Jiuxi

Chapter 530 Chapter 528 [In the Silent Place]

The three thousand cavalry did not pose much threat to Jing's army.

Although Jing's army only attacked the northern city of Cuiting today, Shu Bulie, as a battle-hardened veteran, would not neglect to pay attention to the surrounding situation, and sent out many roving scouts early in the morning.

When the Qi army's cavalry appeared southeast of Cuiting, it didn't take long for Shu Bu Lie to learn the news. Jing's army immediately retreated in an orderly manner and formed a balanced yoke array outside the city that was both offensive and defensive.

Unlike Tuoman Wulu's embarrassment and helplessness outside Shiquan City, Shubulie has obviously made adequate preparations to deal with it.

The cavalry of the Qi army went to the center line to rush to Yongqiu. He must not miss this opportunity. Whether he broke through the eastern front or made it difficult for the cavalry of the Qi army to take care of the head and tail, he had to make a gesture of heading south. However, Tuoman Wulu's defeat outside Shiquan City reminded him that the Qi generals on the opposite side were not good at fighting, and there was no guarantee that he would not repeat his old tricks.

Therefore, when he learned that a cavalry team from the other side had appeared, Shu Bulie breathed a sigh of relief.

He has full trust in his subordinates. As long as the formation is stable, not to mention the two or three thousand cavalry in front of him, even if the number is doubled, it will be difficult to shake the infantry formation.

The reality was just as he expected.

Under the personal leadership of Li Bingxue, the three thousand cavalrymen of Feiyu Army approached Jingjun's formation from the west flank. What greeted them was a clear-cut and sharp counterattack.

Shu Bulie was startled for a moment, then quickly boarded the observation car and looked towards Cuiting City in the south.

In this situation where soldiers are fighting against generals and generals are facing off, it is impossible for the Qi army to defeat the Jing army head-on with only half of its troops. Even if Li Tianrun is in charge today, Shu Bulie is confident of defeating the Jing army. other side.

With their high mobility, the Feather Cavalry could avoid the crossbows of Jingjun's infantry. However, in this case, they had no way of finding the weakness of the opponent's formation.

At this moment, a soldier said in surprise: "Da Xiangyin, the north gate of Cuiting has opened!"

Dust billows from the edge of the battlefield.

At this time, Jing's army's position had been retracted to a hundred feet outside the city. It was clear that the horse power of the Qi army's cavalry would be exhausted by the huddled posture, and then they could retreat calmly.

According to his understanding of the subordinates of the Qi Army on the eastern front, Yingze Army's troops are scattered in Cuiting, Shiquan and Juxian. There are only 4,000 defenders in Cuiting City at most. There is no problem in defending the city. They can take the initiative to seek help after leaving the city. A decisive battle is a stupid move.

Because of the distance, Shu Bulie could not clearly see the faces of the dozens of knights. Judging from common sense, it should be Huangfu Yu, the commander of Yingze Army, and his personal entourage.

Captain Ye Ning, Pu Xian and others stood aside and said in unison: "Da Xiangyin, the Qi army seems to have a lot of infantry."

If nothing else goes wrong, the siege battle between the Jing army and the Jing army will end without forcing each other. Although Shu Bulie did not achieve any results, he also clearly informed the Qi army through this battle that he would not sit back and watch the main force of the Qi army leave the eastern front. , once the Qi army does this, he will lead the Jing army to march straight in.

Groups of sword and shield soldiers filed out, forming formations facing the east and west, followed closely by spearmen and strong archers.

"wrong……"

Dozens of horsemen rode out, and a large flag stood behind the city.

This movement from the defenders puzzled Shu Bulie.

If they cannot attack today, they will come back tomorrow. The initiative is in their hands. The Cuiting defenders and even the Qi army on the eastern front must bear this endless pressure.

Even if you add the Feiyu cavalry, it won't work, because there are 15,000 Jingjun outside the city.

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It's just that this move of the Qi army was really abnormal. Shu Bulie suspected that the opponent was deliberately tempting him in order to create an opportunity for the cavalry to break the formation, so he did not take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack.

Shubulie looked at the Qi army infantry arrayed outside Cuiting City, and his brows gradually furrowed.

However, as soon as the north gate of Cuiting opened, the situation seemed to suddenly become clearer.

Jing's army formed an outer shield with spear and shield soldiers, and strong archers and powerful crossbowmen were arranged inside. As long as the Feiyu cavalry approached, they would fight back.

This is why Ju Bulie frowned.

Of course, it was impossible for him to count the Qi soldiers, but he had spent half his life in the army without even this judgment. After a period of observation, he confirmed that the Qi army's infantry strength had exceeded 5,000, and they were still there. Continued to increase.

Shu Bulie felt a little uneasy in his heart. He suddenly realized a problem. The first attack on Cuiting failed, and the subsequent attacks here were all in vain. The resilience of the defenders was far beyond his expectation, so this time he Only a few thousand people were allowed to stay in Changshou County, and the main force came out in full force.

Is there a possibility that after the failed raid, the Yingze Army in the south except for sending 3,000 troops to guard Shiquan, the rest of the main force was in Cuiting City, while Ju County in the west was actually just an empty city because it was at the rear. ?
In other words, the main force of the Qi army's cavalry heading west was indeed a decoy, but this cavalry had no intention of turning back. The reserve force hidden in Cuiting City was the opponent's general's trump card.

After thinking through these issues, Shu Bulie's face became a little solemn, but he still maintained a calm attitude and immediately issued several orders.

Jingjun's formation immediately closed up again.

Outside Cuiting City, Huangfu Yu asked curiously, "My Lord, why do you conclude that the Jing army dare not launch a surprise attack when our army is out of the city and forming a battle array?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "Shu is not listed among the generals under Qing Yugong's command. He is the most cautious type. He is at the two extremes with Tuoman Wulu. The latter is arrogant and complacent, so when he found out that the Dingbei Army had arrived, he At that time, he still forced his subordinates to attack the city, which gave us the opportunity to directly attack the Chinese army. On the contrary, he had to make sure that the main force of our cavalry was far away before attacking Cuiting, and in order to ensure that we would not repeat the same mistake as Tuo. Full of Wulu's mistake outside Shiquan City, he only attacked all the way to the north city today, and was ready to withdraw his formation at any time. For such a cautious person, even if I open the north gate of Cuiting, he must confirm that there is no danger. Only then can we take action." Huangfu Yu said sincerely: "If you know yourself and your enemy, how can you be invincible?"

Lu Chen didn't talk much about this issue, because his understanding of General Jing Jun was not only the information provided by the Weaving Department, but also the confidential information sent to him by the Zhai Lin Wang family through Wang Chulong.

Huangfu Yu looked at Jing Jun on the opposite side who was actively shrinking his formation, and said eagerly: "Master Marquis, would you like me to test the thickness of Jing Jun's formation first?"

"Not urgent."

Lu Chen raised his eyes and looked at the cavalry to the west, and said leisurely: "I want to see how strong Jing Jun's strength is."

As if she had a tacit understanding, Li Bingxue was also looking at her infantry formation outside the north gate.

After saying goodbye to the capital, she naturally missed Lu Chen a lot, but there was no room for too much love between children on the battlefield, so she could only suppress those feelings deep in her heart.

What's more, now that her father is in danger, she can't allow herself to be distracted. Of course, she is not deliberately looking for Lu Chen at this moment, but is waiting for that clear order.

Not long after, the imperial flag was waved on top of the city.

Li Bingxue immediately withdrew his gaze, looked at the very stable Jingjun formation, and said calmly: "Target the enemy's left rear, and shoot around."

Under the blazing sun, three thousand cavalry, led by Li Bingxue, swept towards the left flank of Jingjun's formation.

A large number of crossbowmen will be mobilized.

His response was not untimely, and the Feather Cavalry still did not take too much advantage this time.

However this is just the beginning.

How the infantry responds to cavalry raids is a commonplace topic in military books. The key lies in a stable and solid formation. In this case, the cavalry will not take huge risks to rush forward.

But for the infantry, maintaining a stable formation for a long time is a difficult test in itself.

The so-called formation does not mean that the soldiers simply stand together, but establish a strict and orderly queue according to the division of labor, and they must maintain a high degree of concentration at all times.

The simplest example is that in Lu Chen's military career in his previous life, it was not easy to maintain a military posture for a long time, not to mention that the infantry of Jingjun currently wore heavy armor.

Under Lu Chen's command, Li Bingxue led three thousand cavalry back and forth, forcing the more than ten thousand Jingjun in front of him to maintain their formation.

At the beginning, the Qi army's cavalry moved vertically and horizontally, making three swings and three moves; the Jing army's infantry stood on their feet, motionless as a mountain.

As time went by, Jingjun's formation inevitably became loose.

Shu Bulie's face became increasingly ugly. The surrounding generals also realized the problem, and Yan Ning said cautiously: "Da Xiangyin, this is not the way to go. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the soldiers to persist all the time."

At this moment, no less than two hours had passed since the Qi army's infantry took the initiative to leave the city.

This is a battle of patience and knowledge. From the perspective of the scene, it is not spectacular, and even a bit boring. There is only the probing and harassment of the Feiyu cavalry and the calm response of the Jingjun infantry.

Shu Bulie took a deep breath. Of course he knew that he could not wait until his formation was dispersed before making a decision, so he said resolutely: "Yening, Pu Xian, and Zhuo Lu, the three of you take turns to cut off the rear. You must not be too lazy to fight. You must ensure that the rear of our army is Complete. Order the entire army to retreat to Changshou County!"

All the generals were speechless.

They thought that Shu Bulie would order a direct attack on the Qi army outside Cuiting City, because the opponent could not retreat calmly.

Seeing the silence around him, Shu Bulie said coldly: "Didn't you hear what I said clearly?"

The generals said solemnly: "Obey the order!"

When Jingjun's formation began to change, these battle-hardened veterans showed their extraordinary qualities and retreated to the north almost seamlessly.

Outside Cuiting City, Huangfu Yu said with a complicated expression: "This Ju Bu Lie is really calm, and he can actually ignore the opportunity to give it a try."

"There are different ways to deal with different enemies. Shubulie and Tuomanwulu have very different temperaments. The only thing they have in common is that they chose the wrong direction at the most critical moment."

Lu Chen remained calm and said slowly: "The saying of being cautious in success and being cautious in defeat refers to people like Shu Bu Lie. If the order is passed, if Jing's army retreats, our army will follow and keep the distance at least a hundred feet."

"Follow the order!"

Huangfu Yu licked his lips excitedly, with a violent look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)