Chapter 80: Extracting Millet from the Fire (Part II)
Seeing him like this, Zhuang Yi suddenly understood, maybe this old guy also had such bad intentions, but he wouldn't show it easily. At the moment, he was sitting in a precarious position, and said with a solemn and serious face: "I never hesitate to speculate on people's hearts with the greatest malice, so ...... We first need a bait that will interest the Khitan Khan! ”
"This bait is the Murowei people, because it is difficult for Haruka Chende to tolerate a boiled duck flying away. At the same time, it's also my dental tent and the department, right? Turus said slowly.
"Not bad! Among the five tribes of the Xi people, the division and the department are now the fattest and strongest, and it is imperative for you to weaken them, father-in-law, otherwise why did you transfer him to the north of the tooth tent. With them as the first line of defense, and no matter how strong the defense is, it will be difficult for the Khitans to take it down if they do not attack with all their might. The annexation of Murowei at the expense of weakening the department and the ministry is a big profit no matter how you look at it. ”
Zhuang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Then there is the tribe of Bola, we only send five thousand old and weak cavalry to meet on the surface, and the time cannot be too early, just wait for the main force of the Khitan to encircle the Murwei, and our hidden young and strong main force will wait for the work, and choose the opportunity to swallow the two families in one bite." ”
"Good boy! How dare you speculate on my intentions without permission......" Turus pretended to be annoyed, but slapped his thigh fiercely and laughed: "Based on the news sent back by the secret agent, Yao Yuan Qinde is planning to clean up the troubles and then go south, and he is not completely ready. Taking advantage of this gap, the feasibility of this strategy is still very great, anyway, the people of Murowei are not of great help to us, and the person of Pyra is too selfish and unreliable. It would be more advantageous if he was willing to go south with the Khitans, and then join us on the battlefield and fight back, but he refused to take this risk, so I can't blame me. ”
Turus then asked, "But then again, we are seriously under-manned and under-trained, so how are you going to deploy it?" ”
"Simple! The total population of the five divisions is about 200,000, and our total strength of young and strong troops is 30,000, and 20,000 are selected as the main force, and 5,000 are selected as the means to finally decide the victory, which is the main force of 20,000, 5,000 first-class soldiers and 15,000 second-class soldiers; 10,000 third-class soldiers defend the tent, and if there is a shortage, they can be requisitioned; Five thousand fourth-class old and weak soldiers were selected from the people who built the city, and they were not included in this number, and they were used to rescue Phabra to calm his heart, which were all delicate and tedious affairs, and our time was running out! Zhuang Yi said.
If it weren't for the fact that the Xi people had lost too many young and strong people in previous wars, otherwise they would have a population of 200,000, and they could draw more troops with the method of selecting and recruiting the grassland people. Just like the Murowei people, the ratio of people to soldiers is as high as seven to one, or even six to one.
"The use of the people will be seen by Phala! And the Khitan sentinels can also see it! In this way, will it turn into a full-scale war between us and the Khitans? Turus asked worriedly.
"There is this possibility, the army is impermanent, the water is impermanent, who can say clearly. Didn't I train a thousand old and weak soldiers last time? One more thousand from the third-class soldiers defending the city! It is so mixed that it can only be seen that our luck is too bad. ”
"Okay...... Let's decide! I'll immediately set out to clear the Khitan Fines, and you can now go and reorganize your army and prepare for battle!" You don't have to worry about the rest, I'll take care of it one by one. As soon as he heard this, he understood, and immediately gritted his teeth and decided.
"No...... You need to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, as long as you don't give them a chance to release the news! Zhuang Yi reminded.
"I know that...... Those spies have sea holly and falcons in their hands, which is impossible to prevent, and clearing is the best option. This plan is just a general direction, and when you go to the battlefield, you still need to act on the opportunity. Turus frowned and explained.
"Know, the safety of the rear is also very important, and Uncle Yue needs to be cautious! If this time it happens, will it be half of me......" Zhuang Yi asked with a pretended hesitation.
"Half of what? Hasn't this been done yet? Turus rolled his eyes wide, and his face instantly turned cold.
"Oh...... All right! The son-in-law will retire! ”
"Get out of ......," Turus said coldly, laughing again, and waving his hand.
This battle is a big gamble! will decide the fate of Heiche Murowei, the fate of Xi Ren, and the fate of Zhuang Yi. And the bet is that Yao Yuan Qinde and Yelu Wolf De grasp and make decisions on the fighter, because they have the advantage and are completely the dealers of this big gamble.
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Shodel led his troops to the place where they were scheduled to rest and recuperate, a low-lying area, only seven miles north of the Khitan camp, where the soldiers had dismounted and sat silently on the grass to inspect their weapons and equipment, and to rest their horsepower. The thousand soldiers were all orphans, and most of them were veterans, with a kind of dead silence, and no one spoke or even made a sound. The guide sent to the joint was the personal guard of the patriarch of Pyla, about forty years old, and just as he was in the prime of life, he was called by Shodel for questioning.
"Is Patriarch Euphra ready? Can the soldiers and horses be deployed in place? How prepared are the Khitans? ”
"The patriarch is in the barracks, and the four thousand soldiers who have been assembled in advance are ready, just waiting for your arrival! Another 3,000 horsemen lay in ambush twenty miles east of the Khitan camp. The Khitans were well guarded, and the patrols did not decrease, but increased! The guard replied.
"You go back to the patriarch quickly, and say that our department is resting and standby!" Schaudel ordered.
The guard bowed in agreement, and immediately turned and ran away, fading into the night and disappearing.
Xiao Del also turned up a gentle slope and observed the Khitan camp from a distance, but the night was dark, and he only saw a little fire in the distance, which looked very close, but in fact it was far away. The terrain here Shawdel knows where the land is flat and where the hills are.
A moment later, a puff of fire rose to the sky, burning everywhere.
Wardel was overjoyed, turned around and rushed down the slope quickly, and ordered the soldiers to get on their horses, without too much fuss, just two cold and hard words: "Attack!" ”
There was a dense sound of footsteps, mixed with the clashing of weapons and armor, and the soldiers were already on their horses. The sound of horses' hooves began to clatter, and after gradually accelerating, there was like a muffled thunder, and more than a thousand horses galloped with a momentum of ten thousand horses, and the distance of seven miles was instantaneous.
At this time, the Khitan military camp was blazing, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing came, accompanied by the angry shouts and scolding of the officers, the panicked running of the soldiers, and the neighing of the war horses.