On the night of the second day, while Wu Yi was trying his best to inquire about the Xianbei people, the guards who did not want to sneak into the left part of the Xiongnu, that is, the territory under the jurisdiction of King Zuogu Li, finally found out the detailed march of the Wei cavalry from a Xiongnu noble. route.
Yang Qing was overjoyed when he heard this and summoned all the generals overnight to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.
Wu Yi first pointed to the map and reported: "According to reports, Wei Qi will pass through Langshan, Feng'er Lake, and Qianzhao. This road is only more than fifty miles away from our northern border of Anding, so it is more convenient for our army to intercept it."
"The Wei army took the southern route instead of the northern route. It seems they still want to pass through Anding quickly." Zhang Yi said sharply.
Wu Yi smiled and said: "Zhang Fujun is right. The Xianbei people in the north also sent news that Wei Qi's whereabouts were not found. This means that the information about Wei Qi's southern route should be accurate."
"General Ziyuan, are there any places on this road that the Wei cavalry must pass through?" Liu Yin suddenly asked.
Wu Yi said: "I have asked someone who is familiar with geography. There is a mountain on the way called Sizhi Mountain. It is the place where the Wei army must pass. Our army can ambush and intercept it here." After that, he marked the Sizhi Mountain on the map. The location was pointed out to everyone.
"What is the terrain of this mountain?" Yang Qing asked.
Wu Yi replied: "Although this mountain is not high or steep, it is advantageous because it occupies a large area. There are many canyons in the mountain, enough to bury an army."
"As long as we can bury the army, we don't need to rely on the mountains to fight defensive battles." Yang Qing nodded.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Wu Yi agreed, and then asked: "Your Majesty, can you give the order?"
When the generals heard this, they all looked at Yang Qing expectantly, unable to suppress the overwhelming fighting spirit in their bodies.
Yang Qing took in all the expressions of the generals and couldn't help but smile. Huo Di stood up and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order. I will rush to Sizhishan to ambush you early tomorrow morning."
"Promise." All the generals accepted the order in unison.
Yang Qing looked at Wu Yi again and asked: "General Ziyuan, please rush back to Linjing overnight to command the troops and horses in the county and our army to set off in two directions, and wait until we leave the Anding county boundary to meet again."
This was a move to deceive others. Wu Yi naturally understood and immediately responded: "Yes."
"Everyone, the Wei army has five thousand cavalry, but our army also has seven thousand infantry and cavalry. Although most of our cavalry are new soldiers and are not as elite as Wei's cavalry, the primary purpose of this battle is to block the enemy, and the second is to defeat the enemy. Therefore, we The army's mission this time is relatively easy, so please don't be nervous." Yang Qing said with a relaxed look.
This time to block enemy reinforcements, Yang Qing and others brought 3,000 cavalry. Wu Yi will also lead 4,000 Anding troops to attack, including 2,000 cavalry. Therefore, the number of cavalry on the Han army is equal to that of Wei cavalry. .
In the past few months, Wu Yi has been busy in Anding and has been recruiting troops. Now the total number of troops in the six counties of Anding is no less than seven or eight thousand.
In addition, Anding County is close to the grassland and desert, so there is no need to worry about war horses. If the money and grain were not limited, Wu Yi would have more cavalry.
Liu Yin knew that Yang Qing was afraid that he and others would be nervous because they were fighting on the grassland and desert for the first time, so he comforted everyone and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Ziyuan and Boqi, the two prefects Brave and good at fighting, Tao Sima and Feng Sima are also good at cavalry combat. Even if it is our first time to enter the grassland, we are not afraid at all."
"Yes, Sir, Xiuren is right. Although Wei Qi has rich experience, our army is not incompetent. This time we must not only stop the enemy, but also defeat the enemy's army to allow the puppet Wei to reinforce Liangzhou's plan." A complete failure." Zhang Yi also said proudly.
Tao Gong also said resolutely: "Let me rest assured, although I have never fought on the grassland, I followed General Zhao Zilong in the Central Plains in the past. Even though the Bingzhou knights are brave, the Longyou cavalry trained by Feng Sima in a humble position is not a vegetarian." of."
"Yes, I am willing to fight head-on with the Wei cavalry." Feng Chong said not to be outdone.
Seeing everyone asking for a fight, Yang Qing couldn't help but feel a little helpless. He originally wanted to comfort everyone, but unexpectedly it aroused everyone's fighting spirit. However, this is not a bad thing. Since Liu Yin and the others are determined to defeat the enemy, he, as a What would the general not want to do?
Sizhi Mountain is a bare mountain with only a few weeds and shrubs covering the outside. Although this mountain is not high, it is wide, and there are many valley mouths in the mountain, which can be used for ambushes.
At this time, the Han army was lying in ambush in the valley, waiting for the arrival of the Wei army's cavalry. However, not all the 7,000 Han troops were hiding in the mountains. Yang Qing asked Wu Yi to lead his troops to form a formation in front of the mountain to block the Wei army's path openly.
As for himself, he, Zhang Yi, Liu Yin and others led three thousand cavalry to lie in the valley, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Wei army from the flank and defeat the Wei army in one fell swoop.
The reason why Yang Qing did not hide all his troops in the mountains was because the Wei army must have known that passing by the north of Anding would be intercepted by the Han army, and it was very likely that they would send more scouts to the dangerous places they must pass through such as Sizhishan, so it was better to He generously placed some of his troops outside the mountain to actively attract the Wei army to attack.
It is also very possible that the Wei army did not know that Yang Qing had led 3,000 cavalry from Tianshui for reinforcements, so the soldiers and horses in the mountains could be used as a surprise force to win.
Su Shang is in his forties and is the number one general in Bingzhou. Not only is he physically strong, he is also good at riding and shooting. He is highly relied upon by Liang Xi, the governor of Bingzhou in Cao Wei.
His deputy general Dong Bi was also a brave veteran, but because he was a subordinate of Yuan Shao's nephew, a high-ranking cadre, he was never promoted and spent many years in Bingzhou.
This time when he went to Liangzhou for rescue, Dong Bi took the initiative to ask Ying to serve as Su Shang's deputy general in order to achieve great success so that his military career could go further before the end.
"General Dong, our army has arrived in the north of Anding County. Anding is currently in the hands of Shu thieves. The thieves will definitely come to intercept our army when they know it is passing by, so we must be extremely careful next." Su Shang, who was riding on a tall horse, looked at it. After taking a look at the surrounding scenery, he turned his head and warned Dong Bi beside him.
Dong Bi nodded and said: "What the general said is absolutely true. In order to reach Liangzhou earlier, we marched from the southern front. This road is too close to Anding, and the Shu thieves can easily detect the whereabouts of our army.
Moreover, those Huns and Xianbei people have been fighting fiercely with the stable Shu bandits in the past few months. There is no guarantee that some of them will not leak the whereabouts of our army to the Shu bandits. Maybe the troops who came to intercept us are already on the way. . "
"Yes, these Huns and Xianbei people are really ambitious. They try to rely on Shu thieves to fight against our great Wei. What a wishful thinking and daydream!
After the crisis in Liangzhou is resolved, I will definitely ask Liang Shijun for permission to leave the fortress and teach those barbarians who rebelled against the imperial court a lesson. Su Shang said coldly.
Dong Bi smiled and said: "This is just a matter of Dong. It has been a long time since I went to the grassland to fight, and I have forgotten the feeling of beheading a barbarian."
"Haha, there will definitely be a chance for General Dong to kill for a while." Su Shang also smiled: "But now we mainly need to beware of sudden attacks by Shu thieves."
"The general's words are very reasonable. It seems that there is Sizhi Mountain ahead. I remember that although this mountain is not dangerous, there are many canyons inside, which is a good place to hide soldiers. Our army must be more careful when passing here."
Su Shang nodded: "I have sent all the scouts out. No movement within a radius of dozens of miles can escape our eyes and ears. Once there is something abnormal in the Four Branches Mountain, the scouts will definitely pay back."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of scouts running back from the front, and in the blink of an eye they were in front of the two of them.
"Report, general, a large number of Shu troops have been found in the four mountains ahead."
