Chapter 59 The border army crosses the Great Wall
When Li Congjing led 3,000 elite cavalry to block Yelubei's large array, the infantry of Lu Long's army, under the command of Li Yanchao and Li Yanrao, quickly retreated to the back mountain and formed a formation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Because Yelu Deguang's department did not have Lu Longjing's cavalry to interfere, its formation changed quite smoothly. However, this kind of smoothness is also relatively speaking, in the absence of Yelubei's encirclement, Yelubei's side wants to directly entangle Lu Longjun, so that they can't lean back into the mountain, but it is not so easy.
After all, it is impossible for the 100,000 army to be pressed all at once, and what Yelu Deguang's department used, like Yelubei's department, was also the way for the cavalry to catch up and fight first, and then the infantry army to keep up.
Only when the foot soldiers follow up in front of the Lu Longjun formation, and the large cavalry formation is closed, is the time to really bite the Lu Longjun to death. It's just that the current situation is that when they catch up with Lu Longjun, Lu Longjun is not far from the back mountain. At this time, although the Lu Long Army was bitten by the Khitan cavalry, it was restrained by the fine cavalry wandering, relying on the strong bow and crossbow, and fought and retreated, and the formation was not chaotic at all.
When Li Congjing returned to the main formation, there was a group of Khitan elite horsemen hanging behind, originally they fought in the battle formation, whether it was out of the battle or into the formation, they were intercepted before the chasing soldiers, but they relied on the courage to be unstoppable, and they did not lower the speed of the horse, so they could rush back and forth and kill non-stop. Of course, this is also the reason why they did not have in-depth contact with the Khitan infantry array.
At this time, Lu Long's army formation had roughly set up the glaive array, and when he saw Li Congjing leading the elite cavalry back, Lu Long's soldiers were all in a great array, and a burst of cheers and fierce cheers sounded, Rao was in such a situation, and his morale was still very usable.
"Your Highness is brave and unparalleled in the world!" Li Yanrao sighed in the military formation, and hurriedly subordinated his subordinates, concentrated the firepower of the strong bow and crossbow, and quickly attacked the Khitan cavalry in front of Li Congjing's return route, clearing the way for Li Congjing to enter the military formation.
Na Yelu Deguang Division, seeing that the previous moth to intercept the emperor's army Lu Longjing cavalry back, all of them were shocked, and then looked at the emperor's army array, at first a piece of cabbage like a pig arched over the cabbage field, the end was miserable, and then looked back at Lu Longjing's cavalry, only to see the three thousand armor soldiers a murderous atmosphere.
The twilight was deep, and they couldn't see each other's faces, but it was precisely because they couldn't see them that they gave them greater impact and uncertainty, but seeing that the other party was coming from the twilight, the momentum was extraordinary, and the momentum of the three thousand elite horses was not small, and it was even more oppressive at this time, as if the gate of hell was suddenly opened, and countless Shura were rushing out.
The Khitan cavalry that stood in front of the three thousand elite cavalry was the most bitter and unspeakable, they were already shocked by the momentum of this elite cavalry, and they couldn't help but panic, and then they were violently greeted by the strong bow and crossbow of the Lu Longbu army, and the casualties suddenly increased, and they couldn't bear it.
There is the self-sustaining and brave man, shouting that the other party must be tired after a big battle, and there is no need to be afraid, and lead the troops to intercept. However, it was just a face, and the shouting warrior was cut off his horse, and his cavalry was scattered like a broken flower, where is the possibility of stopping the other party?
Immediately, the cavalry behind couldn't help but scatter, hurriedly avoiding its edge, and no longer dared to fight.
Li Congjing led 3,000 elite horsemen in battle robes and blood, wolves into the flock of sheep, killing through the Khitan cavalry formation, but wherever the war horses passed, the enemy cavalry walked, and no one dared to stop them.
"Open the door!" Li Yanrao roared.
The defensive line built by the chariot spear and the big shield was quickly moved out of a gap, and Li Congjing took the lead and led his troops to enter the military formation from the gap.
There were countless torches in the military formation, and the iron armor on both sides avoided one after another, and a passage went straight to the rear of the large array.
Yelu Deguang had already driven his horse to the front of the battle, and when he saw this scene, he sighed, "It's hard to defeat the Tang army tonight!" He glanced at Yelubei's military formation, and struck angrily, "Damn waste, I've killed Lao Tzu!" ā
Three thousand elite cavalry blocked the 100,000 army, and retreated, how could the Lu Long army not have a great increase in morale, they were already elite, although they were in a disadvantageous position at this time, after all, they were lined up by the mountains, and they already had confidence in their hearts, even if they were facing 200,000 troops now, as long as the army was not chaotic, it would be an iron wall, and even if the Khitan had more means, they could not help it!
When the elite cavalry entered the formation, Li Yanrao was already waiting in the open space, and seeing that Li Congjing led his troops to slow down the horse speed and stop the formation, he couldn't help but be moved by the spirit of the three thousand elite cavalry at this time.
The army is in order, and the iron armor is cold. That famous soldier, although after a fierce battle, blood-stained robes, at this time one by one lifted the reins and held the lance, heroic posture, both the sky-high iron and blood, and there is no lack of graceful and chic posture, the bearing is awe-inspiring and convincing.
These 3,000 elite horsemen, after this battle, have transformed again, and at this moment, they know that they have the heart of the world!
Seeing that Li Congjing lifted the reins immediately and rolled off the saddle cleanly, Li Yanrao hurriedly greeted him, took the hot and viscous hood for the other party, and felt the temperature of the blood on the pocket, Li Yanrao couldn't help but admire, "Your Highness's demeanor is better than back then!" ā
Li Congjing wiped a handful of blood on his face, waved his hand, and signaled that Li Yanrao did not need to be complimented, and after he finished washing his face, Li Yanchao also rushed back.
"Haha! His Royal Highness has returned, and he has greatly deterred the enemy and thieves, and Yelu Deguang has already slowed down the offensive at this time! Li Yan laughed happily.
There was only one tent set up in the formation, Li Congjing walked in, and the generals immediately followed, untied the horizontal knife and put it on the case, Li Congjing turned to the generals and said: "Although there is a small victory, the general trend has not changed, even if Yelu Deguang's offensive is a little slow, he is just waiting for the infantry to come, and the same is true for Yelu Bei, since these two people are determined to provoke a war, they will attack overnight tonight, you can't be careless!" ā
The generals agreed, and Li Yanchao said coldly: "Yelubei and Yeludeguang have been fighting for many years, but I didn't expect to be able to unite at this time, but I am not stupid to the extreme. ā
"The two of them are really the dragons and phoenixes among the people, otherwise how would they put our army in a predicament?" Li Yan sighed, "As His Highness said, you must not underestimate these two people. ā
Li Congjing smiled: "The lonely king didn't say this. ā
"This ......" Li Yanrao and the generals were stunned, not knowing what Li Congjing meant by this.
After a big battle, Li Congjing felt a little tired, but he didn't sit down, his tone was still full of anger and indifference, "At most two days, Yelubei and Yeludeguang will turn against each other again and fight each other!" ā
The generals' eyes widened, and they all looked incredulous, "This...... How is this possible? ā
"What's impossible?" Li Congjing said with a smile, "The army is in a critical situation, and the main general is lost." Could it be that you really think that the lone king was put together by the light of Yelubei and Yelude? ā
The faces of all the generals were very embarrassed, and some of the generals laughed dryly, saying in their hearts Since Your Highness has said this, I will admit that you are not, and you can't lose your face.
Li Congjing saw the appearance of the generals, where could he not know what everyone was thinking, but he was not in a hurry, but said slowly: "Yelubei and Yelude came to join forces, the change can be described as catching people off guard, Lu Long's nearly 20,000 soldiers were besieged by 200,000 troops, and it is indeed a little dangerous, but this danger is only temporary, and in two days, Lu Long's army will have no more war." ā
"The lone king led Lu Longjun to the north, first conquered Yikun Prefecture, is to take Yikun Prefecture into the bag, the Khitan lost this important town in the south, there is no danger to the Tang Dynasty, and in the future, the Tang Dynasty will go north, it will be a horse Pingchuan; The defeat of the Raozhou army, the Tang army will definitely pass on the grassland again, different from the lonely king Chen Bing Xilou four years ago, with the help of the power of the grassland departments, and finally won the Khitan by the death of Yelu Abao, this time it is different, Lu Long's army defeated the Raozhou army in a few days, and in the future, the grassland departments will no longer dare to be the enemy of my Tang Dynasty. ā
"Today's troops are coming to the West Tower again, originally to remove the Khitan Emperor, Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang are indeed not mediocre people, and they are dying violently to fight back, no matter what, but in the end, the dying counterattack is just a battle of trapped beasts, if they think that they can change the situation by relying on this, it is a fool's dream."
"The reason why the Lone King dares to come to the West Tower today is because tomorrow at the latest, reinforcements will arrive! In less than two days, the army will come! Li Congjing threw out this exciting news, which he didn't have to tell the generals in advance, but he had to say it at this time, because this news had the effect of boosting morale and stabilizing the morale of the army.
Li Congjing looked at the generals with his hands, "There is a battle today, the big formation of the Lu Long Army has been concluded, the position has been consolidated, and there is no need to worry!" ā
The generals were all stunned, as if they had seen a ghost.
Originally, they thought that the army would have a hard battle next, but now although a large array was formed, under the onslaught of the 200,000 army, it was extremely difficult to successfully break through the siege and retreat to Yikun Prefecture.
As everyone knows, there are no so-called dangers in this battle!
Li Yanchao and Li Yanrao are different from other generals, but they have long known about Li Congjing's arrangement, not to mention anything else, Li Congjing's mobilization of border troops in various states requires Li Yanchao's cooperation.
These things are related to the great plan of the empire, and they are secrets of secrets, and the reason why they were not publicized before was because they were afraid that there were eyes and ears of Yelubei and Yelu Deguang in the army - there were eyes and ears of Li Congjing in the Khitan army, and there were 20,000 people in the Lu Long army, how could it be guaranteed that there would be no eyes and ears of the Khitan?
"This ...... Your Highness is wise! ā
"Your Highness is brave!"
"Your Highness is really a genius!"
"Blessing of the Clouds!"
The generals now thought clearly that they were not in a desperate situation, where could they not be relieved and their morale was high, and they all hugged their fists and sang praises to Li Congjing.
Li Congjing and the other generals calmed down a little, and then said with a smile: "King Gu said before that King Gu came to the West Building to watch the play, to see Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang brothers fighting each other, killing each other, and to see Khitan internal friction. Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang have some skills, and today they had to go on stage to perform with them, and the lonely king will play a game. But this is only one time, and the main scenes in the future have to be sung by the two of them. ā
Calculating the time, the time is still short before the battle report of Yikunzhou is transmitted back to Luoyang, and Li Siyuan issued an edict to exhaust the border army. But Li Congjing's mobilization of the border army did not need to wait for Li Siyuan's edict to be issued. Li Siyuan's issuance of various edicts was just to fulfill the formalities and inform the government and the opposition of the matter.
All in all, Li Siyuan, Li Congjing and his son acted in a good show.
Therefore, in fact, the border armies of the northern states have already secretly made preparations step by step, including secretly dispatching the personnel of the military intelligence department to hunt and kill the Khitans, sealing the road blockade news -- all the preparations have been completed after Li Congjing captured Yikun Prefecture, and as soon as Li Siyuan's edict came out, the armies will immediately leave the camp - there is no need to wait for three days or one day at all.
So, at this time, the border army had already crossed the Great Wall!