Chapter 24 Ten Years of National Humiliation and Never-ending War (3)
Although Junzidu went to the grassland to train the army before, although he was supported by the Military Intelligence Department, the time for the Military Intelligence Department to infiltrate the grassland was still short, and the help that he could give to Junzidu was actually very limited. The gentlemen have fought for many days and won consecutive battles, relying not only on the quality of the gentlemen themselves, but also on the outstanding ability of Guo Wei, the general who led the troops.
Li Congjing dared to call the gentleman to fight in the enemy territory alone when he was not led by himself, and his trust in Guo Weizhi was an important reason. Guo Wei's talent certainly convinced Li Congjing, but Li Congjing believed even more that a person with great luck like Guo Wei would not fail too badly in the grassland. And as long as the gentleman is not defeated too badly, Li Congjing's training purpose will be achieved.
But Li Shaocheng is different.
Although the 5,000 cavalry led by Li Shaocheng was not as elite as the gentleman, it was not possible to go north to the grassland to fight, but to join Li Congjing under the leadership of the Military Intelligence Department, so that its difficulty was reduced a lot, because it was not inconceivable that he could connect with Li Congjing.
Li Congjing put Li Shaocheng and others dozens of miles away to march covertly, in order to pit Yelu Deguang this time. In the previous battle with Yelu Deguang, the emphasis was not on killing the enemy and breaking the formation, but on luring the enemy and distracting Yelu Deguang's attention, only in this way could Li Shaocheng approach smoothly.
When Li Congjing's words fell, Junzidu and Li Shaocheng had already bitten the tail of Yelu Deguang's army, especially Li Shaocheng, cut off Yeludeguang's army, and when they blocked the connection between the two parts before and after, they and Junzi turned to besiege the besieged Khitan soldiers.
Yelu Deguang saw that there were three or four thousand people surrounded, and he couldn't help but feel sad, that were all the elite of his lineage, and it was the capital of his life and establishment of meritorious deeds.
"Your Highness, go quickly, the last general will be cut off for you!" A commander of a thousand stopped in front of Jerod Light, preventing him from putting himself in danger.
Yelu Deguang didn't beat and scold this person this time, although he was very angry, but when he was really angry to a certain extent, he was able to control his emotions, "Although the Tang army attacked from both sides and surrounded our rear army, its number was still small, and it was not as good as our army!" If we wait to return and kill back, we may not be able to surround the Tang army in reverse and gather here, so don't steal the battle, and rush to kill with this king! ”
When the commander heard the great urgency, he jumped off the horse and only grabbed the reins of Yelu Deguang, and did not let go, "Your Highness, you must not act rashly!" The Tang army came strangely, and we didn't realize it in advance, how many of them were not yet known, Li Congjing was cunning and abnormal, if he still had an ambush, and when His Highness fought back, His Highness would want to leave, I'm afraid it would be too late! ”
For the commander, although the defeat was embarrassing, it was not unacceptable, but it was just a loss of some manpower and military exploits, and if Yerod lost his light, not only would his life be guaranteed, but his tribe would be questioned by Abaoji afterwards.
Yelu Deguang did not act rashly, he secretly thought: This king was careless and underestimated the enemy before, and he fell into the trap of Li Congjing's bird...... This man is more cunning than a wolf, and I can't guard against it, so I'd better take a look at it first, and I can't let him be deceived again. He said to the commander: "However, now that the rear army is surrounded, how can this king not save it, and those who ignore the army and flee in a hurry are not the actions of the generals, you must not stop this king, otherwise this king will want your head!" ”
Seeing that Yelu Deguang was serious, his eyes were red as blood, and he had the potential to fight hard, his heart was even more anxious, at this time he didn't dare to stop, he didn't dare to stop it, he didn't dare to stop it, and he was dead left and right, and suddenly his heart was horizontal, and he decided to fight, and said: "Your Highness wants to save the rear army, how easy it is, your Highness must personally get into danger, and the last general can kill people back!" ”
This was exactly what Jerod wanted, and it was the best of both worlds, but it was not possible to just promise the commander of the thousand, which seemed to be hypocritical in his previous words, and he decided to provoke the commander again, so that he could say something that would convince everyone, so he said: "You are really my Khitan warrior, and it is really a blessing for this king to have such a commander like you." But how can the life of this king be different from the life of you, at this time, how can there be a reason for you to rush to kill this king and watch the battle, Hugh wants to stop this king again, this king wants to fight with Li Congjing! This time it's either him or I'm dead! ”
The commander of the thousand was praised by Yelu Deguang, and he was honored, and suddenly heard that Yelu Deguang was going to fight hard with Li Congjing, so he quickly knelt down in front of the horse and said loudly: "Your Highness knows about military affairs, don't you know that the responsibility of the general is to control the overall situation and dispatch the whole army?" Charge into battle, and the mission of the generals is also! If His Royal Highness insists on personally rushing to kill, the general will not be able to protect effectively, please punish the general with death first! ”
Yelu Deguang nodded again and again in his heart, he was very satisfied with this loyal and courageous commander, and had decided to reward him after he went back, and then dismounted and personally helped him up, and said: "The general is loyal and brave, this king is pleased, there are warriors like the general, why worry about Li Congjing's immortality?" The general is on the list! ”
When the commander saw that Yelu Deguang seemed to be persuaded, he couldn't hide his excitement and said happily: "The last general will pull out the capital!" ”
"Good! Batu, this king will give you 3,000 soldiers, you quickly go to rescue the rear army! When you return, this king will promote you to be the captain of ten thousand people! Jerod patted Batu on the shoulder, giving him a reason to die.
The wealth that suddenly fell from the world made Badu overjoyed, and he was stunned for three breaths before he reacted, and hurriedly thanked him.
Yerod looked at Batu and led the army to fight back, with a look of concern and relief, he led the rest of his subordinates to move forward slowly, observing the situation while preparing for emergencies. In his opinion, Li Congjing, a cunning wolf, cannot be underestimated, and he will leave him behind. Now Yelu Deguang has also figured it out, Li Congjing's war with him today is no accident, this bastard has the same mind as him, and wants to put the other party to death.
Li Congjing did not throw himself into the front line to fight again, under the escort of his own guards, he was immediately on the side, paying attention to the situation of the entire battlefield, when he found that Yelu Deguang, who ran out a few miles away, divided his troops and turned back, and attacked the Tang army that was besieging the Khitan rear army on the battlefield, his heart immediately became a little nervous, and when he saw Yelu Deguang slow down and leave slowly, he suddenly felt a little bad.
Yelude only knew what kind of intention Li Congjing knew, although the Tang army had the upper hand and the initiative, the Khitan rear army was still resisting stubbornly, and the advantage of the Tang army was just that Li Shaocheng's reinforcement was sudden, which caught the Khitan army off guard and lost its fighting spirit. And once Yelu Deguang found out that the true military strength of the Tang army was inferior to his own and turned back to kill, it was difficult to say who would win and who would lose in this battle.
After all, Yelu Deguang's lineage is the real elite.
"The Khitan barbarians have divided their troops to help, we must stop them, once they are allowed to join the Khitan army in the encirclement, the situation will be out of control, and the army will inevitably fall into a melee!" Mo Li also saw the situation in the field, and spoke out at this time.
"Suddenly in the chaos of the attacking army, Yelu Deguang can still flee without pulling his feet, and turn back to rescue after only a few miles, and when the enemy situation is unknown, he can still take care of not making a desperate bet, and can think of sending an advance to turn around and test, in the face of such a situation, he can have such a heart and change, he can be described as a good general!" Li Congjing sighed.
When Lin Xiong, who was guarding Li Congjing's side, heard this, he immediately asked for battle without saying a word: "Military commander, please let the last general go to intercept this Khitan army!" ”
Li Congjing lifted the lance and patted the horse forward, "We have few soldiers who can be divided, and it takes some strength to stop this Khitan army, you go with Ben Shuai!" ”
"Marshal, if you attack, what if Yerod Guang follows and kills back?" Du Qianshu reminded anxiously.
"It's just war." In the middle of the Mercedes-Benz, Li Congjing's voice floated back.
Mo Li and Du Qianshu glanced at each other, and they both knew that Li Congjing was going to work hard, one of them had more resourcefulness, and the other knew the subtleties, but at this time, it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there was no other way.
Maybe it was a tacit understanding, or maybe it was other reasons, the two drew their swords one by one and rushed out behind Li Congjing in no particular order.
Everyone was about to attack, Li Congjing suddenly raised his hand and clenched his fist, signaling everyone to stop. Mo Li and Du Qianshu raised their heads and followed Li Congjing's gaze, and saw that another team of Tang horses appeared on the grassland at some point, but there were not many of these Tang horses, and they could only see a vague shadow, but the momentum was huge, I am afraid there were thousands of people!
The two armies had been fighting since the afternoon, and it was getting dark.
"Where did this army come from?" Mo Li was clear about Li Congjing's previous plan, but at this time, he didn't know where these people came from.
Li Congjing said casually: "Don't care about doing so much, now is the opportunity, wait for me to capture and kill Yelu Deguang as soon as possible!" ”
Yelu Deguang had been paying close attention to the effect of Batu's counterattack, and at the same time he hadn't forgotten to look around at the movements, and when he saw Batu and Tang Jun fighting, his heartbeat was much faster. At this point in the war, as long as the Batu offensive goes smoothly, and Li Congjing exposes that he has no backhand, he can turn back and fight Li Congjing again with superior forces.
He hated Li Congjing very much, and vowed to break the other party's body into pieces.
Seeing that Badu was moving forward step by step, and the situation was very good, Yeludeguang's heart beat faster, if he hadn't been cautious to prevent Li Congjing from having a conspiracy, he would have been unable to hold back and turn around!
Just as Jerod was counting the numbers and was about to return to the slaughter, the sound of trumpets and drums sounded not far away, and his face changed dramatically. From time to time, a ranger returned, panicked and reported to him, and the Tang army was killing from the flank!
Yelu Deguang gritted his teeth, "Li Congjing, you despicable villain, are calculating this king again!" "Leave the rear army alone, withdraw quickly!" The Khitan sergeant had long wanted to leave, and when he heard Yelu Deguang's words, he immediately fled quickly.
When the emperor looked back, he saw that Batu was still fighting with his troops, Yelu Deguang sighed secretly, "You are a good seedling, I wanted to promote you, but your fate is not good, no wonder this king, you will break off the queen for this king!" ”
In the fierce battle, Batu heard the shouts of the guards, and when he looked back, Yelu Deguang was almost gone, and he was sad, and a chill enveloped his body. But he can't retreat immediately, otherwise if the Tang army bites Yelu Deguang, Yelu Deguang will have to finish playing, and his whole family will have nothing to play after Yelu Deguang plays, and there is only one way to fight to the death now. Thinking of this, Batu shouted angrily: "Break off for Your Highness!" ”
When the soldiers heard Batu's roar, they felt their loyalty and bravery, and they all fought with him.
After nightfall, the fighting stopped.
In the battle, more than half of Yerod's army was annihilated, and less than a third of the survivors were killed. He originally came to chase the enemy, but he didn't expect to be ambushed on his own turf and almost lost his life, and finally fled like a lost dog.
Li Shaocheng came to see Li Congjing, and shouted excitedly from afar: "Big brother, big brother!" ”
Li Congjing hugged and laughed with him, and after greeting him, Li Congjing asked, "Second brother, how many people have you brought this time?" ”
"Five thousand fine riders!" Li Shaocheng said, and immediately wondered, "I explained this matter to you when I contacted you before." ”
Li Congjing's face was strange, "When you first rushed out, there were almost five thousand people, and then where did the thousands of people who chased and killed Yelu Deguang come from?" ”
"That's what happened!" Li Shaocheng suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "There are thousands of people chasing and killing Yelu Deguang, but there are only hundreds of people. When I came, I put these hundreds of people behind me and told them that if there was a situation, I would make a noise. When Jerod sent people to fight back, I signaled, and they did so, and it was just a suspicious ploy! ”
Li Congjing and the others were stunned, and Mo Li sighed: "General Li is even more wise and brave than back then, and he already has the style of a general, which is gratifying!" ”
Du Qianshu added, "After talking for a long time, it turns out that Yelude was just scared away!" ”
Everyone paused when they heard this, then looked at each other and laughed.