Chapter 541: Battle of Wits and Courage
"After drinking this bowl of wine, we'll see you on the battlefield!" Xiao Pu took a sip of wine and sighed: "If we don't have our own masters, we may become New Year's friends!" ”
"I think too, with your General Xiao's ability, you will definitely be reused!" Zhao Gou nodded appreciatively and replied affirmatively: "General Xiao, I have a reluctant request!" ”
"Since it's a reluctant invitation, then there is no need to say it!" Xiao Pu interrupted Zhao Gou's words and said solemnly: "The handsome's heart, I, Xiao, have understood it, and I can't go against the ancestral system." ”
Zhao Gou nodded regretfully and said, "Since this is the case, then Zhao doesn't want to be strong!" Come, let's have another drink, and when we're done, we'll see you tomorrow on the battlefield, and then we'll be enemies! ”
"Good!" Xiao Pu said with a big smile, and then drank with Zhao Gou.
In fact, Zhao Gou wanted to persuade Xiao Puda to give up and continue to serve Liao, that is, to surrender. However, Xiao Puda had his own insistence, and he was unwilling to surrender even if he died in battle.
Zhao Gou respects Xiao Puda's choice, and he can understand his insistence. Although Xiao Puda is a Han Chinese, he is deeply favored by the emperor, and his ancestors have been loyal to Daliao for three generations. Even if he is belittled now, it is just helpless, and he can understand Xiao Puda's persistence.
At this moment, the two of them are not enemies, they are like friends who have not seen each other for many years, drinking and appreciating each other. Sometimes people don't get along with each other day and night to be friends, but only from their own deeds to find each other's skills, and sympathize with each other, never see each other but like confidants, this is the sigh of finding an opponent, as well as joy and joy.
After drinking, Zhao Gou and Xiao Puda both stood up in unison, then smashed the wine bowl and turned to leave.
Everyone was dumbfounded, they couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. It wasn't until everyone returned to the camp that they believed it was true.
"What do you mean, Dashuai?" Everyone looked at Zhao Gou curiously, they really couldn't figure it out, how could they still fight like this, if they didn't know that they met for the first time, they thought they were friends they hadn't seen for many years.
Zhao Gou said with a smile: "That's what you see, that's what it means!" ”
"What does that mean?"
"Because Xiao Pu has this qualification to beat this person, just because he attacked our army's camp at night, he can still retreat with his whole body, and no one under his command died, not even injured, which shows that this person's military talent is very outstanding and should be respected."
Zhao Gou sighed: "If he can serve the Great Song Dynasty, our army will be like a tiger!" It's a pity that he has his insistence and is helpless! ”
"General Guo, the two of you are also the guards of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, have you ever heard about him, and what are his shortcomings?"
Guo Zhimin nodded and said, "Xiao Pu beats this person can be said to be the most famous and mysterious among the guards of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, we have all heard of his deeds, but we have never seen this person." ”
"According to the news circulating among us, it is said that he never lived in the marshal's mansion, but ate and lived with the soldiers, and the marshal's mansion was just a place to work. Therefore, he was also respected by the soldiers, and as long as he gave the order, no one dared to object. ”
Wu Yong frowned and said, "So this person is invulnerable?" ”
"But I heard that the emperor of Liao did not trust him very much and repeatedly suppressed him. Even if he has made meritorious service, he has no share. Guo Zhiquan continued, "If it's a shortcoming, it's only this one, and the rest is really gone." ”
Zhao Gou sighed: "Then use the 'anti-intermediary plan'." ”
To be honest, Zhao Gou really didn't want such a talent to die in vain, but he didn't want to be obedient, so he could only do so. After all, the recovery of the Sixteen States is the most important thing.
The next day, the Song and Liao armies were in good formation, and Zhao Gou and Xiao Puda were the commanders, and both of them put on armor and went into battle.
Xiao Pu fought 10,000 troops, half of the cavalry, and archers, infantry, etc., put out a "car suspension array", this formation is a kind of cavalry formation, the army is lined up in multiple columns that do not push each other, it can also be said to be a wheel warfare method, as long as the front can not resist, immediately retreat, the rear and then forward, and so on, not only the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, but also allows the cavalry to have a good rest time, which can be said to be very practical.
Zhao Gou immediately put out the "Sharp Arrow Formation", this formation is to put the army in the shape of an all-arrow, that is to say, this is an attack array. The middle position is the coach, that is, the front, and next to it are brave generals with high combat effectiveness, such as: Gao Chong, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Lu Junyi and others.
Since the troops at the front are very dense, this formation is an assault formation, and the effect is the best. Because Xiao Pu's troops are limited, the formation can be said to be defensive, while Zhao Gou has more troops, so he will give full play to his strengths and make every effort to assault the Liao army.
The only drawback of this formation is that the defense is weak, it can be said that there is no defense, only one sentence, that is, attack, and then attack.
"Kill!"
"A pair of blows!"
Zhao Gou gave an order and ordered an attack, and Xiao Puda immediately asked people to go to meet the enemy. The big battle was about to break out, and everyone was gearing up to attack, while defending quickly.
Gao Zhong and others took the lead, they were brave generals, even if the cavalry was wearing heavy armor, they still couldn't resist the attack of Gao Zhong and others, the strength of the two Gao Zhong was too strong, and the cavalry was not an opponent at all.
"On the second team, a pair of retreats!" Xiao Puda stood on the chariot and saw that a pair was about to be breached, so he hurriedly waved the battle flag in his hand and signaled.
However, the second team was still difficult to resist the power of Gao Pet, and in the end, Xiao Puda directly changed the formation, and waved the battle flag in his hand, and then the formation changed, turning into a "square formation", leaving a gap, allowing the Song army to come in, and then surrounding the gap to form an encirclement trend.
Seeing that everyone was besieged, Zhao Gou immediately waved the battle flag, and also began to change the formation, turning into a "geese marching array", just like a wild goose, which could both defend and attack.
The two armies killed in the dark, blood sprinkled on the ground, the sound of fighting, the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of muffled humming, and after the Song army changed formations, the advantage of the Liao army came to naught and returned to the original place.
Then, Xiao Pu called Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and he did not panic when he retreated, and put out a "long snake formation" and retreated in an orderly manner.
Zhao Gou did not send troops to pursue, but also Mingjin collected his troops. In the first battle, the two armies fought equally. Due to the fact that the Liao army had more cavalry, the Song army had fewer cavalry, and the infantry was more, the number of deaths of the Song army was more than that of the Liao army.
Next, the Song and Liao armies fought again, and the result was the same. The Song army put on a position, and the Liao army would put on a corresponding formation, and then constantly changed formations in the foreign battles, so that neither army could take advantage of it.
After several battles, the Song army lost more than 5,000 people, and the Liao army also lost more than 2,000 people. There is still a big difference in the number of troops, which makes the Liao army a little worried.
If it's anything else, it's okay to say something, the only thing is that the Liao army has a disadvantage, and Xiao Puda is also impatient, he played several times in a row, but he didn't respond at all, like a stone sinking into the sea, which made them very distressed, and their brows were tightly locked, and they were silent.
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