Time Travel: Unrivaled in the Tang Dynasty

Standing on a mound far outside Pingzhou City, Ye Haoran pondered for a long time as he looked at the large and small Khitan army tents! "

"Fang Qing, you must return to Dingzhou as soon as possible and report to the Crown Prince about the danger in Pingzhou. At the same time, warn the prefectures and counties along the way. It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not, but they will definitely be prepared!"

Fang Qing agreed and rode away on her horse!

In fact, it is impossible for the Khitan army of 100,000 to attack the Central Plains. Their purpose is very clear, to capture Pingzhou City!

Ye Haoran was just afraid that Fang Qing would be in danger here and he couldn't explain to Fang Dahai!

In the evening, a team of cavalry appeared in the distance. They were the army of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, there were not many of them, only two or three thousand people!

He showed his badge of Qianniuwei and met the commander of this cavalry, who turned out to be Niu Fangda, the governor of Anbei Protectorate!

"General Niu, the Khitans have discovered us and have deployed a 20,000-man defense line in front of us! I wonder what countermeasures the general has?"

Ye Haoran and Niu Fangda stood on the mound, looking at the Khitan army in front of them!

The defensive formation composed of square shields, spears, bows and crossbows, the two thousand cavalrymen would probably be wiped out before they can get close!

Niu Fangda stared with an embarrassed look on his face:

"General Ye, to be honest, I am a rough man. I can't think of any other way except to lead the troops to fight! I got the news early in the morning and rushed here with all the cavalry. I'm afraid that the 5,000 infantry will not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest!"

tomorrow?

"I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow. The Khitan army will rest for a day and will most likely attack the city tomorrow! It will be too late then!" "General Niu, I want to borrow 500 elite soldiers from you to launch a surprise attack on their food and grass camp tonight!" Ye Haoran clasped his fists sincerely and looked at Niu Fangda!

"Five hundred? Not enough! Their food and forage camp will have at least ten thousand guards. I will give you a thousand elite soldiers and bring another thousand to support you!" Niu Fangda patted Ye Haoran's shoulder with his heavy hand!

He is indeed a generous man, but it hurts a little when he hits people!

Second watch at night!

The sky seemed to be helping, as dark clouds blocked the moonlight, making the night even darker! Ye Haoran and Shitou first led a thousand cavalrymen to quietly go around to the north, leading their horses up the mountain. He had observed in the afternoon that the Khitan's food and grass camp was just below this mountain. Although it was the second watch, the place was still brightly lit!

I guess Niu Fangda is almost there!

Ye Haoran jumped on his horse and raised his silver spear:

"Brothers, don't fight too long. Set their baggage and food supplies on fire as quickly as possible and let these bastards eat ashes!"

"Kill!" Ye Haoran led the way and rushed down the mountain! In an instant, a thousand cavalrymen swooped down! The sound of killing shook the sky!

The Khitan soldiers in the ravine were in chaos. When they reacted, the cavalry was already close. Ye Haoran rode his horse and knocked away several Khitan soldiers in front of him. His silver spear swept over a brazier used for lighting. The charcoal fire in the brazier instantly spread out and ignited several nearby tents!

The cavalrymen behind followed suit, and the fire pots were flying everywhere! They thoroughly implemented Ye Haoran's orders, and did not confront the enemy head-on, but relied on their good mobility to run around in the Khitan's food and grass camp like rats with fire!

It was a very windy winter night and the fire was fanned by the wind, and soon the entire food and forage camp was ablaze!

"Damn rat! Prepare to die!" A burly Khitan general led his troops to attack Ye Haoran. He should be the commander guarding the grain camp!

Ye Haoran didn't have time to argue with him, so he overturned a brazier and the charcoal fire spread to the opposite side, scaring the horses on the opposite side and making them retreat repeatedly!

Clang clang clang! A series of intense gong sounds rang out. This was the retreat signal agreed upon by Ye Haoran and Niu Fangda!

almost!

Retreat! Upon hearing the gong, the cavalry turned their horses around and rushed towards the entrance of the ravine!

At the entrance, the Khitan soldiers had already put up their giant shields and were ready to shoot arrows, but they didn't expect a thousand cavalrymen to rush out from behind and kill them! They were attacked from both sides, and most of them were giant shield soldiers and archers. They suffered heavy casualties under the ravages of nearly two thousand cavalrymen!

Leaving behind a mess, two thousand cavalrymen fled south!

The Khitan general who was guarding the camp was furious and led more than a thousand Khitan cavalrymen to pursue them relentlessly, but Ye Haoran and his men turned around and charged at them! The general's head was smashed by a stone hammer! The remaining Khitan cavalry fled in a panic!

After returning to the military tent, Niu Fangda ordered the guards to be strengthened, and then he and Ye Haoran went to the mound again!

Looking from afar, the fire in the Khitan food and fodder camp was still burning!

"Brother Ye, you have made a great contribution this time! I will definitely recommend you to His Majesty!" Niu Fangda's face flushed with excitement!

"Thank you, General Niu. If there is any credit, it goes to General Niu. I just came up with an idea! Besides, the crisis has not been resolved yet. Once the Khitan army is desperate and attacks Pingzhou City, what we do will be meaningless!"

Niu Fangda also put away his excitement after hearing this!

"Brother Ye, you are right! But our two thousand cavalrymen won't be of much use even if they are on the front battlefield!"

It still has some effect. Ye Haoran has been looking forward to Li Jing being in Pingzhou City! Thinking of that battle-hardened division, maybe they can create a miracle!

Khitan central army tent!

"What's going on? Something happened in the grain camp!"

Wanyan Hong asked angrily!

"Reporting to the Marshal, the grain camp was attacked. We don't know who attacked it, but it was most likely done by the cavalry in our rear!" replied the leader of the Tengu tribe!

"A cavalry of 2,000 people dares to launch a surprise attack on a grain camp guarded by 10,000 people! This is outrageous. Come with me to see for yourself, and I will make sure they never return!" Wanyan Hong slammed the table, stood up and walked out of the tent, leading the six commanders to the grain camp!

Looking at the fire in the grain camp that was getting bigger and bigger, Wanyan Hong felt a chill in his heart:

"Where is Yelu Fantong? Where did he go?" Wanyan Hong's face was gloomy!

"Reporting to the Marshal, the general has gone out to pursue the enemy!" a guard said tremblingly!

"Chasing the enemy? This good-for-nothing, doesn't he know the importance of food and fodder?" Wanyan Hong drew out his sword and chopped off the guard's head with one blow!

"Report, General Fan Tong chased the enemy general and killed him! The body was rescued!" The messenger came to report!

Wanyan Hong's face had turned the color of pig liver with anger, and he roared: "Why did you take it back? Throw it into the ravine to feed the wild dogs!"

At this time, the leader of the Astronomical Department behind him hurried forward to persuade him: "Marshal, don't do that. Although Yelu Fantong is mediocre in martial arts and lacks wisdom, he is the brother-in-law of the second son of the Khan's third uncle. If his body is left in the wilderness, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Khan when I return!"

Wanyan Hong's anger could be heard from his heavy breathing!

"Hurry up and send someone to send the body back to Khitan!" Wanyan Hong ordered with gritted teeth!

"What about the reason for his death in battle?" The messenger looked embarrassed!

"He was defending the grain camp and was ambushed by enemy forces several times his size. He fought bravely but was shot by an arrow and died!" said the commander of the Astronomical Department in a deep voice!

The messenger hesitated for a moment and then took the order!

Boom! A cannon shot!

The four gates of Pingzhou are wide open!

Teams of Tang troops rushed out to attack!