Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 280 No one is left alone

The horseshoes trampled heavily, and the panting and snorting of the horses echoed in my ears.

Yelu Wansi looked at the remaining thirty or so riders beside her, and at the encircling circle that was getting tighter and tighter, knowing that she had no way out.

Ever since she found out that she was surrounded, Yelu Wansi tried every means to break out.

With their super mobility, they paid a huge price and broke through the encirclement of Dazhou many times.

But in the face of Luo Youdu's control along the river, all the rivers on the river bank that can be crossed shallowly are guarded by soldiers.

Yeluwan thought that as long as she dared to cross the river, she would face the concentrated shooting of crossbows. , just like an arrow target.

Yelu Wansi was completely isolated to the south bank of the Sanggan River.

Until dusk, they were once again surrounded by Fu Zhaoxin, Zhang Qiong, and Hu Yanzan.

Nearly ten thousand troops were constantly breaking through, and countless people were killed, separated, or left behind and surrendered. Now there are only more than [-] cavalry left, everyone is wounded, and there is no hope of breaking through.

The Khitan cavalry looked at the surrounding Zhou soldiers with only fear on their faces.

Yelu Wansi said: "You take my head and demote it. Maybe you can save your life."

Before he could react, the blood-stained scimitar in his hand wiped towards his neck this time.

Yelu Wansi is not afraid of dying in battle, but afraid of not being able to die. How can the majestic Khitan royal family be humiliated by the enemy?
Feeling the loss of blood from his body, Yeluwan lost consciousness, fell off the horse and fell to the ground.

The stern and howling wind, the clean and bright blue sky, and the vast and boundless grassland.

"Father! The child must be like Daddy and become a great hero of Khitan."

It seemed that he heard the cry of his beloved son Yeluxiu.

Yelu Wansi stretched out her hand, grabbed it from the air, and fell powerlessly on the grass.

The more than [-] Khitan soldiers who invaded this time were wiped out on the south bank of the Sanggan River for Da Zhou.

So far, the battle between Dazhou and Khitan over grain logistics has come to an end.

In terms of overall tactics, Luo Youdu has always taken the initiative by virtue of his surprise attack on the Khitan herd. Zhou Jun won the battle cleanly, and he also achieved considerable results in the confrontation.

Especially for the encirclement of Yelvwan Sibu.

Not only did Yeluwan Sibu be wiped out, but he, the Khitan royal family, was left in the land of Hebei forever.

In the early morning of the next day, the officials in charge of cleaning the battlefield spent a whole night counting and calculated the approximate number of Khitan soldiers killed in battle.

At the same time, after the integration of the armies, detailed casualty statistics came.

Luo Youdu compared the casualties of the two armies.

The most brutal fight was undoubtedly the Tianxiong Army, which was a life-and-death confrontation between the hills with real knives and guns, in a place of size.

Fu Zhaoxin beheaded a capital, and there were also hundreds of headless corpses behind the Khitan, which died at the hands of the Khitan Governor's team, which shows the brutality of the battle.

The death toll of the Tianxiong Army was as high as 830 and 370, plus [-] who were seriously injured, resulting in a loss of [-].

You must know that excluding the cavalry, Fu Zhaoxin's right-wing army has a total of only 7000 people.

However, the Khitan army suffered even more casualties. Veteran General Yelusha tried his best to break the deadlock and attacked like crazy.There were more than [-] corpses of the Khitan army in the small hills, and there were countless wounded and wounded. In the final pursuit of victory, more than [-] people were killed and wounded, most of them were the disabled soldiers left behind by Yelusha.

In Yelusha's eyes, the probability of these seriously injured and disabled soldiers surviving is less than [-]%, so it is better to contribute their last strength.

The situation of the Chinese army is not as tragic as that of the right-wing army, but it is not much worse.

The main casualties came from Murong Yanzhao's five thousand front cavalry, more than half of them were directly lost, and everyone was injured.After this battle, it was difficult for Murong Yanzhao's troops to form combat power in the short term, followed by the Longxiang Army and the Longwei Army of the Imperial Battalion Division. A total of 120 people were killed and 470 were seriously injured.

However, their achievements were brilliant. Most of the Khitan's strongest elite iron harriers were lost. Counting the kills during the pursuit, the Khitan Central Army's battle losses were at least [-]...

The easiest one was the left-wing army, and they faced an idiot.

At the beginning, for tactical needs, friendly interaction.

After receiving the order, the three generals went straight forward together, beating Xiao A so hard that he couldn't find the north.

Yelujing and Yelusha retreated in a certain way.

Yelusha harassed with seriously injured patients, Yelujing also harassed with a small group of troops, but Xiao A did not really escape, he ran away sullenly.

Because of the fire in the direction of the barracks, Xiao Abu didn't dare to run back to the barracks, and ran directly to Jizhou City.

Gao Huaide was easy to kill, and killed more than [-] Khitan soldiers with less than [-] battle losses.

Including the annihilated Yelu Wansi Department, the Khitan's conservative estimate of the battle's losses in this battle reached [-].

This is not counting the casualties caused by Han Lingkun's surprise attack on the herd. They were pressed for time and had no time to count the number of enemies killed. The smooth transfer of more than 40 cattle and sheep was a great achievement.

As for the members of the Zhou army who were killed in battle and seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, there were no more than [-] people.

It can be regarded as a remarkable result.

It was Luo Youdu's first time commanding this kind of battle, and he was quite satisfied with such a result.

Cao Bin strode to the government office of Youzhou and reported: "Luo Tong, the scouts came to report that the Khitan barracks were empty. It should have been quietly withdrawn overnight. Judging from the traces, it should be withdrawn in the direction of Shunzhou."

Luo Youdu got up suddenly, and said: "Quickly, you immediately lead Zhang Qiong, Dang Jin, Liu Fu, Kang Zaiyu, Kang Baoyi and his sons to Dawang Town with the Imperial Army Division to appease the townspeople, take over all the guards in the town, and closely monitor them." Shunzhou, Jizhou, Tanzhou, the movements of the Khitan in these three states."

He looked at Cao Bin solemnly and said, "Remember, you must not be careless. If these officials from the three states are allowed to coerce the people into the grassland, I will directly ask you."

When Cao Bin heard "coercing the people", he instantly understood the seriousness of the matter, promised and left quickly.

Dawang Town was the Pinggu District of the national capital in later generations, and it was one of the seven towns in the north in the Tang Dynasty.

Although it is a border town, its defense facilities are not bad, and it has always been the line of defense against the northern grasslands.

However, after the land of Yanyou was returned to Khitan, there were no foreign enemies to defend, so it was naturally abandoned.

Clean it up, it can still be used normally.

Dawang Town is located in the east of Shunzhou, west of Jizhou, south of Tanzhou, and in the middle of the three states. It is possible to keep an eye on the movements of the three states and take the first measures to deal with them.

Yelvjing wanted to withdraw, but Luo Youdu didn't intend to stay, but he wanted to take the people away, so he wouldn't do it.

Even if they try their best to fight another battle, they can't let Khitan take away the people of any state.

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Shunzhou government office.

This defeat had a great impact on Khitan's morale.

As the forbidden army of Khitan, the Pishi army was invincible in the Northeast and Mobei, and their morale was high. Now they suffered repeated setbacks and lost troops.

In particular, the daily diet lacked the habit of eating cow's milk, goat's milk, and mare's milk, and gnawed dry corn. The contrast made the entire army miss the life of the grassland people, and all of them thought of retreating.

For these soldiers, You Yan originally belonged to the Central Plains.

Just pay it back, what does it have to do with them?
Yelujing didn't hide anymore, and directly summoned his confidant to the tent, and said: "Last night, I dreamed about the Taizu, and the Emperor Taizong scolded me for disrespecting the gods. It suddenly dawned on me that I missed the grand sacrifice ceremony of the gods when I went south this time." , no wonder everything goes wrong."

Yelujing fled to Shunzhou overnight and drank all night, Taizu and Taizong entrusted their dreams?
In the wine?

Gao Xun, Yelu Xiyin, Yelusha, Xiao Qian, Xiao Siwen, Han Kuangsi and others in the tent complained secretly, but no one dared to point it out.

The boss has said that the defeat is not his problem, but the punishment of the gods.

How to do?
Go back and worship the gods!
The implication is just like Sima Zhao's heart.

Xiao Siwen pretended not to know, and catered to him: "The gods are the most kind. As long as your majesty worships devoutly, you will be able to get the gods' forgiveness. In my opinion, your majesty should return to the grassland and sacrifice to the gods again with three animals. This will ensure the prosperity of our Daliao Kingdom .”

Although Yelvjing hated Xiao Siwen for losing Youzhou, but now that he could stand up to cater to him, the unhappiness in his heart dissipated.

Thinking that they are still relatives of their own family, although they are not capable, they are loyal and reliable.I can't take the soldiers with him, let him be by his side as a deputy prime minister.

This wonderful emperor employs people as he likes.

Yelvjing looked around and said, "What do you mean?"

Everyone was silent at first.

It was Han Kuangsi who stood up. Seeing that Yelujing had made up his mind to return to the grassland, he no longer wanted to turn defeat into victory, and said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, returning to the grassland is indeed the way to stop the loss. But I think that even if we have to go, The Central Plains cannot be taken advantage of. If your Majesty retreats, Shunzhou, Jizhou, and Tanzhou will definitely not be able to hold on."

Yelujing showed interest in his eyes, and said, "Tell me!"

Han Kuangsi said: "Before our army retreats, we must make two preparations. First, send heavy troops to reoccupy Yuguan. Yuguan must not fall into the enemy's hands."

Yelujing slapped his head and exclaimed, "Thanks to Han Xiangwen's reminder, I almost ignored this."

Yuguan is located twenty miles east of Funing.It leans against Chongshan in the north and faces the sea in the south. The distance is only a few miles, which is very dangerous.

In later generations he had a name called Shanhaiguan.

Yuguan is a pass connecting Liaodong, and its status is comparable to that of Gubeikou.

As long as an army is sent to guard, Youyan Dongfang can be guaranteed to be safe.

After Khitan took Yanyun sixteen prefectures, Yuguan became useless, but because of its important geographical location, there is still an army stationed there for many years.

Gubeikou is closed to the outside world, and there is no danger to defend, so it can only be surrendered to the Central Plains.

Yuguan is different, and everything in Yuguan can be guarded against.

As long as they hold Yuguan in their hands, even if Gubeikou is lost, they can still pass through Yuguan from Liaodong to the land of Yanyou to fight grass valley.

It's just not as convenient as Gubeikou.

Yelujing said: "I will increase troops for Yuguan, so as to make sure."

He looked at Han Kuangsi and secretly sighed, he had to look at the Han people when it came to thinking and scheming, and asked, "And then!"

Han Kuangsi hesitated for a while, and then said word by word: "Burn the three cities of Shunzhou, Jizhou, and Tanzhou, and move all the people to the north. Don't leave one person and one land to the Central Plains!!!"

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