Nelugu narrowed his eyes, looked at the Song army ahead in an orderly manner, and said to his personal soldiers: "The Song army has come out? How many people are there in front?"

The personal soldiers crossed their hands: "According to the general, according to the Malay newspaper, there were about 10,000 people."

Nerugu sneered in anger: "I have ten thousand soldiers and horses, and the Song army sent more than 10,000 people to fight. I am really confident! The whole army is in line!"

The sun was rising high, and the frost on the trees next to it was raking. In the grass not far away, frightened pheasants flew around.

Nelugu told Tang Gu: "You bring a thousand soldiers and horses and rush straight to the central army of the Song army. There is no need to fight to the death, let's see how the Song army responds."

Tang Gu sang a promise with his hands, brought a thousand cavalry slowly out of the battle, and came to the central army of the Song army. He walked a short distance and entered the range of the Song army artillery. He saw smoke coming from many places in the Song army's positions, and howling artillery shells came to the surface.

Nelugu was startled: "So many cannons in the Song army? Look at this, there are so many more cannons than those on the top of Cangzhou city!"

The shells fell to the ground and exploded, and a large number of debris shot out, and many people fell to the ground. What's the use of a thousand people from the first division? Tang Gu had less than half of it, and there were only more than 500 people left. Seeing that if he walked on, when he arrived in front of the Song army, his troops would almost be lost. Tang Gu had no choice but to retreat with the remaining soldiers.

Nelugu looked at the more than 200 people behind Tang Gu, and felt his brows pounding. He knew in his heart that he had underestimated the Song army before. There were only more than 10,000 people coming, and there were so many artillery, so there was no way to fight this battle. There were fewer people going up, and even the Song army could not reach the front of the Song army. If he went up too much, he would be all over here, and everything he had.

But the military formation had been set up and he had to fight. Nerugu was hesitant for a moment.

Liu Huan was on the nearby high ground, holding a telescope and looking at the battlefield. Seeing the Khitans coming up, leaving most of the bodies, they got nothing, and then retreated, and breathed a sigh of relief. After studying in the military academy for several years, they understood everything. But they had never been to the battlefield and had no intuitive understanding of the new way of war. After seeing them today, they understood many things.

The combat power of the Song army is now completely beyond what it was before. A military force is arranged to be 50,000 people. As long as the supply of materials is smooth, there is no way to attack hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops. The Qianning Army is innumerable in combat, and the entire command system of the army is short of people and poorly command. It is not just a problem of the lack of experience in commanding the upper level, but even grassroots officers are short of grassroots officers. When more than ten days later, familiar with the war and slowly organize it, the Khitan army will be no match for the Khitan army. The core of the combat effectiveness of the army is organizational ability, and the organizational ability of the Song army is far inferior to that of the Khitan.

Xiongzhou Shuaisi and Du Zhongxiao looked at the map and didn't speak for a long time.

The entire army had been counterattacking for three days, and the war had not yet started completely. Zhang Ji's march went smoothly. Although there were many troops transporting grain in Wuqing, they had no combat power. In just one day, they occupied the county town. Although it was the center of the Khitan's food and grass, there was actually not much food, which was far from comparable to the Song army. Because it was far away from Cangzhou and the news of the Song Dynasty blockade, Yelu Hongji still didn't know about it.

After Jia Kui took Xincheng County, he marched rapidly and surrounded Zhuozhou. Yang Ji, the governor of Zhuozhou, closed the city and stood firm, but he had not yet been captured.

The Jingtai army headed north and surrounded Yizhou. Yelu Po, like Yang Ji, also held his foothold, and it was estimated that it would take several days to break through.

Shisanlang and Liu Huan from the south left Yongjing's army and were confronting the Khitan army. Two days later, a full-scale attack will be launched.

Everything went smoothly, but Du Zhongxiao didn't know when the Khitan would get the news and how to react.

Fu Bi came over and looked at the map and said, "Liu Ji has taken Anci County and is advancing towards Xijin Prefecture. As long as he breaks through Xijin Prefecture, the Khitan will no longer have a foothold in front of the mountain, and Youyan can restore it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The most important thing is not to recover the Xijin Prefecture, but to destroy the main force of the Khitan. The so-called "loss of land and people lose their land and people and land." After the remaining land, the people and land will be all the people and land. This time, the 400,000 people who went south were the backbone of the Khitans. They destroyed them and also broke the Khitan bones."

Fu Bi said: "It has been several days since the Khitans have not moved yet. In my opinion, after Zhang Ji occupied Wuqing, he cut off the Khitan's food and grass. If this continues, there is no need to fight. If the Khitans have no food, they will naturally disperse."

Du Zhongxiao straightened his waist and sighed, "Yes, the Khitan has not received the news yet, and the army has not moved, which makes people upset. Now the army is going smoothly, basically it is to advance smoothly according to the pre-war arrangements. Only the Khitan army does not move, which makes people worry."

As they spoke, the two of them arrived at the table next to them and sat down. The soldiers brought tea.

Du Zhongxiao drank tea and said, "In the war, you should have punched you, others blocked you, and went back and forth. Now we punched you, but the other party has not seen it yet, and I don't know how they will block it. Do you think it's annoying?"

Fu Bi smiled and said, "Taiwei, this matter is not urgent. Wuqing has arrived in Cangzhou for more than 300 miles, and even if he is fast, it will be one or two days. Now we have seized the Khitan retreat and the cities along the road pay more attention to the Khitan horse exploration, so they naturally don't know. If they do well, they might have to find out that the food and grass have not arrived before they can check it out. In this way, we will have five or six days more time."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It's impossible. Such an important thing will be delayed for two or three days. There are always people who are sincere in serving the country. Soon someone will repay Yelu Hongji. However, if they want to figure it out, they are afraid it will be difficult."

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said, "The most important thing now is the battle of Liu Huan in the south. If they quickly eliminate the 50,000 Khitan troops standing in front, and they will go to Cangzhou in one go, it will be difficult for the Khitan. Wu Qing was lost and must come back quickly to rescue. With 100,000 Liu Huan and Wu Song there, how to deal with it is really curious."

Fu Bi said: "If it were in the past, the Khitan might have concentrated hundreds of thousands of troops, first eliminated Liu Huan and Wu Song, and then turned north. But at this time, if you want to destroy the 100,000 army, I am afraid that the Khitan will not be able to do it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In front of Qianning Army City, facing Ma Huaide's 80,000 or 90,000 people, the Khitan fought for more than half a month, and Ma Huaide became stronger and stronger. Liu Huan and Wu Song's armies were not comparable to Ma Huaide and Li Weixian. If you want to destroy them, the Khitan army was all with 400,000, and you can't do it."

Just defense, 50,000 troops were enough. When Du Zhongxiao was on Hequ Road, there were 50,000 troops, and the Khitans could not do anything to him. Although he had several training sessions, he was no longer the old view of Hequ Road, and it was not easy for the Khitans to destroy. The troops of the two countries now have a gap of time. The Khitans are still strong now, and the Song army may really die if they are killed. But if they don’t commit suicide, the Khitans really have no choice.

If the main Khitan forces were not destroyed in the Shanqian area, why would the Song army have to spend so much effort?

Fu Bi sighed: "Yes, this is the thing. Before the incident, you have to think of everything. But when it really happens, it always makes people worry. If Liu Huan and Wu Song are in good faith, they can quickly destroy the Khitan army and march into Cangzhou, this battle would be simple. But how could the 50,000 army be so easy to fight? This battle is not easy."

A hundred thousand troops will fight 50,000 people. It is easy to defeat, but it is not easy to completely eliminate it. The battle between Shisanlang and Liu Huan will directly affect the subsequent war, which is the top priority.
Chapter completed!