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Gao Baolong urgently reported that the remnants of the Southwest Army fled from the direction of Mawu Mountain. If nothing unexpected happens, they will go straight to the Great Wall.

Li Hu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he finally drove the Southwest Army out of Xijing, otherwise there would be no way to fight this battle.

"Change the attack strategy." Li Hu walked to the map and faced a group of generals with a solemn expression. He suddenly said, "Concentrate the main force and surround the Liao army's vanguard."

The temporary military tent suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Li Hu with a look of surprise. Yelu Mage was only ten miles away from Xihan Ridge. The troops on the north bank of Wujia River were entering the designated position to prepare for battle, but Li Hu suddenly wanted to change his strategy. This was too rash. You must know that Yelu Mage himself is a general who can fight, and his more than 40,000 troops were elite horse soldiers. If he was allowed to break through Xihan Ridge and return to Xijing smoothly, what method would the rebel army use to attack the city? The ultimate goal of this battle was to capture Xijing, otherwise the rebel army would not be able to stand on Xijing Road before this winter.

"If we want to conquer Xijing and gain a foothold in Xijing Road, we must first have strength and maintain our existing forces. We cannot fight with the Liao army in any case." Li Hu explained, "As for the same reason, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty is the same. He only has so many troops in his hands, and he dare not fight all of them in one go. He must maintain his existing forces so that he can defend the desert from the north and defend Xijing from the south. If..." Li Hu looked at Dong Xiaohou and asked, "Yelu Ma Ge mistakenly

If the entire Yelu Foding army was wiped out, will he still dare to fight us?" Dong Xiaochou suddenly woke up, looked happy and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the general was right. In this battle, the Liao army had actually been defeated. Yelu Mage had lost all the conditions for the decisive battle with us. Once he knew that the entire Yelu Foding and the Southwest Army were wiped out in Xihanling, he would definitely retreat quickly to protect the existing army. Otherwise, the Khitans would not only lose Xijing Road, but also unable to defend the desert."

The generals also suddenly felt relaxed.

"Our original strategy was to defeat the Southwest Army first, but it took time. Yelu Mage would come with support, that is to say, the decisive battle had to be fought." Li Hu said, "But now the conditions have changed, and we defeated the Southwest Army before dawn. Yelu Mage had not yet arrived at Xihanling and bought time for us to adjust the strategy."

"The vanguard army of the Liao army is all Han army. The infantry is the main force, with only about 30,000 people. We have enough strength to encircle and annihilate it. Now we have defeated the Southwest Army. If the Liao army vanguard army is surrounded, will Yelu Ma Ge dare to fight again? He will definitely retreat, so the situation of the war in Xijing can be determined." Surrounding.

"After we arrived in western Liaoning, we have been training troops. For more than two years, although we only fought a battle in Pingzhou, the combat effectiveness of the army has improved a lot. The reason why we can first encircle and annihilate the Wuding Army in such a short time, then run a hundred miles, then surround the Southwest Army and defeat them is due to the strength and courage of the soldiers."

"I know that everyone can't run anymore, and the soldiers are very tired, but compared to the Liao army, we have morale, combat power, and survival needs." Li Hu pointed to the map and drew a line between Xihanling and Huairen City. "The two battlefields are sixty or seventy miles apart, and this distance is not far. As long as the soldiers grit their teeth and surrounded the Liao army's vanguard, we will win this battle."

Someone asked questions again. If the Liao army's vanguard army was very fast, the rebels might not be able to complete the interweaving and could not prevent the Liao army from rendezvousing.

"It depends on whether Tuo Shuai is fighting very firmly." Li Hu said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Tuo Shuai has received my order. He led Yun Shuai's army to suddenly turn around, which will catch the Liao army off guard, and even more so, what his intention is. So far, the Liao army does not know where our main force is. Yelu Mage may think that he is in Xihanling, and his vanguard army suddenly comes back, he will think that our main force is trying to surround them. This error in judgment will lead to a larger distance between Yelu Mage and his vanguard army, so we have the opportunity to intersect and siege."

The generals no longer raised objections. Li Hu immediately deployed troops.

Dong Xiaochou commanded the battlefield of Xihanling. Hu Jiayong's resentful army, Wu Xiong's third army, and Mu Taoli, Di Tiger Li, the first army of Mu Taoli, Earth Tiger Li, was under his command.

"You first block Yelu Mage in the southern part of Xihanling. After we interspersed, you immediately retreated to the north bank of Wujiahe River and threw all the bodies of the Liao army into Wujiahe River, making Yelu Mage mistakenly think that the southwest army of Yelu Foding has been wiped out." Li Hu said, "At this moment, Yelu Mage has three choices. One is to continue attacking and return to Xijing, the other is to take Qifeng Mountain and retreat to the desert from the direction of Killhukou, and the third is to turn south and go to meet his vanguard army, take Shuozhou, and withdraw from Bailankou or Pianguan direction. If nothing unexpected happens, Yelu Mage wants to break out on the front and return to Xijing. You firmly block him and prevent him from returning to Xijing at all costs."

Mao's army commanded the second, fourth, fifth and Feiyun army to surround the Liao army's vanguard

Li Hu personally directed the Bohai Army to carry out interweaving, cutting off the connection between Yelu Mage and his vanguard army.

"Once the Bohai Army completes the interlude, Yelu Mage will immediately suspect that he is surrounded by our landlord forces. In order to save the army, he had to give up the attack, give up going south to join his vanguard army, and instead go to Qifeng Mountain to evacuate from the slayer of the tiger." Li Hu pointed to Qifeng Mountain and said with a smile, "If we want to force Yelu Mage away, we must make a siege and let Yelu Mage make a wrong judgment. Therefore, when necessary, or when Yelu Mage hesitates, the Tiger Lie First Army and the Bohai Army will attack each other in a front and back, and drive Yelu Mage away as soon as possible so that we can concentrate on siege and kill the Liao vanguard army."

Li Hu changed his plan temporarily, and there would be many uncertainties during the war. Therefore, he asked the commanders of each battlefield and the commanders of each army to clarify the theme of the battle, and then make flexibly based on the battlefield situation, so as not to stick to Shangguan's orders and delay the opportunity for the war.

All the generals took the order and went their separate ways.

Yelu Mage led the army to Dongxiaohe quickly, and his vanguard was violently blocked by the rebels, and the army stopped immediately.

The scouts all responded that there were many rebels on the Xihan Ridge and they were unable to get close to them, but the north bank of the Wujia River shook the sky. It was obvious that the rebels were siegeing and killing the southwest army of Yelu Foding.

Yelu Mage stayed in Magaogang and looked out at Xihan Ridge in the distance, his heart was as heavy as lead.

Li Hu was still a good move, and actually hid the main force in Cailiangshan area and hid it from the Liao army. The mountains in Cailiangshan area are covered with mountains, although it is a good place to hide, but the road is difficult to walk. The rebels can travel from Cailiangshan to Xihanling in a short time, and surrounded the Southwest Army without knowing it. From this, you can imagine the combat effectiveness of the rebels. After several years of bloody battles, the rebels are no longer the same as before, and are no longer the horse thieves and bandits of the past. Now they have a territory and are too ambitious, and they have to open the border and establish a country like the Jurchens. This is probably the ultimate goal of Li Hu leading his army to Xijing Road thousands of miles away.

The governor Yelu Huqi rushed over, "King, Xiao Temo reported urgently that the main force of the rebels suddenly turned around and attacked Huairen City. Please support quickly."

What? The main force of the rebels? Yelu Mage's scalp was numb, his eyebrows were frowned, and he looked at Yelu Huqi without saying a long time. "King, Yelu Fofeng has a 50,000 army, and most of them are foreign troops. The rebels cannot eat it in one bite, so..." Yelu Huqi hesitated for a moment and said very cautiously, "Did Li Hu set up a suspicion formation in Xihanling and deliberately lure us to Xihanling so as to increase the distance between us and the vanguard army and give him time to encircle Xiao Temo?"

Yelu Ma Ge felt a little breathless, and an ominous premonition suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart, and the vest couldn't help but feel cold.

If the main force of the rebels is in Huairen City, Xiao Temo will finish his calculations and will be defeated in this battle.

If the main force of the rebels is in Xihanling and Xiao Temo is unable to come to meet again, he has no absolute advantage in military strength, cannot break through the rebels' blockade, nor can he help Yelu Foding break through. Yelu Foding is a cunning man, timid and afraid of death. If he sees that he has not yet reached Wujiahe, he will definitely break through with all his strength. The price of breaking through is very high, and it is a blessing to be able to escape. Yelu Foding breaks through, and the main force of the rebels will soon start a decisive battle with him. He has only more than 40,000 people in his hands, and Xiao Temo is restrained in Huairen City. If he wants to win this battle, it is actually unlikely unless a miracle happens. In this way, the Liao army has fallen into Li Hu's trap. It is too difficult to turn defeat into victory.

"Attack, attack with all your strength at any cost, and kill to Wujiahe as quickly as possible." Yelu Mage had no choice but to attack.

"King, before leaving, Your Majesty has given me an explanation..." Yelu Huqi did not give an order, but whispered, "Your Majesty only has so many troops in his hands. If he fights all, the consequences will be unimaginable."

When Yelu Ma Ge thought of the current severe situation, a trace of despair flashed through his heart.

"King, the rebels are just a group of bandits. After the battle, they can immediately pull another group. Nanjing has many Han people. Even if Li Hu loses half of his troops, he can gather another 100,000 troops in a month, so..." Yelu Huqi looked at Brother Ma timidly and said in a low voice, "I've tried to pass on Yelu Foding and ask him to break through. We have arrived at Xihanling and have helped him to restrain some of the rebels. He should have the ability to break through. After he breaks through, the rebels are exhausted. At that time, we can be calm and at ease whether it is attacking or retreating."

Yelu Mage remained silent. Yelu Huqi's words were a big truth. The place where this battle might be won is minimal. Since this is the case, it is better to try to maintain the strength of the troops as much as possible.

Silence means acquiescence. Yelu Huqi sent a command, ignited the wolf smoke, and told Yelu Foding that reinforcements had arrived. What should we do next? The cunning Yelu Foding must know that with his personality, he would definitely escape so that he would not risk the entire army being wiped out and fight to the death with the rebels.
Chapter completed!