Chapter 277 The Brave General Sighs at the Untimely Time (1)
Seeing the 100,000 elite soldiers meandering forward, Brother Yeluma showed a little sadness on his face. He turned to Yelu Dashi and said: "His Royal Highness, King Liang, are we really going to have a head-on battle with the Song army? What's going on over there in Hebei?
No movement yet?"
"Yelu commanded the military envoys. The survival of the country cannot be entirely dependent on side tactics. If we don't take action, the Song army will be forced to Zhuozhou City. The latest emergency report is that Yelu Buddha's summit is about to be unable to withstand it at Juyong Pass. Wang Zhen sent troops and horses to make a detour to win.
The mouths of Dakou, Dakou and Qingbaikou are slowly outflanking Juyongguan."
"Once the Song Army from the West Route arrives in the Changping area, many people in Nanjing will make their own decisions. We must first test the strength of the Song Army."
After hearing Yelu Dashi's explanation, Yelu Mago's face flickered for a while, and finally became determined.
"Your Majesty is right. Even if the beast is trapped and still fighting, we will tear off a piece of flesh from the Song army. I will go to the front to rectify the vanguard army first, and I will fight down here for the first battle."
Brother Yelu Magai clapped his horse and rode away. Looking at his back, Yelu Dashi asked Xiao Weili La without looking back.
"Where is Master Xiao (Xiao Qian) now?"
"The latest report is that he has led 40,000 Xi soldiers and has passed Laishui Xingcunpu." After a pause, Xiao Weili expressed his doubts, "Your Majesty, why did you let Master Xiao lead his troops to outflank him?
During the fierce battle between the two armies, the sudden appearance of attacking the Song army's flanks and rear flanks is the key to our army's victory. My subordinates feel that Master Xiao may not be up to the task."
"The big tree is about to fall, and everyone has different opinions. The letter that Zhongjing stayed in the Grand Duke's tripod spread throughout the court officials. Zeng Baohua, the Northeast Propaganda envoy, surrendered Zhongjing, Bohai, Xi, and the chiefs of the Khitan tribes.
Hundreds of families have repeatedly guaranteed their wealth, life, wealth and wealth."
"In the situation where the soldiers are pressing down on the border, this is a conspiracy. Many people in Nanjing are interested. Orila, do you think Xiao Qian will be interested? Under such circumstances, can we expect him to be in the next frontal battle?
, go out of your way to die?"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Xiao Weili looked at Yelu Dashi who had become very thin, and couldn't help but swallowed: "Your Majesty, it's really hard for you. Now you have put all your efforts into thinking about the current situation, and you just want to be thorough."
"Ouli La, I can't just watch the great Liao Dynasty perish like this. Xixia is a small country in a corner, and there are so many loyal ministers and righteous people who have succeeded me and worked hard. Princess Helan, the name is Anhui...I
Daliao cannot only produce talents like brothers Yelu Asi and Xiao Fengxian!"
Yelu Dashi was talking with tears streaming down his face.
"In Daliao, we once had Duke Xiao (Xiao Wuna), Brother Seng (Brother Xiao Seng), Ambassador Xiao (Xiao Zhonggong), Yelu Dilie, Xiao Jinxian and many other loyal and brave men. They could have been great heroes for the great Liao Dynasty.
The Liao people were born and died and died on the battlefield. Unfortunately, they died early in the imperial struggle and died at the hands of our own people."
These heart-wrenching words left Xiao Weili speechless and extremely angry in his heart.
The army arrived at Zebanpu, forty miles south of Zhuozhou City, where the Song army was already waiting in formation.
The battlefield between the Song and Liao armies was located in a narrow area west of the Sanggan River and east of the northern chain of the Taihang Mountains. It was not large in area. More than 200,000 troops gathered here, and sent sentries and cavalry to each other. The other side would know the slightest movement.
Jiatu ditch is a dry soil ditch no more than ten meters deep and fifty or sixty meters wide. It winds for twenty or thirty miles. It may have been washed out by a flash flood in a certain year; it may also have been washed out by floods when the Laishi River rose.
came out.
The armies of Song and Liao faced each other on both sides of the ditch.
Yelu Dashi held a monocular telescope and looked at the Song army. When he saw that there were no frightening trebuchets behind the dark military formation, he felt much relieved.
Presumably those powerful weapons were inconvenient to move around. The Song army usually carried them dismantled and would only assemble and use them during sieges or decisive battles.
Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi felt a little unwilling. In this way, the Song army on the opposite side didn't actually pay attention to this encounter. It might just be a test.
Liu Fa also used a telescope to look at the Liao army on the opposite side and found that the formation was very strict. The armored Khitan and Xi soldiers were the main force, and there were 30,000 cavalry on standby on the flanks.
"The Liao army on the opposite side is about 100,000, which is about the same as us. Looking at the flags, the leader should be Yelu Dashi, and the main force should be Liao Xingjun."
Liu Fa said to his deputy Gao Yongnian.
"General Liu, please weigh them in first," Gao Yongnian suggested.
"We will give you a title!" Liu Fa nodded, and then ordered, "Send orders to Zhong Shidao and He Guan to lead the 12th Infantry Division and the 15th Infantry Division to advance and engage the Liao Army. Tell the king
Lord Shun, please have his cavalry division on standby at any time."
As the horn blew, nine huge phalanxes slowly came out and moved forward. Like nine square blankets, they quickly floated across the ditch and moved to the open space to the north.
"Nine infantry regiments were dispatched, including six heavy infantry regiments. They really think highly of me. Send the order!" Yelu Dashi looked at it and ordered: "Yeludai Li and Xiao Gong each led 15,000 infantry troops.
I went up to meet him. Tell Yelu Thirteen Commandments that the cavalry of the Liao Xing Army's front army will be on standby at any time."
There was a noise in the Liao army camp, and two huge teams separated and slowly came towards us.
Seeing that the Liao army responded to the challenge, Liu Fa put down his telescope.
"The terrain of Beiping Prefecture is not good. There are mountains in the west and many rivers in the east. It is not suitable for large groups to fight. We can only fight head-on to see who is better."
"That's fine." Gao Yongnian said: "Our middle route army does not have many cavalry, but it is suitable for this type of combat."
"The Liao army did not show weakness. They felt that their bravery and combat power were better than our Song army."
Gao Yongnian chuckled, "Times have changed. It's useless to talk about bravery. Now in a war, the most important thing is organization and resilience. I don't know how long they can last."
Liu Fa laughed: "You will know after seeing it."
Soon, the Song army set up a formation in the vast wilderness to the north of Jiatugou. There were five square formations in the front and four square formations in the back. The intervals were sparse enough to fit in another square formation of the same shape.
Get in.
This made the Liao army a little puzzled.
But the distance between the two armies is getting closer and closer.
The bronze whistle of the Song Army sounded. The infantrymen in the five square formations in the front row flattened their spears and stretched them diagonally forward. They suddenly turned into five porcupines covered with long thorns.
Under the sun, the tips of countless spears shone with golden light, like the surface of a sparkling lake.
Three rows of infantrymen walked out from both sides of the five phalanxes. They wore red smocks and helmets that looked like straw hats. They carried iron pipes as tall as a person and stood neatly parallel to each other on both sides of the phalanx.
Well, why aren't they crossbowmen? What did the Song people do?
Yelu Dashi saw this through the telescope and felt gurgling in his heart.
The Liao army was getting closer and closer. They would definitely not collide with the iron porcupine-like phalanx. Yelu Mago, who was riding in front, waved the spear in his hand. At his signal, Yelu Deli gave the order later
The whole army was divided into several groups and advanced towards the gaps in the phalanx.
“Everyone has it!”
The infantrymen on both sides of the Song Army's formation began to shout from officers.
"Raise the gun!"
The infantrymen held their flintlock muskets with both hands to their chests.
"Check ammo reload!"
"Prepare!"
The infantrymen raised their flintlock rifles and pointed the muzzles of three rows of black holes at the Liao army.
When the Liao army reached less than 200 meters, they started to trot following an order. After running for nearly 100 meters, they began to accelerate, but they still maintained an unpleasant speed and a relatively neat overall formation.
When the Liao troops at the front were no more than thirty meters away and could see their faces clearly, the officers immediately gave the order.
