Yelu Tiela encouraged the Poison Division to send troops to test Yang Hao's reaction, and at the same time, he wanted to secretly observe the real combat power of the Xining Army. W★w    W★.

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√C        M√ Unfortunately, Yang Hao saw through his plan and sent Gudoli to the front. Although Gudoli's Weiyuan Camp was also under the Xining Army, his organization and tactics were very different from those of the other battalions of the Xining Army, and they were still the same as those of a rather black tribe. Yelu Tiela's purpose was obviously not achieved.

Therefore, on the second day after the Poison and Feng tribe was defeated, the Khitans issued an ultimatum to Wutu tribe in the name of rescuing their allies. The Wutu tribe asked all the captured personnel of the Poison and Feng tribe and handed over the Datongchuan ranch to the Poison and Feng tribe, otherwise they would fight each other. The Khitans were intimidated and sent 30,000 troops southward to approach the jurisdiction of Tiande Army. On the same day, Yang Hao made a statement accusing the Khitans of their behavior as invasion and announced that they would send troops to aid Wutu tribe and the Barbarian Hei tribe.

When Jin Mili heard that the Khitan sent 30,000 troops south, he was frightened and asked Yang Hao to seek peace with the Khitan. He also expressed his willingness to give up the Datongchuan Ranch. Yang Hao rushed to Jin Mili's tent on the northern foot of the mountain overnight to cheer him up. Yang Hao analyzed the true strength of the Khitans to him one by one:

"The Khitans have conquered the sixteen tribes in the southeast of the Uighurs, and have already committed the crimes of the Uighurs. The reason why the Uighurs did not immediately respond was mainly because their main force was arranged in the southwest and northwest directions to deal with the Tubos and the Khigas people. This does not mean that the Uighurs would give up these places, nor does it mean that they would bow their heads to the Khitans. After all, they are the overlords of the northern country, and they cannot afford to lose this face.

"In this way, in order to prevent the Uighurs, the Khitans had to leave most of their troops in the north. We have sent people to investigate. The Khitans are known as 200,000 iron cavalry. Among these 200,000 people, at least 100,000 people were stationed in the southeast to defend against Youzhou, Zhenwu Army, Hedong and other border towns of the Tang Dynasty. The three border towns of the Tang Dynasty had no less than 200,000 troops, and were the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty. The Khitans did not dare to be careless at all. The 100,000 people were determined not to move.

In addition, they had 50,000 stationed in the northeast to deal with your old friend, Mengwushi Wei tribe. The last 50,000 were used to guard against the strong enemies in the west. Among these 50,000 people, there were their most elite 30,000 Tama Army, 15,000 New Affiliated Army and 5,000 Seven Alliance Army.

"The Tama Army is the personal guards of the Khitan Khan. Its combat power is very fierce. It is the maximum capital used by the Khitan Khan to shock the surrounding troops. In the words of the Khitans, it is 'Tama Army with more than a thousand auras, and the enemy cannot fight'. What does it mean that the Tama Army can traverse the grassland when there are 1,000 people, and when there are more than 10,000 people, there will never be any enemy."

When Jin Mili heard this, she changed her color in a panic and asked hurriedly: "Can we still fight like this? They have 30,000 people."

Yang Hao smiled relaxedly and said, "This is their boastful words. As far as I know, the Tama Army is not invincible. The Tianlang Army once defeated them. The 20,000 Tama Army killed by the 5,000 Tianlang Army in that battle, threw away their armor, and even the big bar was seized by others. We have found out that only 5,000 Tama Army of the 30,000 Khitan Army that went south this time. The others are mainly New Affiliated Army. The New Affiliated Army is composed of foreign soldiers conquered by the Khitans. They are full of hatred for the Khitans. They will not work hard for the Khitans."

Jin Mili was still worried: "Even the five thousand tama army, it is one of the rare strong enemies. The four battalions that are best at field battles are now stationed in Hedong. What can I do to deal with the Khitans in this battle?"

"Don't be scared by the arrogance of the Khitans. They fought with each border town of our Tang Dynasty hundreds of times, and they have always lost more than they won." Yang Hao seemed full of confidence. His confident magic quickly infected Jin Mili, making him forget his fear for the time being. He asked anxiously: "How do you plan to deal with the Khitans?"

Yang Hao said to Jin Mili with confidence: "Give up the Datongchuan, the elderly, the weak, women and children retreat into Muna Mountain. You lead the main force to the northern foot of Daqing Mountain to meet the Manhei tribe. After the Khitans get the Datongchuan, they will definitely gain a lot of effort. At this time, I use the pass and the military camp to step by step to consume their military strength and exhaust their morale. Then the Khitan camp went out of Jiuniang Pass, the Jinfeng camp advanced from Ningbian east, the Huying and Weiyuan camp attacked west from the Breeding Sheep Mountain, and you and the Manhei tribe advanced west from the northern foot of Daqing Mountain. Together with the three of us, we defeated the Khitans in Datongchuan."

Jin Mili praised: "This is a good plan, I will obey the order."

Before Yang Hao's military deployment could be transmitted to the battalions in the battle, Yelu Tiela got a copy. After reading Yang Hao's subordinates, Yelu Tiela smiled and said, "It's all so amazing that this person is so good." His younger brother Yelu Yundeshi was only twelve years old and rode a foal to go out with the army. When he heard Yelu Tiela's words, he raised his neck and asked curiously: "Brother, how can you have the map he drew?" Yelu Tiela smiled and said, "Brother, listen well, this is called a trick. Where did I learn it from the Han people."

Yelu Yundeshi smiled and said, "It is said that Yang Hao is good at using the Internet. Isn't this brother 're going to treat the other person'?" Yelu Tiela touched Yelu Yundeshi's head and praised, "My younger brother is smart, and your future achievements will definitely be above me."

Yelu Yundeshi asked again: "Since my brother has learned about the enemy's strategy, how should we deal with it next?"

Yeluthela smiled and said, "I want him to take advantage of the situation."

According to Yang Hao's subordinates, Jin Mili voluntarily gave up Datongchuan. Khitan soldiers occupied this excellent pasture without bloodshed. At this moment, the ice and snow of Datongchuan had just melted, and the buds of the forage were still buried in the soil. Looking around, the weeds were lush and desolate. The one who captured Datongchuan was Yelu Tella's uncle Yelu Guluo, one of the few Khitan veterans who had fought wars with all the border towns of the Tang Dynasty, and was very familiar with the tactics of the Tang army.

After Yelu Guluo led his army to occupy Datongchuan, he immediately rushed south to surround the old city of Tiande Army. The old city of Tiande Army was originally abandoned, but later it gradually flourished because of the Tiedang Camp. The surrounding earthen walls were rested and trenches were dug outside the walls. But these were nothing in Yelu Guluo's eyes. He was an expert in siege of the Khitans. He had broken through fifty or sixty cities, and the largest one was Youzhou City. That was twelve years ago. He took advantage of the civil strife in Youzhou and suddenly led his army to break through Youzhou City and massacred at least 10,000 people.

He could use wood to create a siege equipment called "triangle house". The "triangle house" is cleverly designed, simple in craftsmanship, easy to obtain materials, but very practical. It was inspired by the triangular roof of the Han area. The Khitans used wood to build a triangle wooden frame similar to a beam, and then covered the wooden frame with raw cowhide, and applied a layer of paint made of cow and sheep plasma mixed with wood ash on the raw cow. This paint can prevent arrow shooting and fire attack.

When siege, more than a dozen strong soldiers carried the "triangle room" and rushed towards the enemy's city wall. The enemy's arrows shot on the surface of the "triangle room" without any effect. When they approached the city wall, the soldiers used pickaxes to pave the wall. This process was very long. Without the cover of friendly forces, it would be difficult for the soldiers in the "triangle room" to be successful, because the enemy can use rolling stones and wood to destroy the "triangle room". But if there are archers covering the rear, the city will become more disguised.

When he arrived outside the old city of Tiande Army, Yelu Guluo began to manufacture such "triangle houses". However, the process was extremely slow because there were no tall trees around the old city of Tiande Army, and it took him tens of miles away to get wood. There were countless military fortresses along the way, which was simply difficult to move forward.

However, Yelu Guluo was not in a hurry, because his mission was not to destroy the city. He mainly used his body as bait to attract the main force of the Xining army and supported Yelu Tiela's Tama army to bypass Huyan Valley and occupy Zhongshoujiang City. Yelu Tiela's purpose was to control this business road between the Tang Dynasty and the northern tribes. He was not interested in the adjacent and prosperous Fengzhou, but felt that he was still unable to swallow this piece of fat for the time being.

Just when Yelu Guluo was feinting on the western front, Yelu Tiela led 10,000 Tama army suddenly crossed the mountain and appeared at the Zhongshoujiang City. There were less than a thousand guards in Zhongshoujiang City, and they were inequality camp soldiers. This was a local armed force between the civilian army and the main army, somewhat similar to the Fengzhou security army, with mainly local people. This was recruited by Park Enjun after reporting to Yang Hao, in order to supplement the insufficient strength of the main army.

Based on past experience in fighting with the Tang army, Yelu Tila believed that as long as the Tang army was heavily defended by the city and village, the warring parties would be defeated. Because in the eyes of the Tang people, land is everything. As a border guard, abandoning the city and throwing the land is an unforgivable serious crime. They always regard the gains and losses of a city and a land as the key to victory or defeat.

"Captain the city of Zhongshoujiang, and the Tang army will be defeated." This is all Yelu Tiela's thoughts. The city wall of Zhongshoujiang is tall and thick, and Yelu Tiela did not build a "triangle house". He asked Han slaves in the tribe to cut down trees and create more than 70 ladders. Then he pointed to a shorter wall in the east of the city and said to the general Yelu Geba: "Open your eyes wide and stare at the Han people on the top of the city. Whoever dares to show his head will kill anyone."

Yelu Geba was a famous Khitan sharpshooter. His best record was that when he attacked Youzhou twelve years ago, he shot and killed 18 side generals of the Tang army in one breath, killing the Tang army in Youzhou, which closed the doors and no one dared to fight. Yelu Geba accepted 17 disciples, and everyone had outstanding archery skills. Among them, the most famous "Three Masters of Youyun" had magical archery skills, which were still above him.

After Yelu Geba took the order, he stood at the city with his five disciples, each carrying a hundred feather arrows on his back. He shot all the guards on the city in a cup of tea. The soldiers who came to reinforce were taken behind the female wall and did not dare to show their heads. Taking advantage of this, the Khitans used the ladder to climb up to the city and fought for about a stick of incense. The Tang army was defeated and the west city was lost. As soon as the city gate opened, the Khitan cavalry flocked in. The city surrendered in the middle was instantly lost.

Since the opening of the North-South Trading Road, the population of Zhongshoujiang City has increased sharply, and at this moment there are 50,000 people in the city. However, when Yelu Tiela entered the city, the people in the city had fled. There was only one empty city left. Yelu Yundeshi also followed into the city and persuaded his brother to say, "All the people are withdrawing, isn't there any fraud?" Yelu Tiela also felt suspicious. He sent someone to check the granary, full of the warehouse and stockpile. He went to check the silver treasury, and there were tens of thousands of taels of silver in the silver treasury.

Yelu Tiela smiled and said, "I have said that the Han people are all cowards. Look at how urgent they run, they can throw away the granary and silver treasury." Yelu Yunde actually said with concern: "The Tiande army has thousands of Tang troops stationed in it, but it is not a good sign that it is defeated so easily. Brother, be careful." Yelu Tiela also felt it was reasonable, so he ordered hundreds of light cavalry to be sent out of the city to search. No large Tang troops appeared within a hundred miles of Zhongshoujiang City.

The Yelu brothers were relieved. Yelu Tiela divided the army into two, half of which entered the city, and the other half camped in the north of the city. He killed cattle and sheep that night to celebrate. At the second evening, hundreds of ships of Tiande Navy transported the 6th battalion's long bowmen from the south bank of the river to the north bank, and hid in the mountains and forests on both sides of the east and west sides of Zhongshoujiang City. At the end of the third evening, a rocket was shot into the city from the Embroidery Pavilion in the west of the city. Then thousands of rockets shone the night sky into daylight. In a blink of an eye, Zhongshoujiang City fell into a sea of ​​fire.

Yelu Tiela had the style of a general and was calm in the face of danger. Seeing the fire everywhere, he hurriedly led the main force out of the east gate to avoid the mountains and forests. He did not want to be shot back by a dense raindrop arrow outside the east gate. Yelu Tiela said in horror: "Is this the Tang people's arrow? There are such dense arrows in the world?"

The Yelu brothers rushed to the north gate again. The block inside the north gate was already a sea of ​​fire. The army was blowing the fire while facing forward. All the extra horses had been discarded. The Yelu brothers rushed across the line of fire with a ruthless and bravery. The Arrow Lord outside the north gate shot very closely, and the Khitan corpses were piled up like mountains. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge outward in the rain of arrows. The main force finally rushed out. Yelu Tila's face was smoked and purple and black. Looking back at the Zhongshoujiang City, which was shaped like a brazier, he said with lingering fear: "It's so dangerous, so dangerous, it almost burned in the brazier."

The two armies joined together and reduced their personnel by more than 20%. The enemy situation was unclear and they dared not stay for a long time. They immediately set out to retreat north. Everyone sighed and walked, and after walking for more than ten miles, the sky gradually became brighter. Yelutel suddenly realized that he was walking in a depression, with patches of dwarf pine forests on the slopes on the east and west sides.

"Leave this, wait and leave this soon."

Yelu Tila's heart suddenly became nervous. This terrain was really suitable for ambushing. The Khitans suddenly accelerated their march and were about to walk out of this unfavorable area. Suddenly, flags were waving in front of them, and a Tang army of thousands of people blocked their way. They were passively beaten for a night, and finally saw the enemy. The Khitan soldiers became restless and asked for battle. Yelu Tila took advantage of the situation and shouted: "We want to teach these ignorant barbarians."

The central army leaned forward, and the Khitan troops rushed towards the Tang army like a sea of ​​storm. The one who blocked Yelutie's way was Yu Chongchong's Tiger Camp. After several rounds of expansion, the Tiger Camp now had nearly 2,000 troops. On the night when the Khitans entered the city, Yu Chongchong rushed here from Huyan Valley to set up a camp. As soon as the Khitans came up, they launched a general attack. Yelu Thila knew very well that the Tang army must have set up an ambush here, and staying at this place would be more dangerous.

Yelu Yundeshi pulled his brother's sleeve and advised, "Although the Han people are cowardly and treacherous, they are not stupid. They must have traps. Be careful, brother." Yelu Tiela comforted, "I will be fine. Stay in the backbone to take care of the wounded soldiers. When you see the front, you will follow them." He also told Yelu Yundeshi: "If there are ambushers in the woods, you can go when you can, and you can't go when you can, and you don't have to worry about me." After saying this, he pulled out his scimitar and shouted, "Khitan warriors, the time to prove that your bravery has come! Use the scimitar in your hands to cut off the enemy's head."
Chapter completed!