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Chapter 77

In the tent of the commander, Gu Ni sat in the commander's position, staring at Dilide who was coming in, and said coldly: "I have been struggling to support the Song army, Ma Huaide. You have tens of thousands of troops, followed by 100,000 Song troops, and leaned over. Now, how to deal with the 200,000 Song troops opposite?!"

Dilide spread his hands: "What can I do? How can I deal with the 100,000 Song troops? Apart from retreating, even if the whole army has fought for its life, it cannot stop the Song army's advance. Now that we are united and use some effort, there may be a glimmer of hope."

Gu Ni sneered: "Life? Two hundred thousand army can encircle our two armies! Behind is the Border River. The emperor issued an edict. If our army crosses the Border River, we will take the head of my neck! If we don't retreat, how can I block the 200,000 army!"

Speaking of this, I pinched the bottle, took a big sip of the wine, and sighed hatefully.

Dielid sat down and said to Gu Ni: "It has reached this point, and it is useless to say more. Let's discuss how to defend, the main thing. The pursuers have arrived today, not tomorrow, and the Song army will definitely attack in the future."

Gu Ni said: "What's the matter of negotiation? Only death! Unfortunately, 100,000 children will be buried here with me!"

Dilide was silent for a moment. After a while, he said: "General, our two armies have added together, and at first there were nearly 200,000 people. How many tribes do we need to conscript 200,000 soldiers on the grassland? If all of them are buried here, the grassland will be inhabited-"

Gu Ni raised his head and said, "Don't I know? This time, the army was full of national strength, and almost all the green grasslands came. If they were completely destroyed, they would not even be able to prevent the Song army from advancing north, even grazing cattle and sheep. This time, the entire army was full of mourning, and there would be no future."

After saying that, he lowered his head and sat opposite Dilide without saying a word.

By this time, the Khitans could see clearly. The purpose of the Song army was not to defeat them, but to stay all. At one time, the Khitans would never even think about this. But now, the shadow of the demise of the entire army enveloped everyone.

If two months ago, some people said that the Song Dynasty had such a plan, the Khitans would laugh out loud. For thousands of years, no one has been able to do such a feat. The Central Plains dynasty would have such strength by knocking down the green grasslands at one time. Even if the Central Plains dynasty was the most powerful, it was not difficult to defeat hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the grasslands, but it would be a dream to destroy them. The grasslands are full of cavalry, and they can't be beaten, but they can't escape.

But now it is different. If the Song army captured the Xijin Prefecture and hundreds of thousands of troops jointly strangled, the Khitan would really not be able to escape from Yanshan. The Hebei Road was firm and cleared, and Youzhou was plundered by the Khitan itself, and even food and grass could not be collected. What should we do if hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops?

After a long time, Dilide said, "I don't know how Wuqing is going on in the north. If Wuqing is captured and there is food and grass, the army will quickly go to save Nanjing City, and there will be a glimmer of hope. If Wuqing cannot be attacked-"

After saying that, he shook his head. What would happen if he could not conquer Wu Qing? The main force of the Khitan was dragged there, and the Song army surrounded Nanjing City with more than 100,000 troops. Where can there be a way out? There is no large army in Nanjing, how long can it last? Dilide doesn't know.

Gu Ni sighed: "According to the news from Wuqing, the situation is not good. Although the offensive continues day and night, the Song army still defends easily. There are many artillery on the top of their city and there are plenty of defenders in the city, so our army has no choice."

Speaking of this, Gu Ni took out a bottle of wine from beside him and handed it to Dielide. The two of them took a sip of wine. Gu Ni said, "To be honest, there is not much food and grass in our army. Now people can only drink porridge on the grass once and eat one meal at night. Most people are hungry. Even so, they can only hold on for three or five days. When your army comes, it will last for a shorter time."

Dieli said: "How do you fight the Song army like this? They need to attack, just wait a few days. Forget it, let's lead the army across the river and meet with the emperor. Now it's dead to the south of the Border River."

Gu Ni shook his head: "Do you think it's not a dead place north of the Jiehe River? There is no food or grass in the entire Youzhou area, and the people are gnawing the bark to survive the famine. Until now, I don't know how many people have starved to death. If I can't conquer Wuqing, not only can the army not leave, but I don't even have food."

Dieli was a little stunned. After a while, he said, "It seems that we are not dead?"

Gu Ni sighed, without saying anything, just drinking.

The sun jumped out from the east, red. The frost on the ground was very thick, white, as if it had fallen snow.

Gu Ni and Dielide rode on the horse, looking at Song Jun opposite him, and only felt their eyelids twitching.

The 200,000-strong army of the Song army was divided into three parts. Ma Huaide's troops were in the west and Liu Huan's troops were in the east, like a pliers. Shisanlang's cavalry protected their flanks and attacked together. Li Weixian's troops were at a later position in the middle and were the reserve team of the entire army.

In the distance, Gu Ni could see that the Song army was dragging artillery and forcing forward. Until now, the Khitan also knew the combat mode of the Song army. Since the Khitan did not have artillery, the Song army had almost no obstacles, and the artillery advanced to the front line of the infantry position. Under the cover of artillery fire, the Song army's infantry attacked. After the attack was cut off, the artillery continued to advance. In this way, the Khitan would inevitably collapse.

Tens of thousands of troops, whether it is attacking or retreating, once the organization is lost, it will be a disaster. Once the Khitan army collapses, the Song army's cavalry will immediately follow and kill and injure a large number of people. The Khitan must send troops to block the cavalry units pursued by the Song army in order to retreat safely. However, eight out of ten people who block the pursuers will not come back, which is considered to be a dead tail to survive.

There were nearly 50,000 troops in Guniu, which was not so short. As time went by, the Song army's tactics became more and more proficient, and every time it was wartime, Guniu City had a headache. Today, the Song army had 50,000 more cavalry, which was even more terrifying.

With a horn, Ma Huaide's troops took the lead in pressing up. With the artillery, the Khitan vanguard quickly collapsed. The infantry pressed forward shot while advancing, with almost no stop.

Just as Gu Ni was about to order other troops to go over and rescue, he heard another horn, and Liu Huan's army rushed forward.

The two armies were like a pliers, splitting from left and right wings, surrounding the Guniu Central Army. The Khitan army could not resist at all, and the military formations continued to collapse, so they could only be supplemented by the military formations next to them.

Dilide felt his scalp tingling and said to Gu Ni: "General, this is not a solution. We can't stop the Song army at all. If we resist, it's just to delay some time. It's better to send a strong army to counterattack the Song army, and there is still a glimmer of hope."

Gu Ni sighed: "My iron cavalry has been lost these days. There are only more than a thousand people left. Look, it's in the central army. The opponent's 200,000 army, what's the use of more than a thousand iron cavalry? To be honest, the combat power of our Song army is too far different. Unless there is God's help, there will be only one way to defeat. What's bad is that the Song army fought very well, without any hurry or slow down, and there are no flaws to find."

The front line was five or six miles apart. At first glance, the edge was blurry and I couldn't see clearly. I only saw a black mass, and the Song army was constantly approaching. The Khitan army had even exhausted arrows and could only fight against the Song army with swords and guns. Where was the opponent?
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