Chapter 865: Sunrise in the East (90)

Tian Dan's army set out a little later than Huo Sian's army, but it also left Qingtian County early and approached Liaoxi step by step. When the bad news came, Tian Dan, who was almost the same as Huo Sian, was shocked and immediately ordered The entire army stopped advancing and sent a large number of scouts to the direction of Liaoxi County to inquire about the specific situation. On the other hand, the entire army prepared to retreat.

But with an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, it is not easy to advance, but it is even more difficult to retreat. By the time Tian Dan's entire army broke camp and retreated, 10,000 Donghu troops led by Agu Huai'en had already arrived in Qingtian County, cutting off However, when Tian Dan came, the Qingtian County defenders who had dismissed them had also become a thorn in their side, a thorn in their flesh, standing on the path of their retreat, and a knife in their hearts.

"Forward, forward, forward is life, retreat is death, kill all these barbarians!" Qi (Pig-Pig-Island) novel.zud. The general of the army, Bao Sihao, held his spear and ran back and forth among the troops, fighting desperately To encourage the soldiers, he followed Tian Dan's order and led 5,000 vanguards. Firstly, and secondly, he wanted to contain the defenders of Qingtian County and create opportunities for the army to retreat, but he never expected , after he returned to Qingtian County, he saw the endless cavalry of the Eastern Expeditionary Army before he saw Qingtian County.

Although they were flying the banner of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Bao Sihao knew that these were Donghu people by looking at their costumes, colors, and customary clothing. A sharp scimitar on the military head

"Kill!" Five thousand soldiers formed a square formation, shouting and advancing forward. As Bao Sihao said, moving forward is life, retreating or staying is a word of death. Maybe there is a way out.

Under the fluttering banner of the Eastern Conquest Army, Aguhuaien looked at the slowly approaching Qi army in the distance. He turned his head and asked Gao Che and Mugu Lu beside him: "How is it?"

Gao Che shook his head slightly, "Compared with the infantry of the Zhengdong Army, they are much worse. When fighting the Zhengdong Army, their formation almost did not pause and kept moving forward, but the formation remained They must be very organized. These Qi troops are similar to the standing army of Yan we fought before. Every ten steps they take, they have to stop and reorganize their ranks."

"About five thousand people. They were divided into five square formations, two in front and three in back. They were equipped with standard foot soldiers and cavalry. However, they came in a hurry and were not equipped with the necessary long-range strike weapons. They relied only on bows and arrows, which would not be a big threat to us." wooden bone road

"Okay, Gaoche, you attack the left wing. Mugulu, you attack the right wing. I will lead my army to attack from the center to contain them, stripping off their clothes layer by layer. Be careful, don't fall into their trap, and keep your distance. , Defend the enemy with bows and arrows. These Qi people do not have as good armor as the Zhengdong Army, and our cavalry bows should be a big threat to them," Agu Huaien ordered.

"yes!"

Seeing the two of them about to leave, Agu Huaien stopped them again, his voice suddenly lowered, "Remember, while defeating the enemy,

To reduce casualties as much as possible, these Qi people will also fight tooth and nail."

Gao Che and Mugu Lu looked at each other, with some vague sourness in their eyes.

"Go, the credit is right in front of you, go and get the war credit to your heart's content!" Agu Huai'en raised his voice and pulled out the scimitar from his waist. Ten thousand Donghu cavalrymen faced off against the five thousand Qi army vanguards. In fact, this battle was still Without a fight, the outcome has already been decided.

Soon after Tian Dan received the news that Bao Sihao's 5,000 troops were defeated by the Donghu cavalry, he received another even bigger bad news. His other army, the 30,000-strong left army led by Huo Si'an, had been defeated by the Eastern Army. Surrounded and defeated, dozens of generals under Huo Si'an were killed in the battle, and nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed. The rest became prisoners of the Eastern Marching Army. After defeating Huo Si'an, the main force of the Eastern Marching Army, led by Gao Yuan himself, rushed towards him. Come

Tian Dan listened expressionlessly to the reports from the scouts, but he was already inexplicably horrified. The army assembled by the Eastern Conquest Army included thirty or forty thousand cavalry alone. Including the infantry, the number of soldiers in the Eastern Conquest Army exceeded ten. Thousands of people, after Huo Si'an was defeated, he was already at a disadvantage just in terms of military strength.

"Xiang Tian, ​​before their main force arrives, we should do our best to attack Langya. As long as we pass the Xiaoshan Pass, we can meet up with the Second Young Master's soldiers and horses, and then fight back to Tianhe." General Tian Kuan was a little panicked.

"Why are you panicking?" Tian Dan scolded, staring at Tian Kuan with an ugly face, "Not to mention the cavalry led by the infantry who are wandering around us. Now in Qingtian, there are also tens of thousands of Donghu cavalry, Gaoyuan there. , there are tens of thousands of other cavalry, can we run with two legs than four? At this time, if we speed up and escape, it will only create more results for their cavalry and they will be defeated one by one."

"Then what should we do now?" Tian Kuan asked frustratedly

"What to do?" Tian Dan snorted, "Huo Si'an failed more than succeeded. The 30,000 soldiers of the Qi Army were defeated by the Eastern Expedition Army in just a few days. If Gao Yuan wants to fight decisively, then Decisive battle, come, send me a messenger immediately, pass the order to Tian Fucheng, gather all our troops from Langya County, rush to western Liaoning, send the order to the garrison of Tianhe, and the whole army rushes to western Liaoning as quickly as possible to send an order to Huo Siwei in Hejian, let him Don't fight with the Zhengdong Army, but destroy, destroy, destroy again, turn the river into a piece of white ground, burn, kill, loot, loot, and make Zhengdong Mansion feel as much pain as possible."

He looked at the generals under his tent and said proudly: "My field has fought countless battles in my life, and I have faced countless dangers, but I have always been able to escape danger. I don't know how many times it has been more dangerous than now, but I have not lost a hair." Not to mention that the Prime Minister still has 80,000 troops under his command. There are 30,000 troops in Langya and 30,000 troops in Tianhe. The Eastern Expeditionary Army wants to kill me. It is not easy for Gao Yuan to put on such a show. Didn't the formation come out just to force me to speed up my evacuation at all costs, so that he could profit from the chaos? "The truth is not what he wants."

Listening to Tian Dan's heroic words, the generals in the tent calmed down a little. Yes, they still have 80,000 troops. These are not made of clay and wood. Although they are fighting on the home ground of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the opponent is not more numerous than them. How many people are there? If Tian Fucheng and the garrison from Tianhe arrive quickly, it is still unclear who will win in this battle?

"With Changshou County as the center, build a position and prepare to fight the Eastern Expedition Army!" Tian Dan said sharply

"Here!" All the generals in the tent responded in unison, and then hurried away and began to prepare for the battle according to Tian Dan's instructions. When the entire tent was empty, Tian Dan's excited expression suddenly collapsed. , the tall and straight figure suddenly stooped, showing his fatigue and old age. Although he was still very excited just now, only he knew in his heart that what he did just now was just to boost morale. In this battle, he had already defeated

Time, in the end, was not on your side

Everything he is doing now is just to be able to sit at the negotiating table with Gao Yuan in the end and resolve this problem through negotiations. It is obvious that this time, he is afraid that he will have to pay a considerable price, but he doesn't know How big is Gao Yuan's appetite?

The main force of the Eastern Expedition Army led by Gao Yuan arrived at Changshou three days later and formed a powerful force with Tian Dan's tens of thousands of troops.

An offensive and defensive battle began immediately. This time, it was the Northern Group Army led by Xu Yuan who took the lead in attacking.

At the Wushan Pass, five thousand soldiers and horses led by Tian Jingwen, escorting hundreds of carts of grain and grass, have just arrived. The traces of the previous battles still remain at the Wushan Pass. Tian Jingwen is meticulous in walking on the defensive position abandoned by the Eastern Expeditionary Army. He carefully inspected these places. He wanted to peep out some of the fighting skills of the Eastern Conquest Army from these positions.

A series of trenches, a series of parapets, and ruins of the destroyed fortress. The more Tian Jingwen looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the doubts in his heart became even greater. It didn’t look like the Xiaoshan Pass had been broken, but rather like the other party had deliberately given up. Behind the defensive position, looking at the almost intact defensive position, Tian Jingwen felt cold in his heart. As an experienced general, if he were to defend here, he would definitely be able to continue for a while. Afraid that the opponent is Tian Xiang

Xiaoshanguan is the main road leading to western Liaoning. Previously, the Eastern Expeditionary Army resisted desperately, but why did they give up voluntarily later? There must be something fishy here. Tian Jingwen's hands were shaking slightly. There was only one possibility, that is, they didn't need to defend here. They were already prepared.

"Command the whole army to prepare to break camp. Let's go to Qingtian. The sooner the better!" Tian Jingwen turned around and said to the soldiers who were following him.

Walking through the ruins of a messy battlefield, Tian Jingwen was just about to lead his army to set off. The scout who had set out before him had already rushed back. Looking at the pale face of the scout, Tian Jingwen felt that something was wrong.

"General, Qingtian has discovered a large number of Donghu cavalry," the scout's voice was trembling.

"Donghu Cavalry?" Tian Jingwen had some ears of his own

"They are Donghu cavalry, but they are under the banner of the Eastern Expedition Army. It is rumored that these Donghu cavalry were in Qingtian and annihilated the 5,000 troops commanded by General Bao Sihao. Now Qingtian has been completely controlled by the Eastern Expedition Army. Except for this Donghu cavalry , in Qingtian, there are still an unknown number of infantry of the Eastern Conquest Army, and their command is none other than Zhang Hongyu, who originally blocked our army at Xiaoshan Pass."

There was a roar in Tian Jingwen's mind. His previous premonition was confirmed. Prime Minister Tian's main army was sealed in the territory of western Liaoning. Gao Yuan's main army had returned a long time ago. They set a trap, and the Qi army plunged into it.

"Go back to Langya immediately, find General Tian Fucheng, tell him the situation here, and ask him to lead his army to help immediately. As long as we can capture Qingtian, we can open the way home for Mr. Tian," Tian Jingwen said in a seductive voice (not finished) to be continued……)