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- Everyone has to find his own position, every country has to do this, just like every nation must do this. If he finds the wrong position, he is finished.
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Yelu Deguang, Yang Yi and Chai Rong are all looking for their positions in the battle of Shangjing.
Yes, the battle in Beijing has begun.
This is not a child like Guo Zhang who directly leads the troops to attack - that is indeed what the vanguard does, not what the coach with the country's military strength does.
This is a battle that may determine the fate of the country - if there is any failure. Most of the Tiance Tang Army's five troops and horses have entered the Huangshui River Basin. The number of the five troops has reached 200,000, with more than one million horses and countless baggage. When marching in the desert, there is no need for cars, and horses are used to carry the burden. In the spring and summer, the consequences of fighting a war without fully recovering horse power have already begun to show. Countless heavy-bearing horses have already become unwell before the war begins. Although this has not affected the overall situation for the time being, herdsmen who are familiar with horse matters are aware that Already crying, they knew what kind of disaster it would be for Mobei after this war.
At this time, Yang Yi came from the northwest, and Shangjing was in the southeast. The Khitan's formation showed a large "∧" shape, with Shangjing as the apex, and hundreds of large and small camps on the left and right wings extending back. This is what Li Bin said In a conical formation, powerful troops are concentrated at the top and two wings. The farther to the center, the more empty and weak they become. If the Tang army can go around behind them and attack, it will form a terrible explosion effect - but "∧" The two wings of the Xingcheng Walled City are very long, and it is almost impossible to do this under the surveillance of Shangjing.
Therefore, Tiance arranged the Tang army. The forward led by Chai Rong was placed in the southeast, Guo Zhang and Yelu Antuan were in the northeast, Shi Jian was in the southwest, and Murong Yang was in the northwest. Yang Yi was in the middle, forming an irregular semicircle in response to the Khitan's formation.
The elite soldiers and horses gathered somewhere, while the rangers dispersed in small groups: Murong Yang's rear army had the longest distribution, extending from the rear of the camp to the banks of the Linju River; Guo Zhang and Yelu'an Tuan's left The road army has found a stronghold in the upper reaches of the Wolf River. Its farthest vanguard has crossed the Lang River and is trying to get behind the Khitan "∧" formation, but they will be severely harassed as soon as they cross the capital.
The Khitan men and horses were all huddled in the "∧"-shaped walled city group. But once the men and horses tried to cross to Beijing, the cavalry would immediately come out of the city to attack. This formed a northeast-southwest thunder pool with Beijing as the midpoint. Boundary Line - According to the most ideal plan, the front troops of Tiance Tang Army could have formed a crescent-shaped layout to surround the Khitan "∧" formation, but they were effectively blocked by the Shangjing field troops. In the end, the core members of the forward, left wing and right wing were almost all arranged in the same straight line - that is, outside the boundary line. Chai Rong's previous suggestion was also forced to stop because of this situation.
Li Bin looked at the final military layout and sighed: "The centipede is dead but not stiff, the Khitan's combat power is still strong!"
Yang Yi and Yelu Ruan both understood the meaning of his words. It is precisely because the Khitans still have strong field capabilities and are not afraid to attack from the "∧"-shaped walled city line that they force the Tang army to be unable to complete the crescent-shaped layout and unable to encircle the "∧" with the left and right tips of the crescent shape. near the chrysanthemum position. And finally formed the current irregular semicircle.
"The reason why this semicircle is irregular is not only because Murong Yang's rear army is also dragging a long tail. What's more, Shi Jian's right wing expanded particularly toward the southeast. Ding Hanshan, who was affiliated with the Chinese Army, had already gone hundreds of miles to the southeast since the formation of the formation. Shi Jian's follow-up troops followed Ding Hanshan's footsteps and continued to expand southward, crossing the Heihe River and reaching the coast of Huangshui, where they were captured. The Khitan soldiers and horses attacked the people who were trying to cross the river.
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To be precise, the area around Shangjing City is known as Linhuang Mansion. But Shangjing is not on the bank of Huangshui River. It takes about 200 miles south from Shangjing to reach the bank of Huangshui River. Yelu Deguang adopted Han Yanhui's strategy of "every tree and grass are soldiers" and deployed hundreds of miles of camps on the south bank of Huangshui River.
If you look from the north bank of Huangshui River, you will see flags flying on the other bank and camps stretching from east to west for hundreds of miles. It was simply a formation of a million troops. However, any clever strategy is difficult to repeat and has miraculous effects. As long as a Han Chinese with some historical knowledge knows the allusion of "every tree and grass are soldiers", Ding Hanshan was naturally not intimidated by the empty camp stretching for hundreds of miles, and the same Yelu Deguang not only arranged empty troops, but also had an elite cavalry team with thousands of long-range shooting teams, constantly roaming along the Huangshui River. Once Ding Hanshan tried to cross the river, he concentrated his troops to attack halfway across the river.
Since all the slightly mature trees on the north bank of Huangshui River have been cut down, it is impossible to use local materials to build rafts. In spring and summer, the water has risen, making it impossible to cross the river with horses. Originally, there was a river crossing project in Mobei.?, it is a kind of inflated skin bag. After it is inflated and tied to the body, it becomes an ugly but practical lifebuoy. But crossing the river this way is more dangerous than crossing the river with a raft! Once discovered, the troops crossing the river who were unable to fight back in the water would be perfect targets for arrows!
The north bank of Huangshui River has been cleared, and there are no trees to block it. The actions of the Tang army on the north bank are clearly visible to the Khitan. The Khitan can enter and exit the camps with hundreds of miles of defense lines, making the Tang army unpredictable. What makes Ding Hanshan even more troublesome is that The "cat's eye lantern" invented by the Tang army during the Lingxi period was also learned by the Khitans due to the inevitable spread of technology. At night, cat's eye lanterns were constantly scanning the river, which changed Ding Hanshan's plan to attack the river at night. It was very difficult.
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Ten days after Yang Yi arrived in Beijing, the exploration and layout of the offensive and defensive sides were basically formed. The Khitan defended their cone-shaped walled city group and Huangshui, blocking the Tiance Tang army to the west of the Leichi boundary and north of Huangshui. In the hundreds of square miles west of the boundary and north of Huangshui, there are figures of Tiance soldiers and horses everywhere. Although the Khitan has cleared the wilderness before, the weeds in spring and summer cannot be burned after all, and there are mountains and plains covered with grass. The Tang army was ordered to supply cattle and sheep, but before the vegetation flourished, the cattle and sheep that far exceeded the capacity of the land were grazed. The cattle and sheep not only ate grass and leaves, but even gnawed grass roots. It was foreseeable that after this war, Linhuang Mansion The surrounding ecological environment will suffer huge damage.
But at this time, who cares?
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"How is the situation in the south?" Yelu Deguang asked.
"Zhang Mai is still in Qinzhou. Xue Fu is still in Chilechuan." Han Yanhui said: "There is something wrong with the sweaty horse. Xue Fu may change his route and enter northern Shanxi."
"Be careful, it's just a cover." Yelu Deguang said: "Let Yelu Shuogu and Xiao Xiali pay close attention, and Xue Fu cannot be allowed to go north under any circumstances!"
"Yes," Han Yanhui said, "but even if Xue Fu goes north now, I'm afraid it will be too late. Unless the war in Beijing drags on for a long time."
Yelu Deguang's face was a little gloomy: "It shouldn't take too long, because Yang Yi can't afford it!"
Yelu Deguang's scout test let him know some of the situation in Yang Yi's army. The cattle and sheep all over the mountains and plains are not only eating the new grass sprouts, but also eating the future of the land of Linhuang Mansion.
Yelu Deguang let go of the last entanglement in his heart. Regardless of the final situation of this war, Linhuang Mansion will no longer be the political center of Khitan within a few years.
"Go ahead with your suggestion!" After Yelu Deguang said this, Yelu Pode next to him showed a look of hatred on his face. He did not hate his master. But he hates Han Yanhui!
Last winter, Han Yanhui proposed an amazing strategic idea: a strong man breaks his arm!
The premise of this strategic vision is that the Khitan cannot win this war against Yang Yi!
Considering the situation at the time, this possibility is indeed not small, but Han Yanhui's next plan caused huge turmoil among the Khitan senior officials! Shu Luping even took a knife to question Yelu Deguang, and finally a compromise was reached after heated debates!
Han Yanhui’s strategy is to completely abandon Linhuang Mansion. Withdraw all the Khitan elites to the northeast and rely on the Jinshan Mountains (Daxinganling) to form a separatist regime. Repair government affairs internally, raise elite soldiers, support Shi Jin externally, and fight against Tiance!
This is a retreat strategy, but if Yelu Deguang can make up his mind, the Khitan will become quite safe in the next few years.
The land in Northeast China is vast. There are also strong mountains and rivers, sufficient room for development internally, and complete natural defense protection externally. It is indeed in a situation where we can advance, attack, retreat and defend. At the beginning, Goguryeo was divided into the Northeast and flourished during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It also took three generations of talents to put it down - from Emperor Yang of Sui to Emperor Taizong of Tang and then to Emperor Gaozong of Tang, they were all heroes! He is also one of the three emperors with the strongest external expansion power in Chinese history!
But retreating to the northeast will also mean that the new Liao Kingdom will become a separatist regime.
Since ancient times, there have been many people who have aspired to the world through separatist regimes, but there are very few who have become powerful enough to aspire to the world, and then were forced to retreat to the separatist regime, and then can still aspire to the world.
Because the former is in a rising state, people's thoughts are changing, which will make the whole country full of vigor, and potential allies in the surrounding areas will join the camp because they are optimistic about it; while the latter is in a declining state, and people's thoughts are changing, which will create suspicion within the regime. The surrounding lurking enemies will take the opportunity to emerge from the water and take a painful bite!
Once Emperor Zhou lost Haojing, he never had a chance to turn around; after Fu Jian's defeat at Feishui, it was impossible to separate Guanzhong; the reason why Xiang Yu refused to cross Jiangdong was not necessarily caused by the temper of a common man.
This is not a strong man with his arm broken, he is simply trying to survive!
However, Yelu Deguang was not Xiang Yu, and Han Yanhui's political strategy of sticking to the rule was indeed quite tempting - not only did he want to move all the Hu and Han soldiers and civilians in Linhuang Mansion to the northeast, he even suggested retreating to Yelvshuogu. At that time, all hundreds of thousands of Han people in the entire Youzhou area moved eastward!
This is not only a strategic retreat, but also accompanied by large-scale immigration. It is conceivable that the Northeast will usher in a large-scale development by then!
After a fierce confrontation with Shuluping, Yelu Deguang finally reluctantly decided on this direction. The Han people in Linhuang Mansion have now moved eastward, and even Shuluping has now moved to the northeast, but with Yelu Pode as the After all, some of the Khitan senior officials represented were still unwilling to give up Linhuang Mansion completely. As long as there was still a glimmer of hope, they wanted to take back Mobei!
Until now, Yelu Deguang finally saw the inevitable ruin of Linhuang Mansion among the cattle and sheep eating grass roots. Even if this war can really be won, this place cannot be used as the center.
"Let Yelu Shuogu get started." Yelu Deguang said to Han Yanhui, "You are going too."
Han Yanhui is no longer needed for the attack and defense of the capital.
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"The prince's anger in Linhuang Mansion is bad!"
In Tiance's camp, Li Bin said to Yang Yi: "No matter whether we win or lose this battle, it is a foregone conclusion that the Khitans will retreat to the Northeast. The question now is whether we allow them to retreat to the Northeast!"
Yang Yi’s expression was a little heavy. If he followed the attitude of advancing vigorously, he would naturally not allow the Khitan horses to retreat to the east of Jinshan (Daxingan Mountains). But judging from the current comparison of military strength between the two sides, it is tantamount to wishful thinking for either side to completely annihilate its opponents!
Regarding the strategic choices of the upper, middle and lower strategies, Yang Yi only discussed with Li Bin in front of the generals. He's just going to tell them what's going on at the executive level.
"The key is not whether to retreat into the Northeast," Yang Yi said: "The key is how the Khitan retreated into the Northeast."
The generals looked at Yang Yi, who looked to the southeast and said: "The marshal once recited a poem. It is said that it was written by a talented woman named Li Qingzhao in the Central Plains. I asked some Confucian scholars, but no one knew about that talented woman. Which dynasty is it from, but that poem is so well written!"
Yang Yi paused. He chanted: "You should be a hero in life, and a hero in death. Today I miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River!"
When the generals heard this poem, they all admired it. In fact, it was not the first time for several people present. When Li Bin heard this poem from Zhang Mai for the first time, he couldn't help but be surprised: Such a heroic spirit. Was the poem really written by a woman?
At this time, Yang Yi said: "This poem was originally chanted by the marshal when we were in a critical situation in the Western Regions. At that time, he was naturally moved by Xiang Yu's heroism. But now the offensive and defensive momentum has changed, and we have become the dominant side, so I am different. My feelings. I was thinking, why didn't Xiang Yu pass Jiangdong? I was also thinking, even if Xiang Yu passed Jiangdong, could he still fight back?
"The situation in the early Han Dynasty was different from that of the present, but Xiang Yu's situation may be applicable to all countries. He was unwilling to cross the Yangtze River. This was partly because of his character. But it was also because of his heroic courage. , have been defeated by Han Xin's ambush from all sides! When he arrived at Wujiang, he was at the end of his rope. Even if he crossed Jiangdong and could survive, he would never have a chance to make a comeback!
“Therefore, our decisive battle this time is to destroy all the Khitan’s heroic spirit like Han Xin’s House of Flying Daggers!
“Although our battle may not necessarily destroy Yelu Deguang, it will prevent him from ever turning around again. Even if the Khitan people can return to the northeast, they will just become zombies waiting to die guarding the withered graves!”
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Yelu Deguang once said: Yang Yi can't afford to delay!
Yes, although Yang Yi's army was not troubled by lack of food and grass for a considerable period of time due to the large amount of cattle and sheep trophies it received, this time cannot be extended indefinitely. The cattle and sheep in Mobei will eventually finish eating, and it is impossible to really wait until that day.
Zhang Mai and Yang Yi both have to try to weaken Mobei, but there is a critical point here. After this critical point, it will be a catastrophe if Zhang Mai cleans up the mess later.
But there was one thing Yelv Deguang didn’t say, that is, he actually couldn’t afford to delay it.
Although the savings from going to Beijing are rich, after the large-scale immigration a month ago, what is left is limited. To provide supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops and horses within the boundaries of Linhuang Mansion, Yelu Deguang would not be able to use it up for a long time - but this was not what Yelu Deguang was most afraid of. What he was most afraid of was the threat from the south.
Drag Yang Yi and attack his vanguard,The Yingyang army lost its vigor after conquering Mobei last year. This was the Khitan people's wishful thinking. But they must not wait indefinitely, because maybe Zhang Mai will be able to unite the rear and lead his troops northward - if they wait until that time and Shi Jingtang cannot hold Zhang Mai back, then the Khitan can That's it.
Therefore, at a certain juncture, the two sides are actually developing a subtle tacit understanding. That is the decisive moment that both sides feel is most beneficial to them.
And now, the moment has come.
Well, in other words, just when Yelu Deguang thought that this critical moment was "coming soon", Yang Yi had already decided to strike preemptively!
"The time has come!" Yang Yi ordered: "We won't wait for news from the south! Fight!"
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This day is sunny and windy, suitable for an outing.
But Chai Rong, who was the vanguard, did not have any satisfactory plan. He led more than 6,000 troops and began to attack the Khitan's left wing. His troops had just crossed the boundary of the Leichi, and an equal number of cavalry was launched when they entered the capital.
Chai Rong’s troops are his core combat force, including the orphan armies of two prefectures, three Hu camps led by three great warriors, and three tribal army brigades of more than a thousand people.
The Khitans left the city in pursuit. It is five thousand Donghai Shiwei.
In the past ten days, the two sides have conducted more than one probing and provocative war. The Khitan and Tang armies have always conducted probing wars against each other. No matter how many soldiers and horses the Tang army sends, the Khitan will not send overwhelming force to intercept the troops - this seems to be a hint and demonstration: the combat effectiveness of our Khitan men is not inferior to your Tiance Tang army!
At the same time, this is also a strange tacit understanding, which seems to be done in this way. Both sides can restrain the battle to local battlefields and tactical trials.
In the past, once the Khitans left the city, the Tang army would be forced to abandon their established goals and adjust their marching direction to meet the enemy.
But this time Chai Rong ignored the men and horses who came to Beijing. He continued to advance towards the camp in the middle of the Khitan left wing, and sold his back to the cavalry from Shangjing - in terms of the art of war, this was a big deal. Taboo, if there are only these two troops on the entire battlefield.
But just after five thousand Donghai Shiwei left the city. Another force came out of the Tang army camp - it was the right-leg army from Tiance. Shi Jian sent 5,000 tribal cavalry into the battlefield and attacked the 5,000 Donghai Shiwei rear.
After arriving at the capital city, Yelu Pode found out through the telescope, and immediately sent out another 5,000 Bohai navy to flank the tribal troops sent by Shi Jian to intercept them.
After the forward part of the Tang Army was discovered. Immediately dispatched five thousand-man brigades of tribal troops to the five thousand Bohai navy who had just left the city.
After Yelu Pode discovered it. Immediately send another troop in response. The first two groups of troops who left the city set out from the south gate of Beijing through Hancheng to ensure that the boundary line of the Leichi was not broken by the Tang army. However, this group of troops no longer set off from the south gate, but from the west gate. Demen. The five thousand-man brigades at the vanguard of the Tang Army were to be outflanked in a roundabout way! And there are as many as 10,000 people!
When Shi Jian heard the news, he immediately sent another 10,000 troops into the battlefield.
"Hey! It's here! It's finally here!" Yelu Pode sighed with emotion.
Originally, Yelu Deguang was ready to end his tactical testing tomorrow and start the attack. Although the Khitan was also well prepared, Yang Yi was left one day ahead. Take the initiative in this decisive battle.
??????????????? Then, throughout the entire capital city, the horn was blown over and over again. As soon as all the high-ranking generals heard the horn, they knew that the tactical test was over and the official decisive battle was coming!
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The Liao soldiers and horses who have left the city have not yet formally engaged with the Tang armies. However, in the capital city, the soldiers and horses of all walks of life are equipped with armor and saddles. Nearly 100,000 troops have been organized and ready to set off!
When Ba Ye heard the horn, he let out a burst of fireworks. Fireworks exploded in the air, it was a sharp sword!
On the left side of the Tang army, Yelu An Tuan saw the fireworks and immediately led his troops. Instead of rushing to the capital, they rushed to the northeast. Yelu Pode looked at it and saw that this army had 10,000 people but 20,000 horses. This was obviously not true. It was a short-distance charge but a long-distance preparation. Twenty thousand war horses headed northeast, that is, they wanted to attack the Khitan's right wing in a roundabout way. They might even want to bypass the right wing and rush to the rear of the cone formation to have a blast!
But in the face of all this, Yelu Pode did not send any troops to intercept, even though he allowed Yelu An to go northeast!
Yelu Deguang appeared. He put on his armor, held a sword in his hand, and came to the crowd in person. Although Yang Yi disrupted his plan, as soon as the decisive battle began, he was not on the battlefield scheduled by Yelu Deguang - directly west of Qiande Gate. It broke out on the open plains, and now it seems that the war may be cemented in the southwest of Shangjing!
? ?Yelu Deguang did not intend to let this battle follow Yang Yi's rhythm.
"In the command class, risk your life to guard the right wing for me!" Yelu Deguang issued the order: "After the battle takes place on the southern battlefield, the army will be ready and move into the due west battlefield. Yang Yi wants to break my two wings first. , then let him see how I can deal with his army in the middle!"
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At this time, the Tang army reacted again. Shi Jian once again sent out 10,000 tribal troops, and set off with the target of the 10,000 Bohai troops who would finally leave the city.
The right wing of the Tang army originally numbered more than 30,000 people, of which about 8,000 followed Ding Hanshan and expanded southward. This time, a total of 25,000 tribal soldiers and horses were gathered, and the other was Long Xiangtie from the seven prefectures. Armor army! Now that all 15,000 tribal troops have been dispatched, the Qifu Longxiang Iron Armor Army on the right and the other 3,000 tribal troops have stopped taking action and have to wait for Yang Yi's order before entering the key battlefield. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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