Chapter 194: Shadow of Sweat and Blood

In the early morning of early winter, the wind is very cold, and it is even colder than at night.

In the battle last night, both Hu and Han suffered heavy losses. Whether it is the Modao Battle Axe Array or the Peach Crew Army, they are not the kind of strong army that can be summoned if you want to be summoned or trained if you want to be trained. The combination of physique, willpower and combat experience has its own special nature. In some eras, it is impossible to even produce some such strong army.

Therefore, when Liu Heihu had five or six feather arrows inserted on his shoulder and his back, his left ear was cut by a flying stone, and he brought a group of remaining soldiers back to the horse-loving land, Xi Sheng's grief was indescribable.

The same is true for Yelu Deguang. All kinds of soldiers in the Khitan area can have millions of troops, but the number of troops in the heart is just like a piece of meat that has been cut off. Although the meat is small, it can make him feel pain!

On the contrary, even if the subordinate troops suffer ten times the losses, he does not care much about them. Those troops can be supplemented through recruitment and training.

Liu Heihu only yelled when the military doctor pulled out the last feather arrow. The slanted light in his eyes saw that the feather arrow was his own standard. He saw the guilt on Xi Sheng's face and smiled and said, "Old Xi, don't do this, I can't die! In the situation last night, I would have to do this if I had done it! Even though the brothers died, there was no complaint!" He said anxiously and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Xi Sheng shouted, "Stop talking, take a break."

Liu Heihu snorted: "Rest! Can't rest! The Khitan will still call you in a blink of an eye. I can still withstand this small injury. Just give the order!"

Xi Shengdao: "After the battle last night, the Khitan's tactics must be adjusted, and the next style of play will be different, but when the next big attack begins, it may be more dangerous than last night..." He looked back: "They... should have already started..."

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Although the Khitan soldiers and generals acted very much and did not take the Tang army seriously, even if Yelu Deguang often had arrogant words, it should be said that in this battle, except for reckless men like Yelu Heng, most Khitan soldiers and generals were cautious when facing the Tang army.

Otherwise, in the class, Tu Ligu and others would not have thought about how to deal with the Modao Battle Axe Array before it was launched. As for Yelu Deguang, he saw Zhang Mai's threat to him, otherwise he would not have launched such a war of power to the country.

However, this battle in the horse-loft still made the Khitans re-adjust their evaluation of the Tiance Tang Army in their minds.

"It's indeed amazing. It's worthy of being the world-famous Modao Battle Axe Formation!" said in the class.

Beside him, he was scattered.

"This shouldn't count," Sache looked at Xiao Heli who was cleaning up the mess and said, "Since the war started, we have not given the other side a chance to advance the infantry front. Last night was similar to a melee, and the power of the Modao should not be fully utilized."

"We are not fools!" The class sneered: "Since we know that Modao is good at forming formations on the front, how could we give them such a chance? However, in the melee situation last night, Xi Sheng could still cause our army to suffer such great losses, which shows that his command ability is quite good, and Modao Battle Axe Formation is indeed a elite soldier in the world!"

The two of them were silent for a moment and said in class: "What do you think you should do now?"

"Well..." Sache pondered and said, "Then you have to see what your Majesty is going to do."

In the class, he said: "This horse-loving land must be defeated, but the battle last night might slightly affect His Majesty's intentions, maybe... His Majesty will not be so anxious."

"What do you mean?"

The class said: "Actually, we all understand that the Tang army uses such a strong army to build a village in the way, and that is to fight with preparation. The losses of strong attacks will be great. The best strategy is to trap the enemy by wheels."

Both of them were famous Khitan generals, nodding their heads and knowing their tails, and there was something they didn't need to say so clearly. Sache immediately knew that the meaning of the class was to continuously siege the Huanma Highlands. The Khitan army had an absolute numerical advantage over Xi Sheng. Under the terrain restrictions, more than 100,000 troops could not flow up at the same time. However, if a wheel battle was held, Xi Sheng's troops could lose their rest time. In the continuous positional battle, no matter how strong the soldiers of the Modao and Battle Axe Array were, they could not be beaten for three or five days, but seven or eight days. After all, people were not iron-clad.

In the era of cold weapons, when the weapons between the two sides have not widened the gap, even if the troops have an advantage, they must have time to exert their strength.

After listening to the words in the class, Sache said, "Not to mention whether Your Majesty is willing to agree, even if Your Majesty is willing to agree, we must be careful of the Tang army's tricks!"

"trick?"

"The terrain of this area is not dangerous, nor is it completely unobstructed." Sache said: "Previously, Yelu Wuzhi sent cavalry to go around the horse-loving land and attack Xi Sheng's back, but all the small troops sent were gone without returning! Although Yelu Wuzhi sent not many temptation troops, there was a crux of the heart as the backbone. Our Khitan troops came and went suddenly, as fast as birds. Even if they were ambushed and lost, they could at least retreat. Even if they could not retreat, they could still escape with injuries. However, this time, none of them could escape!"

He was also moved in the class and said, "So after the horse-loving land, there must be an ambush of elite soldiers!"

"It is not only elite soldiers, but also cavalry, elite cavalry that is known for its speed! They are cavalry faster than our Khitan cavalry."

I heard the eyebrows raised in class, and the Khitan cavalry came and went quickly. Today, there are only a handful of cavalry units that can compete with it. There are almost no cavalry in the world that can be faster than the Khitan cavalry! Even Zhang Mai's Longxiang Iron Armor Army, and even Yang Yi's Yingyang cavalry cannot be stronger and faster than the Khitan cavalry.

Unless it is...

During the class, his eyebrows raised and he said, "Sweat-blooded Cavalry Regiment!"

"That's right!"

In terms of comprehensive combat power, the Sweat-Blooded Cavalry Regiment is not as good as the skin room, dragon soaring, and eagle rising, but in terms of speed, it is the best in the world. Even his enemies cannot refuse to admit this.

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On the horse-loving high ground, Liu Heihu whispered to Xi Sheng: "Is there any news coming from Xue Fu?"

Xi Shengdao: "They have been prepared for a long time. But the key to whether they can succeed lies in us!"

"That's right." Liu Heihu said: "Xue Fu and his team are not as rushing towards each other head-on. They are not as good as ours. The defense of the iron barrel is not as good as Guo Wei's car formation. They are not as good as Long Xiang and Ying Yang. But when it comes to speed, they are as fast as lightning! If we can create a flaw for them in the Khitan army, so that they can advance suddenly, directly into the Khitan confidant, and even take the head of Yelu Deguang! Then we will be the first to do this battle!"

Xi Shengdao: "The key to this battle lies in the word "strange"! Our chance is only this time."

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In Maling, Sache said to the class: "Although the Tang people have many evil plots, they did a great job this time and wiped out all the people we sent. However, they did not expect that it was because they were able to wipe out all the cavalry we sent, which exposed the traces of the sweat-blooded cavalry regiment that were already nearby!"

He paused and said, "If I want to kill my Khitan light horse and not return, I will definitely be able to use sweat-blooded cavalry, and it must be multiple sieges to be fooled. Therefore, the sweat-blooded cavalry group must not come from a minority, but a large army! Any information can be faked, but the death of my Khitan children will not be faked."

The class said: "If this is the case, then the purpose of Tangren this time will be very clear!"

The two looked at each other and said at the same time: "Drag and behead!"

The high ground was quiet again, and the sun was already rising. A red sun hung on the east sky, shining on the frosty land on both sides of the Maling River. Last night, a fierce and extremely fierce battle had just ended, and there would be a more tragic war brewing next.

During the class, he sighed: "I didn't expect Zhang Mai to use this place as the decisive place!"

"It is precisely because of my unexpected situation that there is a possibility of victory." Sache said: "Tiance and I are evenly matched. There is no need to have a head-on battle. In the end, it can only become a lasting war of attrition. If you want to win a big victory, you must be surprised, but surprising is risk. This time, Zhang Mai must have been dragging our army with the Modao Axe formation. At the moment when our army showed its flaws, the cavalry regiment quickly broke into and disrupted our central army! When our army was in chaos, the camps would be destroyed at the least, and the army would be withdrawn and reorganized; at the worst, morale would be taken away. At that time, the Dragon Foot Iron Armor Army and the Yingyang Army would be subsequently covered, and Zhang Mai would be able to win this battle. Within ten years, our Khitan troops would not have the courage to cross Yinshan."

In the class, he sneered: "He is delusional!"

Sache said: "Whether you are delusional or not depends on how tough Xi Sheng is, and how quick Xue Fu is. However, since the Tang army made such a plan, Qinzhou will not have to rush to go. For the sake of the current plan, how to plan and plan, Zhang Mai threw out two sides of the side, and the main force ambushed behind him, so he wanted to use two sides of the side of the side of the side of the side to win the entire victory, but if he could not win, and the side of the side of the side would be eaten by us?"

In the class, he laughed: "If the Modao and Battle Axe formation and the sweat-blooded cavalry regiment are severely damaged at the same time, the Tang people will be defeated and they will be despaired even if they are not defeated! Whether it is to take Qinzhou or not, it is easy to get the city, but hard to find the strong army!"

Seeing that he had the same opinion as him in the class, Sache said happily: "Since that's the case, let's meet your Majesty together!"

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In the Khitan camp, Tuyuhun was crying, and Hu Hua Han soldiers were also crying.

Last night, their losses were the heaviest, but what they got was not the coach's comfort, but Yelu Deguang's severe reprimand!

Yelu Deguang was in a very bad mood. You should know that last night was just a prelude to the current major battle. It would be fine if it was the final battle, but a prelude lost four or five hundred of his heart. How could Yelu Deguang be in a good mood?

But his thunderous wrath could not attack the soldiers of his clan. On the contrary, he had to comfort him, and at the same time he had to punish the responsible persons who led to the defeat. The blame was naturally taken by Hu Hua and Han soldiers and Tuyuhun.

If it weren't for Han Yanhui's plea, I was afraid that Bai Chengfu and Hu Hua's leaders would all lose their heads. However, the death penalty could be avoided, and the life penalty could not be escaped. Bai Chengfu and Mo Baique were both naked and whipped forty whips in the morning breeze. The snowflakes and frost water penetrated deep into the whip marks with the wind, causing the two to die.

Han Yanhui couldn't bear it. After they were whipped for more than ten whips, they asked for love, but Yelu Deguang was stared at him and almost fell down. Han Yanhui didn't dare to speak anymore. If he knew that he was not aware of his appearance, he was afraid that even he would have to be whipped next. Although he was very respected by Yelu Deguang in normal times, when he was at the critical moment, Yelu Deguang still wanted to kill him!

"Oh--" He sighed to the sky and suddenly remembered his son.

"Shu'er... I hope you are still alive... If you are still alive..."

Suddenly, he had a hope that the Central Plains would rebuild the prosperous era of the Han and Tang dynasties. In that society, literati would at least have the protection of life and dignity. It would be much better for their descendants to live in a society with protection of life and dignity than for their glory and wealth but not to be safe.

However, this thought just flashed, and he shivered and never dared to think about it again.

That night, the light suddenly lit under the flag. Han Yanhui knew that it was Yelu Deguang who summoned the generals to discuss matters. He hurried over, but was blocked outside.

"Prime Minister stays!"

A Khitan soldier said in polite words, but his eyes were full of contempt.

Han Yanhui left sadly and returned to his tent. Suddenly someone came to report that a fugitive prisoner who was captured by Dangxiang during the last Battle of Takunan brought news about the prince. Han Yanhui was overjoyed and hurriedly called the fugitive prisoner into the house.

As soon as he entered the tent, Han Yanhui recognized that the escaped prisoner was Han Deshu's personal guard and asked happily: "How is Shu'er?"

The escaped prisoner looked at the top of the tent, and Han Yanhui realized it and ordered him to retreat left and right. Only two of them were left, the escaped prisoner lowered his voice and said, "Young Master has surrendered to Marshal Zhang."

Han Yanhui was so scared that he almost couldn't take it and said in a trembling voice: "What are you talking about!"

The escaped prisoner said, "The young master has surrendered to Marshal Zhang." The escaped prisoner repeated a low voice, then took out another letter and presented it to Han Yanhui.

Han Yanhui took it anxiously. When he looked under the lamp, he found that it was Han Deshu's handwriting, but it was full of Han Deshu's greetings to his father, saying that he was in prison and was tortured by the Tang army, and asked his father to try to save him.

Seeing that the content of the letter was inconsistent with what the escaped prisoner said, Han Yanhui looked at the escaped prisoner suspiciously, and the escaped prisoner said, "By the way, the young master said, when the prime minister read the letter, he still had a song to sing." So he sang the song. The tune was not long, but it was very unpleasant and was simply inconsistent with the rhythm. Han Yanhui carefully identified the tune, pondered a little, took out a piece of paper, marked the tune with Gong Shang Jiao Zhengyu, and thought about it again, and tried to turn Gong Shang Jiao Zhengyu into one, two, three, four, five, and other numbers.

He used these piles of numbers to sort them out, and then picked the words from the letter to read them, but the words were "The detailed report from my father before, my son has made fine adjustments." When Han Yanhui saw it, his hands and feet were immediately cold!

These thirteen words seem ordinary, but in fact they are very informative! Because Han Yanhui is the most familiar with Han customs in the entire Khitan camp, he is mostly responsible for the affairs of sending spies in the Han area. Although Yelu Wuzhi and others will also monitor this, the actual operation of the affairs is still Han Yanhui.

In recent years, Han Yanhui has grown older, and Han Deshu is quite able to inherit his father's business, so there are many things Han Yanhui has allowed his son to accept, so Han Deshu knows at least seven out of ten of the detailed system of Khitan in Lianglan Gansu. If Han Deshu really surrenders to Zhang Mai, with his understanding of the entire detailed system, it would be so simple to lure the system to make a wrong judgment!

In other words, all the Khitan information about the Tiance Army in Lianglan area may be wrong! Or, although it is not wrong, it is all the content that Zhang Mai wants the Khitans to know!

Even if he is now holding this letter and the escaped prisoner to meet Yelu Deguang, can Yelu Deguang still believe in himself? Even if he can still believe in himself, just because he misreported information before, this crime would be enough to allow the Khitans to dismember him from his five horses!

Han Yanhui only felt that his hands and feet were getting colder and colder, and in the end he seemed to have lost consciousness!

He suddenly blurted out, "Disappeared!Disappeared!"

Han Deshu did not persuade Han Yanhui to surrender, but he had already cut off Han Yanhui's retreat!

"Since the previous information in this battle is wrong, Zhang Mai will definitely take the lead!"

Han Yanhui still struggled to remain calm in the chaos: "If this is the case, will our army still have a chance of winning?"

At this time, he suddenly thought of the contemptuous corner of the Khitan guard when he stopped him under the big banner. The contempt was slashing around his heart like a knife. He looked at the letter again, which wrapped around his neck like a rope!

A cold wind blew into the gap in the tent, causing the candlelight to shake. As the candlelight swayed, Han Yanhui almost uttered a sentence: "Zhang Mai...you are so poisonous!"

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Under the banner, several closest ministers were listed around.

However, at this time, another person came, Xiao Miansi, the leader of the Khitan clan, who had just arrived.
To be continued...