The soldiers of the first battalion, led by Zhao Kuangyin, accelerated towards the Tang camp. The flags were flapping in the winter wind. They were spotted by Tang army sentries from a distance. The horn sounded to warn the whole camp.
On the side of the Tang Army, regimental training envoy Guo Tingwei and governor He Yanxi, upon hearing the news, quickly got up from their army couches, put on their armor, and went to the front of the camp to check the situation.
He Yanxi was a little angry and angry when he arrived at the sentry tower and found Guo Tingwei looking with confusion at Zhao Kuangyin's army, which was arrayed to challenge more than a mile away.
Seeing He Yanxi, Guo Tingwei introduced him: "The Han army has about four to five hundred people. There is no horse army. The flag is 'Zhao'. It should be Zhao Kuangyin who is stationed at Wokou!"
"These Han troops made a sneak attack last night and came to provoke me again this morning. With only a few hundred people, they dare to come and stroke my tiger beard?" Looking down, He Yanxi suddenly said with disdain and anger: "I will bring two thousand people with me. Pawn, annihilate them!"
"He Dujian, let's take another look and see what the purpose of these Han troops is?" Guo Tingwei is a middle-aged general. Although his reputation is not obvious, he has experienced many wars and has always been calm and measured.
"Did Guo Shijun be frightened by the Han cavalry camp last night?" He Yanxi, with some arrogance of a scholar, said with slight contempt: "If you don't dare, defend the camp by yourself, I will lead the troops there Deal with that mere Zhao Kuangyin!"
After saying that, ignoring Guo Tingwei's solemn expression, he ordered his men to gather several battalions of more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, opened the camp gates, and rushed towards the Han army menacingly.
One mile away, when he saw the Tang camp moving, especially the big flag with the word "He", Zhao Kuangyin immediately laughed and took a deep breath: "I can smell it even from a mile away." To the aroma of rice in Tangying..."
Zhao Kuangyin arrived at a time jam and disturbed the Tang camp. At this time, the Tang soldiers had no time to eat at all. The emperor had no shortage of hungry soldiers, and the Tang soldiers who came out of the camp were just a bunch of hungry soldiers.
However, after He Yanxi led the Tang army out of the camp, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but frowned, because the number of Tang troops who attacked did not meet his expectations. Upon seeing this, he immediately changed his plan of feigning defeat in the first battle.
As soon as the letter flag was waved, the five hundred Han troops immediately adjusted into an attack array. Zhao Kuangyin pointed at He Yanxi who was guarding the army in the distance and said: "The enemy's wings are spread out to swallow us up. Later, you will follow me and charge directly." Among them, the army is staring at the Tang general on horseback. Remember, you are not allowed to kill him!"
With red robe and bright armor, He Yanxi's outfit is very eye-catching.
After observing the movements of the Tang army in the camp, after it was fully deployed, he raised his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, the time has come to make a name for yourself, follow me and charge!"
After saying this, he took the lead, bent down on his horse, and galloped away. Behind Zhao Kuangyin, five hundred Suzhou regiments rushed towards He Yanxi, shouting kill.
Although there were not many in number, they were very powerful, like a fierce tiger, charging back at the Tang army. He Yanxi was surprised when he saw the movement of the Han army. He did not expect that in the face of four times the enemy, Zhao Kuangyin neither retreated nor formed a formation to resist, but instead rushed straight towards him.
He Dujian, who was proud of his military ability, hurriedly sent an order to the Tang army, which was outflanked by two wings, to speed up the encirclement. He led his troops to attack the Han army.
But when the Han army approached, looking at the murderous and fierce momentum of the Han soldiers, he panicked for no reason, and He Yanxi temporarily sent an order to his soldiers to set up a formation to defend them.
Under such circumstances, there was no time. In the rush, the Tang army did not have time to take up their positions. They only had time to fire two waves of arrows. The Han army's sword had already hit the Tang army's neck.
Zhao Kuangyin's direction was like a knife cutting through tofu, cutting neatly into the Tang army's formation. Quickly riding on the horse, Zhao Kuangyin killed three people in a row, and then pointed at He Yanxi who had begun to retreat. The Suzhou regiment training under his command was carefully organized and well-trained by Zhao Kuangyin. They followed him closely and coordinated on both sides to fight with the Tang army.
The momentum is like that of a tiger, frightening the flock of sheep and making it difficult for them to guard their heads. The soldiers of the Tang Army were exhausted after being harassed last night. They woke up in the morning, their hands and feet were stiff, and they had not eaten yet. They were driven out of camp by He Yanxi to fight. Coupled with the orders of He Dujian, they were in trouble. How could they withstand the Han army? impact.
In just a quarter of an hour, it was on the verge of collapse, and He Yanxi fled directly from the front to the back of the formation. His actions caused the Tang army to lose command and could only fight on their own.
While Zhao Kuangyin was fighting, he still did not forget to look at the battlefield situation. Although he was despised by He Yanxi's performance in battle, he was really happy about it. Noticing the arrival of two battalions of Tang troops outflanking him, he immediately wielded his sword and rushed towards He Yanxi with his men. During the charge, He Yanxi's identity was confirmed.
Facing the unstoppable strength of the Han army, He Yanxi panicked and shouted in panic: "Stop them!"
Faced with the Tang soldiers gathering to intercept, Zhao Kuangyin galloped forward on his horse, slashed left and right, led his men to cut up his army, and rushed to He Yanxi. He raised his long sword and slashed at He Yanxi, shouting: "He Yanxi, take your life!"
The edge of Zhao Kuangyin's sword almost chilled He Yanxi's heart. He screamed, subconsciously ducked and rolled off his horse. When slashing, Zhao Kuangyin withdrew his strength and slashed on the armor on his back, knowing that he would be fine. Sure enough, He Yanxi fell off his horse, rolled and crawled regardless of the pain, and hid behind the surrounding Tang army soldiers, no longer caring about the demeanor of a scholar-bureaucrat.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin ordered: "The whole army shouted, He Yanxi is dead!"180
Then, with his men, he turned and rushed towards the chaos of the Tang army. Zhao Kuangyin had a very keen sense of battlefield and focused on attacking weak points. He attacked all the way, shouting "He Yanxi is dead" all the way. Soon, He Jun's army was in chaos and the disaster spread. To the two battalions of Tang troops coming in a roundabout way.
But He Yanxi's side has lost an inch, and when he gathers his own soldiers and orders the soldiers, it is no longer effective.
In the Tang camp, he kept looking at the fighting situation in front of the camp, and the crowd bullied the few. The battle actually ended like this. Guo Tingwei secretly scolded He Yanxi for being useless. When he heard the Han army shouting "He Yanxi is dead", Guo Tingwei couldn't sit still, and immediately angrily issued an order: "Leave a thousand troops to guard the camp, and the others, follow me to fight!"
Soon, Guo Tingwei led his troops, rushed out of the camp gate, and headed towards the battlefield. Zhao Kuangyin, on his side, was always paying attention to the movements of the Tang camp. When he saw more soldiers pouring out, he decisively ordered and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and withdraw the flag!"
Under the leadership of Zhao Kuangyin, the surviving Han soldiers turned and rushed towards the south. The Tang soldiers in the chaotic battle were unable to stop them. They could only watch the Han army break away and turn west, leaving a mess behind.
Guo Tingwei arrived with his army and saw that the Han army was gone. He had no choice but to calm down the chaos and gather his troops with a livid face.
"The Han army has escaped! Chase me!" At this time, He Yanxi, who had barely survived Zhao Kuangyin's sword, jumped out under the guard.
Although he straightened his armor, he was still in a state of embarrassment, and his face was full of shame and anger.
"No pursuit!" After hearing his order, Guo Tingwei sternly refused and said to He Yanxi: "The Han army came here unexpectedly, so we should go back to the camp to rest first!"
"That Zhao Kuangyin is so rampant and sees me as nothing, how can he be tolerated!" He Yanxi said angrily: "If he retreats when he sees that I am powerful, he will flee like a wolf and dog in embarrassment! We should gather heavy troops and annihilate them!"
Guo Tingwei shook his head, opened his mouth and said: "No -"
Before the words were spoken, He Yanxi said forcefully: "We only have a small setback. If we let him leave, how can we face the three armies?"
"Liu Du's deployment has made great achievements in Anyuan, defeated the Han army's forward, and marched into Shouchun. We are in the north, how can we miss this opportunity?"
"Chase me!" After saying this, regardless of whether Guo Tingwei agreed or not, he immediately led his army to pursue him.
Guo Tingwei clutched the sword tightly. He really had the urge to chop He Yanxi with the sword. It was too much trouble for the imperial court to send these guards...
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" One of his subordinates asked, as all the troops were taken away by He Yanxi in the name of the governor.
"Follow us! Just in case something unexpected happens!" Guo Tingwei had no choice.
On Zhao Kuangyin's side, after getting out of the battle circle, he ordered his soldiers to slow down, both as a temptation and to rest.
"Your Majesty, the Tang army is catching up!"
Looking back to visit, I saw that the Tang army had moved and followed them. Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief. He was still worried, what if the Tang army had been hurt by the beating just now and was afraid of the beating, so he retreated to the wall of the camp.
This tactic of luring the enemy is indeed not easy to grasp. If the enemy does not fall into the trap, he has no other choice.
"Send an order to evacuate to Tushan. Along the way, throw away some flags and soldiers' armor!" Another order was given, and Zhao Kuangyin led his men to hoist the pursuing Tang army, as if they were training for a march.
Following him, He Yanxi didn't think much as he saw the pursuit distance gradually shortening. When he saw the flags and armours discarded by the Han army, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the left and right: "After all, the Han army is outnumbered and does not dare to fight against our thousands of troops. They are fleeing in a hurry!"
Immediately, the order was given to speed up the pursuit.
Just like that, he escaped calmly and pursued impatiently, and the distance of less than ten miles passed by in a flash. The Tang army, under the leadership of He Yanxi, broke into the Han army's ambush circle and endured the ice for a long time. Dang Jin, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately led his men and fought out from both sides. Zhao Kuangyin also turned around to fight back.
The Tang army was disturbed by last night, had a battle in the morning, had less breakfast, and chased for ten miles. It was already hungry and exhausted. How could it be an opponent of the Han army, which was well prepared and waiting for work.
In the battle of Wukou, Zhao Kuangyin used a simple and classic method of luring the enemy into an ambush, defeating more with less, and completely defeated the Tang Haozhou army.
