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Chapter 184 Victory in the first battle (ask for a monthly ticket!!!)
After the Tanyuan alliance, the Liao Kingdom returned Mozhou and Yingzhou to the Song Dynasty, so in fact, among the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, it was the fourteen prefectures that really needed to be recovered.

On June 200,000th, Zhao Zongquan held a grand swearing-in meeting at the worshiping general platform. Huan Wang Zhao Yingce was the commander in chief, Gu Tingye led the 300,000 cavalry as the champion general, and Qin Hao led the 800,000 troops in front of the hall as the auxiliary general. In addition, there are British Duke and Cheng Guogong leading [-] forbidden troops, commanding [-] troops, falsely claiming [-], and sending troops to Yanyun.

The war machine was rolling at this moment, and the people who were seeing off along the street went out of the city to see each other ten miles away. Everyone was looking forward to this battle to sweep away the previous humiliation and completely recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The invasion of the Liao Kingdom.

This is nothing less than a battle for the founding of the nation!
Qin Hao saw Yu Yanran and the children among the seeing-off crowd. Sister Lan had already climbed to the roof of the car, and she was waving wildly at Qin Hao amidst the frightened expressions of the servants.

Marching quickly all the way, after arriving in Mozhou, Zhao Yingce ordered to rest in place. On the one hand, the long and fast march had exhausted the army, on the other hand, the Liao Kingdom had sent heavy troops to help Yanyun, and there was no chance of being caught off guard.

However, the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom are highly mobile and come and go like the wind. The Song Dynasty has only [-] cavalry in total, and it is easy to be dragged down by the Liao cavalry in field battles.

Zhao Yingce invited all the generals at the general level to the main account of the Chinese army.

"Now the Liao Kingdom has dispatched 200,000 troops to assist Yanyun. In addition to the local defenders, their strength is only slightly higher than ours, and most of them are cavalry. What do you think?" Zhao Yingce asked solemnly.

The British justly said: "His Royal Highness, the two armies have always been in harmony and won by surprise. Now there is no way to win by surprise. We still follow the original plan to send troops to Zhuozhou and reach Youzhou. Once Youzhou is conquered, we will be defeated." It can take advantage of the complex terrain of Youzhou to greatly reduce the cavalry advantage of the Liao Kingdom."

This proposal won the approval of many veterans, but Zhao Yingce frowned: "It's just that I have very few cavalry, and the road from Mozhou to Zhuozhou is flat. The Liao Kingdom will never allow us to easily reach Youzhou and send cavalry to harass us all the way. , and then wait for work with ease in Zhuozhou, isn't our army playing in the right hands?"

The British said impartially: "Your Highness, the superiority of Liao's cavalry is obvious. No matter which way we go, we will be harassed by cavalry. The soldiers on the frontier have experience in dealing with it. Our army is powerful and we have [-] soldiers waiting for you." There is no need to worry too much about cavalry support."

Zhao Yingce looked at Qin Hao subconsciously, and saw that his gaze was on the map, so he asked, "What do Marquis Qin think, why don't you tell us and let's have a look at it together."

Qin Hao bowed slightly, then cupped his hands at everyone and said, "Do you still remember the Mingzhou Navy?"

Everyone was stunned. This time, Zhao Zongquan spent all his money and transferred the Mingzhou navy to supply food and grass for the 300,000 army. This matter is no secret in the court.

Facing everyone's doubts, Qin Hao put his finger on the map: "It's better to divide a partial division and cooperate with the Mingzhou Navy to enter the Sanggan River from the Bohai Sea along the Zhangshui River to the Gaoliang River, and go straight to the back of Youzhou. .”

"The navy of the Liao Kingdom shows weakness, so it must not be the opponent of the navy of Mingzhou. Along the way, this partial division will definitely consume a lot of troops from the Liao Kingdom to deploy defenses, and it can also effectively relieve the pressure on the army."

Zhao Yingce's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Okay, this plan is very clever, what do you think?"

The British and other veterans discussed in low voices for a while.

"But this part of the division goes deep into the enemy's rear, and there is a risk of going deep alone. If it is not careful."

Qin Hao took the initiative to invite Ying: "His Royal Highness, the general is willing to go."

Zhao Yingce was a little worried, but he couldn't find a more suitable candidate than Qin Hao. After all, except for Gu Tingye, all the frontier soldiers had never been in contact with the navy, so it would be nonsense to ask them to command the Mingzhou navy, let alone The Mingzhou Navy was formed by Qin Hao again.

That night, Qin Hao led an army of [-] under the cover of night, and left Mozhou without anyone noticing, heading to the Bohai Sea to join the Mingzhou navy.

However, Zhao Yingce's main force moved back to Zhuozhou after repairing for two days. On the third day after the army's departure, a group of hundreds of cavalry went around to the rear of the army to harass the grain road. Prepared, a part of the cavalry was assigned to protect the safety of the food road, and the hundreds of cavalry were wiped out with more battles and fewer.

This victory also gave the army some confidence, but the British princes and others who were familiar with the tactics of the Liao Kingdom did not let down their vigilance. Entering the territory of Zhuozhou, the supply line of the Song Army will become longer and longer, and it is impossible for Gu Tingye to separate too many soldiers. There are more cavalry to protect the food road, and the cavalry of the Liao army are more familiar with the terrain. This time, it was just mental calculation and inadvertently. It will be difficult to wipe out the opponent's cavalry next time.

Just as the British public expected, with the extension of the supply line, the [-] cavalry sent by Gu Tingye could not cover everything. The supply team was harassed many times, and food was burned from time to time.

At the same time, the progress of the army was not ideal. Along the way, more and more Liao cavalry gathered, and these cavalry did not attack. They just appeared in front of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty from time to time, causing great psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

Gu Tingye tried to eat these cavalry with superior force many times, but was run away by the opponent. It was not that Gu Tingye didn't want to chase, but that he couldn't catch up. Liao's military horses surpassed the Song Dynasty in terms of speed and endurance. Gu Tingye was so angry that the other party was eating ashes behind him.

After a difficult march, they finally came to the city of Zhuozhou. At this time, there were [-] Liao cavalry outside the city, and there were [-] defenders in Zhuozhou city.

Many people think that the reason why the Song Dynasty was unable to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun was because of its lack of combat effectiveness. In fact, the Song Dynasty already had a wealth of experience in fighting cavalry with infantry. Compared with any other dynasty, apart from the invention of firearms, Outside of the Ming Dynasty, in terms of infantry combat effectiveness, the Song Dynasty was not inferior to any dynasty in history.

It's just that the problems faced by the Song Dynasty were more complicated than those of any previous Central Plains dynasty. Due to the "generosity" of the son emperor Shi Jingtang, the Song Dynasty lost the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun at the beginning of the founding of the country, which meant that it lost the supply of military horses .

At the same time, the terrain of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun was complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Song Dynasty army not only had to face the threat of Liao cavalry, but also attacked those northern fortified cities, and the difficulty factor increased exponentially.

Throughout the history of China, the Central Plains Dynasty used strong passes as a defense against the northern nomads, and then used cavalry to win. This is why the Central Plains Dynasty has been building the Great Wall since the Qin Dynasty.

However, the situation Zhao Yingce and others faced at this time was that the Liao Kingdom not only had cavalry far stronger than the Song Dynasty, but also occupied the fortified city wall as a cover.

If the Song army attacked the city, they would not only have to face the defensive weapons such as bows and arrows, rolling logs and rocks from the defenders, but also always guard against the cavalry traveling outside the city. This is undoubtedly a huge psychological pressure.

However, the arrow had to be launched, and on the third day after arriving in Zhuozhou City, Zhao Yingce issued an order to attack the city.

The British Public Office took the lead in attacking the south gate of Zhuozhou City.

Facing the Song Army in Wuyang Wuyang, the defenders of Zhuozhou City behaved very calmly. The rain of arrows continued to pour, and soldiers of the Song Army were shot and fell to the ground from time to time. Before the soldiers of the Song Army approached the city wall, the traps outside the city The pit collapsed, and the spikes buried inside took away hundreds of soldiers of the Song army in an instant.

The face of the British Duke changed slightly but he did not make any adjustments. The soldiers of the Song Army also had plans for this situation. A group of soldiers carried sacks and gradually filled the trap under the cover of shields. During the period, they fell to the ground and died. Those who were not completely dead were lying on the ground crying, and the city of Zhuozhou had become a hell-like scene. The ground was soaked in blood, and the sky was lit by beacon fire.

After hundreds of sacrifices, the Song army finally approached the city wall. The soldiers braved the rain of arrows falling from the sky and hung ladders one by one on the top of the city.

"Drumming!"

Under the sound of majestic drums, soldiers of the Song army began to climb to the top of the city under the cover of archers on the ground. The defenders of the Liao army poured pots of boiling hot liquid with a smell.

"Ah~~~"

With a scream, the soldiers near the top of the city fell from the ladder, fractured their bones in some cases, and died on the spot in severe cases.

Zhao Yingce looked at the tragic battlefield, and was a little excited to be fair to Britain: "Why don't you use Thunderbolt?"

The British Duke shook his head and said, "It's not the time yet."

Duke Ying and others have already experienced the power of Thunderbolt. This is the secret weapon of the Song army. It is too wasteful to use it on a battlefield of this level in Zhuozhou.

According to the established plan, the best use scenario for Thunderbolts is in Youzhou. As long as Youzhou is captured by surprise, with this foothold, the Song Army can rely on this to use the terrain to limit the mobility of the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom.

Zhao Yingce also realized that he was a little impetuous, he really wanted to prove himself with a victory.

At this moment, the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom moved outside the city. The sound of horseshoes made the whole ground rumble, and the cavalry poured in like a tsunami. The visual and auditory shock was unimaginable for ordinary people.

Without Zhao Yingce's order, Gu Tingye's cavalry was also dispatched. In front of the two armies, the two strange soldiers stirred together like two giant dragons.

Gu Tingye deserves to be born with supernatural power. On the ancient battlefield, any skills and tricks are nonsense. The key is fast horses and great strength. Gu Tingye has an iron gun that weighs 36 catties. Cavalry or generals are all dead ends if they are knocked and bumped, and there is no one general.

"kill!!!"

Gu Tingye's bravery also greatly stimulated the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Song army. The two armies had a moment of life and death in front of the battle, especially the cavalry.

The commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom couldn't help being shocked, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. Gu Tingye led the cavalry to chase and kill for a while, and then the gap in horsepower became apparent.

"Wan Sheng! Da Song Wan Sheng!"

The victory of the cavalry also greatly boosted the morale of the Song army. The soldiers who attacked the city climbed more bravely, and for the first time someone climbed to the top of the city. No one cared whether it was the defenders of the Liao Kingdom or the soldiers of the Song Army who fell down.

Both sides were jealous. At this time, Zhao Yingce ordered: "Mr. Cheng, I order you to lead five thousand soldiers and attack Xicheng!"

"The last general takes orders." Cheng Guogong, who is nearly [-] years old, has white beard and hair, but his aura is not inferior to that of young people. He personally led the team to the west city, and with an order, two thousand soldiers rushed towards the gate of the west city like locusts. go.

For a while, the pressure on the Liao army defending the city doubled, and the Liao army defenders had to invest more troops in defending the city. The two sides fought from early morning to sunset.

Looking at the setting sun like blood, Zhao Yingce gave a long sigh and ordered: "Ming Jin withdraws troops!"

In this battle, the Song army lost more than [-] soldiers, and the Liao defenders also lost [-] defenders. There were several Song soldiers who climbed to the top of the city, but they were finally driven down by the Liao army.

It can be seen that the Liao army has learned a lot of experience in defending the city during the wars with the Song Dynasty in these years. This is a complicated situation that the Central Plains Dynasty has never encountered.

The soldiers can rest, but the generals can't. In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Yingce summoned the generals overnight to summarize the first day's combat.

The British Duke's face was a little dignified: "Zhuozhou City is not considered a strong city, but it is already so difficult to deal with. I'm afraid Youzhou is even more difficult to attack."

Duke Cheng nodded approvingly.

Gu Tingye was also very depressed: "The military horses of the Liao Kingdom far surpass us in terms of endurance and explosive power. The longer the delay, the greater our disadvantage. We need to make a quick decision."

Zhao Yingce's gaze suddenly turned to the outside of the tent of the Chinese army, looking at the bright moon in the sky: "I don't know what's going on with Marquis Qin."

At this time, Qin Hao had already joined the Mingzhou navy, but he did not act immediately, but searched for inland ships near the Bohai Sea.

The Mingzhou navy is a huge ship with five thousand materials, so it is naturally invincible at sea.

However, the inland draft is too deep and it is easy to run aground, so it needs to be replaced by an inland carrier ship with two or three thousand materials.

Of course, simply collecting small boats for civilian use is definitely not enough. Qin Hao set his sights on Bohai Port, which is the largest port for maritime merchants from various countries to trade with the Liao Kingdom. It is converted into inland ships and shipped to various parts of the Liao Kingdom, and Qin Hao's purpose is these ships.

Qin Hao personally led the team to dress up as a merchant ship, quietly entered Bohai Port, mixed into the city and waited until night fell.

"Cui Zhi, you take 200 people to the port to meet Cui Hao, and the rest will follow me to guard the city gate!"

Cui Zhi hesitated: "Master Hou, why don't I lead people to guard the city gate?"

Qin Hao stared at him: "Do you dare to disobey the military order?"

"The last general doesn't dare." Cui Zhi could only grit his teeth and leave, running quickly along the way. Only by catching up with Cui Hao's Mingzhou navy earlier could the pressure on Qin Hao be relieved.

After Qin Hao and his team smeared and killed the city gate guards, they changed into the clothes of Liao soldiers, and the rest dragged the corpse to a dark place to hide.

Just as Qin Hao and his party were cleaning the blood stains on the ground, a Liao military officer who was drowsy from drinking came over and chattered a lot in Khitan.

Qin Hao was also a little dazed. He was proficient in many foreign languages, but he had never learned this Khitan language.

Seeing that he was about to break through, Qin Hao had already put his hand on the handle of the knife, but the Liao officer suddenly spoke in Chinese.

"Are you Han from the Northland?"

The Han people in the north are actually Han people from the Sixteen States of Yanyun. Although the Liao Kingdom has ruled the Sixteen States of Yanyun for many years, the Khitan culture, including the Khitan characters, were created through the evolution of Chinese characters.

In addition, after signing the Tanyuan Alliance with the Song Dynasty, the Liao people were also learning the culture of the Song Dynasty, so the people in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were not forced to learn Khitan characters and Khitan language.

In the political system of the Liao Kingdom, there is a clear hierarchy. The highest ranking is naturally the royal family surnamed Yelu, the other is the surname Xiao, and after that are the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, the leaders of various small tribes, and the status of the Han people in the north is only comparable Slaves are better off.

However, the Liao Kingdom needed to be governed in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, so a large number of northern Han people were recruited to join the army.

"My lord, the younger one is the Han from the Northland."

The officer of the Liao Kingdom cursed in Khitan, and then left unsteadily.

Qin Hao winked at the guard and asked him to follow quietly. If the other party is pretending to be drunk, then send him on the road directly.

After a quarter of an hour, the guard came back: "Master Hou, that man entered a brothel and has already fallen asleep."

Qin Hao nodded: "Continue to be vigilant."

"promise."

On the other side, Cui Zhi encountered trouble. Although the defenders guarding the port were caught off guard by the sneak attack at first, they quickly organized resistance and released signal flares.

Fortunately, Cui Hao also brought the Mingzhou navy to the port at this time, and the two sides attacked and quickly killed the port defenders. The two of them had no time to exchange greetings, and immediately led people to the city gate.

At this time, Qin Hao was also caught in a hard fight. The signal flare drew a beautiful arc in the silent sky, but to them, this was a fatal brilliance.

Soon there were Liao soldiers who went to the port to check the situation, only to find that the city gate was wide open, and became suspicious instantly. Qin Hao stopped pretending, drew out his long knife and roared: "Kill!!!"

In an instant, a bloody fight broke out at the gate of the city. Qin Hao rushed to the leader of the Liao army. The other party didn't take it seriously at first, but after seeing Qin Hao kill several soldiers in an instant like chopping melons and vegetables, he became timid. , retracted into his personal guard team, and kept shouting in his mouth: "Kill him!"

The guards who were hiding nearby also sneaked up from behind at this time, and the Liao army was in chaos in an instant. The long knife in Qin Hao's hand had already been slashed. He no longer remembered how many people he had killed. At this time, he was already popular. His eyes were fixed on the leader of the Liao Army.

At this moment, Cui Zhi and Cui Hao arrived, and the superiority of the Liao army disappeared in an instant. The leader of the Liao army was frightened and tried to break out of the encirclement with his personal guards, but Qin Hao stabbed him from behind. beheaded.

Qin Hao bent down, cut off the head of the leader of the Liao army, and shouted: "The enemy general is dead, put down your weapons, or you will be shot!"

Hearing Qin Hao shouting in Chinese, a soldier asked tremblingly, "Are you Han Chinese?"

"I am the Marquis of Song Jinghai!"

A soldier dropped his long gun, followed by No.2 and No.3
Cui Zhi and Cui Hao looked at each other, and couldn't help showing joy, they won this battle!
(End of this chapter)