Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 467

People will still learn a little lesson from failure.

This time Yelu Deguang learned the lesson of underestimating the enemy and advancing aggressively last time. After appeasing Liu Zhiyuan, Yelu Deguang listened to the advice of veteran Yelu Wuzhi and divided the southward army into two parts.

The former army led [-] soldiers each by Yelu Pode, Xiao Shilu, and Xi Wang, and attacked in separate directions, trying to mess up the land of the Later Jin Dynasty in Hebei into a puddle of mud.

The rear army was led by Yelu Deguang, mainly Youpishi Army and Shushan Army, and also included Xi, Han, Bohai, and Nvzhi infantry, totaling [-].

The rear army first repaired in the Youzhou area, and waited for the [-] Qingqi of the former army to burn, kill and loot the land of Hebei into a mess. .

In mid-October, after Yelu Deguang learned that Yang Guangyuan had been raided by Li Shouzhen and his family had been killed, he canceled his decision to continue attacking Qingzhou with [-] troops to join Yang Guangyuan.

So far, the size of the Khitan's rear army has reached 80,000 people, plus the 60,000 people of the former army, a total of 140,000 troops. It can be said that the Liao Kingdom has exhausted its elite and is bound to win.

At the end of October, the former Liao army began to move southward. They gave up the Shenzhou-Zhaozhou-Jizhou-Beizhou-Weizhou line that suffered a big loss last time.

That is to say, later generations went directly south from Beijing to Hebei Shen County-Ji County-Qinghe County-Daming County.

Instead, the route Dingzhou-Hengzhou-Zhaozhou-Xingzhou-Mingzhou-Cizhou, which is closer to the Taihang Mountains, was adopted.

The general route of this road is from Ding County in Hebei to the south through Shijiazhuang-Xingtai-Handan-Cixian Road, which is also the main route of the later Republic from Beijing to the south.

The reason for this choice is that these states and counties were more severely affected by the disaster, and it was less difficult to attack, and it was also more difficult for the Jin army to obtain the support of local residents and obtain supplies.

The second is that after Liu Zhiyuan is stabilized, it will be safer to walk closer to the side of Taihang Mountain.

However, in the actual operation, the tribal habits of Khitan soldiers and horses lagging behind, began to habitually hold back.

Yelu Deguang's original intention was to completely disrupt the five prefectures of Ding, Heng, Zhao, Xing, Ming, and Ci by the former army, and then attract the later Jin army to go north.

In this way, the Khitan people can participate in transportation through a large number of mules and horses and plundered residents of the five states to ensure food supply.

However, when the Jin army going north lacked mules and horses, and could not get local food and grass support, it would be difficult to supply. The Liao army could even cut off the Jin army's food and grass and slowly besieged.

This plan was very good, but it was directly screwed up by the extremely poor execution of the Liao army.

Because of this year's flood and drought disaster, except that Hexi is slightly lighter, Zhang Zhao's large number of water conservancy facilities and relatively clean official team can be regarded as resisting.

The entire northern country, including the grasslands, was hit hard.

The Qidan and other ethnic groups in the grassland who were recruited actually came with the purpose of looting more supplies so that their families could survive the spring famine.

This led to the fact that after passing through Hengzhou, that is, Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, and Gaocheng, the army was not very restrained.

Moreover, Dingzhou and Hengzhou were severely affected by the disaster, but the further south they went, the lighter it became. The southern states were all richer than Dingzhou and Hengzhou, so the [-] Khitan army immediately herded the sheep.

The task of looting was overfulfilled, but Yelu Deguang's order to capture Ding, Heng, Zhao and other five prefectures was completely ignored, and even the larger county towns were not captured.

As for the Khitan people, their ability to siege cities is extremely weak, and there are enough targets to plunder even in the countryside, so they simply don't attack fortified cities.

60,000 people are like wild boars in a vegetable garden, all the way from Dingzhou to Xiangzhou, which is near Anyang, Henan, and it is only one hundred and sixty miles away from the Yellow River.

This?Is this any different from last time?

Have!The route is different!
Last time, I headed straight to Weizhou, which is Daming County in Hebei. Although it was almost parallel to Xiangzhou Anyang, the route was different.

. . . .

In Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, in Daning Palace, Shi Chonggui was not panicking at all.

The last time the Khitan went south, he was so frightened that the royal driver went to the front line with a feeling that the country was in danger, but it turned out that the Khitan people were just like that.

And even though there was a disaster this year, the country has sufficient resources and the armed forces are serving their lives. Are you afraid of mere Khitan?

However, Shi Chonggui, the emperor of Jin Dynasty, still has a deep memory of the last time I didn't listen to music in Chanzhou, so I don't plan to go on a personal conquest.

Anyway, my uncle Du Chongwei has been appointed as the envoy of the capital, so I just let Du Chongwei go north to defend against the enemy.

In early November, Shi Chonggui formally ordered Du Chongwei to go north to fight against Khitan.

But I, Marquis Du Wen, searched for the common people, and was very brazen. He was really ordinary in war, and he was timid. He had just crossed the Yellow River and walked to Weizhou.

Du Chongwei's deputy, the commander of the left and right sides, An Shenqi, the governor of the Taining Army in Yanzhou, was helpless.

Can only lead Zhang Cong'en, Ma Quanjie, Huangfu Yu, Murong Yanchao and other generals to lead part of the army to the north, and let Du Chongwei stay in Weizhou to take command. '

At the end of November, the army crossed the Anyang River in the north of Xiangzhou City and camped on the north bank, but did not encounter Khitan soldiers.

An Shenqi then ordered the inspector Taishi, Huazhou Jiedu envoy Huangfuyu, and Puzhou governor Murong Yanchao to lead four thousand fine horses first to investigate for the army.

Huangfu Yu and An Shenqi led [-] cavalrymen and continued northward. After walking for more than [-] li, they were about to cross the Zhang River when they suddenly encountered tens of thousands of cavalrymen.

This is a very unexpected encounter!

For the Jin army, there has been a shortage of good horses for a long time. There are quite a few horses in Henan and Hebei, but there is an extreme shortage of good horses that can go to the battlefield. The Jin army cavalry has gradually degraded and has a relatively single function.

Among their responsibilities, the function of battlefield assault was enlarged as much as possible, but at the same time, the functions of scouting and concealment that cavalry should have were forced to be greatly reduced.

If it is divided by function, the cavalry of the Jin army can already be called all heavy cavalry.

For example, going north this time, Huangfu Yu followed his usual style of attack and only sent fifty cavalry to cross the river. After crossing the river, he only maintained a cordon of two or three miles to cover the army.

This is completely unacceptable in Zhang Zhao's Liang army.

When Liangguo's army is dispatched, the light cavalry will usually be placed about ten miles away, and if fighting on a wide plain, it will even be placed about fifteen miles away.

During this period, every quarter of an hour, there were also Tang horses with flags on their backs reporting the situation back and forth.

However, the Jin army lacked war horses, so they had to save horsepower to ensure the next battle. There was enough horsepower to use, so it was impossible to release such extravagant sentinels as Liang cavalry.

At the same time, the Khitan cavalry, who have no shortage of war horses, are completely floating, and they are rushing to get high.

Xiao Shilu brought their nearly [-] troops to the south in such a hurry because they heard that Xiangzhou was rich, so as not to be preempted by others.

Therefore, they didn't set up any sentries at all, and in a hurry, they thought about looting all over Xiangzhou.

Xiao Shilu immediately climbed up, and saw across the not-quick Zhang River, although the Jin army was well-organized, there were only three or four thousand people.

He immediately realized that he had encountered the vanguard of the Jin army, so he immediately summoned the generals around him.

"According to the regulations of the Han army, the forward elite cavalry are generally thirty miles away from the main force. At this moment, we meet suddenly. If we can gather and wipe out this generation, the Han army will lose all cavalry, and only the infantry will be left. The big thing will be settled.

Send people quickly to inform Zuo Pishi to be careful, and I will go to pester the Jin army first. "

And when the Khitan cavalry was about to cross the river, Murong Yanchao also galloped to Huangfu Yu's side.

"Grand Master, there are locals from Yedu under the command of a certain family. They said that along the three or four miles up and down, the Zhang River is wide and shallow, and the army can easily cross it."

When Huangfu heard the words, he glanced at the Khitan army who were already on the Zappi raft and was about to cross the river, and said with some resentment: "Further down here, isn't Yedu located?
This strong city just blocks the wide and shallow part of the left bank of the Zhangshui River. It was originally an important town in the country, but the emperor listened to slander and did not train military equipment.

Now it cannot be said that Khitan still has the main force near Yedu, let's go, go south and get closer to the army. "

Yedu, by the Zhangshui River, was originally a wealthy capital in the Central Plains during the Later Tang and Shi Jingtang periods, and it was also the northern gate of Kaifeng Prefecture, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, so it was called Yedu.

However, after Shi Chonggui succeeded to the throne, because the position was not so righteous, he even married his aunt as the queen, so in order to appease his uncle Du Chongwei who had military power in his hands, Du Chongwei was transferred from Zhenzhou Chengde Army Jiedushi to Yedu as a left-behind .

What kind of virtue is Du Chongwei?
This bastard took over the position of Zhenzhou, and Shi Jingtang sent an envoy to reprimand him for making the local people desperate and fleeing.

Du Chongwei then took the emissary who reprimanded him to Zhenzhou Street, pointed to the sparse crowd and said: "People say that I will drive out the people, how can there be so many people in the city?"

It's just such a shameless thing, how can we still get it in Yedu?
In just one year, Du Chongwei brought Yedu, which had a prosperous household registration, to the point where merchants and common people fled with their families.

After that, although Shi Chonggui was under pressure and drove Du Chongwei to Hengzhou, he was unwilling to spend money and energy to restore Yedu.

Even Ye remained in this important position, except for fooling Yang Guangyuan for a while, and never established it again.

Since then, Yedu, which was supposed to be the fortress of Zhangshui and the gateway to Tokyo, was directly destroyed by Shi Chonggui and Du Chongwei.

No wonder there are heavy words in these two names, and the feelings are heavyweight.

Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao retreated all the way to the southeast, while Xiao Shilu was pursued by the governor's army.

Of course, the retreat and pursuit are not all running, but have been in moderate fighting and tearing.

The Khitan soldiers and horses were delayed in crossing the river, so they could only let a small group of cavalry crossing the river keep chasing and harassing the rear of the Jin army.

At the same time, in order to prevent the retreat from turning into a rout, the Jin army must also intercept it with elites to ensure the formation and morale of the rear large troops.

On the plain along the Zhangshui River, the forward and rear armies of both sides, with a scale of about fifty to two hundred, were caught in a brutal dog fight.

Huangfu ordered Murong Yanchao to be the front army, and he personally cut off the rear. The Jin army dismounted first and used bows and crossbows to block them, and then got on their horses and rushed, constantly repelling the Khitan cavalry who were chasing them.

The Khitan cavalry adopted wolf pack tactics commonly used by grassland light cavalry, sticking closely to the Jin army, harassing them with cavalry and shooting.

But on the whole, due to the difference in elite level, the loss of the Khitan cavalry is much greater than that of the Jin army.

Facing the cavalry with strong bows and crossbows and cavalry who can play horses, the Rangers still suffered a lot of losses.

But the two sides fought dog for nearly an hour, and after dozens of battles, the Jin army encountered great trouble.

Because the Khitan rangers didn't wear much armor, and their horses were far more than those of the Jin army. After an hour of chasing, the horsepower of the Jin army's horses was pulled to a limit.

They had to stop and rest, otherwise, if they continued to run, all their horsepower would be exhausted, which would be dangerous.

So after Huangfuyu led his army back to a piece of Yulin south of Yedu, he never dared to move again.

First, relying on the cover of Yulin, he repelled more than a thousand Khitan Qingqi who were following them, and then immediately sent someone to ask An Shenqi for help, and at the same time said to Murong Yanchao beside him.

"There are many people and we are widowed, and there is no way out, it is better to fight bloody, and you can live up to the court!"

Murong Yanchao was originally from Tuyuhun, the half-brother of Liu Zhiyuan in Hedong. In his early years, he assumed the surname Yan from Taiyuan. Because he was dark and ugly, he was still a pockmark, so he looked intimidating, and he was nicknamed Yan Kunlun.

Such a person is naturally not a timid person, he immediately agreed when he heard the words, and formed a line with Huangfu Yu one left and one right.

When Xiao Shilu heard the report, he was afraid that the Jin army would be let go, so he led the army to chase after him anxiously.

As a result, as soon as they walked two or three miles away from Yulin, they could only hear the sound of drums, and Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao suddenly rushed out from the left and right sides of Yulin.

The Jin army used semi-armored armored cavalry as the vanguard, and they didn't shoot arrows on horseback at all, and charged directly into the formation.

When Huangfu met a horse in the lead, he rushed out with a lance in his hand. The Khitan army was caught off guard, so he could only shoot the Jin army's armored cavalry with a horse bow, and the damage was even negligible.

In less than a dozen breaths, the Jin army rushed to the front of the army, and the thousands of forwards led by Xiao Shilu collapsed immediately.

Fortunately, this old boy was also clever, and ran back as soon as he pulled his horse, so he was not knocked off the horse on the spot.

This time, the situation on the battlefield became that the Jin army took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely, and the Liao army cavalry couldn't hold back, so they had to shoot sideways and backwards to deal with it.

After a few charges, more than [-] soldiers and horses were lost. The anxious Xiao Shilu even threw away his armor, for fear of being caught by the Jin army.

The two sides entangled for a little more than a quarter of an hour, and the Liao army brigade crossing the river finally arrived, and there were probably tens of thousands of people in the mountains and plains.

Huangfuyu had someone erect the Yamen flag of his Huazhou Jiedushi, and shouted at the soldiers around him.

"The matter is urgent! The others ride lightly and cannot escape. It is better to continue to charge and retreat the army before they can pay back!"

The surrounding soldiers responded loudly, Huangfu Yu continued to lead his army to charge, and the Khitan soldiers and horses on the opposite side also allocated a large number of cavalry to meet Xiao Shilu.

Huangfu Yu used himself as the front arrow, and his troops were extremely brave, they broke through three defense lines of the Khitan army, and they were about to catch up with Xiao Shilu.

It's a pity that he and Murong Yanchao had a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and a few hundred people were left to watch the horses in Yulin, while the number of Khitan cavalry was increasing, reaching more than [-].

After Huangfuyu broke through the third line of defense of the Liao army, the Xi Renbu archers dragged by King Xi had already assembled in formation. They held hard bows and threw heavy arrows at the Jin army.

The cavalry of the Jin army fell off their horses in large numbers, and the momentum of the pursuit stopped. Even Huangfu Yu's horse was shot and killed.

At this time, after two rounds of heavy arrows from Xi Ren's archers, the Khitan cavalry simply put on their armor and did not shoot arrows. Like the Jin army just now, they rushed over.

Seeing the urgency of the matter, Huangfu Yu's personal guard, Du Zhimin, who served as Ji Gang (military judge) in the army, resolutely gave up his horse to Huangfu Yu, and shouted: "Get on the horse!"

At this time, Murong Yanchao who was a little behind also arrived, and the two rushed back and forth in the Khitan army together.

Both of them are brave generals who can be defeated by thousands of people. In this chaotic moment, the Khitans did not set up an army formation, and they could not stop them at all.

Three thousand cavalrymen of the Jin army rushed from left to right among the [-] Khitan cavalry, and miraculously broke out of the encirclement, not to mention their own injuries, and killed and wounded hundreds of Khitan cavalry.

After rushing out of the encirclement, Huangfu Yu looked around, but Du Zhimin was nowhere to be seen.

The clansman beside him, Huang Fu Chong knew who Huang Fu Yu was looking for, he shouted loudly behind his fingers: "Du Zhimin and more than ten people are surrounded there, they may have been captured and killed!"

At this time, Murong Yanchao who rushed out also came to Huangfu Yu's side, and Huangfu Yu cupped his hands at Murong Yanchao on the horse.

"In the midst of Zhimin's pale yellow, give me a horse, righteousness, and safety will make you fall into the hands of thieves!"

Murong Yanchao wiped the blood from his face and arched his hands.

"The grand master is truly a man of benevolence and righteousness! Although the servant is vulgar, I am willing to follow the grand master to rescue Du Zhimin."

Therefore, the two left 500 people to support them, and each led 500 people to turn around and rush into the Khitan army again.

Du Zhimin and ten others had already been captured by Khitan soldiers.

General Yixi was about to take them back to the coach to ask for credit, but Huang Fuyu and Murong Yanchao turned around and killed them.

Caught off guard, more than [-] Khitan cavalry still failed to stop the [-] cavalry of the Jin army.

When Du Zhimin and others saw Huangfu Yu come to rescue them, they also struggled violently. At this moment, Khitan people understood that these Jin troops who had already escaped from trouble came to rescue their comrades.

Under such a momentum of unity of one mind, Huangfuyu rushed forward as if he was going to die, and the unstoppable Khitan cavalry had no choice but to leave Du Zhimin and others and retreat.

Huangfu Yu took the opportunity to snatch Du Zhimin and more than ten people back, and broke out from the encirclement again.

Seeing the benevolence and bravery of the Jin army commander, the Khitan cavalry also brandished their weapons and shouted wow, which was their admiration for the warrior.

Xiao Shilu didn't dare to chase any more, he just followed behind the Jin army.

At the beginning of Weishi (one o'clock in the afternoon), Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao led their troops back to Yulin, [-] riders set off, and only [-] riders returned.

The Khitan cavalry also chased to Yulin, and the two had to rely on the trees in Yulin to defend against the Khitan cavalry with bows and crossbows, waiting for An Shenqi's rescue.

. . . .

Twenty miles away, Anyang Shuinan, after An Shenqi went north, Du Chongwei was afraid that An Shenqi would go too far north, so he sent Zhang Cong'en to divide An Shenqi's military power.

Seeing Zhang Cong'en coming, An Shenqi didn't care whether he divided his military power or not, but was pleasantly surprised that someone who could take charge finally came.

He said to Zhang Cong'en: "The Grand Master Huangfu led his army northward to investigate, and he has not sent anyone back for two days. I am afraid that he encountered a large army of Khitan people and was surrounded by enemy cavalry. If they do not go north quickly to search, they will be captured by the Khitan people." Living."

Before Zhang Cong'en could speak, there were shouts from outside, it turned out that the envoys sent by Huangfu Yu finally arrived at the main army, Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao met the main force of Khitan.

As soon as Zhang Cong'en arrived, he heard the main force of the Khitan people coming, and he felt a little fear in his heart, he said to An Shenqi.

"Khitan's main force is huge, we only have [-] soldiers and horses, and the main force is still at the recruitment envoy (Du Chongwei), what's the use of going here? It's better to wait for the army to arrive before making any plans."

An Shenqi didn't expect that Zhang Cong'en was also a coward. One must know that Zhang Cong'en was born in Daibei Wuxun, and Mingzong Li Siyuan was also a subordinate of Zhang Cong'en's father.

And Zhang Cong'en's daughter is Shi Chonggui's first wife. Although she has passed away, Zhang Cong'en is still the real head of the country, not comparable to the Feng family.

An Shenqi saw that Zhang Cong'en, a military honorary and the head of the state, was so afraid of death, so he said bluntly.

"Success or failure is fate. If it doesn't help, you will die with it. If you lose these two generals, how will you see the emperor!"

Hu Cile also jumped out with his son Hu Guang at this time, "Huangfu Taishi, the most important general in the country, An Neng watched him fall into the hands of the North Prisoner? This is a shame and a shame! What face do I have to wait here? "

After finishing speaking, Hu Cile bowed his hands to An Shenqi, "My father and son, I don't want to live in Shuinan (Anyang), but I would like to listen to the orders of the Taiwei!"

With his statement, Wang Zhou and Yao Yuanfu, who had been secretly wooed by him for a long time, also came out to agree with him.

An Shenqi snorted coldly, regardless of Zhang Cong'en, he led Hucile and others out of the camp, collected three thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry from the generals, crossed the Anyang River, and went to rescue Huangfu Yu.

At this time, Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao had also reached the last juncture. Although they used this piece of Yulin to block the attack of the Khitan cavalry, there were still six or seven thousand Xiren among the [-] Khitan soldiers and horses this time.

Although Xiren and Khitan are often called together, their combat methods are different.

The Xi people are more similar to the pure fishermen and hunters like women, but they are much more civilized.

Most of the Xi people are not cavalry, they are better at infantry and mountain warfare, and they are familiar with fishing and hunting and are very good at using bows.

Therefore, in the Liao Kingdom, Xi people, as a second-class nation, often appeared as infantry and archers.

It just so happens that the vast area of ​​Yulin where Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao are located is just right for Xi Ren to fight.

Two days after being besieged, the dry food carried by the Jin army had already been eaten up. More than [-] Khitans surrounded them, and the Xiren infantry continued to infiltrate.

The Jin army was short of food and clothing and could not rest. Even Huangfu Yu was wearing a blood-soaked battle robe with more than ten wounds, and his collapse would only happen overnight.

The enemy was so tough, Xiao Shilu and Xi Wang dragged him even more excited, because it showed that the 'prey' they surrounded was very valuable.

The battle started in the early morning, and by the end of Sishi, that is, after eleven o'clock in the morning, the Xiren infantry had basically occupied more than half of Yulin, compressing and dividing more than [-] Jin troops into several different areas.

Just at this time, An Shenqi finally arrived with his army. He looked at Yulin, guessing that Huangfuyu and Murong Yanchao had reached the last moment, so he hurriedly said to Hu Cile.

"The defense envoy's [-] Liangzhou horses are the most powerful in the world, please go straight to the Khitan central army with a certain one.

Yao Shishi bravely and bravely led the three armies. Please lead five hundred soldiers into Yulin from the weak point in the east, and report to Grand Master Huangfu, and ask him to work with you to drive Xi Bing out.

Inspector Wang can lead the infantry from the west to form a formation outside Yulin, and when the Xi soldiers withdraw from Yulin, they will be strangled immediately."

The three took the lead.

At this time, the Khitan army had been fighting intermittently all morning, they were exhausted and were about to prepare meals when the Jin army had arrived.

After Xiao Shilu received You Yiqi's report, he saw smoke and dust covering the sun in the distance, thinking that the main force of the Jin army had arrived, and was terrified in his heart.

At this moment, Hu Cile, relying on his horse's speed, rushed to the Khitan rear army with [-] Liangzhou fine horses to guard An Shenqi.

Xiao Shilu hurriedly mobilized his troops to defend, and An Shenqi's hundreds of cavalry rushed in again.

Before these two places could be blocked, Yao Yuanfu and Wang Zhou attacked from left and right, and the Khitan army was in a turmoil.

With 7000 people, An Shenqi actually beat back the more than [-] Khitan soldiers on the periphery.

After half an hour of fighting between the two sides, Yao Yuanfu finally entered Yulin and found Huangfu Yu's Jin army.

When the Jin army received reinforcements, they cheered and drove Xi Bing out of Yulin in one go, while Wang Zhou intercepted and killed them outside.

Xi Bing, who suffered a double blow, collapsed first, and then they affected the cavalry of the Khitan headquarters who were fighting fiercely.

Xiao Shilu was so frightened that he didn't know how many Jin troops had come, so he chose to retreat out of fear.

For a time, the army was defeated like a mountain, and more than 7000 Khitan soldiers fled in embarrassment. Those who were entangled and eaten by the Jin army, and those who were killed by Huangfu Yu and others, there were as many as [-] people.

In particular, the more than [-] Xi people's infantry sent to Yulin by King Xi's assassination were almost lost.

　Still two in one.

　　I just saw that the book friend of the Nine Leaf Emperor became the first leader of this book, and the book friend is also the leader of the tiger's book, so I would like to express my deep gratitude again.Leader He's update is being written in a hurry, but since two chapters are owed in the past two days, it may take some time to write it. o(╥﹏╥)o
　　
　
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