Chapter IX: Going to the enemy before the battle
Liu Chong is from Shatuo, with deep eyes and high nose bridge, and his face looks a little sinister. At this moment, he was riding on a group of handsome yellow horses. Looking at the Zhou army who rushed into Bagongyuan in a panic, he couldn't help but laugh.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time. He once hated his stupidity several years ago, and believed Guo Wei's words. He watched his son be killed and the Liu family's country was usurped. However, he was powerless and had to call his nephew to the damn Khitan barbarians in order to protect the land of Hedong.
The humiliation of several years is about to end today. He not only wants to kill Chai Rong to avenge his son, but also wants to regain the Liu family's territory to comfort his brother's spirit in heaven.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Hearing someone calling him, Liu Chong turned his head and looked at an old man with white beards next to him, saying, "Old Yang, have something to do?"
This old man Yang Linggong was not the one you thought. The "old man Yang Linggong" was still very young at this time and was not yet thirty years old. He served as the Du Yuhou in Liu Chong's personal guards.
This person's name is Yang Gun, a member of Yanyun. When he was young, he served in the Yinqiujie Army. Later, Shi Jingtang ceded Yanyun's land and surrendered to the Khitan.
He once followed Yelu Deguang to the south to fight. Yelu Deguang gave him the name of Khitan Yelu Dilu. He is now the governor of the Wuding Army of Liao Kingdom. This time he was sent to cheer for Liu Chong. There was a folk remarks to write him as Yang Ye's father, but in fact the two had nothing to do with each other.
Yang Gun bowed and said, "The foreign minister wants to tell His Majesty that you can order an attack."
Liu Chong shook his head and said, "It's too early. The central army of the puppet Zhou has not arrived yet. I want to capture Guo Rong's son alive and let him see with his own eyes how he lost."
Yang Gun continued to persuade: "Now is the best time to attack. It is not too late to eat the vanguard of the Zhou army and then eat the Central Army."
Liu Chong pointed to the flag rushing above his head, "It's really not conducive to the attack against the wind now. Old Yang Linggong, a veteran on the battlefield, won't even understand this truth."
"It is indeed difficult to attack against the wind, do you have to wait until the central army of the pseudo-Zhou emperor comes to set up a formation before starting? That will make it even harder to speak!"
"Hahaha..." Liu Chong laughed to the sky, "Guo Rong is just Huangkouruzi. He has never led troops to fight a war. Now that he can bring the army to Gaoping, it is Guo Quer'er's spirit that blesses him. Before he can set up a formation, I will send someone to rush over."
"Your Majesty, it's better not to underestimate the enemy too much."
"I understand. Mr. Yang should go back and wait for my order."
"Foreign ministers obey the order!" Yang Gun turned west with his horse's belly, and no one noticed his disdainful smile on his face.
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Chai Rong raised his sword eyebrows slightly, "Do you think there is an ambush ahead?"
Xiang Xun bowed and replied, "That's right, there is indeed an ambush three miles ahead, about 50,000 or 60,000 enemy troops, divided into the left, center and right armies."
Chai Rong couldn't help but take a deep breath when he heard this, secretly regretting that he had not listened to Xiang Xun's advice just now, but there was basically no room for retreat at such a close distance. If no one willingly stayed to cut off the rear with the determination to die, then retreating would not be much different from escaping, but would die worse than dying.
"I sent an order to Fan Aineng, He Hui gathered his soldiers to serve as the Right Army, Li Chongjin, Bai Chongzan was the Left Army, and then sent a command to Liu Ci to come quickly to help!"
This emperor, who had never led the army to fight, issued a military order with a concise and no problem. At this time, instead of retreating and being chased by the Han and Liao coalition forces, it is better to go forward and fight.
The Zhou army quickly gathered into Bagongyuan, and Chai Rong did not hide behind. Instead, he led the most complete central army to confront the Han and Liao coalition forces, buying time for the left and right armies.
Liu Chong had long seen Chai Rong under the Ming Huang Da. The ochre yellow cloak and snow-white war horse were so eye-catching that he was ecstatic that Chai Rong finally came. At this moment, he had been waiting for a long time and immediately ordered: "Tell Zhang Yuanhui to attack the enemy's right army immediately..."
The most powerful combat-capable cavalry among the Han and Liao coalition forces was naturally the Liao cavalry. However, Liu Chongxin was not the Liao people, and the Liao people did not want to be a front pawn for Liu Chong. Both sides knew this clearly.
Liu Chong was particularly worried that if the Liao army made contributions to this southern expedition, the Khitans would definitely make excessive demands, and they would not know how much land they would need to be ceded.
Before the order was finished, a strong wind swept over the loess, "Bah!" Liu Chong spitted out a few mouthfuls, took back the order he had just issued, and was about to wait for the limelight to pass and then give another order. However, the strong wind did not diminish, which was very unfavorable to the attack.
Seeing Zhou Jun quickly gathering the formation and putting his mouth on it and chewing it, Liu Chong couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he hadn't listened to Yang Gun's advice just now, and he secretly prayed to the heaven that the gust of wind would pass earlier and not ruin his major affairs.
I don’t know if it was God who heard Liu Chong’s prayer, or if the wind in spring was already changing, but the south wind had just changed its direction in a blink of an eye. Although it was not as fierce as before, it would at least not affect the Han army’s attack.
"Immediately ask Zhang Yuanhui to lead the army to attack the enemy's right wing! Quick! Quick!"
Zhang Yuanhui was the most brave general under Liu Chong's command. Liu Chong had the highest expectations. After receiving the order, he immediately rushed towards the right army where Fan Aineng and He Hui were.
The crossbowmen of the Song Dynasty accounted for a large proportion of the army, and they often fought back with overwhelming arrows in the face of enemy attacks. Unfortunately, the courts of the Five Dynasties were too poor to afford such a crossbowman, and could not afford to build so many bows and arrows. Facing the cavalry, they either recoiled or formed formations to defend with long spears to counterattack.
The Zhou army, which is still in a mess, is probably too late to form a formation on the right wing of the Zhou army. The main general of the right wing Fan Aineng immediately led the cavalry to rush forward, and the deputy general He Hui led the infantry to follow him.
Chai Rong stared at the two armies that were about to collide in front of the formation and frowned, "Call Zhao Kuangyin's troops to stand by and reinforce the Right Army at any time!" Xiang Xun responded and took the order and left.
"kill!"
"kill!"
The Han and Zhou armies collided fiercely, and in an instant, many cavalry were knocked down by spears, and then they were trampled into pieces by countless horse hooves.
The people in front of the formation were yelling and neighing, and more of the crunchy sound of dense metal and iron attacks and hysterical howls. The soldiers of Zhou and Han army kept waving swords and guns to harvest each other's lives. The broken limbs and arms were broken, and the flying heads were shocking to look at them from afar...
Fan Aineng, He Hui and his subordinates had just fought a war and ran several miles away, while the Han army was waiting for work. At the beginning, the Zhou army could hold on, but after less than half a stick of incense, the Zhou army showed signs of decline.
Zhang Yuanhui is worthy of being the first powerful general of the Later Han Dynasty. He used a long spear to use his fingers to fight with the elite troops under his command. He soon killed the Zhou army and turned into a circle, surrounding a small number of Zhou army.
Seeing this, Chai Rong immediately ordered: "Tell Zhao Kuangyin to reinforce immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone shouting in the Han army's encirclement, "Long live! Long live!..."
Chapter completed!