This is like hunting in the mountains with tribal warriors. The prey will never fall into the trap according to the wishes of the people. At this time, you need to use some means to force them to follow the established route until they fall.
into a trap or encirclement. The same was true at this moment. Yelucai refused to act, so he fed him some bait and forced him to leave.
The bait was a fierce attack on the ferry. Wanyan Agu sent out 50,000 cavalry to attack the Liao army crossing the river, making a huge noise. It was obvious that they could crush and defeat the 30,000 Liao cavalry who crossed the river, but Wanyan Agu did not
Tell the generals who are leading the attack that they are not allowed to make a quick decision and must pretend to be advancing and retreating. Once the opponent fails, give them hope and cannot let them collapse. To ensure that they have hope of victory, it seems that if they work harder, they will be able to win.
It feels like they will hold the ferry, so they will ask for help.
They could not ask for help from the soldiers and horses north of the river bank, but could only ask for help from Yelucai. Unless Yelucai ignored him, he could only quickly lead his army to the ferry for support. Yelucai might also think so.
All his troops were attacking the ferry, and he never imagined that the Jurchen cavalry could lurk in the wilderness under the bright moon without leaving a trace. In the wilderness leading to the ferry, there were traps dug for them.
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Yelucai is a cautious and cautious person. He became the commander of the troops in northern Liao Dynasty largely because of his status as the eldest prince. It also benefited from the current situation in Daliao.
Daliao has entered a chaotic situation. People in the country are panicked, and the leaders of various tribes are also showing signs of getting ready to make a move. The Jurchen rebellion has shaken the entire Liao situation. Under such circumstances, the right to lead the Liao army cannot be given casually.
Anyone. Except for the troops and horses in the south, which can be handed over to the commander Han Desui, who is trustworthy and has a marriage relationship, the troops and horses in the north are handed over by Yelu Zongyuan to his two sons. This is the safest way.
A safe approach. At this time, except for his own son and absolute confidants, Yelu Zongyuan would not be able to trust anyone. If the army fell into the hands of bad people, it would accelerate the demise of Daliao.
Yelucai knew clearly how he became the Privy Councilor of the Northern Privy Council, and he also understood what his abilities were. So when he led his army to the battlefield, he told himself not to think about making meritorious deeds on his own and to take the initiative to attack women.
Zhenren. What you have to do is very simple. Don't take risks. Join forces with Yelv Chun's cavalry and use superior force to attack the Jurchens to win and relieve the danger of Xingzhong Mansion. If you do this, you will have made a contribution. Don't go.
Thinking about something as unrealistic as annihilating the Jurchen army alone.
Because of this, he stationed himself thirty miles away from the Jurchen army, and ordered strict precautions and early warning. He did not even choose to rush to the ferry thirty miles away overnight to join Yelv Chun's river-crossing troops.
Because he doesn't want to take any risks.
However, when the news came that the ferry was attacked by Jurchens, Yelucai could not sit idly by. Although he wanted to do so, he did not dare to disobey his father's strict order. Yelu Zongyuan was giving Yelucai and Yelucai
The orders from the two Chun brothers have clearly told them that they must coordinate and cooperate with each other to support each other in rescue. There is absolutely no room for failure to save someone.
Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy. The two brothers knew their father's temper. If he said to kill them, they would never be spared. On this point, Yelucai and Yeluchun knew very well in their hearts.
Therefore, the ferry was attacked and he was only thirty miles away. If he did not rescue him, his father would blame him afterwards. His father was not someone who could be easily offended, which was almost equivalent to death. Therefore, Yelucai was forced to have no choice but to do so.
He led his army on the journey to the ferry.
Yelucai also sent soldiers and horses to explore the road, but no news came. It's not that the scouts are incompetent. No matter how well they hide, there will be flaws and people nearby will notice them. However, when these scouts
When the cavalry discovered something was wrong, they could not go back because they were already at the tiger's mouth. All the scout cavalry were slaughtered, and none of them could go back to report the news. Yelucai sent out several groups of scouts, nearly three hundred
The remaining scout cavalry all disappeared into the vast darkness.
Although Yelucai was puzzled, he couldn't stop because of this situation. He couldn't stand still just because the scout cavalry didn't come back to report the news. This reason couldn't be justified. In the direction of crossing the river, fireworks for help rose one after another in the sky.
Tian Tian, it seems that the time has come to be very urgent. He can't dwell on this matter and can only order the troops to speed up and advance towards the ferry.
The first twenty miles were uneventful, with the ferry in sight, and the shouts of death and the light of fire could already be faintly heard. The distance of ten miles was not considered a long distance at all in the eyes of the cavalry. Although they were marching at night, there was a bright moon in the sky, and the ground was dark.
If the terrain is not rugged, we will definitely arrive in less than half an hour. Therefore, Yelucai's worries are all eliminated.
Halfway through the third watch, the 30,000 cavalrymen of the Liao army's front trotted into a long grassy terrain that seemed to be somewhat rugged. There seemed to be undulating grassy slopes all around, with a few smooth roads more than ten feet wide in the middle.
The cavalrymen subconsciously chose this flat road, and the thirty thousand cavalrymen automatically divided into six or seven columns, scattered in the wilderness a few miles apart. Among the soldiers and horses in front of them, a captain of the Liao cavalry seemed to feel that the soldiers next to him were
The undulating earth mounds were a little strange, because he found that the turf ridges seemed to be very regular, as if they were man-made. Moreover, it was not an illusion, but he always felt that these turf hills seemed to be trembling slightly. He also
Thinking that he was blinded, in order to verify this, he rode away from the team and came to the side. He stretched his neck and stared at the long grass in front of him, and used a long knife to tease the grass blades.
Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide and his hair stood up in horror, because he saw a pair of shining eyes in the long grass staring back at him. For a moment, he was so frightened that he lost his mind and opened his mouth to scream.
"Ah!" the Liao cavalry captain shouted, and as he shouted, he heard a thunderbolt and a bowstring sounded, and a white feather arrow shot out from the bulge, hitting him right between the eyebrows. The captain's
The shout only lasted half a sound and then ended abruptly, because the powerful arrow penetrated directly into his brain and took away his life. His body fell to the sky and fell from the horse with a crash.
"Kill!" A shrill cry sounded, and the turf in front of the dead Liao's horse was lifted, and a tall figure stood under the moonlight. At the same time, a war horse next to him neighed and jumped up, shaking off
The tall figure jumped up and mounted his horse.
The raised area that the captain ran to spy on was Wanyan Aguda's hiding place. Wanyan Aguda was tall and looked like an alien compared to other Jurchens. At this moment, the sword was raised immediately,
Like an undead knight crawling out of the ground, his whole body was pitch black, and the crescent knife in his hand was black. Wanyan Aguda originally wanted to hide for a while longer to allow more Liao riders to enter.
However, the meddlesome guy used a long knife to clear away the grass and looked at him. Only then did Wanyan Aguda have to shoot him with a short crossbow and show up.
But in fact, it was a very good time to launch an attack at this moment. The opponent's 30,000 troops were naturally divided and all entered the ambush circle. Everything was perfect.
As Wanyan Agu's roar rang out, a long horn sounded in the field. In the horrified eyes of the Liao cavalry, on the grass in front of and behind them, and among the raised hills, there were countless Jurchen statues
The living dead emerged from the ground. Before they could understand what was going on, the 30,000 Liao cavalrymen were already surrounded by the Jurchen cavalry.
The Jurchens launched a surprise attack. The Jurchens, who were several times the number of the enemy, let out loud strange screams, and holding strange-shaped crescent knives, they launched a ferocious charge towards the bewildered Liao cavalry who were divided into several teams. Female
The real people are different from the Liao people. When the Liao cavalry encounters a strong enemy, the first thing they think of is to wander and shoot the opponent. However, although the Jurchens are also a nomadic tribe, their fighting style is very different from the Liao people. That is also because of their living environment.
Due to different reasons, in order to survive, the Jurchens walked in the mountains and forests all day long, facing ferocious prey in the mountains. Once they found traces of prey, at the critical moment, they often pounced on them and fought fiercely. Many Jurchens have
I have experienced fighting with tigers, leopards and bears in the mountains. The coming-of-age ceremony of some Jurchen tribes even allows teenagers who are about to reach adulthood to fight with a captured live wild boar and kill it. You must know that the wild boar is no less than a liger.
Things belonging to ferocious beasts can kill people if they go crazy and run like a crazy locomotive. The Jurchens used this to prove that a young man has the ability to capture prey and the ability to fight with ferocious beasts after encountering them in the mountains and forests.
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Although the Liao cavalry is powerful, it depends on who you compare it with. Compared with the Zhou soldiers and horses, the Liao cavalry is a nightmare. However, compared with the Jurchens, the Liao cavalry is like a weak patient.
One blow. Not to mention being attacked and besieged. Even in a normal battle, the Liao cavalry is no match for a comparable number of Jurchens. The founding of the Liao Kingdom was decades longer than that of the Zhou Dynasty, and the years of peace were certainly
It's a good thing, but after a long period of war, and after learning all the bad habits of the Zhou Dynasty, the Liao people, who have become more comfortable and particular about life, have long lost the strength of riding and shooting on the grasslands. After several generations, each generation has become worse than the last.
.This is also one of the reasons why Wanyan Agu's uprising of thousands of tribal warriors has not been wiped out in three years, but has grown so strong. It is also one of the reasons why Wanyan Agu's courage to fight for the world with cavalry. Wanyan Agu's
After clearly seeing the weakness of the Liao soldiers' combat effectiveness, he dared to reveal his ambitions to the world.
