Chapter 156 Ambush and Counter-Ambush (2)
In the dark night, two armies in Ximen of Datong were running wildly in the dark night. Needless to mention that one of these two armies was Li Yi, the other was naturally Yelu Mu, the king of Yan. Although the two had a brief battle, the movement was not small at all, especially the fire illuminated the direction of the battlefield for the others.
While Li Yi and Yelu Mu were escaping and chasing, Liang Gewei was leading his three thousand heavy armored knights to take the opportunity to move. Before leaving, Li Liangzuo told Li Yi that Liang Gewei would lead the cavalry to respond to him on the outside, so Li Yi was waiting, but after waiting for Liang Gewei to arrive, Li Yi was so anxious.
Just as Li Yi was riding on a horse and cursing, Liang Gewei led three thousand heavy armored cavalry to appear. At this time, Li Yi had already left Datong for nearly eighty miles. In the darkness, Liang Gewei's three thousand heavy armored cavalry stood on the hillsides on both sides of avenue. When the light cavalry led by Li Yi arrived, Liang Gewei immediately ordered the messenger to use torches to beat flags.
Seeing this signal, Li Yi could be overjoyed. He led his light cavalry to cross the defense line arranged by Liang Gewei from the middle avenue. After Li Yi led the light cavalry to cross the defense line, Liang Gewei immediately ordered his three thousand heavy armored knights to prepare for attack. As for the current situation, Liang Gewei could be said to have an advantage in geographical advantages.
Although it is at night, you can still vaguely see the situation opposite through the thick darkness. From a distance to the hillside, you can only see a dark area on the hillside. This is very beneficial for Liang Gewei. Using the protection of the night, Liang Gewei can bluff.
When Yelu Mu led the pursuers to the hillside to see such a scene, he was shocked. Yelu Mu thought that the Xia army behind had increased its troops. Before he could figure out the situation, Yelu Mu sent someone to inform Yelu Chongyuan, but stopped chasing and confront Liang Gewei. When he saw Yelu Mu's cavalry stop chasing, Liang Gewei's heart was finally able to rest in his stomach.
Since Yelu Mu did not advance, Liang Gewei understood that Yelu Mu was frightened by him, but Liang Gewei also knew that he would sooner or later lose his flaws if he continued to confront him like this. Liang Gewei must make a decisive decision, otherwise it would be exposed after a long time. However, Liang Gewei had little experience in leading troops independently, and he didn't know what to do when encountering this situation.
Although Li Liangzuo used to teach these Central Army generals, the military tactics he taught were not the case in actual use. Military tactics are not omnipotent, and there is no set of military tactics in the world that can defeat the enemy forever. The application of military tactics must be determined based on the actual situation of the battlefield. Liang Gewei is now in trouble and doesn’t know what to do.
Just then, Li Yi came back. After Li Yi handed over his troops to his deputy general, he brought dozens of personal guards to Liang Gewei. Compared with the two, Li Yi can be said to be a veteran on the battlefield. He has learned a lot of strategies and tactics after following Li Liangzuo for many years, and he has also led troops independently. Although the overall situation may not be well mastered, this small situation is still no problem.
When Li Yi came to Liang Gewei and saw this situation, he immediately scolded Liang Gewei and said, "What are you waiting for if you don't attack? Wait for the enemy on the opposite side to commit suicide in front of you!"
Liang Gewei said a little aggrievedly: "General, the last general has only three thousand heavy cavalry, and the Southern Liao army below has tens of thousands! At this time, wouldn't we take the initiative to attack and send ourselves into the tiger's mouth?"
Seeing Liang Gewei's appearance, Li Yi was so angry that he didn't fight, so he continued to scold Liang Gewei and said, "You are stupid! Why are you so real! You know that Yelu Mu has tens of thousands of troops, but Yelu Mu doesn't know how many soldiers you have! With such a strong night, he can see how many troops you have! He is so stupid."
"I am stupid, thank you for your advice," Liang Gewei said in shame.
After saying that, Liang Gewei immediately led his army to attack, but Liang Gewei was about to order an attack, but was stopped by Li Yi. Li Yi had been scolded by Li Liangzuo before, but now he finally got a chance to train people, how could he let go easily!
So Li Yi scolded Liang Gewei again and said, "You kid is so stupid. You have never seen someone as stupid as you. If you lead all your soldiers to attack with such a swagger, then Yelu Mu will see that there is no one on the hillside, so you will be completely exposed."
Liang Gewei scratched his head with a wry smile and said, "I am stupid and didn't think so much. I'd like to ask the general for advice."
In this blink of an eye, Li Yi scolded Liang Gewei three times, making Li Yi feel very accomplished. Li Yi was also satisfied. So Li Yi said to Liang Gewei: "You leave more than a hundred cavalry, and then put the flags and some leather robes on the hillside, so that each of the more than a hundred cavalrymen dragged a branch to run back and forth on the avenue in the mountains and rolled up dust. Wouldn't this make Yelu Mu feel that there are a large group of troops coming to increase their troops behind!"
"The general understands it, thank you for the reminder of the general." Liang Gewei immediately responded; "The general is asking the general for the situation of the forged brigade of troops."
"Okay!" Li Yi said to Liang Gewei: "Don't be stunned when you go down. If you hit him, lead the army to evacuate immediately. Remember to fight hard and let the enemy on the opposite side feel the thunder attack."
Liang Gewei took the military order with a serious expression and said, "Please rest assured, General, I will complete the task to the death."
"Just complete the task, there is no need to die. If you die, I will not be able to explain to Your Majesty." Li Yi cursed with a smile.
As the personal general around Li Liangzuo, Li Yi naturally knew Li Liangzuo very well. Although Li Liangzuo didn't like this brother-in-law who wanted to join the army anyway, the more Li Liangzuo was more satisfied with Liang Gewei as he went on. Liang Gewei might not have much military wisdom and strategy, but he was very brave in combat and was not afraid of death in war. He was a qualified general, but not a qualified military commander.
Li Liangzuo was also deliberately cultivating Liang Gewei. This time, letting him lead the army alone was a test for Liang Gewei. As a result, Liang Gewei accidentally frightened Yelu Mu. In fact, Liang Gewei chose to place his three thousand heavy armored knights on the hillside. At the beginning, it was not to scare Yelu Mu's Southern Liao army, but to occupy absolutely favorable terrain. The condescending terrain was very favorable to the sprint of the cavalry, especially the heavy armored cavalry can often exert super combat power under such advantage.
With Liang Gewei's order, the three thousand heavily armored knights rushed down from the hillside like tigers down the mountain. The sprinting speed of war horses descending from the hillside was much faster than usual sprinting on the plains. When Yelu Mu saw that the opponent had launched an attack, he immediately organized his troops to defend.
Since Liang Gewei was the hillsides on both sides of the avenue occupied, the attacking Xia army's heavy armored cavalry was divided into two groups; because he was not sure about the strength of the opponent, Yelu Mu was more cautious and sent 3,000 light cavalry to fight each other. Although this was a small-scale battle, you can think about the tragic battle situation when the heavy armored cavalry collided with the light cavalry.
Chapter completed!