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Liu Ling led his army to rest for half the night and then continued to move forward. The nine hundred light cavalry marched very fast, much faster than the five hundred heavily armored cavalry. He speculated that Yelu Xiong had seen the Tiande army being burned.
He would stop after the camp. Based on Liu Ling's understanding of this person, whether it was from reading books in his previous life or from what he saw and heard in this life, it is certain that Ye Luxiongji was suspicious by nature.
But what Liu Ling also knew was that Ye Luxiong sent troops to sneak attack behind Chen Touxian. If the delay was too long, there was no guarantee that people would find out. Liu Ling estimated that the Khitan wolf cavalry had killed many people along the way.
When they arrived at the village, Ye Luxiongji would never allow the news to leak out. The Khitan Wolf Cavalry was different from the Jingjia under Liu Ling's command. Liu Ling only wanted to rob food, while the Khitans wanted to block the news.
Time is limited, Liu Ling must quickly attract the Xixia cavalry who are chasing behind him and trying to eliminate the Shura camp. Although the Xixia cavalry currently only has more than 6,000 people, they must fight against the menacing tens of thousands of the most elite troops in Daliao.
The cavalry definitely had no chance of winning, but if they wanted to spread the news that the Khitans were coming and at the same time inflict a fatal blow to the Xixia soldiers who had been chasing them for a month, this was the only way to get the best of both worlds.
After a day's journey, Liu Ling estimated based on the marching distance that they were not far from the Xixia soldiers. He ordered the team to rest where they were and sent scouts to look for traces of the Xixia soldiers. In the middle of the night, the scouts sent back news that the Xixia soldiers were there.
The Xixia soldiers camped forty miles to the southwest, and it looked like they were about to return north.
Forty Miles Road? With the speed of these nine hundred light cavalry, Forty Miles Road can be reached in less than an hour. It is easy to kill them. The key is how to lure the Xixia soldiers to chase after you, while you can still
Lead the troops to evacuate before the Xixia soldiers come into contact with the Khitan Wolf Cavalry. If the evacuation cannot be arranged well, then these 900 people may be made dumplings by the Khitan and Xixia soldiers, and they will be sandwiched between the Khitan and Xixia soldiers.
, there is no way out except being crushed to death by two armies.
It was easy to lure them over. After all, the Xixia soldiers were extremely aggrieved by being beaten by me a while ago. At this time, there was no need to lead the troops to rush forward. All that was needed was to let the generals of the Xixia soldiers know that the Shura Camp was nearby. The Xixia generals only had to
I'm afraid that I would like to fly over with wings and bite Liu Ling to death.
After thinking for a while, Liu Ling finally came up with a clever plan.
"I remember that about twenty miles further west, there was a large village with over a thousand people, right?"
Liu Ling asked Huasanlang.
Hanasaburo ordered his soldiers to take out the map of some areas of Xixia that he had drawn during this military training. Starting from the Tiande Army station, he pushed westward. Sure enough, he saw a mark more than 20 miles away from the current Shura Camp.
A large village. It is clearly marked on the map. This village is composed of more than a thousand herdsmen. The water and grass here are fertile. This large group of herdsmen have settled here and they should not move away. Confirming Liu Ling's statement, Hua
Sanlang couldn't help but admire the prince's memory even more. You must know that in this vast grassland, the scenery in all directions is almost exactly the same. It is extremely difficult for Liu Ling to remember the exact location of a village.
"Your Majesty is right. There is a sizable village about twenty miles to the west."
Hanasaburo said after looking at the map.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Let the soldiers rest on the spot, and we will visit the village again tomorrow morning."
Hanasaburo was surprised and said: "Aren't we going to lure the Xixia soldiers? Why did the prince come up with the idea of that village again? That village has been robbed once by us and again by the Xixia soldiers. The eardrums are already
There’s nothing left to gain.”
Liu Ling smiled and said nothing. He just reached out and clicked on the map a few times, then got up and went on a patrol.
Hanasaburo, who was not sure why, carefully looked at the places Liu Ling pointed out, and after thinking for a while, he finally realized. Counting the village twenty miles away, there were four large and small places between here and the Tiande Army station.
The villages are scattered on the grassland. If we grab this village and grab the villages one by one, there is no need to say hello to the Xixia soldiers. The Xixia soldiers will definitely follow behind the Shura camp.
To the east of the Tiande Army's station, there are four or five such villages. If they robbed them along the way, the Xixia soldiers must have thought that Shura Camp wanted to rob them once and then take out the grassland. As long as the other generals are not too stupid, they will definitely follow this route.
Chase them all the way, and they will pursue them non-stop, and they will never let the Shura camp leave the grassland. When they reach the last village thirty miles west of the Tiande Army station, the Shura battalion only needs to change direction after snatching it, and focus on the Shura camp.
The Xixia soldiers and generals who are rushing all the way back to Datong will definitely rush towards the next village.
To get to the next village, you must pass by the Tiande Army's station.
The prince is really good at calculating!
Your Majesty, what a conspiracy!
Hanasaburo was surprised that Liu Ling had made the most correct decision in such a short period of time. At the same time, he remembered Liu Ling's strategy deeply in his mind. This had become his habit. As long as he sent troops with the prince,
He would carefully observe the prince's military strategy, then remember it and digest it slowly.
The fine-armored Qingqi from the Shura Camp rested in place all night, and walked toward the village in a big way early the next morning. The reason why Liu Ling chose to do it during the day instead of at night was because he wanted to fully arouse the anger of the Xixia soldiers. In broad daylight
Under this situation, just a few dozen miles away, they blatantly plundered one village after another, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face for the Xixia soldiers.
The herdsmen who were adding fodder to their livestock suddenly saw a cavalry coming from the east. From a distance, they could clearly see the black armor on the cavalry and the wolf-headed banner fluttering in the wind. The frightened herdsmen immediately
They fled in all directions, and the cattle, sheep and horses had no time to take them away, so they had to abandon them all. Basically all the strong men of the right age on the grassland joined the army. The only people who stayed at home to herd the sheep were the old and the weak, women and children. No one took up arms to resist the notorious men.
The Khitan Wolf Rider.
After Liu Ling led the Shura battalion into the village, he just set fire to it, then ran away after a hearty meal. The sight on the grassland was wide, and there was thick smoke billowing dozens of miles away. It was impossible for the Xixia soldiers not to miss it. With the speed of the cavalry, they ran like this.
It wouldn't take long to travel dozens of miles. After setting the fire and running away, Liu Ling suddenly felt a bit of joy like a child's mischief. It seemed that the men had some plot in mind about setting the fire.
After setting the fire, Liu Ling led his troops and galloped straight to the next village. When the Xixia soldiers came in the direction of the thick smoke, the Shura camp was already thirty miles away. Although the cavalry was fast, it was
The more people and horses there are, the slower the speed. Nine hundred people can run much faster than more than six thousand people.
When the Xixia soldiers appeased the herdsmen and Di Gan gritted his teeth and vowed to cut the Khitan cavalry into thousands of pieces, thick black smoke emerged from the villages dozens of miles away. Di Gan immediately ordered the entire army to mount their horses.
He chased in the direction of Liu Ling like crazy.
By the time the Xixia soldiers chased them to the next village, the fire had completely burned the tents. The herdsmen fell to the ground and cried without tears. They didn't know what serious crime they had committed. Changshengtian would send such a demon army.
A team was formed to punish everyone. Fortunately, although the tents were burned down, most of the sheep were still there.
After listening to the herdsmen's cries, Di Gan became even more angry! They were all men who grew up on the grassland, and were much more familiar with this grassland than Liu Ling and the others. Liu Ling burned these two villages, and Di Gan
Da Gan had already vaguely guessed where the damn Khitan cavalry was going next. Before the smoke started to rise from the east, Di Gan ordered his troops to mount their horses immediately and continue to pursue the east. This Khitan cavalry must not be allowed to go.
He ran away so wildly!
Soon, before sunset, thick black smoke emerged from the third village, and the cries of the herdsmen could be heard clearly from several miles away. Di Gan led his army to pursue them for a day, but no matter
Whether it was him or the Xixia soldiers, everyone was inspired by hatred to have endless fighting spirit, and they did not feel the unbearable fatigue at all.
They were chasing so wildly that Liu Ling and his Shura camp naturally could not stop to rest. The distance between the two sides was always kept at more than twenty miles. They ran with all their strength and pursued with all their might.
In the middle of the night, Liu Ling led people to visit the fourth village. There was no time to stop and set a fire. The cavalry from the Shura camp threw the torch on the tent and immediately mounted their horses and drove away. The fire was lit extremely irregularly and lacked professional ethics.
No, but it made Di Gan so angry that he almost burst his lungs. He didn't forget to set a fire while running for his life. How could this Khitan cavalry be so rogue?
By the time the chase reached the middle of the night, both sides were actually exhausted. After running four or five miles eastward, he ordered the cavalry to suddenly turn around and rush due south under the cover of night. He did not dare to go north. Who knew where Yelv Xiongji's army was?
It's not like they've already started. If they were to run headlong into the Khitan army, they would probably die faster than in a decisive battle with the Xixia soldiers behind them.
Di Gan, on the other hand, did not consider whether the Khitan cavalry changed directions and escaped. He determined that the Khitan general was going to burn all the way and evacuate in the direction of Datong. If he was willing to stop and take a closer look, he could tell from the traces of the cavalry passing by.
It turned out that the cavalry he was chasing had actually changed direction.
When the sun rose, the Xixia soldiers, exhausted from running for a day and night, their eyes red and still filled with murderous intent, finally saw the shadow of the Khitan cavalry. But what surprised them was that there was a small group of more than a thousand troops on the opposite side.
It was clearly a Daliao cavalry force with five thousand cavalry waiting in full formation!
be cheated!
This was Dickan's first thought.
What to do? Fight or flight?
If there is a battle, the Xixia soldiers who have already exhausted their physical strength are definitely not the opponents of the Liao army who are waiting for work. Moreover, their side has no advantage in terms of numbers. Even if they fight head-on with their physical strength intact, they may not be guaranteed to win.
Run? Can you still run now?
Di Gan wanted to cry but had no tears.
At this time, Han Yanshou, who was guarding here, saw six or seven thousand Xixia soldiers arriving with murderous intent. His first thought was: Your Majesty really has a clever plan! (To be continued)
