Invincible Iron Army 56, I want to be the vanguard book flag

  The Xiongnu army began to shrink, gathering on the north side of the city wall of Puyang, preparing to leave. The troops from all over the place gradually increased, including the garrison troops from various places in Puyang, and the troops of the Jiedushi from various places in the Great Jin Dynasty, such as the Hedong Jiedushi's army, the Henan Jiedushi's troops, and the Shandong Jiedushi's troops.

  The Right Virtuous King of Xiongnu is hesitating to leave, now Yu Yang has become a chicken rib, eating it without meat, abandoning it with flavor.

  The troops gathered under Yucheng have already had tens of thousands of people, and they also put a certain pressure on the Xiongnu. The siege of Yucheng has been completely lifted so far.

  Liu Jiao's social interactions with the various defense envoys have increased, and their pretensions have also risen. Now it is extremely difficult for Wang An to meet them, because his official position is too low.

  Liu Jiao sent an envoy to order Wang An to dispatch 10,000 soldiers outside the city to participate in the battle against the Xiongnu. Wang An refused: "Go back and tell the governor that the troops here are all militia, not within the national system, without armor or helmets, and cannot participate in battles against enemy forces. If they must be dispatched, only our 500 men can participate in the fight."

  A messenger went to report back, and soon another messenger came again, conveying the commander's order that Wang An must prepare a thousand men to go to the North City to participate in the battle against Righteous King.

  Wang An quickly assembled the troops and arrived at Beicheng, where troops from all over had gathered, with a total number of more than 120,000, and the number was still increasing. The Xiongnu army began to move northward in succession, and the Right Xiaowang's army left under Yucheng gradually decreased.

  Liu Jiao summoned the generals of the regional military governors to a meeting in the army camp, and Wang An was also invited. Wu Guo was also invited, they were the only two military commanders below the thousand-man unit who were invited, which attracted the attention of the surrounding military governors, who discussed it extensively.

  Wang An and Jiang just arrived at the meeting, they looked around at the various military commanders, but none of them were familiar.

  Liu Jiao Jiao rises, all military commanders have paid their respects.

  A general of the He Dong Jiedushi, Tian Xiao, stepped forward and said: "Jiedushi, Right Xian Wang is now old and his troops are exhausted. We just need to seize the opportunity and we can eliminate most of the enemy's army and achieve a great merit that will be remembered for generations." The military general of the He Nan Jiedushi, Tang Zi Long, also echoed: "General Tian's words make sense." Wang An was shocked and thought to himself: "Are you all crazy? Have your brains been washed? We are infantry, while the Huns' army is cavalry. How can we use two-legged infantry to chase after four-legged cavalry? It's unbelievable what they're thinking. Moreover, once we pursue them, we'll have to engage in a wild battle with the enemy, and at that time, the situation for Da Jin will become very unfavorable. They must think that since I won a victory, it will be easy to defeat the Huns, but where is it that easy?"

  Liu Jiao looked at Wang An, hoping to seek his opinion. Liu Jiao had already gotten used to relying on Wang An to make decisions, and at this time, Wang An immediately said: "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I do not suggest going after the Xiongnu troops. We are infantry, while the Xiongnu army is cavalry, and our speed cannot keep up with theirs. Moreover, I think that the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu is retreating slowly, and there must be a hidden plot."

  Tang Zilong said: "The army of Yuyang is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, it's really shameful." Tang Zilong's words aroused the anger of all the officers of the Yuyang army. They said: "We are not afraid of the Xiongnu at all. You know that at least 800,000 Xiongnu soldiers have died under the city of Yuyang, which is a great victory that no one has ever achieved before."

  Tang Zilong said: "Since the army of Yuyang is so powerful, why not lead the troops to pursue the Righteous King?", Wu Ge said: "Wang An's words do not represent the standpoint of the Yuyang Jiedushi", Liu Jiaojiao was also angered by Tang Zilong and firmly said: "We will definitely go after the Xiongnu army".

  Wang An continued, "General, if we are to pursue the Xiongnu army, we must designate a military commander-in-chief to unify command of the troops. Otherwise, once we encounter the enemy, who will be in charge of deploying the troops, who will lead the vanguard, and who will be responsible for the advance and retreat of the troops, as well as the coordination of different branches of the army? All these must be settled beforehand." Tang Zilong said, "Our Henan troops cannot accept command from others." Tian Xiao also said, "Our Hedong troops also cannot accept command from others." Liu Jiaojiao was at a loss, for she had not been granted this authority by the imperial court.

  Wang An was not optimistic, thinking that the army had no leader and this was a taboo for military forces. Once they encountered the enemy, they would surely be defeated. The military officials from various regions began discussing who should lead the pursuit. Wu Guo said: "Our Youyang Wang Baifu's troops have achieved great merit in attacking the Xiongnu, I suggest he take the vanguard." Jiang Cai had a worried expression, he also knew that these guys were all old and cunning, they wanted Wang An to be the vanguard, definitely not with good intentions.

  Wang An said to Jiang Cai, "Don't worry, I'll make sure our troops are arranged in the back." Jiang Cai never doubted Wang An's words and thought to himself, "This is great, with Wang An's assurance, our army will definitely be arranged in the back. After all, Wang An is a wise and cunning person, since I met him, I've never seen him suffer a loss."

  Wang An took a step forward and said, "Since all of you officers are willing to lift me up, I will certainly not refuse even if it means death. I will take the lead in the army." Jiang Cai was stunned for a moment, thinking that Wang's brain had become muddled. How could he be eager to go to his death? Had he forgotten what he said just now?

  Who would have thought that as soon as Wang An finished speaking, Du Lin immediately stood up and said: "Wang An's army is made up of militia, their equipment and armor are lacking, it's not suitable for him to lead this task, it will put him in danger. I volunteer to take the lead, please give me this urgent and dangerous task." Wang Xueli also stood up and said: "Commander, giving the task to Wang An is indeed not suitable, but giving it to Du Lin is also not appropriate, because he is old and his eyes are blurry, his body has many inconveniences. You should give the task to me instead."

  Du Lin was about to jump out in anger, thinking to himself: "You're one year older than me, how dare you say I'm old and my eyes are blurry?" At this time, Qian Xuegui said: "Commander, if we let Du Lin and Wang Xueli continue to argue, it will damage the harmony. How about I take on the task of leading the pursuit?"

  Tang Zilong and Tian Xiaoming were watching them argue, thinking to themselves: "Are you all crazy? Don't you know that being the first to pursue is not a good thing?" Just then, a personal soldier quietly told Tang Zilong: "General, we've investigated this Wang An, he's exceptional in military command. In the past, he used clever strategies to defend against the enemy in Yuyang City. According to our understanding, no matter what he does, he always comes out on top and never suffers a loss. That's why he's eager to take on this task, there must be some benefit for him. Those old foxes have also figured this out, that's why they're arguing over it."

  Tang Zilong listened and said: "I hate people who only think of themselves when things get tough." He immediately stepped forward and said to Commander Liu Jiaojiao: "The army in Yuyang has been fighting repeatedly with the enemy and is extremely exhausted, your casualties are also heavy. Let us take on this dangerous task instead."

  Du Lin, Wang Xueli, and Qian Xuegui thought to themselves: "How shameless! Earlier they were pushing and shoving, now they see there's a benefit to be gained and suddenly jump out. We hate people like that."

  A few people were competing to be the vanguard, at this time a general under the He Dong Jiedushi said: "Why are we arguing together? Why don't we just do it together as the vanguard?" Du Ling and several others looked at each other, thinking that this was also a good idea.

  Jiang Cai now admires Wang An with utmost respect, thinking to himself that Brother Wang is indeed godlike in his predictions. However, we have also been arranged to be at the front, and there seems to be some margin of error in our estimates compared to Wang An's. It appears that even Brother Wang cannot always predict everything accurately.

  Wang An continued to ask, "You're all in the front, so who will take charge of the rear guard?" "You," except for Jiang Cai and Liu Jiao Jiao, almost all the generals pointed their hands at Wang An. Wang An looked wronged and said, "This is not good, how can we indulge in comfort in the back and leave the dangerous work to our brother units?" Jiang Cai saw Wang An's wronged look and felt a strong urge to burst out laughing, thinking that Brother Wang was really good at acting.

  King Youxian led a cavalry of 10,000 to guard the rear, while the army of Jin with tens of thousands of soldiers followed closely behind. Wang An looked back and felt anxious in his heart, thinking that the Xiongnu army was moving quickly, our infantry could not catch up with them anyway, they did not need a rearguard at all, now using these troops to guard the rear, and still showing weakness constantly, there must be some ulterior motive.

  The Jin army pursued the Xiongnu, but due to their inability to unify command and coordinate actions, the entire army appeared extremely disorganized. The Right Virtuous King slowly retreated, and they entered the plain area together with the Jin army. At this time, the Xiongnu army stopped advancing, formed a cavalry array, and prepared to battle the Jin army.

  The army of Dai Jin, relying on its large numbers, did not take the Xiongnu army seriously and began to prepare for battle formation. However, due to the lack of unified command, the formation could not be formed properly. Du Lin ordered Tang Zilong's troops to cover the right wing, but Tang Zilong thought the right wing was very dangerous and insisted on staying in the middle of the formation. At this time, the Xiongnu army launched an attack, with their cavalry charging towards Dai Jin's army. Their horses' hooves kicked up high clouds of dust, and when they touched the ground, they made a loud noise, like Mount Tai crushing down on Dai Jin's army.

  As they approached the range of the crossbows, Dulin gave the order and the Jin army fired their crossbows at the Xiongnu, but the hit rate was very low. Only a few dozen Xiongnu soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. The remaining Xiongnu cavalry continued to charge forward, and soon they reached a distance of about 150 meters, at which point the Xiongnu soldiers began to fire arrows.

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