Chapter 83: The Tiger's Mouth (2)

Just thinking about it, Xie Ra and Bao En hurried over when they heard the news. Blah was overjoyed, and consulted with the two, and finally decided that after daybreak, the two of them would each lead two thousand horsemen, and make a detour from the east and south gates. Xie Ra was not easy to refuse, so he agreed with Bao En.

After watching the battle for a while, the night faded, the sky gradually brightened, and the eastern sky was flooded with morning glow.

Xie Ra returned to the camp to find Suodi, and the two ordered 2,000 to ride out of the West Gate, then beat their horses and accelerated, and went straight to the left of the Khitan army. Just two miles to the east, Bao En also led his troops to attack the Khitan soldiers.

The main general of the Khitan soldiers was Yelu Xira, who saw the reaction of the Murwei people and wanted to give the order to retreat, but the speed of the cavalry of Xie Lai and Bao En had increased, and it was too late to retreat, so he had to personally lead the troops to meet the battle.

The sound of horses' hooves was like muffled thunder, and the smoke and dust were billowing on the splashed Gobi Desert, and the cavalry of the two sides gradually accelerated and collided, fighting back and forth, and the time and time met. Each of them was accompanied by stumps and broken arms flying all over the sky, blood and rain sprayed, and the war horses with broken hooves churned and wailed, and knocked over more war horses. And immediately the knight was thrown into the air until he was trampled into a pulp. This vicious circle is like a meat grinder, until one side is defeated and retreats after the strength of the army is getting smaller and smaller.

The first to retreat was of course Yelu Xira, whose forces were already slightly smaller, and he lost the first opportunity, and after several charges, he had lost most of his half. And the Murowei soldiers are furious, and their momentum is like a rainbow, which is quite advantageous in comparison. Bao En was overjoyed when he saw this, blew the trumpet and waved the flag to greet Xie Ra to pursue the victory together, and covered the killing until he reached the outside of the Khitan army camp, and saw that there were Khitan soldiers coming to respond, so he returned in a huff. As a result, when the number of people was counted, it was found that nearly half of the dead and injured were killed, and I couldn't help but feel distressed.

Although the loss was not small, Pla was still very happy, and immediately sent troops out of the camp to clean up the battlefield, and let the guards spread the news of the victory in the first battle around the camp, so as to encourage morale and calm people's hearts. At the same time, medical craftsmen were arranged to treat the wounded soldiers. While he was busy, a sentry suddenly returned to the camp and came to report.

"Report ...... Thirty miles to the north, I found that the 3,000 men and horses of the head of Shodel were being pursued by a large group of Khitan soldiers, please send troops to meet them quickly! ”

"Which Khitan soldiers and horses are you chasing? Who is the leader of the troops? Blah was startled and hurriedly asked.

"It is Yelu Wolf who came, and the troops led by him are composed of the soldiers and horses of the B Department and the Monkey People, about 20,000 horsemen, and the Shodel Department has lost nearly half of the soldiers and horses, please make a decision quickly."

This was all expected, but he didn't expect Jerod to send so many troops, and Pala couldn't help but lament in his heart, and immediately ordered the sentinels to revisit, so that Bao En could stick to the camp, and personally led 3,000 troops out of the camp to the north to meet them.

Xie Ra soon got the news, and couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and immediately came to Grace to discuss, saying that he was willing to lead 2,000 troops out of the camp to go to Ge, so that he could meet Blah at the opportunity. Without much thought, Grace readily agreed.

After Xie Ra led his troops out of the northern gate, he only swam four or five miles away, and when no one was paying attention, he quietly sent fifty horsemen and left the team and went straight to the depths of the Gobi Desert to the west.

The junior officer of the 50 cavalry was the nephew of Xie La, named Yuan Da, who was more than 20 years old, and after leaving the team to go west for thirty or forty miles, he made a detour to the south, and ran more than 100 miles in one day, but did not encounter any trace of the enemy on the way, and arrived at the birthplace of Luanshui in the evening of this day.

Here is called Dayan Ze, there are underground springs everywhere, the spring water accumulates into a number of rotten quagmires, under the nourishment of many waters, although it is the end of August, the pasture grass is still lush and fat, the waterside can be seen everywhere a large area of reeds that have been dyed with pale yellow, a gust of wind blows, pieces of reeds fly like snowflakes. Every summer, countless geese come back from the south to inhabit, and then migrate away after the beginning of autumn. At this time, it is the early autumn season, and there are still many birds living and breeding here.

The soldiers walked slowly, startling countless waterfowl fluttering their wings and chirping away. At the foot of the mountain there is a dense poplar forest, and the birds flying in the sky hovering over the woodland, as if frightened, dare not fall and perch, and refuse to leave for a long time.

"This reed swinger is so hidden, rest here for a while. You take twenty horsemen and search back to see if any tails are coming. Another ten horses, go to the edge of the hill woodland to see, there should be scouts. Yuanda said to the deputy.

His deputy, who was also a clever man, immediately nodded knowingly and led the people away. He did not return until half an hour later, and reported that he was safe, and at that time the men who had gone south to inquire also returned, and brought with them the warriors of their own people. After some questioning, Yuan Da relented and beckoned the soldiers to follow the two to the poplar glade.

The closer to the woodland, the tighter the sentry will be, and someone will lead the way unimpeded, all the way into the woodland. I saw that a large area of trees had been cut down in the deep forest, and rows of camp tents had been set up in the vacant lot, and it was my own soldiers who were patrolling back and forth.

Yuanda's soldiers were stopped and taken away, and settled separately, while Yuanda was taken to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the young man after the handsome case wore armor, a majestic figure, and a heroic face. He is King Xi's concubine, Yuan Da knows it, but he is like most Xi soldiers who wonder and wonder, I don't know why King Xi wants to use an outsider to lead the troops, but he is just a small person, and he does not dare to slack off, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and saluted, and opened his mouth to report the military situation.

"The patriarch of Xie Ra has successfully joined the Murwei people last night, and the Khitan Yi has led 20,000 troops from Jianye Lulude to pursue him, and the Khitan Khan's nephew Yao Ranburi led 15,000 troops to block Bella's way in the south, and it is estimated that the battle has been engaged this afternoon."

"Got it! You go down and rest first, and move with our army, you don't have to return! The person behind the handsome case was Zhuang Yi, he was not in a hurry, and replied lightly with a solemn face. The big war is imminent, but the time is not right, Zhuang Yi will not rush to the battlefield with a roar, it will only become Palla's shield. There are many benefits to the temporary ambush of Dayan Ze, which is only four days away from King Xi's tooth tent, and not far from the battlefield, you can not only wait and see the situation, stand by and move, but also take into account the rear, advance and retreat freely, both offensive and defensive.

If he showed up too soon, Yelu Wolf would have been happy to take the opportunity to destroy his own army, thereby reducing the resistance to the southern expedition to King Xi's tooth tent. Even if he loses the enemy, he can still increase his troops in a big way, and in that case, things will be big, and there is nothing to talk about. Therefore, consuming Eula's forces is an established strategy, but it can't be seen and suspicious by Pla, so the role of the solution is very important, he must stabilize Berla, and at the same time stabilize Jerodund, so that they can pinch each other. Most importantly, he must also protect himself.

Zhuang Yi saw this very clearly, but at present, Yelu Wolfde's forces already had an advantage, and there was no news from King Xi's tent, so he had to watch the fire from across the shore and wait for the fighters.

And his opponent Jeruwolf also thought of this possibility, but he was a little uncertain. He is only responsible for pacifying the rear and removing possible hidden dangers, and he is not the sole proprietor of the entire Khitan Eight Division, and all decisions still need to be consulted by Yaoyuan Qinde, which delays a lot of time. However, Eula defected and wanted to defect to the king of Tulus, but Jerewolf would never allow this to happen.

So, he didn't leave and hung Model like a shadow, in fact, he was waiting for the news of the ridicule. But what surprised him a little was that the three thousand elite cavalry led by Shodel were abnormal, and their combat power was very strong, which caused him a lot of losses, which made him more curious, and he chased like a cat and mouse, and finally caught up with Bola's main force.