Chapter 249: The Fox and the Wolf
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Yelu Tiande (Note 1) knew that this was urging him to attack, indicating that Yelu Khan must deal with this Jin army, this Jin army that dared to raise its sword against the Khitan iron cavalry.
The Great Khan Yelu Deguang must have been very dissatisfied with his performance just now, how did the blue wolf of the steppe become as timid and fearful as a rabbit, and as obscene as a soil dog?
However, can Yelu Tiande understand his suffering?
None of the fierce generals in the army can beat that damn Li Fengyun, what can he do?
There are indeed a few first-class masters in the army, and if they make a move, they should be able to defeat Li Fengyun, but those masters are very high-minded, and they are not very willing to kill in front of the army, and now they are still staying in the camp, looking for them, Li Fengyun and this Jin army should have fled to nowhere.
For today's plan, I can only rely on the number of people to consume, hoping to consume that Li Fengyun to death.
In the past, the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains were consumed by the number of Khitan iron horses, but I didn't expect that today it was the other way around, and the Khitan people also have today.
Yelu Tiande sighed and ordered to pursue the Jin army and be sure to annihilate the enemy army on this road.
The black-pressed Khitan iron cavalry moved, like a dark cloud, and chased after the Jin cavalry led by Li Fengyun. The sound of horses' hooves "rumbled" and the earth trembled under the iron hooves, and the dust covered everything like a cloud of yellow smoke.
"Look," Xiao Han (Note 2) rode to Yelu Tiande's side and shouted, "There is dust behind the dirt slope over there, and the reinforcements from the Jin army have already arrived." is preparing to ambush us there. ”
Yelu Tiande looked up, and sure enough, he saw the dust rising high behind a hillside, and it was difficult to raise such a high level of dust without thousands of steps, and his heart suddenly became alert.
Attacking a well-fed army with a tired soldier is a taboo on the battlefield, especially after the demoralization has plummeted.
"Herald, slow down!" shouted Yelu Tiande.
Yelu Tiande has always been known for his prudence in the use of soldiers. It is better to take fewer meritorious deeds than to make big mistakes, this is the principle he has always advocated.
Thousands of Jin infantry may not pose much of a threat to the 10,000 iron cavalry under their hands, but if they attack from the flank, they will definitely cause great losses to the unprepared cavalry, and even lead to chaos in front of the formation.
If the Jin army really hid a strong army behind the hillside, then it means that more Jin troops are lying in ambush nearby. Perhaps, a huge encirclement was laid out nearby.
If you follow this line of thought, then it is very likely that the cavalry who came to steal the camp was just a bait, a bait to lure the Khitan into the trap.
The soldiers below can think that the Jin people are vulnerable, and they can think that the majestic Khitan warriors are enough to fight ten Central Plains people. But he cannot, at any time, in the face of any enemy, he cannot take the enemy lightly. It was a phrase he kept admonishing himself, and it was also a phrase given to him by a wise elder in the tribe, and it influenced him for the rest of his life.
He is the commander of an army, his words and deeds are related to the life and death of thousands of soldiers, and these soldiers are all Xiao Han's clansmen, and Xiao Han has always supported him, if the loss is too great, after he goes back, how will he face the reproachful eyes of those clansmen?
The grassland is like this, when a tribe becomes strong, thousands of tribes will surrender to its feet, contribute people, and fight for it in all directions, making it stronger.
But once an old wolf is wounded and looks tired, the thousands of tribes that have surrendered to its feet are likely to strike back, and the other wolves around it pounce on it, tearing the old wolf to pieces.
Therefore, the first wolf in the pack will always be the strongest one, because sooner or later, the flesh and blood of the weak-headed wolf will become the tonic in the belly of the latecomer.
If you want to survive on the grassland, you must understand a truth, merit is not important, the benefits in hand are really important, and the strength of the tribe is the most important. To maintain the current position of the tribe in the steppe means to preserve the strength of the hand. A tribe without strength is nothing, just a piece of fragrant fresh meat in the eyes of others.
Throughout the ages, how many tribes have arisen in the grasslands outside the Saiwai, but which one has survived to this day?
No, not one.
Although the Han people are cowardly, some of their words are very reasonable. Therefore, the Han people were able to occupy the most fertile and prosperous land in the Central Plains, which has been extended to the present, which is impossible for any grassland tribe to do.
"What is Yelu Tiande doing? Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses just moved and stopped, doesn't he know that this is a blow to the army's heart?" Yelu Deguang's leather whip was heavily whipped on the back of a personal soldier, and his face showed anger, he was wary of this younger brother.
"General Yelu Tiande is probably worried that there is an ambush by the Jin army behind the hillside. Brother Yelu Liu has always been close to Yelu Tiande, and he couldn't help but explain to Yelu Tiande.
"Ambush soldiers?" Yelu De had a gloomy face, "Such a small dirt slope, even if there are ambushes from the Jin Kingdom hidden behind them, how many ambushes can be hidden?" Yelu Tiande is confused!"
Yelu Deguang was indeed very dissatisfied with Yelu Tiande, not because of his ability, but because of his scheming.
His general, like a cunning fox more than a fierce wolf, always likes to preserve his strength, and always wants to solve problems with wisdom rather than strength.
Jerod was not averse to using wisdom to solve problems, but on the contrary, he encouraged his subordinates to use their minds to solve problems that could not be solved by force. Only in this way will the entire Khitan tribe have a long history like the Han people, and survive longer in the grassland.
However, it is absolutely wrong to forget the power in your hands and try to solve everything with wisdom no matter what. The Khitans were able to rise in the northeast grassland because they were a group of wolves who fought with the sky, the earth, and fate in the ice and snow, not a group of timid foxes.
The Khitan was able to receive the grace of the Immortal Heaven because of his courage and strong body that dared to face any opponent, not just his cowardly wisdom.
It is a kind of foolishness for Jerodinde to fall into the confusion of wisdom without realizing it, to overemphasize wisdom and forget the power he possesses.
The wisest method in this world is often the simplest and most brutal method, that is, to rush forward and tear apart any opponent who dares to resist, since the Khitans have such power.
Attacking thousands of weak Jin cavalry, Yelu Tiande has more than 10,000 Khitan iron cavalry, as long as he has the courage to rush forward bravely, he should have torn the enemy to pieces a long time ago, not like now, constantly chasing and intercepting, constantly encroaching.
Yelu Tiande is a fox, and he brought the more than 10,000 Khitan iron horsemen under his command into more than 10,000 foxes, not fierce blue wolves.
The wisdom of the Khitan people should be fierce and fearless of death, which is the simplest and most profound wisdom.
It's a pity that Yelu Tiande doesn't understand.
It's just that the current Khitan is still inseparable from the tribe of Yelu Tiande.
Khitan Khan Yelu Deguang held back his dissatisfaction and ordered: "Blow the trumpet and urge General Yelu Tiande to attack." ”
Note 1: Yelu Tiande (?-948), the word Fu Fan, was the third son of Liao Taizong, born to the palace man Xiao. In this article, the battle is true, but the details and the appearance of Yelu Tiande and others are fabricated.
Note 2: Xiao Han, the head of the Khitan tribes.