Chapter 49: Easy Offensive and Defensive
Within ten days, he received continuous news of the defeat of the army at Huairong and Juyongguan. Yelu Abaoji could not suppress his anger and kicked the great monks of Guizhou who were rewarding the military information in front of everyone.
Seeing the other party's miserable appearance of vomiting blood and flying backwards, it can be seen that this kick is unpredictable.
Facing Yelu Abaoji in anger, everyone in the tent buried their heads and acted as if they were not related to my business and did not cause trouble for me. No one dared to face the anger directly.
When Yelu Abaoji's mood calmed down slightly, everyone dared to look up one after another, peeking at the other's expression while thinking about the current situation.
"Yelu Xie Niechi was defeated in Guizhou and his crime was not to be punished. However, he had committed suicide and apologized, but he was a little self-aware. Now it is not the time to discuss the crimes of a dead person. After the defeat of Guizhou, the situation of our Great Khitan against the Tang Dynasty has undergone great changes. The most urgent task is to seek a way to stabilize the situation."
People with this experience are not much to say, such as Yeludi Lugu, but the only one who can say this at this time is the God-Emeng's Great Sacrifice.
Yelu Abaoji glanced at the high priest and snorted coldly, which showed that his anger was not completely suppressed. However, he did not refute the other party, and said something else, which showed that he also recognized the other party.
"Our Great Khitan's military strategy against Youyun and other places in the Tang Dynasty was originally supported by the three-legged tripod to support the entire battle situation, so that the advantage of military strength could be maximized and the disadvantaged forces of the Tang army were missing.
"Although we have not achieved decisive results over the years, our attack on the border areas of the Tang Dynasty has been effective. The Tang army can only concentrate its forces to guard the key areas and cannot carry out a large-scale counterattack on us..."
The person who said this was Yelu Dilie, Yilijin, in the North Court. Before he finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Yelu Abaoji.
The latter looked bad and said, "Speaking something useful is known to everyone and is outdated, so you don't need to talk too much nonsense!"
Yelu Dilie looked embarrassed, and the language he had organized was blocked in his throat, his thoughts were interrupted, and he didn't know what to say afterwards.
Yelu Dilugu, the general of the Sijin army, took over the conversation with a solemn expression and said in an unprecedented solemn tone: "Yelu Xie Nichi was defeated, and the Guizhou line has been criticized by the Tang army. Our army's three feet were cut off, and now only the army in the direction of Tanzhou and Pingzhou are left.
"Not to mention that the soldiers have suffered serious losses and their combat power has dropped greatly, morale will be greatly affected. Just talking about the overall situation, our troops in Guizhou, Tanzhou and Pingzhou were originally arranged in the shape of internal fonts. They can attack and retreat and defend, and the various units can support each other. There is also a lot of room for transfer, which can be said to be invincible.
"But after the Tang army occupied Guizhou, it had the ability to attack the grassland on a large scale from the flanks and directly threatened our waist and vests. Our army's formation no longer exists.
"The suppression of the Tang army that we have always maintained before has disappeared! Next, the Tang army has the possibility of taking the initiative to attack, and there is more than one direction of military use, so it is difficult for us to deploy defense..."
Speaking of this, Yelu Dilugu looked at Yelu Abaoji, hesitating, for fear that the other party would not accept what he was going to say below.
Yelu Abaoji suppressed his anger, "Yelu Xie Niechi, a waste of things, is not enough to defeat things. I have no choice but to trust him so much. He was defeated by the Tang army with one blow! Am I not sending reinforcements in time? After the battle broke out, he could not last for even two days. It's really worth mercy!"
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Yelu Dilugu sighed.
He was also heartbroken about Yelu Xie Niechi's defeat.
But at this moment, Yelu Abaoji could say that the other party was not bad, and used it to express the defeat of the war. It was not the responsibility of him, the king of the grassland, to continue to maintain his supreme majesty and image. However, Yelu Di Lugu could not take the opportunity to attack Yelu Xie Nichi, the dead man, so he seemed to be a little incompetent and did not have the strength to share the worries of Yelu Abaoji.
He sighed and said, "Actually, it cannot be blamed entirely on Yelu Xie Niechi. Who would have thought that Shangguan Qingcheng would revive his might and fight so quickly, and those grassland tribal troops were really too unbearable."
Yelu Abaoji snorted coldly: "Quanzhen Temple, Wukong Shimen, from now on, we will do our best to eliminate these people in the army. The core is the grassland tribal army!
"A group of jumping clowns didn't plan to pay attention to them at first, but that guy Li Ye was too insidious. He actually made such a hidden layout on the grassland early, so that these ants could affect the outcome of the war. It was unbearable!
"This also shows that Li Ye's intention to plot against the grassland has long been around. We must not take it lightly in the future! We will advance but not retreat in this battle, otherwise the eight Khitan tribes will face a catastrophe!"
As soon as he said this, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. The morale was a little bad, because there was no way out, and they were a little excited.
Yelu Dilugu admired Yelu Abaoji very much. He was able to seize everything that could be used at this time and make actions that were beneficial to the situation. It can be seen that his reason was not affected by anger, which is very commendable.
Yelu Abaoji, the leader, was no longer confused, and Yelu's enemy Lugu could not help but be encouraged. He immediately said: "After the Tang army won the victory of Guizhou, the situation has been opened, and we will definitely seize the opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack.
"We have two solutions to deal with it. One is to shrink the front line and defend the troops, and wait for the Tang Dynasty Hexi and Shu wars to fail; the other is to concentrate elite troops to regain Guizhou and reverse the situation."
Yelu Dilie, Yilijin, North Court, just suffered a loss. In order to show his own presence and show that he has no problem with his intelligence, he quickly responded and said loudly: "Of course, it is a counterattack against Guizhou and reverse the situation. Isn't it the style of the grassland warriors who sit and wait for death?
"The Tang army has just captured Guizhou, so we will definitely celebrate it and be neglected to prevent us. This is our time!"
There is no big problem with this.
But Yelu Di Lugu looked at him contemptuously and said coldly: "Not to mention Li Ye, just Shangguan Qingcheng and Li Maozhen, with their military talents, would they make such a mistake of being neglected to be prepared after a great victory? If we attack rashly, if we cannot win or lose the battle, we will completely lose the ability to take the initiative!"
Yelu Dilie was refuted directly by Yelu Dilugu, and he couldn't hold back his face. He red-necked and argued: "Even if they are prepared, so what? The warriors of the Great Khitan are brave and fearless. What kind of strong enemies cannot be defeated? It would be fine if the Tang army had defended the pass before. Now they dare to fight with us on the wasteland, and they will definitely be defeated!"
These words were very majestic and morale. After saying this, Yelu Dilie was very proud. He looked at Yelu Dilugu and felt that the other party could never refute it.
Yelu Dilugu did not refute him, but looked at him like he was looking at a fool, and looked like he was disdainful of talking too much to him.
This made Yelu Dilie so angry that he almost fought with Yelu Di Lugu.
However, when he found that everyone did not agree with his words and agreed with his words, Yelu Dilie suddenly woke up.
The elite Khitan cavalry did not have any outstanding achievements when facing the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. The crux of one of the two most elite departments had been destroyed by the Tang army!
This shows that even if it is a field battle, the Khitan cavalry will not have any advantage against the Tang cavalry.
This is very desperate.
After realizing this, Yelu Dilie felt his scalp numb and he felt helpless and powerless. He was also confused about the subsequent war, and he completely lost his belief in winning, and his whole aura became listless.
Yelu Dilugu said to Yelu Abaoji: "King, for the sake of the present, we should do our best to ensure that we should continue to implement the previous strategy and focus on defense.
"Because of the defeat in Guizhou, our troops must be reduced to a deeper degree, and we must not give the Tang army an opportunity to take advantage of. The Tang army was beaten for several months and now has a great victory. It is the time when the army is at its peak, so we must not compete with him!"
This is a well-established statement.
But Yelu Abaoji did not completely agree.
He said calmly: "If you lose Guizhou, we no longer have an advantage over the Tang army. The Tang army will fight if you want to fight, and defend if you want to defend. If they don't make big mistakes, it will be difficult for us to win. This is no different from the defeat of this battle, which is all against the fools of the Uighurs and Nanzhao!
"It is extremely stupid to pin your hopes on others, let alone two weak people. Isn't this the way to fight for my Great Khitan?!"
Yelu Di Lugu opened his mouth, almost trying to speak but stopping.
What Yelu Abaoji said is indeed the truth, and he cannot refute it at all unless he has the supreme strategy to win.
The Khitan cavalry is best at siege or defense, but fighting in the field. Now the Khitan does not have this advantage against the Tang army, and the battle situation is not good. How can we save the situation?
Yelu Dilugu couldn't think of any solution.
At this point in the battle, because of the defeat in Guizhou, if the Khitan did not retreat, he could only place his hope on others.
This is the deepest helplessness and what wise people don’t want to face the most.
At this time, Yelu Di Lugu could not help but have a low fighting spirit. The high spirits that were inspired by Yelu Abaoji were forced to be reduced in the face of cruel reality.
Finally, Yelu Di Lugu had to sigh inwardly. At this point, we can only blame Li Ye for being too strong. Not only did he reorganize the Tang army into such an elite, but he also cultivated such a powerful general and cultivator team, and there were too many talents under his command!
"Let me write to the Uighurs and Nanzhao, urging them to step up their attacks. If you don't want the Tang Dynasty to win the general trend and turn around and kill them, you must fight to the death now!"
Yelu Abao finally made a decision, "The entire army was in the camp and guarded, and sent elite cavalry to cruise out to find all the fighter jets that could be used. At the same time, they monitored the passes of the Tang army day and night. Once they found that the opponent was relaxed, they would have a thunder attack!"
Yelu Abaoji didn't want to issue such military orders, but the situation was like this, so he had no choice.
After saying this, Yelu Abaoji stood up and looked at the great priest of the God Envoy: "The battle is not good now, and the Khitan warriors have fought bloody battles. You should take out the things you have in your box, otherwise you will not be qualified to be worshipped by the Great Khitan!"
These words were said resolutely and without any politeness, the great priest was suddenly unhappy. But he also knew that when the war was at its most critical moment, they had no way out and had to fight for everything.
"The God Church naturally has its own support, and it will definitely not disappoint the king." The God's envoy the great priest responded coldly.
Chapter completed!