Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 656
The nomadic people's understanding of battle is not as good as that of the Central Plains, but the method of hunting is deeply rooted.

They flew past Shi Shouxin's wings, blocking their retreat.

Shi Shouxin yelled secretly: "Not good."

The speed of Khitan's encirclement was much faster than he had imagined, but they had already completed the pincer attack due to the delay.

The news that Shi Shouxin was surrounded by Khitan soon reached the ears of Luo Youdu, who was ambushing near Mount Along.

People like Shi Shouxin are very popular in the army because of their loyalty.

Hearing that he was under siege, Han Lingkun, Gao Huaide, Han Chongyun, Dang Jin and others all asked for help.

Luo Youdu pondered for a moment, then said: "I've always known Brother Shi's ability, and the Khitan kid can't help him in a short time. So, Ma Shuai, you take Hu Yanzan and pick [-] heroes to go to support, don't rush to rescue, see Let’s talk about the situation. Whether to rescue or retreat, you can judge for yourself.”

Gao Huaide said: "Just to save people, five hundred is enough."

Luo Youdu nodded and said, "That's five hundred!"

As the commander in chief of the armed forces, Luo Youdu looked at the overall situation.

Shi Shouxin was caught in a tight siege, so he really needed to be rescued.But how to save, need to grasp the measure.

Now their situation should be that the army is retreating. If they rescue them openly, it will be easy for Khitan to see the clues.

Khitan still has many notable generals.

Luo Youdu is also certain of Shi Shouxin's ability, and believes that his elder brother has the ability to break through the encirclement by himself, and he can also bring them some surprises.

But just in case, he asked Gao Huaide and Hu Yanzan to prepare for support.

Gao Huaide bravely won the three armies, Hu Yanzan's martial arts is only inferior to Gao Huaide, the two of them lead a team of elites, and it is not difficult to tear a hole in the enemy's encirclement.

The high slope on the right side of Luming Mountain.

Olis came to Yelu Talie in a bit of embarrassment,
"Thank you for your support, Your Majesty. The bandit general is cunning, and he killed a plan and returned the carbine."

He wanted to be the first to do meritorious deeds, but unexpectedly, Shi Shouxin turned around and gave him a heavy beating, tearing the elite under his command into two pieces.

If it weren't for the timely support from Yelu Talie and Yelu Xiezhen, his army might have been defeated.

Yelu Talie smiled amiably and said, "Your Majesty, you should not be surprised, let's take a closer look and defeat the enemy."

There was a bit of mockery in his tone.

Olis' face became hot when he heard this, but he didn't dare to speak.

Yelu Talie was the Great King of the Khitan North Court, and his status in Khitan was second only to Yelu Bishe and Yelu Wuzhi.

Yelu Talie was a late bloomer, and he still didn't become an official at the age of 40. He only served as Lingwen of a remote tribe during the Huitong period of Yelu Deguang, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty.However, in the early years of Emperor Muzong of Liao Dynasty, Yelvjing was directly promoted to the title of King of the Southern Academy. He balanced taxes and labor, encouraged agricultural production, and was called the King of Enriching the People.Yelv Talie was good at internal affairs, but he was also very good at military affairs.In the past, the Northern Han Dynasty took advantage of Guo Wei's death and Guo Rong ascended the throne. When his foothold was unstable, he marched south, which directly led to the defense of Taiyuan for Guo Rong.

Khitan dispatched Yelu Talie to rescue the Northern Han.

Yelu Talie defeated Guo Congyi and Shang Jun in Xinkou, and beheaded Shi Yanchao, a fierce general of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Fu Yanqing didn't dare to touch the edge at that time, forcing Guo Rong to retreat.

After Yelu Bishe ascended the throne, Yelu Talieping was transferred to be the king of the North Courtyard. On the surface, his position remained the same, but in fact he kept it by his side for easy control.

After all, Yelv Talie was single-handedly promoted by Yelujing.

Yelu Talie, the king of the Northern Court, is in charge of the Beifu on the surface, but in fact, all the power in the Beifu is in the hands of Yelu Wuzhi. Yelu Talie has become a veritable king of enriching the people, and he is in charge of finance and people's livelihood.

Compared with Yelu Talie, Yelu Bishe trusts Yelu Haili, the great king of the South Court even more.

It was just because of Yelusha's death that Yelu Haili was a little emotional.

Yelv Wuzhi's body became abnormal again, and Yelv Bishe could only choose Yelu Talie to be in charge of the pursuit.

Yelv Talie had a calm and generous personality. Although he was wronged, he didn't complain much. He was still loyal to Khitan and worked hard.This is also the reason why Yelv Bishe activated him at this moment.

Yelv Talie saw through Olis' intention to strive for success, seeing him leading the elite of Pishi's army, but beating him like a bird, he didn't give him a good face.

Oulis watched Yelu Xiezhen command the troops to trap Shi Shouxin in the formation, felt aggrieved, what he left behind became Yelu Xiezhen, seeing that Shi Shouxin was the turtle in the urn, he immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, Time is running out, and the last general will lead his troops to chase the other remnants."

Yelu Tali laughed and said, "There is no rush on this matter, we will make a conclusion after seeing the results."

Yelv Talie was good at strategy and knew the surrounding terrain like the palm of his hand. He knew that the Along Mountain not far to the south was dangerous, with many hills and bushes, and it was the most suitable place for an army to set up an ambush.

Going in rashly is extremely risky.

Yelu Talie recognized Shi Shouxin's identity and knew the relationship between Shi Shouxin and Luo Youdu.

If Shi Shouxin fell into a tight siege and the Central Plains Army ignored it, the possibility of an ambush in Along Mountain was unlikely.On the contrary, there is a possibility of setting up an ambush.

As for wasting time, Yelu Talie didn't care.

The Central Plains is not their Khitan, and they just ran away without a trace.

The Central Plains has mixed infantry and cavalry, including heavily armored infantry.Even if they were allowed to run overnight, it would only be a distance of tens of miles.

It is not difficult for their cavalry to catch up, but the premise must be that the Central Plains is really retreating.

Shi Shouxin's status can just prove this point.

Therefore, Yelu Talie was not in a hurry, but just sat and watched Yelu Xiezhen's performance.

As an old minister of Khitan who was treated coldly, Yelu Talie looked down on a reckless man like Oulis, but he admired a talent like Yelu Xiezhen very much.

He thought that Shi Shouxin was already a trapped beast surrounded by them, but when he saw the direction of Shi Shouxin's charge, his face changed slightly, and he said: "Mr. Lang, you should immediately attack the enemy directly. Be sure to stop Shi Shouxin, and don't let him break through." gone."

Olis' commanding level is average, but his bravery is beyond doubt.

Yelv Talie had been in the civil service for a long time, and he didn't have anyone available, so he had to let Olis take it.

Olis was overjoyed and took the order loudly.

It turned out that Shi Shouxin did not break out in the direction of Mount Along.

When it was discovered that the Khitan's wings were flying together, intending to surround them.

Shi Baozheng was the first to discover the enemy's situation, he called his father and said: "Father, the Khitan is going to surround us, retreat quickly."

Shi Shouxin glanced around and couldn't help cursing: "This group of sons of bitches came so fast." He waved the sword in his hand and said loudly: "Brothers, follow me and charge in that direction... ..."

As he spoke, he pointed with a broadsword, and that was where Yelv Talie's banner was.

Shi Baozheng was dumbfounded in shock: "Father...over there...where..."

Shi Shouxin laughed "haha" and said, "You son of a bitch, you still have a lot to learn."

The Khitan wanted to prevent them from escaping to the south, so the two armies surrounded on the left and right made a detour to block them from going south.

Don't look at the fact that the opponent's left and right wings have not yet completed the convergence, there is a gap.

But in fact, this is a dead end deliberately exposed.

The more you want to go to the gap, the more you will be surrounded by the opponent.

On the contrary, the back of the cavalry's buttocks is the weakest place.

Shi Shouxin didn't read many books, but after decades of combat career, he could see the real weaknesses at a glance.

Instead of running away and letting the enemy have time to siege, it is better to face the enemy and kill.At this time, the entanglement and fighting between the enemy and ourselves has become a chaotic war, and the encirclement is highlighted in the chaotic war.

Before, they hated the small number of enemies, but now that the reinforcements from the other side are gradually arriving, it is time to break out and lead them into the encirclement.

Time was running out now, and he didn't have time to explain a lot to his son, so he just urged his horse to rush towards the back of the encirclement.

The cavalry of the Dianqian Division are all elite soldiers, especially after being baptized by the soldiers, obedience has become their nature.

The direction he pointed with his broadsword was the direction in which the whole army moved!

When Shi Shouxin saw Yiqi leading soldiers and horses rushing towards him, his heart sank slightly, and he shouted: "Boy, attack him on the right, if you don't kill him, our father and son will die here."

Shi Baozheng was also red-eyed, and said loudly: "The child will fight to the death to escort father out of the siege!"

He stared at Olis, straightened his horse, and ran towards him.

Ma Qian poked Olisi's right shoulder like a poisonous dragon.

Oulis was extremely confident in his martial arts, and swung a long-handled hammer to hit Shi Baozheng's Ma Qian tit-for-tat.

"Dang" sound.

Shi Baozheng was exhausted from fighting for a long time, his arms were numb from the shock, and he leaned back slightly.

However, Olis still had enough strength, and planned to make up for it with a hammer while the people and horses were intertwined.

A gust of wind hit him, and an arrow went straight into his left heart, killing him with one blow.

Shi Shouxin is proficient in bow and horse, and his arrows are also ranked first in the army.

After he shot and killed Olis in a sneak attack, he shot three arrows in a row to kill the enemies approaching his son.

Shi Baozheng regained his strength, let out a loud roar, and the horse in his hand was flying vertically and horizontally. In an instant, four riders with their horses and men fell to the ground.

Shi Shouxin passed by Shi Baozheng, shouted "Follow", taking advantage of the confusion of the opponent, he led his troops to go against the opposite direction, shouting and fighting tirelessly, Shi Baozheng gritted his teeth and fought bravely.

It really allowed him to break out of the tight encirclement behind the buttocks of the Khitan encirclement.

Yelu Talie's face was solemn, Shi Shouxin and Shi Baozheng broke through in this situation, of course it was because of Shi Shouxin's experience and the father and son fought bravely to the death, but more because the cavalry under the opponent's command gave the father and son enough support.

Facing the siege that was many times larger than his own, the opponent's soldiers followed behind the Shi family father and son, never retreating, even if they fell behind, they fell on the road in the direction of the banner.

He had already experienced the strength of the soldiers in the Central Plains, but he never imagined that the soldiers in the Central Plains could maintain such a fighting spirit under such a disadvantaged situation. It was really shocking.

Yelu Xiezhen's reaction was quite unpleasant. When Shi Shouxin broke through to the rear, he had already commanded the soldiers to change formation and dispatched soldiers to block the attack.

But after Shi Shouxin broke out of the encirclement, he was nimble like a rabbit, constantly dashing from left to right, going where there was a gap, but not giving them a chance to encircle again, relying on the experience gained from fighting on the battlefield , let him escape the siege.

However, [-]% of the [-] elite cavalry under his command were lost, which is not a small loss.

Shi Shouxin, Shi Baozheng and his son were also injured in many places, but the vital parts of the general armor they were wearing were inlaid with steel plates, and there were no fatal injuries.

Yelu Talie looked at Shi Shouxin and Shi Baozheng's father and son going away, cursed secretly, and said loudly: "Chasing, can this make him escape?"

The fierce battle between Shi Shouxin and Shi Baozheng's father and son dispelled Yelu Talie's doubts, and ordered Yelu Xiezhen, Fu Bingben and Fifth Zhuojun who came after him to pursue southward.

After chasing to Along Mountain in one breath, he just stopped.

At the foot of Mount Along, many people gathered like ants.

Yelu Talie's eyes lit up, the Central Plains soldiers were densely packed on the opposite side, they lined up neatly, looking like they had been waiting for a long time.

"Report, the other party is hiding behind the hills. I don't know how many people saw us coming. They began to form a square formation, as if they were going to attack our army!"

Seeing this scene and hearing what the scouts said, Fu Bingben was horrified and said, "Have we been tricked?"

Yelu Talie's face was sullen, and he said: "It's a bluff, the Central Plains army has mixed infantry and cavalry, and the infantry accounted for the majority. How far can they run in one night? It is a hundred miles away from Dading Mansion. If they continue to flee, they will only Exhaust your strength and kill us like pigs and dogs. Why don't you take advantage of the terrain here and leave a part of the rear army to guard for a while, it's nothing more than a delusion to scare our army and cover the southward retreat of the army."

Yelu Talie believed in the quality of Yelu's house and Shi Shouxin's affairs. Now seeing the bluffing Central Plains soldiers in front of him, he made a more determined judgment and gave the order to attack without hesitation.

Seeing that the Khitan had already launched a tentative attack, Luo Youdu let out a long breath, knowing that now it was only a matter of time before the opponent discovered the bluff of the rear pawns and attacked with all their strength.

While he was quietly watching the battle situation, Lu Duoxun reminded beside him: "Your Majesty, Commander Shi Jie is here."

Luo Youdu put away the binoculars in his hand, and ordered Fu Yanqing to help him look at the battlefield. He looked at Shi Shouxin, who was coming towards him covered in blood, and strode forward.

Seeing that Shi Shouxin wanted to salute, Luo Youdu supported him with two strides, and said, "Brother Shi, you've worked hard, hurry up and bandage Shi Jieshuai's wound."

This battle Shi Shouxin fought fiercely, but he led nearly [-] Khitan pursuers into their encirclement.

There is no doubt that this is a great achievement.

Shi Shouxin grinned his teeth at this moment, and said: "Your Majesty, Lao Shi almost lost sight of you, you have to avenge me. Especially that Yelu Xiezhen, who was so fucking cruel, he shot Lao Shi Xinkou , if it weren’t for the steel plate in the armor heart mirror you rewarded, Lao Shi’s life would really be gone.”

When he said this, he was a little apprehensive.

When he was breaking through, he met Yelu Xiezhen at the last hurdle.

If it wasn't for the armor protection and his son's desperate efforts to force Yelu Xiezhen back, he really wouldn't be able to come back.

Looking at the situation of the father and son, Luo Youdu also knew how tragic their breakout was, and said, "Don't worry, this enemy can't escape."

"His Majesty!"

Fu Yanqing quickly came to his side and said: "The other party has tested the truth, and knows that the defense line we set up is a bluff, and they are attacking in an all-round way."

Luo Youdu asked Shi Shouxin and Shi Baozheng to take a good rest, and ordered: "Let Yao Nebin come back and close the net!"

(End of this chapter)