Liu Daogui looked at the Lingnan Fist Barbarians in front, his eyes sparkling, and he said in a deep voice: "Now Xu Daofu wants to do his best to open the gap in our front, and then we will be ready to throw in these barbarians. Aji, you are now Lead five hundred cavalry out of the battle, first go south, then turn back to the west, and then after leaving the enemy, first cooperate with Daoji, attack from both sides, and defeat the demon thieves in the rear army!"
Tan Zhi frowned: "But if I go out in a big circle like this, can you still survive here? And if I attack the demon thieves in the rear army first and waste time, why not go directly to the central army? , attacking the enemy's attack force? After all, this is the enemy's main attack direction."
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I still have five or six thousand soldiers here, and they can still resist for at least an hour. Even if it is really almost unstoppable, I can temporarily let all the wounded soldiers go into battle, and I can also retreat to this handsome platform. On the defensive, if you can defeat the demon thieves in the rear direction, then Daoji can bring two thousand troops to reinforce and defend the commander's platform. There will be no problem. When the time comes, you can also intercept the demon thieves."
Tan Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "There has been no movement in the south direction. You withdrew the thousand men and horses who stayed there before, and no monsters and thieves were seen attacking. Is it possible that they sent troops to ambush behind?"
Liu Daogui shook his head: "This is not possible. The demon thieves have already tried their best to attack. Even if there are one or two thousand more people at this time, it is a huge advantage. There are five thousand Lingnan barbarians, but they have not moved. , I don’t know what Xu Daofu is waiting for, maybe he is also guarding against my cavalry and chariots. As for the south direction, according to the military strategy of surrounding three and missing one, it is not suitable for leaving an ambush. It is better to give our army a way The passage allows us to escape, and it is much easier for them to intercept and kill us behind, because the south is the direction leading to the river, which is a dead end, so why bother leaving soldiers and horses to ambush?"
Tan Zhi nodded: "Yes, brother Daogui, your analysis is in line with the military plan. However, we dispatched the iron cavalry first, which is the last reserve force. If the demon thief has another move later, then But what should we do?”
Liu Daogui sighed: "Now we can only do our best and obey destiny. If destiny is not on our side, then you have to lead the cavalry to break out of the siege and find a way back to Jiangling City. Remember, don't go to Ma Tou Camp, it's very dangerous there. It may not be in our hands anymore.”
Tan Zhi gritted his teeth: "I know this, but if the army is defeated and you can't come back, what's the use of me going to Jiangling?"
Liu Daogui's eyes sparkled: "There are also Zhu Chaoshi's troops and Lu Zongzhi's troops. As long as you can return to Jiangling, relying on Jiangling City's troops and the newly recruited Jingzhou volunteers, it is not impossible to defend, because In today's battle, no matter what, Xu Daofu's army lost more than half, and he may not still have the strength to attack Jiangling. If Lu Zongzhi is still loyal to the Jin Dynasty, and if Zhu Chaoshi can come back smoothly, you will join forces and the strength will not be with them. Under this situation, even if we cannot recapture the land east of Han River, we can at least defend Jiangling west of the Han River. As long as we wait until my eldest brother's army arrives, there is still hope for Jingzhou to recover."
Having said this, Liu Daogui reached into his arms, took out a seal, and handed it to Tan Zhi: "A Zhi, this is the official defense seal of the Jingzhou governor. I have always carried it with me. Now, at this time, this This big seal should be kept by you. Also, I have transferred Fu Hongzhi to this cavalry unit. He is a cavalry commander. It is time to play his role. Over there in the front army, there is Yanzhi who will take over. ,Don't worry."
Tan Zhi sighed, took the seal, and said, "I believe that this seal will return to your hands sooner or later. Brother Daogui, I won't say anything more. Take care. I'll be right back."
Having said this, he quickly ran to the south of the commander's platform, where five hundred cavalrymen, fully armored and equipped with both men and horses, were already on standby. There was even a pair of horses beside each rider. Carrying bows, arrows, sabers and other melee weapons. Fu Hongzhi, on the other hand, was already wearing a white horse and a silver spear. He reined in his horse and stood quietly. He looked at Tan Zhi, smiled slightly, and made a military salute.
Tan Zhi flew up to the current war horse, looked around, and said loudly: "Cavalry, follow me to attack!"
Amidst a burst of cheers, the iron cavalry ran towards the quiet direction on the other side of the battlefield, to the south, where the sound of killing was loud, and soon disappeared into the night.
Liu Daogui watched Tan Zhi leave, closed his eyes, and murmured to himself, "Is it still too late?"
A quarter of an hour later, Tan Zhi led his men to ride to the rear of the army. In the southwest direction, two miles away, in the rear army's formation, the sound of killing was loud, and thousands of Celestial Masters and Dao soldiers could be vaguely seen. The allied forces of the Tiandao Alliance are attacking the third line of defense of the Jin army's rear army. A large flag with the word "tan" stands stubbornly on the hill behind the entire defense line, and the smoke of the fighting between the two armies is not far away from this large flag. The flag is already less than a hundred steps away.
Tan Zhi breathed a long sigh of relief: "It seems that we arrived not too late, and the fourth man still managed to survive. However, the situation seems to be very critical. Hongzhi, we have to gather all the armored cavalry and attack the enemy's rear. "
Fu Hongzhi laughed: "That's what I came here to do. There should be three or four thousand enemy soldiers and horses. There is nothing in this camp. If we attack at this time, we will definitely defeat them all."
A scout suddenly exclaimed: "No, there are a large number of people moving towards here from the south and southwest."
Tan Zhi and Fu Hongzhi's expressions changed greatly. Tan Zhi, who had always been calm, widened his eyes: "What's going on? Why are there soldiers and horses appearing in this direction?"
Fu Hongzhi asked in surprise: "Does Brother Dao Gui still have arrangements and reinforcements here? Or is Jiangling City coming to support us?"
Tan Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "Impossible. If reinforcements come from the direction of Jiangling, they will come from the northwest to Ma Tou Camp. Those coming from the southwest are coming from the river. They must be the navy of demon thieves. They will take a detour from Jiang Shang is coming. Heck, for this plan, there is no other way. We can only defeat the supporting army first, and then find a way to return to the battle. Send the order, everyone turns, the rear team becomes the front team, and the front team becomes the rear team, prepare. The enemy is coming with an assault! Hongzhi, you charge with two hundred armored cavalry first, and I will support you from behind."
Fu Hongzhi was about to agree, when suddenly, his eyes lit up and he shouted: "Wait a minute, there seem to be dozens of cavalry in front of the comers. The demon thieves should not have cavalry. They, their equipment, and armor don't seem to be demons." Thief, but, it’s the standard armor of our Jin Dynasty, ah, isn’t the one running at the front the little stone?”
