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Chapter 51: Victory in the first battle and a complete victory

The Liao army's vanguard strength was only 60,000.

The Xixia vanguard army was stationed only more than ten miles away from the Liao army vanguard, and the two sides were at odds with each other.

The total number of troops is nearly 200,000.

Gu Yankai was responsible for attacking the Xixia military camp. The bones there were much harder to chew than those in Weiyuan.

Before the two sides left the border, they had already agreed to launch an attack at noon.

As long as an army of troops has not arrived, it will easily be flanked by enemy forces.

But Wei Yuan trusted Gu Yankai, and the latter was also reassured by the former.

Therefore, as soon as noon arrived, Wei Yuan led 80,000 troops to fight against the Liao army's tent.

The vanguard general of the Liao army was named Yelu Yanguang. Last year, he also served as a vanguard and followed Yelu Yi to attack Yanmen first.

now.

Outside the Xixia Pioneer Army camp.

Gu Yankai told the generals:

"In this battle, there is a slight gap between our army's strength and the enemy's, so we must not be reluctant to fight. We only need to hold back the Xixia vanguard and relieve the pressure on Wei Yuan."

Zhang Fu asked Wei Yuan to attack the Liao army because the Liao army's vanguard only had 60,000 troops.

But there are hundreds of thousands of people here in Xixia Pioneer.

Gu Yankai only had 100,000 yuan, so it was not easy to crack this hard nut.

But Wei Yuan is easy!
If he lives up to Zhang Fu's high expectations and can completely annihilate the Liao vanguard army, it will be a great achievement!
How could Gu Yankai not know that Zhang Fu had the idea of ​​letting Wei Yuan perform meritorious service?
But he had no complaints. Marching and fighting, arranging troops in formation, how could everything be fair and just?

Besides, he wanted to use this battle to avenge his past humiliation. Even though his troops were inferior to the enemy's, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Being able to hold back the Xixia Army was already a meritorious service to him!
Subsequently, Gu Yan launched an all-out assault on the Xixia Pioneer Army.

at the same time.

Wei Yuan and 20,000 cavalry had also taken the lead to attack the Liao camp.

It won't take long for the subsequent infantry to break into this place.

Although before Wei Yuan reached the Liao camp, a scout blew the horn in time to put the entire army on alert.

But it was too late after all.

Many officers and soldiers of the Liao army were killed by the Zhou army before they could even hold their weapons or ride their horses.

Because Wei Yuan had the idea of ​​​​a quick victory, he led hundreds of personal guards to the Liao army's general.

"General Wei, I'll cover you and capture the flag!"

During the chaos, Xu Changzhi roared.

Since the Liao army was also very aware of their purpose, they promptly dispatched a large number of troops to protect Dahu.

Once the great banner is captured, it will affect the morale of the entire army.

Wei Yuan holds the Guandao in his hand and is unstoppable.

When the knife fell, there was a corpse.

The armor of the Liao soldiers was nothing compared to his blade!
"kill!"

The officers and soldiers of the two armies were shouting and killing in a way that was earth-shattering.

With the arrival of the Zhou army's infantry, the pressure on Wei Yuan and others was instantly relieved.

"Left and right, open the way!"

Wei Yuan said loudly.

Hundreds of personal guards followed him closely, protecting Wei Yuan from the left and right directions as they rushed towards the great banner.

These hundred people, after Wei Yuan's long-term training, have mastered the use of various weapons.

If any officers and soldiers of the Liao army came over to attack them, they would be killed with crossbows by these personal guards before they even met.

If the heavy cavalry of the Liao army comes to kill, every few guards will have a shield bearer to withstand the blunt weapons of the heavy cavalry.

Mutual offensive and defensive capabilities can reduce casualties to a certain extent.

It has to be said that when the cavalry charges forward, they can still maintain their inherent formation and not be disordered, which is enough to prove that the results of the training are excellent.

Soon, Wei Yuan cut the big banner in half and held it in his hand.

When the officers and soldiers of the Liao army saw that the big banner was held in the hands of General Zhou, their morale was low.

Hearing the constant shouting and killing sounds around him, he fled in all directions.

Liao Pioneer rear army tent.

Yelu Yanguang mounted his war horse and was about to fight with the Zhou army. Suddenly he was dissuaded by a Liao general.
"General, the situation is over. Let's keep the elites for later!" Yelu Yanguang cursed angrily: "Keep the elites like shit. If we lose this battle, you and I will both die!"

"Send out scouts quickly and ask for support from the Xia army. Everyone, grab your weapons and follow me in the charge!"

The Liao general did not dare to persuade him again.

Yelu Yanguang held a spear in his hand and showed extraordinary self-control. He broke away from his guards and rushed towards the densely populated Zhou army.

By chance, Wei Yuan saw that he had killed many soldiers and was getting braver as he fought, so he also rushed towards him.

The two are about to meet each other.

Wei Yuan suddenly said: "Be careful!"

He held the sword in one hand and was about to use a move to split Huashan at Yelu Yanguang.

The latter quickly took a defensive stance.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan suddenly changed his moves and used his other hand to take out a crossbow from his waist, only to hear a "whoosh" sound.

A crossbow arrow was fired.

Yelu Yanguang fell off his horse instantly.

Then, Wei Yuan didn't care whether he was dead or alive, and struck out with another knife, directly separating his head.

Seeing this scene, some Liao soldiers shouted:
"The general is dead!"

"The Pioneer is dead, run!"

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Wei Yuan had guarded the border for many years and knew a little bit about the Liao language.

He never expected that the Tie Hanhan whom he killed was actually the vanguard of the Liao army!
As soon as Yelu Yanguang died, Wei Yuan saw the Liao soldiers scattered by fallen trees, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and he shouted to the generals around him:

"The morale of the Liao army has been lost, annihilate all the enemy troops!"
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In mid-October of the second year of Jiayou's reign.

Gu Yankai attacked the Xixia vanguard, killing more than 10,000 enemies and losing 3,000 himself, so he won.

Wei Yuan raided the Liao vanguard army, beheaded the generals and captured the flag, annihilating 30,000 enemies and inflicting more than 5,000 self-inflicted losses, a great victory.

After the battle, the two men led the various ministries under their jurisdiction and quickly returned to the pass.

The next day.

Yanmen Pass, inside the big tent.

Zhang Fu said excitedly: "Wei Yuan, kill the general and capture the flag, you have done another great service! And it is a great achievement!"

"Gu Yankai, if you hadn't held back the Xixia vanguard in this battle, I'm afraid General Wei wouldn't have been able to make any contribution. You've avenged your shame by going out to fight this time. Congratulations!"

"I have already sent people to send the request for merit to the capital at high speed!"

"Next, the border is getting colder and winter is about to come. The enemy will not attack rashly. We only need to hold on to the cities at the Daizhou border, and the enemy will be unable to do anything!"

It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Fu carefully planned this battle for Wei Yuan.

The purpose is to use this battle to get Wei Yuan a knighthood.

However, there are great risks in fighting outside the border. The best way is to send an experienced general to assist Wei Yuan in his mission.

No one is more suitable than Gu Yankai.

This Lord Gu was willing to be a green leaf because the humiliation of the Battle of Sanchuankou made Gu Yankai always brood.

If we don't go out to fight this time and the weather gets colder, the enemy will definitely slow down their siege.

By then, if you look for opportunities to make meritorious deeds, you won't be able to find them.

Therefore, Zhang Fu worked very hard for Wei Yuan's title.

After everyone leaves the big tent.

Zhang Fu specifically kept Gu Yankai here and said with a smile, "Thanks to Lord Gu for this battle."

The latter shook his head and said: "Zhang Shuai said it true. In these years, I have made countless achievements with you in the north and south, and I should do it."

"What's more, I also want to avenge my shame. It was your precious disciple who was wrong and now he wants to change his tune."

"It's your precious son-in-law who strives to win the battle and capture the flag. That's awesome."

In this battle, Zhang Fu and Gu Yankai expected that Wei Yuan would win a small victory.

Therefore, Zhang Fu was still thinking about whether he had any merit other than this battle and could make another plan for Wei Yuan.

But now, Wei Yuan's current achievements alone are enough to earn him a title.

　There is one more chapter, around 10:30

　　
　
(End of this chapter)