There was the battle of Guishui in the front and the battle of Sangganhe in the back. Including the Liao soldiers who dropped gold, more than half of the total of more than 100,000 gold soldiers in Jiuzhou behind the mountain had been lost.
In terms of numbers alone, the Jin soldiers still have a considerable advantage over the New Liao army, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the situation has been reversed——
The Liao Kingdom has been fighting with the Jin Kingdom for many years, and this is the Liao Kingdom's first big victory!
Even those old Liao soldiers who had already invested in gold often talked privately: It turns out that it's not that the Jin people are so powerful, but that our commander is not good at it. Otherwise, why would Ao Luo make such a big splash as soon as he ascended the throne?
Wanyan Yinshu was also a veteran general. Seeing that the situation was not good, he gathered all the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and huddled in Huanzhou City and could not get out.
In order to attack Yanmen Pass, the Jin people exploited all the money and food from nearby states, so there was no shortage of food and grass.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a day. Seeing Huanzhou put up a defensive posture and the Song army at Yanmen Pass, there was no movement at all. Lao Cao had to order to break camp and temporarily retreat to Yunzhou along the way.
In fact, he also felt guilty. There were only more than a thousand veterans left in Tahao. His West Wind Army had also chewed up its hard bones and nearly half of its troops were destroyed. The remaining troops and horses were all those who first surrendered to Jin and then surrendered to Liao. Although the army seems to be honest at the moment, who knows how these people will behave once the war becomes anxious?
It’s the New Year when I return to Yunzhou.
Although the city is a bit dilapidated, life has to go on after all. Those who have some extra money in their families are also showing off their wealth and tidying it up, which adds a bit of joy to the city.
In the Yunzhou Palace, there was a different atmosphere.
Xiao Sese was promoted to the new generation of Empress Dowager Xiao. She was not happy at all, but because her son's life and death were unpredictable, she cried until her eyes were like peach blossoms.
Lao Cao felt a little guilty in his heart, so he showed his patience, hugged her and comforted her carefully, blaming himself for not being able to catch up, so that the young and arrogant good boy was injured by the golden dog's arrow.
There was no shortage of famous doctors in the Liao Dynasty court, who looked after him day and night. Although he could not be revived, he would not die for a while.
The generals who accompanied Lao Cao on the expedition, especially those who fought across the river, were all injured to some extent, and these doctors also asked these doctors to carefully examine and treat them. Fortunately, it was cold winter, and the wounds were not easy to worsen. Even Li Tianrun and Huang Xin, who were the most seriously injured, , and there is no fear of life.
Another day later, Ma Ling, the "god horse", stepped on the hot wheel and galloped back, bringing a big news——
Yanmen was closed, leaving only five thousand Song troops, led by Zongze, the Taiyuan military and horse commander. The remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were led by Zhong Shidao and returned to King Qin of Bianjing!
Lao Cao sent Ma Ling to deliver a letter. The letter claimed that he was a Han'er from the North and could not bear the oppression, so he rebelled. Taking advantage of Emperor Tianzuo's surrender, he chose a son of the clan as the new emperor, and lured the Jin soldiers of Huanzhou to a decisive battle. He made an appointment with Lao Zhong Sentries were sent secretly to observe, and when the men and horses in the Jin camp outside the pass were dispatched, they sent troops to attack in a pincer attack to avenge the past.
However, from beginning to end, not a single soldier was seen dispatched from Yanmen Pass.
Lao Cao originally thought General Song was cautious and was afraid of being deceived, but it wasn't until Ma Ling reported back that he learned the truth.
It turns out that during this period, when Lao Cao entered the nine states behind the mountains and looked around, the situation in the Song Dynasty had undergone several major changes.
The source of the incident was King Yelu Chun of Wei.
This guy defeated Tong Guan in October, but was shocked to hear that there was a fire behind him. The Xifeng and Juhua armies took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation. They wrote a letter and exchanged the captured Song general for a large number of his family members.
However, his beloved princess was not among the family members. Yelu Chun was furious and wanted to attack her with surprise troops. However, Wang Yuan noticed it and joined forces with generals Yang Weizhong and Niu Wenzhong to set up an ambush and defeat her.
Then they attacked Cangzhou. Unexpectedly, the Song general Wang Zhen was a brave man. Without Tong Guan to restrain him, he really showed his courage: he mobilized the entire city's soldiers and civilians to defend Cangzhou. The Liao soldiers attacked fiercely for ten days, but the city remained motionless. .
Yelu Chun refused to waste more energy on the isolated city, so he gave up and left. Wherever the troops came, they took Dingzhou, Zhendingfu, Lingzhou and other places, and finally established a firm foothold.
Later, he wanted to take advantage of the momentum of his winning streak to capture the Lu region. Unexpectedly, Wu Song led elite soldiers from Qingzhou and other places to gather in Gaotang Prefecture, and forcibly seized the gate of Shandong.
The two sides fought several battles under the city of Gaotangzhou. The Liao State had many soldiers and the Qingzhou soldiers were elite. Each had its own victory or defeat for a while.
This angered the hero Wu Erlang. One day, armed with two halberds, he rode alone to the Liao camp to fight. Without moving his shadow, he killed eleven famous and brave generals of the Liao army in a row. He was so shocked that the 200,000 Liao army did not dare to look at each other. Just returned slowly.
The next day, Lu Junyi followed suit and came to challenge again with a horse and a single gun. He defeated ten generals of the Liao army in one day and left with satisfaction.
The next day, Yuan Lang, Zhu Jing, Teng Kan, and Teng Kan arrived together and won eight more games. Xiao Qian was furious and led his troops to fight out, determined to kill his four generals.
When the four saw the army moving out, they reined up their horses and ran away. Xiao Qian pursued them for several miles. Xiao Jiasui, Liu Yuan, Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong led the ambush troops on the roadside and all the troops in ambush came out. Xiao Qian was defeated and returned.
At this point, Yelu Dashi was still unconvinced, so he asked for orders from Yelu Chun and Xiao Qian. They divided 50,000 troops and bypassed Gaotang, hoping to plunder the hinterland of Shandong as a shock.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the Yellow River, countless men and horses were killed, all under the banner of Liangshan.
The first eight generals were Chao Gai, Fang Qifu, Han Wu, Bian Xiang, Fang Jie, Suo Chao, Zhou Ang, and Tang Bin. They led 20,000 to 30,000 horses and killed Yelu Dashi in one fell swoop.
On the way back, after walking through the mountains, another group of infantrymen emerged, led by Deng Yuanjue, Xia Houcheng, Liu Tang and others, who killed the Liao army until they cried for their fathers and mothers.
At this point, of the more than 200,000 Liao troops, only 178,000 were left.
Ever since, things have gone on the track that Lao Cao expected - "When that guy encounters a few obstacles in Shandong, he will know that his only way out is to break Daming Mansion and attack Bianliang City directly! "
The more than 100,000 Liao troops now dared not take a serious look at Shandong, so they made a desperate attempt to attack the famous people in the west.
In the Daming Mansion, the commander-in-chief Tong Guan had only been feasting and having fun in the commander's mansion every day since he was defeated in Hejian Prefecture and had withdrawn here. He handed over all military affairs to Tan Zhen, the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Province.
Tan Zhen was also unambiguous. He pieced together another 50,000 soldiers and horses, and kept saying that he would defend Daming Mansion.
When he heard that the Liao soldiers had failed to attack Shandong and were marching westward, Tong Guan did not hesitate and mobilized more than 10,000 elite men under his control. He ordered Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi and his son to lead the army, with Yao Xing and Gao Shixuan as the vanguard. Save yourself and return to Bianjing first.
When Tan Zhen heard that Tong Guan was gone, he pointed at the sky and stamped the ground and cursed: "The person who harmed the country is this thief! I will face the officials in person and denounce the old thief Tong Guan!"
So he left too.
At this point, the only generals in the city were Ma Gongzhi, Yang Kesheng, and two veterans from the Tenth Festival, Mei Zhan and Yang Wen.
Originally, Tong Guan was willing to protect his shortcomings. Both Ma and Yang were brave generals of the Western Army. Why not take him with them?
However, Ma Gongzhi was angry in person: "Daming Mansion is a majestic city in the north, how can we give it up lightly? The commander-in-chief is going to leave. The man named Ma is willing to coexist with this city, so that the world will know that our Western Army is a man who is not afraid of death!" "
When Tong Guan saw that he didn't know what was good or bad, he left in anger.
However, Yang Kesheng stayed behind secretly. He went to Ma Gong and said directly: "Both the eldest brother and the youngest brother died for the country. Do I want to live alone? I am willing to fight to the death with you!"
Ma Gongzhi comforted him: "But Bi may not die."
Yang Kesheng shook his head and said: "There is no news so far. Most of them died in the rebellion."
"Mei Dalang" Mei Zhan and "Blocking Tiger" Yang Wen are both Tong Guan's scheduled scapegoats. Although they are full of anger, they are helpless.
A few days later, Liao soldiers arrived and attacked the city urgently. Ma Gongzhi and other four generals each guarded a wall and fought hard for three days without being defeated.
On the night of the third day, Liang Zhongshu, the left-behind prime minister who had been frightened for several days, finally broke his heartstrings. No longer caring about anything else, he ordered thousands of soldiers from his headquarters to attack the east gate at night. He shot the "blockers" to death with a barrage of arrows and let the Liao soldiers enter the city.
The Liao soldiers entered the city and carried out a massacre. Yang Kesheng and Ma Gongzhi broke out of the encirclement respectively. Ma Gongzhi relied on his amazing martial arts to break out of the encirclement and ran towards Shandong.
Unfortunately for Yang Kesheng, when he was about to highlight the city gate, he happened to meet General Wu Yanguang of the Liao Dynasty, and the two of them fought in front of the gate.
Yang Kesheng's martial arts skills were not weak to begin with, but at this moment, all his subordinates were dead, but Wu Yanguang had thousands of horses and troops. Seeing Yang Kesheng's extravagant marksmanship, he called out, and generals from all around came up to kill him. How could Yang Kesheng resist? Chiwu Yanguang cut it in two with one knife.
Poor "Iron Gun Man" died for his country.
The Liao soldiers have lost many troops and generals in Shandong these days, and they have also been besieging Daming Mansion for several days with many casualties. What is the best way to enter the city at this time? Taking advantage of the opportunity, they massacred the people, raped, raped and plundered everywhere.
Mei Zhan had already gone out to kill him, but when he saw that the Liao soldiers were actually trying to massacre the city, he was so furious that he rode back and shouted, "Bury these old bones here!"
Wielding the three-pointed sword, he fought his way along and killed more than a hundred Liao troops. He happened to meet the "female earth bat" Yu Decheng, the Liao general. Seeing the majesty of this veteran general, he came to fight.
The two generals fought for more than ten times. Mei Zhan raised his sword and chopped down Yu Decheng. However, Yu Decheng shot him before he died, blinding the horse's eyes. The horse jumped wildly in pain, knocking Mei Zhan off the horse at the end of his crossbow. I don’t know where I fell.
Mei Zhan knew that his death was coming, so he was not afraid. He drew out the sword from his waist, shouted for a fierce battle, and killed more than ten Liao soldiers.
When he saw that he was about to collapse, two men emerged from the alley, both with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but one was fatter, one was more muscular, and the other was more athletic, with a flower on his temples.
The two men each wielded a heavy ghost-headed knife, which was enough to kill a human head with one blow. They killed more than ten people in a row, grabbed Mei Zhan's side, and fled with a hand from left to right.
The Liao soldiers were in hot pursuit, but these two men were obviously local ghosts in Daming Mansion. They walked through the streets and alleys, kicked in doors and tiles, and left the Liao soldiers behind without much effort, and disappeared with Mei Dalang.
Daming Mansion was a fortress in the north, with mountains of weapons and supplies. When the Liao soldiers came down from the city, they immediately ate well. After a few days, they set off directly to Kaifeng.
Zhao Guan's family was shocked when they heard that Tong Guan was defeated and sent people to urge the army on the west route to turn back. Unexpectedly, Zhongshi Dao pretended not to understand and walked out of Yanmen Pass. At the beginning, there were great victories and good news one after another. The officials were happy to know that, but suddenly one day the golden soldiers came and they were defeated.
When the news reached Bianjing, Zhao Guan's family heard that Emperor Tianzuo had sent money from the whole country and defeated Zhongshi Dao. They were afraid and angry. They cursed Emperor Tianzuo for losing the face of his ancestors and being extremely weak. They also scolded Zhongshi Dao for being incompetent and exhausted. Three armies.
Within a few days, Tong Guan returned and immediately heard that the city of Daming Prefecture had been destroyed. Liao soldiers came straight to capture Bianjing. The official was so frightened that he fell off his throne and broke two of his front teeth. He quickly summoned the ministers to discuss, and first pointed at Tong Guan and cursed him. Tong Guan argued: "I have been a soldier all my life, and I have long ignored my life and death. How could I run away in front of the battle? I had no choice but to go back because I had important matters to face the emperor." , I was going to go to Daming Mansion immediately after finishing this matter, but who knew it would fall so quickly? This is all because the generals are unwilling to fight hard!"
Tong Guan's statement was to protect Cai Jing's dignity - after all, it was his son-in-law who opened the city gate.
Master Cai reciprocated the favor and hurriedly went out to the class and said: "In the official family, Prime Minister Tong is the most brave and brave in the country. How can he be a person who is afraid of death? When he returns now, great things will happen."
When Zhao Guanjia heard what Cai Jing said, he suppressed his anger and asked Tong Guan to play.
Tong Guan hurriedly covered up the new news: "I heard that Emperor Tianzuo sent gold. If this happens, Yelu Chun and others will all perish. Instead of fighting to the death with others, why not use the head and tail? This is This is why I came back in a hurry to see you."
When the officials heard what he said, they were moved in their hearts and quickly urged him to elaborate.
Tong Guan then said: "The Liao Kingdom is gone now. Yelu Chun and others are all people who have perished. Don't you feel frightened in your heart?" This group of people are extremely good at fighting. Why don't we, the Song Dynasty, show sincerity and regain them and let them protect the border for the Song Dynasty? Wouldn't it be wonderful?
After hearing this, the official slapped his legs and turned from anger into joy: "Old dear, what a wonderful idea!"
After some discussion with Cai Jing and others, he quickly came up with a countermeasure: he made Yelu Chun the King of Liao, and Xiao Qian, Yelu Dashi, Wu Yanguang and others also generously rewarded him, hoping that he would return to his heart and become a minion of the Song Dynasty from now on. .
After deciding on the strategy, it was necessary to select envoys and carry edicts to persuade the Liao people to surrender.
Everyone talked to each other and mentioned a few candidates. When they were called to ask, their faces turned pale and their legs became weak.
Seeing their embarrassed appearance, Zhao Guanjia showed disdain in his eyes. He shook his head and sighed: "These are all Qin Wuyang's ilk! Anzu has entrusted us with important matters."
Seeing that they had no idea, everyone had to put aside the selection for the time being and wait until the next court meeting to make detailed selections.
When he went to court the next day, Wang Fu went out to explain the matter: "... to make this wolf and tiger willing to become a king, stationed at the border, and always a pawn. I wonder which colleague is willing to share the king's worries? Go to the Liao camp and say Is he coming to surrender?"
As soon as he said this, the whole hall bowed their heads, and all the famous ministers looked at the gold brick on the ground, trying to figure out how it was fired.
Seeing this, Cai Jing was furious and said: "If the old minister is not too old and goes to his camp, he will definitely make him laugh at me because there is no one in the Song Dynasty. I will definitely go there in person."
Tong Guanyi said angrily: "If the veteran's hands are not stained with too much blood of Liao people, and I go to his camp, he will definitely think that I am showing off my power, and I will definitely go there in person."
Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and others also rushed to speak. They all said, "I just regret that I can't go, otherwise I will definitely go in person."
The sensitive people in the official family shed tears when they saw this: "It is a pity that among the ministers and officials in the court, only a few people such as the minister can be said to be loyal."
Before he finished speaking, someone shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please don't say such words. I am willing to go, but there is only one thing I can do about it. Don't complain!"
When everyone looked around, it was Taichang Shaoqing Li Gang!
This is exactly what happened: A good general dies on the battlefield, while a traitor takes refuge in the court. If you let the foolish king sit on the high platform, the world will be stained with ink and you will not be able to see the sky!
The "Find other words to send ducks" activity has officially started. The rules are -
Based on the [reply time], the first brother who finds the typo in this chapter and it is correct will get an authentic Osmanthus Salted Duck given by him.
Let’s test the waters with ten chapters first. In the next ten chapters starting from this chapter, the first one who finds typos will be recorded and announced. After the ten chapters are over, they will be purchased and sent out.
If by chance this chapter has no other words, the first brother to post this chapter will be the winner.
(Originally I wanted to do a lottery, but I thought it would be very troublesome. Let’s keep it simple and be the first one. For the sake of fairness, I will try not to update at the last minute in the next few days. I will try to update twice a day and send it out at different times to prevent some brothers from sleeping. It’s difficult to participate early.)
(I know that brothers may not care about this, but it is just a pure thought. I have been reading a book about cross talk in the past two days and saw the sentence "No gentleman can cultivate an artist". I was deeply touched, so I wanted to do some small activities. , the feedback supports the love. I will try my best to check it carefully. After we can completely solve the problem of different characters, we will use other ways to interact - not necessarily all ducks. When I get tired of ducks, I will try to find some more Nanjing. Other scenery, such as beautiful girls and so on, are just for eating and playing!)
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