The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 401 The strong wind, the warm early sun

The clouds are floating, the sun rises above the clouds, the warm red color pushes away the mist of the morning, and wraps the distant foothills, wilderness, and mottled red-scarred land one by one, and countless footsteps slowly step out of the camp below. The shaft gate and the shaft of the chariot ran over the dark red soil, squeezed out the dark red liquid, and amidst the "squeak" of the axles, the figures gathered neatly into a long dragon winding across the field.

The morning wind blows across the field, and the flags stretch back and forth, hunting and flying. In the field of vision, groups of crows make ominous neighing, and fly down the branches with red eyes, and land on the field, pecking at the broken meat on the ground. Occasionally, arrows fly When they came over, they were frightened and flew away in pieces.

The marching 'long dragon' was not silent. Seeing some corpses that were too late to take away, most of them belonged to Khitan people, the soldiers picked up a stone on the ground and threw it towards the corpses.

In the team, he laughed and said to his companions: "Look, aren't the Khitan people fierce? The corpses haven't been picked up yet."

"...Don't say, in the scene a few days ago, I was stabbed, and I chopped off the doggy Khitan just like that. Tsk, tsk, that scream, when I think about it now, it's even more beautiful than a woman screaming on the bed! "

"Fart! You have never tasted the taste of a woman, that voice is like fairy music, that's a comfort!"

In the marching team, soldiers in twos and threes talked and laughed as they walked, or spit at the passing Khitan corpses and cursed, probably they were acquaintances, or their brothers died at the hands of Khitan soldiers.

That day of hard fighting, this side seemed to be brave, guarding the camp and not retreating, directly fighting with the Khitan soldiers and horses who were pressing up. The injuries range from mild to severe, and they are all still in the repaired camp.

But everyone, including Geng Qing, knew that the Khitan people were also uncomfortable. They fought desperately and without rules, and unless they attacked by surprise, they would suffer heavy casualties.

The wind blows through the team, the banners fluttering, the scouts come and go, sending or spreading news, in the stretch of the team, the cavalry keeps their horsepower, leading the horses to walk on the two wings, far away, there are dozens of hundreds of people The gathered small group walked slowly around King Yong, Geng Qing specially put on armor, his face was dark and majestic, surrounded by righteous brothers Li Cunxiao, and generals in the army, Li Siyuan, Wang Yanzhang, Shi Jingtang, Yan Bao, Li Cun Shen, Fu Daozhao, Xie Yanzhang, and He Gui almost gathered the ferocious generals from the Central Plains and Yanmen.

A group of people discussed the details of the upcoming war with King Yong while walking, and Shatuo generals Li Cunshen and Yan Bao also approached the middle position, obviously not exclusive, so they quietly listened to the words of King Yong.

"As you probably all know, Gu is not proficient in military affairs, he only knows some subtle tricks in the court, but it is still possible to analyze the pros and cons of the enemy and ourselves. How to fight this battle will depend on the generals' command in battle. The will to kill the enemy!"

The horseshoes stomped across the ground, and as Geng Qing's words spread, Jiuyu brought the map and rode the horse along the route that everyone was traveling.

"The Khitan people build their country with force. There are hunters in the mountains, fishermen on the seashore, and herdsmen on the grasslands. If you want to fight them to the end, you must have something they don't understand. You probably saw it two days ago. The follow-up soldiers and horses entered the camp one after another with heavy things. It was an isolated firearms camp, which raised soldiers for thousands of days and used them for a while. These are all big treasures."

Shi Jingtang, who had stayed in Chang'an for ten years, showed a smile on his face. Huoqiying was indeed King Yong's treasure, and he never showed it to others easily. Cunshen, Yan Bao and the others knew more about it, so they couldn't help being a little proud.

"There is King Yong's firearms battalion entering the battlefield to confront the Khitan people head-on. I am somewhat sure."

"Don't think about it, it's still far from a direct confrontation."

Geng Qing interrupted his imagination, turned his head and glanced at the generals behind him, "The power of firearms is limited after all. Yelu Abaoji and his army have been hit by firearms once, and they will inevitably retreat. Scared."

He emphasized it again.

"The sharp edge must be used in the real place." Immediately, he turned his eyes away, walked slowly with the horse, his body swayed slightly, and Geng Qing continued: "When you are alone in the court, when you are weak, you should restrain your edge and be kind to others. When you have political enemies, The opponent's power is huge, and it is even more necessary to be cautious at every step, and if there is no head-on collision, then find another way. Putting this into military affairs, it is actually feasible."

The contest in the court is dark and terrifying.The same is true on the battlefield, but it is more intuitive. Surrounded by veterans on the battlefield, they naturally understand the meaning of King Yong's words.

"We can't fight against the Khitan head-on. We analyze the pros and cons. The Khitan's weakness lies in their mounts!" Li Siyuan has a high attainment in military strategy, and he understood it in his heart. "I used to hear my foster father say that Khitan loves war horses so much that they collect horses from all over the world, but the result is that all the horses in Khitan territory are messed up. If they form an army to attack, they may have enough stamina, but the outbreak will not last long. They will fight us alone in the wilderness. , can only swim in the wilderness, dare not rush into battle!"

Geng Qing was not well versed in military matters, and when Li Siyuan said this, he didn't expect that the vague sentence would also serve as a reminder, so he couldn't help but smiled, and continued along with the words.

"Siyuan is right. If we can't fight head-on, then use our advantage to deal with the Khitan cavalry. If we can attract the Khitan cavalry to cut them off, then the victory will be a little bit more! Otherwise, it will be a long time for us. It is unbearable. Supplies and soldiers are big problems, and only by relying on the northwest cavalry and Shatuo cavalry to threaten Yelu Abaoji can we have a chance."

"King Yong, Yelu Abaoji may not know what we can think of!" He Gui cupped his hands and said, facing King Yong, his tone was much more relaxed than usual.

"Then delay until he has no time to take care of it!"

Geng Qing glanced at the team, and the utensils covered by the white cloth were pulled behind the car source, "The firearms battalion and all the soldiers are too busy for Yelu Abaoji, especially the firearms, which must be battered, so as to give the two wings cavalry for the best chance."

Afterwards, all the generals left on horseback and returned to their respective parts. Geng Qing and Li Cunxiao walked side by side. They were silent for a moment, and he spoke first.

"Cunxiao. If there is a chance, you might seize Yelu Abaoji's center line in one fell swoop?"

"It's hard to say that he has the Pi Shijun by his side. He fought against them that day, and he is indeed a rare elite." Li Cunxiao's expression was solemn, without the slightest contempt.

The cavalrymen who have fought against each other in these years, apart from the Black Crow Army and the Longyou Cavalry trained by myself, belong to the Leather Army Army. If it is only based on riding skills and archery skills, it is faintly superior to the first two .

"Brother, don't worry, Cunxiao will do his best!"

When he clasped his fists heavily, Jiuyu on the side smiled and said: "Don't worry, the governor, our family will also come to help me when the time comes!"

Simple words float in the wind, and the bright morning light extends.

The ancient city is mottled with old knife marks and scorched marks. There are many soldiers and generals on the city wall, pressing down on the head of the knife to show a chill. Zhou Dewei stands with his sword, listening to the information of his eldest son Zhou Guangfu, thinking of the peaceful days of Youzhou .

Make him miss.

Maybe after this battle, we can see it again.

Under the same sky, there was the sound of thunder rushing across the earth, and at the end of the distant world, dust and smoke filled the air, amidst the flying banners and flying, the black army was spreading.

"After this battle, the swords were not sealed in Youzhou for three days, and the sons still plundered them!" Yelu Abaoji said softly as he watched the bright morning sun rise into the clouds.

Soon after, the sound of footsteps and horns spread across the land in a mighty way, and swept away like a wave towards the wilderness west of Youzhou.

The sun rose among the clouds.

The cool wind swayed the forest, and the two armies from the north and the south gradually entered the field of vision of both sides. The sound of horns and war drums finally resounded at this moment.

What started first was the battle between the scouts.

(End of this chapter)