Chapter 67 You are a lunatic
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Li Hu led the Iron Guard Camp to the battlefield first...
At this moment, the Jin army had not yet completed its formation. When they saw the Han army appear, the horse army on both wings of the battle formation hurried forward to prevent the Han army from suddenly attacking.
At this moment, the Xia army appeared, and Li Liangfu led the 30,000 horse and infantry into the battlefield and moved closer to Li Hu.
Hu Jiayong and Geng Shouzhong also entered the battlefield with the resentful army and the Yisheng army. These infantry troops had already formed a square formation, and they just had to set up a large formation in the form of wind according to the command of the flag.
Just as the Han army was setting up a wind formation, Yelu Mage and the Liao army also arrived. They were located on Li Hu's left wing and formed a circular formation.
Li Liangfu's infantry formed a ground formation with an outer and inner circle on Li Hu's right wing, while his horse army formed an eagle and made an attacking posture.
The Liao horse army was in the left-handed defense, the Xia horse army was in the right-handed attack, and Li Hu led the Iron Guard Camp to unfold. Three horse army guarded the infantry and gave them enough time to set up their formation.
Yelu Ma Ge and Li Liangfu rushed to the middle formation with their respective entourages.
"What does the Tiger King mean?" Li Liangfu looked cold and pointed at the Han army soldiers who were setting up their formations behind him and asked sternly, "Where are the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty? Didn't you say you would face the head-on battle with the Jin army?"
Yelu Mage approached with horses and remained silent. He waited for Li Hu's explanation. He knew Li Hu's current difficulties. As the commander of the coalition army, if Li Hu wanted to command the three armies of Song, Liao and Xia well, it was impossible. He had to try every means to suppress the conflicts between the three parties and maximize the combat effectiveness of the three armies. Otherwise, even if the troops doubled in this battle, he would not be a match for the Jin army.
"The reinforcements of the Song Dynasty are on these two mountains." Li Hu pointed to Tangzi Mountain and Dabao Mountain on both sides of the pass, and then pointed to the Jin army in front of him, "We and the Jin army faced a head-on battle. At dusk, we pretended to retreat, lured the Jin army into the pass valley and encircled and annihilated the Jin army.
Encircling and annihilation of the Jin army? Yelu Mage and Li Liangfu were secretly shocked. They asked almost at the same time: "How many ambush do you have?"
"100,000." Li Hu said.
One hundred thousand? Yelu Mage and Li Liangfu looked at each other, looking shocked. If Li Hu were not famous and had a lot of achievements, the two would have sneered. Is it possible that the 100,000 ambushers, plus the 80,000 troops on the front battlefield to encircle and annihilate the 100,000 Jin army?
"How did you complete the encirclement?" Li Liangfu pointed to the wide and long barrier, "What did you use to block the Jin army?"
"I have drawn 50,000 troops from Zhenchuan Fort. They have arrived at the Bohu Fort and are quietly approaching the battlefield. After we lure the Jin army into the pass, they will then kill in and complete the encirclement." Li Hu said with a smile, "We only need to complete the encirclement, relying on the advantageous terrain of the tiger's mouth and the more than 200,000 troops in our hands. Are we still afraid that we can't eat the golden dog?"
Yelu Ma Ge's face changed drastically. "Fifty thousand army? Have you drawn 50,000 troops from Zhenchuan Fort?" The main army of Zhenchuan Fort were Li Hu's main troops, but the maximum was only over 100,000. Moreover, the battle lasted for several days had a great loss and significantly weakened its combat effectiveness. At this time, the transfer of 50,000 troops from Zhenchuan Fort was equivalent to handing over Zhenchuan Fort to the Jurchens.
"Are you crazy?" After saying this, Yelu Ma Ge suddenly remembered that he was defeated by Li Hu twice, not because of insufficient troops, but because Li Hu was a madman. He did not follow the common sense of war, so if he speculated Li Hu's mind according to military principles, he would definitely be wrong. Li Hu used his opponent's miscalculation of him to win one victory after another.
"You are a lunatic." Li Liangfu stared at Li Hu and shouted angrily.
Li Hu is indeed a madman. He dare not reveal this strategy. If it is revealed in advance, the Liaoxia coalition forces will definitely not want to participate in the head-on confrontation. The loss of head-on confrontation is too great. On the contrary, the loss of an ambush will be much smaller. Even if Li Hu can't achieve the goal of encircling and annihilation of the enemy, it can at least severely damage the Jin army. Therefore, it is best to be an ambush, but the problem is that the Liaoxia coalition forces have been exposed and they must participate in the head-on confrontation. Thus, it is hidden in the Song Dynasty's aid.
The three armies of Song, Liao and Xia did not have the problem of mutual trust. The Liao and Xia coalition would not agree to Li Hu's strategy to attack the enemy, and Li Hu would never pull all the troops to the battlefield to confront the Jin army, because their distrust would inevitably lead to defeat, so the Liao and Xia coalition would only serve as bait with Li Hu.
Li Hu had no choice but to cheat.
Now Li Hu deceived them to the battlefield, and we have to tell the truth at this time. Such a big event, a decisive battle involving the survival of all parties, Li Hu actually deceived his allies. Yelu Ma Ge and Li Liangfu could not bear it. Even if they had to join the war due to facts, they would inevitably treat them negatively because of their anger. However, what they could not imagine was that Li Hu was crazy. He cut off his own way and gave Zhenchuan Fort to the Jin army. When the Jin army surrounded Datong, the only way for the coalition forces to turn the situation around was to encircle and annihilate the Jin army at the mouth of the killing tiger at all costs.
The Jin army was wiped out throughout the journey, and Li Hu could immediately lead the coalition forces to kill Datong directly. When the main force of the Jin army heard that Wanyan Yu had completely wiped out his morale. What's more serious is that they lost their military advantage and were unable to capture Xijing, or even unable to gain a foothold in Daibei, and had to withdraw their troops quickly.
Yelu Ma Ge looked at Li Hu blankly. He suddenly realized that he would never be Li Hu's opponent in his life, because Li Hu was too cruel, not only to the enemy, but also to himself. From his past record, we can see that the more he was in a desperate situation, the more determined he would be to cut off his arm. He would rather lose Datong than kill Hukou and wipe out the Jin army. He was right. Even if the Jin army occupied Datong, once Wanyan Yu and his army lost Wanyan Yu and his army, the Jin army would suffer unprecedented heavy damage on the battlefield of Daibei. In order to ensure the territory of the Northeast, the Jurchens might give up Daibei.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Li Hu smiled and looked proud. He deceived his allies without any guilt.
Yelu Ma Ge shook his head and smiled bitterly. When encountering such an opponent, what else can you do except tie it up? Can you withdraw your troops now? Withdrawing troops now means giving Dai Bei to the Jurchens, and the three parties will be doomed together.
"Okay, according to your method, lure the enemy deeper and encircle and annihilate the Jin army." Yelu Mage decisively accepted Li Hudi's plan.
Li Hu turned his eyes to Li Liangfu. Li Liangfu was weighing the gains and losses, and he had no way out, but he was afraid of one thing, afraid that Li Hu and the people of the Song Dynasty had conspiracy, so he first used the Jin army to consume them, and then ate them together after encircling and annihilation of the Jin army.
"We are allies. brothers." Li Hu saw through Li Liangfu's thoughts at a glance, and raised his right hand with a smile, "I can swear that we will always be brothers, and I will never frame my own brothers. If I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth..." Li Hu made a series of poisonous oaths, which made Li Liangfu stunned. I don't know if I should believe him.
After Li Liangfu hesitated, Yelu Ma Ge was anxious. If the Khitans wanted to revive the Liao Dynasty, they not only had to rely on the people of Xixia, but also on the help of Li Hu. Therefore, Yelu Ma Ge hurriedly preached the power, "The Tiger King has never suffered a defeat since the day of his rise. He must be absolutely sure to wipe out the Jin army. In addition, the Tiger King's resignation to the Song Dynasty was just a temporary solution, and there was no trust between him and the Song Dynasty. It is not difficult to imagine the attitude of the Song Dynasty towards the Tiger King. Therefore, the Tiger King needs us allies, and the Great Xia also needs the Tiger King. The three of us can work together to fight against the Song Dynasty and resist the Jurchens."
This made Li Liangfu calm down. Although Li Hu was a shameless liar, he and Daxia had common enemies and shared interests and needs. After the war, if the Jurchens withdrew from Daibei, then Daxia would face serious threats from the Song Dynasty, and forming alliance with Li Hu was the best way to maintain the safety of Daxia.
Li Liangfu also agreed.
Li Hu was proud, but his face was serious, and he solemnly thanked the two allies for their understanding and help.
He only transferred the Bohai Army and the Thunder Army from Zhenchuan Fort, with more than 20,000 people together, which did not affect the defensive strength of Zhenchuan Fort. The Jin army had already divided its troops to attack Yehuling and did not have the strength to conquer Zhenchuan Fort again. Zhenchuan Fort is not dangerous. It does not mean that Datong is not dangerous. If the Jin army quickly broke through Yehuling and killed Datong's flank defense line, Hulie Mansion would have to draw reinforcements from Zhenchuan Fort. In this way, Zhenchuan Fort and Datong would be in danger.
Therefore, Li Hu had to encircle and annihilate the Jin army in the shortest time, but he had another purpose, which was to use this encircle and annihilation to consume the troops of the three armies of Song, Liao and Xia to the greatest extent. The greater the losses of these three armies, the more beneficial it would be to replace the north. The village, Yunshuo's army stationed in Xiaolangzhai could not resist, and Ying Qin asked Dong Xiaochou for help while fighting hard.
The strength of the Jin army surprised Dong Xiaochou. He was now a little difficult to attack. If the Jin army took the initiative, he could support the tiger's mouth at any time. If the attack was done, it would be exactly what the Jin army wanted. Zong Han wanted the Han army to take the initiative and consumed the Han army's strength with his powerful horse army on the plains.
"Shistor Dong, it's better to give up the initiative and defend it to the death." Xie Zhibin was very helpless. "Shistor Mao urgently reported that the Jurchens' horse army was very powerful, and our army's attack was blocked and it was difficult to make progress."
"If we don't attack, how can we effectively restrain the Jin army?" Dong Xiaohou looked at the map and was frowning. Suddenly, a bold idea poured into his mind.
"If we give up the Little Wolf Village and let the Jin army break through our left wing defense line, will the Jin army continue to attack?" Dong Xiaochou asked.
Xie Zhibin was shocked and shook his hand repeatedly, "Ship Dong, you must not. My left wing is lost. How many days can Zhenchuan Fort defend? In the battle of the tiger's mouth, the commander commanded the Song, Liao and Xia coalition forces. No one of us knows whether this coalition can severely damage the Jin army. If there is an army that does not obey the command and obeys the order, leads to the failure of the war, or lets the Jin army retreat completely, what should we do? It is easy to give up the left wing, but it will be difficult to retake it back. What's more serious is that the Jin army is attacking Yehuling, and the Ghost Commander and the King of Hell are outnumbered and will definitely not be able to defend it. Once the Jin army breaks through the Datong flank defense line and kills Qingpi Road, where can we draw reinforcements?"
"If the general general returns in the battle to kill Hukou, can Zhenchuan Fort be defended?" Dong Xiaochou asked.
Xie Zhibin was speechless.
Chapter completed!