The rise of the prince

Chapter 619 Divine Soldiers From Heaven + Divine Soldiers From Heaven

"The scouts must have misread it! He arrived at Anping in the middle of the night. He couldn't see clearly in the dark, and his eyes couldn't work well. Maybe it was blindfolded ('Blindfolded' refers to night blindness, caused by a lack of vitamin A, which was found in ancient times. The probability of getting a disease is very high), and it is normal to hear and read wrongly, and this kind of thing happened often in the past.”

"But the scout said he went to the top of the city to see it himself, and the defenders asked him to report the news."

"I just bet, he was definitely wrong!"

"If there is no mistake? Why do you insist that he is wrong? That scout swears by it. Does a small person have the guts to lie to the king?"

"Hmph, I think you are as brainless as a woman. If what he said is true, the people of Jingguo have grown wings. They fly directly over Weizhou, and they can't reach the city of Anding all at once."

"It is impossible for the people of Jingguo to fly over, but what if all the defenders of Weizhou city surrendered when they saw the people of Jingguo? Speaking of which, the defender of Weizhou is your nephew, no wonder you keep denying that it is false, my lord, I I think this matter needs to be investigated carefully!"

"You! Old bastard, spitting blood! You slander me!"

"Bah, you don't deserve my slander at all, I'm telling the truth"

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Many generals in the big tent were arguing about the news that the Jingguo army brought back by the scouts overnight had arrived at the city of Anding.

Yelu Dashi frowned, a little upset, and he sent several teams of scouts to the south to check the situation, but so far, there is still no news.

Several important generals in the army quarreled over this matter, and he didn't want to blame them. After all, this matter was so incredible that even he felt it was incredible and didn't really believe it.

In just a few days, how could Jing Jun go from Jingguo Daizhou to the city of Anding?Either the Jing army had grown wings and flew directly over Weizhou, or the important city of Weizhou was useless, or the guards of Weizhou surrendered as soon as they saw the Jing people.

This possibility is extremely small, because of the importance of Weizhou, he personally selected the guard repeatedly, and he is the bravest Khitan warrior among the younger generation.

And after being a famous family, apart from being taught horseback riding and archery since he was a child, these people also bear the honor of the family. If he surrenders, a person's behavior will not only be his own behavior, but also shame his family. To be ridiculed on behalf of others.

So he really didn't believe that the Weizhou defender would surrender immediately, but if not, how did Jing Jun get to be stable?Yelu Dashi was puzzled, and in the end he could only believe that the scouts were wrong.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world. As time went by, in the afternoon, Jing Jun drove straight in, and the news that he had arrived in An Ding almost spread throughout the barracks. Many people talked a lot, and the barracks began to feel a little panicked.

Originally, I knew that the Jing army was not good at fighting, and I also knew that the Jing army was not as strong as them this time. The morale of the Liao soldiers was high, but the news was too bizarre. How did the people of Jing state reach An Ding?Such bizarre news also made the soldiers uneasy.

It was too late when Yelu Dashi ordered the news to be blocked. Most of the army camp was spreading the news. He ordered to kill the two soldiers who spread the rumors, and he personally went out to tell everyone that it was a rumor. The momentum of the news spread, and the atmosphere of panic in the barracks.

But what made him uneasy was that he had sent several teams of scouts to inquire about the news as soon as he received the news, but there was still no news until the evening one day later.

It’s not necessary, it’s just going to Anding. Anding is the closest important town to Nanjing. It’s in the west of Nanjing. It’s just a day of riding a horse back and forth.
It was useless to worry, he could only send several more teams of scouts, and repeatedly promoted them, if there is news, come back immediately, don't delay.

At night, Yelu Dashi did not sleep soundly. He woke up several times in a dream. He dreamed of the first emperor, and Princess Yali who was trapped in the enemy camp. In Nanjing City Head
In the end, he woke up in a cold sweat, feeling the urgency to urinate, and realized that he was also getting old.

What he bears on him is the continuation of the Liao Kingdom, and there is no room for slack. As long as there is a slight mistake, he may feel sorry for his ancestors and the eagle rising on the grassland.

After waking up for the second time, he could no longer fall asleep, the morning star in the sky was particularly dazzling, he watched the star silently, and waited in front of the big tent until dawn.

The ups and downs in his heart gradually calmed down. When the morning sun rose and the morning light sprinkled from the sky to the vast land, there was still no figure of him looking forward to the night on the horizon in the distance, and no scouts came back.
Yelu Dashi frowned, the situation became more and more strange, as the sun rose in the camp, the figures gradually increased, and he was busy as usual, he saw these scenes as in the past, but his heart was agitated.

There are different opinions on whether to continue going south or to wait here.

After careful consideration, Yelu Dashi decided to wait another five days. If there was still no news from Jing Guo people after five days, they would go south to look for Jing Guo's army and try their best to fight with them.

In the end, everyone obeyed the decision he made.

Everything in the camp was as usual. This afternoon, there was a moderate rain, which lasted for about an hour, making the grass and trees on the plain more moist. The camp was filled with the fragrance of soil, and the shallow mud puddle continued The rain was cloudy, and the road trampled by people and horses became muddy.

So Yelu Dashi assigned more than 300 people to move small stones to the hills east of the camp to fill up the muddy road. After all, they may still use this camp for many days.

Everyone was busy, and the patrolling soldiers were orderly.

In the afternoon, Yelu Dashi was drinking milk tea and eating mutton, when he suddenly heard the commotion outside, he frowned, maybe someone was fighting again.He has repeatedly emphasized that fighting is not allowed in the camp, but the young soldiers with strong blood can't help it, and they will kill people from time to time.

He opened the big tent door impatiently, and the mild afternoon sun shone. He squinted his eyes, but found that the scene in front of him was completely different.

No one was fighting or fighting. The noise came from the fact that everyone in the camp stopped and put down their work. The soldiers who moved the stone forgot to move while holding the stone.

Yelu Dashi was puzzled, he took a few steps forward, pushed aside the soldiers in front of him, and looked to the south.
Slowly, the eyes recovered from the discomfort, and the dark world gradually became clear. Looking from a distance, the eyes passed through the continuous white tents, and at the top of the southern hillside, black shadows slowly grew from the horizon, forming a long row , densely packed and stretching for several miles, the blackness is stretched into a long line, dividing the green earth and the blue sky, and various flags are erected there, fluttering in the wind.
A black sky looked down on them.

Yelu Dashi was stunned, and he took a small step back. After a while, he finally realized that the flag, Jing Jun!It's Jing Guo's army!
In an instant, countless messy thoughts and questions filled his mind, how did they come here, where did they come from, did they really fly over, how could it be possible?
All in an instant.

"Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Get on your horse! Get on your horse!" He yelled loudly after reacting.

The soldiers reacted and acted in a hurry. The whole camp was in chaos. Where is Weizhou?What about stability?Why did Jingguo talents drive straight in for a few days, as if entering the land of no one, they went directly to the city of Nanjing!There are too many things I can't figure out, and I don't have time to think about them.
Feelings of doubt and fear spread in the camp. Yelu Dashi was in such a hurry that he got on his horse before he could put on his armor. He ran around the camp to stop people and horses. , can definitely catch them off guard.

But when the camp was in chaos, Yelu Dashi was slowly surprised to find that the Jingguo people were just watching them from a distance, and had no intention of attacking at all.

But he didn't dare to relax, he was so busy that he was out of breath, running around to organize people.

The Jingguo people's sudden fall from the sky obviously caused a lot of psychological impact on the soldiers. Many people looked panicked and acted in a panic, which made them busier and more chaotic. By the time everyone was organized and the Liao Kingdom's cavalry lined up, it had been a long time.

The people from Jingguo on the hilltop in the distance didn't make any movement, they just looked down at them silently from a high position, and the orderly formation went from one end of the hillside to the other end without moving.

Yelu Dashi felt a heavy sense of oppression, he didn't know where Jing Jun came from, but Jing Jun in front of him made him feel unprecedented pressure.
Li Xingzhou rode on Meixue, looking down at the camp of the Liao Kingdom, which stretched for more than ten miles, like a large white cloud.

Wei Yubai and Liu Ji also rode beside him.

"I have been confronted with the Liao Kingdom for more than ten years since I was a child. I have never been to the mainland of Liao, and I have never seen such a big camp." Wei Yubai said excitedly.

"They look very chaotic." From a distance, Li Xingzhou could clearly see that the people in the Liao army camp were hurried and panicked, and there was no orderly organization at all.

Wei Yubai smiled, "It's me and I'm in a mess. In just six or seven days, I went out of Jingguo Daizhou and went all the way to the city of Nanjing. In the middle, there is Weizhou, an important town like Anding. In the eyes of Liao people, we are Heaven’s Soldier, it’s pretty good if you haven’t been frightened.”

Wei Yubai's words caused the surrounding soldiers to laugh, and Li Xingzhou also understood why they were so flustered. It was indeed too scary for them to appear in such a position at this time.

According to the laws of warfare in this era, important towns like Weizhou and Anding, even if they had ten times more troops, would not be able to break through without besieging them for a month or two.

Unless the guard surrendered directly, if he met a capable guard, he might be able to guard for several years, ten years, or even decades. There are many such examples in history, such as the famous Xiangyang .

And it only took them more than six days, less than seven days, to break through two important towns in a row, all the way north, and suddenly appeared under the city of Nanjing like a magic soldier, it was indeed too scary.

In fact, siege is also very dreamy for the new army. Faced with the emerging war mode, the Liao people were completely unprepared. Whether it was the strong Weizhou City or Anding City, their gates could not withstand the bombardment of artillery.

After the city gate was blasted open by artillery, the first reaction of the defenders was to defend the city cave, so a large number of defenders flocked to the narrow city cave, trying to block the passage into the city and prevent the enemy from entering. It is in line with the tactics of this era, but the result can be imagined
Their armor and shields may be able to block bows, crossbows, knives and spears, but they cannot stop guns and artillery. A large group of people are crowded in a small city cave, and musketeers and gunners can fight with their eyes closed.

The caves of Yuzhou City were almost filled with corpses, and it was extremely tragic. When the new army entered the city, it took more than half an hour to move the corpses to enter.

Afterwards, the artillery and musketeers also used projectiles outside the city to carry out indiscriminate strikes inside the city without seeking to kill, aiming to completely destroy the morale of the enemy.

After preparing for firepower, they officially began to enter the city. At this time, almost no one in the city dared to resist.

When they arrived in Anding City, the situation was even more favorable for the new army.

Anding City is not built on the flat ground in the mountains like Weizhou City, but on the hillside. The road up the mountain is winding, and there are several checkpoints and gates along the way. If you want to break through, you need to follow the winding road. It is very difficult to attack the uphill road.

But when facing the new army, it was a completely different matter.

The city was built on a sloping hillside, which meant that there was no city wall to protect the buildings and people in the city, and the entire front was completely exposed to the new army.

Facing the troops of the cold weapon era, this way of building a city is very wise and effective, because the soldiers can only attack the gates one by one along the road up the mountain, but facing the new army weapons, Anding City is equivalent to taking off their clothes. completely exposed to the new army.

The new army directly lined up on several higher mounds at the foot of the mountain and started shooting. The defenders who were waiting in full force in the mountain city were stunned, and then they were hit by shells and bullets.

Without the barrier of the city wall, all the buildings in the middle of the mountain were completely exposed to the new army. Facing such a city, they could fight with their eyes closed.

The sound of guns and guns continued all afternoon. After sufficient firepower preparations, when the new army entered the city, most of the buildings on the mountainside had collapsed. There were bullet holes everywhere on the wooden buildings on the street, and there were corpses everywhere. And the howling wounded.

An Ding may be a more terrifying nightmare for cold weapon troops than Weizhou. Weizhou has at least one city wall. The road winding up the mountain here is full of concerns, and due to terrain restrictions, it is impossible to concentrate troops.

But for the new army, it is simply a gift, even simpler than Weizhou. At least Weizhou wants to attack the city, but also needs to rely on the projectile of guns and cannons to bypass the city wall. enemy position.

And a mountain city like Anding can be hit directly, and the enemy's position can be clearly seen for the killing effect.

Therefore, conquering Anding is easier than Weizhou. It only took half a day, and there were no casualties except for two shooters who were injured when they slipped and fell.

When fighting Weizhou, a total of seven people were killed and 26 were injured.Among the seven people killed in battle, three died in the first confrontation with the ambushes outside the city, and four died in a sneak attack after entering the city. Compared with the stability of the battlefield, Weizhou is too "tragic".

Because of this, the whole process of the new army was almost like an unhindered rapid march, and it soon went directly to the city of Nanjing.

Looking at the Liao army camp in chaos below, Li Xingzhou did not take advantage of this to attack.

One is that there are far more Liao people than them; the other is that he is waiting for Dizhi, whose fleet is the main focus of the new army's firepower, with more than 90 cannons, while their side only has twelve.

The third is that there was a rain on the road before, which made the gunpowder of the new army damp. Although the palace is currently using granular moisture-proof gunpowder, dampness will still increase the chance of firing failure, which will affect the battle to a certain extent.

In the end, they also experienced seven days of continuous marching and fighting. The soldiers were exhausted and it was not the time to fight.

Let the enemy hesitate for a while in fear, let them have time to taste the taste of fear, so as to weaken their combat effectiveness to the greatest extent.

"Camp and rest on duty!" Li Xingzhou ordered.

(End of this chapter)