The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 454 Disaster on Xiao Qiang
While Mu Xu and Xu Guanzhong were talking, they saw Lin Chong riding their horses, and when they were ten steps away from the front of the formation, Lu Junyi got off his horse first, knelt down and prayed.

"The villain was so obsessed with ghosts for a while that he let the enemy general go, and asked the village master to punish him. The villain is willing to accept the crime!"

Mu Xuruo glanced at Lin Chong consciously, and sure enough, he saw an embarrassing expression on his face. He didn't know that Lin Chong must have reminded his younger brother in private, otherwise, with Lu Junyi's EQ, how could he have died so quickly? Mistakes recognized?
First, Xu Guanzhong interceded for Lu Junyi at Yan Qing's request, and then Lin Chong used his face to indirectly excuse him, so Mu Xu couldn't be too harsh.

But military law is ruthless, if Lu Junyi is just let go like this, Mu Xu is not very willing.So, after a long silence, he said in front of all the generals,

"I think it's not long since you first joined the army, and it's the first time you made a mistake. This time, you'll be punished lightly for the time being. Where's the military judge?"

Pei Xuan, who was in charge of supervising the military law, hurriedly came out from the rear when he heard the sound, and replied, "The officer is here, please give orders to the village master!"

"Lu Junyi fought for righteousness on the battlefield and kept giving orders. Now he will be fined with forty military sticks, and you will personally imprison him!"

"Yes, I will take orders." Pei Xuan responded, and then passed the order, and four soldiers walked out immediately, dragging Lu Junyi down to execute the sentence.

Seeing that Mu Xu really took it easy, Yan Qing, Lin Chong and the others felt relieved, and when they breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Mu Xu say again,
"There are no jokes in the army, and there is no personal affair. I hope you will take this as a warning. If there are still people who dare to try their own tricks, then don't blame me for not remembering the past!"

When everyone heard this and saw the frosty expression on Mu Xu's face, everyone's hearts tightened, and they hurriedly replied in unison, "I will obey the general's order!"

Only then did Mu Xu reveal the matter, and became concerned about the casualties of the battle.

Lin Chong hurriedly reported, "If you go back to the village master, our troops killed [-] soldiers and wounded more than [-] people in this battle. We wiped out more than [-] Liao people and captured more than [-] people."

Mu Xu calculated silently in his heart, and found that the casualty ratio was acceptable, so he said to Xu Guan,

"Order people to collect the remains of the fallen soldiers, record their names in the taboo, and wait until the Youyun is calmed down in the future, and then provide compensation to their families. There must be no sloppy in this matter!"

Seeing Xu Guanzhong's solemn promise, Mu Xu called Hua Rong and Yang Zhi, and told them,

"You guys took our [-] men and horses, and immediately rushed to Niupiguan all day and night. After taking it down, we stationed there, monitoring the front line of the Great Wall at all times, in case the Liao people learned the news and supported Yunzhou from outside the Great Wall."

The two held their fists together to accept the order, and then they retreated, picking up their men and horses and heading straight to the northeast.

Next, after Mu Xu ordered people to confiscate the weapons and horses of the surrendered enemy army, Yang Chun, Chen Da, and Zou Run were left behind to escort the prisoners of war, and to protect the civilian husband. Take the location of Yunzhou.

The flowers bloom at both ends, each showing a branch.Let's say that after Xiao Chaca led his troops southward at Yelu Foding and Yelu Jiujin, he waited happily in Yunzhou City for the good news.

Unexpectedly, in the past three days, good news did not arrive, but bad news came one after another.

First, there were urgent reports from Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou, saying that a large number of Song troops were found in and out of the territory.

Before Xiao Cha could make any countermeasures, the Weizhou garrison also sent a letter asking for help, saying in the letter that there were also traces of Song soldiers in Weizhou City and Feihukou, the number of which was as high as [-] to [-]. The situation is at stake.

At this time, Xiao Chala finally realized that something was wrong. The people of Song Dynasty seemed to be attacking with all their strength this time. From the information obtained so far, there might be hundreds of thousands of enemies entering Xijing Road.

Xiao Chala, who was born in a descendant of the Liao Kingdom, was not good at military affairs, but now that he got this thunderbolt from the blue sky, he was even more panicked.Coupled with being left behind in Xijing, he knows the details of Xijing Dao better than anyone else.

It is said that since the Tanyuan alliance, although there have been minor frictions between the Liao and Song Dynasties, there has been no major war for nearly a hundred years. Therefore, the guards of the Xijing Road are not enough compared to the Nanjing Road.

Originally, there were only more than [-] people, but Yelu Yanxi, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, recruited [-] elites. Now, facing an invading enemy of [-] people, how can they resist?
The more Xiao Chala thought about it, the more frightened he became. After a brief discussion with his subordinates, he sent a messenger to walk along the Great Wall to ask for help from Nanjing.On the one hand, they sent people holding tokens to chase Yelufoding and the two back.

Yes, Xiao Chala finally realized at this moment that the previous decision was inappropriate.If Yelu Foding and the others couldn't defeat the enemy army, even if they were only in a stalemate with the enemy, then the situation would be extremely unfavorable to them.

For the current plan, the best strategy is to gather troops, stick to Xijing and wait for reinforcements, and take the initiative to attack and rescue Shuozhou and other places, which is beyond our capabilities.

But Xiao Chala woke up too late, and within half a day after sending out the messenger to the south, he saw Yelu Foding who had fled back.From his mouth, I learned that this battle was defeated, the five thousand cavalry were completely lost, and the seven thousand infantry was estimated to be more or less fortunate.

When Xiao Chala heard the news, he immediately spit out a mouthful of old blood, pointed at Yelu Buddha and said angrily,

"You... you bastard! How did you promise me? You suffered such a big defeat today, not to mention the ruin of the only elite soldiers in Xijing, and you fled back privately regardless of your allies. If you lose Kyushu behind the mountains in the future, You are the eternal sinner of the Liao Kingdom!"

Hearing that Xiao Chala put all the responsibility on his own family, Yelufo quit immediately and retorted,
"What do you mean by this? The decision to send troops earlier was not made by me alone. You, Yelu Jiujin and others also agreed with it. Now that the matter is imminent, you put all the responsibility on me. How can this be done by a gentleman?" for?
I sit upright and act upright, even if I bring the lawsuit to His Majesty, I still have something to say.It's my fault, I'm willing to accept it, it's not mine, don't expect me to bear it for others! "

These two people, one is from the descendant of the Xiao family, and the other is from the partial branch of the royal family. They had a dispute, and no one dared to speak out to dissuade them.

After all, after careful study, among the officials present, except for a small number of Khitan, Xi, and Bohai people, most of them belonged to the powerful local Han people, but they never had the room to speak up when encountering major events.

When the two were arguing, another person suddenly entered the yamen lobby. This person was wearing armor and was covered in blood stains.Everyone looked intently, if this person wasn't Yelu Jiujin, who could it be?
Seeing that Yelu Jiujin returned safely, Xiao Cha was overjoyed immediately, hurried forward to meet him, and asked impatiently, "How many soldiers and horses did the general bring back?"

Yelu Jiujin didn't want to answer at all, ran to the top of Yelu Buddha, punched him, and cursed, "I beat you to death, you greedy thing, if you didn't run away, my seven thousand men How can the whole army be wiped out?"

When Yelu Foding saw Yelu Jiujin appearing, he felt that he was wronged, so he didn't take any precautions, but was hit hard by his fist on the socket of his left eye, causing stars to burst into his eyes, and the corner of his eye ruptured and bleeds.

Yelufo, who had a guilty conscience, became angry as soon as he reached the top, and completely put his guilt behind him, raised his hand to stop Yelu Jiujin's next move, and retorted,
"Well, Yelu Jiujin! You are also a veteran soldier who is used to leading soldiers. What can I do in such a situation where the army is defeated like a mountain? Could it be possible to stay with you and wait to die?"

(End of this chapter)