At the head of the city, Ma Huaide and Li Weixian watched the battle outside the city. After a while, he put down the binoculars and said, "It's been ten days until today, and the Khitans are still on the offensive. Fortunately, our army is not comparable to before, and the Khitans cannot take advantage of it. ”

Li Weixian said: "Yes, it is really difficult for ten days. On the first day, the Khitans attacked, and many of the armies were scattered in one rush. Fortunately, there is a Meng Party army there, and no matter how much you rush, there will be no chaos. Without him, where can the scattered army be contained? So far, there is more than enough defense on the outside. In my opinion, in a few days, they will be able to counterattack. ”

Ma Huaide nodded. After a while, he suddenly smiled: "I have been in the army for decades, and it is the first time, and I am watching from the city when I am fighting." In the past, on the battlefield, they must be strong and stubborn, and they will rush to the front. This time the battle lasted ten days, but he still did not leave the city. ”

In the current Song army, the commanders above the regimental level do not go to the front line and command in the rear. And now the attack, not mentioning individual bravery, but with collective strength, the army stepped forward to crush the enemy. At Ma Huaide's level, he rarely went to the front line, but controlled the overall situation in the rear. The Qianning Army is quite special, the army commander department has not been established, and there is a shortage of front-line officers, so this kind of strange thing has occurred.

Seeing the Khitan army slowly retreating, Ma Huaide said: "It's still early, recruit a few masters into the city today, drink and celebrate." In a few days, it is estimated that it will be time for a counteroffensive, so that they can prepare in advance. ”

Li Weixian was stunned for a moment: "Are you going to counterattack?" Until now, the main force of the imperial court has not moved, which makes people a little suspicious. ”

Ma Huaide said: "There are three more days, and it will be the leap month." This year there is an extra month, and it is estimated that the ice will disappear in February next year, so it will not be too long. After a month of fighting, the Khitan should retreat with the whole army, and it happened that the ice on the road was gone, and it was difficult for them to leave. ”

Li Weixian nodded and didn't say anything. These news were considered by Ma Huaide, who is the coach, and there are also sources. Although Li Weixian is also the commander of the military capital, he has actually become a deputy in the Qianning Army, so he does not have to think about this.

Meng Xuezhi returned to the tent, took off his armor, and breathed a sigh of relief. In the past few days, the Khitans are still attacking fiercely, but the Song army is slowly becoming familiar with the battlefield, and there are reinforcements and artillery transported, and it is becoming easier and easier to defend. In the last three days, no Song army has been scattered, and the Khitan offensive has been thwarted.

As soon as he sat down, the soldiers came in and said, "Master, Captain Matthew ordered, all masters should enter the city immediately." ”

Meng Xuezhu stood up and said, "Take my official uniform." Also, inform the group leaders, be careful, and pay attention to the Khitan movements. ”

The pro-soldier is promised.

Meng Xuexue changed into his official uniform, got out of the tent, and saw Xie Chi next to him out of the barracks, and hurriedly chased after him. Greeting Xie Chi, Meng Xue said, "How was the injury a few days ago?" Look at you these days, but you are moving freely. ”

Xie Chi patted his chest: "My life is big, how can I shoot an arrow to death?" After a few days, it's almost done. ”

Meng Xuexue hurriedly said hello. Xie Chi was also really fateful, he was shot in the chest by an arrow, and he still went into battle the next day and stood firm. Today, the injury is almost healed. After receiving this arrow, not only was his body fine, but he also became stronger and more mature.

The two walked side by side, gossiping as they went.

Xie Chi said: "Although the Khitan has been attacking fiercely in the past two days, it can't help us. Not only did they not disperse the army, but they also suffered a lot of casualties every time. In my opinion, if you fight for a few more days, the Khitan will not be able to attack. ”

Meng Xuezhi said: "At the beginning, we fought in a panic, but the longer we fought, the more orderly we became. Moreover, there are reinforcements, and there are artillery and other weapons to supplement, and the Khitans are naturally not opponents. If we hold out for another five or six days, we may have to try a counteroffensive. ”

Xie Chi listened and said: "Speaking of which, Hejian Mansion has an army of 100,000 troops from Liu Ji and Liu Jianji, and they have never come to the Qianning Army to support. If it's a counterattack, they're going to be sent. Although he is not much more numerous than us, he is a strong army that has been trained for a long time. ”

Meng Xuexue shook his head: "To be honest, I feel more and more that even if we counterattack, the army of Hejian Mansion will not come to the Qianning army. The war has reached now, and the Khitan south cannot capture Cangzhou, and it cannot gain the upper hand here, and the situation is already very bad. The counteroffensive of this dynasty should not only be to attack the Khitans, but should think about how to destroy them. The 400,000 army, if it is really destroyed, the Khitan will not have the strength to fight again for decades. ”

Xie Chi thought for a while and said, "In this way, the main force of the imperial court has not come to fight the Khitan, so isn't it just preparing to completely destroy the Khitan army?" It is also said that our army, which has been trained for less than a year, has not yet had enough officers, and is only half-witted. But he was sent to the Qianning Army and fought with the Khitan elite for ten days. Ten days later, it slowly gained the upper hand. The real elite troops of the imperial court, fighting the Khitan is not yet handy! ”

Meng Xue said: "Exactly. Now it seems that Shuai Si is afraid that he has long known that the Khitan army is unbearable and cannot fight against the main army of the imperial court. What they are waiting for may be the right time to leave the Khitan army here. ”

Xie Chi nodded and didn't speak for a while. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "The main Khitan force is 400,000, and the army is 400,000, if this battle is won, it will shake the Khitan national capital." Alas, this is a rare battle in history! ”

After speaking, I couldn't help but get excited. These days are a big fight, and I don't have the time and energy to think about other things. Listening to what Meng Xue said, he suddenly found that the Khitan on the opposite side with high morale was actually in a very bad environment.

After a while, Xie Chi said: "We can all see this matter, can't the Khitan people see it?" ”

Meng Xuezhi sighed: "Things in the world are so wonderful, I can see it, but I always have luck and keep being wrong." The Khitans have always thought that they have an advantage in a field battle with the army of this dynasty and are not afraid of our counterattack. These days should always be seen, as long as we don't have problems ourselves, where does the Khitan people have a chance? I'm afraid, the coach on the other side won't say that to the above. ”

Xie Chi shook his head: "More than 100,000 troops, against our 100,000 troops, and more than 10,000 heavy cavalry, how dare he say that he is invincible?" It must only be said that we have been winning, but it is just one force away from being able to defeat us. Pedant, our army is said to be very unbearable, and after ten days of fighting, it is not comparable to the Khitan army. The rest of the main armies, how can they be opponents? ”

As they spoke, they entered the city gate. entered the official office and saluted Ma Huaide and Li Weixian.

Ma Huaide said: "Today I saw in the city that the Khitan offensive has declined, and we should not be able to help our army." Ten days of hard fighting, hard work for you. Today's special wine feast is for you to come back and drink hard. From this day on, the war will be different. ”

Meng Xuexue and Xie Chi hurriedly thanked each other and sat down on the side.

Not long after, the three masters under Li Weixian, Miao Yi, Yu Dong and Xia Xinle, arrived and sat down.

Ma Huaide said: "After ten days of hard fighting, today we finally stopped the Khitan momentum. It's time for you to relax, come to the Yamen today, and have some food and drink. Return to the battlefield tomorrow and fight a few more battles with the Khitan. When they retreat, we will be victorious. ”

Xia Xinle said: "Today's Khitan offensive is still fierce, but our army used our lives to repel them in time. Tai Lieutenant, it seems that the Khitans attached great importance to their heavy cavalry, and now they are using it carefully. It's no longer like the other day, when the war started. ”

Ma Huaide said: "How precious is the heavy riding of people and horses? Even though the Khitan is a big country, I am afraid that there are not many of them. Under the city of Qianning, if you can destroy the Khitan 10,000 heavy cavalry, the commander on the opposite side is afraid that he will not be able to bear it. ”

Yu Dong smiled: "Not really." We just don't have to ride heavily, and if not, the army of 100,000 will be idle. ”

Ma Huaide shook his head: "How can it be the same?" Iron armor is not very valuable in this dynasty, and now there are horses, of course 100,000 heavy horses are nothing. But for the Khitan, 100,000 iron armor is not easy. Ironclad harnesses are not easy, there are fewer horses that can be used, and there are not enough suitable soldiers. I heard that there are only 30,000 iron horsemen in the Khitan country, and half of them are on the other side. ”

Xia Xinle said: "No wonder the Khitan people look so precious. After ten days of fighting, at least a few thousand of their iron horsemen died, and the other party should be afraid. In fact, to be honest, these iron horses are not difficult to fight. ”

Li Weixian said: "How do you say that? You have forgotten that when the iron cavalry first came, how many troops scattered as soon as they rushed! ”

Several people felt that this matter was a bit absurd. Up to now, even if thousands of Khitan cavalry rushed in, and several armies cooperated, they could not rush in front of the army. But just a few days ago, thousands of iron horsemen rushed in, and many armies were helpless.

Ma Huaide said: "It's not early, let's go to the back office, and even drink and talk." In ten days, you and your subordinate divisions will be reborn, and they will no longer be comparable to before. Drink hard tonight and go home happy! ”

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