Just as Zhan Boli was thinking about how to attack An Dynasty, a war report came from the front:

An Dynasty's Eastern Route Army, about 200,000 troops, had crossed the Huai River and headed straight for Haizhou.

Zhan Boli was secretly happy.

Leaving the solid city, with the combat power of the An Dynasty army, it was still at the mercy of his cavalry.

At the same time, he felt sorry.

Knowing that it was An Dynasty that was going to attack Tianjin Kingdom in the north, they must have sent troops first.

Why didn't he deploy troops in the Huai River area in advance and attack them halfway across the river?

Such a great opportunity was missed in vain.

At this time, the Eastern Route Army of An Dynasty had just crossed the Huai River with all 200,000 troops.

The crossing of a river by a large army is completely different from the crossing of a small unit or an individual. There are many people, a huge momentum, and it takes a long time, so it is impossible to conceal it.

As a general, the most feared thing is that the enemy army gets the news and attacks you halfway across the river.

By then, the army would be half-depleted for nothing.

Except for the military genius Han Xin, not everyone has the ability to create the miracle of "fighting with one's back to the river".

When attacked halfway across the river, historical examples are more about "kneeling with one's back to the river".

However, with the "clairvoyance" provided by Zhang Tian.

Within a radius of hundreds of miles, any team of more than 10 people can be clearly seen.

Although after zooming in, the activity trajectory of a single person can be seen.

However, General Zhao does not have so much energy to identify them one by one.

He can only lock on those scout teams with years of combat experience.

Generally, scouts are in groups of several people, echoing each other to prevent encountering the enemy, and some people can escape and pass the news back.

Therefore, General Zhao naturally does not have to worry about ambushes at the crossing point.

Even those spies who saw the An Dynasty army crossing the river and rode fast horses to send letters to Haizhou, how fast they were and how long it would take to deliver them, all knew clearly.

Zhan Boli was puzzled and surprised when he received the intelligence. He said to his subordinates: "The coastal area has many plains, few hills, and no dangerous places. It is an excellent place for cavalry to fight."

"How can Zhao Li have the courage to attack us?"

A deputy general said: "According to the intelligence, the Eastern Army has only about 10,000 cavalry, and the war horses are far inferior to our Tianjin Kingdom."

"The remaining 190,000 are mostly infantry, archers, etc."

"Commander, I think we should take the initiative to attack. No matter what the situation is, our cavalry can move forward and backward freely."

Zhan Boli thought for a while. Although Tianjin Kingdom has infantry, its advantage lies mainly in cavalry.

If they defend the city to death, the 30,000 cavalry they brought will lose their advantage.

What's more, in the flat land of the coastal area, no matter what conspiracy the opponent has, can't they beat them or run away from them?

Thinking of this, Zhan Boli said, "Okay."

"I will go to the battle myself, bringing 30,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry to meet them."

"The rest of you, guard Haizhou and prevent sneak attacks."

The army Zhan Boli brought had 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry. Although he didn't see what qualifications the An Dynasty's army had to fight against his cavalry.

But as a general, he had to be fully prepared, so he reserved some troops to defend the city.

If Zhang Tian hadn't been there, the 200,000 An Dynasty troops would have been frightened and uneasy when they heard that the Tianjin Kingdom's cavalry was coming in the wild.

Now, the offensive and defensive situation has reversed, and even Zhan Boli has to be cautious.

Zhan Boli looked at the map and began to make some arrangements.

The rise of the Tianjin Kingdom was not just a mindless charge, but also a tactic that was not inferior to the world's famous generals.

But as soon as Zhan Boli's army left the city, General Zhao Li received the news.

How many cavalrymen there are, how fast they are, how many infantrymen there are, and what equipment they carry, are all clear.

Even how many troops Zhan Boli has allocated and what tricks he has played, can be seen clearly.

In the past, Zhan Boli's tactics were flawless, and even very lethal.

However, once the tactics are seen through, even the best tactics have flaws, and even if there are no flaws, they can be created.

The enemy is clear and we are in the dark!

This is the power of "information warfare".

However, this is not over yet.

General Zhao looked at the holographic image of "Clairvoyance" curiously, and there was a red prompt button on it.

As a human being, how can you be content not to press the red button when you see it?

So, General Zhao opened this magic box called "weather forecast".

Chuzhou and Haizhou are both coastal cities.

Now it is the time of spring and summer, and the strong winds and heavy rains blowing from the sea are gradually increasing...

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Chuzhou is only three or four hundred miles away from Haizhou.

The two sides marched head-on, and on the third day, they had already come into contact.

In a wilderness, Zhan Boli's cavalry was already ready for battle.

The terrain here was open, which was most suitable for cavalry to charge.There are also some hills and peaks nearby, which can be used to coordinate their own tactics.

So, they waited for General Zhao to lead his army.

General Zhao waved the battle flag in the central army and issued an order: "Cavalry, move forward and prepare to attack."

Five thousand cavalrymen of the An Dynasty slowly emerged from the crowd.

Then, battle orders were issued one after another, and the rest of the infantry began to adjust their formations.

Zhan Boli frowned slightly, and couldn't see what the An Dynasty wanted to do by sending only five thousand cavalrymen?

The An Dynasty originally had few war horses, and the Eastern Northern Expedition Army was only equipped with 10,000 iron cavalrymen. Only half of them went out in the front, which was normal in terms of quantity.

But in terms of tactics, the war horses and soldiers were not as good as those of the Tianjin Kingdom. Even the number was so much less, how to fight?

"Send 10,000 iron cavalrymen forward and annihilate them all."

"I obey the order!"

A deputy general rode out.

The battle flag was waved, and 10,000 iron cavalrymen on the left slowly ran.

As the horses gradually started running, the earth made a rumbling sound.

On the An Chao side, the Five Elements Cavalry also rushed up at almost the same time.

"Kill!"

"Brothers, charge!"

The soldiers roared and began to urge the horses to speed up. More than 10,000 horses were about to collide with each other.

At this time, the original breeze gradually became stronger, and the wind blowing from the east sea gradually strengthened.

The military flags rustled.

Zhan Boli instinctively calculated the wind direction and speed.

Seeing that the wind was not strong and was blowing from the east, it was not against the wind, so he was relieved.

This wind blew almost when the charge was made, and the armies on both sides were the same, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, the least worrying thing happened.

The two cavalry charged at the opposite side.

When they reached a point within an arrow's reach, they shot arrows at each other.

The cavalry of the An Dynasty was not as good as the Hu people in archery. The vanguard troops were immediately shot and fell to the ground, and even the war horses behind were implicated.

Although some of the Tianjin Iron Cavalry were shot, the number was much smaller.

After shooting a round of arrows, the Tianjin Iron Cavalry put down their bows and arrows, raised their spears, and shouted loudly.

But the An Dynasty cavalry seemed to be slow to react and did not pick up their spears.

When they were about to make contact, the An Dynasty cavalry general suddenly gave an order: "Wrap up the sackcloth and turn around!"

"Wrap up the sackcloth and turn around!!"

The order was quickly conveyed to the entire army.

All the An Dynasty cavalry suddenly pulled a piece of sackcloth from their heads, covering their eyes, mouths and noses.

Then, the horses turned their heads and ran to the right, avoiding a head-on collision with the Tianjin Iron Cavalry.

The Tianjin Iron Cavalry saw that the thousands of people on the opposite side suddenly covered their faces, and they were confused.

Although the coarser linen cloth can help you see the road, it doesn't provide a good view, and it can't block spears. What's the point of putting it on your face?

But there was no time to think about it, and I instinctively thought they wanted to escape.

So, I commanded the leading horse to turn around and rush towards the An Dynasty cavalry again.

"Hahaha... Brothers, they fell into the trap."

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