Han Shizu

Chapter 1274 Swept the Peninsula
Seeing the soldiers under his command scattered all around, a flash of anger flashed across Yeluhai's embarrassed face, he opened his mouth, but he didn't curse.

He thought he had tried his best, took the lead, and fought hard, but he couldn't hide the outcome of the defeat. He was still defeated, such a miserable defeat.The [-] Liao troops who followed him from Liaoyang were the only ones left under the continuous attack and killing of the Han army. It was already rare that they could still follow him and not completely collapse. what?

In the end, only an order to rest in place was issued, and people were arranged to guard and count the number of people.On this journey to the north, many people escaped along the way, and now they are exhausted, hungry and thirsty.

After calming down, Fang felt the pain in his body. The back and forth confrontation had caused a lot of trauma to 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. Yeluhai's rough and resolute face is obviously less bloody, but it is not so obvious under the night.

A few piles of bonfires were lit, not to drive out the cold and keep warm. The role of lighting was greater, and it stabilized the morale of the army a little bit.Long dark nights are always depressing, especially in the face of such defeats.

Of course, I am not afraid of attracting the Han army to chase. It is such a big road. If the Han army really catches up, the sentry sentry can also warn, and there is enough reaction time.Isn't it just running, almost ran for a day, and continued. In addition, according to Yeluhai's own judgment, the Han army will not pursue it anymore.

Yeluhai is in his prime, only more than 30 years old, although his surname is Yelu, but in the Khitan royal family, it belongs to the side branch of the side branch, so it can't be more biased.When he was young, he participated in the Han-Liao War, but at that time he was only a mid-level officer, and he also fought in southern Liaoning. Under the leadership of Gao Xun, the Guo Tingwei army who would commit crimes in the future was driven into the sea.

It's just that Feng Shui took turns, and now he turned his head. This time he was the Liaonan commander who was deeply trusted by the King of the South Court, but he was defeated and lost the city.He was still facing the same opponent, but the mode and progress of the war were somewhat beyond his understanding, and he was really a little stunned.

The powerful weapons of the Han army seem to be free of money. Some of them have been on guard for a long time, while others have no knowledge.

Yeluhai participated in the Western Expedition with Yelu Xiezhen, and also participated in several 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, Yeluhai knew deeply about it. It's not easy.

Especially in the fierce battle with the Black Khanate, the most brutal battle of Yanqi, he was responsible for defending the city to attract and consume the enemy, thus creating an opportunity for Yelu Xiezhen to defeat the Black Khan army, thus avoiding the invasion of the eastern part of the Western Regions. Occupied and defended the results of the Western Expedition.

Therefore, in terms of defensive operations, Yelu Hai is confident enough that he even feels that the goal Yelu Xiezhen set for him is too small.

However, the result was completely contrary to his idea. In just ten days, the water army was destroyed, the city was lost, and nearly [-] troops were out of ten.

Losing is also losing, and it is still defeated by the opponent's navy, even if it causes a lot of casualties to the opponent, it is not unacceptable.However, everything was unsatisfactory, which was a huge blow to Yeluhai who was fighting desperately.

As for the losses caused to the Han army, although there is no statistics, Yeluhai is sure that it is not big, definitely not more than [-].The most brutal city attack and defense, the dead are all those cannon fodder.

"How to explain to the king?" Looking at the dim moon above his head, Yeluhai murmured with his eyes red.

Feeling parched, he took out the water bag, only to find a hole, the water had already leaked out, and a feeling of irritability surged into his heart, Yeluhai slapped himself, the sound was clear and loud, and the surrounding Liao soldiers all looked over .

"General, after counting, there are only more than [-] people left!" The military academy under his command leaned up, relieved his embarrassment a little, and said in a calm voice: "Although the Han army did not pursue any more, the water, food, armor Most of them are lost, and supplies are urgently needed, where do we go now?"

"Where are you?" Yeluhai finally spoke in the oppressive atmosphere.

"Two miles ahead is Sanchakou, to the west is Fuzhou, to the north is Ningzhou!" the officer reported.

"Let's go to Ningzhou!" Yeluhai ordered coldly: "Send people to Fuzhou, call out all the defenders there, retreat to Ningzhou, and tell them to take all the young and strong, and leave the old and weak behind. , take as much food as you can bring, and burn the rest!"

Listening to his words, facing his aura, the officer couldn't help but feel a chill, hesitantly asked: "General, do you intend to continue to hold on to Ningzhou?"

After learning from the pain, Yeluhai obviously calmed down, shook his head and said: "Suzhou's defense, we made a mistake from the very beginning, one wrong step, one wrong step, and lost an inch, leading to this big defeat.

Now, the army has been annihilated and morale is no longer there. With only our few people and the military strength of Fuzhou and Ningzhou, the Han army continues to march north, but it is still unstoppable.You must concentrate your strength, and then ask the king for help! "

"Hurry up, the Han army may go north at any time!" Yeluhai stood up, as if he had regained his fighting spirit, and gave a serious order: "Send the order and continue. Ningzhou is not far away, tell the soldiers that we have arrived in Ningzhou Rest the city again!"

There was the lure of food, drink and rest before, and the pressure of the current military order. This defeated army, led by Yeluhai, quickly withdrew to Ningzhou in the north.

The speed of the Han army was faster than Yeluhai had imagined. On the second day, Shi Yande had already led the army northward, and at the same time, a navy ship also sent out to accompany him northward.

Yeluhai's desperate plan did not fully work in Fuzhou, and there was no time. In the end, only a thousand guards stationed there fled north in a hurry. They still set a fire and were put out by the people in the city.

But in Ningzhou, Yeluhai was killed. All the strong men were gathered together, only brought some rations, and then burned the city and destroyed the food, and continued to retreat northward without any nostalgia.

Yeluhai obviously also knew that it was impossible to defend. Instead of resisting in the south, he should give up and concentrate his strength. While lengthening the front line of the Han army, it would also cause them trouble.The destroyed city walls, as well as the old and weak, are troublesome no matter what the Han army does.

That is to say, there is not enough time, otherwise Yeluhai could have done a more thorough job of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness.Such a situation naturally caused the Han army who marched north along the rear to curse. Although the Han army's logistics supplies mainly came from the sea, anger was always inevitable for the Liao army to ruin it on the shore.

On the other side of Yeluhai, they retreated all the way to Chenzhou in the north, retreating all the way north, destroying all the way, and the Han army, which had been rested and replenished, also followed, and the entire Liaodong Peninsula basically fell into the defense of the Han army. It is also free to go deep into Liaodong Bay.

Standing in front of the Han army are only Chenzhou and Yaozhou, just like Jinzhou in the west, which is a strategically important place, strangling the throat of Liaodong, and the gateway to the south of Liaoyang. If you want to make progress, you must pass through this road.

On Guo Tingwei's side, when they swept across the peninsula and knocked on the gate, Jinzhou's side was also in full swing. For a while, for Liao, the situation in Liaodong was already in jeopardy.

(End of this chapter)