Han Shizu

Chapter 886 The emperor has not yet arrived, the fight is already fierce

Chapter 886 The emperor has not yet arrived, the fight is already fierce
Traveling to Qinghe County, the imperial camp stopped entering the shore for rest, and the officers and soldiers disembarked in turn to eat hot food and solve physiological problems. The ships cleaned up the dirt and replenished supplies.The governor of Beizhou, on the other hand, led the local fathers and people to eat pots of pulp to reward the king's teacher.

Of course, this is more like a formality, to encourage the soldiers. The battle has already started on Youyan's side, and Liu Chengyou is also eager to go north to monitor the military situation. Therefore, he tries to avoid side effects along the way, and does not intend to stop unless necessary.

However, in Qinghe County, an unexpected person appeared, the old man Guo Wei.On the bank of the canal, Guo Wei stood upright, looking at the mighty armor on the river, his face full of vicissitudes was full of emotion.

Dressed in a simple and elegant brocade robe, although the beard and hair have added a bit of gray, but the complexion is still rosy, and the spirit of the whole person is peaceful and generous.Behind him is the guard of several cavalry, and his youngest son Guo Yi is holding his hand.

Knowing that Guo Wei came here, Liu Chengyou specially ordered someone to take him to the dragon boat in a light boat, and called Concubine Guo Ning to wait for him in person.

"I see Your Majesty!" Boarding the dragon boat and seeing Liu Chengyou, Guo Wei immediately saluted respectfully.

"Exemption! We are all a family, so you don't have to stick to these customary etiquette!" Liu Chengyou personally helped Guo Wei up, this time he didn't pretend to be enthusiastic, but his gentle face revealed a kind of genuine kindness.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Chengyou's support did not count as forceful, so Guo Wei gave a full salute anyway.

"I haven't seen you in three years! You still have the same demeanor, and your bearing is undiminished!" Looking at Guo Wei, Liu Chengyou smiled lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Guo Wei replied, "I live in the countryside, I love fishing and hunting, I follow nature with my heart, take care of my life, and enjoy myself!"

"It's so idle and wild, I'm going to be jealous!" Liu Chengyou joked, looking down at Guo Yi who was boldly looking at him with innocent eyes, he couldn't help pinching his little face that was a little red from blowing, and said : "Is little Guo Yi taller?"

"Quickly kowtow to His Majesty!" Guo Wei glared at the youngest son.

Guo Yi hurriedly kowtowed, and Liu Chengyou noticed that there was a jade pendant pinned to his waist. It was a gift from Liu Chengyou when Guo Yi was still in his infancy, and he still remembers it to this day.

"Why did you come to Qinghe?" Looking at Guo Wei again, Liu Chengyou asked curiously, and asked while entering the cabin with Guo Wei.

There was a look of emotion on the old Guo Wei's face: "Your Majesty launched the northern expedition to Khitan, and all the soldiers from Yanzhao rose up and took part in the battle enthusiastically. I have been out of battle for a long time. Although I can't use a sword to kill the enemy, but I heard that your majesty is personally on the expedition, and I will come here on a special horse." , Watching the strong soldiers of the great man, I wish him a hard attack on the Hulu, and he will bow to his head, and hope that the king will return triumphantly!"

Guo Wei's words were very uplifting, Liu Chengyou was very happy, and laughed a few times.Back then, before Guo Wei returned to adopt him, Liu Chengyou visited the "sick bed". At that time, Guo Wei once said that if the king's master attacked Liao, he would pray and bless him.Now, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of the original promise, and it can be seen from it that Guo Wei really has a certain opinion on the general strategy of the military.

Inside the cabin, the decoration is very simple, even crude, but fortunately, the space is quite large.The Weng and the son-in-law sat opposite each other, Concubine Guo Ning personally served the hot tea, her youthful jade face was smiling, her beautiful eyes were brighter, and the autumn wave was charming.

"In this Northern Expedition, the combined armies from all walks of life amounted to nearly 300,000 soldiers alone. It can be said that the whole country was attacked and spared no effort. Do you think I may succeed?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"Your Majesty will succeed, the big man will win!" Guo Wei opened his mouth without hesitation, his tone was unusually certain, and he looked more confident than Liu Chengyou.

When the imperial battalion was heading north, the fierce battle between the Han and Liao in the Youzhou area had been going on for a long time.Although Liu Chengyou officially issued the edict on August 8, the battle between the two parties had already started a month ago and gradually expanded.

At first, there were thousands of Liao cavalry, divided into three branches, and harassed the land of thistle.According to Yelu Talie's plan, these Liao cavalry don't want to plunder, but only kill people. They want to interrupt the rhythm of the big man's preparations by destroying the land of Youyan.

However, Zhao Kuangzan, the king of Yan who knew the Northern Expedition was imminent, did not show any timidity when he received a letter written by the Son of Heaven long ago. He gathered the five thousand Yan cavalry who had been treasured by his subordinates over the years, and gathered to chase down the invading Liao army.

The soldiers and civilians of Yandi, when facing the invasion of the Liao army, fought hard from top to bottom.Afterwards, as Liao cavalry continued to participate in the battle, its force rapidly increased to tens of thousands. Yan cavalry had few people, and eventually they were unable to support them, and suffered a lot.At this time, An Shenqi decisively dispatched [-] troops from the Northern Army to go north to cooperate with the Yan Army, so that they would not lose the wind.

Afterwards, Yelu Talie, who was in the military south of the Northern Liao Emperor's Committee, deployed another [-] cavalry from Juyong Pass to enter the bandits.Hearing this, An Shenqi also ordered Ma Quanyi, the envoy of the Yongqing Army, to lead the army northward to support the defense of Youyan.

Although the mobility of Liaoqi is strong, the people of Youyan are not sheep to be slaughtered, and the Wubao castles are like hard bones.It's not that the Liao army has tried, forcibly broken it, successfully broken it, and slaughtered several Wubao, but it will soon face the attack and encirclement of various Yanqi and Hanqi.

In the struggle of the army and the people of the Han Dynasty, Yelu Talie's "Three Lights" policy suffered a great setback.Across the Yanshang, the secluded land was supposed to be a place for them to gallop freely, but with the development of the war, problems were soon discovered.

Yandi's cities, water veins, and fortresses are like nails of various sizes, coordinating with the attacking Han cavalry, compressing their space for movement.As the Hebei frontier army moved northward, their forces were at a disadvantage.That's right, although the Liao army is mobilizing troops to participate in the war, the efficiency is not high. In addition, the defense of various passes must be taken into account, so the troops directly deployed on Youyan can only gradually increase.

As for the Han army heading north, they also took the initiative to attack, but facing the army formation of the big Han, they had no desire to attack at all.They wanted to delay the tired army, but the Han army cooperated with cavalry and did not completely lose their mobility and initiative. In the end, they could only watch the Han army successfully stationed in Zhuyan City and strengthen their defenses.

The Liao army also tried to go south to go deep into the hinterland of Hebei, and then hit a full head, especially in the Yongqing area. During that time, the Han army transferred from the south to the north could be seen almost every day.

Even though the Liao army encountered great difficulties in the strategy of killing and plundering the Han land, instead of relaxing the invasion, Yelv Talie continued to send more cavalry.Just like what he said to Emperor Liao at the beginning, the will must be firm and the actions must be ruthless.In fact, no matter how firm the resistance of the military and civilians in Yandi is, the losses on their own land and the targeted attacks of the Liao army will be minimal.

By the first ten days of August, the Liao army sent by Yelu Talie to fight in Yan had 8 cavalry. Auxiliary, cooperate in combat.

However, the Han army did not lose the wind, especially after Gao Huaide and Guo Chongwei led the Long Jie army and the northwest "mercenaries" more than 20,000 Han cavalry northward, they gradually gained the upper hand.

In one month, the two sides fought hundreds of times, and there were 3000 times when the cavalry had more than 9 people. As a result, the Han army won 6 times.Therefore, when it entered mid-August, the Liao army was already busy resisting the Han army's attack. As for plundering the Han people and attacking the Han army's grain roads, they didn't care at all.

The battle area between the two sides expanded from the initial Youji area to the entire Yannan area. The Liao army switched from offense to defense, and the Han army switched from defense to offense. Ma Quanyi even led the army to launch a tentative attack on Zunhua.

In a short period of time, the forces of the two sides were in a staggered state, and the number of troops participating in the battle reached 15000.This was a brutal confrontation, and the losses of both sides were not small. The Liao army suffered more than 5000 casualties, and the Han and Yan troops also suffered more than [-] direct casualties. The casualties of the Yan people and the destruction of production are immeasurable. .

Until the edict of Emperor Han's Northern Expedition was passed to the northern camp, the main force of the Han army, which had already gathered in the Yongqing area and had received a certain amount of rest and training, officially went north under the command of An Shenqi.

As soon as the tens of thousands of troops moved, the remnants of the Liao army who were entangled with the Han army in Yandi retreated decisively when they heard about it.

(End of this chapter)

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