"Report to the county prince that our army encountered Khitan cavalry ten miles outside the pass, but there was no battle. The Khitan cavalry soon retreated. A scout reported to Zhao Weiji.

Since the main generals are not in the pass, now Yanmen Pass is basically Zhao Weiji's business.

"No fighting? The Khitan turned around and withdrew? And what about General Yanping? Is there a drawdown? Zhao Weiji did not feel any joy after hearing the Khitan retreat, but was even more puzzled. At this time, he only hoped that Yang Yanping would immediately withdraw his troops after seeing the Khitan troops retreat.

General Yanping did not retreat, but continued to march forward. According to General Yanping's meaning, it has already come out anyway, and it is really unsatisfactory to withdraw the troops if they have not made an inch. At this time, General Yanping decided to chase Shuozhou City, disturb it and then retreat. ”

"Confused, General Yanping has always been cautious about why he is so reckless this time. I said why he brought so many troops to battle in the face of only 10,000 Liao troops. Our army is mostly infantry, and if it is under the Yanmen Pass, there is still a chance to retreat to the pass, but if you go deep into the enemy's Forte, once you are ambushed and faced with the pursuit of the enemy cavalry, you will not even have a chance to escape. Zhao Weiji was already shocked after hearing the scout's report, and he really didn't understand why Yang Yanping would make such a reckless decision.

In fact, it cannot be said that Yang Yanping's decision was reckless, because of the existence of the crossbow, Yang Yanping decided to go to Shuozhou City to set up a good position to provoke, but he did not directly attack the city. If the cavalry in Shuozhou City went out of the city to attack, the crossbow phalanx with a good formation could effectively strike at the cavalry. Even if the cavalry in Shuozhou City did not go out of the city to face the battle, Yang Yanping could send someone to send a letter back to Yanmen Pass to transfer the cavalry out of the city and then cover the troops to return to the pass. This will not be able to deal any blow to the enemy, but it will also weaken the enemy's morale.

However, Yang Yanping only saw the power of the new type of crossbowmen, and did not notice that this kind of crossbowmen had a fatal flaw. This crossbow is similar to the DPS in later Dota games without a displacement ability. If there is a suitable position, combined with the protection of your front row, such a DPS can deal tons of damage. But if you don't have a good position and are directly attacked by the enemy, there is only one result, and that is to be directly seconded.

Zhao Weiji saw this flaw, and Yelu Mo, the main person in charge of the Khitan operation, also saw it. In ancient Chinese history, all the cavalry of the steppe had an important characteristic, that is, the vast majority of troops were light cavalry. Although the light cavalry defense is average, the mobile surname is absolutely incomparable to any unit.

At this time, Yelu Mo had already set up an ambush halfway through Yang Yanping's march. Although the Song army will have scouts to reconnoitre, there is a time lag between the scouts detecting the Khitan ambush troops and reporting back to Yang Yanping, and then Yang Yanping lining up to meet the enemy. This time difference is enough for the Khitan light rider. The Khitan can use this time difference to immediately scatter your troops before you complete the formation, once you lose the protection of the front row, even the most advanced crossbow is useless.

What's more, now that these troops have just been brought over from Sichuan, their ability to carry out the commander's orders will definitely be reduced. So basically, Yelu Mo has already settled on Yang Yanping.

"Back to the general, Yang Yanping has already been tricked and led the army to pursue Shuozhou City."

"Strategist, the operation can begin." This time, it was Yelu Zonglin, the son of the Liao general Yelu Huge, who commanded the Liao [***] team. And the military advisor in his mouth is Yelumo.

"General, let's act."

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Here, Zhao Weiji also immediately launched an action after hearing the news that Yang Yanping continued to pursue.

"General Zhang, how many cavalry are there in the pass?"

"Back to the county prince, in addition to the five thousand transferred by General Yanping, there are about 15,000 cavalry in the pass."

"Let all these fifteen thousand cavalry be on standby. I'm going to use it right away. ”

"Well, it's not good, after all, without General Yanping's order, it's not good for me to mobilize these cavalry without authorization."

"Now I'm the biggest in the pass, and I will transfer when I say transfer. And I suspect that this Khitan invasion is a trap. I have to use these cavalry to rescue General Yanping. Zhao Weiji saw that the general surnamed Zhang was still hesitant, and he didn't care whether his identity was embarrassing or not, so he yelled at him desperately.

Maybe he was shocked by Zhao Weiji's momentum, or maybe the general surnamed Zhang also reacted that the situation might move in a bad direction. The general surnamed Zhang did not hesitate at the moment, and immediately went to gather the remaining cavalry.

Just after the cavalry was ready, Zhao Weiji was ready to lead the troops and set off. When he set off, he only took Li Jiguang with him, and left Zhao Xin in the pass.

When he left, he told Zhao Xin: "Uncle Xin, it's not that you won't be allowed to participate in the war, but I need a trustworthy person to stay in the Guannai." As soon as things change, take out that thing. ”

After seeing Zhao Xin nodding, Zhao Weiji was relieved, and then turned around and led the troops to set off.

……

Just when Zhao Weiji and his troops had already set off, the Khitan army's actions also began. Everything was just as Yelu Mo had calculated, and although their army was detected by the Song scouts, the time difference was enough for them to quickly approach the Song army, which had not yet responded.

After seeing the large army of the Song army, Yelu Zonglin, who led the army, shouted to his large army: "Erlang, our Khitan iron cavalry was defeated by the Song twice before, which is a shame and intolerable. Today is our chance to be ashamed, and the Erlang will rush with me. ”

Immediately, the Khitan iron cavalry rushed towards the Song army like a tide.

On the Song army's side, Yang Yanping had just received a report from the scout, and before he could react, the Khitan cavalry on that side had already approached him and launched a charge.

Yang Yanping deserves to be a famous general in a hundred battles, and he instantly understood the mistakes he made. But he did not panic, and immediately gave an order for the infantry to immediately organize a defensive line, and the crossbowmen immediately retreated, trying to distance themselves as much as possible.

And he himself led 5,000 cavalry to charge the Khitan troops, and he clearly understood that at this time it was necessary to buy time for the infantry to organize a defensive line and the crossbowmen to find an attack position.

Seeing Yang Yanping leading five thousand cavalry to rush towards him, Yelu Zonglin instantly understood Yang Yanping's plan. He reacted quickly. He immediately ordered the troops to be divided into two, and a slightly smaller force was divided to entangle Yang Yanping's cavalry, and then the other troops rushed directly to the infantry line.

This time, in order to completely annihilate Yang Yanping and bring more troops, the Khitan directly dispatched 30,000 people. At this time, the cavalry troops divided into 10,000 people and easily entangled Yang Yanping's cavalry troops, which only had 5,000 yuan, and the remaining two directly rushed towards the infantry defense line.

Yang Yanping brought almost 40,000 people to the battle, but only 5,000 cavalry, the remaining 20,000 were infantry, and 15,000 crossbowmen.

Although the number of people is still superior, the disadvantages of the war have begun to appear. At this time, the infantry who were organizing the defensive line was not completely arrayed. And the crossbowmen who are looking for a suitable position to attack are not yet in place.

At this time, the Khitan cavalry had already rushed in front of the infantry line of the Song army. Due to the lack of crossbowmen's attack support, the Khitan cavalry did not lose the slightest loss in shock. The infantry of the Song army, which had not yet formed a formation, was torn open in the face of such an impact. The crossbowmen in the back directly faced the threat of cavalry.

Although they had directly attacked the crossbowmen, the Khitans still underestimated the power of this new type of repeater. Seeing the cavalry that had rushed in front of him, the third elder of the Yang family, who was in charge of commanding the crossbowmen, did not panic and quickly organized an effective counterattack. And the true power of the new repeater is only now beginning to be revealed, and the cavalry of the Khitan charge suffered a heavy blow, and in a short time the number of troops was reduced to one-twentieth. This effectively dealt a blow to the Khitan's morale and speed of marching, and the crossbowmen began to stabilize their positions.

At this time, as soon as he saw that the Khitan attack was blocked, Yang Erlang, who commanded the infantry troops, also reacted quickly. He immediately gathered the infantry units that had torn the openings, intending to cut off the Khitan cavalry troops.

"Looks like I'm underestimating the damage this new weapon can cause." Yelu Mo, who led the troops to intercept Yang Yanping, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the situation on the battlefield over there.

But although he lamented that he had miscalculated, he reacted immediately. He led his troops to quickly get rid of Yang Yanping's cavalry, and outflanked the crossbowmen by virtue of the advantage of Khitan horses.

At this time, although facing the threat of the troops being cut off, Yelu Zonglin still resolutely chose to continue to rush towards the crossbowmen, because he knew that as long as the Song army's crossbowmen were broken. Then neither the cavalry nor the remaining infantry will be a threat. What's more, Yelu Mo did not prevent things from changing, and transferred 10,000 cavalry from Shuozhou City as reinforcements. These reinforcements should already be on their way by this time.

Faced with the onslaught of two cavalry units, the crossbowmen without the protection of the front row were soon unable to withstand it. With the meeting of the two forces, the crossbowmen troops were scattered by the impact and soon lost their combat effectiveness.

After the crossbowmen lost their combat effectiveness, the strength of the Song army was suddenly greatly reduced. The Khitan cavalry, having completed the attack on the crossbowmen, turned around and attacked the infantry. The severed cavalry was soon regrouped, while the infantry units were largely crushed by the heavy blows.

Although Yang Jiaerlang and San Lang led a small force to withdraw from the Khitan onslaught and joined Yang Yanping's cavalry troops. But another blow followed, that is, the reinforcements transferred by the Khitan from Shuozhou had also arrived on the battlefield. Seeing that his small group of cavalry will also be surrounded. At this time, the Yang brothers could only see despair in their eyes.

At this moment, a cavalry with the banner of Song appeared in the east and killed the encirclement. The Yang brothers, who were already desperate, suddenly rekindled hope. It turned out that the reinforcements led by Zhao Weiji finally arrived on the battlefield.

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