Han Shizu

Chapter 53

Zezhou, Gaoping.

This city has become an important place for the storage and transfer of supplies for the Liao Army in Yangtoushan. Since Geng Chongmei led the army north, it has delivered military supplies to the front line twice.

Early in the morning, before the morning fog cleared, a baggage team consisting of dozens of carts, escorted by a battalion of Liao troops, slowly headed north.Among them, more than [-] local strong men who drove the animals and carts were forcibly recruited.

This time, the transportation was not smooth, and it was attacked before leaving the High Plains.First, the strong ants from the nearby villagers attacked, and then a "Jin army" suddenly appeared from the side to charge and attack. Quick, a battalion of the Liao army was completely wiped out.

The battle ended quickly, and the scene quickly calmed down. After the "Jin Army" took part of the military supplies, all the remaining food and equipment were divided with the "Rebel Army". Those people were also like bandits and thieves. Under the maintenance of stability, dozens of vehicles of supplies were quickly divided up.

The leader of the army was naturally Li Wanchao. He was ordered to lead the Surei camp, choose another way, sneak into Zezhou, and try to cut off Geng Chongmei's back path.This is the home battle, and there is no shortage of people in the army who are familiar with the mountains and rivers, and the march is very smooth.After entering Zezhou, he quickly found out the situation of Gaoping, and he had time to organize some "rebels" to cooperate with him.

Riding on the horse, holding the reins, and sweeping through the mess, Li Wanchao instructed: "All movements are quick."

Smelling the smell of blood in the air, Li Wanchao licked his lips, his eyes were cold, and he murmured: "It's a pity that they are all Yan soldiers, when will they have the opportunity to kill the real Khitan people again!"

A small number of "rebels" were left to help in the battle, and the rest were all sent by Li Wanchao.Turning the horse's head, Li Wanchao stared straight at the south and instructed one of his subordinate soldiers, "Change into the enemy's uniform and go to Fraud City!"

"Yes!"

"General, how to deal with these prisoners?" At this time, a small school asked.

There were less than 300 people in the Liao army escorting the military supplies, about half of them were killed, and the rest were captured.Li Wanchao glanced at the prisoners who had been guarded by the side of the road.They are all Yan people.Frowning, but without much hesitation, he waved his hand and said coldly, "Kill them all."

Under the order, the sergeant Sure under his command immediately waved his slaughtering knife, and the more than [-] prisoners struggled to make a wave of weak resistance.

Don't look at Li Wanchao in front of Liu Chengyou, he is righteous and decent, but on the battlefield, he is ruthless.The general who licked blood on the tip of the knife and was killed in the sea of ​​blood from the mountain of corpses was very hard-hearted.

After simply cleaning up, Sergeant Surui, led by Li Wanchao, resolutely went south, leaving only a tragic image, and the smell of blood in the air became much stronger.
In Gaoping City, there are still hundreds of Yan soldiers guarding.Li Wanchao thought of cheating city when he saw that the escorting enemy army was wiped out.The effect is very good. The Yanbing Military Academy guarding the city is not a cautious person. The soldiers under his command changed into blood armor, pretending to be a defeated soldier, and easily deceived the city gate. Li Wanchao, who was hidden outside the city, led his army to suddenly attack. went in.

North, frontal battlefield.

"Mistakes! Mistakes!" Geng Chongmei murmured in the generals' tent.His voice was almost whimpering, and his face was exhausted and pale. In the past two days, he seemed to have aged a bit.

The "Jin Jun" on the opposite side moved very strangely. They were forced to come, but they were obsessed with consolidating the fortress. They had the intention of attacking, but they made a defensive posture.

After testing, large and small, at this point, there is no way to see the sinister intentions of the "Jin Army".Although it is still uncertain what conspiracy will Liu Chengyou play next, he knows that he and his subordinate Yanbing are already in danger.

Probably to go along with him, the hunch quickly turned into reality, Geng surnamed Ya will hurriedly enter, and report in panic: "Jieshuai, report from the rear, Gao Ping was attacked?"

Hearing his words, Geng Chongmei's old eyebrows were locked at the time, her expression became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she took a heavy breath: "When did it happen? Who attacked? How many people are there in the enemy army?"

Although Geng Chongmei had a look of surprise on her face, she was not surprised. Instead, she had a sense of understanding. She tried her best to remain calm and asked about the specific situation.

"It should have been this morning. It was a group of Jin troops carrying the flag of 'Liu' and some local scoundrels in Zezhou. It is not known which Hedong troops and horses were and how many people there were. "Tooth will answer.

"Waste!" It erupted suddenly, and Geng Chongmei pointed at the twilight outside and scolded: "I only came to report this morning's incident, and the enemy troops are all behind us, and they don't even know who they are. You know, what do you want to do?"

Being trained to be speechless, Ya Jiang buried his head in shame.

Geng Chongmei's face was twisted together in a very ugly way, holding her old fist, thinking hard.Before he could figure out a way to deal with it, another small school broke into the tent and reported nervously: "Jieshuai, the governor of Zezhou, Zhai Lingqi, has revolted. People, declare that the city will be surrendered to the false emperor Liu Zhiyuan."

If Gao Ping's fall only made Geng Chongmei terrified, then Zezhou's situation made him feel cold and suffocated.After a few rapid breaths, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and murmured, "What a quick move"

The Jin army in Gaoping obviously walked over the mountains by footpaths. As for the "sudden change" in Zezhou, it was obvious that Hedong had secret hands and feet.The prefects Zhai Lingqi and Geng Chongmei knew that he was a cowardly person who would never dare to rebel, but now he is directly pulling the flag and causing chaos!

"Jieshuai, once Zezhou is lost, our army's back path will be completely cut off." The general seemed to be enlightened, and said uneasily: "Now the Hedong army is ahead, and there are other divisions behind, and the food and equipment are interrupted. ."

The more he spoke, the weaker his tone became, and finally he pinned all his hopes on the veteran: "You said, what should we do?"

"What should I do?" Geng Chongmei also asked herself.

Since he joined Khitan, he has been by the side of two generations of Khitan lords, even if he leads troops to fight.This is the first time I lead one side alone, and I haven't fought much, but I was forced into such a dangerous and difficult situation unknowingly. .

After all, he is an old man who has experienced world affairs. Geng Chongmei gradually calmed down, analyzed the situation in front of him with a clear head, thought about his actions in the past few days, and said in a sneering tone: "Hesitating for these few days, look at Come on, this commander will be decisive tonight!"

"The order!" As soon as the voice fell, Geng Chongmei turned around and waved her sleeves, speaking to the two generals seriously and decisively.

It was still early, and Liu Chengyou was still reading safely in the tent at night. The book titled "Spring and Autumn Outside the Palace" was written by Li Quan, a famous Taoist priest in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It is said that Guo Wei loved to read this book, and Liu Chengyou also brought it. have a look.The so-called defending the country with integrity, using military force with oddity, controlling chaos with survival, and remembering the success or failure of the virtuous and foolish, this book is still a bit interesting.

"His Royal Highness, there is movement in Liaoying."

Ma Quanyi came to report in a hurry, and immediately alerted Liu Chengyou, put down the book, took the helmet and put it on.

Walking all the way, asking all the way: "What's the situation?"

"The Liao army may have to flee!" Ma Quanyi said.

　Thank you book friend Zi Ziyou for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)