"Let's check, it must be Su Shi. He must have sneak attacked our reinforcements."
Xiao Xiaoyou said angrily.
Su Shi was very slippery, and his favorite thing to do was to engage in sneak attacks. This had become the consensus of many foreign generals.
Only because Su Shi had all the cavalry in his hands and were extremely mobile, Xiao Xiaoyou and the others were helpless.
But privately, they still have many questions, such as where did Su Shi's army come from so many war horses?
It is a consensus that the Song Dynasty lacked horses.
But when it comes to Su Shi, this iron law doesn't seem to exist, which is very distressing.
"It must be those businessmen in the country. They dare to do anything for money. This Su Shi is rich. He must have spent a huge amount of money to buy the horses. Wait, after this battle is won, we must
Investigate those businessmen strictly."
Xiao Xiaoyou said angrily.
After saying this, he began to assemble the army.
Since Su Shi sent troops to attack the Wutai area, there should not be too many Song troops guarding Shigu Mountain. This was the moment for him to send troops.
Xiao Xiaoyou decided to send out an army. He wanted to let Su Shi know that not only would you not succeed in this sneak attack, but you would also lose all the rice, thus losing the strategic location of Shigu Mountain.
"Go and tell Wu Zang the old news that Su Shi took action. He must have no food and grass in his hands and was forced to take action against our Daliao reinforcements. Now is the time to attack."
Knowing that Su Shi was difficult to deal with, and fearing that his own strength alone would not be enough, Xiao Xiaoyou was ready to call on the Xixia Army to join him.
The soldiers left quickly, rode out of the Liao tent and entered the Xixia military camp.
In the large tent of the Xixia military camp, there is no trace of the old news.
He stayed up all night, still waiting for news from Jingle City, when he saw Xiao Xiaoyou's soldiers entering his camp.
"Okay, General I know what happened. I will mobilize the troops as soon as possible and go back and tell General Xiao to reassure him."
Wu Zangguyin quickly sent away Xiao Xiaoyou's soldiers, but another general, Qi Ruoshan, who was following him in the camp, stood up and said: "General, should I go and gather the troops now?"
"No rush yet." Wu Zangguyin waved his hand.
Last night, he sent General Ren Degao and 50,000 Xixia cavalry to go straight to Jingle City. No news has come yet. At this time, he is not ready to divide his troops and continue to take action.
While he was waiting for the news, he also wanted to watch first and let the Liao army launch a military attack on Shigu Mountain.
In the eyes of Wu Zangguyin, the Liao people are allies now, but they will still be enemies in the future.
If he had the opportunity to watch a bloody battle between his current enemy and his future enemies, no matter what the outcome was, it would be something he would love to see.
"Let them fight for now. When the fight is almost done, we will take action." Wu Zangguyin chuckled, but then his eyebrows knitted together again.
First, the Song army suddenly came out from Chitang Pass last night, and then this morning Su Shi's army sneak attacked the Liao soldiers in the Wutai area.
All this should not be a coincidence, but planned in advance.
So what will happen next? What is Su Shi prepared to do?
Before thinking about all this clearly, he would not have sent all the main Xixia army to attack without hiding the old news. He wanted to take a look.
The soldiers rushed back from the Xixia military camp and gave an answer that did not hide the old news.
"It's great, the Xixia Army is here to help
, We will definitely be able to capture Shigu Mountain this time. General, then are we waiting for the Xixia Army to arrive before attacking?" General Yi Lingxing asked.
Yi Lingxing, one of the seven major surnames of the Yi family in the Liao Kingdom.
"Don't wait for them. If the general's prediction is correct, the Xixia army will not attack so early. They will want to see the excitement first. In this way, Yi Lingxing, I will appoint you as the vanguard. You can lead an army of 30,000 to test
If we find that Su Shi doesn't have enough troops to attack Shigu Mountain, we will attack him with all our strength. This time I want Su Shi to die."
Xiao Xiaoyou was very angry.
At this time, Su Shi dared to divide his troops to sneak attack on their Daliao reinforcements. This was simply because he did not take himself seriously.
For being so arrogant, Xiao Xiaoyou would take the opportunity to give Su Shi a good look and let him know what the consequences would be if he underestimated him.
Yi Lingxing took the order and went away. After gathering 30,000 troops, he launched a tentative attack on Shigu Mountain around ten o'clock in the morning.
In order to find out the strength of Su Shi's army in Shigu Mountain, Yi Lingxing did not unite the 30,000 troops together and launch an attack. Instead, he divided them into dozens of teams and pressed towards Shigu Mountain from all directions.
If 30,000 troops join forces to attack together, with Xu Ba and 10,000 forbidden troops in reserve, it does not mean that they are incapable of fighting.
But as soon as the opponent divided his troops, Xu Ba felt a lot of pressure.
Speaking of which, Shigu Mountain is not easy to defend. It can be said that there are mountain roads everywhere, and they can be used as attack routes for large armies.
With so many mountain road exits, it is impossible to cover them all with ten thousand soldiers. Xu Ba could only divide his troops and send someone to attack Su Shi behind him.
Line report.
General Zhongwu said that we only need to guard a few main roads." The messenger quickly came back and brought Su Shi's latest order.
"But..." Xu Ba wanted to say that if this happened, the Liao army would probably enter Shigu Mountain from other directions, and they would be in danger of being surrounded.
But thinking that Su Shi was the commander of the army, he must have thought of this consequence, so he nodded, "Okay, execute the military order. Concentrate the troops, guard several main passages, and try to use the geographical advantage to inflict more damage to the Liao soldiers.
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Outside Shigu Mountain, more and more Liao troops entered the mountain.
Yi Lingxing also quickly received all kinds of news. For example, the attack on some channels was progressing slowly, under great pressure, and with high casualties.
However, some teams entering the mountain did not encounter any decent resistance at all. Instead, they advanced smoothly and entered from the outside of the mountain.
"Haha, the army in Su Shi's hands is indeed insufficient. Come on, report this news to the general immediately." Yi Lingxing laughed.
The battle situation was quickly sent to the rear, and it was also sent to the hands of Wu Zangguyin.
"This Su Shi is really courageous. Very good. Even so, we must seize the opportunity. Qi Ruoshan, I will give you 50,000 cavalry. This time, you must be the first to enter the mountain and capture Su Shi alive."
Wu Zangguyin is also a decisive person.
Seeing opportunities arise, there is no reason not to seize them.
The Xixia army sent an additional 50,000 troops, and Xiao Xiaoyou also sent 10,000 troops. At this point, the troops invested by the two tribes reached 90,000, but Su Shi's army guarding the mountain only had 10,000 troops.
Lurking outside the mountains
The Flying Eagle Squadron reported the unusual movements of the two clans one by one. After Su Shi learned the news, his brows also knitted together.
He knew that the most important thing in this battle was whether he could hold on to Shigu Mountain.
For this reason, he also made certain psychological preparations and replenished Xu Ba's troops with a large number of bows and arrows in order to block more time and gain more favorable time for other Song army units.
But when the fight really started, Su Shi realized that he had finally underestimated Wu Zhiguyin and Xiao Xiaoyou.
Both of these men were decisive, so decisive that when they saw an opportunity, they directly deployed heavy troops.
Its speed was far beyond Su Shi's previous expectations.
"That's all, notify General Xu Ba and ask him to shrink his army and move to Beifeng."
The urgency of the battle situation was a bit beyond Su Shi's expectation. But it didn't matter. It was not that he was unprepared. He retreated to the north peak, and Su Shi was prepared as a backup.
The north peak of Shigu Mountain has sharp cliffs, numerous strange rocks, and thousands of tall walls. Its danger is comparable to that of Huashan Mountain, and its beauty can be compared with Huashan Mountain. It is known as "Little Huashan Mountain".
Su Shi placed his team there, which was tantamount to putting himself in danger.
A place like this is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.
But once it is captured, there will be no retreat.
Su Shi placed the army here with the intention of destroying the ax and sinking the boat.
In fact, Su Shi did not have no other options at this time, such as giving up Shigu Mountain.
Keep retreating and move towards the Wutai area.
But in this way, the Liao Army and Xixia Army behind them will inevitably follow closely behind them, and they will cover up and kill them if they make a mistake.
The troop strength was only one-ninth of the opponent's. At that time, Xu Ba probably had 10,000 forbidden troops in reserve.
The army will all die.
Not only that, Ji Zhu and the others' presence at the foot of Shigu Mountain would be completely meaningless. In this case, the entire plan would be disrupted and the entire battle situation would become extremely chaotic. Su Shi would win or lose next.
No more control.
For the sake of the overall plan for the war, Su Shi decided to take the risk.
"Master, why don't you let Bai Xing see you off first and leave the others to go to Beifeng." Lou Yang heard that Su Shi was going to Beifeng in person, and knowing the danger, he made a suggestion.
"No, if I weren't on the mountain, the aliens might attack the mountain with all their strength."
Su Shi shook his head.
If the military strength is inferior to that of others, ordinary means will be difficult to achieve victory.
Isn't it just a risk? Su Shi has confidence in Ji Zhu and the others.
"Okay, without further ado, do as I say immediately. Also, tell General Xu Ba not to retreat too fast, but to resist steadily and buy more time for Ji Zhu and the others to arrive."
Su Shi knew clearly that Chitang Pass was hundreds of miles away from Shigu Mountain. Ji Zhu and the others set out last night. They might not be able to arrive during the day today, and it would be during the day tomorrow at the earliest. In other words, they had to rely on their own strength.
After persisting for about ten hours, you can’t retreat too hastily now.
"Yes." Seeing that Su Shi had made up his mind, Lou Yang stopped trying to persuade him. Anyway, he would never allow anyone to hurt the young master even if he was still alive.
If you want to kill Su Shi, you must die first.
Lou Yang agreed and turned around to deliver the order. Su Shi also led two Su family army squadrons, as well as some Class A guards, health teams and art teams towards Beifeng.
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At the foot of the mountain, after Xu Ba received the order, he began to lead his army to fight and retreat, trying to slow down the advance of the alien army as much as possible.