Chapter Forty-Nine: Easy to Attack and Defend
Within ten days, after receiving the news of the defeat of the army at Huairong and Juyong Pass, Yelu Abaoji could not suppress the anger in his heart, and in front of everyone, he kicked the great monk of Yanzhou who reported the military situation out of the big tent.
Looking at the miserable appearance of the other party vomiting blood and flying out, it can be seen that it is unpredictable to suffer this kick.
In the face of Yelu Abaoji, who was furious, everyone in the tent buried their heads, and made it seem that it was none of my business, don't trouble me, and no one dared to face the anger of the other side.
When Yelu Abaoji's mood calmed down a little, everyone dared to raise their heads one after another, peeking at each other's demeanor while thinking about the current situation.
"Yelu Xiannechi was defeated in Yanzhou, and his crime cannot be punished, but he has committed suicide to apologize, but he is a little self-aware. Now is not the time to discuss the sins of the dead, after the defeat of the Yanzhou army, the war situation of our Great Khitan against the Tang Dynasty has undergone great changes, and the top priority is to seek a way to stabilize the situation. ”
There are many people who have this kind of insight to say less, such as Jerod Rugu, but the only one who can say this at this time is the great sacrifice of the gods.
Yelu Abaoji glanced at the high priest and snorted coldly, which showed that his anger was not completely suppressed. But he didn't refute the other party, and said something else, which shows that he also recognized the other party.
"My Great Khitan's strategy of using troops against Youyun and other places in the Tang Dynasty was originally a three-legged support for the entire battle situation, so that the advantage of troops could be maximized, so that the inferior forces of the Tang army could take care of one and lose the other.
"In these days, although we have not achieved decisive results, our attack on the border areas of the Tang Dynasty has been very effective, and the Tang army can only concentrate its forces to defend the key areas, and cannot carry out a large-scale counteroffensive against us......"
It was Beiyuan Yili Jin Yelu Enemy Lie who said this, and before he finished his words, he was coldly interrupted by Yelu Abaoji.
The latter looked unkind and said: "Say something useful, these things that everyone knows and are outdated, so you don't need to talk nonsense!"
Yelu Dilie's face was embarrassed, and the originally organized language was suddenly blocked in his throat, his thoughts were interrupted all of a sudden, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
The general of the near division, Yelu Enemy Lugu, took over the conversation with a solemn expression, and said in an unprecedented solemn tone: "Yelu Xiannechi was defeated, and the front line of Yanzhou has all fallen into the hands of the Tang army, and our army's three legs have been cut off by one foot, and now only the army in the direction of Danzhou and Pingzhou remains.
"Not to mention the serious loss of soldiers, the combat power has been greatly reduced, and the morale will be greatly affected, just talking about the overall situation, originally our troops in Fuzhou, Danzhou, and Pingzhou are arranged in the shape of internal products, and they can attack and retreat and defend, and the various departments can support each other, and there is also a lot of room for Teng Tuo to transfer, which can be described as invincible.
"But after the Tang army occupied Yanzhou, it had the ability to attack the grassland on a large scale from the flank, directly threatening our waist and vests, and our army's formation no longer existed.
"The suppressive momentum we have maintained against the Tang Army has now disappeared! Next, the Tang Army will have the possibility of taking the initiative to attack, and there will be more than one direction of use of troops, so it will be difficult for us to deploy defenses......
Speaking of this, Yelu Enemy Lugu glanced at Yelu Abaoji, and hesitated a little, for fear that the other party would not be able to accept what he was going to say next.
Yelu Abaoji held back his anger, "Yelu Xian Nichi, this waste, has not achieved enough to fail, and in vain I trust him so much, he was actually defeated by the Tang army with one blow! Isn't it timely for me to send reinforcements? After the battle broke out, he couldn't even hold out for two days, and it was really a pity to die!"
Hear this
, Jelu Rugu sighed.
He was also saddened by the defeat of Jerushiner.
It's just that at this moment, Yelu Abaoji can say that the other party is not, so as to show that the defeat of the war is not the responsibility of him, the king of the grassland, and continue to maintain his supreme majesty and image, but Yelu enemy Lugu can't take the opportunity to attack Yelu Xian Nichi, a dead man, then it seems that he is incompetent, and he does not have the strength to share his worries for Yelu Abaoji.
He sighed and said: "Actually, you can't blame Yelu Xiannichi, who would have thought that Shangguan Chengcheng would regain its strength and fight so quickly, and those grassland tribal armies are really too unbearable." ”
Yelu Abaoji snorted coldly: "Quanzhenguan, there is no empty release door, from now on, we will make every effort to purge these people in the army, and the core is the grassland tribal army!"
"A group of clowns jumping off the beam, I didn't plan to pay attention to them, but Li Ye's gang was too insidious, and he actually made such a hidden layout on the grassland early on, so that these ants can affect the outcome of the war, which is unbearable!
"From this, it can also be seen that Li Ye's scheming heart for the grassland has been there for a long time, and we must not take it lightly in the future!
As soon as he said this, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, and the morale that had been a little bad was a little boosted because there was no way out.
Yelu's enemy Rugu admired Yelu Abaoji very much, he was able to seize everything that could be used at this time and make a move that was beneficial to the battle situation, which shows that he was not affected by anger, which is very commendable.
Yelu Abaoji, the leader, did not mess up, and Yelu Lugu couldn't help but be encouraged, and he immediately said: "After the Tang army won the victory in Yanzhou, the situation has been opened, and the next step will definitely lose no time in counterattacking."
"There are two ways for us to deal with it, one is to shrink the front and defend with our troops, and wait for the Tang Dynasty to lose the battles in Hexi and Shudi, and the other is to concentrate the elite to recapture Yanzhou and reverse the situation. ”
In order to show his sense of existence and show that he has no problem with his intelligence, he hurriedly answered the phone and said loudly: "Of course, it is a counterattack on Yanzhou and a reversal of the tide of the war, is it the style of the grassland warriors to sit back and wait for death?"
"The Tang army has just captured Yanzhou, and it will definitely celebrate and neglect to guard against us, this is our time!"
That's not a big deal.
But Yelu's enemy Lugu glanced at him with contempt, and said coldly: "Let's not talk about Li Ye, let's just say that Shangguan Chengcheng and Li Maozhen, with their military talents, will make this kind of mistake of neglecting to take precautions after a big victory? If we attack rashly, once we fail to win, or if we are defeated, we will completely lose the ability to take the initiative to attack!"
Yelu Enemy Lie was directly refuted by Yelu Enemy Lugu, and his face suddenly couldn't be hung up, and he blushed his neck and quibbled: "Even if they are prepared, so what? The warriors of the Great Khitan are brave and fearless, what kind of strong enemy can't be defeated? Before, the Tang Army stuck to Xiongguan, and now they dare to fight us in the wasteland, they will definitely be defeated!"
These words were very majestic and morale-boosting, and after he finished speaking, Yelu Enemy Lie was very proud, and he slanted at this Yelu Enemy Lugu, feeling that the other party would never be able to refute it.
Jelu Rugu did not refute him, but only looked at him like a fool, and looked disdainful of talking to him.
This made Jerod so angry that he almost scuffled with Jerod Rugu.
However, when he found that everyone did not agree with him and agreed with him, Yelu Dilie suddenly woke up
, the elite cavalry of the Khitan, when facing the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, did not have a single battle. The heart of one of the two most elite parts has been slaughtered by the Tang Army!
This shows that even in a field battle, the Khitan cavalry has no half-point advantage over the cavalry of the Tang Army.
It's desperate.
Awakening to this, Yelu Dilie only felt that his scalp was numb, and he spontaneously felt a sense of helplessness and powerlessness. He was also at a loss for the rest of the war, completely lost his belief in victory, and his whole person's momentum became sluggish because of it.
Yelu's enemy Lugu said to Yelu Abaoji: "King, for the sake of today's plan, we will continue to implement the previous strategy, and defense will be the mainstay."
"Because of the defeat of Yanzhou, the degree of shrinkage of our forces must be deeper, so as not to give the Tang army a chance to take advantage of it. The Tang army has been beaten for several months, and now there is a big victory, it is the time when the military power is at its peak, and this sincerity cannot compete with it!"
This is an old saying.
But Yelu Abaoji didn't completely agree.
He said with a calm face: "Losing Yanzhou, we no longer have an advantage over the Tang army, the Tang army can fight if it wants to, defend if it wants to, if they don't make a big mistake, it will be difficult for us to win, this is tantamount to defeating this victory, all on the Uighurs and Nanzhao stupid people!"
"Pinning my hopes on others is extremely stupid, not to mention that they are still two weak people, how can this be the way of conquest of my Great Khitan?!"
Jerugu opened his mouth, almost stopping to speak.
What Yelu Abaoji said was indeed the truth, and he couldn't refute it at all, unless he had a supreme strategy to win.
The Khitan cavalry, the best at not attacking the city, nor defense, but field battles, now the Khitan has no advantage over the Tang army, and the battle situation is unfavorable, how can we save the situation?
Jelu Rugu couldn't think of any way.
At this point in the war, because of the defeat of Yanzhou, if the Khitan did not retreat, they could only pin their hopes on others.
This is the deepest helplessness, and it is also the last thing that a wise man wants to face.
At this time, Yelu's enemy Lugu couldn't help but have a low morale, and the high-spirited spirit that was inspired by Yelu Abaoji before was also forced to diminish in the face of the cruel reality.
At the end, Jerod Rugu had to sigh secretly. So far, I can only blame Li Ye for being too strong, not to mention that he has made the Tang army so elite, and has cultivated such a strong team of generals and monks, and there are too many talents under his command!
"Send a letter to the Uighurs and Nanzhao, urging them to step up their attacks, if you don't want the Tang Dynasty to win the general trend and turn around and slaughter them, you must fight desperately now!"
Yelu Abaoji finally made a decision, "The whole army will be held in the camp and send the elite cavalry to go out to cruise, looking for all the fighters that can be used." At the same time, monitor the Tang Army's various passes day and night, and once you find that the other party is lax, you will strike a thunderous blow!"
Yelu Abaoji didn't want to give such a military order, but the situation was like this, and he had no choice.
After saying this, Yelu Abaoji stood up and looked at the divine envoy priest: "Now that the battle situation is unfavorable, the Khitan warriors have already fought bloodily, you should also take out what you want to press the bottom of the box, otherwise, you will not be qualified to be worshiped by the Great Khitan!"
These words were said decisively and unceremoniously, and the gods made the high priest's heart immediately displease. But he also knew that when the war reached the most critical moment, they had no way out, and they had to do everything they could.
"The Divine Cult naturally has its own support, and it will definitely not disappoint the king. The gods made the high priest respond coldly.
"It's good to have!"