"You need to prepare in advance!" Liu Chengyou murmured in a low voice.
"It's almost time to rest!" After a moment of reflection, his eyes narrowed and became firm and sharp. Liu Chengyou stood up to touch the case, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Instruct all armies and battalions to increase their vigilance and be ready to send troops at any time. !”
After that, he told Xiang Xun: "Send the order and ask our people to keep a close eye on the situation in Tokyo and report one day at a time!"
"yes!"
"Heyang Sanzhou, since the nail of Wu Xingde has been planted, let's make good use of it!" Liu Chengyou thought for a while and continued: "Send a military order to Li Wanchao and ask him to lead the Surui Army to move towards Huaizhou. Support martial arts and practice morality!"
"Open the map!" After making some arrangements, Liu Chengyou stood up, walked to the hall, and extended his hand to signal.
The guard immediately stepped forward and unfolded the map hanging on the side. Greeting everyone, they studied the Khitan's retreat route together. Although no clear news has been received yet, it is worth studying.
Liu Chengyou was certain in his heart that it was almost time for the Khitans to withdraw from the Central Plains. In Liu Chengyou's memory, although the specific time was blurred, he was very sure that Yelu Deguang returned it to the Khitan in March this year.
However, that night, Liu Chengyou received an urgent report from a spy in Henan. Emperor Yelu Deguang of the Liao Dynasty had already issued an edict on the 17th to send troops back to the north.
Even though he had expected it, Liu Chengyou was caught off guard. For the sake of caution, Liu Chengyou made a safe choice and after repeatedly confirming that the news was correct, he immediately sent Pegasus to report to Jinyang, and then personally led the army eastward and stationed in Huguan.
...
In fact, after Wu Xingde's action, Yelu Deguang had already determined the date for his return to his country. On the morning of the 17th, Yelu Deguang appointed his uncle Xiao Han as the military envoy of the Xuanwu Army, leaving him in charge of the various states, entrusting him with all affairs in the Central Plains, and then led the army back home.
Afterwards, Luan Jia set off, and the army of more than 100,000 was divided into several groups and went northward. The Jin officials, concubines, eunuchs, Fangji, Baigong, pictures and books, calendars, stone scriptures, bronze figures, and Mingtang engraved leaks , Taichang music scores, various palaces and counties, Lu books, ritual objects and armors were all sent to Beijing.
Huazhou, Baimajin.
This thousand-year-old ferry that connects the north and the south has been occupied by a large number of Liao troops and servants. Especially after the arrival of Yelu Deguang's Luan, the scene became even more chaotic.
If it were just a military horse, it would never be like this. However, countless goods need to be transported, the young men of the people need to be controlled, Shi Jin's officials and their families need to be escorted, and Yelu Deguang's Luanjia needs to be strictly protected. In addition, we must always be vigilant about those who may suddenly Han rebels appeared and attacked desperately...
The Khitan people's organizational ability is not strong to begin with, so when this is involved, it becomes chaotic.
The withdrawal of hundreds of thousands of troops stretched for nearly a hundred miles, and the large amount of supplies and loot seriously delayed the Khitan people's return to the north. The Central Plains rebels, who became smarter as they fought, slowly learned "guerrilla warfare" through bloody lessons, and continued to harass them along the way, causing great trouble to the Khitan people.
Although before that, Yelu Deguang sent special personnel to collect boats in Baima to prepare for crossing the river. However, when it comes to use, the transportation capacity cannot be satisfied at all.
Standing on a high place, looking at the messy scene in front of Jintou, Yelu Deguang's face was very ugly, with a strange flush of anger on his face, and he said bitterly: "Come north in a hurry, just let me see this." Scenario, at this speed, when can we cross the river?”
There were some servants around, and no one dared to answer his words. Seeing the emperor's anger, they all lowered their heads in fear for fear of attracting his attention. In the past two days, Yelu Deguang had killed several chamberlains out of anger.
"Where is King Yongkang?" Yelu Deguang took a deep breath and his tone became more and more irritable.
"Your Majesty, there were mobs in Xucheng, and King Yongkang personally led his people to exterminate them." Seeing that Yelu Deguang seemed confused, a chamberlain finally had the courage to remind him.
"Rogue people! Riot people! It's chaos again. Why are these Han people so troublesome? They don't know how to die! They should be slaughtered!" Yelu Deguang burst into anger, and then cursed again: "Wuyu is the same, a piece of grass is a bandit. Thief, do you need him to deal with it personally?"
His footsteps were windy, and he walked impatiently for a few steps in Jintou. After finally calming down a little, Yelu Deguang immediately ordered someone to summon several ministers.
"Send the order and hurry up to cross the river. Tonight, I will camp in Liyang!" Spittles flew everywhere, Yelu De waved his hand in the air and issued a strict order: "You will personally make arrangements. If you violate the time, you will be severely punished."
Several ministers looked at each other, intending to argue, but seeing Yelu Deguang's vicious expression, they all wisely shut up and agreed.
His chest was heaving and his breathing was short, and it didn't slow down after a long time. Yelu Deguang didn't notice that his temper was getting more and more irritable. Suddenly feeling that his body was unbearably hot, he waved his hand and immediately returned to the imperial tent, summoning a new concubine to vent his anger.
Not long after Yelu Deguang's strict order was issued, on the river, accompanied by a miserable wailing, a ship loaded with gold and silver money suddenly capsized, was sucked into the whirlpool, and was swallowed up...
The water level of the river has obviously risen a lot, and the current is much more rapid than in previous times. There are too many things loaded on the boat, and the boat is overwhelmed.
This seemed to cause a chain reaction, and two more boats quickly capsized in the middle of the river. The scene suddenly became more chaotic.
An accident occurred, and the ministers who were entrusted with the urgent task of crossing the river by Yelu Deguang had to hurriedly rearrange their arrangements. On the pier, ships already filled with people and property docked one after another to unload their cargo and people to reduce their weight. As for salvaging the sunken ship, that is impossible, and saving people is even less necessary.
In the midst of the rush, another ship collision and capsizing accident occurred. As the river surged, several gaps were broken in the pontoon bridge on the water. A large number of Khitan sergeants who were crossing the river fell into the water. Most of these people did not know the nature of water, and they were basically drowned directly.
Various unexpected occurrences seemed to cast a shadow over the Khitan people's journey back north. The chaotic scene and changes in water conditions seemed to indicate that it was not appropriate to cross the river today, but Yelu Deguang had already issued a death order, so the Khitan people could only bite the bullet and adjust, make repairs, and take risks...
That night, Yelu Deguang failed to camp in Liyang. Back and forth, it took four or five days to completely cross the river with tens of thousands of troops and a large amount of property guarding his front.
As for the subsequent Khitan army, it will take even longer. In this process, a lot of people and property were lost. Not many people were enslaved, but seven to eight hundred Khitan soldiers fell into the water and drowned.
Moreover, maybe if the situation stabilizes in the future, a lot of gold and silver can be fished out from the river to replenish the treasury.
