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The Liao army attacked desperately. The main attackers were all militias from Yanyun, all Han people. Facing the rebels who were also Han people, they were ruthless and killed all the flesh and blood.

The rebel army did not want to lose its troops in vain. The reason why they set up a long snake formation was mainly to get a bargain. After the Liao army was defeated, they would rush forward to capture prisoners and grab supplies. In addition, if the Liao army attacked, each general could support each other. Unexpectedly, the Liao army suddenly made such a strange move, and they would make the rebel army inexplicable. They didn't know what the Liao army meant.

Since they are unwilling to fight against the Liao army and fight for consumption, they have to retreat in turn, but they cannot retreat too quickly. They cannot retreat five or ten miles as soon as they retreat. If they retreat too fast and are too far from the battlefield, how can they cooperate with the attack when the Jin army launches a fatal blow? So every general has to fight, let the Xi soldiers take the lead and fight for consumption with the Liao people. When the Xi soldiers are almost dead, they will retreat.

Li Hu was anxious. He didn't know when the Jin army would launch a fatal blow. If he had not taken any action for a long time and dragged it until the second half of the night, it was estimated that the rebels would retreat twenty miles away.

"Transfer a letter to Zong Wang and tell him that we can't stand it anymore and ask him to launch a fatal blow as soon as possible, otherwise we will be beaten away from the battlefield by the Liao army and will not be able to help."

Wanyan Zongwang stood on the Nancheng Tower and looked into the battlefield from afar.

The Liao army's attack continued, but the pace slowed down significantly, perhaps because the loss was too great, and the attack strategy was re-adjusted, or because of lack of physical strength and weakness. Today, the Liao army rushed over from 100 miles away, from the afternoon to the late night, and even the iron-killed person could not hold on. According to common sense, physical strength should reach its limit, and it was the most vulnerable time. If a fatal blow was launched at this moment, it was very likely to hit it with one blow.

However, there is another possibility, that is, after several hours of attack, the Liao army doubted the identity of the defenders in the city. If the Liaodong rebels in the city were in the city, if the purpose of the rebels defending the city was to buy time for the main force to retreat, then there would be no such many troops in the city, and the soldiers guarding the city could not be so tenacious. The rebels who lined up on the east bank of the West River would not sit on the shore to watch the fire. This leads to the fact that the army in the city might not be the rebels.

It is not the rebel army, that is, the Jin army. Although the Khitans repeatedly failed in the battle against the Jin Dynasty, it does not mean that the Khitans would not fight and would have no brains. If the Khitans saw a problem and found a flaw, it would be difficult to hit the next fatal blow.

The more Zong Wang thought about it, the more frightened he became. He was unable to bear the second failure and he had to win this battle no matter what. Otherwise, he would have no chance to make a comeback.

On the battlefield ahead, there were piles of bonfires along the mountain path, and the hills extended into the darkness, like winding fire dragons.

Zong Wang could only see the movements of the Liao army under the city, and a few miles away, because the distance was too far, he could only vaguely hear the chaotic drums and whispers.

In the direction of the Xihe River, there are more bonfires. Looking from afar, it looks like a brilliant galaxy. In the middle of the galaxy, there is a light of fire rising into the sky.

Zong Wang had already received a letter from Li Hu. When Li Hu wrote this letter, the rebel army had retreated three miles in a row, and now it was probably ten miles away. In that group of fires soaring into the sky, the rebel army and the Liao army's horse army were fighting. If nothing unexpected happens, Li Hu could only retreat to that place and retreat again, exposing the flanks of the horse army, and the horse army could not persist in fighting again.

Will Li Hu take the opportunity to escape? This is what Zong Wang is most worried about.

Li Hu wanted to fight this battle to buy time for the rebels to go south, but the battlefield situation was beyond everyone's expectations. The Liao army was trying hard to attack the city. Judging from the current battlefield situation, Yelu Chun was determined to capture Chengzhou, so he would rather let the rebels go than to get Tongchang City.

Zong Wang probably guessed Yelu Chun's thoughts. Chengzhou is the first gateway to Zhongjing Dao. If Chengzhou is lost, the Jin army can not only threaten all prefectures and counties on the southeastern road of Zhongjing Dao, but also provide strong support to the rebels from Heishan south. From this point of view, Yelu Chun really needs to regain Chengzhou, so that the safety of the prefectures and counties on the southeastern road can be ensured, and the encirclement and suppression of Yi can be calmly encircled and suppressed.

Li Hu can guess Yelu Chun's thoughts, and of course Li Hu can guess that even if he can't guess, the group of people under his command, especially those who are very smart like Luo Qinghan and Huang She, will definitely remind Li Hu and suggest that he retreat immediately and let the Liao and Jin armies fight to the death. If Li Hu escapes the battlefield, he will definitely lose this battle.

How to choose? Should I order Wanyan Zongwang and Wushu to withdraw, or take the risk of defeat? The horse army withdrew, relying on its military advantage, it would be absolutely fine to defend Tongchang City. In this way, he not only got the Targas and Chengzhou, but also helped the Liaodong rebel army break through smoothly. Although his military achievements were not enough to make up for the losses in the Battle of Tiger Roaringtai, at least he would not lose everything. On the contrary, if the horse army was defeated, he would be severely injured and his morale was lost, and this city would definitely not be able to defend it. If he defended it, he would destroy the army. What's the point of getting this city? For the Jin Kingdom, the conditions for peace talks are currently met, and whether to occupy this city is irrelevant.

Zong Fu came in a hurry.

In the direction of Dongcheng, the Liao army's offensive became weaker and weaker. Obviously, their physical strength had reached its limit. It was the best time to launch a fatal blow. "Stop the attack quickly. If you wait, Li Hu will run away."

"If Li Hu wanted to run away, he would have run away long ago and would not have waited until now." Zong Wang's words were actually for himself. He had a strong impulse in his heart, an urge to continue fighting.

"The Liao army's siege is not good, and it may have changed its strategy and turned to attack Li Hu first, drive Li Hu away first, and then concentrate all its strength to attack the city." Zong Fu was anxious, "Li Hu's army was seriously damaged and was not the opponent of the main force of the Liao army. If you take a step back, even if Li Hu is willing to persist, his subordinates may not be willing. The Liao army's attack will be extremely likely to collapse thousands of miles."

This sentence reminded Zong Wang, and made him even more afraid, and he was even more afraid to order a surprise attack.

The rebels retreated ten miles and could not retreat any further. If they retreated again, they would really have to stay away from the battlefield and could not join forces with the Jin army to attack.

Li Hu ordered the Third Army of Huliu to launch a counterattack on the spot, and the Fourth Army of Huliu crossed the glacier and encircled the west bank of the glacier, surrounded and killed the Yanyun army of the Liao people.

The five-way coalition forces of Luo Qinghan were then transferred to the sixth battalion of the resentful army and the sixth battalion of the army, and immediately crossed the glacier and attacked from the two wings of the river valley battlefield, forming a siege against the Liao army and luring the Liao army to invest more troops to help the Jin people launch a surprise attack.

This order was immediately questioned by the three commanders of Luo Qinghan, Dong Xiaochou and Mao Jun, and a group of officials of the General Office also raised objections to this.

The battlefield situation has become clear at this point, and the Liao army and local goals have basically been exposed.

Yelu Chun needs Chengzhou, Li Hu guessed this correctly, but Yelu Chun's move was beyond everyone's expectations. Why did he need Chengzhou? Now you can think about it carefully.

Huang She and Chai Yun immediately thought of the fierce court struggle in the palace tent of the Liao Kingdom. From this, we can infer that Yelu Chun and a group of leading war factions were in the palace tent after the failure of the Eastern Expedition. From their situation, we can infer that Yelu Chun currently needs the existence of rebels. This is the survival rule of the warriors to "raising the enemy and respect themselves", and this has been the case since ancient times.

Luo, Dong, and Mao Sanshui's ideas were different from those of the General's Mansion. They believed that when Yelu Chun took Chengzhou, the Liao army could calmly surround the rebels and force the rebels to a desperate situation of collapse. Then, when the weather was better, the glaciers blew away and then launched an encirclement and suppression. On the contrary, if Chengzhou was lost, the Jin army could gallop north of the Daling River and threaten the southeast roads and counties. In this way, the Jin army could go south and help the rebels to attack Jinzhou, so Yelu Chun was impatient to attack Tongchang City.

Both of the above speculations tell the Rebel Army that the Liao army is forcing the Rebel Army to retreat. Only when the Rebel Army withdraws can the Liao army concentrate its efforts to attack the city and achieve its own goals.

Then why are you hesitating? Retreat immediately.

No one was willing to fight this battle except Li Hu. He finally rushed out of the Targasus Mountain and broke through, and was close to Heishan Mountain. Who would still be willing to die? Even if there is still Jinzhou to fight after breaking through the south, it would be tomorrow's business. If it really doesn't work, you can go up the mountain. The rebels have been struggling for so many years and spent most of their time on the mountain. They have feelings and dependence on the mountain. They are not afraid of hardship. As long as their heads are still there and as long as people are still there, there is still a chance to make a comeback.

Li Hu wanted to run away, and he wanted to retreat, but when he thought of more than 400,000 Han people, he didn't want to run away.

Mr. Wuyan's words stimulated him very deeply. He would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times. The people's requirements are very low, just eat and drink enough. As for who the master is, it is the same for them. Is the master of the Zhao family in the Song Dynasty a saint? Is the master of the Liao, Jin and Fan seeds a devil? No matter what master, he eats the meat of the people and drinks the blood of the people. The idea of ​​making money from Hu Tu in the mountain city is the same, it is also a deceiving the people and sucking the people's blood.
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