A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 551: In April of Changli City, the Yan army gathered all the Xia eunuchs

Time flies, and in October, one hundred thousand Xia troops have been stationed under Changli City for more than four months.

During these four months, the Yan army's numbers continued to increase.

In July, Murong Ke, the general of Yanfu State and Duke Duolun who was guarding Mobei, led an army of 40,000 to Qinwang.

In August, General Yan Fubi and Duke Xuantu Murong Ping arrived in Changli with an army of 20,000.

In the same month, General Yan Fuwei and Liaodong Duke Murong Chui, who had ended the Korean War, led 30,000 cavalrymen who had just come off the battlefield in Xiangguo to join the counter-encirclement of the Xia army.

By September, the total number of Yan troops in Changli exceeded 150,000.

The 100,000 Xia troops who besieged Changli City were surrounded in reverse.

However, these 150,000 yuan are extremely watery.

Since most of the soldiers of the Yan army were privately recruited by the generals and belonged to their personal property, they cherished the lives of the soldiers very much. They would collapse at the first touch of a tough battle or a deadly battle.

But whenever the Xia army was about to attack Changli City, these Yan troops were like jackals on the grassland, surrounding them one after another. They wanted to take advantage of the Xia army's attention on Changli and take a bite of fresh meat so that they could invite Murong Jun for a title.

In order to maintain this huge army that did not require logistics, Murong Jun had to fulfill his promise in time, so he would issue dozens of imperial edicts every day.

By October, there were more than 500 county men in the Yan Kingdom, more than 300 counts above the county men, more than 100 marquises, and more than 20 dukes.

In particular, Geng Kuang, the latest rising general of Yan State, has been promoted from a commoner to a former general by virtue of his repeated military exploits. He was even named a Bintu Hou by Murong Jun, with nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command.

October rd
"Cough, cough, cough!"

As the weather turned colder, the Xia army, who thought that the war could end before winter in Liaodong, did not prepare enough materials to keep out the cold. As a result, more than 6,000 people in the Xia army were infected with the cold.

What is even more worrying is that the number of people is still rising. Even if the Xia army has a military medical battalion to treat them in time, then the supply line is often attacked by enemy cavalry, and many medicinal herbs cannot be transported.

If it were not for relying on the Xia Navy to enter the Chongqing River by sea and transport food and supplies to the Changli camp, the Xia army would have been unable to sustain it and retreated as early as August.

"How is your Majesty?"

Outside the tent, a dense crowd of generals surrounded Bai Shu's personal physician, who had just come out, and asked anxiously.

He Fang, a talented doctor who joined the Tai Hospital with the highest grades in the medical school, smiled and said to the generals:
"It's just that the weather has turned cold recently and His Majesty has been hit by the cold wind, so he feels a little cold. The situation is not that serious."

The generals breathed a sigh of relief and looked much more relaxed. It turned out that Bai Shu suddenly fainted in front of everyone when he was personally patrolling the camp to boost morale, which was really worrying.

When the generals were about to leave, He Fang left some behind:
"King Guangning, Governor Taishi, General Murong, General Wang, Cui Canjun, General Bai, Your Majesty has summoned me."

King Bai Tie of Guangning, Taishi Jun, the governor of Youzhou, Murong Xuan, the general who conquered Liao, Wang Meng, the vanguard general, Cui Hao, the minister of the fifth army and a member of the army, and Bai Wei, the leading general, all bowed to receive the order and followed He Fang into the big tent.

In order to prevent the cold wind from entering and aggravating the condition, Bai Shu's tent was equipped with three or four layers of curtains, and multiple smokeless black stone braziers were built into the tent, with dedicated guards to prevent them from burning out.

In order to prevent the brazier from being poisoned, the military craftsman was specially ordered to build two ventilation iron pipes for ventilation.

After passing through the door curtains guarded by several white-collared guards, the temperature gradually increased until approaching the last door curtain, the temperature reached the most comfortable level, and it was almost possible to walk in single clothes.

He Fang stopped and said to several people:

"His Majesty just now has an order, and he cannot tell the soldiers the true condition. But for you, His Majesty has an order. In order to allow you to make a better decision, there is no need to hide it.

His Majesty has actually been infected with the cold for half a month. This is because he is worried about the morale of the army, so he has been ordered to conceal it. His Majesty suddenly fainted this morning, and it really can't be postponed for long.

Your Majesty is awake now, but his condition is not good. To be honest, it is difficult to stay in this cold winter any longer.

If the army does not set off again, the weather in Liaodong will become increasingly cold, and His Majesty may become seriously ill. "

He Fang did not continue what he said next, but several outstanding people didn't know and bowed to He Fang to express their gratitude.

He Fang sighed and shook his head, opened the heavy curtain and stepped into the slightly wide tent.

Several people came in and saw Bai Shu with his head bent over a wet towel and his face as pale as the white of his hair. He was leaning on the bed, drinking the decoction given by Shi Bu, the regular attendant.

After waiting for a moment, Shi Bu took the wet wipe from the eunuch on the side, wiped the medicine stains from the corners of Bai Shu's mouth, helped Bai Shu sit up, and then stepped aside.

"Everyone is here?"

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty and wish Your Majesty good fortune and good health."

Among them, Wang Meng, Tai Shi Jun, Murong Xuan, Bai Wei and others even had tears in their eyes.

"Everyone, get up. The ground is cold. You are the backbone of the army. If you fall ill like me, the army will be in danger."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After a slight pause, Bai Shu coughed a few times, then supported his body, stopped Shi Bu who was about to step forward to serve, and said tiredly:

"My bodyguards have also seen it, and Imperial Doctor He must have told you the specific situation.

With my situation like this, it is already difficult for me to command the army and think of countermeasures.

Tell me, is it necessary to continue this battle? "

"I ask your Majesty to withdraw the troops, with the priority of protecting the dragon's body.

Nowadays, Yan State has many soldiers and horses, and the cold winter in Liaodong is approaching. The army is short of food and clothing, and it is difficult to make any difference.

Furthermore, the Korean War has ended, and the six towns have yet to break through Murong Khan's defense line. Our army has no other reinforcements.

In addition, if the war in Liaodong continues, the Zhao army in Leling will not retreat. I heard that a few days ago, Shi Hu saw that Leling was still unable to open the front, so he sent Zhao Prince Shi Xuan to lead tens of thousands of troops to assist the Leling battlefield.

General Zhengdong, King Shanyang, and King Taiyuan only led tens of thousands of troops to resist the continuous attacks of hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops. If this continues, until Shi Xuan's reinforcements arrive, there may be problems in Leling.

Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first. "

Cui Hao, who joined the army, was the first to propose the withdrawal of troops.

Because everyone knew that Bai Shu was determined to win this battle, and if he retreated immediately, he might offend Long Yan. Bai Shu was so powerful that no one proposed to withdraw in the past four months.

Bai Shu was silent and turned to ask Bai Tie, Wang Meng and others what they really thought.

Bai Tie and others hesitated for a moment, and then followed Cui Hao and said, "Your Majesty, please withdraw your troops."

The scene fell into dead silence for a while. Several people did not dare to raise their heads at all. The sweat on their temples was unknown whether it was because the temperature in the tent was too high or because of the nervousness inside, which kept pouring out.

"Oh, retreat!"

Several people were overjoyed when they heard this and quickly knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Bai Shu, who was extremely tired and almost fainted again, waved his hand and lay down again under Shi Bu's care.

"On the matter of withdrawing the troops, you several discussed it, and when we came up with the regulations, we left it to Shi Bu to hand it over to me for decision.

Just discuss the small things with Shi Bu. If the big things come up again, then stand down. "

"I hope your majesty will take care of the dragon's body. I will take my leave."

After exiting the tent, Shi Bupi, who was following behind, smiled and said:
"It is up to the generals to decide on specific matters, but it is better to hand it over to the Zajia family for review, in case His Majesty asks about it and the Zajia family doesn't know anything about it."

After hearing this, several people looked at each other and gave a slight salute:

"I'm always here to serve you when I'm busy."

Xia Chengbai made eunuchs. In the past, there were no eunuchs in the Bai Kingdom. Those who did were given by the emperor. The Bai family knew that they were the emperor's eyes and ears, so they did not use them seriously and were only placed under house arrest.

It was not until the Bai Kingdom changed its name to the Yuan Dynasty that it was named after Xia.

In order to align the granularity, at the suggestion of some ministers, several captured eunuchs from the palaces of Sima princes were admitted, but there were only dozens of them.

When Emperor Xia Yuan Bai Zhai was around, he was always wary of eunuchs, so he always treated them as servants, let alone gave them official positions.

When Bai Shu came to the throne, there were too many things in the palace, and some things were inconvenient for the waiters, so he activated the eunuchs and reused the eunuch Shi Bu who had followed him all the way from the East Palace.

Shi Bu was originally from Guanzhong, and his ancestor was Shi Huan, the general of Cao Wei. Later, when the Yan-Han Dynasty conquered the South and Cao Wei was destroyed, the Shi family naturally fell into decline with the demise of Cao Wei.

In addition, Guanzhong suffered from wars many times, so Shi Bu's family had no choice but to seek refuge in Hedong.

After learning that the Bai Kingdom had come out to conquer Hebei, Shi Bu's father realized the opportunity to improve his family's family status, so he moved to Qiyang County.

However, there are so many talented people in the Bai Kingdom that it is difficult for people like Shi Fu to achieve anything big, and he has achieved nothing in a few years.

In the end, when Bai Zhai proclaimed himself emperor, he knew that this was his last chance, so he sent the teenage Shi Bu to the palace, hoping to bring opportunities to the Shi family.

However, when Bai Zhai was in power, eunuchs were not taken seriously at all and were abandoned by the Xia people.

Compared with other eunuchs with little education, Shi Bu had a profound foundation in family education. He was often quick-witted and thought of seeking opportunities in the East Palace.

Finally, he was successfully sent to the East Palace to serve Bai Shu.

Because Bai Shu was away fighting all year round, Shi Bu assisted the Crown Princess Xiahou to keep the East Palace in order for Bai Shu.

Received praise from Bai Shu.

Later, when Bai Shu ascended the throne, Shi Bu entered the palace. Due to the complex affairs of the palace, it was difficult for the queen to manage it alone. Considering her years of service, she appointed Shi Bu as the Xiaohuangmen and became the first eunuch in the history of Xia Kingdom.

In the following years, Bai Shu was busy with government affairs and needed help urgently. As Shi Bu participated in more and more affairs, Shi Bu became Bai Shu's powerful assistant and gained Bai Shu's trust.

Finally, in Beiding for three years, he became a close eunuch in charge of the emperor's treasures for Bai Shu, and was promoted to Zhongchangshi.

Shi Bu, who was in his thirties, finally became the ancestor of more than a hundred eunuchs and more than ten eunuchs in the Summer Palace.

October th
Bai Tie, Tai Shi Jun and others discussed the withdrawal plan and handed it over to Shi Bu to deliver the decision to Bai Shu.

Bai Shu ordered: "Accurate."

Immediately, the Xia Army camp began preparations for withdrawal.

October 17

Murong Xuan led 30,000 Xia cavalrymen to attack the southern camp of the Yan army. Wang Meng commanded more than 10,000 elite infantry to follow closely behind.

The Yan Army's Nanzhai was caught off guard by Xia Jun's combo, and the Nanzhai fell.

With the breakthrough opened, the remaining 60,000 Xia troops began to slowly retreat towards the south.

Seeing that the Xia army was about to flee, Murong Jun believed that the Xia army was out of food and grass and its combat effectiveness was reduced, so he could keep it in Liaodong in one fell swoop.

Then he took more than 60,000 people under his command and stormed towards the Xia army's rear formation.

Who knew that Xia's army was so strong that no matter how Yan's army attacked, the battle formation would not move.

Moreover, as the Xia army's battle formation continued to retreat, the Yan army was half surrounded by the Xia army.

The Xia army's crossbowmen fired at the dense rear of the Yan army, causing the Yan army to suffer heavy losses.

The Yan army collapsed in one shot. At this time, Murong Xuan led the cavalry to rush in from one side. The Yan army suffered a triple blow and completely collapsed.

Murong Xuan chased for several miles and did not stop until Murong Ke, Murong Chui and other leading troops arrived.

In the end, Murong Jun lost more than 10,000 people, and more than 20,000 people took advantage of the chaos to escape. Now he only has 20,000 troops in hand.

Knowing that Xia's army still had fighting strength, Yan's army did not dare to pursue them anymore, so they had to send Xia's army out of the country with gifts.

November

The Xia army passed Linyu Pass and finally returned to Xia territory.

At the same time, Zhao Jun, who received the news that the Xia army had withdrawn and returned home, also withdrew.

The battles at Murong Khan, Yongzhou, and Leling battlefields ended at the same time.

In the Korean War, as early as August, the Korean army was defeated by Murong Chui's cavalry many times and had no choice but to retreat.

(End of this chapter)