In the midst of the intensive war preparations of the Qin family army, the 30,000 cavalry force of the eight Khitan tribes, led by Ku Ge, the leader of the Dahe clan, was advancing towards the line from "Kuancheng" to "Songmo" city in Pingzhou, and the darkness was overwhelming.
Tens of thousands of people and horses filled the mountains and plains, which frightened the various tribes scattered on the grasslands. They either drove their cattle and sheep to the mountains to hide with their families, or sought refuge from Xu's army in several cities in western Liaoning.
Speaking of which, Brother Ku was given the surname "Li" by the Tang court. He was deeply favored and trusted by the Tang court and aristocratic families. In the Dahe alliance, he was the leader of the Khitan tribe together with the leader of Mohui. He had great prestige among the Khitan tribe.
Even more than the Mo Hui, this time the leading army went to western Liaoning at the request of the chiefs of the Khitan tribe, and the troops gathered at the "Songmo" line. The purpose was to use the Khitan cavalry to frighten the Xu Jiajun in western Liaoning from giving up their move to expand their territory northward and release the captured soldiers.
Khitan prisoners of war.
Therefore, Brother Ku didn't know Qin Wenyuan well enough. The information he obtained was only obtained from aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty who had problems with Xu Tianjie. It is conceivable how accurate the information was, so much so that
Brother Ku made a mistake in his judgment and thought that ignorant children like Qin Wenyuan were just relying on their father's reputation and could achieve their goals by using some means.
However, he did not think carefully about how Qin Wenyuan could defeat the Xi tribe, Mohe, and Goryeo coalition forces if he was so easy to deal with, and severely damaged the Xi tribe and Khitan ambush troops that followed. He thought that it was just the Qin army relying on the strength of weapons and the incompetence of the leading generals of several tribes.
As a result, this kind of thinking of underestimating the enemy almost caused the souls of 30,000 Khitan soldiers to return outside the "Songmo" city. This is a story for later.
In "Kuan City", Qin Wenyuan received a report from the scouts. The Khitan leader, Ku Ge, deployed 30,000 Khitan troops between "Raole" and "Songmo" cities, which were close to the Xi tribe, in order to force the army to approach "Yingzhou" along the Yellow River.
"City, probably because he wanted to form a pincer attack on the east and west sides of "Yingzhou" city with the "Korean" army, forcing Xu Tian to shrink the defenders of "Songmo" city and return to defense.
Brother Ku's plan was quite satisfactory. It could not only force the Qin army to feel threatened by the Khitan army, but also reduce the pressure on the Khitan tribe outside "Songmo" city from the Xu army.
However, he failed to calculate Qin Wenyuan's unconventional temperament. The main force that was supposed to be transferred from Pingzhou to "Yingzhou" for defense actually went behind the Khitan army and completed the battle with the "Songmo" city garrison.
The garrisons were on the north and south wings, and the "Kuancheng" and "Junmi" garrisons were the main offensive forces. The 30,000 Khitan troops were tightly locked in the uninhabited wilderness of several states in western Liaoning. Only the "Yingzhou" city Zhao Wenxuan was closed.
If the city does not fight, then this 30,000-strong Khitan army can be trapped and killed in the wilderness outside the "Songmo" city.
When the scouts reported the news that Brother Ku had begun to move along the Yellow River, Qin Wenyuan sent orders to Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo, and Yuchi Baolin to follow his army and approach the Khitan army. At the same time, he sent orders to Wu Pinghe in "Songmo" City to gather the new Turkic tribes outside the city.
Kilisu Gu must be ready to block the Khitan army's escape northward to break through the encirclement.
At the end of October in the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, in the late autumn season, the cavalry on horseback felt a bit of cold wind blowing on their faces. In the vast and vast wilderness, two cavalry teams were flying the military flag of the Tang Dynasty and the military flag with the word "Qin".
Galloping forward and backward, the churning hooves of the horses rolled up the wet grass and mud. The hoofbeats were dull, and the horses neighed one after another. They were so shocked that the white clouds in the blue sky seemed to be rolling up, and they were about to rush into the clouds to hide.
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The wind picked up, and the flying grass clippings and fallen leaves hit the galloping soldiers, causing the warriors on horseback to lower their heads and advance in the strong wind. There was a sense of sadness and sadness like "the wind is rustling and the water is cold"...
"Repay...!"
As the protracted voice of the former army scout came, Qin Wenyuan ordered the entire army to slow down their horses, and finally stopped in a seemingly green hilly area.
"Report to the general! Less than ten miles ahead is where the Khitan army is encamped. Their military tents stretch for several miles and are close to the outer city of Yingzhou. They are surrounded by fences. They must be preparing to attack Yingzhou."
"Explore again!"
Qin Wenyuan shouted loudly, and the scout who reported the news mounted his horse again and galloped away.
After the scouts left, the Qin army slowly moved forward five miles. In a hilly area, Qin Wenyuan ordered the army to camp and rest while waiting for the Xu army led by Qin Huaiyu and others to arrive from behind.
After half a while, thousands of military tents were erected, and horse posts and various defenses were neatly arranged outside the fence. Qin Wenyuan, the Chinese army's main tent, and all the generals gathered together.
The cavalry led by Qin Huaiyu and others had already arrived. After the two armies merged, the number of the entire army increased to 13,000, which was still more than half the number of the Khitan army.
In the large tent, Qin Wen sat in command at the far end, and his generals sat on both sides, all of them solemn and silent.
"Today our army is exhausted. You should be prepared to be attacked by the enemy's camp. Tomorrow, when the whole army is ready to replenish food and fodder, I will meet with the Khitan general Ku Ge. Try to surround the enemy here and surrender or annihilate it, so that the Khitan
Within a few years, we will no longer be able to raise an army and drive them out of the fertile grasslands hundreds of miles north of Songmo City under the Yin Mountains."
After receiving the order, all the generals got up and returned to their military camps to prepare.
Besides, Ku Ge, the commander of the Khitan army, had to report the news that the Qin army was camping only five miles away from him. He finally lost his temper and ordered the scouts to explore the movements of the Qin army again. He immediately crawled in front of the map and started
He began to ponder.
After a while, the generals from all walks of life in the Khitan military tent gathered together. Brother Ku sat on the commander's seat and said solemnly.
"Everyone, looking at the current situation, the Qin army actually wanted to surround us and annihilate them. This is because a certain family was careless. I thought that Xu Tian would stick to Yingzhou after learning the news that Khitan and Goryeo were planning to jointly send troops.
, using the Songmo garrison as the front army to block our army, they did not expect that the southern barbarians were so bold that they first divided their troops in Kuancheng and Junmi, forming an attack posture on the west, north, and south of our army, and
In Yingzhou to the east, spies reported that in addition to the 20,000 strong military troops under Zhao Wenxuan, there were also 10,000 cavalry from the Qin family stationed in the city. At this time, the Koryo Kingdom sent troops to make Yingzhou vulnerable to enemies from both sides, causing chaos in Yingzhou City.
We still have the strength to fight the Qin army. If the situation is not as good as we imagined, you can organize your army and follow a certain family to break out in the direction of Raole. I hope Youzhou Wei Xiaojie will not send troops to intercept us at this time."
When the generals heard what their leader Ku Ge said, they suddenly felt that the situation was critical. The general who did not want to sit still and be beaten made a suggestion.
"Lord Leader! Why don't we take advantage of the fact that the Qin army in the west is tired and has not gained a stable footing, so that we can break through the enemy camp at night and open a retreat channel for our army?"
"You have a good idea. A certain family will send five thousand troops to attack the Qin army at night. However, I heard that Qin Wenyuan is as cunning as a fox. You should be careful and withdraw your troops quickly if you can't do anything. Don't rush forward because of greed for credit."
"Don't worry, leader, you won't be able to save yourself from the consequences!"
After speaking, the Khitan general who proposed a sneak attack on the Qin army immediately retreated and went out of the military tent to rectify the sergeants in preparation for night operations.
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At that time, under the misty moonlight, I saw a cavalry force of several thousand people in the field slowly approaching the Xu Army's barracks. When they were less than one mile away from the Xu Army's barracks, Yeluhong, the leading general of the Khitan Army, ordered the troops to disperse where they were.
He formed an attack formation and gave instructions to several accompanying generals.
"You and your troops will pause here. If you see the fire in Xu's barracks, the whole army will attack."
After the instructions were given, the man led hundreds of light horses to pick up the bells. The sergeants quietly approached the Qin army's camp and waited dozens of meters away. Through the dim moonlight and the dim light emitted by the wind lanterns hanging everywhere in the Qin army's camp, they could see
The patrolling sergeants in the Qin army's barracks were dispersed and showed no signs of alertness. The entire camp was quiet, and it was obvious that the Qin army was still sleeping.
Yeluhong was overjoyed. Immediately, the soldiers took out the flint and ignited the arrows on their strong bows. In an instant, dozens of meteor-like lines of fire pierced the dark night. Flames rose up from the dozens of military tents in the Qin army's barracks, and the firelight shone red around them.
Scenery.
When the sergeants patrolling the barracks saw an enemy attacking the camp, they shouted and fled, disappearing instantly.
The quiet night was finally awakened by the sound of horse hooves, and the shouting cavalry on horseback brandished swords and guns all over the mountains and fields towards the Xu Army barracks.
At this moment, an earth-shattering sound of artillery resounded through the night sky. After the sound of the artillery, there were shouts of killing, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard everywhere. In the light of the fire, all around, the cavalry of the Qin family army could be seen crushing them.
Yeluhong shouted that he was "in a trap"! He turned his horse's head and wanted to flee. At the same time, he ordered the Khitan army to retreat quickly and break out of the encirclement. When the orderer blew the horn, he had no time to stop the warriors who let go of their horses and charged.
Just when this fellow led hundreds of cavalry in a panic and fled hastily towards the Khitan army camp, they saw hundreds of cavalry in front of them, surrounded by a young general holding a "Fang Tian Painted Halberd", blocking the way back.
I saw the young general pointing his halberd at his side and shouting loudly.
"kill!"
Immediately, hundreds of crossbow arrows with screaming sounds were fired at him. Poor Baishi Khitan Erlang was killed before he could recover from the panic. Yeluhong had already been hit by several arrows that missed his vital parts.
Breathing heavily, Yeluhong asked loudly to the enemy general.
"Who are you? How did you know that our army would come to attack the camp tonight!"
"A certain family is Qin Wenyuan, the young marshal of the Qin family army. How can you and others hide your plan from me? Surrender! This young marshal will spare your life."
"Hahaha!"
Hearing Qin Wenyuan's words, Yeluhong knew that the general opposite was the legendary Tang Dynasty and Liaoxi Pingliao Shi who was not afraid of any force and was full of wisdom and scheming. Thinking that losing to such a ruthless person today would not be an injustice to him, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Laughing self-deprecatingly.
After laughing with regret, Yeluhong took out his sword and wiped his neck before committing suicide, showing the heroic spirit of a hero who will not lose his honor even in the end.
Qin Wenyuan sighed secretly in his heart and said to his bodyguard.
"Let this man be buried with dignity as a sign of our respect for the warrior!"
At this time, the fires burning in the military camp had long since been extinguished. They were just hundreds of unoccupied military tents used to lure the enemy troops deeper into the camp. deficit.
In a one-sided situation on the battlefield, the Qin army had trapped the Khitan army within a narrow range. Facing the Khitan army that was still resisting tenaciously, Qin Wenyuan finally became cruel and ordered the Chinese army to beat drums and vow to kill them all. Offend the enemy.
"Boom, boom, boom" the drums were loud, and the battlefield was full of killing sounds. The soldiers of the Xu family were all vying for the first place. The saber with a cold light in their hands seemed to be cutting not a living person but a target tied with straw during training. Everywhere in the field But the screams kept coming, and the blood soaring to the sky made people sick.
Ruan Xiong, who had a grudge against the Khitan army for killing his father and mother, now had red eyes and blood soaked into his armor. He was tirelessly killing the Khitan army left and right like a red man. He looked like a madman.
Qin Wenyuan saw Ruan Xiong's crazy state and knew that Ruan Xiong would lose both body and mind if he continued like this. He immediately stepped forward and used his halberd to open the spear in Ruan Xiong's hand, and shouted loudly with the spirit of Taoism's "Three Purities".
"Ruan Xiong wakes up!"
Like a thunderbolt on a sunny day and a wisp of breeze coming from the heat of moxibustion, Ruan Xiong seemed to be trapped in a scene where he was surrounded by enemies. He suddenly felt a sense of clarity in his ignorant brain. He looked at Xu Tian who was smiling at him next to him. After Xing Qing shed tears, he turned over, dismounted, knelt on the ground, and said loudly.
"Thank you so much, General, for the rescue. I will repay the young master's service by breaking my body into pieces!"
As Ruan Xiong changed his name to Qin Wenyuan, the guards surrounding Qin Wenyuan all knew that the young marshal wanted to subdue another general, and they all looked closer to Ruan Xiong.
Qin Wenyuan lifted Ruan Xiong up on horseback and said affectionately.
"General, let's go to the camp to rest for a while. The battle is still behind us. I'll go back to the camp to talk after my younger brother has sorted out the current situation."
Hearing Qin Wenyuan's lack of arrogance, Ruan Xiong secretly said that he had to follow the Ming Dynasty. He was very happy, got on his horse and said to Qin Wenyuan again.
"Young master, you don't have to show sympathy to Ruan Xiong. I will just go and clean up the remnants of the Khitan army as you please!"
Qin Wenyuan said nothing again, but smiled silently at Ruan Xiong as a promise.
The ugly time was about to pass, and seeing that there was not much resistance from the Khitan cavalry on the battlefield, the remaining Khitan troops dismounted and surrendered, and Xu Tian sent an order to withdraw the troops with gold.
On a slightly higher ground, looking at the desolate scene in the firelight, and hearing the screams everywhere, Qin Wenyuan could not help but feel a little uneasy. In order to stabilize his mood, he silently recited the Taoist Rebirth Mantra in order to gain peace of mind.
As soon as he began to recite the Taoist scriptures silently, Qin Wenyuan suddenly felt a sense of freshness rising in his heart. Chaos appeared in front of his eyes again. In the blood-red clouds, he found that he seemed to be in the wilderness. Time seemed to be opened. In an instant, it was spring, summer, autumn and winter, and scenes of historical figures They come and go in a blink of an eye. Looking back over the past hundred years, there have been ups and downs, unknown sorrows and untold sorrows.
Resisting the discomfort caused by the burning eyes, Qin Wenyuan let out a long sigh of relief. Suddenly, he felt that the five-level mental method of "Pangu Heart Sutra" that had been sleeping in his body for a long time but had not made any progress was gaining some strength. With the movement, the Dao beads in the Dantian seemed to come alive, and circles of solid golden light spread around the body, as if a holy goddess was using her compassionate eyes to warm all the creatures on the scarred earth.
Just when he was overjoyed, the long-lost voice of the system in his brain sounded again.
"Congratulations to the host for advancing to the advanced warehouse, please check it out quickly!"
They all say: "Good luck never comes to both parties, and misfortune never comes alone!"
Qin Wenyuan broke this theory. When he felt that the "Pangu Heart Sutra" seemed to be loosening up, he got the expected system upgrade as early as possible. This guy really had an explosive character, and God treated him well.