A group of Khitan cavalry came out from the left wing with a huge force of nearly ten thousand people.
"Breakout from the right wing!"
The golden light in Li Xingyun's eyes shrank, but he was still a little unsure whether this Khitan cavalry was real or fake.
While giving the order, he was thinking quickly.
Although this illusion had a greater impact than the one he saw last time, there were only a few thousand people last time, but this time it included 20,000 ghost riders in the entire Fengdu.
But to be honest, this illusion is far less terrifying than the last illusion.
Li Xingyun was eager to chase Yelv Zhiwu last time, but after he regained consciousness, he chased after her without paying much attention.
But when we returned to camp later and counted, the results were astonishing.
Last time, the illusion burned thousands of people in the fire, injured more than 2,000 people, and burned the hearts of hundreds of people.
But this time, there was nothing strange about the illusion. The Juma ditch looked scary, but in fact, Li Xingyun felt that it would be okay to just rush over to it.
However, Li Xingyun decided to retreat because he was trapped in the illusion.
This illusion is a combination of reality and illusion, so without the cooperation of the army, it is not something to be afraid of.
But Yelu Yaoguang did not only have those three thousand riders. According to the bad guys' information, seven thousand people led by his subordinates Yelu Lulie and Yao Jian Nuer passed by Shangdang.
He probably wanted to cross Taihang via Jingxing and come here to cooperate with Yelu Yaoguang to catch him off guard.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Li Xingyun led the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry to frantically consume the troops led by Yelu Yaoguang.
Three thousand knights want to cooperate with seven thousand knights to encircle and suppress his 20,000 knights?
He chased him with three thousand cavalry and captured Yelu Yaoguang. What could happen to Yelu Lulie and Yao Jian Nuer?
However, what Li Xingyun didn't expect was that such an illusion with such a huge impact would appear again!
After seeing Khitan magic in Jiangxian last time, he wrote a letter to inquire about his senior brother and Yuan Tiangang.
Both of them said that such illusions could not be performed by ordinary people, and the cost of performing them was extremely high. Yuan Tiangang even bluntly said that the performer must pay the price with his life.
In this way, he was not wary of this illusion.
However, Li Xingyun did not panic and commanded calmly.
As soon as he gets rid of this illusion, Yelu Yao will lead tens of thousands of cavalry. What does Li Xingyun have to fear?
But suddenly, another Khitan cavalry shot out from the distance on the right.
Not many, but not much, about the same as the Khitan cavalry that just came out on the left, about ten thousand cavalry.
"Your Highness, it is impossible for Yelu Yaoguang to have such a large number of troops. There must be fraud involved. How should we make a decision?"
When Fengdu was in Jiangxian before, he had also seen Khitan's large-scale illusions.
From the appearance of the Juma ditch, he also felt that he might have fallen into an illusion.
When retreating, the Khitan cavalry who came out from the left also considered the seven thousand cavalry taken away by Yelu Lulie and Yaojian Nuer.
Those seven thousand knights are indeed a little less than the 20,000 Fengdu Ghost Riders, but if combined with illusions, they can pose a threat to the Fengdu Ghost Riders.
The Fengdu Ghost Cavalry has become a climate, and the number is too small for the Khitan cavalry to pose a threat to the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry.
If Yelu Yaoguang wanted to use this to attack the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry, he would definitely not be able to divide his troops and could only rely on one side.
So, the problem Li Xingyun faces now is whether to choose the right side or the left side.
Of course, there is an option.
Turn around, ignore the illusion, and directly rush to kill Yelu Yaoguang.
But in this case, the risk is really too great.
Although this illusion is not as scary as the one in Jiangxian, who knows that this illusion won't be as good as last time?
Naturally, Li Xingyun couldn't blindly gamble with the 20,000 Fengdu Ghost Riders he had brought with him. He could only wait and see what happened first.
Immediately, he ordered: "Continue to break out on the right side, and the rear army will always observe the changes in Jumagou behind!"
There is a musical martial art in Tiance Xuan Gong called Zhan Lv, which allows every order he makes to be heard throughout the army. This is the reason why he does not have a flag officer around him.
Compared with the simple commands expressed by the war flag, the commands conveyed by Li Xingyun himself using the war law are obviously more precise.
After receiving Li Xingyun's order, the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry's formation did not mess up and continued to break through to the right.
Seeing that the charging Khitan cavalry was getting closer and closer, definite news finally came from the rear army.
"Your Highness, the Jumagou behind has disappeared!"
Feng Du reported the situation to Li Xingyun.
"But why are there no changes in the Khitan cavalry on the left and right?"
Li Xingyun frowned and asked in a low voice, not sure whether he was asking himself or Fengdu.
"Is it possible that we haven't escaped from the illusion yet? The so-called escape at the moment is just a part of the illusion?"
Regardless of whether he was asking himself or not, Fengdu still came up with a guess.
"That's also possible. We are really free from the illusion. These two cavalry are real!"
Li Xingyun said another possibility.
"Impossible, Yelu Yaoguang cannot have such a large number of troops!"
It's not that Fengdu had never thought about this problem, but he rejected it immediately. After all, Yeluyao only had ten thousand people when he was full. How could he divide his troops into two groups and form two cavalry of ten thousand people?
"Over in Shandong, there has been no news from the Khitan, only sporadic news from Shangdang!"
The golden glow bloomed in Li Xingyun's eyes, and the details that he had never noticed before were matched with the dilemma he was facing at this moment.
Fengdu's heart also jumped, and he couldn't help but think of the fall of Zhi Guanxing.
Bad people are not omnipotent, and there will be times when they will suffer. Otherwise, how would Zhu Wen dare to usurp the Tang Dynasty?
"In that case, let's just fight back and capture Yelu Yaoguang. This dilemma will be solved!"
Fengdu gritted his teeth and came up with a method that would destroy the cauldron and sink the boat.
I was also thinking that if I broke out of the tight siege today, I would definitely take Duan Chengtian for questioning.
Of course, the premise is that these two tens of thousands of Khitan cavalry are real, and the Khitan really has a large army rushing south to aid Yelu Yaoguang.
"First verify whether the enemy in front of you is real or fake!"
Li Xingyun said in a deep voice, if it is confirmed that there are fake cavalrymen on the right or left, they can turn around and attack Yelu Yaoguang again.
"good!"
Fengdu nodded, stopped answering, and focused his attention on the Khitan cavalry attacking from the front.
The 20,000 Fengdu ghost cavalry have not been damaged yet. Even if Yeluyao has reinforcements, they are still capable of fighting.
What they care about is that this way, they will not be able to capture Yelu Yaoguang.
After fighting all the way, they knew how terrifying Yelu Yaoguang was, and they didn't want to let the tiger go back to the mountain.
As the two armies approached, the Khitan cavalry took the lead in turning around and shooting.
A rain of arrows came overwhelmingly, and the sky suddenly dimmed a little.
Li Xingyun's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted: "See if the Khitan cavalry on the left is still there?"
The Fengdu Ghost Cavalry started a round of mounted shooting battle with the 10,000 Khitan Ghost Cavalry. The Fengdu Ghost Cavalry had nearly twice the numerical advantage, but they were only on a par with the Khitan Cavalry.
In terms of riding and shooting, the soldiers of the Central Plains were inherently weaker than the foreign soldiers who made a living on the grasslands.
Mounted archery is a skill, and the gap in skills cannot be made up by participating in a few battles.
Even the Fengdu Ghost Riders are all strong and capable, and many of them are powerful soldiers in the army.
After a round of confrontation, Fengdu also learned about the situation of the Khitan cavalry on the left and reported to Li Xingyun.
"The cavalry is still there, and it doesn't look fake. We thought we were out of the illusion, but Yelu Yaoguang's reinforcements are here!"
"No matter what, let's try first to see if we can defeat this Khitan cavalry, and then look for opportunities to break out!"
Li Xingyun's eyes were cold, Yelu Yaoguang had endured the humiliation to this point, and now that reinforcements had arrived, he definitely wanted to do more than just leave safely with the Longquan treasure.
Otherwise, there is no need to come out like this. Wouldn't it be safer to accept and leave directly?
The Fengdu ghost cavalry are not as good as the Khitan cavalry in shooting, but they are also beyond the reach of the Khitan cavalry.
The Fengdu Ghost Cavalry was originally a heavy cavalry. Although the 20,000 light cavalry were just an expansion, their ability to charge into battle was perfectly inherited.
Perhaps it is difficult to use this ability to deal with other forces, but it has a considerable restraining effect against the Khitan cavalry.
Li Xingyun was able to lead the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry to chase Yelu Yao away all the way, not only because of his superior strength, but also because of his tactical restraint.
After a round of fighting, the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry divided into two groups and headed towards the Khitan cavalry to eliminate them.
The Khitan cavalry on the left is still far away, enough to disperse the cavalry on the right before it arrives. Then it will be the best time to break out.
Li Xingyun had a hunch that the Khitan reinforcements would definitely be more than this.
When the Khitan cavalry on the right saw the Fengdu ghost cavalry coming towards them, they turned around and ran away without any intention of fighting.
In order to cope with the disadvantage of cavalry and shooting, the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry has quite sophisticated armor, and accordingly its load-bearing capacity is much heavier than that of the Khitan Cavalry. In terms of speed, the Khitan Cavalry is obviously faster than the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry.
Li Xingyun was not upset when he divided his forces and attacked together. After the two armies merged, he led his army to the left.
Since the defeat cannot be achieved, we will take advantage of the situation to escape. We don’t know how many reinforcements Yelu Yaoguang will have, but the priority should be to preserve our vitality.
Behind Yelu Yaoguang is the Taihang Mountain, and it is nearly a hundred miles away from Jingxing. It will be impossible to escape for a while.
After escaping, once you find out the details about Yelu Yaoguang, you can fight him again. There is no need to fight to the death now.
However, as soon as they moved closer to the left, there was another figure moving in the distance.
Obviously, this is another ambush!
Judging from the scale, it is comparable to the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry, with approximately 20,000 people.
"Damn, there are quite a lot of people!"
Cursing secretly in his heart, Li Xingyun immediately led his army to turn around and attack Yelu Yaoguang.
On a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, Yelu Yaoguang's three thousand cavalry were really small, just like little sheep, and they were weak and vulnerable to the naked eye.
The Khitan cavalry chasing the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry on the left saw the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry coming straight towards it, but they did not dare to confront it head-on. They could only choose to stagger and shoot a wave of arrows at it. After the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry responded with color, Li Xingyun was I found that they did not seem to be trapped in an illusion.
There was no huge Juma Valley with no end in sight, and the Khitan cavalry in front did not seem dull. Yelu Yaoguang, who was riding his horse and standing in front of the Khitan army, had a calm and calm face, with excitement in his eyes.
So, have they fallen into a new illusion, or has the illusion been removed and everything in front of them is real?
Li Xingyun was unable to tell the difference for a moment. Not only him, but also Fengdu and the Fengdu Ghost Rider behind him were all surprised and confused.
At this moment, Yelu Yaoguang in front shouted loudly: "Li Xingyun, look back, is your Fengdu Ghost Rider still there?"
Um? ? ? ? ?
Li Xingyun was startled. He looked back and saw that there was nothing behind him. There was no Fengdu Ghost Rider anywhere, and even the Khitan soldiers behind him were all gone.
It was obvious that he was under an illusion!
When was it?
The scene where the Khitan soldiers chasing from the left chose to avoid suddenly appeared in Li Xingyun's mind. Could it be that time?
Not sure, maybe it is, maybe it's not.
The most important question now is whether he fell into the illusion alone and broke away from the Fengdu Ghost Riders, or were all the Fengdu Ghost Riders like him and fell into such an illusion?
However, without any time to think, eight figures behind Yelu Yaoguang were already rushing toward Li Xingyun...
Several black shadows flashed and appeared in the towers of Taiyuan City.
Li Cunli immediately looked away from the map and looked at the person coming: "How?"
Li Cunren, who only exposed his eyes, shook his head: "It still doesn't work. Once our troops are mobilized out of the city, the Khitan army entrenched at the north gate will immediately attack the city. If our troops withdraw into the city, they will stop attacking the city again! "
"It seems that they are trying to hold us back!"
Li Cunli stood up and looked down at the small flag with the three characters "Li Xingyun" in the Jinzhong area on the map, feeling a little helpless.
The Khitan's purpose was already obvious, that is, they did not want him to send troops to rescue Li Xingyun.
But what if you know its purpose?
Since ancient times, it has always been difficult to stop conspiracies and defy evil plans.
It was impossible for him to abandon Taiyuan City and forcefully rescue Li Xingyun.
What's more, Jiang Yunqing's own order was to let him act easily.
At this juncture, we definitely cannot forcefully send troops to assist Li Xingyun. Not to mention that once the gate of Taiyuan is broken, all life in the Central Plains will be devastated, and Li Xingyun will undoubtedly die.
If Taiyuan City is not defended, how can his small number of troops be compared with the 100,000 Khitan troops approaching the city?
Li Cunren came to Li Cunli's side, followed Li Cunli's line of sight, looked at the small flag, frowned and asked, "Brother Six, do you want to continue trying?"
Li Cunli shook his head gently: "Forget it, just concentrate on defending the city!"
"Then, how do you explain it to that person?"
Li Cunren asked in a low voice and cryptically, their lives were all tied to that one person's hand. Once Li Xingyun died, that person would be annoyed. How could they, those of them who refused to save others, survive?
Li Cunli thought for a moment and then said: "Since he asked us to do things easily, he must have expected this to happen. There should be other backup plans. We can just defend the city with peace of mind!"
He was actually a little uneasy in his heart, but that was all he could do for now.
He raised his head, looked away from the map, and looked outside...
A dark blue figure wearing a bamboo hat and a cold and iron face walked into the tent with his hands behind his back.
A smile appeared on Yelu Abaoji's face, and he raised his hand and made an invitation gesture towards the opposite side of him: "I've heard about the bad handsome guy for a long time, please sit down!"
"Do you recognize me?"
Yuan Tiangang's figure flashed and he came to the seat pointed by Yelu Abaoji in an instant, but he did not sit down. He looked down at Yelu Abaoji condescendingly, his voice was hoarse, and the dark holes in his mask were extremely cold.
Yelu Abaoji shook his head: "I don't recognize him, but you are the only one who will appear in my tent with your head hidden and your tail exposed!"
"Interesting, you don't seem to be afraid of me."
Yuan Tiangang flicked his clothes and sat down.
"How can you not be afraid of an old monster that has lived for more than three hundred years? It's just that you are emboldened!"
Yelu Abaoji shook his head again and chuckled.
When Yelu Abaoji finished speaking, stars suddenly appeared next to Yelu Abaoji.
The next moment, an old woman appeared next to Yelu Abaoji. The old woman bowed slightly towards Yuan Tiangang, and her old voice sounded.
"I should be able to stop the commander-in-chief one or two!"
Yuan Tiangang's eyes moved away from Yelu Abaoji and fell on the old woman. After looking at her, he asked, "How old are you?"
The old woman bowed slightly again and replied: "There are still two springs and autumns left, which is three years!"
"The little girl is old enough!"
Yuan Tiangang probably knew who this old woman was, so he looked away from her and looked at Yelu Abaoji again.
The old woman still bowed slightly with great respect: "I can't compare with the commander-in-chief!"
It sounded like sarcasm, but judging from the old and sincere tone, it didn't sound like it.
However, Yuan Tiangang didn't care, but felt a little emotional.
Although it was just a one-way relationship at the beginning, he was still an old friend. Now that he can meet his old friend, it is extremely difficult for him, Yuan Tiangang.
"She can't stop me!"
Looking at Yelu Abaoji again, Yuan Tiangang said coldly in his hoarse voice.
"It doesn't matter, I'm just giving it a try. My ancestor may risk his life but he can only stop you for a while. Even if I can dodge the first grade, I can't dodge the fifteenth grade!"
Yelu Abaoji smiled, but he was very calm.
"You can see clearly."
Hearing this, Yuan Tiangang glanced at Yelu Abaoji one more time.
Those who can face death calmly must have great courage.
Yelu Abaoji continued, "I can see clearly not only life and death, but also many things. Are you willing to listen to what I am talking about?"
"tell me the story."
Yuan Tiangang's figure remained calm, his tone was calm and cold, and his voice was still hoarse.
However, some of the contents of Jiang Yunqing's letter emerged in his mind.
"If the commander is so leisurely, you might as well listen to Yelu Abaoji's 'eloquent talk'. I think you can make the commander laugh!"
"Huh~"
Yelu Abaoji felt that Yuan Tiangang was somewhat interested in what he said. After exhaling a breath, he said, "I guess you are the one behind Li Xingyun!"
Yuan Tiangang did not answer, but listened quietly.
Yelu Abaoji just assumed that Yuan Tiangang acquiesced and continued to ramble on...
ps: This chapter has 5,000 words, and there are still words left.
