Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 539 Choice
It was pitch black at night, and the sound of wind and thunder resounded in the mountains like turbulent waves, and the ferocious wind seemed to uproot the surrounding mountains.

The soaring stream at the foot of the mountain scoured the rocks and made loud noises. The wind and rain, lightning and thunder continued all night long.

The military flag was fluttering in the night wind, being torn and ravaged, although it was only heard but not seen, but everything was in the ears and in the heart, vividly in the eyes.

Ye Luxian heard that someone outside was sheltering from the rain by the big tent. They should be soldiers who were watching the night. They were trembling in the wind and rain, talking in low voices about the war in the south.

Regarding their confidence and expectations, Ye Luxian was speechless for a while.

There was a letter on the table in front of him. At dusk, the horse galloped through the trees and twilight, and covered with shadows and mountain winds, brought Yelusha's letter to him.

The letter stated that because of his incompetence, the battle near Beikou had not progressed much. The battle lasted for almost a month, but it was still impossible to break through.

He dropped an ox horn cup at that time, and once thought about sending Yelusha back to punish him.

After he calmed down, he gave up this idea, suppressed his anger and continued to look down, changing the commander just before the battle is a big taboo for military strategists.

Yelusha said that near the north entrance, the two armies fought and suffered heavy losses. He begged the monarch to send elite palace guards and cavalry to support them to defeat the enemy and defend the holy car.

After reading this, Yeluxian's mood eased a little. Yelusha didn't say how many enemies there were, but it must be the main force of the enemy's army that could stop his [-] troops from advancing an inch.

If the main force of the Qin army asked him for help, things would be reasonable.

It's just that the storm and thunder outside were getting bigger and bigger, and he hesitated, walking around for a long time, unable to make up his mind.

He sat in the dark tent, without lighting a candle, listening to the wind and rain in the mountains, and the soldiers outside the tent talking, which was very clear in the dark
Ye Luxian was not an ignorant young man. After experiencing the Shenhuodian Rebellion (Ye Luxian's father, Emperor Sejong, was killed in a mutiny), his family was ruined, and he understood one truth better than many people, that is, there must be military power in his hands.

Now internal and external troubles, the situation is more complicated, he is not only worried about the Northwest, the tribes in the Northeast are not listening to orders, and the situation in the court can not make him feel at ease.

He is not his Taiping emperor, he has his own calculations.

The main force of the Liao Kingdom, the Shan army, was mostly Han and Xi people, and was mainly in the hands of high-ranking Han officials headed by the Han family.

The Pishi Five Armies are mostly controlled by the clan prime minister and senior officials of the Privy Council.

The Six Armies of the Southern Court were almost all Han Chinese, and they were mainly in the hands of Gao Xun, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, and he did not feel safe.

In the entire Liao Kingdom, there is only one army that is most loyal to the emperor, and that is the palace guard cavalry.

It is a personal soldier selected by the emperors of all dynasties, all supported by the royal family, only obeying the emperor, and guarding the tomb of the emperor of Daliao when he is old.

That's why he wants to drive himself to conquer.

To boost morale, because the threat to Shi Congyun was only one of them, and to gather more than 2 elite palace guard cavalry, take them out of Shangjing, and hold them in their own hands.

If the former emperor could be assassinated in Heishan, forty or fifty miles north of Beijing, then he would not be safe in the treacherous Shangjing as a new king when he ascended the throne.

Instead, being guarded by palace guards and cavalry loyal to the royal family made him feel more at ease.

Now that Yelusha asked him for support, he could only let the palace guard cavalry to support him, which made him very disturbed.

Not only is he uneasy about the war, but also because the palace guard cavalry is his greatest reliance
If you support him, you are afraid that if the battle is unfavorable, something like the Vulcan Lake Incident will happen again.

But if there is no support, the battle will be tight, and if the Qin army wins, his situation will be even more dangerous.

The wind and rain outside the tent gradually subsided until the east was white, and Ye Luxian did not fall asleep. He got up and asked people to come in. He ordered people to come in, and then he went out of the tent to watch the sun rise.

The road was muddy, so his fur coat was stained with mud, and water droplets stained his skirt, but he didn't care.

"The time of life and death for the Great Liao Kingdom has come," Yeluxian muttered to himself.

The civil servant who followed and waited for dispatch said: "Your Majesty, since Shi Congyun sent troops, it has been the time of life and death, and it is definitely not the time.

Soldiers, the major events of the country, the place of life and death, must be observed, let alone the king of Qin who conquered from south to north, defeated those who deserved it, and conquered those who attacked him.

Your Majesty should go all out to deal with this existential crisis. "

Ye Luxian glanced at the officials in front of him and didn't say much. The Liao Kingdom set up imperial examinations based on the Han people's imperial examinations, and selected many officials. Most of these people were well-educated and proficient in Confucianism.

It was not until the sun had fully risen and the fog in the mountains cleared away that Ye Luxian returned to his tent and made his own decision. He decided to mobilize the elite main force to support the battle at Beikou. Now there is no way out. Instead of worrying about gains and losses, it is better to let go Shi Congyun will never let him go easily.

In the south of Youzhou City, Emperor Shi stroked the sword lightly and made his own choice.

Let Zhao Shijian fasten his sword belt and armor for him, Wang Shenqi and other soldiers are already waiting on the side of the road in the distance.

The Son of Heaven will lead the main force of the Chinese army, go north to support, and at the same time strive to cause heavy damage to the Liao army in one fell swoop, and hit the royal court in the north.

This is not an idea that came to mind, but a judgment made based on the battle situation on the front line these days.

The battle on the front line was unexpected. The [-] to [-] Liao troops fought for so long but failed to break through the defense line of the Qin army's bastion, and the reinforcements in the rear who were waiting for the battle did not have a chance to play.

Moreover, according to the reports from the front-line soldiers from the waterway, they caused a lot of casualties to the Liao army, but their own losses were minimal, and they could continue to fight as long as they had ammunition supplies.

At this time, Emperor Shi realized that either the Qin army was too strong, or the Liao army was pulled, whichever was a great opportunity.

At the beginning of May, he ordered Li Chuyun in Tanzhou to start gathering the army, and he also gathered the elites near Youzhou, and drove northward to join Chanzhou.

It's time to deal a head-on blow to the Liao army with many casualties and low morale, and it will be detrimental to them if it drags on.

Counting the time, Xiang Xun's army was about to complete the strategic encirclement of the main force of the Liao army.

Zhao Shijian kept persuading him not to go north, but in the end he was stubborn and could only say, "Go early and return early."

Shi Congyun agreed to her, and quickly got on his horse and led the soldiers to disappear at the other end of the avenue. The Qin Army's central imperial guards followed one after another with strict sentences on both sides, and their uniform pace even shook the avenue.

On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, the emperor's royal car arrived in Chanzhou, and joined forces. The whole army was excited, and generals and schools asked for battle one after another.

On the same day, news came from the front that the Liao army temporarily gave up attacking Lianhua Fort and was gathering a large-scale cavalry unit south of the north entrance.

The Qin army also began to gather to prepare for the battle. At night, they transported supplies along the river to the Lianhua Fort. Both sides had a premonition that a big battle was coming.

On May 8000th, Yelu Xiezhen held a spear and shuttled between the armies in the valley. Their troops had been assembled, and His Majesty sent [-] elite palace guard cavalry for them from the north.

So far, the size of the cavalry unit on the Beikou line has reached a terrifying [-] men. Looking at this mighty army, he has a lot of confidence in his heart.

Originally, the army was assembled yesterday, but there was not enough talisman water. He waited until today, and until now, he had doubts about the role of talisman water, but it was better than nothing, and it would be good if it was useful.

Today they plan to form a mighty cavalry team with no 500 people in one team, and 5000 people in one team. Each road will be separated, and they will rush through the river valley one by one, looking for the decisive battle of the Qin army in the south, and ignoring the strange fortresses that make them helpless .

The sun was high, it was not yet noon, there was no wind in the valley, the sound of horses' hooves was chaotic, and the troops behind were marching forward to line up.

After the fog cleared in the valley, all the cavalry had assembled. On the road in the distance, there were still many rotting corpses strewn about. In the middle of the road, the barren hills on both sides of the road were smelly and flies were flying around. It was too late to restrain themselves. unrecoverable remains.

This invisibly put a lot of pressure on everyone. If they were unlucky, they would end up like that.

Yelu Xiezhen approved the armor, took a deep breath, and prayed for the blessing of the Buddha. Now he can only close his eyes and move forward. The army in the rear stretches all the way to Beikou Village. The people in the front cannot see the rear. Can hide behind to pass.

But Yelu Xiezhen knew it well. After so many days of fierce fighting, the morale of the Liao army was on the verge of collapse. There had been deserters at night for the past few days. If he was still behind, it would be difficult to gather people's hearts.

After a while, the horn of desolation sounded, and the command flag for dispatching troops was also erected on the high slope behind the slope. Yelu's oblique pillar clamped the horse's belly, and led many cavalry to move forward slowly, faster and faster.

With a movement in front, the distance is widened, the sound of horseshoes, the earth trembles, the dust and smoke sweeps up, and it soars upwards, mighty like a long dragon, rushing straight to the valley. in!
(End of this chapter)