Although Song Qiyun said it so lightly, anyone who has led troops and fought against the Liao people knows that the cost of driving the brave and capable nomadic cavalry back to the grassland is very huge and unimaginable.
Jin Miaomiao said before that the Song brothers had degenerated. Although it was in a mocking tone, it is true that future generations are not as good as their ancestors. Moreover, it is not just the Song family that has deteriorated, the Yelu family and the Wanyan family are also facing the same situation.
But what King Tong faced at that time was the ancestors of the Liao people in their heyday, who were the most sophisticated in every aspect. Their fighting power was about the same as one against ten. Although the generals and soldiers guarding the border were It is possible to fight, but compared with the enemy, it is still very difficult. If it is not carried to death, the border city will lose more.
Emperor Chongde only left a sentence that King Tong would supervise the country and he fell ill. King Tong could only bear the burden. Although most of the civil and military officials in the dynasty looked down on him and wanted to kill him, but in this At this time, we can only obey his orders and be consistent with the outside world. After all, if foreigners really invade Xijing and the dynasty is destroyed, let alone internal fighting, they will not even be able to save their own lives and the lives of their families.
"They think very clearly and are not as confused as the rumors say!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "So, King Tong sent all his elite troops to the border? If I remember correctly, the ones in his hands are There are not many people there, no more than a hundred thousand in total."
"How can there be so many? One hundred thousand is an imaginary number. It is said to sound nice and is specifically used to bluff people. Those who can really fight are only 80,000." Shen Cha sighed, "Besides, these 80,000 are We couldn't send out all the people just in case, so we left 10,000 of the most elite soldiers and horses to guard the imperial city, and the remaining 70,000 people were divided into three groups and rushed to the border for rescue. Fortunately, King Tong had Withstanding the pressure, 10,000 people were left behind. Including the Xijing patrol camp, the guard camp, and the troops in the hands of several veteran generals of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, the total number was almost 40,000, which resisted the advance of the ancestor and his brother. The footsteps of Xijing.”
"The battlefield was tragic?"
"Of course, you have also fought against the Liao people, and you know their strength very well. The fighting power of the ancestors of the Liao people is much higher than that of the current Liao people, and it is not comparable at all." Shen Cha's face was particularly ugly, "Previously I know more or less the guards at the border. They are also very brave, but it is still very difficult to face the nomadic cavalry with tall men and horses. Even the 70,000 soldiers sent by King Tong Man also used his flesh and blood and his own life to drive the enemy back to where they should have been."
"This battle didn't last long. From the time the ancestors of the Liao people started attacking to the time they returned to the northern grasslands, it took a total of three months. In the early stage, the ancestors of the Liao people captured several border cities and fought with the retreating defenders. The two sides faced off in Jincheng. The two sides were in a stalemate here for nearly half a month. They waited until three batches of reinforcements arrived before launching a counterattack." Shen Haolin glanced at Jin Miaomiao and said, "Together, the defenders and reinforcements totaled almost 100,000. The number of people is basically equal to that of the enemy.”
"When the war is over and the battle losses are calculated, King Tong's 70,000 people will only have more than 37,000 left, and the defenders..." Shen Cha shook his head gently, "less than 5,000."
"Actually so high?" Jin Miaomiao frowned, "This is not right! Did they encounter any accident? Even if the ancestors of the Liao people were powerful, they couldn't be as powerful as this, right? How many more do they have left? people?"
"Less than 20,000 people were left among the 100,000 people. Later I heard that more than 10,000 people encountered a blizzard on the way back and lost another 5,000 people."
"Then they deserve it. Who asked them to start a war?" Jin Miaomiao touched her chin, "It's so strange that the battle damage is so high." She looked at Shen Haolin and then at Shen Cha, "Don't you think there is something wrong with this? what is the problem?"
"What Xiao Cha just said was only the number of people killed in battle. Among the living people, there are still injured ones!" His Highness Prince Ning faced Jin Miaomiao's shocked eyes and shook his head helplessly, "That time, there was one person who led the troops. The fierce general is the confidant of King Tong. He brought his three thousand men to attack the camp. They were not just there to assassinate anyone. Each of these three thousand men carried a small barrel of oil and a small bottle of wine."
"Oil? Wine?" Jin Miaomiao frowned, "Are they planning to burn down the entire camp?"
"Smart!" His Highness Prince Ning snapped his fingers, "Ruthless? It was this raid that turned the entire war situation around. Otherwise, they would not have been able to drive out the ancestors of the Liao people so easily. They were almost burned this time The seven camps suffered heavy casualties, almost 30,000 people, and more than half of the food and grass were destroyed in the fire. After the fire, the entire camp was dark, and the bones... were piled up like mountains."
"Where are Prince Tong's people? Did they run out?"
"No!" Shen Cha shook his head gently, "Thirty thousand for thirty thousand, it's worth it!"
"This fight was more brutal than I imagined! It's really admirable for a warrior to never come back again!" Jin Miaomiao touched his nose, looked at His Highness Prince Ning, then looked at Song Yaojia and Song Qiyun, "The ancestor... no, it should be said that it was King Tong's brother who chose this time to counterattack. It would be strange if he was not criticized."
"It's all minor criticism. This kind of behavior is tantamount to taking advantage of the situation!" His Highness Prince Ning shook his head gently, "It's so despised. It's no wonder that his family's reputation has always been bad, and he even resigned and returned to Jiangnan. At that time, our ancestors didn’t try too hard to stay.”
"My ancestors must also have some knots in their hearts."
"This is natural. No one wants to bear such a reputation."
