Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led hundreds of thousands of horses, and Hao Hao appeared in front of Tongtai Pass.
Standing on the copper platform, looking around, what you see is a crowd of black and crushed people, and you can't see the head at a glance. The hordes of fierce horses are jubilant, with flags and flags waving in the wind.
The emperor Yelu Longxu's flag is the most dazzling, surrounded by the middle, you can see it at a glance.
"Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu really wants to consume us..."
Tongtaiguan city wall.
Cao Wei looked at the Liao army outside the city, who couldn't see his head, and said in a deep voice.
Di Qing's expression was slightly solemn and said, "Do you want me to take people out for a while and frustrate their spirit?"
Cao Wei shook his head, "It's not time yet. The heavy armor you led is sharp, but Yelu Longxu, the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, obviously has no plans to fight with us, so you led people to rush out and fight for a fight. What has worked."
Cao Wei shook his finger, "Look carefully at the formation of the Liao army outside the city. The mixed soldiers are in the front, and the Xiang army is on the left and right wings. The real elite are in the rear. The number of enemies is so large, you lead the heavy armor to charge. Go out and rush to kill, at most tearing apart the soldiers in front.
The two-winged wing army will come up to entangle you after you defeat the miscellaneous soldiers.
The elite of the line will rush out to give you a fatal blow at a critical time.
Previously, my great Song soldiers used a similar formation when fighting the Xixia people in Hexi.
Annihilated more than a thousand people in Xixia Heavy Armor who rushed into the battle.
If you rushed out with your army, the result should be similar. "
Di Qing followed what Cao Wei pointed out, and went over, and as expected, saw a group of miscellaneous soldiers in front of the Liao army formation outside the city. On the left and right wings are a group of Qingqi wearing Liao style leather armor.
Behind the battle, there were several Liao national iron horses wearing scale armor and chain armor.
If he led the heavy armor out to rush to kill, it would be similar to what Cao Wei said.
He simply couldn't rush to the front of the elite of the Liao soldiers, nor did he have the opportunity to severely damage the elite of the Liao soldiers.
The elite Liao soldiers did not suffer severe damage, and even if he killed too many Liao soldiers and Xiang soldiers, he would not have much effect.
Di Qing looked at Cao Wei and said in a deep voice, "Are we really going to consume the Liao people?"
Cao Wei sighed: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has made up his mind to consume it with us, and we can only consume it for them. If you rashly start a decisive battle with Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, no one knows how it will end.
Without a 40% certainty, we cannot take the initiative to attack. "
After Cao Wei said this, before Di Qing could ask any more, he instructed Di Qing to say: "You go down quickly, summon the soldiers to come with the army this time, and the generals of the Xiang Army who will act as civilians go up the city wall and replace the tiger army on the wall. Good soldier."
Di Qing heard Cao Wei's order, pondered for a moment, nodded, and proceeded to follow Cao Wei's order.
Not long after, the elite soldiers such as the Tiger Army defending on the wall of Tongtaiguan were replaced by the generals of the Xiang Army.
The Xiang Army soldiers jumped and became the main force defending the city.
After Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led his soldiers and horses to camp outside Tongtai Pass, he did not hesitate to dispatch a Xiang army and led the miscellaneous soldiers to attack the city.
The imposing force of the soldiers to attack the city was much weaker than the imposing force of the Liao privy envoy Miji to attack Tongtai Pass.
"Test!"
Standing on the top of the city, Cao Wei said lightly after seeing the Tongtai Pass where the Xiang army and the miscellaneous soldiers of Liao State rushed towards.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the move of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was a temptation.
Test the strength of the soldiers and horses in Tongtai Pass.
Test whether there is a defect in the deployment of Tongtai Pass.
After the Xiang army and other soldiers of Liao State rushed to Tongtai Pass, they launched a fierce attack on Tongtai Pass.
At Tongtaiguan City, the Great Song Xiang Army, which replaced the elite soldiers and horses, fought against the Xiang Army and miscellaneous soldiers of the Liao State.
The Xiang Army of the Song Dynasty faced the Xiang Army and the miscellaneous soldiers of the Liao State, and did not easily win the victory, but fought very hard.
They have gone through some simplifications, and although they are all strong and strong, most of them have not experienced any major battles.
Although the Xiang army and the miscellaneous soldiers of the Liao Kingdom are much worse than the elite soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom, they have been on the battlefield for many years.
Especially the miscellaneous soldiers gathered by the small tribes.
In the clan, they have to face wolf, insect, tiger and leopard. In order for the women and children in the clan to have something to eat, they need to fight with wild beasts without listening.
In order to be able to pay the tribute needed by the Liao State in time, they need to keep on risking.
After arriving under the tent of the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu, he had to be often sent to serve as cannon fodder.
It can be said that they have been living in dire straits, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not bad.
Although they are miscellaneous soldiers, they are not lost to the elites of Liao State in terms of personal bravery.
The difference between them and the elites of the Liao Kingdom is just some battle formations, sharp weapons and strong armor.
Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sat on his horse, watching the battle at Tongtai Pass from a distance. After seeing the Song soldiers on Tongtai Pass being crushed and beaten, he pondered a little and said, "Tell Liu Shenxing, let him Led the Liaoxing Army to join in..."
Following the lead of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, it was conveyed.
Liu Shenxing led the Liaoxing Army to join the battlefield.
With the joining of the Liaoxing Army, the generals of the Songxiang Army who resisted the Liao soldiers at Tongtaiguan obviously felt tremendous pressure.
When Cao Wei saw that they were lost, he decisively dispatched ten thousand crossbowmen from the Forbidden Army to climb the city wall to help defend the city.
With the help of 10,000 Forbidden Army bowmen and crossbowmen, the pressure of the enemy on the soldiers of the Song Xiang Army suddenly reduced a lot.
After seeing that the Liao Xing army he sent out had just gained the upper hand and was suppressed by the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, he immediately ordered: "Mingjin retreat..."
The clerk took the decree and quickly conveyed the order of the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu.
Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu looked at the city of Tongtaiguan for a long time while the Daliao soldiers and horses withdrew from the battlefield, muttering to himself: "Cao Wei can be regarded as a rare general in the Song Dynasty, and his work is really dripping.
There is no flaw in the defense in Tongtai Pass.
The soldiers and horses defending the city are also constantly changing to avoid excessive consumption of elite soldiers.
Some of this battle was fought. "
After the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sighed, he straddled his horse and returned to his Chinese army tent.
After the Liao soldiers withdrew from the battlefield, they did not attack again.
In a flash, the second day came.
Early in the morning.
The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs in the Liao Dynasty to meet in the tent. After choosing from left and right, he chose Yang Youxuan, the official secretary, as an envoy, and went to Tongtaiguan to talk with Cao Wei and Lu Yijian in detail, and tried to recruit .
The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu also knew in his heart that it was impossible for him to surrender with Cao Wei and Lu Yijian's status in the Song Dynasty.
But what if
What if some of them are unhappy in Dasong and want to change their way of life
This incident was not the whimsical of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, but a precedent.
When Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi of Song Dynasty expedition to the north of Liao, the Song king of Liao Dynasty sent people out to lobby for surrender several times, and many Song generals were recruited.
The reason why it was so easy for the Liao State to recruit Song generals was that after the Liao State recruited Song generals, the treatment was particularly high.
For example, during the battle of Chanyuan during the reign of Zhenzong, the generals of the Liao State broke through Suicheng and Kedingzhou, and successively captured the prophet King Song and Wang Jizhong, the observation envoy of Yunzhou.
Under the solicitation of the Liao people, Wang Jizhong voted for the Liao Kingdom.
Xiao Chuo, empress dowager of Chengtian of Liao, gave Wang Jizhong the surname Yelu. He successively gave him the name Yelu Xianzhong, Yelv Zongxin, and the king of Chu.
It is precisely because the Liao Kingdom has given great rewards to the Great Song Generals, so those Song generals who are not strong-willed and have too much fame and fortune are easily recruited by the Liao State and surrender to the Liao State.
Of course, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu knew that the possibility of Cao Wei and Lu Yijian surrendering was almost impossible.
He sent Yang Youxuan into Tongtai Pass not only to recruit Cao Wei and Lu Yijian.
It was also to allow Yang Youxuan to take a good look at whether there is a broken station in the Tongtai Pass after entering the Tongtai Pass.
Yang Youxuan led the order of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, and brought several people, supporting the ceremonial guard of the envoy, and appeared under Tongtaiguan.
Cao Wei was taken aback after hearing the information from his subordinates.
"Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sent an envoy to Tongtaiguan?"
The soldiers nodded vigorously.
Cao Wei pondered for a while, then looked at Lu Yijian who was sitting not far away, "What do you think the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu made?"
Lu Yi said indifferently, "What else can be done, of course, is to recruit us."
Cao Wei pondered: "He should be very clear that it is impossible for the two of us to be surrendered."
Lu Yijian nodded slowly, "He naturally knows that the two of us cannot be surrendered. However, whenever he fights with my Da Song, he always likes to send someone to surrender.
In order to show his mind and courage.
Unfortunately, at this point, he can't compare to the late Queen Mother Xiao.
After the Empress Dowager Xiao surrendered me, Song Wenwu, she was really able to make great profits.
I really dare to use it.
But he can't. Most of the great benefits he promised are just a cover.
Even if my Dasong's civil and military skills are put into his hands, they will not be reused. "
Cao Wei glanced at Lu Yijian, and said in amazement: "You haven't worked under the tent of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu. How do you know that he will not reuse the surrendered Da Song Wenwu?"
Lu Yijian rolled his eyes and said, "His mother has that guts, so find him a Han to be his father. He has that guts, does he recognize a Han as his father?"
Cao Wei was a little speechless for a while.
Lu Yijian continued: "After your reminder, I feel that the purpose of the Liao envoy entering Tongtai Pass this time is probably not just to recruit us."
Cao Wei nodded slowly, "It may also be to find out the truth in Tongtai Pass."
Lu Yijian added: "It is also possible to find out what flaws are in the deployment of Tongtai Pass. It depends on whether you are willing to give him a flaw."
Cao Wei thought about it and said: "Give can give you a defect, I'm afraid that the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu will not be fooled."
Lu Yijian curled his lips and said, "As long as you leave a seam for him, he will definitely drill in. After all, the soldiers and horses in charge of the siege are mostly those of the small tribes attached to the Liao State. How many deaths? , Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will not feel distressed."
"If he gives me credit, then I can really take it."
Cao Wei pondered for a while and said to Lu Yijian: "You go to see the Liao ambassador first, and I will send someone to arrange it. After I finish the arrangement, I will go to see the Liao ambassador."
Lu Yijian nodded slowly, watching Cao Wei leave the city gate.
After Cao Wei left, Lv Yijian tidied up his clothes, sent someone to the city to confirm the identity of the Liao envoy, and then let the Liao envoy into the city with a hanging basket.
Lu Yijian saw the Liao envoy Yang Youxuan, an old acquaintance who had received him when he was an envoy to Liao.
The two immediately began to talk like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Lv Yijian led Yang Youxuan down the city wall and rested in a big house in Tongtaiguan.
The two drank and talked all night.
In the meantime, Yang Youxuan made many words to surrender Lu Yijian, but they were all pushed back by Lu Yijian.
Yang Youxuan chatted with Lu Yijian all night, and did not see Lu Yijian let go, so he asked to see Cao Wei.
After Cao Wei arranged it properly, he naturally appeared in front of Yang Youxuan.
Compared with Lu Yijian, who treats each other with courtesy everywhere, Cao Wei is much more domineering and arrogant.
After Yang Youxuan uttered the call to surrender Cao Wei, Cao Wei ordered someone to throw him out of the room.
If it hadn't been for Lu Yijian to stop him, Cao Wei still had the thought of beating Yang Youxuan.
Yang Youxuan slumped in front of Cao Wei and Lu Yijian one after another, and almost suffered a severe beating. Naturally, he didn't have the face to stay in Tongtai Pass, so he found a reason and left Tongtai Pass.
Seeing Yang Youxuan and his entourage sitting in a hanging basket, he went down Tongtaiguan.
"Yang Youxuan didn't pay attention to the defense in Tongtai Pass, are we a bit like a villain to save the abdomen of a gentleman?"
Lu Yijian questioned.
Cao Wei sneered: "Yang Youxuan was indeed honest after he entered Tongtai Pass. But the few people who followed him were not honest at all. If it hadn't been for the secret whistle I had explained in advance, among them, the least Three people will be escorted to us."
Lu Yijian's brow jumped and asked: "So, Yelu Longxu, Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, sent Yang Youxuan into Guancheng, really to investigate the defenses in my Tongtai Pass."
Cao Wei nodded slowly.
Lu Yijian continued to ask: "Did you expose the flaw to them?"
Cao Wei nodded and said: "Naturally... Whether the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will get the set, it depends on tomorrow. If he gets the set tomorrow, then we will have to reap a wave of military exploits."
No words for a night.
The next day.
When the sky was getting bright, the Liao soldiers moved.
The Zabing and Xiang Army of the Liao Kingdom were once again forced to pass and began to attack Tongtai Pass.
The place where Cao Wei left out the flaws really became the focus of care.
Cao Wei closed the net at a critical time and successfully harvested the lives of thousands of soldiers in Liao.
After the Liao State lost the lives of many soldiers and soldiers of the Xiang Army.
Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu did not show any dissatisfaction, it seemed that everything was the same as he expected.
After that, for a long time.
Cao Wei and Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu used various methods to calculate each other, consuming each other's forces.