Li Congjing called Mo Li and Wang Pu to come, and naturally also notified Da Ming'an and Li Siping, but there was a time difference between him and Mo Li, Wang Pu and Da Ming'an and Li Siping before they arrived. Although this time is very short, for the three of them, a little time and a half may be able to achieve great results.

After Mo Li and Wang Pu heard the news that Yelu Abaoji led the Middle Route Army to the north, they didn't need Li Congjing to say much, they already realized the seriousness of the problem, of course, the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to solve it.

Regarding Li Congjing's analysis of Yelu Abaoji from the very beginning, he made up his mind that he would kill two birds with one stone and lure the Youzhou army to annihilate it in one fell swoop, Mo Li shook his head and put forward different opinions after a little silence.

He said: "According to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, Yelu Abao's move to the north was to change his route halfway, and before that, he led his army to the east for a long distance, which does not seem to be a deliberate detour. Since it was not intended to be a detour, it means that Yelu Abaoji did not plan to go north, so it is a bit loophole to say that Yelu Abaoji made up his mind at the beginning to lure the Youzhou army here and annihilate it in one fell swoop. According to my observation, Yelu Abaoji's move is more like a sudden change of mind on the way east—there should be some unexpected situation. And it was this unexpected situation that prompted him to postpone the attack on Xiande Mansion and listed the Youzhou Army as the number one target. ”

Mo Li's analysis is reasonable, Li Congjing pondered for a moment, thinking that the facts do not rule out this possibility, if this is the case, then the situation is undoubtedly more optimistic. However, at the moment, to distinguish what Yelu Abaoji's motive was, based on the information in front of him, it was undoubtedly insufficient, because the three of them only reserved this possibility and did not discuss it much.

"What is Yelu Abaoji's motive is related to the future, but there is only one hope to solve the current crisis and get out of the execution place of Yitai." Wang Pu turned the topic back to the moment and said.

Li Congjing, Wang Pu, and Mo Li glanced at each other and bowed slightly, each of them already knew that the other party knew where the premise of walking out of Yitai was.

There was already a ray of fish belly white on the horizon, and Chenxi cut the veil of night and broke free from the depths of darkness.

Da Ming'an and Li Siping also rushed over, and also learned the news of Yelu Abaoji's northward trip, but the reaction of the two was different from that of Li Congjing and others, Da Ming'an was surprised, deeply worried, and hesitated: "The reason why Shuangyang, Yitai, and Jiutong were chosen as the places where the army was assembled was because this place was backed by mountains, facing Fuzhou, and could overlook and conquer the entire territory of Fuyeo, so as to realize the strategic intention of restricting the Khitan army in Fuyu, and retreat into the mountains, thinking that it was a guerrilla. Now that the war is unfavorable, why don't you retreat and transfer to Shuzhou and Yanjie Mansion? ”

Li Congjing categorically rejected Da Ming'an's proposal and said solemnly: "The situation has changed suddenly, and the previous plan is no longer available. At this time, retreating into Shuzhou and Yanjie Mansion is tantamount to being trapped in a cage, not only unable to contain the Khitan Southern Route Army and support the southern battlefield, but also binding his hands and feet, so he is really in a cage by Yelu Abao, and guerrilla warfare has become a battle for trapped beasts, and it is no longer a good strategy to break the enemy. ”

"So what?"

"If you ask for a life, you can't retreat, you can only advance!" Li Congjing said, "For today's plan, we should break through the Khitan army in front of us and seek a glimmer of life!" ”

"Isn't that a headlong plunge into the heart of the Khitan army?!" Da Ming An was terrified.

"The Khitan army is gathering in front of me, and its military strength is several times that of mine, but because of this, only by breaking through head-on can it surprise Yelu Abaoji. If you retreat, with Yelu Abaoji's layout ability, you can't say that you have already laid a net of heaven and earth, just wait for you to enter the urn! If you advance, you may not be alive, but if you retreat, you will die! ”

Da Ming'an and Li Siping looked at each other and were speechless.

Mo Li added leisurely: "If you can really break through, it may break the layout of Yelu Abaoji." The three-way Khitan army, 200,000 soldiers and horses, speaking of strong soldiers and horses, and the military strength is several times stronger, which is its advantage, but it is also its disadvantage. Because they are numerous, but not in one place, once the layout is disrupted, it is easy to fall into disorder and chaos - even if this chaos is only for a short time, but when our coalition forces work together, it is possible to stir up the situation and regain the initiative. ”

"All in all, don't break it, don't stand it!"

Da Ming'an and Li Siping were silent for a long time, and Li Siping asked worriedly: "But how to break through the enemy and break through?" ”

"The hope of breaking through at the moment is first and foremost in Li Shaocheng." Li Congjing stood up, looked into the distance, looked over the eaves, and threw himself out of the city, "I have ordered Li Shaocheng that in today's battle, we must break the Khitan North Route Army before Yelu Abaoji arrives!" ”

The city was already busy, the supplies were loaded, the soldiers were out of camp, and the soldiers were running back and forth.

No matter what the outcome of Li Shaocheng's campaign in front of him is, the more than 10,000 troops left behind in Yitai must leave this place and move on to the next battlefield, where it has lost its strategic significance, so there is no need to stay longer.

It takes a certain amount of time to prepare for the 10,000-strong army to be mobilized, but fortunately, the Itai army was ready to fight at any time earlier, so after noon, the army had already assembled outside the city one after another.

Li Congjing and Da Ming'an, with their respective subordinates, walked out of the official office of Yitai City and hurried out of the city.

If Li Shaocheng is defeated, everyone needs to respond, if Li Shaocheng is victorious, everyone should converge and continue to fight, if the war is deadlocked, these more than 10,000 soldiers will be put into the battlefield as a new force to help Li Shaocheng win. In any case, the people will move forward.

The rangers who contacted the front-line army and the Iran-Taiwan garrison have been running back and forth between the two, passing on the latest news, and also allowing Li Congjing and others to keep abreast of the latest progress of the war at the front.

When he left the city at noon, Li Congjing got a military report that the front-line army had encountered the Khitan North Route Army.

That means that the battle on the front lines has begun. As a reserve, the army led by Li Congjing and Da Ming'an seemed to have nothing else to do at this moment except to pray for the smooth war.

Because what has to be done has been done before, and now is only when what has been done before will definitely produce results.

The winter days in Buyeo are extremely cold, the sky is cold and veiled, there is no sun, not even stratus clouds, and the gray sky is too high to distinguish. The mountains bow their eyebrows, the wilderness hangs their hands, the trees and weeds are relatively silent, the world is vast, and it is very quiet, this season, even the tired birds are gone.

Marching in such an environment, first of all, the atmosphere is covered with a layer of solemn color, the footsteps are rumbling, the horses' hooves are Dada, the armor collides, the war horses occasionally neigh, and the banner hunts in the cold wind, which is the trace of people, and now, it is called the Jin Ge Iron Horse.

Da Ming'an, who was in armor, felt that his body was a little heavy, and he looked up at the sky, feeling a little indescribably depressed. He knew where the oppression was coming from, but it was beyond his control, and he turned his head to look at the man his age who was riding his horse in front of him. The bright light armor is not very dazzling in the wilderness wrapped in cold colors, and it does not seem to be as dazzling as usual, but the immovable and strong steel in the iron armor is still like the ocean of the sea, which makes people perceive clearly.

Coughing lightly, Da Ming'an said a little unnaturally: "General Li, according to your speculation, can General Li Shaocheng win this battle?" ”

Li Congjing glanced back at Da Ming'an and said lightly, "Yes." ”

"Why?" The hesitation and hesitation in Da Ming's peace of mind still lingered, "Why can General Li be so sure?" ”

Li Congjing just smiled slightly.

Wang Puben on the side was watching this exotic scenery, although the scenery here is not fundamentally different from Lu Long, but he was still intoxicated, he even opened his arms, closed his eyes, still by the cold wind on his face, he did not wear armor, green robes, this posture looked chic and frivolous. Hearing this, he said to Da Ming'an: "If the prince is the envoy of the Lu Long Festival, there will also be such a trust." Trust your colleagues, but also trust yourself. ”

Da Ming'an lowered his head, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a moment, he raised his head and said meaningfully, "If that's the case, maybe I'll have such confidence." ”

However, the situation of the battle did not make a difference depending on whether the bystanders had self-confidence or not, and an hour later, a military report was sent back from the front: General Li Shaocheng gathered the strength of 100,000 soldiers of the 100 battle army, thought it was the vanguard, and attacked the enemy head-on.

Hearing his voice, if he saw the scene, everyone present, not to mention Li Congjing and Mo Li, that is, Da Ming'an and Li Siping, can be said to be battlefield generals, and they have a deep taste for war, how can they not know what Li Shaocheng's move means?

It was this understanding that made Da Ming'an and Li Siping feel uneasy, and Li Siping was even more worried, and couldn't help but say: "I have heard that the Hundred Battles Army is under the command of General Li, the elite of the elite, and it is a weapon for decisive victory on the battlefield." As the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade, shouldn't such a force be hammered after the fierce battle between the two armies, when the war is stalemate, and when you want to divide the victory and defeat? General Li Shaocheng is a victorious general, why did he make this mistake and use the Hundred Battles Army as the vanguard in the first place? ”

Li Siping's judgment undoubtedly has his merits, and in many cases, it can even be said to be a truth. However, Li Siping's words were a little unkind, which made the Youzhou army a little unhappy, Mo Li is still good, and he has never been a verbal dispute, but Wang Pu is straightforward and willful, and said coldly: "Your Excellency, don't you think that my Youzhou army is a hundred soldiers and does not understand the method of conquest?" ”

These words were even more unkind, Li Siping moved his lips, and finally said no more. He didn't dare to compete with Wang Pu, Daming'an's status was higher, and he was anxious about the situation, not to mention that the square inch was chaotic, at least his mood was unstable, and then he said loudly: "The Khitan North Route Army is close at hand, and Yelu Abaoji personally led 100,000 Middle Route Army has also come north, the two are far apart, but a hundred miles away, if General Li Shaocheng is unfavorable in this battle, and there is a slight delay, then our army will be encircled, there is no way to advance and retreat, there is no way to go to heaven, and it is only a matter of death, waiting for the butcher's knife to fall." General Li Shaocheng's battle is very important, so we can't wait to be cautious! ”

At this time, Da Ming'an clearly understood that the situation of the army was already extremely dangerous, such as crossing a single-plank bridge, but if there was a mistake, it would be a catastrophe.

The marching formation of more than 10,000 soldiers was orderly, and Li Congjing knew that he had to appease Da Ming'an's restless heart, so he said: "Why fight for a long time to attack this Khitan army?" With the army of a hundred battles as a spear, give it a head to drink, and you can break through the enemy formation in one go. There is no problem with Li Shaocheng's method of fighting. ”

This is a final word, and in normal times, it is enough to put an end to the debate, but not at the moment.

As the unique hope of ZTE in the Bohai Kingdom, Damingan has a great responsibility. Besides, the war is in the territory of the Bohai State, and the Bohai State has lost Fuzhou, the situation is extremely difficult for him, and it is true that he can no longer tolerate mistakes in his duty.

He looked at Li Congjing and said anxiously and seriously: "General Li, I have been fighting with the Khitan army in Fuzhou for several months, and I have a deep understanding of its combat strength. The Khitan thieves who invaded this time were strong in armament and fierce in combat, and to be honest, even the Bohai Navy, which had been tempered by the war in Liaodong, could not compare. How strong the defense of Fuzhou City was, and how well prepared I was for this battle, but in the face of the onslaught of the Khitan army, it was extremely difficult to deal with it, and even if General Li did not ask me to evacuate on his own initiative, I would not have been able to hold out for a few more days. Now that the Khitan military is in Fuzhou, the momentum is flourishing, and General Li must not underestimate the enemy! ”

The battle of Fuzhou made Damingan see the power of the Khitan army, and what he didn't tell Li Congjing was that if it weren't for the Youzhou army to help, he almost didn't believe that Bohai could still survive. The Khitan has been established for many years, the country is strong, and the military is particularly strong, the weight of which Daming'an did not think so before, but now he has experienced it himself, and he knows how terrifying it is.

No matter how he trained and strengthened the army in the Bohai Kingdom in the past two years, the gap in strength could not be changed temporarily.

He fully realized the strength of the enemy army, and also realized the gap between the Bohai Navy and the Khitan Army.

This was the source of his anxiety and uneasiness.

And the unfavorable situation undoubtedly made his anxiety and uneasiness more profound, so that now he is a little frightened and rumored.

This is the reality.

Li Congjing didn't say much, maybe he was too lazy to say much, or maybe he was disdainful of saying more.

At this time, even Wang Pu lost the interest in arguing with Da Ming'an.

Li Congjing, Mo Li, Wang Pu, every soldier and every strategist of the Youzhou Army is not ignorant of the strength of the Khitan army, on the contrary, they know better than Da Ming'an.

However, at this time, they were in danger.

In the face of danger, it does not depend on the state of mind. Instead, it depends on ability and confidence.

Youzhou's calm and relaxed, not only did not let Da Ming'an take a reassuring pill at this time, but made his anxiety even worse, he looked at Li Congjing almost pitifully, "General Li, it's still too late to change the front-line tactics now, you"

His concern and concern, scheming and planning, in exchange for not Li Congjing's relief, but Li Congjing's cold eyes.

"Shut up!" At this time, Li Congjing scolded unceremoniously.

Da Ming'an: ""

He was stunned, and looked at Li Siping, both of whom felt miserable.

In their apprehension, two hours later, the military report came back from the front.

The ranger dismounted, and reported to Li Congjing respectfully and calmly: "Report to the army commander, General Li Shaocheng personally led the hundred battle army and broke through the enemy's main formation head-on, and the Khitan army has been defeated!" ”

There was joy in the ranger's voice, but not excitement, as if for him, such a military situation was not something to be excited about, but just ordinary—as it should be.

Da Ming'an, Li Siping and others were stunned in surprise, Da Ming'an opened his mouth, stunned for a long time, his stiff expression gradually swayed, turning into ecstasy, if it wasn't for being on a horse, he almost danced with his hands, "This is great, this is really good!" ”

"General Li Shaocheng in this battle, why did the Chinese army break through and use an almost barbaric method of warfare?" Wang Pu sneered, "Because only in this way can we shorten the time of the war as much as possible, and gain time for the army to move forward!" ”

Da Ming'an and Li Siping suddenly felt embarrassed, except for praising Li Shaocheng for his courage and good fighting, Li Congjing knowing people and being good at his duties, and the talents of the hundred battle army, they couldn't say anything else.

Li Congjing laughed at Da Ming'an's compliments and did not entertain.

Wang Pu let out a cold snort from his nostrils, raised his chin and said, "You only know that the Khitan army is very strong, but you don't know how strong the Hundred Battles Army is. If it weren't for that, how would we dare to use a mere 30,000 soldiers to fight in the Bohai Sea, fight against Yelu Abaoji, and resist ten times the enemy? ”