xue Bai did not retreat, but also ordered an attack, so their horns sounded loudly, one after another, as if they were responding to the enemy.

"Attack!"

When they were ready, Fan Lao gave the signal, and Gao Shen immediately mounted his horse and charged.

He even wanted to kill the Uighur cavalry, but the Uighur cavalry did not want to engage in a head-on battle, so they accelerated their horses and ran to both sides, revealing the fully-equipped Pugu Huai'en tribe.

"kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Pugu Huai'en himself was a fierce general, and his soldiers and horses also inherited his brave style. With the three calls for formation, the shields in front were densely raised, and the long swords of Ru Lin were raised high, and the cavalry on both wings drove their horses to greet them. Go up.

After several rounds of arrows, the two sides engaged in battle. Gao Shen rushed to the front and slashed the opposing shield twice with his sword, but failed to disrupt the enemy formation. Their physical exertion was already greater, and Pu Guhuai En obviously wants to catch their weak point.

After two more chops, Gao Shen's blade became chipped and was no longer sharp for cutting people. Such small details actually affected his life and death on the battlefield, but he didn't care at all. All he could think about was "win"

, he wants to win, he wants to rescue Shen Zhenzhu.

Large drops of sweat spread like mist on his face. As he struck with all his strength, the jaws of his palms burst. At the same time, the enemy soldier holding the shield fell to the ground because he could not block his force.

Gao Shen then rushed forward, jumped on the shield, slashed down with his broadsword, and cut down the unprepared soldier behind the enemy's shield hand.

"Destroy the enemy!"

His will to kill the enemy comes from a ridiculous emotion that he doesn't know where to start, and his personal will is very small among tens of thousands of people. But behind him are more angry Guanzhong soldiers, who have gathered into a powerful fighting spirit

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They completely forgot that they were not actually facing Uighur cavalry, but fellow Tang soldiers like them.

Therefore, personal dignity, emotions, and the pride of defending the home and country seemed to have been teased, or even trampled upon, by power and the times in this battle...

Li Chu, who was standing on a high platform in the distance and looking at the formation, slightly raised his proud head, with determination flashing in his eyes.

"Xue Ni is about to be defeated." Li Chu said: "He attacks more with less, and attacks more with weakness. Even if the king rarely arrives on the battlefield in time, I still have reinforcements."

Standing behind him was Yu Chaoen, the envoy appointed by Li Heng to watch the military appearance of the world. He asked puzzledly: "King Guangping, if this is the case, why does Xue Ni take the initiative to attack?"

"You can't just look at the battlefield in front of you." Li Chu said, "You have to focus on the overall situation. In accordance with the orthodox principles, my father ordered Guo Ziyi to leave Hedong. Chang'an has become an isolated city. Xue Ni can only have a chance of survival after a battle, otherwise he will just sit back and wait for death."

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To be continued...