The heavy rain that started in the morning was as far away as the battle at dawn. The raindrops hit the roof of the tent made of cowhide, flowed down at an inclined angle, and formed a rain curtain like a waterfall in front of the tent.

The dense rain curtains blocked most of the already dark sky outside, making Yelu Dashi's face in the tent become bright and dark, and made him a little mysterious and unpredictable. Even Yelu Xiongge, who had a deep friendship with him and was quite familiar with his strategy, looked at this friend for many years, and didn't feel a little strange in his eyes.

This battle was indeed developed as Yelu Dashi said before. Whether it was the Western Army's troops taking strange moves, thinking of raiding the camp, or the main force behind the Song army's rear remained unmoved, they had been defeated by Yelu Dashi one by one a few days ago, and today they were all presented to them.

It was precisely because of Yelu Dashi's advice that the Liao army set up such a large pit in front of its own camp, and covered it with heavy wooden boards on it before. In this way, not only did the Song army scouts unable to discover the mechanism, but the Liao army could also pass through the upper part at the beginning. Until the Liao army came out and the war began, and everyone focused on the battlefield, Yelu Dashi asked people to secretly withdraw the movable wood board. In front of such a seemingly flat gate, it turned into a huge pit.

If Yelu Xiongge had not had enough trust in Yelu Dashi, he might not have spent more than ten days calling thousands of people to dig pits at night. However, now it seems that the busyness overnight before was quite correct, and this pit would be worth thousands of elite soldiers.

There is also the practice of hiding an elite Pishi Army from the north in the rear. In fact, as long as people who know more about the Liao army will have a question through the sudden appearance of the Xuan-armored Iron Cavalry. Even such a elite cavalry has arrived, then hasn't the Pishi Army where they are located have troops to support the south?

In fact, there are 25,000 troops and horses in the southern aid this time, 10,000 five-infantry and 10,000 cavalry were all the most elite Pishi army of the Liao army. However, those 10,000 infantry were hidden in the rear by Yelu Dashi's advice as their last trump card. Even important generals in the army like Yelu Chen are not known, and it is even more impossible for other Liao army soldiers to know about it.

It was also because they were kept in the dark that the camp in the rear was already empty, so the Liao army in the front was extremely panicked after discovering that the Song cavalry advanced. This not only deceived it, but also completely deceived the opponent. In fact, when Yelu Chen led his army to attack the Western Army, Yelu Dashi had already ordered to transfer 15,000 Pishi troops back to the camp as soon as possible, just waiting for the Song army to fall into the trap.

Yelu Xiongge was still a little incomprehensible about all this arrangement. Even out of trust, he did approve all the seemingly nonsense arrangements of Yelu Dashi. But now, the facts made him know that Yelu Dashi is correct. In addition to being happy and emotional, he was more surprised. How could the other party calculate all this accurately, just like having the ability to predict the unknown.

After enduring for a long time, Yelu Xiongge finally expressed the question in his heart. Faced with this question, Yelu Dashi just smiled indifferently: "Of course, it is impossible for the lower official to have any ability to predict the future. I am not a god who has attained enlightenment."

"and you……"

"It's just an understanding and prediction of the generals of the Song army. In fact, when it comes to military use, I was a scholar from a junior official. Even after studying for a few years, I can't compare with you. But I have read the "The Art of War" written by my predecessors, and I deeply agree with one of them. Knowing yourself and your enemy will never be defeated by a hundred battles!"

Seeing that the other party was still full of doubts, Yelu Dashi simply said it more clearly: "When the officials were still in the rear to raise logistics, food, and other goods for the king and the army, I also learned in-depth about the military methods and habits of those important generals in the Song army, as well as their personalities.

"Although both elders of the family were famous generals of the Song Dynasty and were well-known, they had their own habits after years of war. As long as they grasp this point, it is not difficult to judge early on what decisions they would make after the war begins.

"Take the likeness of the division as an example. If the troops are equal and the combat power is equal, and with his meticulousness and perseverance, he will definitely fight steadily. In other words, if the commander of the Song army is now him, we will be in great trouble, and it would be difficult to win. Fortunately, he is just a general of the vanguard army, and he can only use it for 100,000 Western Army, which is at an absolute disadvantage compared to our Liao soldiers.

"And once he is at a disadvantage, Master Zhong is most accustomed to using strange risks. We have already put such a big flaw in front of him. How could he not be fooled and take risks?"

In Yelu Dashi's mouth, all this was so natural, as if he was playing two roles alone, controlling two armies, which made Yelu Xiongge amazed. But then he thought of a key point: "All this is in the condition that we only need to face the Western Army of Song State, are you so sure that their main force will watch on the wall?"

"Because I also understand the character of Tong Guan, the commander of the Song army. This is a person who seems ambitious, responsible, and dares to do things on the surface. But in fact, his popularity is small and mediocre, and it is even harder to do something big! When his subordinates came up with a general who was famous among the Zong Shi and made countless soldiers truly obey him, what he cared about most was not how to let them play their strengths in the war, but how to control and suppress these subordinates so that they could not take away their credit. For this reason, he would do everything, even if he was defeated, it would be much better than being seized by his subordinates.

"It can be said that Tong Guan is a villain who is lenient on the outside and has a real name. What's more, he is already afraid of our soldiers of the Liao Dynasty and is worried about gains and losses, so he dare not send troops at will. If the commander of the Song army was replaced by a more responsible and courageous commander, this battle would not be the situation in front of him."

After a little confidence, after Zhizhu said what he said, Yelu Xiongge couldn't help but exclaim: "Okay, Dashi, you are worthy of being the best-ranked national soldier in the Great Liao Dynasty. With just this exploration and arrangement, you can already win a million soldiers! As long as this battle is successful, you will be the first to be successful."

"The king is too good, and the subordinates just took some effort. The one who really decides the outcome of the battle is our Liao soldiers, and they have to fight. Moreover, if you were not willing to delegate power and send troops to dispatch soldiers, even if I have thousands of methods, I would have to be as helpless as that kind of teacher. So after all, today's victory is that my Liao commander is much more intelligent than the commander of the Song army, and the subordinates dare not take credit."

This made Yelu Xiongge feel even more happy. Even though he had a close relationship with Yelu Dashi, he was still happy after hearing this and laughed again. However, Yelu Dashi in front of him only smiled slightly and said seriously: "Actually, I always thought that the enemy of our Great Liao Dynasty was not in the south but in the north. Even if we can defeat the Song army this time, it will not solve the danger of our Liao Kingdom itself. The Jurchen disaster must be resolved as soon as possible!"

Yelu Xiongge's smile suddenly subsided. Thinking of the chaos in the north, he also felt tension and pressure. Although they were suppressing the Song army in the south and winning was in sight, the situation in the north was reversed. Now it seems that half of the cities have fallen, and even the capital of Xijing is no longer safe. I heard that the Jurchen rebels were advancing all the way to Shangjing. If this is true, the Great Liao would be in danger!

"The battle with the Song people must be ended as soon as possible, and then the troops must go north to rescue Shangjing!" Yelu Xiongge said with a serious expression.

"Xiaguan thinks so too, and I believe that the war here will come to an end after today. The main force of the Song army is far inferior to that of the Western Army. Moreover, I have prepared the gift of defeat for them. Look at the rain today, it can almost start!" Yelu Dashi said, and walked to the tent gate in a few steps. Through the dense rain, he looked at the dim sky on the side. It seemed that his eyes could penetrate the space and reach dozens of miles away, as if he saw the arrangements that had been made early.

Yes, his arrangement is not only at the military camp, but also dozens of miles away, located at the upper reaches of the Baigou River. At this moment, thousands of Liao troops were making final efforts.

In Baigou River behind the river embankment next to them, the river water that was originally only half a person high has now accumulated to an astonishing five or six feet. Moreover, the river water continues to fall with the heavy rain and is still rising upwards!

This is definitely the final killing move that no one from the Song army could have thought of. You must know that the north is not as good as the south, especially in this early spring season, which is always a dry season, so who will guard against floods? Therefore, the Song army in the south dared to station the main military camp by the Baigou River, and even stockpiled a lot of military equipment in low-lying places.

As early as a month ago, Yelu Dashi had secretly sent people to intercept the water level of the upper reaches of the Baigou River and accumulate strength for the downward rush of the river. Although there is little rain in the north and the river water is quite shallow, the situation this year is a little different. The long winter has kept the snow on both sides of the river and above. When the weather warms up, the snow has also turned into a part of the river. In this way, the water level of the Baigou River is naturally several times higher than usual.

It was only because the Liao army in the upper reaches cut off the block that the Song army below did not notice such an abnormality - this is the serious consequence of being in the enemy's territory and being in the hands of the enemy. Now, with the heavy rain today, the river water has risen again, and it has reached a critical point that is about to break the dike.

At this moment, after looking at the battlefield in front of you from afar, a Liao general shouted loudly: "Break the dike!"

The iron drill hammer fell violently. With a rumbling sound, the long embankment intercepted in the middle of the river was finally broken open. The surging river water instantly began to rage like a wild horse that broke free from reins...
Chapter completed!