On a clear night, the sky is full of stars twinkling, like countless silver beads, densely embedded in the deep black night.
A full moon hung high in the sky. In the Liao army camp, the soldiers fell into a deep sleep. More than a month of hard fighting put great pressure on both the offensive and defensive sides mentally and physically. Only There was only a moment of tranquility at night.
However, at this time, a group of Song soldiers had quietly reached within fifty steps of the Liao camp, and the surrounding Liao scouts had been quietly cleared away.
Forty or thirty steps later, this elite team could already clearly see the appearance of the Liao army guards.
Twenty steps later, just as they were approaching the gate of the Liao army camp, a bonfire at the door exposed their figures.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack"
Cui Zhi cursed secretly and bent his bow to shoot the Liao patrol soldier who shouted. The team no longer hid and rushed straight to He led the Liao army camp and killed them.
At this time, fifty steps away, Qin Hao saw a commotion at the entrance of the Liao army camp. Knowing that Cui Zhi and the others must have been exposed, he immediately mounted his horse and led the large troops towards the Liao army camp. .
On the other side, Gu Tingye, who was originally stationed in the west city of Youzhou, has also led his cavalry to the Liao army camp.
At this time, the Liao army camp was already in a melee. Cui Zhi's team desperately moved away the obstacles at the entrance of the camp. They were surrounded by the Liao army swarming around.
Cui Zhi was already red-eyed. There were fewer and fewer people around him, and it seemed like there was no end to his enemies. Just when he was in despair, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Qin Hao led the leading cavalry and felt that these were the only two thousand cavalry in his hands. They were formed by salt workers rescued from the salt field. Displaced northern Han people continued to join in the process. The Liao Kingdom is full of hatred, and today they are here to take revenge
"Kill
"
Qin Hao took the lead and killed several Liao soldiers with a single sweep of his sword. The soldiers hacked and killed, scarlet blood spilled all over the ground, and the original yellow soil instantly turned into reddish brown.
"Kill
" Cui Zhi perked up when he saw this, shouting and slashing at the Liao soldiers in front of him with his sword.
The cavalry basically massacred the infantry. The Liao soldiers had no experience in using infantry against the cavalry. In the past, they had always used cavalry to play tricks on the Song soldiers, but now they had a taste of being massacred.
The Liao army camp was in chaos. Qin Hao rode his horse on the enemy camp and led two thousand cavalry in a rampage in the camp. Many Liao army soldiers were still in their dreams and were trampled into pulp. .
The Liao troops who came out to resist were all killed one by one. At this time, the Song army's infantry had also arrived, following Qin Hao's cavalry to clean up the fish that had slipped through the net.
At this time, Yelu Hongji was awakened. Hearing the noise outside, Yelu Hongji thought it was the leader of the tribe who had drunk too much and was acting crazy, until the guards came in in panic to report.
"Your Majesty is in trouble, the Song army attacked the camp at night, has already rushed towards the Chinese army tent. "
"What?" Yelu Hongji was shocked. At this time, the Liao Kingdom had been at peace for decades. As the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji had not experienced many tests. After inheriting the throne, he He began to devote himself to Buddhism. This military expedition was also his first time to experience a war of this scale.
When he rushed out of the Chinese military tent, he saw the sky filled with flames and the screams of the Liao army. Eardrum, all this made the Liao Daozong at a loss.
At this moment, the ground began to shake, and Gu Tingye's 70,000 cavalry had already arrived at the south gate of the Liao army camp. Undoubtedly, to make matters worse, the attention of all the previous Liao army guards was attracted by the commotion at the west gate. Gu Tingye suddenly rushed out and occupied the south gate in an instant.
"Haha, follow me in and capture that man alive. Yelu Hongji, sons and gentlemen, today is the day to marry and have a cute son." Gu Tingye roared excitedly.
"Kill
"
The Liao army camp has been completely destroyed Falling into chaos, Qin Hao's two thousand cavalry set fire everywhere. When the Liao soldiers came out screaming from the tents, what was waiting for them was the cold spears of the Song infantry.
At this time, Yelu Hongji. Finally reacting, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yelü Zongbao, I order you to lead the Pishi Army and annihilate all the invading Song troops."
"The last general takes the order"
Yelü Zongbao He got on his horse and whistled, followed by 20,000 Pishi troops, running towards the burning camp.
Soon, the three parties collided. Qin Hao and Gu Tingye killed and set fire all the way. The Liao army met in the middle of the camp, and just as the two were about to attack the Chinese army's tent, a group of cavalry roared in.
There was no fighting, trash talk, collision, slashing, and brutal fighting. It was like two torrents of steel colliding together.
The Pishi Army was indeed the most elite cavalry in the Liao Kingdom. As soon as they made contact, the Song Army's cavalry suffered a heavy loss. The Song Army's cavalry fell off their horses. Obviously there are many more than the Pishi Army.
However, there are infantry behind the Song Army's cavalry. The cavalry without speed is a living target. The Song Army's pikemen are waiting for the Pishi Army. Take the last shot.
Yelü Zongbao’s eyes turned red. This was the Pishi Army. Every death was a huge loss for the Liao Kingdom. On the open battlefield, one could equal ten. The elite of the cavalry were now exchanging blows with the Song Army's cavalry.
Gu Tingye was also furious. The cavalry team he had managed to pull up was almost overwhelmed by the opponent in a single encounter. This was all. It was his hard work.
"Take your life" to capture the thief first, Gu Tingye shouted and rushed towards Yelu Zongbao
Qin Hao followed him with a simple knife. After that, there was no need to talk about martial ethics on the battlefield.
Yelü Zongbao did not retreat but advanced. His idea coincided with the two of them, and he charged towards Qin Hao and Gu Tingye while waving his spear. Come here.
As a general who could be trusted by Yelu Hongji to lead the Pishi Army, Yelu Zongbao was known as the first warrior in the Liao Kingdom.Of course it was not blown out.
Even if Gu Tingye, who was born with supernatural power, collided with the opponent's weapon, his mouth was numb and he could hardly take out the weapon.
At this time, Qin Hao had also rushed over, and struck Yelu Zongbao on the head with a simple force from Huashan. Yelu Zongbao had just exchanged a move with Gu Tingye, and he was already trying to avoid it. It's too late, so I can only fight and fight.
However, Qin Hao's power was much greater than he imagined. Yelu Zongbao tried his best to resist, but Pu Dao still chopped on his shoulder.
Yelü Zongbao was in pain and gritted his teeth to push away Qin Hao's sword. At this time, Gu Tingye's spear was already stabbing towards his throat.
Yelü Zongbao, who leaned sideways with only two feet in the stirrups, escaped this fatal blow.
However, before he could take a breath, Qin Hao's simple knife struck at his waist again. Yelu Zongbao knew that it was difficult to deal with the two people in front of him alone, and he could only defeat the two of them together. There was a dead end, so he squeezed the horse's belly with his legs and jumped out, taking two Song Army cavalry with him with the spear in his hand.
"Where to go?" Gu Tingye raised the reins, and the horse under him also rushed out.
Qin Hao did not follow, but took over the command of the cavalry. "I am the Marquis of Jinghai. All Song troops obey my command. The cone formation uses me as the arrow, with the cavalry in front and the infantry in front." Stay behind, rush"
Under Qin Hao's guidance, the Song army began to regroup, but the Pishi army could only rely on instinct to fight because Yelu Zongbao had left the battlefield.
The two sides collided again, and the formation of the Pishi Army was instantly shattered. The cone-shaped formation with Qin Hao as the arrow was like a sharp sword thrust straight into the heart of the Pishi Army. They were on their backs, but this time, the Pishi Army's casualties were much greater than last time.
At this time, Yelu Zongbao made a circle and finally rushed back to the battlefield. Seeing this scene, he was so distressed that he almost vomited blood. In just this charge, the Pishi Army paid the price of three thousand casualties.
"Withdraw" Yelu Zongbao made an immediate decision. He knew that in such a narrow terrain of the camp, the Pishi Army could not fully deploy. If this continued, the only way to achieve this was to annihilate the entire army, so he had no choice but to order a retreat.
How could Qin Hao and Gu Tingye let him retreat so easily? This was the Pishi Army. Anyone who could kill one more would be a profit. They led the cavalry to bite the tail of the Pishi Army.
In this way, you chased me, and soon arrived at the position of the central army. Yelu Hongji was shocked when he saw that the Pishi Army, which he was proud of, was being chased and beaten.
Yelu Zongbao also came to Yelu Hongji at this time: "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do. First withdraw from the camp, assemble the troops, and then fight back."
Yelu Hongji panicked , said repeatedly "Okay, withdraw, withdraw"
Qin Hao saw a middle-aged man wearing golden armor in front of the Chinese army's tent. His eyes lit up and he laughed at Gu Tingye, "Cousin, then The person is probably Yelu Hongji. Why don’t we compete to see who can capture him?"
"Haha, this person must be me.What's in the bag. "Gu Tingye let out a long laugh, clapped his horse and chased in the direction of Yelu Hongji.
Qin Hao followed closely, laughing and scolding "You are cheating"
Yelu Hongji Hearing the rumble of horse hooves behind him, he was startled. When he turned around, he saw two young Song generals chasing him with their horses. They could only slap the horses' butts and run away.
Seeing the emperor running, the Liao army naturally followed him without organizing any decent resistance. In this way, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye chased and killed him from dusk to dawn, killing many Liao soldiers in the process. The cavalry quickly pursued them to the boundary of Shunzhou. When they saw Yelu Hongji entering Shunzhou City, they stopped their pursuit.
Gu Tingye slapped his thigh regretfully and said, "Let this old man run away."< /p>
Qin Hao smiled and patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder, "Run to where you are going."
Then he ordered "Besiege the city"
If Yelu Hongji ran all the way, With the Khitan horse's footwork, he might have actually escaped, and ended up running into the city on his own, so it's no wonder that he was there.
At this time, outside Youzhou City, Zhao Yingce and Yingying Zhengyi were there. While cleaning the battlefield, both of them were laughing from ear to ear.
In the battle last night, the Liao army camp fell, and as many as 50,000 Liao soldiers and hundreds of thousands of horses were captured. There were countless grain, grass and baggage supplies. After this battle, not only was the siege of Youzhou lifted, but the Liao Kingdom also lost its strongest combat power. The recovery of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun was just around the corner.
At this moment, the messenger from the front came again. He brought back a piece of good news that stunned the two of them.
"Haha, the Liao Kingdom is really ruined. The Marquis of Jinghai and Ningyuan actually blocked the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom."
Zhao Yingce. He didn't care much, so he left the aftermath work to the British Duke and headed to Shunzhou with 50,000 infantry. He was afraid that he would be run away by Yelu Hongji if he arrived late. What a disaster it would be if Yelu Hongji could be captured alive.
In fact, Zhao Yingce's worries were unnecessary. Yelu Hongji didn't want to run away at all. Regardless of Yelu Zongbao's strong opposition, he decided to stick to Shunzhou City and wait for the Liao troops from various places to come to rescue.
This battle has completely defeated Yelu Hongji's ambitions. Now he just wants to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty. As long as he can be let back, he will agree to any conditions.
By the time Zhao Yingce arrived at Shunzhou City, the peace envoy sent by Yelu Hongji had already arrived.
At this time, the Liao envoy was no longer as arrogant as before and greeted Zhao Yingce politely. /p>
Zhao Yingce looked at him jokingly, "I remember that you said in Bianjing that the Song Dynasty was waiting to be destroyed. What's the point of being arrogant and respectful now?"
The envoy lowered his head in embarrassment and said after a while, "Your Highness King Huan, the Song Dynasty does have an advantage now, but the Liao Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If they really fight for their lives, it will not be beneficial to both sides. It is not as good as the Song and Liao Dynasties." Forge an alliance of brothers again and stop making peace."
Qin Hao said sarcastically, "So the Liao Kingdom is willing to give the Song Dynasty coins and then call the Song Dynasty his brother and return to the Song Dynasty."Return the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun"
The envoy was shocked when he heard this, "This is impossible"
Qin Hao sneered, "When the Liao Kingdom was strong and powerful, this was how it treated the Song Dynasty. Now, It’s just a matter of treating others in their own way. If you don’t agree, we will continue to fight. There is nothing to talk about.”
Zhao Yingce also slapped the table and shouted, “Yes, unless Agree to the above three conditions, otherwise I will break through Shunzhou City, capture Yelu Hongji alive, recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and go straight to Linhuang Mansion in Beijing to destroy your Liao Kingdom."
Emissary
Gu Tingye was a little reluctant, "If Yelu Hongji really agrees to these three points, do we really have to let him go?"
Zhao Yingce smiled and shook his head. Shaking his head, "Yelu Hongji will not agree. If he agrees, his throne will not be guaranteed. ”
In the final analysis, the Liao Kingdom was a dynasty established by nomadic peoples. It is their innate characteristic of nomads to worship the strong. Once Yelu Hongji signed such a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country, the ruling class of the Liao Kingdom would definitely Other royal families will be re-elected as the new emperor.
Yelu Hongji was furious when he heard the news brought back by the envoy. He knew that the Song Dynasty had no "sincerity" for peace talks, so he called Yelu Zongbao. Come over.
"You lead a group of Pishi troops to break out of the siege and call for reinforcements from all the Liao troops. We will be counting on you soon. "
That night, Yelu Zongbao led thousands of Pishi troops to break through the Song army's encirclement.
Zhao Yingce looked at Yelu Zongbao in the distance, as if he was brave enough to enter an uninhabited land. , not only lamented, "He is really a great general. ”
Neither Qin Hao nor Gu Tingye pursued them. Their target was Yelu Hongji. Yelu Zongbao actually reduced the probability of Yelu Hongji’s escape.
Turn around, Song The army began to attack the city, and Qin Hao's engineering team once again played its role, digging holes, laying mines, igniting fires, and opening tunnels. With the experience last time, the actions of the engineering team were even more smooth
At the top of the city. The Liao soldiers on board thought they had repelled the Song army's attack, and just as they were about to cheer, they felt the ground shaking under their feet.
"The earth dragon turned over, and the earth dragon turned over again"
With a rumble, a city wall collapsed. Shunzhou City was not as strong as Youzhou City, and a wall fell down instantly. The Liao army suffered numerous casualties.
In the smoke and dust, Qin Hao followed him. Gu Tingye led Song soldiers into the city, and the battle continued until late at night.
Yelu Hongji tried to lead the Pishi army to break out several times, but failed, and had no choice but to hide in the Shuncheng government office for the last time.
At this time, he regretted why he didn’t break out with Yelu Zongbao.
“Damn, please let me know who is shooting. Yelu Hongji, let’s see how I deal with him”
Outside the Shunzhou Yamen, the besieging Song Army general shouted.
The living Yelu Hongji, the dead Yelu Hong Ji and Ji are completely two concepts. If we can bring the Liao Emperor to lifeIt would be such an honor to capture them and send them to Bianjing as prisoners.
At that time, those who participated in the battle will be rewarded.
So compared to the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, the soldiers of the Song Army actually cared more about the life and death of Yelu Hongji. They would avoid Zhengya when shooting arrows, for fear of shooting Yelu Hongji to death.
Soon the main entrance of the Yamen was smashed by a car, and the Liao soldiers guarding the door were quickly stabbed into a hornet's nest. With the influx of Song soldiers, all the Liao soldiers in the Yamen who were stubbornly resisting were killed. Got cleaned up.
Qin Hao and Gu Tingye walked over the corpses on the ground to the entrance of the government office.
Suddenly the door was pushed open from the inside.
Yelu Hongji came out under the protection of the remaining dozen or so Pishi troops.
"I want to see your King Huan"
What surprised Qin Hao was that Yelu Hongji could actually speak Chinese, and he looked very standard.
Qin Hao smiled kindly and said, "Of course there is no problem, but if you ask the people around you to stay at ease, you will see His Highness King Huan soon."
Yelü Hongji said sadly. He waved his hand to signal them to put down their weapons.
Gu Tingye waved his hand, and the Song soldiers immediately tied them up.
Yelu Hongji struggled and said, "I am the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, you can't do this to me."
Qin Hao walked up to Yelu Hongji and said with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, we won't It will hurt you. I tied you up to prevent you from harming yourself. Let’s go. His Highness King Huan is still waiting.”
At this moment, Zhao Yingce was pacing back and forth in the military camp outside the city when he suddenly heard his subordinates coming. Reported "His Royal Highness King Huan, Jinghai Marquis and Ningyuan Marquis captured Yelu Hongji alive. At this time, they have arrived outside the camp gate."
"Haha" Zhao Yingce laughed wildly. This is the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, and he is actually the real one. Captured alive
In the Chinese army tent, Zhao Yingce circled around for Yelu Hongji several times before he suppressed his excitement and asked as if nothing had happened.
"You are Yelu Hongji"
Yelu Hongji took advantage of his face and said, "I am the emperor of Liao."
Zhao Yingce seemed to be saying Appreciating a work of art, he waved his hand to the soldiers, "Come and loosen the bonds, prepare wine and food. Today the king of Japan is going to have a drink with the king of Liao."
Yelu Hongji was still waiting to refute that he was the emperor. Not the king, the smell of wine and food instantly made him lose the desire to argue. It had been a day and a night, and he hadn't had a good meal.
When Yelu Hongji had eaten and drank enough, Zhao Yingce patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It seems that the King of Liao still likes the customs and customs of the Song Dynasty. Not only can he speak Chinese, but he is also very fond of the Han people." I also like the food so much. In this case, I will send you back to Bianjing to let you experience the scenery of Bianjing. It will be a waste of the alliance between the Song and Liao brothers."
Yelu Hongji was shocked. He was so embarrassed that he surrendered just to save his life and delay time so that Yelu Zongbao could bring people to rescue him. If he was sent back to Bianjing, everything would be over.
“I, I won’t go to BianJing, if you send me back to Shangjing, I can satisfy you with anything. "
Zhao Yingce sneered, "That's not up to you. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading