Han Shizu

Chapter 902 The Battle of the South Exit 3
Yelv Wuzhi led the army and did not launch an attack directly. He observed the fierce fighting situation nearby and got in touch with Yelv Cong before taking action.He stayed [-] cavalry to cooperate with the [-] Liao troops in the east to attack the Han army's Youzhai, and then led the remaining [-] cavalry to attack the Houzhai (Nanzhai) directly, smashing down the corridor, showing an outflanking situation.

Originally, the surprise attack brought by the 130,000 Liao army commanded by Yelv Cong had already caused considerable losses to the Han army.Of course, although the pressure was great, under the command of the general, he faced up to the difficulties and firmly withstood it.Moreover, because he was on the defensive, he was the head of the Han army, and the morale of the army gradually stabilized during the fierce battle.

Although the Qianzhai fought hard, the soldiers of the other camps took the time to rest and provide continuous support from afar.If you only rely on the army of Yelv Cong to eat the Nankou Han army, it will be very difficult even if you have so many first moves.What's more, seeing that the Liao army was unable to attack for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, An Shenqi dispatched troops secretly, concentrated the elite, and prepared to launch a wave of counterattacks to defeat the Liao army head-on.

However, the sudden arrival of the [-] Liao troops in Deshengkou caused a huge blow to the Han army, especially the blow to morale. Not to mention anything else, it was a powerful force in number, compared with the Han camp. There are more regular troops.

As the Youzhai and Houzhai battles broke out, the Qianzhai was still fighting fiercely, and outside the Zuozhai, more than 10,000 Liao cavalry were still encircling and suppressing the cavalry on the north side of the river.For a while, the Nankou Han army was surrounded by enemies, their morale fluctuated, and their morale plummeted.

It stands to reason that with the basic quality of the Han army, there is a solid stronghold to hold on, even in the face of a dangerous situation, it will not be too embarrassed and timid to fight.But the problem is that for this battle, from top to bottom, the psychological preparation is not sufficient. I didn't expect that the Liao army would attack brazenly. With such a big appetite, they wanted to swallow them in one gulp. Moreover, it was still very difficult to directly attack with 200,000 people with all their strength. There are layers.

It has to be said that for this battle, the Liao army was more fully prepared, and the Han army was passive. This can be said to be a change of situation and a change of offense and defense with the previous battle between the Han and Liao.

Now, the Liao army has revealed its trump card and launched an offensive directly with a thunderbolt, intending to completely annihilate the Han army in Nankou.Under such circumstances, An Shenqi's secretly planned counterattack was directly aborted.At the same time, An Shenqi also knew that the time had come when he really needed to work hard.

In order to deal with the new round of larger-scale and more ferocious attacks by the Liao army, An Shenqi first issued an order to the generals of the battalions to gather officers and soldiers, not to panic, and fight with all their strength according to the terrain and features, so that officers at all levels , is bound to take the lead in fighting and maintain the fighting spirit of the army.

At the same time, people advertised to the whole army, saying that envoys asking for help had already been dispatched, and as long as they persisted until evening, reinforcements would surely arrive.At the same time, soldiers at all levels are encouraged to fight the enemy bravely, saying that this is an opportunity for the Liao army to make contributions to them. If they can persist until the arrival of reinforcements and defeat the Liao army, the emperor will reward them heavily.

An Shenqi deeply understands that in such a dangerous situation, maintaining the morale of the army is more important than anything else.According to Zhai Gu's resistance, there is still vitality, and even defeat becomes victory. If the morale of the army is lost, it will be a disaster.

In any case, after excluding the casualties of the half-day fighting, the remaining Nankou Han army still has nearly [-] soldiers and civilians capable of fighting.As long as the will to fight is maintained, it will not be easy for the Liao army to easily eat them.

However, An Shenqi's measures to stabilize people's hearts have achieved good results. Because of the high level of security, morale has dropped, but it has not fallen into chaos. down.

Ordinary soldiers may not have that understanding, but the generals at the top and veterans who have fought many battles all know that if they form an organized resistance, they may still have a chance to persist until reinforcements arrive. Once they are defeated, it is very likely that only the Liao army will chase them down .They are mainly infantry, and they can't run on four legs, and many officers use this to motivate soldiers.

In order to boost morale, An Shenqi ordered people to put up his handsome flag high, and personally beat drums to show his determination to resist to the end.

Of course, what An Shenqi ordered to release was also true, and the messenger for help had already been dispatched.In fact, when the Liao army made a massive attack, An Shenqi sent two cavalry, one to Niulan Mountain and the other to Youzhou.

However, his original intention was not to ask for help, but to ask for troops to annihilate this Liao army. The 130,000 elite Liao army came together, which can be described as a godsend opportunity. If the army gathers and annihilates them, the severe damage to the Liao Kingdom will be even greater than the battle of Luancheng that year.At that time, it can basically be announced that this Northern Expedition has won a complete victory, and the Yanyun states can return calmly, like flipping pancakes.

However, during the fierce confrontation and fighting in Qianzhai, An Shenqi sensed that something was wrong, and sent another person to gallop away, this time really asking for help.

On the other side of Niulan Mountain, the main force of the Han cavalry led by Gao Huaide, combining iron cavalry, Long Jie, Yan cavalry and fan cavalry, has more than [-] troops.The reason why they were stationed at Niulan Mountain was to respond to the two attacking Han troops in the middle, and Niulan Mountain was only [-] miles away from the south entrance.

As for Youzhou, there are still 20,000 remaining troops. Although more than [-] are newly recruited Yan people, they can still send about [-] mobile troops.

Because of the predicament of being besieged, An Shenqi, the messenger for the third wave of help, could not be dispatched, but someone did it for him.It was Han Hui who was stationed in Changping City and was in charge of military logistics.

When the battle broke out in the north, the whole county was on alert. Han Hui personally put on his armor and saber, and sent someone to Daying to ask An Shenqi for instructions.An Shenqi's reply was to let him stick to the city, protect the military supplies in the city, and not be taken advantage of by the Liao army.

In Changping City, there are more than [-] people. Except for [-] auxiliary soldiers and Hebei soldiers, the rest are civilian husbands. The fighting ability of these people cannot be highly regarded.

However, Han Hui is a very knowledgeable person, and he has some concerns about the large-scale dispatch of the Liao army.When he learned that Yeluwu had won the victory and led the army to outflank Nankou, he knew that Nankou was in danger.

Without any hesitation, he dispatched his cavalry to the two places to inform him of the critical situation.At the same time, Han Hui did not stop in Changping City and took some positive measures.

While sending warriors to inquire about the battle situation in Nankou, they also gathered the civilian men in Changping City, each with weapons, and organized them into battalions.Although it is difficult to guarantee combat power, these people have also conducted some training every year when they were in their hometown. There are [-] people, and they may be able to play a big role at critical moments.

Not to mention the progress of the reinforcements, after Yeluwuzhi led the army and launched the attack, even if the generals insisted on resisting unwaveringly, they would still inevitably fall into a critical situation.

From the beginning of the confrontation, the Liao army did not give the Han army much chance to breathe, and the Han army was already very tired after the fierce battle until the afternoon.The first thing that could not be stopped was the battle of the cavalry outside Zuozhai. The cavalry on the Hebei side were not heroic. Some of them withdrew to Hanzhai, while others were driven to Changping.

After defeating the Han cavalry who were in the way, Yelv Cong mobilized his troops again, adding 20,000 people to Zuozhai, and directly attacked Zuozhai.In fact, Yelu Cong and Yelu Wuzhi originally planned to attack Sanqueyi, and Zuozhai to the west was the "escape" gap left for the Han army.

However, the Han army showed no sign of retreating. Sensing its firm will to resist, Yelv Cong did not spare any effort, and simply besieged and crushed the Han army.So far, the Liao army directly involved in the siege of Hanzhai has reached 130,000, twice as many as the Han army.

That's right, the Liao army still has a lot of reserve troops, especially the most elite Pishi army, without him, in order to guard against reinforcements from the Han army.For this encirclement and annihilation battle, the preparations of the Liao army in all aspects were indeed in place.

Soon, the battle at Nankou progressed to the most exciting and cruel stage. The autumn wind howled and the murderous spirit boiled. The killing sounds of the Han and Liao soldiers shook the mountains and forests, frightened the birds and beasts, and the thin clouds above were almost shaken away.

The Liao army's offensive followed a philosophy of not hesitating casualties, and the Han army's camp seemed to be no longer intimidating to them.The Liao army attacked crazily, and the Han army also defended tenaciously. In the life-and-death struggle, emotions such as reason and fear were all thrown away, leaving only the instinct to kill.

The first to be unable to withstand it was Nanzhai, which was breached under the supervision of Yelu Wuzhi.The Han army in Nanzhai, mainly Yan soldiers and some auxiliary soldiers, plus most of the people in the camp, were all placed in Nanzhai.

Under the attack of the elite Liao army, it was finally overwhelmed.As far as the Han army is concerned, the destruction of the South Village is more dangerous than the previous villages. The Liao army is surging, and the Han army is in a state of embarrassment.

An Shenqi was prepared for this.When Qianzhai was in crisis, Liu Tinghan and Wang Yin stepped forward to turn the tide.The fall of Nanzhai was even more dangerous, and it was Luo Yanguan who stood up.

As soon as the Liao army broke through the stronghold, they led the Shun'an army to meet them, generously fighting to the death.And An Shenqi also followed the previous example, personally led the people, gathered the defeated soldiers in the South Village, rearranged the formation, and arranged defenses.The bloody battle of the Shun'an army also aroused the bloodiness of some of the Yan army.

The fall of Nanzhai was also related to the unresolute will of the Yan army to fight.The one who stood up was Yan General Gao Yanhui, who completely stopped thinking about preserving his strength for the King of Yan. Under such circumstances, life and death are the same. The Han army has already achieved this level. Not infected.

Gao Yanhui took the initiative to gather the defeated soldiers and Minzhuang, and led them back into the battle to meet Luo Yanyu who was struggling to support and buy time.In order to stop the advance of the Liao army in Nanzhai, An Shenqi set another fire, a big fire, there was a lot of fodder and wood in Nanzhai, and most of the grain transferred from Changping to the camp was stored in it.

Therefore, the fire burned very vigorously, and many people were burned to death on both sides of the Han and Liao. However, it did play a role in isolating the Liao army.

Seeing that the front village was in danger and the south village was destroyed, although the left and right villages stood firm, Shi Shouxin and Dong Zunhui also fell into a hard fight.Under such circumstances, An Shenqi once again ordered to abandon the outlying camps, move the whole army closer to the central army, and shrink its forces to defend.

This is also a desperation approach. Under the attack of the Liao army, it is also unable to maintain the defense of the huge camp. Shrinking is a necessary choice.Similarly, the result is that the close combat between the attacker and the defender has become more intense.

The remaining Han army was gradually compressed into a small area with a radius of three or four miles around the central army.

The Han army at Nankou is really in danger!

(End of this chapter)