When the news reached Sun Wanrong and his troops, everyone was sad, angry and shocked, and the morale of the army was demoralized. When Sun Wanrong was hesitating whether to return to pursue the Turks, the entire Zhou army was dispatched, divided into five groups, each with 20,000 people, forming a pincer shape.
In this state, they advanced towards Sun Wanrong, who had only 35,000 men left, at a slow and steady pace, not underestimating the enemy's impatience, and showing a steady and steady attitude.
Seven days later, the Turks and prisoners arrived at the south bank of the Yellow River and set up camp to rest. At the same time, they set up three pontoon bridges day and night. They were unaware that the coalition forces headed by Long Ying were watching and preparing for a surprise attack.
At this time, the troops closest to Sun Wanrong of the Zhou Army were less than 30 miles away from the Khitan camp. They stopped advancing and set up camps at strategic points, established rear support points, stored grain, supplies, and various war tools.
Longying, Wanrenyu and Huangyuanwu came to a high hill on the south bank of the Yellow River and looked at the Turkic army camp on the left bank three miles downstream.
In the darkness before dawn, the campground lights were on, and strange movements were seen.
Wan Renyu said: "If we win this battle, Brother Huang should be credited with the first victory. How can Brother Huang grasp the enemy's route back to the Turks so accurately?"
Huang Yuanwu smiled and said: "Brother Wan, don't praise me, brothers, there is no need to say such things. They can easily cross the desert because there are mysterious people who are familiar with the desert to guide the way, and they also bring a large amount of materials for building pontoon bridges, so
Give me a good guess, there's quite an element of luck in it."
Long Ying couldn't help but think of Kuanyu's emphasis on luck, but Kuanyu never thought that his own luck would be a disaster for the Turks. He said: "Cross the river!"
The Turks began to take action, crossing the river in three ways. First, the Turks led their horses across the bridge, and then assembled into teams on the right bank. They rushed to the nearby highlands in batches and formed formations to guard them in an orderly manner.
As the sky grew brighter, the Turks showed impressive efficiency. More than 10,000 people successfully crossed the river, and then began to transport a large amount of grain and supplies snatched from the new city to the other side in mule carts. Since the pontoon bridge could not be overloaded, the speed slowed down.
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Huang Yuan Wu said: "The total strength is 26,000. It can be seen that the attack on Khitan New City cost more than 4,000 people and paid a heavy price."
Wan Renyu said coldly: "There are over ten thousand captives, but no one dares to cry out. This shows how cruel and ruthless the Turks are to their captives. I am the eighteenth generation ancestor of the Turks."
Long Ying said: "Brother, my hands are itchy!"
Wan Renyu's eyes ejaculated. He said in a deep voice: "It's very itchy."
Dragon Eagle danced to the wilderness: "Do the people in your country believe in Buddhism?"
Wasteland Dance said: "You can say that."
Wan Renyu asked: "Brother Huang, does he believe in Buddhism?"
Huang Yuan Wu said: "I am very interested in Buddhism's description of birth, old age, illness and death, life and the strong view of the universe, but I don't like dogma, because dogma is something that can only be believed and cannot be questioned. What do you think?
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Long Ying said: "I am most interested in reincarnation, and life will become more vivid because of it. Ha! As long as you think about the relationship between the past and present lives, you can no longer treat the people around you simply. Look! The enemy in front of us had something to do with us in the previous life.
What's the connection?"
Wan Renyu said: "I only hope that there is such a thing as karma and retribution. Those who do evil will eventually suffer the consequences one day or in a certain life."
There was no response from Wilderness Dance, and the three of them waited patiently. When they arrived on the left bank, there were only 5,000 soldiers and a group of prisoners left. Long Ying said, "That's about it!" and gestured to the rear.
The people behind the ambush immediately sent a message to their own troops five miles upstream.
The last batch of mule carts carrying supplies drove onto the pontoon bridge. At this time, the Turks had formed a formation on the right bank. Their military was in great shape and could not be insulted.
Long Ying smiled and said: "It looks similar on the surface, but it's just a long journey. After the arduous battle to attack the city, how can they be vulnerable to a single blow? After this battle, Mochu will not be able to launch a large-scale war within three years." .”
Wan Renyu said happily: "I didn't expect that the war against Sun Wanrong would actually involve fighting against the Turks. It was really unexpected."
The wasteland danced: "The water is coming!"
Long Ying said: "How do we compare with Liu Shui in terms of speed?"
The three of them quickly retreated back.
While there were still more than 20 mule carts carrying supplies waiting to cross the river, a terrible "rumbling" sound suddenly came from the upper reaches. Everyone, whether prisoners or Turkic soldiers, looked towards where the sound came from. The river was still calm at this moment. In front of me, the next moment, the river surface in the distance became roiling waves, like a wild waterfall rising from the water, rolling in quickly, mixed with giant trees, and everyone suddenly changed their expressions.
Someone shouted in Turkic language: "Leave the bridge!"
The mule carts and the Turkic warriors on the bridge ran frantically to both sides.
"There are enemies!"
On the left bank, thousands of Khitan cavalry were charging at them at full speed. Because the sound of hoofbeats was masked by the sound of water, it was like a silent pantomime, giving the Turks a terrifying feeling like a nightmare from which they could not wake up.
Dragon Eagle was holding Xue'er, followed by Wan Renyu and Huangyuanwu, leading an army of 3,000 divine eagles to kill the Turks along the right bank like an arrow.
At the same time, the Turks on the right bank realized that there were countless enemies rushing towards them both in front and downstream.
The violent current seemed to be slow, but it came in an instant, smashing into the pontoon bridge, cars, poor mules and the Turkic warriors who couldn't escape, and were swept away by the river water, completely clean in the blink of an eye.
"laugh!"
The first arrow was shot from Dragon Eagle's folding bow, straight up into the sky, and thrown towards the enemy formation, which was still more than a thousand steps away. A Turkic warrior who was bending his bow and readying an arrow to fire was hit by an arrow piercing his chest and back, and screamed miserably. , lift the curtain of war.
Within a distance of six or seven hundred steps, Longying, Wanrenyu and Huangyuanwu used lightning techniques to draw and release arrows. There were about 2,000 people in a row on the hill, and the Turkic warriors who were arrayed to meet them were located in the first few rows. Well, there are always people who are hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
"Fire the arrow!"
Hundreds of arrows were thrown at Long Ying and the others.
Dragon Eagle put away the folding bow and launched the Heaven-Bearing Boom. The magic power was injected into the horse's spine, and the speed suddenly increased. The Heaven-Bounding Boom turned into a swirling light and shadow under the sun that climbed to the middle of the sky. The incoming arrows were completely blocked and even stimulated. It shoots out in all directions, it's really beautiful.
When the enemy generals saw that Long Ying and the three men had arrived at the bottom of the hill, they knew that the momentum was not good. With an order, they all rushed down the hill slope and killed the generals. The two sides immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and Long Ying struck the sky with a length of one foot and two feet. , rushing into the enemy cavalry like lightning, while Xueer rushed left and right, cooperating with him flawlessly and invincibly, killing the Turkic warriors and turning them upside down, and in an instant they were deep into the enemy's formation.
Wan Renyu's Jing Zhongyue is even more unpredictable and exquisite, leaving Long Ying without any worries.
The wilderness dance also shows a stunning and unique skill. The sword is like thunder and lightning, and the enemy can't help but be thrown off the horse's back, including people and shields, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
Three thousand elites arrived at the right time, and the first few rows were armed with heavy weapons, spears, halberds, and spears, which made the tigers and tigers angry. They killed the frightened enemies at the first contact and turned them into a pile of scattered sand.
The enemy on the south bank was even worse. Seeing the Khitan warriors attacking in large numbers, their number was more than double our own, they abandoned the prisoners and fled westward, unaware that there was an ambush waiting for them.
This is Dragon Eagle's plan, using overwhelming force and deliberately opening escape routes, forcing the Turks to flee without fighting. In the absence of an ambush, going west is indeed the only way to survive. As long as they reach a safe point, they can cross the river.
Back home, no one is stupid enough to flee back to the arid desert due to lack of food and water.
Suddenly, Long Ying and the three men broke through the enemy's formation and arrived at the enemy's rear. Dozens of cavalry turned around to fight and were dealt with by the three of them. The situation on the hillside and at the bottom of the hill was clear. The Turkic army of 2,000 warriors had been completely routed.
, almost unable to fight back, and some people kept fleeing to the north.
The war was in full swing, with wolves running and rats scurrying all over the mountains and plains. The Turks were in chaos. The 30,000 Xi warriors commanded by Li Zhiji were still in intact formation. They occupied the hills everywhere and intercepted and slaughtered the enemies mercilessly.
Long Ying, who was capable of killing, went into the battlefield with Wan and Huang.
At dusk, the three parties met on the north bank of the Yellow River. The battle was a complete victory, killing nearly 20,000 enemies, and all the prisoners were safe. They also received a large number of grain and supplies that the Turks had taken back from the new city, and the harvest was fruitful.
Long Ying looked at the pontoon bridge being erected and said: "All the rescued Khitan women and children should be handed over to the inactive tribe leader and asked to take them back to Songmo. Please treat them kindly and give them some time to see if they can survive."
Relatives come to take them back."
Shuhuo said respectfully: "Everything is as Lord Ying ordered. I, Shuhuo, will treat them as my own relatives and will not let them suffer at all."
Li Zhiji said: "Such an approach is against the rules of our clan, but when Master Ying said it, I heard it very well and thought it was natural. How weird!"
Hu Huo said: "This is because King Xi knows that Master Ying always thinks about our two clans and has no selfish motives."
Long Ying said: "Thank you for your support. As for the food and supplies, they will be distributed according to your rules, but we do not need to be counted."
Huhu said: "How can this happen?"
Long Ying said: "We are brothers who have lived and died together. Why are we talking politely? The responsibility of cleaning up the battlefield will be left to the leader of the tribe. I also need to rush back to the south with the king to see Sun Wanrong on his last journey."
He drove his horse to the top of the hill, drew his sword and pointed to the sky, shouting: "My sons, let us pay the highest respect to Ying Ye, Wan Ye, Huang Ye and their warriors!"
The sound of shouting for soldiers to attack spread across both sides of the Yellow River.
The next day, Guo Yuanzhen's main army arrived on the battlefield, passed the camp used as rear support, and continued to advance towards Sun Wanrong's troops.
Feng Guoting's condor hovered high in the sky, monitoring the distance and near, and notified the ground in time, smashing several tentative sneak attacks sent by Sun Wanrong. They did not stop until the main force of 20,000 people was four or five miles away from the enemy camp.
March, set up camps at strategic locations, dig trenches, plant spikes, and build earthen walls to build a defensive front.
Early the next morning, Fang Jun's 10,000 elite troops marched through the night, and when they arrived six miles west of Sun Wanrong, they stopped and set up camp, so that both sides of Sun Wanrong were suppressed and it was difficult to launch a surprise attack.
At this time, both sides can see each other's camp as long as they climb high and look far into the distance, forming a confrontation.
The Khitan people call this area Qiuhai. It covers a hundred miles of hilly terrain and is covered with dense forests. Sun Wanrong chose Qiuhai as the battlefield because it was conducive to his surprise attack tactics. However, his opponent was very resourceful.
Guo Yuanzhen had to stand firm before he could repair him properly. Coupled with the sharp eyes of the sky, Sun Wanrong, who had once been invincible, was helpless.