Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 502: The Liao Army reinforcements were timid before fighting
Zhao Mu sighed and said, "That's true. But why did I promise this group of tieties before?"

Li Qinglu replied: "Iron Kites! Dragon Bird Army!"

Zhao Mu nodded and said: "Oh! That's right. Tie Yaozi, when I persuaded them to surrender before, I promised them not to use their heads to build a palace. Besides, these people are loyal ministers and righteous men of Xixia Kingdom. In my opinion Not only must they not be mutilated, but they must also be buried with dignity.”

When Li Qinglu heard this, although she didn't agree with it, she was very happy. At least her husband is really not a cruel person, at least he is not cruel to her Xixia soldiers.

Li Qinglu said: "But if you do this, you won't be able to deter the soldiers. I don't know how many more people will die in your hands in the future."

Zhao Mu looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "Don't worry. I have a clever plan. Sometimes kindness can scare people more than threats."

Zhao Mu then rescued his horse, and then the two of them ran out of the entrance of Yingchou Canyon.

Seeing Zhao Mu covered in blood, he returned safely. It attracted cheers from all the soldiers.

Everyone shouted, His Highness King Qi is brave and invincible.

However, Zhao Mu was not in the mood to listen to them flattering him. He still had a clever trick to use: "Besieged on all sides" and "It depends on the communication."

After clearing the road obstacles, the sergeants passed through Yingchou Gorge safely. The central army and the rear army also followed Zhao Mu's order and began to collect the bodies of the Xixia army, and then loaded them all on their own carts.

In this way, the main force of the Song army led by Zhao Mu personally entered Yingchou Gorge, a dangerous route for troops.

The hill piled up by the fallen Xixia soldiers in front of us speaks volumes. Their Prince Qi is truly "invincible in the world."

As soon as everyone entered Yingchou Gorge, their jaws dropped. The number of dead in Yingchou Gorge is not tens of thousands, but thousands. And these thousands of people died in such a small environment. Looking at the massacred hill in the middle of the road, the morale of the soldiers suddenly reached its highest point. They feel that Zhao Mu is their god of war. As long as he is here, there is no war that cannot be won.

The central army and the rear army gathered the bodies of the fallen soldiers of the Xixia Army in the valley. Moreover, Zhao Mu also warned everyone that the corpses of the Xixia army should be properly placed. If anyone destroys the corpse, he will be executed.

The central and rear armies were rewarded with one tael of silver for each corpse of a Xixia soldier killed in battle. Anyone who finds an injured person alive and takes him prisoner will be rewarded with five taels of silver.

Jujian conveyed Zhao Mu's order, and Tiefutu and the front army all quickly passed through Yingchou Gorge. After passing Yingchou Gorge, we set up camp thirty miles away from Xiazhou City.

Zhao Mu even issued an order that he would rather throw away all the food, grass and baggage than load all the soldiers who died in the Xixia Army.

At Tiefu Tu, the former soldiers were rewarded with five taels of silver each after arriving at the predetermined location to set up camp.

After Zhao Mu stopped everyone's cheers, he ordered Ju Jian and others to go and deliver the order.

Although Zhao Mu mentioned punishment, he also stated his reward.

Although everyone was puzzled, no one objected to Zhao Mu's order. Now that Zhao Mu is the god in everyone's hearts, he must have a purpose for doing this. Now in the hearts of everyone, Zhao Mu's words are more effective than the emperor's imperial edict.

If it weren't for the fact that the current emperor was also named Zhao, all the troops would have had the urge to put a yellow robe on Zhao Mu.

Soon the army led by Zhao Mu had arrived at Xiazhou City. The Xixia army in Xiazhou City was shocked when they saw the Song army suddenly appearing under the city.

The soldiers guarding the city quickly reported to Helian Tieshu who was in charge of Xiazhou.

"Report! Something bad has happened. Report to the commander-in-chief! The Song army has already arrived at the city!"

Hearing this, Helian Tieshu, who was discussing the battle plan with the Liao army generals who came for reinforcements in Xiazhou City, was shocked when he heard this.

Helian Tieshu said with a look of disbelief: "Nonsense! Now our army's defense line is impregnable, and there is the Great Wall built by the Han people as a barrier. Where did the Song army come from? Could it be that they fell from the sky?"

The city guard who came to report said: "Reporting to the commander, it seems that the direction the Song army is coming is Yingchou Gorge. Maybe Yingchou Gorge has been lost!"

Helian Tieshu retorted: "Nonsense! Yingchou Gorge is a natural danger that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I asked the bravest Dragon Bird Army to guard there. It has not been three days, how can it be lost? Ziya Guess! Ask him to come see me!"

The city guard said: "Since the brothers of the Dragon Bird Army have not come to report the news, it is possible that the entire army has been wiped out. I am afraid that General Ziyachai has also died for his country."

Helian Tieshu still couldn't believe it, he said: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There are tens of thousands of Longque troops guarding Yingchou Gorge. Is it possible that not one of them came back alive?"

At this time, the Khitan general who had been standing next to Helian Tieshu said: "Have you seen the opponent's flag clearly?"

The city guard replied: "You can see it clearly. It is a king's flag with a big word Qi written on it. It seems that Qi King Zhao Mu is personally leading the army!"

Hearing the name Zhao Mu, the Khitan general couldn't help but trembled. He said at this time: "General Helian, it is very possible. I have seen the terror of King Qi before at Xiongzhou Pass. I, the Daliao Iron Cavalry, They have always been the nemesis of the Song people. The three thousand flying tiger troops led by this general are the top elites of the Daliao cavalry. However, in front of King Qi, they are like chickens and tile dogs. One man and one sword killed all three of my flying tiger knights, and even I became his prisoner."

Helian Tieshu asked: "General Xiao, is Zhao Mu really so scary?"

This Khitan general was none other than Zhao Mu's former prisoner, Liao forward general Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye smiled bitterly and said: "If I could, I would never want to face such a terrifying opponent as King Qi in my whole life. Princess Zhao went to the Song Dynasty several times as an envoy and presented to him the best treasures and the most beautiful things in the Liao Dynasty. The woman tried all kinds of methods to get King Qi to cancel his plan to attack Xia, but unfortunately they all failed. Although it is a taboo for a general to be timid before fighting. It’s a bit untimely, but facing King Qi, our chances of victory are slim.”

Xiao Ye looked at Helian Tieshu and said: "General Helian must not have forgotten that day when King Qi made a big fuss in Lingzhou City and snatched the princess of Yinchuan from your country. I, the top master of Daliao and Tubo, was easily defeated by him when we joined forces. Kill. We are afraid that this battle will be a disaster."

Hearing Xiao Ye's words of boosting others' ambition and destroying his own prestige. Helian Tieshu said impatiently: "General Xiao! If you Khitan people are afraid, then you can lead your troops back by yourself. The Song army led by King Qi is invading our territory in Daxia, even if we fight to the last party member. We will never let them succeed. Besides, you and I have been commanding troops all year round. I don’t need to tell General Xiao to understand what it will be like after the city is broken."

Of course Xiao Ye understood that according to the habits of the Dangxiang and Khitan people, burning, killing, raping and looting without sealing the sword for three days after entering the city was indispensable. Although the Song army was a little more civilized than the Dangxiang and Khitan people, their soldiers were as good as grates, and they were all the same.

Now Xiao Ye is also very worried. If he cannot help Xixia defeat the Song army this time, then sooner or later the fate of Xixia will be their Khitan's turn.

How the Khitan people tortured, raped and plundered the people of the Song Dynasty back then, then the Song army's butcher knife would follow the same pattern and swing at the Khitan people.

(End of this chapter)