Han Shizu

Chapter 121 The most difficult bone to gnaw, the easiest to gnaw
On the Youzhou City side, they learned that Yan Bing, under the leadership of Zhao Yanshou, had broken through the Yishui defense line, and even crossed the Juma River easily. Nanjing's stay at Yelu Jieli was so angry that they cursed trash.

"What are Dingzhou and Mozhou doing? So many soldiers and horses can't stop the Yan army?" Yelujie was muttering, his face full of anger: "Zhao Yanshou, the traitor, Yan Jun's rebellion, really did it early. The Liu family colluded and entrapped our army. Back then in Luancheng, we should have killed them all to avoid disaster. Han people, really don’t believe it!"

Fortunately, there were all Khitan and Xi people in the conference hall, and all Han officials were excluded. Otherwise, what Yelv Jie said would be another violent stimulus to the already severed conflict between Fan and Han.

"The Longqi army marched northward in a big way, advancing from both directions, restraining the southern army so much that Zhao Yanshou took advantage of the loophole." A guard argued for the Liao army in the south.

"Long Qi Army, it's Long Qi Army again! The Liu family, you deceived me that there is no one in Khitan!" Yelujie yelled useless nonsense.

"Stay behind, it's better to deal with the Yan soldiers!" said a general.

"Do you still need to remind me?" A little unable to stand the tone of the point, Yelujie stared, thought for a while, and said fiercely: "Let the defenders of Zhuozhou go east, and the defenders of Tan and Ji also go south." Come, I will personally lead the army to attack and carry out encirclement and suppression. Since Zhao Yanshou dares to go deep alone, come here to seek death and fulfill him!"

As soon as these words fell, the guards next to the seat immediately became anxious, and one of them persuaded: "You can't stay behind, the city is empty right now, there are not many soldiers and horses, if you divide the troops and attack again, Nanjing will be in danger. Those Han people in the city are restless because of the previous chaos and resentment, if they don’t have enough power to deter them, they will easily go into chaos!”

"Hmph!" Hearing this, Yelujie immediately snapped back: "How could I not know! How much delay can the army on the southern front cause to the Yan army in a short time? If Zhao Yanshou led the Yan army to Nanjing At that time, the Han people in the city will clamor, and the threat to us will be even greater!"

"Furthermore, there are mostly cavalry in the city now. Since Zhao Yanshou dared to come, we will not go out of the city to defeat them in a field battle, so why should we passively attack and defend the city with him?"

What Yelu Jieli said seems to make sense.The general who raised the question was speechless for a while.

"But, what about Nanjing City?"

After thinking for a while, Yelujie issued a military order: "Conscript a group of barbarians from the city, issue me weapons and armor, and garrison with the remaining soldiers and horses, waiting for the guards of Tan and Ji to go south. The streets in the city are closed and the streets are sealed off. All workshops, especially where the Han people live, but if there are random walkers, kill them first!"

Although he still had doubts, Yelv Jieli made up his mind, and the others had no room to object.He was appointed by Yeluruan to stay behind in Nanjing, and he was in charge of the military administration of the counties and states along Nanjing Road, with great power.

Soon, Yeluruan gathered his soldiers and horses, headed south, and headed straight for Gu'an.Then, after setting off for more than an hour, the Liao general who stayed behind in Youzhou received the news that the Yan army was going northward by water, which happened to be staggered with Yelujieli, and Yelujieli was empty.

When the situation in Youzhou became more and more rotten, Yeluruan's side was progressing very smoothly.The [-]-strong army escorted the late emperor back to the capital. They were just marching normally along the way, and the Khitan tribe along the way had no intention of obstructing them.Even if you want to block it, you must have the courage to face the attack of a [-] army.

And in the process of marching, Yeluruan realized what it means to be "received by all expectations".Still in the Zhongjing Road, there were Yili Jinyelu Anduan and Xiangwen Yelu Liuge from the Fifth Academy of Liao Dynasty who sent people to report their surrender, and asked their warriors to be the vanguard.Then he led his troops to go north to Taide Spring, where he met Yelu Lihu Jun.

The Empress Dowager Shulu of the Khitan handed over to him the only elite left in Shangjing and the soldiers of the Northern and Southern Academy, and the military strength was not considered weak.However, Yelu Lihu was really unpopular. During the battle, he was crushed by the vanguard of the Fifth Academy and scattered, causing the entire army to be defeated. He fled back to Linhuang in embarrassment. The mother went to seek comfort.

On Yeluruan's side, he only feels that the situation is good.It seems that the road back to Beijing is not as difficult as imagined, and even a little too sensitive and cautious.Knowing the result of the battle of Teidequan, the morale of the army was lifted, and the original anxiety disappeared. The ship Yeluruan was stable, and there was basically no need to worry about revenge against the Empress Dowager Shulu if it failed.

All the way to the northeast, from Youzhou to Shangjing, it is too far away.In a good mood, Yeluruan already has the idea of ​​completely shifting the center of governance to the south.

However, when news came from Youzhou that Liu Chengyou had sent Zhao Yanshou to the Northern Expedition, Yeluruan's good mood dissipated immediately.Even in midsummer, that face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

"This Liu Chengyou is so courageous, he really dares to go north to stroke the tiger's beard! He even commissioned Zhao Yanshou's Northern Expedition, so good! Does Liu Zhiyuan know?" He praised Liu Chengyou in his words, but there was no kindness in his tone.

Regarding Youyan's situation, Yeluruan called a pre-military meeting. Naturally, the generals held two opinions.

On the one hand, the status of Shangjing was restored, and the names were divided into the top, led by Yelv Chagao and others. There are still more than 20,000 soldiers in Youzhou.

In addition, it is natural to advocate the immediate deployment of troops for support, and these people are headed by Yelu Antuan.They believed that the hearts of the people had already returned to the new master, and the Empress Dowager Shulu in Shangjing was nothing to worry about. On the contrary, Youyan must not lose anything.Otherwise, not only will the southward extermination of Jin cause a big defeat, but even the results of the previous battles will have to be vomited again.

From Yeluruan's point of view, he still favored Youzhou, and he was not too entangled. After a little weighing, he decided to send troops back to help.Therefore, he sent Yelushuogu to lead [-] cavalry, and returned south to wipe out the enemy army who invaded the north.

Yeluruan's reaction wasn't too slow either, he took action as soon as he heard the news, and he wasn't overly worried.In his opinion, no matter how bad the situation is, as long as the city of Nanjing is kept, everything else is secondary. If you give up, you can get it back sooner or later.

However, the situation in Youzhou deteriorated much faster than he imagined, and it was Youzhou that first went wrong.

Zhao Yanshou went north from Gu'an, and went so smoothly that even he couldn't believe it, until he reached the southwest of Youzhou City, abandoned his boat and landed, and his troops approached the Qing and Jin sects without any resistance.

But when he got to the city, he realized that the emptiness of Youzhou City was completely beyond his imagination.The idiot in Yelu Jie was even more stupid than he expected, and even more self-righteous, and even led troops to Gu'an to intercept him.

Overjoyed, Zhao Yanshou immediately spread the news to all the troops. Due to the waterway, all the Yan soldiers basically maintained a certain level of physical strength and combat effectiveness. After a short rest, they ordered an attack.Although the dragons in the city of Youzhou had no leader, facing the soldiers descending from the sky, there was some confusion, but they were still guarding the city gate under the leadership of their respective officers.

However, given the size of Youzhou City, how could it be possible to take care of both.Without heavy siege equipment, he was unfavorable in the first battle and failed in the next battle. However, with Zhao Yanshou's familiarity with Youzhou, he quickly figured out its defensive strength.Given the size of Youzhou, the defenders in the city couldn't take care of everything, and he quickly found a breakthrough and entered through the water gate.

Attacking Youzhou was so easy that Zhao Yanshou felt very surprised
(End of this chapter)