Lin Jue and others quickly followed Sun Dayong to the cliff. Before they reached the cliff, they vaguely heard the sound of shouting and killing coming from the night wind. Although they were far apart, they were definitely noisy soldiers.
The sound of horses fighting and shouting.
When I came to the rocks on the edge of the cliff and looked down, I saw several fires burning twenty or thirty miles away. There were countless torches shaking randomly, and people and horses were screaming and fighting.
The voice was also clearer.
"It's starting to fight, haha, look, it's really starting to happen. Hey, it's awesome. I've been waiting here for several hours in vain." Sun Dayong chuckled, staring excitedly at the battlefield below.
In the evening, Lin Jue said that there was a high possibility of fighting tonight. Sun Dayong did not even go back to the woods to sleep. Instead, he waited on the top of the cliff with more than a dozen personal guards. His hard work paid off, and he really made it happen.
When the war broke out, he immediately notified Lin Jue.
Lin Jue squinted his eyes and looked carefully, confirming that it was a fight between two armies. But soon, he frowned.
"Isn't that... the place where the Liao army crossed the river in the north? How could the Jurchens sacrifice the distance to attack the Liao army crossing the river? It's really strange. Their first priority should be to attack the enemy troops arriving in the southeast. They are the real ones.
The threat is. What does Wanyan Aguda think?" Lin Jue frowned and murmured.
Sun Dayong laughed from the side and said: "Perhaps they feel that they are more confident in attacking the Liao army crossing the river. Before crossing the river, hitting the middle of the river is the safest strategy. If they attack the more than 100,000 Liao army cavalry in the southeast,
They may not be sure of victory. I feel that Wanyan Agu is quite smart."
Lin Jue frowned and looked at the fierce battlefield. The series of fires burning there were the fires caused by the boats of the Liao people crossing the river being set alight. The fire boats were lined up in a long row on the Daling River. It looked like Liao people were crossing the river.
The army has indeed succeeded. After all, according to Lin Jue's prediction, so far, the Liao cavalry on the northern route has been too slow to cross the river by ferry. I am afraid that only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be crossed at this moment. If the entire Liao army
It is indeed difficult to resist the attack on the ferry. But if that is all, Wanyan Agu did nothing different from what an ordinary general would do. However, since he only wanted a small victory, why would he lead his army deep into the Xingzhong Mansion and attack himself?
What if you are in this battlefield where you are obviously at a disadvantage?
"Something is wrong. What Brother Sun said is reasonable, but how can Wanyan Agu act in accordance with reason? Think carefully about every step he has taken since he sent out troops, which step is reasonable? He demands stability, so why bother?
Come here to attack the city? If he only wants a small victory, he can lead his army outside. With the Jurchens' fighting power, he can destroy all the other peripheral cities except the main defensive city. But that will have a negative impact on his overall strategy.
Not helpful? Will it be helpful to his ultimate goal?" Lin Jue looked at the seemingly anxious battlefield in the distance and said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue's words made Sun Dayong frown and think deeply. Gao Muqing and Bai Bing also pondered. Gao Muqing suddenly said: "My husband means that Wanyan Aguda's purpose is to eat the main force of the Liao army, not for these little ones."
Li. As soon as he attacked the soldiers and horses crossing the river, the Liao people knew that his purpose was not to attack the city, but to engage in a decisive battle with the Liao cavalry. However, the main force of the Liao army coming from the southeast would be alert, Wanyan Agu
A small thing will make a big difference in the stool, so it will scare the snake away, right?"
After Gao Muqing finished speaking, Sun Dayong suddenly realized and shouted: "Yes, I am confused, what Miss Gao said is right. If Wanyan Aguda only wants to annihilate the twenty or thirty thousand people crossing the river, it is inconsistent with his ambition."
If he wants to destroy the Liao Kingdom, he must annihilate the main force of the victorious Liao army. If he doesn't bite the big fat meat of the more than 100,000 Liao troops coming from the southeast, why should he alert the enemy? This is completely inconsistent with his intention.
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Lin Jue nodded and said solemnly: "Exactly, this is exactly what I want to say."
Sun Dayong frowned and said: "But they did this, so what's their intention? They have already attacked the soldiers and horses crossing the river. Could it be said... that he is so ambitious? Not only did he want to eat the tens of thousands of Liao troops who crossed the river, but also
Want to swallow up the main force of the Liao army's cavalry coming from the southeast? No way. If this is really the case, He Wanyan Aguda's ambition is too great. Want to eat more of the main force of the Liao army in one bite? Such an appetite
It’s also a bit too big.”
Everyone around was speechless. If what Sun Dayong guessed was true, then the appetite for this Ten Thousand Yuan Aguda was greater than Lin Jue had expected. Not only did he have to fight against the Liao Army cavalry brigade rushing towards him from the southeast,
Moreover, he even took a bite of the Liao army that was not yet posing a threat to him. It was actually unreasonable to do so. Rather than having a big appetite and courage, it was rather crazy to the point of being unreasonable.
Everyone looked at Lin Jue, hoping to get the answer from Lin Jue's mouth. Lin Jue frowned and stood by the rock with his hands behind his hands, staring at the chaotic battlefield below under the moonlight. Suddenly, his eyes turned to the black darkness in the south.
On the dark earth, I stared there for a long time.
"The number of soldiers and horses attacking the river crossing is not large." Lin Jue said in a deep voice, and then repeated with self-assurance: "Not many, definitely not many. If hundreds of thousands of Jurchens attacked the ferry with all their strength, the battle now would probably be
It has ended with the Liao troops who crossed the Daling River scattering in all directions, because the difference in strength is too big. But now, you see, the two sides on the south bank of the Daling River are going back and forth, and they are obviously equally matched. What does this mean? "
Before everyone could return to Lin Jue's question, Lin Jue himself had already answered it.
"That only shows one thing: the Jurchens only sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the ferry. Because they did not use all their strength, the Liao army at the ferry could fight with them. Then the question is, sixteen Jurchen cavalry
There are as many as ten thousand, and the maximum number of Jurchen cavalry attacking the ferry is forty or fifty thousand, but what are the remaining more than one hundred thousand Jurchen cavalry doing? Where are they now?"
Lin Jue's words were like a flash of light in the darkness, illuminating the fog in everyone's hearts. Everyone seemed to understand something amidst their doubts.
"What do you mean, sir, is there an ulterior motive in attacking the ferry? Is it to attack the Liao cavalry in the southeast?" Sun Dayong asked in a deep voice.
Lin Jue nodded slightly, staring at the land that was still dark despite the bright moon in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "The Jurchens are tigers in the jungles and mountains. They are good at lurking in the darkness waiting for their prey to arrive, and then
Waiting for an opportunity to attack. If my judgment is not wrong, the real battlefield is... there."
Lin Jue stretched out his hand and pointed towards the dark land, which was the direction where the ferry extended to the south. Yesterday evening, everyone had seen the terrain there. It was a flat, wild land with lush vegetation. There were no strange topography.
Sun Dayong, Gao Muqing and others were still confused. That place was more than twenty miles away from the location of the Liao cavalry that arrived in the evening, and more than twenty miles away from where the Jurchens camped in the evening. It was also about ten miles away from the battlefield on the ferry bank.
Yu Li. Why is it there?
"Master Lin is wise, and my subordinates understand. This is a trick to lure the enemy by pretending to attack the ferry. Unexpectedly, this Wanyan Aguda is not only ambitious, but also understands the art of war. Unless the Liao cavalry army in the south is indifferent, otherwise
...I'm afraid I'm going to fall into their trap." Sun Dayong suddenly realized and said loudly.
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The battle at the ferry was in full swing. Fifty thousand Jurchen cavalry unexpectedly appeared at the ferry at the second watch. Like ghosts, they launched a ferocious attack on the Liao cavalry crossing the river. The Liao cavalry in the north had actually been on guard for a long time, because
Anyone would be extremely nervous when the army is crossing the river, because that is the most vulnerable point of the army.
Although the Liao Kingdom has imitated the Zhou Dynasty for many years, it was born out of a nomadic people and cannot be compared with the Zhou Dynasty in many aspects. Especially in various basic technologies and crafts, they are far different. Although they want to learn, they just can’t.
Painting a tiger is not the opposite of a dog, it is a nondescript one.
For example, bridge construction technology. While the Zhou Dynasty was able to build solid bridges with a width of a hundred paces on large rivers such as the Bian River and the Canal, turning natural obstacles into thoroughfares, the bridge construction technology of the Liao Kingdom was still at a very low level.
They cannot even build a bridge that spans thirty steps. They cannot make a bridge with a huge span across a large river without piers.
For a large river like the Daling River, which is hundreds of paces wide, the craftsmen of the Liao Dynasty were not able to build bridges connecting the two sides. They were also unable to build bridge piers in the deep water rapids, and build bridges such as covered bridges and flat bridges. Therefore, it was difficult to cross the river.
The only way to cross the river is by ferry. In normal times, a few ferries can solve the problem of cross-strait transportation. Boats can also solve the problem of cargo transportation. But once special circumstances are encountered, the importance of bridges will immediately become apparent. Because ferries
Obviously it is no longer applicable. Large-scale transfer of troops and horses is one of the special situations.
The second prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Chun, had to mobilize dozens of large ships to transport troops and horses across the river by ferry, completing his father's order to join forces with his brother Yelu Cai to fight the Jurchens together and defeat them.
Strict order.
The boat ferry method is extremely slow. Even if more than 40 large boats are mobilized to transport carriages and horses across the river, they can only transport 2,000 Liao cavalry across the river in one hour. Therefore, from yesterday afternoon to now, the number of people crossing the river has
The Liao cavalry numbered less than 30,000.
Of course, Yelv Chun was on guard against the Jurchen attack. He ordered all the cavalrymen crossing the river to stand guard at the ferry to prevent any changes. The soldiers and horses crossing the river also built simple fortifications along the coast for defense, but this precaution was obviously symbolic.
Almost no one really thinks that the Jurchens will attack the soldiers and horses crossing the river at this time. The reason is very simple. Yelucai's 120,000 cavalry have arrived at the south bank of the Daling River, already one step away from the Jurchen soldiers and horses. If the Jurchens are not confused,
, they should understand what all this means. They should be worried about their own safety and how they will live. How dare they attack the ferry?
