Tang army camp.
Li Jing, Duan Zhixuan, and Li Daozong each held a clairvoyant eye and looked at the Xianbei and Dangxiang people who were ambushing in the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road.
This time, the reason why Li Jing dared to lead the main army and rush into the encirclement of Tuguhun.
First, because on the third day after leaving Chang'an, he had already thought of how to use infantry to deal with the enemy's cavalry.
The second reason is that the emergence of clairvoyance and auspicious suits has greatly improved the detection capabilities of Tang Army scouts, allowing him to anticipate the enemy.
Moreover, whether it is a troop carrier to deal with cavalry, clairvoyance and auspicious suits to improve investigation capabilities, or horse iron hoofs that have been widely used, Qin Ming has come up with all of these.
In Li Jing's view, Qin Ming almost changed the situation on the battlefield by himself.
At the end of this battle, Qin Ming should take the lead.
Because of this,
Li Jingcai was determined to accept Qin Ming as his disciple.
Because in Li Jing's perception, it is easy to learn the art of war, but it is extremely difficult to create a "weapon" that can influence the war situation.
And the most important thing is that Qin Ming is still young.
In the future, he will definitely be able to come up with more weapons that will increase the combat power of the army.
Thousands of years later, ten thousand years later, it is impossible to say that he, a master, will still be able to benefit from his disciples!
His current status and power have reached their peak, and the only thing worth pursuing now is his posthumous reputation.
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Li Jing originally thought that as long as he led his troops into the border of Lujiagou, the enemy would be unable to restrain themselves and send large groups of cavalry to launch a surprise attack on them.
In order to lure the enemy to attack, he even deliberately ordered the army to bury pots for cooking.
But the result was far beyond Li Jing's expectation. Even when the army was full, the enemy army remained motionless.
"Hey, what a bunch of cowards! It's true that dog meat has no place at the table!"
Duan Zhixuan and Li Daozong couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly when they heard Li Jing's complaints.
If Qin Ming were present, he would definitely make a complaint.
"General manager, no, master, you are always drifting!"
At this moment, Li Jing, who was wearing golden armor, put down the clairvoyance in his hand, turned to the messenger, and said:
"Send the order, and in half a quarter of an hour the whole army will turn around and withdraw to Yuzhong City."
Although the ordering soldiers were a little surprised and puzzled by Li Jing's order, out of their admiration for Li Jing and their bounden duty as a soldier, they still bowed and obeyed, turned around and left.
At this time, Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, and Duan Zhixuan, the Duke of Fan State, came to Li Jing.
Li Daozong asked seriously:
"General Manager, are you planning to pretend to retreat and lure the enemy to attack?"
Li Jing nodded and said:
"I didn't expect that the famous King Tuyuhun tried so hard to invite you to enter the urn, but in the end he gave up. Alas."
"According to the scouts' reports, the battle at Xinglong Mountain has almost begun."
"The opportunity is fleeting. If Tuyuhun receives the news of the setback at Xinglong Mountain, I'm afraid he will be alert, and it will be difficult to severely damage their cavalry."
"Anyway, let's give it a try by pretending to withdraw our troops. If they still dare not come out, then we will think of other ways."
Li Daozong and Duan Zhixuan nodded silently.
Li Jing glanced at the camp, patted his leader Duan Zhixuan on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Zhixuan, if you can successfully draw out the enemy, then you will need your Modao Formation and Chariot Crossbow Formation to attract the enemy's attention."
Duan Zhixuan nodded, cupped his hands and said:
"Please rest assured, Chief Manager, I will definitely live up to my trust."
Li Jing nodded slightly and turned to look at Rencheng King Li Daozong.
"Chengfan, after Zhixuan attracts all the enemy's cavalry, it's time for your 'Train Battle Formation' to come into play."
Li Daozong's eyes lit up, he bowed and said:
"You will finally understand."
Speaking of this train battle formation, Li Daozong had to admire Li Jing's mind.
During these days of marching, he saw countless troop carriers every day.
But he never thought that one day the troop carrier would be transformed into a "train battle formation" based on the Qi general Tian Dan's fire ox formation of the Warring States Period.
A quarter of an hour later,
In the mountain forest opposite Lujiagou.
"Commander, look at the Tang army moving. Hey, no, Li Jing is going to run away!"
Murong Xiujun looked in the direction pointed by Liang Qucong and saw that the Tang army was quickly gathering and retreating in the direction they came from.
"Did the Tang army detect the cavalry led by Lou Ming?"
Liang Qucong raised his head and glanced at the sun, then patted his thigh and said:
"Li Jing must have been afraid of being cut off by Lou Ming, so he changed lanes temporarily."
"Look at the formation of the Tang army. It's no good. We must not miss the opportunity before it comes again. Order soldiers, please pass on the order quickly. The whole army will attack and leave them alone."
Murong Xiujun felt a little uneasy when he heard this, so he said to Liang Qucong:
"Your Majesty, if you don't wait any longer, maybe news will come back from Lou Ming soon."
Liang Qucong waved her hand and said displeasedly:
"We can't wait any longer. If Li Jing escapes like this, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
"Commander, what are you doing standing still? Why don't you hurry up and deliver the order?"
"It's the king."
More than a dozen ordering soldiers bowed in response, and then immediately dispersed.
On the other side of the mountain, Tuoba Hong jumped anxiously as he looked at the retreating Tang army at the foot of the mountain.
He kept cursing Liang Qucong, the famous king of Tuyuhun, calling him incompetent and a complete waste.
At this moment, the thin seal eagle in leather armor suddenly pointed at the hilltop opposite the official road and shouted:
"Khan, look, there's a beacon on the other side."
Tuoba Hong took a closer look after hearing this.
In the mountains and forests opposite, there was indeed a thick black smoke rising into the sky like a black dragon.
"Okay, okay, okay. Quick, blow the horn and get ready to fight."
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Li Jing was sitting on a tall horse, holding up his clairvoyance eyes with both hands, observing the enemy's movements at any time.
When he looked through the lenses and saw a large number of flying birds in the forest ten miles away, Li Jing smiled.
He waved his hand and shouted to the messenger beside him:
"Send the order and the whole army will stop."
"The Modao team is in front, and the chariots and crossbows are behind, ready to meet the enemy."
"..."
"Here." "Here." "Here."
As Li Jing issued orders one after another, the 60,000-strong army changed their formations in an orderly manner.
Soon, the "one-character long snake formation" transformed into circular Bagua formations composed of thousands of people.
As time passed, the ground shook more and more violently.
Soon, the Tang Dynasty's 60,000 troops were besieged by Tuyuhun and Dangxiang's 100,000 cavalry.
The distance between the two armies was only three miles.
In ancient times, fierce battles between large armies had to be organized, otherwise unified command would not be possible.
Therefore, Liang Qucong and Tuoba Hong did not rush forward.
After all, in their opinion, no matter how powerful the Tang army's infantry was, it would be difficult to withstand their 100,000 light cavalry.
If there are no accidents in this battle, it will definitely be a crushing one.
Even if they just rely on the mobility of the cavalry and send a few waves of arrows to the Tang army, they can still severely damage the Tang army.
At this time, Tang Jun was already meat on the chopping board in their eyes, ready to be slaughtered by them.
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