Li Congjing felt comfortable in his heart, but he also knew that Li Yanrao and Xu Jing could have today's victory, because Lu Longjun defeated Kunzhou in one day, and today there were two small victories to lay the foundation, and the morale was strong to a certain extent. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When I arrived at Wanmapo, it was already dusk the next day, and Li Yanrao came to greet him. Although the situation of yesterday's battle has been mentioned in the battle report, after the meeting, Li Congjing still inquired about the details in detail, and when he talked about the thrilling points, he couldn't help but feel some emotion.

The pioneer camp was in good order, and after a day of renovation, the camp was largely restored to its original state, and the traces of the great battle had been almost removed, but from the faces of the soldiers, it was still possible to see the excitement left by the great war - the blood stains on the hillside had not yet had time to be removed, and the corpses of the Khitan dead were dug and buried on the side of the hillside.

Because it was a vanguard operation, there was no intention of capturing the enemy, and what was sought in yesterday's battle was the number of kills and wounds, Li Congjing did not go to see the burial pit, but he could also imagine what thousands of corpses looked like in several large pits.

A lot of horses were captured - this greatly improved the mobility of Lu Longjun, after all, although the foot soldiers may not be so skilled in riding and archery, it is not a problem to ride most of the horses as a frontier boy.

Next, we have to face the main army of Raozhou led by Yelu Enemy, thanks to the victory of the vanguard battle, the gap between the soldiers and horses of the Lulong Army and the Raozhou Army has narrowed a lot, although the Raozhou Army is still twice as large as the Lulong Army, but even if this number is a frontal battle, the Lulong Army is not afraid to compete with it, not to mention that the army is still geographically advantageous.

It is worth mentioning that when Li Congjing arrived at Wanmapo, Yelu Dilie also arrived, and the arrival time of the two armies was almost in equal order. Due to the fact that it was almost dusk, neither Li Congjing nor Yelu Dilie had any intention of immediately starting a decisive battle with the other party, and the two sides camped separately.

There is also a special approach to camping, and for the moment, the emphasis is on two words: location.

It is true that the Lu Long Army occupies the favorable terrain of Wanmapo, but this does not mean that the Raozhou Army does not have the need to fight for geographical advantages, on the contrary, it is precisely because of the geographical disadvantage that the Raozhou Army has more need to fight for the terrain.

The Raozhou army should limit the expansion of the geographical advantage of the Lu Long army, so as to have enough space to maneuver when the Lu Long army launches an offensive, or when its own side launches an offensive. The most direct manifestation is to push the control area of the camp up the hillside, and control the vital positions of the two wings at the same time.

Lu Longjun also had to ensure his own turning space, and also to compete for the favorable terrain on both flanks, and strive to control all the favorable terrain of Wanmapo in his own hands.

The contradictions between the two sides could not be reconciled, no one was willing to make concessions, and negotiations could not be negotiated.

Cavalry from both sides were fought, and the battle was fought in the transition zone between the front slope and the flat slope, as well as in the critical terrain on both flanks.

The two armies went back and forth, fighting for a while, and the scene was very lively.

But in fact, neither army let go of their hands and feet to fight, so neither side achieved much success.

There are two reasons for this: first, the foot soldiers have to build a camp and cannot participate in the battle; Second, it was getting dark, and the battle could not last.

It's not that the foot soldiers can't participate in the battle, but once the camp is not built in time, the safety of the army at night will not be guaranteed, and no one can guarantee that the other side will not have bad ideas; It's not that it can't continue to fight after dark, but in the dark night, there are dangers, and no one dares to rashly put the lives of the whole army on the line, to bet that the other party has no tricks.

So in this battle for terrain, in the final analysis, it is Li Congjing and Yelu who are enemies, and no one is used to anyone. It's like two children having a few candies in front of them, and whoever can get a few must always try each other's strength and determination first.

Of course, militarily, this is a battle for "momentum", Yelu Enemy Lie needs to fight to revive the morale of the Raozhou army, and Li Congjing needs to maintain the invincible spirit of the Lu Long army.

The result of the battle was a tacit agreement between the two sides to give up one step at a time. Yelu Enemy Lie originally wanted to build a camp in the transition between the hillside and the flat land to limit the momentum of the Lulongma army's charge, but now he could only abandon this idea and obediently retreat to leave a large open space; Li Congjing originally wanted to build a camp for the front army on the flat ground in front of the hillside to create innate favorable conditions for the attack of the infantry cavalry, but now he also gave up this idea and could only camp on the hillside.

In this way, the transition zone between the hillside and the flat land, the land of ten miles, is effectively vacated, and this place serves as a buffer zone for both sides, which neither can occupy, and neither allows the other to occupy it.

The rangers of the two armies patrol back and forth here, like wandering spirits, and if anyone looks at someone who is not pleasing to the eye, and if they feel that the other party has crossed the line and does not agree with each other, they will also take out their bows and arrows to shoot at each other. The one who took the initiative was arrogant, but the one who was provoked by the enemy would not be good-tempered, so he immediately shot back with a backhand arrow, so the sparks were rubbed out. In addition, the terrain here is quite vast, which is suitable for both sides to practice, so from time to time, you can see several horses galloping in the same direction from dozens of steps, and constantly bending bows and arrows to greet each other on the horse.

At this time, the two sides of the contradiction are competing for riding and archery skills.

Those who suffer losses can only consider themselves unlucky, and those who win cannot take advantage of the victory to pursue.

But those who suffer losses always have comrades, so they call the skilled ones in the comrades to call for battle and provoke the other party, and the natural pride of victory will not be afraid of you, so as not to come out to fight again.

Later, this ten-mile transition zone turned out to be a place where the brave men of the two armies competed with each other.

Although the number of people fighting is small, the scene is small, but it is also terrifying, and in terms of individual skill and tension, it is actually better than the battle formation.

As the battle intensified, the level of the brave men on both sides became higher and higher, after all, the level of generals in the army in this era is often proportional to the degree of personal bravery.

The commander saw that his capital had suffered a loss, so he had to find a place for him, and if his own capital was killed, he would have to take revenge; Du Yu waited to see that the commander had suffered a loss, and he also had to go to the battle; When the commander saw that Du Yuhou was shot off the horse, he also had to save face.

At this time, the struggle is no longer a struggle of individual will, but a matter of morale of the whole army.

Not to mention that the most important thing in the battle is strategy, in fact, the two armies in this era face each other, and many times the victory depends on a blood spirit.

When Li Yanchao shouted that he was going to cut the opponent's captain through the throat with an arrow, and all the generals were willing to sweep the battle for it, Li Congjing knew that it would be his turn to fight with Yelu Enemy Lie in front of the battle.

Li Yanchao wanted to fight, Li Congjing didn't agree, the other party was very puzzled, saying that the general's courage was that he couldn't be cowardly, Li Congjing smiled and said: "If Yelu is calling for battle at the bottom of the slope, you may be able to fight with one, in addition, the rest of the generations are all pigs and dogs, and I can work my General Li to go out?" ”

Li Yanchao was teased, a little blushing, although he was unbearable, he hoped to fight with the Khitan bravely, but seeing Li Congjing's eyebrows, it was clearly undoubted, and he could only press his temperament.

Here, Li Yanchao was patient, but the Khitan captain was unforgiving, scolding endlessly at the bottom of the mountain, degrading Lu Longjun to worthlessness between words, and even pointing to his name to challenge Li Yanchao, now Li Yanchao couldn't help it, and he was about to go into battle with the horse lance.

Li Congjing glanced at the sky, it was pitch black outside the tent, and it was not yet a child.

"Let Li Yanrao go." Li Congjing said suddenly.

Li Yanchao was stunned for a while, "Your Highness, this ...... Why is that? ”

In terms of martial arts, although Li Yanrao is also a master in Lu Long's army, he is still inferior to Li Yanchao.

Li Congjing didn't explain, called Li Yanrao over, whispered in his ear, and then let the other party go.

Then, Li Congjing asked again: "Where is Xu Jing?" ”

"The last general!" Xu Jing came out of the queue in response.

Li Congjing also whispered in his ear. This situation made all the generals in the tent stunned. Xu Jing was not as good as Li Yanrao City, but he couldn't control his expression, and when he retreated with his fists, his face showed a dignified look, which made the generals even more confused.

"Your Highness......" Li Yanchao wanted to ask why.

Li Congjing waved his hand, "Don't be impatient." ”

Not long after, Li Yanrao came back, but he was defeated and returned, only for a while, he reported his name, and the enemy fought for a while, and was accidentally shot by an arrow from the other party, so he could only pull out his horse and retreat, and was chased by the other party and shot another arrow, fortunately, the armor was thick, but he was not injured.

Although Li Yanrao returned from defeat, there was no discouragement on his face, he leaned in front of Li Congjing, whispered for a while, and then returned to his seat in a proper manner.

The Khitan soldiers under the mountain laughed loudly together, and the voice came with a sense of complacency, which made all the generals in the tent grit their teeth, and they all wanted to go into battle to kill the other party's majesty.

All generals are like this, you can imagine the mood of ordinary soldiers.

Li Yanchao was ashamed and annoyed, and couldn't help it, so he got up and said, "Your Highness, let's let the last general go!" ”

Unexpectedly, this time Li Congjing agreed very simply, and then asked Li Yanchao to come over with his ear and explain in detail, "Remember, only victory, not defeat." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, the last general will definitely take back the head of that barbarian thief!" Li Yanchao was high-spirited and strode out of the account.

After Li Yanchao left, Li Congjing fell into deep thought again. After some time, Xu Jing returned to the account, but he was quite anxious, he walked quickly to Li Congjing and said six words: "As His Highness expected!" ”

Li Congjing bowed slightly, stood up, and suddenly shouted: "The generals listen to the order!" ”

Unexpectedly, Li Congjing suddenly had such a change, and all of them looked upright, and they all got up and hugged their fists, "The last general will listen to the order!" ”