Chapter 179 The Liao Army Wants to Escape
Just when the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty prepared their troops and planned to defeat the main force of the Liao army in one fell swoop.
The Liao army camp was in the king's tent.
The Liao Lord Yelu Qi was wandering in the tent a little restlessly, and from time to time he looked up at the outside of the tent with an anxious look on his face.
Before he knew it, time flies. Just when Yelu Qi and others were impatient, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent. Yelu Qi hurriedly looked outside the tent, but in a moment he saw Yelu Mingde walking into the tent quickly. Yelu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Snatch, grab, grab, grab,
"Mingde, how are you doing this? Have these dog slaves ever cheated?"
When Yelu Mingde saw that Yelu Qi was so anxious, he hurriedly said:
"When the Khan returned to the Khan secretly investigated, the six divisions including Naiyan tribe and Zhuolu tribe did lose nearly 400,000 soldiers. They did not deceive the Khan, and there was no other action in secret!"
What? Yelu Qi was really shocked this time. He thought that these tribal leaders were afraid to fight on the spot, lied about military information, and deceived him, but he didn't expect it to be true.
But how is this possible? No matter how powerful the Zhou army is, these tribal coalition forces are just useless, but they can't run four legs with two legs? It's okay if they can't win or escape, how can there be such a big loss of war?
"Return to Your Majesty, the secret spies of the Guards of the Imperial Guards have secretly investigated that the Zhou army was indeed equipped with a new type of giant crossbow, which the Zhou people called the Hundred War Gods of Mechanical Crossbow. This kind of crossbow is a skillful skill. The crossbows used are also hidden in arrows. One arrow can divide dozens of arrows when flying in the air. After hitting the target, it will also produce an explosion. It has a huge power. One arrow can razure half an acre of radius to the ground, and people and animals will disappear.
During the war the day before yesterday, the Zhou army reimbursed 50,000 cavalrymen of the Naiman division with one volley. Even the general manager Borjin was killed on the spot!" Yelu Mingde saw Yelu Qi's face showing confusion, and hurriedly explained.
Yelu Qi was so heartbroken when he heard that the Zhou army's crossbow was so powerful. If the Zhou army came to him a few waves when the two armies fought in the future... Yelu Qi was a little chilling when he thought about it.
After lingering in the tent for a long time, Yelu Qi raised his head suddenly, staring at Yelu Mingguang with deep eyes and asked:
"Mingde, do you think we have a chance of winning this time with the Zhou army?"
His tone was full of doubts, uncertainty, and a little worried about gains and losses, and a little panic. Yelu Mingde couldn't help but be stunned and glanced at Yelu Qi secretly. Is this the courageous, wise and wise Khan he knew?
Yelu Mingde lowered his head, hesitated for a long time, suddenly knelt at Yelu Qi's feet, and said in a trembling voice:
"Khan, please forgive me for being incompetent. I think the road ahead of this battle is unpredictable and there are too many variables. It is better to withdraw my troops and return to Shiguo.
One is that since the Zhou army dared to attack the heartland of our Liao Kingdom in a bold way, there must be a trump card that we don’t know, and there may be many changes.
The second is which tribal troops are really too useless, but they are just a group of mobs. Once the war starts, they may not be able to help, and will drag the main force of my Khan Court back. Moreover, with the elite troops in my 300,000 tent, they will have only half of the chances of winning against the 300,000 elite soldiers of the Great Zhou. If you are not careful, it will cause losses to the army.
Third, if the main force of my Khan Court suffers too much loss and lacks deterrence, it will cause turmoil and drastically reduce the prestige of the Khan Court. Those tribes with hidden evil intentions may be ready to move. The hundreds of years of peace in the Great Liao Dynasty will be broken. When the war breaks out again, and the internal and external troubles, the Great Liao Dynasty will be in danger. I will be in danger. I will be sincere and risk my life to advise. Please think twice!" As he said that, he pressed his head tightly on the ground.
For a moment, the sweat tent became as quiet as death. After a long time, when Yelu Mingde was about to despair, Yelu Qihu laughed loudly, helped Yelu Mingde up, patted his shoulder and sighed:
"Mingde, you are worthy of being the person you value most. At this time, you are still looking for ideas for Ben Khan for Da Liao, and dare to speak out bluntly. Ben Khan did not misunderstand you!"
At this time, Yelu Mingde was already sweating profusely. He touched the cold sweat on his forehead and said with a smile:
"The Khan is magnanimous and elegant, and humbly accepting advice, which is really a blessing for us to be servants!"
"You don't have to comfort me. This time I was really wrong. I was too radical and didn't even know the facts of the Zhou army. I recruited a large army to fight in a hurry. I was able to get a bargain by the Zhou army, which caused my 400,000 army in the Great Liao Dynasty to lose!"
"It's really a mistake..." Yelu Qi's face became heavy after saying that, and he clenched his fists and said with some blaming self.
"Da Khan, how could this be your fault? It was all we slaves who messed up the matter, which caused such a situation. We really have the trust of Dahan." Whether Yelu Qi sincerely regretted or pretended to behave, Yelu Mingde naturally could not let Yelu Qi sing a solo show, and hurried forward and said with a shameful look on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, he asked weakly:
"Shan, what should we do next?"
"What should I do?" Yelu Qi was also asking himself that since he took over the Great Liao Dynasty, the Great Liao Dynasty has been thriving in his hands. He took the 16 states northeast of Song State, completely trampling the Song State under his feet, letting him cede land and pay compensation for women, and then went south to submit to Tiel, Longtu, and Harin and other powerful countries. Even the Zhou State in the past was trembling under the power of the Great Liao Dynasty, but since the little emperor of Zhou State ascended the throne, he has completely changed. As long as he had a pair of Zhou State, he would not suffer any loss. He always suppressed him that time, and now he has forced him to such a field, which made him sigh.
However, after all, he is the lord of a country. He has never experienced anything. He quickly calmed down and analyzed the situation and gains and losses in front of him with a clear mind. After a long time, Yelu Qi turned around and waved his hand, and seriously and decisively said to Yelu Mingde:
"Mingde, you send an order immediately!"
"Tomorrow morning, we will withdraw our troops. My Khan wants to see if the Zhou army dares to catch up!"
"In addition, I have sent orders to Li Jinbao and the other five, and ordered him to lead his troops as the rear of Ben Khan's palace, telling them that after this battle, Ben Khan will not blame them for the past!"
"Wisdom is nothing but a great sweat!" Yelu Mingde saluted with joy, and a big stone in his heart finally fell down. He quickly turned around and was afraid that Yelu Qi would regret it...
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That night, at the third day, Ma Jin still did not sleep. He was lying on the side of the warm-sink in the big tent and reading at night. What he read was exactly what Qi Jiguang wrote. The methods of military training and reward and punishment in it were really unique in their understanding, which allowed Ma Jin to gain something every time he read it.
Just as Ma Jin was immersed in his thoughts, Yue Fei rushed in from outside the tent and said with a serious look on his face:
"Your Majesty, there is movement in the Liao camp!" The book-walking home
Ma Jin frowned slightly when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and said in confusion:
"What's going on in the Liao camp? Could it be that they still have the energy to send troops to harass my camp?"
"The Liao army may have to withdraw its troops!" Yue Fei said solemnly. The Liao army's actions caught them off guard.
Chapter completed!