Seeing that his cavalry was held up by the Song army and could not move forward, Yeluther was not taken aback. After a few teas, the Khitan cavalry not only did not break through the Song army, but was completely suppressed by the Song army and slowly pressed towards Quyang City.

Yeluther couldn't believe his eyes, and after a long while, he said: "It is said that the Song army has changed a lot in the past few years, but don't you want to be so able to fight?" Riding on foot, you can still have the upper hand, how can you fight this battle? ”

Yeluliang said: "King, this battle is not good. Let's set up an army quickly, and we'll figure it out. ”

Jerodher didn't look around, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind. In the end, there was no way to break the deadlock. I could only sigh and say: "The whole army retreats, and go to the city, and then find a way!" ”

With the sound of the Khitan withdrawal, the Khitan cavalry, which had lost nearly half of its soldiers, retreated with all their strength and quickly ran back to their own phalanx. Song Jun did not give up and firmly pressed up. Jertheel had no choice but to order the whole army to return to the city.

Looking at the slowly closed Quyang City Gate, Zhu Gui said to Liu Jianji: "Tai Lieutenant, it seems that the two armies are in formation, and the Khitans are not our opponents!" ”

Liu Jianji nodded and did not speak for a while. After graduating from the military academy, Liu Jianji only conducted drills, and this was the first time he faced the enemy on a frontal battlefield. What will be the situation on the battlefield, I have heard other generals talk about it, and I have thought about it, but I didn't expect it to be like this. From today's point of view, when the two sides faced each other on the battlefield, the Khitan army was suppressed by the Song army. The Song army not only had an advantage, but even seemed to be an army on the same level on both sides. Liu Jianji believed that if he fought in such a formation, his 30,000 soldiers and horses would not be at a disadvantage in the face of a 100,000 Khitan army.

This impression shocked Liu Jianji very much. He led his troops to defend Dingzhou, but he did not face this situation. Fundamentally speaking, the arrangement of the Song Dynasty was based on the forbidden army after the whole training, and its combat strength was roughly the same as that of the Khitan, or even slightly weaker. If there is a huge difference in combat strength in this way, why would the Song Dynasty deploy 250,000 heavy troops on the border.

With a sigh of relief, Liu Jianji said: "Order the whole army to camp under Quyang City!" From tomorrow, the artillery siege! ”

Zhu Gui sang a promise loudly and commanded the whole army to press forward. Having gained the upper hand and the battle line has been arranged, there is no need for the Song army to camp five miles away from Quyang. The Khitan didn't dare to go out of the city to fight, so the whole army went forward. How could a small Quyang city be held in front of a large number of artillery?

After returning to the city and closing the gates, Jerodher was still puzzled by the battle just now. He will not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Song army, in fact, when the Khitan and the Song Dynasty were at war in the past, once the Song army was arrayed, the Khitan was forced to fight most of the time. But the two armies still had their own back and forth, and the Song army only had a slight advantage. Today, with his own 2,000 cavalry, hundreds of people died, and almost no harm to the Song army, it was a big surprise.

When he went to the official hall and sat down, Jelother did not speak, and thought about it there. After the Song army changed its guns, the Khitans also fought, especially in Mayi last year, and there was not much difference in the combat strength of the two sides. It's just that at that time, the Khitans were attacking, and the Song army was just defending, mostly using artillery.

Through the Battle of Mayi, the Khitan people's impression of the Song army was that the artillery was particularly powerful. As long as the artillery of the Song army can be contained, the Khitan cavalry, which can maneuver in a wide range, still has the upper hand. It is also based on this impression that at the beginning of the war, Yeluther did not bring 30,000 cavalry to attack Dingzhou, which made it difficult for the Song army to cause chaos. Now that he is blocked by the Song army in Quyang, Yeluti doesn't suddenly find out, things don't seem to be like that.

And Jererian came in, and bowed unto Jerodiel.

Jerlother said in a deep voice: "What do you think of today's battle? ”

Yeluliang pondered for a moment and said, "According to the lower officials, the two armies are facing each other, but I am afraid that they will not be able to deal with the Song army. The strength of our army is still to rely on cavalry to crisscross everywhere. If it is only based on the city, the Song army has artillery, but I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it. ”

Yeluther said: "The most difficult thing now is that it seems that the battle array cannot defeat the Song army. The battle formation is unfavorable, and the cavalry is everywhere, is it just plundering the people? Sooner or later, he will be blocked by the Song army, just harassment! ”

Jerelian bowed his head and said no more. Although it was only a small battle today, the situation was clear, and the Khitan was indeed not an opponent. And looking at the appearance of the Song army, it was very restrained and did not attack in a big way.

After pondering for a while, Yelu Tie said, "Quyang City can't stay forever. The grain storage here can't last much for a long time, not to mention that the Song army has already arrived in the city. We must find a way to hit the unguarded place of the Song army! ”

Yeluliang said: "But the Song army has been here for five days, and the surrounding roads have been blocked. This year, the weather is warm, and the water cannot be crossed to the south, so it can only be blocked here by the Song army. If it is to the north, there is also the Tang River, and it will not be able to cross. If the river does not freeze, Quyang is already dead. ”

Yelutheel didn't look at Yeluliang, and his face sank like water. The previous idea was to attract Liu Jianji's main force to Quyang and concentrate all his efforts to annihilate here. Then the army marched eastward, approaching Dingzhou, which was already empty. Now it has become Liu Jianji's soldiers coming to the city, wanting to annihilate his entire army here. And the roads are impassable on all sides, so I don't know where to run if I want to.

If Liu Jianji wins this battle, it means that the Song Dynasty is safe enough to defend a state with 50,000 people. No matter how the Khitan tossed and turned, they couldn't break through the border defense line of the Song army. By that time, the situation was dire.

Yeluther didn't rub her forehead, thinking hard, thinking of a way to break the game.

Under the spirit soldier city, Jia Kui commanded the deployment of artillery. The north was roaring, but the Song army under the city was in full swing. Above the city, the Khitan soldiers looked at the Song army under the city, looking helpless. Since the Song army entered the valley, the Khitan blocked twice, but they were both defeated and lost. When the Song army arrived at the city to arrange the formation, the Khitans in the city also went out of the city to attack once, and the army was almost annihilated.

Lingqiu is located in the middle of the mountains, it is surrounded by the Song army, and the Khitan does not even have the strength to rescue. Fight, can't fight, defend, can't defend, the Khitan defenders in Lingqiu have no way at all.

Looking at the arranged artillery, Hao Zhi said: "Tai Lieutenant, Lingqiu City is not big, and it seems that the Khitan people have not renovated it for ten years. When the artillery is arranged, it is estimated that it will only take a few guns to collapse. At that time, the city could be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

Jia Kui nodded: "We have a hard road ahead, and now it seems that the battle is not too difficult." The Khitans were too careless and did not strengthen their defense against Lingqiu Dao. After breaking through Lingqiu, it is really not easy to go to Flying Fox or all the way to the mountains. ”

Hao Zhen sighed: "Now it seems that the most difficult part of our journey is walking." The mountain roads are rugged and winding, and you can only carry horses on your shoulders. After passing the Lingqiu, the distance from the rear was farther away, and it was not easy at that time. ”

Jia Kui nodded: "In the mountains, it is not suitable for arranging heavy troops. Even if it is transported from Daizhou, the distance is too far. The most important thing for us now is to overcome all difficulties and capture the flying fox as soon as possible. There is a road to Yizhou, as long as you get out of the mountain, everything is easy. There is a railway on Hebei Road, where there is no shortage of materials, and no number of troops can support it. ”

Hao Zhi said: "If you occupy the flying fox, you can threaten Yizhou and flank the back of the Khitan." Taiwei, it was different at that time, I am afraid that the Khitans will not be so careless. The official document of the cardinal government said that the Khitan army might be concentrated in Yizhou, how could there be such a flaw? ”

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