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Chapter 2 Coercing Marco

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On the sixth day of the April 1st, Li Hu rushed to Sanyiquan and told Dong Xiaochou and Hu Jiayong about the counterattack. He also sent someone to Xuande City to meet Yelu Ma Ge.

Dong Xiaohou stared at the map for a long time, his face looked hesitant, and he wanted to speak but stopped.

Li Hu smiled and said, "If you have any opinions, just say them."

"General General, the terrain of the Giant Bao line is relatively flat. If we give up the Jiulong Bay and the Baibao line and let the Jin army roar down, it may be difficult to launch a counterattack." Dong Xiaochou said, "The Jurchens have many horse troops and are fast. Once they break through the Baling Mountain, Monk Mountain and Jianshan defense lines, with our existing troops, relying on only one Yanma River, it may not be stopped."

"Ship Dong, the main force of the Jin army is on the Erlong Mountain line." Hu Jiayong reminded, "The general's counterattack strategy is based on the premise, that is, let us and Yelu Mage firmly hold the main force of the Jin army in Erlong Mountain and Xuande City area, and then the army on the Yinmahe line retreated rapidly and lured the Jurchens to the Jurchens to the Jubao area to encircle and annihilate. At this time, the two groups of the Jin army were far apart, and it took time for support, so we could surround and kill calmly."

"I know this." Dong Xiaochou said, "But the problem is that Yelu Ma Ge only has 20,000 people, and we only have 20,000 people. It is too difficult to block the main force of the Jin army on the front line of Xuande City with 40,000 troops. ^^^^ The morale of the Liao army is already very low. Facing the overwhelming Jin army, it is very likely that they will abandon the city and flee. If the Liao army is defeated, the resentful army will not be able to stop the Jin army in Sanyiquan. In this way, the enemy roars down and kills the giant treasure. At that time, it will not be the Jin army. But we are ourselves."

Hu Jiayong didn't say anything. Dong Xiao's clown's consideration was right. The key was that the Khitans could not count on it, otherwise the situation of the battle would be completely different.

"How did the Chief Commander think about it?" Hu Jiayong asked.

"I don't believe Yelu Mage's words." Li Hu smiled, "Yelu Mage is the commander of the front line. He has the power to mobilize the Southwest Army and the various foreign troops in the collapsed ridge. The reason why he refused was entirely to preserve his strength. I used this strategy to force Yelu Mage to mobilize troops to fight this battle. If he still didn't fight, then in order to reduce losses, we must withdraw from Zhenchuan Fort and the front line of Khahukou. In this way, we and the Liao army fight on their own. With the strength of the Liao army, it is obviously impossible to resist the Jin army, and the Zubu people in the desert rebelled again. The Khitans could not find a place to settle down, and the defeat was just a matter of time."

Li Hu looked at Dong Xiaochou and Hu Jiayong, and smiled and said, "Yelu Ma Ge learned that we were about to retreat to the front line of the Giant Treasures, what will he do?" After Li Hu's counterattack, Yelu Ma Ge immediately opposed it. His reason was the same as Dong Xiaochou. "Does the Tiger King want to use this as an excuse to directly withdraw from Datong?" Yelu Ma Ge suspected that Li Hu could not hold on and wanted to evacuate the Yinmahe line.

"We must fight back. If we continue like this, we cannot afford to consume it and will drag down the Jin army." Li Hu said expressionlessly, "If you don't want to fight, then I have to withdraw from Datong."

"Of course I want to fight," said Yelu Mage hurriedly. "But if you give up the Yinmahe defense line, give up the favorable terrain, and siege and kill the Jin army in the flat Jubao area, it is equivalent to attacking the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings, and you will definitely suffer a defeat."

Li Hu looked at him sideways and sneered.

"Tiger King, if you want to fight, fight in Texas." Ma Ge suggested, "The Jin army cannot break through the Yinma River line on the front battlefield, so we must change our strategy and make breakthroughs from the flanks. In the past few days, the Jin army has successively increased its troops to the Erlongshan line, which is enough to prove that our inference is not wrong. The Texas terrain is complex, which makes it easier for us to ambush troops. If the Tiger King agrees, we will fight back against the Jin army here."

"But you only have 20,000 people." Li Hu said, "My main force is on the front line of Yinmahe. If I draw troops from the front battlefield, the defense line will not be able to be defended. I still have to retreat to the Jubao area to ensure the safety of Datong.^^^^"

"You can shrink the main force into the Giant Treasure, the line on the Jiulong Bay." Ma Ge pointed to Baibao on the map and said to Black Tutai. "Turn your right wing towards Yongshan and Lie in the line. In this way, your troops will be concentrated on both sides of the Yinma River, and you can still block Jin.

"But we still have no advantage in the battlefield of Texas." Li Hu said. "If the main force of the Jin army is also in Texas, even if we have terrain advantages, we can only defend and cannot counterattack. In fact, the purpose of the Jin army attacking Texas with its main force is to force us to draw troops from the front line of Yinmahe to support Texas. If we cannot counterattack, it is equivalent to being hit by the enemy's trick, and we will suffer next."

Brother Ma thought for a moment and said flatly: "I will go to Shiyaowan immediately and transfer the Fan army from the collapsed ridge and the Kaiyuan army from Yunneizhou."

"Will they listen to you?" Li Hu asked, "If they don't listen to you, it's better not to adjust."

"I have my own way." Brother Ma said, "Please adjust the deployment as soon as possible and transfer the main force to the Texas battlefield."

Li Hu hesitated but felt secretly proud. Damn *Ge Ma had no choice but to mobilize the army to launch a counterattack. Although the Liao army was disintegrated and there were many internal conflicts, the Emperor of the Great Liao was still in the clouds, and many people dared not publicly disobey the orders. Yelu Ma Ge, the commander, could still play a role.

The Jin army was investing more and more troops on the battlefield in Texas, and the battle in Erlongshan became more and more intense.

On the eighth day of the April 1st, Zuo Zhuanrong, the resentful army, led two generals to Xiaotianping Mountain, and the two generals Jun Yu and Yang Yun, launched an attack on the Jin army from the flank.

At the same time, the battle on the front line of Yinmahe was also very fierce.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the rebel army lost Baling Mountain and the Baibao defense line. Tieying commanded the troops on the right wing battlefield to retreat to Yongwang and Yongshan, and stationed with the Mao army on the east and west banks of the Yinma River. On the eighth day of the lunar month, Yin Shuke rushed to Wanyan Zonghan's tent and demanded an attack overnight.

"Now one part of the Han army is in Jiulong Bay, and the other part is in Yongwang." Yin Shuke pointed to the map to introduce military information to Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin. "Jiulong Bay is located between Jianshan and Dengji Mountain. The Han army blocked our army with the advantageous terrain of the two mountains. Yongwang is located between Jianshan and Monk Mountain. The terrain is also complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Damn **"

"However, the Han army in the Yongwang area has just retreated from Baibao, and its morale is sluggish. If we attack overnight, we will definitely defeat them, and then kill the giant treasures along the east bank of the Yinma River, and the line of the limes." Yinshu said confidently, "Once the Han army loses Monk Mountain, Jiulong Bay will be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides, and this Han army will retreat. We will go south and follow and chase the Han army into Datong. In this way, Dezhou will be surrounded by us, and the Liao army in Xuande City and the Han army in Sanyiquan will immediately become our prey."

Zong Han pondered and said nothing. Wanyan Xiyin, Gao Qingyi, Shi Jianu and others discussed in a low voice, all of whom thought that Yin Shu was good. However, because Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan had serious differences in the strategy of Daibei, as Zong Han's subordinates, even if they supported Wanyan Gao's decision, they did not dare to put it on their faces.

"How is the battle situation on Erlong Mountain?" Zong Han asked suddenly.

"The Erlong Mountain has not been conquered." Gao Qingyi shook his head and sighed, "The Liao army and the Han army have both increased their troops. The battle is fierce and there are great casualties. The Erlong Mountain is commanded by Wanyan Olu, Wanyan Loushi and Yelu Yuji. The three of them have been fighting with a 100,000 army for so long, but they are still standing still and have no progress at all.

"The terrain is not good for us, and the horse army cannot play a role, and most of the infantry are not attacking well by Yelu Yuji's men." Gao Qingyi continued, "Although these people defected to us, they seemed to have kindness in their past friends and could not make any moves. The more they fought, the worse they got."

Zong Han smiled and asked, "Do you think that under the current situation, Li Hu will increase his troops in Dezhou and support Yelu Ma Ge?"

"Impossible." Gao Qingyi said, "Today, the Han army abandoned Baibao and retreated to the east bank of Yinma River, which obviously means preserving its strength."

"I feel the same way," said Shi Jianu. "If Dezhou is lost, the Han army will lose protection on its flanks and the Yinmahe defense line will not be able to defend. Li Hu probably took this into consideration and gave up Bai Bao and concentrated his army on both sides of the Yinmahe River. Once Dezhou is lost, it will quickly withdraw to Datong."

Yin Shukeze believes that it is precisely because Dezhou is crucial to the Yinma River defense line that Li Hu will send troops to reinforce. This is the best time to launch a strong attack on the ground. "The terrain in the Giant Treasure and Lie'e area is flat, which is conducive to the battle of the horse army. As long as we break through Jiulong Bay and Ever Wang and roar along the Yinma River, we will be able to force Datong."

"I have been dealing with Li Hu for many years. This man is cunning and vicious, and he is scheming. If he is not careful, he will encounter an unexpected accident." Zong Han shook his hand, "We have suffered a lot of losses. There is no need to fight the Han army to lose both sides. It is still Yu Jianshan and Shangshan to launch an attack on the front line to restrain the Han army. When the main force conquers Dezhou, the Han army will naturally retreat to Datong."

Since Zong Han decided to do a restrained attack, the others did not dare to object, so they dispersed and prepared for tomorrow's battle. Together, discuss the attack strategy.

"The Bohai Army has reached Sandao River near Daihai." Dong Xiaohou pointed to the map and said to Ma Ge, "The First Army of Hulie can reach Sandao River tomorrow morning. In addition, the Wu Xiong unit of the Third Army of Hulie and the Chu Xiaoyao unit of the Fifth Army of Hulie will successively resist Sanyiquan tomorrow."

Dong Xiaohou drew a circle between Sandaohe and Sanyiquan. "Within this fifteen miles, we gathered a horse army of nine generals, and an infantry of ten generals, about 50,000." Then he looked up at Brother Ma and asked, "Where is your army?"

"The Kaiyuan Army has arrived in Xuande City and will be able to reach the vicinity of Daihai tomorrow." Ma Ge said, "The foreign army at the collapsed ridge has entered Shizigou, which is only more than twenty miles away from Sandaohe. The two armies together have about 40,000 people."
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