In the snowy field, a cavalry roared towards the Hulin Army, which was waiting for the battle. Just when the distance was less than a hundred steps, it suddenly divided into two teams on the left and right, and rushed towards the two wings of the formation.

The Hulin Army's spear formation was not afraid of any cavalry's direct attack, but it was not necessarily the case with the Lingbiao Guest Army on the flank.

In the cold weather, the Chen clan soldiers arranged in formations looked at the whistling cavalry, their faces were as white as paper, holding spears, and their hands trembled slightly, and they didn't know if they were frozen or scared.

The Chen clan soldiers who had never seen snow had seen a large number of cavalry rushing towards him, saying that they were not afraid of it being fake. On this endless field, once the opponent broke through the formation, there was no place to run.

The terrain, climate, and enemy tactics here have never been seen in Lingnan. When they saw the cavalry rushing in front of them, their speed has not decreased at all, and many soldiers are becoming more and more afraid.

As a person, his instinct was to avoid aside, not to mention that a large group of horses rushed over. That scene had a huge impact on the psychology of the clan soldiers.

The horses in Lingnan were small in size, but in front of them were tall horses. Hundreds of cavalry gathered together, and the charge was amazing, not to mention that the enemy cavalry kept screaming, as if they were about to rush over to kill everyone, which made the archers feel nervous.

Although the general shouted "Stay", although he knew that he had to wait for the general to order the arrow to be fired before he could fire the arrow, and although the enemy cavalry had not yet reached the effective killing distance, some archers could not help but relax their hands and shot the feather arrows out.

And with the first one, there will be a second one, a third one, and then everyone shoots the arrows out.

The enemy cavalry, who had not yet entered the distance of seventy steps, skillfully turned around, walked around from the edge of the effective killing range of the bow and arrow, left contact, turned around and advanced to the distance, stopped more than a hundred steps away, did not walk or approach, and was as close as if they were close.

Tian Zhengyue, who was in the square formation of spears, looked at the friendly troops on the left and right wings who were easily deceived by arrows, and a word emerged in his heart, which was the three words that King Xiyang often said: "Pig Teammate".

To be fair, it is not easy for infantry to fight cavalry in plain areas, but as long as the array is completed, you don’t have to worry about the opponent in a short period of time. The most important thing is that the crossbowman must be calm and not be easily deceived by others to shoot arrows outside the range.

The effective killing distance of the archer's bow is about seventy steps, and the effective killing distance of the archer's cavalry is about fifty steps. If the archer is the first to be deceived by the enemy cavalry and shoots arrows in advance, the killing effect will be equal, and the opponent will also catch this gap and rush to about fifty steps to shoot arrows.

The infantry gathered together is a good target. The arrows shot by enemy cavalry will hit the target more or less, and the casualties caused by the infantry will become more and more panicked.

If the enemy cavalry takes a few more strokes, the insurgent formation will become more and more chaotic. In the end, they will collapse and be chased by the enemy cavalry and slash them freely. The ending is that corpses are everywhere.

Tian Zhengyue repeatedly emphasized this truth with Feng Xuan, Chen Fozhi, and Ning Changzhen. As a result, as soon as he went to the battlefield, the performance of these Lingnan guest troops really made Tian Zhengyue and other generals shake their heads.

Pig teammates, they are really pig teammates!

More than one general of the Hulin Army thought so, but it was a blessing that the enemy cavalry is just harassing and not really charging, otherwise these Lingnan guest troops would be really over.

After several more harassment, the enemy cavalry wandered a hundred steps away, they evacuated eastward without hesitation. Tian Zhengyue ordered the cavalry in the formation to attack to cover his side, and then ordered people to blow the trumpet and let the soldiers put down their weapons to rest.

Their mission is to go east of Guangcheng, build bridges for their reinforcements to transport supplies into the city as cover, and confirm whether the enemy has really retreated.

Strictly speaking, the Hulin Army is the private army of King Xiyang, and of course he only obeys the command of King Xiyang. Although King Xiyang is now besieged by the enemy in Xuanhu, the orders left in advance are indeed to ask the Hulin Army to support Guangcheng instead of Xuanhu.

The commander had an order, and even if the generals such as Tian Zhengyue had to execute them, they would be worried. Therefore, after the vacation was over, they immediately crossed the Dabie Mountains along the Guangzhe River and went north to support the Guangzhe friendly forces.

The enemy troops besieging Guangcheng were the Yangzhou General Administration of Yuchi's family. When reinforcements arrived, they began to confront each other.

Tian Zhengyue was expected to have a series of fierce battles, but the other party actually retreated voluntarily, leaving the cavalry to cut off the back. Several generals thought that there was a fraud among them, so they deliberately went east of Guangcheng to explore the other party's reality.

The Yangzhou General Administration Prefecture is in Shouchun. To the east of Guangzhou, where Guangcheng is located, the land distance between Guangcheng and Shouchun is more than 500 miles. Tian Zhengyue lacked enough cavalry and could not approach the opponent's main force, so she could only watch the opponent retreat eastward.

If the other party really retreats, it means retreating without fighting. While Tian Zhengyue and other generals breathed a sigh of relief, they couldn't help but feel confused:

What is going on? Could it be that Yangzhou...what is wrong, is there something happened in Guangling on the Yangtze River?

Tian Zhengyue knew about the current situation. Yuchi Youqi led a large army to take charge of Guangling and was in conflict with the Chen State in Jiangnan. Yuchi Youqi's army was staying in Huainan. What reason did the Yangzhou General Administration army give up Guangcheng and go back home?

This kind of thing has a headache because of overthinking, Tian Zhengyue decided to follow the plan, first remove the siege of Guangcheng, gain a foothold on the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, and then find a way to go north and try to relieve the siege of Xuanhu.

It is easier said than done to remove the siege of Xuanhu. Tian Zhengyue knew that the enemy troops besieged Xuanhu were very strong and were the main force personally commanded by the treacherous prime minister Yuchi Dun. He had many cavalrymen and fought against the opponent on this plain. His own troops were obviously at a disadvantage. If he was not careful, he would be completely wiped out.

From Guangcheng north to Xuanhu, the distance is about 250 or 60 miles. On the way, you have to pass Xizhou. Xizhou Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Song'an, and it has long abandoned the defense. Thinking about the difficulty of attacking and defending along the way, Tian Zhengyue is not so optimistic.

The team is still on guard, close to Huangshui. Guangcheng is several miles upstream of Huangshui, and dozens of miles downstream is Huai River flowing into Huangshui.

It is the middle of winter, and the water level of Huangshui has dropped and it is difficult to sail. The Huai River is not much better. Without the obstacles of the river, the enemy cavalry came and went freely in the wilderness, which is indeed a headache.

What is even more troublesome is the friendly army. Although these Lingnan guest troops were put on excellent armor and wearing gentle cold clothes, they were afraid that they would not be able to correct the problem of not being able to face the head-on battle with the cavalry in the plains.

Chen Fozhi came in a hurry, and Hotan discussed what to do next. Just now, the Chen clan soldiers performed very poorly. As the leader, he was blind and knew that if this continued, he would be bad sooner or later, and he wanted to make up for the loss of the sheep.

He brought his troops to the Central Plains thousands of miles away, not to cheat food and drinks, but to show his proof ability, but the terrain and form of war in the Central Plains were different from those in Lingnan, which really left Chen Fozhi helpless.
Chapter completed!