Han Shizu

Chapter 870 The Battle of Baicaokou

Although he looked impatient and eager to attack, Yelu Dilie did not launch an attack directly after he actually set up his formation. The confrontation was about two miles away.

At the same time, spread the rangers widely, search within a range of ten miles from east to west, and check whether there are other changes in the Han army, in case of accidents.After all, the move of the Han army to leave the customs with two thousand soldiers was too bold, and people had to think about whether there was any conspiracy in it.

Judging from Yelu Dilie's performance, although he is young and energetic, he is also arrogant and cunning.After about half an hour, it was reported that there was no abnormality in the four fields.

In this way, Yelu Dilie also relaxed a little.The summer sun hangs high, releasing a blazing light, shining on the Han and Liao army formations in the north of Gouzhu Mountain, and the wilderness is silent. Under the tense atmosphere of the battlefield, only the constantly suppressed sounds of animals can be heard.

When Yelv Dilie was about to order an attack, Yeluza persuaded him to wait patiently again, which made Yelu Dilie furious: "I have checked the surroundings, and there is nothing wrong! The Han army broke away from the fortress. Line up in front of the pass, take advantage of your own shortcomings, I will attack them with several times the number of soldiers and horses, why be afraid of the head and the tail!"

Yeluzage said: "The scorching sun is in the sky, the weather is hot, and it is not conducive to fighting. Please put aside the attack for the time being and let the soldiers continue to replenish water and rest! Wait for the sun to move westward before attacking!"

For this reason, Yelu Dilie was reluctantly persuaded.After the preliminary preparations, it was already past noon, the scorching sun shone on the armor and weapons of the soldiers on both sides, and the reflected light was so warm and dazzling that Yelu Dilie could only temporarily stop attacking.

In the formation of the Chinese army, standing on a chariot, Yang Ye has been observing the movement of the Liao army, his resolute face reveals a calmness.These days, Yang Ye has also found out the situation of the Liao army. In the Yunshuo area, it is true that only these ten thousand cavalry were recruited.Although he couldn't figure out the intention of the Liao army, but after confirming that he only needed to deal with the [-] Liao army, Yang Ye formally implemented his decision to boldly attack the enemy and test the results of his military training.

The battalion general of the Chinese army said to Yang Ye: "General, the Liao army is too timid, so they dare not attack!"

The blazing sun made it difficult for Yang Ye to keep his eyes open. He squinted his eyes slightly. Yang Ye said: "If the Liao army wants to compete with us in patience, let's compare and see who has more patience! Pass orders down, without my orders, each camp can't Move lightly, let the soldiers take turns to rest and replenish water!"

"Yes!"

In this way, the two sides confronted each other until the sun moved westward, the light was not so bright, and the heat of the armor also weakened, the Liao army finally couldn't hold back.

In terms of strict military discipline, solemn banners, and orderly advances and retreats, among the Liao army, only the Pishi army can be used.Although the rest of the tribal armies have many warriors and combat experience, they are weaker in terms of discipline after all. In addition, this is a temporary collection and lack of training, so it is inevitable to be restless during this long-term confrontation.

In contrast, the Dingxiang Army, which has been trained by Yang Ye for many years, has never moved as a mountain even under the bright sun. The military discipline is strict, and they even cooperate with drinking and eating.

"Let the Han pawns charge and kill me in the middle, directly attack the central army, the left and right pawns, each in a team, and attack the two wings with cavalry and shooting!"

Following Yelv Dilie's order, the Han soldiers in front of the Liao army began to attack the Dingxiang army. At the same time, a tribe of about [-] cavalry was separated from the two wings and went straight to the Han formation.

This is also the Khitan people's consistent tactics in combat, using servants and vassals to attack, supplemented by elite cavalry cruising to exert pressure and fight, and at the same time leave the most elite troops at the end, looking for flaws, and killing them with one blow.At this time, the three thousand Han soldiers recruited were used as cannon fodder.

Yang Ye is quite familiar with this. Facing those Han soldiers who rushed towards him under the supervision of Liao Qi, although he felt a little emotion in his heart, he was not merciful at all. Excited, ready to fight.

The Han soldiers of the Liao army faced the bow and crossbow attack of the Han army first.In order to cope with the Liao army, the Han army in the north is the best in the configuration of bows and crossbows.

According to the orders of the officers of the Han army in the formation, the crossbowmen cooperated in an orderly manner, round after round, like a machine, continuously winding and firing, and continuously hitting the "Han pawns" who came on the attack, with a full sense of rhythm .

And just to get close to the Han army formation, the thousand "Han soldiers" who attacked frontally caused hundreds of casualties. After the bow and crossbow, there were spears, and behind the spears were knives and axes.

When they directly collided, the "Han soldiers" were smashed into pieces like water waves hitting a rock.Years of training in fighting skills allowed the Han army in front of the formation to simply harvest the lives of the cannon fodder, cooperate in an orderly manner, and kill calmly. In just two quarters of an hour, the thousand "Han soldiers" who were ordered to charge into the formation collapsed and died. Fleeing, nearly 300 people were killed or injured.And the Liao cavalry supervising battle team behind couldn't stop.

"Why are these Han soldiers so unreliable? After a while, they were defeated and returned!" Behind, Yelu Dilie was furious in the Liao army's cavalry formation.

"My lord, the Han army on the opposite side is an elite army. The army is well-organized and well coordinated. It is definitely a strong army. Otherwise, there is no confidence. With only two thousand people in this area, they will go out and face us head-on!" A general said to him. Said: "If you want to rely on these Han people with low fighting spirit to break through its defense, it is almost impossible!"

"Send someone to take in those routs!" Yelu Dilie immediately ordered: "Let the two cavalry teams withdraw first!"

Looking at the distance, despite the impact, the formation has not been shaken at all. The Han army formation is being refilled and adjusted. Yelu Dilie once again confirmed that this is indeed a tough bone.

While the "Han pawns" were rushing into the formation, the two teams of rangers were also riding and shooting to harass, trying to disturb the morale of the Han army, but obviously had little effect.Under Yang Ye's command, Liao Qiyuan remained unmoved, Liao Qi approached and then greeted with bows and crossbows. As for the cavalry charging into the battle, facing the forest of chariots, shields and guns, there was no death order, and no Liao cavalry wanted to go. Try its edge.

After repelling the first wave of the Liao army's attack, the Han army adjusted their positions intensively, treated the wounded, and quickly recovered.

On the side of the Liao army, Yelu Dilie faced the "Han soldiers" who were taken in or captured in front of the battle with a tyrannical face.In his view, the Han army's formation was tight and its soldiers were refined, but the failure in the first battle was due to the fact that these Han people were useless, perfunctory with his military orders, and unwilling to fight to the death for Daliao.

"Pick out the wounded pawns who have returned!" Yelu Dilie pointed and gave an order.

The surrounding Liao cavalry stepped forward upon hearing the order, and would soon come back alive, picking out a hundred or so "Han soldiers" with wounds on their bodies, and gathered them in Yelu Dilie.Yelu Dilie said: "They are all good, take them down first!"

Then he ordered the remaining five 600 people to be gathered together, grinning his mouth wide, showing a serious smile, Yelu Dilie ordered: "Bows and arrows are ready, shoot all these people who are afraid of war and fear of war!"

When his words fell, everyone was terrified, but under his cold order, the Liao cavalry drew their bows and arrows, and fired a thousand arrows at the defeated "Han soldiers".They didn't speak Chinese, and after only two rounds, more than half of the unprepared "Han pawns" fell down. Frightened, they ran around, but no matter how fast their legs were, they couldn't escape the bow and arrow, let alone the cavalry. Strangling, and soon, the corpses of the Liao army fell on the ground, and the level of blood was higher than that of the Han army who had fought.

After such a change, the expressions of the remaining two thousand "Han troops" on the other side changed drastically.Another group of thousands of "Han troops" was led to the front, facing the murderous Liao cavalry, everyone felt anxious.

Yelv Dilie was also very courageous, leading a small group of leather troops forward, condescending, and said loudly: "Those people just now were timid and fearful of the enemy, which led to the failure of the attack. Daliao doesn't need such incompetent soldiers, they have already been taken by us. Beheading is based on the law of the army.

Although you are Han Chinese, you are the soldiers of my Daliao. Your parents, wives and children were all preserved under the rule of Daliao. For Daliao, you need to muster up the courage to charge forward.

This king emphasizes again, killing the enemy is meritorious, those who are timid to fight will die, and those who dare to retreat due to fear of the enemy will be killed! "

After Yelv Dilie's operations, not to mention the "Han army", even the soldiers of the Khitan headquarters could not help but look sideways.Pishi Xiangwen Yeluzage was behind, looking at Yelu Dilie with a little bit of astonishment, this King Anping is so ruthless at such a young age, and before that, he had underestimated him.

The movement of the Liao army in front of the formation caught the eyes of the Han army on the opposite side. For some reason, they started killing each other.Yang Ye saw the truth, his resolute expression became more serious, and he saw the problem.Immediately Gao Li shouted: "The Liao people are brutal and treat our Han people like nothing. The second attack is imminent. The whole army, listen to my orders and prepare to defend against the enemy. I will defeat them and kill them!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers in the formation knocked on their shields, raised their guns, or raised their knives, shouting in unison, and their morale rose to the highest level.

But Yang Ye knew in his heart that the next defensive pressure would increase a lot. Under the cruel military law of Yelu Dilie and the oppression of death, the fighting will of the "Han soldiers" would not be easily destroyed. It won't be so easy to kill it like that.

On the other side of the Liao army, after the adjustment, the second batch of thousands of Han troops set up an assault position and attacked again.The development of the battle was just as Yang Ye expected. This group of "Han soldiers" really had more blood and bravery, and they risked their lives to attack the Han army formation. Casualties are also different.

This time, the attack of the "Han soldiers" persisted for half an hour, but it still ended in failure.There were more than [-] casualties, and among those who retreated, nearly [-] were not injured. Yelu Dilie still followed the previous method and shot dead on the spot.

In this way, the third batch of "Han soldiers" no longer had any retreat or luck, and under the supervision of Liao Qi, they desperately attacked Yang Ye's battle formation.This attack persisted until the end, and was repulsed when more than half of the casualties and everyone was injured.

After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, all the "Han soldiers" on the Liao army's side had attacked for a round, and thousands of people were directly killed by the Han army, and the rest were powerless to fight.On the Dingxiang Army's side, there were over two hundred casualties.

"Your Majesty, the Han pawns have no fighting power, and the enemy's formation is still unshakable. If they don't show their weaknesses, if they don't join the cavalry of the headquarters, it will be difficult to defeat them!" A general said to Yelu Dilie.

"Send a team of cavalry to charge!" Yelu Dilie said immediately, his face flushed with blood surging.

However, Yelusha came to dissuade him again: "Your Majesty, charge with cavalry, the damage will be great!"

"The attack and killing of the Han soldiers has drained the spirit of the Han army and consumed a lot of their arrows. Under such circumstances, when the formation is broken, can they give up halfway and withdraw the troops halfway?" Yeludi yelled angrily.

Yeluzage also said solemnly: "The Han army's formation is still strict, and a strong attack may not be effective, and it will hurt the soldiers!"

In the army of the Liao Kingdom, except for the imperial army and the tribal armies, only a small number of elite soldiers such as Xi and Bohai were recognized by it. exhausting.

This mobilization of troops was really hasty, so except for the three thousand "Han soldiers", the rest were cavalry from the headquarters.Yelu Dilie was willing to force them to charge into the Han formation, and the tribal generals were hesitant, so Yeluza got a certain amount of support when he sent him a message.

The dispute on the Liao army's side affected Yang Ye's judgment on the battle situation. When he was contemplating, the generals under his command couldn't help saying: "General, the Liao army has lost three battles in a row, and it seems that they dare not attack!"

Yang Yedao: "The attackers were all Han Chinese who were enslaved by them. The cavalry of their headquarters did not really participate in the fight, and did not cause much damage to the Liao cavalry. Our formation is strong and our arrows are sharp. We are wary of throwing rats and dare not use them rashly. The cavalry is just attacking!"

"General, we have killed many enemies in this battle, so it is considered a victory. Why don't we retreat back to the fort slowly?" a battalion general suggested.

Hearing this, Yang Ye's brows furrowed. He came out to wrestle with the cavalry of the Liao army. Although it's okay to accept it as soon as he sees it, but he still feels unwilling.

The sun was setting, hanging on the left side of the army, the sun had softened a lot, and time was running out.After pondering for a while, staring at the still dense Liao army in the north, Yang Ye suddenly said loudly: "Soldiers, the Liao army is afraid! How dare you follow this general and fight against the enemy again!"

Yang Ye was full of pride, as soon as he stood up, the Dingxiang sergeants who had been trained by him for a long time screamed and responded willingly.Seeing that the army's spirit was available, Yang Ye no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered: "Listen to the order, change into a six-flower phalanx, and the whole army advances one mile northward, approaching the Liao formation!"

Yang Ye was planning to take a risk. If he broke away from the cover of Guanling, he would be in danger of being surrounded by the Liao army.However, under Yang Ye's military order, the soldiers under his command did not hesitate at all, and went with him.

Soon, the formation of the Han army changed, with flags waving, people and vehicles moving, with a high tacit understanding and a very fast speed, it was converted into a six-flower formation, and maintained a rigorous formation, advancing steadily for one mile.

The actions of the Han army, of course, attracted the attention of the Liao army. After waiting for their advance, Yelv Dilie gave up arguing, but looked at Yeluzage and the others, pointed at the Han army, and said: "The Han army is so arrogant that they took the initiative to leave the mountains. We are still several times ahead of them, don’t you dare to attack? Are you really afraid to fight here? Have all the courage of the soldiers of Daliao been lost?”

Partly because of aggressive generals, partly because the Han army's actions were too ironic, a group of Khitan generals finally decided to surround and annihilate them.

Soon, Yelu Sage led the Pishi army to press the formation, and Yelu Dilie personally led [-] tribal cavalry to surround them.Separate a cavalry to monitor the Han army in the mouth, and the rest adjust their positions and besiege on all sides.

And the Han army, under the leadership of Yang Ye, also took it easy and took it seriously.With the foreshadowing ahead, there is no need to warm up, and the battle will reach a climax immediately.

There is one thing to say, the combat effectiveness of the tribal army of the Liao army is indeed more than one grade higher than that of the "Han army" in those counties. When the Han army resisted, they really felt the pressure.

Forming an formation to resist is a major blow to the cavalry. The large shield is like an iron wall, and the frame is covered with thorns, which effectively deter the impact of the cavalry. The bows and spears also caused serious blows to the Liao army.

Similarly, the fearless cavalry had a huge impact on the Han army.The line of confrontation between the two armies is the line of death, which constantly devours the lives of the soldiers on both sides. The Liao cavalry advances one after another, and the Han army also replenishes in an orderly manner.

After two quarters of an hour of fierce fighting, the Han army's formation had already been broken. Under normal circumstances, the formation was broken, which was a good opportunity for Liao cavalry to expand and disperse the enemy's formation.

However, under the command of Yang Ye, the Han army quickly filled the vacancy from the inside out, re-established the defense line, and blocked the external enemy cavalry.The dispersed Han army, under the leadership of the chief, regrouped for another battle.

The Liao cavalry who rushed into the Han formation were quickly strangled and killed under the encirclement of the Chinese army and soldiers in the formation.It didn't take long for the development of the battle to fall into this repeated cycle.

On the Liao army's side, they continued to attack, disperse, and rushed into the Han formation, and then were divided inside and outside by the reacting Han army, blocked outside, and mobilized inside.At the beginning, the Han army was still a little chaotic, requiring officers from Yang Ye and below to constantly give orders and commands. Later, the role of daily training was fully reflected, and ordinary soldiers formed the instinct of self-filling and self-adjustment.

Under the full force of the Liao army, the Han formation was repeatedly broken, repeated, and gradually shrunk. The word toughness was vividly reflected in the Dingxiang army led by Yang Ye. Although it was constantly shrinking, it was always firm and unbreakable.

The casualties of the Han army are increasing, and that of the Liao army is doubled.Outside the army formation, Yelu Dilie no longer had the confidence he had before, and his breakthrough in the Han formation no longer made him ecstatic. At this point, he finally understood why the Han army had such confidence.

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, the sky was already a little dark. The strong bones of the Dingxiang army had already broken the teeth of the Liao army. The soldiers of both sides were entangled together.

Among the guards, Yelu Dilie stared at the Han formation that was still unbreakable under the siege, and stared at the Han general who was hit by an arrow in the Han army formation and was still resolutely commanding resistance.

He fell into a decision again, either to withdraw the army, or use the Pishi army to completely defeat and annihilate this conceited Han army before dark.However, can the Pishi army really defeat Yang Ye when they go into battle?How could he be reconciled if he had already paid such a high price for retreating?

Yelv Dilie didn't hesitate for too long, someone helped him make a choice, and when the battle outside the mouth was in full swing, Kang Yanze, who was hiding in the mouth of the white grass, finally led the Dingxiang Hanqi to rush out.

The sound of killing shook the wild, and the hooves trampled on the grassland. Under the cover of the faint twilight, it was almost impossible to tell the number of them.The surveillance cavalry arranged by Yelu Dilie faithfully performed their duties and stepped forward to intercept them to prevent them from affecting the battlefield.However, the Han cavalry did not fight with it at all, regardless of casualties, with a clear goal, they went straight to the leader of the Liao army, Yelv Dilie.

In the mouth, Kang Yanze has been observing the changes in the battlefield situation, and he has a panoramic view of the layout of the Liao army, and the timing of his choice is just right.

That's why, facing such a resolute attack by the Han cavalry, Yelu Dilie didn't react for a while, and was directly scattered. It was only under the protection of the guards of the headquarters that he did not directly die just now.

The chaos on Yelv Dilie's side also meant that the besieging Liao army was in chaos. The Han army, one inside and one outside, cooperated to defeat the enemy, and soon wavered.And the twilight is getting darker, which further fuels the panic.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yeluza, who was in charge of the formation, didn't need to order, and directly led the Pishi army to rush up, first to block the Han army, and second to save Yelv Dilie.It was also under the help of Yelusa that Yeludilie escaped from Kang Yanze's pursuit in embarrassment.

After that, he finally stopped arguing with Yelusa, and retreated northward in embarrassment, gathering the Liao army, which was gradually defeated under the attack of the Han army.The Han army, under the leadership of Kang Yanze, gave up after chasing for a while. First, there were few soldiers; second, it was already dark; Something went wrong.

Even so, the battle at Baicaokou ended with the victory of the Han army.Yang Ye rode with [-] steps, confronted the Liao army's [-] troops head-on, and won the battle, including the Liao Emperor's Suwei elite Pishi army.Regardless of the process, the actual situation, and the specific gains, at least on the surface, the Dingxiang Army can "become three Liaos in one Han Dynasty."

And Yang Ye, the young general who had been in the military for ten years, became famous all over the world through this battle, and his prestige in the army rose rapidly.

(End of this chapter)