Han Shizu

Chapter 906 The Battle of the South Exit 7
As the night deepened, Yeluzage was also ordered to withdraw, quickly disengaged from Gao Huaide's army, retreated to Nankou, and strengthened the siege and defense of An Shenqi.It was dark night again, and a large group of reinforcements from the Han army arrived. Under such a situation, it was not a good choice to divide the troops into the wild.

And Gao Huaide, who had been entangled with the Zuopishi army under great pressure, was also relieved, and he didn't mention the pursuit at all, and moved closer to Changping with the remaining 2000 imperial cavalry.Of the [-] cavalry before departure, except for the thousand cavalry that were assigned to the party and the dead, the rest were all fan cavalry, who were defeated and fled in all directions.Among them, there are less than [-] people, regroup and find Guo Chongwei
On the Liao army's side, excluding casualties, there are still about 160,000 troops left, and 120,000 are besieging Nankou.Counting from the start of the attack, the soldiers of the Liao army also worked hard all day and night, so they took the opportunity to rest and even indulged a little.

Because before the start of the war, it was completely unexpected that the battle would be fought at this level. The Liao army was well prepared in terms of strategy and tactics, but there were also shortcomings, such as tents for camping and other materials.

Fortunately, there are still some captured and a small number of well-preserved Han camps that can be used as shelters.Even so, many Liao soldiers could only rest on the ground, sleeping with their arms around the bonfire.

However, the cold in the late autumn night is not so easy to endure. In order to keep out the cold, it is a rare and common thing to strip armor from dead bodies.In fact, the deployment of the Liao army at Nankou is actually very dangerous.

There are still nearly [-] Han troops in Zhongzhai. It is hard to know how many soldiers there are to fight. Although they are surrounded on all sides and have defenses around them, if they gather elite troops and attack one side, they will be difficult to resist.

And the Yelusha army who went south to Changping played a very important role in planning and protecting.The commander of the Liao army also had a rare moment of rest. After learning that another reinforcement from the Han army had arrived in Changping, he was a little surprised.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Yelu Cong stood in the tent, hesitating, looking anxiously at Yelu Wuzhi, and said: "With the strength of the Han army near Youzhou, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the enemy in such a short period of time. To mobilize more than [-] troops to help!"

Taking a deep breath, Yelv Cong said: "I have carefully investigated and calculated, and after removing the soldiers and horses on the East Road, the garrison and the transfer of soldiers and civilians, the Han Dynasty in Youzhou can only use about 300,000 soldiers and civilians, at most no more than 35.

Now, Tanzhou restrained its hundreds of thousands of people, and Nankou was trapped by [-] people. In one day, more than [-] of them rode to help. Did the Han army in Youzhou not defend?Doesn't their emperor need to be defended?
The reinforcements of the Han army must be fraudulent! "

At the end, Yelu Cong's tone became very certain.Regarding his judgment, Yelu Wuzhi also agreed with him, and said calmly: "The Han cavalry from Niulan Mountain are just bluffing. The two groups of reinforcements before and after are probably following this method to confuse and frighten our army!"

"Are there any fake reinforcements that entered Changping?" Yelv Cong said.

Yelu Wuzhi shook his head, and replied: "I'm afraid it's a falsehood and the other is true. According to Yelusha's report, if the judgment is correct, the former is false and the latter is true. No matter what, tens of thousands of reinforcements from the Han army have indeed arrived!"

"Even if these tens of thousands of troops add up, we still hold the superiority in strength!" Yelv Cong said.

Looking at Yelu Cong, Yelu Wuzhi sighed: "That's true, but after nearly a day and night of fierce fighting, our soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and most of them have become exhausted. The Han army at Nankou is still holding on to the stronghold, and it is difficult to die. However, the Han army was spying in the south, but they did not attack, and they actually formed a pincer attack on our army. Although the situation is still under our control, the battle has already favored the Han army."

"I don't agree with what the King of the North Court said!" Listening to his analysis, although he agrees with some of the truths, Yelu Cong disagrees with Yelu Wuzhi's analysis of the battle situation, saying: "The Han army marching for hundreds of miles to help, the same is true. Exhausted, otherwise how could we rest in Changping? The Han cavalry was almost defeated after being attacked by the Zuo Pishi army. Facts have proved that we still have an advantage over the Han army.

The remnants of the Han army in Nankou were at the end of the road. Even with the support of reinforcements and lack of food and soldiers, it would be difficult to continue to resist for a long time.As long as we can break through the south entrance, our army will win this battle! "

Yelucong's idea is good, and the analysis is also based on the military situation, but the question is, can it defeat the Nankou Han army?Will Changping's reinforcements watch them annihilate An Shenqi's army again?
"Right now, what I am worried about is not the Han army in Changping, but other reinforcements. With the strength of the Han army, it is not impossible to continue to send troops to help. However, the nearest Tanzhou division, with the decisiveness of the Han army, will be ready tomorrow. As far as the South Privy Council is concerned, I am afraid it will be difficult to contain them! If the reinforcements of the Han army are allowed to come in a steady stream and gather here, our army may be in danger!" Yelu Wuzhi raised his worries.

Listening to his words, Yelu Cong couldn't help but said: "This is what Yelu Xiezhen proposed!"

Yelu Wuzhi sighed: "This is something that has to be considered!"

Hearing this, Yelu Cong couldn't help twisting his face, the anxiety on his face was beyond words.After a long time, Yelu Cong looked at Yelu Wuzhi: "The king of Beiyuan is an important minister of the country. He is a pillar and a pillar, and he is always able to decide big things. Your king thinks, at this moment, how should we make a decision?"

Seeing Yelu Cong kick the ball to himself, Yelu Wuzhi pondered for a while, and said seriously: "Time is beneficial to the enemy and not to us. The time left for us is running out. If we persist for a long time, we will lose. We can't let the war continue to drag on. Otherwise, The strength of the Han army will continue to increase, but our successor will be weak!"

Yelu Wuzhi and Yelu Cong looked at each other, "For the present plan, we must either choose to fight at night, and continue to attack before the arrival of the Han army's follow-up reinforcements, and strive to break through the south entrance. Or. Withdraw!"

Hearing the word "withdraw troops", Yelv Cong immediately became anxious, and said: "This time we will gather 200,000 troops to raid Nankou. If we retreat due to the cowardly fighting of the enemy, how will we explain to His Majesty and the people of the country? Besides, the soldiers are fighting hard. Fighting for a day, with so much fear of death and injury, and seeing that the success can be accomplished, giving up like this will definitely hurt the morale of the army and hurt the morale of the army, how can the soldiers be willing?"

Hearing Yelu Cong's remarks, he was probably the one who was most unwilling. After all, he was the one who advocated the attack, but if he failed, even if he returned without success, he would be the one to take the main responsibility.

After thinking about it, Yelu Cong said: "The soldiers have been resting for a while, and Yelusha is watching the reinforcements of the Han army. We will lead the troops and continue to attack the Han army. I don't believe how long they can last after the blood is cold." !Maybe launching an attack at this time can also have the effect of a surprise attack, and it may not be impossible to make meritorious deeds in one fell swoop!"

Hearing what he said, Yelu Wuzhi frowned, how could he rely entirely on gambling, and immediately said: "Since the former chose to stop fighting and rest, and the night has not passed, if he sends soldiers to attack again, there will be complaints, and the soldiers' fighting spirit will not be high! "

Yelv Cong couldn't help but started to pace again, his pace was much faster, he gritted his teeth and said: "Then rest overnight, wait until tomorrow morning, and have enough food for the soldiers before attacking the stronghold. The reinforcements from Tanzhou may not come back, even if they come Now, we may not be powerless!"

Seeing Yelu Cong's behavior, Yelu Yazhi was completely angry. He got up and cursed: "We are not gamblers. How can we be so careless when it comes to military and national affairs. Now that the situation is getting worse, we should change according to the situation and act randomly. How can you do it alone. Your Majesty paid us 200,000 people, and most of the country's elite are gathered here. If there is a big damage, don't you know what serious consequences it will cause?"

After being scolded like this, Yelu Cong couldn't help being startled, calmed down, looked at the stern and majestic Yelu Wuzhi, and hesitated for a while: "My lord, the situation has not yet reached such an urgent and critical moment. If you retreat rashly, all previous efforts will be wasted. , It’s a great pity. Why don’t you wait a little longer, and the two of us will report the current situation to His Majesty, and let him decide!”

When Yelu Cong said this, Yelu Wuzhi thought for a while and said, "Let's do that for now!"

Although Yelu Wuzhi was not so optimistic about the prospects of this battle, but Yelu Wuzhi was really unwilling to retreat directly, how could he have no expectations in his heart.In one day's offensive, defensive and blocking operations, they suffered nearly [-] casualties. Under the tenacious resistance and counterattack of the Han army, more than [-] people were directly killed. This casualty was too heavy for the Liao army.

In fact, as the two reinforcements of the Han army rushed to Changping, the battle situation between the Han and Liao in Nankou became interesting.The 120,000 Liao army surrounded less than 80,000 remnants of the Han army in Zhongzhai, Nankou, and the various forces in Changping added up to more than [-] troops to deal with Yelusha's [-] Liao army.

If the Liao army wants to win, it needs to defeat the Han army at Nankou while resisting the reinforcements of the Han army.And the Han army wanted to rescue, maybe break the containment blockade of the Yelusha army.

In fact, a balanced situation has been formed between the two parties. If you want to break this balance, you must either exert force from within or rely on another force from the outside.

When the commander of the Liao army felt that it was difficult to advance and retreat, it took about two hours after midnight, and Emperor Liu Chengyou of the Han Dynasty galloped to Changping in the starry night.Knowing that the emperor was coming to the front in advance, General Changping couldn't help but be astonished, Gao Huaide hastily assembled [-] banned riders, went south to meet them, and only after escorting Liu Chengyou into the city did he feel relieved.

Regarding the arrival of the emperor, the generals on the front line felt a little complicated and felt more pressure.When Chai Rong saw Liu Chengyou, his expression was extremely serious: "Why is His Majesty coming to the battle in person?"

(End of this chapter)