Chapter 140 The Han army is completely invincible

"Now that the Song army has returned, its momentum is even more fierce than last time, and it also has Xixia cavalry. Do you think that the Queen Mother and the young master can resist the powerful enemy with only the courage of brother Yelvxiu?"

The speaker was in his early thirties, with a mediocre face. There was nothing surprising about him, except for his very sharp eyes, which showed a bit of shrewdness. If people from Chang'an saw him, they might recognize him. This person was the former king of Qi, Zhao Guangmei.

Hu Xier, the steward.

Sitting cross-legged at the head was a tall man in his thirties. He had a huge body, a beard all over his face, and his hair was tied up with a crown. He was wearing a Hanfu. His strong body stretched the clothes tightly, and it seemed that with a little force,

It would stretch and crack. His posture and appearance, if he were wearing a left-sided Hu suit and a fur fox hat, he would be majestic, but he is wearing a Central Plains Han clothes and trying to be polite, which makes people look funny.

This man is called Yelvliu Lishou, and he is the crown prince of Song Dynasty King Yelv Xiyin. King Yelv Xiyin of Song Dynasty was implicated in the rebellion case of De King Yelu Sanming and was imprisoned. This prince of Song Dynasty is now the actual leader of the tribe.

Liu Lishou stroked his beard, shook his head slightly and said: "The one who comes is not good, the one who comes is not good. The Song Army's infantry formation is already a headache, but now it also has the strength of the cavalry. The Song Army can attack and defend.

Advances and retreats are natural. Brother Yelvxiu's previous great victory was largely due to the Song emperor's arrogance in winning for a long time and his eagerness to fight for a long time to lure him into ambush. In terms of true strength, with the military strength of our Liao Kingdom... I'm afraid...

It’s hard to beat the people of Song Dynasty.”

Hu Xi'er smiled and said: "Actually, if we talk about bravery, our soldiers from the Northern Dynasty have practiced riding and archery since childhood, and we are fighting on our own territory, but we are not necessarily afraid of the southerners. The reason why we have suffered consecutive defeats is not because we, the soldiers from the Northern Dynasty, are fighting on our own territory.

The reason for the failure of the horse is actually because the Queen Mother is interested in Brother Yelvxiu and intends to marry him. She has lost the dignity of the royal family and has lost the morale of the people and the army."

Liu Lishou slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Yes, what you said makes sense, that's exactly what you said."

Hu Xi'er added: "This time, Brother Yelvxiu lost 80,000 elites, but he only got a meal from the Queen Mother without any real punishment. This shows the Queen Mother's partiality towards him. The last time Youzhou was besieged, there were

The two generals were three days late in arriving for reinforcements. What was the result? They were ordered by the Queen Mother to be publicly whipped, demoted and retained. Compared to the two, who was willing to obey the Queen Mother who had no clear reward or punishment for her own personal affairs?"

Liu Lishou said loudly: "Exactly, exactly, hum! I knew that she was as beautiful as a flower and was young and widowed. How could she endure the loneliness in her boudoir? With the dignity of the Queen Mother, she actually made peace with a minister. It was really incredible.

My royal dignity has been completely ruined, and you must have heard the words that are being circulated in the streets now. They are really disgusting, and every time I think about them, I feel really embarrassed."

Hu Xi'er smiled sinisterly and said: "However, there is no need for the prince to be so angry. Don't you think this is our opportunity?"

Liu Lishou was startled and asked quickly: "Opportunity? How do you say this?"

Hu Xi'er said: "The Queen Mother has an affair with her ministers, and the royal family has lost all dignity. The royal family and the adults of various tribes have many complaints in their hearts. The Queen Mother does not know how to respect herself, so she has lost the qualifications to be a mother to the world. The young master is still a baby, how can he take charge of the big family?"

Liao Dynasty? Under such circumstances, the Queen Mother is sitting in Nanjing and the capital is empty. If the prince takes the opportunity to send troops and wave his arms, there will be a response. Why not depose the young emperor and support the King of Song to proclaim himself emperor? "

Liu Lishou and his father had already participated in King Deok Yelu Sanming's rebellion, and they had rebelled early. However, they acted secretly at the beginning and were not caught by the court. Therefore, they only imprisoned King Song and did not implicate too many people.

, if he had the opportunity to rescue his father and do it again, of course he would not hesitate.

It's just..., Liu Lishou hesitated for a moment, and sighed: "No, the Queen Mother's methods are really amazing. In the past few years, the entire Shangjing has been run by her. Now, although I am still the chief of my clan, what can I do?

I have no soldiers and no power. If I want to rebel, what do you want me to do with it?"

Hu Xi'er smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. We, the Liao Dynasty, have many loyal and righteous people. Seeing that the Queen Mother is controlling the young master and the country is in danger, who doesn't want to serve with loyalty and support justice? If the Crown Prince is willing, I am willing to introduce someone to the Crown Prince.

, this man has a lot of troops, if he is willing to help the prince, great things can be accomplished."

Liu Lishou narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Huh? You are a businessman, why are you so keen on this matter?"

Hu Xier said respectfully: "Even though he is as rich as the country, he is still a humble businessman. The villain just wants to make suggestions and help... I will work hard for the prince. In the future, the King of Song will ascend the throne and become the emperor, and the prince will be established as the prince. The villain...

…You can take the right path, seek a background like Guo Xi, honor your ancestors, and protect your descendants, and your life in this world will not be in vain."

Guo Xi was a minister of the Han Dynasty, a powerful minister who was extremely favored by the Empress Dowager. He was now the privy envoy of the South Courtyard, concurrently served as a political envoy, and was granted the title of Military Envoy of Wu Dingjun. He was a person less than ten thousand people. Liu Lishou laughed loudly when he heard this.

: "If my father and I were to rule the country, I would give you Guo Xi's position, haha... But... you said that there is a general with a lot of troops who is willing to help me achieve great things. Is this true? Who is he?"

Hu Xi'er stood up straight, coughed slightly and said, "Brother Wang, the prince asked you, why don't you show up?"

Before he finished speaking, a man appeared from behind the screen. He had a helmet on his head and a sword on his side. He had two tall pheasant feathers on the top of his helmet. He looked like he was only about forty years old. His sword-shaped eyebrows were bright and his eyes were full of heroism.

Liu Lishou was startled, stood up suddenly, and said in a loss of voice: "Wang Guanyu? Commander Wang!"

Wang Guanyu bowed and said loudly: "It is the last general. The last general came to Beijing to command the Han army. Wang Guanyu has met the crown prince of the Song Dynasty."

When Liu Lishou saw this man, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. It turned out that Wang Guanyu was the commander of the Han army in Beijing, with 60,000 Han troops stationed in Beijing under his command. Now the war in Youzhou is urgent, and even the soldiers and horses from Liaoyang, Tokyo, have been mobilized.

Not to mention going to Beijing, most of the palace guards and clan troops who went to Beijing followed the emperor to Youzhou, and those who stayed behind in Shangjing were already the main force of the Han army.

Xiao Chuo thought that all the rebellions were carried out by Khitan dignitaries, and the Han army rarely participated, so it was most appropriate to leave the Han army to guard the capital. Unexpectedly, the Zheng family started with the Han army and wanted to make a big deal in the Liao Kingdom.

Business.

These generals of the Han army are all from Northern families, and ordinary Han people have only come into their own in the past few years. In the past, except for the Khitan clan, all other ethnic groups were squeezed and suppressed. How could children from ordinary Han families have the opportunity to study literature?

Wu, and only the sons of these aristocratic families had the opportunity to always receive education and thus be reused by the Liao Dynasty.

However, it is precisely because they come from aristocratic families that even warriors are influenced by too much Han culture and traditional concepts. In their view, it is okay for ordinary people to be widowed and remarry. But what is the status of the Queen Mother?

If a queen mother of a country behaves like this, she is simply immoral and immoral, and will be despised and despised by everyone in the world.

The rumor that Xiao Chuo and Brother Yelu Xiu had an affair was originally spread by the remnants of the Baigan tribe, inspired by Zhe Ziyu. Ordinary people have been extremely enthusiastic about the relationship between men and women since ancient times. Once someone spread the rumor

, there were more and more versions of the rumor, and it spread to everyone, and Wang Guanyu also believed it to be true.

After that, Hu Xier made friends with generous gifts and used clever words to seduce him, gradually swaying his mind. He thought that if Empress Dowager Xiao had this kind of behavior, she would lose the qualifications to be the mother of the world. If she raises an army and deposes her, she will definitely be able to cater to all the royal family and nobles.

If I have my heart, this matter will definitely come true. So I became Hu Xier's accomplice.

Everyone was overjoyed when they talked about it. However, after a failed coup, Liu Lishou was lucky enough to slip through the net. I still feel frightened when I think about it, and I can't help but be a little cautious. He said uneasily: "General Wang, everyone in the Han army, you

Can you control everything? You must know that if you are not careful, you and I will both be decapitated."

Wang Guanyu laughed and said: "Among the armies in Beijing, our Han army has always been ignored by the palace guards and clan armies. The officers and soldiers in the army are often marginalized, so they are self-contained and very united. Wang is confident and confident about

The Han army in Beijing can use its arms and fingers to move one person up and down."

Wang Guanyu said confidently and raised his voice: "You all come out and meet the Crown Prince together."

Behind the huge screen, with clanging armor, five more people came out one after another. They were clearly Li Jianbai, the deputy commander of the Han army in Beijing, Cheng Tianhao, the commander of the horse army, Gou Ewei, the infantry commander, Yu Chifeng, the Han army commander, and Zhou Yi.

.The six generals of the Han army gathered here, and they were overjoyed with their gifts. They clapped their hands and praised: "This way, great things can be expected!"

Hu Xier said with a smile: "This is not enough, the villain has also contacted several tribes such as Baigan tribe. In addition, Shiwei and Jurchens are also sending people to contact them. As long as everything is ready, the prince will be able to shock the world in one fell swoop.

Already."

Liu Lishou was inexplicably surprised, looking at the sky and laughing...

Xiao Chuo sent Mo Wenhen to the Song army camp again. This time, he brought only a brocade box.

Opening the brocade box, first there was a piece of paper with ink on it, and only six big words: "If you want to fight, I will fight!"

Yang Hao looked at it without saying a word, then closed the brocade box and sent the ink marks away as if nothing had happened. Then he turned to the inner room. He held the box and pondered for a long time, then opened it gently again, took off the piece of paper, and opened it.

On the soft satin underneath, I could see pieces of jewelry lying quietly underneath, each one polished to shine, revealing a moist brilliance. Maybe...she often played with them in the dead of night.

Why comfort parting? A tortoiseshell hairpin behind the ear.

Why does it mean diligence? It refers to a pair of silver.

Why is the contract so wide? It wraps around the wrist and jumps away...

How to establish a relationship? Beautiful jade embellished with Luo Ying...

Why is it so trivial? Two pearls in my ears...

Remembering the last time, she sent back half of the jewelry, Yang Hao understood what she was implicitly expressing. She hoped that one day, he could wear the missing half for her with his own hands. But...

If you want to fight, I will fight!

Yang Hao sighed quietly, with a sense of sadness in his heart: "We have gone further and further apart. Maybe we will never have another chance in this life..."

"Report..., Brother Yeluxiu gathered his troops, fought out of Zhuozhou, and fled to the north!"

Yang Hao stood up suddenly, and the sad and sad look in his eyes was replaced by an awe-inspiring murderous look!

The Liao army reduced its strength and stayed in Nanjing. According to Brother Yelvxiu's plan, it was to stick to Youzhou and use it to defeat Yang Hao's main force. In this way, the middle route army Yang Jiye and the west route army Cao Bin, who were fighting alone, were naturally useless. Before closing the five fingers, you should avoid its sharp edge and should not actively seek a decisive battle with it.

The second Youzhou defense war began under the plan of Brother Yelvxiu. King Yelujing of the South Courtyard, King Pu Nuning of the North Courtyard, and King Xi Caining were the three kings of the four Khitan princes and the envoy of Xuanhui of the North Courtyard. Pu Lingdu and his brother Yeluxiu from Yue gathered together in Youzhou, Nanjing, Liao Kingdom.

At the same time, Brother Yelvxiu ordered soldiers and horses from all walks of life to assemble in Youzhou, and ordered them to engage in guerrilla warfare, harass the Song Army's transportation lines, attack small groups of Song Army, transfer residents of the counties and counties along the road, and implement clearing the country.

However, Yang Hao's army marched straight to Youzhou with high spirits, paying no attention to the soldiers and horses stationed in the border prefectures and counties they had just occupied. If they attacked, they would rescue them and force them to return. The Liao soldiers and horses on the frontier would not fight. retreat.

Yang Hao moved very fast, and it looked the same as Zhao Guangyi's last fight, but his mobility was different, the same tactics had different effects, and the deterrent effect on the Liao army was greater. The only weakness of the Song army is probably There was a problem with the supply of grain, fodder, and baggage. On both land and water routes, grain, fodder, and baggage were always being moved, following the advance of the army.

As for the waterway, there were icebreakers in front, water transport ships in the back, and escorting troops along the river. The ships broke through the ice and moved forward. When the ice gradually thickened, the icebreaking speed could no longer meet the needs of the traveling speed. A large amount of food was taken from the ships by the soldiers. Moving down, there were also a large number of sleds and ice sleds that had been moved from the ship, and they were used to carry the food and continue moving forward.

As for the dry road, a large number of donkeys, mules, and oxen were also used for transportation. Yang Hao's soldiers and horses even walked in front of many Liao troops who returned to defend Youzhou. Brother Yeluxiu ordered the returning Liao troops to fight hard. Guerrilla, using cavalry to attack the Song Army's food and fodder transport teams on both land and water routes.

In the history of Chinese and foreign wars, there has been a small incident that affected the entire war situation. A shell that hit the enemy's ammunition depot by chance, a sudden heavy rain, and an incident that was not planned by the headquarters. There was an unexpected encounter in the city, a group of separated soldiers mistakenly broke into the enemy's headquarters, etc. When the armies of the Song and Liao Dynasties rushed to Youzhou at the same time and were fighting and leaving, something happened that changed the situation of the battle. Similar events of great importance.

In the evening of that day, Song Army grain officer Liu Baoxun braved the wind and snow to transport hundreds of grain trucks overland. He had just arrived at Qimengou when three thousand elite Liao cavalry suddenly appeared in the diagonal thorn. It was an endless stream of Song soldiers and horses, and this Liao army, relying on its familiarity with the terrain, actually got in through the gaps in the Song army's march.

Liu Baoxun was caught off guard and had no time to set up antlers to resist the horses or set up a large infantry formation. He had no choice but to surround the grain carts in a hurry to resist the Liao army. The Song army, which had lost its formation advantage, was no match for the Liao army that suddenly came. The Liao army was surrounded by soldiers on all sides. The siege was a bloody battle. Liu Baoxun and his son Liu Lishe, the Kaifeng soldier Cao, and Kong Yijun, the prime minister in the palace, were killed in front of the battle. There were numerous casualties among the soldiers and the grain carts were burned.

When Kankan was walking to Li Huating, Liu Tingrang's troops suddenly saw flames and smoke billowing from more than ten miles away on the right wing. They hurriedly waved their troops forward. This successful Liao army had just escaped. Liu Tingrang captured the Liao army in the battle of Junzi Pavilion. They laid an ambush and the entire 30,000-strong army was wiped out. They really hated the Liao people to their very core and upon seeing the situation, they immediately demanded a full-speed pursuit.

In fact, along the way, the Liao army took advantage of the quickness of the cavalry and familiarity with the geography, and often carried out game harassment operations. Most of the pursuits were ineffective, so Li Huating did not want to pursue them. He felt that the more the Liao army jumped around, the more it showed that the Liao army was wary of the Song army's attack.

In Youzhou, he could quickly march to the gates of Youzhou City and force the enemy into a decisive battle. However, he could not resist Liu Ting, a veteran general from the Song Dynasty, so he had to follow his words and launch a pursuit in the snow.

The chase led to the incident. At this time, heavy snow was still falling, the sky and the earth were vast, and night gradually fell. The two led the chase for a while, but the traces on the ground gradually disappeared. In addition, the terrain was unfamiliar, and they actually lost their way.

The Liao army that attacked the grain transport team had already fled to nowhere. They moved forward randomly, but unexpectedly encountered another Liao army in a remote village called Xiaoheyan.

Suddenly seeing a large group of Song troops descending from the sky, the Liao troops guarding here were dumbfounded. It turned out that the Liao troops on this road were escorting a large number of siege equipment captured from Youzhou City and preparing to transport them to the Liao and Song border.
To be continued...