Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 266: 10 Iron Cavalry vs. Chariot Formation
"My lord, five hundred side carriages have been built."

Li Jie, the Chief of Works of the Northern Song Dynasty, personally supervised the construction of 500 side-carriage carriages in Chencang, which greatly increased the speed of building the side-carriage carriages and completed the construction of the side-carriage carriages ahead of schedule.

"We can finally send troops to Liangzhou."

Li Qian heard that the main force of the Han army led by Huangfu Song, Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo was unstoppable and had recaptured Hanyang County occupied by the rebels, and then marched into Jincheng County, heading straight for Yunwu City, the capital of Jincheng County.

Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Wang Guo and other forces all retreated to Jincheng County, while the main force of the Beidi Alliance retreated to Anding County and Beidi County.

It seems that Huangfu Song intends to first deal with the rebel forces such as Beigong Boyu and Han Sui, and then send troops to pacify Anding and Beidi.

The Northern Alliance is made up of players after all, and player groups are sometimes more troublesome than local rebels.

"Recapture Yunwu City, the seat of Jincheng County, and achieve first place in military merit, and you will complete the A-level mission 'Recapture' Jincheng. This opportunity cannot fall into the hands of Emperor Yuan and his men."

Li Qian opened the battle merit rankings. While Li Qian was waiting for the side carriage to be built, Emperor Yuan, his fellow soldiers, Xuanyuan clan, and Jiangzuo Meilang had already caught up with Huangfu Song's army and were fighting against the rebels.

Xiao Lingxue returned to her Liangzhou City in Longxi County and brought out more troops in the hope of gaining more military merits in the fight against the rebels.

At present, the military exploits of Emperor Yuan, Yuzi Tongpao and Xiao Lingxue have surpassed Li Qian, while the military exploits of Xuanyuan, Jiangzuo Meilang, Pinglu Jiedushi and others are also close to Li Qian.

Li Qian must catch up with Huangfu Song and his men as soon as possible to fight against the rebels.

Li Qian left Chencang City with 18000 soldiers and entered the territory of Hanyang County in Liangzhou. He had to pass through Hanyang County and then enter Jincheng County to meet up with Huangfu Song.

Most of the cities in Hanyang County were recaptured by the Han army, with only a small number of hilltops occupied by rebels and some territories of player rebels, which Huangfu Song had no time to pay attention to for the time being.

Half of the players in Liangzhou have joined the rebels. If you plan to pacify them one by one, it would undoubtedly be a fantasy.

Shortly after Li Qian's troops entered Hanyang County, they passed through a village. The player lord of the village opened the granary and brought the villagers to welcome them with food and drink.

Li Qian did not attack the village.

Liangzhou was not within Li Qian's sphere of influence, so even if he took over this village, he would not be able to control it. Besides, Li Qian did not care about this small population.

The other party knew how to behave, and after obtaining a batch of food and fodder, Li Qian continued his advance.

After Li Qian's army passed by, the village lord player's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He called a subordinate and said, "Go and tell the leader that the scholar Sheng Zuo has led his troops into Liangzhou. If nothing unexpected happens, his goal should be to meet up with Huangfu Song."

His subordinates sneered and said, "I don't know if Katsusaku is really capable or if he is too confident in himself. He dared to march alone, carrying a large amount of baggage and swaggering. He is really courting death."

"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly, otherwise Sheng Zuo and the scholar will join Huangfu Song. They have strong troops and horses, and it will be difficult for us to attack them."

"Yes."

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Li Qian led 18000 soldiers and horses to march on flat ground. Because they carried side carriages and a large number of horse-drawn carriages, Li Qian's marching speed was not fast.

The advantage is that Li Qian carried a large amount of food, supplies and water bags, and he could get supplies when he encountered villages and towns along the way. Li Qian did not have to worry about the consumption of supplies for the time being.

Liangzhou was still freezing cold at this time, and the north wind was blowing. A flag was blown away. Du Ruhui looked up at the blown-down flag and said, "My lord, this is a bad omen."

"Military Advisor, do you think we should march quickly or slow down and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out?"

Li Qian originally thought that he would have a fierce battle with the rebels only after arriving in Jincheng County and joining up with Huangfu Song. However, Du Ruhui had a premonition that a war was coming, which made Li Qian's heart skip a beat, and he asked Du Ruhui for his opinion.

Du Ruhui has the god-level ability to "judge plans" and can analyze the success rates of different strategies. So Li Qian proposed two countermeasures and asked Du Ruhui to judge.

Du Ruhui said: "Since the lord has built a side carriage, we might as well slow down and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out."

"Order the entire army to slow down the march!" Li Qian followed Du Ruhui's advice and ordered to slow down the march and conserve physical strength.

At the same time, Li Qian ordered Zhang Dachuan to lead the night patrol to search for traces of the enemy troops in all directions in the wind and snow.

Li Qian is a veteran of many battles.

He was vaguely aware that danger was approaching.

In the distance, in the wind and snow, countless cavalrymen gathered from all directions, like a black undercurrent.

A player rode a warhorse to the leader of the cavalry and said, "Master, the army of the scholar Sheng Zuo has slowed down its march. It seems that they have realized that our ambush is approaching."

The loyal and martial king had a triumphant smile on his face: "Sheng Zuo is a scholar who is not a simple person to deal with. However, he has less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there is no strong city like Chencang City as a barrier. If I personally lead 100,000 cavalry to besiege him, his army will surely be annihilated!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

"The number one lord player in the Eastern Han Dynasty is about to be defeated by our Northern Alliance!"

"If it weren't for the interference of the scholar Sheng Zuo, how could our Northern Alliance be defeated at the gates of Chencang City? All this is to blame for the scholar Sheng Zuo!"

"Yes, it's all his fault!"

"As long as we kill Sheng Zuo and the scholar, retake Hanyang County, cut off Huangfu Song's food supply, and defeat Huangfu Song, we can make a comeback and capture Chang'an!"

"We, the Northern Alliance, want to conquer the Central Plains and unify the world. Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and everyone else must submit to our cavalry!"

The players of the Northern Alliance shouted arrogantly.

This is Liangzhou, the territory of their Northern Alliance.

Li Qian led 18000 soldiers deep into the enemy's territory. How could he be a match for their cavalry?

You know, this is flat land, not the impregnable Chencang City. Could a city wall appear out of thin air here?

"It's time to launch an attack. Let Katsusaku experience the extreme cold of the northwest."

King Zhongwu, holding a lance in his hand, personally led 100,000 cavalrymen to attack Li Qian's troops.

He believed that since Li Qian was carrying a large amount of baggage, his speed would not be very fast.

This is Li Qian’s flaw.

"My lord, enemy cavalry has been spotted all around us, and their number is probably over 80,000!"

Before the Northern Alliance's 100,000 cavalry launched an attack, Zhang Dachuan and Ye Bushou discovered their whereabouts and hurried back to report to their lord Li Qian.

"hiss……"

Li Qian took a deep breath of cold air, and the chill penetrated his lungs.

So many cavalrymen from the Northern Alliance appeared here that it was hard to imagine that they were not here for themselves.

Because of Li Qian, the Northern Land Alliance suffered a setback in Chencang, and the leader of the Northern Land Alliance suffered many losses in the confrontation with Li Qian and hated Li Qian to the core.

"Xiaoxing, set up the Eight Formations."

Li Qian decided to use the formation of Ma Long, a famous general of the Western Jin Dynasty, to resist the 100,000 cavalry of the Northern Alliance.

(End of this chapter)