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Seeing that several people were thoughtful, Abaoji's voice became louder and louder. In addition to encouraging a few people, he was more encouraging himself. He continued: "Actually, if you think about it, we don't just have to withdraw our troops. Li Chengzhong has been taken over by us.
Trapped at the foot of the mountain, unable to escape no matter what, so what if reinforcements come? This reinforcement army has been expected by you and me! Their total strength is less than half of ours, so we still
Have the advantage! Because of this, Li Chengzhong set up a stronghold at the foot of the mountain, and the Wyoming coalition forces did not dare to show up and confront us head-on! Therefore, the main difficulty for our brothers at the moment is how to deal with the harassment of the Wyoming coalition forces and restore supplies.
.As long as we are united, the grassland is ours and no one can take it away!"
Under A Baoji's analysis, Huo Lu, A Ping, A Bo and others, who had been a little uneasy, cleared away the fog in front of their eyes and gained confidence. They all said: "Brother Chuoli, just give me your orders.
No matter what you do, we will listen to you!"
"Okay! In this battle, we must give full play to our strength advantage and divide our forces to deal with it. Brother Abo will take two thousand people back to transport food and pull over all the food that can be carried. We will not set up food roads!"
"I'm afraid that the Khan and the nobles won't agree..." Abo hesitated.
"What time is it now? Now is the time for the decisive victory on the grassland. It is not up to them! Leave some for the Khan and the nobles, enough to fill their bellies. Of course, the tribesmen also leave some. This is our fundamental
...Tell them that in one and a half months, no, at most one month, we can win. As long as we win, Buyeo City will be ours. Liucheng is also ours, and the entire Yingzhou is ours!"
Abaoji's words made several people's eyes shine with excitement. He then said to Abo: "After the cattle and sheep come, I will assign you three thousand people to look after the cattle and sheep. Let's find a pasture nearby.
Compete with Li Chengzhong to see who can persist in herding! Well, there is a pasture twenty miles to the northeast, so you can set up your camp there. The pasture there should be able to last for a month."
Ah Bo said: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect the cattle and sheep."
"Brother Aping is responsible for expelling the Huaiyue coalition forces. He will bring your Shulu clan's cavalry with him. I will allocate you another one thousand Tarma cavalry and three thousand cavalry. It is enough to deal with that rotten army."
Aping nodded and took the order.
Abaoji then said to Huolu: "In this battle, the Yingzhou Army is the key. As long as the Yingzhou Army is eliminated, the grassland will be determined. Although we have to fight against the Yingzhou Army, we can't delay it too long.
It's been a long time, and we should test them. Starting tomorrow, we will fight. I believe that as long as our attack is stronger, the Waiyo coalition forces outside will definitely be unable to sit still, and then this will be our opportunity!"
After nearly half a month of confrontation at the foot of Raole Mountain, the two armies finally began to fight.
Huolu, who had experienced the Battle of Dayakou, was the only one among the Khitan generals who had experience fighting the Yingzhou Army, so Abaoji also valued his opinions. Under Huolu's suggestion, the Khitan people adopted a dispersed formation.
They approached the camp of the Yingzhou Army in order to avoid the damage from the Yingzhou Army's big arrows. Their tactic was very effective. In order to save arrows, the Yingzhou Army did not cover the sparse Khitan warriors with arrow rain, but only mobilized
They recruited a few scouts with excellent archery skills and started a shooting exchange with the Khitans. Such long-range blocking naturally had little effect, so the Khitans were able to attack the front of the camp with minimal casualties every time.
But precisely because the Khitans did not have many warriors to attack each time, it was not difficult for the Yingzhou Army to deal with it. The Khitans initially wanted to avoid the defensive front of the Yingzhou Army and attack from both sides. They planned to jump into the trench. They fired at the Yingzhou Army in the camp, but they found that this was unrealistic because the trenches were filled with sharp wooden stakes; they also wanted to pass through several rows of trenches to leave passages for the Yingzhou Army, but these few The passage is in the shape of a zigzag. Regardless of whether the Khitan people can move smoothly if they are crowded in such a narrow passage, they just keep facing the archers on the Yingzhou Army's arrow tower with their bodies front, side, front, and side. , it is an act of narrow escape.
Later, the Khitans gave up their left and right flanks and attacked directly from the front. However, just moving the horse ropes, wooden posts, antlers and other obstacles caused them great losses. When they tried hard to bear the losses and approached the camp, they had to face the enemy. Against a well-formed array of armored spearmen.
Abaoji saw the Yingzhou Army displaying luxurious armored equipment for the first time. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "Sure enough, what Brother Huolu said is right. I know why the Yingzhou Army always wins even though their tactics are wrong." Already."
Huolu had seen this a long time ago, and then said: "I have already said that it is not possible to be so forceful. This time we lost dozens of soldiers from the Ministry of Rites. The soldiers from the Ministry of Rites are all good soldiers, although they are not our Khitan It makes people feel sad that a human being can be lost in vain like this."
"Withdraw, let's change the manpower." Abaoji said.
"How to change?" Huo Lu asked.
"Ask your horse to recruit a hundred experts who use heavy weapons!" Abaoji said. The so-called heavy weapons are hammers, iron rods, heavy axes and other weapons. Now that he understands that knives and guns face armor, It will appear very weak at times, so naturally I plan to send in experts with heavy weapons.
At this time, the Khitan had not yet established a country. Although the predecessor Da Yue Shilu valued Han craftsmen and initially built some iron-smelting workshops, the iron tools of the Khitan people were far from as luxurious as those of the "Land of Iron" in later generations. The warriors who can be equipped with heavy weapons are the elites of each tribe, and are reluctant to use them under normal circumstances.
Huo Lu was a little reluctant: "Should we wait any longer? Think of other ways?"
Abaoji knew what Huolu was thinking and said seriously: "It's now time, brothers Huolu, don't be stingy anymore. This is a battle of life and death for our brothers. If we can't win, it will be useless to keep any wealth in our hands. If we win, the grassland will be ours, and we will have whatever we want!"
Huo Lu sighed. He knew what Abaoji said was right, so he could only turn his head and redeploy manpower.
The horn horn sounded in the Khitan's main formation. The soldiers of the Ministry of Rites in front of the Yingzhou military camp breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and ran back. As soon as they retreated to the main formation, they heard the leader loudly order them to drink some water quickly and take a few sips. meat, regain their physical strength, and prepare to attack again. The faces of the soldiers of the Ministry of Rites showed bitterness. They had suffered a lot from the armored spearmen in the previous confrontation. They thought they could come back to rest, but they didn't know they would continue to fight. Everyone All very frustrated.
But fortunately, this time there is something different. They don't need to be the main attacker. Huolu's cousin Huage came over and selected two hundred people. No one was given a wooden shield and asked the Rites warrior to cover it. Huage was going to personally lead a hundred people. The elite Tarma troops of the Hema Infantry were the main attack force.
Because of the threat of Yingzhou Army's big arrows, the Khitans did not dare to launch a concentrated charge. They still dispersed their troops, and every two Rites Warriors held shields to cover one Hema infantry to attack the Yingzhou Army camp.
The Yingzhou Army still used their archery skills to launch sporadic long-range snipers. For the Khitan people, the biggest threat was the four towering archery towers. The arrows shot from the archery towers were very powerful, especially some of the crossbows, which were very accurate.
Well, if the Rites warrior holding the shield is slightly negligent, the crossbow arrows will come in, and the entire charging line will be completely suppressed by the Yingzhou Army's crossbows.
After losing more than ten people, the Khitans rushed to the edge of the camp despite the crossbow attacks of the Yingzhou army, and finally got entangled with the armored spearmen.
Huage's hands were very powerful. He swung two iron hammers and rushed in front of the armored spearman. He tried to squeeze into the enemy on the opposite side, but was forced back by the opponent's long spear tip. He then moved two sides laterally.
He stepped forward and wanted to change his opponent, but he still had no way to take advantage of the opponent's neat and dense spear points. The Yingzhou Army's spearmen's attack and thrust coordination was very strict, and Hua Ge could never find a gap to get in. At the same time, the crossbow arrows on the archery tower
They became more and more accurate. These crossbow arrows could not hit Hua Ge, but they shot down many Khitan warriors who were behind them. Hua Ge became more and more anxious as he listened to the screams coming from behind him from time to time.
The screams not only affected Hua Ge, but also affected the Hema infantry troops, Ta Ma, who were also rushing to the front. Several Ta Ma soldiers were distracted and were immediately found by the Yingzhou Army's spearmen, and stabbed them with their spears.
, his body was stabbed with several bloody holes, and he fell limply to the ground. Some of the soldiers from the Ministry of Rites in the back row were furious. They threw down their shields regardless, took off their bows from behind, and fired their arrows at the armored spearmen.
When the arrows flew onto the Yingzhou Army's spearmen, they were all bounced away, leaving only a crisp "ding-ding" sound.
A Yingzhou Army armored soldier in front of Huage was shot in the face by an arrow. The arrow was very powerful and nailed the armored soldier's panel. The tail of the arrow trembled, as if it was trying to get in. The armored soldier
He was thrown back by the huge force. Huage was overjoyed and secretly said, "It's finally shot through." He rushed to get in. Unexpectedly, the armored soldier who was hit by the arrow in the face suddenly straightened his body again.
He came over and stabbed Hua Ge directly in the ribs as he rushed forward. Hua Ge was shocked. He exerted force on his waist and abdomen and twisted to the side, barely avoiding the opponent's spear. Then he stepped back a little with his feet and stepped away.
He took two steps to avoid the spear coming from the other side, and then escaped from danger.
A cold sweat broke out on Huage's body, followed by a fit of rage. He was arrogant and could not bear the pain of being beaten. He turned around, raised his feet, and fiercely hit the man holding a shield on his side to protect him from the arrows above.
The soldier of the Ministry of Rites kicked into the forest of guns of the Yingzhou Army. The soldier of the Ministry of Rites was immediately pierced by two spears, and his sword and shield fell from his hands. In the severe pain, he clung to the two spears and refused to let go.
Hua Ge wanted this effect. He roared and took advantage of the opportunity to rush in. He rounded the hammer with both hands and swept it in all directions. As soon as he swung the hammer, the first thing he hit was the shielding arrow on the other side.
In an instant, the Rites Warrior brought out a bunch of brains, and threw the hammer around. The hammer moved forward, swept to the front, and directly broke the two spears inserted into the Rites Warrior. The Rites Warrior
Blood arrows shot out of his mouth again, and he immediately fell to the ground.
Huage's hammer exerted force again, swinging out the second circle.