Chapter 277: Mountain Rain is Coming

Although the damage from this attack was very small, Li Fengyun's heart was full of chagrin. All plans for the www.biquge.info of the night were also cancelled as a result. It is conceivable that the Khitans' hands will not be the only one, and until there is no better way, the only way is to suspend harassment.

The failure of the attack sounded the alarm bell for Li Fengyun, and the successive victories made him get carried away, and he did not expect that the Khitans might set up an ambush.

Li Fengyun found Huangfu Yu, Dian Kui, Crazy Monk, Bai Futong and others to discuss future actions.

Du Chongwei suggested that they withdraw to the camp, and after deliberation, everyone thought that it was certainly inappropriate to do so.

And when the army of Jerod was besieged to death, they were trapped in the camp as well.

Their current advantage over the enemy will be gone.

The advantage of cavalry is mobility and flexibility, and the use of cavalry as a pawn is not a good way to do so.

There were 200,000 troops in Du Chongwei's camp, and the strength was not a problem at all. Duo Li Fengyun and Huangfu did not have much impact on these thousands of soldiers and horses. It's better to put it on the periphery, and you can use it as a surprise weapon when it is critical.

Du Chongwei agreed to the suggestions of Li Fengyun, Huangfu Yu and others, and transported a batch of grain and grass supplies for Li Fengyun and Huangfu Yu overnight, and supplemented 2,000 elite horsemen to Huangfu Yu. Li Fengyun and Huangfu also took the opportunity to evacuate more than 500 wounded into the camp.

Everything is well prepared.

Li Fengyun's Fengyun battalion and Huangfu encountered this cavalry, which was destined to be a lone army.

After Yelu Deguang's army arrived, Du Chongwei's camp would definitely be surrounded. Time was too urgent, Du Chongwei didn't have time to arrange a perfect battle line, and the 200,000 foot soldiers wanted to fight in the field with Yelu Tiande's Khitan iron cavalry, which was undoubtedly looking for death.

Du Chongwei's only way was to rely on his strong forces to consume Yelu Deguang.

After all, Yerod came in a hurry, and the grain and grass he brought with him could not make him fight for a long time.

In the early morning of the next day, Yelu Deguang ordered the Khitan army to march forward.

The various means arranged by Li Fengyun did work, and Yelu Deguang was more cautious than Yelu Tiande, and it was not until sunset that Yelu Deguang's army came to the outside of Baituanwei Village in Yangcheng, where Du Chongwei's 200,000-strong army camp was located.

Under the protection of thousands of Khitan iron cavalry, Yelu Deguang circled around Du Chongwei's camp, and did not immediately order the Khitan army to attack, on the contrary, led the army to retreat five miles, opposite Du Chongwei's camp, and set up camp.

The defense of Du Chongwei's camp is indeed very complete, and Baituanwei Village is a rare piece of high ground around here, which is about a zhang higher than the surrounding area. Don't underestimate the height of this zhang, this height will give the defenders a sharp advantage.

Moreover, the terrain of Baituanwei Village is steep on three sides, and only the northern side is relatively gentle, which means that if the Khitan army wants to attack Du Chongwei's camp, the best direction of attack is only the north.

But this also means that Du Chongwei's defense is also focused on the north.

For the defense of the battalion, Du Chongwei obviously put a lot of thought into it, and in order to establish a strong battalion, the woods around Baituanwei Village were cut down.

The purpose of this was on the one hand, for the purpose of defense, and on the other hand, for the purpose of not wanting to finance the enemy, and if Jerod wanted to make the tools for attacking the camp, he had to go further away to cut down trees.

Hundreds of bed crossbows were laid out behind the fence of Du Chongwei's camp, and crossbow arrows with thick arms poked out of the small launch window, and the arrows emitted a cold light, like a fierce beast that chose people to devour, making people shudder.

The fence in front of the camp was very strong, and a simple wooden frame was erected behind the fence, so that the soldiers could stand on the wooden frame to shoot arrows or fight the enemy.

Outside the fence was a ring of three-tiered rejects, slightly below the fence, which did not prevent the launch of the bed crossbow. Beyond the horses was a circle of trenches that were half a foot wide and half a foot deep, and the trenches were full of sharp sticks.

These defensive measures were enough to ensure that the Khitan iron cavalry could not approach the camp at all.

There were also a large number of catapults in the camp, and various means of defense were constantly emerging.

In the whole camp, Du Chongwei only set up two camp gates, the south gate and the north gate. The south gate is used for counter-killing, while the north gate is mainly used for support and flanking attacks.

The whole camp is like a hedgehog full of spikes, teaching people nowhere to start. Moreover, until now, Du Chongwei is still constantly strengthening his defenses.

All this means that what is coming is a brutal bloody battle, and the corpses of any attacker will fill the trenches and pave the wilderness.

Yelu Deguang understood why Du Chongwei did not choose Baicheng, which had strong walls, but chose Baituanwei Village as the place to garrison the 200,000-strong army.

One reason is that Baicheng is too small, and it is already very good to be able to accommodate 20,000 or 30,000 horses, and Du Chongwei has an army of 200,000 under his command, so it is impossible to huddle in Baicheng. However, the high ground of Baituanwei Village is enough to accommodate 200,000 troops.

Another reason is that because this place is still more than 20 miles away from Baicheng, Du Chongwei has no time to withdraw to Baicheng.

"There is a problem with Du Chongwei's arrangement!" said the mad monk on a small dirt slope in the distance, frowning.

Bai Futong also sighed: "It seems that although Du Chongwei is famous all over the world, the way of battle formation is still too conservative. ”

Both of them were former soldiers who had led soldiers, and they both exclaimed in unison.

"What's wrong with Du Shuai's defense?" Huangfu Yu felt very strange, in his opinion, such a defense, if the Khitans wanted to take it, even if they paid the price of blood, it was impossible.

"The arrangement of the marshal is too conservative!" Li Fengyun sighed and said, "Hit all the troops in Dazhai, and there is no small village that echoes it, such a large camp is easy to be surrounded by the Khitans."

It seems that the big marshal only thinks about defense, and has no intention of attacking!"

The crazy monk looked at Li Fengyun, nodded appreciatively, and said, "Yes, it seems that the stinky boy in Qingping Town who only knew how to fight and play scoundrels has grown into a generation of handsome talents." ”

Huangfu was a little puzzled and asked, "Du Shuai's original plan was also to consume the Khitans, so what's so strange that he didn't plan to attack?"

Li Fengyun shook his head and said, "There is no army that must be saved, and there is no city that must be defended." Dashuai is arranged like this, and there is no problem in a short time. But once the grain route is cut off by the Khitan army, it is a certain death situation to be trapped here for a long time. ”

Huangfu was shocked, he still trusted Li Fengyun's judgment, and hurriedly said: "Then should we remind Du Shuai immediately?"

Li Fengyun said with a smile: "That's not necessary, even if Du Shuai is really cut off from the grain route, the grain and grass brought by the army is enough to support more than a month." The war won't last long. The Khitan army did not bring much grain and grass, so they could not afford to fight for a long time. Therefore, although the arrangement of the big handsome is too conservative, there is no big problem.

Yerod suddenly turned around and invaded south, and I guess he was actually trying to speculate.

If he succeeds, he can eat my army of 200,000. The situation in the Central Plains collapsed, and Yelu Deguang had a chance to take the Central Plains in one fell swoop.

Even if it doesn't work, Yerod will lead his troops north at most. No matter how you count it, he doesn't suffer. ”

Huangfu Yu's face was gloomy, and the Khitans could do this, that is, they had a large number of war horses, a large number of well-trained elite cavalry, and their mobility was much better than that of the Central Plains army. And the Central Plains has been in constant turmoil over the years, and the people's livelihood has withered, and it is already the strength of the country to be able to make up these 200,000 elite foot soldiers.

I don't know when the Central Plains will be able to unify the situation of division and reproduce the majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties.