"How confident are we in encircling and suppressing the party members?"
"Fifty percent!"
"Only 50%?!" Looking at the endless army, Cao Yi asked with some dissatisfaction. In his opinion, there should be a higher chance of winning.
Ye An shook his head helplessly: "In my opinion, 50% is already very high. If we want to encircle and suppress 5,000 party cavalry, do you think it is possible for our army with the majority of infantry? Only by setting up an ambush and taking advantage of the terrain can this be achieved
Opportunities exist, but careful planning is required.”
"I thought I had a 70% chance of winning, but I didn't know it was only a 50% chance." Cao Yi murmured dissatisfiedly from the side.
Ye An patted his head: "If you are 50% sure, you can give it a try. If you are 70% sure, you can make a desperate move. Who is 100% sure of doing something? No matter how smooth things are, there is no such chance of winning.
, so we must be prepared, Li Deming can run, but we cannot suffer too much loss."
"What you said, do you still want to let him, Li Deming, escape? Even if we attack ten thousand people, we must keep Li Deming in Huanzhou. This will inflict heavy damage to the party!"
At this time, Cao Yi could be considered as brave as a general, but Ye An felt that he was a bit stupid. This was a kind of blindness caused by not understanding the stakes in the national game.
"Li Deming doesn't have a son? Li Deming supports the entire party by himself? Although Li Deming is very important to Dangxiang, once he dies, the various departments of the party will be in danger of falling apart, but he has a son! Li Yuanhao, you are nothing
Don’t you know?”
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Ye An meant, and whispered: "The general in the border area has all kinds of rumors about this son's appearance, appearance, and knowledge. My uncle Cao Wei had long wanted to see him when he was stationed in Bianzhou.
Li Yuanhao's style was such that he sent people around to inquire about his whereabouts. It was said that he often visited the city of Bianzhou. He waited several times in the hope of meeting, but could not see him. Later, he sent people to secretly draw a picture of him.
When the second uncle saw his appearance, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a hero!" He often said that this son will be a serious trouble to the country and the frontiers."
Being able to let Cao Wei say such words shows how extraordinary Li Yuanhao is. After all, Cao Wei is also the current head of the Cao family. He used to live in the northwest border and knows very well about foreign affairs.
Just the way he deliberately sent people to spy on Li Yuanhao showed how powerful Cao Wei was. It is no wonder that he was the other general besides Yue Fei who was awarded the posthumous title of "Wu Mu" in the Song Dynasty.
"The fighting power of five thousand cavalry on the plains is unimaginable. If Li Deming intends to break out, the situation will be even different. We are not sure to keep these five thousand cavalry. We originally planned to use Fort Guide as a bait to make them occupy
Guide Castle uses an urn to catch turtles..."
Before Ye An finished speaking, Cao Yi next to him hissed and breathed cold air, but Ye An smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But it can't be done! With Li Deming's mind, if he wants to be fooled, he must make the game real, but if
In this way, the soldiers and civilians of Guideburg suffered heavy casualties, and I could not sacrifice so many people just to capture Li Deming."
Seeing that Ye An gave up this horrible idea, Cao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It must be done, but neither you nor I can bear the crime of killing innocent people in vain."
Ye An looked at Cao Yi with a strange light in his eyes and said, "Do you think Li Deming is more important or I, the people of Song Dynasty, are more important?"
Cao Yi was stunned by Ye An's sudden question. At this time, he didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a long time, he said: "I don't know why you have such an idea. The people are also important. If we are to kill thieves,
What's the point of killing a thief if he doesn't save him?"
Ye An breathed a sigh of relief. He had always believed that the ancients' battles were often cruel and ruthless. Especially after reading too many historical facts about the wars of the Five Dynasties, his worries became more intense.
But fortunately, the Song Dynasty was different. Although they held their gates high and disdained the common people, they still knew who they should protect in the end. They did not sacrifice the common people for greater interests on the battlefield. They were able to do this.
It's already very good.
When the army was advancing towards Guide Fort, Tan Ma had already cruised near Guide Fort, but did not find Li Deming's troops. News came from Guide Fort, and the party's army diverted to Papaya Fort.
As expected, Li Deming did not continue to attack the cities of the Song Dynasty, but instead plundered supplies everywhere for the army, in order to leave Huanzhou as soon as possible.
Papaya Fort is even closer to Xiamaozhai than Guide Castle. Next to it is Papaya Mountain, which has a large number of mountain people and retail households. These people almost do not have the household registration of the Song Dynasty, because in the local policy of the Song Dynasty, the mountain people did not have
They had fixed property and were mostly gathered by those who committed crimes, so they could not be considered as common people in the Song Dynasty.
But in fact, the mountain people are richer than ordinary people. They rely on picking and hunting for food. The resources in the mountains are very rich, but the only difficulty is that their goods are difficult to trade.
Li Deming's cleverness lies in this. The target of his robbery is no longer the local people, because the people took food and wealth and hid in the forts, but the mountain people were different. Hiding in the forts was equivalent to
He fell into a trap and could only take shelter in the mountains.
The Dangxiang people continued to kill the mountain people in the mountains. The hunting bows and hunting knives in the hands of the men were unable to compete with the powerful army. Women became the place where the Dangxiang army vented their sexual desires. After being frustrated in Huanzhou for so long, Li Deming finally
He led his men and horses to vent wildly.
However, Ye An and Cao Yi are also approaching with their armies. Looting the mountain people is a good choice, but the only problem is that it takes more time and is far less convenient than looting the villages.
Li Deming watched the Song army's formation from a distance. Somehow, he suddenly felt that the military formation in front of him had some tricks. He was not surprised when he learned from Tan Ma that Cao Yi was leading his troops.
"Your Majesty, let's get out of the battle formation and arrive near Xiamo Village in a few days. By then, the Prince's troops will be able to take Xiamo Village directly!"
Li Deming narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the Song Army's formation. After a long time, he sighed: "Don't act rashly. The current Song Army's formation is stable. It is impossible to rush into the formation. It is also difficult to use the flanks. If you fail to break through, you may be trapped by it."
Ah! The terrain in front of us seems flat, but we are on the mountain. The Song army must have made preparations. If they want to flank, they may not be able to."
The front was not working, and the flanks were not working either. Gu Lepou was a little irritated and controlled the horse on the spot. At this time, Wei Mingshan Yu Zhe said: "Your Majesty, in this case, let Xiang Erlang, my party, have a good rest. When the enemy is tired, he can take the opportunity to charge and kill."
Li Deming looked at Weiming Shanyu and suddenly smiled: "I have this intention! If the Song army wants to fight, then come and fight. Our party's cavalry is never afraid of the enemy's formation! After passing the order, the army rests and reorganizes, waiting for the worst of the sun.
At this time, the Song army is so hot in their armor that we can rush to kill the enemy!"
The battlefield has always been a contest of spirit and will. Most of the Song troops were infantry, which greatly limited mobility on the battlefield. When facing cavalry, they could only fight in formations.
Li Deming's party army naturally also had infantry, but the number of cavalry was greater. When the sun was high, the Song army inside the armor was already extremely hot.
But even if they discovered this problem, Ye An and Cao Yi had no choice but to rely on the replacement of soldiers to maintain the formation. However, this was also the biggest flaw. When replacements began to become frequent, Li Deming's five thousand cavalry worked hard.
, the overwhelming force came towards the Song army to cover up and kill...