Seeing the generals under his command scattered around, a trace of anger flashed across Yeluhai's embarrassed face, he opened his mouth, but no curse came out.
He thought he tried his best, took the lead, and fought hard, but he could not hide the outcome of the defeat. He was still defeated miserably. The 10,000 Liao troops who followed him from Liaoyang were the only ones left after the Han troops attacked and killed them. It was already rare that they could still follow him and not be completely defeated. How could they dare to criticize them harshly? what?
In the end, they only gave an order to rest where they were, and arranged for people to be on guard and count the number of people. While fleeing north, many people escaped along the way. Now they are exhausted, hungry and thirsty.
After calming down, he felt the pain in his body. The back and forth confrontations had caused a lot of wounds on his body. That is to say, the armor on his body was relatively solid, which helped him avoid a lot of fatal injuries.
However, although the warrior is not afraid of trauma and pain, his body's reaction is very honest. Yelu Hai's rough and resolute face is obviously less red, but it is not so obvious in the dark night.
Several bonfires were lit, not to ward off the cold and keep warm, but to provide greater lighting and to stabilize the morale of the troops. The long dark night is always depressing, especially when faced with such a defeat.
Of course, we are not afraid of attracting the Han army to pursue us. If the Han army really catches up with us on such a big road, the sentries will be able to warn us and we will have enough reaction time. Isn't it just running? He has been running for almost a whole day. He just needs to continue. In addition, based on Yelu Hai's own judgment, the Han army will not pursue him anymore.
Yeluhai is in his prime, only over thirty years old. Although his surname is Yelu, he belongs to the side branch among the side branches of the Khitan royal family and cannot be more eccentric. When he was young, he participated in the Han-Liao War, but at that time he was only a mid-level officer. He also fought in southern Liaoning. Under the leadership of Gao Xun, the invading Guo Tingwei army was driven into the sea.
It's just that things have turned, and now he has turned around. This time he is the commander-in-chief of Liaonan who is deeply trusted by the King of Nanyuan. As a result, he was defeated and lost his army and the city. He was still facing the same opponent, but the pattern and progress of the war were beyond his understanding. He was really confused.
The powerful weapons of the Han army seemed to be free of charge. Some of them were already on guard, while others were unaware of them. When they faced them head-on, they naturally hit their heads and broke their blood.
Yelu Hai participated in the Western Expedition with Yelu Xiezhen, and also participated in several major battles. The achievements of the Liao Army's Western Expedition can be called a military miracle, but as a general who personally participated in it, Yelu Hai was deeply aware of the process. It's not easy.
Especially in the fierce battles with the Black Khanate, the most brutal Battle of Yanqi, he was responsible for defending the city, attracting and consuming the enemy troops, thus creating an opportunity for Yelu Xiezhen to defeat the Black Khan's army, thus avoiding the destruction of the eastern part of the Western Regions. It fell and the results of the Western Expedition were preserved.
Therefore, Yelu Hai was confident enough in defensive operations. He even felt that the goal set by Yelu Xiezhen for him was too small.
However, the result was completely contrary to his expectation. In just ten days, the navy army was destroyed, the city was lost, and nearly 20,000 troops were lost in eight or nine cases.
Defeat means defeat, and it is still defeated at the hands of the opponent's navy. Even if it causes a large number of casualties to the opponent, it is not unacceptable. However, everything went as planned, which was a huge blow to Yelu Hai who fought desperately.
As for the losses caused to the Han army, although there is no statistics, Yeluhai is sure that they are not large, definitely no more than three thousand. The most cruel city attack and defense, the only ones who died were those cannon fodder.
"How to explain to the king?" Looking at the dim moon above his head, Yeluhai murmured with his eyes red.
Feeling that his mouth was dry, he took out the water bag, only to find that there was a hole in it. The water had already leaked out. A wave of irritation came to his heart. Yelu Hai slapped himself in the face. The sound was clear and loud, and the surrounding Liao troops looked over. .
"General, after counting, there are only more than 1,700 people left!" The military academy under his command came closer, relieved his embarrassment a little, and reported in a calm voice: "Although the Han army did not pursue any more, drinking water, food, and armor Most of it has been lost and supplies are urgently needed, where should we go now?”
"Where are you?" In the depressing atmosphere, Yelu Hai finally spoke.
"Two miles ahead is Sanchakou. To the west is Fuzhou and to the north is Ningzhou!" the officer reported.
"Let's go to Ningzhou!" Yeluhai ordered coldly: "Send people to Fuzhou, mobilize all the garrison there, retreat to Ningzhou, and tell them to take all the young and strong with them, leaving the old and the weak behind. , Bring as much food as you can, and burn the rest!"
Hearing what he said and facing his momentum, the officer couldn't help but feel a chill and hesitated: "General, do you plan to continue to rely on Ningzhou to hold on?"
After learning from the painful experience, Yelu Hai had obviously calmed down and shook his head and said: "We made mistakes in Suzhou's defense from the very beginning. We made a wrong step and missed every step, which led to a huge defeat.
Now, the army has been wiped out and its morale is gone. With just our few people and the military strength of Fu and Ning Prefectures, it is still unstoppable for the Han army to continue its march north. We must gather our strength and appeal to the king for help! "
"We must seize the time, the Han army may move north at any time!" Yeluhai stood up, as if he had regained his fighting spirit, and gave a serious order: "Give me the order and continue on your journey. Ningzhou is not far away. Tell the soldiers that when we arrive in Ningzhou Let the city rest again!”
Enticed by food, drink and rest, and pressured by military orders, the defeated army, led by Yelu Hai, quickly withdrew to Ningzhou in the north.
The speed of the Han army was faster than Yelu Hai imagined. On the second day, Shi Yande had already led the army northward, and at the same time, a branch of naval ships was also separated to accompany it northward.
Yeluhai's plan to exterminate households failed to fully work in Fuzhou, as there was not enough time. In the end, only a thousand guards stationed there fled north in a hurry, and they still set a fire, which was extinguished by the people in the city.
But Ningzhou, let Yelu Hai do his best. All the strong men were gathered together, bringing only some rations, and then burned the city and destroyed the food, without showing any nostalgia, and continued to withdraw northward.
Yeluhai obviously also knew that the defense could not be defended. Instead of resisting in the south, he should give up decisively and concentrate his forces to lengthen the Han army's front line and cause them more trouble. The ruined city walls and the old and weak are troublesome no matter how the Han army handles them.
That is to say, there is not enough time, otherwise Yeluhai could have done a more thorough job in clearing the country. Such a situation naturally made the Han army marching northward to curse. Although the Han army's logistics supplies mainly came from the sea, anger was inevitable when the Liao army was so ruined on the shore.
On the other side of Yeluhai, they withdrew to Chenzhou further north, retreating all the way north and destroying all the way. The Han army, which had been rested and replenished, also followed, and the entire Liaodong Peninsula was basically under the control of the Han army. The Han navy Also freely penetrate deep into Liaodong Bay.
The only two places standing in front of the Han army were Chenzhou and Yaozhou. Just like Jinzhou to the west, they were strategically important areas. They strangled the throat of Liaodong and were the gateway to the south of Liaoyang. If you wanted to advance, you must pass through this road.
On Guo Tingwei's side, when troops were sweeping across the peninsula and knocking on the door, fierce fighting was also going on in Jinzhou. For a time, for Liao, the situation in Liaodong was already precarious.
