Jiuxi

Chapter 569: 567 [Dapeng rises with the wind]

When another group of scouts came to report that the tens of thousands of Qi troops appearing in the northwest were carrying the banner of the Southern Qi Jingjun Jinwu Camp, the Fourth Prince could not help but be filled with anger.

He has been following Qing Yugong for the past six months and has been deeply impressed by the rigor and meticulousness of this Southern Court Marshal.

Since Qing Yugong decided to have a decisive battle with the Qi army outside Yongqiu City, how could he ignore collecting information around the battlefield?
The reason why the Seven Star Army Cavalry was discovered in advance was because Qing Yugong arranged a lot of scouts and rangers on the periphery.

The activity areas of Jingjun's cavalry are in the east, west and south. This is a very reasonable arrangement, because the north is the territory controlled by Jingjun, and more than 20 miles away is Bai County, where a large amount of food and grass are stored and guarded by tens of thousands of infantry.

Further north is the capital area of ​​Yan State.

However, this Qi army clearly emerged from the territory controlled by the Jing army in the north, catching Qing Yugong off guard!
The fierce and loud drumbeats spread from the center of the army to all directions. This was a very clear and unambiguous order: the entire army should retreat.

At present, the battlefield was divided into multiple areas, and the commanders of each army needed to have sharp enough judgment. However, Qing Yugong obviously saw his own situation at a glance, so he gave the order to converge and reunite without hesitation.

This order was simple enough that the commanders of each army did not need to think too much. They only had to lead their subordinates towards the royal flag of the central army.

The Fourth Prince looked at Qing Yugong with a solemn expression, and a mixture of anger and sympathy arose spontaneously.

The anger was because the sudden appearance of the Qi army's surprise troops behind him ruined the good situation of the Jing army.

Before the appearance of this Qi army, the Jing army was actually in a strategic advantage. Although Lu Chen led the main infantry of the Qi army to launch a strong attack, the Xiashan army was still able to hold its position. On the contrary, the Yongqiu defenders were about to break through the defense line of the Qi army's left wing. Moreover, Qing Yugong had prepared for both the Feiyu Army and the Seven Star Army in advance.

It's a pity that he failed at the last moment. Now he has to gather all his troops and prepare for retreat.

As for sympathy, the Fourth Prince witnessed with his own eyes how Qing Yugong planned and strategized, and how he almost achieved a resounding victory in a very unfavorable situation. However, in the end, all his efforts were wasted because of an enemy force that emerged from the heart of his own territory. Who can calmly accept such a gap?

Putting himself in the other's shoes, the Fourth Prince felt that he would most likely be furious, but Qing Yugong just had a solemn look on his face, without showing any sign of panic.

He came closer and said with mixed feelings: "Your Majesty, why did the Qi army's ambush appear from the north?"

Qing Yugong looked at the tens of thousands of Qi troops surging from the north, his eyes lingering on the thousands of soldiers on the left who were simply dressed but extremely fierce, and said slowly: "Your Highness, the thousands of people in the Qi army's ambush are local soldiers from the seven tribes of Shazhou."

The fourth prince was shocked.

Having stayed in Jiangbei for so long, he had some understanding of the geographical conditions of Moyang Road in Yan State and Jingzhou in Southern Qi.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for the Southern Qi army to cross the border quietly, make a circle in Moyang Road and appear in the north of Yongqiu. There is only one possibility left.

This ambush unit of the Qi army marched northward from Shazhou, using local soldiers from seven tribes of Shazhou as guides, and attacked from behind the Jing army over a long distance.

Thinking of this, the fourth prince was furious and spat out a few words from between his teeth: "Sagai, that rubbish!"

As early as last autumn, Emperor Jing had asked Sagai to attack Shazhou in order to open up a third battlefield and bypass the natural barrier of Hengjiang River to directly attack the south of the Yangtze River.

Sagai ultimately failed to complete the mission, and the seven tribes of Shazhou were pulled to the side of Southern Qi by Lu Chen. This was not too shabby, after all, the Jing army had killed eight thousand Shazhou local soldiers back then, and this was also a blood feud.

The problem is that although Emperor Jing knew that the seven tribes of Shazhou had defected to Southern Qi, he ordered Sagai to send people to keep an eye on Feiniao Pass. As a result, his people were like blind and deaf people and discovered nothing, allowing tens of thousands of Qi troops to reach the north of Yongqiu. How ridiculous was this?

Qing Yugong glanced at the livid prince and said succinctly, "Your Highness, now is not the time to find out who is responsible."

The fourth prince suppressed the raging anger in his chest and nodded, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely explain this matter to my father and all the ministers in the court!"

Qing Yugong nodded slightly, then rode his horse forward. His back looked bleak and desolate.

The commands issued simultaneously by sixteen drums resounded between heaven and earth. The first to take action were naturally Tuote and Wulinyu, because they were closest to the main position of Jing Army.

The two reacted almost at the same time.

Wu Linyu immediately led more than 4,000 Xiashan cavalrymen to make a detour from the side, intending to quickly reach the rear of the main position to intercept the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Jinwu camp led by Chen Lanyu.

Tuote decisively gave up attacking the left wing of the Qi army. Even though the defense line of the Southern Qi Jing army was already crumbling, he could only lead 20,000 infantrymen to the northeast with grief and indignation, trying to rush into the main position and join the main force.

But how could they achieve their wish so easily?

The 4,000-plus Xiashan cavalry had just set off when the Feiyu Army in the north sent out half of its cavalry and turned back to block their way.

The previous situation was reversed again.

At that time, Wu Linyu's duty was to protect the 20,000 infantrymen behind him and prevent the Feiyu Army from joining forces with the Southern Qi Jing Army. Now it was the Feiyu Army that had to block them and prevent them from harassing the Qi Army ambush troops that were pouring in from the north.

At this moment, Wu Linyu finally came to his senses. The mission of the Feiyu Army of Southern Qi was neither to rescue the defense line of the Jing Camp nor to directly raid the rear of the Jing Army, but to appear in the most reasonable position by pulling the troops on this vast battlefield, ensuring that those tens of thousands of infantrymen could smoothly approach the back of the main position of the Jing Army!

At this moment, Wu Linyu could only roar angrily: "Kill them all!"

More than 4,000 Xiashan cavalrymen roared from their chests and rushed towards the Feiyu Army!

Close combat, murderous intent filled the air!
The 20,000 infantry led by Tuote also encountered obstacles. The main force of the Qi army, which had previously ignored the battle situation on the left wing, seemed to have suddenly woken up. They did not sit idly by and watch the Jing army enter the main battlefield. At the same time as Tuote issued the order, Lu Chen's military order was also sent to Qiu Jixun, the commander of the Qingxu army.

This brave general who had made outstanding contributions in the battle to defend Yongqiu did not hesitate for a moment. Under his calm command, the Qingxu Army, which was located at the edge of the main battlefield, moved westward and then turned to face the 20,000 infantrymen under Tuote.

This time, Tuote clearly felt strong resistance. Unlike the previous unstoppable attack on the opponent's Jingying defense line, the strength of the Qingxu Army was obviously stronger.

Tuote could only suppress the irritability in his heart, force himself to calm down, and command each unit to push forward desperately.

He must arrive before the main position is completely surrounded, otherwise his side will have no chance in this battle.

There were many generals who shared the same idea as him, including Pucha, the commander of the cavalry of the Loyal Army.

Before the rapid drumbeats sounded, on the southeast battlefield, the two Jing army cavalry units had already gained the upper hand.

The reason was simple. Dingbei had only 7,000 cavalrymen, while the Loyalty Army and the Changsheng Army had more than 15,000 cavalrymen, twice the strength of the enemy. Pucha's position was completely blocked, and he could not see the specific situation in the north at all, but he fully believed in Qing Yugong's judgment of the battle situation. Since he issued an order for the whole army to gather, it meant that the situation of Jing's army was already very dangerous.

Because after gathering, the next step must be retreat.

This time, Wulinda did not hesitate as before. After noticing the movements of the Loyal Army cavalry, he also led the Changsheng Army to try to get rid of the entanglement of the Dingbei cavalry.

The two cavalry units began to move to the flanks, their intentions obvious.

On the noisy battlefield, Li Chengen, his blood-stained robe, looked into the distance. Although he could not see Ye Jitong's figure, he knew that the other party could definitely hear the shouting here.

He rode his horse and wielded his spear, killing one man instantly. Then he shouted loudly, "Dingbei Army, fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

In response, he was met with the roars of hundreds of men around him.

"Fight to the death!"

The shouting spread outward.

"Fight to the death!"

Ye Jitang and thousands of other men in the distance responded in unison.

The two cavalry units of the Jing army wanted to detour to the north, but the Dingbei army was determined to stop them at all costs.

Soldiers against soldiers, against generals.

Either you die or I die!
The two parts of the Jing army in the west and south wanted to quickly join the main force, while the Da Qi army only wanted to delay them.

On the eastern battlefield, the more than 4,000 Xiashan cavalry led by Wugu Lun had a completely opposite mission. Although Qing Yugong ordered the entire army to retreat, Wugu Lun could see the situation in the north and knew that the Qi army's surprise force had appeared. Now he had to stop the aggressive Seven Stars cavalry coming from the east.

Defeat them and then reunite with the main force.

"kill!"

Wu Gulun took the lead, holding the spear tightly in his right hand, and rushed forward.

As the elite troops under Qing Yugong's command, this cavalry may be conceited or confident, but they will not be afraid of the oncoming bandit cavalry.

The two cavalry units were getting closer and closer. At this time, Wu Gulun noticed that the opponent's formation was relatively loose, and he couldn't help but feel more relaxed.

His eyes were fixed on the masked cavalry commander, and his internal energy circulated throughout his body, pouring into his arms.

"Die!"

The two sides were less than ten feet apart, and neither of them slowed down, so they arrived in a flash.

Wu Gulun roared angrily, and stabbed forward with his spear like lightning, as if breaking through the void in an instant, and countless cyclones emerged.

Opposite him, Lin Xi walked forward indifferently.

Above the mask, there were only a pair of cold eyes.

Lin Xi squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the horse suddenly jumped up.

The saber in her hand swung from top to bottom, and the cold light instantly obscured Wu Gulun's vision.

This knife seemed to attract the nine heavenly thunders. In an instant, winds and clouds surged, and even ghosts and gods were frightened away!
As one of the best masters under Qing Yugong, Wu Gulun was extremely confident in his martial arts. However, at this moment, looking at the sky full of sword lights, he couldn't help but feel fear, and subconsciously changed his move and raised his spear to block.

The knife light swept forward like a raging fire.

Cut it off!

The spear broke in two.

Keep going!
Wu Gulun moved sideways at the critical moment, about a foot and a half away from Lin Xi's saber, which was originally a very safe distance.

The wind picked up.

Lin Xi's eyes were still as cold as thousand-year-old ice. The internal energy of the Shangxuan Sutra surged out from the meridians all over her body, gathered on her hands, and then bloomed brilliantly through the blade and smashed into Wu Gulun's chest!

"puff!"

Wu Gulun suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next moment, he was seen flying backwards and falling among the cavalry of Jing's army, dead.

Lin Xi did not look at the corpse of the Jing army general. Her eyes were fixed on the Jing army's royal flag in the distance. She immediately rode her horse forward, raising and lowering her saber countless times, leading five thousand Seven Star Army soldiers to charge forward.

The two cavalry forces crossed each other and suffered casualties on both sides, but because of Wu Gulun's death in battle, the Xiashan army was obviously slower to regroup.

One step and the situation changed drastically.

Under the leadership of Lin Xi, the cavalry of the Seven Star Army ignored the enemy and rushed straight to the rear of the Jing Army!

(End of this chapter)