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Kou Yingjian's horses flew like flying, with [-] Liaodong athletes behind him clanging their iron horses and flying their banners, they swept across the vast land in a rush to cover the sky and covered the earth. Rescuing the soldiers was like putting out a fire. After eating dry food, there is no longer any lingering.

He had also calculated in his mind that although Xu Chang had only [-] soldiers and horses, they were all elite cavalry. Even if they were besieged, it would not be easy for the Northwest Army to consume these troops in a short time.

He also knew Xu Chang and Zhao You very well. He was an old brother for decades, and he knew their temperament. He knew that even if these two were in a desperate situation, they would definitely not give up easily. He would definitely lead his subordinates to fight to the end.

It is precisely because of his confidence in the perseverance of Xu Chang and the Liaodong Army that Kou Ying believes that even if they are besieged, they will definitely persist until the end and wait for reinforcements.

Of course Kou Ying did not want to lose those four thousand iron cavalry. Among the four thousand iron cavalry, more than half were from yellow-armored tiger cavalry, and some of them were red-armored assault cavalry. They could be said to be the backbone of Liaodong iron cavalry. Let this army be eaten by the Northwest Army.

Kou Ying was already in her early fifties, but she was always strong and strong, and she did not look tired after traveling long distances.

It was cold and windy, and scouts had already galloped back to report: "General, Xu Qianhu's troops are besieged on Huangling, and Huangling has been besieged by the Northwest Army."

"Is the Northwest Army attacking Huangling?" Kou Ying asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the general, I only saw the Northwest Army encircling the mountain, but did not see them attacking the mountain." Tan Ma reported: "There is our flag flying on the mountain, and there is no sound of fighting over there, but it is very quiet. .”

Kou Ying took a deep breath. Although he was prepared in his heart, this was the last result he wanted to see.

Although he knew that Chu Huan swallowed mountains and rivers like tigers and wolves, and that the Liaodong Army would sooner or later have a decisive battle with the Northwest Army, but at least for now, Kou Ying was not really prepared for a decisive battle with the Northwest Army.

After following Chi Liandian for many years, Kou Ying understood at least one truth. When the enemy looks extremely strong, he may not be invincible, while the enemy looks very weak, but he may not be invincible. Uncertain factors, so it will be full of cruelty and charm.

The key to victory or defeat is not just whether the troops are strong or not, there are too many factors involved, whether it is the right time and place, whether it is morale equipment, whether it is logistics tactics, every factor may determine the outcome of the war, and it is also Because of this, a qualified general must know himself and the enemy, figure out the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and himself, discover and even create opportunities, use his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, and make full preparations, only in this way can he be invincible .

But the current Liaodong iron cavalry, Kou Ying asked himself that he was not fully prepared for a decisive battle with the Northwest Army.

Be it logistical equipment, the right time and place, or even morale tactics, Kou Ying found that he didn't seem to have an advantage in any of them.

Ma Mingfeng was rustling, and the cold air filled the world.

Kou Ying had already reined in his horse and stopped. At this time, the distance to Huangling was only [-] miles. However, although Huangling was a mountain, its altitude was very low. Twenty miles away, the edges and corners of the mountains could not be seen.

"The order goes on, the whole army dismounts, and stands by for orders. Without the order of the general, you must not act rashly." Kou Ying looked stern.

"Second brother, why don't you fight there right away?" A person beside him couldn't help asking: "Mynah and the others are surrounded on the mountain, and the Northwest Army has already attacked, so there is no need for us to be polite. Since they have trapped Huangling, they are obviously Myna and the others will not be easily withdrawn, if we don’t fight there, the myna and the others will not be able to get away.”

Kou Ying frowned and said, "Chu Huan didn't attack Huangling. Our flag is still flying on the mountain. The old eight should be safe and sound. We still don't know what happened. Before we figure out the situation, we You can't act rashly." After thinking for a while, he said: "Seventeenth brother, I want you to do something."

"Second brother, just give orders."

"Do you dare to go to the Northwest Army camp?" Kou Ying stared at Shiqi and asked, "I will write a letter myself, and you send it to Chu Huan!"

Seventeen said without hesitation: "Second brother ordered, is there any reason not to follow?"

Kou Ying was quite happy, and immediately wrote a letter, and gave Shi Qi a detailed instruction, and then sent a few people to follow Shi Qi to Huangling, but the main cavalry of Liaodong stood by and did not act rashly.

Seventeen flying horses went out to battle, and within twenty miles, they arrived in Xumijian, and they could clearly see the flag of the Liaodong Army flying on the mountains, and even saw the dark Northwest cavalry forming one.

Before they approached, the Pegasus Battalion of the Northwest Cavalry came up early and surrounded Shiqi and others. Knowing that Shiqi had a letter to deliver to Chu Huan, the Northwest Rangers only took Shiqi and one person to go alone. Fortunately, 36 The riders are all brave men, and there is no coward. Seventeen was not afraid, and followed the Northwest Rangers to a camp under the mountains.

The Northwest Army formed an endless line, with no end in sight. The tents in the camp were very simple. Letters were sent into the tent first, and after a while, Seventeen was summoned to enter the tent.

Entering the tent, Shi Qi saw more than a dozen Northwest generals in armor on both sides of the tent, and one person was sitting in the middle. He looked only 27 or [-] years old. Shi Qi had heard about the King of Chu a long time ago. It was a young man, seeing him at this moment, he knew that the person in front of him must be Chu Huan, he was not rude, he cupped his hands and said: "Humble General Qi Sheng, pay homage to the King of Chu!"

This young man was naturally Chu Huan. He looked at Qi Sheng a few times and said, "Are you Liaodong people used to go from place to place and change every day?"

Qi Sheng was startled, and hurriedly said, "I don't know what the king of Chu said?"

"Don't you know that not long ago, you sent me a letter of war to fight my Northwest Cavalry." Chu Huan stared at Qi Sheng, "Since you have worked so hard to come all the way from Liaodong... If you want to meet with me to hunt Hexi, I will naturally not refuse." Throwing out the letter in his hand, "But this time I sent this inexplicable letter, asking me why I want to surround Liaodong soldiers and horses Hey, since the letter of war has already been delivered and this army has entered this king's territory, if this king doesn't surround them, why don't we invite them to a big meal?"

"The letter of war?" Qi Sheng hurriedly said, "The king of Chu misunderstood. There was a conflict, and General Kou had heard about the reputation of the King of Chu and admired him very much, but he wanted to make friends with the King of Chu.”

"Oh?" Chu Huan said with a smile, "General Kou?" Touching his chin, he said, "As far as I know, the coach of Liaodong seems to be Mo Wuyi. How did he become General Kou?"

Qi Sheng hesitated for a while, before saying: "King Chu, to tell the truth, there is no such thing as Wuyi without the talent to command the army. The whole army has already embraced General Kou as the commander."

"So that's how it is." Chu Huan said, "You mean, that General Kou doesn't want to be an enemy of the king? If that's the case, why did he send thousands of cavalry to go straight to Gucheng? You don't think they are here for sightseeing, do you?" ?”

"In fact, it was just a misunderstanding." Qi Sheng said: "After General Kou took charge of the army, he didn't want to have any friction with the King of Chu, and he had already decided to withdraw his troops and return to Liaodong. No matter who it is, they will be afraid, but General Kou is worried that when the troops withdraw, the King of Chu will pursue them from behind, and these thousands of soldiers are not trying to approach the Gucheng, but are just raiding behind."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "That's it, what is the intention of General Kou sending you here?"

"General Kou has ordered the withdrawal of troops, and he sent me here to explain the misunderstanding, so as to avoid unnecessary friction between us." Qi Sheng said: "General Kou means, please withdraw the troops from the King of Chu, and we will withdraw Huangling immediately. The soldiers and horses, all the horses, will withdraw to Liaodong immediately, if the King of Chu agrees, General Kou will prepare generous gifts, and is willing to form a friendship with the King of Chu."

"You first made a declaration of war, and now that the soldiers and horses are trapped, you show them your kindness. Military and political affairs are like children's play." Chu Huan sighed: "How can I trust this king?"

Qi Sheng frowned and said, "Then what will the King of Chu do? King Chu, to be honest, we have [-] cavalry. If we make a move, plus the Huangling soldiers and horses, the strength of the troops is far greater than that of the King of Chu. Once we fight, both sides will definitely fight." It is a heavy casualty, which is not a good thing for you and me. Since we can be friends, why does the King of Chu insist on being our enemies?"

Chu Huan laughed and said: "Actually, this king likes to make friends the most. If General Kou really wants to make friends with this king, how can this king not be happy? It's just that you have to show sincerity if you want to make friends. How about this? If I really want to make friends with our Northwest Army, he can come to my king's camp and have a good drink with me. This king can guarantee that as long as General Kou can show sincerity, I can not only guarantee that General Kou is safe and sound, but also can Let General Kou take away thousands of Liaodong soldiers and horses on the mountain, what do you think?"

"How...how is this possible?" Qi Sheng's expression darkened.

Chu Huan stood up suddenly, and said with a sneer, "In this way, General Kou is not sincere? I know that you have a lot of soldiers and horses, but I might as well tell you that if you had returned to Liaodong honestly, , I don’t need to care about you, but I have already ordered Hexi, and you still have to send troops to attack. For the Northwest man, the opponent has already broken into the yard. "He pointed at Qi Sheng, "I will let you go now, tell Kou Ying that if he wants to turn the fight into friendship with this king, he will personally apologize to this king, and this king promises to let you go, otherwise... ...This king has already received your letter of challenge, and I have tens of thousands of athletes in the northwest, and I have already made preparations for a showdown with you. Since I want to fight, this king will hunt here with you!"