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    Bang bang bang bang

    ?? Two rockets shot up from the southwest corner of Liaoyang City, rushing into the air with a stream of fire, and then exploded in the air, exploding into two gorgeous sparks, which were still clearly visible even in the summer sunshine%.net

    "Are there any enemy troops in the west?"

    The sound of rocket explosions was so special. Although the roar of cannons, the explosion of thunderbolts, the firing of firecrackers and the falling sounds of iron pellets and stone bullets inside and outside the city wall, Cao Bin still heard from these chaotic sounds.  Keenly distinguishing the two exceptional voices, his eyes immediately turned to the west, and the scene of sparks blooming in the air caught his eye.

    Cao Bin¡¯s eyes narrowed, and without waiting for the signal from the chao car to arrive, he immediately asked the flag sign next to Yu Hou.

    Although the current army is concentrating its efforts on attacking the Xiande Gate of Liaoyang City, it is not unprepared for other directions. The bodyguard troops who came from the direction of Goryeo in advance are still on guard in the east of the city.  Outside of Liaoyang City, the siege troops have scouts in the east, west and south directions. Now there are two rocket alarms in the west, which is obviously a sign of the enemy's attack.

    However, Yu Hou did not immediately answer Cao Bin's question. Instead, he squinted his eyes and looked to the west and the direction of the chariot. The west was the direction of the scout sentry, but now he was among the troops under the handsome flag.  , although the place where the Chinese army was located was a small mound, and they were still riding horses, it was not easy to see the sentinel's flags. Fortunately, the Chinese army also had a nest car, which was always on the cart during the battle.  There will be no shortage of people

    "Thousands of cavalry are coming from the westthe number of soldiers and horses cannot exceed five thousand. We are still one or two miles away from here, and the flags, colors, and uniforms are unknown"

    Yu Hou saw the semaphore display on the chao car. The action combination of the semaphore was very simple. There were only some fixed routines agreed in advance. Of course, it couldn't be the Wubi semaphore or Pinyin semaphore. The kind of semaphore that conveys messages word by word has never been  have never been born, it is quite unrealistic in terms of memory capacity and information transmission speed.

    His narration is already a kind of translation and interpretation. Using flag language to express the direction, type of troops and approximate number of incoming people does not require a complicated combination. However, the relevant information cannot be too detailed. For example, the number of people and horses ranges from more than a thousand to five thousand.  There will be no detailed division of time. Of course, the lookout on the chariot cannot judge so accurately. The precise number of two thousand cavalry is only known to Yelu Heli, the commander in chief of dispatching troops.

    Even at the first moment, the lookout on the chariot could not tell the difference between the enemy and the thousands of riders. In the billowing smoke and dust, he could not distinguish the flag, uniform, and color for a while, but of course Yu Hou could make his own judgment.

    "Although the banners and uniforms of the newcomers are unknown, the Liaohai-camped West Route Army should be far away in Daoxian Prefecture, Tokyo, Liao Kingdom at the moment, while the East Route and the Middle Route have been concentrated nearby, both under the unified command of the commander. As for  The subsequent heavy baggage has yet to be transported by the fleet back to Juehua Island. It is impossible to arrive at this time, so the visitors can only be the Liao army."

    Qipai Yuhou¡¯s waist is straight, and he is firmly convinced of his own judgment.

    Cao Bin nodded: "Well the response of the Liao people is quite quick."

    "Commander, it hasn't been long since the Goryeo Imperial Army arrived in Liaoyang City. Even if the Liao general asked the Liao Lord for help immediately, the reinforcements from the Liao Kingdom in Beijing would not be able to get here at this moment, so the enemy will most likely be the Khitan elite cavalry in Liaoyang City.  , at most they are reinforcements sent by Shenzhou."

    Even though he knew that Cao Bin himself knew more about the enemy and our military than he did, and that he could make his own judgment based on his military experience, he still did not miss the opportunity to perform in front of the coach.

    Guo Shouxin looked at the Xiandemen gate tower and said slowly: "If the Liao army coming from Shenzhou would probably choose to enter the city from the north, instead of immediately detouring to the west of our army and trying to launch an attack, I think it is certain.  It is the Khitan Jingqi in Liaoyang City. It is said that there are only ten thousand soldiers and horses in Liaoyang City, and the total number of Khitan Jingqi is only a few thousand. To come out like this is to bully our army, which is mainly infantry and has no horse army."

    Although he said that the Liao army bullied him for not having a horse army, Guo Shouxin's expression did not look like the one being bullied at all. The sneer hidden in the corner of his mouth fully demonstrated the confidence in his heart.

    Cao Bin smiled slightly when he heard this: "Well, I have heard for a long time that the Fubo Brigade is capable of handling the ever-changing battlefield. Today I want to see how Guo Taiwei can defeat the cavalry with foot."

    "Haha, I only used one of my troops to suppress the crossbowmen at the top of the city. The east and south sides are mostly safe from enemy attacks. However, the Fubo Brigade still has tens of thousands of reserved troops to deal with thousands of enemy cavalry  " Guo Shouxin shook his head, "I think back when the Dianqian Army faced off against the Liao Army in Youzhou and Hedong, the troops were evenly matched and even one against two dared to fight head-on and win. It is the norm for our army to defeat cavalry with infantry.  Soldiers from Fubo Brigade todayHowever, the strength is greater than that of the enemy army, and this enemy army is not the Pishi Army or the Palace Guard Cavalry of the Liao Lord. If there are tens of thousands fighting thousands, it will be impossible to win without force."

    Cao Bin smiled again: "The emphasis on battlefield battles is victory. Your Majesty's requirements for battle results have always been to eliminate the number of enemies and reduce our army's casualties, but he has never paid much attention to whether we can win more with less. In the two battles of Gaoliang River and Hutuo Valley,  All the troops in front of the palace have cavalry troops participating in the battle. After defeating the enemy army head-on, they can immediately pursue and annihilate the remaining enemies. Most of the results of the battle come from this. Now our army lacks cavalry. Although the Fubo Brigade can rely on more to win, the number of enemies annihilated is not  It may not be possible"

    "Hum, I can defeat the cavalry, but I can't run away from Liaoyang City. Let's see if my general defeats the enemy."

    Guo Shouxin knew that what Cao Bin said was true. There were tens of thousands of Fubo Brigade gunmen guarding the flanks. They did not worry about the safety of cannons, trebuchets and other siege troops. The defending Liao army only dispatched thousands of horse troops to attack.  , they will definitely meet with a bloody blow under their own command, but as long as the Khitan cavalry are willing to flee, the Fubo brigade infantry under their own hands are really helpless against the opponent. As for the hundreds of scout teams attached to them, not to mention that they still need  Serving as the outer security sentinel, even if Cao Bin is willing to devote all of them to pursuit and annihilation, it is unlikely to retain too many defeated troops.

    Despite this, Guo Shouxin was still unwilling to give in. As he said himself, this battle was very different from the battles at Gaoliang River and Hutuo River Valley. Although our army's pursuit ability was somewhat insufficient, the Liaoyang City in front of them was  Those who cannot escape, unless those Khitan cavalry abandon the city and flee after being defeated, they will eventually be annihilated by themselves.

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    When the rockets launched by Zhou Jun's scouts exploded in mid-air, Yeluqu was galloping in the middle of the cavalry. Although he did not know what the noise and sparks were, he still keenly felt that the opportunity to surprise Zhou Jun was already there.  completely lost

    "Blow the horn, order the whole army to slow down their horses, march to a distance of about 10 meters from the enemy's position, and then attack in one fell swoop."

    Although the chance of a surprise attack is gone, the two thousand fine cavalry are not far away from the Zhou army, and they will arrive within a mile or two in an instant. If the Zhou army is unprepared, then it is natural to rush over, trample and kill them, but now  The Zhou army's scouts discovered their own movements. Even if they were in a hurry and did not organize a well-organized military formation to fight, there would definitely be infantry blocking the flanks of the artillery and trebuchet troops. Before their own cavalry could charge into the formation,  Still have to organize the formation

    Of course, the trumpeter was following Yelu Qian closely. After receiving the order, he immediately took the horn on his horse and started playing. Amidst the whining sound, the running of the two thousand cavalry was stopped, and the team slowed down while running.  Slowly reorganize the array, gradually changing from a marching formation to a conflict formation, only waiting to take a break after approaching the enemy's formation.

    Almost at the same time, a burst of horns and drums suddenly came from the front, and Yelu Gan was shocked when he heard it.

    "It is indeed a formidable enemy"

    Although Yelu Gan did not want to increase the enemy's prestige, the enemy general's quick response was unquestionable. Obviously, what he was about to face would definitely not be artillery and trebuchet troops with weak melee capabilities, but could only be  The powerful infantry formation of the Han people and the terrifying fire blunderbuss of the Zhou army

    "I hope this is not enough time for Zhou Jun to set up his formation"

    Although Yeluqu knew the principle of showing leniency to the enemy, he could not help but silently pray in his heart at this moment that he would stand firm and not fight. This was the basic principle that the Khitan people summed up after frequent conflicts with the Han army in the Southern Dynasty for hundreds of years. Even in  This was the case before the Zhou army mastered the firecrackers, let alone now. However, Yeluqian had no choice now. In order for Tianfu City to withstand the Zhou army's offensive, those cannons and trebuchets must be destroyed, even if the Zhou army's infantry  No matter how neat and solid the array is,

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    The sound of cannons, cannons and shouts of death gradually stopped, and even the explosions of thunderbolts became sparse. It was as if an afternoon of fierce fighting had exhausted the passion and strength of the two armies.  Sitting paralyzed behind the crenels, he had no energy to fight back outside the city. The Zhou army outside the city slowly withdrew its hands, as if they were just waiting for the Chinese army to call for gold.

    After finally surviving the fierce attack of the Zhou army on the first day, there was no trace of joy on Yelu Heli's face. At this time, his face was as pale as paper, and he was holding on to the railings of the city tower with both hands.

    Yelu Gan kept looking at the southwest corner of the city, where the setting sun was shining slantingly, and the sky and the earth were filled with blood.

    The two thousand fine cavalry were gone. In less than two hours, most of the two thousand Khitan men lay down in front of the Zhou army's formation. The corpses of men and horses were spread out in a blanket, and Yelu Gan's general's flag was tilted.  In the forefront of the pile of corpses, Yelu Heli still doesn't know whether Yelu Gan himself is alive or dead, but judging from the last few hundred cavalrymen who collapsed and fled in an instant, Yelu Gan was probably killed in battle

    In this battle, the two thousand elite cavalry can be said to have high morale, and their ability to endure casualties is even far greater thanHowever, everything was of no avail. The bravery of flesh and blood was ultimately no match for the power of fire cannons.

    "Stay behind I'm a fool in my humble position. I regret that I didn't send out all the soldiers and horses of the Tongjunsi to attack Yelv Xiangwen at the same time, so that the victory was almost defeated. Now that Yelvxiangwen has been defeated in one battle, the Tongjunsi has no way to recover."  "

    Hearing the sound, Yelu Heli turned around and saw Yelu Chalin, the commander of the Tokyo Army, approaching staggeringly. His face was also as pale as a piece of paper (To be continued)

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