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Chapter 566 0563 [Yelu Yujian: Our Daqi is really full of martial virtue]

Shangjing.

Linhuang Mansion.

"Kill!!!"

Thick smoke filled the air, and deafening shouts of death shot into the sky.

Groups of Jin soldiers pushed siege equipment and launched a fierce attack on the city without fear of death.

Nearly two months have passed since Han Shizhong sent 10,000 troops to help Yelu Dashi capture Linhuang Mansion.

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the artillery battalion, it only took three days to capture Linhuang Mansion.

At this point, the capital of the Liao Kingdom changed hands several times and finally returned to the hands of Yelu Dashi.

After taking Linhuang Mansion, Han Shizhong did not stay long. After three days of rest, he led his troops back to Xijing Road to guard the border of Guihua Prefecture and guard against Wanyan Zonghan.

In terms of the strength of both Qi and Jin, the Qi army is at an absolute disadvantage.

Counting the garrison on Nanjing Road, the entire Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures had only one hundred thousand troops.

In comparison, after Wanyan Zonghan joined Wanyan Zongwang, his military strength reached more than 200,000, which was twice as many.

However, Han Zhen's two consecutive Northern Expeditions frightened the Jin people. With the Great Wall and natural dangers at their backs, Wanyan and Zonghan did not dare to act rashly. Instead, they had to always be on guard against the Qi army's attack on the Zhongjing Road.

Don't you dare to take action against the Qi army? Don't you dare to fight against the remnants of the Liao Kingdom?

So, as soon as Han Shizhong left, Wanyan Zongwang sent his general Wanyan Yanmu to lead an army of 60,000, plus more than 30,000 troops recruited from Tokyo Road, a total of 100,000 people to attack Linhuang Mansion, without giving Yelu Dashi at all. Time to breathe.

In fact, Wanyan Zongwang's judgment was correct.

Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yujian cannot be given time to breathe. They should take advantage of their unstable footing to take back Linhuang Mansion in one go.

Linhuang Mansion is of great significance to the Liao people.

Once it is delayed for a long time, Liao nobles, old ministers, soldiers and common people will continue to come to vote.

By then, after they have established a foothold and the number of troops under their command has increased sharply, it will be difficult to attack Linhuang Mansion.

Although Yelu Yujian and the soldiers under Yelu Dashi were not as powerful as the Jin army, after recapturing Linhuang Mansion, the morale of the army was greatly boosted. With the strong walls of the city, they were able to repel the Jin's fierce attacks several times.

Moreover, Wanyan Jiemu had to allocate part of her troops to guard against the Qi army in Xijing Road.

For a time, the battle situation reached a stalemate.

Yelu Yujian stood on top of the city tower, wearing a black armor with gold tiger patterns and a majestic look. He was guarded by personal guards in the formation, holding a monocular telescope and looking at the battle situation below.

At this moment, a messenger hurried over and said in an anxious tone: "King Jin, the Jin army's offensive is fierce. General Han Funu's arrows and rolling stones have been exhausted."

"I don't have any extra arrows here. Let Han Funu find a way to withstand them."

Yelu Yujian ordered.

The pressure on his side is also great. It is the main attack point of the Jin people in Nancheng, and there is really no way to send troops to rush for reinforcements.

Linhuang Mansion is different from the capitals of the Han Dynasty. A Shali River runs through the city, dividing the entire capital into north and south cities.

The North City was the imperial capital, and the South City was where the Han people lived. Just like the system of the Liao Kingdom, there were two chambers in the north and south.

After capturing Linhuang Mansion, Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yujian negotiated and decided to rule the northern and southern cities separately without interfering with each other. Yelu Yujian controlled the southern city.

"Woo~ho!"

Weird chants sounded from downstairs.

The expressions of Yelu Yujian and the soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but change.

The elite Jurchens are here!

The next moment, under the cover of the Jin army, a Jurchen elite group of more than a thousand people rushed to the tower.

These Jurchen elites are not afraid of death. They are like wild beasts. Even if they are seriously injured, they still roar to kill the enemy.

Yeluyu was frightened when he saw that the Liao army under his command was being beaten by the Jurchens. He was timid before fighting. How could he fight this battle?
As soon as the battle began, the defenders were killed and retreated.

Seeing more and more Jin troops climbing up the city tower, Yelu Yu saw a flash of horror in his eyes, and said in fear: "Quick, go and ask General Wu Bao to come for help!"

A thousand Xuanjia troops led by Xiao Wu and an artillery battalion have been following Yelu Yujian.

But under normal circumstances, they will not participate in the war.

When they were ambushed by the Jin army some time ago, Xiao Wu took action once to cover Yelu Yujian's retreat.

"Order!"

One of the guards responded and hurriedly got off the tower.

The city tower was now turned into a meat grinding ground, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and howling and screaming could be heard endlessly.

Every moment, defenders were killed.

The guard looked anxious and said: "The golden man is fierce, my lord, please step back."

Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, a heavy and uniform sound of footsteps came into my ears.

Yeluyu's face lit up with joy when he saw it, and he said in a deep voice: "It's just a thousand gold troops, why do I need this king to retreat."

The next moment, a thousand Xuanjia troops walked up the corridor to the city wall.

"Formation!"

With a loud shout, more than a thousand Xuanjia troops formed a military formation.

Wow!

Giant shields were erected, forming a steel shield wall.

Paired with the black heavy armor, Yelu Yujian felt extremely at ease.

Yelu Yujian couldn't help but admired: "We in Daqi are really full of martial virtue, brave and good at fighting."

He didn't feel inappropriate when he said these words.

Today, he is the distinguished King of Jin of Da Qi.

"Destroy the enemy!"

The Xuanjia Army marched forward in uniform steps.

As the Xuanjia Army joined in, the Jurchen elite offensive suddenly stalled.

On the one hand, the Liao army's combat power was poor, and its ordnance was also poor.

Yelu Yu saw that among the more than 10,000 Liao troops under his command, there were only a few hundred pairs of heavy armor, and the Yelu Dashi was even worse. There were only a hundred heavy armors, and most of the iron armor was captured from the Jin army.

The Xuanjia Army was originally Han Zhen's personal guard. They were the elite among the elite, and their weapons were the best among the entire army.

"Qi Gou will die!"

The appearance of the Xuanjia Army made the Jurchen elites filled with rage. Their eyes were red and they rushed forward with roars.

However, the shield soldiers in the front row were like a mountain, motionless despite the impact of the Jurchen elite.

The entire army was like a sophisticated killing machine. A spear with hook and sickle was constantly thrust out from the gap of the giant shield, retracted, and thrust out again.

The ground on the tower had already been stained dark brown by dried blood, and now it was stained with blood again, making it look particularly strange.

Another messenger jumped from the corridor and shouted: "It's bad, Mr. Xie can't hold it anymore, the north wall is about to be lost."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu shouted: "Load your firearms and fight quickly!"

The swordsman hidden behind the huge shield took off the new firearm from his waist, took out the fire stick and lit it.

Chi Chi Chi!
After a few seconds of silent counting, firearms were thrown into the crowd of Jurchens.

Boom boom boom...

Loud bangs like thunder echoed on the tower, and with every explosion, more than a dozen Jurchen elites fell.

In just one round of firearms bombing, two to three hundred elite Jurchens were killed.

Taking advantage of the Jurchen elite's chaos, the swordsmen and axemen hidden in the battle formation jumped out one after another, holding heavy axes, full of strength, and chopped them down on the head.

The heavy axe-hands in the Song Dynasty were similar to the Modao Formation in the Tang Dynasty, both of which were designed to deal with cavalry charges.

However, with the popularity of heavy armor, Mo Dao is obviously not as cost-effective as Heavy Ax.

They are also unable to break armor, but the cost of a heavy ax is several times lower than that of a Mo Dao, and the heavy ax is so powerful that it can penetrate heavy armor and break bones.

Bang bang bang!
The heavy ax chop caused all the elite Jurchens to have their bones broken and their tendons broken, and they fell to the ground screaming in agony.

The heavy ax currently used by the Qi army is inherited from the previous dynasty and is called Jingyan ax. The ax with connecting rod weighs eight kilograms and seven taels.

This weight is already several times heavier than an ordinary weapon, and only a strong man cannot use it.

Even the warriors in the Xuanjia Army could only swing with all their strength for about ten times before retreating to the formation to rest.

Of course, it is not that the limit is only about ten swings, but when the two armies are fighting, it is rare for the soldiers to fight completely to exhaustion. They often fight one round and then switch to the top of another battalion, and so on alternately to ensure continuity. Combat strength. First bombing with firearms, and then attacking fiercely with swords and axes. This combination of punches instantly defeated the elite Jurchens.

The shield soldiers held their large shields high and kept pushing forward, surrounding the Jurchen elites in a corner of the tower and attacking them with hooks, sickles and spears.

"what!!!"

The shrill screams lingered in everyone's ears.

Many elite girls jumped down from the three-foot-high tower in fear.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Jin army that stormed the tower was completely wiped out.

Xiao Wu didn't dare to stay, so he raised his hands and said: "Prince Jin, I will rush to help Beicheng right now."

"General Wu, please go away. I will defend the east city to the death."

Yelu Yujian nodded solemnly.

After this wave of Jurchen elites passed, although the Jin army's offensive was still fierce, the Jin army that attacked were all Han'er and Khitan troops from the north.

After all, the Jurchen population is sparse and cannot withstand such trouble.

Seeing that the battle situation had stabilized, Yeluyu finally let go of his worries and asked, "How is Beicheng?"

The messenger answered truthfully: "The Jin army once entered the city from the south gate of the North City, but was beaten back by the King of Liao himself and recaptured the south gate."

Hearing this, Yelu Yujian couldn't help but secretly dumbfounded.

The Jin army is still fierce.

But soon, he sneered: "Let these golden dogs be allowed to be arrogant for a while longer. Now that your majesty has unified the north and the south, he is ready to sharpen his troops and hoard food and military supplies. He will definitely send his troops northward again, and then destroy the golden dogs in one fell swoop!" "

"That's what the prince said."

The guards on the side all laughed and agreed.

"I will not treat you badly. Wait until the golden dog is destroyed and follow me to Tokyo City to enjoy the blessings."

Speaking of the city of Tokyo, Yelu Yu saw yearning flashing in his eyes.

I heard from Ma Shangshu that His Majesty built a Cuju venue in Tokyo, which can be watched by thousands of people.

My God, how spectacular a Cuju venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of people would be!

You know, as the capital of the Liao Kingdom, the combined northern and southern cities of Linhuang Mansion only have a population of over 80,000 people.

In the evening, the harsh and rapid sound of golden drums came from several directions outside the city.

Unable to attack for a long time, the Jin army retreated.

Seeing the Jin army disappearing like a tide, Yelu Yujian ordered: "Instruct the civilians in the city to collect arrows and weapons and clean up the corpses."

Beicheng Imperial Capital.

Teams of civilians went up to the tower and skillfully removed the armor from the corpses.

The collected armor, swords, guns, and arrows were placed in categories, and then the civilians happily began to touch the corpses.

In order to recruit civilian husbands, Yelu Dashi made a rule.

Except for the ordnance and baggage, everything else on the corpses of the Jin army belonged to the civilian husband.

Soon, the corpses were stripped naked, then thrown from the tower and smashed into the moat.

At this time, the moat was no longer visible, and it was filled with corpses.

There were soldiers from the Liao Army and soldiers from the Jin Army, exuding a disgusting stench.

Yelu Dashi was in an extremely embarrassed state, with sticky blood all over his body. With the help of his guards, he limped down the tower.

The situation was critical before. He personally led his troops to fight with the Jin army. During the melee, his right leg was cut by a hook and sickle spear. It is not known whether the muscles and bones were injured.

The imperial palace in Beicheng is not grand. Compared with the Yanfu Palace in Tokyo, it looks very petty.

On the contrary, the square in the palace is extremely spacious.

This is because the Liao emperor rarely lived in the palace, and more often than not, preferred to live in felt tents in the square.

Yelu Dashi did not live in the palace. He was only the king of Liao now, and he was still a self-proclaimed king. If he settled in the palace, he would go overboard. On the contrary, it would attract people's attention.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi played a trick and only set up a felt tent in the palace square.

Lived, but not completely lived.

Back in the felt tent, after the doctor bandaged and treated the wound, Yelu Dashi asked, "Where is Ma Shangshu?"

The guard replied: "In the mansion."

Yelu Dashi ordered: "Go and invite Ma Shangshu."

Not long after, Ma Kuo stepped into the felt tent.

As soon as they entered the felt tent, Ma Kuo asked with concern: "I heard that King Liao was injured. Do you know how serious the injury is?"

Yelu Dashi smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you for your concern, Brother Ma. It's just a flesh wound, it's not a problem."

"That's good."

Ma Kuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless of whether he was sincere or not, at least this attitude made Yelu Dashi feel comfortable.

Yelu Dashi said: "I invite Brother Ma to come here this time because I have something to ask for. The Jin army has been besieged for more than a month. There is a lack of food and grass in the city, and there is not much arrows and other baggage left. Can you please ask Han Dushuai from Xijing Road to send troops? , forced the Jin army to retreat, and temporarily relieved the siege. "

He is now in a state of ruin. Since he has asked Qi Guo to help him capture Linhuang Mansion, it won't be too late.

As the Han people say, a real man can stretch and bend.

Hearing this, Ma Kuo smiled slightly and replied: "There is no need to trouble Han Dushuai. If my guess is correct, the Jin army will retreat in a few days."

"Oh?"

Yelu Dashi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did Brother Ma say this?"

"For the past month or so, the Jin army has been attacking fiercely. The kings of Liao and Jin have had a hard time defending the city. The Jin army, which is on the attacking side, has also suffered heavy losses."

Therefore, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.

Before there were cannons and firearms, this sentence was an iron law of war.

Attacking the city is the last resort if there is really no other choice.

Ma Kuo paused for a moment and continued: "The soldiers under the command of the second prince of the Jin Kingdom are attacking the city this time. If they cannot attack for a long time, they will definitely retreat."

"good!"

Yelu Dashi's eyes lit up.

To put it bluntly, it’s actually easy to understand.

It was nothing more than that there was a gap between Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang. Due to the pressure of the situation, they had no choice but to temporarily cooperate, but they were wary of each other and fought openly and secretly.

These 60,000 gold troops are all Wanyan Zongwang's men. If they were to be wiped out, let alone feeling heartbroken, their strength would be outweighed by Wanyan Zonghan's.

Ma Kuo bowed and said, "Thanks to the care of the King of Liao these days, after the Jin army retreats, it is time for me to return to Bianjing to resume my duties."

Hearing that Ma Kuo was leaving, Yelu Dashi asked, "Brother Ma, why don't you stay a little longer?"

Apart from anything else, he admired Ma Kuo very much and regarded him as a confidant.

Ma Kuo fulfilled his fantasy about the Han people in the Central Plains. He was personable, courteous and courteous, and was both civil and military.

This period of time spent together made the two cherish each other.

Ma Kuo said with a smile: "There is always a banquet in the world. If there is time in the future, the King of Liao can come to Tokyo. I will be the host at that time, and you and I can have a good time over wine."

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Yelu Dashi smiled and nodded.

Ma Kuo explained: "After I return to Beijing, Yu Wenxuzhong, the prefect of Datong in Yunzhou, will take over my responsibilities. The King of Liao can contact him."

Yelu Dashi responded: "I have written it down."

After chatting for a few more words, Ma Kuo said goodbye and left.

Linhuang Mansion has been captured. In a few days, Wanyan Mu will also withdraw her troops. By then, Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yujian will be able to firmly establish their foothold.

From now on, this nail stuck in the Shangjing Road will continue to stimulate Jin Guo's nerves.

The Northland will fall into war.

His Majesty's arrangement in the Northland has officially taken shape, and there is naturally no need for him to stay here.

(End of this chapter)