Since Jeruhügo knew the power of artillery, he was bent on moving the whole army south, and there were only two explanations. One is that Brother Jeruxiu is a fool, and the other is that Brother Jeruxiu is a fool.

Yelu Huge, who can be promoted by Yelu Jing to be the general of Yili Jin and the protector of the country, naturally cannot be a fool, so there is only one answer, he is playing tricks.

"Ayi, if you were Brother Yelu Hugh and commanded 600,000 Liao troops, would you be ready to sacrifice 100,000 or even 200,000 soldiers to launch a general attack as soon as the war begins?" Baili Wuji looked at the tide of Liao soldiers swimming across and asked Baili Yi.

"No, it won't." Baili Yi didn't even think about answering.

"How would you command?"

Baili Yidao: "On the premise of not knowing the strength of the Ming army, I will order the Liao army to form three assault forwards, each with 30,000 people, to make a feint attack on Yikun, Longhua and the three targets in the middle of the two states." Then select a relatively weak attack point from the Ming army's defense and counterattack strength to attack. ”

Baili Wuji asked leisurely: "Is it to launch a general attack on this relatively weak point?" ”

Bai Liyi shook his head and said, "No." However, I will at least double my forces and still attack these three points to confirm the defensive strength of the three points of the Ming army that I reconnoitred during the last feint. ”

Baili Wuji nodded, showing approval, and said, "Then what?" ”

Baili Yi said: "If it is confirmed, I will reorganize the attack on each of the three points with 100,000 troops, and after the fierce battle, send 100,000 reinforcements to one of the two points that are not the target of the general attack, so as to give the other side the illusion of a general attack target." After a fierce battle, the remaining 200,000 troops were sent to launch a general attack on the set target. ”

Baili Wuji nodded again and asked, "Then what do you think of Yelu Xiuge's current general offensive situation?" ”

"Jerehugo must have heard of the power of our artillery. He launched a general attack as soon as the war began, probably to lure the Ming army into artillery fire and expose the density of firepower. Then, after Jerry Hugo sorted out, he attacked the weak points and found out the reality of the firepower again, and then he would deploy a real general attack. ”

"So, how do you deal with this general offensive of Jeruxiugo?"

"All I can think of is four words, just wait and see."

Baili Wuji praised with satisfaction: "Ayi, Shibei for three days." When impressive. Jeruxiugo is younger than you, but I'm afraid he can't wait for the day when he becomes famous. You have full command, including the command of the artillery. I'm here to enjoy your wonderful performance. ”

Baili Yi was overjoyed, but there was still some apprehension in his heart, he thought for a while and asked: "The difference between the reserves of the two armies is too great. If the war is unfavorable. Can I abandon the Huang River and retreat to Dadingfu for defense? ”

Baili Wuji said solemnly: "If you abandon the defense of the Huang River, the Liao army will be overwhelming to the south, even if the Dading Mansion can hold it, how can you prevent the Liao army from bypassing the Dading Mansion to attack Yanyun in the south?" Chen Yanzheng's troops have been transferred to the south bank of the Huang River, and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are nearly sixteen empty cities, how to defend against the attack of the Liao army? What's more, it took nearly 300,000 people more than two months to transport thousands of artillery pieces to the banks of the Huang River. When you abandon the defense, you want to destroy the artillery. Or is it given to the Liao army? I am here, and if the war is unfavorable, I will wait here for the Liao army of Yelu Hugo to take my head. ”

The more Baili Wuji spoke, the more excited he became, Baili Yi was drenched in cold sweat when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "The minister is panicking." The minister led the Ming army to live and die with the Huanghe. ”

Baili Wuji said in a slow tone: "You don't have to worry too much, the Liao army is not as terrible as imagined, they are all human beings, and if they are people, they have a heart of fear, you remember, take the first battle, you have to fight it, make it fearful, so that the later battles are much easier." ”

Bai Liyi nodded and said, "I remember." ”

"Go ahead."

As Baili Yi said, when the Liao army swam into the middle of the Huang River, Yelu Xiuge gave the order to retreat. This overwhelming offensive was nothing more than a play, not even a feint, the Liao army did not fire a single arrow, the Ming army did not fire a single shot, and the tense situation that lasted for several hours was actually an exercise, an exercise between the two armies.

After that day, the two armies returned to their original state, only facing each other and not attacking each other.

It wasn't until three days later that the scene was played out again. And this time, when the Liao army swam to the middle of the Huang River, Yelu Xiuge still ordered to retreat.

Another three days passed, and the third time, the Liao army no longer retreated, but rushed forward in a swarm. And Bailiyi only ordered the Ming army to be on alert, and gave a death order, as long as the Liao army did not land ashore, it would never fire a shot, let alone open fire.

And the Liao army rushed to the bank of the Huang River, three zhang away, so close that you could see the faces of the soldiers on both sides, Yelu Xiuge still ordered the Liao army to retreat.

This "exercise" lasted until the first day of March, and the most tense time was when the Liao soldiers' hands had touched the south bank of the Huang River, but the battle still did not take place.

In the past half month, the Liao army swam across several times, and except for accidentally drowning a few soldiers, the two armies maintained a state of confrontation intact, as if Yelu Hugo led 600,000 Liao troops just to exercise in front of the Ming army's monarchs and ministers.

But as long as you are not a fool, you know that this is impossible.

On the last day of February, the Liao army on the north bank of the Huang River was in the military tent.

Yelu Hugo ushered in the envoy of Yelu Jing, the emperor of Liao, and the messenger brought Ye Lu Jing's handwritten letter. That is, to make Yelu Hugo finish this war, and the court has reached the point of exhaustion.

In addition to being analyzed by Bailiyi, Yelu Huge's original intention is that although it is now late February, the temperature in the north is still extremely cold, and most of the Liao army are people who do not know the nature of water, so they attack rashly, and I am afraid that they have drowned in the Huang River before they have fought with the Ming army. Therefore, continuous drills were carried out, on the one hand, to reconnoiter the firepower of the Ming army, and on the other hand, to train the Liao army's water nature and cold habits.

Yelu Hugo originally planned to wait for another half a month to a month, when the temperature warmed up and the soldiers were more familiar with the water, and then launched a general attack on the Ming army on the south bank.

Unfortunately, a letter from Yelujing forced it to Liangshan.

Liao's economy has indeed reached the point of being stretched, and this is the third conscription in five years, and millions of young people in Liaoguo have been conscripted into the army, which has directly affected the production of Liao, and has also caused dissatisfaction among the people of Liao.

This is not the most important thing, because the Liao country is located in the north, the harsh winter is longer, in the past few months of the year, the people have nested in the tent for the winter, on the one hand, through the harsh winter, on the other hand, but also try to reduce the consumption of the body, in order to cope with the embarrassment brought by the storage of not much food and materials. And Yelu Jing's desperate conscription this time spared no room to loot the people's rations, so that the people of all ethnic groups in the entire Liao State could no longer survive. (To be continued......)