Chapter 476: The Battle of Kip Rock Valley
readx; The commander of the Khitan army who pursued Wei Hong was named Xiao Sheng, and he was also a good general who had fought on the battlefield for many years, but he had nothing to do with Xiao He and Xiao Qi, but his surname was the same. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info saw that Wei Hong was fighting back at this time, and thought that Wei Hong was breaking the jar and was ready to die. Xiao Sheng did not hesitate and led the army to attack with all his might. However, due to the narrow terrain of Kip Stone Valley, the army could not be deployed, and only a small part of the soldiers in the front section could carry out the battle, but Rao was like this, and it was difficult for Wei Hong, who also fought, to parry. The three thousand soldiers and horses were soon only half left, and Wei Hong was about to be defeated. And at this moment, from the front and back directions of Kip Stone Valley, a large number of soldiers and horses were suddenly killed, as many as the ocean, which was incalculable.
In the face of the front and rear attacks, the original absolute advantage instantly turned into an absolute disadvantage, and the Khitan army could only resist desperately, but the resistance was only in vain, and the number of soldiers faded at a geometric speed. It wasn't until this moment that Xiao Sheng realized that he had won the plan, but it was too late, and he could only watch his 10,000-strong army being wiped out in Kip Rock Valley.
Xiao Sheng's integrity is very high, and he knew that the defeat was decided, so he killed himself on the spot. If someone else saw Xiao Sheng's severed throat, they would definitely give up, but Wei Hong did not give up, but found a woodpipe on the spot, inserted it into Xiao Sheng's throat, and then used needle and thread to stitch the wound on his neck. People in these years think that cutting their throat will definitely die, but in fact, if their throat is cut, it will only affect their speech, as long as they do not hurt the arteries, they can be saved. Xiao Sheng is in such a situation, on the surface, it seems that the wound is shocking, but it is not fatal.
Wei Hong had already won by exchanging more than 4,000 soldiers and horses for the opponent's 10,000 soldiers and horses, but Wei Hong was not satisfied with this. After bringing Xiao Sheng back to the camp, Wei Hong tried his best to serve good medicine and food, so that Xiao Sheng enjoyed the treatment that he had not even had in Khitan. After Xiao Sheng woke up, Wei Hong found a soldier who could speak Khitan and told Xiao Sheng his intentions and asked him to tell Li Jing's place of detention.
Xiao Sheng is not even afraid of death, how can he be a ** clansman, naturally he would rather die than give in! But there are many things more terrible than death, and due to the urgency of time, Wei Hong is not far from using any tricks to directly torture Xiao Sheng. Every time Xiao Sheng was tortured to death, it took five days to pry Xiao Sheng's mouth open. When Xiao Sheng confessed Li Jing's whereabouts, he had lost the appearance of a human being, and at first glance, he thought that the evil ghost had crawled out of hell, and he was covered in wounds, which was very shocking.
After confirming that Li Jing's detention location was true, Wei Hong rewarded Xiao Sheng with a good pleasure, and then immediately drew up a rescue plan. Rescue is different from fighting, the purpose of fighting is very pure, fighting for victory. And rescue is to be invincible first, or to win in danger, to save people as the main purpose, so it is more difficult to be a surname than to fight.
The Khitan knew that Wei Hong came to the northern border for Li Jing, and now that Xiao Sheng was defeated, the Khitan would definitely be prepared, so he had to make a surprise move and not do it brutely. After a few days of planning, Wei Hong decided to rescue Zhao by encircling Wei. Send a large army to make a feint head-on to attract the attention of the Khitan, and then send a small detachment to surprise Li Jing's detention point.
This method, in fact, is not to save Li Jing as the ultimate goal, but to achieve two birds with one stone. Wei Hong and Yin Kaishan and other generals sat on the frontal battlefield, seemingly feints, but in fact they were real attacks. It's best to defeat the Khitan head-on, and if not, it can also provide enough time for the team.
Now that there is only one month left before the time limit given by Comrade Lao Li, we must step up our actions, otherwise if it is extended, Comrade Lao Li will use this as an excuse to find trouble, and the gains will outweigh the losses. It's easy to fight, and it's rare to plan in advance. Wei Hong and the generals spent more than half a month preparing for the war, deeply exploring the terrain of the frontal battlefield, and formulating a set of detailed battle plans. With 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard, charge the enemy's position, 20,000 infantry respond, once the enemy retreats, they will rush straight up and besiege Yingzhou. At the same time, the squad attacked Li Jing's detention point with 1,000 cavalry, and it was necessary to pursue two battles and two victories.
The battle started three days later, and as before, the Khitan quickly sent 15,000 cavalry to meet the battle after learning that the Tang Dynasty had only sent 10,000 cavalry, and the two sides fought a decisive battle in an open field fifty miles away from Yingzhou. Since the difference in numbers was not too large, the two sides fought fiercely for a long time and could not overcome each other. But as time passed, the Khitan's brave and warlike special surname was stimulated and gradually gained the upper hand. But at the same time, the 20,000 infantry of the Tang Dynasty also rushed to the battlefield, and the Khitan found that the signs were not right, and there was no love of war, so they immediately withdrew their troops and gathered the army in Yingzhou City.
The Tang Army also took advantage of the victory to pursue, with a force of 30,000 troops, to attack Yingzhou with all its might, and generals such as Wei Hong and Yin Kaishan set up temporary command posts at the front to command and operate on the battlefield in a timely manner. The battle lasted from evening to noon, and despite all his best efforts, he still failed to overcome it.
The battle was very large, and the Khitan Khan realized that this battle could not be defeated, so he gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses from various departments to support Yingzhou. And Yin Kaishan also sent an order to return to the rear, and dispatched 15,000 people from the northern border, Mamanshan and other places to support, and it was necessary to have a decisive battle with the Khitan in Yingzhou! At the same time, the team also touched Li Jing's detention place, a mountain prison called 'Heishuigou' in the hinterland of the Khitan.
There were only 800 Khitan soldiers guarding the mountain prison, which was not a large number, and because it was located in the hinterland of the Khitan, the enemy would definitely not attack, which led to carelessness and was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the small detachment. As soon as the squad rushed into the mountain prison, they killed more than 300 people, and the remaining 500 Khitan soldiers organized troops to defend stubbornly, but in the face of a thousand cavalry rushing back and forth, they could not stabilize the formation at all, and they did not hold out for long, and the remaining 500 Khitan soldiers were completely annihilated.
When the team opened the mountain prison and rescued the mentally depressed Li Jing from inside, Li Jing thought he was dreaming, grabbed the cuffs of the team leader, and shouted loudly: "Did the Holy Lord send you?" Is it because the Holy One doesn't give up on me Li Jing? ”
"It was King Xian who sent us to save you!" The commander replied casually, and then sent two strong soldiers, threw Li Jing on horseback, and withdrew in the direction of Datang. The Khitan sent more than 1,000 cavalry to pursue, but both sides were fast horses, and the Khitan failed to catch up after chasing all night, and finally had to give up.
The battlefield of Yingzhou has reached a white-hot stage at this time, although the Tang soldiers are not afraid of death, more than 40,000 soldiers and horses are left with only 30,000, and more than 10,000 are lost, but the city of Yingzhou still has no signs of being breached. (To be continued.) )