Han Hai Tang Ergui

One after another, salt bricks were loaded onto the cart, surrounded by smiling soldiers.

Holding whips, they swaggered so that the captured Han people did not dare to stop in the slightest, but if there was any hesitation, the soldiers closest to them would raise their hands with a whip.

With a 'pop' sound, Yelu Wuzhi's back tightened as the whip tip crackled.

It was obvious that the person who was beaten was a Han who could hardly walk, but Yelu Wuzhi felt as if he had been hit on himself.

At this moment, the keen intuition from the battlefield made Yelu Wuzhi want to take people back to Youzhou immediately.

Do not!Youzhou is hopeless, he should return to Liaodong immediately, no!At least they should retreat to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, or even Huanglong Mansion in Tokyo or Changchun Prefecture.

Because the Khitan army in front of us is no longer the original Khitan army.

The disastrous defeat in Yanshi City not only caused the loss of the elite Khitan palace tent army, but most importantly, it greatly affected the morale of all Khitan people and made them deeply fear the Zhou army.

Why did it take more than ten days to travel from Youzhou to Cangzhou?
Yeluwu's quality is very clear, because most of the Khitan generals shouted loudly that they wanted to re-enter Tokyo to avenge the emperor, but in fact they were extremely afraid of going south to fight against the Zhou army, so they dawdled along the way.

Dacaogu is very caring, and he doesn't want to go south at all.

According to the previous strategy, they should quickly move to Beizhou to cooperate with Liu Zhiyuan, and take Beizhou first or force Fu Yanqing to surrender.

Guo Wei held back the main force of the Zhou army on the Fuyang-Zhangshui line, and finally used the strength of the two armies to fight a decisive battle with the Zhou army.

But now, Liu Zhiyuan's messenger arrived a few days ago, the Hedong army has arrived at the city of Xiangzhou, and these Khitan people are still in Cangzhou.

I am afraid that the Hedong Army was defeated by the Zhou Army in the end, and they probably haven't reached Xiangzhou yet.

How is this fight going?
Yeluwu was in great pain, and the idea of ​​retreating to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing or Huanglong Mansion in Tokyo flashed through his mind countless times, but he knew that they couldn't go back.

The soldiers below may still have a way to survive when they go back, but those who support Yelu Ruan will definitely be killed by Shuluping and Yelu Lihu if they run back.

Without You Yun, Yelu Ruan would not be the Khitan Emperor, and they are nothing.

At this time, it was almost the end of Shenshi, the sun had already begun to slant, and the laughter and laughter became louder and louder.

A large number of soldiers of Khitan and other miscellaneous nationalities began to sing and dance around the bonfire, and various ministries began to pull out the robbed cattle and sheep to kill and barbecue.

Some tribes who were slow to move and didn't grab anything could only curse and bake some pancakes by the fire.

A few Xi people in fur coats ran past Yelu Wuzhi, these idiots just saw the white and attractive appearance of salt bricks, and each of them ate a big piece, it would be too salty, and they were everywhere Find water to drink.

The entire camp was chaotic, there was no unified logistics, each had its own food, and what you could eat depended on what you grabbed, and the banners, clothing, and establishment were even more chaotic.

Yelu Wuzhi, who is the actual commander of the army, doesn't even know who is passing by him?
Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Deguang himself spent most of his life building the elite force for the Khitan people, as well as the efforts to upgrade the Khitan people from nomadic tribes to semi-agricultural empires, all disappeared after the Yanshi City War.

The current Khitan people are no different from ordinary grassland peoples.

However, Yelu Wuzhi immediately saw a very disciplined team,
Although they were on their way, their formation was not in the slightest disorder.

The front is like losing the front, and can come out at any time. There are more than ten cavalry on each side as a barrier, which can intercept or break the rear.

When screaming Han women passed by, they did not rob them. When they saw roasted mutton on the side of the road, they did not rob them like other soldiers. This is a sign of good discipline.

Moreover, these people are plump, their complexion is full of luster, and their eyes are firm. The long knives, bows, and arrows on the horse's side are all well maintained, and the war horses are also washed very clean, as conspicuous as standing out from the crowd.

Among the Khitan people at this time, there were not many who could maintain their horses and weapons in this way during wartime, but there were quite a few in the past.

However, Yelu Wuzhi was still a little puzzled. If it was said that he didn't know the other soldiers, but with this tactical quality, there were only six or seven thousand left in Yeluruan's Khitan country, so he couldn't possibly not know them.

So Yeluda Xiangwen lightly clamped his horse's belly, came to the team of about 200 people, pointed at the leader with the whip in his hand and shouted in Khitan dialect.

"Where do you come from? Which commanding army's subordinates are you?"

Yelu Wuzhi directly used the official position of commanding the army. In his opinion, only the elite who were reborn from the original Khitan palace tent army and the Shan army could have this kind of bearing.

Yelu Sizhong was slightly taken aback, his palms were sweating violently. Although he didn't know Yelu Wuzhi, the guards behind Yelu Wuzhi who were dressed as palace tent soldiers and the guards were holding up the symbols of Daxiewen and Dadiyin. He knew the big banner, and instantly knew who the person on the other side was.

Damn thief, looking for news, how did you bump into the Khitan coach?

Yelu Sizhong couldn't help looking left and right, the dog entered, surrounded by Khitan soldiers, at least three or four thousand, it's not easy to escape!

There was no other way, Yelu Sizhong could only bite the bullet and stepped forward.

However, Yelu Wuzhi narrowed his eyes, and the leader's look around just now aroused his suspicion.

Yeluda Xiangwen coughed softly, and the guards behind him quietly touched the handle of the knife.

At this critical moment, Yelu Wuzhi suddenly smelled a familiar and disgusting smell of sheep.

The taste was particularly strong and strange, even at this tense moment, it almost made him sick.

How long has it been since you took a shower?Do not!Should it be a shower?
Not only Yelu's house, but the Khitan guards behind Yelu's house were also disgusted.

They have been in the land of Yanyun for a long time, and they are not used to the smell of sheep feces that they almost never bathe, plus the smell of sheep, and then marinated with human sweat, and then stifled.

Most of the vigilance in everyone's hearts disappeared immediately. Not to mention the Han people, even the Khitan people, there are very few who can make the smell so disgusting.

Yelu Sizhong took advantage of this opportunity and immediately came back to his senses. He resolutely got off his horse, took two steps forward, and answered half way down with his hands on his chest.

"Xiao Saluo from Yu'erluo has seen Da Xiangwen. We were ordered to go south recently, and we are looking for a place to camp."

Luo is actually a variant of Bo. Historically, there were two types of Yuerluo, namely Khitan Yuerluo and Mongolian Yuerluo.

Now Mongolia has not yet appeared, so there is only Yu'erluo from Khitan, which is the moon bubble from Da'an City, Baicheng City, Jilin Province in later generations.

"Did Chief Sage send you south?" Yelu Wuzhi lowered his eyelids and asked in a low voice.

"Return to Daxie, and after Tiyin returns, Chief Sage will not care about the tribe's affairs." Yelu Sizhong gave the correct answer without thinking.

Yelu Wuzhi also nodded in satisfaction, dispelling his doubts, because this tribe of Yu'erluo is actually the private tribe of Yelu Yaliguo, the fourth son of Yelu Abaoji.

Yelu Abaoji had four sons in total. Yelubei, Yelu Deguang, and Yelu Lihu were all born of Shuluping, and only the fourth son, Yelu Yaliguo, was born of the palace servant Xiao.

So Yelv Yaliguo has always been out of favor, or even ignored.

To make matters worse, Yelu Abaoji was defeated by Li Cunxu in the battle of Dingzhou between Later Tang and Khitan 20 years ago, and Yelu Yaliguo was directly captured.

After that, Yelu Yaliguo was arranged by Li Cunxu to guard the gate of the imperial palace in Taiyuan. After entering Luoyang, he guarded the gate in Luoyang again. He waited until Yelu Deguang entered Tokyo, and then rescued the younger brother.

But Yelu Deguang didn't like this half-brother who discredited Yelu's family, so he didn't even let him stay in the Central Plains, so he sent him back to Khitan, and gave him the title of Tiyin, let alone a title. Not even an official position.

Yelu Yaliguo also knew that he was not welcome, so he ran back to Yu'erlo directly.

There are two tribes living here, one is according to the custom, after Yelu Yaliguo was born as the prince, Yelu Abaoji set up [-] tents for him to lead the tribe.

The other branch is the mother clan of Yelu Yaliguo. After Yelu Yaliguo was born, they were also allowed to live in the Yuerluo area.

You must know that although Yu'erluo is desolate in the eyes of the Han people, it is not a poor place in Khitan. On the contrary, it is rich in water and grass, rich in fish, and some places have been reclaimed as farmland. It is also the favorite fishing and hunting place of the Khitan nobles. .

Yelu Wuzhi was very moved, because Yelu Yaliguo was not liked everywhere, but he still knew how to protect the Great Khitan Kingdom, and sent elites from far away Yu'erluo to the south.

Sure enough, it is a national calamity to meet a loyal minister!
He also knew why these people were a little wary of walking around, because the command and supply of the Khitan army is very chaotic now, and those who came from Yuerlo must have not grabbed anything because they came too late, and even Didn't even find a place to stay.

The current situation is not optimistic, just keeping these people around may be useful at critical moments.

Um!Very reasonable conjecture.

It’s just that Yelu Wuzhi forgot one thing. When Yelu Abrixi went to Liangzhou, Yelu Yaliguo sent Yeluhe, the second son of a Han girl who was married to a Han girl, to escort him, and Yelu Sizhong was Yelu Sizhong. and follow.

After Yelu Yaliguo returned to Khitan, he was pointed at everywhere, and felt that it would be better to be a palace guard in the Central Plains. Dissatisfied, he sent someone to contact Zhang Tie.

That's why Yelu Sizhong clearly knew about Yu'erluo's situation.

Hearing what Yelu Wuzhi said, Zhang Xibao, Yelu Sizhong, and A Luoja were overjoyed, this was a stroke of luck!
Even if you can't catch Yeluruan, it's still good to kill the Khitan's Da Xiangwen and Da Tiyin!

So they hurriedly got off their horses and thanked them loudly in Khitan. Yelu Wuzhi was also very satisfied with their performance, feeling that they had taken in two hundred warriors, he narrowed his eyes proudly.

Helizhi is a female straight person who belongs to the Huiba tribe of Nvzhi in Shangjing Dao. The nomadic land of the Huiba tribe is about between Shenyang and Changchun in later generations, and they mainly live near the Huifa River.

This time Yeluruan recruited the Khitan army from Shangjing Road to go south, and Shuluping and Yelu Lihu, mother and son who were still in control of Shangjing Road, randomly gathered some female straights and Bohai to Yeluruan, and none of the Khitans were sent.

Yeluruan didn't think much of these straight women who were still wearing animal skins and had just entered the slave society, so the hard work of scouting horses outside the camp was taught to straight women.

He Lizhi was sent out to guard, but they were not the invincible Jurchen hundreds of years later.

There is no heroic leader, and no one is in an atmosphere of excitement. Of course, there is no Burenjia sponsored by my Song Dynasty.

Today's straight women can only be said to be quite brave, but they are definitely not brave, or even invincible.

Moreover, these straight women are about to make the Khitan people miserable.

Of course, they didn't do it on purpose, but they didn't expect that they would deceive the Khitan people.

As for what exactly is the pit?The reason is that Yeluruan shouldn't have sent them out as guard scouts.

Because there are still very few female straight tribes now, the Huiba tribe occupies a vast land, but the total number is only 5000 people, and the adult males will not reach [-].

With such a small number of people still living in the vast forest, even if there is a battle, it is at the level of a village battle.

How far should a village with hundreds of people be guarded?

He Lizhi thought for a while, and ten or one hundred steps would be enough. At this distance, as long as he greeted, the clansmen behind him would be warned quickly, and then they would take up their weapons.

Uh..!You ask Helizhi if he needs time to put on his armor?Do arrays need time?Does it take time to put the command system in place?

Then He Lizhi will look at you in confusion, isn't fighting just to shoot with bows and arrows first, and then howl and rush forward to beat people into meat paste?

One thousand steps, that is, a little more than three miles. At this distance, the cavalry can reach it in one assault. Zhang Ting would not have thought that the Khitan cavalry's cordon was so short, nor would Bai Congxin, Li Cunhui, etc., and Feng Jiye was even more unexpected.

This made him anxious!Beads of sweat rolled down his face, and he kept muttering, "It shouldn't be!Zhang Xibao said they were in Lutai!It's almost here, why haven't we found the Khitan's probing horse yet?Did they run away?
Even Zhang Can couldn't bear it anymore, he rode his beloved mount Zidian to the front line in person, if the Khitan ran away, the battle would have to be re-planned.

Seeing the emperor coming, Feng Jiye became even more nervous. He was thinking about how to explain to the emperor when he suddenly stepped on something soft.

Overjoyed, Feng Jiye quickly reached out and inserted his hand into the lump, um, it was still warm, then he grabbed a small piece and put it into his mouth without frowning.

"It smells like black beans and alfalfa, and it's from war horses. Look for it, people are nearby!"

Feng Jiye spat out the horse shit in his mouth, and immediately ordered the soldiers around him.

The reason why he was so sure was that in Zhou Junzhong, the horse manure that Tanma Youyi rode was collected and packed, and then buried or thrown into the stream.

The purpose is to prevent the enemy from discovering clues from the horse dung, so the horse dung here belongs to the Khitan people.

The sound of small footsteps aroused Helizhi's vigilance, he shrunk his body even smaller, not considered a thin body, and slowly retracted into a rock crevice wrapped in weeds.

Feng Jiye groped in the front himself, he didn't see He Lizhi, but, a breeze happened to blow, and he smelled a strong smell of sheep. Fortunately, he didn't stay with Zhang Xibao for too long, and he wasn't used to it yet. taste.

He looked around vigilantly, and there was only a small bumpkin on the front left. Feng Jiye gestured to the two soldiers behind him, and the three of them searched away in the shape of a pin.

As soon as Feng Jiye took out his hand crossbow, he saw a disturbance in the earth-covered bushes. A gray-green figure rushed out suddenly, like a frightened rabbit, and disappeared in the bushes within a few breaths. .

Nature did not give Helizhi discipline and formation, but endowed him with beast-like vigilance and speed.

Feng Jiye was shocked. He suddenly jumped onto the soil bag, threw away the hand crossbow and took out a hard bow. He shot three arrows in a row. up.

Enduring the severe pain, He Lizhi was about to blow the conch horn in his mouth, and the two knights of the right feather forest guard had already rushed over, and pressed the strong female straight woman to the ground like holding down a wild beast.

Zhang Ting didn't expect that such a situation would happen, and someone would only spread the scouting horses to a distance of more than three miles.

After Feng Jiye finished interrogating He Lizhi, there was no need to investigate at all. Feng Jiye ventured a few steps forward and saw Lutai, which was full of people.

It will be late at this time, but the main force of the army is still seven or eight miles away. If you go back to mobilize the army now, it will be night as soon as you go and come.

Moreover, more than 3000 people would definitely not be able to keep it secret. Zhang Tie made a very bold decision to use the [-] people who are now following him to go straight into the Khitan camp and defeat them.

Li Cunhui opened his mouth to dissuade him, but Zhang Tie immediately waved his hand.

"Don't talk too much, I don't want to rush with you, I decided to divide the 3000 people into three groups, and draw 500 people to hit the son, a desperate assault.

1000 people were the successors, and after disrupting the Khitan people so that they could not form a formation, I led [-] Gui Yilang to capture and kill Yelu Ruan. "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for more people to object, Zhang Tie immediately began to arrange, "Li Cunhui led the headquarters with [-] riders, and Wang Shenqi, Wang Quanbin, Feng Jiye, and Zhao Kuangyin each led [-] riders as the young master, under Li Cunhui's command.

Murong Yanzhao, Zhao Yanjin, Huangfuchong, and Chen Huiyao each lead the headquarters as successors.

Zhang Zhaojie, Wang Xinxun, Zhang Cheng, and Yang Jiye protected me, and we rushed to the most densely formed Khitan formation.

Li Fang, you go back and inform Bai Congxin that the whole army will come at full speed immediately. "

Li Fang looked at Zhang Ting hotly, "Saint, I want to fight the enemy with the saint."

Zhang Ting didn't turn his head back, "This is a military order, execute it immediately!"

As a famous salt brick field, Lutai actually has a small earthen city.

However, the scale of Tucheng is very small, that is, the size of a landlord's compound, so it can only accommodate Yelu Ruan and a small number of guards.

In the courtyard of Yeluruan, there is no trace of the robbed women. She is a cultural person, or the emperor of Daliao, and the basic taste still needs to be talked about, so she is only accompanied by the Queen Zhen.

The Zhen family was originally a court lady in the Later Tang Dynasty. After Shi Jingtang came to the master, she became a court lady in the Later Jin Dynasty. She was bright and dignified.

After Yelu Deguang entered Tokyo, the accompanying Yelu Ruan immediately fell in love with this woman who was 12 years older than him.

However, at this time, Zhen's mood was not good at all, because the mournful cries of the women who were looted outside were heard in this courtyard.

"Your Majesty has vowed to be the emperor of both the Khitan and the Han people, but now the soldiers are so unscrupulous, I fear losing the hearts of the people of the world!"

Yeluruan shook his head with a wry smile, and took another gulp of wine, either because he didn't want to take care of it, or he couldn't do it.

Because everyone is raping and plundering, if he manages Yeru Han Erduo and does not allow them to participate, this originally newly built palace tent army may not listen to him.

But Yelu Ruan has always loved Zhen Shi, after thinking about it, he decided to let the guards go out to inform Yelu's house quality, at least to keep these cries far away, so that Zhen Shi could not hear them.

In the dim sunlight, Yeluruan's guards opened the courtyard door, and then collapsed on the ground in fright.

This courtyard is for the purpose of managing the salt brick factory, so it is built on the highest point, overlooking the entire Lutai.

The guards looked into the distance, only to see the red and white cavalry reflecting the golden light towards the Lutai like waves in the direction of the sunset.

The guard wanted to yell 'enemy attack', but in the end he only uttered a sharp scream in panic.

Li Cunhui rushed to the front in person, he knew what his responsibility was, and that was a blow from the universe, completely crushing the resistance of the Khitan people.

If he didn't do well, he would put the emperor in the most dangerous situation when Zhang Tie entered the battlefield, which he could not bear and accept at all.

So Li Cunhui directly let the thousand and five hundred riders form an overwhelming formation, as if thousands of troops and horses suddenly descended from the sky.

The entire Lutai is a small town surrounded by countless salt fields and salt ponds. It is actually not suitable for galloping horses, but Li Cunhui can't take care of so much.

The iron cavalry of the Right Feather Forest Guard swept past like a whirlwind, and the Khitan people never expected that Zhou Jun's iron cavalry would appear on Lutai so quickly.

What they didn't expect was that those idiots and straight people completely ignored the military order and only sent out three miles of sentries.

For cavalry with many good horses, Sanlidi is almost an instant away.

As for the Khitan people who didn't wear armor at all, let alone lined up, but gathered in twos and threes to sing and eat meat, none of them thought of resisting, and they couldn't resist.

What's more, from their point of view, it wasn't [-] cavalry coming from the opposite side, but the elite of the Zhou Kingdom overwhelming the sky.

At this moment, the terrifying scene of the emperor's death in battle once again echoed in the minds of all Khitan people.

They shrank into the tent in horror, without considering that these leather tents could not protect them at all.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that he was a soldier descending from heaven, because there was no enemy who dared to resist in front of him.

All the enemy troops either ran around like frightened rabbits, or burrowed into the tent like mice.

Zhao Da picked up the hard bow in his hand, and it felt like shooting rabbits when he was a child. When he opened and closed, Khitan people in leather robes kept crying and were shot to the ground.

Under the blessing of adrenaline, his archery skills have been raised to an unprecedented height, and the arrows will not miss. After a while, the enemy soldiers will be shot around with corpses.

A Khitan warrior in leather armor howled and challenged Zhao Kuangyin. He wanted to resist, but apart from the leather armor on his body, he only had a short knife.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled contemptuously, clamped the horse's belly, accelerated, and stabbed him to the bone when he went up.

Another majestic Khitan man was holding a big gall, leaning his back against the corner of the wall, wanting to resist. He roared loudly, hoping that his comrades passing by, crying and howling, would stay and fight against the enemy with him.

But no one paid attention to him, from the beginning to the end, he was the only one alone.

Brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi, seeing this little general who should be in charge of at least 500 people, laughed and ran over at the same time, and then they stabbed their horses left and right, killing the Khitan warrior like a monkey.

The moment he fell heavily, the Khitan warrior stared at the back of his comrades who were still running around.

I don't understand why they don't stay and resist together when the enemy has few troops.

40,000 people!This is 40,000 people!The tents stretched for several miles along Lutai Town, and no one came out to resist, and the outer tents were directly breached.

The raging fire ignited, and the generals of the Zhou army didn't even bother to kill people, so they directly burned them with fire.

A small jar of kerosene was thrown over, and with the bang of the pear flower gun, the Khitan people in the tent rushed out crying like rats whose nest had been burned, and then they only needed to kill them one by one easily.

This is not fighting at all, but hunting.

The outside was in chaos, with flames and thick smoke flying everywhere, and the inside had real experience in wars. Those who slipped through the net in the last Yanshi battle were immediately alarmed.

Xiao Han roared, telling all the guards to put on their armor and mount their horses. This experienced warrior knew that even if they were gone outside, it didn't matter, because they were here to make up the numbers.

Moreover, there must not be many enemy troops coming, otherwise they would have rushed to his camp long ago, and no matter whether they persisted or escaped, they had to hold on for a while before leaving in the dark.

Sure enough, when Xiao Han gathered more than a thousand people from the Iron Harrier Army, he found that although the momentum outside was huge, the number of enemy troops was not large. .

These Zhou army cavalry also saw them, and quickly formed a pig charge and lost their battle in the flames.

Xiao Han glared fiercely with triangular eyes, and dozens of riders wanted to attack him with more than a thousand riders. He was too arrogant, "Boys of the Iron Harrier Army, rush up and kill these southern barbarians."

As soon as he finished speaking, the vibrating sound of the bowstring on the opposite side came randomly, and it was not a horse bow with a clear sound, but a crossbow bolt with this sound. The cavalry in front of Xiao Han was shot down in a large area.

Xiao Han's eyes were red, he waved his hand, and rushed out first, and there were at least two or three hundred riders who rushed out with him.

On the opposite side, Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi also started to charge.

They have no fear, because behind them is the emperor, who has given them the treatment that is enough to make them die ten times without regretting it, and the honor of being the founding heroes of Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie.

First, the dazzling pear blossom gun sprayed out flames that disturbed the enemy's vision, and then the gun stabbed like a dragon.

Xiao Han only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and the cavalry around him disappeared like felled weeds.

It wasn't that they were killed, but these cavalrymen were so frightened that they didn't dare to charge head-on, while the Zhou Guo cavalrymen on the opposite side were out of shape, like a sharp knife, inserted into their block of tofu.

Just as Xiao Han raised his spear, a crossbow arrow was shot in his chest. It was a crossbow arrow fired from the short crossbow in Wang Shenqi's hand. It didn't go deep into the flesh, but it hurt so much. Xiao Han couldn't bear the pain, and the spear dropped a little.

But it was just this few points that cost him his life.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly sent the pear flower gun in his hand to Xiao Han's chest.

The moment Zhao Kuangyin let go of the gun, Xiao Han's eyes went dark, the huge impact almost stopped his breathing, and his huge body fell directly from the horse.

A cavalry soldier following Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed, picked up the pecking hammer, bent sideways, and hit Xiao Han on the head just as he landed and wanted to raise his head.

This evil Khitan bandit general, Zhang Tie's rival in time and space, had his brains split and died in the chaos.

The more than a thousand cavalry he organized also immediately disintegrated, and were dispersed by dozens of Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi.

The Khitans simply didn't have the courage to continue fighting the Zhou army.