Chapter 1089 Encountering enemies on patrol

Chapter 1089 Encountering enemies on patrol

With the arrival of the main force of the Western Wei army, the camps were connected for dozens of miles outside Wusu City, with tents stretching out and flags flying. The sight was full of magnificent military scenes.

After arriving in Wusu, Li Tai did not go straight into the city to rest and wait for the enemy. Instead, he took advantage of the fact that the Qi army had not yet arrived here and led his personal soldiers to inspect the mountains and fields south of Wusu City.

If nothing unexpected happens, the armies of the two countries will fight in this area next. At the beginning of the battle, Li Tai must of course understand the battlefield on the spot.

Unlike the gullies and peaks in the north, although the south of Wusu City is also a hilly terrain, the slope is relatively gentle, and there are some traces of stable buildings between the hills and the hills. It can be seen that before the Western Wei army invaded, this area should have been used as a grazing pasture.

From Wusu City to the south, the undulating ponds and plateaus form a slope of several miles or even dozens of miles. The top of the plateau has a wide view, and the bottom of the plateau is rich in water and grass. The western source of the Zhuozhang River passes through the border from north to south, and there are tributaries on both sides that flow into the main stream along the plateau valley.

However, due to the drought, the water volume of the river is mostly small, and large areas of beach silt are exposed along the coast. Bunches of weeds grow on the riverbed that has been dried and hardened by the sun. The nutrients contained in the silt at the bottom of the river are absorbed by these green grasses and grow luxuriantly.

In this plateau valley, although the large group of Qi army has not arrived yet, there are also many scouts moving around. These Qi army scouts are running around in this plateau valley, and occasionally measuring with ropes and rulers. Obviously, they are also collecting terrain data for future battles as a reference for the army to deploy troops, line up, advance and retreat.

These Qi scouts also discovered Li Tai and his party, so they summoned their companions with whistling arrows and horns. The Qi scouts scattered in the valleys gradually gathered together to form a cavalry team of hundreds of people, gathered on the ridge several miles away and looked at Li Tai and his party vigilantly.

Li Tai saw the other party's vigilance and felt a sense of evil in his heart. He raised his hand and pointed at the other party from a distance, and then said to the guards behind him with a smile: "Do you dare to hunt?"

In addition to the elite scouts, there are often senior generals who serve as combat commanders to observe the battlefield before the battle, such as Li Tai, who went here to observe the terrain in person. Before such a large-scale battle, some generals would arrange their confidants to come and grasp the basic terrain conditions even if it was inconvenient for them to visit the battlefield in person.

So Li Tai was also curious about who was leading the enemy, and after hearing this, the guards laughed and said, "We dare to be the pioneer for the master!"

Li Tai tightened his legs and squeezed the horse's belly, and the horse under his crotch took the lead and galloped towards the bottom of the valley. The other guards also rode their horses and followed behind. As the team ran faster and faster, the distance between each other was also stretched.

Thousands of cavalry formed a hunting formation several miles wide in the valley, and then the knights scattered on both wings accelerated their running, forming an arc that wrapped inward.

The Northern Qi soldiers on the opposite slope saw the enemy approaching, so they all reined in their horses and galloped towards the top of the plateau behind.

But they were not for evacuation, but to gather on the top of the plateau to form a more solid attack formation, and then it was like a sharp blade swooping down, and its tip was pointed at the center of the formation where Li Tai was. The knight at the front was wearing light armor and a visor, so his face could not be seen clearly. However, judging from his excellent riding skills and his ability to shoot arrows, he must be the leader of this team.

"The enemy general is quite courageous!"

Li Tai laughed loudly, grabbed the bow on the side of the saddle, and shot a whistling arrow diagonally. Immediately, the team split to the left and right where he was, forming two parallel straight lines, rushing diagonally to the top of the plateau. The gap between the two teams was just enough for the enemy cavalry to pass through.

But the enemy cavalry did not want to cross each other. Under the leadership of their general, they turned around halfway and attacked the waist of Li Tai's team, intending to outflank and intercept Li Tai.

After seeing this, Li Tai simply turned his horse's head, led dozens of cavalry around him to leave the team, and turned to gallop to the bottom of the valley down the slope.

Although the enemy general knew that this was a trick to lure the enemy, he still refused to give up and led his troops to closely follow Li Tai and his party, completely ignoring that the two enemy cavalry in the rear had already merged on the southern bank, blocking their retreat.

"Don't run, Qiang thieves, get off your horse and die!"

The distance between them gradually narrowed. The Qi general galloped while controlling his horse and pulling the bowstring, as if he had changed from the original hunted object to the current hunter, and shouted loudly at Li Tai who was still galloping in front of him.

Li Tai refused to stop, and led his men to gallop to a sparse forest below the slope. He then dismounted and put his mount into the forest. He and dozens of guards beside him quickly formed a battle formation outside the forest. He pointed at the enemy general who was gradually slowing down and shouted: "Since the enemy general dared to chase me here, do you dare to report your name?" The Qi general ignored Li Tai's question. His expression was no longer as fierce as when he was chasing him just now. Especially when he looked back and saw that the enemy cavalry on the plateau had rolled over again, he couldn't help but frowned slightly. At this time, he was only a few miles away from Li Tai's position. If he rushed forward again, he might be able to break up the battle formation and kill the general, but as long as the enemy formation was slightly blocked, the troops behind would immediately rush over. Although the forest in front was not dense, it could still hinder the cavalry's running. At that time, his troops would inevitably be trapped here and it would be difficult to break through.

After weighing it in his mind, he put his fingers on the bow and drew it to full length, shooting an arrow in the direction of Li Tai. The arrow quickly drew an arc in the sky, and then shot down below where Li Tai was.

However, at this moment, a figure behind Li Tai quickly flashed out and jumped into the air, slashing the arrow down with a slash of his hand. Both his skill and eyesight were extremely swift. This was naturally the man who had been the captain of Li Tai's personal soldiers for many years and was now an official of Baiqi. Zhang Shinu, the camp leader.

General Na Qi originally wanted to take the risk and give it a try, but after seeing Zhang Shinu's strong posture and strong martial arts, he immediately gave up the idea and led his troops directly to bypass the woods in front and wade through the water from the other side. Pass by and prepare to take a detour to leave.

However, seeing that the Lord was taking risks and luring the enemy in, how could the troops in the rear allow the enemy cavalry to leave calmly, so the team continued to sweep westward along the river like a passing strong wind, constantly To lengthen the distance for the enemy cavalry to detour.

At this time, other guards also led their mounts back from the woods. Li Tai got on his horse and looked at the direction in which the enemy cavalry was running away, frowning slightly.

Originally it was just a chance encounter and a tentative confrontation, but the enemy general gave him a feeling that he was fighting for his life. He was pursuing him endlessly even though he was at a disadvantage. Looking back on his words and deeds, he felt familiar, but for a moment I can't think of anyone in the enemy camp who can get the number right.

Seeing that the two knights were already fighting in the upper reaches of the valley, Li Tai also led the people here to gallop towards the battlefield.

At this time, in the upper reaches of the valley, when the two sides engaged in battle, the battle became extremely fierce. Since both sides are armed with light cavalry patrolling the battlefield, they rarely carry heavy weapons such as horses and bows. They rely on the bows and knives they carry to kill the enemy. The cavalry engages in hand-to-hand combat, and both men and horses collide. Soon the total number of both sides exceeds hundreds. The casualties directly dyed the streams here red.

The Wei army was more numerous than the Qi army, and most of the soldiers patrolling this time were elite soldiers from the second battalion. After the enemy army was intercepted, people from behind rushed in, which immediately put the Qi army at a disadvantage.

"My lord, the thieves are fierce, don't be reluctant to fight! Some of them risked their lives to break through, my lord, go quickly, go quickly!"

A soldier beside General Na Qi shouted, and immediately dozens of horsemen around him rushed in one direction, using their flesh and blood to open a gap. When General Na Qi saw this, he roared angrily and beat his subordinates hard. Mount, lead the rest of the people to rush out of the enemy's siege from this gap, then control the strings left and right and shoot to block the enemy, and lead the hundreds of people around them to rush to the top of the mountain beam in the south again. Then the generals threw off their masks and looked back with sorrow and indignation. , it is Dendrobium Luguang.

"Li Boshan, I hate that I am weak today, otherwise I will kill you here!"

Seeing the enemy troops below charging up the slope again, Hu Luguang did not dare to stay any longer. He glanced at where Li Tai was and then led the remaining people to gather at Xialei where the Qi army's camp was.

At this time, Duan Shao was leading the generals to greet the emperor Gao Yang who had just arrived in the lower camp. When Hu Luguang led the remaining soldiers back to the camp, the Holy Emperor entered the camp.

Gao Yang was already quite dissatisfied with Hu Luguang, who had a close relationship with King Changshan. When he saw that he returned to the camp in embarrassment but did not appear in the team that greeted him, his face suddenly sank. He came forward and said angrily: "Where has the king returned from?"

"Your Majesty, I came here from Heyang. I wanted to detect the enemy's situation to report to Your Majesty. Unexpectedly, I met the leader of the thieves, Li Boshan, who also led his troops to patrol. The two sides engaged in a battle. I only regret that I was short of troops. My arrows were broken and my bow was broken. I missed the opportunity. I have no choice. Get away!"

Hu Luguang was already in a gloomy and depressed mood. At this moment, when he heard the emperor shouting and prostrating on the ground, he said in a sad voice. Thinking back to the helplessness of the enemy in front of him but unable to kill the thief for revenge, he couldn't help but burst into tears and cried. Bowing to the ground: "I encountered an old enemy but was unable to kill the thief. This is a great crime to the country and a great crime to the family..."

After Gao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but look disappointed. Seeing Hu Luguang so sad and upset, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and said quickly: "I am here personally to kill the thief. Wang Gong There is no need to shed tears if it is not done yet. Are the thieves still in the formation? It’s good for your troops to go back and kill the thieves!”

After hearing the words, Hu Luguang's expression suddenly became excited again, while Duan Shao on the side sighed: "The previous encounter was an accident. I couldn't kill him. I think the thief's life is not exhausted. How can we stop now? Wait for me? I'm afraid that sending additional divisions and brigade is just a waste of effort. Now that the Supreme Lord is here, the troops are invigorated, and there is no need to rush for tricks. In the future, if the soldiers are well-organized and fight, the enemy's power will not last long!"

As he said this, Duan Shao couldn't help but feel worried in his heart. The war has progressed to this point, and the enemy's advantage has become very obvious. However, the emperor still expects such unrealistic things, and still does not have a plan to fight steadily and for a long time to gradually reverse the disadvantage. This is really not a good idea. Phenomenon. If this is not recognized, the next battle ideas may be deviated from reality.

With this worry in his heart, Duan Shao also became a little dissatisfied with Hu Luguang. It is extremely absurd to expect to kill the enemy general by accident before the battle. Even if the opportunity is missed, there is nothing to regret.

However, Hu Luguang was still worried about this. It can be seen that the defeat in Hedong still did not change his idea of ​​using danger and surprise. It also made Duan Shao feel that it was not appropriate to arrange his people in the next battle sequence, so as to avoid fighting again. Something out of control happened.

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