Nerugu squinted, looked at the Song army in front of him in an orderly formation, and said to his own soldiers: "The Song army has come out?" How many people are in front? ”

The pro-soldier crossed his hands: "Back to the general, according to the Malay report, there are about more than 10,000 people." ”

Nerugu sneered: "I have 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the Song army sent more than 10,000 people to meet the battle, I am really confident!" All the troops are in formation! ”

The sun rose high, and the frost on the trees next to it melted and clicked. In the grass not far away, frightened pheasants flew around.

Nerugu said to Tang Gu: "You take a thousand soldiers and horses and go straight to the Chinese army of the Song army." There is no need to fight to the death, and it depends on how the Song army responds. ”

Tang Gucha sang a promise, led a thousand cavalry, and slowly came out of the battle and came to the middle army of the Song army. After walking a short distance, it entered the range of the Song army's artillery. I saw gunsmoke rising from many places in the Song army's position, and whistling shells grabbed the surface.

Nerugu was taken aback: "So many cannons of the Song army? Looking at it like this, I don't know how much more than the cannon at the head of Cangzhou City! ”

The shells fell to the ground and exploded, a large number of fragments were shot in all directions, and many people fell to the ground. What is the use of artillery of a division, a thousand? Tang Gu was less than halfway through, and there were only more than 500 people left. Look and go further, when you reach the front of the Song army, you will almost lose all your men and horses. Tang Gu had no choice but to retreat back with the remnants of the army.

Nerugu looked at the more than two hundred people behind Tang Gu, and only felt his brows jump. I knew in my heart that I had underestimated Song Jun too much before. With only more than 10,000 people and so many artillery, this battle could not be fought at all. There were fewer people going up, and they couldn't even get to the front of the Song army. If you go up too much, fold it all here, and everything for yourself will be over.

But the army formation had already been set up, and it was impossible not to fight, and Nerugu hesitated for a while.

Liu Jian was on the nearby high ground, holding a telescope, looking at the battlefield. Seeing that the Khitans came up, they left most of the corpses, found nothing and retreated, and breathed a sigh of relief. After a few years of studying in a military school, I understood everything. But he has never been on the battlefield, and he has no intuitive understanding of the new way of warfare after all. I saw it today, and I realized many things.

The combat power of the Song army now is not at all comparable to before. An army of 50,000 people is set aside, as long as the supply of materials is smooth, and there is no way to let the Khitan army of hundreds of thousands attack. The Qianning Army had countless battles, and the entire command system of that army lacked personnel and its command was not smooth. It is not only a matter of inexperience in the upper commands, but also a lack of junior officers. After more than ten days of familiarization with the war and slowly organized, the Khitan army will not be an opponent at all. The core of the army's combat effectiveness is organizational ability, and the organizational ability of the Song army is far inferior to that of the Khitan.

Xiongzhou Shuaisi, Du Zhongxiao looked at the map and didn't speak for a long time.

It has been three days since the whole army counterattacked, and the fighting has not yet completely begun. Zhang Qi's march was smooth, and although there were many troops transporting grain in Wuqing, they had little combat effectiveness. In just one day, the county seat was occupied. Although it was the center of grain and grass in the Khitan, there was not much grain in fact, and it was far from being able to compare with the Song army. Due to the distance from Cangzhou and the blockade of the news of the Song Dynasty, Yelu Hongji still does not know.

After Jia Kui took Xincheng County, he marched rapidly and besieged Zhuozhou. Yang Ji, the governor of Zhuozhou, closed the city and held on, and he had not broken through it for a while.

Jingtai's army went north and besieged Yizhou. Yelupo, like Yang Ji, is also stubborn, and it is estimated that it will take a few days to break through.

To the south, Shisanlang and Liu Jian left the Yongjing army and were confronting the Khitan army. Two days later, a full-scale offensive will be launched.

Everything is going well, but Du Zhongxiao doesn't know when the Khitan will get the news and react.

Fu Bi came over, looked at the map and said, "Liu Ji has already taken Anci County and is marching to Xijin Mansion. As long as the Xijin Mansion is breached, the Khitan will have no place to stand in front of the mountain, and Youyan can be restored. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The most important thing is not to recover the Jinfu, but to destroy the main Khitan force." The so-called loss of land is the loss of people and land. If people lose land, people and land will survive. The 400,000 people who went south this time were the backbone of the Khitans, destroying them and breaking the Khitan bones. ”

Fu Bi said: "It's been a few days, and the Khitans haven't moved. In my opinion, after Zhang Qi occupied Wuqing, he cut off the grain and grass of the Khitan. If you continue like this, you don't have to fight, the Khitan will run out of food, and it will naturally disperse. ”

Du Zhongxiao straightened his waist, sighed and said, "Yes, the Khitan hasn't gotten the news yet, and the army hasn't moved, which makes people upset." Now that the armies are going well, they are basically marching smoothly in accordance with the pre-war arrangements. Only the Khitan army did not move, which made people worried. ”

As he spoke, the two went to the table next to them and sat down. The soldier brought the tea.

Du Zhongxiao took a sip of tea and said, "The battle should have been when you punched, others blocked it, and you went back and forth." Now it's us punching, but the other side hasn't seen it yet, and I don't know how they're going to block it. Isn't it annoying, you say? ”

Fu Bi smiled and said, "Captain, this matter is not urgent. Wuqing went to Cangzhou for more than 300 miles, even if it was a fast horse for a day or two. Now we have copied the back road of the Khitan, and the cities along the road have doubled their attention to the Khitan horses, and they naturally don't know. If they do a good job, maybe they will find that the grain and grass have not arrived, so they will go out of their way to check it. In this way, we have five or six more days. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Impossible." It is already impossible to delay such an important matter for two or three days. When the Khitan is in the country, there are always people who are sincere in their work for the state, and soon someone will report to Yelu Hongji. However, if they want to figure it out, they are afraid that it will be difficult. ”

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said: "The most important thing now is the battle of Liu Lian in the south." If they quickly wiped out the 50,000 Khitan horses in front of them and went to Cangzhou at once, it would be difficult for the Khitans. Wu Qing was lost and must come back quickly to rescue. There are 100,000 people with Liu Jian and Wu Song there, how to deal with it, it is really curious. ”

Fu Bi said: "If it was in the past, the Khitan might have gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, wiped out Liu Jian and Wu Song first, and then turned north. But at this time, if you want to destroy the 100,000 army, I'm afraid that the Khitan can't do it. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "In front of the Qianning Military City, in the face of Ma Huaide's eighty or ninety thousand people, the Khitan fought for more than half a month, and Ma Huaide became stronger and stronger. The two armies of Liu Jian and Wu Song are not comparable to Ma Huaide and Li Weixian. If you want to destroy them, the Khitan army of 400,000 is all there, and you can't do it. ”

Just for defense, 50,000 troops are enough. When Du Zhongxiao was on Hequ Road, there were 50,000 people, and the Khitan soldiers couldn't help themselves. Now, although there have been several trainings, the old view of the winding road is not something that the Khitan can easily destroy. There is a gap between the times between the armies of the two countries. The Khitan is still strong, and the Song army may really die if he dies. But if you don't die by yourself, the Khitan really has no choice.

If it weren't for the fact that all the main Khitan forces were to be wiped out in the piedmont area, why did the Song army bother so much.

Fu Bi sighed: "Yes, that's the way it is. In advance, even if you have no last resort, you have to think of everything. But it really happened, but it was always worrying. If Liu Jian and Wu Song were diligent and could quickly eliminate the Khitan army and march into Cangzhou, this battle would be simple. But with an army of 50,000, where is it so easy to fight? This battle is not easy. ”

An army of 100,000 fights 50,000 people, it is easy to defeat, but it is not easy to completely wipe out. The battle between Shisanlang and Liu Jian will directly affect the next battle and is the top priority.

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