Chapter Seventy-Three: Bloodstained Phoenix City (7)

The first sneak attack of the Liao army was unsuccessful, and more than 100 people were lost in Phoenix, plus the soldiers who died in the previous attack on the military fort north of Phoenix, the number of dead in the Liao military mansion has reached 200 people, close to two recorded people.

These 3,000 Liao troops are different from the ordinary Liao soldiers, and they are the elite carefully selected from the royal tent soldiers under the command of the eight princes of the Liao State, which can be called the essence of the Liao army. If it weren't for the fact that this operation was related to the national fortunes of the Great Liao Empire, Wanyan Haiya would not have been able to select the elite from the personal soldiers of the eight princes and organize them into a team of 3,000 elite cavalry.

Another siege might be able to take Phoenix, but the Liao army would also pay more casualties as a result. After all, these soldiers are not his soldiers, they are the soldiers of his eight uncles, and if the casualties are too large, it is difficult for his uncles to explain.

After weighing it, Wanyan Haiya adopted a compromise strategy: besiege the city! The morale of the defenders surrounding the city collapsed until the defenders surrendered. In this way, the Liao army was able to take Phoenix City with minimal casualties.

"Surrounding the division must be que" is Sun Wu's "The Art of War? One of the eight principles enumerated in the "Military Struggle". To put it simply, it is to leave a gap in the siege of the city, leaving a glimmer of hope for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Siege is a psychological tactic, to make the other party desperate, must first give him hope, leave a gap to avoid the besieged defenders to fight the trapped beast, so that the defenders see hope, lure the defenders in the city to abandon the city wall to break through, and even go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the attacker. Leaving a gap, Yan Haiya was not worried about the soldiers in the city being able to escape, the three thousand soldiers under his command were all cavalry, and they could rush to each city gate in a short time. If the defenders choose to break through, they will be able to complete Yan Haiya's wishes! The field battle is the long of the Liao army and the short of the Zhao army, and then he can slaughter the defenders of Phoenix City as easily as slaughtering a lamb.

"General, break through!" Wang Xuan, the deputy general of Phoenix City, had a desperate expression, blocking the first wave of attack of the Liao army, and the defenders of Phoenix City sacrificed almost one-third, although the city was defended, but the morale was extremely low. Wang Xuan looked at the gap left by the Liao army, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart: if he broke through, there was still a possibility of survival.

"The siege must be que, old-fashioned tactics!" Lin Xin sneered, "If the breakthrough is the will of the Liao army, pass on my order!" Stay the course! ”

"There are still 2,000 soldiers in the city, and there is a lot to be done to break through! I hope the general thinks twice! Wang Xuan hopes to change Lin Xin's decision, the Liao army has changed the color of the camp tent to red, and by tomorrow, the Liao army will change all the camp tents to black, and after the city is broken, everyone in Phoenix City will have to die.

"I've made up my mind! Retire! Lin Xin raised his hand and motioned for Wang Xuan to retreat. For the first time, he felt the weight of the burden on his shoulders, carrying 30,000 living lives in Phoenix.

Wang Xuan's face was pale, he was silent for a long time, and he stopped talking several times, and finally, he still sighed and retreated.

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"Thousands of households." He Tengxiao sent a scout to spy on the Liao army when he returned, stopped the reins, did not dismount, and pointed to the Liao army camp road on his horse, "Five miles away is the Liao army camp!" The eyes of the surrounding Liao army have all been dealt with! ”

"Good!" He Teng jumped on his horse and ordered sharply, "All the foot soldiers stay where they are, obey the orders of Zhang Yuyang of the hundred households, and stay to answer." All cavalry, come with me, rush to the camp and fight into Phoenix! ”

"A thousand households, no!" Zhang Yuyang stopped He Tengxiao and said, "The Lord of Qianhu must not be in danger, and please leave the Lord of Qianhu to leave the commander's foot soldiers, and his subordinates will lead the cavalry into Phoenix City!" ”

"Tang Taizong can still lead dozens of horsemen to rush and kill in the midst of thousands of troops and horses, I have a thousand households, why not!" He Tengxiao glared at Zhang Yuyang, "I'm the commander, I have the final say, Zhang Yuyang left the commander of the infantry to respond, the knights of Pingshan Fort, follow me!" ”

He Tengxiao ignored Zhang Yuyang, clamped the horse's belly tightly, and led more than 50 cavalry to leave.

Since the boom of the Manshu people, the cavalry of the Manshu people has been invincible, and they have never been invincible, and the cavalry of the Zhao army who killed them were terrified, and they talked about the color change of the Liao cavalry. Since then, Zhao Liao has fought with troops, and only the Liao army's iron cavalry has ever attacked the Zhao army's military camp, and He Tengxiao led more than 50 horsemen to attack the Liao army's military camp for the first time.

A considerable part of the Pingshan Fort cavalry who followed behind He Tengxiao had attacked the military camp of the Beiyuan Town Army with He Tengxiao, but this time they did not attack the Zhao Guozhen Army barracks that were rotten to the bone and had low combat effectiveness, but the Liao Army Barracks, which had always been known as the division of tigers and wolves.

At first, these cavalry were still a little afraid, after all, the ruthlessness of the Liao army spread throughout the Liaodong Zhen army, although they had defeated the Liao army at Pingshan Fort, but the fear of the Liao army could not be easily erased. He Tengxiao did not hesitate, and his example greatly inspired the cavalry of Pingshan Fort, and the adults of thousands of households were not afraid, but we were very afraid!

The sound of horses' hooves beating on the rain-soaked land was like a war drum, dragging out the sound of wind and rain.

The war horse galloped faster and faster, and when it was less than a mile away from the Liao army barracks, only the whistling wind was left in He Tengxiao's ears, and the red camp tent of the Liao army in the distance was clearly visible!

"Hold the shield! Draw the knife! Come on! He Tengxiao hissed and roared, while roaring, while raising the shield of the Chinese army to meet the rain of arrows of the Liao army.

The sound of horses' hooves alarmed the Liao army, and the calm Liao army camp suddenly exploded, and the bright and dark posts they arranged around had been quietly solved by the scouts sent by He Tengxiao, and after hearing the sound of horses' hooves, they realized that there was a Zhao army cavalry attacking!

The roar of the Zhao army shook the heavens and the earth, and the crazy galloping war horses swept towards the Liao army camp like a hurricane.

"Archers prepare! Shoot the cavalry of the Zhao army! Zhao Jun can't be allowed to approach the barracks! ”

"Warriors of Manshu! Launched! Follow me to intercept and kill the cavalry of the Zhao army! ”

"Intercept and kill Zhao Jun!"

The Liao army's barracks were filled with all kinds of voices, and the Liao army's commander hurriedly commanded his soldiers to prepare to meet He Tengxiao's Pingshan Fort cavalry. After all, these Liao troops are the essence of the Manshu people, and after suffering a sudden attack, there was not too much panic, the soldiers under the command of the head of the record mounted to intercept the Zhao army's upper horses, and the archers formed a formation on the spot to prepare to shoot the oncoming Zhao army.

These Zhao Jun were dressed very strangely, not wearing a fiery red Zhao Jun uniform, but a large black cloth on their bodies, riding on a horse galloping, like a fast-moving hill.

The Liao army in charge of commanding the archers had a solemn expression, and the outside was covered with such a large piece of black cloth, he couldn't judge whether these Zhao troops had armor to protect them, and ordered in a deep voice: "Raise the bow!" Shoot the goal! ”

"Raise your shield! Head guard! Spread out in groups of three! When there was still a distance of about two or three hundred meters from the Liao army, He Tengxiao gave the last order before the attack.

In front of them, the clusters of arrows of the archers of the Liao army were already aimed at them. The cavalry of the Liao army, guarding the two flanks of the Liao archers, patted the snorting war horses, and was ready to intercept them.

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