As more and more people and horses of the Liao army arrived on the battlefield, the Liao people became more and more emboldened, and there would often be small groups of cavalry howling and flying horses rushing towards the Song army's phalanx, suddenly turning away when they reached the range of the Song army's bows and arrows, and occasionally throwing feather arrows with their riding bows to constantly disturb their opponents.

Xia Xingmei came to the front of the formation, tried her best to straighten up and observe the formation that the Song army had stopped moving, and couldn't help frowning.

When marching, Li Buqi can let the troops distance and pretend to be outnumbered, but in the face of the threat of Liao cavalry, the infantry must be arranged in a tight formation, and the distance between each army formation has certain rules. Therefore, although Guo Kui ordered to light a lot of cigarette piles, the experienced veteran soldiers could still see the approximate strength at a glance.

Xia Xingmei only glanced at it and determined that the infantry of the Song army would not exceed 20,000, and the number of cavalry was probably between 3,000 and 5,000 according to the scouts, but there were still many vehicles in the ranks of the Song army, and I don't know how many people were hidden in them.

Xia Xingmei turned around and turned to the generals under his command and said, "It seems that Tanma is mistaken, the Song army has more than 30,000 people at most. Our army has 80,000 men at once, and if we can't win it in one go, then we won't have a place to put our faces. Eat these 30,000 people, and probably there will be few soldiers in Baozhou. If you open Baozhou, then it will be much more reassuring to fight south. This is the wine and meat that the Song people sent to us, and we must not let it go. ”

All the generals are gearing up, in their opinion, the Song army, which is mainly infantry, will be sent to death when they come out to fight in the field. They didn't have to wait for the infantry to arrive, and they could easily kill these 30,000 Song people with just their cavalry.

Xia Xingmei was about to arrange to surround the Song army, when suddenly a general said, "What are the Song people doing?" How did you pull all the carts to the front? Are they trying to stop our attack with carts? ”

Everyone looked up and saw a long cart driving out of the side of the Song army's infantry formation, blocking the front of the formation.

Xia Xingmei smiled and said, "It would be better if the Song people stayed on the spot. There was no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, and it only took a few days to hold on, and the Song army collapsed without a fight. ”

The Yelu sorcerer, who had just suffered a loss, hurriedly reminded: "These cars of the Song people are very strange, and there seem to be a lot of crossbowmen hidden in them. ”

A general laughed: "We just surround without fighting." Just wait for the Song people to come out from behind the car wall. ”

The generals of the Liao army all thought so, so they all laughed. Xia Xingmei was not in a hurry to arrange the encirclement of the Song army, and said happily: "Send someone closer and see what Song is going to do." ”

Not long after the order was handed down, someone came running quickly and reported: "Report! The Song people began to retreat in the direction of Baozhou! ”

"What?" Xia Xingmei first had a strange expression, and then laughed: "Most of the Song people are infantry, and they can live longer whether they are fighting or camping on the spot. But if you want to withdraw to Baozhou in front of tens of thousands of iron horsemen, you are looking for death, right? I don't know who is commanding these Song troops, is it Guo Kui or Li Buqi? It seems that these two people are also in vain. ”

The Yelu sorcerer was still shocked, and in order to defend himself, he hurriedly said: "The Song people may be strange in doing this. For example, the Song people's baggage should have been the easiest to beat, but who knows......"

Someone immediately ridiculed him: "Hehe, this little trick of the Song people can only deceive you like this." ”

The sorcerer had already been ridiculed by several people one after another, and he couldn't help but be angry, so he shut his mouth and made up his mind to stand by.

Xia Xingmei immediately dispatched troops: "King Kong Nu, you take Li Shan and A Zhehei to block the Song people with 12,000 cavalry, don't let them escape." But let them go out of the way first, and don't drive the Song people together, understand? ”

As soon as King Kong Nu's eyes rolled, he understood Xia Xingmei's plan, and immediately said: "Don't worry, the end will understand." ”

Then Xia Xingmei said to Manjushri Nu and the others: "Manjushri Nu, Hu Lihei, you each take your headquarters to attack the rear team of the Song people from the left and right flanks, drag them down, and pull the distance between the rear team of the Song people and the front team. ”

After the two received the order, Xia Xingmei said: "Okay, the others listen to my command, once the Song people's actions are out of touch, they will follow my orders to rush up at full speed and tear the opening." ”

The generals of the Liao Kingdom immediately agreed.

At this time, Li Buqi stood on horseback, put the monoclot in front of his eyes, and carefully checked the situation of the Liao people. When he put down the binoculars, Guo Kui asked, "What do you see on the patrol?" ”

Li Buqi said: "There is no movement from the Liao people. But I dare say that the Liao people will not give up our piece of fat to the mouth. It's just that I don't know how the Liao people are going to eat us. ”

Guo Kui said: "Yes. If I were from Liao, I wouldn't have watched tens of thousands of horses easily return to Baozhou. Speaking of this, he changed his words, and reminded Li Buqi a little unceremoniously: "But patrolling the border, as soon as the Liao people move, naturally someone will report it, and the patrol doesn't have to be like this, oh, everything must be done personally." ”

Li Buqi knew that Guo Kui meant that he was actually so unstable that the soldiers would think that they were cowardly when they saw it, which caused the instability of the army. But he smiled and said: "The Hebei Forbidden Army has not fought a major battle for more than 40 years, and I am afraid that the people below will not be able to judge some things." And it's the first time I've participated in commanding such a large-scale campaign, so I naturally need to watch more so that I can learn more. ”

Before the words fell, the lookout post on the lookout car shouted: "The Liao people have moved!" There's a detachment headed south! ”

Li Buqi hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked at it, and it took a long time to put the telescope down, sit back in the saddle, and said to Guo Kui and several generals: "The Liao people seem to be planning to surround us. ”

The faces of the two generals were very ugly, and Guo Kui immediately said: "Okay, as long as the Liao people want to keep us, they can't avoid it anymore." Now it is no longer us who seek war, but the Liao people have to fight. Patrolling the border is really a clever calculation. ”

Li Buqi also saw the worried looks on the faces of several generals, and hurriedly cheered up: "Now it seems that the Liao people are several times our army, but analyzing the battle examples of fighting with the Liao people after the founding of the country, as long as our army is in a strict formation, even if the enemy is outnumbered, the Liao people are helpless." Now we are only a little more than 10 kilometers away from Baozhou, and as long as we can maintain the formation as we train on a daily basis, nothing will stop us. All you have to do is attack forward, guard your wings, and give your backs to you. In the next to ensure that your back is worry-free. ”

Speaking of this, his face turned pale again: "But the ugly words are also said in front, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death and do not fight forward, don't think that the knife deployed by a certain and Guo is not sharp." ”

Guo Kui also said: "Don't stop the art of war from returning to the division." Now the Liao people have committed the taboo of the art of war, as long as the sons and daughters fight together, they are not afraid that they will not be able to return to Baozhou. It's just that I'm afraid that someone will see the Liao people surrounded on all sides, lose their courage, and mess with our army's heart. You should return to the headquarters as soon as possible, carefully supervise the battle, and if there is a violation of military discipline, you will not be spared. ”

The lieutenant general hurriedly received the order. Guo Kui hugged his fist to Li Buqi and said: "Li patrols the border, and the subordinate will go to the front to command, and the people after the break will be handed over to the patrol." ”

Li Bu returned the salute and said, "Guo Deployment just wave the army forward." I'll leave it to so-and-so later. Then he ordered the flag bearer, saying, "Raise the flag of so-and-so!" ”

The flag officer immediately shook off the flag, and a blood-red flag was on the one-foot-high flagpole, with the word "Li" written on it. This is the general's life flag, where the flag is, it shows where the person is.

Guo Kui was infected by Li Buqi's arrogance, and also ordered people to hold high his life flag and go to the forward direction, along the way his own soldiers shouted along the way: "All the soldiers are fighting forward, and there is Li Patrol behind them!" ”

Li Buqi is a celebrity, it is said that he is a fairy-like character, and they all say that he is very capable of fighting, after there is such a person, what is there to worry about? Such a big man dares to cut off the queen in person, what else does the little soldier have to say?

Many Song Jun, who had a twist in their legs and stomachs because of the first time they went into battle, suddenly felt more courageous when they heard the shouts of their own soldiers. Seeing the two flags echoing each other one after the other, the Song army cheered and thundered.

Li Buqi said it arrogantly, but in fact, he was beating the drum in his heart.

After coming to Baozhou, he called Guo Kui to repeatedly deduce the possible actions of the Liao army, and formulated this plan to lure the enemy in view of the Liao army's consistent combat characteristics of avoiding the real and attacking the weak. The plan is good, and now it seems that the Liao people have indeed taken the bait. However, the outcome of this plan depends on whether the more than 20,000 forbidden troops in Baozhou have the determination and confidence to fight to the end.

The Hebei Forbidden Army has not fought a major battle for more than 40 years, and since the Baozhou Mutiny a few years ago, the officers have not dared to strictly discipline their subordinates, and the signs of lax military discipline are becoming more and more serious. Moreover, the emperors and civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty have always let "the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals", and the soldiers and generals are not familiar with each other, and it is difficult to ensure that there will be no trouble in the war. Li Buqi is really afraid that he doesn't know which soldier will shout "defeated" in his voice, causing a rout. So he had to raise his life flag and show his determination to live and die with everyone to boost morale. As for how this battle will end up, we can only wait and see.