The first thousand two hundred and sixty-eight chapters meet on a narrow road
The Governor's Mansion of Raole is the territory of the Xi tribe. The Xi tribe is also a branch of the Xianbei people. It has a deep relationship with the Khitan and has always been a loyal ally of the Khitan. During the Anshi Rebellion, there were a large number of Xi people in Anlu Mountain's army, and their families were also
Then they moved to the Youzhou area. In the late Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court and the rebel generals compromised, ushering in the era of feudal rule. The Xi people in Youzhou were not liquidated and settled down, laying hidden dangers for the Khitan's subsequent annexation of Youzhou.
The Xi people are divided into five tribes. Their population is no less than that of the Khitan, and they are not divided. They are mainly engaged in animal husbandry, handicrafts and agriculture. The most famous of the handicrafts is the Xi chariot.
The carts were so popular that even Guo Song was very interested in them. The thousand grain carts that Pei Xin intercepted at Bailangshui were the famous Xi carts.
Although the Xi people have a large population, they do not have a large army. The main reason is that the military resources of the Xi people are provided to the Khitans, resulting in that they only have a standing army of 50,000, mainly because they do not have so many armors and weapons.
Among Zhu Ye's 100,000 troops to conquer Silla, there were 20,000 Xi troops, 10,000 of whom were Xi people's standing army, and 10,000 Xi people who were recruited by Zhu Ye as yongyong, that is, idle young people, for
He went to Silla to make a fortune and steal women and join Zhu Ye's army.
The Xi people's conquest of Silla also brought a lot of dividends to the various tribes of the Xi tribe, at least hundreds of thousands of slaves and countless wealth. Many Han businessmen got the news and went to Raole Dudu Mansion with various best-selling goods.
Do business.
The Xi people also had many spies in Yingzhou. When the main force of the Jin army sent out troops in a mighty manner, a few knights rushed quickly on the outskirts of Liucheng, rushing towards Raolecheng like lightning.
King Xi's name was Li Suodi, and the surname Li was also given by Emperor Xuanzong. He was actually called Suodi, and he was about fifty years old. Li Suodi was in a very low mood these days. He had already received the news that Zhu Ye's entire army was destroyed in Silla, and he was also
This means that all 20,000 Xi troops were wiped out.
What Li Suodi found hard to accept was that the King of Jin did not keep any prisoners of war and killed them all. The method was extremely cruel and ruthless. But what shocked Li Suodi was the attitude of the King of Jin who killed all the prisoners. If the Jin army attacked Xi on a large scale,
clan, I am afraid that the Xi clan will be in great danger.
Raole City is the capital of the Xi people. It is located in the south of Chifeng today. Its size is equivalent to a small county in the Central Plains, with a population of tens of thousands. The people in the city are mainly engaged in handicrafts. There are more than 200 large and small shops that make cars alone.
There are more than 10,000 people, and the rest are lumberjacks. Ninety percent of the land in the Raole Dudu Mansion is forest, and the timber resources are extremely rich. Often, the timber in an area has not been completely logged, and the area that was previously logged is overgrown with big trees.
, providing abundant raw materials for Xiren’s car-making industry.
In the early morning of this morning, as soon as the city gate opened, several men in black on horseback came rushing towards them from a distance. Just as the soldiers guarding the city were about to intercept them, they saw the men in black on horseback waving their hands and shouting: "Military emergency, get out of the way!"
The soldiers did not dare to intercept and quickly got out of the way. Three knights in black rushed into the city on horseback and galloped towards the palace.
Li Suogao had just gotten up and was having breakfast. Suddenly, he was informed that more than 100,000 Jin troops had set off from Liucheng and were heading towards Raolecheng. Li Suogao was stunned. The thing he was most worried about and feared had happened.
Already.
Raole City is only a few dozen miles away from Yingzhou and less than two hundred miles away from Liucheng County. In other words, the Jin army can reach Raole City today.
Li Suogao calmed down his nervous mood for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Send the order for the entire army to assemble!"
He immediately wrote another express letter and had it sent to Khitan as quickly as possible.
The Xi tribe has a standing army of 50,000 people, but currently there are only 40,000 troops left. If a war breaks out, they can also go to various tribes to recruit troops. The maximum number of troops can be 100,000, increasing the total strength to 140,000. This
It was the maximum strength of the Xi tribe, and basically all the men went into battle.
But now it was too late to gather troops. The Jin army was already approaching the city. Li Suogao had no choice but to lead an army of 40,000 to fight in person.
Guo Song left 10,000 troops to guard Liucheng, led by Zhang Yun, to defend the safety of Liucheng while continuing to reorganize Zhu Tao's surrendered troops.
Guo and Song Dynasty sent a total of 140,000 troops, divided into two groups. Li Bing led 40,000 troops on one side, and Chen troops were stationed on the border of Songmo Dudu Mansion to contain Yeluyun Shide's army.
On the other route, he personally led an army of 100,000 people, with Yao Jin as his deputy general and Pei Xin leading 20,000 cavalry as the vanguard, towards Raole City.
It is only one hundred and eighty miles from Liucheng to Raolecheng. The cavalry can arrive in one and a half days, while the infantry takes three days.
Pei Xin's 20,000 troops arrived at the Qiliang Valley. This is a valley more than ten miles long. It is named after seven mountain ridges. The valley is about a hundred feet wide and has dense forests on both sides. It is a very conducive place for ambush.
place.
The army stopped at the entrance of the valley. More than a hundred scouts went up the mountain to explore the enemy's situation. In less than a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen gunpowder arrows were launched into the sky and exploded in the air. Some scouts discovered the enemy's situation. The scouts who were investigating began to
retreat.
Not long after, a scout brigade commander came forward to report, "General Qi, we have discovered the hidden enemy troops. Visually, there are about 5,000 people. This should be only a part."
Pei Xin immediately ordered: "Set fire to the forest!"
Hundreds of soldiers set fire to the woods in the north, which were full of pine trees and were very easy to burn. In a moment, the fire spread to the west. Taking advantage of the wind, the fire burned more and more fiercely, and the entire valley was filled with thick smoke.
Twenty thousand Xi troops lurked in the woods, preparing to ambush the Jin army's vanguard cavalry. Unexpectedly, they were discovered by Jin army scouts and set fire to the mountain.
The 20,000 Xi troops were not attacked by the enemy, but were attacked by thick smoke. The soldiers choked and coughed, and some soldiers shouted: "It's burning!"
The leader of the ambush, Suo Chiye, was also from the Xi people's royal family. He was Li Suodi's younger brother and a well-known general of the Xi people. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"
‘Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!’ the retreat gong sounded.
The 20,000 ambushed troops retreated westward in panic and escaped from the valley.
The fire was kept burning until evening, when it began to rain. The fire gradually became smaller, and the rain began to pour heavily. The last remaining fire was finally extinguished.
It was not until dawn the next day that the 20,000 cavalry continued to organize their troops and set off. The fire burned all the pine trees on both sides of the valley, leaving only dark tree stumps. There was no need to worry about ambushes on both sides.
After leaving the valley, Raole City was forty miles ahead. At this time, the scouts in front sent word that a group of 20,000 enemy cavalry was ten miles away.
This news made Pei Xin very happy. His cavalry had not fought a fierce battle with an evenly matched enemy for a long time. He did not expect that this opportunity would come to the Xi tribe.
"Brothers, there are enemy cavalry ahead. Here is our chance to fight the enemy to the death!"
The three armies raised their arms and shouted, their morale was high, and every cavalryman was working hard. Years of training finally had a chance to show off.
Twenty thousand cavalry were arrayed neatly in the wilderness. This was the largest grassland of the Xi tribe, with undulating green low slopes occasionally dotted with a few lush trees. Twenty thousand cavalry were arrayed on a short slope.
The leading general was Suo Chiye. He was very cunning. When he found that the opponent's forward only had 20,000 men, he considered concentrating his forces to annihilate the enemy. He put up a formation of 20,000 cavalry, but behind another hillside,
Another 20,000 troops were lying in wait.
Once the enemy is trapped, they will be strangled by his 40,000-strong army.
At this time, a soldier pointed forward and shouted: "The enemy is coming!"
Suo Chiye also saw it. A group of cavalry had rushed out of the valley and appeared more than ten miles away. Suo Chiye waved his spear and shouted: "Kill them!"
"Kill!"
There was a cry of killing in the wilderness, and 20,000 cavalry poured down like a flood from a bursting embankment. They ran wildly on the grassland and attacked the enemy cavalry in an overwhelming manner. They wanted to kill one of the enemy's cavalry before they formed their formation.
I can't even rub my hands together.
Seventy percent of the Jin cavalry had already come out of the valley. Pei Xin looked at the overwhelming cavalry and sneered secretly. Fortunately, he still had a trump card in his hand, otherwise he would have been really in trouble!
He immediately ordered: "Go to the Firearms Camp!"
More than a hundred cavalrymen rushed up, holding huge shields in their hands. Behind each person was a thin wooden box, wrapped in a layer of oilcloth, and inside were iron fire thunders. They ran for three miles and took the iron fire thunders from
Take it out of the box and place the pumpkin-shaped iron fire thunder on the ground.
Not long after, 20,000 cavalry suddenly appeared on the hill a few hundred steps in front of them, and then rushed down the hill. The cavalry of the Firearms Battalion lit the match ropes, turned their horses' heads and galloped away.
Thousands of horses galloped over in an instant. The horse at the front had just crossed the iron fire thunder. Countless iron fire thunders on the ground exploded one after another. The war horses neighed and blood burst out. Many soldiers were blown up. Every iron fire thunder exploded.
There were hundreds of poisoned iron nails inside the fire thunder, which were blown away in all directions. Even soldiers and war horses far away from the explosion site were hit by the iron nails, causing screams one after another.