After Wei Yan invaded Mianyang, he immediately sent a sentry to find out the truth of the Nanzheng direction. When Yang Bai led an army of eight thousand troops to drive towards this side, Wei Yan quickly received the news.

"Eight thousand army?" Wei Yan frowned slightly as he listened to the detective's report.

The deputy general bowed to Wei Yan and said, "General, it's better to take back the army as soon as possible, otherwise this Mianyang will not be easy to defend."

Mianyang City is only more than two feet tall, and the city is low. The opponent's army is 8,000, and there are less than three thousand men on the side, so it is difficult to defend the city.

Wei Yan did not speak, but looked at the whistle and said, "Where is the opponent's troops now?"

The whistleblower bowed and said, "When I came to report the news, I was just less than ten miles away from Nanzheng. The marching speed was slow, and it would take two or three days to arrive."

"Two or three days?" Wei Yan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. It should be noted that Nan Zheng only had more than seventy miles based on this. If Wei Yan was asked to lead his troops, he would arrive in one day. Even in order to allow the soldiers to save enough physical strength, tomorrow should be arrived.

"That's right." The whistle nodded.

Wei Yan took two steps back and forth, looked at the deputy general and said, "You continue to let the soldiers come and go and investigate myself."

"General, is it too risky?" the deputy general frowned when he heard this.

"Lord, I have an important task, how can I sit here and not be enterprising? Let me talk about it when I see the enemy's weaknesses and reality." Wei Yan shook his head and said decisively.

At this moment, Wei Yan asked the deputy general to continue to pretend that there were continuous troops entering the city, and ordered twenty people to follow him out of the city. The two sides were not far apart. Wei Yan lightly rode out of the city. Under the leadership of the sentry, he found the other party's army in just two hours.

A large number of people were slowly moving towards the front in a mess. At least in Wei Yan's opinion, the level of the opponent's generals' marching and formation was very poor. This marching and war was a science and a necessary skill for military generals. It was not just a simple way to let the army move forward. The front, middle, rear, military combination, protection of baggage, and information between each other must be able to report the surrounding winds and movements to the commander of the three armies in a timely manner. Some places where enemy ambushings may be hidden must be paid attention to. Even if it is impossible to carefully investigate due to terrain, it is necessary to have a clear idea and make preparations to deal with emergencies at any time. Only in order to be considered a qualified general.

From the march, you can judge the approximate level of the opponent's commander. It is obvious that the opponent's commander's level of control over the army is not high, or extremely poor. As Wei Yan saw, the opponent's commanding level was barely enough to be a military marquis, let alone the general who commanded the 8,000 army.

"Let's go!" He was not too close, but Wei Yan watched it for more than an hour before sneering and returned to Mianyang with his personal companion.

"General, how about it?" Seeing Wei Yan coming back unscathed, the deputy general breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and asked immediately.

"This battle will definitely win!" Wei Yan sneered: "Immediately order two thousand soldiers and horses to follow me to defeat the enemy. You stay and continue to set up the illusion. After I leave the city, leave two hundred people to block the four gates. Unless I lead the army back, no one will be allowed to open the city gate!"

"General, the enemy has 8,000 troops!" The deputy general was shocked when he heard this. The comparison of troops was too disparity. Two thousand people fought against eight,000 people. Isn't this seeking death?

"Although there are many soldiers and horses, the enemy generals are incompetent. I regard them as a local chicken and tiles and dogs, and they are vulnerable. You should defend the city well and wait for me to come back to tell you in detail!" Wei Yan obviously did not discuss with the deputy general, but decided to take the initiative on the way back, and now he is just arranging tasks.

Seeing that it was useless to advise him, the deputy general didn't say much. Anyway, he had said everything he should have said. Wei Yan would not listen. If something was wrong, it would be Wei Yan's responsibility. He just did his own thing well.

At that moment, Wei Yan set up two thousand soldiers and ordered the soldiers to disperse the formation, make a huge number, and rush their troops to face the army led by Yang Bai.

Yang Bai was only when Wei Yan led his troops less than ten miles away from him that he realized that Wei Yan's troops had arrived. This made Yang Bai a little surprised, but at least he was not stupid enough to do so, so he quickly ordered people to set up a formation and prepare to take over the enemy.

He only walked twenty miles for half a day, but Wei Yan took two hours to face him. The difference between the two sides in the marching was obvious. When Wei Yan led his troops to join the opponent, Yang Bai's formation was not yet arranged.

According to the rules, both sides should send people to challenge and say some scenes, such as you shouldn't come to fight us, this is an unrighteous army. If you reply here, you will be the one who fights you. The two sides will break down and then start a war. Yang Bai did a good job in these battlefield etiquettes and sent people to prepare to negotiate with Wei Yan.

However, since Wei Yan had already discovered the situation of the other party, his soldiers were running all the way. If they stopped talking nonsense to the other party at this moment, their morale would inevitably be frustrated, and their physical strength would not be as strong as the other party. As the saying goes, one move will decline again, and three times will be exhausted. Wei Yan did not come here to discuss battlefield etiquette with the other party. At the moment when both sides were in a row, he launched a charge without hesitation.

Before the Yang Bai could stop, the man sent out by Yang Bai saw the mighty army coming directly over. He was so scared that his legs were weak. He hurriedly turned his horse's head and wanted to run back.

When the two armies faced each other, the momentum was the focus. Although Yang Bai led the Hanzhong soldiers, they did not see how many people there were at all. Wei Yan had already rushed up first. Seeing that the other party was so fierce, his morale was suppressed by Wei Yan at the beginning. Yang Bai was somewhat panicked and directed the archers to shoot arrows at the opponent's back formation. The sparse rain of arrows did not cause too many casualties. Wei Yan had already led his troops to kill him.

In order to maximize his morale, Wei Yan even charged in person. He took the lead and waved his sword and led his personal guards to kill him first. With a long sword in his hand, he brought a shrill scream. The soldiers around Hanzhong had never seen such a fierce person. In addition, Yang Bai did not react at the first time, and Wei Yan easily tore a crack in the military formation.

Many people in later generations think that the vanguard is the most unlucky on the battlefield. Whenever they fight, they will definitely be the first to be attacked. In fact, on the contrary, the vanguard is generally not so easy to be defeated or killed in battle on the battlefield, because when the formation in the front is chaotic, the spearmen and crossbowmen in the rear are basically in chaos, which is easy to cause mutiny.

Moreover, when the two armies are fighting, the archers usually shoot each other first. The cluster of arrows shot out is a parabola, usually not facing the vanguard, but landing behind the enemy's formation.

Moreover, the vanguard is responsible for protecting the rear. He usually chooses veterans with rich combat experience to serve as the leader. Even if you want to go, it is not your turn to recruits. Moreover, the equipment of these people is generally the best in the army, in order to withstand the enemy's fierce attack.

But as a result, once the soldiers in the front row are defeated, it is easy to cause the entire army to be defeated.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Yan opened the hole, the blow to the Hanzhong soldiers was devastating. The elite troops following behind quickly tear the hole wide and kept tearing it open. Yang Bai was in charge of the central army and did not make reasonable arrangements quickly. At this time, the generals' ability was reflected. Generally, generals with sufficient experience and adaptability had the first reaction at this time, they must immediately order the personal guards to block the hole. Yang Bai did not do this, but instead let the troops retreat, intending to gain a foothold again and then fight Wei Yan to a decisive battle.

It’s just that a general who has to spend a long time to get a formation without external force. What’s the difference between trying to do this in this situation and dreaming about it?

Moreover, Wei Yan has already entered the formation, how could he easily reorganize the military formation?

The most important thing is that after retreating, the soldiers of Hanzhong who had no morale at all began to collapse under Yang Bai's command. Originally, Yang Bai's control over the army was not too strong. In this case, the soldiers retreated were basically no different from seeking death.

Wei Yan saw the other party's intentions and was overjoyed. He did not go deeper. Instead, he brought his personal soldiers to join the troops that rushed in, quickly defeated the enemy's front, and then drove the front to attack the opponent's rear, so he was generally difficult to do on the battlefield, but Yang Bai gave Wei Yan this opportunity.

As a result, before Yang Bai had time to reorganize some troops, he was rushing to pieces by the defeated troops in front of him. Wei Yan led his men and horses in the rear, and did not rush to attack. Instead, he asked someone to line up archers and keep shooting at the opponent's back and forth. Wei Yan personally led his troops back and forth to clash with the opponent's formation even more chaotic.

The defeat began under such circumstances. Yang Bai killed more than a dozen defeated soldiers in succession, but could not stop the decline. In addition, he had not yet figured out how many soldiers Wei Yan brought, but he felt like enemies from all directions. He felt panic in his heart and began to flee with the defeated army.

It is naturally impossible for two thousand men to wipe out the eight thousand army. Wei Yan was not prepared to do this, but Wei Yan saw the Yang Bai's commanding flag clearly, ignored the other defeated soldiers, and took the men and horses to see the direction of Yang Bai's commanding flag and chased them fiercely.

The Hanzhong defeated troops had no intention of protecting Yang Bai at this moment. Wei Yan chased him and ran away with his desperate desire. Yang Bai and his commanding flag were exposed to Wei Yan's eyes like this. They were quickly caught by Wei Yan and were quickly caught by Wei Yan and his men and horses. After a not-fever battle, Wei Yan captured Yang Bai from the back of the horse and chased him all the way. Seeing that the other party had already fled in all directions, he took Yang Bai and withdrew his troops and returned to Mianyang.
Chapter completed!