The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 393 The Emperor Who Plays Chess

In the vast wilderness, horses galloped and shot at each other, and the phalanx of infantry continued to fight in the red glow. There were nearly 10 people on both sides, and the confrontation front had become criss-crossed. The undulating ocean.

The spear pierced the human body and stabbed it obliquely on the ground. The arrows flew like locusts and flew past the front line below and fell to the crowd in the distance. Wang Yanzhang almost all of the 1 people except the center formation guarding the commander-in-chief flag. Pulling it up, the sound of shouting and killing rolled like a tide, spears hung out pieces of flesh and blood like forests, people's roars, screams, war horses screaming, and gold and iron clashing intertwined pieces of boiling sound waves.

The shield pawns kicked on the ground and pushed the shield vigorously, and the spears behind them frantically stabbed at the opposite Khitan, scratching the opponent's shield and iron helmet with white marks, and some directly pierced the leather armor on the chest and shoulders.At this point in the battle, He Gui had already given up his command, and rushed to the front line with his saber in hand. He pulled away the shield pawns who had been wounded several times in his body, grabbed the shield and rushed forward, knocking the opposite Khitan shield-wielding soldier over. When he raised his hand, it was a Khitan soldier who rushed forward with a knife. The blade twisted and pulled out of his stomach, and his white intestines fell to the ground.

Bang!
Kicking the opponent away again, he shouted hoarsely: "Steady!"

He Gui's voice was high-pitched, which was quickly covered by the sound of fighting. Not many could be heard, and he responded sparsely. In the red sky, darkness was extending from afar.

Most of the plain was full of fighting figures from both sides. Shouting infantry, galloping knights, and crippled formations were quickly replaced by backup, firmly nailing the Khitan army that wanted to attack in place again.

The battle fell into a stalemate, Wang Yanzhang looked at the sky, opened his mouth slightly, and gave the order to withdraw the troops.

In this era, many people have poor eyesight at night. Even if they turn on the lights to fight at night, the chance of accidental injury is too high, and they will only lose soldiers in vain.

"Mingjin Bar can fight like this with Khitan today, I already know it in my heart. People can't be greedy, huh? Did you feel anything?"

Wang Yanzhang looked down at the mount, and then glanced at the messenger Qingqi and the guards nearby, with a strange look on his face, how can he not feel it when he has been in the army for many years, this is the movement of a large number of people and horses crossing the border.

"Reinforcements from the Khitan? Choose at this time?!"

The expression on his face suddenly changed, and the only 5000 people in the middle of the battle quickly put on a defensive posture. When they stretched their bows and crossbows nervously to the sky, Yelu Haili also felt something strange under the Khitan banner in the distance.

The uneasiness in his heart magnified wildly, his eyes instinctively cast to the southwest, and he murmured: "What's the matter with the reinforcements from the Han people? Yelu wants to be stable?"

Far and near, in the field of vision, the quiet mountain forest was immersed in the darkening sunset, and then violently shook, and the next moment, there was a high-pitched and loud voice tearing the sky.

"Kill the Khitan—"

"Chinese. Array, fill the right wing, tell Yelu Wangu to send out a cavalry immediately to delay. Hurry up!!"

Yelu Haili's face changed wildly. He had expected that Yelu Yuwen might be defeated, but he would never be defeated in one or two battles. However, his expectations often exceeded expectations. Five thousand Beifu cavalry were pulled out to deal with the iron cavalry of the Han people in the Central Plains, guarding the battlefield , At the same time, it also exposed the gaps in the left and right wings of the formation. It is good that the opponent has no reinforcements. Once reinforcements come from the side, they can directly attack the center formation.

Regardless of whether they will break through the center line or not, it will have a great impact on the morale and the safety of the coach.

"Send Brother Yelushu to pull the back line over and move closer to the center line!"

After several orders in a row, several formed Khitan army formations, about 2 people, moved rapidly visible to the naked eye. The center formation turned around to face the incoming Han reinforcements, and the rear formation rushed to the center under the leadership of Brother Yelushu. In front of the formation, the shield pawns put down their shields from behind as the front formation prepared to withstand the next impact.

"Prepare!"

That was Shi Jingtang's voice shouting, the Shatuo cavalry who rushed out of the forest got on their horses and galloped one after another, the Shatuo soldiers and Fanhan soldiers who got out of the forest and ran into the field ran wildly without any formation, thousands of figures ran , The earth is shaking.

The infantry rushing to the front blocked the flying arrows, gritted their teeth and stared at the Khitan line that was getting closer and closer. Khitan's head shook violently.

Then, stepping into the combat range, he let go of his teeth with an "ah--", let out a hysterical roar, stomped his feet, and jumped up, facing the rays of the sun and the stabbing spears, and slammed against the shield. Hit it.

squeak~
Bang!
The tip of the gun brushed against the shield mottled with knife scars, and the shield fell from his hand and slammed hard on the copper wall in front of him. The moment the two sides shook, Liu Zhiyuan inserted the knife into the gap, turned his wrist, the blade twisted, and a stream of blood flowed It sprayed directly on his arm through the gap.

In an instant, more comrades raised their shields and slammed into them, and what met them was the Khitan infantry's spears bursting out, piercing on the leather armor, weapons, and iron helmets, and blood, flesh, and torn armor were all shot in an instant. lifted up.

The Khitan's copper and iron walls were also shaken violently in an instant, and the next moment, the impacting figures, more or less people and shields, crashed into the crowd.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

A young soldier named Guo Wei was wearing an iron helmet that was a circle larger than his head, and his immature face was fierce and numb. He was holding a blade and running with his comrades, pushing forward desperately, towards Khitan. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he had already killed seven Khitans.

He has already adapted to bloody and mutilated corpses.

More than 2 people attacked the army formation of more than [-]. The number was not dominant, and there was a faint momentum to overwhelm the opponent. Yelu Haili held the last card in his hole - the big tent leather room army.But dare not use it at will, [-] people can stop them.

He also has a gambler's mentality in his heart. Of course, if he loses, he can withdraw calmly.

"It's the Shatuo people who are rushing, and they are about to break through Brother Yelushu's defense line."

The lieutenant reminded in a low voice, but Yelu Haili didn't make any statement. Looking at the little gaps that were torn open over there, he pressed his lips tightly, and after a while, he turned his eyes away, and whispered: "Retract the troops, retreat!" !"

"Withdrawing troops at this time, they will collapse." Seeing the coach's gaze, the deputy general swallowed his words before he finished speaking.

The defense line of nearly 1 people finally couldn't hold it anymore, and exploded with a bang, and the charging soldiers rushed straight into the formation. The Khitan general named Yelushuge was shot and dismounted by Shi Jingtan who came in from the side. He was beheaded by Liu Zhiyuan.

At this time, the horn to withdraw troops has sounded.

"Retreat at this time, do the Khitan generals have any brains?" Wang Yanzhang frowned, but in the current battlefield, the orders sent could not arrive in time, no matter the fighting Han soldiers or the Shatuo people, they almost chased after him immediately. The Khitan soldiers retreated in embarrassment.

In the last afterglow, there was a sea of ​​people running and chasing everywhere, chasing and killing towards the north of Youzhou. The cavalry of Shi Jingtang and Xie Yanzhang also joined in, crossing diagonally from the east and west, magnifying the results of the battle .

"It shouldn't be."

As night fell, the soldiers who had been chasing for several miles began to return one after another. Wang Yanzhang received Li Siyuan and other Shatuo generals and gathered in the temporary tent. He frowned and talked about his doubts.

"Today during the day, Guanna Yelu Haili deployed his troops in a very methodical way. He planned every step of the way, and it was difficult to have any flaws. If he suddenly withdraws his troops, it is impossible not to know that it will lead to a rout."

The oil lamp was flickering, and the shadows of the generals in the tent were cut out and cast on the tent. Li Siyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "The one who wants to be defeated doesn't look like a soldier who established a country."

"Maybe we are too strong." Shi Jingtang said something, causing Xie Yanzhang, He Gui and others to burst into laughter.

Wang Yanzhang did not speak, frowned, and slightly shook his head with his lips pressed together.

"Emperor Khitan personally marched, the soldiers should fight hard, how could they be so cowardly?"

"The defeat is a foregone conclusion. There are many casualties in Nayelu Haili today. This cannot be faked."

Many generals nodded in agreement with Shi Jingtang's words.

"It's broken." Li Siyuan said suddenly, he had always wanted to quickly rescue Youzhou, from the start of the war to the reinforcements, he had no time to think about it, and now Wang Yanzhang hooked it up, and now he thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered a person.

—— Yelu Abaoji!
"The Khitan besieged the city, but I'll wait here, where the main force of the Khitan, these Khitan soldiers and horses, should be just bait!"

As soon as he spoke, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and a soldier half knelt and clasped his fists, his face was a little anxious.

"Reporting to the envoy, the scouts outside came to report. About fifteen miles away, they found the movement of soldiers and horses marching."

Wang Yanzhang got up hurriedly, went to open the note presented in the soldier's hand, his eyes quickly swept over the short words, and his face became extremely ugly.

"Everyone, Yelu Abaoji probably set a trap for us."

The veteran looked serious.

"We may be surrounded."

(End of this chapter)