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Qiao Mingtang led the Xishan Army to move from the small hill, and charged directly at the Northwest Army camp under Tongzhou City.

Liangzhou was defeated, but he couldn't afford to be defeated. If he retreated without a fight, he would have given up the two states in the south of Xishan Road, and from then on, he would be called cowardly.

The city of Tongzhou has not surrendered, just waiting for the reinforcements to come to the rescue. Now that the reinforcements arrive, they withdraw without a fight. What a blow to the soldiers and civilians of Tongzhou. Chu Huan.

If Liangzhou and Tongzhou were lost, it would be impossible to explain to the court.

Although Qiao Mingtang knew that he was not certain of winning this battle, he still had no choice but to give it a go.

Qiao Mingtang took the lead, followed by three hundred cavalry. Thousands of Xishan soldiers and horses, whose morale was high, rushed towards the Northwest Army camp in the dark.

The camp of the Northwest Army was peaceful, with only a few scattered bonfires, and the soldiers in the entire camp seemed to have fallen asleep.

Qiao Mingtang knew that things would never be so simple. Although the Xishan Army tried its best to keep a low profile, Qiao Mingtang knew that under such circumstances, it would be difficult to make a surprise attack. Chu Huan must be very clear about the actions of the Xishan Army. On the side, it is impossible for the soldiers of the Northwest to sleep peacefully.

At this time, the Xishan Army had already unfolded its formation, with the Imperial Guards as the main force, divided into several small phalanxes, gathered into a huge corps, and approached the Northwest Army camp within a few miles.

"Qiao Du, something is wrong." Xiao Moyun urged to come forward immediately, looking at the silent barracks not far ahead: "Why is there no sound?"

Master Pang also came forward, frowning and said: "When I came here before, I saw that they had two camps, one was near the city, and the soldiers were all wearing the armor of the Qin army. They should be surrendered by Chu Huan. There are not many people, behind them is the camp of the Northwest Army...!" He glanced and wondered: "But why did the nearly one thousand surrendered soldiers disappear?"

Qiao Mingtang raised his hand to signal the soldiers and horses to stop, with a dignified expression, he waved his hand, and several horsemen galloped out behind him, shooting towards the Northwest Army camp like arrows leaving the string.

Those cavalrymen arrived at the Northwest Army camp, galloped back and forth several times, then turned back.

"My lord, there is no one in the camp...!" the cavalry said, "They are all gone...!"

"What?" Qiao Mingtang changed color slightly, but the others also changed color, looking at each other.

Xiao Moyun rolled his eyes and said, "Qiao Du, I'm afraid Chu Huan knew that we were coming to a decisive battle. He knew he was invincible, so he ran away quietly...!"

Qiao Mingtang's face became very ugly, and said: "Avoid the enemy and don't fight, I want to join the main force of the Northwest Army who attacked Liangzhou, and then turn around...!" He clenched his fists and sneered: "He fought It’s a good idea, but they didn’t go far, we must not let them get away...!” He clamped his legs on the horse’s belly, and urged the horse to gallop towards the Northwest Army camp, and the soldiers and horses behind him immediately followed .

Above the city of Tongzhou, Xu Qing had already sensed the movement of the Xishan Army. Seeing that the Xishan Army had attacked and rushed towards the Northwest Army camp, he immediately became excited and told Hu Miao beside him: "Hu Qianhu, the Governor has already Leading troops to attack, we are also ready to attack, ready to go out of the city to help out at any time."

Hu Miao nodded slightly, and said softly: "My lord, the governor is cautious. Since he leads the troops to attack, he should be sure. If we need to go out of the city to help out, the governor will send out a signal. Before the governor gives an order, we should defend Tongzhou city." First things first. Chu Huan has many schemes, we must be careful."

"It's reasonable and reasonable." Xu Qing nodded repeatedly, "Hu Qianhu, keep an eye on the governor's side. If there is a signal, we will immediately go out of the city to help in the battle. You must mobilize troops first, so you can leave the city at any time."

"The general obeys orders!" Hu Miao clasped his hands, looked out of the city, his brows suddenly tightened, and he said "Hey", Xu Qing was in his early forties, but his eyesight was not as good as Hu Miao's, so he asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"

Hu Miao frowned and said: "My lord, it's really strange...!" He put his hands on the edge of the battlements and leaned forward: "The soldiers and horses of the governor seem to have arrived at the Northwest Army camp, but... Why is there no movement?"

"What?" Xu Qing was startled.

Hu Miao said: "My lord, there is no movement in the Northwest Army's camp. Your Excellency Governor leads troops to kill, but there is no sound. The Northwest Army...the Northwest Army does not seem to resist."

"Impossible." Xu Qing shook his head and said, "How could Chu Huan be captured without a fight?"

Hu Miao nodded and said: "That's right, Chu Huan can never be caught without a fight, but...but there is no movement...!" The corners of his eyes twitched, and he asked: "My lord, can you still I remember not long ago, the surrendered soldiers under the city suddenly withdrew back...!"

Xu Qing nodded and said: "Didn't Qianhu say that Chu Huan was worried about the governor's attack, so he transferred the surrendered troops to the back and prepared to deploy for the battle? Why, there is something wrong with the surrendered troops?"

"There is a problem, a big problem." Hu Miao's face showed a look of anxiety: "My lord governor... they seem to have arrived at an empty camp...!"

"Empty camp?" Xu Qing said in astonishment: "How could it be an empty camp? At dusk, we still saw people coming and going in their camp...there were thousands of people, it was impossible to just say no." without.....!"

Hu Miao's expression was stern, she pondered for a moment, raised her hand violently, and hit herself hard on the forehead.

"Hu Qianhu...!"

Hu Miao's face turned blue, "My lord, I'm afraid the Governor may be in trouble, but Chu Huan and the others didn't leave... They...they must have withdrawn secretly, leaving the camp empty, now... ...now the Northwest Army is right next to the camp...!"

Before Xu Qing could react, Hu Miao said with a wry smile: "The two armies are fighting with great momentum, but once this momentum is frustrated, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. The Governor is calling. If Chu Huan meets him head-on, the face It is a large army with high morale. The strength of the two armies is equal. They are fighting with all their strength, and the outcome is unpredictable... But now that the governor is leading his troops into an empty camp, the morale of the whole army is bound to be frustrated... ..!"

Xu Qing's lips moved slightly, and Hu Miao sighed: "Morale is frustrated, if the Northwest Army suddenly comes out at this time...!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of the horn, Hu Miao's face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice and said, "As expected, Chu Huan left the empty camp and set up an ambush near the camp because he couldn't see clearly in the night. .... Most of them are cavalry, and the terrain below the city is flat, which is most suitable for horses to sprint, if they make a cavalry assault at this time...!" Hu Miao's eyes twitched even more when he said this.

Xu Qing's face was also pale, he stomped his feet suddenly, and sighed: "Although the governor is good at political affairs, but...but he is less than the battle formation, this time, this time, I really fell for Chu Huan's trick. ...!"

"Chu Huan seems to have predicted that the Governor General will attack with the whole army tonight." Hu Miao clenched his hands into fists and said in a heavy voice, "They have already prepared, and the Governor...!" Looking up at the night sky, he spoke softly He said: "I only hope that the Northwest Army that attacked Liangzhou did not rush back, otherwise...if the governor is defeated tonight, the entire Xishan Road will be in danger."

Everyone on the top of the city heard the sound of the horn, and the Xishan soldiers who rushed to the Northwest Army camp had naturally heard the sound of the horn. It came from the west, and then came the answering horn sound from the south. The deep horn sounded like a song of death in the dark night.

Qiao Mingtang had dismounted his horse at this time, and was inspecting a tent. The tent was very simple. It was obviously a resting place for soldiers from the Northwest. Although it was simple, there was no sense of clutter. It was obvious that they were in an orderly manner when they evacuated. , not in a hurry.

The horn sounded suddenly, and Qiao Mingtang rushed out of the tent immediately, only to see that the soldiers under him all changed their colors and were looking around.

"Qiao Du, it's not good...!" Xiao Moyun was the first to react, "The Northwest Army didn't leave, they...they just ambushed all around...!"

"Could it be...Could it be that they already knew that we would come here tonight?" Chief Pang asked in surprise.

Before everyone could say anything more, they heard the rumbling of horseshoes, and the ground seemed to tremble.

"Don't panic, don't panic...!" Qiao Mingtang quickly mounted his horse and drew out his saber, "Listen everyone, a Northwest soldier's head is rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Panic, they don't have many people, the warriors of Xishan, fight with them...!"

Of course, the Northwest Army did not come here to give away the heads, but to take them.

The horses are like flying, the knights are like tigers, three hundred cavalry are lined up in a team, in the shape of a half moon, like a sickle, they are drawn from the ground, and thousands of cavalry form four crescent moon formations in a row, and the four sickles carry a murderous intent , coming roaring.

At this moment, Qiao Mingtang had already seen the northwest iron cavalry sweeping towards him like a dark cloud. He had already heard about the reputation of the northwest cavalry, but this was the first time he had seen it today. Only after seeing this invincible cavalry with his own eyes did Qiao Mingtang understand. The northwest iron cavalry was obviously sharper than what he had heard, and at the moment of life and death, Qiao Mingtang was not afraid, and shouted sharply: "Cavalry go out!"

The [-] cavalry behind him belong to the Xishan Imperial Guard Army. The Xishan Imperial Guard Army is the most powerful army in Xishan, and the Xishan Cavalry is the elite among the elite. They not only train strictly on weekdays, but also choose to enter the Xishan Imperial Guard Army The generals of the cavalry were also very strict. At this moment, Qiao Mingtang gave an order, and the [-] cavalry behind him did not hesitate. Amidst the shouts, the [-] cavalry had already lined up to meet the northwest iron cavalry.

Seeing that Qiao Mingtang was not in a panic, Xiao Moyun calmed down a bit, and shouted loudly: "Pikemen line up, don't panic, everyone block them...!" When the cavalry slammed into each other like two torrents, the Xishan spearmen had already assembled into a team under Xiao Moyun's command.

Although Chu Huan's empty battalion plan caught the Northwest Army by surprise, and the morale of the Xishan Army was frustrated, the entire army formation did not collapse. Qiao Mingtang and his generals knew in their hearts that although the Northwest Cavalry was fierce, However, there are not many troops. Although the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is far superior to that of the infantry, the Xishan Army has a large number of people, but they can still fight hard.

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