In December, more than 100,000 Tang infantry cavalry troops rushed to the Luanzhou front one after another, and now they are not weaker than the Khitan at least in terms of troops.

In mid-December, it snowed heavily for two consecutive days, which made the Khitan troops stationed on the other side of the Luan River gradually relax their vigilance. The weather is getting colder and colder, and in such bad weather, no one can expect to be attacked. Since the founding of the Khitan, it has always been the Khitan army that has taken the initiative to provoke and attack, and there has never been a case where the Tang army took the initiative to attack.

Everything has to have a beginning.

In the middle of this month, the cold wind is bitter, and the Luanhe River has long been covered with thick ice, which can be passed by people and horses.

The night was dark and windy, and it was still snowing heavily.

On the south bank of the Luan River opposite Le'an Town (Leting) in the south of Macheng County, there are many people, and they can't see clearly in the wind and snow.

On the bank of the river, the horses that were covered with horses' mouths and hooves made a dull sound on the ground, faintly coming in the wind. Fu Yanqing, the commander of the cavalry of the left guard battalion of the Tang Army, was wrapped in a thick fur hat and coat, and a thick towel was wrapped around his face, revealing only a pair of eyes.

More than 30,000 Yunzhou and Yunnei cavalry took advantage of the snowy night to bypass the southern side of the mountains in Luanzhou and prepare to start crossing the river.

Without any flags or signs, in the darkness of the snowy night, the 30,000 cavalry had already spread out dozens of queues on the banks of the Luan River, divided into five major parts, trying to resist the bitter cold, pacifying the war horses, and quietly waiting for the scouts in front to send back the reconnaissance results and the order for the army to advance.

This elite cavalry, which has been trained for several years and often trained in the cold winters of the Northland grasslands, is far more tolerant of the cold than ordinary troops, and the warmth of their winter clothing is far from comparable to that of ordinary troops. During long-distance combat during the winter months, this unit never carried heavy armor, and each person wore only a thin layer of cotton armor and did not have any heavy equipment.

For the cavalry, the most important thing is the war horses, which are wearing warm horse clothes. Even so, fighting on such a cold winter night was a very painful thing for this elite Yunzhou cavalry army that had undergone rigorous training.

The Yunzhou rider will stand side by side with Fu Yanqing on the bank of the Luan River, his eyes trying to see the situation on the north bank of the Luan River through the snow and fog. From time to time, his war horse "White Mountain" rubbed his head against his arm, expecting to be caressed by his master.

Fold from afar to ride a white horse, and like to make a bright silver spear, so it is Shi Jingsi, Gao Siji, Li Jianji, etc., another brave general who won the name of "white horse silver spear general". And Fu Yanqing's beloved horse is a black horse, and he makes a black iron spear, known as "the little overlord in the army".

However, Fu Yanqing fights, but it is a bit of a "little Zhuge ", he likes to use his brain, far less brave than his eldest brother Fu Yanchao, this nickname is a bit untrue.

The Yunzhou cavalry and Yunnei cavalry elite are equipped with the best Hexi war horses cultivated and selected by the major horse farms, and they are confident that they are stronger than the Khitan war horses ridden by the vast majority of Khitan elite horsemen.

This Tianzi marched and did not like to take risks, and this operation was to prepare to force the Khitan to have a decisive battle.

The reason why he chose to attack Yingzhou was mainly to save effort and spend a small price to mobilize the enemy to leave the camp.

On the other side of the river, a few torches were lit up and shook regularly, indicating that the scout troops who had crossed the river in advance had succeeded and cleared several of the Khitan army's pickets along the river.

Zhi Congyuan perked up, and then said to Zhang Chengdong, who was standing beside him: "Send a signal to make all battalions cross the river at full speed!" ”

Divided into dozens of teams of Tang Army soldiers, separated by more than 200 meters, they stepped on the ice with their horses in hand. Although the horse's hooves were wrapped in felt cloth, there was still a clattering sound from time to time. Although many people worry that the ice beneath their feet will suddenly crack, the ice is actually more than three feet thick and much stronger than people think. From time to time in the darkness, people and horses would slip and fall to the ground, causing a burst of confusion, but it would not affect the speed of the army crossing the river too much.

After crossing the river, the Tang army immediately assaulted and occupied the town of Le'an.

Far from the main battlefield, Shi Jingjiao only deployed a battalion of vigilant troops, and after the Tang army broke into the town, this force basically did not resist and chose to surrender. Most of Shi Jingjiao's troops were also from the Jin army, so they would not be abused.

After occupying Le'an Town, Fu Yanqing led Yunnei to ambush the Yingzhou army, while Zhi Congyuan led 20,000 Yunzhou cavalry to monitor the movements of the Yifeng and Lulong Khitan camps in the north.

In the early morning, there are still sporadic snowflakes in the sky.

After the heavy snowfall, the flat fields are a white landscape. A huge blood-red sun had just risen in the eastern sky, and there was no wind, and the morning after the snow still felt biting cold.

Yingzhou Assassin Shi, who defected to the Khitan, received an urgent military order from Yelu Deguang, asking him to send troops to the Lulong front, saying that he was preparing for a decisive battle with the Tang army.

Although Zhao Dejun was a little unable to understand Yelu Deguang's order to transfer troops, when he thought of the tyrannical character of this Khitan lord, he did not dare to slack off, and sent his son Zhao Yanting and Ya General Wu Congzhi to lead 3,000 cavalry troops to leave Yingzhou and go to Luanzhou early in the morning.

When Zhao Yanting and Wu Congjian led their troops to the northeast of the boundary river between Yingzhou and Luanzhou, they saw hundreds of cavalry troops on the opposite bank chasing a Tang army scout team of more than 100 people.

I saw that the Tang army was scattered in formation, running over in embarrassment, and was happy. But the fleeing Tang army seemed to have discovered their team, and immediately shouted, immediately turned the horse's head, and fled south along the river bank.

When Zhao Yanting saw those Tang troops turn around and flee, he suddenly couldn't bear it and wanted to kill the army.

Wu Cong admonished: "How is this matter so strange, how can the scouts of the Tang Army go so far, why don't you take a look at the situation first." ”

Where was Zhao Yanting willing to listen, he led the army to rush across the river first.

Na Wu Congzhi was also very helpless, so he had to take his subordinates to follow and kill across the river.

Seeing that the Tang army was scattered and fleeing to a large wooded area to the south, Zhao Yanting did not worry about it, and continued to lead the army to chase after him. Although Wu Congzhi had doubts in his heart, Zhao Yanting had already chased after him, so he had to follow behind him.

Zhao Yanting led people to chase the Tang army scout team around a forest, but saw a group of thousands of cavalry in front of them lined up to greet them, but under the banner of the Tang Dynasty.

I saw a general in front of the battle, riding on a black horse, and when he saw Zhao Yanting leading the army to turn out, he suddenly shouted: "Wu Na traitorous general, the Tang Dynasty Biandu stayed here to guard Fu Yanqing here, and he didn't get off his horse and surrender!" ”

When Zhao Yanting saw the red banner of the Tang Army, he didn't know what was going on, and when he heard Fu Yanqing's shouting, he suddenly shouted in his mouth: "Ah yo is not good, there is an ambush!" "Turned around and left.

As soon as he turned around, he heard shouts of killing behind him, and the Khitan cavalry that was chasing him just now came out of the woods, played the banner of the Tang Army, and intercepted his way back......

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