Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

It was already September [-]th when Shi Shucong rushed to the Qing Sai army with his troops.

The Qing Sai army is in the south of Yanggao County, 120 miles southwest of Yunzhou. It is the north line of the two main roads leading eastward from Yunzhou to Youzhou, with a total length of [-] miles.

Since the era of Li Keju, Li Quanzhong, Li Kuangwei, Li Kuangchou and Hedong fought several times, and they followed these two paths, that is, they either attacked Yunzhou directly or attacked Weizhou first.

The soldiers and horses led by Shi Shucong were not elite. They were mainly soldiers from Guanbei Daozhou, and there were also Ding Zhuang from the Fan tribe.Taking advantage of the main force of the Jin army being attracted to the Yanchang area, they broke into the empty area east of Yunzhou and successively captured many military towns and cities.

There are not many people in these places and they are relatively poor, but the geographical location is very important. After they are conquered, if the Jin army does not want to be cut off the road to Youzhou, they must send people to take it back.

Uncle Shi, who was old in battle, of course saw this, so after hearing that Jin general Li Congke led the flying cavalry to the Qing Sai army, he immediately returned—what is worth pondering is the attitude of Li Cunxiao and Li Siben. And the soldiers of Guizhou County in Xinyi guarded the gate alone, and did not make a large-scale westward advance, and the capture army only moved westward slightly, attracting some of the Xia army's fan cavalry, and did not work hard.

After Shi Shucong learned about the situation in the east, he boldly returned to the Qingsai army with 5000 troops to reinforce the western front.

However, the Jin army did not wait, but the Khitan brigade charged straight over.

On September [-]th, Shi Shucong led his army westward to Baidengtai. Just as he was about to set up a stronghold, he saw a large group of cavalry coming from the west.

The sergeants looked panicked and panicked.

Shi Shucong remained calm, climbed to the top of Baideng Mountain, and watched the enemy.

There are two or three thousand bandit riders. Judging from their attire, they are all Khitans, but it is not known whether they are real Khitans or fake Khitans (vassal tribes).

A while ago, the Khitan did dispatch a large army to the west to cooperate with the Jin army to attack Shuozhou.There are a lot of people, it is said that there are [-] to [-] people.The one in front of me is probably just a part of the enemy army.

"The Khitan thief is in a hurry to go home." Shi Shucong looked carefully and said.

"Dutou, do you want to attack the thieves?" You Kunlun, the commander of the Suizhou Army, asked.

You Kunlun is the old subordinate of Shi Shucong. He is extremely brave, and he has repeatedly made great achievements in the battle.

When Shi Shucong was transferred to the command envoy of Guanbei Road, he brought some of his cronies with him, and the court promised it—if it was in other places, the court might still have concerns, but in the Guanbei states, even if Shi Shucong sent all the state generals Arranged as his own, he can't rebel, there is no other reason, and the soldiers don't support it.

"If you don't want to fight, then don't fight." Shi Shucong said: "There seems to be bandit cavalry in the distance. Looking at the attire, it seems that they are not Khitan soldiers, but Jin soldiers. Could it be the pro-cavalry army or the cloud cavalry army?"

You Kunlun couldn't answer.There are many cavalry of the Jin army nearby, who knows which one it is.

"The Jin thieves hide and hide, and they want to eat them, but they don't want to gnaw hard bones." You Kunlun said with a smile: "There are only a thousand cavalrymen, and there is nothing we can do about it. The Khitan thieves are like an arrow, and they probably won't-eh , they seem to be attacking us."

Shi Shucong continued to observe.

Indeed, as You Kunlun said, if the Khitan people want to run away, they can just go.Even Shi Shucong's 5000 men couldn't stop them, but they actually stopped, which is very suspicious. …

Could it be that the Jin army didn't entertain well, they ran out of food, and wanted to rob us?
Shi Shucong's rear line brought a lot of chariots and horses, and the carts were loaded with a lot of grain and grass, intending to stockpile them in the Baideng Mountain Camp.

"You go to the rear immediately..." Shi Shucong thought for a while, the combat effectiveness of the thousands of soldiers under his command may not be so bad, but he is dealing with more than 2000 Khitan cavalry, and he may jump out at any time to take advantage of it The Jin army really may not be able to win, so we have to think of a way.

So, he asked You Kunlun to come over and give him secret instructions.

******
Yelulage stopped.

He has more than 2000 people under his command, except for a small number of fine cavalry from the Diela tribe, most of them are from the Wuhuai and Tuju [-] tribes.

The main force has already fled, and the soldiers split up and passed through the east of the country.This was a matter discussed by the two sides, but the Khitan cavalry was too poor in military discipline, and they plundered along the way. They were severely charged by the Jin army cavalry, and many people were lost. The rest were more honest.

In fact, Yelv Lage didn't mind much about Tuju and Wuhuai being beaten up by the Jin army.

During this westward attack on Shuozhou, many people from the two departments died, including many thorns who were dissatisfied with the Dieta.The death of these people is really not a bad thing for the Deira tribe, and it may even be beneficial.

But considering that Abaoji might be the one who would gain the most, Lage was not very happy.

A Baoji is so dazzling that it covers up the light of the brothers.Every time I think of this matter, Lage is very unhappy, why?
Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, he is not very interested in entanglement with Xia people or Jin people.He just wants to go home quickly and watch A Baoji, so that he can't take all the benefits to himself.

But what should I say, the army is short of supplies now!The risk of looting the people of the Jin people is too great, and they will be attacked by the cavalry of the Jin army who guard (supervise) and send (watch) them along the way, so they can only think of a way on the Xia people.

The army in front of us is not many, around [-], but they still carry a lot of supplies, food and horses, isn't it the benefit of God sending them here?

Lage turned his head and glanced at the cavalry of the Jin army who had dismounted from their horses and rested far away. They didn't have any intention of helping.Pooh!How about a fucking ally, or about a brother, just like this?

Of course, he also knows that Jin Jun's life is not easy now.

Yanchang City has been unable to attack for a long time, and great differences have arisen inside.Li Siyuan insisted on withdrawing troops, and Shi Shanyou insisted on not retreating. The rift between the two sides was so big that outsiders like them knew about it.

With this appearance, why fight?

When the Xia army from Shuozhou chased them and cut off the retreat of the frontline army, they might lose everything.madness!
Yelulage observed the Xia people carefully again.

Their rear formation was very chaotic, the personnel were loud and noisy, and the horses were extremely thin. At first glance, they looked like weak soldiers and weak horses, which were far from the capable and strong soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army.

This weak army seems to be able to try to attack.

He beckoned and called a few tribal leaders.

"Food and water are running out. I want to send people to defeat the Xia army in front of me and seize their food and grass. Are you willing to obey the order?" Yelu Lage asked.

The nobles from the Tuju and Wuhuai tribes looked at me and I looked at you, and finally said: "It is true that there is not much food and grass. If you go east to Guizhou, you will be in poor villages along the way, and it will not be easy to supply. I will kill you." The idea is exactly what I want, you give the order, and I will just obey.”…

Yelu Lage nodded in satisfaction, and said: "It's not too late. Shuozhou's flying dragon army may come after us at any time, so we must fight quickly. Look, there are more than 2000 Xia people in the rear, and they look chaotic. If they bypass their more elite and daring front line and go around to take their luggage, the Xia bandits will definitely be defeated. If the back line is defeated, the front line will inevitably be in chaos, and they will follow suit. This battle is considered a victory."

The people also observed it.

Indeed, the Xia people's rear formation is too chaotic, they should all be weak soldiers.They rushed forward with their cavalry, and these people were afraid that they would disperse at once, but this battle was actually easy to fight.

"Since there is no objection." Yelulage looked at everyone again, and said, "Then let's do it."

******
Li Congke led the flying cavalry army scattered several miles away.

He is really not interested in directly intervening in the war between Khitan and Xia people.

According to the sergeant who fled back, this Xia army was not very effective in fighting, and most of them were state soldiers and local regiments.

But he also wanted the Khitans to win.

The closer Xia Jun got to Yunzhou, the more panicked he became.

The adoptive father and Shi Shanyou had a quarrel, and he no longer wanted to waste his life in Yanchang city.

Li Congke once persuaded his adoptive father in private, and the Khitan began to retreat, clearly betraying the Jin army.The Xia army did not send the main force to pursue Khitan, but gathered elite soldiers and generals, and gathered in the direction of Yunzhou.

The Xia people's abacus made the people in Hebei hear the sound: Isn't it just to eat the various units of the Jin army that besieged Yanchang City?

The adoptive father also agreed with his opinion, but Shi Shanyou was stunned, and he still didn't want to retreat, which led to this strange situation.

There was no other way, he could only take the troops and desperately drive away Xia Bing who was trying to get close to Yunzhou, so as to make a way out for his adoptive father.

In fact, he didn't have many troops on hand, just a flying cavalry army.

This troop has also been fighting for a long time, and has suffered a lot of injuries in the previous series of battles, and the downsizing is a bit serious.Li Congke had just brought them to Yunzhou to replenish some strong and strong foreigners, and barely recovered the two thousand troops, but the combat effectiveness in a short period of time was almost meaningless.

So he didn't want to move, just sat and watched that idiot Yelulage perform.

In this battle, if the Khitan fought well and the Xia people were about to lose their hold and were tired, then he would choose the right time to march out with his cavalry and crush the remnants of the Xia people together.

If the Khitans didn't play well, then he didn't bother to care about it.The Khitan people like to risk their lives, so let them do it.

The regular sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance.

Li Congke looked around, the Khitan cavalry moved!

Good guy, more than 2000 cavalry are dispatched together. This is to accomplish all their achievements in one battle, and the gamble is big enough.

Li Congke put his legs between the horse's belly and climbed up a slope. He stared at the battlefield carefully with his eyes wide open.

The Xia people's rear line is really chaotic!

A total of more than 2000 people dragged vehicles in a hurry, looking for weapons.

Some people even knelt down with their heads in their hands, not knowing what they were thinking.

Some people cried and cried, it seemed that they were scared to cry when they were on the battlefield for the first time.

Only a few elite soldiers were still kicking and beating the weak soldiers who were in a mess to cheer them up and meet the enemy quickly.

It's over!Li Congke sighed secretly, the Khitan cavalry circled around and went straight to the rear, with a very clear goal.

Let this idiot, Yelulage, take advantage of it!
Xia Jun's front line of more than [-] people hastily completed their formation, and this meeting is slowly turning around, as if they want to rescue the rear line, but—is there enough time?
The distance of just a few hundred steps is there in an instant.

The Khitan cavalry screamed loudly, armed with bows, bones, spears, and sabers, and charged towards the rear of Xia's army.

"Buzz!" The dense arrows shot out suddenly, and the Khitan cavalry fell on their backs, falling down a large area.

"Huh?" Li Congke was taken aback. He didn't run away, but dared to fight back?