The heavy rain that had begun in the morning was as far from over as the battle at dawn. The rain fell on the roof of the tent made of cowhide, and then flowed down at an inclined angle, forming a curtain of rain like a waterfall in front of the tent.

The dynamic and dense rain curtain obscured most of the already dark sky outside, making the face of Yelu Dashi in the tent become uncertain, and it made it a little more mysterious and unpredictable. Even Yelu Xiongge, who has a deep friendship with him and is quite familiar with his tactics, when he looks at this long-time friend again, he can't help but feel a little strange in his eyes.

This battle really developed according to what Yelu Dashi said before, whether it was the surprise move of the soldiers of the Western Army, thinking of a desperate raid on the camp, or the immobility of the main force in the rear of the Song army, it had been broken by Yelu Dashi one by one a few days ago, and today it was also presented in front of their eyes.

It was precisely because of Yelu Dashi's words that the Liao army would set up such a large pit in front of its own camp, and covered it with heavy wooden planks and covered with mud, so that not only could the Song army scouts not find the mechanism here, but also the Liao army could pass through it smoothly at the beginning. It wasn't until the Liao army came out and the war began, and everyone turned their attention to the battlefield, that Yelu Dashi asked someone to secretly remove the movable plank, and the seemingly flat front of the gate became a huge pit.

If it weren't for the fact that Yelu Xiongge had enough trust in Yelu Dashi, he might not have spent more than ten days calling thousands of people to dig a pit at night. But now it seems that the previous overnight busyness is quite correct, this pit is enough to be worth thousands of elite soldiers.

There is also the practice of hiding an elite leather room army from the north in the rear. In fact, as long as you know more about the Liao army, you will have a question through the sudden appearance of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, even if this kind of elite cavalry has arrived, then the leather room army where it is located has never had soldiers and horses to help south?

In fact, there are 25,000 soldiers and horses in the southern aid this time, 15,000 foot soldiers, and 10,000 cavalry, all of which are the most elite leather room army of the Liao army. It's just that the 10,000 foot soldiers were hidden in the rear by Yelu Dashi Jinyan as their last hole card. And this point, even an important general in the army like Ye Luchen does not know, and it is even more impossible for other Liao army officers and soldiers to know.

It was also because they were kept in the dark and thought that the rear camp was already empty, so the Liao army in front would behave extremely panicked after discovering that the Song cavalry was advancing suddenly, so that they not only concealed themselves, but also completely deceived their opponents. In fact, when Yelu Chen led the army to attack the western army, Yelu Dashi had already ordered to transfer the 15,000 leather room army back to the camp as soon as possible, just waiting for the Song army to throw themselves into the net.

Originally, Yelu Xiongge was still a little incomprehensible about all this arrangement, even if out of trust, he did approve all this seemingly nonsense arrangement of Yelu Dashi. But now, the results of the battle let him know that Yelu Dashi was right. In addition to the joy and emotion, he was more surprised, how could the other party calculate all this so accurately, as if he had the ability of an unpredictable prophet.

After enduring it for a while, Yelu Xiongge finally expressed the doubt in his heart. Faced with this question, Yelu Dashi just smiled indifferently: "Of course, it is impossible for Xia Guan to have the ability to be an unpredictable prophet, and I am not an immortal who has attained the Tao." ”

"Then you ......"

"It's just an understanding and prediction of the generals of the Song army. In fact, if you really talk about the use of soldiers, you are a scholar and a scholar, and after studying for a few years, you can't compare to the king. But I have also read the "Art of War" written by my predecessors, and I deeply believe that one of them is true, knowing that I know that I am invincible! ”

Seeing that the other party's face was still full of doubts, Yelu Dashi simply said more clearly: "When the lower officials were still in the rear to raise logistics, food and other things for the king and the army, I also had an in-depth understanding of the methods and habits of those important generals in the Song army, as well as their personalities.

"Although the two elders of that kind of family are all famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty and have a great reputation, they also have their own habits after years of fighting. As long as this is grasped, it will not be difficult to judge early on what kind of decision they will make after the start of the war.

"Take that kind of division as an example, if the strength of the army is equal, the combat strength is equal, and his old success is important, he will inevitably fight steadily. In other words, if he were the commander of the Song Army now, we would be in great trouble, and it would be difficult to win. But fortunately, he is only a general of the vanguard army, and those who can be used for him only have 100,000 Western Army, which is at an absolute disadvantage compared with my Daliao generals.

"And once you are at a disadvantage, the Seed Master Dao is most accustomed to taking risks with strangeness. We've all put such a big break in front of him, how could he not be fooled and take a risk? ”

In Yelu Dashi's mouth, all this was so logical, as if he was playing two roles and controlling two armies, which made Yelu Xiongge listen to it in amazement. But then he thought of a key point: "All this is under the condition that we only need to face the soldiers and horses of the Western Army of the Song Kingdom, and you are so sure that their main force will watch from the sidelines?" ”

"Because I also know the character of Song Jun coach Tong Guan. This is a person who looks ambitious, responsible, and daring to do things on the surface. But in fact, its popularity is small, its strategy is mediocre, and it is even more difficult to do big things! When his subordinates produced such a well-known general among the seed masters and Taoist seed masters, and countless soldiers were sincerely convinced, what he cared about most was not how to let them play their strengths in the big war, but how to control and suppress these subordinates, so that they could not take away their credit. For this, he will do whatever it takes, even if he loses, it is much better than being taken credit by his subordinates.

It can be said that this Tong Guan is a veritable villain who is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside. What's more, he was already afraid of my Daliao soldiers, and he didn't dare to send troops at will. If the commander of the Song Army had been replaced by a more responsible and courageous person, this battle would not be the situation in front of him. ”

After some confidence and slowness, Zhizhu said that he was in his hand, and Yelu Xiongge couldn't help but exclaim: "Okay, Dashi, you deserve to be a first-class national soldier in my Daliao, just this exploration and arrangement, you can already reach a million male soldiers!" As long as you succeed in this battle, you will be the first to succeed. ”

"The king has an overreputation, the lower officials just spent some thoughts, and it is our Liao soldiers who really decide the outcome of the battle, and they have to fight the battle. Moreover, if it weren't for the king's willingness to let me dispatch troops, even if I had a thousand means, I could only be helpless at this time. So in the final analysis, today's victory lies in the fact that my Daliao coach is far more clever than the Song army commander, and the lower officials don't dare to take credit. ”

When he said this, Yelu Xiongge was even more happy, even though he had a close relationship with Yelu Dashi, he was still happy when he heard this, and he laughed again. However, Yelu Dashi in front of him only smiled slightly, and then said with a straight face: "Actually, I always thought that the great enemy of our Great Liao was not in the south but in the north, even if we could defeat the Song army this time, it would not solve the crisis of our Liao country itself." The calamity of the Jurchens must be solved as soon as possible! ”

Yelu Xiongge's smile suddenly flickered, and he also felt nervousness and pressure when he thought of the chaos in the north. Don't look at the fact that they are pressing the Song army in the south now, and a big victory is in sight, but the situation in the north is reversed. Today, it seems that half of the castle has fallen, and even Nishikyo is no longer protected. I heard before that the Jurchen rebels actually marched all the way to Shangjing, if this is true, Daliao is really in danger!

"We must end the battle with the Song people as soon as possible, and then wave our army north to rescue Shangjing!" Yelu Xiongge said with a serious expression.

"The lower official thinks so too, and I believe that after today, the war here will be over. The main force of the Song army is far inferior to that of the Western Army, and besides, I have prepared a gift for them to defeat them, and looking at today's rain, it is almost ready to start! Yelu Dashi said, took a few steps to the tent door, and looked through the dense rain at the dim sky on the side, as if his gaze could penetrate the space and reach dozens of miles away, as if he could see the arrangement that had been made there earlier.

Yes, his arrangement is not only on the side of the barracks, dozens of miles away, located in the upper reaches of the Baigou River, and at this moment thousands of Liao troops are making their last efforts.

In the Baigou River, behind the embankment beside them, the water of the river, which should have been only half a person's height, has now accumulated an astonishing five or six zhang. And the river is still rising as the rain continues to fall!

This is definitely the final killer move that no one in the Song army can think of. You must know that the north is not as good as the south, especially in this early spring season, which has always been a dry season, and who will prevent floods? Therefore, the Song army in the south dared to station the main army camp on the bank of the Baigou River, and even hoarded a lot of ordnance and grain in low-lying places.

As early as a month ago, Yelu Dashi had secretly sent people to intercept the water potential of the upper reaches of the Baigou River, and continued to accumulate strength for the downward rush of the river. Although there is little rain in the north, the river is quite shallow, but this year's situation is a little different, the long winter, so that the snow on both sides of the river and above has been retained, and when the weather warms, the snow has also turned into a part of the river, so the water potential of the Baigou River is naturally several times higher than usual.

It was only because the Liao army upstream cut off and blocked it that the Song army below did not find this abnormality - this is the serious consequence of being in the enemy's territory and being in the hands of the enemy. And now, with today's heavy rains, the river is rising again, and it has come to a critical point where the embankment is about to break.

At this moment, after looking at the battlefield in front of him from afar, a Liao general shouted: "Break the embankment!" ”

The sledgehammer fell fiercely, and with a roar, the section of the embankment that was intercepted in the middle of the river was finally broken by life, and the turbulent river began to rage and gallop like a wild horse in an instant......

In this battle, the biggest variable has finally appeared!