As for those who did not lay down their weapons, Qin Hao killed them all regardless of whether they were Liao people or northern Han people. There was no mercy on the battlefield.
With enough ships, Qin Hao did not stop at the Bohai Port at all, but went up the Zhangshui River and soon arrived at Zhigu Village, which was later known as Tianjin.
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are vast and sparsely populated, and the Liao Kingdom itself is a nomadic nation with a small population, so there are not many cities along the way. Qin Hao is too lazy to attack. Thanks to your speed, his goal is to reach the rear of Youzhou, not to attack the city.
Zhiguzhai is an alluvial plain formed by sediment alluvial before the Yellow River was diverted. The ancient Yellow River diverted its course to the sea three times here. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a salt officer in Wuqing during the Western Han Dynasty. The opening of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty made the intersection of the South Canal and the North Canal "Sancha River Mouth".
During the Tang Dynasty, a salt field was opened in Lutai and a salt warehouse was set up in Baodi. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Zhigu Village became a land and water terminal for the transportation of grain, silk and other materials from the south to the north.
The Liao Kingdom itself is a nomadic nation, and its demand for salt is very large. Originally, the largest salt field in the Liao Kingdom was in Yingzhou, but after the Tanyuan Alliance, Yingzhou was recovered by the Song Dynasty, and the Zhigu Village The salt field became the largest salt field in the Liao Kingdom, and naturally heavy troops were sent to protect it.
What's more, Zhigu Village is also the gateway to Youzhou. The person guarding Zhigu Village is Yelu Chutai, the general of the Liao Kingdom. He commands 20,000 elite cavalry, including 500 Pishi troops. This is the Liao army. The most powerful special forces in the country.
Qin Hao has no cavalry in his hands. It is difficult to chew such a hard nut. After thinking for a long time, Qin Hao set his sights on the salt field. Yelu Chutai was ordered to guard the salt field. He must not let it go. The salt farm fell into other hands.
The only way to attack the enemy is to save them
Qin Hao soon formulated a set of combat plans. First, he had people sneak into the salt field and get in touch with the salt workers inside. Since ancient times, the salt field It's a cannibalistic place, no less than a mine, and the mortality rate remains high.
The fighting power of salt workers is also very fierce. Huang Chao, Zhang Shicheng, and Fang Guozhen all started their careers as salt workers. These salt workers have been oppressed for a long time, and they will naturally rise up to resist if they have a chance to survive.
Qin Hao's purpose was to provoke the salt workers to rebel, cooperate inside and outside, completely eat up the elite cavalry of Yelu Chutai, and weaken the effective strength of the Liao army in the Youzhou area.
Most of the salt workers in the Zhigu Village Salt Field were Han Chinese, and there were also some slaves captured by the Liao Kingdom from Goryeo and some extinct small tribes. The two sides agreed to start an uprising in three days.
Qin Hao also took this opportunity to arrange the surroundings. The salt field is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and only one side leads to the land. An unknown small slope ten miles away from the salt field is where Qin Hao built it. The burial place prepared by Yelu Chutai.
Three days later, at midnight, the saltworks miners, led by Qin Hao's personal guards, used tools such as pickaxes, shovels, and hammers to kill the sleeping guards, and at the same time set fire to the stables, creating a burst of flames. Soaring into the sky, it looked particularly dazzling in the silent night sky.
Yelu Chutai responded very quickly and led a group of cavalry to the salt field quickly. However, Qin Hao's personal guards had already made full preparations and poured the hot salt brine around the salt field. The cavalry horses The pain caused the person to fall over.
Yelu Chutai was furious, but he could only order some cavalry to dismount and rush into the salt field to annihilate the rebellion.
However, Yelu Chutai underestimated the combat effectiveness of these salt workers. Although the weapons were backward, the salt workers were not afraid of death and fought bravely. The Liao army actually fell into a bitter battle.
At this moment, a sudden burst of drum beating made Yelu Chutai's heart tremble. He knew very well that only the Song Army would use this kind of drum sound as an attack signal.
If it were normal times, he would not take the weak Song Army seriously at all, but at this time, the appearance of Song Army shocked him.
Torches lit up the sky in the distance, and the shouts of the Song army came from far away, and the neat steps stepped into the hearts of every Liao army soldier.
They were very confused. Didn’t they say that the Song army was very weak? This is the momentum that a weak army can show
Qin Hao has surrounded the salt field, and the front row They were infantrymen holding huge shields. Hidden behind them were spearmen. The spearheads with cold light poked out from the gaps in the shields. The other end of the spearhead was pressed against the ground. The barrel of the spear was made of white wood. It had It is extremely willful, even if it is hit by a horse weighing hundreds of kilograms, it will be difficult to break it.
Behind the pikemen were the crossbowmen, with their crossbows facing the sky at a 45-degree angle, and they were ready to launch.
Yelu Chutai was worthy of being a general of the Liao Kingdom. He reacted instantly. He glanced at the soldiers who were still fighting in the salt field with red eyes, turned his horse's head, shouted loudly, and all the remaining cavalry turned their direction accordingly. He rushed towards Qin Hao's military formation.
The rumble of horse hooves shook the ground, giving people the huge impact of an earthquake.
However, just when Yelu Chutai's cavalry arrived a hundred steps in front of Qin Hao's formation, they suddenly heard Qin Hao shouting "Extinguish the torch and light the wall on fire"
In an instant, Yelu The cavalry led by Chu Tai suddenly saw darkness. The direction where Qin Hao's army formation was originally was dark, as if a giant beast in the night was opening its huge mouth and waiting for them to fall into a trap.
It’s just that Yelu Chutai has no retreat at this time. If the cavalry has no speed, it is a living target. He does not believe that Qin Hao can make any changes in formation to restrain his cavalry in such a short period of time.
However, in the next second, rockets were launched, but they did not land among the cavalry, but landed ten steps away from them.
"Boom" a wall of fire suddenly appeared, and the war horse was frightened. In panic, people fell on their backs, and the impact speed of the war horse also slowed down instantly.
At this moment, there were bursts of sound piercing the sky in the darkness. Yelu Chutai screamed secretly, so he quickly pushed the horse horizontally and hid himself on the side of the horse's belly.
I heard screams one after another, including the familiar Khitan language and the neighing of war horses.
Yelu Chutai’s war horse was also hit by several arrows and fell to the ground with a mournful cry. Yelu Chutai rolled over and ignored the pain. When he saw an ownerless horse, he quickly jumped on it and shouted in Khitan. .
At this time, the Pishi Army also reacted to the initial panic, gathered around Yelu Chutai and roared towards Qin Hao's military formation.
The distance of fifty steps passed in an instant. When there were still about ten steps to go, Qin Hao shouted "Raise the fire" again
The torches were lit and raised again. When they got up, a large bright light suddenly appeared in the originally dark front. The horses were frightened again. A large number of Liao cavalry collided together and were trampled to pieces by their comrades behind them.
Yelu Chutai’s heart was bleeding. These were the elite troops of the Liao Kingdom, especially the Pishi Army. The entire Liao Kingdom only had 30,000 soldiers. Even if he could escape from this battle, it would be difficult for him to escape. Escape responsibility.
It's just that now he can't care about so much. He can only grit his teeth and rush forward. He knows that only by breaking through the opponent's military formation can he have a glimmer of hope.
Soon the distance between the two sides was only a few steps away, and they were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Qin Hao ordered "First row, stab"
The bright silver spear heads were fired fiercely. The cavalry's eyes widened.
Puff puff puff, the muffled sound of a sharp weapon piercing the flesh was heard, and accompanied by screams, the Liao cavalry was reduced to over a hundred members in an instant.
"Second row of thorns"
There was another muffled sound, the wailing of humans and the neighing of military horses echoed through the night sky at this moment.
Yelu Chutai's eyes turned red and he shouted in Khitan, "Come out and kill the enemy general."
After saying that, he had already taken the lead towards where Qin Hao was. The powerful impact of the cavalry quickly caused considerable damage to Qin Hao's military formation.
These giant shields are double shields specially built by Qin Hao. Each shield is held by two strong men. However, many people were still knocked away, and some were directly hit and vomited. Blood flowed, and many of the crossbowmen behind him were injured.
Qin Hao shouted, "Don't be chaotic. The spearmen filled the gap and the crossbowmen continued to fire."
At this time, the real hand-to-hand combat began, and the Liao army's cavalry continued to attack the Song Dynasty. The military formation of the Song Army and the unique spears of the Song Army also caused huge casualties to the Liao Army, and both sides had long been jealous.
However, the impact of the cavalry is only one round. Qin Hao's army is twice as many as the Liao army. As long as it can withstand this wave of impact, the Liao army will be defeated.
Yelüchutai, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, naturally understands this, so he shouted to the Pishi army around him, "Send me there"
What a Yelvchutai, he actually wants to fight in Wanwan He took the general's head from the army, and his target was Qin Hao, who was dispatched in the play.
Qin Hao also noticed Yelu Chutai's side and sent Cui Zhi directly. As long as he delayed for a few more minutes, the Liao army would definitely be defeated.
However, Qin Hao still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Pishi Army. These Pishi Army were wearing battle armor and their spears were like poisonous snakes. Every time they stabbed out, they could take away a Song Army soldier.life.
At this point, all he had to do was fight with fierce force. Qin Hao also pulled out his sword and jumped onto his horse. A group of personal guards followed Qin Hao and rushed towards Yelu Chutai.
The two groups were entangled like two whirlwinds. In an instant, both sides left behind more than a dozen corpses. Qin Hao's simple knife hit Yelu Chutai fiercely.
A trace of excitement flashed in Yelu Chutai's eyes. He knew very well that the morale of this Song army was all on the enemy general in front of him. As long as he killed the enemy, he could reverse the situation in one fell swoop and turn defeat into victory.
However, when Qin Hao's sword hit him with a whirring sound, Yelu Chutai's holes shrank together. The opponent's speed was too fast, and he had no time. If you are the first to attack, you can only change your moves to parry.
With a muffled sound of "bang", Yelu Chutai felt his arms go numb. He was shocked that the opponent's strength was so huge. Fortunately, the opponent used a simple knife. If he had used a hammer or ax He was afraid that such a heavy weapon would have been smashed flat.
As the two horses crossed each other, Yelu Chutai saw the face of the enemy coach clearly. What shocked him even more was that the opponent was so young.
Qin Hao also felt the opponent's strength and couldn't help but wonder if all these ancient generals were monsters. The strength he had accumulated through crazy training in several worlds was only on par with the opponent.
Without any time to think, Qin Hao once again swung his sword and slashed straight at Yelu Chutai's neck. Yelu Chutai quickly leaned back to dodge, and clamped his legs under the horse's belly, causing the army horse to rush forward. , and distanced themselves from Qin Hao.
This riding skill also makes Qin Hao particularly envious. His riding skills are actually very good, but to make such a reaction at a critical moment of life and death is still almost meaningless. As expected, he has been riding on a horse since he was a child. A nation that grew up.
However, he admired him, but Qin Hao did not give the opponent any time to breathe. He slapped the horse's butt and rushed towards Yelu Chutai again. Yelu Chutai could only grit his teeth and fight Qin Hao. group.
While the two were entangled, the Liao army had been eaten away a lot. The power of the Song army's formation also began to show after it withstood the first wave of cavalry attacks.
The shields jammed the Liao army's horses, preventing them from advancing or retreating. The pikemen severely harvested the heads of the Liao army's cavalry. The Song army, which saw the blood, also underwent transformation at this moment. At the critical moment of life and death, they forgot Without fear and tension, their only belief is to kill the enemies in front of them. Only in this way can they survive.
Even the elite Pishi Army has no use at this moment. They are not only entangled by Qin Hao's personal guards, but they also have to keep an eye on those insidious spearmen. In the past, this kind of troops in the Song Dynasty In their eyes, it was just a plate of food and drinks, but now it became their talisman. From time to time, someone was stabbed and knocked off his horse. Some spearmen did not follow martial ethics and specifically attacked military horses. After falling off their horses, they would immediately die. There were swordsmen and axemen who killed them.
Seeing this, Yelu Chutai was anxious in his heart. He wanted to get rid of Qin Hao's entanglement several times and join the Pishi Army. At this time, he no longer had extravagant hopes.Being able to turn defeat into victory, they just wanted to lead the remaining participating troops to withdraw from the battlefield. As long as they left the Song Dynasty's military formation, the opponent would not be able to catch up without cavalry.
However, Qin Hao did not give him this chance at all. No matter what tactics Yelu Chutai used, he could not get rid of it. Moreover, due to his distraction, he had already received several blows on his body. If it were not for the armor on his body, It's thick enough and has long since lost its combat effectiveness.
Yelu Chutai suddenly reined in the reins and blew a whistle. All the Pishi troops immediately gathered and prepared to rush out of the formation. However, at this moment, Qin Hao seized the opportunity and changed his chop to a horizontal one. Bang, he stabbed Yelu Chutai directly on his waist.
Yelu Chutai was cut off his horse before he could react. Cui Zhi reacted the fastest and shouted, "The enemy general is dead, quickly put down your sword, dismount and accept the surrender."
It was originally a commotion There was a moment of silence on the battlefield. The Liao cavalry looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief. They saw Qin Hao raising his sword with one hand and shouting loudly: "Your general has been killed by me. If you don't want to die, you must dismount and surrender." ”
The resistance of the Liao army collapsed. Some people began to try to escape from the battlefield, and some dismounted and surrendered. However, the Pishi army was trying to carve out a bloody road with red eyes.
Qin Hao no longer hesitated and ordered "annihilate them"
A quarter of an hour later, the five-hundred-person Pishi Army, the elite of the Liao Kingdom that had been feared all over the world, was just like this. All were wiped out, and the remaining Liao cavalry also lost their will to resist.
At this time, someone on the battlefield suddenly shouted "Wansheng of the Song Dynasty
"
"Wansheng of the Song Dynasty
"
Having just experienced a big battle, everyone's emotions were released at this moment. Qin Hao also smiled. He knew that after this battle, a strong army was truly formed.
After taking inventory of the battlefield, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh at the combat effectiveness of the Liao army. He used so many methods to limit the impact of the Liao army's cavalry, but still caused huge casualties to the Song army.
In this battle, the Song army suffered more than 4,000 casualties, while the Liao army suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The Pishi army was completely wiped out and took 6,000 prisoners. The rest either ran away from the battlefield or were trampled It became too much to count, and some died in the saltworks.
What surprised Qin Hao was that all the Liao troops in the salt field died, while more than 1,300 of the 2,000 salt workers survived.
Qin Hao gave them two choices, either give them a sum of money and let them go home, or join the army and fight with him against the Khitans.
In the end, a thousand salt workers chose to join the army. Many of them were slaves kidnapped from the Liao Kingdom. They had no way to return home and hated the Khitans deeply, which surprised Qin Hao. What is surprising is that the vast majority of these people are ethnic minorities who are skilled in bow and horse.
Qin Hao reorganized these people and established a cavalry force of 1,000 people, which could perfectly digest the war horses captured from Yelu Chutai. One person and three cavalry were more than enough.
Although the number of cavalry is a little small, it can still be doneSomething has happened, and at least I have some pursuit ability. When I encounter a small group of Liao cavalry, I won't have to just watch them escape calmly.
The rest of the wounded were transported by the Mingzhou navy to Hui Dasong for better treatment. The military doctors accompanying the army only provided emergency medical treatment, and they had to rely on the rear for recuperation. These are battlefields Soldiers who have seen blood are very valuable.
After three days of repairs, Qin Hao left a group of Mingzhou naval forces to guard the port, while the rest set sail again and turned into the Sanggan River, heading towards Youzhou.
Whenever he encounters a relatively small town close to the Sanggan River along the way, Qin Hao will attack it and then ask the local people to tear down all the walls. He does not have many troops. You can't divide your troops to stay behind. If you tear down the city walls, you don't have to worry about the Liao Kingdom using these towns to build fortifications to cut off its logistics supply lines.
While Qin Hao was marching forward, the Liao Kingdom also received the news that Yelu Chutai was defeated and killed.
Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom was furious when he saw the report, "This Yelu Chutai is simply a waste."
It's no wonder that Yelu Hongji was so angry. You must know that this is the Liao Kingdom. The worst defeat ever against the Song Dynasty. Not only did he lose 20,000 cavalry, but he also lost 500 Pishi troops. This was undoubtedly a slap in the face.
The Liao court was shocked for a while. In the eyes of the Liao monarchs and ministers, the Song Dynasty had lost its ability to resist since Zhao Guangyi's two failed Northern Expeditions. They originally thought that this Northern Expedition would be easily extinguished, but unexpectedly The defeat suddenly made everyone wary. If the Sixteenth State of Yanyun was really recaptured by the Song Dynasty, it would be a huge threat to the power of the Liao Kingdom. There was no guarantee that the Song Dynasty would not use the Sixteenth State of Yanyun to destroy the Liao Kingdom.
What's more, Xixia and various ethnic minority tribes, which had previously been intimidated by the Liao Kingdom's powerful military strength, will also be ready to take action.
"If Qin Hao is not eliminated, I will not be able to sleep and eat well. If I pass on my will and kill this person, I will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. I will be granted a title of 1,000 cattle and sheep and 3,000 acres of pasture."
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