Horse on the World

Chapter 568

Li Qing himself was in Dingzhou to quell the civil strife and resolve the internal strife. At the same time, the cavalry of Guoshanfeng had completely broken through Minzhou and entered Quanzhou without stopping. Behind him, after Wang Qinian's infantry group swept across Minzhou, they followed Guo Shanfeng's footsteps and rolled in.

When Zhang Aimin heard that Minzhou had fallen, he immediately vomited blood and fell to the ground. He was carried back to the camp by the generals, and he was unconscious for a long time before he woke up.As soon as he woke up, he struggled to get up, threw himself on the table, pulled the map on the table, stared at it with wide eyes, and kept sliding his fingers on the map.

"General, what should we do?" Zhang Ai, a general of the Minzhou Army, asked.

Zhang Aimin sat down slowly, "It's clear now that Guo Shanfeng and Wang Qinian's retreat to Dingzhou was a scam, the purpose was to lure us to attack Yizhou, and Yizhou is a bait, a poisonous bait to lure us to attack. "

Zhang Ai's face was blue, and he said bitterly: "I was just wondering why the early attack was so smooth. An Guogong Li Huaiyuan is famous for his military strategy. His eldest son Li Sizhi and youngest son Li Muzhi are both brave men. The Li family has managed several generations of people in Yizhou, once we break into Yizhou, it will be like a broken bamboo, it turned out to be a trap."

Zhang Aimin said with a wry smile: "It's ridiculous. We always thought that it was because we acted quickly, which was beyond Li's expectation, that we had such achievements. Now that we think about it, the deeper we attack, the deeper we fall into the trap. The main elite troops are concentrated in the core protective circle with Yizhou City as the center, sticking to us here, and the Dingzhou Guowang Group is rushing in, and our defeat is just around the corner. Only An Guogong would think of such a poisonous plan Can you come out?"

Zhang Ai was puzzled and said: "But, how did An Guogong manage to surpass Shanfeng and Wang Qinian? These two people are the core figures of the Dingzhou Group!"

"Maybe it's because after Li Qing's death, An Guogong wins over these two people, maybe it's because Li Qing is still alive!" Zhang Aimin said unconsciously.As soon as these words came out, Zhang Ai was stunned, Zhang Aimin seemed to realize something, jumped up and said loudly: "Li Qing is still alive!"

The two looked at each other. If Li Qing was still alive, then the problem would be serious. If Li Qing was alive, it would mean that most of the emperor's careful planning would come to naught. Not only would it not weaken Dingzhou's strength, but it would make Dingzhou become like King Ning. Usually, open rebellion, once King Ning and Li Qing join forces, Zhang Aimin shudders, then this time the opponent's target is not only himself, but also Qiu Zhi on the Qingzhou front, and Qiu Zhi was killed at this critical moment. Twenty thousand elites were drawn into Gaizhou.

"Notify His Majesty the Emperor immediately!" Zhang Ai said.

Zhang Aimin shook his head, "No need, what we know, His Majesty the Emperor must know now, and what we have thought of, His Majesty the Emperor must have thought further than we did. Zhang Ai, what we have to do now is how to escape Get out of this cage!"

"Retreat, General!" Zhang Ai said, "Since we know that Yizhou is a trap, let's withdraw immediately before there is still time!"

"Will it be too late?" Zhang Aimin shook his head, "First, how could that old man Li Huaiyuan let me leave smoothly? He will definitely try his best to stick to me. Second, where to go is a problem, Minzhou? Then Didn't it happen to bump into the heavy army group of Guo Shanfeng and Wang Qinian?"

Zhang Ai looked at the map, and suddenly his face changed color, "General Zhang, you don't mean to cross Da Cang Mountain!"

Da Cang Mountain, the highest peak in Yizhou, is nearly 4000 meters above sea level. Even in the other three seasons, it would be very difficult for the army to climb over him. What's more, it is winter, and the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, so there is no way out. The mountain is steep, and the ice is formed into rocks. If the army enters the Da Cang Mountain, it is not a dead end.

Zhang Aimin slapped the table hard, "It's Da Cang Mountain, Zhang Ai, this is our only way out."

Zhang Ai's face showed horror, "General, I object!"

"Zhang Ai, now behind us, the Dingzhou iron cavalry is rolling in. The two cavalry of Guowang have assembled, no less than [-] people. The Dingzhou soldiers are well equipped. You know how powerful the barbarian cavalry is. They are destroyed, if our two armies meet, who do you think has a better chance of winning!"

Zhang Ai stammered: "General, you don't have to have good weapons to win a war. There are many things involved in it, such as weather, location, harmony of people..."

Zhang Aimin patted him on the shoulder, "You've also thought about it. The right time and place are just like us. Guo Shanfeng, who led the cavalry, has rich experience and is very experienced in combat. This person has fought against barbarians for many years, and he is very good at using cavalry. , the tactics changed a lot, and Wang Qinian behind him, the Tianlei Battalion he ruled back then was called the Dingzhou First Infantry Battalion. Under such circumstances, I have no chance of winning against the Dingzhou soldiers."

"But we still have [-] Imperial Forest Army!" Zhang Ai said.

"The Royal Forest Army was formed by mobilizing the entire army. Its combat power is indeed very strong, but this army has one of its biggest weaknesses, that is, it has seldom fought cruel wars. They have played to [-]%, but once they are caught in a fierce tug-of-war, they can use their strength to [-]% or [-]%. Do you think we can gain the upper hand if we encounter Dingzhou soldiers? Even if we don’t fall into the disadvantage, then It was also a conceivably tragic battle." Zhang Aimin said.

For this point, Zhang Ai agrees. In the early battle against Yizhou, the Imperial Forest Army was indeed full of spirit, but when it came to the core protection circle of Yizhou, the Imperial Forest Army could no longer show their superior strength.This is not a problem of combat power, it is entirely their psychology.

"What's more, if we retreat along the original road, how can that old fox Li Huaiyuan not arrange it, and then we will be caught between the two sides of the Dingzhou Army and the Yizhou Army, and there will be a way out?"

Zhang Ai's face was serious, "Doesn't that mean that we have only one way to go over Da Cang Mountain?"

"That's right!" Zhang Aimin nodded, "This is a dead end, but for us, it is a way out of the dead end. Crossing Da Cang Mountain, you can't think of it, Li Huaiyuan can't think of it, and passing the mountain wind won't think of it." , They must think that we will not seek our own death, but will definitely fight them to the death. Their goal is to wipe out our Minzhou Army. We have wiped out our Minzhou Army here. If Qiu Zhi is in Qingzhou If something goes wrong, His Majesty's left and right arms will all be cut off, so we must preserve our strength, cross the Da Cang Mountain, go to Qinzhou, Xingzhou and join forces with Your Majesty."

Zhang Ai's face turned miserable, "General, I just crossed Da Cang Mountain. I don't know how many of our [-] Minzhou Army and [-] Yulin Army will be left in the end?"

Zhang Aimin showed a determined look on his face, "Even if there is only half of it left, that is to save [-] elite soldiers for His Majesty. After this battle, the soldiers who can survive will definitely become the enemy's dream. Will people who climbed out of the cave still be afraid of life and death in the future?"

"Okay, let's do it!" Zhang Ai became enthusiastic for a while, "Let's die and live. But, general, how can we hide the truth from the other party so that they don't know our true intentions? Li Huaiyuan and Guo Shanfeng are very good at it. So old!"

"This time we are going to die and come back to life. We hit it by surprise, and the whole process is to highlight a word. Hurry up! When they react, we have already entered Da Cangshan. If they are not afraid of death, come with us." !" Zhang Aimin said harshly.

"Zhang Ai, starting tomorrow, I will increase the intensity of the attack, and you, secretly lead an army to sneak to the right, see this, Gufu County, take him, I will launch an attack on Gufu County after you During the attack, Quan led the whole army to retreat. In the early stage, we would retreat towards the direction of Quanzhou, but halfway through, the whole army suddenly turned. County, enter Da Cang Mountain."

"Yes, there aren't many defenders in Gufu County. It's easy to take him down, but it's a bit difficult to grasp the timing. If you fight early, you will scare the enemy, and if you fight late, you will inevitably entangle the enemy with a large army!"

"You are the most powerful general under my command, I believe you can pinpoint this timing." Zhang Aimin looked at Zhang Ai trustingly.

"Yes, general, I will not let you down, but general, do you want to inform General Ouyang Jianqiang of this battle plan?"

"No, this person will definitely oppose it vigorously. I will notify him when the whole army arrives in Gufu, so he has to follow us into Da Cang Mountain, otherwise, with his army alone, the enemy will swallow up even the scum." Not left!"

On the opposite side of Zhang Aimin, in a huge bastion, Li Sizhi, a general of the Yizhou Army on the Western Front, is standing on the top of the bastion, staring at the wave after wave of attacks by the Minzhou Army in the distance. Since yesterday, Minzhou The army suddenly began to go crazy, and the intensity of the attack was several grades stronger than before. The first line of defense was broken by them several times. It is also puzzling, logically speaking, Zhang Aimin should already know that the Dingzhou Guowang Group has raided his old lair and is coming to him. At this time, he should be planning how to escape, why this person is doing the opposite. And what to do?Could it be that Zhang Aimin still hopes to break through the Yizhou defense line, so as to get out of the immediate predicament?That's too contemptuous.

Li Sizhi shook his head, no, Zhang Aimin is not such a brainless person.

"He must be running away!" Li Sizhi pointed to the barracks opposite, and said to his son Li Zheng.

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Father, even if he is allowed to flee back to Quanzhou, he will run head-on into the cavalry of Shanfeng and Wang Qinian's infantry group. Zhang Aimin is doomed this time."

Li Sizhi smiled, "This time, the strategy Li Qing and the old man jointly formulated is indeed impeccable, but for the victory of this battle, our Yizhou has suffered too much loss, and almost all Yizhou territories except the core protection circle have been destroyed. These bastards have plundered it all over again, and they have suffered heavy losses!"

"Compared to the future gains, this loss is completely acceptable!" Li Zheng said: "With the elimination of Zhang Aimin's department, our Li family has officially started the journey to rule the world. For this goal, no matter how big the loss is now We can accept that too."

(End of this chapter)