Han Shizu

Chapter 929
In the cold night, accompanied by the bone-invading cool wind, Shi Yanchao's hundred riders were wrapped.A few miles away, he boarded a mound and looked at the city in the clouds. He was very emotional. Although it was a bit vague, the city in the clouds in his memory was not as high or as wide, and even the trenches under his feet were deep.

"This cloud and the Liao army are really weird everywhere!" Soon, Shi Yanchao discovered the problem.

"I also find it strange!" The officer next to him said.

Hearing this, Shi Yanchao couldn't help turning his head to look at him: "You boy, what do you see, tell me!"

The officer said directly: "The night has fallen, and there are not many lights on this huge cloud city! Previously, it was reported that there were endless chaos and disturbances inside and outside the cloud. Now that Wang Shi is going north, But it was completely silent, and there is still the Liao camp, so huge, but the lights are sporadic, as if there is no one there."

"You're right!" In the dark night, Shi Yanchao's hawk-like eyes were sharp and bright, he lightly kicked the horse's belly, and said in a cold voice: "Go, follow me to Liaoying!"

"General, the scouts of the Liao Army have already noticed us, so we should stop taking risks!" the officer advised.

"Why, you want to learn from Kang and meet again and be the woman's nagging, or are you afraid?" Shi Yanchao said extremely insulting words in a joking tone.

Sure enough, the officer said: "What is there to be afraid of in a mere Liao camp? Follow the general, mountains of swords and seas of fire, you can go there, the general is not afraid, how can I be afraid of danger?"

Obviously, what kind of soldiers will be brought out by what kind of generals, the soldiers under Shi Yanchao's command, especially these personal followers, all have a kind of arrogance and fearlessness.Seeing this, Shi Yanchao showed a satisfied smile, gave him a light whip with a whip, and scolded: "You speak loudly, you are facing hundreds of thousands of Liao troops!"

That's what he said, but without the slightest hesitation in his actions, he went out first, and the Han cavalry behind him followed him closely, rushed down the hill, and then went straight to the Liao camp.

The closer you get, the more surprised you feel, because all the noises from the target camp are "women crying, children screaming", and there is almost no defense, not even the Jumalu village, so they rushed straight into it and stepped into the camp. The ease was unexpected.

"General, there are actually old and weak women and children in this Liao camp!" Amidst the commotion, the accompanying officer said to Shi Yanchao.

"Let's go, let's go to other camps!" Shi Yanchao's expression was already extremely serious, his brows were tightly frowned, and he led the crowd away without thinking, ignoring the old and weak at all.

Then, he went through the Liao camp and stepped through four camps, only to find that they were all empty camps.Now, if he still doesn't understand what happened, then Shi Yanchao will be a general in vain.

"The Liao army has actually withdrawn!" Shi Yanchao exclaimed in shock.

Before he could think about it carefully, there was a sound of killing coming from Yunzhong City in the west, the lights were full of lights, and there was a lot of movement, but it was obviously aimed at Shi Yanchao.After all, his hundred riders are too arrogant.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shi Yanchao turned around and left without any intention of fighting the Liao army.Knowing a little about the enemy's situation, he was not arrogant enough to really rely on these hundred cavalry to fight against the Liao army.However, before retreating, they turned to the "private camp" and arrested two old men, not only to cause riots and get rid of the Liao army's pursuit, but also to learn some more accurate information from these people.

When Shi Yanchao got rid of the pursuit of the Liao army and returned to the vanguard cavalry, it was already close to midnight.The Baiqi who attacked killed and injured more than [-] people, but this did not hinder Shi Yanchao's joy.

Kang Zaiyu and his people chose a forest hill next to the tributary of Sanggan, where they could rely on for both advance and retreat. They did not set up a camp, but only a hundred people as a unit, sleeping by a bonfire.

Faced with Shi Yanchao's return, Kang Zaiyu looked relieved and entertained the returning soldiers with roasted horse meat.Sitting by the campfire, with a sharp dagger cutting horse meat and feeding it to his mouth, Shi Yanchao asked, "How is the situation in the army?"

Kang Zaiyu was also a straightforward person, and said directly: "210 people were killed in battle, and 350 four horses were captured. The casualties of the Liao army should be around a thousand."

"It took so much effort to achieve such a result, isn't it a pity?" Shi Yanchao said.

Hearing his words, Kang Zaiyu thought it was because Shi Yanchao was still discouraged from pursuing him, and immediately said: "General Yang of the Dingxiang Army sent a message, and he rode behind with [-] paces, more than ten miles away from us. Set up camp outside. In addition, King Wei also led his army northward!"

Knowing this military situation, Shi Yanchao was in high spirits and obviously full of confidence.Noticing his expression, Kang Zaiyu hurriedly asked: "I haven't heard that the general has come to the cloud to inspect the enemy, what's the situation?"

"Great harvest!" Shi Yanchao's eyes showed excitement: "Most of the Liao army has retreated, almost all the camps outside Yunzhong City are empty, and there is one in the city, I am afraid it is to restrain our army from pursuing. Obviously, the Liao army is afraid of the power of our army and retreats because they know they are invincible. All the changes before are to confuse our army and buy them time to evacuate. From the mouth of the old people in the cloud, this is also proved !"

Hearing this, Kang Zaiyu was also taken aback, if what Shi Yanchao said was true, then this military situation is too important.Immediately said: "Notify the friendly army immediately, and report to King Wei!"

"It's natural!" Shi Yanchao said: "However, the Khitan army has already withdrawn, although it's hard to know how long and how far they have fled, but we are a vanguard force, so we shouldn't sit idly by!"

Hearing his words, Kang Zaiyu's heart tightened suddenly, seeing Shi Yanchao like this, he was planning to make trouble again, and asked, "What does the general intend to do?"

"Why?" Shi Yanchao grinned at the corner of his mouth, chewing on the horse meat, and replied, "Naturally, he went around the cloud and pursued the Liao army!"

"Isn't this too risky?" Kang Zaiyu frowned.

"If you don't take risks, why not let hundreds of thousands of Liao troops retreat calmly?" Shi Yanchao glanced at him, and said seriously: "There is no risk in a war. If the Liao army is really retreated completely, will our army be able to retreat?" Too incompetent? Since the Northern Expedition, Youyan has fought several battles with great achievements. This is a rare opportunity, how can we miss the opportunity to pursue and annihilate, if it spreads, it will make people laugh!"

"You don't have to persuade me, I've made up my mind. I'll lead my army around Yunzhong and pursue northward, and I won't let him get away easily!" Shi Yanchao stared at Kang Zaiyu: "If General Kang has other intentions, he can stay in Here, I wait for Yang Ye and King Wei's army to report for me and express their intentions!"

When Shi Yanchao said this, how could Kang Zaiyu express his stance, being forced to this point, he had no other choice, and said: "If the general insists on marching, the general will eventually be willing to join the army!"

If it was true what Shi Yanchao said, he stayed here and waited for the army, then no matter what the truth was, he would not be able to escape the reputation of being a coward.

Reached a consensus, everyone rested, and when it was still dark, they set up a temporary camp. Under the urging of Shi Yanchao, the Han cavalry who had rested all night started to pack up their armor and horses, and then marched northward in the light of the spring morning.

Waiting until the cloud, without stopping, quickly bypassed, all the way to the north.The movement of Shi Yanchao's army was naturally seen by the defenders in Yunzhong, and he quickly reported it to Yelu Talie.When Yelu Talie heard it, he seemed very calm, and said that he should not pay attention to it. There were only a few thousand horses in the area, and the army was chasing him alone.

The Dingxiang army in the rear also became vigilant after receiving Shi Yanchao's notification. After dawn, they also led the army northward, approaching Yunzhong City.When Shi Yanchao's garrison was approaching, it was empty of people and horses, leaving only a mess of bonfires. From the mouths of the wounded soldiers, we learned that Shi Yanchao was leading the pursuit of the Liao army.

Hearing this, Yang Ye's face changed drastically. Last night, Shi Yanchao made the decision to pursue and informed Yang Ye of the military situation.At that time, Yang Ye hurriedly sent soldiers to the north to dissuade him, and told him not to be restless and not to rush forward.

But obviously, it didn't work at all.In fact, what Yang Ye didn't expect was that his persuasion would have a counterproductive effect, arousing his desire to enter the army.From Shi Yanchao's point of view, you, Yang Ye, a junior, even if you are favored by the emperor, you are not qualified to dictate to Shi Yanchao.

As for Yang Ye, he could understand Shi Yanchao's mood of chasing Jiangong, but he couldn't agree with his hasty approach.Judging from the movement of the Liao army in the past few days, it is obvious that they have made sufficient preparations for retreat. The enemy is numerous and numerous, and the situation of the enemy is still unclear. Under such circumstances, it is definitely not a wise choice to pursue rashly.

Therefore, after learning of the direction of Shi Yanchao's army, Yang Ye immediately took the five thousand cavalry with him, and prepared to march northward as well.The deputy envoy Kang Yanze was left alone to lead the army to monitor the situation in Yunzhong City and wait for Fu Yanqing's army.

Yang Ye led [-] cavalry, except for the [-] Hedong cavalry assigned by Fu Yanqing, and the remaining [-] were Dingxiang Army cavalry. Among the frontier troops, there were [-] cavalry, and Dingxiang Army was the only one. beloved.

And Yang Ye led the army northward, not to pursue the Liao army, but to support and rescue. He didn't think Shi Yanchao could achieve any results, but might be in danger.After all, it was also Fu Yanqing's military order to support Shi Yanchao.

(End of this chapter)