I saw countless "iron pulleys" lined up in three rows in the distance of the camp, with their ferocious blades pointing at the Liao army's stronghold.
Yelvren was shocked. Before he could react, the iron pulleys started running faster and faster.
Countless ice shards were flying on the ice, and only a few loud "rumbling" sounds were heard, and the heavy iron cart crashed into the Liao army camp.
Yelvren first felt his feet shake, and a soldier shouted:
"The wall is coming down!"
Seeing that the second row of iron cars had started, Yelvren was about to give orders to resist when a soldier Zhang Pan came to report:
"The marshal is in trouble. I can't ride my war horse. It will fall down as soon as it runs."
He looked back and saw the horses in the camp crawling cautiously on the ice like dogs in water.
Some tried to get up, but were immediately slid to the point where their limbs were split apart and they fell to the ground, even more embarrassed than a human being.
Human shoes are at least less slippery than horseshoes.
Seeing the Song army following the iron pulley and killing like an overwhelming force, Yelvren could not help but close his eyes in pain.
"It's over!"
Without cavalry, the Liao army's combat strength was reduced by at least half, and they could not even run.
Then, he suddenly opened his eyes, gritted his teeth and ordered:
"Your Majesty is in the camp. We have no way out. All the troops will fight to the death with me!"
With that said, he jumped off the wall of the village, quickly ordered his soldiers to retreat to the back village, and set fire to the tents and clothes to temporarily resist the Song army.
Barely create some favorable terrain.
In this situation, they couldn't run away. Without war horses, they couldn't escape and could only fight to the death.
Fortunately, the Tang River has little water, the ice surface is not thick, and the area is not wide.
As long as they persist until afternoon, when the ice melts, they have hope of escaping.
At this time, Wu Song and Lu Zhishen were the happiest. This was their first battle after recovering from their injuries.
The two of them were infantry generals, and they were always bullied by enemy generals with the help of horse power.
Now the Song and Liao armies have all given up their war horses. This is the time for them to show their strength, so they fight with great excitement.
Emperor Liao was also a bloody man. Seeing the critical situation, he did not care about his delicate body and expensive body, so he personally wore armor and held a sword to boost morale.
When Mu Guiying, who was in charge of the command, saw this, his face became more and more serious, and without saying a word, he calmly mobilized the soldiers of each battalion to attack desperately.
This battle lasted from early morning to noon, and the two armies were bloody and bloody.
Mu Guiying secretly lamented that the Liao Emperor was fine. If he had not personally gone into battle to boost morale, the Liao army would have collapsed long ago.
However, the Liao army was already in decline without the help of cavalry. Even if the Liao Emperor risked his life, he would not be able to sustain it.
Yelv Renxian went to Emperor Liao covered in blood and said:
"Your Majesty, the situation is irreversible. Now that the ice has eased, please leave quickly!"
Seeing that the soldiers around him were all looking at him, the Liao Emperor got a little excited and said angrily:
"The men are fighting to kill Zhenglie, how can I escape alone?"
Yelvren was speechless at first. Why are you pretending at this time? After saying that, he punched Emperor Liao on the back of his neck and said:
"Hurry and escort His Majesty to retreat. I will try my best to stop the Song army."
The general of the Imperial Guard quickly took over the Liao Emperor, helped him onto his horse, cupped his hands and said:
"Marshal, don't worry, we will escort His Majesty back to the country to the death."
When Mu Guiying saw Emperor Liao retreating from the battlefield, he was relieved and ignored him, concentrating on dealing with the enemy in front of him.
After all, the Song army had few soldiers. If the Liao Emperor insisted on fighting to the death, the result might not be satisfactory.
Now that the Liao Emperor has escaped, it will be much easier to defeat the main force of the Liao army. They will not be able to hold out for long.
As soon as he exited the battlefield, Emperor Liao woke up. Without saying anything, he quickly led his people to flee to the north.
Half a day later, they had arrived near "Tangshan" in Tang County.
Just as he turned around the foot of the mountain, Emperor Liao saw a group of men and horses blocking the front calmly.
The soldiers rolled out a four-wheeled cart. Cao Bin shook his feather fan and looked at Emperor Liao leisurely and said:
"Yelü Longxu, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!"
"Now you can just surrender and wait for Empress Dowager Xiao...it will be your mother who redeems you!"
Emperor Liao was so angry that his face was livid. Mad, do you need an explanation? It sounds like swearing.
He endured the humiliation and said:
"Cao Bin, you have great talent and extraordinary strategies. I admire you very much."
"If you are willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and go to Daliao, I am willing to make you king!"
Cao Bin laughed twice, shook his head and said:
"His Majesty Yelu, are you trying to bribe me? Sorry, you've seen the wrong person..."
As he spoke, he waved his feather fan, and the sound of killing suddenly broke out, and thousands of soldiers rushed out from the hillside.
Two generals rushed out from Emperor Liao's side and shouted:
"Your Majesty, leave quickly. The general and others will cut off the queen for you!"
As he said that, he kicked the war horse and led the people to charge forward.
Emperor Liao did not hesitate at all, turned his horse and left.
The terrain of North China is flat and there are few dangerous passes. It is unrealistic to directly block the Liao soldiers.
Cao Bin did not have enough troops, so he planned to consume the strength around Emperor Liao first, and then lead his light cavalry to pursue and capture Emperor Liao.
At this time, he saw Emperor Liao taking a detour, which was exactly what he wanted. He quickly took the spear, jumped on his horse and said:
"Wait for your infantry to intercept the defeated Liao soldiers!"
"All cavalry, follow me to pursue Emperor Liao!"
After saying that, he urged his horse to take the sedan and others to catch up.
In this battle, both Song and Liao suffered heavy losses, and it was impossible to defeat Yanyun with hard power.
But if Yelu Longxu is captured, we can try to exchange people for land...
However, Empress Dowager Xiao is a person of great talent and broad strategy, which is difficult to predict. She may also establish a new emperor.
But that has nothing to do with him. This requires court negotiation. What if Empress Dowager Xiao becomes soft-hearted?
At this moment, a fast horse suddenly rushed over and shouted anxiously:
"Master Marquis, Your Majesty has urgently summoned Marquis Zhongjing to lead his troops back to the city as soon as possible."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief:
"The Liao Emperor is right in front of you, why did your Majesty issue this order?"
The fast horse panted violently for a few times before explaining:
"Master Marquis, something big has happened in the capital, and Your Majesty is anxious to return."
"That's why we urgently summoned the Marquis to escort us!"
Cao Bin's expression changed several times, and then he let out a long sigh and said to the cavalry behind him:
"Follow me back to the city."
Only after returning to Dingzhou did he get detailed information.
Five thousand troops from the Liao Kingdom went south to the capital. They came and went suddenly and caused chaos everywhere, which made the capital unstable and made it difficult to communicate with the front line.
Even inside and outside the court, rumors continued to spread that the emperor was attacked by Liao people and was seriously injured and dying.
Prime Minister Wang Yanling was not decisive enough. He refuted the rumors several times but failed to win people's trust...
If it were just like that, it would be fine. The most important thing is that the emperor has no heirs and the country has not been established, which will inevitably make ambitious people ready to take action.
"Some people" even clamored for a new emperor.
Only then did Cao Bin understand Yelv Renxian's plan.
This was a plan to "throw fuel under the cauldron". If the "Decisive Battle between Song and Liao" was delayed for a few days, I'm afraid the emperor would be impatient to ask for peace from the Liao people and agree to most of their conditions.
Mu Guiying said:
"Cao Bin, His Majesty has already returned to Beijing and ordered me to meet up with the Holy Emperor as soon as possible..."
As she was speaking, she suddenly remembered something, looked at Cao Bin and said:
"No, Xiao Gu's law has not yet been destroyed..."
