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Chapter 227 Leng Jianzhang 【Subscription】

When the Turkic army was retreating, it was heard all over the world.

Surprised.

However, when I think of the fact that the Turks didn’t suffer much from the drought this time, it’s the harvest and breeding season, and everyone knows that the method of cracking the iron cavalry has been passed on...

The retreat of the Turks is also expected.

On the other hand, Xu Mu's couchside plan, taking advantage of this big victory, has also officially started.

……

Outside the new city.

Zhang Xutuo was looking at the small city wall ahead, half-closed his eyes.

"The counterattack plan formulated by the lord..."

Holding a longbow, Zhang Xutuo felt dizzy whenever he thought of the "side of the couch" plan proposed by the lord.

He discussed with Xu Shiji for several days before he understood the plan.

It is true that the lord did not direct their specific military operations, but... he proposed a general strategic direction that could manipulate the opponent in the palm of his hand.

"It's just that the marching is too difficult, but if it can be implemented perfectly, maybe Li Shimin's [-] troops can be kept in Henan County!"

Zhang Xutuo took a deep breath, began to set up an offensive formation outside the city, and ordered people to call for formation outside the new city.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a method called formation has been popular...

Soldiers to soldiers, to generals.

Although Sun Bin appeared on the way, he practiced the art of war to a superb level, and even put forward the theory that soldiers are also deceitful.

But more often than not, the fine tradition of the generals of the two armies calling the battle has not disappeared by this time.

It's just... the defenders of the new city, no matter how they call for battle, they don't come out behind closed doors, which is very embarrassing.

Li Jing was in charge of the new city at this time.

After he returned to the new city, he immediately guarded against death and made full arrangements for the defense of the city. Naturally, he would not be called out easily.

Not only that, Li Jing also told all the generals under his seat not to leave the city without his order.

After seeing the tactics of infantry defeating cavalry, Li Jing already had deep fear of these two generals under Sun Ying's command.

So...

Zhang Xutuo called the city for three consecutive days outside the city, but Li Jing stayed behind closed doors.

Helpless, Zhang Xutuo could only ask Sun Ying for a secret letter...

This is also what the lord said, if the enemy army stays behind closed doors, they can ask Sun Ying for help.

Not long after he asked for help, Sun Ying ordered someone to send a letter, and made a bold statement that as long as this letter was sent to the enemy's city, it would surely open the city gate and force the enemy to fight.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Xutuo sent the letter to the new city, an hour later, the enemy's city gate burst open.

Immediately afterwards, a group of soldiers wearing black armor and holding long knives rushed out from the gate of the city, rushed out of the city, and began to line up outside the new city.

Standing at the forefront were three generals who were gritting their teeth with their faces livid with anger.

The expressions of these three people were exactly the same, with anger in their eyes, they stared at Zhang Xutuo's camp, and they seemed to be desperately enduring.

When Zhang Xutuo saw this miraculous scene, he was even more amazed at Sun Ying's ability to attract hatred: "I have tried for so many days, but I failed to lure the enemy out of the city. A mere letter from Sun Ying can mobilize the entire army. It is worthy of me." He is the one who was personally taught by the lord the Dao of Calligraphy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a call from the enemy's camp, and one of the three major generals urged him to step forward, pointing at him with his saber: "I am Wu Heng, the general under Lieutenant Commander Li's command. , I only know wild words, who dares to fight me?"

Immediately afterwards, a partial general under Zhang Xutuo's command also stood up, cupped his fists and saluted: "The final general is willing to go and kill this beast!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xutuo sneered, stretched out his hand to stop him, and just stared at the general named Wu Heng in front of him...

"You bastard! You only know how to swear like a shrew, but you hide your head and show your tail. If you have the guts, come out and fight with me!" Wu Heng was still yelling, obviously, that letter from Sun Ying seriously hurt his self-esteem...

Not only him, but the other two generals beside him were all broken by Sun Ying's letter...

On the tower of the new city, Li Jing watched the battle outside the city with a gloomy face.

After receiving that letter, even he couldn't hold back anymore...

So he allowed Wu Heng and other three generals to go out of the city to test the enemy, and to boost morale by the way.

Of course, it's just a test.

He wanted to see who Sun Ying's subordinate, this unknown commander who could fight side by side with Xu Shiji, was!

but……

In the next second, Li Jing realized that he was wrong, very wrong, very wrong.

"call out!"

A piercing sound sounded.

An off-string arrow was shot from the enemy's camp, and it aimed fiercely at... Wu Heng's chest, and the arrow pierced through it!
"Rats!"

The other two generals roared angrily, jumped up on their horses, and kept yelling and cursing: "You have no guts! You don't dare to fight, but you shoot cold arrows!"

At the same time, he rescued Wu Heng who was shot by the arrow.

In fact, it wasn't just them, even Zhang Xutuo's generals were shocked.

They stared at their general dumbfounded, the corners of their mouths twitched twice, and they couldn't help but said: "General...General, we...is it invincible to win like this?"

They have been in the army for many years, and they have never seen such naked...

Trick people into leaving the city, and then put a cold shot.

They wanted to fight you one-on-one, but you used a long-range cold arrow...

Regarding this, Zhang Xutuo sneered and said: "The lord once said that kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself! This general is not related to them, why should he talk about martial arts with them?"

"Furthermore, the confrontation between the two armies is a life-and-death struggle, and now it is a chaotic world, each is its master..."

While talking, Lao Zhang bowed his bow and set his arrow, and in the shocking eyes of everyone, he shot another arrow.

And the arrow never misses.

Directly hit another partial general!
The general who yelled the loudest was shot off the horse, and the powerful penetrating power of the divine arm bow directly pierced through the chest of the general again, passing through the chest!

At the same time, with an arrow shot out, Zhang Xutuo had no intention of stopping at all, amidst the stunned expressions of the generals under his command...

Draw the bow and string, and shoot another arrow!
Shoot the last general who is still on the horse off the horse!
……

Upstairs in the new town.

Li Jing's face was ashen, looking at the battle situation below, he called gold directly, and all the soldiers under his command returned to the city.

Fortunately, he didn't go to test it himself...

This time, he failed to find out the true identity of the enemy commander, but one thing is certain...

The other party is absolutely shameless!
After Mingjin, he once again raised his exemption card and stayed behind closed doors. He didn't intend to continue to compete with the opponent at all.

After the three generals were rescued and returned to the city, Li Jing hurriedly asked the doctors to treat them, only to find that...all three of them had been pierced through the chest.

That sharp arrow is extremely penetrating, it has already destroyed their lungs, and there is no cure for it!
"The army outside the city has strict military discipline and strict formation. The commander is definitely not an unknown person! But... hide his head and show his tail, and never show his face. So far, we can only know that his surname is Zhang..."

Li Jing wrote a new report to Li Shimin in Yiyang City, reporting the information he had obtained in this battle.

Although limited, as a generation of famous generals, Li Jing still analyzed a lot of useful things: "The enemy has a sharp weapon that can penetrate a bow and arrow of 350 steps. When confronting the enemy, you must not approach this distance!"

In the report, he absolutely told Li Shimin to pay attention to this point.

Don't be put in the cold.

……

Zhang Xutuo camp.

After Li Jing withdrew his troops, he also silently put away the bow of the god arm and put it on his back.

Hidden strength and name.

"It's a pity that Li Jing, the leader of the enemy army, didn't leave the city. Otherwise, if he was shot to death in this battle, the new city would be at your fingertips!" Zhang Xutuo regretted.

The generals sat down and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

In this battle, three generals of the enemy army were shot to death. Such a record can be called invincible...

While they were slandering, Zhang Xutuo focused his eyes, and issued a military order in a deep voice that made the generals sound unbelievable: "Secretly pull out the camp tonight, and the whole army marches quickly to Mianchi!"

You know, it is hundreds of miles away from Mianchi!

Even if it is a quick march, it will take two days to arrive!

But after thinking about it, the generals immediately understood General Zhang's plan...

Li Shimin's army, totaling [-], is in Xincheng and Yiyang, so the Mianchi defense must be empty!

At three o'clock that night, Zhang Xutuo's men lit a fire to cook, and after they were full, they migrated directly, taking advantage of the cover of the night, to march overnight.

3 people, leaving only an empty shell outside the new city.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Li Jing noticed something was wrong with the enemy troops outside the city during his daily tour of the camp, and immediately realized that Zhang Xutuo's main force had already left the new city in the dark.

"Not good! They are going to attack Mianchi!"

Li Jing took out the map, and after some analysis, he saw through Zhang Xutuo's plot.

He grew up in the army since he was a child, and he knows how to use soldiers, so he can see at a glance whether the enemy's camp is empty or not.

Moreover... he and Li Shimin lead an army of [-], and are now trapped in Henan County. Once the other side captures Mianchi behind them...

That is equivalent to cutting off half of their way back to the west!
They could only take a detour and contact Chang'an from the more distant Shangzhou.

Shangzhou and Mianchi are the two main throats for Chang'an to inquire about Henan. Once lost...

Chang'an is tantamount to losing the initiative to attack.

Half of the retreat was cut off!
Therefore, after some hesitation, Li Jing quickly wrote a letter to Li Shimin: "The enemy army wants to attack Mianchi, Mianchi must not be lost, and the last general must be rescued, so he led an army of [-] to rush to help. I hope that your highness will guard Yiyang. , take care of the new city, don't miss it!"

He was very euphemistic.

The main reason is that I don't really believe in Li Shimin's art of war.

Under Sun Ying's command, there are two major humerus generals, one is Xu Shiji, the other is Leng Jian Zhang...

In the letter, he repeatedly told Li Shimin not to be confused by the enemy, but to carefully analyze the enemy's movements.

After Li Shimin received the letter, he immediately called for Zhangsun Wuji, and said in a displeased tone, "The pharmacist underestimated this king too much! This king has been in the army since he was a child and studied the art of war for more than ten years. He guarded Xu Shiji with [-] yuan. With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can Yiyang and Xincheng be lost?"

Changsun Wuji also felt that Li Jing was a little too nervous, and quickly echoed: "As long as our army does not make fatal mistakes, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy's [-] troops to take down Xincheng and Yiyang!"

(End of this chapter)