Chapter 1170 Battle
"General, they are really chasing me!"
The deputy general was holding the war horse and couldn't help looking back and said.
"It seems that Youzhou City really doesn't have much military force, at least there are not many cavalry!"
Yelu Xiu Ge shook his head, smiled slightly, and asked, "How far are they following them?"
"The scout said that he walked very slowly, and in half a day, he had been hanging twenty miles."
"This is to revitalize your energy!" Yelu Xiu Ge frowned. The other party was so calm, which was beyond his expectations. After crushing the victory head-on, he was not arrogant or impatient.
Of course, he knew that the retreat route to Youzhou was easily blocked, but as long as the cavalry had sufficient dry food, they could quickly bypass the city with three horses.
This is not the Central Plains. It is normal for cities to be everywhere, hundreds of miles a city. The gap between them is enough to break through.
Secondly, we can hang the Tang army in Chupingzhou City and wait for an opportunity to annihilate it, thereby shocking the Tang people and washing away some of the shame of the fall of Youzhou.
He really wanted to see the skills of the Tang army and how to defeat the powerful Khitan army.
Third, if the Tang army or vanguard in Pingzhou ignores it, the entire Liaodong Corridor will probably fall. Wouldn't this threaten the Liaodong region?
There are Khitan weapons, cavalry, and important food and grass bases. Millions of Bohai people are there, so they must not be able to make any mistakes.
"I hope that this group of Tang troops and Youzhou are together."
Yelu Xiuge was indignant at the rumor that his cavalry was defeated by him. Even though he knew that it might be the intentional publicity of the Tang army, even if it was a draw, it would be a shame.
"The entire army is repairing, and I will let the Tang people see the real cavalry!"
Gritting his teeth, Yelu Xiuge said in a deep voice.
The general was the courage of the army. The general in front of him was so angry that the soldiers below also affected him, his morale changed drastically, and his fatigue was wiped out.
"Why did you stop!" Yang Shifan frowned, quite puzzled.
"Just stop!"
Cao Bin breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the vast soldiers and horses in front of him, and whispered: "If you really want them to go to Youzhou, then we will be really unlucky."
Yang Shifan refused to comment. He looked at the tens of thousands of cavalry in front of him and couldn't help but say: "This is the rumored slut army guarding the Khitan emperor!"
"One man and three horses, wearing iron armor, strong and brave, it must be!"
Cao Bin said seriously.
"Admiral Yang, are you sure about Youzhou Camp?"
"Stand by? There should be some." Yang Shifan thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "One man and three horses, and the war horses are still in strength. It is absolutely not a pity to fight head-on."
"Besides, although we are tired, the Khitans have come from afar, so I have confidence."
Cao Bin thought to himself that although 20,000 people were less than 30,000, Youzhou Camp was no longer a problem with one against two, or even three, and the ten thousand people in my hands were just taking the opportunity to kill the enemy.
The cavalry searched for it with extremely fast maneuvering speed. Once it charged, it was difficult to pause at all. They could only change the direction slightly. With the arrogance of the Khitans, they would definitely not escape and wander.
"Let your brothers prepare, a tough battle is coming!" Cao Bin said softly. This head-on battle against the Pishi Army will completely hurt the Khitans, and the Liaodong Corridor area will be completely covered.
As the main general, this honor cannot be escaped.
Thinking of this, the caution of the past is gone, and with it comes excitement, excitement, and even desire.
The cavalry opened the water bags one after another, first took a drink of them, then fed them with their horses, then took out soybeans and sorghum from the bags, and finally, they took out two bean cakes with caution and fed them carefully.
While feeding, he gently stroked or said something in his ear. For a moment, it was full of the sound of war horses chewing and some trivial words.
The cavalry's own mouth food was just bean cakes, steamed cakes, mixed with some meat, and some wine. For a while, they were quite leisurely.
The heavy cavalry were also quite busy. They helped each other wear heavy armor. When one man and three horses were one man and three horses, they had to adjust the mood of the other two horses, which seemed even more busy.
The adjustment time is naturally longer, but with continuous training, the time is also shrinking.
Half an hour later, the war horses filled their belly and the cavalry were fully equipped. Under the scorching sun, it was quite a bit sunny.
The light cavalry of the Tang army here is just compared to the heavy cavalry. They also wear armor on their bodies, just for speed and are lighter, while the war horses are not equipped.
Yelu Xiuge took the lead, wearing armor, followed by a large number of cavalry. As he slowly pushed, he finally saw the Tang army's outfit.
"There are armor all over!" Yelu Xiu Ge said in surprise, and he said curiously: "How could such a war horse be able to hold on?"
Khitan horses and Mongolian horses are short and have little strength, and are difficult to carry armor with human weight. The best way to win is to implement light cavalry.
The Hexi horses of the Xixia people are the standard configuration for heavy cavalry.
Although I have never seen heavy cavalry, Yelu Xiu Ge immediately understood its advantages and disadvantages: "You must not fight head-on. No wonder the Youzhou cavalry was defeated. How can you not defeat this situation?"
"Scatter and guerrillas from the flanks--" Yelu Xiuge ordered.
Immediately, the cavalry was divided into three, with 10,000 in the middle, and the other 20,000 were ready to attack from the flanks, so as not to collide with their heavy cavalry.
"Yo, I'm scared!"
Yang Shifan couldn't help laughing as he looked at the Khitan's movements. The Khitans saw the face of heavy cavalry. The distance was too close, only more than one hundred steps, which was very far for infantry and too close for cavalry.
"Running——" Yang Shifan roared and issued an order.
Then, Youzhou City suddenly accelerated its speed, and the distance of a hundred steps was only a moment.
At this moment, Yelu Xiuge suddenly realized that he was still underestimating the enemy. His heavy cavalry still maintained horsepower and could still accelerate the charge.
Helplessly, he immediately asked to quickly disperse the cavalry, but after some operation, there was still a delay. The division of troops was only halfway through, and then the impact came.
In the face of absolute strength, all plans are just false.
The heavy cavalry rushed towards the elite skin-square army with an indomitable momentum and a hundred kilograms of impact per war horse.
Generally speaking, when encountering heavy cavalry, light cavalry can only roam and give full play to their speed advantage. Once touched, they will die and turn over. However, the leather army is equipped with complete armor and elite soldiers.
One by one, the elite Khitan soldiers kept pulling the bowstrings, and the stone bow kept shooting arrows, shooting at the cavalry with crackling sounds, but for the heavy cavalry, it was just a false one.
The Pishou Army was extremely brave and hindered the Youzhou Camp's progress like a chariot. Its speed was constantly slowed down and he spared no effort to fill it.
Yang Shifan felt that the speed was getting slower and slower, as if he was trapped in a quagmire: "This skin army is indeed amazing."
Chapter completed!