The tide-like Qi cavalry spread out, like a net of heaven and earth, surrounding the Liang army's infantry and cavalry.

Looking up, there were dust all around, and cavalry everywhere, as if surrounded by iron walls. This scene reminded Li Li of the passage he had read:

A hundred riders surround it, which can wrap up a crowd, and a thousand riders can spread out, which can fill a hundred miles.

This statement was said by Genghis Khan, the Mongolian cavalry sweeping across the continent, which well confirmed this passage.

The advantage of cavalry lies in their speed, and their charge is amazing. The impact of dozens of cavalry is comparable to the charge of thousands of infantrymen, while the combat power of thousands of cavalry troops exceeds more than ten thousand infantrymen.

Of course, the premise is that these cavalry are well-trained, rather than horse-riding infantry who can only ride horses.

Now, facing the siege of thousands of cavalry, Li Li dare not be careless.

His total strength of troops was superior, but the number of cavalry was at a disadvantage, so the advantage of troops could not be converted into combat effectiveness advantages.

The soldiers fought for days and had just finished a big battle. Their physical strength dropped significantly, their arms were sore, their bodies were heavy, their wounds were painful, and there were a large number of prisoners.

Therefore, prisoners are unstable factors, and even if they want to be killed, it is too late, but Li Li doesn't think so.

These prisoners were originally in groups of three, and were handcuffed with iron chains. These iron chains were specially prepared by Liang Jun to capture the prisoners.

Because the Qi cavalry appeared, these prisoners were gathered together as human walls to block the left wing of the Liang army formation.

The baggage chariot left behind in the previous battle acted as a barrier to block the right wing of the Liang army formation.

The mound was located behind the Liang army's military formation, and many soldiers gathered on it, using corpses and various materials as obstacles to defend the back of the military formation.

On the south side of the mound, Zhu Hunyuan looked at the formation of Liang army in front of him and was a little impressed: being able to radiate such a formation in such a short time is considered to be well-trained.

But looking at the corpses all over the ground, Zhu Hunyuan's mood quickly slid.

He was still one step late, and this official army was annihilated by the Liang army. In this way, the other two official army would probably be in danger.

Mengcheng was attacked and the food was burned, which forced the officials and troops to retreat. Because there were enemy cavalry moving in the rear, the march became cautious, and the opponent seized the opportunity and defeated one by one.

Even if they have to defeat one by one, they must be brave and good at fighting. Liang Jun did it, so this is Li Li's real strength.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hunyuan couldn't help but regret it. When he was in Jiulizha, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't expect that Li Li was very cunning.

He was willing to use nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry as bait to reveal their flaws, and then seized this flaws, created even bigger flaws, and defeated them one by one.

Fortunately, he made a quick decision and let the infantry retreat on his own (some cavalry accompanied him), and moved north with the main force of the cavalry, searched and found the main force of the Liang army.

If you arrive here one step later, the other party will escape unscathed.

Now, while the opponent had just finished a big battle, his physical strength was reduced and he had no time to repair it, he just happened to wipe it out in one fell swoop.

The Qi army quickly responded, surrounding the enemy's formation, shooting arrows with cavalry, and exploring attacks from time to time, trying to find flaws.

But the Liang army's army is tight and impeccable for the time being, but...

On its left wing, there were captured defeated soldiers, and because there were a large number of Liang soldiers, they could not take them under custody.

This is an opportunity.

The Qi soldiers shouted to the prisoners, asking them to wait for the signal and run out together.

After a while, the signal came out, and the prisoners handcuffed together in groups of three people ran out like mercury pouring out.

The Liang army archers standing in the back were unable to shoot the prisoners running in front and could not stop the prisoners from escaping. But soon, many Liang army infantry ran out after the prisoners.

From the very beginning, the Liang army could not plan to "nail" the prisoners on the left wing, but Zhu Hunyuan also saw that the prepared cavalry immediately rushed towards the Liang soldiers who followed him.

The target of the cavalry is not only these Liang infantry who attacked, but also Liang cavalry who will inevitably attack together.

However, the Liang cavalry did not attack. When the attacking infantry saw the Qi cavalry pounced on him, they immediately ran back, retracted back into the formation, and arranged the formation with spears to protect the flanks.

The flaws that appeared in the military formation soon disappeared. The Liang army leaned against the mound and confronted the Qi army. No matter how the Qi cavalry attacked, they would just shrank their heads and just fire arrows, just like hedgehogs.

But Zhu Hunyuan observed for a while and found that Liang Jun seemed to have enough arrows, so if he wanted to quickly decide the winner, his side had to attack.

If the cavalry attacks the infantry formation that is ready for battle, even if it can be won in the end, there will be a lot of casualties, which is nothing more than a question of whether it is worth it.

The Qi army cavalry attacked for war, but the horses were not covered with armor, so they did not have armored cavalry. They attacked the Liang army's formation and suffered less casualties.

But Zhu Hunyuan thought for a moment and asked someone to release the fleeing soldiers, cut off the iron chains with an axe, and then distribute weapons, preparing to enter the battle. In this way, his troops would increase a lot.

As a result, not long after, a news came: the "Li thief" from Liang State was in front of him.

Most of the soldiers of the Qi army knew that the emperor hated the "Li thief" to the core, saying that those who captured Li Li alive or beheaded will be granted the title of king.

Many prisoners who were captured and fled back said that the commander of the Liang army indicated their identity and was the "Li thief", so everyone's eyes lit up:

If you can capture Li Li alive or behead him, you can become the king!!

The soldiers were eager to fight, but Zhu Hunyuan was even more surprised when he received this news: he was already a king's title, so what he wanted was to capture and kill Li Li.

So, why not wait until the rescued defeated soldiers cut off the iron chains and immediately concentrate their forces to launch a fierce attack?

But Zhu Hunyuan started to think.

Li Li alone can reach thousands of troops. Even if most of the cavalry were injured or killed after this battle, as long as Li Li was killed or beheaded to Yecheng, no matter how many soldiers were injured or killed.

However, looking at Liang Bing gathering on the edge of the mound, he knew that this was difficult to do because there were more than a thousand cavalrymen on the other side.

Once Li Li judged that he was in a desperate situation, he was very likely to leave the infantry and lead a thousand cavalry to break through forcibly. If so, it would be difficult for him to intercept him.

The reason is very simple. The officers and soldiers surrounded each other, and cavalry must be arranged in each direction. If the Liang army breaks through in a certain direction with thousands of cavalry, it will be difficult for them to intercept.

However, Li Li is right in front of him. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so you must be stable.

But Zhu Hunyuan forced himself to calm down and began to think.

He couldn't let Li Li run away, but the other party did have the ability to force a breakthrough. So, the best way to hold on to the other party is to surround him and not attack.

The Liang army had the advantage of military strength in front of him, so he might have planned to defend himself and wait for reinforcements to come to rescue him.

Their own side "cages" it with cavalry, and then quickly arrange tripping ropes in several directions of the periphery to reduce the optional directions for the opponent to break through, and then launch a strong attack after preparation.

This may take a long time to delay, or maybe it was already night when the strong attack began.

The opponent has half a day to rest and his physical strength can recover a lot, so should he attack now, or should he delay for a long time and be ready to attack again?

After thinking about it, Zhu Hunyuan weighed the pros and cons and decided to seek stability, continue to siege, arrange trips and horse ropes on the periphery, and distribute weapons to the rescued soldiers. When they are ready, they will attack again.

Because the opportunity to capture or kill Li Li alive is right in front of you, once you miss this opportunity, you may never be able to do it again.

But Zhu Hunyuan immediately made arrangements and ordered his left and right: "Carely screen these rescued soldiers to prevent Liang's army from mixing in it."

......

At dusk, the sun is about to sink into the horizon, and the world is dark.

On the mound, Li Li, who had just woken up, sat cross-legged and watched the geese flying south in the sky, his eyes were dull, and it took him a while to come to his senses.

Over the past period of time, he and his soldiers were running around and fighting continuously. It was really tiring. He experienced another big battle in the morning and consumed a lot of physical strength.

Fortunately, I used a little trick and had a long time to rest. Not only did I recover my physical strength, but my mental energy was also recovered a lot.

Just like a mobile phone with zero power, after charging, the battery reaches 80%. Although it is not full, it is enough.

"Everyone has rested?" Li Li asked, and a general replied: "June, everyone has taken turns to rest. After eating dry food, their strength has recovered a lot."

"That's great, I finally recovered." Li Li smiled and looked at the Qi soldiers surrounding the mounds like flies.

The soldiers needed rest to recover their physical strength, so Li Li applied a strategy.

He deliberately let the prisoners know his identity and deliberately let the prisoners escape. So the enemy general knew that the "Li thief" was here.

The emperor of Qi was so angry that he gritted his teeth for the "Li Zhe". It is said that whoever can win his head can be named king, so...

Therefore, in order to prevent him from jumping into the wall, the chief general of the enemy abandoned the infantry and forced himself to break through with more than a thousand cavalry, so he had to surround him without attacking, delaying time to place traps on the periphery to prevent him from slipping away.

Only when the trap is laid out will the opponent launch a strong attack to cut off his head.

As a result, the exhausted Liang soldiers had a precious half-day rest and were able to recover their physical strength.

Of course, Qi Jun was not idle either. I thought I would have arranged a large-scale tripping rope in some directions outside, dragging it until nightfall.

Even if he breaks through at night, he is very likely to be unable to escape. Even if he breaks through the enemy's interception, he is very likely to lose his horse, fall to death due to bumps on the ground, or fall to death due to the bumpy ground...

Li Li walked down the mound, patrolled around, talked to the soldiers, and mobilized pre-war mobilization for the upcoming real decisive battle.

"Have everyone's strength been back?" Li Li asked, and everyone replied: "Here you back!"

"I can't hear it, the sound is too small!"

"It's ready!" Everyone's voices became much louder, and many of them were full of fighting spirit because they firmly believed that Li Sanlang would definitely lead everyone to victory.

Li Li was very satisfied: "Okay, very energetic!"

It was dark, but his vision was quite far away. He looked at the enemy cavalry scattered around and wondered what arrangements the enemy general had made.

He is not stupid, and the other party is not stupid, but...

'When you know that the "Li thief" is in the army and chooses to spend half a day setting up a trap to prevent the "Li thief" from breaking through, you have already lost.'

After resting, Li Li rode on a horse and led his high-spirited subordinates, bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, carried a large number of barbed wire, and launched an attack on the Qi army in front of him.

The circles of barbed wire are produced in Hanshanyan, Xuzhou. They are cheap and inexpensive, and are very durable.

The "anti-cavalry barbed wire" made in response to the needs of defending cavalry shocks in field battles has special equipment storage with wheels and simple layout devices that can be quickly deployed on the battlefield.

Although it was heavy, Li Li still carried it specifically in case of emergency needs.
To be continued...