"Zhiguzhai was victorious, Jinghaihou's formation killed Liao general Yelu Chutai
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A fast horse crashed into the quiet night of Bianjing City, and the horse fell headlong Falling in front of the imperial city, the envoy also fell off his horse. He used his last bit of strength to hand the battle report to the guards guarding the city gate.
The people from the Imperial City Department quickly sent the battle report to the palace.
Since the army went out, Zhao Zongquan has not had a good night's sleep. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty had extremely complicated emotions towards the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom was like an invincible opponent, standing in front of the Song Dynasty, no matter what No matter how hard the Song Dynasty tried its best, they would eventually be beaten black and blue by the Liao Kingdom.
Tearing up the Tanyuan Alliance this time is undoubtedly a difficult decision for Zhao Zongquan. If he was only forty years old, he would definitely wait another ten years until everything was ready. Take action.
However, he has no time. He is already over fifty years old and his body is starting to fail. He knows that this is his last chance. The temptation of Mingliu Qingshi is too great for him. Can't say no.
"Guan family, it's getting late. There will be a court meeting tomorrow, so why not rest first?" the eunuch beside him said softly.
Zhao Zongquan rubbed his swollen temples and was about to get up and go back to the palace. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting "Great Victory" outside the palace.
At first, Zhao Zongquan thought he was too nervous. He heard wrongly, and soon a eunuch ran in, knelt on the ground, and held an envelope sealed with wax in his hands.
"Send it up." Zhao Zongquan said impatiently.
When the envelope was delivered to him, Zhao Zongquan snatched it away, tore off the paint on it with trembling hands, and unfolded it to take a look.
"Haha"
Zhao Zongquan laughed wildly, and even shed tears when he laughed. After a while, he regained his composure. As a result, he wiped his face with the hot towel handed over by the eunuch, feeling excited. rubbing his hands and laughing.
"The Marquis of Jinghai was really a powerful general in the world. He was able to kill the enemy general when he penetrated deeply alone. He not only wiped out 20,000 Liao cavalry, but also 500 Pishi troops."
< p>While talking, Mr. Han and others also came after hearing the news. They also heard about the great victory, but they didn't know the specific situation. If they didn't understand it clearly, they would definitely not be able to sleep peacefully tonight.Zhao Zongquan was in a good mood and waved his hand, "I'll give you a seat."
After Han Daxianggong and others thanked him, he couldn't wait to ask, "Guardian, I've heard about the great victory from ahead." We have reported that we have captured Zhuozhou."
Zhao Zongquan waved his hand and handed them the secret message with a smile, "It's not Zhuozhou, it's Zhigu Village. Jinghai Marquis only led 40,000 infantry and 30,000 Mingzhou water. The army not only captured the Bohai Port, but also killed General Yelu Chutai of the Liao Kingdom at the Zhigu Village. This was an unprecedented victory."
Xiangong Han was even more surprised when he heard this. To be honest, if it weren't for the secret If the letter exists, they may even think that Zhao Zongquan is bragging.
After all, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been many defeats against the Liao Kingdom. Occasionally there are small-scale victories, but the gains are not huge.If there are too many, what is the concept of killing 20,000 people in formation?
The key is that Qin Hao has no cavalry, but only an infantry division of 40,000 people. How did he catch up with the Liao cavalry?
< p>I didn’t know the general process of the battle until I saw the secret letter. However, classical Chinese articles are generally general, and they only mention how Qin Hao set up an ambush in the salt field. The specific battle process is not described, only mentioned Yeluchutai's head has been pickled and is on its way back.Seeing this, Mr. Han and others were willing to believe that this was a real victory. After all, you can’t fake the heads of enemy generals. That would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
"I would like to congratulate the Great Song Dynasty and congratulate the officials."
Han Da Xianggong and others all bowed down and kowtowed. < /p>
All the ministers looked at each other, but Mr. Han said, "Guan, the war has just begun. It's better to write it down for now and wait until the war is over to discuss merits and rewards."
Qin Hao's official position and title are already very high. At a young age, he is a second-rank official. In addition, he is a founding prince. If he goes up further, he is a lieutenant and a prince. The battle to seize the sixteen states of Yanyun has just begun. Now that the fight has started, if he performs meritorious service again, won’t he be rewarded without reward? Or will he be crowned king?
Zhao Zongquan thought, “Then remember it first, and wait until Jinghaihou’s squadron returns to the court.” Let's give a reward."
Han Daxiang said calmly, "The most important thing at this time is to send officials to the land of Youyun to assist in governance. In addition, the army also needs reinforcements outside."
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have fallen under the rule of the Liao Kingdom for nearly a hundred years. The Han people in the north were accustomed to the policies of the Liao Kingdom and were recovered by the Song Dynasty. Naturally, they needed to adapt again. This was definitely not possible with military generals.
The reason why all the ministers did not mention it before was, to put it bluntly, they did not believe that the Song Dynasty army could defeat the Liao army. They felt that the Northern Expedition would most likely be in vain, so there was no need to do such a useless effort. .
Now that they suddenly heard the news of the great victory, they changed their concept of the Liao army being invincible, and began to have more expectations for the Northern Expedition.
If they can regain the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, they who are prime ministers will naturally follow the Qing Dynasty and leave their names. Who can resist such a temptation?
Afterwards, Zhao Zongquan and all the ministers held court in the evening. They talked until the next morning. Although they didn't sleep all night, they were not tired. Everyone's face was full of excitement.
At the court meeting, when Zhao Zongquan announced the news of the victory, all the officials in the court prostrated themselves.
Empress Dowager Cao, who had been sitting behind the curtain, couldn't help but ask herself whether I was really wrong
Soon, Zhao Zongquan ordered 200,000 border troops to go for reinforcements King Huan also sent a large number of civil servants to Youzhou to take over the land occupied by the army.
Soon the news of the great victory in Zhigu Village spread in Bianjing CityOpen, the merchants on both sides of the street put on lights and decorations one by one. Those who didn't know the news were curious, "Shop, what day is it today? Why is it so festive like the Lantern Festival?"
The shop said with a smile, " Haha, you don’t know yet, guest officer, about the great victory of Zhigu Village, the Marquis of Jinghai’s formation killed General Yelu Chutai of the Liao Kingdom. This is an unprecedented victory, isn’t it worth celebrating?”
“Seriously”
“It can be said that the heads of Yelu Chutai are already on their way to Bianjing.”
“Haha, shopkeeper, bring out your best. Food and wine, I’m going to have a good drink today”
“Okay”
The common people were also very happy. Previously, the Song Army gave the common people the impression that they were a bunch of weak chickens, and they could hear it from time to time. , Wherever the battle was defeated again, wherever compensation was paid, over time the people also developed fear of the Liao army.
Now, Qin Hao's formation killed the Liao general Yelu Chutai, breaking this curse in one fell swoop.
The Jinghai Marquis Mansion was also decorated with lanterns and decorations at this time. Ever since Qin Hao left for the expedition, Yu Yanran had trouble sleeping and eating, for fear of hearing some bad news. This time it was better, and she could finally sleep peacefully. .
Sister Lan kept asking, "Daddy won the battle, when will he come back?"
On the other side, the British Duke finally besieged Zhuozhou for five days and five days. After the night, they finally cracked this hard nut, and at the same time they also received the good news from Qin Hao.
For a time, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and the successive victories also reunited the originally depleted military morale. After two days of repairs, the army set off and marched towards Youzhou.
At the same time, the Liao army also dispatched 150,000 reinforcements to reinforce Youzhou. The two sides will inevitably face a bloody battle in the Youzhou area.
After a month, Qin Hao's troops finally joined the army. The Mingzhou navy defeated the Youzhou navy at the entrance of the Gaoliang River, blocking the reinforcements on the east side of the Gaoliang River from the battlefield. The Liao army Several attempts were made to find the front beach for landing, but Qin Hao discovered all of them and attacked halfway across the river. The Liao army lost thousands of cavalry and could only go up the river, preparing to bypass the Gaoliang River and enter Youzhou City. However, in this way, This created favorable conditions for the army to attack Youzhou.
Zhao Yingce also took the opportunity to surround Youzhou City. More than 200,000 troops were stationed darkly outside the city, which also brought great psychological pressure to the Liao army defending the city.
"Haha, Zihan's partial army has achieved the main effect. It can be said that he uses troops like a god." Zhao Yingce did not hesitate to praise Qin Hao.
Qin Hao was not so optimistic. He looked at the towering city of Youzhou and frowned, "This city of Youzhou is so strong. It will not be easy to capture it."
In the Chinese army’s tent, the atmosphere became a little depressing. Youzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Over the years, the Liao Kingdom has also been well aware of the strategic value of Youzhou, so it has been strengthening the defense of Youzhou’s city walls. At this time, Youzhou was like a dangerous pass, lying in front of everyone. More importantly, they did not have much time. Once the Liao reinforcements bypassed the Gaoliang River and arrived,Once they reach the battlefield, they have to devote most of their energy to guard against the possible attack of the 150,000 cavalry at any time, and there is even the risk of the entire army being annihilated.
Zhao Zongquan said solemnly, "When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. I also ask all the princes to work together with me to capture Youzhou. I will leave my name in the history of Qing Dynasty and name my wife and cute son, right now."
" The last general took the order"
In the afternoon of the same day, the army launched the first siege of the city. The Youzhou defenders had already been prepared, but the result of the advance was not ideal. The Youzhou defenders had already deployed a large number of troops outside the city. Trap, before the Song army could get close to the city wall, hundreds of corpses had been dropped.
War is so cruel. The colleagues who had dinner together in the afternoon were no longer there when they came back in the evening.
The atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent that night was also very solemn. Even though I had been mentally prepared before, it was only when the actual attack came that I realized that Youzhou City was so difficult to attack.
The city wall of Youzhou is built against the mountain. It is completely different from the previous city wall of Zhuozhou. Its city wall is slanted, and the city head is designed to protrude, so that the ladder cannot be completely flat against the city wall. , even if the hook on the ladder hooks the parapet, the soldiers will still feel afraid of the rope when climbing the ladder. By the time they climb the tower, they are already exhausted and unable to pose a threat to the defenders of the tower.
"Use thunder and fire bombs," Zhao Yingce said calmly.
As a secret weapon, it was not used in Zhuozhou no matter how difficult it was, just to catch the Liao Kingdom off guard.
Qin Hao thought for a while, "Your Highness, why not let Wei Chen's engineering team go into battle tomorrow."
"Okay, I also want to see what Qin Hou's amazing army can do. What kind of surprise will it bring to this king?" Zhao Yingce's eyes lit up.
Qin Hao's engineering team was a team he secretly organized to study how to break down fortifications. They arrived in Youzhou all the way and demolished many cities along the way, all of which were their work.
Turn around, the sky was bright. When the defenders of Youzhou City saw that the Song army had buried pots to make rice, they all yawned with indifferent expressions. There were 100,000 defenders in Youzhou City. Army, coupled with the city being easy to defend and difficult to attack, even though there were 300,000 troops besieging the city, they didn't take the Song army seriously at all.
As soon as reinforcements arrive, they will be able to rush out of the city and completely wipe out the Song army. Against the Song army, the Liao army has a natural confidence bonus.
The attack rhythm was the same as yesterday. The Liao army general on the top of the city disdainfully ordered to release arrows, and then leisurely watched the Song army below the city rush to die.
But just in the corner where he didn't pay attention, a small group of Song Army soldiers had already touched the ground of the city wall. Although Youzhou City's protruding city head can effectively restrict the ladder, it also brings certain consequences. There is a visual blind spot. As long as they enter below the city head, it will be difficult for bows and arrows to hit them.
"Hey, these idiots think they are so smart, let's see if I don't blow you up," a Song Army soldier said with a smile.
A veteranShe glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense and dig quickly."
As De Ling said, the Song soldier took out a shovel and started digging the soil under the city gate.
Almost half an hour later, this group of soldiers stuffed a car full of iron balls into the hole they had just dug, and then carefully buried them with soil, leaving only a length of lead outside.
The veteran took out the fire stick, lit the fuse, and then the group of people ran away quickly, shouting "Run!"
Seeing this, the other soldiers also retreated from the city as if the tide was ebbing. Generally retreated. This scene made the Liao army on the tower puzzled. Why did they retreat without hearing the Song army's call for gold? Could it be that their courage was broken and they were not afraid of being prosecuted by military law?
However, They didn't have time to think too much, they just heard a loud "rumbling" sound, the entire Youzhou City shook violently, and the city head shook violently.
"The earth dragon has turned over"
"The earth dragon has turned over, run"
The Liao soldiers were panicked one by one, and the Liao general originally wanted to stop them The soldier was panicking, but the next moment he caught him first. A large part of the west gate wall had collapsed, and a hole was torn open in the entire Youzhou City.
"Haha, I succeeded, kill me, and I will seal my wife and cute son today."
The soldiers of the Song Army who had been fleeing immediately rushed towards the gap.
The general of the Liao army was also a warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles. When he saw this, he did not bother to shake off the dust on his body. He gritted his teeth and drew his sword and hacked several fleeing soldiers to death. He shouted, "Follow me and block the gap." Anyone who escapes from the battle will be killed without mercy."
A bloody fight began. Both sides fought hard to control the gap. Veteran generals like the British Lord personally went into battle. In the end, it was Qin Hao ordered that a full fifty thunder bombs be thrown, killing the general of the Liao army, and finally suppressed the Liao army's counterattack.
However, the resistance of the Liao army did not stop. The two sides started fighting in the city, from the city gate to the government office. There were countless casualties and both sides were furious. It was not until nightfall that the Liao army finally attacked. Completely give up resistance and either surrender or escape from Youzhou through other city gates.
After Qin Hao, Ying Gong and Cheng Guo Gong completely cleared the city, they welcomed Zhao Yingce into the city.
Zhao Yingce sat in the high hall of Youzhou Mansion, and he was full of emotions for a moment, "I, the Song Dynasty finally took back Youzhou"
The British Duke and Cheng Guogong were even older. They were in tears. They had been stabbed several times on the battlefield without even frowning. They were crying like children at this moment.
Youzhou, a being that haunted the generals of the Song Dynasty and was like a dream demon, was finally recaptured
The Liao general Yeluhong who rushed to aid Youzhou was here. Encountering the defeated Youzhou defenders on the road, they were immediately shocked and grabbed hold of the defeated soldiers. "It's impossible. Youzhou City is as solid as a rock. How could it be possible that it would fall after only five days?"
The faces of the defeated soldiers He said with fear, "General, I'm telling the truth. It was the Earth Dragon that turned over. The Earth Dragon turned over and destroyed the city wall. God helps the Song Dynasty."
Yelühong heard this.His face changed even more. He drew out his long sword and killed the defeated soldiers directly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Drag them out. Anyone who dares to spread rumors and disturb the morale of the army will be killed."
However, the violence will not stop. According to rumors, a saying soon began to spread among the soldiers of the Liao Army. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun originally belonged to the Song Dynasty. Now that the deadline has come, it is time to return them. It is God's will. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? When the Song Dynasty besieged Youzhou, Earth Dragon turned over
Ethnic minorities are actually more superstitious than the people in the Central Plains, and the same is true in the Liao Kingdom. In addition to some local witchcraft religions in the Liao Kingdom, Buddhism is also very popular in the Liao Kingdom. It is also very popular. The current Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom is a complete believer in Buddhism.
The level of piety is not much different from that of Emperor Wu of Liang in history. He could personally preach the contents of the scriptures, and he was familiar with Buddhism and Sanskrit. It was done in his hands.
What is good for the superiors must be good for the inferiors. Buddhism among the people naturally became the largest religion in the Liao Kingdom. Affected by this, the soldiers were disorganized and Yeluhong had no choice. With the state lost, there was no point in reinforcing him now, so he could only stay where he was.
Under Qin Hao's suggestion, Zhao Yingce did not rush to regain the other counties in Youzhou. Instead, he took the lead in repairing the city of Youzhou and sent Gu Tingye's cavalry to clear out the areas that Zhuozhou had not had time to capture along the way. city.
With a strong city like Youzhou as a fortress, the advantage of the Liao cavalry is mostly limited. If the Liao army dares to attack, the Song army can take advantage of the complex mountainous terrain to defeat the Liao cavalry. Eat it in one bite.
Ten days later, another good news came. The 200,000 troops sent by the imperial court had arrived in Zhuozhou to join Gu Tingye's troops. What made Qin Hao even more delighted was that this time Zhao Zongquan directly took over all the family assets of the Song Dynasty. After all, there were actually 50,000 cavalry among the 200,000 troops.
After capturing Zhuozhou and Youzhou, half of the entire Hebei Plain fell under the control of the Song Army. Horses were not as scarce as before. All 30,000 cavalry under Gu Tingye's command had been transferred to the Liao Army. The war horse's combat effectiveness has been improved by more than one level.
The successive defeats also made Yelu Hongji angry. He personally led an army of 300,000 and used the power of the whole country to recapture Youzhou. Please remember to bookmark the website, the latest, fastest and free to read without anti-theft