Han Shizu

Chapter 116 Changes in the Liao Army

Renqiu's Liao cavalry came a little wildly this time, and there were more people than before.On Hejian's side, He Fujin heard the warning and immediately prepared his troops for battle. Fang Zi learned the general situation from the guards fleeing south.

If it had been before, He Fujin would have focused on keeping things in check, and would have remained unchanged to respond to all changes.But this time, Guo Rong brought him support. With more soldiers and supplies, he had enough confidence. He led two thousand cavalry to meet the enemy when he left the city.

Liao Qi's reaction seemed very strange, he retreated at the touch of a touch, came and went quickly, leaving only a cloud of smoke and dust.Hu Qi withdrew without a fight, and He Fujin led his troops to pursue.

On the top of the city, Guo Rong had a panoramic view of the situation of the enemy and us, and was somewhat suspicious of the enemy's actions. Seeing He Fujin's reckless pursuit, he immediately ordered the soldiers next to him: "The enemy's cavalry retreated strangely, there may be tricks. Ming Jin, let General He Withdraw!"

The soldiers passed the order, and soon, there was a rapid and clear sound of gongs from the north city of Hejian. The field was empty and spread far away.Unfortunately, to Guo Rong's surprise, He Fujin seemed to have never heard of it, completely ignoring the meaning of the retreat order, and led the people to chase even more urgently.

Slowly, He Fu Jinjun disappeared from sight.Even with Guo Rong's self-cultivation, he couldn't help but congeal an angry look on his face at this moment.Looking northward, Guo Rong clenched his fists, suppressed his anger forcibly, thought about it calmly, and immediately sent someone to chase him.

It's a pity that after waiting for a long time, but no news came back, Guo Rong couldn't help feeling anxious.There was already some impatience in his character, he couldn't help it, and ordered angrily: "All the cavalry in the city will leave the city with you, and the rest will guard the city!"

Before leaving, Guo Rong gave a few serious instructions to a metropolitan school, and Guo Rong hurriedly took the remaining fifty horsemen in Hejian City and galloped northward.Guo Rong was full of anger in his heart, these veterans were really rebellious in their bones.

In a hurry, after chasing him for a quarter of an hour, he finally caught up with him at a place called Gentleman's Pavilion, twenty miles north of the city.Looking around, in that piece of forest, the two armies are fighting, the sound of killing is overflowing, the flags are spreading, and the dust is flying.Before he could take a closer look, Guo Rong thought to himself that it was true, he gave his ass a hard kick, and led someone to lean on him.

After getting up, they found that the battle was almost over, and the two sides had already withdrawn from the state of engagement. The Liao cavalry got rid of the entanglement of Yingzhou soldiers and horses, and retreated northward, but this time, it was a bit embarrassing.

This was just a small-scale battle, although short, but intense enough.Under the command of the general, quickly form an array on the spot, treat the wounded, and clean up the battlefield.

Repressing the surprise in his heart, Guo Rong found He Fujin with a straight face.

The veteran mustache is flamboyant, and there is a layer of pleasure in killing the enemy on his brows.Seeing Guo Rong, he looked at him in surprise: "General Guo, why are you here?"

Turning his eyes around Guo Rong, seeing his ugly expression, he suddenly realized, showing a little yellowed teeth: "It seems that you are worried about the old man?"

Guo Rong said coldly: "Don't dare! The enemy cavalry's actions are different, I'm just afraid that the old general will fall into the enemy's trick!"

"Hehe!" He Fujin laughed twice: "These barbarians are playing tricks to lure the enemy in front of the old man. I pretend that I don't see it, and they are defeated by me!"

Hearing this, Guo Rong calmed down, glanced around, he really looked like he had won a battle, and took a deep breath: "It seems that the old general has achieved a lot of success?"

"It's just a small victory!" He Fujin waved his hand.

At this time, a partial school ran over from the outside, saluted He Fujin and Guo Rong, and said excitedly: "General, the statistics are out, four enemies were killed 110, 15 people were captured, and 78 horses were captured."

Signaling him to back down, He Fujin turned his head to look at Guo Rong without speaking, but those eagle-like eyes were full of words.

The two looked at each other for a while, Guo Rong took two steps back slowly, and said softly, "I'm just worrying too much!"

However, there was no mention of his disobedience to the Mingjin Order.

"This Liao army is a bit strange!" After a moment of silence, Guo Rong said again.

"Come here, bring the captured Khitan commander up and let General Guo question him!" Seeing this, He Fujin immediately shouted at his subordinates.

Soon, after some cross-examination, I learned the situation from the officer of the Liao army.But Yeluruan, king of Yongkang, ascended the throne in Youzhou and proclaimed himself emperor, and then transferred his troops to the south. At the same time, he ordered the Liao army from Zhuo, Ding, and Mozhou to go south, claiming to avenge the revenge of the Southern Expedition and the shame of Xueluan City.

And Ren Qiu's army got support, and under the leadership of guard Yang An, planned to go south to harass and loot.He played a crude trick to lure the enemy, but He Fujin didn't expect to see through it at a glance, suffered a disadvantage, and shrank back.

Knowing that Yeluruan proclaimed himself emperor, Guo Rong's eyes lit up first, and he was slightly happy in his heart.However, doubts could not be raised about its movements.But he couldn't help guessing, did Yeluruan intend to use the southern expedition to establish his prestige, gain domestic support, and stabilize his position?

It seems that this possibility is not impossible, but after thinking about it carefully, it is not very likely.Yelu Deguang was so invincible that he ended in a dismal end. With the current situation in Khitan, there is nothing more important than controlling power and stabilizing the country's situation.No matter how unforgettable Luan Cheng's pain was, he had to endure it, lick the wound, and try to recover.What's more, Yelu Ruan dared to take risks, and if he made a slight mistake, his end might be worse than that of Yelu Deguang.

Leading the crowd south to Hejian, on the way, a confidant commander looked in Guo Rong's direction and said to him in a low voice: "General, I heard that Marquis Yu of Guo Du is the Second Prince's confidant, you just ignored the military order."

Hearing his doubtful tone, He Fujin narrowed his eyes slightly, and shook his face and said, "So what? How to fight, do I need others to teach me? Don't worry, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

A small victory boosted Hejian City, and there was a burst of cheers in the city. He Fujin directly ordered that the beheaded Hu Qi's head be divided into two parts, one was hung on the top of Hejian City, and the other was sent to the south to be hanged. Go to Leshou City to stimulate the morale of the army and the people.

After thinking about it for a while, Guo Rong went directly to He Fujin: "General He, the Khitan state has changed, and I will return to the truth immediately. The old general has all the power in Yingzhou. Please guard against Hu Qi!"

Guo Rong's expression was solemn, his words were earnest, and he didn't show any displeasure, as if he didn't remember the previous accident at all.He Fujin replied: "I have promised Your Highness, I will do my best to defend Yingzhou. If the enemy comes, I will take it!"

That night, Guo Rong took advantage of the darkness and went west to Zhending.

On the Youzhou side, Yeluruan has already put on the emperor's ostentation. He admires Chinese customs and dresses himself up like the emperor of the Han family.

Seeing Yelu Ruan's attire that didn't match the Hu suit, Yelu Antuan, who entered the room, frowned slightly, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Get up! How's the situation?" At this time, Yeluruan was still in his seat, and he was a master who worked hard.

"Bohai and Xiqi have been ordered to go south to harass and harass, and they have gained a lot. The Jin army in the south has strengthened their defenses. Only Yang An, the defender of Mozhou, was defeated by He Fujin, the enemy's defense officer in Yingzhou, and a few soldiers and horses were damaged!"

Yeluruan didn't take it seriously, thought for a while, and hesitated a little: "The commotion is so loud, if it backfires and attracts the Jin army to go north, what should we do?"

"No!" Yelu Antuan was very sure: "The Jin army is absolutely unable to go north. The minister found out that Liu Chengyou was busy with the summer harvest. Before that, a large number of refugees fled south, and they took all of them. He has been tied hands and feet! Can you hold on Chengde Town is already at the extreme. The actions of our army will definitely make them confused and hesitant. Furthermore, with its strength, if it dares to go north rashly, the sharpness of the city of Nanjing is enough to frustrate it and make it He never came back!"

Probably reassured by the sound, Yeluruan nodded, then said with a serious face, "Wait for two more days and see the situation. If there is no abnormality, send troops to the north and return to Beijing!"

"Aren't you waiting for the reply from Shangjing?" Yelu Antuan asked.

With a sarcasm on his lips, Yeluruan said: "The Empress Dowager Shulu will never support me!"

"Is there no news from Xiao Han?"

"No! All the prefectures in Hebei have basically expressed their surrender to the Liu family. After our army has withdrawn, it may be very difficult for the uncle and the others to withdraw from Hebei safely!"

"It's a pity that the soldiers and horses, I don't know how many people can return them?" Although he didn't like Xiao Han very much, Yeluruan felt sorry for his army, and then said a harsh sentence: "These Han people, when the wind blows the rudder, With both ends of the first mouse, sooner or later it will make him regret it!"

　The plot in the north is almost over
　　
　
(End of this chapter)