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Chapter 187 Pursuit
Bu Gu is the Khitan's Yi Li Jin who reprimanded the Six-Handed Clan, and among the eight Khitan tribes, Yi Li Jin is the bravest and best at fighting.Right now, Pong Gu is stationed below the city to supervise the battle, and the armored cavalry are closely guarding him.

"My lord heard that there is a general of the Han family in the city who is good at shooting. He once assassinated Shibi Khan. We are so close to the city, we need to be careful."

Bu Gu touched the two beards on his lips, smiled and said to the left and right: "I've heard of it, but that Han will use a big bow, just like General Changsun who killed two birds with one arrow on the grassland back then, he can shoot down big eagles , but my place is at least two arrows away from the city, and I have never heard of any crossbow that can shoot two arrows far away."

"Four hundred steps! It's not too far away, but it takes a little luck to hit it." The winch and crossbow captain whispered, and immediately he pressed his hand and gave a low shout.

The winch crossbow didn't have a knife to buckle it, but the crossbow cart soldiers on the side fired it with hammers. The sledgehammer swung down, and there was a loud bang!The iron feather arrow shot out from the engraved groove.

Bu Gu was wearing thick armor and was still standing under the city. Suddenly his eyes went dark, and an iron armored guard in front of him was pierced by a huge iron arrow before he could shout.In an instant, Pong Gu saw that the guard in front of him was not in the shape of an ordinary arrow, but was hit by something hard, and his whole body was actually torn apart.Pong Gu only lived a few tenths of a second longer than his guard, and the iron arrow pierced him as well.At the moment when the arrow was shot, Bu Gu was fortunate that he didn't feel any pain, and he died instantly. He was accompanied by three subordinates who were pierced and shot into candied haws.

The hustle and bustle of the battlefield stopped for a moment, and then violent cheers broke out from the top of the city. The captain raised his arms to the sky and roared into the sky, and the crossbowmen on all sides screamed wildly.And the forehead who witnessed all this by the winch crossbow almost dropped his eyes. He stepped forward and touched the edge of the winch crossbow, and said to himself: "The Han people are really terrible, even such a big guy can be made."

The Khitan army retreated like a tide, and at this moment the city gate suddenly opened, and 2000 cavalry rushed out from the city, chasing and killing the Khitan army.As soon as Yili Jin Bugu died, the morale of the Khitan army under the city was depressed, and the dragons had no leader. They were chased and killed by the cavalry of the Cangtou army, and the reinforcements sent by Dahe Duoluo also collided. The two sides trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties. .After dusk, the cavalry in the city just closed their camp, the [-] cavalry lost only a hundred of them, but killed more than [-] Khitans.
After the first battle, the morale of the eight Khitan tribes was completely demoralized. That night, when Dahe Duoluo shouted to the remaining seven Yili Jins, demanding to fight again tomorrow, all the Khitan Yilijins began to hesitate.

"Khan, do you have to beat all the boys under this city? The cold winter on this grassland is hard to bear. Without a man in the family, how will the elderly and children survive the winter!"

"Seven or eight thousand children have already died in this city. This battle is enough to teach them a lesson. Come back next year, come back next year."

"Khan, if you continue to fight, I will lead my people back to Wuhou Qinshui for the winter."

For a tribal alliance like the Khitan, the power of the leader is not strong, not to mention that Dahe Duoluo himself is the first khan after the eight tribes were raised together. Before him, the eight tribes of the Khitan had been in a fragmented state.But the sudden alliance now is also a loose alliance and collegial system, with Da He Duo Luo and the eight Yi Li Jin co-operating.Right now, the main battle Bu Gu died in battle, and four of the remaining Yi Li Jin clearly stood up against Da He Duo Luo.

"Attack for another three days. If within three days, if the city is not destroyed, we will retreat!"

Everyone shook their heads together.
Immediately, one person spoke up: "If you can't do it in the first eleven days, what will happen in three or two days?"

"That's two days!"

"Then just another day, let's do it in one day!" Da He Duo Luo gritted his teeth and said.

At that moment, everyone was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay, okay! Just listen to Khan." Seeing everyone's agreement, Da He Duo Luo's eyes showed a cold light.

The next day, the sun had just been polished, and the Khitan army finished their meal early.The Khitans launched a fierce attack from four cities and four directions.Li Chongjiu went to the city to supervise the battle in person, and transferred all the soldiers in the reserve rotation to the top of the city.Arrows from the city fell like locusts, and the defenders, the Khitan army, fought a fierce battle.

But it is difficult to siege a city, it has never been easy, this Yuyi town is so big, 5000 Khitan soldiers, even if all four of them attack together, only [-] people can reach the bottom of the city, and the rest can only sit on the sidelines and wait.And before the emergence of such a big killer as the field cannon, the defense of the city was originally beneficial to the defenders, and it was not uncommon to defend the city with one against ten.Moreover, the Khitans were poorly equipped, and they were in the period of transition from primitive clan tribes to alliance tribes, and their organizational strength was limited from top to bottom, so it was normal that they could not attack Yuyi Town in more than ten days.

The two sides fought for half a day, and even Dahe Duoluo's own army fought three times and was repelled three times. There were corpses under the moat and the city, but the city was still firmly controlled by the defenders.At noon, Da He Duo Luo was extremely anxious, and suddenly at this moment, the rangers reported that they were in the north, east, west, and south, and there were traces of enemy troops in all four directions.

"This is the reinforcements of the Han people, and there is also the Mukunxi tribe. The Mukunxi tribe dared to violate the order of the humiliating king's tribe and sent troops alone." Dahe Duoluo's eyes bulged.

"Father, the Mukunxi tribe is as cunning as wolves. They must have been spying in the dark for a long time. They sent troops when they saw that our Khitan had been unable to attack the city for more than ten days."

As soon as Da He Mohui spoke out, he was slapped severely by Da He Duo Luo.

"I don't even know what you said?" At this point, Da He Duo Luo glanced at the top of the city, and shouted: "Withdraw the troops, let's go back to Wuhou Qinshui."

At that moment the Khitan's siege came to an abrupt end, the eight Khitan tribes hastily tidied up the tents, and the entire army retreated.Seeing this scene, the defenders on the top of the city burst into cheers.Regarding the retreat of the Khitan people, Li Chongjiu knew it in his heart a long time ago, so he left Ji Chuan to defend the city, and he and Er Tuo personally led all the cavalry in the city, opened the city gate to pursue.Li Chongjiu encountered a fierce battle with the rear army of the Khitan army and killed more than 200 Khitan people.

In the evening, more than 6000 cavalry led by Wang Mahan, Yinghefu and Shi Dexi Buqijin arrived together.Everyone was overjoyed to see that Yuyi Town was safe and sound, but they told Li Chongjiu and Mu Kunxi that they had given up their plan to pursue Khitan after they learned the news of the Khitan retreat.

Li Chongjiu let out a long sigh at the moment, Xindao Mukunxibu Tujin was really short-sighted.His thoughts, he can guess, first of all, he definitely didn't want the Khitans to defeat the Shide Xi tribe, so they would make a fortune on the grassland, so they sent troops to save Yuyi Town, and of course he didn't want the Shide Xi tribe and the Cangtou army either. , After defeating the Khitans, he subdued Wuhou Qinshui and made his way in the grassland, so he refused to pursue them.And the two sides have formed a deadly feud. It must be the Mukunxi tribe that can benefit the most. Of course, the Khitan is undefeated, and his Mukunxi tribe does not have the opportunity to rise to the top of the five tribes of the Xi clan.The other party's plan is only to reap the three-acre land from it steadily.

Li Chongjiu glanced at the crowd, he found that there were less than 7000 cavalry on his side, and although the Khitan retreated, they still had [-] cavalry.At this time, Yinghe Fu came forward and said: "The matter has come to this point, there is only one fight. Don't let the Khitan people rest. I suggest that the [-] people be divided into three groups to chase and harass them in turn, so that the Khitan people will be exhausted."

"Divide the troops!" Li Chongjiu praised, this is definitely a clever plan, but it is a bit risky.But if the Khitan is not removed, it will be like a choke in the throat from now on, how can I sleep peacefully.At present, Li Chongjiu adopted Yinghefu's idea and divided the more than 6000 cavalry into three groups. Wang Mahan led one, Yinghefu led one, and himself led one to chase the Khitans in turn.

Anyway, the Khitans had nearly half of their infantry, and the cattle and sheep couldn't move too fast. His troops were all cavalry, so there was absolutely no problem with one part resting and the other chasing them.When Ye Yinghefu led [-] cavalrymen from the Xi tribe to pursue them through the night, they did not give the Khitan people a chance to rest, while Li Chongjiu's tribe and Wang Mahan's tribe rested. At midnight, Wang Mahan's tribe dispatched, while Li Chongjiu's tribe remained in place.

Until dawn, the 300 cavalry under Li Chongjiu's troops immediately pursued after resting for a whole night.Li Chongjiu's troops have one man and two horses, with enough horsepower to transfer, and the speed is very fast. At this time, Yinghefu has sent news that he attacked the Khitan people last night, and fought against them by night, killing more than 200 people on the other side. , Captured thousands of sheep and captured hundreds of people.Li Chongjiu continued to move forward, and when it was almost noon, the results of Wang Mahan's army also came out, killing more than 50 people in Khitan, but he himself suffered [-] casualties.
Wang Mahan pleaded guilty to himself, but Li Chongjiu just warned Wang Mahan not to fight. If the Khitan people resist resolutely, it's okay to retreat temporarily, mainly to harass.Afterwards, Li Chongjiu led his army to continue to advance, and when it was almost dusk, he caught up with the Khitan guards. At this time, the opponents were gathering in a large valley, burying pots and cooking.The valley is full of bald-haired Khitans as far as the eye can see.

The war horses were on the side slope, gnawing the green grass casually, and the weapons were put aside casually like this. Most of the Khitan people were not in groups of two or three, or were standing, squatting and lying on the ground.Except for a few vigilance, most people are overcome by exhaustion.It was also Yinghefu's sneak attack last night that kept many Khitan people up all night. Wang Mahan's surprise attack today also consumed a lot of their energy, and it is difficult not to be tired now.

Moreover, for the nomadic tribes, all combat disciplines are very lax, and the current Khitan people are like just out of hunting.Yes, on safari, game doesn't gather in large groups and hurt people, but this is war!
Change horses!

There is no need to use bows and arrows, everyone takes up horizontal knives!

Follow my orders!
Li Chongjiu passed on one order after another, and immediately he led two thousand cavalry without hesitation, and launched an attack at this moment.

"Wan Sheng!"

Li Chongjiu raised his knife and roared.

"Wan Sheng!"

Two thousand cavalrymen drew their swords and shouted, and then the sound of horseshoes rumbled.

(End of this chapter)