Chapter 963: The Final Battle (4)
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The Liao army also seemed to realize that the snow was unfavorable to them, and they did not attack for several days. This snow, for more than ten days, was full of snow on the grassland, and a thick layer was accumulated. The horses stepped on, and their speed slowed down a lot, and there was a feeling that they were powerless.
The advantage of the Liao army is in the horse, and without the horse, the Liao army will have no mobility. Therefore, the Khitans are very self-aware and dare not provoke again. However, Yelu Hongji, in the palace of Linhuang Mansion, was furious every day, reprimanding the three armies for being useless, and even the Han dog could not be defeated.
The soldiers felt very aggrieved, it was because the Han people could not avoid the battle, and they organized no less than hundreds of charges, but they were easily blocked by the forbidden army.
For most of the past six months, the Liao State, which had thought that it had occupied a favorable geographical location and people, could easily defeat the forbidden army. But months passed, and the forbidden army still nested there, not moving a single step. Simple trenches, dark bunkers piled up of earth and barbed wire fences surrounded by some wooden stakes can bring ruin to the Khitans, and people of insight in Liao have faintly realized that the world seems to be changing, and the cavalry will no longer dominate the battlefield.
It's a pity that Yelu Hongji hasn't realized this yet, and he still thinks that this is because the soldiers don't have the strength to die, and they are so angry that they scream every time.
Even on a snowy day, he gave an order to let Jeruzara lead the palace tent army to fight to the death with the forbidden army, but Jeruzara was not stupid and accepted the order, but he did not act. In the snow, not to mention the severe cold, the speed of the horses will drop a lot. It was impossible to break through the trenches of the forbidden army, and after the speed dropped, wouldn't it be used as a target by the forbidden army?
No matter how stupid Jeruzarat was, he would not have done such a foolish thing.
The forbidden army is waiting, and he is waiting. It's just that Jeruzara was waiting for a sunny day, and the forbidden army was waiting for the snow to stop.
Both sides have a tacit understanding, and the wait is more than ten days.
On this day, the snow was light, and the goose feather snow turned into fine snowflakes.
Seeing that the opportunity for the diagnosis could not be lost, the time would not come again, and the troops were immediately ordered. I only heard the sound of a cannon in the forbidden army camp, the gate of the fortress was opened, and the three armies immediately rushed out and lined up in formation.
Thirty miles away, when Jeruzara heard that the forbidden army had been dispatched, he was first overjoyed, and then shocked: "Isn't there a deception in Shamo?" ”
If you think about it carefully, since the so-called "Northern Expedition" of the forbidden army, it has always been an upright and upright army, and there has been no dangerous move except for a sneak attack on Yelu Hongji's golden tent. Moreover, it is very difficult to carry out the decisive battle of the army, intrigues and tricks. Only the king against the king, the general against the general, with a hard face, can achieve the final victory.
If it weren't for Yelu Hongji's previous "royal conquest", the Liao army might have won. What a great opportunity it was, God was helping Liao, and it rained heavily for more than half an hour, and even then the rain gradually stopped, and it also rained for half an hour.
That's it, the Liao army couldn't help the forbidden army, but was almost captured alive by the forbidden army.
Jeruzara knew that there was no problem with Jeruza's command, and his ability to grasp the timing was first-rated. It's a pity that Yelu Hongji is dragging his feet and has to give up the good situation.
One general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted. This is the best interpretation of Yelu Hongji, his existence is to block the Liao army, it is better to stay in the palace honestly, so maybe the Liao army still has a chance to win. He didn't want to think about it, which of the royal expeditions in history ended well?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei personally ruled Eastern Wu, and as a result, the army of 700,000 was defeated under Lu Xun; Former Qin Fujian personally conquered the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was defeated in Weishui; Yuan Jia was hastily and wanted to seal the wolf Juxu, but he won the northern Gu of the emperor.
Generally speaking, the emperor drove the expedition in person, with the weight of ten thousand times, and controlled the division of millions, and naturally the hearts of the people were enthusiastic, striving for the service of death, and should have the combat effectiveness of attacking and winning, and fighting and defeating. Paradoxically, what should have happened never happened.
The defeat of Yeluhongki was due to the fact that he did not know how to fight, but he had to interfere too much. He infiltrated every corner of his tentacles, and the generals were silent and asked for instructions at every turn, and they could not adapt to the situation and engage in it cheaply, so how could they seize the fleeting fighter plane and adapt to the rapidly changing situation? Yeluhonki saw his intervention as the key to victory, but in fact it was the source of defeat.
Even if it is Yelu Tart, he is just a general who escorts, and he is not a boss. Yelu Tart, who does not have absolute power, only has more than 300,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and there are even some that cannot be adjusted, such as the royal tent himself, which makes Yelu Tart not fight? Fortunately, Tiangong was more powerful, and it rained heavily, otherwise the Liao army would have been defeated a long time ago.
Jeruzara is different from the fledgling Yelu Tart, he knows the danger of the emperor's intervention in military affairs, so the first condition for him to lead the troops is that Yelu Hongji returns to the palace, so that he can fight with peace of mind.
Like the Great Shun Emperor Lu Chengqi, it is wisest to "fight but not fight". This is a kind of mind, but also a kind of wisdom. I'm going to ask you, but I'm not going to do it myself. Professional things are left to professional people to do.
Lao Tzu said, do nothing and do nothing, and the world can't compete with it if you don't fight. Who knows that sometimes, doing something is inaction, and doing nothing is doing something? In fact, there is a truth in this, everything has its own law, once it deviates from the law and forcibly intervenes, then good things will become bad things.
Yelu Hongji is such a person, but he told him that he must not be convinced, Liao Taizu bowed his horse, led his troops to rise up, and defeated the huge Liao State. When it was passed into the hands of Yelu Hongji, it didn't work? What a reason!
Jeruzara also knew this, and he couldn't fall into Yeluhongji's face, he just said, "How can the emperor's golden body survive the dangers of the battle?" It's better to sit in the palace and wait for the three armies in front to serve you." It was precisely because of this that Yelu Hongji returned to the palace and relinquished command to Jeruzara.
With absolute command, Jeruzara had the confidence to compete with the forbidden army.
It's just that the weather is so bad now, should there be a chance of winning?
While he was hesitating, Yelu Hongji sent a decree to send troops immediately to fight the forbidden army.
When Jeruzarat received the decree, he groaned in his heart. He seemed to have absolute command, but there was a Yelu Hongji sitting on it. No, a single will can disrupt his whole plan. What's the difference between this and the royal driver's personal campaign?
"Tart no, I finally know why you were captured, the erector is not enough and the plot is also!" Jerusara lamented in his heart and said again and again.
The will of God cannot be violated, and no matter how powerful Jeruzarat is, he is not as powerful as Jeruhunki. After all, Yelu Hongji is the emperor of Liao, and he is just a king of the Northern Courtyard.