Chapter 530: It's all about buying time
Li Yuanhao's army of 8,000 soon caught up with the Mongol army, after all, the army of hundreds of thousands marched, and if it wanted to go fast, it would never be too fast. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Knowing that the rear team was attacked, Mu Tuo was stunned at first and frowned, but when he learned that it was the army of Western Xia and that there were only 8,000 people, he said a word contemptuously. "The army goes on, leaving 20,000 men behind, and destroy them!"
Subsequently, Mutuo's army continued to advance, and Li Yuanhao was stopped by an army of 20,000 and fought hard to assault, but the Mongol cavalry was not weaker than the soldiers of Western Xia, so although Li Yuanhao tried his best, it was still difficult to break through.
Looking at the Mongolian army that was getting farther and farther away, Li Yuanhao gritted his teeth angrily.
"Tuoba Hong, are there any of our soldiers around?" Li Yuanhao pulled Tuoba Hong beside him and asked eagerly.
Li Yuanhao knew that it would be too difficult to break through with this little person alone, and if there were no reinforcements to help, then he would have to evacuate immediately, and then take a detour to continue to harass the Mongol army.
After Tuoba Hong heard Li Yuanhao's inquiry, he replied. "This, our soldiers, the surrounding ones have all gathered, and as for the far ones, I don't know where they are."
"You take a few people to the surrounding area to give orders, all the Western Xia armies, an all-out attack, harassing the Mongol army. We must do our best to slow down the Mongol army to Gaochang. Li Yuanhao gave an order to Tuoba Hong.
Tuoba Hong then evacuated with some men and went to the surrounding area to find the rest of the Western Xia soldiers.
"Brothers, don't entangle with them, break through on both sides, bypass, and attack the Mongol army." After Tuoba Hong left, Li Yuanhao issued a new order.
Subsequently, the Western Xia army did not fight to the death with the Mongol army in a frontal assault, but kept wandering, dragging left and right, trying to bypass the Mongol army.
The news that the Western Xia army had appeared and had entered into a death struggle with the Mongol army soon spread to the city of Gaochang.
This made Xiao Ta Buyan breathe a sigh of relief, she made the right bet. But after breathing a sigh of relief, her face was not full of joy.
The bet on the enemy was right, but it was impossible for the Western Xia army to intercept the Mongols with Ben, and she knew this in her heart.
What she is looking forward to is that Zhao Shuo's army can also appear immediately, so that Xiliao will be saved.
But whether this idea can appear or not, Xiao Ta is also bottomless in his heart.
"Queen Mother, should we send some people out to join the Xia army, harass the Mongolian army, and delay their advance." Prime Minister Xiao Tianyan made a suggestion at this time.
"No, our army is all going to be used to defend the city." Xiao Ta Buyan gave an opposing reply to Xiao Tianyan's proposed policy. "Inform the whole army and do our best to collect rolling wood and stones and other equipment to defend the city, this is our last chance, the city is in the people, and the city is dead."
After hearing Xiao Ta's words, Xiao Tianyan did not speak, while Xiao Chong and Xiao Chu saluted respectfully, and then went down to implement the strategy.
Xiao Ta did not control Xiliao for a few days, but it made Xiliao show a different scene, which Xiao Tianyan did not expect.
He was originally worried that after Yelu Dashi left, Xiao Ta would not be able to hold on, and Xiliao would be destroyed like this. But now it seems that he has thought a little too much.
"Prime Minister, did you say that King Song would appear?" Xiao Ta didn't smoke at this time and asked Xiao Tianyan.
Xiao Tianyan, who was originally contemplative, was stunned for a moment after listening to Xiao Ta's words, and then pondered for a long time before he said. "The King of Song has always been elusive in the use of troops, but the time from the time he agreed to send troops to the present is too tight, and in such a short period of time, it is too difficult to reach the land of my Daliao from the control area of the King of Song. Also, even if King Song's army set off, the problem of grain and grass is still a big problem. They have no food, and it is also a question of how long the 300,000 army can hold out against the 500,000 Mongol army. If the army of the King of Song is defeated, then I will have no chance at all. ”
Xiao Tianyan didn't answer Xiao Ta directly, because he didn't know how to answer, but he gave an analysis, which was the only thing he could do.
Xiao Ta pondered for a while, and then said. "Could it be that my Da Liao is really going to die?"
Xiao Tianyan sighed slightly, and then said. "It's man-made, we've done our best, and the rest depends on God's arrangement."
Xiao Tianyan said this, there is no way. Zhao Shuo's army entered the territory of Western Xia and then disappeared. And the intelligence system of Western Liao, which has not been detected in the first place, has a large force of troops entering the territory of Western Liao, which is what Xiao Tianyan is most worried about and what he is most unwilling to hear.
An army of 300,000 people, even if they are dressed in disguise, it is impossible for so many people not to be noticed. The intelligence system of Western Liao could not detect it, which could only show that Zhao Shuo's army had not yet entered the territory of Western Liao.
Gaochang is not far from Western Xia, but 300,000 troops from Western Xia to Gaochang have to travel for three or five days.
And these three or five days are a fatal time, because Xiliao is likely to be unable to hold these three or five days.
"Then let's see how many days we can last!" Xiao Ta said helplessly.
"The queen mother, the prime minister, the army of Western Xia is constantly increasing, and now there are about twenty or thirty thousand people, who are constantly harassing the Mongol army, and they have sent envoys to ask us to send troops to assist, and do our best to delay the advance of the Mongol army." Xiao Chong came to the hall and reported the latest information to Xiao Ta Buyan and Xiao Tianyan.
"Isn't there any news of King Song's army yet?" For the news of the Xia army, Xiao Ta Buyan doesn't care anymore, because no matter how much the Xia army appears, it is impossible to stop the Mongolian army, and all they can do is to delay the Mongolian army. Only when Zhao Shuo's army appeared, did Western Liao have a chance to survive. Therefore, his thoughts, at this moment, have all been focused on Zhao Shuo's body.
"Queen Mother, let's shoot some people to help the Xia army first, and delay the arrival of the Mongolian army in Gaochang, after all, we need to prepare to defend the city, and we also need to give the arrival of the Song King's army to win some time." At this time, Xiao Tianyan put forward his own views. Of course, he understands Xiao Ta's thoughts, so in the end, everything was added to buy time for Zhao Shuo.
Xiao Ta didn't smoke this time, he recognized Xiao Tianyan's words very much, and he turned to look at Xiao Chong. "Go and tell Xiao Chu to send an army of 50,000 to join the Western Xia allies, harass the Mongol army, and buy time to defend the city." After a pause, Xiao Ta said without a smile. "Tell them that they don't have to fight to the death, just hold off the Mongol army."