Han Shizu

Chapter 872 Disposal of Emperor Liao

Compared with the Han army at Yanmenguan enjoying the joy of victory, as losers, the Liao army can only be described as embarrassed, and the most embarrassed is naturally Yelu Dilie who led his subordinates to failure.

Although the Han army did not pursue and fight fiercely, Yelu Dilie still led the defeated army and retreated all the way to Jincheng County in the northeast.

After a short rest in Jincheng County, the initial battle losses were quickly counted. Not counting the "Han soldiers", the loss of soldiers was about 1700. As for ordnance, flag armor, horses, and fodder, there were more, and all the livestock accompanying the army were kept. Gave it to the Han army.The only fortunate thing is that the Pishi army suffered little damage, with less than two hundred casualties.

As for the attached "Han soldiers", the damage should be described as severe. They were used as cannon fodder to attack the formation, and Yelu Dilie beheaded about 700 Suwei. The main targets of the Han army were still them. In the end, less than 800 people returned to Jincheng County due to the loss of the battle array.And there was a lot of resentment. When they were on the battlefield, they were frightened by Yelu Dilie and fled to Jincheng. Many people looked at Yelu Dilie, the defeated general, with unkind eyes.

Of course, for Yelu Dilie, no matter how fierce the sheep's gaze was, it was not enough to make the tiger feel intimidated. He didn't care about and didn't have the heart to appease the puppet soldiers.

After returning to Jincheng, he calmed down, regret filled his mind, and he realized that although he was defeated by the Han army, the strength he possessed was still superior to that of the Han army. He voluntarily gave up because he was afraid of his remaining strength.

If he had been able to regroup the army as quickly as possible after disengagement, and fight back again, the Han army would inevitably relax after a big victory, and he could also reverse the defeat.

However, at that time, he was only concerned about fleeing north and leaving the battlefield, intending to reduce losses, and no one reminded him.Of course, if Yelu Dilie had that level of ingenuity, courage, and grasp of the fighting opportunity when he was in battle, then congratulations to the Liao Kingdom, and such a famous general of the clan.

However, Yelu Dilie still didn't think too much about it even if he summed it up like an afterthought. For example, in the situation at that time, the army cavalry was in a hurry. Who would accompany him to fight back? Besides, did the Han army really relax?

For this defeat, Yelu Dilie was quite unconvinced, and being defeated by such an "unknown" Han general like Yang Ye with outnumbered enemies made him even more ashamed and angry.

The morale of the other Khitan generals who suffered the same defeat inevitably fell. As the soldiers who guarded the south, many of them had communicated with Yang Ye and knew that it was a hard stubble to deal with. , once again proved this point.Since then, fear of the Han is not enough, but I understand a profound truth, if you want to invade Hedong from Yanmen, you don't have enough strength and determination, so don't think about it.

Just like the soldiers and civilians of the Han people in the north, they have a certain amount of resentment and hatred towards the Liao Kingdom beyond the Great Wall, so why not the Khitan people.Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, they have not won a commendable victory for more than ten years.

At that time, Yelu De Guangxing went south to attack Jin with all his strength. Although he fought very hard with the Jin army, they won the final victory. They successfully destroyed Jin and swept Hebei and the Central Plains, and the Han territory surrendered.

However, we have to bring up the Battle of Luancheng again. For the Khitan, it was truly a national commemoration. Since then, the national strength has been greatly damaged, the people are poor and the army is exhausted, and there have been continuous civil strife. Only by reconciling the contradictory national policy will things get better
The young Yelu Dilie didn't have a clear understanding of this, but he was still infected by the sentiment that was shared by the whole country.

As far as Yelu Dilie was concerned, there was only one problem before him, and he did not admit defeat, and wanted to go south to compete with Yang Ye again after a rest.The result was of course remonstrated by Yeluza, stubborn and contentious, and insisted on disagreeing. In the end, it was an edict from Liao Emperor Yelvjing in Yunzhong, which quelled the dispute and stopped Yelv Dilie's military adventures.

But it was Yelujing who learned of Yelv Dilie's defeat, and directly ordered the two to set up defenses and return to Yunzhong to report on their duties.Facing Emperor Liao's order, Yelu Dilie didn't dare to object directly, and went back obediently.

"King Anping and Xiangwen Yaqian kneel down and beg to see each other!" In Yunzhong City, the valet cautiously approached Yelujing, who was studying the map of counties and counties in the south of Liao Kingdom, with fear.

During this period of time, Yelujing stayed in Yunzhong City, slept less, drank less alcohol, and stopped going out of the city to hunt.Since Youzhou was recaptured by Zhao Yanshou, Yunzhong City has become the largest city in the south of the Liao Kingdom. Under the governance of Yelv Talie, it is considered stable, with prosperous trade, a large number of department stores, and a lot of handicraft industry.

"Let them come in!" Yelujing almost rolled his eyes and ordered.

Soon, Yelu Dilie and two people entered the room. When they saw Emperor Liao, they fell to the ground and pleaded guilty.But facing Yelujing's scrutinizing eyes, Yeluza was panicked and felt that he had a responsibility, while Yeludilie was mostly ashamed.

"How many soldiers were lost?" Yelv Jing asked Yelu Dilie calmly.

"There are more than two thousand casualties!" Yelu Dilie replied.

"Aren't the casualties of those 'Han soldiers' counted?" Yelujing immediately reprimanded.

At this time, Yelujing was not as casual and harmless as usual, with a majestic expression and sharp eyes that almost pierced his heart. Yelv Dilie, who had maintained a certain pride, suddenly shrank.

"How many enemy troops have you killed?" Yelujing asked again.

Yelv Dilie kept his head silent, but it was Yeluza who carefully reported: "Your Majesty, the casualties of the Han army should be around [-]!"

Hearing what he said, Yelvjing's gaze became a little calmer, at least he didn't lie, otherwise, he would directly order him to be pulled out and beheaded.As for the details of the battle at Baicaokou, after more than two days, Yelvjing of course investigated it early.

"Get up!" Yelujing pointed to Yelujing, and said, "This battle depends on your efforts to stop the defeat in time and reduce the loss of soldiers. You have done a good job! Give 50 gold and silk, 50 cattle and sheep, 10 good horses!"

Hearing this, Yelusha was stunned, he went south from the conquest, fought a defeat with Yelu Dilie, thought he should be questioned, but in the end he was rewarded, this was beyond his expectation.After being stunned for a while, he finally came to his senses, bowed to Liao Emperor Natou again, and said in a moving tone: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the last general!"

If it were a smarter general, he might refuse, saying that a defeated general would not dare to be rewarded.But among the generals of the Liao Kingdom, there are very few people with such awareness. Since the emperor rewarded him, he will accept his gratitude generously.

Regarding the reward given by Yeluza, Yeludilie was also very surprised, and he was also in a daze, not understanding the relationship.The main and deputy generals who went south were rewarded, and it was clear who would bear the blame for the defeat.

"Tell me, how did you fight this battle?" Yelujing turned to Yelu Dilie, his tone became serious again.

Yelv Dilie became a little depressed, and carefully described what he did after going south and the situation of the confrontation. With Yeluza's supplementary, Yelujing understood it from the perspective of the general.

After listening to the two people's narration, Yelujing couldn't help but look at Yelu Talie, the king of the South Court, and said with emotion: "As you said, Yang Ye is really a general!"

"He was lucky to win this battle, and next time, I will definitely beat him!" Mentioning Yang Ye, Yelu Dilieren gritted his teeth with a burst of pent-up anger.

Listening to his words and looking at his behavior, Yelujing finally became angry, and said loudly: "If you lose, you lose. If you don't want to learn a lesson, but use your tongue, how can you be his opponent!"

"I" Yelu Dilie opened his mouth and wanted to refute.

He was scolded by Yelujing: "Before I went south, what did I tell you, and how much do you remember? This battle could have been avoided, and even if you fought, you could reduce your losses. If it weren't for your arrogance, why did this result happen?" ?”

Seeing that Brother Huang was really angry, Yelu Dilie didn't dare to be stubborn anymore, so he kept silent, and finally lowered his head like a defeated rooster.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Yelujing lowered his voice and said, "Your failure is inevitable. You must receive 30 lashes. Temporarily deprive you of all titles and keep your titles. Go reflect on yourself. Put away your arrogance. , Read a few more military books, even if you don’t know how to defeat the Han army if you don’t even know the art of war!”

Yelujing's treatment was not considered severe, it all depended on what Yelv Dilie thought.

After the two retreated, Yelu Talie, the great king of the Southern Academy, couldn't help but said to Emperor Liao: "Your Majesty, King Anping's performance in this battle is also worthy of merit. His fighting spirit is high and he is decisive in killing. After all, he is young. If you work harder, you can become a great general in Daliao in the future!"

In fact, judging from the overall performance of Yelu Dilie going south, there are not too many mistakes or omissions, and every move and judgment on the spot are also well-founded.As for why it failed, it still lies in the embodiment of the hard power of the Dingxiang Army. The key is Yang Ye. Without that kind of bravery and courage, the Han Army would not be able to win.

"But in the end it was defeated!" Yelujing said: "If I send you to go, I will definitely not be defeated like this!"

Yelu Talie replied: "Your Majesty, if the minister leads the army, even if he is undefeated, it will be difficult to defeat Yang Ye and capture Yanmen Pass!"

Hearing what he said, Yelvjing was silent for a moment, his face returned to calm, and said in a deep voice: "This confrontation is not for nothing. The combat power of the Han army may exceed our expectations! A Yang Ye , a Dingxiang army is so difficult to deal with, let alone the elite Han army who fought all the year round in the Southern Dynasty!"

Hearing his words, Yelu Talie shook his head and said to Emperor Liao: "Your Majesty, I think that one Yang Ye cannot represent all Han generals, and one Dingxiang army cannot represent all Han troops! The defeat of Yanmen is even more serious. The reason for many lies in the particularity of the enemy's situation in Yanmen, the generals are brave and the soldiers have been practicing for many years, but our army started in a hurry, and King Anping was young and vigorous.
I think that His Majesty can take this defeat seriously, but you don't have to think too highly of the Han army because of a small defeat! "

"Qing's words are to the point!" After Yelu Talie's enlightenment, Yelujing's slightly heavy mood really improved.

"I'll leave it to you to arrange the aftermath of this battle!" After walking a few steps in the hall, Yelujing told Yelv Talie, "Among the Khitan tribe, the casualties will be compensated by you. Those in the army will be rewarded for their merits, and those who have no record will be demoted to one level above the senior level! Pi Shijun, I will deal with it differently!"

"Your Majesty clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments, I admire you!" Yelu Talie responded.

Yelvjing also had something to say: "For those 'Han soldiers', according to their performance in this battle, they will all be promoted to 1 to 3 ranks, and each will be given food and cloth!"

Hearing what he said, Yelu Talie was slightly surprised, but his expression could not help but approve: "Your Majesty wants to show favor to these Han people!"

Yelujing said with emotion: "Ba Sujin's behavior is too much. It will only arouse the disgust and resistance of the Han soldiers, which is not conducive to the consolidation of the people's hearts. Under the rule of Daliao, there were many states and counties, and the number of Han people There are hundreds of thousands of people, the shortest of these people has been ruled for more than ten years, if these people revolt together, it will make Daliao uneasy, and if they can be really used by me, it will be of great benefit to the country!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Among the noble ministers of the Liao Kingdom, Yelv Talie was relatively rational, and he was able to provide certain fairness to the people of all ethnic groups under his rule.However, since Emperor Liao succeeded to the throne, he has actually shown a certain dislike for the "Han". Up to now, he has realized that the emperor still attaches great importance to the issue of the Han people under his rule.

However, it is not so easy to completely subdue the Han people in the Liao territory and use both Hu and Han.Emperor Liao alone cannot represent the will of the entire Khitan, and among the noble ministers of Khitan, there are too few rational ministers like Yelu Talie.

More importantly, as the big Han in the south became more and more powerful and posed a threat to the Liao Kingdom, the affinity of the same language and the same race was much closer than that of the Khitan people.However, that still requires a premise called "interest".

(End of this chapter)