(Third Update.) ）

Black Stone Ridge, fierce battle is in full swing.

The firelight set off the mountain road red, the forest seemed to be burning, and countless soldiers came and went, stepping on the figure and rushing left and right to kill. The sound of metal clash came and went, the shouts of the generals and the shouts of the soldiers were mixed together, and the armored soldiers stabbed into their bodies, snorting incessantly, and the blood that spilled was steaming, warming the cold and hard soil.

The night battle covered the entire mountain forest.

The coalition army waited for work, besieged on all sides, and gave the Khitan army a head start as soon as they saw their faces. The Khitan army did not expect to be ambushed, and accidentally fell into the attack, with no way to advance and no way to retreat, so they had to shrink their forces, and all departments were embarrassed to take a defensive position. However, the coalition army was like a wolf and a tiger, and the offensive was fierce, and the Khitan army was extremely difficult to defend.

After taking the lead in rushing and killing for a while, Li Shaocheng withdrew from the battlefield, got off the mountain, and stood tall and looked up.

The war horses ran in a panic, the road was chaotic, and the Khitan Wanqi was cut into several pieces without knowing it, and they couldn't echo each other. From a macro point of view, there are thousands of large ones, hundreds of small ones, each in one place; From a subtle point of view, hundreds or dozens of people are huddled together, fighting separately.

The allied soldiers were full of them, fighting forward, desperately trying to compress the enemy forces of each regiment.

The situation is good, but Li Shaocheng frowned, but he was not half relaxed. Although the Khitan army was divided and fought separately, most of them barely stabilized their positions and fought to the death against the coalition forces, and there was no sign of chaos, let alone defeat.

When attacked in the dark, it can still be stabilized, which shows that although this group of Khitan troops is arrogant and underestimates the enemy, they are the real elite. Elite alone is not enough, it has to be relied on.

In the wilderness, it is the middle of winter, and the grass and trees are withered and yellow, which is convenient for fire attack. Before the war, Li Shaocheng did not think about attacking with fire, but because of these reasons, the fire was too difficult to control, and if he was not careful, he would burn the enemy and himself.

However, according to the current situation, although the Khitan army resisted stubbornly, it was a matter of time before it was defeated.

Li Shaocheng glanced at the sky, and silently calculated the time when the war would end in his heart. The battle began before the time of the child, and now it is the time of the second hour, so it is hoped that the battle will end before dawn. This also means that most of the Khitan troops in front of them will not see the sun tomorrow.

At this point in the war, although the offensive was not as smooth as imagined, everything was under control, and what really surprised Li Shaocheng was the next military report.

The military report was sent back by the scouts, handed over to the soldiers guarding the crossing, and then uploaded to Li Shaocheng. After Li Shaocheng saw this military report, his face couldn't help but be awe-inspiring, and his heart beat violently.

The content of the military newspaper is very simple, and it can be summed up in a few words: Khitan has reinforcements!

"Summoning General Daming Xing to come, there will be important matters to discuss!"

Da Ming Xing rushed from the battlefield, and after reading the military report handed over by Li Shaocheng, he couldn't help but be shocked: "This Khitan reinforcement is coming too quickly!" After a pause, he continued: "According to the scout's report, the main force of the Khitan army led by Yelu Abaoji was originally half a day's journey away from its vanguard, and its vanguard came forward after seeing the defeated Northern Route Army, which undoubtedly extended this distance a lot. With the combat strength of our army and the current situation, this distance is enough for me to defeat its vanguard and then retreat calmly. It is really unreasonable that the Khitan reinforcements can come so quickly at the moment! ”

Li Shaocheng didn't think about it, "There is only one possibility." That is, when the Khitan vanguard army was advancing, Yelu Abaoji had already ordered the reinforcements to set off, and the speed of the reinforcements was far faster than the speed of its vanguard army. ”

"This Yelu Abaoji's reaction is too fast!" Da Ming Xing's face sank like water.

Li Shaocheng's expression was solemn, "This situation illustrates at least three problems. ”

"Which three questions?" Rao is Daming Xing Laocheng, and he was also stunned.

"First, the Khitan army that came to reinforce is the elite of the elite, and it can't be said to be one of the two royal pro-armies of Yelu Abaoji; Second, the reinforcements sent by Yelu Abaoji were not intended to rescue its vanguard, but to defeat our army; Third, the follow-up main force of Yelu Abaoji will definitely hurry up, in order to take the opportunity to expand the war and fight a decisive battle with our 60,000 allied troops! Li Shaocheng's analysis progresses to a more astonishing picture.

At the end, Li Shaocheng said: "In a word, this battle is related to the life and death of the whole army!" ”

Da Ming Xing's heart was turbulent, but he could still calm down on the surface, he stared at Li Shaocheng, and asked unhurriedly: "General Li can see through the situation, but there is a way to break the situation?" ”

Li Shaocheng groaned slightly, and then said: "Pass on General Meng Ping!" ”

An hour later, the crossing.

Meng Ping's arms were open, chewing a grass stalk in his mouth, his eyes were uninhibited, and he squinted at the barren flat land in front of him. In front of him, the wilderness was silent, and behind him, the battle on the avenue was in full swing.

In order to intercept the Khitan cavalry retreating into the mountain road, the coalition army set up many obstacles at the crossing, and was heavily guarded. Now, there are more soldiers gathered here, because Meng Ping, who originally did not belong here, led three thousand troops to line up here.

Since it is an ambush, it is natural to choose a good terrain, I have never heard of ambushing cavalry on flat ground, in fact, even if it is an ambush of the infantry army, most of them are in the mountain road.

Layers of soldiers were arranged in a copper wall to form an iron wall, arranged in a fan shape in the mountain pass, and their task was simple: to prevent the Khitan reinforcements from entering the mountain road and join the Khitan vanguard within.

There was finally movement in the wilderness, Meng Ping's eyes gradually brightened, and he knew that it was the Khitan reinforcements coming.

"You know, I once asked the commander what is the magic weapon for victory in the battlefield battle, and what kind of army can survive a hundred battles. Do you know what the commander said to me? Meng Ping spit out the grass stalks and said leisurely, "The military commander said that there is no invincible army in this world, only an army that defeats the enemy." And if an army wants to defeat the enemy, the safest way is not to be wise and brave in generals, not to be afraid of swords and fires, but to crush the opponent in terms of armament! ”

He walked over to a wooden cart, picked up the crossbow on it, pulled the string and set the arrow, and raised it flat.

Khitan reinforcements have rushed to the front.

Squinting at the aim, Meng Ping smiled evilly, "Just like now!" ”

As soon as the words fell, he pulled the trigger, and the sharp arrow flew out, breaking through the air for hundreds of steps, and shooting a Khitan knight in the cheek head-on. The knight struck the bell like a giant bell, his head slammed up, and he flew off the horse's back with his body!

Yang Chongba immediately drew his knife and let out a loud shout, "Three hundred steps, arm bow, put!" ”

The strings sounded like muffled thunder, and heavy arrows shot out in a volley

"The Youzhou army has thick armor and sharp arrows, far superior to our army, and also better than the Khitan army, yesterday's battle, the main reason why it can quickly break the enemy head-on, is to rely on the good armament of the Youzhou army. Now that General Meng Ping is blocking the mountain pass, the Khitan reinforcements will not be able to break through the defensive line, so we can let go of the Khitan thieves in the road. The sound of the battle sounded, but Da Ming Xing was no longer worried, and said with relief.

Daming Xing's confidence doubled, but Li Shaocheng knew his own family affairs, he shook his head and said: "Although the Youzhou Army is extraordinary, it is only slightly better than Yelu Abaoji's pro-military division, not to mention the one-sided crushing, and it can't even talk about a complete victory." Although General Meng Ping can guard the crossing for a while, it can't last long, it's just an expedient measure, and it's rare to hope to break the situation with this. ”

In the armies of the world, the commander's army is often elite, although its soldiers are brave and good at fighting and disciplined, but its armament is better than that of ordinary armies, but it is also an important reason why it can fight. Yelu Abaoji's pro-army, the combat power is the highest in Khitan, why is the equipment not like this?

The situation is unfavorable, as Meng Fang said just now, it is half false and half real, and the emphasis is on stabilizing the morale of the army and boosting morale.

A sentence brought Da Ming Xing's heart back into his stomach, and he raised it again, "Internal and foreign wars, what can I do?" ”

The Khitan army in the road heard the movement of reinforcements, and in the shouts and cheers of the generals, their morale gradually rose.

The dilemma of the coalition forces is that they cannot retreat at this time. The soldiers have been fighting with the Khitan army in one place, and they can't get out, and they have to retreat with their whole bodies, so they can only completely annihilate the enemy troops in the road. And it will take some time to achieve this. According to Li Shaocheng's speculation, Meng Ping could not support that time.

After all, he is facing the division of the near division, and there are more enemies with less.

As the core military force of Yelu Abaoji, it guards the capital on weekdays, and there are 20,000 soldiers in the near division!

Li Shaocheng couldn't answer Da Ming Xing either. The situation in front of him is actually very clear, all the power in his hands has been thrown into the battlefield, and if he wants to break the deadlock, he must have a new force to invest. Otherwise, he can only sit back and watch the defeat of the army!

But where is the new force?

Li Shaocheng couldn't answer this question, Da Ming Xing thought about it a little, and knew that in order to win the current battle, it was impossible to just rely on desperate efforts, and he had to rely on the new force, but he didn't know where to come from the new force, so his face was a little ugly.

Gritting his teeth, Daming Xing, whose hair was already gray, lowered his heart, hugged his fist at Li Shaocheng, and said decisively: "General Li, the battle situation is so deadlocked, if you want to win, there is no other way, it is just desperate!" If you sit here and take charge of the overall situation, the old man will not believe it, and you can't quickly break through the formation of these Khitan thieves! ”

After that, without waiting for Li Shaocheng's persuasion, he turned around and went down the mountain and entered the battlefield.

is also a general, Li Shaocheng was able to lead the Hundred Battles Army to break through the formation head-on yesterday and achieve a big victory, but today's battle is stalemate, so he can't lead the army forward and win a victory for the army?

Is he inferior to Li Shaocheng, or is the Bohai Navy inferior to the Hundred Battles Army? No matter what, the Ming Xing of Rong Ma's life will not be willing to admit that he is inferior! And the Hundred Battles Army is a guest army, it is to help the Bohai Sea to save the country, as the master of this country, he Ming Xing Zhen is incapable of this, can only rely on friendly troops to win, can only sweep the battle, can not throw his head for the country and spill blood, really make a contribution?

These questions collided in Da Ming Xing's chest.

The cold wind was not cold, Li Shaocheng silently watched Daming Xing enter the battlefield, roaring and fighting hard, and his back was resolute. He saw that the general was not old, and the blood stained the long knife red.

That's the dignity of a veteran.

At the cost of dying in battle, we must also maintain our dignity.

This is not the first time Li Shaocheng has seen such a veteran, and Li Cunxian is also like this. It's just that Li Cunxian is luckier than Daming Xing, he no longer needs to fight in person, and he doesn't need to fight in front of the battle with a white beard and white hair. Because there is a junior who can take over the horse lance in his hand.

Li Shaocheng didn't believe it, he didn't believe that the guy who took over the horse lance in Li Cunxian's hands and took on the burden of protecting the border and fighting thieves would let the army move towards the land of no return, and let the situation become irreversible.

Li Shaocheng believes that he will come, and he will definitely come.

"Report!"

A herald rushed up and knelt down in front of Li Shaocheng, looking excited, "Report to the deputy marshal!" The Khitan reinforcements outside the mountain have retreated! ”

"The Khitan reinforcements have retreated?!" Such an accident made Li Shaocheng stunned, but he was immediately relieved and showed a rare smile. Because he rarely smiled, when he smiled, it was from the bottom of his heart, and he murmured, "He's coming."