Urged by the fierce shouts of killing, Kasuga lazily climbed up into the clouds and lit up the sky. However, under the high and distant sky, there were clusters of clouds that looked like burning fire. The red was a bit dense and deep, a bit depressing, contrasting with the rich blood color in the mountains.
A sudden attack was completely unexpected by the Liao army. Even though Yelu Wuzhi had said before that there might be pursuers behind Shi Yanchao, he only subconsciously overthought it and did not take it too seriously. I never expected that Yang Ye, who was behind, would come so quickly and be so bold.
The scattered Liao army became the best prey of the Han army, which was chased and driven away and massacred wantonly. Because of the terrain, it was not convenient for the Han army to penetrate and attack. Therefore, Yang Ye's order focused on two points, one is to drive away chaos and the other is to massacre.
In more than an hour, the Han army rushed northward for three miles, passing through the mountains and fields with flashes of swords and shadows. Under the attack, the Liao army was in chaos, with people and animals running around, and it was chaos.
After the defenses in the south were easily broken through by Yang Ye, it was no longer possible to muster effective resistance, so they fled in a panic and even panicked. In addition to being chased by the Han army, a large number of people and animals trampled each other to death.
Under such circumstances, even if the elite Liao troops at the rear were concentrated, they would still inevitably fall into chaos, making it easier for the Han troops to pursue and kill under the leadership of Yang Ye.
Yelu Wuzhi's reaction was quick. While notifying the Liao Emperor to withdraw northward and get out of the mountain pass as soon as possible, he personally cleaned up the chaotic troops in the south and organized resistance. Yelvwuzhi's emergency response did play a certain role, but the mob could barely suppress it, but the Han army's attack was not so easy to resist.
Therefore, whenever manpower is organized in Yelvwuzhi, the Han army's attack has arrived. This kind of established Liao army is of course also the key target of attack. In the end, the hostage of Yelv House was also trapped in the rebel army. If it were not for the close followers who fought to protect him, the King of Beiyuan would probably have been lost in the rebel army.
However, even so, Yelu Wuzhi's efforts bought some time for Yelujing and the Liao army of the Central Front Army to evacuate. In fact, the Liao army was not far away from leaving the mountain pass in the north. The army in the south was facing the fierce pursuit of the Han army, while the Liao army in the north retreated faster.
Because of the busyness, in the end, except for the horses and weapons, all the baggage and property were thrown away. It wasn't until they escaped from the mountain pass that, under Xiao Husi's arrangement, they reorganized on the spot and responded to the troops behind them, especially the Liao Emperor.
Yang Ye led the Han army to attack along the mountain road. Any obstacle encountered, whether human or animal, that stood in the way of his imperial army was killed. It was only after they had advanced seven or eight miles that they were truly resisted by effective organizations.
By this time, the Han army had killed countless enemies. The person who organized the resistance was a general of the Pishi Army named Yelu Xianshi. He used harsh methods to gather thousands of troops in the rear, brutally stopped the attack of the defeated troops, occupied the crossing, and led them to disperse. Evacuation, the most important thing is to cover the retreat of Liao Emperor Yelv Jing.
At the same time, it also gave the Yelvwu hostages fleeing from the north a chance to breathe, while the Han army followed closely behind, without any rest, and rushed straight up. Iron-blooded fighting, arrows flying everywhere, the battle became extremely fierce for the first time.
Yelvwuzhi didn't even bother to praise Yelv Xianshi, but directly took over the command and asked him to go to the rear to continue suppressing the rebels and organizing the troops. And he himself chose to fight here in person, relying on his good prestige and command ability to compete with the Han army.
However, in a critical situation, the Liao army was in a mess. Even if its overall strength and joint strength were superior, the Han army had an absolute advantage in this front-line battle. Under the command of Yang Ye, the Han army attacked fiercely, successively breaking through the three lines of defense set up by the Liao army, and once again advanced two miles to the north.
What can be clearly felt is that the resistance of the Liao army is constantly strengthening, and under its resistance, the casualties of the Han army are also increasing. Obviously aware of the problem, Kang Zaiyu couldn't help but said: "General Yang, the Hu people are fleeing. It seems that the Liao army has gradually stabilized its position. The soldiers lurked at night, and without much rest, they launched an attack and continued to fight until this point. After advancing nearly ten miles to the north, we are already exhausted and unable to follow up. We have already achieved great results in this battle, and there is no use in fighting anymore. It is better to retreat!"
Kang Zaiyu could find problems, and Yang Ye certainly knew in his heart that the offensive pressure he faced was obviously increasing as he went north. However, in the face of Kang Zaiyu's suggestion, Yang Ye shook his head decisively and said, "The morale must not be let down! Just because the Liao army has stabilized its position, we must not retreat rashly, otherwise it will cause its counterattack, which will in turn weaken our army." In danger!”
Hearing this, Kang Zaiyu asked: "It is impossible to completely defeat the Liao army and achieve a complete victory! If we continue to delay like this, we are afraid that the Liao army will see through our falsehoods. What is General Yang's plan? Is he going to continue the stalemate attack like this? ?”
There was no trace of emotion on Yang Ye's expression, as he stared at the soldiers ahead who were still fighting in bloody battles with the Liao army. He raised his finger and pointed at the top of his head and said, "The sky is different this morning!"
"What's wrong with the sky?" Kang Zaiyu was stunned and didn't react.
Pointing to the obviously dark, layer upon layer of morning glow that covered the sky without diminishing, Yang Ye said: "With such dense clouds, there must be rain!"
Kang Zaiyu finally came to his senses. He was only focused on fighting, but he didn't pay much attention to the sky outside the ridge above his head. However, after hearing what Yang Ye said, Kang Zaiyu couldn't help but admire: "If it rains, it will be natural for us to stop chasing and killing, and the Liao army will not dare to counterattack rashly!"
Yang Ye observed the fighting situation, pointed to the distance and said: "There are many capable people among the Liao army! Otherwise, our army would not have suffered such losses, and we would be a formidable enemy!"
As he spoke, Yang Ye took out a precious eagle bow slung on his horse, which was also awarded to him by the emperor. There is not a single piece of equipment in Yang Ye's body that was not given by Liu Chengyou. Therefore, when fighting in this military uniform, Yang Ye always has the urge and excitement to be honored, to be a confidant, and to die in service.
He stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, and the strength of the strong bow was fully demonstrated through the bent bowstring. He was aiming at Yelu Wuzhi, who was commanding the battle in the Liao army formation. After such a long time, it has long entered Yang Ye's field of vision.
He had been holding back and not taking any action before, but now, a sudden arrow shot straight towards the hostage of Yelu House. On Yelvwuzhi's side, he was boosting morale and encouraging the battle. He also discovered that the Han army's offensive was exhausted.
When the arrow fired by Yang Ye came through the air, Yelu Wuzhi was completely unable to react. If his bodyguard hadn't pushed him, the powerful arrow would have penetrated his head directly.
Even so, Yelu Wuzhi was shocked and fell to the ground. As soon as he fell, the Liao army suddenly panicked. The Han troops who attacked and killed them were all veterans of many battles and were very experienced. They took advantage of the opportunity to advance.
The defense put up by Yelu House was broken again in less than a quarter of an hour. From behind, Yang Ye continued to lead his men to attack forward, drawing his bow as he advanced, still aiming at the hostages in the Yelu house who were being protected.
This time, there was no accident. Although Yelu Wuzhi dodged, it was shot directly in his back. Even though he was covered in armor, he was inevitably injured. Facing Yang Ye's sharpshooting, the Han soldiers became more energetic and their killing sounds became even fiercer.
Outside the mountain pass, tens of thousands of Liao troops had escaped and were pacified by Xiao Husi and others. Yelujing also came out after an embarrassing escape. Although she was safe, the shame and anger in her heart could not be increased.
He didn't care much and immediately ordered people to check the situation, especially the condition of the Yelu house. The news received is not optimistic. The Han army is still chasing and killing along the road. It is overwhelming and has defeated Yelvwu hostage in a row.
The attendants who were accompanying him tried to persuade Yelujing to leave first, but Yelujing whipped him so hard that he rolled on the ground. Finally, news was received that the King of Beiyuan was seriously injured and was being chased by the Han army.
At this time, Yelujing was extremely angry, and immediately asked the Pishi army to secure Yelusha and lead the army to respond. Yelusha was unwilling and said he wanted to protect Emperor Liao.
Although he was pleased with his loyalty, Yelujing still roared at him: "The King of Beiyuan is the pillar of the country. If he had not resisted the Han army with all his strength, how could you have escaped from the mountain road completely? You must rescue him!"
Until two o'clock in the morning, the sky changed completely. The black and red clouds still existed, but the spring rain fell in patter and gradually became heavier, and the whole world was shrouded in a hazy rain curtain.
The cool rain washed away the bloodstains in the mountains, and also cooled down and brainwashed the Han and Liao armies who were caught in the middle of the slaughter. The arrival of this spring rain also brought an end to Yang Ye's attack.
The rain didn't last long, and it stopped within an hour. The sun came out again, and the clouds on the sky remained the same, becoming more and more beautiful.
Everywhere in the mountains was wet. Previously, the Han army relied on some felt tents and vehicles left by the Liao army to shelter from the wind and rain. Yang Ye held the knife in his arms and rested against a concave stone wall. You know, he has basically had no rest or sleep since last night.
"General, the Liao army has withdrawn to the east!"
Following the sentry's report, Yang Ye suddenly came to life and asked immediately: "Seriously? Are you going to move part of the army or withdraw all the troops?"
"Everyone has withdrawn, not a single soldier is left!"
Hearing this, Yang Ye was not happy but had doubts. Kang Zaiyu was also a little puzzled: "Did the Liao army suffer this loss?"
"To the east, we should head towards Shangjing and join the Liao army in the direction of Wuzhou. If we are so impatient, could it be that something is going on in Wuzhou?" Yang Ye guessed.
The Yunzhou side has chosen to withdraw its troops, and the Liao army on the Wende side is obviously unable to stick around. This is for sure. However, no matter what, for Yang Yejun, it is a good thing that the Liao army has withdrawn. At least, he doesn't have to rush south.
At the same time, he ordered people to go north and continue surveillance and investigation to avoid other accidents. At the same time, he began to arrange soldiers, clean the battlefield, and count the results of the battle.
After the victory, the Han army couldn't help but cheer. I don't know who got up first. The cry of "Yang Wudi" resounded throughout the mountains and valleys...
