Chapter 48 The Might of the Imperial Army [Second Update]
The next situation was as expected by Li Congjing and Du Qianshu, the Khitan camp did not send soldiers and horses to attack the Lulong camp for a whole day, although the other side also had many cavalry out of the camp to line up, but the generals of Lu Long saw clearly, those Khitan cavalry who were waiting for the camp had no intention of taking the initiative to attack, but it was just used to cover the Khitan soldiers to strengthen the camp and further strengthen the camp defense. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Since the Lu Long army went north from Yikun Prefecture, the 50,000 troops of Raozhou went south with several times the strength of the force, but after suffering defeats one after another, they took a defensive position in just a few days.
In the Lulong military camp, when Li Congjing beat the drums again to gather the generals and hold a military meeting, the generals of Lulong who rushed to the scene were all full of spring breeze and looked excited, and as soon as they entered the tent, they kept laughing at Yelu and the enemy, and Xu Daring shook his head and said: "I made a limerick poem, you all listen to it: the grass is on the slope of ten thousand horses, and the enemy of Yelu comes to compare, His Royal Highness skillfully makes a trick, and the army of 50,000 becomes the eighth king, hahahaha......"
When the generals heard this, they all raised their heads and laughed.
"Okay, you're a little bold, you are Zhang Fei's embroidery, and you are also showing off your literary talents, I heard that Yelu Enemy Lie likes to compose poems, I really should ask you to compare with him!" Li Yanchao laughed and scolded.
Xu Daring also kicked his nose in the face, "Don't say it, marshal, when the army breaks through the barbarian camp and captures Yelu Enemy Lie alive, the last general really wants to compare with him, so we are also scholars who have entered the Yanwu Academy!" ”
The words made the generals in the tent laugh even more.
Xu Jing ran over and slapped Xu Daring on the head, "In front of His Royal Highness and Mr. Du, I feel ashamed for you, hurry up and cool off!" ”
Xu Daring kicked Xu Jing back, and said with his nostrils facing the sky: "Mr. Du's name is Qianshu, then we must not be able to compare, but you are like this, there are three more, Lao Tzu will fight with you for three days and three nights without blinking an eye, believe it or not." ”
"Fuck you, don't blink for three days and three nights, won't your eyes be sour?" Xu Jing laughed and scolded.
Li Congjing was very relieved to see that the morale of the generals was high and the military spirit was so available, "Okay, everyone take a seat." ”
Seeing Li Congjing speak, the generals immediately stopped making trouble and sat down in a proper manner.
"As expected, the Khitan army did not launch any offensive all day, but only buried itself in strengthening the camp, what should the army do next, what do you think?" Li Congjing's words got to the point, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately became serious.
"The reason why the Khitan army did not attack was because they had no courage to attack, our army came from afar, but it was not possible to waste it with them, according to the opinion of the last general, the Khitan army was defeated one after another, and its morale was already very low, and it was evident that they did not dare to attack today. At this time, it is time for our army to seize the opportunity and take the initiative to seek war! Li Yanchao took the lead in saying.
Li Yanrao was calmer and expressed his concerns, "It is true that the Khitan army did not organize an offensive for a day, and it is also true that the whole battalion is strengthening its defense, but it is debatable to say that the Khitan army has no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit at this time. Jerod's weakness today is not his intention to lure me into attacking? ”
Xu Daring grinned: "The general is too worried. No matter what kind of thoughts Yelu Enemy Lie has, it is a fact that the Khitan edge has been lost, and no matter whether his army's spirit is loose or not, it cannot be compared with our army. Our army has won great victories day after day, its morale is high, and after today's rest, it is the time to gather momentum and prepare for attack. Take a step back and say, if you want to know whether the Khitan army is really weak or fake weak, don't you know if you hit him? ”
Xu Jing is also the main battle faction, "Our army has won consecutive victories, and the Khitan has lost consecutive losses, this is a promising time, if our army does not attack for a long time, it is inevitable that the barbarians will look down on us and others, and they will covet it in their lives." Moreover, if you win on the battlefield, it is enough to have seven or eight points of certainty, but it is too rare to be very sure. ”
The generals spoke one after another, and Li Congjing didn't comment early, just listened quietly.
After a long time, Li Congjing tilted his head and asked Du Qianshu, "What do you think?" ”
Du Qianshu's answer was simple, "Fight!" ”
Li Congjing smiled.
Even a person like Du Qianshu, who is cautious and rarely decisive, has such a decisive answer, which shows how optimistic the prospects of this battle are.
As a result, from the next day, Lu Long's army began to attack the Raozhou army.
On the first day of the battle, Raozhou cavalry lined up outside the camp and fought with Lu Long's army.
The Raozhou army was half of the cavalry, and although the vanguard ten thousand cavalry lost seven, seven, eight, or eight, the number of cavalry was still more than that of Lu Longjun. It's just that the Raozhou army has the advantage of cavalry, but it can't give full play, because on the one hand, the Lu Long army occupies a favorable position, so that the Khitan cavalry can not be fully deployed, and it is even more impossible to hope to cut off the back road of the Lu Long infantry army, on the other hand, the Lu Long army did not pour out, the Lu Long horse army closely guarded the two wings of the infantry army, and the strength was very surplus, and the Khitan elite cavalry could not threaten the infantry army at all.
The troops of the two armies that did not fight, except for guarding the camp, the rest of the troops were plundering for their comrades.
The fighting was fierce on that day.
Before noon, whether it was infantry or cavalry, the two sides were roughly evenly matched.
However, as soon as noon passed, Lu Longbu's army began to exert its strength, and its fierce side was also reflected, and all departments continued to advance. Not to mention that Lu Longbu is all brave, they are all fierce men polished by years of bloody battles, just the method of battle and sergeant equipment, Lu Longjun has to surpass the Raozhou army.
By the afternoon, the Khitan army began to retreat one after another, and Lu Long's army was unforgiving, and all units stepped up their offensive under the order of war drums, and gradually became a momentum of rapid advance. Among them, the performance of the headquarters army led by Xu Daring was the most outstanding, and its troops protruded into the Khitan army formation and marched wildly, killing the Khitan army flag and the formation was in chaos.
Li Congjing commented on Xu Daring: "Frustrating the enemy and breaking the formation, like entering a no-man's land, defeating the general and seizing the momentum, just like probing for things, Xu Daring is really a tiger general!" ”
At the same time, the headquarters of the horse army led by Xu Jing launched a counter-charge to the Khitan cavalry on the left flank, Li Congjing and others who watched from the height of the camp, only to see the horse army turned like a whirlpool, and the cavalry rushed in, killed the enemy, staggered the formation, turned around, and then forged ahead, moving like flowing water, coming and going, the more the battle and the thicker and stronger the water flow, there was a yin and yang alternately, breeding each other, the Khitan army that fought directly was overstretched, overwhelmed, almost confused, which also caused Li Congjing to admire, said left and right: "Advance and retreat alternately like yin and yang, The formation is like a hurricane passing through the post, and the view makes people feel like bathing in the wind, and Xu Jing is deeply aware of the way of riding and fighting! ”
Xu Jing's department and Xu Daring's department echoed each other's momentum, taking the lead in opening a gap for the whole army to break through the enemy formation, and under the leadership of his two departments, Lu Long's army was offensive, like a wild horse that had escaped, and could no longer be resisted and shaken.
By dusk, Lu Long's army had almost broken the defensive position of the Khitan army formation, and even though Yelu had remedied the enemy many times, the Khitan army formation was unsustainable, and it was about to be completely defeated.
At this moment, the sound of golden gongs in the Khitan military camp sounded loudly, and Yelu Enemy Lie finally ordered the troops to be withdrawn, and then many fresh troops rushed out of the camp to cover the retreat of the army.
Li Congjing glanced at the sky, twilight was approaching, so he just clenched his thoughts and accepted it when he saw it.
Xu Daring, who had been fighting for a day, stepped on the corpse of the Khitan dead, lost his shield and knife, and yelled at the general's chest. Under the sunset, the sound of the fierce general made time seem to pause.
On the other side, Xu Jing rode a horse and galloped back and forth in front of the Lulongma army, raising his arms and shouting, and then the soldiers of the Lulongma army shouted in unison at the back of the retreating Khitan defeated soldiers: "The Tang army is mighty, the Tang army is mighty!" ”
Seeing this scene, Du Qianshu's mind soared, and he kept murmuring: "There are many talents, what a lot of talents!" ”
Li Congjing was also open-minded, and he smiled with relief, "My Tang Empire has always been short of talents, and the world of great competition provides an excellent stage for them to display their talents and show their style, what the Lone King wants to do is just to give them a chance to make a name for themselves and serve the country." With a long sigh of relief, his smile became more mellow, "The heroes are dazzling, and the country is also very lucky!" ”
Du Qianshu looked at Li Congjing, he would not forget who gave these heroes the opportunity to show their talents. Heroes are strong and captivating, but it is not easy for heroes to become heroes, not the losing side.
The strong physique and skillful combat skills of the Lulong soldiers are maintained by the daily big fish and meat, and the high morale and courage of the whole army of Lu Long and the courage to fight for the country are the result of the empire's kindness to them day after day......
Without these foundations, how can there be heroes?
And where can the above foundations be separated from the person in front of him, who has been sleeping, painstaking, and persevering for many years?
The victory of a war, the birth of a strong army, and the emergence of a group of famous generals, where can it be accidental? Behind it, there is countless and endless blood and sweat!
Du Qianshu looked at the young man in front of him who was calm and relaxed, and never publicized his own merits, and saw the wisp of white hair that still hadn't gone back to black in spring, and for some reason, his eyes suddenly moistened.
At this time, on the victorious battlefield, Lu Long's generals and soldiers were in full formation, singing the Tang Army song in unison.
The sunset melts gold, the dark clouds are combined, the blood stains on the battlefield are not dry, and the soldiers are dazzling in gold armor.
"China has been a strong country since ancient times, and China has always been a strong country! The old Qin army in Kansai, ten years of sweeping Liuhe! Han Wu Jing rode three million, and he swore not to return Loulan! Taizong opened up thousands of miles, and the Tang Dynasty was intimidating! ”
"Look at Bai Qi, he has destroyed more than one million enemies for the country, and he has no difficulty in fighting all his life! Look at Wei Huo, stepping through the grassland is like strolling, don't let the thieves and slaves dare to look south! Look at Xue Li, the general's three arrows set the Tianshan Mountain, and the heroic appearance is beautiful! ”
"The soldiers are the heroes in a hundred battles, and the horse leather shroud does not change its appearance! Protect the monarch and the people for the shield of the country, and fight the ministers for the spear of the country! ”
"Protect the monarch and the people, and don't fight the ministers! Who asks! Iron-clad! Who asks! Iron-clad! ”
"Autumn soldiers on the battlefield! Autumn soldiers on the battlefield! Protect the monarch and the people as the shield of the country! For the spear of the country, I can't fight the subordinates! ”
Tens of thousands of Tang Army armor soldiers, the sound shook the sky, like heavenly soldiers descending to earth.
The Khitan soldiers all changed their faces, looked at each other in panic, and were all frightened.