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Chapter 757 Hebei Township Corps, Resist the Northern Captives, Defend My Homeland!
1101 AD, the first year of the founding of the Song Dynasty.

Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty Yelu Yanxi issued a letter of state, denouncing Zhao Ji, the ruler of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, as innocent. He tore up the alliance of Chanyuan on the grounds of his mother's revenge. General Xiao Fengxian of Zuojinwuwei was the vanguard capital, with a total of [-] troops, and went south to attack the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, Li Ganshun, the emperor of Xixia, brought soldiers from all over the country to the front line of Hengshan and launched a fierce attack. Famous generals of the Western Xia army Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Liu Fa, Liu Zhongwu and others led their troops to fight.

When the news that the Western Army could not return to aid reached Bianjing, the government and the public were shocked. Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and other important officials proposed to replace Cai Jing and Gao Qiu who were in charge of Hebei's defense.

The officials rejected it, ordered the imperial examination to be postponed, and dispatched troops from all walks of life to rush north to help.

The eyes of the whole world are gathered in Hebei.

"Report-"

"Suicheng was destroyed! The Guangxin Army and the Anshun Army were defeated...Baozhou fell!!"

"The Liao army passed the Hulu River, crossed the Guannan, and was about to reach the city..."

In the city of Yingzhou, Li Zongyu under the command of soldiers and horses was like a bolt from the blue sky. He was shaky in his armor and almost fell down: "Baozhou is gone? How is it possible? How is it possible so quickly?"

I still remember that not long ago, the generals from all over the world gathered together to talk loudly about the great Song Dynasty's victories and defeats in foreign wars, and his majesty, but now he was directly stunned by the blow.

The key is the fall of Baozhou.

This place is the ancestral home of Song Taizu. At first, the Baosai Army was set up in Qingyuan County, implying the meaning of "defending the frontier fortress". There have been many wars between Song and Liao.

A hundred years ago, the Liao army tried to occupy Baozhou but failed. After going to Dingzhou and encountering setbacks, they made their way to Yingzhou, but still failed to capture it. After that, they basically gave up the idea of ​​​​a tough battle and turned to go all the way south. Go straight to Bianjing.

This is also the biggest reliance of the Northern Army. The Liao Kingdom has never been good at siege warfare. A hundred years ago, when the army was at its peak, it couldn't win important lands, and now it's even worse!

But now the two countries have been at war for less than a month, and it will never take more than ten days since Baozhou was attacked. In this short period of time, the military base guarding the border of Hebei is gone?
Seeing that the soldiers and horses were all so groggy, the guards on the left and right turned pale: "General... what should we do?"

Li Zongyu gritted his teeth and roared: "What else can I do? Hold on! Hold on! Just wait for ten days and a half, and the Liao army will retreat!"

This is true. Generally speaking, if a siege cannot be won within ten days, or at most extended to half a month, the morale of the attacking party will be difficult to maintain. If it is forced to drag on, it will turn into a siege , and winning a city in that way, it is often not uncommon to delay for a year or so.

Back then, Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong already had a huge number of troops. They personally led an army of [-] to besiege Yingzhou. After fighting for ten days, they immediately chose to withdraw. It was really helpless. Food, but the quantity is too large after all, it cannot withstand long-term consumption, and it is impossible to stay in one place for a long time.

Now Li Zongyu's hope is to repeat the battle of defending the city of Yingzhou back then, and if he survives for ten days, he will win a brilliant foreign victory.

He mobilized up and down, and even used whipping to mobilize all the lazy soldiers. All kinds of fallen rocks, wood, arrows and golden juice were ready, so he had some comfort. The scouts came to report that the Liao army had arrived thirty miles outside the city. , is building siege equipment.

And this waited for a few days. When the whole city was in an atmosphere of uneasiness and the strings in their hearts were about to break, the Liao army marched unhurriedly to the city.

"Beilu is here! Beilu is here!"

Li Zongyu boarded the wall again, looked into the distance, and immediately understood why the soldier's name changed from Liaogou to Beilu.

Because the Liao army with flags like the sea really has an extremely shocking impact.

The appearance of the Liao army was unexpectedly neat. The vanguard army was composed of shield soldiers, archers, knives and axemen, and fortification soldiers. They were equipped with siege equipment such as building carts, ladders, and wood. Obviously, they came from Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing, Liao. Chinese craftsmen.

The left and right flank armies each have [-] soldiers, and they are all heavily armored cavalry in Qing Dynasty. They are the elite Khitan leather army.

The Chinese army is a mixture of cavalry and infantry, and the formation is also neat. There are still two troops in the rear, which can not only defend the rear, but also serve as reinforcements.

The overall number is not large, less than [-], but the army is well-organized and disciplined. Just as the sun rises to the middle of the sky, it shines on the earth, and the weapons are shining brightly, adding to the atmosphere of killing. It is actually overwhelming Yingzhou The defenders at the head of the city were out of breath.

The commander of this army is the Lanling King Xiao Wuna of the Liao Kingdom. As the Taifu of Emperor Tianzuo, he is not willing to go to war with Song easily, but seeing that the young emperor who has just ascended the throne is determined to fight, then he Also go all out to attack cities and land.

"Beat the drum!!"

At this time, the old minister gave an order, and the drums of battle were beating with enthusiasm. Nearly a hundred vertical carts specially designed to block arrows were pushed ahead. Twenty archers were hidden behind each cart, followed by five huge tower carts. After advancing, they pushed towards Yingzhou City like towers.

"If Baozhou hadn't fallen, how could these siege equipment appear here? The two armies guarding Baozhou are useless!"

Li Zongyu was full of bitterness, and couldn't help yelling.

The tower car is too threatening, its height is similar to the top of the wall, and the archers on it can easily cover the entire top of the city within the range of the arrows. In the city.

Of course, at this stage there is still a moat to protect them. The greater role of these buildings is to deter. Xiao Wuna has already seen through the previous confrontation with the Northern Army that these Song generals only have the heart to defend and have no courage to attack. Just attack the heart first, and constantly attack the opponent's defensive will.

Sure enough, when the Liao army, who was not good at siege, launched all kinds of siege equipment, it had already given the Song army a heavy hammer, and when the horn sounded, Li Zongyu almost subconsciously shouted: "Throw stones! Shoot arrows!"

Amidst the shouts, the trebuchets distributed in the city bounced stones, and threw countless powerful arrows at the enemy like raindrops.

Especially the huge boulders, which spun sharply and cut through the arc, hit the building car with a bang, and the building car was broken in two and fell to the ground, causing countless injuries and deaths.

This was just the beginning, and then the wood rolled down, the golden juice was splashed, and the first wave of offensive was quickly repelled, leaving only horrible corpses.

The cheers of the Song army came from the Yingzhou city tower, but Xiao Wuna was expressionless and didn't even blink his eyelids. He waited for the first batch of tentative siege soldiers to die before ordering: "Fill the moat, Two thousand watts move first!"

Wari's attire is obviously different and looks quite messy. They are the criminal slaves of Khitan, their personal names have been lost, and they are collectively called "Wali".

But when the drums of war were shaking, the fighting will of these slave soldiers was stronger than that of elite soldiers, and they launched wave after wave of attacks from all directions, shouting to kill and shaking the sky.

The source of the moat has been temporarily cut off. The Liao army began to fill up a large section of the moat outside the main city gate with sand and stones, and then pushed the building car again.

Li Zongyu roared at the top of his lungs, and he dropped arrows like raindrops again, crushing the offensive of the Liao people again. Then, under the command of Xiao Wuna, the Liao army regrouped as quickly as possible and pressed forward again.

Compared to the Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong's mother and son playing drums and cheering in the city, Xiao Wuna obviously has a different style. When the sun went down, he had already ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops, and then confidently said to the left and right: " The Hebei army of the Song people is much weaker than what I expected, if the news from the spies is good, they can go to this important city tonight!"

"Don't talk about half a month... Ten days! Can I survive ten days?"

Li Zongyu on the city wall was supported by his guards, otherwise he would have to sit on the ground. He also wanted to maintain his majesty, but he almost collapsed. From noon to evening, just a few hours, it felt like a long time. For dozens of days, he didn't dare to imagine that such a fierce confrontation would last for ten days, how would he persevere.

"The Liao army will not attack the city at night, I have to go to rest quickly..."

Li Zongyu shook a few times, ready to recharge his energy, and then he was almost overwhelmed by a message: "What did you say? A section of the city wall has collapsed?"

This sounds like a magical thing, but it is not uncommon in Hebei, which has forgotten the war. Because there has been no war for a hundred years, many Hebei cities are in disrepair. There are several city walls in Yingzhou that were rained down part.

When he heard that the Liao army was about to go south, he began to rush to repair it. Facts have proved that the craftsmen for the repair were not in place, so there is still a large section of the city wall that has collapsed.

Fortunately, the moat outside that section is still there, it has not been filled, and the direction is exactly in the opposite direction of the Liao army, so it can still support it.

Li Zongyu was furious: "Then why are you still here? Go and fix it! No one is allowed to rest until it's done!"

Then he returned to the mansion, tossing and turning, unable to sleep at first, but finally unable to bear the exhaustion, he began to sleep soundly.

But that night, Li Zongyu was still woken up. First, he heard a noise, then louder and louder shouts of killing, and finally, raging flames printed on the window.

He rushed out in a hurry, and what imprinted his eyes was that half of the city was shrouded in flames, and Yingzhou City was filled with thick blood, and his guards roared in his ears: "General, the Liao people killed the city, Zhizhou was captured!" , Many soldiers surrendered to the enemy, Yingzhou City...Yingzhou City is going to be gone!"

Li Zongyu froze for a moment, then pulled out his sword with a swipe, and laid it across his neck, about to commit suicide.

Then as expected, he was hugged by the guard: "General, don't do stupid things!"

Li Zongyu put down his saber dejectedly, knelt down on the ground, and wailed loudly: "I owe the imperial court, and I owe the holy grace! Go, leave the green hills, and don't worry about no firewood!"

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"It took me seven days to break through Baozhou City, and the loss was not light. King Lanling is really a young sword, and he came down to Yingzhou City in one day?"

An hour later, Xiao Fengxian, the commander of the vanguard, appeared beside Xiao Wuna, and praised in a strange tone.

Xiao Wuna looked down on this relative who was favored by his younger sister, and knew that the other party must regard him as a thorn in his flesh. Khitan people prefer to open up conflicts, so he also said proudly: "This is the life of the three armed forces. If Xiao Dutong is envious of the achievement of information first, he should take Dingzhou well!"

Xiao Fengxian said: "The King of Lanling won't worry about this, and it's not my turn to win Dingzhou. Your Majesty will make meritorious deeds himself!"

Xiao Wuna's complexion changed slightly: "What did you say?"

Xiao Fengxian said: "Your Majesty has already led Oruduo to the south, and is preparing to march in person!"

Xiao Wuna suddenly changed color: "Nonsense!!"

Back then, the Empress Dowager Xiao and the Emperor Shengzong of Liao went on a personal expedition, and almost fell under Chanyuan. But if it is said to lead the troops in person, no one will support it.

It's a pity that this emperor is also a top-ranking emperor. He was unanimously opposed before, and he couldn't do it alone.

Xiao Wuna's heart was already covered with a layer of haze, and he remained silent.

But Xiao Fengxian, who suppressed this important minister for the first time, couldn't help laughing, and then looked at the raging flames of Yingzhou City, clenched his fists and raised it high: "Your Majesty is here to encourage the three armies, This battle will surely reach Kaifeng like a broken bamboo, and from now on, this prosperous Southern Dynasty will be our world!"

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"There is an order from the capital to confiscate the grain and grass in the counties of Cangzhou, and hunt to your heart's content!"

"Hahaha!"

"Your Majesty has an order to break Chaijiazhuang and present the iron certificate of the Southern Dynasty Taizu's alchemy book!"

"Roar!!"

When the city of Yingzhou fell one day, the news that shocked the world had just spread, and teams of iron cavalry also headed for Cangzhou.

The number is not large, obviously not the main force. As Wu Yong said, Cangzhou is adjacent to the Bohai Sea, and the depressions are criss-crossed, which is not suitable for cavalry to move around.

Even so, when a team of [-] cavalry and [-] servants rushed towards Chaijiazhuang, they were determined to win.

With such a scale, even if Chaijiazhuang is a fortress, if there are no elite guards, it will undoubtedly be destroyed. With so many servants who are specially driven by the cavalry, it is even more for the purpose of robbing and transporting food and grass, and capturing female slaves.

Obviously, when Baozhou and Yingzhou were defeated one after another, and the Liao army successively selected important military sites, they had already determined that this battle must be won. Looking at the Song people in the Southern Dynasties, it was as if they were galloping on the grassland, picking each other's prey, and competing to shoot and kill.

However, the Liao people who poured into the territory of Cangzhou mightily did not know that a team with the support of all parties and experienced urgent training had been waiting for a long time.

The leader, Li Yan, was riding on a lion horse, and Chai Jin, whose face had been weathered a lot, was beside him. Lu Junyi, Suo Chao, Hua Rong, Xu Ning, Zhang Qing, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng and others were all there, and then came Country soldiers.

Looking at the unscrupulous figure of the Liao people, everyone's eyes lit up with flames.

The Northern Army has been defeated one after another, and now the one who guards Hebei can only rely on himself.

Hebei Volunteer Township Corps, resist the northern captives and defend our homeland!
(End of this chapter)