Geng Zhongxin left the camp with 1,500 cavalry. During this period, he had been studying the fighting style of the Khitan general who had never fought against him. After careful study for a period of time, he confirmed that this Khitan general was an adventurous and extremely
A confident person, and this person has a very determined mind. Although he likes to take risks, he will never fight a battle where the probability of winning is less than 50%. In other words, as long as there is half a chance of success, that person will definitely pounce on him and bite him.
This is a normal madman, a madman who still maintains his sanity.
From this month's observation, we can conclude that this Khitan general has a good vision and overall view. He can worm his way around like a fish in a circle surrounded by 10,000 cavalry, which shows that this person's commanding ability is very good. Conclusion
After this conclusion, Geng Zhongxin was not discouraged but became more and more happy, because he suddenly found that he had a great desire. He wanted to defeat this man. Defeat this man with less than 2,000 cavalry to swallow the appetite of more than 4,000 German troops.
Khitan general.
If the Khitan general dared to use two thousand cavalry to attack the Tiande army's camp, he would definitely not ignore his fragrant bait team. Although fifteen hundred cavalry seemed a little too much, Geng Zhongxin had a way to make his team
The team looks even sweeter.
In order to completely arouse the appetite of the Khitan general, he once again divided his team into two teams. He personally led 800 elite cavalry soldiers to move forward slowly, and sent 700 cavalrymen into seven teams of rangers, with his central army
Keep a distance of about a mile and move forward. He believed that his "stupid" decision would be seen by the Khitan general, and then the Khitan general who smelled the scent would rush over and devour his team regardless of risk.
Geng Zhongxin felt that if he were the Khitan general, he would definitely attack him. There were only 1,500 cavalry in the first place, and they were splitting up. This was simply asking for death. He felt that he had shown enough
Sincerely, the Khitan general will gladly accept his invitation.
In fact, the report from the scouts quickly confirmed Geng Zhongxin's judgment. The scouts came back and reported that they found someone of unknown origin observing the team from a distance. When the scout team was about to step forward to investigate, the two men quickly
Escape. Judging from this news, the Khitan general has set his sights on him.
Geng Zhongxin smiled, and he immediately sent a messenger to contact Lang Jiang Muli, who was fifteen miles away. Stay away from him and don't get too close. If the Khitan cavalry comes, he will light up the smoke, and the sight on the grassland will
It was wide open, and the rising smoke could be seen fifty miles away. He ordered Mu Li to open the distance between the two teams to thirty miles. Although it was a little far, at the speed of the cavalry, they could reach thirty miles in an hour.
arrive.
The opponent had less than two thousand cavalry. Even if they were all well-equipped heavy armored cavalry, Geng Zhongxin did not think that his team could last for an hour. Moreover, he came well prepared. Once he discovered the Khitan heavy armored cavalry, he would
He would order the team to scatter and escape. With the speed of the light cavalry and the division into several teams, the heavy armored cavalry could not catch up anyway. In this battle, he was just a bait and had no intention of resisting. He just wanted to lure the Khitans out.
Everything will be fine.
He just wanted the Khitan's heavy armor to show up. As long as the opponent appeared in sight, Muli, who was thirty miles away, would come with his army. And Di Gan's five thousand cavalry were divided into two teams, and his own team
The farthest distance is around thirty miles, which means that as soon as the Khitan heavy-armored cavalry appears, three teams can encircle the Khitan people within an hour.
But even so, the combat effectiveness of two thousand heavy armors cannot be underestimated. If the Khitans blindly focus on one direction to break out, whether it is their own cavalry or Di Gan's men, they may not be able to stop them.
.But it doesn’t matter. The battle plan that Geng Zhongxin formulated this time was not to engage in head-to-head confrontation. His tactic was to consume. Yes, it was to consume the Khitan people to death, not to kill the Khitan people.
As long as the Khitans appear, the Xixia cavalry will follow them closely. If you want to break out, let you break out, but don't expect to get rid of us. Our 10,000 cavalry will stare at us day and night, and the heavy armored cavalry will be consumed.
The physical strength of the heavy armored cavalry is much greater than that of the light cavalry. Sooner or later, they will be too tired to walk. When the vigor of the heavy armored cavalry is exhausted and their physical strength cannot support them, this is the time for the Xixia cavalry to show their scimitars.
The plan is very detailed and I believe it will be perfect.
But what makes Geng Zhongxin a little disappointed is that he has behaved like an idiot, but the Khitan general who should have pounced on him immediately has become timid. For three consecutive days, every day the scouts would find someone of unknown origin watching him.
team, but just couldn't wait for the Khitans to take action. On the fourth day, Geng Zhongxin even doubted whether he had made a mistake in his judgment. The Khitan general was not a courageous person at all!
However, Geng Zhongxin calmed down after venting his anger for a while by shouting. There must be something wrong, so the Khitan people would not be fooled. It seemed that the Khitan cavalry was not far away from his team, otherwise
We won't send scouts here every day to conduct reconnaissance.
After much deliberation, the only thing that is certain is that the bait of mine may not be fat enough, or the Khitan scouts discovered three cavalry groups chasing them from a distance of 30 miles, so although they want to swallow up their own team,
But I am afraid of being surrounded by others.
Is it because he is not confident enough in the combat effectiveness of his heavy armored cavalry?
Geng Zhongxin thought about it carefully and concluded, no! It’s not that the Khitan general couldn’t trust the heavy armor under his command, he was weighing the gains and losses! What you need to know is how much manpower it takes to equip and train a heavy armored cavalry.
In the eyes of the Khitan general, every cavalryman under his command was a treasure, and he would never let anyone go to waste easily. It wasn't that he didn't want to swallow himself, but that he was waiting for a better opportunity!
Geng Zhongxin sneered, since you want a better opportunity, then I will create it for you!
Immediately, Geng Zhongxin issued an order. The cavalry under his command began to deviate from the planned route, getting further and further away from Muli's 3,500 cavalry. Only in this way, he then let the 700 cavalry distance from the central army.
It was as big as three miles. He didn't believe that the Khitan general could endure it!
His grandma’s, fight hard!
This is Geng Zhongxin’s mentality.
On the fifth day, the Khitan scouts once again came to a place about a mile away from Geng Zhong's central army to check. The 700-man rangers got the order and just opened a big hole to let the Khitan scouts
There was a chance to get in, and the Rangers pretended not to notice each other at all, and continued to move forward leisurely.
The Khitan scouts were observing the Xixia troops, and Geng Zhongxin was riding on horseback to observe the Khitan scouts. Perhaps both sides were in the same mood, worrying about gains and losses in anticipation.
In the morning, the Khitan scouts retreated. Geng Zhongxin thought that the game of cats trying to catch mice and mice trying to seduce cats was over. Who would have thought that in the afternoon, Khitan scouts would come again, and this time there were more people.
There were more than a dozen riders. After receiving the news, Geng Zhongxin immediately understood the reason. It must be the Khitan general who came to check the situation in person! He resisted the urge to send troops to rush over and kill the Khitan general, and ordered his
The subordinate continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb. He knew that his strategy of luring the enemy had been successful. Since the Khitan general came to check in person, it meant that that man had made up his mind to eat his team.
And just when Geng Zhongxin could not hide his joy, pride, and even fear, on a small hillside one mile away from the Xixia soldiers, Zhao Er was secretly watching a play with more than twenty of his own soldiers.
laugh.
"General, this Xixia general's acting is too fake. Even a fool can see such an obvious trap. He really thinks he is Zhuge Liang."
A soldier pointed at Geng Zhongxin under the general's banner and smiled.
Zhao Er said with a smile: "He is being mean, and he is being self-righteous. When the prince asked me to take you out, I was still crying and asking the prince to give me a few more people, even if he gave me 200 people.
Ah, but the prince only asked me to bring a dozen of you guys out. I was really afraid that we couldn't scare that guy with just a few of us, but now it seems that the prince has figured out that guy's mind a long time ago. Don't believe me.
Come on, let's leave in a moment, the team will be even more loose when the Xixia troops set out tomorrow morning."
"General, you can't trust us so much?"
One of the soldiers said teasingly.
Zhao Er smiled and scolded: "We are pretending to be an army. How can a dozen of us pretend to be an army? Fortunately, the prince asked us to pretend to be scouts, which makes it much easier. Okay, our show is also
The performance is almost over. Since they are going to open the door to welcome guests, why can't we leave ten steps without saying goodbye? Tomorrow morning, you guys will go out for a walk. After lunch, we will go back and meet the prince. Maybe the prince has finished his work.
Already."
One of the soldiers said with some disappointment: "Swallowing that big fish won't do anything to us. It's a pity even thinking about it."
Zhao Er said: "Let's go. We'll go back at noon tomorrow. We won't be able to eat meat. Maybe we can have a sip of soup."
At this time, Geng Zhongxin saw the Khitan scouts in the distance pointing at him. He solemnly ordered the soldiers: "Stop looking, pretend you haven't found anything, keep moving, keep moving, walk slower.
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After a difficult night, Geng Zhongxin did indeed see the Khitan scouts shortly after the troops departed. He sneered in his heart, they were really a bunch of cowards. It seemed that his previous judgment on the adventurous spirit of the Khitan general was really wrong.
When the troops advanced for more than ten miles, Geng Zhongxin suddenly discovered a problem. The Muli tribe scouts who were supposed to come every day to report the news had not arrived yet. Thinking of the faint fire coming from the southwest last night, Geng Zhongxin felt in his heart.
He sank suddenly, and cold sweat could not stop flowing out. (To be continued)
