Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 653 Prelude to Surprise Attack

Seven Golden Mountains.

The two cavalry armies collided fiercely.

The sound of the clash of weapons played a death movement on the grassland.

Cao Bin looked at the battlefield and watched the battle situation in front of him. His eyes, which had always been calm and prudent, were filled with shock.

The opponent actually fought evenly with him?
You must know that you are leading the Imperial Army Division, the strongest imperial army.

Dayu's soldiers have always won more with fewer, and never cared about the number of opponents.

Now with the same number of people, I didn't take any advantage.

This was something that had never happened before, but now it really appeared in front of him.

"Your Majesty is right, Brother Yeluxiu, you are really a good opponent."

Cao Bin looked at the figure in the distance and secretly sighed.

After Pan Mei captured Yingzhou, Yelu Bishe's army withdrew from Taizi Mountain to the north and gathered its forces in Dading Mansion.

Over the years, they have built a lot of forts around the important areas of Dading Mansion, connecting the forts and Dading Mansion together to form a dense defense system.

The Khitan who retreated to Dading Mansion took Dading Mansion as the core and divided their troops to garrison various fortresses. They acted as horns and supported each other, putting on a stance of staunch defense.

Dading Mansion is the core of Khitan in Monan, and it is also the most convenient road leading to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing of Khitan.

Only by taking Dading Mansion, can they go straight to the enemy Shangjing Linhuang without any scruples.

This Dading Mansion is a stronghold that must be conquered.

Therefore, even Luo Youdu, who disliked siege the most, gave orders for a full-scale attack in the face of this kind of defense network. Like pulling out a nail, one fortress after another was cleaned up, all the way to Dadingfu.

Luo Youdu personally dispatched soldiers from the Dianqian Division and the Guards Division to attack the fort, but he did not assign any offensive task, but arranged to be stationed near the Sanfu River.

Cao Bin understood Luo Youdu's arrangement.

Khitan's flamboyance can't hide it from him, and naturally it can't hide it from his heroic emperor.

It is not the goal to stick to the Dading Mansion, the main goal is to lengthen the front of the Central Plains and facilitate the attack on the logistics.

Roundabout guerrilla is Khitan's best and tried and tested tactics.

Their army launched an attack on Dading Mansion in the south, and it was not easy for the Khitan to turn around to the south.

It is the best choice to bypass Mayu Mountain from the west and travel hundreds of miles to Rehe Chengde, or instead of going to Rehe Chengde, go to Monan to surprise the Xiaohunian tribe, and then go south to attack together with Mongolia Cloud Kyushu, opening up another battlefield, can also make them fall into a passive state.

He was stationed at Sanfu River just to block the Khitan's westward route.

Sure enough, on the fifth day after he stationed troops at Sanfu River, Brother Yeluxiu planned to detour from their north.

Cao Bin would not personally lead his troops to intercept him as he wished.

Therefore, there was this encounter near Qijin Mountain.

This time, they didn't keep probing like martial arts masters, but they directly hit each other with the tip of the needle.

Cao Bin watched the direction of the battlefield, and issued a new order to the standard bearer beside him: "Order Mi Xin to break the siege to the left, and squeeze the enemy's cavalry to the northwest."

On the other side of the battlefield, Brother Yeluxiu, the most famous Khitan general, had anxiety in his eyes: they Khitan had reached the point of life and death.

The current threat is no longer limited to Lin Renzhao of Haidong...

Pan Mei, who captured Yingzhou, will march into Liaodong next.As long as they take Liaodong City, they can attack their Tokyo Liaoyang Bohai Sea in the next step.

Or if the main force of the Southern Dynasties takes the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, then they can directly attack their Shangjing.

In other words, the three armies of the Southern Dynasties had all reached their seven-inch ground, and if they made any progress along the way, what awaited them would be annihilation.

This detour to the west, in Yeluxiu's view, has carried the Khitan's national destiny on its back, and there is no room for loss.

But in the end, he still couldn't get around Cao Bin's interception.

Brother Yeluxiu looked at the stalemate battlefield and the soldiers who fell to the ground heroically, and his heart was bleeding.

This is an old soldier who has followed him for many years. It is no exaggeration to say that Khitan has the strongest combat power.

Now wasted in this pointless encounter of attrition...

"what?"

Brother Yeluxiu noticed Mi Xin's abnormal behavior. They were going to break out to the west, and the other party was now squeezing them to the northwest intentionally or unintentionally. What's the reason for this?
Do you want to keep us all?They have other reinforcements to support them, afraid that I will withdraw to Dading Mansion?
Brother Yeluxiu's thoughts changed, without any hesitation, he gave the order to retreat.

"Marshal Yelu, brothers can still fight..."

Hearing the order to retreat, the Koryo general Jin Yingjun, who had withdrawn to rest, immediately became anxious.

He knew that Brother Yeluxiu had issued a military order to Yelubishe for his request to fight this time. Now that he is retreating and returning to Dading Mansion, Brother Yeluxiu will be dealt with by military law.

Brother Yeluxiu is brave and resourceful, he is indeed a famous general of his generation, but apart from his own wisdom and bravery, he is most worthy of mentioning his noble virtues. Since he was a child, he has the courage to be a public slaughterer. He treats people leniently, rewards the soldiers under his command with all the money earned from the battle, does not claim credit and is not proud, and the meritorious deeds he makes are also divided among his subordinates, so that all soldiers under his command are willing to die for them.

As a general of Goryeo, Jin Yingjun was also impressed by Yeluxiu's character and was willing to sacrifice his life for him.

It is also because of knowing that Brother Yeluxiu was carrying a military order for this attack, all the three armies fought bravely to the death, and no one retreated.

Brother Yeluxiu said: "No need to be like this. Cao Guohua has used his troops very aggressively. He has been fighting so far without any flaws. He has the intention of procrastinating. Some people estimate that reinforcements will come from time to time. It is not good for us to consume them. It is better to go back and regroup. Our purpose is not to fight. To win this battle is to fight until the end and win miserably, so how can we have the strength to attack the opponent's logistics camp?"

"withdraw!"

When he said this, his tone was beyond doubt.

"Order!" Jin Yingjun didn't dare to say any more, and took the order loudly.

Cao Bin squinted his eyes, seeing that the other party had the intention to retreat, a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes.

The other troops of the Royal Camp Division guard Luo Youdu, the Dianqian Division and the Guards Division are all attacking the fort. There are no reinforcements, it's just that he bet that Brother Yeluxiu dare not bet.

"Chase!"

It was rare for Cao Bin to take advantage of Brother Yeluxiu, and he didn't dare to pursue him too deeply, but he also took advantage of the opportunity.

Brother Yeluxiu withdrew to a fortress to the west of Dading Mansion, and had no intention of withdrawing into Dading Mansion, but was thinking about how to avoid the sight of the Southern Dynasty and bypass Cao Bin's interception.

Brother Yeluxiu paced back and forth, helpless.

"Nan Chao sees too far, is there really nothing to do?"

He also noticed the existence of the telescope, but he didn't know what it was.

Just when he was thinking hard about a plan, Yelu Bishe sent a summons.

Brother Yeluxiu didn't dare to neglect, he only brought a few cronies with him, and hurried back to Dading Mansion.

When I came to the palace, I saw that in addition to Yelu Bishe, there were Yuyue Yelu's house quality, Nanyuan king Yelu Haili, Yelu Xiezhen, Gao Xun, Zhao Kuangyi, Guo Xi and other confidants.

Brother Yeluxiu apologized directly after seeing the salute. "The final general failed to bypass Cao Bin and intercept him as promised, and is willing to accept the crime and be punished."

Yelubi laughed loudly at the top, and came down personally and said: "What is the crime of Sunning? The so-called military order is just a cover-up to make the Southern Dynasty bandits further believe that we have nowhere to go, so we will fight the trapped beast again. "

Brother Yeluxiu looked at a loss. Could it be that the current situation is considered desperate?It was not until Lin Renzhao and Pan Mei took over the Bohai Kingdom and the army of the Southern Dynasties came to Linhuang Mansion in Beijing that they could be regarded as "desperate".

Brother Yeluxiu looked around, except for Yelu Wuzhi and Yelu Haili who had normal expressions, Yelu Xiezhen, Gao Xun, Zhao Kuangyi, and Guo Xi all showed blank expressions.

Yelu Bishe looked around complacently, and said, "I have received the news that the Hanbei Academy has gone north from Lulong, and will soon go straight to the grain and grass camp at the rear of the Southern Dynasty. Once the Hanbei Academy succeeds, it will be time for us to counterattack."

As soon as he said this, Brother Yeluxiu, Yelu Xiezhen, Gao Xun, Zhao Kuangyi, and Guo Xijin were all dumbfounded.

Han Beiyuan, they naturally know who it is.

Han Derang, the privy envoy of the Northern Court, was Yelv Bishe's most trusted interior minister.

All the people present were human beings, even though Yelv Bishe did not admit that Yelvjing's death had anything to do with him.But everyone is clear in their hearts, and they all know that the Han family is one of the masterminds of the plan.

For some reason, Han Derang has been missing, and some people have long thought it strange.

Brother Yeluxiu was the most alert, he reacted first, and exclaimed, "Waterway?"

Only by taking the water route can we avoid the southern eyeliner in Yingzhou and Pingzhou and appear behind the enemy.

Yelu Wuzhi rarely showed a smile on his face: "Not being good at water is our weakness, but when everyone in the world knows our weakness, our weakness will no longer be a weakness, but an advantage."

Brother Yeluxiu looked at the grey-haired Yelu Yuzhi, who was hunched over and couldn't even straighten his back, bowed his head and said, "You are more brilliant, I admire you!"

Yelu Xiezhen, Gao Xun, Zhao Kuangyi, and Guo Xi were also shocked, and they all paid respects to Yelu Wuzhi.

Only Yelu Haili sighed and thought, "This is what An Yin paid for with his life!"

An Yin is naturally Yelusha!
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"When everyone in the world knows our weakness, the weakness will no longer be a weakness, but an advantage!"

Han Derang hid in a dark place, closed his eyes and fell asleep. He was not a warrior. He was already exhausted after traveling bumpy all the way. He was supported by perseverance. He recited what Yelv Wuzhi said to him that day, and his heart was full of respect. He sighed secretly: "Compared to Yu Yue, I'm really inferior."

Hearing footsteps in his ears, Han Derang looked for his reputation, but it was his elder brother Han Dezhang.

"How is it?" Han Derang asked in a low voice.

"There are good and bad!" Han Dezhang said with a heavy heart, "From here to the north, there will be no traces of exposure. They have focused their attention on the north, west, and east directions. The defense of the south gate is extremely lax..."

Han Derang didn't find it strange. Who would have thought that the problem was in the rear?

Han Dezhang continued: "However, the defense of the Southern Dynasty camp is very tight, and the defense is extremely deep. From the outside, it looks like a hard nut to crack."

Han Derang said: "This is also reasonable. The bandits in the Southern Dynasty have always been cautious in deploying their troops. The food and grass camp is their lifeblood. If the defense is lax, it is a fraud."

Han Dezhang said anxiously: "But our soldiers are hungry and tired, and have fallen ill a lot. I don't think there will be more than [-] soldiers who can continue to fight with swords and guns..."

They landed quietly near Qinhuangdao. In order to avoid the Central Plains, they took the trails that businessmen smuggled themselves in the past.Inaccessible, extremely difficult to pass.

They came all the way, ate and slept in the open, suffered from illness and fatigue, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Han Derang looked at the vigorous Wanyan Bahai and the others, and walked up quickly: "Brother Wanyan, the enemy is ten miles away, and our secret sentry has sent back news. The opponent's defense along the way is very serious." Relax, we can easily get close. Next, it depends on you."

Yelu Wuzhi trained [-] Khitan sailors, originally planning to use them as surprise soldiers.

He himself did not expect that there would be such a bad situation today, so the number was not large.

Close to the [-] Khitan water army trying to surprise the Central Plains' grain and grass camp, it really pales in comparison.

The surprise attack troops need to go through the turbulence of the waves, and then climb over the mountains, which is a huge test of physical strength.

The Khitan people are really not good at water, let them bumpy on the sea for many days, not to mention climbing mountains and ridges, it would be great if they can disembark by themselves.

In the end, Yelu Wuzhi thought of the Jurchen Wanyan Department.

Jurchen is a fishing and hunting people. They live between white mountains and black waters, traveling across mountains and rivers like walking on flat land.

Yelv Wuzhi had no choice but to take a risk to get Wanyan Bahai involved.

Wanyan Bahai suffered a lot in Changbai Mountain back then, and finally lowered his head for the sake of his tribe, and chose to believe in Han Derang and join Khitan.

Han Derang did not break his promise, and properly arranged the Wanyan Department.

The Wanyan warriors who fought for Khitan also received generous rewards.

Wanyan Bahai also resigned himself to his fate to serve Khitan, changing from a birth Jurchen to a mature Jurchen.

In order to persuade Wanyan Bahai to join the surprise attack army, Yeluwuzhi promised to give the White Mountain and Black Water to the Wanyan tribe, make Wanyan Bahai the king of the black water, and reward them with their hometown of the Wanyan tribe.

With such a temptation, Wanyan Bahai's heart is naturally moved.

But he didn't believe Yeluwuzhi, the old fox, so he named Han Derang to lead the team.

After getting along for a long time, Wanyan Bahai still has some trust in Han Derang.

Han Derang looked at the Jurchens who were a little tired but still kept a certain amount of energy, and secretly rejoiced that they were called, otherwise, even if the strategy was successful, they would not have the strength to break through the food and grass camp in the Central Plains.

Wanyan Bahai's eyes were filled with the joy of returning to his homeland, and he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Han Bei Yuan, our warriors are all good men. Those Southern Dynasty people with thin arms and thin legs are not our opponents. I am willing to be the vanguard, for Han Bei Yuan open circuit."

At this point, Wanyan Bahai also knew that there was no way out.

As far as the current situation of the Khitan people is concerned, it is more appropriate to let them charge forward, so as not to guarantee bad things.

Several people set a good time, took a short rest, ate and drank enough, and prepared to give Zhongyuan a fatal blow.

On the eve of the battle, Han Dezhang pulled Han Derang and said, "Silang, you are not a military officer, why don't you wait for our news again?"

Han Derang was impatient and said: "Brother, how can I miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become famous?"

(End of this chapter)