Han Shizu

Chapter 888

The chasing Han army is still based on the Yongqing army, but with the addition of some heroes from Hebei and Yandi, the combat effectiveness has not declined. After all, the backbone is still there, and after successive battles since going north, the original training has been completely transformed into combat effectiveness. , The iron-blooded force, the warrior of a hundred battles, is just like this.

Wearing a heavy armor, the whole body was covered by armor plates, and the phoenix wings were lowered. Ma Quanyi's expression was very indifferent, and there was a penetrating light in his eyes.In his pupils, what was reflected was the scene of the Han army attacking the Liao army. The fiery killing sounds and the splashing of blood constituted a tragic and cruel picture, but Ma Quanyi could not be moved in the slightest.

In the assault team of the Han army, as the arrows, there are nearly 170 heavily armed and heavily armored infantry.All of them are selected from the elite, and their quality is particularly outstanding. Waving a sword is like a harvesting machine, and every time you wave it, there will be a harvest.

However, the Liao army's beheading on them often only produced some sparks. In the absence of effective means of restricting the heavy armor of the Han army, the Liao army could not resist it at all.The follow-up Han pawns continued to follow the heavy armor's powerful offensive ability, and attacked on the heels, playing very calmly.

In recent years, the big man has invested a lot of energy in military equipment technology, and the training and arming of the heavy armored infantry is even more expensive.So far, there are only about 3000 people in the entire Han army.

And these heavy armors can all defend the heavy cavalry of the Liao army head-on. They have never been invested in fighting in the south for so many years, and they are used to deal with the Liao army.The Yongqing Army allocated 200 people, which also shows Liu Chengyou's trust in Ma Quanyi.

Outside the infantry battlefield, the cavalry of the two armies are also fighting.Under the cover of more than 1500 Liao cavalry, Gao Mohan had the confidence to fight and retreat at the same time. Liao cavalry tried to attack the flank of the Han army several times, but Ma Quanyi led the army to entangle them.

Gao Mohan's Liao cavalry are mainly Xiren, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, mainly due to their weak fighting will.Ten years ago, they followed the Khitan people to plunder the Central Plains south, robbed and killed people, ate meat and drank soup, they were full of energy, and they could also explode into impressive combat effectiveness.But now being conscripted to fight a bloody battle with the Han army is not so happy after all.

Under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, the ethnic composition was complex, and the cohesion of people's hearts was a major problem.For a long time, the only ones in Liao's army that could maintain a strong combat effectiveness were the leather army of the Suwei palace tent and the tribal armies of the Khitan tribes.

Up to now, the combat effectiveness of those Han puppet troops is stronger than those miscellaneous soldiers.However, the main component of Gao Mohan's men resisting the Han army was the Han people.As for the infantry in Bohai, he consciously ordered them to withdraw to Luanzhou.

Of course, there are still a thousand Bohai soldiers left by him, which is why he can withstand the attack of the Han army.The Yongqing army attacked all the way, while the Liao army gradually retreated, passing by all the way, bleeding all over the ground, and lying dead.

In the middle of the army formation, Ma Quanyi observed the progress of the fight, but his expression gradually became serious.Regardless of the situation on the battlefield, the Han army was suppressing the Liao army, but did not make a decisive breakthrough.One is that the troops are weak after all. Although the heavy armor attack is sharp, it is already weak after a long battle.

On the other side of the Liao army, the veteran Gao Mohan played an exemplary role, leading the Bohai Navy to resist desperately, and was still in the fierce battle with the Han army, getting used to that rhythm.Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone people?
Moreover, as they gradually approached Shicheng County, morale also recovered. Gao Mohan continued to encourage the soldiers. Even after retreating to the county, the Han army had nothing to do with them. This was also unacceptable to Ma Quanyi.

Fighting with cold weapons, the field of vision is limited and very narrow, but through the array of guns and knives, Ma Quanyi can still see the tall and straight figure of the old man amidst the flying arrows, hissing and shouting, boosting morale, and raising his head Waving the flag, the command is determined.Among the Liao army, there are many veteran generals.

Since going north, they have also fought against the enemy in Liaodong several times. They gave Ma Quanyi the impression that brave is brave, but the military discipline is not clean enough, and the will to fight is not strong.But at this time, facing the toughness shown by the Liao army led by Gao Mohan, Ma Quanyi was very moved.

However, feeling that they could not completely defeat them, seeing the approaching Shicheng County, Ma Quanyi finally decided to change his tactics, and issued a few military orders: "Order, the heavy armor will be withdrawn to the middle camp to rest. The whole army will gradually disengage from the Liao army. , Reorganize the army formation, take the opportunity to rest, and attack the enemy from behind!"

"General, if we let them retreat into the city, all previous efforts will be wasted!" A battalion general who was following him said to Ma Quanyi.

"That's up to them to retreat!" Hearing this, Ma Quanyi said directly: "After fighting for so long, the ambition of this Liao army has been demonstrated. The reasons for their resolute resistance are firstly that we oppressed too much, and secondly because of the city walls. Let’s not hope for it in the future. If we take it in temporarily, their morale will be demoralized, and when they fight to enter the city, I don’t believe that they can still maintain such a heart of resistance!”

As he said that, Ma Quanyi looked at the cavalry duel on the other side. The two sides were fighting each other, and their manpower and horsepower were exhausted.Seeing this, Ma Quanyi couldn't help but angrily said: "Send someone to ask about General Li's situation, urge him to speed up, and cooperate with us to wipe out this Liao army!"

"Yes!"

Just as Gao Mohan had worried, behind the Yongqing Army, there were thousands of cavalry led by Li Hanqiong, the envoy of the Xin'an Army.Although the main energy of the Han army was still the main force of the Liao army in the west and north, Gao Mohan, the Liao army, had no intention of letting him go easily.

The two armies of Yongqing and Xin'an, due to the difference in starting point and pursuit time, have created a situation of one behind the other, but this can also ensure mutual support and avoid risks.

The Han army moved after hearing the order, relaxed their offensive, and gradually broke away from the confrontation.The pressure on the Liao army was greatly reduced. Although he didn't know what the meaning was, Lai Gao Mohan's military quality was indeed good, so he took the time to adjust and led the people to retreat towards Shicheng County at a faster speed.

After approaching the county seat, as Ma Quanyi expected, after the fierce force was released, the morale of the Liao army really relaxed.Gao Mohan also discovered this problem when he saw the soldiers who kept looking back and looking at the city wall.

Looking to the west, the Han army has re-arranged its formation, and it looks like it is ready to attack at any time.Seeing this, Gao Mohan secretly scolded the man for being cunning.He didn't dare to withdraw directly into the city with his people, which would easily give the Han army a chance, but chose to line up against the city and continue to fight against the Han army.

However, in front of Shicheng County, something that hit morale happened.The gate of the city was closed tightly, without any sign of acceptance, and soon, several Liao flags on the Tucheng fell down, and a Han flag was erected again, which was obviously made temporarily, with white cloth as the background, and crudely written A "Chinese" character.

After that, more than 30 heads of Khitan people were thrown down, and a big man shouted from the city: "Wang Lin of Luanzhou is here, he has killed the barbarian, and welcomes the king!"

This burst of shouting immediately shook the hearts of the Liao army soldiers under the city, especially those Han soldiers, who looked around and were about to disperse.For this, Gao Mohan's eyes were tearing apart. He was entangled with the Han army all the way, and his confidence was in this small but accommodating earthen city.

What made him even more desperate was that, behind the Yongqing army, the Han flags were flying, and the smoke and dust were billowing. After hurrying, the Xin'an army finally arrived.On Ma Quanyi's side, after the reinforcements arrived, he also saw the strange situation in the city, so he decisively ordered the whole army to attack Gao Mohan.

Seeing this scene, Xi Qi, who was entangled with the Han cavalry led by Ma Renyu, didn't dare to stay any longer, quickly got rid of it, and fled eastward, but he didn't care about Gao Mohan.

Gao Mohan wanted to use the army of Han and Xi as his queen, but he never thought that he would end up in a difficult situation.In fact, no matter how weak Xi Qi's combat power is, with his superior force, he will not be completely involved by Ma Renyu, and the pressure on the Han army should not be limited to that.However, if you sow the cause, you will reap the fruit, that's all.

Ma Renyu did not continue to pursue Xi Qi, but turned his troops around and besieged Gao Mohan's infantry, followed closely, after the Xin'an army participated in the battle, under the siege from three sides, the complete collapse of Gao Mohan's army also came.

However, it is not an exaggeration to describe those Bohai soldiers as soldiers. The puppet army was defeated and surrendered, but there were more than 300 Bohai soldiers left, protecting Gao Mohan to death.

In this regard, the Han army did not intend to persuade them to surrender, just to attack and kill.In the end, it was Ma Renxuan, a brave general, who personally led people to rush in, killed 5 people in a row, rushed in front of Gao Mohan, raised his sword, and landed his head.

Ma Renxuan's knife had already cut a little bit, the blunt knife only cut off half of Gao Mohan's neck, and his last consciousness was only severe pain.

During the Battle of Shicheng, Liao's Nanfu Prime Minister, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and Nanmian Commander Gao Mohan were beheaded by the array. Since the Northern Expedition, the Han army has beheaded the highest ranking Liao general, even though he was from Bohai.

It took some time to clean up the battlefield, and the rough statistics of the battle results came out soon. Except for Xi Qi who fled, more than 3000 Liao army infantry were wiped out, and there were more than 1500 puppet troops who surrendered and were captured.

Ma Quanyi was a little curious about Gao Mohan's military deployment, and only after interrogating the prisoners did he find out the reason.Ma Quanyi couldn't help but said with emotion: "This Gao Mohan is also a famous general of the Liao Dynasty. In order to preserve his strength, he was exhausted by the soldiers of Han and Xi, but he was finally abandoned. The good head is our gain, but it is also the result!"

"Unfortunately, after fighting for so long, the majority of casualties were Han Chinese!" Ma Renyu sighed.

Hearing this, Ma Quanyi was also a little angry, and said: "Order, first arrest these 'Han people' and pick out all their officers!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go to the city to rest and meet the heroes of Shicheng. They have made great achievements this time!"

(End of this chapter)