There were many coalition forces in the five northern Khitan, but not many, with a total of 150,000 or 100,000 troops. The Xiaoguo Army and the three Khitan coalition forces fought on the border line of more than 30 miles in a row.
But it only lasted for a month. It seemed that due to internal problems of the Xiaoguo Army and logistics supply issues, the coalition forces of the Xiaoguo Army and the three Khitan tribes began to retreat and threw the barracks to the northern Khitan coalition forces.
Every time a battalion was withdrawn, they were stalemate for a while, and then retreated. In more than a month, the withdrawal of seven large camps completely relaxed the northern coalition, which was cautious at the beginning. Whenever the southern coalition retreated, they
When moving forward, it would be a big idea to drive the other party to Yan State and even break into Youzhou.
Of course, if you break into Youzhou and look down on the Xiaoguo Army, it is just the opinion of ordinary soldiers. The five clan leaders decided not to have such ideas. It is impossible for them to become the leader of a clan to be a fool. They also did the withdrawal of the Southern Alliance.
After a detailed investigation, I learned that the army of Xiaoguo Army was very strange. The main general was the former governor of Youzhou, that is, Zhao Xun, the former defeated general of Xiaoguo Army. Youzhou was obtained by Zhao Xun from Li Huaiyuan, and Li Huaiyuan is now
He actually became the leading general of the Xiaoguo Army.
Secondly, the 50,000 army has two races and four-faced armies. They also have dissatisfaction within them. In addition, the living habits of the Xiaoguo Army are different from those of the Khitans, so they were forced to withdraw their troops.
At that time, he also fought with the Khitan army many times. The two armies in the north and south lost more than 20,000 yuan, of which 20,000 were lost in the south, and 5,000 soldiers were under the Xiaoguo army. This shows the combat power of the Xiaoguo army
It's very strong, but unfortunately it's not used in one place.
At the beginning, the Northern Alliance was careful, and the Southern Alliance retreated to a battalion, and they then occupied the first battalion. Of course, they also occupied it carefully. After seeing that the Southern Alliance did not launch a large-scale counterattack, they felt relieved. Then, they fought each other.
After the scramble, the Southern Alliance withdrew again.
After discovering that the Khitan soldiers in the south were not clear about the withdrawal of troops, and even the tribe leaders of the three Khitan tribes were extremely dissatisfied with the order to withdraw troops by the Xiaoguo army, they let go of their worries about this.
Only Fubu Shikuo was puzzled and didn't know what Li Huaiyuan was thinking about. However, while he was withdrawing the troops back and forth, he also reached an agreement with Li Huaiyuan. Of course, he had to complete the agreement.
Of course, he needs Zhao Xun's handwriting to comply. Otherwise, if the matter is done and the benefits are not obtained, wouldn't it be a death sentence?
"Report! Sir, the Xiaoguo Army and the three southern coalition forces have retreated again. In addition, there are still food and grass in the enemy camp that have not been transported away. It seems that they are in a hurry to retreat. The vanguard has entered the camp and searched the surrounding area.
There was no abnormality for more than ten miles of land."
Tu Yan, the leader of the Tubian tribe, asked: "Have you ever captured the enemy coalition prisoners? Why did the other party withdraw his troops in a hurry?"
The messenger who reported the news shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the forward soldiers should gain something."
Tu Yan glanced at everyone and said, "We'd better join the camp! Since the other party left it to us, why don't we accept it? We can't let their hard work down."
The rest of the people laughed when they heard this. It was true that the hard-working camps were abandoned one by one, and the northern coalition forces did not even need to set up military camps and settled in directly.
After glanced at the coalition soldiers behind him, Shi Kuo couldn't help but frowned. The army of 150,000 and 60,000 when he set out, only more than 80,000 were following him.
Could this be Li Huaiyuan's idea to use the camp to eliminate our military strength? Shi Kuo couldn't help but think of it. But now the coalition forces under Li Huaiyuan are only 70,000 to 80,000. Among them, both sides lost more than 20,000. But in the north
However, the coalition forces still have defenders in each camp.
But Shi Kuo believed that this was definitely not the purpose of the confident Li Huaiyuan. Although the two sides had equal strengths, they now occupied a strong tent and set up a sway to detectives outside. Li Huaiyuan wanted to do this.
The attack is unlikely to succeed.
However, no matter what, it has nothing to do with him. Li Huaiyuan has the advantage, so he will work for Li Huaiyuan. If Li Huaiyuan falls into a disadvantage, he will take advantage of the situation. Of course, he may be a little less active. If Xiaoguo is really angry, he will do so.
As Li Huaiyuan said, the army was set off, and it was really a disaster.
Does the Xiaoguo Army have the energy to set off? Obviously, it cannot. If it is feasible, it will not be the 50,000 cavalry dispatched, but the combination of infantry and cavalry. Seeing the financial statements received by the Government Affairs Department, Zhao Xun was speechless.
The income is quite large, and most of the business tax collected from merchants. Of course, most people in Youzhou still have to pay taxes. But the salary of more than 200,000 soldiers is deducted, plus the needs of weapons and equipment, food and supplies
, basically nothing is left. The only thing that makes Zhao Xun feel a little comforted is that because of the military camp, there is no shortage of food in the short term. Despite this, Zhao Xun still lets the Government Affairs Department in Youzhou, the three east prefectures, and the northern Hebei
Several granaries were built in other places and grain was purchased on the market for preventive purposes.
"Oh... our foundation is still too thin!" Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh. But Zhao Xun no longer had a headache with the memorial in his hand. Because Zhao Xun gave to officers at all levels of the Government Affairs Department, Military Affairs Department, and Supervision Department.
I sent a homemade form and asked them to use this as an example. When writing a data sheet in the future, I would list it in this way. It would be simple and comfortable to read. The important thing is that it is also convenient to check the accounts.
Because there was no one around me in the inner house, except for two little guys sitting on the carpet behind Zhao Xun and not knowing what they were playing, a few ladies in the compartment sewed autumn and winter clothes for themselves not far away.
"Come on, let me see, how are you two fighting?"
"Lan'er, what's the point of your husband asking Rui'er and Heng'er to play with small wooden pieces? You're still enjoying it all day long." Su Ziyan said strangely.
Li Ruolan was also amused and cried, so she had to smile bitterly and said, "Who knows, my husband said that putting together wooden blocks of different shapes into a complete figure can increase intelligence or something. In short, I don't understand these things very well. Anyway, it's still small.
Children, you can play no matter how you play. Didn’t you see it? Husband and Ruier and Henger were having fun together.”
In this era, there is really nothing fun to give to these two boys. But I still have to read official documents, and the two little guys love to rely on him. Zhao Xun had to make some small animals with wooden boards, and then
Let's break it up again, give them the two of them, and let them go to the puzzle.
"I hope we can get some money after the Khitan War, otherwise, it would be a big loss." While giving instructions on how to puzzle the little guy, he murmured to himself.
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I learned from the vanguard that the enemy evacuated so quickly this time because the general of Youzhou was dissatisfied with the defeat of Li Huaiyuan, the general of Xiaoguo Army, and changed the generals in the last battle, which caused the army to retreat quickly, reorganize and prepare for the preparation.
The next Jedi Counterattack.
"Counterattack? They have no chance! Changing generals at the last stage is a taboo in military strategists! Let's take a good rest and wait to defeat the enemy." Several patriarchs said with a smile.
The sky was dim, and the huge military camp began to brighten on the empty grassland. Piles of bonfires were ignited, not only for lighting, but also for warmth. Although in late autumn, the weather in the north has begun to turn cooler.
More importantly, strong winds are common on the grassland and the nights are very cold.
Generally speaking, the central part is the safest in the camp. This time, the Fu tribe did not compete with the other four tribes for the division of resident locations, but was directly stationed on the west side of the south.
As the night was getting darker, several special guests appeared in Fumao's tent.
"Captain of the Silkuo, I'll introduce you to you. This is the envoy of the Grand Commander, holding the Golden Sword of the Order, and can make an alliance with you on behalf of the Grand Commander."
"So it's a distinguished guest coming, please sit down!"
"Shuwu, bring people to guard the tent around the commander's tent, within a hundred meters, and you cannot let anyone come. I want to meet with the distinguished guests."
"After the order, my king!"
"Brother Li, look at your appearance, it doesn't seem like the rumor. You'll change it!"
Li Huaiyuan said with deep meaning: "If I am not replaced, can you rest well tonight? Besides, you should know best whether I am replaced."
Shi Kuo shook his head and smiled dryly: "I know that Brother Li, you must have some tricks when retreating for a while. But I really can't guess where the secret lies. I wonder if Brother Li can solve my doubts?"
Li Huaiyuan smiled and said, "I didn't see any abnormalities at all?" All the words were disbelief.
Shi Kuo smiled bitterly and said, "I can only see that if you use this method to compare the forces between you and me, you can't see anything else."
Li Huaiyuan also knew that it would be impossible for him to not let this Shi Kuo know the inside story and wanted him to turn to him.
"One of the reasons why I gave in is that the three Khitan ministries lost two of their territory was to cut off the comparison of our troops. Of course, this is not all, not even the most important."
"I wish to hear it carefully!" Shi Kuo said in a deep voice.
"Our coalition forces are outside the camp, with only 50,000 people! Do you know that after the three Khitan troops lost their territory, they urgently recruited more than 100,000 troops. I believe you also know that these people can serve the people and soldiers.
The only weapon that I lack is exactly what I, Xiaoguo Army, lacks."
"What about you more than 100,000 more people?" Shi Kuo asked anxiously with his brows and his subordinates. He also understood what Li Huaiyuan said. If the weapons were enough, the five coalition forces could command more than 30 troops.
Wan. Of course, not all people are regular soldiers. However, they can go to the battlefield to kill enemies like soldiers.
Li Huaiyuan smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"Our back?" Shikuo said, but he was not nervous, because the five coalition forces also carried livestock with the army as food and grass, and were not afraid of being cut off. As long as you defeat the enemy on the front line, you will turn your head to fight, the five coalition forces will be defeated.
Don't be afraid of anything.
"Of course not here, it's not the most important thing."
"It's not a way out! It's... it's... it's five tribes!" Shi Kuo said in a trembling voice.
"Well, I've answered correctly. One hundred thousand fully armed Khitan cavalry and more than 20,000 Xiaoguo troops have entered your five divisions. Of course, women and children will still stay. As for those who surrender, they may also stay.
.However, I think they won't resist it for long, because what they brought with them was the news that your entire army was killed. Think about it, the enemy appeared directly in the rear territory. Wouldn't the entire army be killed in front of them?
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"Impossible, how could your army of tens of thousands appear behind us? We sent a large number of sentry detectives on both sides, which is simply impossible." Shi Kuo exclaimed. What does Li Huaiyuan mean?
That is to say, even his Fu tribe was the target of attack.
Li Huaiyuan said lightly: "There is nothing impossible. The eastern part is the Marine people from the Beihai tribes. It is not a problem to pass through the territory."
"This...this..." Shi Kuo was a little unacceptable. In this way, it was different from his plan, so he no longer had a strong position. In other words, Xiaoguo Army may no longer need him.
Because, in this way, the resolution of the war is generally foreseeable. The position you want is impossible.
"Okay, I won't say much. I want to start our plan. If you surrender, we will sign a new covenant. From now on, the eight Khitan tribes will become four. If you don't agree,
There will be only three pieces of the generals." Li Huaiyuan said coldly. He didn't care at all, he was in the enemy camp.