Lin Jue and the others quickly followed Sun Dayong to the top of the cliff. Before he came to the cliff, he faintly heard the sound of shouting and killing in the night wind. Although it was far away, it was definitely the noisy shouts of soldiers and horses.

When I came to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the rocks, I saw several fires burning twenty or thirty miles away. And there were countless torches swaying wildly, and the sound of people neighing and horses fighting became clearer.

"It's a fight, haha, lo and behold, it's really a fight. Hey, awesome, in vain I waited here for a few hours. Sun Dayong said with a smile, staring excitedly at the battlefield below.

In the evening, Lin Jue said that there was a high probability of a war tonight, and Sun Dayong did not even go back to sleep in the forest, but waited directly on the top of the cliff with more than a dozen guards. The hard work paid off, and it really made him wait for the war to happen, so he went to inform Lin Jue as soon as possible.

Lin Jue squinted his eyes and looked carefully, making sure that it was a battle between the two armies. Soon, though, he frowned.

"There...... Isn't it the place where the Liao army crossed the river in the north? How could the Jurchens go to attack the Liao army crossing the river? It's weird. Their first priority should be to attack the enemy forces arriving in the southeast, and they are the real threat. What does this Wanyan Aguda think? Lin Jue frowned and muttered.

Sun Dayong smiled beside him: "Maybe they think they are more sure to attack the Liao army that crosses the river." Crossing the river and hitting its upper reaches is the safest way to fight. If they attacked the more than 100,000 Liao cavalry in the southeast, they might not be sure of victory. I think that Wanyan Agu is quite smart. ”

Lin Jue frowned and looked at the battlefield where the earth-shattering battle was ignited, and the series of fires that ignited there were the same fires that were ignited by the boats of the Liao people crossing the river. The fireboats lined up in a long line on the surface of the Daling River. It seems that the Liao army did succeed. After all, according to Lin Jue's prediction, up to now, the cavalry of the Liao Army on the North Road had crossed the river by ferry, which was too slow. At this moment, I am afraid that I have only crossed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If the whole army of the Liao people attacked the ferry, it would indeed be difficult to resist. But if that's just it, Wanyan Agu does the same thing as an ordinary general. However, since he was only seeking a small victory, why did he lead the army deep into the Xingzhong Mansion and put himself in this obviously disadvantaged battlefield?

"Something is wrong, what Brother Sun said is reasonable, but how can Wanyan Agu act according to reason? Think carefully about every step he has taken since he sent out the army, which step is reasonable? He wants to be steady, so why should he come here to attack the city? If he only seeks a small victory, he can lead his army to the outside, and with the combat strength of the Jurchens, he can destroy all the outer cities except the main defensive ones. But did that help his overall strategy? Does it help him to achieve what he wants to achieve in the end? Lin Jue looked at the seemingly scorching battlefield in the distance and said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue's words made Sun Dayong frown and ponder. Gao Muqing and Bai Bing also pondered. Gao Muqing suddenly said: "What the husband means is that the purpose of Wanyan Aguda is to eat the main force of the Liao army, not for these small profits. As soon as he attacked the soldiers and horses crossing the river, the Liao people knew that his purpose was not to attack the city, but to fight a decisive battle with the Liao cavalry. However, the main force of the Liao army coming from the southeast will be alert, and Wanyan Agu will lose a lot of grass because of a small loss

Snake scareless, huh? ”

Gao Muqing's voice fell, and Sun Dayong suddenly realized and shouted: "Yes, I'm confused, what Miss Gao said is right." If Wanyan Aguda only coveted the 20,000 or 30,000 people who crossed the river, it would not be in line with his ambition. If he wants to destroy the Liao State, he must annihilate and defeat the main force of the Liao army. He didn't bite the big fat meat of the more than 100,000 Liao troops who came from the southeast, why did he want to startle the snake? This is completely contrary to his intentions. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said in a deep voice: "Exactly, this is exactly what I want to say." ”

Sun Dayong frowned and said, "However, they did it, what is their intention?" They have already attacked the soldiers and horses crossing the river, can they say...... Is he so ambitious? Not only to eat the tens of thousands of Liao troops who crossed the river, but also to swallow the main force of the Liao cavalry that arrived in the southeast? No, if that's the case, Hewanyan Aguda's ambition is too big, and he wants to eat more of the main force of the Liao army in one bite? It's too much of an appetite. ”

Everyone around was speechless, if Sun Dayong's guess was true, then the appetite of this 10,000 yuan Ah Gu was even greater than Lin Jue had expected before. Not only did he have to fight with the cavalry of the Liao army brigade that rushed to the southeast to his side, but he also had a bite out of the Liao army that crossed the river and could not pose a threat to him. There is no reason to do this, not so much to have a big appetite and boldness, but to be a little crazy to the point of being unreasonable.

Everyone's eyes looked at Lin Jue, hoping to get an answer from Lin Jue's mouth. Lin Jue frowned and stood beside the rocks with his hands in his hands, staring at the chaotic battlefield in the moonlight below, and suddenly, his gaze turned to a dark ground to the south. Stared there for a long time.

"There are not many soldiers and horses who crossed the river." Lin Jue said in a deep voice, and then repeated himself in a self-affirming manner: "Not much, definitely not much." If more than 100,000 Jurchens attacked the ferry with all their might, I am afraid that the battle would have ended with the Liao army crossing the Daling River scattering and fleeing, because the difference in strength was too great. But now, you see, the two sides on the south bank of the Daling River are obviously on equal footing. What does this mean? ”

Everyone has not yet returned to Lin Jue's question, and Lin Jue himself has already answered.

That only shows one thing: the Jurchens only sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack the ferry. Because they didn't go all out, the Liao army at the ferry was able to engage with it. So the question is, there are as many as 160,000 Jurchen cavalry, and the Jurchen cavalry attacking the ferry is at most 40,000 or 50,000, but what are the remaining more than 100,000 Jurchen cavalry doing? Where are they now? ”

Lin Jue's words were like a flash of light in the darkness, illuminating the fog in everyone's hearts. Let everyone seem to understand something in doubt.

"Do you mean that the attack on the ferry was for another purpose? Instead, this was done to attack the Liao cavalry in the southeast? Sun Dayong asked in a deep voice.

Lin Jue nodded slightly, staring at the ground that was still black despite the bright moon in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "The Jurchens are fierce tigers in the jungle and mountains, they are good at lurking in the dark and waiting for the arrival of their prey, and then waiting for the opportunity to attack. If my judgment is correct, the real battlefield is in ...... There. ”

Lin Jue stretched out his hand and pointed at the black earth, which was the direction in which the ferry extended to the south. Yesterday evening, everyone had seen the terrain there, which was a grassy wilderness

The land of the flat domain. There are no peculiar topography. Sun Dayong, Gao Muqing and the others still had doubts in their hearts, that place was more than 20 miles away from the position of the Liao cavalry who arrived in the evening, and more than 20 miles away from the place where the Jurchens camped in the evening. It is also more than ten miles away from the location of the battlefield on the bank of the ferry. Why is it there?

"Lord Lin is wise, and his subordinates understand. This was a trick to lure the enemy by feints to attack the ferry. Unexpectedly, this Wanyan Agu Da is not only ambitious, but also understands the art of war. Unless the Liao cavalry army in the south is indifferent, it will ...... I'm afraid I'm going to fall into their trap. Sun Dayong suddenly realized and said loudly.

……

The battle at the ferry was in full swing. 50,000 Jurchen cavalry unexpectedly appeared at the ferry position during the second watch, and they launched a fierce attack on the Liao cavalry crossing the river like ghosts. The Liao cavalry in the north had actually been on guard for a long time, because anyone would be extremely nervous when the army crossed the river, and that was the most vulnerable place for the army.

Although the Liao State has emulated the Great Zhou for many years, after all, it was born from a nomadic race, and it cannot be compared with the Great Zhou in many aspects. Especially in the various basic technologies and processes, it is far from the same. Although I want to learn, I just draw a tiger and become an anti-dog, and I learn to be nondescript.

For example, bridge construction technology. When the Great Zhou Dynasty was already able to build a solid bridge with a width of 100 steps on the big rivers such as the Bianhe River and the canal, turning natural hazards into thoroughfares, the technology of building bridges in Liao was still at a very low level. They couldn't even build a bridge that spanned thirty paces away. They could not make a bridge with huge spans cross a large river without piers.

A river as wide as the Daling River, which is 100 paces wide, has not yet been able to build a bridge connecting the two sides of the river. It is also impossible to build piers in deep water rapids and build bridges such as covered bridges and flat bridges. Therefore, the way to cross the river is only to cross the river by ferry. In normal times, a few ferries can solve the problem of cross-strait transportation. Ships can also solve the problem of cargo transportation. But when it comes to special circumstances, the importance of bridges immediately becomes apparent. Because ferries are obviously no longer applicable. Large-scale transports of troops and horses are one of the special cases.

Ye Luchun, the second prince of Liao, had to mobilize dozens of large ships to transport soldiers and horses across the river by ferry, and complete the strict order issued by his father and his brother Ye Lucai to meet with his brother Ye Lucai, fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens, and defeat them.

The way of ferrying boats was extremely slow, and even if more than 40 large ships were mobilized to transport chariots and horses across the river, only 2,000 Liao cavalry could be transported across the river in an hour. Therefore, from yesterday afternoon to now, there are less than 30,000 Liao cavalry crossing the river.

Of course, Yeluchun was prepared against the Jurchen attack, and he ordered all the cavalry crossing the river to hold on to the crossing in case something changed. The soldiers and horses who crossed the river also built improvised fortifications along the river, but this defense was obviously symbolic. Almost no one really thought that the Jurchens would attack the soldiers and horses crossing the river at this time. The reason is very simple, Yelucai's 120,000 cavalry has arrived on the south bank of the Daling River, and it is already one step away from the Jurchen soldiers and horses. If the Jurchens were not confused, they should understand what all this meant. They should be worried about their own safety, and they should be worried about how they will live. How dare you attack the ferry?

However, the attack did happen.