Chapter 1257 - Anti-Guest-oriented
"On the lord, about 30,000 Khitans have caught up from behind."
The news brought back by the throat was expected by Li Zhongyi, and he immediately smiled: "Brother Hugh is going to swallow our big fat meat in one bite." ”
"Order the three armies, stop retreating, and wait for the enemy in place." Li Zhongyi decisively gave the order to prepare for the battle.
Soon, the officers and men of the three armies turned around on the spot, still in a large formation, and the cavalry troops were deployed in the middle of the large formation.
The Khitans were all cavalry, numbering more than 200,000 people. Although Li Jiajun has realized the mule and horse transformation of the whole army, the elite knights who can really participate in the cavalry duel are only 30,000 people.
If Li Zhongyi rashly sent cavalry to confront the 30,000 elite Zuopi Room Army led by Yelu Aman, it would obviously be in the hands of Brother Hugh.
The cavalry unit of the Li Jiajun consumes one less than one, and it is difficult to replenish it in a short time.
The so-called truth of killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 oneself is not only understood by Brother Hugh, but also by Li Zhongyi!
Even if the cavalry battalion led by Li Yong annihilated Yelu Aman's 30,000 elite leather room army, the loss of his own camp would definitely not be small.
Once Li Jiajun loses the elite mobile force of pursuit, even if Brother Hugh falls asleep, I am afraid that he will wake up with a happy smile.
Since it is a mutual war of attrition, Li Zhongyi will not let go of the great opportunity to use the defensive array of the infantry army to consume the Khitans!
Li Zhongyi also has a secret weapon, which is specially used to deal with the wolf pack attack tactics of the Khitans. In the Li Jiajun, night blindness has been eliminated early, and the night attack battle is also a reserved training subject for the Li Jiajun.
However, among the Khitans, it is likely that more than three out of ten people suffer from night blindness.
The Khitans wanted to entangle the Li family's army, and Li Zhongyi was willing to accompany him to the end, and when it was night, he would set up a formation to attack the Khitan camp.
If the Khitans don't want to fight a decisive battle and choose to retreat, hehe, this is the time for Li Yong's cavalry battalion to be majestic!
Once the Khitans choose to retreat, but the military discipline is not as strict as the Li family's army, then the tactics of retreat are likely to lead to an overall rout.
At this time, Li Yong's cavalry battalion went out en masse again to hunt down the defeated and fleeing Khitans, and the results were great!
After the Li family army set up camp, Yelu Aman led 30,000 Khitan iron horsemen and killed them mightily.
When the two armies were about five miles apart, the Khitans stopped their advance and sent sentinels to reconnoiter the enemy's situation in all directions.
Li Zhongyi sat in a command car, with a monocular around the Khitan front, and after observing for a week, he finally came to the conclusion: this is a light cavalry unit of the Khitans.
According to the art of war, light cavalry units generally carry out harassing tasks, with one purpose: to drag down the enemy army!
"Pass my order, wait for three quarters of an hour, if the enemy army does not want to take the initiative to attack, then we will meet it in a zigzag pattern." Li Zhongyi did not want to adopt too passive defensive and counterattack tactics, and if the enemy army did not take the initiative to attack, he would counterattack in order to disrupt the tactical rhythm of the enemy army.
As the saying goes, it is good to fish in troubled waters, and if the enemy's position is not chaotic, Li Zhongyi is not very good at poisoning them!
Yelu Aman, who was in this compartment, widened his bull's eyes, carefully looking for the cavalry troops of the Li family's army!
Before leaving, Yelu Hugo repeatedly told Yelu Aman to find the cavalry of the Li family's army and destroy it!
Yelu Hugo said very clearly that the key to this battle is whether the cavalry troops of the Li family army can be completely wiped out!
The Han people are not good at riding and shooting, but the Khitan warriors are all skilled in bows and horses, with their own strengths, the shortcomings of the enemy, and the art of war is very clear and clear!
"Damn the Southern Barbarians, they actually hid the cavalry in the big formation of the infantry army." Although Yelu Aman has a fiery temper, he can sit on the throne of the left skin room army, and has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and he must have something extraordinary.
If it was not the Li family's army on the other side, but another warlord team, Yelu Aman would definitely send several teams of 1,000 people to charge continuously in several batches to test the opponent's front.
However, Brother Hugh warned Ah Man with thousands of instructions that if Li Zhongyi set up a large formation of infantry troops in battle, Ah Man must wait and see what happens, wait for changes, and wait for the arrival of the main force.
A Man is not stupid, he knows very well in his heart that Li Zhongyi is the only cunning Southern Barbarian who dares to lead his troops deep into the Great Plain of Youji and fight against the Khitan Grass Valley, not a cowardly Southern Barbarian like a lamb to the slaughter, he must not act rashly.
However, Yelu Aman never dreamed that he was just staying quietly in the distance, and Li Jiajun actually forced him collectively.
"Is this still a cowardly and incompetent Southern Barbarian?" Yelu Aman was dumbfounded, in the face of the Zuopi Room Army, one of the most elite troops in the Khitan Kingdom, Li Zhongyi actually had the courage to take the initiative to attack, could it be that he drank too much wine and was confused?
"Your task is to wait for the Khitans to turn around and retreat, the warriors leading the cavalry battalion, like extremely sharp knives, must tear the Khitan Tartars on the opposite side to pieces, understand?"
Li Yong, who has only been following the Chinese army to act together, is bowing his head and listening to Li Zhongyi's instructions, and he doesn't even dare to take an extra breath.
"Lord, if the main force of Jeruxiugo is hidden behind it, what should the small ones do?" Li Yong's question made Li Zhongyi have to look at him.
Li Zhongyi immediately smiled: "If you can't beat it, run away, there's nothing to be ashamed of." There are clouds in the art of war, thirty-six strategies, and walking is the best strategy, understand? ”
Li Yong asked again: "The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion, both big bows and crossbows, can take advantage of it when they are in close combat." The little one pondered, did he teach the Khitans a cruel lesson, and after taking advantage of it, he would lead the troops to retreat? ”
Li Zhongyi raised his hand and patted Li Yong's shoulder and said, "I only set a big operational principle for you, that is, I must bring my cavalry battalion back completely, and there must be no big losses, understand?" ”
"I understand, our whole army is counting on such a mobile assault force as the cavalry battalion." Li Yong's answer made Li Zhongyi nod frequently, he likes to stay with smart people, and he doesn't like real stupid people.
"I'll hand over the command of the battle, I'd rather not win the battle, but you must also preserve your strength, hear clearly, right?" Li Zhongyi has worked hard for so many years, and it was not easy to pull up a cavalry team of 30,000 people, so naturally Li Yong would not be allowed to take the whole risk in order to grab the credit.
"Remember my words, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" After Li Zhongyi advised, he waved his hand and asked Li Yong to go back to the camp to prepare.