Han Shizu

Chapter 911 Summary
"Who's head is this?" One of the generals behind An Shenqi was Liu Tinghan who performed well in the Nankou Battle, looking at a head in his hand, Liu Chengyou asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, this is Yelu Cong, Duke Qishui of Liao Dynasty, and envoy Yelu Cong from the south!" Liu Tinghan hurriedly reported, "I am going to present the head of this chieftain to Your Majesty!"

"I've heard of this person, and this time the Liao army took the initiative to launch a massive attack, it was he who suggested to Lord Khitan!" Liu Chengyou nodded, raised his foot and moved the head of Yelv Cong, who was thrown on the ground, bloody and bloody, The shape is terrifying, but it seems to be able to see the stubbornness of an old Khitan chief before his death.

An Shenqi said: "This governor led the Liao army to attack Nankou, which indeed caused great trouble for our army. In the end, he was the one who led the army to risk his life and force, disrupted our army formation, and caused the remaining Liao army to retreat. Provide convenience and buy time. During the chaos, he was killed by Liu Tinghan!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but look at Liu Tinghan a few more times. Unlike many strong generals of the Han army, Liu Tinghan is not so hostile, and his facial lines are softer, giving people a sense of intimacy.

Liu Chengyou said: "This decapitation, it seems that Hualuo has a family!"

Liu Tinghan clasped his hands and replied, his tone seemed very peaceful: "The last general is just lucky, if there is no bloody battle for the soldiers of the army, there is no way to chase the enemy!"

Listening to his words, Liu Chengyou has a better impression of him.An Shenqi also said good things to Liu Tinghan: "Tinghan's army is well-rounded, generous and tolerant, and the soldiers are more obedient. During the battle at Nankou, our army encountered life and death crises several times, the situation collapsed, and the defense collapsed. All the generals and soldiers of the army, stay calm in the face of danger, gather the crowd to kill the enemy, and only then can we turn the tide!"

"I know, you fought hard in this battle!" Liu Chengyou said with emotion.

Focusing on the Han generals gathered here, Shi Shouxin, Han Zhongyun, Luo Yanyu, Dang Jin and others went up in person, shook hands, straightened their clothes, or patted their shoulders, and they all said only one sentence: "Thank you!"

"I will never forget the merits of this battle, and the imperial court will not hesitate to reward them!" Liu Chengyou didn't say more about the scene, but expressed his position to them with the most direct and sincere words.

In fact, after this battle, the big man will have another group of military nobles, and it is a large number.For this, all the generals showed satisfied smiles. After experiencing such a cruel life and death, what they want is the approval and reward of the emperor and the court.

"Let's treat the wound first, don't neglect the wound!" Liu Chengyou released his concern for the general.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chengyou looked at Murong Yanzhao again: "Nankou soldiers have fought hard for a long time, and they urgently need to be adjusted. I have to bother you about the aftermath of the battlefield. Please take care of the arrangements!"

"Yes!" Murong Yanzhao answered with cupped hands.

The fighting in front of the South Gate has completely ended, but it has not calmed down. The matter of cleaning the battlefield is completely left to Murong Yanzhao to arrange and dispose of.At the same time, Liu Chengyou specially appointed generals Han Hui and An Shouzhong to assist them. Han Hui was in charge of logistics, and An Shouzhong represented the emperor. Food, medicinal materials, quilts and other urgently needed supplies also came from Changping. sent up.

Although An Shenqi didn't participate in the front-line fights, but in terms of energy consumption, he was no less than those fighters, especially when he was carrying tens of thousands of troops.Now that the war has come to an end, An Shenqi has relaxed physically and mentally, and his whole body feels like he is about to collapse.

For such an old handsome man, it was really not easy, Liu Chengyou felt sorry for him, and wanted to let him have a good rest.However, An Shenqi forced himself to report the battle to Liu Chengyou first.

There was no other way, Liu Chengyou had no choice but to go with him and continue to listen to his reports in the commander's tent in Zhongzhai, Nankou.After An Shenqi's personal narration, Liu Chengyou finally understood what happened to the Han army at Nankou, and why there were such tragic scenes inside and outside the village.Liu Chengyou also understands An Shenqi's almost pathetic "chatter".

"How is Han Lingkun's injury?" Liu Chengyou asked.

An Shenqi sighed: "Although Han Deshun was negligent in defending, he realized his shame and was brave. When chasing and killing the Liao army, he was severely injured, and medical officers have been arranged to rescue him!"

"Is Wang Yin killed?" Liu Chengyou asked again.

Hearing and asking, An Shenqi nodded slightly, with a bit of sadness on his face. As a veteran of the same age, An Shenqi felt more deeply about Wang Yin's death.

"General Wang, at the most critical moment, he led the daredevils and used his own life to buy time for the army to stabilize the line of defense!" An Shenqi said.

Regarding this, Liu Chengyou was silent for a long time, and sighed softly: "Where's his body?"

"It was snatched back by Liu Tinghan, and it was placed on the left side of the tent!" An Shenqi said.

"Take me to see!"

For Wang Yin, Liu Chengyou's perception is a bit complicated. He was once labeled as a "dead general" by him. Although his qualifications are very old and he has some military exploits, for three generations, the habit of domineering and arrogant warriors has all been attached.

Because of this impression, he has been abandoned after committing the crime.But after the battle at Nankou, Liu Chengyou sighed a little more, what made such an old man need to fight so hard on the battlefield.
Liu Chengyou thought of Sun Li back then, who also sacrificed his life in the Battle of Luancheng, and only after he was defeated by Chuangli did he change his impression of him.

Outside the tent, Wang Yin's corpse was in front of him. His gray beard was stained red with blood, and it had solidified. .

Putting his hands on his chest, he solemnly bowed to Wang Yin's corpse, Liu Chengyou straightened up, and ordered: "The order is that all the soldiers and civilians who died in this battle must be buried properly, and all records of military merits will be recorded. Don't miss a single person. Tomorrow, I will personally worship them!"

"Yes!"

In Weiji, An Shenqi passed out, which caused a lot of people around to rush around. He went to a military doctor for diagnosis and treatment and found out that he was overtired and unable to cope.For an old man in his sixties, it was also very dangerous. In this regard, Liu Chengyou directly asked Zhang Dejun to take care of An Shenqi himself, and he did a good job with deep grace.

In the following time, Liu Chengyou began to go down to the grassroots in person, inspecting the various armies, encouraging the soldiers, and affirming their contributions, especially those who were injured.In this battle, many soldiers of the Han army were killed, and even more were injured. Because of the lack of medicine and medicine, Liu Chengyou directly ordered doctors to be dispatched from surrounding towns, and medicinal materials were transported from Youzhou to replenish them.

It wasn't until sunset that Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin led the army back one after another. When they learned that the emperor was lucky to be in Nankou, they hurried to pay homage.For the two, Liu Chengyou, who was patrolling the barracks, went to greet them in person and gave them a lot of respect. It was another "hard" talk.

Asked about the situation of the Liao army, Zhao Kuangyin reported: "The Liao army is well commanded, and there are many capable men. They are always defeated but not defeated, and retreat without chaos. It's a fault!"

Zhao Kuangyin first apologized for his guilt. How could Liu Chengyou take this seriously, and immediately said: "Being able to defeat the Liao army and severely injure its soldiers is already a great victory. How can we be greedy for all the achievements? Yuen Long doesn't have to worry about it."

"On my way, I saw corpses strewn all over the field, and the road was almost full. Our army suffered heavy casualties, and the Liao army suffered heavy casualties. After this attack, their intentions were successfully defeated. The overall situation of the Northern Expedition will be completely biased towards our army, and the great cause can be expected Ah!" Liu Chengyou said.

"What Your Majesty said is true!" Chai Rong seemed very calm, and replied: "After this defeat, the Liao army is seriously injured. Even if there is still a closed city to rely on, it is difficult to defend it. I suggest that you rest and recuperate the soldiers, and then take advantage of the situation to go out of the fortress! "

"Don't worry!" Seeing Chai Rong's appearance of chasing and beating the Liao army, Liu Chengyou seemed very calm and said: "The army suffered heavy casualties in this battle, especially the Nankou army, more than half of them were killed or injured. It is difficult to restore combat strength. Since the Northern Expedition, the soldiers of the army have been fighting continuously, and they are inevitably exhausted. The overall situation of the war is already firmly in our hands, so there is no need to rush forward!"

Liu Chengyou's words, in fact, basically set the tone for the next battle of the Han army, focusing on recuperation and adjustment.Still the same sentence, the Liao Kingdom couldn't afford it in the first place, and after this setback, if it drags on, they will definitely be the ones who can't stand it.Moreover, it would be very difficult to organize another counterattack like Nankou.

Next, if the Liao army didn't want to defend, they had to defend, and it was difficult to defend.After nightfall, Li Chongjin sent someone to deliver the good news, and Desheng Pass was easily captured. Moreover, when he left the mountain pass to the north, he successfully captured the empty Confucian State.Now, the battle situation in Youbei has completely fallen into the control of the Han army, which is difficult to reverse.

It was not until the 26th, the third day after the end of the Nankou War, that the results of the battle were not counted.On the side of the Han army, not to mention the loss of military supplies, military and civilian casualties exceeded 40,000, and more than [-] were directly killed in battle.

The army at Nankou lost Judah, and many battalion-level establishments were directly wiped out.The loss of the cavalry was not small. Before the battle, the cavalry of the various branches of the Han army added up to nearly [-] cavalry.

The Han army has suffered so much, and the Liao army can only be described as miserable. Half of the 200,000 troops were beaten. After the battle statistics, around the south entrance, the Liao army's corpses were found more than 70,000. If Counting the captured, injured, and lost, the loss is definitely more than half.

At the same time, the Han army captured more than 30,000 intact war horses, which was no small gain.

(End of this chapter)