The journey to the heavens starts from the underground station

Chapter 142 The first confrontation, naval guns snatch alive

"Impossible!" Yelu Hongji yelled in disbelief, kicking the eunuch who reported the letter: "Do you dare to lie to me?"

"You don't dare! Don't dare! Your Majesty, what you say is true! The warships of the Song Army are on the Dongliang River, and you can see them as soon as you climb the city wall, Your Majesty!" The eunuch kowtowed hurriedly.

"Xiao Qing, follow me to the city wall!" Panting heavily, Yelu Hongji yelled, kicked the eunuch over and shouted, "Why are you still standing there! Pass my order to summon the courtiers from the north and the south to meet on the city wall drive!"

Half an hour later, the court officials, imperial account officials, royal account officials, various account officials and palace officials in the north of the Liao Kingdom, and the official Han Privy Council, Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, Menxia Province, Yushitai, and Hanlin Academy in the south All the courtiers in the palace hurried up to the east wall, stood neatly behind Yelu Hongji, and watched the warships of the Song Army on the Dongliang River with their feet up.

"In the 190th year since the founding of the Daliao Dynasty, how did the enemy army attack the capital!?" Yelu Hongji turned his back to the courtiers, with a gloomy face, and his voice was full of anger: "He came quietly under my nose! The border guard What's the use!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" All the ministers apologized in unison.

"Your Majesty calm down, the most urgent thing is to find out the origin of the Song army outside the city, what is its strength, and what is its purpose. Only by understanding the enemy can we go on to wipe them out!" Among the courtiers, Yelu Chongyuan stood up and said.

Yelu Chongyuan, who was appointed as the emperor's uncle and the general of the world's soldiers and horses, is in charge of the Northern Privy Council in the official system in the north, and commands the national army. He is an ambitious figure who has always tried to replace Yelu Hongji.

However, Yelu Chongyuan is now over seventy years old, with limited energy, and can't manage many chores of the North Privy Council. Therefore, the North Privy Council is actually in charge of his son, Yelu Nelugu, the king of Chu, who is also ambitious. (In the official history, the father and son have been dead for 30 years, and the world of Tianlong Babu is slightly different)
"What the emperor said is very true." Seeing that it was Yelu Chongyuan who spoke, Yelu Hongji restrained his anger forcefully and explained: "Chenzhou urgently reports that this group of Song troops came across the sea and landed at the mouth of the Liaohe River. , and occupied the port, with about 6 to [-] people. These warships outside the city are probably sent by the Song Army to go upstream, or they want to sneak attack Tokyo Prefecture, or come to demonstrate."

Yelu Hongji never thought that Di Yuan's troops were here to hold back or even destroy the defenders of Liaoyang. In his inherent impression, the Song army only had 6 or [-] people. If they wanted to guard the port, Chenzhou would block it and send ships Going upstream, you can bring more than ten thousand people with you at most, I'm afraid it's not enough for the palace tent and the army to stuff your teeth!
"What your majesty said is very true. The Song army outside the city is nothing to worry about. Order the soldiers to guard the city. When the palace tents and the troops are ready, go out of the city and annihilate them." Yelu Zhongyuan stroked his gray beard and said: "Your Majesty The worry is that the Song army in Chenzhou and the Song State border army in Yanyun Border Pass will take advantage of the opportunity and initiate a big war."

"Hmph, a hundred years of peace, didn't Lord Song deceive me that the Khitan warrior's sword is not fast, and the arrow is not good enough?" Yelu Hongji sneered disdainfully, looked sullenly at the warship on the river, and waved his hand: " Order the King of Chu to supervise the city defense, and the bureaucrats of the Northern Privy Council to follow me back to the palace to discuss matters!"

Di Yuan led the squadron to the northeast corner of Liaoyang City, anchored, and did not rush to dock, but continued to observe and wait.

The soldiers and horses on the Liaoyang city wall moved, and the suspension bridge was raised. It seemed that the Liao army was not in a hurry to go out of the city to fight, but was planning to defend the city.

Although it is not in line with the temperament of the nomads, the Liao army is not in a hurry, and Di Yuan is not in a hurry. The task of Di Yuan's department is to drive a nail outside Liaoyang City to contain the Liao army. The real main force is still marching On the way.

At this time, Li Yu's headquarters was more than 150 miles away from Liaoyang City.

The fleet was ordered to be vigilant and to disperse the fishing boats and merchant ships on the river. The next morning, the troop carrier put down the boat and began to land on the east bank of the river, and camped on the east bank of the river three miles away from the northeast corner of Liaoyang City.

The Liao army in Liaoyang City did not stop them, but secretly assembled the palace tent pro-army, prepared supplies, released scout horses, and inquired about the news of the main force of the Song army in the direction of Chenzhou.

On the evening of April [-]th, Li Yu's troops camped a hundred miles away from Liaoyang City. Liao army scouts began to appear around the army.

April [-]th, early morning.

The suspension bridge outside the east gate of Liaoyang City was lowered slowly, and the city gate opened. A group of cavalry shouted and roared, and rushed out. After crossing the bridge, [-] cavalry assembled in a triangular formation on the east bank of the river, preparing to attack the Song Dynasty. Army camp.

Lu Qiusuo, who was in charge of commanding the army, had discovered it as early as when the Liao army left the city. He responded calmly, deployed troops without haste, and dispatched a battalion of infantry to prepare for the battle against the camp. fight.

That's why Lu Qiusuo stationed the camp on the shore, within the range of the naval guns, it could save the ammunition of the army artillery battalion.

With an order from the leading general, the assembled Khitan cavalry formed a sharp triangular arrow and began to approach the Song army camp. The helpless Song Jun overwhelmed him.

Relying on the huge impact brought by the horses, they can quickly break down the infantry formation and easily defeat the infantry that is several times their own. Before tactics are taught to be a man, this set of tactics has always been invincible.

But what these Khitan "warriors" are about to face now is a firearm that can make nomads sing and dance!
"Hehe, five thousand cavalry? Enough to look down on our old road." Looking at the huge wave of cavalry rushing towards him, Lu Qiusuo's mouth curled up into a smirk, and he clenched the handle of his knife tightly.

The distance between the two sides was 1000 meters. The Khitan cavalry gradually increased their speed from trotting horses. The horseshoes smashed the grass on the ground and rolled up smoke and dust.

At a distance of 800 meters, the Khitan cavalry put down their visors and drew out their scimitars. The bright scimitars reflected the sunlight, forming spots of light.

At a distance of 600 meters, the Khitan cavalry quickly reached the peak, and many soldiers of the Song Army looked at the smoke and dust sweeping from the opposite side, their palms sweating and they were ready to move.

"Three-stage strike! The first row! Raise the gun!" Lu Qiusuo roared, and calmly drew out his saber, pointing it at the sky.

With an order, the soldiers in the first row of the battle line raised their flintlock guns and pointed at the Khitan cavalry who were getting closer.

At this moment, continuous explosions suddenly sounded from the right rear, and in an instant, countless explosions appeared in the formation of the charging Khitan cavalry.

Following the explosion, the flesh and blood of people and horses flew all over the sky. The horses were frightened, and many cavalrymen fell off their horses and were trampled into meat paste.

"Hold on! Don't panic! Control the horse! Keep charging!" the leading general roared hastily.

The Khitan cavalry tried their best to control their horses in an attempt to maintain their momentum.

Suddenly, the warships on the river exploded again, one after another, the shells passed over the camp of the Song army and landed on the formation of the Khitan army again, forming explosion points one by one.

Immediately afterwards, the third round of naval guns washed the ground, and the fourth round...

Although the horses have undergone rigorous training, it is the instinct of animals to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The sound and light produced by the explosion was too loud, and the horses were frightened, ignoring the control of the rider on their backs, and began to flee in all directions. It was almost an instant, and the majestic charge just now The formation is completely messed up.

(End of this chapter)