Chapter 82: The Tiger's Mouth (1)

Forty miles away in the southeast, a military village has been set up, the lights are bright, it can be seen that the fortress is tight, the flag is waving in the wind, the patrol posts are wandering back and forth, and the defense is very tight. The Khitans did arrive, but not the main force, but the partial division.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, there is a young general sitting behind the handsome case, and this person is Yao Yuan Buri. Before leaving, the Great Khan had already confessed, he led 15,000 elite soldiers on this trip, a soldier with two horses and a journey to come, the task is to intercept Pala and his 80,000 tribesmen first, as long as the successful interception is a great achievement, after returning, he will be promoted to tart horse marmoset, replacing the previous official position of Yao Yuan Ma Ge.

This made Brie feel a surprise and a little entangled. Of course he was willing to be promoted, but thinking that this was Brother Ma's previous position, he felt a little sad for Brother Ma. Obviously, he was too young to think about the deep meaning of Yaoyuan Chende's move.

"We have come from afar, and the soldiers have also worked hard, so let everyone have a good rest! Tomorrow morning, the camp will be moved forward twenty miles, and the people of Murowei will camp closely. If possible, you can launch a tentative attack, do you have anything to say? Brie ordered loudly, and consulted the people.

"I'm in favor of this, the moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, why don't you go and have a look?" Uda, the head of the B Chamber, suggested.

In fact, at noon yesterday, he received the news that Shanming had been killed, and he was immediately so angry that he almost rushed with his troops. At the same time, Jerewolf sent a messenger and ordered him to lead his army to meet Brie.

"That's a great idea! I think it is feasible......," and Jerushira agreed, and continued: "Brown is tired from the day's march, and now he will be able to bite off a piece of meat when he goes to the camp to steal." However, it is not possible to have fewer troops, and Pyra should know that we have arrived, so he will be prepared. ”

It was a complete accident that Jerushira, who was in his forties, was still sitting here and talking.

When Brown led his troops that night, he was not in the barracks at all. Because he was stationed in the Murwei Department all the year round, Yelu Xira's family was in the Khitan Khan tent and did not bring a concubine to office. In this case, he hooked up with a widowed young woman in Murowei, and he was lucky enough to escape.

"Good! The troops set out at the fourth watch in the morning, and the fifth watch attacked the camp of Eula. Our task is to hold him back! Harass him! It's not a decisive battle, remember! Brie also thought it was feasible, so she readily agreed, and reminded again.

It was also forty miles away from Phela's camp, but it was southwest. Xie Ra took Sodi with him, and together with Bao and Baoen, he led five thousand horsemen to hurry up, and was temporarily setting up a few tents to rest in a leeward low-lying gravel field. Some of the soldiers were feeding the horses with the horse feed and water they were carrying, while others were sitting on the ground and eating dry food with water and mare's milk wine.

"It's getting late, you want to be greedy for the journey, how to camp if you miss the accommodation, there is no wooden fence for the military village, but ......it is very dangerous," Xie was angry.

"Aren't I in a hurry, please forgive the Patriarch of Xie Ra! You also know the current situation of my room, the sooner we arrive, the safer the people will be. Or else! I'll take another hundred horsemen and spy north to see how it goes. Grace said worriedly, not caring about his tiredness.

"It's okay......" Xie Ra nodded in agreement.

Bao immediately led a hundred of his guards, slowly left the camp, and gradually disappeared into the night.

Half an hour later, Bao En returned, brought with him the scouts sent by Bla, and told Xie that the Khitan military camp was dozens of miles to the east.

Shocked by this, he did not dare to stay any longer because he had missed the camp and failed to establish a safe and reliable camp, so he consulted with Grace and marched by night to join Bethla. Fortunately, the range of the Khitan rangers was not so wide, and they arrived safely in the middle of the night.

When Blah heard the news, he put on his clothes and went out of the camp to greet him, and carefully observed the five thousand cavalry brought by Xie Ra, and saw that most of them were old and weak, and they were very displeased, and it was not good to ask in front of everyone.

"What's going on? What's the use of only 5,000 old and weak? When you set out, what did Turus say? ”

"This battle may be extraordinary, because since receiving our letter for help, Turus has cleared the Khitan fine work and strengthened the guard, which has aroused the vigilance of the Khitans, and the Tulu Bubu and the Pin Department have sent a large number of rangers to the north of the Benniu Plain at the same time, which makes the Tules troops overstretched and dare not send too many soldiers and horses to respond. However, these 5,000 soldiers are only forwards, and there are 10,000 horsemen in the follow-up, commanded by Youzhou Zhuang Yi, and they will arrive tomorrow. Grace explained.

In fact, the follow-up force is not 10,000 cavalry, but 20,000 cavalry, and Xie Ra brought only the goods, of course, he will not tell him. Bao En didn't know the inside story, but in his opinion, Xie Ra's soldiers were much stronger than those in his own clan, so he still agreed with it in his heart.

"Hmm...... This is understandable, but things are getting stranger and stranger, the three thousand horsemen after Xiao Deer broke off have lost their whereabouts and have not returned, so it can be seen that there must be Khitan chasing troops in our rear, and there are 15,000 troops led by Yao Ranburi in front to block the way south. With 15,000 reinforcements in this way, plus our department is fully recruited, the total strength is close to 30,000, and there should be no problem in fighting and retreating. Brown said as he pondered in his mind.

In fact, his total strength of 30,000 still has water, to Xie Ra and Zhuang Yi's 15,000, the remaining 15,000 must be very old and weak, his tribe has a total of 70,000 or 80,000 people, and almost all the strong labor is used. As for the equipment or something, of course it won't be good, it's good to have a scimitar, a bow and arrows and leather armor.

Grace withdrew, and when he was disturbed by this incident, Brown fell asleep, and lay down on the felt couch and tossed and turned, always feeling that the war was about to break out and the situation was treacherous, and for a moment he could not figure it out. After a long time, he had just closed his eyes, and suddenly heard the faint sound of a trumpet, and the sound of the alarm drum sounded rapidly, and Pyra suddenly woke up, hurriedly turned over, quickly dressed neatly, and hurried out of the camp with his personal guards.

At the end of the fifth watch in the morning, the night was blue, and the sky was about to be bright, and it was when people were sleepy and tired, and the camps in the camp were still not burned out, and they were bright in all directions.

It happened that the officer on duty at night came to report the military situation, and Bola hurriedly grabbed and inquired, and learned that it was the Khitans who came to attack the camp. Blah snorted, and followed the shouts of killing to the corner tower south of the camp to watch the battle.

Two groups of Khitan cavalry were traveling back and forth in front of the camp, constantly firing arrows at the wall, and the soldiers guarding the wall, led by the officer, had heard the news and rushed to engage in the battle, and they all opened their bows to return fire, and both sides suffered casualties. Another group of Khitan soldiers was trying to pull the wooden fence of the camp with a cowhide rope, but the soldiers guarding the village cut the rope, and the camp was also strong, and the Khitan soldiers had nothing to do for a while.

Brown roughly counted the number of enemy troops, about 3,000 horsemen, and in the distance, under the black general's flag, a familiar figure in iron armor, wearing a leather helmet and holding a horsewhip, pointed and looked at this side.

"It was Jerushir...... Damn it! Brown gritted his teeth in annoyance and said, this man knows too much about the strength of his tribe, and he is still alive, so Jeruwolf should also know.

"Dare to ask...... Shall we send troops to fight back? The guards behind him were stunned and shouted for war.

"Hmm...... Wait and see! Blah replied, and his heart raced to the point that the morale of his people was low, and that he really needed a victory to cheer him up.