Chapter 1649: Wen Chao’s encounter, Tuoba Ye is confused
"Wei Kuang, if you encounter this again, there will be an attack of 10,000 Khitan soldiers and horses!"
"I and your three thousand cavalry will go around to the east of Weiyuan Fort to set up an ambush! The opponent's cavalry is highly mobile, so you should set up more trenches to resist the horses. You will order a thousand troops to ambush on the hillside here, and prepare as many fortresses as possible. Roll the log!”
"Bi Zaiyu will hold off these ten thousand Khitan soldiers and horses for two days, and then I will personally lead the Chinese army to press forward! By then, if all these Khitan soldiers and horses must run out..."
Wei Kuang grinned and said, "The general will use his head to guarantee that he will never miss the commander-in-chief's business!"
"Hahaha!"
Shen Tang laughed loudly, and then waved his hand violently, "Deploy troops immediately and set off immediately! Remember that the reinforcements behind you cannot pass the level. It is best to find a secret path to escape at night after the two sides start fighting.
If you are discovered by the enemy's scouting horse, you will definitely be alert!"
"The last general takes command!"
The two of them exited the tent and prepared their troops to go! Shen Tang also sent people to Wen Chao again. When they met again, they quickly delivered a message. No matter who the other party was for, as long as the 20,000 soldiers and horses were swallowed up, Zhang Hua would be a piece of meat. It's time to hurt.
Perhaps the victory over the Western Route Army had made Zhang Hua arrogant, so he would beat him back to his original form again.
Moreover, only if this victory is clean and tidy can the subsequent layout be carried out easily.
In addition, the Zhang family where Zhang Hua belongs is closely related to the Ren Dejing family. It seems that Ren Dejing is willing to pay more for Zhang Hua. After all, although Ren Dejing's power is not small, the Zhang family belongs to the same big family. Song Jiuchen is extremely important to Ren Dejing. If he does it well this time, he may not be able to make a deal with Ren Dejing!
After receiving the message from Shen Tang, Wen Chao and Bi Zaiyu also wanted to fight each other, but they did not dare to disobey Shen Tang's order and could only act according to Shen Tang's order!
Especially Wen Chao, who fought and retreated according to the plan.
Zhang Hua's army was only a hundred miles away from Shen Tang's camp. However, Tuoba Ye and Yeluqi did not dare to be careless. Instead of attacking directly, they advanced slowly, so it took them three days to reach their destination. Position! In this way, it is enough to ensure that the soldiers and horses under his command will not be tired and can maintain the best combat effectiveness at all times.
After Tuoba Ye arrived, he also learned about the general situation and strength of Wen Chao's troops ahead through scout inspections!
He didn't think much about it. There were only five thousand Song troops. Wasn't it easy to capture them?
Therefore, he didn't let the army camp at all, he just buried pots to make rice, and then asked the army to challenge Wen Chao's troops to fight!
In the middle is an army formation of two thousand infantry advancing forward, with cavalry on the left and right protecting the two wings!
Although Wen Chao knew he had to retreat, he couldn't escape without a fight.
Therefore, he also sent out two thousand soldiers and horses to form an array to face the party members on the opposite side.
Tuoba Ye saw that the opponent's left and right wings had no strong troops, so he immediately ordered the cavalry on both wings to attack to contain the opponent's forces. The infantry formation in front also accelerated their pace to press forward.
Wen Chao was not surprised by this kind of charge. The Song army's formation was surrounded by large shields, and the opponent's cavalry shooting could not cause much damage to the Song army!
The party cavalry were afraid of being entangled by the opponent, so they just held them at a suitable distance!
Not long after, the formations of the two sides collided. Even under attack from three sides, the Song army was still brave and fought back the infantry of the party. It was not until the opponent's cavalry also pressed forward that Wen Chao ordered the formation to retreat.
After two battles in southern Xinjiang, although the soldiers and horses under Shiying's command cannot be said to be elite soldiers in a hundred battles, they are also veterans of the battlefield! The military formations are as one when moving and stopping, so that the party's soldiers and horses cannot find a chance at all.
The defeat in the first battle made Tuoba Ye furious. He didn't expect that the opponent's troops, which were less than half of his own, were so powerful. Looking at their formation arrangement and operation, they turned out to be an elite army?
"General, the Song army is retreating!"
Just when Tuoba Ye was thinking about whether to attack with the whole army in the tent, suddenly there was a report from the scouting horse!
Tuoba Ye was stunned for a moment, then he left the camp, mounted his horse and walked directly outside the camp! He found a high ground and looked in the direction of the Song Army. Wasn't the Song Army retreating?
What does this mean?
The Song army was not defeated in the first battle, so they are about to retreat now?
"What do you mean by the fact that the Song army retreated without defeat?"
Tuoba Ye asked the left and right lieutenants behind him.
A deputy general stepped forward and replied, "General, could this be a ploy by the Song army to lure troops?
They are only twenty miles away from the Chinese army's camp. Although they are divided into three places, there are still nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in the rear camp. Maybe they have set up an ambush and are preparing to lure us over."
"The general will think it's not the case!"
Another person shouted loudly, "General, the commander-in-chief also said before that these Song troops are quite capable, so how could they use such a clumsy trick to lure troops?"
It would make sense if they pretended to be defeated and retreated, but now they are just going out to fight and the Song army has not been defeated. Who would lure troops at this time?"
"This statement makes sense!"
Tuoba Ye nodded.
Such a clumsy strategy, either Song Jun is a fool, or Song Jun thinks he is a fool!
"Then why do you think the Song army retreated?"
The man smiled and then said to Tuoba Ye, "I wonder if the general is overly worried! First of all, we have 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the opponent only has 5,000. Even if the opponent has some ability, he is not our opponent.
! Secondly, the two thousand soldiers and horses that went into battle before are probably the most elite soldiers of the opponent, and the rest may not have much combat power!"
"If the Song army won a big victory in the first battle, they would naturally take advantage of the victory and fight. But now they have sent out the most elite soldiers and horses and they are only victorious. So if they continue to fight, won't they inevitably lose?
In this situation, if the Song army does not retreat, will it wait for the general to completely wipe them out?
Therefore, the Song army retreated knowing that they were outnumbered."
"Of course, there are still 20,000 troops behind them, so they naturally want to join forces and defeat us together!"
Tuoba Ye suddenly realized, "What you said is true, that's exactly what it should be!"
"Call the troops to press forward, and the cavalry to chase after them! Even though they retreated, they did not dare to be reckless and mess up their positions! Tell the soldiers and horses under your command not to rush into battle. When you find the opportunity, you will directly disrupt their formations.
At that time, these five thousand soldiers and horses will be the ghosts under our sword!"
"In addition, we must also be prepared for them to ambush midway, send more detective horses to investigate, and send a few more detective horses to go directly behind them to check the movements of their camp's soldiers and horses!"
"Even if the opponent joins forces, they only have more than 20,000 people, and there are also Yeluqi's troops. How dare they come out in full force! In this case, I hope they will retreat directly to the camp. If these thousands of soldiers
If the horse can disrupt the Song army's camp, isn't it our opportunity?
This time, I will definitely win the first prize before Na Yeluqi!"