Han Shizu

Chapter 909 The battle is over
Yelusha's retreat speed was not slow, and they were all cavalry with strong maneuverability, but when he moved, the five Han cavalry that harassed him did not let him go.Especially the veteran Guo Chongwei, who participated in the imperial meeting of Changping City, knew the overall strategic situation, and the withdrawal of the Liao army did not have any confusing effect at all, and he directly saw through it.

Therefore, while sending people to report the Liao army's intention to retreat and invite troops to attack, Guo Chongwei did not hesitate to lead the cavalry and pursue them with guerrilla raids.The other generals, Liu Guangyi, Cui Han, Tian Renlang, and Tian Chongjin, seemed to be the best among the generals of the Han army. Seeing this, they all changed their tactics and led their subordinates to pursue them.

The five Han cavalry were like five hungry wolves, biting Yelusha's tail and causing great trouble for his retreat.In a head-on confrontation, these Han cavalry would definitely not be the opponents of the Yelusha tribe whose main force was the Right Pishi Army, and they might even be easily defeated.

However, constrained by the actual situation, Yelusha wanted to follow the military order to retreat, so he took advantage of Guo Chongwei and others, and was greatly delayed.He couldn't stand being bitten so badly that Yelusha simply sent out a part to stop the pursuit of the Han cavalry, and led the group to retreat northward.

In this regard, Guo Chongwei and others will not allow him to succeed easily, decisively gather troops together, forcibly get rid of the broken division of the Liao army, and go straight to most of Yelusha.Of course, in this process, a huge price was paid, and the casualties were heavy. When Yelusha was bitten again, it would be another relentless struggle.

Yelusha also had a temper, and was very annoyed by the unscrupulous entanglement of the Han army. He simply turned his horse around and concentrated his troops, trying to completely defeat Guo Chongwei's thousands of soldiers and horses.

Yelusha also knew that these thousands of Han cavalry were entangled in such a frenzied way to buy time for the remaining cavalry in Changping to pursue.Therefore, he didn't want to completely annihilate Guo Chongwei and others, that's unrealistic, he just wanted to injure them severely and make them lose the power of entanglement.

But in this way, the pressure on Guo Chongwei and others will be greater. Although there are more than 4000 troops, they have consumed a lot of energy in the previous raids, and they have been chasing and fighting continuously. What they are facing is also the strength of the Liao army. hit.

Therefore, under the heavy blow of Yelusha's army, they were almost defeated.However, Guo Chongwei and others had a firm will to fight, forcibly bearing huge casualties, and fighting with the Liao army.

In fact, Yelusha's goal has been achieved. In this kind of frontal confrontation, the Liao cavalry has more troops and stronger combat power. Although Guo Chongwei and other generals are strong-willed, it is difficult to make up for the disparity in absolute strength.Not long after all the fierce battles, they were defeated by the army led by Yelusha, with heavy casualties.

Similarly, Guo Chongwei's goal was also achieved. Yelusha's retreat was abruptly blocked, and he was not allowed to escape north easily and join the main force of the Liao army at Nankou.

Because Gao Huaide's whole army attacked very quickly, after Yelusha defeated Guo Chongwei and other generals, before he had time to regroup, a large number of Han cavalry were already approaching.In this regard, Yelusha had no choice but to continue to fight.

With the first light of dawn and the heavy wind and frost, a war of iron horses and wars is unfolding in the wilderness of Yannan.There are many Liao cavalry, but their intention is to withdraw, and they will be exhausted after a long battle.There are few Han riders, but they are more rested, intending to entangle and restrain them.

Gao Huaide had fought against Yelusha before, and now he is fighting against Yelusha again. After inspection, he found that this Liao general is not easy to deal with, he has rich combat experience and combat brains.

Although he wanted to retreat, he did not blindly retreat north, which would only cause the Han army to attack wantonly.Relying on the large number of soldiers, he divided the Liao army into two parts, one was entangled with the Han cavalry, and he himself led the Pishi army to contain the attack from the side.

Gao Huaide didn't have much to do about this, he could only divide his troops and refuse, but this gave Yelusha the opportunity to repel the Han army several times in a row, but the defeat was not defeated.

The intention of the Han army is still being restrained, waiting for Chai Zhao's army to go north. Yelusha also understands this point. Therefore, once the Han cavalry is defeated, he will lead the army to retreat northward.

Gao Huaide was not discouraged, and adjusted quickly. He quickly entangled his soldiers and horses, and pursued again.Tens of thousands of cavalry from both sides fought in this kind of cruising and fighting, and the battlefield kept shifting to the northeast.

When Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin led the army and followed the battle traces and caught up, it was already dawn.The two sides have already started a fierce battle beside a maple forest about five miles southeast of the south entrance.After approaching the Liao army in Nankou, Yelusha seemed to have enough confidence. Under Gao Huaide's relentless pursuit, he became more hostile, and he simply let go of his hands and feet, fought Gao Huaide, and firmly gained the upper hand.

After Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin led the army to arrive, they observed the situation on the battlefield, and without much hesitation, they directly led the army into battle. The more than 40,000 Han army was divided into two huge army formations, each led by Chai and Zhao.

Zhao Kuangyin led people to force Yelusha's army to relieve Gao Huaide from the predicament. When the Han army fought on foot and cavalry, Yelusha soon fell into a hard fight.After all, he couldn't drive all the Liao army like an arm, and gradually became exhausted under the oppressive combat of the Han army.Although the Pishi army was strong and caused a lot of casualties to the Han army, they were not invincible after all. When they met head-on with the strong soldiers of the Han army, they were also bloodied.

The Liao army gradually lost the wind, and in the fierce confrontation, some tribal cavalry began to break up.If Yelusha hadn't led the Pishi Army to support it firmly, it would have been defeated.

The messenger who asked for help rushed to Nankou and reported to Yeluwu.

The Nankou side was not idle either. The withdrawal of the Liao army had already progressed to a certain extent. The wounded and wounded soldiers were moved first and retreated to Juyongguan. The nearly [-] Liao troops in the south had already detoured to the north and began to pass through the mountain pass.

The Liao army on the east and west sides also got rid of the entanglement of the small number of troops of the Han army at Nankou, retreated smoothly to the north, and assembled in formation.Under such circumstances, An Shenqi finally made a move. Han Chongyun, the capital of the Fengguo army, led a carefully selected seven thousand soldiers to attack the Liao army, and he and the generals led the rest of the army. In a tight army formation, Xu Tu slowly advanced to support.

Although the Nankou Han army is a tired army, there are 4 to 5 people after all. With such a large number of Han troops, even at the end of their strength, under strong mental stimulation, the energy they can explode cannot be underestimated. Non-Liao troops can be underestimated .

The Liao army also expected that it would line up in the north to guard against the attack of the Han army.It is fate to say it. The previous day and night, the attack without hesitating casualties, could not break through the camp of the Han army and wipe them out. Now that the Han army took the initiative to attack, the Liao army did not have much desire to swallow them, and felt that it was in the way.

The battle between the two sides finally broke out at the South Gate.

After receiving Yelusha's request for help, Yelv Cong couldn't help but said: "I have repeatedly told Yelusha to withdraw his troops and not to get entangled with the Han army. Why did he fight to the death with them and get into this dangerous situation?"

Compared with Yelu Cong's censure, Yeluwu's character was fairer, and he sighed: "It must be the Han army that is chasing after him, and Yelusha has no choice but to fight! Yelusha's [-] army cannot be lost, and the right Pishi army needs more. Rescue and come back!"

"Send Yeluza to rescue!" Yeluwu protested.

Yelu Cong also agreed. In their view, any other army could suffer heavy casualties or even be destroyed, but the Pishi Army could not.This is not just a matter of face, the Pishi army is the most solid force for the Liao emperor to rule the country and suppress the various states. If there is a mass funeral, it will inevitably cause turmoil.

Previously, the [-] mobile troops assembled by Yeluwuzhi were used for this purpose.Under the order, Yelusha quickly led the army to the southeast to rescue Yelusha.

The attack of the [-] Liao army, even with Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin, and Gao Huaide sitting in the town, and the Han army soldiers fighting with all their strength, it was still difficult to stop the Liao army when they wanted to retreat. kill.

In the end, the battlefield was completely transferred to Nankou, where Han and Liao each had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, fighting fiercely.The Liao army occupied the mountain pass and withdrew while resisting.The Han army was divided into several divisions. Although they were fighting independently, they had clear goals and were entangled to death, which made the Liao army scruples about attacking and unable to leave.Of course, the main combat force of the Han army was still in the Changping army. The An Shenqi army had a large number of people, but their strength was insufficient, but it still played a certain role in restraining them.

On the one hand, it is necessary to deal with the attack of the Han army of more than [-] Han troops, and on the other hand, it is necessary to withdraw the troops smoothly. This is an almost unsolvable problem.If they retreat too hastily, it will cause a big rout, if they stay too long, if Murong Yanzhao's army arrives, it will be a doomed situation.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the way back has not been broken.As time went by, the autumn sky gradually hung high, and the anxiety gradually filled the mind of the Liao army commander.

Up to this time, there were still more than [-] Liao troops fighting the Han army at Nankou, most of them elite.But these people were completely entangled by the Han army and did not dare to retreat lightly.

"Your Majesty, we can't let the Han army entangle us like this, we must break the situation, otherwise, the Han army in Tanzhou will come, and the whole army will be in danger." Yelu Cong confronted Yeluwu.

"What do you think!" Yelu Wuzhi looked at him.

Yelu Cong pointed to the An Shenqi Army on the left wing of the Han Army, and said directly: "I will lead an army of [-] to raid the Han Army at Nankou. If we defeat them head-on, the Han Army's position will inevitably be shaken. At that time, Your Majesty can find an opportunity to gradually retreat to Juyongguan Pass!" "

From Yelu Cong's eyes and tone, Yelu Wuzhi felt a kind of determination, he was going to cut off the wrists of a strong man.

Noticing Yelu Wuzhi's expression, Yelu Cong said sadly: "This initiative to attack was my plan, but it failed. I am sincerely ineffective in commanding the battle. Now that the army is in danger, it is my slack responsibility. I am ashamed." As for the three armies, there is no way to see His Majesty and the people of the country, so we can only win the opportunity to retreat for the king, and hope that the king can save some vitality for Daliao!"

Yelv Cong's words made Yeluwu feel a lot, so he didn't say much, just clasped his fists, and solemnly replied: "Don't dare to do your best!"

Soon, Yelv Cong ordered people to raise his banner, and with the iron kite army as the vanguard, he gathered [-] troops and counterattacked towards An Shenqi's army.On An Shenqi's side, he knew how heavy his army was, and he was already overwhelmed, so he fought very smartly, only to entangle and restrain him.

However, when faced with Yelv Cong's almost desperate attack, he was overwhelmed even though he responded positively and resisted hard.This can't be blamed for the incompetence of the Nankou Han army, it's just that they can no longer be blamed for this battle.

Although the Han army at Nankou was overwhelmed, the Han generals were unwilling to give up. They gathered scattered soldiers and wanted to fight.As for Chai Zhaogao, after An Shenqi was defeated, he chose to ignore it by coincidence, but led people to stare at most of the Liao army in front of Nankou, trying to crucify them.

On Yelu Cong's side, seeing that he could not attract other Han troops, he also made a decisive choice. The troops were divided into two groups, one continued to chase and kill An Shenqi's army, and the other was led by him personally to collect firewood for Zhao's queen.

From this point of view, we can't ignore it. With Yelu Cong's support, Yelu Yazhi finally found an opportunity and arranged for people to retreat.During the entire retreat, Yelu Wuzhi was always at the forefront of the rear of the palace, personally directing the battle.

As the Liao army continued to retreat into the mountain pass, the Han army became anxious and changed accordingly. Gao Huaide led the army to deal with Yelu Cong, who was like a mad dog, while Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin led the crowd to hold on to Yelu's property. .

Entangled and pursued all the way to prevent the Liao army from retreating.During this process, Yelu Wuzhi kept arranging to mobilize troops to intercept and gain time to retreat. Although he was defeated by five waves of rear divisions in a row, he retreated more calmly.

From Nankou to Juyongguan, the corpses of the Han and Liao Dynasties almost filled the road, stained red with blood.In the end, after paying a huge price, Yelu Wuzhi led the army to withdraw to the pass.Zhao Kuangyin wanted to lead the army to take the opportunity to attack the pass, but the Liao army had already made preparations for the pass and defense, but to no avail.

When the Tanzhou army arrived at Nankou, the Chai Zhao Han army had already chased into Gudao, and they were still cavalry. When the main force arrived, only the Liao army led by Yelv Cong was left at Nankou.

For them, the angry Han army rushed up like a pack of wolves and wiped them out.Yelv Cong died in battle, and the Liao army that followed him, the remaining [-] men, surrendered.

The battle at Nankou is over.

(End of this chapter)