Chapter 85: The storm rises again (8)

It was necessary to go around a big bend from the military camp to the small hill where the Banzhou Army was located, which took a lot of time. After Renduo received the order, he rushed away with a thousand Dangxiang Army.

The division Gao Jin and Yuan Gao led the two thousand Dangxiang cavalry to come out of the barracks slowly. When they were about to reach the hillside, they saw the provocation of the Banzhou Army running quickly towards the hillside. The Dangxiang Army stopped four or five hundred meters away from the Banzhou Army.

The Banzhou Army had already been on the hillside, and the observer Xing Peisheng saw that the Dangxiang Army's cavalry was divided into two teams, with several eagle flags fluttering in the wind, and the army was very strict, but the number was not large. Xing Peisheng was young and energetic, and was a warlike man. He wanted to take advantage of his condescending advantage to launch a charge against the Dangxiang Army.

Xing Peisheng raised his spear high and issued an order to attack with a murderous voice. The central army rang out the sound of "Rong, roar" war drums. Yajiang Guang Zitu rushed to the front with one horse first, and 1,500 Fengzhou horsemen followed closely. Suddenly, the sound of war drums, horse hooves and shouts of killing resounded throughout the sky.

There were only 3,000 Dangxiang Army outside Qiaojiabao, and Shi Gaojin was not prepared to fight against the Banzhou Army. He planned to entangle the Banzhou Army on the wider plains under the small hillside. As long as the Renduo interspersed in place and launched an attack from behind, the Banzhou Army, which had no absolute advantage in quantity, would be defeated.

After the sound of war drums from the Banzhou Army, the Dangxiang Army also sounded the harsh horn sound of "Woo, Woo". Two thousand Dangxiang people were divided into two formations, with one thousand people in each team. After the sound of the horn sounded, a team of Dangxiang riders turned around and ran back, ran more than 300 meters before standing, while the other Dangxiang riders took out their bows and arrows and waited for the Banzhou Army to enter the archery route.

The Banzhou cavalry rushed down from the hillside at a very fast speed. A piece of dust rose into the air, and its momentum was extremely attractive. As soon as they entered the arrows, the Banzhou cavalry shot iron arrows at the Dangxiang people, they were also attacked by the Dangxiang people's iron arrows. One thousand Dangxiang cavalry shot a neatly under the command of the horn, then turned the horse's head and ran back. Guang Zicave was very murderous. He blocked several iron arrows, bit the Dangxiang cavalry with great momentum, and chased them reluctantly.

After shooting the arrows, the Dangxiang cavalry bypassed another team of Dangxiang cavalry, ran forward for more than 200 meters, and stopped, drawing out the arrows to prepare for shooting. Another team of Dangxiang cavalry who had been waiting for a long time shot at the chase. They ran away like the previous team, and asked the other team to prepare for the rider to deal with the Bangzhou cavalry.

After the two rounds of competition, the Banzhou cavalry suffered a great loss. The Dangxiang cavalry was good at riding and shooting, and they were shooting archery while still. The Banzhou army charged and shot archery. Archery was a comprehensive test of riding and archery skills in sports. The Banzhou cavalry had obviously insufficient training in this area. Most of the arrows shot by the riders in rapid movements lost their accuracy. Fortunately, they shot group targets, and there were many mistakes in the misfire. Therefore, the Dangxiang army suffered few casualties in these two rounds of shooting. However, the Banzhou cavalry suffered quite a lot.

After the rider landed, the horses fled everywhere, and there were riders groaning and struggling on the ground. Most of these riders were the Banzhou Army. Only a very small number of Dangxiang riders were shot down. Several less injured Banzhou Army riders had already climbed up with their knives. They were looking for the Dangxiang rider who had been caught. A severely injured Dangxiang rider barely got up and was cut by these Banzhou Army riders.

At this time, although the Baozhou infantry maintained rapid advancement, they were left behind by the cavalry. The infantry soon arrived at the battlefield where the cavalry had fought, and all the Dangxiang cavalry, who were seriously injured and not dead, were killed by the Baozhou infantry.

Xing Peisheng was riding a horse and holding a spear. Following the infantry group, he frowned and watched the pursuit of the cavalry teams on both sides. After this battle, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry on both sides was obvious. Xing Peisheng realized that if he continued to fight like this, the cavalry of the Fengzhou would be slowly consumed by the Dangxiang cavalry. He ordered: "Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, and the infantry would be in a defensive formation. Leave a passage for the cavalry."

When the Banzhou cavalry was recovering, the Dangxiang cavalry followed the shadows, but they did not approach too much. They maintained a distance of 40 or 50 meters. At this distance, they could continue to use precise bows and arrows to shoot the Banzhou cavalry. When the Banzhou cavalry retreated to the infantry position, the Dangxiang cavalry stopped chasing.

Guang Zitu shot several arrows in succession and shot two Dangxiang cavalrymen. He was chasing him and suddenly heard the order to withdraw the troops. At this time, his mood was like a hungry man who had just received a bowl of fragrant fat beef. Before he could eat it, he was taken away. However, the military order was like a mountain. Although he was warlike, he did not dare to violate the military order. He returned to Xing Peisheng with anger, staring at Xing Peisheng with a cannibalistic eyes and said, "He has bitten the Dangxiang people, why did he withdraw the troops?"

Xing Peisheng said angrily: "If you continue to fight like this, it will hit the Dangxiang people's thoughts. When it comes to cavalry and shooting, the Hu people are really bad. The cavalry in the Bangzhou is not as good as that. If you fight again, there will be only a few people left." At this moment, Xing Peisheng suddenly thought of the small army of the Black Eagle Army. What kind of army is this? In the case of a few people, the cavalry against the cavalry was defeated by the Dangxiang cavalry.

Guang Zitu looked at the Banzhou cavalry behind him. Three hundred Banzhou cavalry were shot off the horse. He was frustrated and stopped talking, but stared at the Dangxiang cavalry with fierce eyes.

Seeing that the Dangxiang Army's fighting style was different from usual, the Dangxiang Army and the local government had a strong desire to attack, and the attack style was rare today, which aroused Xing Peisheng's vigilance: "Is the Dangxiang Army still waiting for the ambush?" At this time, Xing Peisheng realized that the ambush could not be an ambush. With the strength in his hand, he could not defeat the Dangxiang Cavalry. He was even more worried that the Dangxiang Army's reinforcements would come up, so he gritted his teeth and issued an order to withdraw.

When Shi Gaojin heard the order of the Fengzhou Army to withdraw, he said to Yuan Gao: "The Fengzhou Army is going to run away and entangle them, and Renduo's army is about to arrive."

Dangxiang people made great achievements in drums and horns. Each team of Dangxiang people had two battalions, with each battalion of 500 people. They charged in turn with battalions. Each battalion roared over, and after a single arrow, they ran away roaring.

The infantry army of the Bangzhou Army had two thousand people, and they had never participated in the war. After the central army issued the order to withdraw, they were not in chaos. They just turned into the rear army and slowly moved towards Qiaojiabao. After the Dangxiang Army launched a charge, they stood up again. The infantry crossbow archers shot the ground with dense iron arrows.

After several rounds of tug-of-war, the Dangxiang Army and the Bangzhou Army suffered casualties, and the sound of horse hooves gradually sounded behind the Bangzhou Army. Soon, the sound of horse hooves changed slightly. Xing Peisheng's face changed slightly. The Dangxiang people did have ambushing troops. No wonder they had to entangle the Bangzhou Army. Although he was shocked, he decisively ordered: "The infantry guarded the position, and the cavalry fought against the Dangxiang reinforcements."

Guang Zituo failed in the first battle and was indignant. He roared and led the Banzhou cavalry toward the reinforcements of the Dangxiang Army. The place where he came from behind was Renduo of the Dangxiang Army. They had 1,000 people. Although the Banzhou cavalry suffered some losses, there were still more than 1,100 people. The two cavalry teams were extremely fast and the number was equivalent, so they quickly joined together.

As soon as the Renduo Army arrived, the morale of the Yuan Gao tribe was even stronger. They no longer attacked in battalions, but instead tried their best to attack the entire line of the defense of the Fangzhou infantry regardless of casualties. The crossbow archers of the Fangzhou infantry also tried their best to block the Dangxiang Army with the most dense crossbows, but the Dangxiang cavalry came too fast and too fiercely. After they suffered huge casualties under the dense shooting of the crossbow arch, they broke through the defense line of the Fangzhou Army.

A melee began. Although the infantry of the Banzhou Army was dispersed by the Dangxiang cavalry under the powerful organization of Xing Peisheng, there was no collapse. The infantry gathered together in battalions or troops, and various branches of troops cooperated with each other and fought with the Dangxiang people to the death. The Banzhou Cavalry, led by the mad general Guang Zituo, was killed by many Dangxiang troops in Heren.

Gradually, Dangxiangzhong began to gain the upper hand in the melee, but the Banzhou Army fought extremely tenaciously. In a short period of time, the Dangxiang Army was unable to eat the Banzhou Army.

More than 400 infantry soldiers gathered around Xing Peisheng and were surrounded by the Dangxiang Army. Xing Peisheng saw that the battle situation was extremely unfavorable and was very anxious. But now he was in a melee. Except for the more than 400 people around him, he could no longer effectively organize the troops. Xing Peisheng had only the word "fighting". His gun was like lightning, and he took a Dangxiang cavalry off his horse with one shot, and several more cavalry rushed over.

At this time, a huge roar came from the direction of the Dangxiang Army camp. Xing Peisheng and Shi Gaojin were both shocked. Xing Peisheng thought that the Dangxiang Army had come again, but Shi Gaojin knew that this must be the Zhou army, because the Dangxiang Army had dispatched the entire army to defeat the Bangzhou Army, and there was no soldier or horse in the military camp now.

The cavalry arrived at the battlefield in a blink of an eye, and the word "Qing" floated on the military flag.

A loud-sounding soldier in the Fengzhou area behind Xing Peisheng yelled: "It's the Qingzhou army." All the soldiers following Xing Peisheng yelled in excitement.

The Qingzhou army had 7,000 people, including 3,000 cavalry. After receiving the report of Jingzhou war, the Qingzhou army went south along the Malingshui. They first arrived at Jingzhou. There were only 1,000 Dangxiang defenders in Jingzhou. They saw that the Qingzhou army was powerful and there were many young and middle-aged people in Jingzhou who escaped from massacre. Therefore, they gave up Jingzhou before resisting. The Qingzhou army took back Jingzhou without any injuries. After the Qingzhou army captured Jingzhou, the infantry guarded the city. Three thousand cavalry set out to Qiaojiabao. The Qingzhou army was very lucky. They encountered the empty camp of the Dangxiang army. The Qingzhou cavalry burned the Dangxiang army with a torch. The Qingzhou cavalry continued to set out from the Dangxiang army and the Bangzhou army that were indisputable.

After joining the battle group, the Qingzhou Cavalry quickly reversed the situation.

Shi Jin Gao couldn't help but sigh, "God doesn't help me." If the Zhou army's reinforcements were not allowed, the Banzhou army would undoubtedly be defeated. If the Banzhou army was defeated, even if the Zhou army reinforcements arrived, the Dangxiang army would have the ability to drag the confrontation to the room. When Bai Ge returned to the army, the arrival of the Qingzhou army completely broke his plan. After all, on the battlefield, the battlefield was based on strength. Without strength, he would not get what he wanted. Even if he succeeded by chance, he could not maintain the results for a long time. The Qingzhou army's long-term advance was actually due to the lack of strength of the Dangxiang army.

Shi Gaojin ordered to the messenger behind him: "The entire army retreats to Jingzhou."

Under the command of the horn and the command flags and lands in the hands of the command soldiers, the Dangxiang Army concentrated its strength to break through the northwest direction. After the Dangxiang Army paid a heavy price, hundreds of Dangxiang Army broke through the siege of the Bianzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army. Guang Zitu took the lead and led more than 2,000 Bianzhou and Qingzhou cavalry to bite the Dangxiang remnants and chased them reluctantly. This was a competition of endurance and confidence. After chasing for forty miles, the Dangxiang Army saw that it could not get rid of the pursuers, so they left the official road and entered the vast mountains with dense forests.

Guang Zituo and the commander of the cavalry of Qingzhou Army Wang Tianpan were old acquaintances. When he heard that the Dangxiang Army Camp was an empty camp, he cursed angrily: "There are only three thousand Dangxiang people? Damn, these bastards. There are so few people, and they come to Qiaojiabao every day to show off their power. Bah, these Dangxiang people actually cheated." Guang Zituo cursed and said: "We are about to arrive in Jingzhou City. Let's chase them to the city of Jingzhou to see their reality. I'm another empty city."

What surprised Guang Zituo again was that Wang Tianpan said enthusiastically: "Jingzhou City has also been taken back by the Qingzhou Army. Let's go, I'll invite you to the city to have a drink."

The Dangxiang clan soldiers who did not successfully break through were all killed in battle after being surrounded by the Fangzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army and the infantry and cavalry.

When the Jingzhou War was tense and tortuous and dramatic, Hou Dayong, who was ordered to preside over the overall situation of the northwest border, was exhausted. He originally wanted to move into the Marquis Mansion of Zhengzhou and rest for a night to continue his journey. Someone who leaked the news. First, Wang Tinghu, a new defensive envoy in Zhengzhou, came to visit, and then Fu Yanhui rushed over again, and then the gentry in Zhengzhou City also arrived one after another. Soon, the Zhengzhou Marquis Mansion, which had been neglected for a long time, was busy again. When the servants and servants of Zhengzhou Mansion saw Hou Dayong back, they were enthusiastic about their work, prepared the hot water and cleaned the house. They cooked for more than 50 personal guards. For a moment, the Marquis Mansion of Zhengzhou seemed to have rejuvenated their youth.

It was difficult to send away the enthusiastic people from all walks of life in Zhengzhou. Hou Dayong, who had been riding a horse for a day, realized that he was really tired. However, it was always a happy thing to be loved and popular. After taking a comfortable bath, he became energetic again. He habitually came to the study in the previous discussion site.

The study was spotless, just like when he lived in the mansion, Hou Dayong stood in front of the bookshelf. There were many books on the bookshelf, most of which were dowry brought by Fu Ying when he married Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong took out one casually, but it was not Fu Ying brought it. However, this book also carried Fu Ying's figure. This book was the "Taibai Yin Jing" where the Black Eagle Army captured the Limijiao Cizhou General Assembly in Cizhou. After the Black Eagle Army rescued Fu Ying from the Cizhou General Assembly in Cizhou. When Fu Ying came to Hou Dayong's military tent to express his gratitude, Hou Dayong was reading this military book. When he picked up this book, Hou Dayong even clearly remembered Fu Ying's image when he entered the tent: wearing a yellow narrow-sleeved shirt on the upper body, a green long skirt on the lower body, and a red belt on the waist.

Hou Dayong picked up the book and remembered the scenes of meeting Fu Ying, dating and getting married. He felt a little moved. He had been completely integrated into this era. People and things in another world became increasingly faint in his mind, as if they were a different world. It was really an appropriate adjective. Sometimes, Hou Dayong was really a little dazed: "Do I really come from the future?" It was just a pistol, mobile phone, watch and other items beyond this era, which silently proved Hou Dayong's journey of time and space.

When Hou Dayong was sad, someone in the study knocked on the door gently.

The one who came in was Qian Xiangnan. Qian Xiangnan used to be a local director of Zhengzhou Prefecture and military affairs. His home was very close to Hou’s Mansion. As soon as he returned to Zhengzhou, Hou Dayong asked him to go home quickly to see the child and his mother. After Qian Xiangnan returned home, he changed into new clothes and had his beard trimmed, and his complexion looked great.

Hou Dayong knew that Qian Xiangnan must have something important, otherwise he would not have come in the middle of the night. Hou Dayong did not ask, and he smiled and said, "Women's house, women's house, no women's house, Qian Lang will have a new look when he goes home."

Qian Xiangnan smiled slightly and said, "I just received the information sent by the military intelligence camp. The kids from the military intelligence camp first arrived at Daliang, then chased him from Daliang, and circled a big circle. Today, I sent the information. After reading this information, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the Dangxiang people were a little strange. I guess the Jiedushi must have not slept, so I came here with the courage."

Hou Dayong took a piece of paper in Qian Xiangnan's hand, which was concise and brief, mainly about the basic situation of the Dangxiang Fangdang tribe and the recent war: Dangxiang Fangdang tribe is one of the eight Dangxiang tribes. He lived on the banks of the Qingshui River for generations, worshiping Buddhism and advocating Bai. In recent years, Dangxiang has had a fierce battle with the Uighurs, and has won many of them. His power is slightly inferior to the Dangxiang Tuoba tribe, but far stronger than other tribes. The leader Fangdang was proclaimed as the governor of Lingzhou, and his younger brother Fangdang Baige was proclaimed as the deputy envoy of Lingzhou Jiedu. The entire Fangdang tribe has about 300,000 households and about 50,000 people who control strings. There were about 20,000 Dangxiang troops who entered Zhou territory this time. The leader was Fangdang Baige, Fangdangming and another 30,000 people left the banks of the Qingshui River, and their destination was unknown. Fangdang Baige led the Dangxiang army to capture Jingzhou, and the Heyang general Bai Chongzan died in battle. Now the Dangxiang army confronted the Baozhou army in Qiaojiabao outside Jingzhou.

After reading it, Hou Dayong asked, "What do you think is strange about the Dangxiang Army?"

Qian Xiangnan touched the beard that was repaired neatly, and said, "Hu Qi has been robbing the border for many years. After they entered the border, they quickly withdrew from the border after plundering the property. Unless they had to force themselves, they generally did not fight with the Central Plains army. However, after the Dangxiang people broke through Jingzhou, they would continue to advance east alone. Aren't they afraid of being surrounded by the Great Zhou army? I really didn't understand the purpose of the Dangxiang people confronting the Bangzhou army in Jingzhou? More importantly, where did Fang Dangming and the other 30,000 people go?"

Hou Dayong looked down and read the note again, saying, "Is the information accurate?"

"A soldier disguised himself as a Shu merchant in the military intelligence camp and followed the Sogdian caravan to the banks of the Qingshui River. He and Fangdang tribesmen were engaged in business and had been active on the banks of the Qingshui River for a long time. Fangdang tribesmen only thought he was a Shu man and did not suspect him." Qian Xiangnan had been scolded by Hou Dayong for intelligence issues. The information at the military intelligence camp was very detailed, and the information of these information was not provided by Feiying Hall. Therefore, Qian Xiangnan was vaguely proud of this matter.

Hou Dayong habitually walked to the left side of the study. In the past, there was a map specially made by the lion camp. When he walked to the wall, he remembered that his beloved map was now hung in the study of the Hou Mansion of Fengzhou. Hou Dayong took out a piece of paper and drew the locations of the states on the paper based on his memory. Although it was not very accurate, the general location was not much different.

Hou Dayong pointed to the simple map and said, "The journey from Jingzhou to Zhengzhou is long, and the information we received is actually outdated. We don't know the development of the war in Jingzhou now. From morning to night, according to my analysis, the veteran general Li Hui, guarded the dangerous pass of Qiaojiabao, and it is difficult for the Dangxiang people to break through Qiaojiabao, which means that the Dangxiang people cannot continue to advance eastward. If the Dangxiang people advance south, they will be subject to the Fengxiang army, the Baozhou army and the Yongxing army.

If the army attacks in the southwest, it will be Qinzhou and Fengzhou. This is the territory of our Black Eagle Army. With Fengxiang Army and the side attacks in the area, the Dangxiang people are afraid that they will be unable to do anything. If they go north, there will be Qingzhou Army, Tongzhou Army, Yanzhou Army and Lingzhou Army. Fangdang Baige led this Dangxiang Army in the territory to Jingzhou, but it is actually under the heavy encirclement of the Great Zhou Army. The strategic situation is extremely unfavorable to the Dangxiang Army. If the Dangxiang Army is an isolated army, it will definitely be defeated, which is not worth worrying about."

Hou Dayong emphasized, "Where is Fang Dangming? Where is his 30,000 troops? This group of people who go to unknown places are the most worthy of our attention. Qian Lang, the information of the military intelligence camp came too timely, and your thinking direction is also correct. You immediately ask the people from the military intelligence camp to find out the whereabouts of Fang Dangming and the 30,000 troops. This matter is very important. We must handle it quickly. The military intelligence camp soldiers who provide intelligence must be rewarded with great rewards."

The military camp was highly praised. Qian Xiangnan swept away the bad luck that was overwhelmed by Feiying Hall last time and returned home happily. Qian Xiangnan's wife was still sitting in the candlelight, waiting for her husband who had not returned home for a long time. Qian Xiangnan was in a very good mood after returning home, but he felt that the wife under the candlelight was so beautiful and charming. After the two said a few words, Qian Xiangnan hugged her wife and went to bed.

When Qian Xiangnan arrived at Hou Dayong's mansion, he had already gone to bed. He and his wife were far better than newlyweds. After they reached the peak of happiness together, the wife fell asleep deeply. Qian Xiangnan always thought about the information of the military intelligence camp. This information was so important. He knew that the Jiedushi would definitely feel interested, so he got up from the bed and rushed to the Jiedushi's mansion. Hou Dayong was indeed very interested in this information and affirmed the work of the Military Intelligence Camp. This made Qian Xiangnan, who had been depressed for many days, finally proud.

Mrs. Qian did not expect that the husband would be so happy after he came back from the Jiedushi's mansion. The husband would be so happy, so the two of them reached the peak of happiness again.
Chapter completed!