In mid-February, in the southern section of the junction between Wuyang County and Jijun in southwest Hebei Province, there was still plenty of light in the morning, but clouds gradually began to appear. By noon, not only did the clouds thicken, but a slight southeasterly wind began to blow.

Obviously, it's going to rain.

It is normal to rain. It has been seven or eight days since the last spring rain. If the sudden outbreak of war is not considered, the local people in Hebei should be particularly looking forward to this spring rain that occurs in the middle of spring. For Bai Liben, this spring rain is

Rain is even more beneficial and harmless... If the spring rain is not heavy, it will naturally have no impact at all; but if it starts to rain and the ground is slippery, then the other party will be all light cavalry, and I will ride half and half, but it will be half and half.

I took advantage here.

Fifteen miles away from the battlefield, young General Bai just felt a little rain appear in the air. At this time, a horse galloped from the west, which attracted Bai Liben to rein in his horse and slow down beside the road.

When the knight arrived, he had no time to dismount and reported the latest military situation:

"General, Liu Heifu noticed us, but instead of retreating farther west, he actually gathered troops and horses, abandoned the robbed food team, and came towards us!"

Bai Liben was angry at first, then happy, and then laughed.

After laughing, the man turned around on his horse and said loudly: "Did you hear that? This Liu Heifu is indeed a cunning thief! He found himself in crisis and actually wanted to scare us by putting on a show?! Do you believe it or not?

If we really hesitate and wait for the infantry behind us, or if we are just stunned for a moment, he will rely on the cavalry to be negligent and immediately seize the opportunity to turn and flee!"

"Not bad!" The next team member agreed wholeheartedly and added. "It is very likely that they want to pull over from the southern line and try to join Cao Chen and Hao Yide!"

"How can we let him be frightened?!" Bai Hengqiu laughed fiercely on his horse. "The whole army is now wearing armor in advance, and then rush to meet it! Let Captain Ding quickly hold the rear army to follow! Once they meet,

Instead, this guy can only retreat, wasting time to escape!"

The surrounding knights agreed in unison. In order to reduce the burden of marching and increase the marching speed, the coalition cavalry, who were only wearing iron crotch crotches, accelerated and put on their saddlebags, and then helped each other hang up their armor skirts and wrap their shoulder armors.

Bai Liben himself even took the lead in leaping on the horse after being fully clothed, and took the lead again.

It was only five miles away, and it was located on a plain. If the rain hadn't fallen and the view was slightly obstructed, the enemy would have been able to see the enemy. The sentry rider soon flew back to report: "General, the bandit army has stopped!"

This was a slightly delayed message, but it did not delay Bai Liben's determination, but he did not say anything, he just waved his hand and dismissed the sentries, and continued to charge at a gallop with his troops.

After a moment, after another five miles, the army's line was still nowhere to be seen, and the sentry cavalry came back panting and told the whole story: "General, the rebel army only paused for a moment, then the whole army reined in their horses and retreated to the west in the rain.

And go!”

The surrounding knights were also overjoyed, and Bai Liben was even more excited and shouted: "Everyone! The bandit army is playing with the morale of the army and destroying itself. It is already a doomed situation. Our army can only move forward vigorously, and the bandit army will definitely collapse at the first touch!"

Immediately, there was a loud shouting sound all around.

Facts have proved that Bai Liben's judgment was correct. Both sides were cavalry, but they started galloping in the same direction when there was only a few miles away. However, there was soon intensive tactical contact, and these places where the two armies came into contact,

The military cavalry indeed has no ability to fight back at all, they are completely chased and beaten! New Biquge

Only the gap of a few miles required the coalition forces to spread out their front, and since the troops were all light cavalry, it was impossible for them to fall into a full-scale battle quickly. For a while, both sides were chasing each other, riding on the Hebei plain, but at extremely fast speeds.

Move to the west.

You must know that the cavalry's tactical maneuver and strategic maneuver are not the same thing. Under strategic maneuver, in order to maintain combat effectiveness, the commander will make the troops suppress the march speed to about twenty or thirty miles per hour. Long-distance marches will be based on the baggage speed.

However, under perfect conditions, tactical mobility can reach almost two to three hundred miles per day, and at its peak, it can move forty or fifty miles in half an hour.

In other words, the restraint of strategic maneuvers is precisely for the craziness of tactical maneuvers.

The two sides came into contact at noon, when the rain had just fallen, and when the rain wet the ground, the battle line had actually crossed the boundary between Wuyang County and Ji County, and dozens of corpses were scattered along the way, just on such a large battlefield.

It seems too fragmented.

And pursuing further, Bai Liben actually saw Bowang Mountain in his field of vision despite the rain.

"General!" In the drizzle, an army member came on horseback. They still only communicated on horseback. "Bowang Mountain and the back of the mountain are places where soldiers are hiding. Do you want to slow down the chase and send soldiers and horses to investigate?"

"Hiding troops, where did the thieves come from and come from heaven to hide troops here?" Bai Liben stopped his horse slightly and scoffed.

"Reporting to the general, our defense line only reaches Liyangcang and ends at Qingzhang River. The other side of Qingzhang River is controlled by Qu Tuda's old troops, but these people have surrendered to thieves before." Join the army and do their duty. "So, although not

It's very possible, but the bandits crossed the river from the west of Jijun, bypassed Liyangcang, and came from Tangyin."

"You're right, you should be credited with fulfilling your duties!" Bai Liben's expression softened slightly and he regained his composure. "But there is no need to slow down. The cavalry pursues them. If they let the thief escape for a moment...

You can send a team of people to investigate, and then tell Captain Ding to go to Bowang Mountain. If there are rebels, they will surround them. If there are no rebels, they can occupy Bowang Mountain and unite with the surrounding cities to capture them.

Hei Mu and his men are locked up in this place!"

After the order was given, Bai Liben no longer had any worries. Instead, he repeatedly acted on his horse and shouted the order loudly: "Go forward! Go forward! The rebel army can't run very far. The Qingzhang River is thirty miles ahead. Within an hour, they will be defeated."

I can beat the bandit army to death in Qingzhang River!"

That's right, Bai Liben's so-called fighter plane refers to this. He firmly believed in the whole process and constantly urged the entire army to move forward because of this:

The Qingzhang River passes behind Liyangcang and extends northwest to the battlefield, while the coalition's food road shifted slightly to the east because of the need for civilians from Wuyang County. At this time, Liu Heifu moved in in order to save the remaining two battalions of troops.

A surprise attack was launched on the south side of the grain road, and Bai Liben led his troops to counterattack. As long as he resolutely carried out the plan, Liu Heifu and his troops could only go west. Not only did the Qingzhang River serve as the final obstacle to the west, but also because this area was

On that day Qutuda established the defensive position of Liyangcang. There were many fortresses and Bowang Mountain, which in turn constantly restricted the advance route of Liu Heifu's troops, making them unable to escape easily and could only head towards the Qingzhang River.

As for what happened after Liu Heifu hit the Qingzhang River?

What can be the result?

It is nothing more than fighting with your back, or fleeing along the river, but there is nothing to say about the latter. Upstream is Liyangcang, which is the angle between the big river and the Goulian Qingzhangshui Artificial Canal, and it is also a dead end; downstream, you can

Reinforcements were summoned in advance to intercept, but I don't know if Dou Li can hold on at the critical moment?

However, the Qingzhang River section in front of me is the uppermost part. If the river is shallow and Liu Heifu's men are all riding light horses, why should they choose floating horses to cross the water?

Thinking of this, Bai Liben, who was chasing after him, became a little nervous, but soon he realized that if this was the case, his own troops would also take off their armor and catch up!

With a determined mind, he continued to work hard.

In this way, in the middle of the afternoon, when the rain had not penetrated the ground, Bai Liben successfully pushed Liu Heifu's troops to the Qingzhang River. At this time, General Bai noticed that the other side of the Qingzhang River was only three or four miles away.

There is also a hill.

Sure enough, someone in the army immediately reminded him: "General, that's a waste of money. If the thieves cross the river on a light horse, can we chase them? What if there is an ambush behind the mountain?"

Bai Liben suppressed his impatience and asked seriously: "How many ambush troops can be hidden behind the mountain?"

"The mountain is not big, three or four thousand?" Jianjun made a tentative judgment.

"What are the chances of hiding an ambush?" Bai Liben asked seriously.

"One percent." After a pause, Joining the Army replied with the same seriousness. "Not even one percent... If there is an ambush, it must be the Henan thieves. However, the Henan thieves didn't move before, why did they move today? That's right, just

As the rumors say, Sima Zheng went to Dongdu, and there happened to be a big turmoil in Henan in the past two days. But how did they pass through the western city of Jijun controlled by Qutuda's old tribe to ambush here, and we don't know anything about it? So we know nothing?

, my subordinates make a bold guess, there must be no ambush in Wuren Mountain!"

"Well said!" Bai Liben shouted. "Send the order to the whole army, press forward!"

"Everyone cross the river!" Almost at the same moment, Liu Heifu turned around to look at each other on the neat river embankment and issued military orders to the people around him. "After crossing the river, everyone obeyed the command of the team general Liu Shi'e. Li Quji led his team

Stay and follow me to fight back!"

When all the knights heard that Liu Heifu had made the decision in person, they all looked awe-inspiring and had no more words to say.

Liu Shi'e, on the other hand, as a younger brother of the Liu Heifu clan, was considered a standard confidant. He had a military mission this time, so he probably knew something, so he couldn't help but asked anxiously: "Chief, why do you want to cut off the queen yourself? Let's go together first.

Yes, if something goes wrong, it’s not because we didn’t try our best.”

"Is this what you should say?" Liu Heifu was furious and whipped him directly. "Go over here and get your brothers ready as I told you before! Don't worry about anything else!"

Liu Shi'e received a whip and could only walk away in silence, but he took the lead in leading the crowd into the Qingzhang River.

Most of their troops are light cavalry, and most of them wear leather armor, but they are generally mixed with goggles or iron helmets. As for the officers, they should be wearing a full set of iron armor, but unexpectedly they only wear leather armor. It seems that someone has expected or prepared for it.

Okay, let's deal with some situations.

On the other side, Bai Li took the lead and charged forward. In the drizzle, he saw the Liu flag in the distance, and saw a man wearing a short black cloak leading a group of people to gallop on the embankment, weapons dancing in his hands, and the light black weak water

The true energy then splashed out in all directions. He didn't know it was Liu Heifu, so he was overjoyed for a moment.

When Liu Heifu saw the white banner and the glowing energy, he naturally knew who it was. He reined up his horse and drew his gun on the spot, shouting a challenge: "Taiyuan thief, do you dare to fight alone?!

Bai Liben laughed, waved his gun first, and ordered the troops to disarm and pursue. Then he rode up to meet Liu Heifu and fought together on the river embankment.

The two sides fought for twenty or thirty, most of the troops had crossed the river, and the officers and soldiers had begun to land ashore. Bai Liben saw that the other party was calm and composed, and that he had outstanding martial arts, so he couldn't help but love the talent, and immediately asked from behind the gun: "Liu

Heiju, after what happened to your gang, you will definitely be doomed, why don't you surrender and come under the British Lord's command, I will take care of you!"

Liu Heifu sneered when he heard this and looked at the other side of the river.

Sure enough, the troops there saw the pursuers disarming themselves and pursuing them, and were already waiting for the shore. However, under the command of Liu Shi'e, they suddenly counterattacked and tried to respond with a half-crossing attack.

Bai Liben didn't care at all about this, but laughed instead. Seeing that the other party didn't see through it, Liu Heifu was determined, and the two of them immediately started fighting.

By this time, Bai Liben's deputy general Ding Duwei had arrived at Bowang Mountain and occupied the camp originally built by Qu Tuda. Soon, this de facto deputy general also received a message from the troops staying at the official road crossing.

As expected, the two battalions of Cao Chen and Hao Yide counterattacked and tried to pull back the officers and soldiers.

Captain Ding had only one reaction, and that was to ask the sentry cavalry to convey the news to Bai Liben further west, and then let the whole army take a rest.

After all, so far, the coalition forces have not found any military units beyond their expectations, and their advantages are obvious in all areas. Even if there are mistakes, it is also a problem on Bai Liben's front line. He only needs to wait here with his troops and obey the orders.

That’s it.

Not long before this, thirty miles to the east on the south side of Bowang Mountain, beside the river, outside Chanyuan City, Shan Tonghai, the leader of the gang, had been standing in the light drizzle for a long time. He turned his head and looked at the troops pouring into the gang.

In the big city of Hebei, which had been ruled for four full years, there was no sound during the whole process.

Until his deputy general Liang Jiading came on horseback: "Brother, the city is ready, but I don't know if anyone who favors the army has escaped. After all, the city is so big..."
To be continued...