Although Yun Zheng and his men were preparing for a massive attack, their advance was not very fast.
What they were now doing was the appearance of a large army advancing steadily forward.
The war horses of Wang Qi's troops have been put behind.
Now, Wang Qi's troops became infantry again.
At first, Wang Qi and Qu Zhi didn’t understand the significance of Yun Zheng’s actions. After careful consideration, they realized that Yun Zheng was just trying to bluff to the end.
Yesterday they were led by 9,000 cavalry.
Today, five thousand infantrymen are advancing forward, four thousand cavalrymen are covering the left wing, and the right wing is completely open.
In this way, the enemy would naturally think that they still had 5,000 cavalrymen who had gone to the rear or hidden.
Just as the army was advancing steadily forward, Yun Zheng received news brought back by scouts.
A large group of enemy cavalry was approaching them, roughly estimated to be two 10,000-man cavalry groups.
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The distance between the two sides was less than twenty miles.
"Keep exploring!"
Yun Zheng waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat, then turned to look at Wang Qi, "What do you think?"
Wang Qi replied calmly: "In my opinion, the enemy is just testing and will not really attack."
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, then asked, "If the enemy does the opposite and launches a surprise attack on us, what do you think we should do?"
Wang Qi had thought about this question last night.
Facing Yun Zheng's test, Wang Qi looked around and immediately pointed to a small hill not far away and replied: "My troops will deploy a half-moon formation over there for defense. The cavalry of Qu Zhi's troops will retreat to the rear of our troops. If they can find a hiding place, they should try to hide. If they can't find one, they should retreat while fighting behind our troops..."
Listening to Wang Qi's countermeasures, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
good!
It's quite thoughtful.
According to Wang Qi's approach, even if he cannot defeat the enemy, it should be no problem to tie down the enemy for a few days.
As long as they can hold back the enemy for a few days, Yu Shizhong and Jia Yao should be able to defeat another large enemy force.
After looking at Wang Qi approvingly, Yun Zheng immediately gave the order: "Wang Qi, I order you to lead your troops to defend the hillside ahead immediately! Order Qu Zhi to attack the enemy immediately and lure the enemy into deep..."
After Yun Zheng made the arrangements, Wang Qi and Qu Zhi acted quickly.
At the same time, Chi Yan, who was standing on a high place and looking into the distance, also learned about the movements of the Northern Army from the scouts.
"Just a few thousand people dare to launch a surprise attack on us?"
Chi Yan snorted coldly, anger rising in his heart.
This was clearly a provocation from the enemy to their 20,000 elite cavalry!
However, no matter how angry he was, Chi Yan would not lose his mind over such a small matter.
The more provocative the enemy was, the more he had to remain calm.
Beside Chi Yan, a bearded general looked at the distance with disdain and warned: "Your Highness, calm down. The enemy is obviously trying to lure our troops to chase them!"
"I know!"
Chi Yan responded coldly, "Both the enemy's cavalry and the defending infantry are bait! The enemy didn't set up defenses on the right wing before, which is also a trap for us! As long as we press forward in large numbers, the enemy's army hiding in the Baitou Forest will be able to attack from the flank and cut off our retreat..."
Chi Yan's face showed extreme disdain, as if he had seen through everything.
This Yun Zheng is indeed as cunning as the legend says.
Now, although they have an army of 60,000 along the way, they only have more than 20,000 cavalry.
If the 20,000 cavalrymen he led were killed, the enemy would be able to come and go freely, pursue them all the way, and kill off their remaining troops bit by bit!
He would never give the enemy this opportunity!
"Your Highness is wise!"
The general quickly flattered him and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Take advantage of their own wits first!"
Chi Yan said confidently: "You immediately lead 10,000 troops to the enemy's right wing and make a gesture to outflank the enemy's vanguard. I will personally lead another 10,000 troops to attack the enemy's cavalry. If the enemy retreats while fighting and wants to lure us deeper, it will prove that our judgment is correct..."
The enemy's vanguard consisted of only a few thousand cavalry.
If the enemy still dares to attack under such circumstances and is not afraid of being outflanked, then they must be fearless!
They don't need to get too entangled with the enemy.
Their fundamental purpose is to test the enemy's strength!
"yes!"
Soon, the 20,000 cavalry of Guifang took action according to Chi Yan's plan.
Facing the aggressive enemy, Qu Zhi still felt some pressure.
After all, they only had four thousand cavalry!
Before the war officially breaks out, all judgments are predictions.
No one was sure whether the enemy would behave as they expected.
If the enemy's main general is stupid and foolishly fights against them, once the enemy sends a large army to their right wing to encircle them, they will be surrounded by the enemy.
Even if they could break out, they would certainly suffer heavy losses.
But now they are on the verge of execution.
We must attack!
Otherwise, the enemy may very likely see through their true intentions!
Just as Qu Zhi was about to give the order to attack, Yun Zheng's personal guards came galloping on their horses.
Qu Zhi quickly stopped talking and asked hurriedly, "Does Your Highness have any new orders?"
"No!"
The guard shook his head, "Your Highness only sent me here to check the situation."
Just checking the situation?
Qu Zhi frowned, as if he didn't believe what the guards said.
The two armies are about to go to war, and His Highness suddenly sends a personal guard over. How could it be possible that he just came to the front to check out the situation?
However, the enemy was now very close, and Qu Zhi had no time to ask in detail.
After taking a deep breath, Qu Zhi immediately issued an order: "All troops, attack our right wing!"
Attack on the right wing?
Upon hearing Qu Zhi's order, the deputy general's face suddenly changed, "General, if we attack the right wing, our attack distance will be even longer, and it will be easier for the enemy to outflank us!"
"We must attack the right wing!"
Qu Zhi said firmly: "Our right wing is Baitoulin. If the enemy fights to the death, we can only rush to Baitoulin to avoid being surrounded by the enemy! If the enemy is afraid of being attacked from both sides by us and Baitoulin's ambush troops, it is very likely to retreat!"
Although Yun Zheng asked him to fight and retreat to lure the enemy deeper, the situation is different now.
They want to fight and retreat, but they have to see if they can retreat!
If we can't retreat, it would be the same as committing suicide!
Moreover, his arrangements did not conflict with the overall strategy, and Yun Zheng did not order him to attack the enemy in any direction.
He wasn't disobeying orders at all.
The guard looked at Qu Zhi with a smile on his face and said, "General Qu, I will go back and report to His Highness first!"
Without waiting for Qu Zhi to speak, the guards quickly rode away.
Looking at the guards who came and left inexplicably, Qu Zhi showed a hint of understanding on his face.
He knows!
This guard originally came with orders from His Highness.
Your Highness must also mean to attack the right wing!
If he did not attack the right wing, the Royal Guards would convey His Highness's orders to him.
Since he had decided to attack the right wing, the Guards naturally did not need to convey any more orders.
To put it bluntly, Yun Zheng is still training him!
Since Yun Zheng also meant this, Qu Zhi had no scruples at the moment and immediately shouted murderously: "Pass the order, the entire army will launch a surprise attack on the right wing! Kill!"
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