The night covers the sky, the bright moonlight shines on the Qingshui River, and the water surface is sparkling. Qingshui River is a smaller river originating from the Taihang Mountains, flowing through Gongcheng County and Xinxiang County, and finally injecting into the Yongji Canal.

This is the upper reaches of Qingshui River, the second step of Taihang Mountain transitioning southward. Although the banks of Qingshui River are no longer steep and steep mountains, they are also undulating and hills. This area is sparsely populated and has not much farmland. Large areas of forest cover the mountains and hills.

Under the moonlight, a huge army crossed the Qinghe River and continued to march westward. This army was Dou Jiande's main army, with about 45,000 people. He did not give up his pocket, but left 5,000 troops to guard Gongcheng County. Dou Jiande was also afraid that Yang Yuanqing would attack Gongcheng County and cut off his retreat.

Crossing the Qingshui River means that they have arrived at a seat parallel to Huojia County. Dou Jiande looked at the sky and it was almost two hours before the second round. He quickly estimated in his heart and walked twenty miles forward and went south, and arrived behind Huojia County before dawn.

Dou Jiande was a little nervous, but he was very excited. He was nervous because he was worried about whether he could seize this opportunity. He also knew that Yang Yuanqing was a powerful character and was very good at seizing the fighter opportunity. If he saw through this sneak attack, he would probably suffer from it.

But he was very excited in his heart. If he seized this opportunity, then Yang Yuanqing would be forced into a desperate situation. If Yang Yuanqing could be killed or captured alive, it would mean that Hedong would change his master, and it would also mean that his Hebei would eliminate a great threat. The huge temptation of interests made Dou Jiande willing to take risks.

"Report to the prince, the scout said there was nothing abnormal ahead." An officer reported to him.

Dou Jiande nodded and said, "Go faster and go south for another twenty miles!"

The army advanced at full speed in the moonlight, and the team was neat and orderly. The soldiers wore two armors and bright light armor, held conflict cards in their hands, walked vigorously and were energetic. This army consisted of 20,000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry. It was an elite army of Dou Jiande. Many soldiers were veterans who followed him in six years and experienced many battles. From the quietness of the marching, we can see that they were definitely not Liu Wuzhou's mobs.

The team marched rapidly along the edge of the forest. On both sides were large dense forests, with hills rising and falling mountains. Teams of scouts were exploring the way forward. From time to time, the news of nothing along the way was transmitted back to the Central Army.

At the third update, the team began to turn south, walked more than ten miles before entering the plain, which was already west of Huojia County. At this time, Dou Jiande received news that Yang Yuanqing personally led an army of more than 20,000 people to kill Xinxiang County in the afternoon.

This news made Dou Jiande very happy. He ordered to speed up again and strive to arrive in Huojia County at the fifth update.

More than 45,000 people marched quickly in the vast fields. In the distance, you could occasionally see villages and woods. They quickly threw a small river about meter wide behind them.

Crisis usually comes when there is no preparation. Just about three miles southeast of Dou Jiande's army, a black army was already lined up. Yang Yuanqing personally led 30,000 cavalry to wait here for three hours, waiting for the prey to come.

Just as Dou Jiande would bring the most elite soldiers with him, Yang Yuanqing also brought his most elite soldiers with him. These 30,000 cavalry were the veterans he brought from Fengzhou, and they were also elite cavalry who had experienced many battles, and were loyal to him.

Yang Yuanqing's 30,000 cavalry hid behind a vast forest, causing Dou Jiande's army to not find their existence, but Dou Jiande's army did not go straight, but walked a curve, moving closer and closer to the Sui army, and gradually shortened from the initial three miles apart to two miles apart. Under the moonlight, Yang Yuanqing's eyes were cold and flashing with murderous intent, and he had seen a black line moving rapidly in the distance.

Yang Yuanqing slowly pulled out the battle knife, looked up at the bright crescent moon again, narrowed his eyes, fighting in the moonlight, this was his favorite way of fighting, but Dou Jiande might not like it. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the battle knife drew an arc under the moonlight and slashed straight forward.

"kill!"

The horn whimpered, and the low horn sounded throughout the field. Thirty thousand cavalrymen started, thundering shouts burst out, venting the courage that had been accumulated for a long time.

Ten thousand horses galloped, covering the sky and the earth, like a tsunami that caused huge waves. The heavy sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder on the ground, causing the earth to tremble and swept towards Dou Jiande's army.

Dou Jiande's army discovered the ambush when the horn sounded, and the team suddenly became in chaos. They are now marching, which is stretched for four or five miles. It is not easy to quickly form a combat formation. Dou Jiande was so shocked that his scalp exploded. He suddenly remembered an information that he had forgotten. Yang Yuanqing's cavalry defeated Li Shuliang at night. In other words, Yang Yuanqing's army is good at night fighting, but he marched and attacked at night.

Dou Jiande slapped his forehead in annoyance, hating himself for ignoring this fatal intelligence, but now it is too late to hate. He must immediately organize a formation battle. Dou Jiande shouted to his general Gao Xianya: "General Gao, you can take five thousand cavalry to hold the enemy, buy me time!"

"Abide by the order!"

Gao Xianya also sounded the continuous horn sound, which was the order of the left-wing cavalry to attack. Five thousand cavalry immediately followed him to fight the Sui army a mile away.

Dou Jiande's army was quickly concentrating the formation, and the archers were several miles away. It was too late to arrange the formation, so he had to deploy 10,000 cavalry in front. Now he could only rely on the cavalry to resist the attack of the Sui army and give him time to restore the infantry combat formation.

Thirty thousand Sui cavalry were getting closer and closer, and finally collided with Dou Jiande's five thousand cavalry. The five thousand cavalry was like a big rock in a river. They could not stop the attack of the Sui army six times higher than theirs. They were swallowed up by the huge Sui cavalry. Twenty thousand Sui cavalry bypassed the enemy's sides and continued to run forward, fighting again with the ten thousand enemy cavalry intercepting them.

Niu Jinda led 5,000 cavalry to rush north. There was the rear army of Dou Jiande's marching army, commanded by general Fan Yuan, composed of five thousand crossbow soldiers and five thousand sword and shield soldiers.

The rear army was four miles away from the central army and could not get the support of the central cavalry, so they had to make a hasty formation. Five thousand crossbowmen opened crossbows and arrows shot towards the whistling Sui cavalry. Large pieces of arrows soared into the air, and arrows were like dense rain. A hundred steps away, the Sui cavalry raised their shields to greet them. In the dense rain of arrows, hundreds of people were still shot down. The war horses were knocked down, and the cavalry rolled down to the ground, screaming constantly.

The arrow shot out for only one round, and the Sui army rushed to the scene. Five thousand crossbows turned around and fled in panic. The Sui cavalry rushed into the crossbows group like a storm. Niu Jinda roared and waved the three-pointed sky fork to pick up a general. The iron fork flew left and right. The dead bodies rolled on the tip of his fork, and the Sui cavalry launched bloody killing among the crossbows group.

This is an asymmetric unilateral killing. The crossbowmen have no protection from cavalry. It is like a flock of sheep without the guards of shepherds and hunting dogs. They can only let the wolves devour and encircle and kill. No matter how the crossbowmen beg for mercy, they will never show mercy. The killing makes the crossbowmen frightened and cry and run away in scattered manner.

When the leader of the rear army saw that the crossbow army could not withdraw, Fan Yuan was so anxious that he shouted, "The sword and shield soldiers came forward!"

The morale of the Five Thousand Sword Shield soldiers was sluggish, they were not used to fighting at night, and they were not able to see enough eyesight. The galloping of war horses made them dizzy, and their body reaction speed and strength could not withstand high-intensity wars. The tragic killing of the crossbow army made them scared, but under the urging of the generals, they forced them to bite the bullet and fight. What greeted them was the ruthless killing of nearly five thousand cavalrymen.

The fierce battle was especially serious in the central army. During the cavalry melee, Luo Shixin waved his large iron spear and was extremely brave. He fought with a horse and his arms were powerful with a thousand pounds. A large iron spear danced so that he could die. Those who blocked others died. Those who blocked others died, were invincible, and killed the enemy's corpses all over the field, and blood stained the field red.

At this time, the sound of trumpets in Dou Jiande's army sounded again, and ten thousand spear infantry attacked from the side. Dou Jiande's army was his elite main force after all. Although they were ambushed by the Sui army, they did not abandon their armor and fled, but quickly assembled and arranged at the fastest speed.

The two blockings of five thousand cavalry and ten thousand cavalry finally played a role. They won valuable time for Dou Jiande's infantry, and the infantry began to line up to fight, reducing the huge pressure on the cavalry.

The 30,000 cavalry of the Sui army was divided into four armies, the 10,000 former army was led by Luo Shixin, the 10,000 central army was led by Yang Yuanqing himself, and the 5,000 cavalry of the right wing was led by Niu Jinda, and the 5,000 cavalry of the left wing was led by Cui Pojun.

In terms of the number of troops, Yang Yuanqing's army was at a disadvantage. Dou Jiande's army had 45,000 troops, while his army had only 30,000 troops. However, in terms of military strength, Yang Yuanqing's army had the upper hand. He had 30,000 cavalry, while the opponent had only 20,000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry. More importantly, the Sui army had rich experience in night battles, and was ambushing and attacking the opponent.

The Sui army was ready to work hard and was well prepared, while Dou Jiande's army responded hastily and could not show its best combat effectiveness. Although Dou Jiande's main force responded tenaciously, it was always at a disadvantage.

Yang Yuanqing himself did not enter the battle. He was the head coach. He wanted to command from the overall situation. If he participated in the battle, the entire Sui army general would lose his soul and could only form his own formations, but could not cooperate with the contact. He was guarded by three thousand cavalrymen and commanded near the forest to the east.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing received a report from the peripheral scout and found that there were no cavalry guards on the south side of the enemy's command center. This was a loophole in Dou Jiande's army.

Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered: "Send Cui Pojun's left wing to attack the south side of the command center!"

Amid the sound of war drums, Cui Pojun led thousands of cavalry to the obstruction of a wall of spear soldiers and rushed to the south of Dou Jiande's personal guards. There should be three thousand cavalry guards here, but Xu Yinzhi, the chief general of the three thousand cavalry, was picked and killed by Luo Shixin, and the cavalry team was dispersed, and a huge defensive gap appeared.

The Sui cavalry that suddenly came to an end caused a chaos in Dou Jiande's personal guards. They could not resist the violent attacks of the Sui cavalry. The personal guards shouted in a hurry: "Prince, retreat north quickly!"

Dou Jiande felt a whine in his heart. He knew that as long as he retreated, his soldiers would collapse, but it would not be possible to retreat. The Sui cavalry had already reached seventy steps away, and arrows were shot at them like dense rain.

At this time, his adviser Song Zhengben screamed and a rifle shot his left shoulder. Dou Jiande's eyes widened and roared: "What's wrong with sir?"

Song Zhengben shouted hard: "Prince, it's important to save your life, withdraw quickly!"

Dou Jiande was in great pain. He looked at the eastern sky and turned white. It was already dawn. His army had already persevered until dawn, but in the end he failed.

Dou Jiande gritted his teeth and shouted, "Retreat!"

Dou Jiande's army retreated to the north. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, Yang Yuanqing's army finally won the victory of this decisive battle, and he immediately ordered the army to pursue it.

The Sui army chased and killed Dou Jiande's army, killing countless people kneeling down and surrendering. Dou Jiande led thousands of remaining soldiers to flee back to Gongcheng County.

In this battle, Yang Yuanqing fought against Dou Jiande with 30,000 main cavalry, and finally defeated the opponent with the advantage of ambush and night battle. He killed 25,000 enemies, captured more than 10,000 people, seized countless war horse capital, and finally escaped to Gongcheng County with less than 7,000 remaining Dou Jiande's army.

However, Yang Yuanqing's 30,000 main force also paid the price of nearly 8,000 casualties, which was the worst casualties since Yang Yuanqing's Eastern Expedition.

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