Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 695
Yeluna also led tens of thousands of remnants and [-] horses back to Jingxing Pass. On the way, people kept getting sick and fell down. The soldiers of the Liao army showed no mercy. Once they got sick, they were executed immediately and their bodies were buried on the spot.

When they arrived at Jingxing Pass on the morning of the third day, more and more soldiers became ill, and there were more than 3000 soldiers. Many soldiers were infected during the melee, and many sick soldiers successfully mixed into the team and infected other normal soldiers.

This time, the Liao army learned the painful lesson before and no longer isolated them. After the sick soldiers were executed, their bodies were immediately burned or buried deeply.

However, the soldiers that Yeluna also sent to ask for surrender did not reply. This is the sequelae left by him using the patient to pretend to surrender. The soldiers who sent the letter could not get close to the pass at all, and were shot and killed by the Song army on the spot, and no Song army soldiers would search them. The letter on his body was sprayed with fire oil from a distance to burn the body.

A few days later, the epidemic was completely out of control, and the number of sick soldiers continued to increase. Many soldiers who were talking and laughing suddenly vomited and had diarrhea. A strong sense of distrust quickly spread among the soldiers. Everyone suspected that their companions were covering up. In the past four days, there have been more than [-] sick soldiers, and the execution and resistance of being unwilling to be executed have plunged the Liao army into extreme chaos.

That night, Yeluna also quietly left the army and walked to Jingxing Pass on the mountainside alone.

A few hundred steps away from Jingxing Pass, he shouted: "I am Yelu Naye, the commander of the Liao Army. I am not sick. I implore the brothers above to let me surrender!"

"I am Yelu Naye, the coach of the Liao Army. I am not sick, and I am here to surrender!"

He yelled all the way and walked all the way to the pass. He thought that his commander, the Song Army, would capture him alive, but he still miscalculated. When he was seventy or eighty steps away from the pass, hundreds of crossbow arrows shot powerfully, and Yeluna also dodged Not enough time, hit more than [-] arrows in a row, and immediately fell to the ground and died.

A dozen or so soldiers of the Song Army rushed down in the dark, and they shot out strands of black kerosene with a leather kerosene injector seven or eight steps away, covering Yelunaye's body with kerosene, and then shot a rocket, killing the body The ground burned, and after a while, the body was burned to charcoal, and finally only some bones remained, which were swept down the cliff by the soldiers.

Fearing that the epidemic would spread, the Song army strictly enforced Di Qing's five iron laws, and would not accept any surrender from the Liao army. The corpses must be completely burned with kerosene.

That night, a serious civil strife broke out in the Liao army in the valley. The disappearance of the coach Yelu Naye became the fuse of the Liao army's internal strife again. The extreme distrust of each other caused the Liao army soldiers to start killing each other. After hearing the news, Di Qing also rushed over, stood on the top of the city and gazed down the mountain.

It was pitch black down the mountain, but the clash of weapons and the screams of soldiers dying could be faintly heard.

Controlling Yang Du was very surprised, and said in a low voice: "Di Shuai, I can't see anything clearly in this dark night, how can I tell the enemy from us?"

Di Qing shook his head, with a serious face, he said slowly: "I'm afraid the internal strife in the Liao army is beyond what you and I can imagine."

"Could it be hacking and killing without a target?" Another general said.

Di Qing said coldly: "They all want to live, and they all suspect that the other party is infected, so only by killing the other party can they have a chance to survive."

All the generals heard it unbelievable, but it seemed reasonable only in this way. Di Qing immediately ordered: "Strictly guard the pass, do not accept surrender, no one is allowed to approach the pass, and anyone who approaches will be shot!"

The Liao army's cannibalism did not gradually stop until the early morning of the next day. The thousands of surviving soldiers couldn't stand the bloody oppression, and they went over the mountains and mountains to find a way out. The Jingxing Road became deadly silent.

Ten days later, a torrential rain suddenly hit. The torrential rain lasted for a full day and night. An investigation team composed of 1000 people went down the pass and went to Jingxing to investigate the situation.

The members of the investigation wore leather boots and rubber gloves, three layers of oilcloth robes, and hats to cover themselves tightly. Each of them wore a thick cotton mask with toner in the middle, and each wore a glass eye patch. , this is the most primitive biochemical protective clothing,

The situation in the valley was shocking. There was no living person to be seen, and there were corpses of Liao army soldiers everywhere. After walking from Jingxing Pass to Niangziguan, it was confirmed that there were no surviving soldiers. The Song army began to withdraw troops, and a large number of soldiers withdrew from Jingxing Pass and Niangziguan.

Di Qing then dispatched another [-] soldiers to put on anti-epidemic clothing and enter Jingxing to clean up the corpses. The soldiers began to pile up the corpses and burn them. After half a month of processing, all the corpses of more than [-] Liao troops were burned and buried deeply. The Song army collected a large number of corpses. The weapons and armor were brought out of the pass after being boiled and sterilized.

By the Pingman River in the middle of Jingxing, soldiers of the Song Army accidentally discovered [-] war horses. The horses were not affected by the epidemic. The only threat to them was being slaughtered by the Liao soldiers for meat. Green grass and water sources were found in Jingxing, and they survived.

These tens of thousands of war horses were the biggest harvest of the Song Army. The Song Army cleaned and disinfected them, and then took them out of Jingxing Pass to build a special horse city for feeding and recovery.

The Jingxing Road was closed immediately, and it was not until three years later that Jingxing was reopened, and the traffic of merchants and tourists resumed. The traces of the Liao army in Jingxing have been smoothed by time, and the epidemic has disappeared without a trace.

Two months after cleaning up Jingxing, Song Army patrols captured dozens of Liao Army soldiers in a valley near Pingding County, and they actually came out of Jingxing over the mountains.

From the mouths of these surviving soldiers, the Song Army learned of the horrible incident that happened in the last night of the Liao Army. They struggled to climb the mountains and fled to the north, most of them died in the mountains.

Of the 12 troops, only thirty or so soldiers survived. This was the bloodiest and cruelest battle of trapped beasts in the history of the Liao Kingdom.

However, the Liao State resolutely refused to admit that there was a cannibalism in Jingxing, and it was unwilling to accept these thirty or so survivors to return to the country. It was not until many years later that the thirty or so survivors were able to return to their homes and reunite with their families.

In mid-August, Zhao Xu, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, arrived in Youzhou under the escort of an army of [-]. Fan Ning led dozens of civil and military officials to welcome the emperor several miles away.

Fan Ning bowed and saluted, "My minister, Fan Ning, led the civil and military officials of the Northern Army to welcome His Majesty to Youzhou!"

All the generals knelt down on one knee, "See Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu sat on the tall dragon carriage, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Fan Xianggong is free from courtesy, and all generals are flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The generals got up, Fan Ning stepped forward and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, this place is too close to Youzhou City, why not go to Lu County to rest first."

Zhao Xu shook his head and smiled, "Could it be that 30 troops can't protect my safety?"

"This..." Fan Ning was in a bit of a dilemma. The Liao army in Youzhou would come out at any time to fight the Song army. He felt that Youzhou was still a bit unsafe.

Zhao Xu said indifferently: "Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhenzong are both in charge. This time it's my turn. I have been waiting for this day for a long time, so don't persuade me any more."

Fan Ning had no choice but to nod, "Your Majesty, please go to the camp!"

More than [-] people, including Xiangguo from Zhizhengtang, senior officials from the Privy Council, and ministers and ministers of various ministries, followed Zhao Xu's personal conquest.

Fan Ning met with Fu Bi and other Xiangguo again, and then went to Youzhou City with a mighty army.

The army of [-] soldiers who accompanied the imperial driver set up camp in the west of Youzhou City.

Accompanied by Fan Ning, Emperor Zhao Xu and a group of ministers came to the city of Youzhou.

After a month and a half of continuous explosions and burning by the Song army, Youzhou has become riddled with holes.More than [-] places on the four city walls collapsed, and the city gates were also blown to pieces, covered with cracks and hung on the city.

[-]% of the buildings in the city were burned down, the Liao army suffered more than [-] casualties, and tens of thousands of ordinary civilians died in the war.

The morale of the soldiers and civilians in the entire city of Youzhou was devastated. If it weren’t for Yelu Hujian who still firmly controlled the army, many soldiers would leave the city and surrender, and the militiamen also fled in large numbers. The Liao army successively recruited 5 militiamen, but no one was willing to work hard anymore. , Fear shrouded the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, and 3 people fled alone. Yeluhu had no choice but to see it.

Outside the city, Zhao Xu stared at Youzhou City for a long time, and asked: "Fan Xianggong mentioned in the report that after destroying the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city, you can attack Youzhou. I want to know when the time will be right?"

"Your Majesty, I was ready to attack Youzhou five days ago, but I heard that His Majesty is going to conquest personally, so I postponed it for another five days. In fact, the time is ripe, and I can attack Youzhou City at any time."

Zhao Xu was very satisfied. He didn't tell Fan Ning that he wanted to personally command the army to capture Youzhou City. It seemed that Fan Ning understood his thoughts quite well and left this opportunity to himself.

Zhao Xu nodded and said with a smile: "Since the chance coincides, then I will serve as the head coach temporarily and regain Youzhou City!"

(End of this chapter)