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Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the court now, it is impossible to have only 2 soldiers and horses.When Hong Chengchou attacked my Xuanzhen, he led so many soldiers and horses and was defeated by us.It is impossible for the court to send only 2 people this time.
The number of soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court this time may not be many, but it is impossible to have such a small number of soldiers and horses. "
"I think so. Although the imperial court doesn't have many soldiers and horses, it is impossible for them to send only such a small number of soldiers and horses. For the current imperial court, breaking my Xuan Town has become their life-saving straw. In this kind of matter, There is no way they could have made such a childish mistake.
I heard that it was Sun Chengzong who led the army, but Sun Chengzong was not comparable to Hong Chengchou.Although this person has never fought against us, he has fought many battles with Jiannu.This person is definitely not that easy to get along with, and it is absolutely impossible for him to make such a naive mistake.
Maybe this army is only used to attract our attention, and it is not necessarily true that Sun Chengzong's brigade is waiting for an opportunity elsewhere. "
Said the general of the reserve defenders in the Chang'an Institute.
Now, except for the formation of soldiers and horses in Huguang, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Shandong, the formation of the reserve forces in Xuanzhen has been changed by Zhao Wen according to the specifications of later generations.
Now there are 500 people in Chang'an Institute, which is the strength of a regiment.
The person who spoke was the commander of the garrison in Chang'an.
Because he is a reserve soldier and Zhang Dong is a guard, so he has to follow Zhang Dong's command in making decisions.
In today's Chang'an Institute, a regiment of the Guards and a regiment of the Reserve are stationed, totaling 3000 people.
In the hall stood the guards and officers of all ranks of the defenders, and they also had doubts on their faces.
"That's right, Sun Chengzong has such a great reputation, it's impossible to attack us with only such a small number of troops."
"It's impossible for the imperial court not to know how powerful we are. If such a small number of soldiers and horses attack us, it's not enough to put a hole in our teeth."
For a while, the generals in the hall talked a lot.
Zhang Dong's frown became tighter and tighter. After a long time, he slapped the table and shouted: "Maybe Sun Chengzong wants to use these soldiers and horses to attract our attention and let us attack these soldiers and horses. Then Sun Chengzong led the remaining soldiers and horses to take the opportunity rush in."
After Zhang Dong finished speaking, the head of the reserve team also said: "That's right, I think it's the same situation, otherwise, it doesn't make sense that there are only such a few people."
"Pass me an order to send out all the Ye Bu Shou in the city. At the same time, notify all the troops in the east, and let them intensify their investigation efforts to find out the remaining soldiers of Sun Chengzong. Besides, We also need to investigate outside the customs, and notify the various ministries of the Horqin Grassland to send out their cavalry.
After Horqin's long peaceful life, it's time to come out and do some activities.By the way, this matter must be notified to His Majesty in time.Let's stand still for the time being, and wait until the soldiers and horses arrive at the city. "
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At this time, Sun Chengzong led the soldiers and horses to Zhuolu Mountain.
Zhuolu Mountain is located in the southeast of Xuan Town, and there is still a lot of distance from Xuan Town.
After passing Zhuolu Mountain, if everything is normal, Sun Chengzong will lead his troops and horses directly to the north, bypassing the heavily guarded Baoan Prefecture, and reach the hinterland of Xuanzhen.
Zhuolu Mountain is not high, but it has a large area. It is very easy to hide such a small number of people as Sun Chengzong.
If there were no soldiers and horses to investigate, maybe Sun Chengzong would really be able to get past him.
However, when Zhang Dong conveyed the order to the various troops in the east, the generals of these troops dispatched a large number of nights to investigate.
Similarly, Zhuolu Mountain did not escape detection.
A night-buying team of about 50 people was advancing with difficulty in the mountain path in Zhuolu Mountain.
Because of the high mountains and dense forests, this team that does not collect at night did not ride horses, but walked.
"Do you think it's a little strange, you look at the birds in the sky, why are they always flying in the sky?" A young soldier in the Ye Bu Shou team looked at the birds in the sky and asked with a puzzled expression.
The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team raised his head and glanced at the bird in the sky, his expression darkened instantly.
"There is a situation! Follow me!" Ye Bushou's team leader shouted heavily, loaded the 56 in his hand, and then ran forward at a faster speed.
"It's dusk now, and birds usually return to their nests at this time. But now, the birds in the sky are circling low-altitude non-stop, and there is no tendency to go back. There must be someone nearby." The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team ran forward. He said while muttering.
This is his many years of experience. I dare not say that it is sure, but it must be quite accurate.
After walking forward for almost two quarters of an hour, a loud sound suddenly entered the ears of these night-buying people.
The captain of the Yebushou team hurriedly took his subordinate Yebushou to hide in the surrounding woods.
The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team lay on the ground, looking ahead.
After a while, I saw a team of about 20 soldiers passing by in front of their eyes.
"These people should be the Ye Bu Shou of the imperial court." The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team murmured as he watched the Ye Bu Shou pass by him.
After these people left, he took Ye Bushou under his command and went forward.
The sky gradually darkened, and when the moon was above the treetops, the Ye Bu Shou team came to the top of a valley.
At the bottom of this valley, there are continuous tents.
These tents were built by Sun Chengzong's order. Although Sun Chengzong was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, he didn't make people angry, but through the moonlight, the Ye Bu Shou team could still see the tents at the bottom of the valley.
The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team looked at the tent at the bottom of the valley with a serious expression on his face.
"It seems that these soldiers and horses should be Sun Chengzong's soldiers and horses. No wonder the number of soldiers and horses encountered outside Chang'an is so small, so the rest are here.
Zhuolu Mountain has a huge area, if we hadn't been lucky, we might not have discovered the existence of these soldiers and horses. "The captain of the Yebushou team muttered twice, then looked at Yebushou who was following behind him, "Go, go back, and pass this order back. "
The Yebushou team cleaned up and cleaned up their own traces, then walked back from another direction.
At this time, Sun Chengzong was sitting in his big tent.
Because he was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, he didn't ask people to light the lamp.
The entire big tent was dark, and Sun Chengzong just sat on the main seat of the big tent, his brows were tightly locked together, thinking about something.
After a long time, Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "As long as you get out of Zhuolu Mountain and go all the way north, you can reach the city of Xuanzhen Town. If you act secretly and don't let people find out, you will surely succeed in this battle."
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Before the sun had risen on the horizon, the Ye Bu Shou team returned to the barracks.
Outside the north of Zhuolu Mountain, there is a battalion of reserve troops stationed.
Because this is a mountainous area, there are relatively few defensive forces. After all, the mountain road is difficult, and Hong Chengchou did not take this road last time.
After returning to the barracks, the captain of the Ye Bu Shou team reported what he had detected to the battalion commander.
In the large tent in the middle of the barracks, the battalion commander looked at the leader of the Yebushou team standing in front of him, frowned and said, "Can you see clearly? Are they really Sun Chengzong's soldiers?"
At this time, the matter is of great importance, and the battalion commander cannot be careless.
"My lord, this matter is absolutely true. Although they did not raise their banners and light their lights, the dark tent will not lie. These troops must be Sun Chengzong's follow-up troops." the way.
"Looking at it this way, everything makes sense. Let me just say, how come there are only so few soldiers and horses appearing near Chang'an Station. It turns out that the real killing move is here. Sun Chengzong is really extraordinary, extraordinary. After getting out of Zhuolu Mountain, head all the way north, even with just two feet, you can arrive at the city of Xuanzhen in less than two days. Hehe, Sun Chengzong is indeed very scheming." The battalion commander sneered again and again.
Afterwards, he looked at the captain of the Yebushou team, "This time I will give you a big credit, you should go down first."
"Obey!" The captain of the Ye Bu Shou team gave a military salute to the battalion commander, and then withdrew.
The battalion commander sat in front of the table, took out a piece of rice paper, wrote the news on the rice paper, and stamped his big seal.
After doing all this, the battalion commander found a messenger, handed the military report to the messenger, and asked him to send it to Chang'an.
At noon, the military newspaper was delivered to Zhang Dong.
Standing on the city wall of Chang'an Station, Zhang Dong held the military newspaper in his hand, his face was full of excitement, "I finally found it. It turned out to be here, and it turned out to be in Zhuolu Mountain. I really didn't expect that Sun Chengzong had such a plan."
Zhang Dong put away the military newspaper in his hand, then looked outside the city.
"Since you have discovered where your main force is, I will not be polite to the soldiers and horses outside the city." Zhang Dong looked at the orderly behind him, "Send me the order, and all the soldiers and horses in the city will attack and defeat the enemy. After defeat, send troops to Mount Zhuolu to encircle and suppress Sun Chengzong."
At this time, the soldiers and horses led by Wu Jisheng were already very close to Chang'an, only twenty miles away.
If the normal marching speed is followed, then these soldiers and horses will be able to arrive this afternoon.
Originally, Zhang Dong planned to wait for these soldiers and horses to arrive outside the city of Chang'an before attacking, but now that he has figured out the movement of Sun Chengzong's main force, Zhang Dong chose to fight quickly.
A moment later, the gate of Chang'an was opened, and the reserve soldiers and guards came out.
After leaving the city, these soldiers and horses gathered together and went forward in echelons.
There is a cavalry battalion in this regiment of the Guards, with a number of about 300 people.
After these people left the city, they rushed towards the east.
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It didn't take long for the cavalry who rushed out of the city to see Wu Jisheng's soldiers and horses coming towards this side.
Wu Jisheng rode on the horse, and under the protection of his personal guards, he walked down to the front.
Not long after, he saw a puff of smoke coming towards him.
Although Wu Jisheng was the commander of the new army, he once served in the Imperial Horse Supervisor.I also know a lot about marching and fighting.
When he saw the smoke coming towards this side, he instantly understood that it was a cavalry.
Wu Jisheng hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse in his hand, looked at the orderly beside him, and shouted: "Stop advancing, stop advancing, everyone stop advancing, prepare to meet the enemy, prepare to meet the enemy!"
Because it is a new army, the military quality of these people is much better than that of the Beijing camp.
When these soldiers stopped, they didn't panic much.
The officers at all levels in the army kept commanding the troops under their command and stopped in the shortest possible time.
Wu Jisheng once again shouted to the messengers: "The pikemen set up a defense line in front, the sword and shield soldiers are on both sides of the pikemen, the archers and firecrackers are behind the pikemen, and the carriages used to transport food and supplies in the army are arranged on both sides of the army. Side, hurry up!"
The messenger ran down again with Wu Jisheng's order, which is the most traditional camp when dealing with cavalry.
Wu Jisheng's soldiers and horses began to move slowly. Under the command of officers at all levels, they moved according to Wu Jisheng's order.
Under the protection of his personal guards, Wu Jisheng kept moving back and came to the middle position.
When Wu Jisheng was leading the army, he was the most important general in the army no matter what time it was.
Before they finished setting up their camp, the cavalry rushed out from Chang'an came in front of them.
These cavalry did not launch an attack on these soldiers and horses at the first moment, but they kept cruising around these soldiers and horses, killing the Ye Bu Shou sent by Wu Jisheng.
There are only a few hundred of these cavalry, and it is an exaggeration to want to defeat these 2 soldiers and horses, even if they come from Chang'an.
The main purpose of these cavalry is to chase down the remnants after these soldiers are defeated.
In the middle position, the soldiers used carts transporting food and grass to build a high platform for observing the enemy's situation.
Wu Jisheng's banner was planted on the high platform, and the soldiers observing the enemy's situation were located on the high platform, and kept telling Wu Jisheng the movements of the cavalry outside.
Wu Jisheng listened to the voice conveyed by the soldiers, his face was full of solemnity.
He was riding a war horse, holding the horse's rein firmly with his left hand, and pulled out the waist knife from his waist with his right hand.
His personal guards protected him in the middle.
As time passed by every minute and every second, the camp arranged by Wu Jisheng had been completed.
When the sun was in the west, Zhang Dong led the soldiers and horses and appeared about three miles in front of Wu Jisheng.
When Zhang Dong came out, he did not carry a 152mm cannon howitzer, but only some mortars and 40mm.
After all, the 152mm cannon howitzer is too heavy to transport.
Zhang Dong rode on the horse, looking at the army array that had been arranged in front of him, his face was full of excitement.
Although Wu Jisheng had already arranged the general formation, for Zhang Dong, even so, he was not his opponent.
The head of the reserve army followed Zhang Dong, looking at the army formation ahead, the excitement on his face was even more intense than Zhang Dong's.
Because these reserve forces are stationed in Xuan Town, they have no way to fight everywhere like the regular army.
Because they can't fight everywhere, it is difficult for them to make credit.
They have been envious of the regular army for a long time.
Now that the credit has come to their door, how could these reserve soldiers not be excited?
The reserve soldiers were gearing up, their faces were full of excitement, and their excitement was even more enthusiastic than that of the reserve commander.
"Give me an order to set up artillery positions. All the infantry are on both sides of the artillery positions. After the artillery bombardment, they are ready to charge and kill the enemy." Zhang Dong shouted to the messenger who was following him.
Zhang Dong gave an order, and the artillerymen in the army hurriedly transported the mortars outside and began to build artillery positions.
In the case of extremely asymmetric weapons and equipment, Wu Jisheng and the others could only stand there passively.
It didn't take long for the artillery position to be built, and the infantry had been arranged according to his order.
After the artillery position was built, Zhang Dong gave the order to fire without hesitation.
All of a sudden, the artillery fires.