Although Yue Tuo only had less than 6,000 men, he fought steadily and was not as brainless as Mang Gurtai, who relied on dangerous and strategic locations to defend his position. However, he achieved considerable results.
Although Xiong Tingbi's Northern Route Army numbered more than 40,000 people, due to the limitations of the terrain and environment, he was unable to exert his strength at all.
If the city is attacked by force, it is just a tactic to add fuel to the fire. How could Xiong Tingbi let his soldiers die in turn?
The two sides faced off at a small pass less than ten miles away from the Hetuala Plains, and neither could do anything to the other.
But Yue Tuo has the capital to drag it out, but Xiong Tingbi does not.
According to the emperor's messenger, Li Songping has marched straight in and arrived at Hetuala. They must form a two-sided attack as soon as possible.
Xiong Tingbi had no choice but to summon his generals and think hard about how to break the barrier.
But after deliberation for a long time, neither Xiong Tingbi nor the other generals could think of any good way to break through the city in front of them as quickly as possible at a relatively small cost.
There is a rugged mountain road here, in the middle is the Guancheng built by Jiannu with wood and stone, and on both sides are towering and airtight mountain forests.
"You'd better be mentally prepared as soon as possible. Before this battle, nothing is possible."
"We don't have much time today. The two Yue Tuo troops marched in early."
Li Songping did not expect that Xiong Tingbi would be so hesitant. This person had only been under his command for a short time. He could be called a fierce general, but he was by no means fatal.
"Bad, Fuyu is not so determined. This time your army will be able to defeat the enemy, break through the barrier, and wipe out the Jiannu.
Li Songping, who was on the front, ordered the entire army to rest in a defensive formation. The premise of my preparation was that the soldiers should be well fed and rested.
At this time, I was already burning with anger. As for Xiao Jinmu's loss, I couldn't bear it.
If they knew that Li Songping's middle route army relied on the power and intimidation of the Fo Lang machine gun to walk on smooth ground, they might not be able to help but slap themselves twice.
Since time was so tight, I first sent someone to the kitchen to notify us to speed up the preparation of eight meals of dry food and water for 2,000 people.
I knew very well in my heart that Yue Tuo would either attack weakly and use human lives to make up for it, or attack at night, or launch a sudden retreat when our own side was slack.
Therefore, I just need to ensure that my army will be caught off guard.
It has been less than seventy years since I started the army. No matter who I fight, I have never been so cowardly as to be blocked in front of my house.
Lu Jingruo didn't have any love for the young general who was born into a general, so he smiled and explained it to me.
Seeing that the dog slave wanted to get to the bottom of it, Xiong Man pretended to be serious and said something.
However, Xiong Tingbi felt ashamed and discouraged, and said even more hesitantly:
"Don't lose your focus. Today is the same as in the past. Since the eldest son of the Zhu family became the emperor, Lu Jing has already become such a loser."
"This unit of Lu Jing is the Liao soldiers and horses led by Lu Jingzi. The Liao army is not good at using firearms, so there should be some, otherwise this Guanchengzi may be used."
He Heli, one of the Seven Little Minions, immediately asked:
"That's only temporary. Those two groups, Lu Jing, will definitely attack with all their strength tomorrow, which will leave you too little time."
"They are also my old servants. They didn't watch me grow up, nor did they grow up with me. I just hid it from them. Xiao Jin's national power is too strong, and he is too far behind Xiao Ming."
"Fuyu, his thinking is too complicated. If they can travel through the mountains and forests, why would these prisoners be willing to risk their lives just to talk about it?"
Before hearing this, the luck that Lu Jing felt in her heart had completely disappeared. It seemed that I could only stick to this and wait for bad news to come from my own side.
"Taitai and you all have great regard for the humble general. The humble general has long looked down upon life and death. He only hopes to make meritorious service to the court and make contributions to the imperial court in his lifetime, so as to repay the emperor's great kindness."
He was so angry that he had to go to Liaoxi and slaughter these Han people to vent his anger.
"Although Guanchengzi has no skills and is trusted, it is absolutely possible to command two groups of soldiers and horses for combat at the same time. It takes a day or two to build a platoon of soldiers and horses in Liao."
For this reason, I divided the entire army with red flags into eight rounds to guard against Yue Tuo's unintended retreat at all times.
"Okay, it's starting to get daylight. Seeing that there's still no smoke coming from the kitchen, Yue Tuo must be here. You should also prepare dinner."
Xiong Tingbi received the military order and first checked the time. It was now midnight, and it was already ten hours before noon tomorrow.
"It's a pity that the reality is completely opposite to what you think. Xiao Jin is in danger."
"And who says that if there is a road, it must be passable? During the Eight Kingdoms period, Wei general Deng Ai took the Yinping Avenue to destroy the Han Dynasty. Did he build a bridge when encountering water and climb over mountains? You may not be able to follow suit today."
"The main force of your army is on the front to contain Jiannu for him. I will only wait for him until noon tomorrow. If the signal is not seen at noon, your army will have no choice but to attack weakly."
"But what I am sure of is that the eldest son of the Zhu family must have left isolation. He also knows whether I am in Shenyang or Liaoyang now."
"Looking at it from another aspect, it must be really feasible. The wild boar skin has been entrenched here for decades, so how could it be known?"
Seeing that the master was about to go up to the Ming army, several of the slaves looked at him and exchanged glances with each other before quickly following him.
"Taitai, this place is more than ten miles away from Jiannu's lair. If you lead an elite army through the forest, circle its back, use rockets as a signal, Taitai launches a fierce attack from the front, while you are building
If the slave attacks from behind, he will be able to break through the barrier in one fell swoop."
"I'm sorry for my stupidity, but what do you mean by preparation?"
Before everything was ready and Shen Shi arrived, he bypassed Jiannu's detection range in front and retreated directly into the deep mountains and old forests.
"If the emperor of the Zhu family is a capable and outstanding person, and Yue Tuo is still just a wine bag and a meal bag, you have little chance to lay a foundation in Liaodong and form a rivalry between the north and the south."
"Master, there are no horses behind Yue Tuo's formation and no trenches dug. There is no arrow formation in front of it and there is no watchtower. The rest of the slaves have arrived."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xiong Man sighed, shook his head and said:
It seems that there is no other way but to use the lives of soldiers to attack by force.
"Master, I heard that my old master's Yue Tuo doesn't have any cannons. I know that Lu Jing doesn't have any cannons."
"Although the young man's ideas are bad, he still lacks some enthusiasm. Everyone here, there are less than a dozen veterans leading the young troops. What he can think of is what you think?"
As night fell, neither Lu Jingruo nor Xiong Man took the initiative to attack. As for Hetuala, Zu Dashou even withdrew his troops early, and the two battlefields actually became quiet at the same time.
The leader of the banner, Xiong Man, made repeated orders to pay close attention to Yue Tuo's movements and never relaxed at all.
"Thank you very much."
"Although the decisive battle is still over, your strength, Xiao Jin, has already been slightly damaged. Even if we recruit all the women who can't pick up the sword now, the number will exceed 80,000."
"Xiaohan, the military intelligence report from the rear shows that both Yuetuos have ceased their activities, and the two red flags have blocked the front of the Minggu soldiers."
"As for Yue Tuo, even if he is defeated, he will come back after another two or eight years of rest."
"I am also a god, so how can I know what Ming Gou is thinking out of thin air?"
"How can Xiaohan be sure that Yue Tuo will attack tomorrow?"
Then he took the small seal of the Liaodong Economic Strategy and personally selected two thousand elite soldiers, all wearing armor and carrying only eight knives, two standard long knives and a hatchet.
"Otherwise, the Yue Tuo who comes this time will not have the Central Plains soldiers and the Liao soldiers and horses, and they will be subordinate to each other."
"My master is unreasonable. Ming Gou retreated several times, but there were too many casualties. We can only do this and waste it. If Xiaohan kills the Yue Tuo from the pass, then Guan Chengzi will also escape."
A slave next to him asked cautiously:
"I'm afraid Huang Taiji hasn't come out of the mountain yet. I won't be able to attack the front of Yue Tuo until noon the day before yesterday at the latest. In that day and a half, you have to drag it up no matter what."
"Young master, please thank me. General, I will go then."
As the saying goes, eight cobblers are equal to Zhuge Liang, but no one among them understood the meaning of his master's words, so he asked:
If I had already decided on a strategy, I definitely would have hunkered down at the front and suffered this humiliation.
Seeing that the generals were silent for a long time, Zu Dashou, who was at the back, made some calculations in his mind and gritted his teeth to make a more risky suggestion.
Under the Ming army, Xiong Man stared at Lu Jing's small camp with a sad face, listening to the low-pitched report of the scouts on the Ming army.
"Once he encountered a Jiannu ambush, would he not have gone back? His life would have been in vain."
I thought that Lu Jing's retreat all the way to Hetuala was not the ultimate, but I didn't expect that another wave of Yuetuo had already appeared on my side.
Seeing that Xiong Man's words were not optimistic, the several slaves behind him all looked at each other, but it still influenced one of them to flatter him first.
"This means he selects two thousand elite soldiers as dead soldiers. I promise that if they really help your army break through the barrier, they will fight for the first time. Depending on the merit, they will be rewarded with eight silver dollars at most. His
He is a pioneer general, and I personally request your Majesty's honor for him."
Then he patted the dust under his sleeves and said:
The red flag on the opposite side is not so pleasant.
Nuer Hachi, who was resting in front of the small front, waiting to give Yue Tuo a fatal blow, suppressed the impatience and anxiety in his heart.
But at this time, I also had the heart to think about the reasons behind it. Breaking the encirclement formed by the Ming Army and the Central Route Army was the first priority. No one dared to try, so I had my own reasons.
"According to what my master said, is this what you, Xiao Jin, are?"
"I can only express it through words."
"Master, I am worthy of being a master. I can't see things more clearly than us slaves."
"Besides, who knows who will win this time and who will lose. Even if you, Xiao Jin, win that time, you will still have to lose your skin. In the past, you were unable to go south, so you could only stay among the white mountains and white waters."
The commander-in-chief of Shenyang even put on the airs of a veteran and said something sarcastically, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Facing tens of thousands of Yue Tuo, and before they were defeated one after another, Jiannu, except for some people, no one dared to take Yue Tuo seriously.