Han Shizu

Chapter 896 Great Victory in Tanzhou

On the general platform, Murong Yanzhao has been standing there since the attack was launched. All the soldiers of the Han army may not be able to see the figure of the commander, but the banner hanging high is always fluttering in the wind, becoming more and more high-spirited, and is always with them.

Although the commander-in-chief of the army, he did not issue several military orders before and after. He just stood on the tower and supervised the battle calmly.For the battle on the front line, there are generals such as Zhang Qiong and Murong Yanqing, and there are generals like Li Chongjin who are in charge of the specific command. As for the big aspects, the front and back have been clearly arranged.

From the looks of it, Murong Yanzhao seemed to be an easy commander.Of course, this is just an illusion. As the commander of the first army, he is responsible for working hard and brains, and anticipating the enemy first.

When the Han army attacked the city of Miyun, all the generals watching the battle were happy, but Murong Yanzhao's expression remained the same, nothing unusual.Sure enough, even if they successfully climbed to the top of the city, the Liao army did not collapse in a single battle, and persisted for a long time.As time passed, the fight in the city was stalemate, but Murong Yanzhao remained calm all the time, and the generals were more convinced by Murong Dushuai's demeanor.

After riding a few times in turn, the flying horse came and reported one after another.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, General Zhang Qiong has captured the head of Miyun City, and severely wounded the enemy general Han Kuangmei!"

"The gate of the city has been broken, and General Murong Yanqing has led his army into the city!"

"The Liao army is defending the city, and General Zhang Qiong will break it again!"

"Commander Li Du has led the entire army of Guardians into the city, and is chasing and destroying the remnants of the enemy!"

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A series of reports on the battle situation, each report was more than the last report, even Murong Yanzhao, who was always calm, showed a little smile on his face.Sun Li didn't have such patience, so he said to Murong Yanzhao: "You are in command, relying on the Holy Guardian Army alone, if you want to wipe out the remnants of the enemy for a while, I'm afraid you won't have enough strength!"

"General Sun intends to fight?" Murong Yanzhao looked at Sun Li.

After participating in the Jinghu battle three years ago, after returning to Tokyo, Sun Li had a big belly and gained a lot of weight. After the emperor mentioned it, Sun Li's body has recovered, but the flesh on his face has become more and more stylish. .

Speaking of which, Sun Li participated in several foreign wars since the founding of the Han Dynasty, except for Shu.This time, the Northern Expedition to Khitan was the same.

At this time, after hearing Murong Yanzhao's question, Sun Li also responded directly: "In the battle against Liao, how can the last general stay out of it? Since the battle of Luancheng, the sword in the chest has not drunk the blood of the Khitan people for 11 years. The first contribution to breaking the city was given to the Holy Guardian Army, and my little army did not deserve too much credit for the finishing touches, so please give me an order!"

Hearing Sun Li's words, Murong Yanzhao laughed directly.

On the side, Lu Huaizhong said: "Commander, the Liao army in the city originally had [-] soldiers. After excluding those who were entangled and lost in the past, there are probably no less than [-] soldiers who can fight. Although the defeated army cannot be trusted , but in order to reduce the casualties of soldiers, we should mobilize troops and horses as soon as possible, and enter the city to eliminate them!"

"General Sun can lead the Xiaodi army to attack, but there is no need to enter the city. Lead the troops to the north city. If the enemy comes out to rob and kill them, attack them before they come out!" Murong Yanzhao ordered.

"Yes!" Sun Li said immediately, and immediately realized: "Du Shuai is saying that the Liao army will break through from the north of the city?"

"My army is in the south, and the other three sides are all in vain. Since the city is broken, the Liao army may not defend it to death. Miyun is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are water obstacles in the east and west, but the north is the most suitable place to break through!" Murong Yan Zhao explained briefly.

"I will not let the Liao army escape!" Wen Yan said.Sun Li beamed with joy, cupped his fists and said, then hurried away.

After Sun Li left, Metropolitan Lu Huaizhong couldn't help but said to Murong Yanzhao: "Captain, if the Liao army breaks through the siege, it may not necessarily go north, but if it goes west, Qingqi can pass through the water, and it can also escape into Yanshan. Desperadoes, don't underestimate them, our defenses in the west of the city may not be able to stop them!"

"General Lu's considerations are also reasonable!" Hearing this, Murong Yanzhao nodded slightly, and immediately called the Chuanling Military Academy, and ordered: "Xianling, Commander Shi Yande of Hujie, lead the horse army of the headquarters, and lie in the west of the city! If there is a Liao army Break through, rob and kill them!"

"Yes!"

"Captain, what if the Liao army goes out to the east of the city?" Lu Huaizhong asked.

Hearing this question, Murong Yanzhao's plain tone revealed strong confidence: "The north and west roads are close, and the east is full of twists and turns. If they go north or west, or there is a glimmer of life, if they go east, we can calmly encircle and suppress them. Definitely destroyed!"

Outside the city, the Han army was further mobilized to gather and annihilate the Liao army in Tanzhou. At the same time, the Liao army inside the city was also in a hurry, making the final struggle.Of course, this kind of struggle is not to continue to resist the Han army, but to organize a breakout and evacuation as soon as possible.

For Xiao Siwen, if you ask him to command the battle, he may have shortcomings, but he is decisive enough to make decisions.In fact, when the city tower was lost, they knew that Miyun was no longer defendable. The reason why they organized troops to guard the Wengcheng was not to resist stubbornly, but to urgently mobilize manpower behind to prepare to break through.

Half of the guards in Miyun City are Han soldiers, and the rest are Khitan, Xibu sergeants, and Bohai navy soldiers. These people are the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom.

With the fine cavalry of other countries' uncles, supplemented by Xi cavalry and Bohai soldiers, plus a part of the Han army led by Han Kuangmei, these troops are actually capable of fighting when organized.

In times of crisis, it is impossible to be fully organized. After Zhang Qiong broke through the Urn City again, Xiao Siwen led the three thousand cavalry that had been organized in advance, and retreated directly to the west, coercing them all the way, gathering soldiers and horses.As for the remaining Han soldiers, they were discarded directly, and the rest of the Khitan headquarters soldiers also informed more and broke through separately.

That's right, Xiao Siwen chose to go west.There is no place to die in the east of the city; the road to the north of the city is easy to travel, but it must be the key defense direction of the Han army. It can have unexpected effects.

This was analyzed by the seriously injured Han Kuangmei to Xiao Siwen before he fell into a coma. Xiao Siwen also chose to believe him, and did not abandon this loyal minister of Daliao. Instead, he ordered his personal guards to tie him up and carry him away.

By the time Xiao Siwen led his people out of the west city, he had gathered more than 5000 troops, mainly cavalry.He only used two sentences to boost morale, and he didn't mention his allegiance to Daliao, let alone any meritorious deeds.

When they were in a desperate situation, they saw the hope and direction of life, and some people took the lead. As the backbone of the Liao army, those who followed Xiao Siwen had good basic combat qualities. The door roared and rushed straight away.

In the west of the city, although Murong Yanzhao has established a stronghold and set up a line of defense, it is indeed not strong enough. There are only about 10,000 people, and most of them are peasants.

Xiao Siwen led a group of desperadoes to attack, although some Han generals took the initiative to lead people to stop them, but they did not stop them.After being killed and scattered, Xiao Siwen didn't care about chasing and killing, and went straight across the Han camp to the west, heading straight for the Baiyu River. However, outside the Han camp, someone turned his back on his back.

The Han army set up hundreds of camouflaged horse-trapping pits in the wild, and countless people fell under the traps.In this regard, Xiao Siwen didn't dare to bet on how much the Han army had deployed, so Xiao Siwen immediately led people to detour north (he really didn't dare to go south).However, the detour to the north was blocked by a wide, long and deep trench, and there were still three criss-crossed roads, and there was no way to detour.

In an emergency, Xiao Siwen directly ordered to kill the horse and fill the hole, and finally crossed the dangerous ravine.In the process, the reorganized Xicheng Han army continued to hunt and entangle.

The Han general Shi Yande, who was ordered to move westward, also led [-] tiger cavalry to chase and kill him.In fact, after the city was broken, the Han army's response was fast enough, but on the whole, it seemed that there was still a delay.And the main reason is that even the general of the Han army himself did not expect that Miyun could be conquered in one day.

On Xiao Siwen's side, because of his strong desire to survive and decisive decision-making, he bought himself a lot of time.

By the time the Han general Shi Yande led the army to catch up after bypassing the trap set by his own family, the Liao army fleeing west was halfway through.In this regard, without the slightest hesitation, the leader rushed to kill.Later, after learning the main direction of the Liao army's breakout, the rest of the Han army also came to encircle and annihilate them.

On the bank of the Baiyu River, the Liao army fleeing west directly killed more than 400 people and sank hundreds of corpses. A section of the Baihe River was almost dyed into a red river. Only the leader of the Liao army, Xiao Siwen, led less than [-] people, successfully crossed and fled in a hurry.

The other Liao troops in Tanzhou, both inside and outside the city, failed to escape, and were basically wiped out under the heavy siege of the Han army.Before and after this battle, 10,000 Liao troops killed more than 3000 taels, and the rest were captured.They captured more than [-] war horses, countless flag armor, and [-] shi of food, which can be described as a complete victory.

Of course, the Han army also suffered a lot of losses, not to mention the casualties of soldiers, but the consumption of ordnance and manpower was enough to make the logistics officials bleed.

(End of this chapter)