After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

"Now that we've covered the easy parts, let's talk about the hard parts."

Guo Kui first explained the reason for the Liao army's losses in order to give the entire army a good signal.

The Battle of Hulu Valley proved that the Song army after the military reform was able to rival the Liao army to a certain extent. Everyone should have confidence.

The next "difficult to fight" part is the aspect that tests the current strength of the Song army the most, and it is also an important indicator for Han to evaluate the direction of the next military reform.

"In the court, both the emperor and the ministers have relatively unified and conservative opinions."

"They hope the army can intercept, defeat and expel Xiao Yi's Western Route Army, and ensure and maintain border security and stability."

Guo Kui slowly picked up a document issued by the Privy Council of the imperial court.

"This shouldn't be considered 'difficult' or 'hard to beat', right?"

The leader of Pingxing Village rubbed his chin slightly and asked softly.

"I also agree with Old Duan's opinion, if the court just wants to play it safe."

"The Song army can now ambush in the Pingxing Pass area, then calmly retreat to the defense line and let Xiao Yi, the bastard, escape from Song territory."

Zhang Shixun crossed his arms and confirmed Duan Cheng's idea.

"Indeed, according to the court's requirements, this battle will not be easy."

"But let's not forget that there's someone watching this battle."

Guo Kui's words brought the generals back to their senses, and they immediately had an idea and thought of someone in the neighboring Hebei Road.

"Ahem... If it's the Marquis, then this battle will be really difficult."

Duan Cheng and the others knew the methods of this young Mr. Han, and he must have given some extremely harsh orders.

"The order from the Marquis is..."

"We demand that the entire army demonstrate the bravery and courage they have shown after the military reform, and fight a decisive battle in the Pingxingguan area to completely eliminate Xiao Yi's remaining troops!!!"

My goodness, they are planning to take down everyone in one fell swoop!

Although they knew Han's strategic intentions early on, they were, after all, 80,000 elite Liao troops, and it was still a fantasy to wipe them out completely.

Therefore, Han designed a plan to lure the enemy deep into the territory and ambush them at Hulukou, where he defeated a part of the Liao army first.

"If it's now, it's not impossible."

Yao Si felt that with the current military strength and numbers, it was still feasible to completely block Pingxingguan and kill 50,000 Liao troops.

"General Yao, these are 50,000 elite Liao soldiers. Even if they were 50,000 pigs, they would take a long time to catch."

Zhang Shixun was not shy and started to complain directly.

"So this is what I said was not good. The Marquis has strictly ordered that this battle must be fought well to show everyone in the world the results of the military reform."

"So, generals, please work hard and plan carefully how to fight this battle."

"Next, I will assign defense zones for you all."

Guo Kui's expression straightened, he took out the command arrow from the table and began to make arrangements one by one.

Seeing that Coach Guo was so decisive, the other generals understood that they had to be ruthless in this battle.

. . . . . .

In the afternoon of that day, the generals led their respective troops to station in the mountains from Pingxingzhai to Pingxingguan.

Some of them set up camp on the road as the first line of defense to slow down the speed of the Liao army's cavalry; some of them transformed into guerrillas, constantly shuttling through the mountains and forests, organizing various weapons, hidden weapons, and firearms.

Of course, there were also attempts to ambush the flanks, ready to attack from the side at the critical moment and cut off the Liao army formation in the middle.

In short, the 70,000-strong Song army began to set up an encirclement in the way they were best at.

"Frankly speaking, I still don't understand your 'self-organized tactics'."

The doctor held Han's letter in his hand and looked at it inside and out for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out.

“The Marquis said something in the book ‘Guerrilla Warfare Methods’ that I found very interesting.”

Guo Kui chuckled and took out a miniature booklet from his arms. It was Han’s classic (plagiarized) work "Guerrilla Warfare Methods of the Great Song Dynasty".

"Please give me some advice, General Guo." Zhongzhen bowed humbly and asked for help.

"We must give full play to the subjective initiative and self-initiative of generals and soldiers, and actively seek the possibility of fighting the enemy."

"We must develop highly imaginative tactics and strategies, not be bound by a single pattern or empirical, and fight freely according to the actual situation on the battlefield."

"The Supreme Commander only needs to be the planner and supervisor of the general strategy. He doesn't need to do everything himself."

"It allows the commanders and soldiers on the front lines to fully realize their own tactical value and tactical position, that is, to 'arrange and deploy tactics on their own.'"

Guo Kui simply repeated these words and then handed the booklet to the clinician.

"Although the Marquis is young, his strategic and tactical vision has long transcended small-scale warfare."

"He only sees the big picture and the subsequent geopolitical issues. He sees the big picture from the small. If the Marquis were to command the battle, the enemy would have to pray for a miracle..."

Guo Kui chuckled, put his hands behind his back, and went into the tent, leaving Zhong Zhen alone to ponder the deeper meaning of this.

. . . . . .

On March 15th, the third year of Zhiping in the Song Dynasty and the second year of Xianyong in the Liao Dynasty, scouts reported that the Liao army led by Xiao Yi was approaching Pingxingzhai.

Upon receiving the news, Guo Kui immediately ordered the entire army to be on alert. All units of the Song army entered their designated positions, and the entire area from Pingxingzhai to Pingxingguan fell into silence.

None of them said a word, they just stood quietly in the military camp and in the mountains, holding their weapons and preparing.

After a long time, a rumbling sound of horse hooves hitting the ground came from far away. The soldiers of the Song army took a deep breath and stared sharply at the dust flying in the distance.

The first thing that caught the eye was a huge military flag with the word "Liao", followed by a large flag with the word "Xiao", and the flags of various Liao army units.

As the cold wind blows, the flags flutter, giving people a sense of chill.

The Liao army's cavalry stopped several miles away from Pingxing Village and carefully observed this last checkpoint between them and the border.

"Sir, the Bottle-shaped Village is just ahead. As long as we can get through it, we'll reach the border!"

At this moment, Shi Mocha Ge felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart.

At first, he was a little skeptical about Xiao Yi's strategy of withdrawing troops through Pingxing Village. Now, after investigation, he found that as long as he passed through this military village, there would be a vast border behind him, and he couldn't help but get excited.

"No rush, let's wait for the scouts ahead to find out more about the situation."

Xiao Yi's heart was beating violently at this time. If there was only one military camp ahead, then the remaining 50,000 cavalrymen of the Liao Dynasty would be a powerful weapon.

Just a few charges can easily penetrate the enemy's military camp, and then fly freely like a dragon into the sea and a tiger into the mountains!!!

Unfortunately, the spies' report indicated that numerous barricades were set up outside the bottle-shaped village, blocking the main road, and the camp inside had a three-layer trapezoidal defense line.

This made Xiao Yi's pupils shrink and his heart skip a beat.

"Alas, the commander of Pingxing Village is indeed not someone to be trifled with. I'm afraid we'll have to fight another tough battle."

"Brother Cha!"

Xiao Yi immediately began to deploy his troops.

"I'm here!" Shi Mochage rode forward from behind with a big knife in his hand.

"Lead the vanguard to remove the barricades outside the bottle-shaped village. I will have the flanks protect you!"

"Yes!" Shi Mocha received the order and started to act.

"Usol!" Xiao Yi shouted.

"I'm here!" Rilian Usolu, who came from the Rilian tribe of the eight ancient Khitan tribes, clasped his fists and stepped out.

"Lead a flanking attack on the bottle-shaped stronghold to test the enemy's defensive formation."

"Yes!" Riren Usol rode his horse and called out to the soldiers behind him, then began to charge towards both sides.

"Xiao Lisi!" Inexplicable emotions kept surging in Xiao Yi's eyes.

"I'm here!" A middle-aged general stepped out.

"You lead our troops to patrol the surrounding areas and be on guard against any reinforcements from the northern and southern military camps."

"Yes!" Xiao Lisi immediately responded with a fist salute.

Looking at the three waves of troops that were sent out, Xiao Yi slowly exhaled: "Ancestors of Muye Mountain, please bless your descendants and lead them to escape danger and return home safely..."