After rushing back and forth twice, a sharp scream sounded from time to time on the bushes and streams. After the last battle, the Khitan cavalry did not turn their horses and flee directly to the north.
The Zhou army crossed the stream and gradually strangled the war horses. Someone said: I can't catch up.
The ten generals widened their eyes and let out a long breath.
His heart was still thudding, and everything that happened just now seemed to be in the blink of an eye, and he had not come back to his senses yet... but the sword light and sword shadows suddenly appeared in front of him.
The ten generals listened to the sound of horse hooves gradually drifting away and turned around and said: Count the casualties and the gains.
Five people were injured in our territory and one person died.Three Khitans died.The deputy general shouted.
The casualties ratio was twice as high. The ten generals looked ugly and said: Fortunately, they won.
The deputy general said: If the general Wang Shi was not willing to abandon the wounded soldiers and led his troops to fight to the death, the situation just now was very dangerous.
Ten generals said: Cut off the heads of the Khitan soldiers and take away the wounded soldiers and corpses.Send people to report the conflict and the truth.
Get order!
...The camp on the right side of Li Chuyun is located north of Wenyu Hebei. There are military camps on the banks of the river, surrounded by wooden fences, and each camp has also built simple arrow towers.
The water flows on the river surface, and the water has been unsealed, and many floating bridges are built on it.
A general walked into Li Chuyun's tent and clasped his fists and said: The scout in front came to report that he had encountered the Liao army's ranger for the first time and was awarded the third-level head, and had driven the Liao army's ranger north.
Li Chuyun hurriedly asked where he was.After a while, he asked how many casualties of Zhou army were injured or killed?
The voice of the general was not as high as before, and he said: Injuring five people, killing one person... It was a tragic victory.
At this moment, Shi Yanchao, who was sitting in the lower head, snorted coldly: As expected.
Li Chuyun waved his hand to let the general who reported to leave, thinking that Shi Yanchao had confronted the Liao army head-on in Xinkou during the first battle of Jinyang (during Chai Rong). During the first northern expedition to Youzhou, he was also a vanguard and fought with the main cavalry of the Liao army as a vanguard, at least he had some experience.
Li Chuyun didn't care about Shi Yanchao's dislike, and said calmly: What are the great ideas of General Shi?
Shi Yanchao's attitude towards Li Chuyun seemed to be very helpful, and said: The conflict between small horse teams is comparable to the skilled equestrian horse fighting. No matter how much Zhou cavalry trained, can he not compare to the barbarians who rode horses and herd sheep on the grassland all day long?Horses born from the Central Plains animal husbandry will have the same breeds, which are slightly worse than those of the grassland horses.It would be strange if you can get a bargain.
Shi Yanchao disagreed: But General Li, don’t be afraid...
Li Chuyun looked unhappy and frowned: When have I been afraid of, what are I afraid of?
Shi Yanchao said: We suffer a loss when we fight against small groups, but if there are thousands of cavalry and horse battles, the Zhou cavalry will not be afraid of the Liao army.He patted the plate armor on his chest. Just this kind of armor, the elite cavalryman was not as good as ours.Furthermore, the Zhou army focused on combat formation and rushing formation, and in comparison, the Liao army's cavalry was relatively loose.Facing a head-on decisive battle, military discipline and combat formation are important, and cavalry and infantry are the same.
Li Chuyun nodded thoughtfully this time, acting humbly.
At this time, a member of the general said: The Liao army is close to Shunzhou. Should we gather troops to fight north?
Li Chuyun said: No hurry.
He looked down at the picture on the chopping board, stared at a thick line with Wen Yu River, pondered for a while, and then looked up, and could see the winding river in the distance outside the tent.
After the news from the secret sentry, scouts, and the Privy Council, all went to the right central army to determine the number of Liao troops.Li Chuyun said.
The main force of the Zhou army first went to Youzhou area and surrounded the Liao army in Youzhou in the city.
Compared with the Liao army from Shangjing, the Zhou army was waiting for work, which was more advantageous, and could arrange spies and secret whistles in advance; both sides were cavalry, and there were mobile rangers everywhere, so it would be more difficult to find out the other party’s more detailed information temporarily.
Li Chuyun said: This is the general that the Liao army was in a hurry to rescue Youzhou, and the main force went straight to the North Exit (Gubei Exit), but the war has a great impact, so we cannot underestimate the enemy and advance rashly based on speculation.After confirming the deployment of its main force, we first transferred the left side (Han Tong Luo Yan's Ring Division) to the east, and echoed our troops in the north and south, and launched a war with our superior forces!
The general said: The Liao army came from afar and attacked now, so that it could take advantage of its fatigue.
Li Chuyun shook his head and said: The Liao army approached Shunzhou, but the baggage must still be in the north. Now we attacked directly and ran away as soon as we fought, and it would not work.When Luo Yanhuan attacked quickly, he first detoured from our left wing and attacked in two directions, and then there was a fighter.
He immediately said: "Bi Mo is here to serve you, I will report this to Your Majesty."
……
Outside Youzhou City, the sound of cannons roared, and the table in front of Guo Shao was shaking.Fortunately, I live in a tent. If I were in a tile house, the tile might be shaken off the roof.
After reading Li Chuyun's report, Guo Shao asked the servants beside him to hand them to the generals to see.
The dispatch and daily affairs of the entire army were the responsibility of the Youzhou Qianying Military Office, and almost all the reports and military orders were handled by the Military Office, so Wang Pu, Zuo You and others had already known it in advance.
At this moment, Wang Zhang, the commander of the Hu Ben Army, read the report and muttered: The last general was humble and said lightly, and he was not as good as Li Dianjian. However, why did he think that he was so capable of strategizing, and he still used the idea of infantry to use cavalry...
Guo Shao didn't say anything.
Wang Pu said: General Wang’s words are reasonable, General Li is a little cautious.However, I think that General Li's approach is nothing wrong with this situation.
In the early stage of this battle, the purpose of the Great Zhou army was to capture Youzhou City, and the key was also here; it was not the first batch of reinforcements of the Liao army.
Li Chuyun was not greedy for merit or advance. As long as the strength and deterrence of the Great Zhou cavalry were maintained, the Liao army's reinforcements were limited, so they could not save Youzhou.
The Liao army was in the north of Shunzhou, and the north and south sides of Li Chuyun and Luoyan ring were on the east side of Wenyu River, maintaining a maneuver and forming a corner.It is extremely difficult for the Liao army to break through the Wenyu River defense line. Once it gets close to the war, it will face two sides of the Great Zhou army. Even if it breaks through, it will be trapped in the encirclement of various routes of the Great Zhou army, and there are rivers in the north and south to block the Liao army from quickly back and forth.
Wang Pu glanced at Wang Zhang and said: The elite soldiers in the Central Plains still fight in the mainland all year round, while the Liao army is on the grassland, so they are not as flexible and cunning as the Liao army.Why do we have to attack our strengths by ourselves?
After hearing this, Guo Shao agreed very much. In his philosophy of dealing with the world, he really cannot follow the rhythm of others. He has to take the initiative to choose a regular rhythm and let his opponent follow his own steps.
He said immediately: I have always valued the opinions of generals on the front. If it is not for obvious mistakes on the front line, we should try not to interfere with the judgments of all walks of life.
He also urged all the troops of Youzhou City to step up their attacks. At this time, what Guo Shao was most concerned about was to attack Youzhou City.
At dusk, Jingniang reported that undercover agents from Shunzhou and Tanzhou had heard of the Liao army, and the number of people was roughly equivalent to the number of people dispatched to Beijing.
Guo Shao used this to judge that almost all the main forces of the Liao army reinforcements took the Gubeikou road.
Sure enough, Li Chuyun also made such a judgment the next day, and wrote a letter asking for an order to transfer the main force of the left (Han Tong Luo Yan Ring Division) to cross the Wenyu River to the east, and directly surrounded the Liao army in Shunzhou from the north.
The Former Camp Military Office of Youzhou issued military orders efficiently and coordinated the mobilization of each army in an orderly manner, and a war began to be deployed.
The Zhou army's command system has been constantly evolving and improving from Guo Shao's messenger a few years ago, and it is becoming increasingly mature at this time. From the written military orders of the central staff, the establishment of the central staff to the verification and filing of the command officials, to the organization of the messenger, the military orders are connected in all directions to form a controllable whole...
Of course, there are also weaknesses. Although the fast horse transmits military orders very quickly, it is not real-time information like radio after all. Compared with the situation that changes very quickly on the battlefield, it is too late to rely on the decision-making of the central army alone; so Guo Shao will add a sentence to the military orders of the generals in front, so he can make a decision on the spot.
This will make up for the weaknesses of the command system.
Luo Yanhuan led the main force on the left to head north, and the battle was started.Because after Luo Yanhuan exits Wenyuhe, he will directly advance to the Liao army's flanks!
Amid the roaring and noisy sound of cannons, even people had to speak loudly before they could hear it clearly. Guo Shao rubbed his temples hard and stared at the large picture hanging above.
A war of nearly 100,000 cavalry (real numbers) on both sides is about to break out!Guo Shao's attention could not help but shift from the equally important siege to the upcoming cavalry war.
Wang Pu said behind him: The Liao army may run, and the horse soldiers will fight, and it is difficult for them to stop them if they want to run.
Um.Guo Shao said a word.He took a brush and drew three arrow arcs on the picture.
If the Liao army fled north, it would not affect the situation of the war.
But if the Liao army fought a decisive battle, it was not actually at a disadvantage... The Zhou army's total cavalry deployed on the left and right routes was 53,000, and the cavalry that could invest in the battle on the north bank of the Wenyu River was almost evenly matched with the Liao army's reinforcements.
However, the Zhou army was at the upper hand last year. Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan were not far apart, so there was no possibility of being defeated by each one. Once the enemy was caught, it would quickly form a pincer attack.
Guo Shao was very confident about this battle at this time, but he was a little nervous.
Wang Pu's voice said again: The Great Zhou army has a great chance of victory!
Guo Shao said without looking back: The king’s envoy’s words are reasonable.
But the waiting process is still very uncomfortable, and waiting is the most harsh.
A well-prepared event, but it consists of countless details. When the results are not revealed, Guo Shao will worry about what aspects will make a mistake and affect the overall situation.
He turned around and sat down in front of the rough wooden table.
The sound of cannons in his ears was shaking his eardrums, and there was an unpleasant smell of gunpowder in the air; Guo Shao's mind was also buzzing, and in the rumbling sound, he seemed to see thousands of horses galloping and heard the loud sound of horse hooves.
This is not just imagination. At this moment, Luo Yan's ring was rushing along the arrow on the map, and Li Chuyun's band was also heading north to fight at the same time.
Guo Shao took a deep breath, sat there motionless, unable to control himself.
The Zhou army crossed the stream and gradually strangled the war horses. Someone said: I can't catch up.
The ten generals widened their eyes and let out a long breath.
His heart was still thudding, and everything that happened just now seemed to be in the blink of an eye, and he had not come back to his senses yet... but the sword light and sword shadows suddenly appeared in front of him.
The ten generals listened to the sound of horse hooves gradually drifting away and turned around and said: Count the casualties and the gains.
Five people were injured in our territory and one person died.Three Khitans died.The deputy general shouted.
The casualties ratio was twice as high. The ten generals looked ugly and said: Fortunately, they won.
The deputy general said: If the general Wang Shi was not willing to abandon the wounded soldiers and led his troops to fight to the death, the situation just now was very dangerous.
Ten generals said: Cut off the heads of the Khitan soldiers and take away the wounded soldiers and corpses.Send people to report the conflict and the truth.
Get order!
...The camp on the right side of Li Chuyun is located north of Wenyu Hebei. There are military camps on the banks of the river, surrounded by wooden fences, and each camp has also built simple arrow towers.
The water flows on the river surface, and the water has been unsealed, and many floating bridges are built on it.
A general walked into Li Chuyun's tent and clasped his fists and said: The scout in front came to report that he had encountered the Liao army's ranger for the first time and was awarded the third-level head, and had driven the Liao army's ranger north.
Li Chuyun hurriedly asked where he was.After a while, he asked how many casualties of Zhou army were injured or killed?
The voice of the general was not as high as before, and he said: Injuring five people, killing one person... It was a tragic victory.
At this moment, Shi Yanchao, who was sitting in the lower head, snorted coldly: As expected.
Li Chuyun waved his hand to let the general who reported to leave, thinking that Shi Yanchao had confronted the Liao army head-on in Xinkou during the first battle of Jinyang (during Chai Rong). During the first northern expedition to Youzhou, he was also a vanguard and fought with the main cavalry of the Liao army as a vanguard, at least he had some experience.
Li Chuyun didn't care about Shi Yanchao's dislike, and said calmly: What are the great ideas of General Shi?
Shi Yanchao's attitude towards Li Chuyun seemed to be very helpful, and said: The conflict between small horse teams is comparable to the skilled equestrian horse fighting. No matter how much Zhou cavalry trained, can he not compare to the barbarians who rode horses and herd sheep on the grassland all day long?Horses born from the Central Plains animal husbandry will have the same breeds, which are slightly worse than those of the grassland horses.It would be strange if you can get a bargain.
Shi Yanchao disagreed: But General Li, don’t be afraid...
Li Chuyun looked unhappy and frowned: When have I been afraid of, what are I afraid of?
Shi Yanchao said: We suffer a loss when we fight against small groups, but if there are thousands of cavalry and horse battles, the Zhou cavalry will not be afraid of the Liao army.He patted the plate armor on his chest. Just this kind of armor, the elite cavalryman was not as good as ours.Furthermore, the Zhou army focused on combat formation and rushing formation, and in comparison, the Liao army's cavalry was relatively loose.Facing a head-on decisive battle, military discipline and combat formation are important, and cavalry and infantry are the same.
Li Chuyun nodded thoughtfully this time, acting humbly.
At this time, a member of the general said: The Liao army is close to Shunzhou. Should we gather troops to fight north?
Li Chuyun said: No hurry.
He looked down at the picture on the chopping board, stared at a thick line with Wen Yu River, pondered for a while, and then looked up, and could see the winding river in the distance outside the tent.
After the news from the secret sentry, scouts, and the Privy Council, all went to the right central army to determine the number of Liao troops.Li Chuyun said.
The main force of the Zhou army first went to Youzhou area and surrounded the Liao army in Youzhou in the city.
Compared with the Liao army from Shangjing, the Zhou army was waiting for work, which was more advantageous, and could arrange spies and secret whistles in advance; both sides were cavalry, and there were mobile rangers everywhere, so it would be more difficult to find out the other party’s more detailed information temporarily.
Li Chuyun said: This is the general that the Liao army was in a hurry to rescue Youzhou, and the main force went straight to the North Exit (Gubei Exit), but the war has a great impact, so we cannot underestimate the enemy and advance rashly based on speculation.After confirming the deployment of its main force, we first transferred the left side (Han Tong Luo Yan's Ring Division) to the east, and echoed our troops in the north and south, and launched a war with our superior forces!
The general said: The Liao army came from afar and attacked now, so that it could take advantage of its fatigue.
Li Chuyun shook his head and said: The Liao army approached Shunzhou, but the baggage must still be in the north. Now we attacked directly and ran away as soon as we fought, and it would not work.When Luo Yanhuan attacked quickly, he first detoured from our left wing and attacked in two directions, and then there was a fighter.
He immediately said: "Bi Mo is here to serve you, I will report this to Your Majesty."
……
Outside Youzhou City, the sound of cannons roared, and the table in front of Guo Shao was shaking.Fortunately, I live in a tent. If I were in a tile house, the tile might be shaken off the roof.
After reading Li Chuyun's report, Guo Shao asked the servants beside him to hand them to the generals to see.
The dispatch and daily affairs of the entire army were the responsibility of the Youzhou Qianying Military Office, and almost all the reports and military orders were handled by the Military Office, so Wang Pu, Zuo You and others had already known it in advance.
At this moment, Wang Zhang, the commander of the Hu Ben Army, read the report and muttered: The last general was humble and said lightly, and he was not as good as Li Dianjian. However, why did he think that he was so capable of strategizing, and he still used the idea of infantry to use cavalry...
Guo Shao didn't say anything.
Wang Pu said: General Wang’s words are reasonable, General Li is a little cautious.However, I think that General Li's approach is nothing wrong with this situation.
In the early stage of this battle, the purpose of the Great Zhou army was to capture Youzhou City, and the key was also here; it was not the first batch of reinforcements of the Liao army.
Li Chuyun was not greedy for merit or advance. As long as the strength and deterrence of the Great Zhou cavalry were maintained, the Liao army's reinforcements were limited, so they could not save Youzhou.
The Liao army was in the north of Shunzhou, and the north and south sides of Li Chuyun and Luoyan ring were on the east side of Wenyu River, maintaining a maneuver and forming a corner.It is extremely difficult for the Liao army to break through the Wenyu River defense line. Once it gets close to the war, it will face two sides of the Great Zhou army. Even if it breaks through, it will be trapped in the encirclement of various routes of the Great Zhou army, and there are rivers in the north and south to block the Liao army from quickly back and forth.
Wang Pu glanced at Wang Zhang and said: The elite soldiers in the Central Plains still fight in the mainland all year round, while the Liao army is on the grassland, so they are not as flexible and cunning as the Liao army.Why do we have to attack our strengths by ourselves?
After hearing this, Guo Shao agreed very much. In his philosophy of dealing with the world, he really cannot follow the rhythm of others. He has to take the initiative to choose a regular rhythm and let his opponent follow his own steps.
He said immediately: I have always valued the opinions of generals on the front. If it is not for obvious mistakes on the front line, we should try not to interfere with the judgments of all walks of life.
He also urged all the troops of Youzhou City to step up their attacks. At this time, what Guo Shao was most concerned about was to attack Youzhou City.
At dusk, Jingniang reported that undercover agents from Shunzhou and Tanzhou had heard of the Liao army, and the number of people was roughly equivalent to the number of people dispatched to Beijing.
Guo Shao used this to judge that almost all the main forces of the Liao army reinforcements took the Gubeikou road.
Sure enough, Li Chuyun also made such a judgment the next day, and wrote a letter asking for an order to transfer the main force of the left (Han Tong Luo Yan Ring Division) to cross the Wenyu River to the east, and directly surrounded the Liao army in Shunzhou from the north.
The Former Camp Military Office of Youzhou issued military orders efficiently and coordinated the mobilization of each army in an orderly manner, and a war began to be deployed.
The Zhou army's command system has been constantly evolving and improving from Guo Shao's messenger a few years ago, and it is becoming increasingly mature at this time. From the written military orders of the central staff, the establishment of the central staff to the verification and filing of the command officials, to the organization of the messenger, the military orders are connected in all directions to form a controllable whole...
Of course, there are also weaknesses. Although the fast horse transmits military orders very quickly, it is not real-time information like radio after all. Compared with the situation that changes very quickly on the battlefield, it is too late to rely on the decision-making of the central army alone; so Guo Shao will add a sentence to the military orders of the generals in front, so he can make a decision on the spot.
This will make up for the weaknesses of the command system.
Luo Yanhuan led the main force on the left to head north, and the battle was started.Because after Luo Yanhuan exits Wenyuhe, he will directly advance to the Liao army's flanks!
Amid the roaring and noisy sound of cannons, even people had to speak loudly before they could hear it clearly. Guo Shao rubbed his temples hard and stared at the large picture hanging above.
A war of nearly 100,000 cavalry (real numbers) on both sides is about to break out!Guo Shao's attention could not help but shift from the equally important siege to the upcoming cavalry war.
Wang Pu said behind him: The Liao army may run, and the horse soldiers will fight, and it is difficult for them to stop them if they want to run.
Um.Guo Shao said a word.He took a brush and drew three arrow arcs on the picture.
If the Liao army fled north, it would not affect the situation of the war.
But if the Liao army fought a decisive battle, it was not actually at a disadvantage... The Zhou army's total cavalry deployed on the left and right routes was 53,000, and the cavalry that could invest in the battle on the north bank of the Wenyu River was almost evenly matched with the Liao army's reinforcements.
However, the Zhou army was at the upper hand last year. Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan were not far apart, so there was no possibility of being defeated by each one. Once the enemy was caught, it would quickly form a pincer attack.
Guo Shao was very confident about this battle at this time, but he was a little nervous.
Wang Pu's voice said again: The Great Zhou army has a great chance of victory!
Guo Shao said without looking back: The king’s envoy’s words are reasonable.
But the waiting process is still very uncomfortable, and waiting is the most harsh.
A well-prepared event, but it consists of countless details. When the results are not revealed, Guo Shao will worry about what aspects will make a mistake and affect the overall situation.
He turned around and sat down in front of the rough wooden table.
The sound of cannons in his ears was shaking his eardrums, and there was an unpleasant smell of gunpowder in the air; Guo Shao's mind was also buzzing, and in the rumbling sound, he seemed to see thousands of horses galloping and heard the loud sound of horse hooves.
This is not just imagination. At this moment, Luo Yan's ring was rushing along the arrow on the map, and Li Chuyun's band was also heading north to fight at the same time.
Guo Shao took a deep breath, sat there motionless, unable to control himself.
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