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Chapter 53: Camping on the North Shore

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September 28th, early morning, Cailiang Mountain.

Li Hu, Dong Xiaochou and others gathered next to the map and discussed fiercely.

The Mao army ended the Battle of Wenguangbei, wiped out all the monk Xiao and his Wuding army, and learned about the specific situation of the Liao army in Xijing.

First, in terms of military strength, the rebel army is at a disadvantage, so we must be cautious in the decisive battle and cannot face the decisive battle head-on; secondly, the commander of the Liao army is Yelu Mage, a fierce general and an old opponent, so we must be more careful when fighting with him; again, the main position of the rebel army may be exposed, and the Liao army may turn east and look for an opportunity to fight on the front line of Changqing City, which forces the rebel army to prepare for both hands.

"If Yelu Ma Ge knew that we were trying to lure the enemy, he might give up the decisive battle and defend Xijing to the death." Dong Xiaochou said, "Winter is coming soon. We don't have much time. If it really doesn't work, just occupy the three prefectures of Shuoyingwei first and gain a foothold in the Taihang Mountains first."

Li Hu thought for a long time and accepted Dong Xiaochou's suggestion, "I ordered all troops to move towards the Sanggan River, from Nanliang, approaching Huairen City in the direction of Jiashan, and preparing to go south to Shuozhou."

"Say Mao Shuai again, Shuai Yun, give them half a day to solve the prisoners and spoils, and then move immediately towards Cailiangshan, meet the main force, and head south together."

September 28, Xijing.

The messenger of Monk Xiao finally arrived. In the letter, the monk said that the vanguard of the Wuding Army had arrived in Changqing City, but because the war situation in Zhongjing was tense, the King of Yan repeatedly urged the Wuding Army to conduct troops on the front line of Juyong Pass, so he was in a dilemma and at a loss.

Yelu Mage was very angry. Xijing was surrounded by rebels, and the situation was extremely critical. As Xijing Road, the army delayed the war situation in Zhongjing, which was simply outrageous.

"I said don't count on him, and how many people can he bring? Even if he comes, he won't be able to help." Xiao Delidde comforted Yelu Mage, "You have always been worried about him. Now that his messenger has arrived, his vanguard army has also arrived in Changqing City. This can prove that the main force of the rebels has indeed gone south and we can start chasing."

Yelu Ma Ge was still a little hesitant. Because the letter was sent by the messenger from the monk Xiao, but the messenger sent to Changqing City was missing. During the war, there were scouts everywhere. It was normal for the messenger to die on the way. But Yelu Ma Ge felt a little uneasy. In his opinion, Li Hu surrounded Xijing for a month and did not shoot a single arrow. Then the Liao army came. Although it was two reinforcements, there were not many troops. Li Hu immediately withdrew and hurried to attack Shuying and Ying. This was obviously wrong. With Li Hu's ability, he should not make any low-level mistakes. He either took down Shuying and Wei's three prefectures first. Or surrounded Xijing and grabbed territory at the same time. Now the main force of the Liao army has come back. He will fight again. Not only is the time bad, but the time is too tight. If it is not good, he will escape to the Taihang Mountains for the winter. This is not like Li Hu's doing.

Xiao Delidie was a little angry. He was worried that he would miss the opportunity to attack the rebels, and even more worried that he would be scolded by the emperor. So he repeatedly urged him. He was the prime minister of the dynasty and was also the boss of Yelu Mage. Although Mage was the commander of the army and had the power of battlefield command, the attack strategy was formulated by Xiao Delidie. He held military and political power. He said that he wanted to attack. Mage had to listen.

That night, Yelu Mage made specific arrangements for going south to fight.

The Han people's palaces all deployed Xiao Temo to lead the Han army as the vanguard. Shuozhou Shunyi Army, Yingzhou Zhangguo Army, Weizhou Zhongshun Army and Datong Prefecture Guards were all controlled by Xiao Temo.

Yelu Mage led 30,000 palace tent troops and Kaiyuan troops from Yunneizhou followed closely behind.

The southwestern commander Yelu Foding brought 50,000 southwestern military officials and escorted food, grass and supplies.

The Northern Privy Councilor Xiao Delide and Jelusabazhe, who stayed in Xijing, led thousands of local troops to guard Xijing and allocated food, grass and weapons to the army.

"At the beginning of tomorrow, the army will go south and chase and kill the rebels."

September 29, Nanliang.

In order to hide his traces, the rebels walked in hills and hills at a relatively slow speed.

That afternoon, Li Hu, Dong Xiaochou, Tieying and others were sitting on a hill to rest. The scout suddenly reported that the Liao army had dispatched and headed south quickly. The vanguard army was more than 40 miles away from Huairen, and it is estimated that it will reach Huairen City tonight.

Li Hu was overjoyed and hurriedly spread out the map. The Liao army was very fast." Yuanye pointed to Huairen City on the map and said, "Cu Shuai only arrived in Huairen yesterday. He should have been to Jinsha Beach tonight, and he would only cross the river tomorrow and run to Jincheng, Yingzhou Prefecture."

"Where is Yelu Mage's rear army?" Li Hu asked.

"Each Liao army is about fifteen miles apart. If nothing unexpected happens, their rear army should have camped in the Xihanling area tonight." Yuanye said, "However, the Liao army with a large amount of food and supplies may be slower than expected."

"Where is our vanguard army?" Li Hu asked again.

"The First Army of Hu Lie, the Third Army has arrived at Yujiashan, and Baoshu's Bohai Army and Hu Shuai Di Renjun have arrived at Tangjiabao." Yuanye pointed a few times on the map, "Mao Shuai and Yun Shuai have arrived at Jule, and there are about ten miles away from us."

Li Hu stared at the map and calculated the distance. When Yujiashan, Tangjiabao was about 60 miles away from Xihanling. If you march quickly, you will be able to reach Xihanling in the middle of the night today.

"Fight the Khitans' rear army." Li Hu looked up at everyone and said with a smile, "First surrounded a bunch, destroyed it, and then fight against Yelu Mage."

Without saying a word, Dong Xiaochou immediately treated Huang She and Chai Yun planned a specific attack strategy.

"I'm afraid to sue the Tuo Shield." Li Hu said, "I told him not to cross the river, and turn around immediately and drag the Liao people's front army. If the Khitan people's front army and central army all rushed forward, we might not be able to stop it."

Yuanye agreed and hurried to send the order.

"So quickly. Before midnight today, you must send the order to Tushuo Shuai." Li Hu was worried that there was too late, so he asked Yuanye to send the best scout team to pass the order in time no matter what.

At dusk, Yelu Foding led his army to Mount Mawu.

Mawu Mountain is very famous and has extremely majestic mountains. Xihan Ridge is located on the southwestern foot of Mawu Mountain, and Wujia River divides it into two.

Yelu Buddha looked up at the sky and ordered camping.

"Master, the king asked us to camp on the south bank of Wujia River." Sima Yelu Longyao looked around and said carefully, "Our speed is slow, and the food and supplies are still on the north bank. Are there many floating bridges to transport the food and supplies to the south bank overnight, so that we can save time tomorrow."

Yelu Foding narrowed his eyes slightly, glared at him dissatisfiedly, shook his head, "Camp on the North Bank."

Yelu Ma Ge was decisive and decisive. Once he was dispatched, Feng Chi and Diezhi wanted to catch up with the rebels within one day and surround the rebels on the banks of the Sanggan River. However, Yelu Foding didn't want to run so fast, so he was quite afraid of Li Hu. During the battle in Pingzhou, he fought with Li Hu. That time he was lucky and retreated early, otherwise Li Hu would probably be eaten by Li Hu in one bite. Then he found a way to leave Nanjing Road. There was no way to stay in that place. Li Hu was too powerful, and he would be safe to catch anyone, and he would change his place to become an official. As a result, he returned to Southwest Road, but the man's plan was not as good as the heaven's plan. Li Hu killed Xijing again, and the two fought again.

Yelu Foding did not have the confidence to defeat Li Hu, and he believed that Yelu Mage did not have the ability either. When he was in the Bison Yuan, Yelu Mage was sure to win, but he was defeated by Li Hu using the Bison Formation. This time, Yelu Mage was determined to fight Li Hu in a decisive battle. After all, it was because of his own selfishness and wanted to avenge him. Yelu Foding thought this was not a good omen.

If the battlefield of this battle was under the city of Xijing, the Liao army would definitely have a chance of winning, but unfortunately, this battle in Peace Prefecture was exactly the same. Li Hu took the initiative to retreat, and the Liao army chased afterwards, which made Yelu Foding secretly terrified. On the military discussion, he did not dare to say anything, so as not to be ridiculed as a timid battle. Fortunately, Yelu Ma Ge knew him and did not dare to let him charge in front and arranged him behind. This made Yelu Foding very happy. Since he was the rear army, he could walk slowly and be farther away from Li Hu. Once there was any movement, he would immediately slip away from the soles of his feet.

Deputy Chief Xiao Qingchuan frowned slightly, stepped forward and approached Yelu Foding and persuaded: "Camping on the north bank is more than 20 miles away from the central army, and this distance has exceeded the king's arrangement. In my opinion, it is better to ignite more fires on both sides of the straits and build more floating bridges, and transport food, grass and supplies overnight."

Yelu Foding was unmoved, but for his face, he reluctantly found a reason, "Tomorrow the army arrives at Sanggan River, and will definitely be blocked by the rebels. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be blocked by the Sanggan River. Therefore, no matter whether we set up camp on the north bank or the south bank tonight, it will not be delayed."

Yelu Foding was an official in Southwest Road for many years. Most of these generals and officials were familiar with his style of conduct and knew that he was a slippery man. When it comes to war, he was indeed not good. He could not handle it. Later, he transferred Yelu Dashi to clean up the mess, but when it comes to being an official, he was an expert and a tumbler. He used the method of becoming an official to fight. Although he often returned without success, he did not suffer any defeat. So the official did as he did and made money. He hoped that he would comply with military orders and charge in front of the two armies. Let's dream.

Yelu Mage sent someone to send letters. He seemed to have expected Yelu Foding to camp on the north bank of the Wujia River, so he specially ordered Yelu Foding to cross the river overnight and camp on the south bank of the Wujia River.

Yelu Buddha was helpless and ordered to build a bridge overnight to prepare to cross the river.
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