Unexpectedly, Xiao Puda, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom, was also open-minded and did not care about the vanguard's defeat.
After drinking and eating, Wu Zangyupang accompanied Xiao Puta to personally inspect the Song Army camp.
"What a strong barrier. General Song is not an easy man!"
Xiao Puda and his men stood on a slope and looked towards Song Ying.
Wu Zang said with a smile:
"No matter how strong his camp is, it can't resist our Xia and Liao cavalry!"
Xiao Puta nodded noncommittally and ordered his flag officer:
"Send a letter of war to the Song army and say that I am willing to bring 30,000 troops to fight them!"
Bu Zhi Pang was stunned for a moment and said:
"Marshal, why bother?"
"Now I have the advantage. As long as our 100,000 troops swarm forward, we can crush his camp in a moment!"
Xiao Puta shook his head and did not explain.
Seeing Xiao Puta's stubbornness, Wu Zangyingpang had no choice but to keep silent.
It seems that it is not that simple to let the Liao people fall into the trap.
Afterwards, they discussed some details of the joint dispatch of troops, and then he returned to the city to deliver a message to Cao Bin.
When he rewarded the army this time, he did not mix dirty things in the food. If there was something wrong with the food as soon as he rewarded the army, the Liao people would definitely doubt Xixia.
At that time, they became the object of jealousy of the Liao Kingdom, and they all made wedding clothes for the Song people.
Even if Xiao Puda's Northern Route Army was defeated, the gains would outweigh the losses. Emperor Liao would definitely take revenge when he found out.
Although Wu Zang Heiyun has an ambiguous relationship with Cao Bin, she prefers power and will not harm Xixia's interests for Cao Bin.
Moreover, even if she agreed, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would not support it.
They were willing to secretly help deal with the Liao army, just to ensure that Xixia was not controlled by either Song or Liao.
At this time, Cao Bin and the female general of the Yang family had received the Liao army's letter of war.
Auntie Yang hesitated and said:
"Although not all the troops of the Liao army have been mobilized, 30,000 people are enough."
Mu Guiying shook her head and said:
"The Liao people will not be so honest. Although the war document states that there are 30,000 people, there is a chance that the war will begin."
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"Ignore him. Passive defense is suitable for our situation."
The so-called wrong step, wrong step after step, from the moment Xiao Puta was deceived, his outcome was doomed.
Xiao Puta was very depressed after receiving the letter of refusal from the Song Army.
Early the next morning.
He ordered 70,000 horses to join the 8,000 Xixia troops without hiding, and marched towards the Song army's camp together.
At the same time, the Song army was also waiting on the camp wall.
Xiao Puta glanced at Wu Zang and said:
"Prime Minister, you Xixia know this Song army best, why don't you take the lead and give it a try?"
Wu Zangpang knew what he meant and did not hesitate:
"In that case, Marshal Xiao, please watch the battle for now."
After saying that, he asked his subordinates to blow the horn of attack, and the vast Xixia army went straight to the Song army camp.
What surprised Xiao Puta was that the Song people only shot a few sharp arrows and ran away without a trace, and were attacked by the Xixia people on the wall.
Wu Zangying Pang laughed loudly and said:
"Marshal Xiao, what do you think of my Xixia fighting strength?"
Xiao Puta was speechless, but his generals couldn't help but said:
"The Song people are afraid of the power of our Liao army!"
At this moment, the spies came to report:
"Report! More than 10,000 cavalry troops of the Song Army are fleeing from Houzhai to Helan Mountain!"
Xiao Puta's expression condensed and he said:
"No infantry?"
He pondered for a while and said:
"It seems that the Song people want to ambush us!"
Wu Zangxiao Pang said firmly:
"I think the people of Song Dynasty knew that there was nothing they could do, so they wanted to cross the Helan Mountains and escape from the desert to the Song Dynasty?"
Xiao Puta waved his hand and said:
"Catch up and have a look. Check carefully along the road. Be careful of being ambushed!"
Wu Zangpang patted his chest and promised:
"Marshal Xiao, don't worry. I am very familiar with the terrain of Helan Mountain. There is no suitable death ground for an ambush there."
Hearing this, Xiao Puta waved his command flag and directly ordered the army to slowly catch up, hanging on to the Song army unhurriedly.
Although Wu Zangyao Pang didn't know much about military strategy, he was very good at maneuvering.
It was very appropriate to leave a psychological hint to Xiao Puda.
When everyone chased them to a wide ravine, drums suddenly sounded loudly, and countless Song troops rushed down on horseback.
Xiao Puta was well prepared and immediately changed his formation and asked his generals to resist.
He frowned at Song Jun opposite him and said doubtfully:
"Why does the Song army have so many war horses?"
He took a quick look and found that the opponent was almost all cavalry, with almost no infantry.
In his mind, this was almost impossible.
Wu Zangpang said awkwardly:
"Our army was defeated previously and many were captured by the Song army..."
Xiao Puda and others were stunned for a moment, but the general next to them laughed and said:
"Is this an ambush by the Song people?"
"They don't think they can compete with our Daliao cavalry by riding war horses, right? Hahaha..."
Sure enough, before he could stop laughing, the Song army on the opposite side was already defeated and retreated one after another.
Seeing the Song army fleeing all over the mountains and plains, numbering thirty to forty thousand people, Xiao Puta no longer had any doubts and directly waved his command flag and said:
"The whole army is pursuing us and we must capture the Song Army's commander!"
He had already found out that the coaches of this Song army were the female generals of the Yang family and Cao Bin.
Cao Bin aside, the generals of the Yang family are the mortal enemies of the Liao Kingdom.
If they are caught, not only will Emperor Liao reward them heavily, but his reputation will also rise to the next level.
Maybe the history books will record him as a famous general in the world.
Thinking of this, he became more and more excited.
Wu Zangying Pang said quickly:
"Marshal Xiao, since the Song army has been defeated, they will definitely flee back to the Song Dynasty, so let's not chase them!"
"It can no longer affect us anyway."
Xiao Puta couldn't wait to answer him, so he urged his mount and said:
"If the Prime Minister doesn't want to pursue us, please do it yourself!"
With that said, regardless of whether he was hiding something or not, he led the army in pursuit.
Wu Zangpang looked at their backs, shook his head and chuckled:
"Cao Bin does have some military skills. Even a cautious person like Xiao Puta fell into his scheme!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered:
"I'll go back to the city!"
In his excitement, Xiao Puda was already a little dizzy chasing after him.
The first was the number of Song troops, and the second was Wu Zhipang's words, which made him unable to react for a long time.
Is there no suitable place for an ambush in the Helan Mountains?
Isn't this what it is?
He looked at the steep canyon, and then at the Song Army who had run away without a trace. He suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said hurriedly:
"Get out, get out of here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw countless rolling rocks falling from the mountain, directly cutting his army of 60,000 to 70,000 men into two pieces.
Cao Bin and others looked at the headless Liao army on the mountain and sighed:
"It's a pity that I didn't bring any outfit, otherwise this would have been another great event!"
Everyone was speechless, the Yang family’s third wife smiled and said:
"Is that your feather fan scarf?"
"We are all generals, be careful the civil servants laugh at you!"
Taijun She was also in a good mood at this time, and rarely spoke up to praise:
"Who has the right to laugh at him?"
"Since entering Xixia, Cao Bin has won three out of three battles and destroyed more than 200,000 enemy elites. He can be called a famous general in the world..."
