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Chapter 31: The Knife Behind

In the Datong Palace, Li Liangzuo's imperial study room, the imperial study room at this time has become Li Liangzuo's combat hall with maps of the Western Xia and Liao Kingdom hanging everywhere. There is also a sand table in the middle of the imperial study room, which clearly marked the military comparison between the Xia and Liao armies near Datong.

"I am going to see Your Majesty." Zhou Wentai came in and said.

Li Liangzuo reacted from his thoughts and said, "Sir, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

"How has the materials in Datong City been transported strongly so far?" Li Liangzuo asked Zhou Wentai.

"One-third has been shipped away, and the remaining supplies are being transported to the rear."

Li Liangzuo said very dissatisfiedly: "The speed is too slow, and we must speed up the progress. Now that the Liao army is approaching, we have not much time left."

"I understand, but now it is the fastest speed. Although we have sleds, it is still very difficult to transport the snow. Please give me a month." Zhou Wentai explained to Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo shook his head and said, "I don't have that much time for you. All the supplies must be transported back within twenty days. What method is your business. I only look at the result. If it cannot be completed within twenty days, I will be engaged in military law."

"Yes, I'm going to receive the order..." Zhou Wentai took the military order in great difficulty.

"Sir, you should know that Yelu Nelugu has been on the verge of action recently. If he hadn't been concerned about Yelu Chongyuan's attack on me, he would have been attacking long ago. I wonder how sir, he would have viewed the current situation of the war!" Li Liangzuo asked Zhou Wentai and said.

"Your Majesty is worried about not Yelu Nelugu ahead, but Xiao Yuanshan behind us!" Zhou Wentai asked Li Liangzuo tentatively.

Li Liangzuo smiled and said, "Nothing can be hidden from the teacher's eyes! Although Nelugu is the son of Yelu Chongyuan, his two tricks are far worse than his father. What really makes me worry is Xiao Yuanshan! I wonder how much does Mr. know about Xiao Yuanshan?"

"Xiao Yuanshan is a descendant of the Liao Dynasty and the nephew of Empress Xiao today. Although this person is young, he is also very strategic. Otherwise, he would not have been appointed as the governor of Shuozhou at the age of 25, and was in charge of the military and political affairs of Shuozhou and Wuzhou. According to the information of Weichen, Xiao Yuanshan had fought with the Song army many times, and he never lost every game, so he had a very high prestige in Shuozhou army." Zhou Wentai reported to Li Liangzuohui.

"It seems that I will really pay attention to this Xiao Yuanshan in the future, otherwise I am really afraid that I will not need to be careful of capsizing in the gutter! Xiao Yuanshan is both well-known and knowledgeable about military tactics and has tens of thousands of elite border troops in his hands. If he really tramples on the back, I will be very disgraceful." Li Liangzuo said worriedly.

"Your Majesty has left heavy troops in Ningbian, I believe nothing will happen." Zhou Wentai persuaded.

As soon as Zhou Wentai finished speaking, a deputy general ran into and knelt in front of Li Liangzuo with blood and said, "My general asked Your Majesty to punish him. Mo Jiang was unable to escort the materials back to Heqing by Xiao Yuanshan and his army. The three thousand soldiers under the Mo Jiang fought to the death, and only a few people followed Mo Jiang and broke through the encirclement."

When Li Liangzuo heard the news, he was furious and said, "Baby, I can't even handle this little thing. What's the use of me? The person who came was dragged out and beheaded."

"Your Majesty, let's wait. I have a few words to ask him?" Zhou Wentai asked for his order.

Li Liangzuo ignored Zhou Wentai, so Zhou Wentai asked the deputy general: "Where is the general attack? How many enemy troops have they lost? How many materials have they lost?"

The deputy general quickly replied: "The General of the Mo was attacked in Baidao Saka. The enemy had about 30,000 troops. When the General of the Mo was attacked by the enemy, he burned the 100,000 stones of grain and grass he had escorted on the spot. When I broke through the encirclement, most of the grain and grass had been burned."

At this time, Li Liangzuo's anger had already subsided, so he angrily scolded the deputy general: "Get out, go and get a hundred military sticks by yourself, don't let me see you in the future."

"The last general thanks Your Majesty for not killing you." The deputy general kowtowed and said.

After the deputy general left, Li Liangzuo pointed to Bai Daozaka and said, "This Bai Daozaka is really a deadly place. I really didn't see it. Now that the Liao army occupied Bai Daozaka, it would be equivalent to cutting off our army's retreat to the west. If Xiao Yuanshan and Yelu Renxian in Xuande joined forces, they just need to send cavalry generals Xuande, Bai Daozaka and Shuozhou to patrol back and forth, and our army will be completely blocked in Datong."

"Your Majesty's wiseness reveals the mystery in one word, but I think Xiao Yuanshan should not have stationed a large army in Baidaoban for a long time, and at most he will only leave thousands of troops to guard it." Zhou Wentai said.

"I really puzzled why sir said this!" Li Liangzuo asked with a questioning face.

Zhou Wentai immediately explained: "Baidaoban is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now Xiao Yuanshan has obtained some food and grass. Just station thousands of troops here to cut off our army's retreat. Xiao Yuanshan is proficient in military tactics. After occupying Baidaoban, he will definitely be afraid that His Majesty will encircle Wei and send a large army to attack Shuozhou. In order to protect Shuozhou, Xiao Yuanshan will definitely return to Shuozhou."

"Sir, do you think Xiao Yuanshan is likely to ambush the army we sent to Shuozhou halfway?" Li Liangzuo asked.

"I don't know this guy..."

"Come on, call Li Yi to me."

After Li Yi arrived, Li Liangzuo called Li Yi to his side and said, "I heard about Li Yi Bai Dao Saka!"

"I will hear a little about it." Li Yi said.

"I give you five thousand troops and horses, and you attack Shuozhou overnight." Li Liangzuo said to Li Yi; "But you have to remember that this attack on Shuozhou is likely to be attacked by Xiao Yuanshan, and the most likely place to be attacked is in Shanyin. I ask you to destroy Xiao Yuanshan's main force in Shanyin;

This place is about the same distance from Baidaozaka and Datong. I guess when you led your army to arrive, Xiao Yuanshan had already set up an ambush. You can give me a counter-encirclement outside and eat him in one breath."

"Yes, I will understand..." Li Yi said excitedly.

After Li Yi left, Zhou Wentai quickly flattered: "Your Majesty is so smart that this battle will surely wipe out Xiao Yuanshan's main force in Shuozhou in one fell swoop."

"Young people flatter you, I want you to give advice, not flatter you..." Li Liangzuo scolded Zhou Wentai and said.

One day later, Li Yi came here according to Li Liangzuo's instructions. Shanyin was in the north and south, and it was a great place to ambush. Li Yi was not a fool, so he could naturally see it.

"Your Majesty is really amazing. This is a good place to fight ambush. If the army passes below, it will be wiped out." Li Yi sighed.

"Rewards from the general and spies, the Liao army was covered with the ridges on the north and south sides, with an estimated 20,000 people, and there were more enemy troops on the ridges on the north side." The deputy general reported to Li Yihui.

"Okay, I'll pass on the general's military order. The army is divided into two groups to attack the Liao army from behind. You will bring 500 people to spread flags in the south to attack the Liao army. I will lead the main army to attack the Liao army in the north. Tell your brothers to rest first and wait until we are in action in the evening." Li Yi ordered.

"Yes, the last general takes the order..."
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