Chapter 1095: Digging Pits and Filling Pits
In the long Song-Liao exchanges, the Liao people always appeared as a threat, and always appeared as a big brother.
Brother is short of money, can you give more every year?
Don't give?
I won't clean you up!
So Da Song gave it.
That's how peace is found.
Da Song gave money and continued to weaken.
And Da Liao's money is also weakening, but no matter how weak they are, they also feel that they are countless times stronger than the Song people.
So their little life is very comfortable, and they feel that such days will continue for thousands of years.
Until Shen An was born, he gave two ruthless blows to Da Liao in Fuzhou and Xiongzhou, and then Bao Zheng and Shen An defeated Yelu Hongji at Yanmen Pass......
At this point, people of insight in Daliao feel that something is wrong.
The Song people are weak, this is the cognition of Da Liao for many years.
But those Jingguan were silently telling them that the Song people were never weak.
Kyokan!
In the past, only Da Liao gave people a view of Beijing, but now it has become a Song people.
Da Liao cannot accept defeat, let alone repeated defeats.
Therefore, after Yelu Hongji returned from Yanmen Pass, he was planning to attack.
After discussing for a long time, he finally decided to set Baozhou as the goal.
But one Baozhou obviously could not satisfy the appetite of Da Liao, and Yelu Hongji hoped to use Baozhou as a bait to lure the Song army to come to help, and then the two sides would fight a decisive battle.
This is not Yanmen Pass, but a wide area that can be attacked by cavalry.
So Yeluhongki and the officials who made the plan were full of ambition, and they felt that the battle would be won.
The Liao general too, when he set off, he even made a bet and swore that he would not go back if he failed.
He didn't know that Han Qi also swore before setting off that if he failed, he would die in the north.
The oath of both sides is perfunctory and tragic.
At the moment, the mood has dropped.
Han Qi sat in the cart, slapping the coffin he had prepared for himself and was going crazy.
The Liao generals, however, were gloomy, listening to the retreating generals talk about the situation of the Song army.
“…… Their crossbow arrows are very dense, and a wave of impact will take three rounds, and there will be heavy casualties! ”
"Their gunpowder canisters and oil bombs are very powerful, not only killing considerably, but also making the war horses panic."
What to do?
Everyone was looking at General Liao.
Many people say that those in high positions are contemptible, and that they are better off doing it than they are.
But when it comes to such a decision, do you dare to make a decision?
General Liao is facing a decision at this moment.
Countless eyes were on him.
Liao Jiang turned countless thoughts in his heart, and in the end, it was professionalism that played a role.
"From now on, there is a one-day journey to Baozhou, and the Song army has the most foot soldiers, so we have to constantly attack them, and we want to make this road a hell for the Song army...... Strike, keep attacking! ”
It was a decent decision.
The advantage of cavalry lies in mobility and impact, and they constantly use these two advantages to attack and harass the Song army, and once they find a loophole, they will surprise the whole army......
"In just half a day, the Song army will be exhausted, and tonight ...... Tonight we will attack and bury them in one fell swoop. ”
The Liao general's abacus played well, but when a group of Liao cavalry approached from all directions, the Song army also began to adapt.
"It's an assault."
Shen An said very indifferently: "They want us to be exhausted and eventually collapse, even if they don't collapse, when it comes to night, they can still launch a night attack......"
Han Qi sneered: "Then come on." ”
"Ministries are ready to ...... Don't worry if it's far away, after entering the range of the crossbow arrow, it can be fired freely, just like hitting a rabbit, and the credit of the shot is ......"
Can you still remember merit?
it!
That's a rare thing.
During the battle, crossbow arrows were fired in unison, and the devil knows who shot several enemy troops, so most of the battle merits are counted collectively.
But Shen An explained that he could take credit alone this time......
The opportunity for meritorious service has come!
"Get out of the way, a certain Bianliang No. 1 archer is here."
A sergeant came out with a crossbow bolt and was kicked by the superior and staggered.
"Damn it." Shangguan scolded: "If you want to come out and tell you first, everyone wants to come out, wouldn't that be a big mess?" ”
So those sharpshooters were singled out and used exclusively for sniping.
A group of Liao cavalry approached on horseback, and they moved cunningly and quickly, even if the Song army wanted to attack, they would not be able to turn their heads.
As for the crossbow bolt cover, that's a madman.
You can play with such a small group of cavalry, and it won't take long, after the crossbow arrows are used up, the Song army will wait to be slaughtered.
Woohoo!
Two crossbow arrows flew, one Liao army fell from the horse with an arrow, and the rest of the Liao army was stunned, and then three more arrows flew and two people fell off the horse.
"Hit! Hahahaha! ”
The Liao army retreated, and cheers erupted from the marching Song army.
"Hit!"
"So-and-so shot a general!"
"Wan Sheng!"
General Youliao personally led the team to attack and harass, and was sniped by the archers, which caused a burst of cheers.
Is this a harassment?
Everyone was looking at General Liao.
The speed of the Song army has not slowed down, and there is even time to use sharpshooters to snipe the Liao army.
Fuck it!
This is anti-customer-oriented, okay.
General Liao wanted to vomit blood.
Someone muttered, "How does this look like being hunted?" We have become yellow sheep, and the Song people have become hunters. ”
These words hurt morale too much, and General Liao looked up to look for it, and shouted with a stern expression: "Who said that? Come out! ”
No one dared to come out.
Hurt morale at this moment, killing you is a wasted kill.
General Liao suppressed his anger and said, "A little loss of men and horses is nothing, continue." ”
And so the harassment continued.
The Song army, who was gradually getting used to it, was even betting that this batch of Liao troops could go back a few.
"Hit!"
"A certain meritorious service!"
No matter what year or month, even if it is the Great Song Dynasty that suppresses the martial arts, the reward for military merits is not bad.
The crossbowmen who shot were cheering.
"Fight back! Kill them with arrows. ”
There were Liao people scolding, and the people around him looked at him with disdain.
"Idiot, ours is a longbow, and the Song people are crossbows, and before we could open our bows and arrows, we were shot to death by the Song people."
This is the range crushing, which makes the Liao people very aggrieved.
The army marched mightily, and the surrounding attacks were like fleas, which were easily extinguished.
"It's all detailed and stable, if you want to stop the Song army, you can only find another way."
"What to do? If the Song army enters Baozhou City tomorrow, we will be considered a failure this time. ”
What happens if you fail?
Will the furious Yelu Hongji kill?
Since being rumored to have been defeated and vomiting blood, Yelu Hongji's temper has become worse and worse, and he can't kill people at every turn, but tens of thousands of cavalry are helpless to take the foot soldiers of the Song people, what is the point of such generals not dying?
General Liao said coldly: "Keep attacking, tonight night attack!" ”
"Song Jun is afraid that he will be prepared."
As long as the Song army is not leading the army is a fool, then they will be wary of night attacks.
General Liao sneered: "The eyesight is blocked at night, what if they are prepared?" Under the impact of the iron horse, who can stop it? ”
So the harassment continued into the afternoon.
The sunset at dusk is beautiful.
"The old man has always wanted to see the sunset in the desert, and he wants to see the sunset and moon over the long river...... But after all, there is no such fate, but today is not bad, the blood-colored sunset, hey, blood-colored! ”
Han Qi looked at the red sunset with his hands in his hands, and asked casually, "How to prepare for a night attack." ”
No one answered him, Han Qi turned around and saw that Shen An was looking at the map, so he squatted down, but the tonnage was too big, and he sat on the ground with a butt.
"Comfortable!"
Han Qi lost the face of the prime minister and looked at the map relaxedly.
"Our army will be able to reach Baozhou before noon tomorrow, so the Liao army must solve the problem tonight...... Night raids are a double-edged sword, but are more friendly to cavalry. ”
The generals all gathered around, and the accompanying civil officials also came.
Everyone sat on the ground in a circle, and someone said: "If you attack at night, the Liao army can use war horses to attack, but the night is dim, and the line of sight is not far away, which is not good for our army." ”
Someone nodded, "Exactly." At night, our troops can only fight on their own, unable to observe the whole situation, while the enemy army can constantly charge everywhere with cavalry...... If one point is breached, the whole situation will collapse, so how to prepare tonight is the key to this battle. ”
"The enemy still has more than 30,000 horsemen, and once it starts, the power is not small."
Everyone is trying to figure it out.
It has always been difficult for foot soldiers to guard against cavalry attacks at night, and the sight at night is a big problem, which will make the foot soldiers fight separately and cannot form a joint force.
"Or dig a pit?"
Dig your sister!
Han Qi glanced at this civilian official and said, "The Liao army's rangers are on the periphery, can't they see when digging pits?" ”
This man said eloquently: "Xianggong, you can dig a pit to prevent the impact of enemy horses!" Aren't their war horses afraid of falling into the pit? ”
"Idiot!" Han Qi finally couldn't help it and scolded, "Won't they fill the hole?" ”
With a scale of tens of thousands of people, the speed of filling the pit should not be too fast.
The so-called night attack was not a surprise attack in the first place, but an attack that took advantage of the poor visibility at night.
"What then?"
Everyone, especially the civil servants, was depressed.
It's not easy to be a famous general, and at this moment this emotion came out of their hearts.
Han Qi was pondering, but Shen An was ready.
"Night Raid...... It's a good thing. ”
Shen An thought through all the steps and was very confident.
"What do you mean?"
The crowd was puzzled.
Shen An said: "Before leaving, the official family gave a treasure, and it will be used tonight." Don't worry, go back and have a meal, then rest, and once you wake up in the evening, everyone must cheer up. ”
Everyone agreed and left one after another, leaving Han Qi and Shen An behind.
"What baby? How did the old man not know? ”
"Han Sang......"
……
The Song army began to dig pits, digging more than 20 big pits, there were many people, and later found that the Liao army rangers tried their best to stop them, but in the end they were discovered by the Liao army.
"The Song army is filling in the pit."
The Ranger brought back the news, which made the Liao General burst into laughter.
"When the pit is discovered, fill the pit...... Did they think it was a joke? ”
"They dig pits, we can fill them, tens of thousands of troops, just a few hundred people with bags of dirt are enough. Even make a note of the location of those pits and avoid them when the time comes. ”
"Bring more planks, and find that the potholes are directly covered with planks."
"But now it's not necessary, Song Jun has filled in the pit himself, probably because he is afraid of pitting himself. Hahahaha! ”
General Liao said in a deep voice: "They are all ready to eat, and then rest, and the whole army will be dispatched in the evening, and the victory or defeat will ...... That's it. ”