Fenghou

Chapter 1539
Countries are often bounded by high mountains and rivers, and Xiliao and Xizhou Huihe are no exception. The border between the two countries is Jinling, which stretches for hundreds of miles. Among them, the inclined river valley is an important passage through Jinling. To defend against the invasion of Xiliao, Xizhou Huihe built a strong military fort at the narrowest point of the Xiehe Valley, but due to the surrender of the defenders, this strong military fort was taken by the Xiliao army without bloodshed.

At this time, Xiehe Fortress became a stumbling block in front of the Yong army. There were [-] troops stationed there. The castle was made of large stones and was extremely strong. However, there was a half-moon-shaped gap at the bottom of the castle, allowing the river to flow through the gap. .

The [-] troops were blocked on the east side of Xiehe Fort. Hundreds of steps away, Liu Qiong rode on a horse and looked at this solid military city half a mile wide. His gaze fell on the half-moon-shaped gap below.

He looked back and asked, "How long will it take to install the trebuchet?"

Hu Yanyun hurriedly said: "It will take about two days!"

"Install it right away! Let the Xiliao army have a taste of our Thunderfire."

Hu Yanyun immediately went down to explain.

This time the Yong army also carried the key parts of ten large trebuchets. Like other bases and shelves, they were bulky and inconvenient to transport. They could be made locally by felling trees.

One hundred thousand troops camped on the spot, the soldiers cut down hundreds of trees, and more than 100 artisans accompanying the army began to make shelves and install trebuchets.

The hundreds of defenders on the top of the city were very nervous, and the [-] troops put tremendous pressure on them.

"Don't worry, they came from afar without carrying siege weapons!"

The general cheered up the defenders loudly from the top of the city, "The castle is condescending and the terrain is dangerous, they can't attack it!"

The general's reassurance reassured the soldiers a little. In fact, everyone thought of going together, but they could still run if they couldn't hold on.

In the early morning of the third day, the sound of war drums rumbled through the valley, and the Yong army began to slowly march towards the valley. In the front were ten large trebuchets. Step out.

The bow and arrow range of the Xiliao defenders is only seventy or eighty steps, and they have nothing to do with the trebuchets 150 steps away. The defenders on the top of the city watch helplessly as the trebuchets are adjusted. No siege weapons were carried.

The soldiers put thin-skinned kerosene cans on the throw pockets, and lit the kerosene outside the pots with torches.

The commander of the Yong army waved the battle flag, ten trebuchets were fired at the same time, and a burning oil tank flew towards Guancheng. One of the burning oil tanks hit the outside of the city wall, and the outer city wall suddenly ignited In the fire, two kerosene pots were thrown into the city, and the city burned instantly. The other seven fire pots hit the top of the city accurately, and the pottery pots shattered. Suddenly, many places burned up.

The trebuchets threw out fire oil tanks one after another. After several rounds, the top of the city was turned into a sea of ​​flames, with thick smoke billowing.

Liu Qiong saw that the top of the wall could no longer stay, and ordered: "Firearmers follow!"

More than a dozen soldiers rushed towards Guancheng carrying a large iron fire thunder weighing two hundred catties.

The crescent-shaped gap below the Guancheng is simply a natural explosion hole, and there are soldiers holding a large wooden box. After a while, more than a dozen soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city wall. They put a large iron fire mine into the box and slowly pushed it to the ground. Below the notch.

The box and the iron fire mine were very heavy and huge, firmly covering the gap at the bottom. A soldier lit the matchlock with a torch, and a dozen soldiers turned around and ran for nearly a hundred steps in one breath, lying on the ground, tightly Cover your head and ears tightly.

All the soldiers covered the ears of their horses, and they themselves plugged their ears with cloth balls beforehand, only to hear an earth-shattering explosion, the ground was shaking, thick smoke was flying into the sky, and countless stones and sand also flew into the sky.

After a while, stones and sand fell down, and when the smoke cleared, half of the Guancheng collapsed, revealing a large gap of one foot wide. Liu Qiong swung his saber, "Go in!"

Yue Yun led [-] cavalry to rush in. The soldiers in the city were frightened by the explosion and fled desperately. Xieshuiguan fell immediately.

The army of one hundred thousand passed through Xieshui Valley and entered the territory of Xiliao. The army slowed down, but resolutely and resolutely killed Husiuruduo, the capital of Xiliao.

There are endless tents scattered along the banks of the Longju River. This is the tribe where the Khan of the Kelei Tribe belongs. He was defeated in the battle with the Western Liao Army. Si Khan was forced to leave the Golden Ranch with tens of thousands of people, and migrated two thousand miles to the southeast, and came to the bank of the Longju River.

Khan Husi is like a seriously injured lion, fleeing back to the land of his ancestors to recuperate.

The Kret tribe still has nearly a thousand miles of pastures, and there are more than [-] other small tribes, but the heavy losses are young and strong men, and most of the tribe are old, weak, women and children.

Not only the Kelei tribe, but also the Tata tribe and the Mierqi tribe. More than [-] young and strong men were slaughtered, and the vitality of the three tribes was greatly damaged.

This morning, a Yong army cavalry escorted a Han civil servant to the Kelei Ministry. Dozens of Khan’s personal guards took over the escort and took the Han civil servant to the king’s tent. Zhe, under the will of the emperor Chen Qing, was sent as an envoy to the Kelei Ministry.

Kelei Khan suddenly knew about Zhang Zhe's arrival, so he stood in front of the king's tent to greet him.

Hu Si laughed and stepped forward to hug Zhang Zhe. Although the smile did not come from the heart, he was also full of expectations for Zhang Zhe's arrival. When they were at their worst, it was civil servants who came instead of the army, so he felt very relieved up.

Husi immediately ordered the soldiers to kill sheep and prepare wine to entertain the distinguished guests, and also invited the nobles of the Kelie tribe to accompany the envoys of the Yong Kingdom.

In front of the big tent was filled with mountains of meat and wine, as well as plates of the freshest fruits, and the melodious sound of pianos, and more than a dozen Kreb girls danced lightly.

Zhang Zhe was about forty years old, smart and capable. Although the host tried to persuade him to drink, Zhang Zhe only drank in a small cup. In his words, drinking too much alcohol would miss the important affairs of the Kret.

Hu Si winked at everyone, telling them not to persuade them to drink anymore.

Holding the wine bowl, he pondered for a moment and asked, "What good news can Special Envoy Zhang bring us when he comes to the Ministry of Creed?"

Zhang Zhe smiled slightly, "Don't tell me Khan doesn't want to return to the fertile pastures by the Hando River?"

Husi and his tribe fled in panic from the banks of the Hando River. He sighed and said, "How could I not want to go back? The Naiman tribe has already occupied the golden pasture. I'm lucky if I'm still alive. Where can I go?" Dare to hope to go back?"

"What if we send troops to attack the Naiman tribe?"

Suddenly thinking about it, he asked for a while, "Why did the Yong army attack the Naiman tribe?"

"Khan is a smart man, can't you think of it?"

"Please tell Special Envoy Zhang!"

Zhang Zhe said indifferently: "Naiman has become stronger, his next step must be to annex the tribes of the grassland, and then, will the Naiman tribe stop at the grassland?"

Husi nodded, "You don't want to see a powerful enemy appear in the north."

"Exactly!"

"But there is still the army of Xiliao. The Naiman tribe and the army of Xiliao will join hands. It may be difficult for the Yong Dynasty to fight against two!"

Zhang Zhe shook his head, "There is no Xiliao army anymore. We defeated the [-] Xiliao army in Huihe, Xizhou. The army has already entered the Xiliao country. It is impossible for the Xiliao army to stay on the grassland."

Hu Si suddenly widened his eyes, "Is this news true?"

"Khan can send someone to inquire whether Xiliao has withdrawn its troops?"

Husi slapped his thigh suddenly, "No wonder the Xiliao and Naiman coalition forces didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue them. I also said why they were so merciful. It turns out that the old nest is on fire."

"So is this an opportunity for Ke Liebu to return to the Golden Ranch?"

Husi became excited, this was not only as simple as returning to the golden pasture, but also an opportunity for the Kret tribe to continue to live, and the Naiman tribe could no longer annex them.

"It's just that we really don't have many troops to cooperate with the Yong army. There are only 2 or [-] people at most. We are almost wiped out."

Zhang Zhe smiled slightly: "We have a strong army, but our army needs logistical support, and this is also my mission to the Kreid Department!"

(End of this chapter)