Jiuxi

Chapter 531 Chapter 529 [side by side]

The war drums were beating, and the Yingze Army launched a pursuit, while the Feather Cavalry watched eagerly from the flanks.

The Jing army fully demonstrated its strength during the retreat. Although its formation was not as strict as before, there was no sign of disintegration.

Orders were issued from the central army one after another, and the rear formation became the front army, and the vanguard became the rear army. At the same time, several thousand-man troops took turns to move to the rear under the leadership of their respective generals, which did not give the Qi army a good opportunity to attack.

The distance from Cuiting City to Changshou County in the north is not that far, and there are 5,000 sharp soldiers left by Shu Bulie in Changshou County.

As long as they return within the boundaries of Changshou County, the five thousand infantry can establish a blocking position to cover the main force's return to the city.

On the vast land, the scene is slightly weird.

On one side was Jing Jun, whose troops were far superior to their opponents, and they chose to retreat on their own initiative.

On the other side is the Qi army, which has just over 10,000 infantry and cavalry combined. They are chasing after them in the rear.

The two sides had not engaged in battle before, but had only competed for more than two hours of patience outside Cuiting City.

Thousands of sharp soldiers, who had never been so frustrated as they were today, roared in unison.

The next moment, the retreating Jing Jun suddenly stopped.

Perhaps it was because the recent Battle of Shiquan had a certain impact on Jingjun, so he was in a situation of being pursued even though he had the advantage in strength.

Jing Jun's counterattack came so quickly. If Lu Chen hadn't strictly ordered the pursuit to keep a distance of about a hundred feet, this round of charge would have broken up Yingze Jun's formation.

Not to mention the feat of easily capturing Heluo City, which directly destroyed Southern Qi's rule in Jiangbei.

Commander Yi Ning, who was at the rear, couldn't help but grinned with a ferocious and cruel smile after listening to the latest military order sent by the herald.

"Jinglian warriors, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Under Shu Bulie's order, Ye Ning led a thousand-man team in the center. Pu Xian and Zhuo Lu each led a thousand-man team on both sides and suddenly launched a counterattack against Yingze Army!

He just wanted to draw the Qi army out to prevent the opponent from backing the city and cutting off their retreat to death. At the same time, he also wanted to use a wide line of sight to confirm that the opponent had no reinforcements.

"kill!"

At this point, the fangs finally showed up.

After walking two miles, he suddenly reined in the reins and looked back at the lingering Qi army infantry behind him. Then he looked at the increasingly distant Cuiting City, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The Feiyu cavalry on the edge of the battlefield did not panic when they saw this. Li Bingxue turned back to look at his own infantry. After seeing the flag clearly, he immediately drew back his bow and raised his bow, pointed at the center of Jing's army, and said loudly: "Kill!"

Facing the Qi army's infantry.

It turned out that from beginning to end, Shu Bu Lie never thought about retreating in embarrassment.

A blast of horns came from the Jingjun formation.

As everyone knows, these changes on their part were all unexpected by Shu Buli.

From Captain Ye Ning to every Jingjun soldier below, they all felt angry in their hearts. Although they had to obey the military orders, they couldn't figure out why they were so aggrieved. Is the Qi army really that powerful? Is it necessary to change the practice of more than ten years in the future? If we encounter the Qi army in the wild, we must avoid its sharp edges?
You must know that just a year ago, under the leadership of Qing Yugong, they roamed across Zhao's land, and they were able to beat the Zhao army into panic and flee every time.

The simple nine words spread backwards as quickly as the strong wind.

Turn again.

Every step he took to the north made Jingjun's soldiers feel more angry.

The three thousand cavalry immediately formed a formation and accelerated, rushing towards the Jingjun formation that was now loose.

Shu Bulie looked calm and said calmly: "Get out of the way on the left wing, let this cavalry come in, and strangle it with a square formation!"

A cold and murderous intent finally emerged in his eyes.

The strong wind blew up, and the Feiyu cavalry, led by Li Bingxue, marched forward fearlessly and broke into Jingjun's formation without fear.

This time, Jing Jun did not guard the door as he did before, using only bows and crossbows to resist, but simply gave way to a gap.

Li Bingxue did not hesitate at all, swung her horse to swoop away the enemy's weapons in front of her. The sharp iron blade brought up a bright spark, killing several Jing soldiers in an instant, and then continued forward, like a hammer breaking through the stronghold. Earth, there is no enemy in front of me.

When the soldiers under her command saw that their leader was so brave, they naturally all fought bravely to take the lead.

However, when they broke into more than twenty feet, Jing Jun's obstruction suddenly became stronger. It became very difficult to break through this layer of obstruction and approach Jing Jun's flag.

According to common sense, the cavalry should not be so aggressive when the outcome is unknown. Li Bingxue's choice seems too risky, but from Shu Bulie's perspective, this is normal. The Qi army has become more capable due to its recent victories. Extremely arrogant.

He deliberately passively defended under Cuiting City for more than two hours today, and later took the initiative to retreat, just to confirm whether the Qi army was dazzled by the victory.

As the art of war goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated!
After confirming that the opponent's cavalry was in a quagmire, Shu Bulie's attention immediately shifted to the head-on confrontation in the south, which was the key to determining the outcome of this battle.

When Ye Ning and others led three thousand-man squadrons to counterattack and charge, four more thousand-man squadrons followed closely behind them in accordance with Shu Bulie's military orders.

In the Yingze army formation, Huangfu Yu immediately made adjustments to change the formation to meet the enemy, and then said to Lu Chen on the side: "Master Marquis, no matter how cautious you are, you would never have thought that the eight thousand of us are still just bait."

Lu Chen observed the situation ahead and said calmly: "Brother Huangfu, if your soldiers cannot stop the first few waves of Jingjun's charges, we will change from bait to bait."

Huangfu Yu felt relieved when he was called brother. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, I will go to the front to take charge personally!"

Lu Chen nodded, looking at his back as he rode forward with his own soldiers, and then looked at General Jing's flag in the distance.

On the way north from the capital, he continued to study the lives and temperaments of the generals of the Jing army, especially Shubulie and Tuomanwulu on the eastern front. The battle outside Shiquan City proved that the intelligence sent by the Wang family was accurate. Tuoman Wulu's choices on the battlefield were completely in line with his past performance, so Lu Chen took advantage of the situation and formulated the strategy for the battle of Cuiting.

The entire Dingbei Army and half of the Feiyu Army's cavalry headed west in advance, and did not circle around from the south to avoid Jing's army's eyes, in order to lure Shu Bu Lie to lead his troops south.

All the previous arrangements outside Cuiting City were just to make the other side believe that the Qi army was arrogant and arrogant, so that Shu Bulie would have the confidence to fight decisively. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Qi army to lead a guard of 15,000 men. Jing Jun stayed.

It was indeed risky for Lu Chen to do this. The premise was that Yingze Army must be able to withstand Jing Army's counterattack, so that the ambush troops would have enough time to rush to the battlefield.

But he had to take risks, because the situation on Yongqiu was very critical. He didn't have much time to repeatedly test with Shubulie and others on the eastern front. He had to eliminate the opponent's threat as soon as possible and rush to Yongqiu.

The sound of fighting suddenly broke out, Jing's army surged in like a torrent, and the Qi army's formation shook several times.

"Behead those who retreat!"

Huangfu came to the front of the battle and faced Jingjun's powerful offensive like other soldiers.

The arrival of the general quickly stabilized the morale of the army, and the two sides immediately entered into fierce hand-to-hand combat.

As time goes by, the battlefield gradually takes on a criss-crossing pattern. You are among us, and you are among us. The two sides are fighting inextricably.

Lu Chen did not go into battle personally this time. He stood at the rear and observed the overall situation.

In the ribs of Jing's rear formation, the Feiyu Cavalry had lost their mobility advantage and was drawn into Jing's position.

Although they couldn't get close to General Jing's banner, they still had the advantage of being in a commanding position, especially Li Bingxue and the elites around her, who took on most of the pressure with their outstanding martial arts.

In the wilderness, the infantry of the two armies faced each other head-on, and it was difficult to determine the outcome in a short period of time.

But there is a very clear fact. Compared with the previous tight formation, Jingjun is now in a hard fight, especially the seven thousand-man troops in the south, which are gradually entering a situation where they are fighting on their own.

"Issue a fireworks order."

Until this moment, Lu Chen finally gave the order.

"Yes!"

Qin Zilong's face turned red, and he very carefully took out a special fireworks token from his arms.

Above the clear sky, black smoke exploded, clearly visible more than ten miles away.

Shu Bulie's face changed slightly, he saw the scene he least wanted to see.

From the southwest, a group of thousands of infantry bypassed the hills and rushed towards them quickly.

To the southeast, another infantry group of several thousand people appeared at the same time.

The wind was strong, and two big flags were fluttering in the wind.

At the same time, Li Bingxue, who was trapped in Jingjun's formation, suddenly let out a loud shout that resounded throughout the surrounding area.

"Che Xuan Formation!"

"Yes!"

Countless Feiyu Army cavalry responded in unison.

I saw this cavalry using Li Bingxue and hundreds of elites as arrows. Although it was difficult but tenacious, they formed a formation and rushed toward the northeast. It was almost incredible that they cut a bloody path and came to the north of Jingjun's infantry!
Two infantrymen have also come closer, and the writing on the big flag is clearly visible.

Xunyang Army in the southeast and Jianghua Army in the southwest, under the personal leadership of the two commanders He Gui and Su Zhang, quickly approached the battlefield and directly cut into Jingjun's formation from the flanks!
They only brought five thousand infantry with them this time. Although the number was not large, they were all carefully selected tiger warriors from their respective armies, so they were able to ambush more than ten miles away in advance, and then rushed to the predetermined battlefield. , launched a fatal blow to Jing Jun.

At this critical moment, Shu Bulie showed a calmness that was different from that of Tuoman Wulu, and ordered without hesitation: "Send the order to Ye Ning and others to cut off the rear of the army!"

The implication is that the seven thousand-man troops could only use their own lives to protect the eight thousand people in the rear.

When the order was passed to the front army, Ye Ning looked back at the general's flag, smiled sadly, and then said sternly: "General, obey the order!"

Lu Chen, who was in the distance, naturally couldn't hear this brief reply. He could only see Jingjun moving the flag north, and some of the Jingjun who had initially counterattacked suddenly opened up their formation, like a fragile wall blocking the three soldiers. The Qi army surrounded them from all directions.

He said word by word: "Send the order, the whole army attacks!"

The powerful drumbeats from south to north, accompanied by the high-pitched shouts of the Qi army soldiers, swept everything!
As the sun set, the battle slowly came to an end.

Shu Bulie finally withdrew with nearly half of his soldiers. The Qi army did not kill them all. It was not because they didn't want to, nor because Lu Chen showed mercy, but because the other party's 5,000 elite soldiers left in Changshou County came to respond. It was obviously a back-up move that was not prudent.

Even so, Jing's army lost more than 6,000 men in this battle.

"Do they still dare to go south?"

Li Bingxue, covered in blood, rode her horse to Lu Chen's side. Her face was full of exhaustion, but her eyes were as bright as stars.

Lu Chen turned to look at these eyes that seemed to be able to speak, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure if it's someone else, but Shu Bu Lie will definitely not dare to go south again. Even if there are only two or three thousand people in Cuiting City, he will test him in every possible way. "

Li Bingxue nodded and asked softly: "Then where should we go next?"

Lu Chen heard the expectation in her tone and said solemnly: "Yongqiu."

Li Bingxue looked at him steadily and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)