Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye it was the next night, at this time the Xia army and the Northern Liao army in Datong City were ready to evacuate, all the materials had been loaded into the cart, ready to evacuate from Datong at any time, through a large amount of intelligence returned by the secret agent, Li Liangzuo could already be sure that Yelu Chongyuan's Southern Liao army was ready to ambush itself, but Li Liangzuo never knew that Yelu Chongyuan would set up an ambush there.
In a courtyard of the Ruyang Mansion in Datong, Li Liangzuo called Ji La Siyi, Li Yi Gaowei and others, in order to discuss and see if it was appropriate to break through from that direction, it was obvious that Li Liangzuo did not intend to abide by the original agreement, and Li Liangzuo's side did not intend to abide by Yelu Chongyuan's side, so the original secret agreement was basically scrapped, and a conflict was inevitable.
"Let's talk about it, how to withdraw from Datong now," Li Liangzuo asked everyone.
Ji La Siyi first said: "Your Majesty, according to the topography of Datong, the south is the best way to break through, but the old minister thinks that Yelu Chongyuan will definitely deploy heavy troops in the south, and all the ways for us to retreat from the south will be cut off. ” Li Liangzuo nodded and agreed: "The old general is reasonable, this south is not successful, only the west and the north are left, the east gate is impossible, to the east is Yelu Chongyuan's lair, you all think about how to transport so many people and materials out of Datong, the west gate is wide, it is a plain area, but it is easy to be attacked by cavalry, and the north gate is mostly mountainous, although it is not suitable to be attacked, but the road is rugged and difficult to walk. ” Zheng Hun said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that we should evacuate from the north, although the road in the north is rugged, but it is easy to avoid the attack of the Southern Liao army, and once attacked, we can quickly occupy a favorable position for defense." ” Li Yi said: "The road is rugged, the cart is difficult to travel on the mountain road, once the battle line is stretched too long, the enemy attack can not care about each other, and then there is only a passive beating." ” Li Liangzuo lost patience and said: "According to your intentions, I can only be trapped in this life, and if I think about it, I am not allowed to eat if I can't think of it." ” Seeing that Li Liangzuo was about to get angry, several people lowered their heads and tried to find a way, since ancient times, breaking through and retreating have been the most difficult part of the war, and if they don't do it well, it will cause a great rout of the whole army, and then lead to the whole battle falling into a very passive situation.
After a long time, Ji La Siyi said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a way, but it needs to sacrifice some personnel and materials. ” "If the old general has any proposal, just say."
Li Liangzuo said to Ji Spicy Siyi.
Ji La Siyi reported to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty's ministers thought that they could use the strategy of crossing the sea all over the world, and sent a small team of men and horses to escort some supplies to evacuate disguised as a large army, and then most of the men and horses quietly withdrew at night. ” Li Liangzuo thought deeply and said: "This is a good idea, but it is too risky for some brothers. ” Ji Lai Siyi said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, you should continue to suffer from the chaos, and please make a quick decision to Your Majesty." ” After Li Yi finished speaking, he immediately knelt down on one knee and asked for orders: "Wechen is willing to make meritorious service to the crime, please give Your Majesty a soldier and horse, and Wechen will promise to complete the task." ” Li Liangzuo immediately agreed: "Okay, I will give you a town of soldiers and horses, you lead them to escort some supplies to evacuate from the west gate, and I and the old general Ji Si Rayi will lead the army to evacuate from the north gate, and we will act tonight." ” As soon as Li Liangzuo's words fell, Zheng Hun suggested to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, Weichen suggested that the materials escorted by Li Liangzuo are mostly covered with saltpeter, sulfur and other fire-causing things, and they are mainly escorted by cavalry. ” Li Liangzuo heard that this idea was good, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, just do what Zheng Qing said."
"Yes, the last general commands."
Li Yi answered.
On the other side, Yelu Renxian, the king of Ruyang, is also discussing with his subordinates about retreating, and now Yelu Renxian has only more than 20,000 people under his hands, most of whom are newly recruited strong men, and only more than 5,000 people are veterans who survived on the battlefield.
But here's the problem, Yelu Renxian now has two choices, one is to retreat with Li Liangzuo's main army, and the other is to withdraw alone; These two methods have their own advantages, although the withdrawal of the army alone is very risky, but relatively free, Yeluren can better control the army under his command, and evacuate with the Xia army, although the safety is guaranteed, but it is likely to be used as cannon fodder.
In the study room of Ruyang Palace.
Yeluren sat on the throne first and said: "Now that the Xia army is ready to evacuate, our original plan has basically fallen through half, let's talk about what we should do."
An adjutant general stood up and said: "Lord Wang, when the Xia army evacuated Datong, it also took almost all the materials and craftsmen with it, without which our army would never be able to hold Datong, and the last general thought that he should evacuate with the Xia army." ” As soon as the adjutant general's words were finished, Yeluhe said: "Lord Wang, the last general thinks that he should evacuate with the Xia army, although it is very likely that he will be used as cannon fodder, but it is safest to follow the Xia army's large army." ” "Seconded by the Minister" "The minister also seconded the proposal" Ye Luren first saw that everyone agreed to evacuate with Xia Jun, so he could only agree: "In this case, then follow Xia Jun to evacuate together, and this king will go to see Li Liangzuo again." ” In fact, to tell the truth, Yelu Renxian was not very willing to evacuate Datong with the Xia army, since the Xia army was stationed, Yelu Renxian found that many newly recruited soldiers often discussed, comparing the Northern Liao army with the Xia army, this is not a comparison, but it is good to compare the gap will come out, whether it is from food, equipment, or from Xiangyin, resettlement and other aspects, the two sides are not at the same level.
Under Li Liangzuo's careful arrangement, Xia Jun's treatment is probably the best treatment army in this era, especially the Central Army has almost solved the personal problems of the soldiers, and it has a great gain at such a great price.
The generous treatment of the Xia army deeply attracted many soldiers of the Northern Liao Army, and many people hoped to be able to join the Xia Army from the Northern Liao Army; It is specifically explained here that in ancient China, especially in the era of war, there was no concept of patriotism at all, and the people at the bottom did not care who the ruler wanted to live nothing more than a stable life, and the same was true for the officers and non-commissioned officers at the lower levels, who hoped to have a generous salary and treatment in the army and be able to support their families.
Let's get back to business, after Yeluren decided to evacuate with the Xia army, he found Li Liangzuo and told Li Liangzuo his thoughts, but Li Liangzuo made a difficulty, with 20,000 Northern Liao troops and was afraid that they would leak military secrets, and it was not justified in name if he didn't take it, after all, he had a short mouth and a soft hand to take others.
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