Chapter 546: Attacking the Enemy Will Be Saved

The same mountains, the same autumn, the Western Regions and the western Liaoning are too different, the mountains of the Western Regions are tall, the 'color' tone is mainly gray, and the western Liaoning is mostly relatively short mountains, all over the mountains are golden.

A large cavalry marched slowly but surely along the mountain road leading from Yingzhou to the Horqin steppe, and their main general carefully released scouts and hounds on both sides of the hillside in front of the team.

The general who commanded this cavalry army was none other than Li Huaitang, the general of Ning Yuan.

The autumn wind blows the yellow leaves, and the fallen leaves are scattered among the mountains and fields with the wind, and the "color" tone is "fascinating", however, he has no intention of watching, and his attention is all in the dense mountain forest on the mountainside.

The mountains and forests are dense and quiet, and when you look at them from a distance, you always feel that there are countless demons and monsters hidden inside, as if they will appear at any time, pounce down condescendingly, and tear up and devour the people and horses passing by.

Li Huaitang raised his whip and pointed to the winding sheep intestine path in front of him and said to Feng Changqing beside him: "Isn't it strange that such a steep road can suddenly be neither guarded nor blocked?" ”

Feng Changqing was observing the terrain, and when he heard the words, he said suspiciously: "The general often says that if something is abnormal, it must be a demon." According to the generals, the Khitans have only two ways to deal with us, either to fortify or to set up an ambush. But it's really strange now, after walking for a long time, I still can't see their shadows. ”

An Bao 'Yu' couldn't help but express his opinion: "The Khitans are newly defeated, they are inexplicably afraid of us, the morale of the whole army is low, and it will only backfire to intercept us face-to-face." If I can be sudden, I would rather choose an unexpected place to set up an ambush, and the cavalry in the storm does not understand fear. ”

"Unexpected?" Li Huaitang looked at An Bao's 'jade' with interest.

An Bao 'Yu' nodded and continued: "The trees on both sides of the mountain road are dense, and the slopes are relatively gentle, so it is obviously an ambush terrain. But what can the ambusher think, and how can he who passes through this path be unsuspecting? At this point, he paused, looked at the end of the field of vision, and said thoughtlessly: "The scouts of the Eagle Rider are going faster and faster. ”

Li Huaitang looked suspiciously at An Bao's 'jade' line of sight, and suddenly realized, shocked and angry.

"Zhang Qiu, the herald, the Eagle Rider Scout slows down, searches carefully, and not a single ant can be spared!"

Zhang Qiu obeyed the order.

Victory is easy to breed pride, and pride is a hotbed for frivolity and carelessness, and successive victories are devouring the due caution of the soldiers. If even the scouts lose their vigilance, the day of defeat is not far away.

When they first entered the mountain road, the Eagle Cavalry Scouts were still able to work diligently, but as time went by, the expected Khitans still disappeared, and the soldiers began to relax. Obviously, the Khitan people have been timid, from Yuguan all the way here, hundreds of miles away, the Khitan people do not say that they are harassing along the way, and even Yingzhou is abandoned without a fight, and their fear of war can be seen. As a result, the scouts' pace began to quicken, and the inspection became more and more sloppy......

After being reminded of Anhu's 'jade', Li Huaitang realized that he had ignored the mentality of the soldiers, and if he allowed it to develop, he was afraid that he would be ambushed by the Khitans in the most unexpected place, as Anhug 'jade' pointed out!

At the northern end of the trail, on the highest boulder on the mountain, a hunter covered in animal skins stares into the distance.

After a long time, the hunter climbed down and said something to a waiting general, shaking his head as he spoke, his face full of disappointment.

The listener was even more disappointed, and his expression was grim.

"Damn Li Huaitang, be more careful than a rabbit!"

One of the generals standing beside him asked, "General, are we still ambushing?" ”

"Ambush a fart! He didn't take the bait, let the scout come first, and took the dog with him, and walked slower than a snail. Remove! ”

It didn't take long for countless cavalrymen to come out of the otherwise quiet mountain forest and head north, startling the nests of birds in the forest.

The screams of birds echo from mountain to mountain......

Sure enough, there was an ambush! But suddenly, the ambush was arranged at the northernmost end of the mountain road, that is, when Ning Yuan's iron cavalry was about to enter the Horqin grassland.

But suddenly abandon the scene of the ambush, and the traces of 10,000 horses passing by are thick. Li Huaitang secretly rejoiced. But it is not simple, defeat is not 'chaotic', and he has set a trap since the beginning of Yuguan, paralyzing the opponent with continuous retreat, and then launching a fatal blow to turn the tide when the opponent is expected to be the most careful. If it weren't for the careful and cautious hugging of 'jade', I'm afraid it would really be a 'yin' ditch to capsize.

Crossing the heavy mountains and hilly areas, the horizon suddenly opened up, and the endless prairie unfolded in front of Ning Yuan Tieqi's eyes.

The Horqin grassland is bounded by the Huzhen River, and to the west is where the tooth tent of the Khitan people is located, where the terrain is more complicated; Crossing the river to the east is the Horqin steppe, the terrain is flat, and it is the most important pastoral area of the Khitan people.

Li Huaitang stood on the horse heights and sighed: "The conditions here are much better than those in the Western Regions, and the water is abundant and the grass is beautiful. ”

Feng Changqing had no intention of admiring the grassland scenery, and asked the worry that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time: "Does the general really believe the information of the mysterious man?" In case ......"

Li Huaitang was arrogant: "If it weren't for him, the Tang army under the mountain would have been wiped out, and the Khitans would not have fled in defeat." No eventuality, the vast steppe is suitable for mobile warfare, and this land will witness who is the king of cavalry! ”

As soon as the words fell, the white 'jade' claws in the sky then sounded the alarm.

The enemy is ahead!

Pursue!

Ning Yuan's iron cavalry was murderous, and under the guidance of the white 'jade' claws in the sky, he methodically 'forced' to the opponent.

The Khitan people seem to be very shy, like a 'girl' who is passionately pursued, always hiding from each other.

After chasing hundreds of miles to the north, Ningyuan Tieqi suddenly gave up on the Khitans, waved his army eastward, and directly 'forced' the mountainous area of the 'junction' between the Songmo Prefecture and the Bohai Prefecture.

After receiving the scout's report, he suddenly panicked, and no longer had the heart to hide and seek, so he ordered the whole army to turn. On the Horqin grassland, the identity of the chaser quickly changed.

But suddenly he was restless and irritable, he suspected that there was a traitor inside, otherwise, how could Li Huaitang know his deployment? At the foot of Songshan, which borders with the Bohai Kingdom, there are tens of thousands of craftsmen he transferred from the Songmo Prefecture, most of whom are Han Chinese, mainly blacksmiths.

The Khitan means iron, implying that they will strike iron. In fact, they were able to master iron-smelting technology from the barbaric era when Ru 'Mao' drank blood to the far-sighted vision of their ancestors, and in the process of contact with the Han civilization, they knew the importance of ironware, or stole from Han craftsmen, or grabbed Han craftsmen as slaves, and gradually mastered iron-smelting technology.

Why do we want to rob Han craftsmen?

Because we need swords and horseshoes.

What do you want to do with your sword and your horse's shoe?

Rob the Han craftsman!

So, why don't we learn?

Because we're busy robbing Hanjiang!

This is a typical question and answer between father and son when the Khitan people have been passed down from generation to generation.

Iron smelting is the foundation of the Khitan people's self-reliance, their armor, the swords in their hands, and the horses exchanged with Zhuhu all need iron products, and the direction of Li Huaitang's direct attack is his weakness, if these craftsmen are lost, the Khitan people will return to the liberation overnight.

But he suddenly rode to the side and cursed Li Huaitang over and over again. In order to avoid the possible attack of the Uighur coalition forces from the north, he carefully arranged for all the craftsmen in the Songmo Governor's Mansion at the 'junction' with the Eastern Turks to move to the eastern steppe, and then he could safely go south to deal with the Tang army. Unexpectedly, Li Huaitang actually knew his death 'hole'. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon