As the flying arrows exploded in the sky, the ambush at Aaron Mountain was revealed.
"Report! Your Majesty! The Khitan troops were divided into three groups and broke out separately..."
"Your Majesty! The Khitans are fleeing northeast!"
"Your Majesty! The Khitans are turning south!"
"Your Majesty! The Khitans are heading west again!"
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Pieces of information reached Luo Youdu's ears, and warning fireworks kept rising into the sky and exploding in the sky.
Luo Youdu looked at the flames rising in the distance, opened his palms wide, and grasped them hard, just like the Tathagata Buddha holding the Khitan in his palm.
"After this battle, it will be difficult for the Khitan to organize an effective counterattack."
Compared with the hunting method used by the Khitan to trap Shi Shouxin, the ambush he set for the Khitan pursuers this time was much more detailed and complex.
Because they were well prepared, they set up an ambush based on the terrain and terrain, and were not simply targeting the Khitan soldiers in the encirclement.
No matter how the Khitan jumped or ran around, the soldiers responsible for the ambush would not passively follow the Khitan soldiers. Instead, they would retreat to the strong point and wait for orders, while the people in front would be responsible for intercepting.
This requires extraordinary mobility, strong reconnaissance capabilities, and the execution ability of the generals responsible for encircling them.
With these three points in mind, Yu's army is now complete.
Luo Youdu had been preparing for a battle with the Khitan for many years and had been stocking up on war horses. For this northern expedition, he only had 180,000 accompanying horses, of which 60,000 were war horses and 120,000 were pack horses.
The cavalry accounts for one-third of the army and has sufficient mobility.
The telescope invented by the Ministry of Industry has repeatedly achieved success in this war, helping them to seize opportunities everywhere, and their investigative capabilities are far ahead of the Khitans.
Not to mention the execution ability of generals, the arrogant generals of the Five Dynasties, after being governed by Guo Rong and Luo Youdu for two generations, have turned into trustworthy soldiers.
Obedience is the duty of a soldier.
Once you are in a situation, it is not easy to escape.
Yelu Talie and Yelu Xiezhen felt the same at this moment.
After they discovered that Yao Neibin was bluffing, they gave up all doubts. The arrangements along the Central Plains route were probably to delay time.
If we really had to study carefully and slowly, we might not be ambushed, but the Central Plains soldiers would have disappeared long ago.
There is a huge gap in national power between the Khitan and the Central Plains. Yelvwuzhi managed to seize the opportunity to win through the five-year plan. He did not take the opportunity to expand the victory and inflicted heavy losses on the opponent. If they make a comeback in the future, how can they plan for another five years?
Yelu Talie was already careful enough. He immediately stopped being timid and pursued with all his strength.
Until he met Liu Fu and He Jiyun blocked him.
In fact, if Yelu Talie still holds back his fight, Liu Fu and He Jiyun will turn into a bluff.
Now the Khitan has launched a full-scale attack, and the two armies are no longer retreating. They have turned weakness into reality, giving the Khitan pursuers a head-on blow.
When Yelu Talie and Yelu Xiezhen saw Zhongyuan using the Divine Arm Bow, they already realized that something was wrong.
The God's Arm Bow was generally popular among the Yu army, but there was a rule in the army that if there was a defeat on the battlefield, the God's Arm Bow should be destroyed first to prevent the weapons from the Central Plains from falling into the enemy's hands.
If the Central Plains was really defeated, how could it be possible for the divine arm archers to come to the rear?
Doesn’t this mean giving them benefits?
But when they realized that the situation was not good, it was already too late to retreat.
"kill!"
Two groups of soldiers and horses crossed and attacked them from the front.
"Damn it!"
Yelu Xiezhen cursed when he saw this, and now he felt like a big net was covering them. No matter which direction they broke through, soldiers would appear in front of them, blocking their way forward.
"Your Majesty, we can't go on like this. If we continue not to fight, our soldiers will become fewer and fewer, and we will eventually be devoured by them."
Yelv Xiezhen spoke while breathing heavily.
Their goal was too big and they chose to break out in batches.
Together with Yelu Talie, he led more than 10,000 people to break out of the encirclement to the east, intending to use Aaron Mountain to avoid pursuit.
It's just that their movements are firmly controlled by the opponent, and soldiers constantly appear in front of them to intercept them.
They refused to fight and ran away to avoid being entangled by the enemy.
But every time you avoid the enemy, some soldiers will fall behind and be intercepted by the opponent.
The Central Plains soldiers did not chase after them, but ate all the soldiers they left behind.
After going back and forth, before they had a real fight with the enemy, 4,000 of the more than 10,000 people were either left behind or intercepted.
Yelv Xiezhen was worried that if he kept running like this, he would have no soldiers before he could escape.
Yelu Talie abandoned the curled sword in his hand on the ground, took the attendant and handed him a new sword, and said: "Everyone is sure, the current situation is very bad. This is no longer a problem for us to be careless. The entire Khitan,
Including His Majesty in Dading Mansion, Yu Yuedu fell into the trap."
Yelv Xiezhen had already felt this way: The Central Plains was really going to be cut off from food and grass. How could such a situation be planned?
"Eighty percent so!"
Yelu Xiezhen's mouth was bitter, and he felt a little helpless in his heart. His opponent was really terrible. Yelu Wuzhi's five years of planning failed to hurt the enemy at all, and allowed the opponent to use every trick to counterattack.
Can such a powerful enemy really be defeated?
Yelu Talie glanced at the enemy not far away and said: "I am now worried that the Dading Mansion does not know what the plan is and is coveting the opportunity to advance in and cause greater disasters. We must break the siege as soon as possible and inform His Majesty Yu Yue of the situation. I
These old bones can't withstand too many bumps. While I still have the strength, I'll help you fight out!"
Yelu Xiezhen said hurriedly: "No..."
Yelu Talie had a stern look on his face and did not give Yelu Xiezhen a chance to refuse. He said, "Even if I break through the siege, I won't live for a few years. You are the future of my Khitan."
As he spoke, he raised the knife in his hand and shouted: "All the good men of the Khitan, do you dare to fight me to the death?"
Yelu Talie is seventy-seven years old this year, his beard and hair are all white. At this moment, he raises his sword and shouts, with a hint of unyielding in his defiance.
Countless soldiers shouted in unison: "Fight to the death, fight to the death, fight to the death..."
Yelu Talie did not answer the question and directly slapped the horse's back with the sword in his hand.
The pained war horse immediately bolted out.
Looking at the flying white beard and hair, how could the young Khitan warrior be embarrassed to stay behind?
They roared and followed Yelu Talie, and killed the blocking Central Plains cavalry.
Both sides are brave men who are not afraid of life and death, and no one is timid at all.
They hit each other hard...
The man fell on his back!
Yelv Tarlie seemed to have returned to his youth, roaring loudly and slashing left and right with the brand new sword in his hand, and for a moment he was invincible.
The Dayu general responsible for the interception, Li Jixun, the commander of the Ma Army, was Li Jixun's younger brother and was known for his bravery.
Facing the Khitan army who shouted "fight to the death", Li Jixie was undaunted, roared and waved the iron spear in his hand, and fought with the Khitan army.
Both sides fought forward with all their strength, and some people kept falling, but the moment they fell, someone immediately stepped up to fill their shoes.
Yelu Talie cut down the enemy in front of him to the ground. Just when he was about to take a breath, he saw a spear coming towards him.
Before he had time to breathe, the opponent had already filled the gap.
Yelu Talie raised his arms to block, and the spear pierced the thick wrist guard, flying upwards with a few sparks. Yelu Talie took the opportunity to kill the opponent with a knife.
Although he was unwilling to submit to his old age, Yelu Talie still stepped back reluctantly.
Yelu Talie, as the Khitan's North Court King, had a very high prestige, and his bodyguards immediately helped him fill the vacancy.
Yelu Talie gasped and took the opportunity to observe the battle situation.
Although he personally led the charge, the result was only a tie with the Central Plains soldiers.
Neither of them can do anything to help each other, and they are all fighting for their lives.
Yelu Talie frowned. They were surrounded and could not stay in one place for too long.
Although it was a draw on the scene, in reality they were still at a disadvantage. Once the opponent's reinforcements arrived, they would be hit hard.
Now they can't retreat. The experience of avoiding war many times has shown that the more they avoid war, the more their forces will be divided by the opponent, and they will eventually end up with no troops left to fight.
Only by defeating the enemy in front of you can you have a plan to break out.
"Huh!"
In the observation room, Yelu Talie discovered that there was a special general in the enemy formation opposite. The man was wearing dark black armor, which looked a bit primitive. It was the armor of the middle Tang Dynasty that had been passed down from generation to generation.
The opponent was so brave that no one could defeat him under the iron spear. They relied on their flesh and blood to stop him.
This man must be the leader of the army. If he can be killed, the overall situation will be decided.
Yelu Talie suddenly remembered Zhou Meng's method of killing General Shi Yanchao after he committed suicide in the past, and called his personal guards to arrange it.
Li Jixie roared repeatedly, his brother was the eldest among the ten brothers of Zhao Kuangyin's charity society.
Historically, Li Jixun was the best among the ten brothers of the Yishe Society and had the highest status. Originally, Zhao Kuangyin became the leader of the ten brothers by virtue of the power gained in the Battle of Huainan. However, Luo Youdu interfered, and Zhao Kuangyin did not subdue his own.
several brothers.
Li Jixun did not follow Zhao Kuangyin in rebellion, but chose to submit to Luo Youdu, who already controlled most of Kaifeng's military power.
Luo Youdu did not kill all the generals who were friendly with Zhao Kuangyin, but there was still a difference between close friends and distant friends.
Li Jixie once served as a vanguard under Zhao Kuangyin. Out of instinct to avoid danger, although the generals knew that he was brave, they never dared to use him to great effect and did not get a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
But after people like Murong Yanzhao and Mi Xin got opportunities to display their talents one by one, Han Chongyun dared to use Li Jixi.
Although Li Jihe was activated, it was too late after all. He was originally of the same generation as Han Lingkun, Gao Huaide, and Shi Shouxin. Now, let alone the next generation of Cao Bin and Pan Mei, he was even compared to Li Hanchao, Yao Neibin, and Ma Renyu.
If you can't catch up, you will feel aggrieved.
Now that I have the opportunity to block the attack, I must perform well no matter what, and let Your Majesty know my name, Li Jixie.
He bit the reins with his teeth, wielded the big iron spear with both hands, and used the spear as a club to knock off the enemies in front of him one by one.
"Have the opportunity!"
Li Jixie's eyes suddenly lit up. There were signs of the enemy's position being loosened. He had no time to think about it and devoted himself wholeheartedly. He rushed forward with the spear in his hand and tore a hole in the tide of troops.
After beheading several enemies in a row, Li Jixie looked back and glanced back. His soldiers had skillfully followed him and wedged themselves deeply into the enemy army.
"Ha ha!"
He was overjoyed and became even more arrogant, rushing forward to attack.
Three enemy horsemen in front rushed toward him with spears. He lowered his body to dodge the spears, clamped his right arm, clamped the spear between his ribs, and swept the iron spear umbrella, and the three men's necks were bleeding.
Squirt, fall off the horse directly.
Just when he wanted to show off, four weapons came at him from all directions. Only then did he realize that he had rushed too fast and was out of touch. The surrounding Khitan soldiers were constantly urging their horses to attack him from all directions.
Li Jixie roared loudly, showing no fear. The spear in his hand was flying in all directions. He fought with his back injured to kill all four of them off the horse.
Li Jixie planned to turn his horse and turn around to kill him, but a Khitan soldier who was lying on the ground and was about to die stabbed Li Jixie's horse in the leg before he died.
Li Jixie was knocked off his horse, and before he could get up, a horse's hoof stepped on the ground.
Yelu Talie was not only frightened but also overjoyed. When he saw Li Jixie fighting bravely and in a desperate state, he thought of luring him into the formation to surround him and kill him.
I didn't want the other party's soldiers to be brave, so my deliberate flaw almost gave the other party a chance to seize the opportunity and tear a hole.
Fortunately, I was reckless and had the courage to do so. If I had been a calmer one, I might have shot myself in the foot.
"The general is dead, why don't you retreat!"
Yelv Tarlie raised his sword high and roared loudly.
Some in the army who understood Chinese dialect followed and shouted loudly.
"The enemy will die, and you won't retreat!"
Those who didn't understand Chinese also started shouting, and their morale was greatly boosted.
The killing of enemy generals this time is something worthy of cheering no matter what.
However, what happened next was beyond Yelu Talie's expectation. Li Jizai's death in battle did cause a lot of turmoil to the intercepting Dayu army.
But soon Fan Yuzi, deputy commander of the Ma Army, took over command and stabilized the situation.
Yelu Talie was stunned when he saw this. This general was killed in battle, but he could stabilize the situation in such a short period of time. The soldiers of the Yu Dynasty were too terrifying.
An official of his level can naturally get first-hand information about the Central Plains.
Regarding the Yu Dynasty's promotion of military identity to replace the inherent arrogant and powerful generals, there were mixed opinions and criticisms among them. But no matter what, he never imagined that it would have such an effect.
"kill!"
Just when they were in a stalemate, Dayu cavalry came behind them to support them.
Yelu Talie looked at the rapidly approaching torrent behind him and said immediately: "Moha, you stay and block it. Others, if they still have the strength, follow me and rush forward!"
He held his long sword high and rushed towards the cavalry behind him, shouting: "Everyone, be careful and remember what I said!"
Yelu Talie rushed towards the cavalry who came to support him with a desperate intention.
Spears and spears clashed, and horses collided. The warriors at the forefront of both armies suddenly fell with blood, and the ownerless horses scattered and fell.
Yelu Talie was old and had been fighting for a long time. His physical strength had long been exhausted. At the moment of the collision, his head was dizzy and he fell off his horse.
After Yelüsha, the Prime Minister of the Southern Prefecture, the Khitan Northern Court King died in battle...
Yelu Xiezhen's eyes were filled with tears. Looking at the little time that Yelu Talie had bought for him, he gnashed his teeth and roared: "Withdraw!"