Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 480 Blood and Fire Three Kingdoms Kill (Start)
At the end of July in the first year of Kaiyun in the Later Jin Dynasty, Liu Yanzuo, the envoy of Yingzhou Jiedu in the Liao Kingdom, sent another secret letter to Du Chongwei.

Speaking of Yingzhou's recent heavy rains, a piece of land north of Waqiaoguan, even Youzhou has been flooded.

The Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang couldn't bear such floods, and in order to stabilize the situation on the grassland after the fiasco, he had already returned to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.

If it were a normal emperor and general, he would be able to feel that there was a problem just based on this letter from Liu Yanzuo.

Because Liu Yanzuo is just a martial artist, he has been secretly in touch with Du Chongwei for six or seven months. Even if Yelu Deguang is a fatuous master, he can at least notice it, right?
How can there be such a thing of rebellion, after six or seven months of back and forth discussions, it can still be kept secret so strictly?
Moreover, every time Liu Yanzuo wrote a letter, it was so just right, every time the situation was more favorable to the Jin country, it was like adding weight layer by layer.

But it is a pity that Shi Chonggui is not a normal emperor, and Du Chongwei is not a normal general.

The two of them didn't feel that there was something wrong with Liu Yanzuo at all, but felt that Liu Yanzuo was really forced to do nothing, and he really wanted to take refuge.

But in fact, don't say that Liu Yanzuo is unreliable, Zhao Yanshou's reply alone is extremely unreliable.

Because Zhao Yanshou's status in the Liao Kingdom was Yelu Deguang's favorite minister, the two of them were almost commensurate with each other as father and son. Zhao Yanshou had already been appointed as the envoy of Fan Yang Jiedu, and was named King Yan.

Fan Yang was another name for Youzhou. At this time, the Liao Kingdom had not yet set up the King of the South Court in Youzhou, but in terms of power, Zhao Yanshou was almost the smaller Khitan King of the South Court.

Why did such a character return to the south?Can you, Shi Chonggui, give him any greater benefits?
Righteousness?State of parents?
Then stop joking, the son of the traitor Zhao Dejun, can he speak justice to you?He still has the concept of a state of parents?

Even this time, Yelude didn't let Zhao Yanshou write the letter, but asked Liu Yanzuo to write the letter, because he was afraid that he would be too explicit and make the king and ministers of Jin suspicious.

It's just that it turned out that he was thinking too much.

Therefore, when General Du Chongwei told the 'good news' to Emperor Shi Chonggui, the two were overjoyed.

Because once Yelu Deguang leaves Youzhou and Tanzhou and retreats to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, it means that Youzhou will be at its emptiest for at least three or four months.

Shangjing Linhuang Mansion is the later Bahrain Left Banner, only a few hundred miles away from Tongliao, and a full thirteen hundred miles away from Beijing where Youzhou is located.

If Yelude only stayed in Linhuang Mansion, and waited for the news of Youzhou being attacked, and Yelude only knew the news and then led his army south from Linhuang Mansion, within three months, he would not be able to form a strong threat to the Jin army at all.

Shi Chonggui walked up and down the hall excitedly, he really felt that the great achievements of regaining Yanyun and flattening Saibei were beckoning to him.

As long as Yelude is not around, take back Yanyun sixteen prefectures, and then send troops to Liaoxi, it will be a big deal.

"How is the collection of grain and grass? Has the deployment of the peasants, mules and horses been in place?"

Shi Chonggui's face was flushed, and for the first time, he asked Feng Yu beside him in a majestic tone.

Feng Yu's back was dripping with cold sweat, he could only grit his teeth secretly.

"In just one month, everything for the army's northern expedition will be ready."

Hearing Feng Yu's words, the three clay sculptors looked at each other in horror.

In order to raise enough food and grass for the [-] to [-] troops within a month, as well as a large number of civilians accompanying the army, there is absolutely no way to do it except to directly rob.

Although military looting has become commonplace since the end of the Tang Dynasty, it is still a bit appalling for the imperial court to personally rob people.

Shi Chonggui didn't expect so much, after hearing Feng Yu's assurance, he turned to look at Du Chongwei.

Du Chongwei reversed his hesitant and fearful mentality a few days ago, as long as the Khitan emperor is not in Youzhou, the Khitan army will definitely not be there, and Zhao Yanshou and Liu Yanzuo will take over, so why not worry about the big thing?

As for the issue of food and grass, it was Feng Yu's business, not his business. He would go out if he could collect food and grass, and he would not go out if he couldn't collect it.

"Your Majesty, please give an order. As long as the food and grass are ready, the soldiers will go straight to Youzhou and regain their homeland."

. . . .

In mid-September of the first year of Kaiyun, Feng Yuqiang ordered Li Song and others to cooperate in raiding all the prefectures and counties in Henan and Hebei that were not guarded by Jieshuai.

Finally, enough food and grass for the [-] army to go north, as well as hundreds of thousands of civilian husbands in charge of transshipment, were raised.

At the end of the month, Shi Chonggui worshiped the heavens in the northern suburbs of Kaifeng, and issued an edict to inform the officials, vowing to destroy Mobei, and asked all the generals to work together to achieve the merits of defending Huo. The implication is that he wants to be the Xiongnu crying Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty who called his father his mother.

On the second day after the sacrifice to heaven, Shi Chonggui built a platform to worship the generals, and Du Chongwei was deployed as the capital of the northern camp and the commander of the Northern Expedition.

Li Shouzhen, Du Chongwei's good friend, was the supervisor of the army and horses in the north, and was the deputy commander.

An Shenqi, the envoy of the Taining Army in Yanzhou, was the commander of the left and right sides.

Gao Xingzhou, the governor of the Tianping Army in Yunzhou, was the commander of the left wing.

Fu Yanqing, the envoy of the Zhongwu Army of Xuzhou, was the commander of the capital of the right wing.

Xuzhou Wuning Army Jiedu envoy Hu Cile was the commander of the left wing capital horse army.

Huangfu Yu, the envoy of the Yicheng Army Jiedu in Weizhou, was the commander of the infantry army in the left wing.

Liang Hanzhang, the envoy of the Yongqing Army in Beizhou, was the commander of the horse army in the right wing.

Song Yanjun, the envoy of the Weisheng Army Jiedu in Dengzhou, was the commander of the infantry capital in the right wing.

Yao Yuanfu, the governor of Yuanzhou, lined up the horse army in the north, and Xue Huairang, the governor of Huazhou, lined up the infantry in the north.

The remaining [-] generals including Wang Qing, Wang Rao, Pan Huan, and Wang Zhou led an army of [-] and more than [-] civilians to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

And ordered Zhang Yanze, the Jiedu envoy of the Yiwu Army in Dingzhou, who had repeatedly defeated the Khitans on the northern border, to respond.

Later Jin dispatched troops this time, claiming to be 300,000, with a huge momentum and continuous banners. As soon as the striker left Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, it shocked the world.

I don't know how Shi Chonggui and Du Chongwei think that the raid effect can be achieved.

When the Later Jin Dynasty had already dispatched troops and the scale was large, Yelu Deguang was also in Tanzhou, north of Youzhou, and called all the tribes of Khitan, Xiren, Bohai people, Han people and other powerful chieftains to gather soldiers.

Yelu Deguang, a gambler who has already lost his bet, was completely red-eyed, because if he still fails this time, everything will really be over.

Therefore, Yelu Deguang took off all the masks and halos he had been operating, claiming that as long as he defeated the Jin army and entered the Central Plains, all soldiers would not be allowed to loot.

And in fact, the Khitans did not have the habit of carrying food and grass, and they couldn't even get out basic supplies without looting.

After getting Yelu Deguang's affirmative promise, the morale of the Liao army finally recovered a lot, and they cheered thunderously.

Many tribal cavalry not only went out on their own, but also brought a brother or nephew as a helper in the grass valley.
Yelu Deguang, who originally had only 60,000 people, instantly expanded the army around him to more than [-] people.

In mid-October, the post-Jin army marched all the way, and it took less than a month to arrive at Anfeng, Dingzhou (Anguo County, Baoding) from Kaifeng Prefecture.

The reason why the speed was so fast was because the Jin army regarded the Khitan people as worthless.

After the first two battles, the generals of the Jin army thought that the Khitans were only fast runners, and they couldn't fight at all.

Now there are Zhao Yanshou and Liu Yanzuo to join them, of course they have to go north quickly to 'receive' the property of the Khitan people.

Therefore, after arriving in Anfeng County, Dingzhou, Du Chongwei simply arranged for some manpower to be stationed. According to the suggestion given by Liu Yanzuo, he led more than [-] soldiers, more than [-] civilians, and [-] troops, and entered Yingzhou at one end. , ready to go to receive.

The Jin army, who was exhausted on the road, was in Yingzhou, and soon received a tip from the local residents, saying that a Liao army detoured and went behind the Jin army, but the number was not too many, only a few hundred riders.

Du Chongwei thought that the Liao army was going to flee somewhere, but he never thought that this Liao army was going to cut off his retreat.

But in the spirit of coming, Du Chongwei ordered Liang Hanzhang, the Jiedu envoy of the Yongqing Army in Beizhou, to lead two thousand cavalry to pursue.

Liang Hanzhang was from Yingxian County, Shanxi Province, and he could barely be regarded as a member of the Daibei Wuxun. He was also brave when he was about to come. He got the military order, and without hesitation, he immediately led two thousand cavalry to pursue him.

It's just that Du Chongwei and he never expected that this news was simply fake news released by the Khitan people.

The Khitan soldiers and horses who circled behind were not hundreds of riders, but Gao Song, the Khitan inspector and deputy commander of the army, who was actually the vanguard of the army, led a total of [-] riders from the iron kite army and the tiger army.

And Gao Song, also known as Gao Mohan in history, is a native of Bohai, with two arms and long apes, with great strength, very good at riding and shooting, and is a well-known brave general of Khitan.

When the Khitan destroyed the Bohai Sea, the young Gao Song fled to Koryo, and soon made his mark in the country of Koryo. Later, he was appreciated by King Wang Jian of Koryo. Wang Jian even specially recognized a daughter from the clan to marry him.

However, Gao Song was later involved in political struggles in Goryeo, so he had to flee back to Khitan to save his life, and was convicted of drinking and killing in Khitan soon after.

But at this time, Yelu Abaoji knew Gao Song's brave talent, pardoned him, and recruited Gao Song into the Pishi army.

From then on, Gao Song strictly restrained himself and began to serve Khitan wholeheartedly.

At the foot of Jinyang City that year, Gao Song led his army to defeat Zhang Jingda, cutting Gao Xingzhou, Fu Yanqing and other cavalry and large infantry, and the battle of defeating each was Gao Song's masterpiece.

In the past few years, although Gao Song has made a lot of contributions, but because of his identity as a Bohai native and a Korean native, he has not been very popular.

But Yelu Deguang was defeated too badly by the later Jin Dynasty, and he couldn't care less, so he transferred Gao Song, who had been suppressing female straight people in the dense forest, back.

The left and right iron kite army and tiger army led by Gao Song are all troops dominated by Bohai people. Although their reputation is not as prestigious as other Pishi armies, their combat effectiveness is not low.

On the third day, Liang Hanzhang finally caught up with thousands of Gao Song's troops.

At this time, Gao Song had been waiting for work for a long time. He first sent the tiger army and the right iron kite army with four thousand riders to fight with Liang Hanzhang.

The two sides fought for two hours, and Liang Hanzhang's troops were extremely exhausted. Although they repelled the attacks of the Khitan cavalry several times, they still couldn't get rid of the entanglement.

Around noon, Liang Hanzhang's troops were exhausted to the extreme, and the huge casualties also led to a continuous decline in morale.

Seeing this situation, Gao Song personally led the left iron kite army with three hundred armored cavalry, and under the cover of Qingqi, they suddenly appeared in front of the cavalry of the Jin army.

Liang Hanzhang and his troops were caught off guard. During the melee, Liang Hanzhang was accidentally shot in the left eye by a stray arrow.

Gao Song took the opportunity to attack, Liang Hanzhang injured his eyes, and couldn't get out of the bloody battle. He had to send back some military schools that could break through to report the letter, but he himself was trapped in the formation and was beheaded by the Khitan cavalry.

At this time, Du Chongwei had already arrived at the city of Yingzhou, but he didn't see Liu Yanzuo coming to vote, so he knew what Liu Yanzuo said was false.

Then he heard the news that the Khitan Emperor himself led an army and had arrived in Mozhou, north of Yingzhou, Du Chongwei was terrified.

At this moment, Beizhou Yongqing Military Academy, who had fled back, brought news that Liang Hanzhang had died in battle and that thousands of Khitan cavalry had circled behind the army.

The panicked Du Chongwei's aura of winning Youzhou was immediately vented. He hurriedly led the army to retreat from Yingzhou, and retreated all the way to Wuqiang County in Shenzhou to the south to take refuge.

(End of this chapter)