Yeludi Lugu couldn't accept this reality, and said anxiously with a red neck: "Attacking the Beikou pass is the king's inherent choice to break through the Tang army's defense line. How can he give up lightly? Moreover, among the eight Khitan armies, in the heart because of In the case of the Spike Army suffering heavy losses, only the Sijin Department is the strongest!
"Among the 500,000 forbidden troops transferred by the Tang army to the north, 200,000 troops were stationed in the direction of Yuguan in Pingzhou and Juyongguan in Guizhou. Only Beikou was no more than the Tiger Guards! Since the war lasted for several months, Beikou was the only thing that the Tang army showed. The defense is weak, if we give up attacking here, where can we find a fighter?"
He is very excited.
It is not surprising for Yelu Abaoji to have such a view of Yelu Dilugu.
Because it is true.
However, Yelu Abao had his reasons for giving such an order.
He looked at Yelu Di Lugu and asked: "In terms of military strength, Beikou is indeed the Tang army's weak point, but let me ask you, with the elite of Sijin's troops, if they attack Beikou for nearly a month, is there any sign that they will be able to capture Guancheng
"You don't need to argue, you and I know how powerful the Sijin Department is. The reason why the situation has become like this, in the final analysis, is that the strength of the weak has changed. Because of the existence of those Confucian scholars, Beikou is not only no longer The Tang army's weak defense area has become an existence like a copper wall and an iron wall."
Yelu Dilugu opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Yelu Abaoji waving his hand.
The latter continued: "As far as I know, the Yangzhou Confucian sect who appeared in Beikou has three thousand disciples. How many Confucian scholars have you killed in the past month? It is only a few hundred people. So many Confucian killing gods appeared at the top of the city.
"In another year or so, you may be able to kill more than 2,000 Confucian scholars, but if the Confucian sect at the top of the city kills more than 200 gods, the Guancheng will still be impenetrable. What's the point of such a battle?"
Yelu Dilu Gu could no longer speak.
He had nothing to say except to ask for a fight to the death.
Now even a deadly battle is not feasible, so he can only accept Yelu Abaoji's arrangement.
After a while, Yeludi Lugu reluctantly said: "Your Majesty, we have launched an attack on the Tang Dynasty for nearly three months. Except for destroying the Jingqi of the Spike Army in Yunzhou, although we have also captured some frontiers in succession. States and counties, Xiaosai, but no big results.
"The east and west fronts have been blocked outside Yuguan and Juyongguan, and have been unable to attack for a long time. Now, if we abandon Beikou, where should we go to find fighters?"
When he said this, he was worried.
It has been three months since the start of the war. Except for the loss of more than 60,000 fine cavalry from the Spike Army, the results of the capture are all small fights. So far, the situation has not been opened, and the situation is already developing in a bad direction.
Attacking Xiongguan, the Khitan army suffered a lot of losses, but if they were unable to attack Xiongguan, the morale of the army would be weakened, and the battle in the future would only be more difficult.
Three months ago, when the Khitan sent troops to the south, taking advantage of the great situation of the whole world attacking the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers of the three armies had high fighting spirit. The Khitan soldiers at that time would never have imagined that after three months, they would not even be able to see Youzhou City.
But right now, Yelu Abaoji and Yelu's enemy Lu Gu personally led the elite to attack Beikou, which was guarded by only 100,000 Chang'an Forbidden Army and some frontier troops. .
If we can't find a turning point in time, I'm afraid that the Khitan's Southern Expedition will end hastily. Yelu Abaoji saw Yelu Dilugu's worries.
Although his face was serious, it was all for Yelu's enemy Lugu to see, so that he could bravely move forward in the next battle and forget his own death.
In his heart, Yelu Abaoji was very calm and confident.
Self-confidence does not come out of thin air, it must have a foothold and a solid foundation, otherwise it is ignorance and arrogance.
Yelu Abaoji had planned for a long time.
He said in a deep voice, "Let's go to Yuguan."
"Yuguan?"
"That's right, the season has begun to enter summer, and it's time to break through Yuguan."
"How to break through Yuguan?"
"You continue to attack Beikou fiercely, making a life-and-death posture. Three days later, lead the army to the east. I will make my own arrangements then."
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Li Maozhen received an urgent military report from Zhao Bingkun, saying that the Khitan army outside the North Gate had gone mad for the past two days, and every round of attack had an unstoppable momentum, and began to fight day and night, 12 hours a day.
The casualties of the defenders increased and reinforcements were needed.
Li Maozhen knew that Yelu Abaoji and Sijinbu were both outside Beikou Pass. Faced with such a situation, not to mention dispatching the full strength of the Tiger Guards, it would be reasonable to give another 100,000 imperial troops.
At the beginning of the war, Yelu Abaoji never appeared, and there was no fighting in Beikou. It is conceivable that there is a conspiracy in this. Fortunately, the Beikou scouts discovered their whereabouts, revealing their intentions about Beikou, so Yelu Abaoji had no choice but to change the surprise attack into a strong attack.
If not, with the strength of Beikou before, I'm afraid it has been captured by Yelu Abaoji.
Where Yelu Abaoji was, it was naturally the main attack position of the Khitan army, there was no doubt about it.
In the past month, the fighting in Beikou has been fierce, and the proportion of casualties is much higher than that of Yuguan and Juyongguan. If it weren't for the fact that the Tiger Guards had enough magic weapons, strong bows and crossbows, and the Yangzhou Confucianism continued to dispatch manpower to help, and an unimaginable force erupted, the battle situation would not be as stable as it is now.
"There are still too few defenders at Beikou, so there won't be any problems in the short term. If the fighting continues, with the aggressiveness shown by the Khitan people, the existing defenders may not be able to withstand the wear and tear."
When he was serving as a military counselor, Lu Long Jiedu envoy Liu Rengong put forward his views to Li Maozhen.
Li Maozhen frowned: "Where can the army be transferred?"
Liu Rengong thought for a while and said: "Yuguan. Summer is coming soon, and there is plenty of rain in Yuguan in summer. As long as there is heavy rain, Yushui will become an obstacle to the Khitan army's actions. In this way, the soldiers guarding the pass will be able to Make some adjustments."
As the envoy of Lulong Jiedu, Liu Rengong naturally knew the geography of the mountains and rivers under Lulong's jurisdiction.
Li Maozhen pondered.
If Datang hadn't been attacked on several fronts now, she would have enough troops to mobilize, and there would be no need to take the risk of mobilizing Yuguan's defenders.
However, the situation is such that it is useless to think too much. She can only find a better way to deal with the situation in front of her.
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When Yelu Abaoji arrived at Yuguan, the siege was still going on.
It's just that after the war lasted for three months, the morale of the Khitan soldiers inevitably slumped in the face of the impoverished pass with no hope of conquering it.
At least, Yelu Abaoji watched for two hours in front of the battlefield, and he didn't see any Khitan soldiers hugging Tang Jun and fell from the critical moment. Often after paying the price of hundreds of casualties, a round of attack can no longer be maintained and can only retreat.
The previous ferocious attack could not win Yuguan for the time being. According to this offensive posture, I am afraid that it will never be able to conquer Guancheng.
When Yelu Abaoji came to Yuguan, he concealed his whereabouts, so the Khitan soldiers didn't know that he was standing on the sidelines of the battlefield, otherwise the situation would have been better.
Yelu Abaoji did not intend to reveal his whereabouts. After carefully observing the battle and the city defense situation, he ordered the commander Yelu Dilie to take a three-day rest from tomorrow.
When Yelu Dilie took the order, although he hesitated to speak, he didn't really say anything different. He also knew that if such an offensive continued, it would not have any effect.
But if Yelu Abaoji was willing to supervise the battle, the situation would definitely be quite different.
However, since Yelu Abaoji ordered a rest, he presumably had his reasons, but in this way, the fact that the army was weak was exposed, and the morale of the Tang army in Yuguan would be greatly improved.
Yelu Abaoji saw what Yelu Dilie was thinking, and said lightly: "Don't worry about Tang Jun looking down on us, I just want to show the enemy weak. Only in this way, Tang Jun will think that Yuguan is indestructible. Just wait, three days later the army If you attack the city again, you will find that the Tang army guarding the pass has decreased a lot."
An unbreakable pass city does not need too many defenders.
After Yelu's enemy Lugu attacked Beikou frantically, but the Khitan army outside Yuguan showed no threat, Yelu Abaoji believed that Li Maozhen would dispatch the Tang army here to support Beikou.
After all, the banner of Yelu Abaoji is still there.
With Yangzhou Confucian disciples being continuously attracted to Beikou, Yelu Abaoji didn't think there would be anything to stop him once the original defenders of Yuguan were transferred away.
The only thing the Yuguan Tang army can rely on, except for Xiongguan, is only in this war, the magic weapon that appeared and used on a large scale, the powerful bow and crossbow. Yelu Abaoji has carefully observed the situation of the war, and knows that although the magical weapons are powerful, the bows and crossbows are extremely powerful, but the number is not too many.
When they were at Luoyankou in Yunzhou, there were only five thousand crossbows of the magic weapon used by the Spike Army. And the Spike Army is still the most powerful army in the Chang'an Forbidden Army, Shangguan Qingcheng, who has the most powerful weapon, the bow and crossbow.
Among the other Chang'an Forbidden Army, the magic weapon bows and crossbows are only effective when defending the city because there are not many of them.
Because of this, Yelu Abaoji feels very lucky now.
Fortunately, he launched the battle to attack the Tang Dynasty early enough.
If it was later in the evening, not only would the national power of the Tang Dynasty be greatly improved, but those deadly magic weapon bows and crossbows would become a nightmare for the Khitan army once they were equipped on a large scale.
Yelu Abaoji didn't know how the Tang people developed such a sharp weapon on the battlefield, he had cursed the injustice of the heavens.
But from the bottom of his heart, he didn't find it unacceptable. After all, the military level of the Tang army has always been at the top of all nations, and it is difficult for other countries to hold a candle to it.
In a word, this battle is the Khitan's last chance to defeat Datang.
Staring at Yuguan City, Yelu Abaoji's face was iron.