The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 412 What does it mean to be ruthless?

The sound of killing and the collision of weapons are still torn apart between the road and the field.A general named Ba Muzhen brandished a spear and led his troops to attack the crowd, trying to stop the increasing number of Han cavalry.

Until the sound of "boom" sounded from the city gate behind, almost everyone who was fighting here was startled by the sound, subconsciously stopped and looked at the black smoke rising from the pass of Gubeikou.

Li Cunxiao looked at the black smoke and grinned, no matter whether Yelu Abaoji died or not, the explosion was enough for him.

The tall figure slowly turned around leaning on a long lance, looked at the battlefield here, and shouted sharply: "Kill—"

For a moment, there was a brief moment of calm. On the battlefield of fighting, no matter who reacted or not, they all made actions at the same moment.The cavalry under his command erupted with amazing morale, and swung the butcher's knife again.The soldiers of Li Siyuan, Wang Yanzhang and other generals who came from the rear also quickly approached this side, shouting hysterically: "Kill—"

The infantry of the tribal army and the leather army fought hard to resist and counterattack, but the emperor fled and retreated into the city gate, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead after the explosion. There was the sound of begging for mercy, and more Khitan soldiers either galloped on horseback or on foot, crashed towards the mountains and forests on both sides, and there were scattered figures everywhere.

"It's over."

When he heard the news, Geng Qing was still waiting on the original cliff, and the fighting on the road below was coming to an end, tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers fled in large numbers; Kicking and kicking the captives who were kneeling and begging for surrender, tied them with ropes and dragged them away while waiting for the Shangguan to send them off.

When Geng Qing came down to the foot of the mountain, Shi Jingtang on the side hung an arm and scolded a few small schools with a serious expression. When he saw King Yong coming, he hurriedly called his personal guards to slash the corpses around him and then dragged them away, lest someone who pretended to die suddenly attack.

"On the battlefield, be careful. As a general, how can you take a stone with your own hands? This time, only one arm was injured. Next time, if you can't say it, you will risk your life!"

Geng Qing tapped Shi Jingtang's arm hanging in front of his chest. The latter grinned his teeth in pain but did not dare to avoid it. After a while, Shi Jingtang said: "I will report to King Yong, the general almost forgot one person, then How will Yelu Yuwen deal with it?"

"Take it to the front."

For these Khitan generals, even if they were famous in history, Geng Qing was neither familiar nor interested, and it was even more impossible for him to do anything to make the other party surrender.

The man was brought over, and after just a glance, he asked Dou Wei to take him to Gubeikou, which was only about seven or eight miles away from here, and such a distance was the most relaxing place, otherwise, if he wanted to set up an ambush, let him It is extremely difficult for Yelu Abao to be fooled.

Gubeikou pass.

The battle here has also come to an end, a large number of prisoners have been put under surveillance, and the Khitan Sun and Moon flags are still on the city wall, presumably they have not been captured, which makes Geng Qing a little regretful.

"In the battle of Youzhou, the pass and Yelu Abaoji are two important targets. Except for Yelu Abaoji, who will not live or die. If this pass cannot be taken, and the attack and defense cannot be changed, this battle can only be regarded as half of the victory."

Here, Li Siyuan, Wang Yanzhang, Yan Bao, He Gui, etc. lieutenant generals stood outside the city gate arrows, surrounded Geng Qing who was speaking, looked at the city wall, observed the defense, and attracted the generals to nod frequently.

"King Yong's words are very true, this pass must be won, otherwise Khitan can go south at any time, and it is very easy to leave!"

"Then take advantage of the uncertainty of Yelu Abaoji's life and death, and go all out!"

Hearing the generals talking more and more excited, Geng Qing glanced at the brother who was not far away, leaning on a long spear and closing his eyes to rest, he had made great contributions to this battle, from the beginning of the battle to Gubeikou, he chased and killed him non-stop all the way, even if his body was made of iron I can't stand it, after all, Geng Qing has a deep understanding. After a month of galloping in the backyard, everyone lost more than ten catties
"Come here today, let all the soldiers rest well, and heal the wounded soldiers. As for the camp, we will press down against Gubeikou and kill the Khitan people inside."

He waved his hand and made a decision. Of course, everyone would not really take the order to set up camp at other people's gates seriously. After discussing the details of tomorrow's siege, they each dispersed to take an inventory of the soldiers under their command and deal with the wounded.

On the noisy roads and fields, the sun gradually sinks to the west, burning out the last ray of light, and the night pushes the edge of the light to cover the world. On the quiet tower, the patrolling Khitan soldiers walked by worriedly, looking at the night outside the city. Here, there is a noisy enemy camp.

Inside the pass, in the three-story turret, soldiers came out with a basin of washed blood, and a strong smell of wound medicine wafted from the opened door. Yelu Abaoji was lying on the couch, and the army doctor was carefully removing the blood from the open door. , took out a small iron piece, put it on the plate, and there was a light jingling sound, and there were seven or eight pieces piled up on it.

hiss~~
The pain caused the emperor on the couch to wake up from a coma and groan in pain. He opened his eyes and looked at the generals standing in front of the bed. , Xiao Dilu's face was scratched with long bloodstains, his skin and flesh were turned out, he looked hideous and terrifying, if he hadn't been protected by soldiers at that time, he drilled along the city wall to the mountains on both sides, he might not be able to come back.

Hearing that Yelu Xienechi and the guarding general Ba Muzhen died in battle, Yelu Abaoji coughed excitedly, trying to hold himself up with difficulty, pulled seven or eight wounds on his back, waist and ribs, and the blood was immediately stained red .

"What's going on outside"

"The Han people are camping outside the pass, and it is estimated that they will attack the city tomorrow." Lu Wenjin is a Han, so he naturally knows it best.

"There must be no loss at Gubeikou, otherwise the Han people will be able to enter the Khitan territory at any time if they want to go north in the future." Yelu Abaoji lay back on the couch again, and spoke weakly. His previous fatigue and injuries made him unable to concentrate, and his weakness After finishing speaking, he fell into a drowsy sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the Khitan Emperor, who had not yet woken up from his sleep, was awakened by the sound of footsteps outside, and Yelu Haili rushed to the door: "Your Majesty, the Han people seem to be attacking the city!"

"Help me up!"

Yelu Abaoji had to get up and show his face on the top of the city. It was one thing to stabilize the morale of the army, and the other was to let the Han know that he, the Khitan emperor, was still alive and that Gubeikou would not be easily handed over to them.

No matter how Yelu Haili tried to dissuade him, the emperor who defeated the Khitan on horseback ignored him at all. Enduring the pain, he put on his armor and rode a carriage to the gate. Great shock.

Seeing this scene, Li Siyuan, Wang Yanzhang and others would frown. They didn't know how Yelu Abaoji was injured, but when the opponent stood on the top of the wall, it would be extremely unfavorable to attack the city.

On the other side, Geng Qing, who was standing in the middle army, stroked his short beard, and was quite surprised that Yelu Abaoji appeared on the top of the wall, "This guy is lucky, he wasn't torn apart by the shrapnel!"

He smiled, and when he heard the order from Li and Wang to attack the city, Geng Qing hurriedly sent someone to stop them.

"Siege the city at this time, and the soldiers will be lost."

When everyone heard this, they actually breathed a sigh of relief. They all silently looked at King Yong, who was coming over here, looking at the city gate with ecstasy, waiting for him to give an order.

At this time, Geng Qing was thinking of feasible scenarios in his mind, and then eliminated them one by one.

Sweeping his gaze over the city wall, when he landed on the figure under the Sun and Moon banner, he suddenly thought of something. Geng Qing summoned Yan Bao, tilted his head and said something softly. Two cavalrymen, one of whom was tied with a rope behind him, dragged Yelv Yujian all the way over and threw him to the front of the formation.

Yelu wanted to keep his whole body tied up, unable to move, he was picked up by a Shatuo soldier, and when he knelt down on the ground, Geng Qing rode his horse and took two steps forward: "His Majesty the Khitan Emperor, is this person your general?"

On the tower, Yelu Abaoji was pressing against the wall, and in his eyes, the knocked and kneeling figure was the captured Yelu who wanted to stabilize himself. However, before he could open his mouth, the figure on the horse below suddenly raised his hand and guarded him. The Shatuo soldiers pulled out their steel knives, and in the sight of countless people, they chopped off Yeluyu's head with a puff, and bloody arrows gushed out from the broken neck and poured on the ground.

"Jurisdiction!!"

Yelu Abaoji's eyes turned red instantly, and he shouted at the headless body that fell on the ground. It was the clansman who started his family with him. He was brave and loyal. As long as he returned to Shangjing, Yelu wanted to take on the responsibility of guarding the palace.

At this time, Geng Qing below did not look at the corpse on the ground, but focused on Yelu Abao's body. No matter what, an iron bullet exploded, and he did not believe that the other party was not injured.

Anyway, just be angry.

"It's better to attack the heart than to attack the city, you have to learn it well."

Geng Qing raised his hand brazenly, making the mouth corners of all the generals twitch, and then, Dou Wei was called to the side, "Wait a minute, what do I say, what are you calling!"

After finishing speaking, Geng Qing took out a pair of earplugs from his sleeves and stuffed them into the ear holes.Looking at the city wall, he suddenly arched his hands: "His Majesty the Khitan Emperor, I have something I want to ask you. Is Yue Liduo safe now? A water spirit with ancient qualities? Doesn't it look like a solitary statue?!"

I thought it was some heroic words before the start of the war, but all the generals and soldiers were stunned and speechless in shock.

This is not attacking the heart, this is punishing the heart.

Dou Wei, who opened his mouth and wanted to yell out, was stunned for a moment, looked at Geng Qing, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then opened his voice and hoarse out the original words.

"Is Yue Liduo well now?"

".The water spirit that can be produced in ancient times is not the same as the solitary image?!"

The sound reverberated through the city gate, and the surrounding soldiers, Lu Wenjin, Yelu Haili, and Xiao Dilu were all silent. How could the queen be with the Han people below, as well as Yelu Zhigu?
They subconsciously looked at their Majesty.I saw Yelu Abaoji standing in the same place, his original angry expression froze for a moment, and then it turned from white to blue, and then flushed quickly, his tall body swayed.

"Han. You—"

The words squeezed out in a low voice suddenly turned into 'Wow! With a sound, Yelu Abaoji spat out a mouthful of blood, and the blood mist filled the air, and he fell straight backward.

When the city gate closed, there was chaos.

below.

Geng Qing took off the earplugs, looked at the stunned generals with a smile on his face, and waved his hands impatiently.

"What does it mean that people don't talk too much, learn from it. Alright, siege—"

(End of this chapter)