Wulin Tyrant

Chapter 209 Hurricane Dash
The expedition to Jiangbei encountered the enemy unexpectedly. Li Bin could tell that Qi Xing, king of Chu, was still quite nervous. After all, it was the first battle that the king of Chu led the army alone, and it was normal to be a little nervous.

Li Bin whispered to the King of Chu: "Your Highness, you lead the army and suppress the battle. Don't attack easily. I will decide the specific action strategy after I go to the front to find out the enemy's situation."

"Brother Li, be careful."

Li Bin led several of the best martial arts disciples of the Futu Sect to the front of the team. He raised his eyes on the horse and looked into the distance. On the wasteland that stretched more than ten miles ahead, the enemy's flag could be vaguely fluttered for several miles.

In addition to the vaguely visible flags, the sloping wasteland provides the best cover for the hidden army maneuvers of the Jiangbei Green Forest Bandits.

There is a small hill on the left side of the wasteland. The hill is full of green trees and the grass can be as high as half a person. It is also a very easy place to ambush the army.

Judging from the momentum of the enemy's pennant flying for several miles, the enemy in Jiangbei is very likely to come prepared, and even set up an ambush.Just wait for King Chu's army to take the bait.

Li Bin thought to himself: "It seems that Zuo Batian is quite good at marching and fighting. He is good at both civil and military affairs. He is a talented person. Zuo Batian used a bluffing trick as soon as he came up. I don't know what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd. "

"Yunshi, do you see the hill on the left?"

"I see, Master."

"Go and investigate quickly to see if there is an ambush around the hill."

"Follow your teacher's orders."

The wasteland stretching ahead was open and Li Bin decided to investigate it himself.Get off your horse, lift your spirits and leap forward.In just one minute, Li Bin was already ten miles away.

Quickly passing by where the enemy's flag was, the green forest bandit troops in the north of the Yangtze River shouted loudly and wanted to summon archers to attack Li Bin.

However, Li Bin was running too fast. As soon as the other party noticed Li Bin running in front of him and greeted his companions in a blink of an eye, Li Bin had already disappeared.

After a cup of tea, Li Bin returned to his own army. This time he personally inspected the enemy's military situation at the front line, which confirmed Li Bin's guess. Zuo Batian deliberately arranged more flags. Troops, only a small security force.

Now that the frontal enemy situation in the wasteland has been ascertained, just wait for the cloud lion to come back to get the general information of the entire battlefield.

If there are no enemy troops near Xiaoshanbao, then it is certain that the main force of the Jiangbei bandit army has not yet reached the battlefield.It is very likely that Zuo Batian's move was intentional, with the purpose of slowing down the advancing speed of King Chu's army.

But why did Zuo Batian cast doubts?Li Bin thought: "Could it be that the forbidden army led by the King of Chu marched much faster than Zuo Batian imagined and arrived at Jiangbei in advance, catching Zuo Batian off guard and unable to mobilize his troops for defense. That's why he had to set up a suspicious formation in an attempt to delay Chu. The speed of the king’s army’s advance bought him time to adjust his troops and prepare for war.”

Li Bin is constantly thinking about Zuo Batian's true intentions, and now he is waiting for his disciple Yunshi.Qi Xing, king of Chu, couldn't stay behind any longer. Under the protection of more than ten elite cavalry guards, he rode his horse to the front of the team.

King Chu Xing asked: "Brother Li, how is the situation on the battlefield?"

"Master, there is no trace of the Jiangbei bandit army around Xiaoshanbao." Yunshi galloped back and shouted loudly.

Now the information on the entire battlefield has confirmed one point, Zuo Batian does not have a main force around the wasteland.Everything is just a suspicious strategy played by Zuo Batian.

"Your Highness, based on the analysis of the battlefield intelligence we have discovered, Zuo Batian is just trying to create a mystery, so he is setting up a suspicious formation." Li Bin analyzed the intelligence obtained.

"What are the intentions of the Jiangbei bandit army?" King Qi Xing of Chu fell into deep thought. The enemy's intentions were unknown and they were bluffing. The truth inside was indeed intriguing.

Chu Wangzheng asked: "Brother Li, what is Zuo Batian's intention in doing this?"

Li Bin boldly analyzed: "Your Highness, I think Zuo Batian's move was an unprepared emergency move. The real intention should be to buy him time to prepare for war. I suggest that without further delay, we immediately send our troops north to attack the base of Jiangbei Army. Don’t give Zuo Batian time to calmly mobilize his troops to fight.”

King Qi Xing of Chu listened to Li Bin's suggestion, thought for a while, and said: "The old camp of the Jiangbei bandit army was built on a terrain surrounded by water on all sides and an isolated island in the middle. The strong fortresses of the Jiangbei army are the horns of each other. Our army is running lightly and simply this time. Except for the necessary ordnance and food, the rest of the siege equipment is not carried. By the way, there is a possibility that the back road will be cut off by the Jiangbei bandit army."

It has to be said that King Qixing of Chu thought more comprehensively and carefully, and fully took into account all the adverse conditions.

But sometimes, the key to war is to take the opponent by surprise and attack him unprepared. The word "quick" is used. When the enemy is not prepared, he can cut the opponent down with three axes.

If you make all preparations for an attack step by step, how do you know that the enemy is not as well prepared as you are?Moreover, this is still in a situation where we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered.

Zuo Batian Jiangbei Thirteen Villages claimed to support [-] soldiers, but Chu Wang Qi Xing and Li Bin brought only [-] imperial infantry this time, and there was a huge difference in numbers.

This time in the crusade against Zuo Batian, Chu King Qixing and Li Binding's strategy was to focus on attacking the heart.If the initial battle is unfavorable and Zuo Batian becomes more powerful, the strategy of attacking the heart will be a success.

Li Bin still insisted on fighting fast and moving forward, and rushing and deterring are the top priority.

Seeing that the King of Chu was still hesitant, Li Bin asked loudly again: "Your Highness, please lead the army to rush forward and catch Zuo Batian off guard. I am willing to be the vanguard and open the door to victory for Your Highness. Time waits for no one, Your Highness Qing will make a quick decision." !”

Seeing that Li Bin was taking the initiative to attack, King Qi Xing of Chu gritted his teeth, made a painful decision, and loudly ordered: "Pass this king's military order, the soldiers will march north with only three days of rations!"

The left and right cavalry guards quickly conveyed the military orders of King Qixing of Chu to the leading generals.

Li Bin had already asked Zhuwang and his brother to drive the horses to a place far away from the battlefield to take refuge temporarily, and only a few disciples with the best martial arts skills from Futumen were with him.

King Qixing of Chu accepted Li Bin's suggestion, and personally led five thousand elite forbidden troops to rush to the old camp of the Jiangbei Bandit Army in a swift rush, facing Zuo Batian's old camp across the river.

Along the way, there were some sporadic and small groups of bandit troops, seeing the Qi army's military strength at its peak, and its momentum was terrifying, they would have already collapsed without touching them.

"Your Highness, the stone fortresses on the left and right wings of the old camp must be taken down, otherwise when our army attacks the old camp, the enemy troops will be flanked by the fortresses on both wings." Li Bin pointed to the simple and strong fortresses made of stones on the left and right wings of the old camp. .

King Qi Xing of Chu took a closer look at the defense of the fortress, shook his head and said, "Though the two stone fortresses are not big, the defense is still very solid. Our army has no siege equipment, how can the soldiers attack?"

(End of this chapter)