Yeluxienechi has been in a bad mood recently.
The reason for the bad mood is because the war is not going well.
As a general in the heart, everything about him is centered on Yelu Abaoji and the war. If he cannot complete the tasks assigned by Yelu Abaoji and win the war, his life will be completely worthless, and sooner or later he will be replaced by a newcomer .
It is precisely because he is a general in the heart and heart department that Yelv Xienechi has always been very confident. Even when facing the general of the Sijin department, Yeludi Lugu, he can maintain an overlooking posture, even if it will often conflict with the opponent. As an excellent fighter, it is not only necessary but extremely important to have the belief of looking down on the heroes and defeating all enemies.
Yelu Xienechi was a smart and brave warrior who was placed high hopes by the elders in the tribe when he was young. Before he was an adult, he became the second warrior of the tribe and became the object of worship of many people. The first warrior is of course the king of the grassland, Yelu Abaoji .
Over the years, Yelu Xienechi fought on the grassland for the Khitan, and he never lost a single defeat. Even in the most difficult battles, he was able to draw with the enemy, and he had the reputation of being invincible on the grassland. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be able to be deeply respected by Yelu Abao and become a general in the heart.
But this time the war against the Tang Dynasty gave Yelv Xienechi an unprecedented experience.
If possible, Yeluxienechi would rather not have this kind of experience in his whole life.
Because that's what defeat feels like.
First of all, he failed to ambush the Spike Army at Luoyankou when he had the upper hand.
For Yeluxienechi, that battle was indeed a failure. Even though his army had beheaded more than 60,000 Spike Army fine cavalry, the price he had paid was several times that, and he had also escaped from Shangguan Qingcheng and five thousand Spike Army fine cavalry, which did not reach the goal of exterminating the Spike Army. , Capture and kill Shangguan Qingcheng's target.
Secondly, he was frustrated in attacking Yunzhou. He thought he could pursue the victory and make up for the regret of the Battle of Luoyankou, but he did not expect that Yunzhou City was as strong as a wall under the guard of 30,000 infantry of the Spike Army. Can't take it off at all. In order to avoid being surrounded by the imperial army of the later Tang Dynasty, he was forced to retreat into the grassland.
For Yeluxienechi, this was an unprecedented failure.
In order to save this kind of failure, when leading the Khitan West Route Army and attacking the Tang Dynasty's Weizhou defense line, he went to battle in person at the beginning of every battle.
Hard work paid off, he conquered Huai'an County, Wende County, Baiyang Town, and Longmen County all the way, pushed his troops to Guizhou to rule Huairong City, and launched a fierce attack on Juyongguan in accordance with Yelu Abaoji's military order.
Before attacking Huairong City and Juyongguan, Yelu Xienechi was invincible, and the Tang army in various places could not resist his front, which strengthened his confidence.
But when he arrived at Huairong City and Juyongguan, his attack was firmly blocked.
From this, Yelu Xienechi discovered that his victories in Huai'an County, Baiyang Town and other places were not because of how strong he was, but because the Tang Dynasty gave him. The Tang Dynasty never thought of defending these places at all, but deliberately shrank the line of defense, so as to focus on defending Huairong City and Juyongguan.
After more than two months of offensive, Yeluxienechi failed to take down Huairong City and Juyongguan.
Although the Khitan army at Beikou of Tanzhou and Yuguan of Pingzhou failed to break into the solid defense line built by the Tang army, this did not comfort Yeluxiechi.
He is a general in the heart, one of the best elite troops in the entire Khitan, and he is also the most heroic general in the grassland besides Yelu Abaoji, at least he thinks so. In the case of losing the Battle of Luoyankou, he was extremely painful because he could not prove himself with impressive military exploits.
But Yelu Abaoji's latest military order is to let him stay in the camp and not go out to fight unless there is a good chance to defeat the enemy.
This made Yelv Xienechi even more aggrieved, with nowhere to vent his anger.
At this time, Yelu Xienechi suddenly learned that the army sent to the grassland to raise food was actually attacked by the Tang army's elite cavalry! The results of many days of operations were in vain, not to mention that the soldiers did not bring back a single cow or sheep, and the 50,000 ration army was completely destroyed!
This made him lose face and was furious.
"Tang army? Where did the Tang army come from?! The army of the Tang Dynasty worked hard to resist our army's onslaught in Guizhou, Tanzhou, and Pingzhou. They were able to hold the border without losing it. They have tried their best. They don't have the strength to take the initiative to attack at all. ! How is it possible for a fine cavalry to detour to the back of our army and attack our army's food collection team?!"
In the military tent, Yeluxienechi stared at the big monk who reported back the military situation with his eyes wide open.
"Report to General, the fact is indeed so. According to my observation, the Tang Army has 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry, all of whom are exceptionally capable. Don't say that the Tang Dynasty Frontier Army can't compare with it, even the Tang Dynasty Imperial Army has few who can match it What's even more astonishing is that their battle formation is extremely powerful, with overwhelming power, and my food-raising army came into contact with them, and the formation collapsed in an instant!"
A mid-level cultivator in the God's Envoy Realm said with a distressed expression, "In less than two hours, the 50,000 army was in disarray, and they were even divided up by the opponent. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and they had no strength to fight back... .”
Hearing the monk's description, Yelv Xienechi was almost outraged.
He said: "With such a powerful battle formation, could it be that the Spike Army came here? Are you going to tell this general that it is Shangguan Qingcheng who attacked you?!"
The monk cast a slanted glance at Yelu Niechi, whose face was distorted due to rage, and said, "Perhaps, it's really Shangguan Qingcheng..."
Tang Jun didn't make much fanfare, so he didn't know who the opponent's general was. He is not a battle formation general, nor can he recognize the difference between a famous military general's battle formation and a military general's battle formation.
"Get lost!" Yelv Xienechi couldn't bear it any longer, and roared almost hysterically.
Shangguan Qingcheng was the only famous general in the Tang Dynasty, and also the biggest threat to the Khitan army. In order to deal with this person and the Spike Army under her command, the Khitan planned day and night before launching the war, and finally paid the price of Dangxiang and Shatuo. , Only then did the Spike Army's fine cavalry be defeated at Luoyankou.
But now, what the other party actually said to Yelu Xienechi, the other party might be Shangguan Qingcheng and Spike Army! Isn't this nonsense
This was the greatest insult to Yelv Xinie's battle at Chiluoyankou, he couldn't bear it no matter what, and he couldn't bear it even more!
Originally, it was a pain in Yelu Xienechi and Yelu Abaoji's heart that they didn't kill the Shangguan Qingcheng, and didn't wipe out the Spike Army. However, the battle at Luoyankou basically made the Spike Army basically lose its combat power. Although the result was not perfect , but not much worse.
Only a few months have passed now, how can the Spike Army have a reason to revive so quickly? !
Yeluxienechi could repel the monks who were in charge of guarding the food-raising army when he became angry from embarrassment, but he couldn't easily get rid of the entanglement of the next group of people.
These people are the chiefs of the grassland tribes who are not from the eight tribes of Khitan.
"General, the food raising team was attacked by the Tang army, and all the cattle and sheep raised fell into the enemy's hands. Now our battalion is short of food. In half a month at most, the soldiers will have nothing to eat!"
A respected old chief said with a sad face, "Soldiers without food will lose their strength and will to fight. You are the commander of the army, so you should know what this means. Dare I ask the general, is there a solution to this problem? "
Yelvxienechi really wanted to drag the old chief out of the army tent and behead him.
Although the other party spoke politely, the meaning was very clear and strong: without cattle, sheep and food, their tribe would not be able to continue fighting in Huai Rong.
But Yelvxienechi could not do this, let alone allow the situation that the old chief said to happen.
If you want to prevent this situation from happening, you must raise cattle and sheep for the army.
Of course it's not easy.
The army under Yelv Xienechi's command has captured more than half of Guizhou, occupying territory including Huai'an County and Baiyang Town. But in these places, Tang Jun did not leave a single person, nor did he leave a grain of grain, a cow or sheep!
Tang Jun implemented the tactics of strengthening the wall and clearing the field.
This is not a new tactic, and it is not only used by the Tang people. In order to prevent the invaders from receiving military supplies, such a tactic is actually very common, but it does not have the unique title of "strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness".
In Guizhou, where food cannot be raised, but the grasslands can raise food, it is basically swept away by the Khitan cavalry. At this moment, Yelv Xienechi wants to solve the military food crisis, except to send food-raising troops farther afield. Open your mouth to Yelu Abaoji.
It is of course not feasible to send food-raising troops to further grasslands.
The Tang army that attacked Khitan's grain-raising army is still on the grassland; it is even more difficult to ask Yelu Abaoji for cattle and sheep. If the other party can conjure a lot of grain out of thin air, why order the army to raise grain by itself
Yeluxienechi only felt that his head was as big as a bucket.
When he didn't give an answer immediately, those tribal chiefs were chattering and asking him how to solve the problem, which disturbed him so much that he couldn't calm down and think about the problem.
If he can't give an answer right away, the morale of the army will be demoralized.
At that time, even if the tribal chiefs did not withdraw their troops without authorization, the army would be in chaos and stuck in the quagmire, giving Tang Jun an opportunity to take advantage of it.
If it was an ordinary Khitan general, he must be on the verge of collapse at this moment. But as a general in the heart, one of Yelu Abaoji's most trusted people, even though he can't compare with Yelu Di Lugu, who is known for his wisdom, Yelu Xienechi still cannot be underestimated.
He made up his mind quickly.
"No matter who is leading the Tang army on the grassland, what kind of elite troops it is, now they have taken away our cattle and sheep, making it impossible for us to survive. The soldiers on the grassland have only one way to go, That is to find them, kill them, and take back our food!"
Yeluxie said with red eyes.
It was the only way he could think of.
Other than that, there really isn't a better strategy. After all, the cattle and sheep are there, and there are only so many. Unless they can capture Huairong City or enter Juyongguan within half a month, they can only return to pursue the Tang army.
This course of action also has no obvious loopholes.
If there is a problem, it is because the Khitan army has not been able to open up the situation for several months. The problem brought about by breaking through the Tang army's defense line is a problem of the general trend of the war, a problem caused by the comparison of Khitan and Datang military strength, not Yelu. Xie Niechi's personal problem.
"This Tang army is extremely powerful. If 50,000 soldiers can't stand a battle, even if the general finds them, how can he guarantee that he can win?" the respected old chief asked doubtfully.
What he said actually meant that the troops that were not from the Eighth Division of Khitan were no match for the elite Tang army. If Yelv Xienechi didn't want to mobilize 200,000 troops to leave Huairong, he would give up. To deter Huairong Tang army, then he must send his own army to solve this problem for the grassland tribal army.
Yelvxienechi understood this very well.
He snorted coldly, and said proudly: "The Spike Army, which is known as the sharpest in the Tang Dynasty, was destroyed by me at Luoyankou. No matter how brave this Tang army's fine cavalry is, can it be stronger than the Spike Army? There are only thirty to forty thousand people! You don’t need to say too much, I will let the heart and soul go out, and I will be able to bring back the cattle, sheep and rations for you!”
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