Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 301 The Joy Is Not Over (2)

The thundering drums and roars on the opposite side did not disturb Xiao Tachi's mood in the slightest. He raised his left hand and pointed at the wall of the village.The Milbe cavalry following behind separated to the two sides, and a dozen light artillery pieces carried by the horses were pushed out.Although the power is far inferior to Xia Guo's three-inch and four-inch cannons, it is enough to deal with this kind of thin wooden fence wall.

The roar of the artillery resounded through the valley, and the simple wooden fence walls of the Wenhan tribe were quickly blasted away. Of the more than 5000 cavalry, more than 3000 were on guard outside, and two thousand cavalry rushed into the stockade like a tide.The Jin soldiers had no time to retreat, so they had to rely on the wall and fight while retreating.Arrows flew across, swords flashed, Jurchen desperately resisted, Wen Han Ahai bit his braid in his mouth, held a long knife and leaned against the wall of the village. Before he had time to retreat into the barn, he was broken into the village Liao soldiers were surrounded.Part of the Liao army jumped off their horses and fought with the Jurchen warriors, while the other part drove their horses and galloped in the stockade, constantly cutting down those deputy soldiers and the old and weak who had little resistance, and some stretched out their lassoes and killed them. The women who ran away in panic were caught.

There are fewer and fewer fighters still resisting, and clansmen fleeing in panic are everywhere.Wen Han Ahai's eyes were red, and he swung a long knife like a mad tiger. "Kill!" He roared, split Liao Bing's small shield in half with a single knife, took a step forward, and chopped off his head.Wen Han'ahai has a majestic figure, much taller than the average Liao soldiers, so desperate that Liao soldiers dare not approach him, only four or five people surrounded him from a distance.The leader was so brave that the Jurchen people around him gritted their teeth and fought fiercely.The Jurchens are taller than ordinary Liao people, and even a head taller than the Mierbo people on the grassland.Compared with the Jurchens, close combat is not the specialty of the Mierbo people, and many Liao soldiers fell under the light of swords.

Seeing this, Xiao Tachi frowned, took out the bow and arrow, bent the bow and set the arrow, while Wen Han Ahai's back was facing him, he released the arrow, and the arrow pierced the wind and went away.A wave of vigilance surged in Wen Han'ahai's heart, just as he bowed to avoid it, he felt that his shoulder had been hit hard, and the arrow 'shot' into his right shoulder. "Lord Mouke," the surrounding Jurchens were shocked, they didn't care about confronting the Liao soldiers, they stood around Wen Han'a Hai, protecting him while fighting and retreating.

Xiao Ta placed his bow and arrows expressionlessly, he had neither the shame of attacking from behind nor the joy of 'shooting' the enemy.Although this man was brave, to him, he was just a prey.In addition to grazing, the grassland tribes make a living by hunting, and there are many good arrow shooters.The surrounding Liao soldiers followed suit and shot cold arrows in the distance.Relying on their military strength far surpassing the Jurchens, after a few rounds of arrow rain, the resistance in various parts of the camp of the Wenhan tribe is coming to an end.

The remaining warriors retreated into the barn.Ever since they learned how to farm, the Wenhan Tribe built the barn in the most dangerous place in the village, surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only one side was built with a thick stone wall.In the process of construction, it also received guidance from the Han people.Although the barn is narrow, it is extremely strong, and the walls are thickened every winter.

The Liao army set up artillery and bombarded it for a while, but they couldn't destroy it except for some white spots on the wall of the village.The road leading to the barn was narrow, and as soon as the Liao army approached, poisonous arrows shot randomly from above.After several attempts, Xiao Tachi decisively ordered to stop the attack.

Although the Jurchens moved the grain into the barn in advance, there were always some scattered in various places.After the Liao army carefully searched for food, they gathered the Jurchens captured in the camp together, killed all the men, and distributed the women to each team, dragged them to the front of the barn, insulted and provoked in every possible way , trying to provoke the Jurchens to fight.

Hearing the unbridled laughter of the Liao people outside, Wen Han Ahai gritted his teeth loudly, the wound on his shoulder congealed and burst open again and again, blood soaked the cloth that wrapped the wound.The arrowheads of the Mierbo people were also poisoned, and Xiao Tachi was no exception.A large piece of flesh around Wen Han'ahai's wound had to be gouged out with a dagger, leaving a deep blood hole in his back shoulder.Most of the remaining hundreds of Wenhan tribe warriors looked sad and indignant, but most of them lowered their heads.If you lose the danger of the barn, you can only be slaughtered by the Liao army if you rush out. Not only that, but thousands of old and weak children hiding in the barn will also be murdered.When the wife of a deputy soldier was brought out by the Liao soldiers, he couldn't bear it and rushed out, with his head on the point of the Liao people's erected spears.

"Emperor A Gu Da will definitely avenge us." Wen Han A Hai's eyes were red, as if he was about to spew out flames.The killing of the Liao people brought back long-lasting memories, and it was Wanyan Aguda who ended it all.Wen Han and Ah Hai believed that if Aguda defeated Emperor Liaogou, he would return to his teacher to wipe out these cruel Liaogou.

"With these Liao dogs making trouble behind the scenes, can A Gu win the battle against the emperor?" a member of the tribe hesitated.

"Of course." Wen Han Ahai frowned, and said sharply, "Since Liaogou hasn't made trouble." He touched the wound while speaking, and he took a deep breath in pain, and a soybean-sized bruise appeared on his forehead. beads of sweat.Looking at the frightened and pale faces around him, Wen Hanahai endured the pain in his wound, and analyzed: "The Jurchens are no longer allowed to be oppressed by them like before. These Liao soldiers are biting around like mad dogs. , but it cannot shake the foundation of Dajin Kingdom. Dabo Jilie led his troops to guard Huanglong Mansion, and Guoxiang Bo Jilie guarded Huining Mansion. These two important towns are located in the hinterland of our Jurchen. The city is strong and the defenders are also strong. Not weak. These Liao dogs came in a hurry, and it is difficult to conquer them."

In the barn, not only thousands of Jurchens took refuge in it, but also livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses were driven in as much as possible. The narrow space was very crowded and filled with a foul smell.The screams and screams of the clansmen outside were endless, and the soldiers hiding in the barn shuddered. Most of them had expressions of fear in their eyes, and they gathered closely beside Wen Han Ahai, listening to his words of comfort. , as if warming to the stove in winter.

Wen Han's Ahai's eyes seemed to be radiating a fiery light: "Wanyan Pu's slaves are extremely fiercely commanding troops to guard Shenzhou, protecting the grain roads and the rear of the army. Emperor Dog will fight to the death. When they attacked Huining Mansion and Huanglong Mansion, Jurchen was ten times weaker than now, but Emperor Aguda still defeated Liao Dog, and now he will be able to do it." A stern look flashed in his eyes, "Just wait until When His Majesty's victorious army comes back, they will be able to kill all these Liao dogs." Everyone felt that this was the case. In the past, the Jurchen didn't even have a city, and they were not afraid of Liao dogs, and now they are even less afraid.With everyone thinking this way, they gradually became less afraid.

The Liao soldiers rested overnight in the breached camp, and continued marching northward when the sky was twilight the next day.The Liao army could not stay in one place for two nights, one was to avoid being entangled by the Jin soldiers, but to change places to fight grass valleys.Before leaving, the Liao soldiers killed all the captives and set fire to all the houses. The flames were blazing, and the air was filled with a strange smell of meat and burnt.After this catastrophe, the vitality of the Jurchen Wen Han was severely injured.

Because of insufficient supplies, even though the King of Jin pointed out the reality of the Jurchen tribes and sent Han army guides, if every tribe resisted as decisively as the Wenhan tribe, the food and grass carried by the Liao army alone would not be enough. For so long.But not every Liaodong tribe is as tenacious and recalcitrant as the Jurchen Wenhan tribe.The cavalry of the Liao Kingdom were scattered in a vast area with a radius of hundreds of miles to the maximum extent, just to facilitate the grass valley.

The Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi reinforcements arrived in Liaoyang, which attracted the attention of the Jin army.The news of Liao cavalry raiding the hinterland of Jin has not yet come. All Jin soldiers are gearing up and preparing to defeat the main force of Liao soldiers in one fell swoop.The commander-in-chief of the Han army selected 1 strong men, and officers were transferred from Guannan, Suzhou to rectify training. The Han army in Liaoyang expanded to [-].A big battle is imminent. During this period of time, Han Ningshuang has been busy urging the battalions to train soldiers.

"The Kingdom of Jin used troops. Every time it fought a war, it would let other tribes sign the army to the front and sacrifice for the Jurchens in vain. This system of signing the army is the most harmful. The law of war says that fighting without teaching is called punishment." Zhao Xingde Looking at Wanyan Zongbi's back, she frowned and said to Han Ningshuang, "A wolf is ambitious, he seldom indulges, but instead makes progress."

These days, the prince of the Kingdom of Jin always finds some excuses to visit the Han camp, obviously because he doesn't want to drink.Since the conquest of Liaoyang, the Jurchen dignitaries have been complacent, and they have faintly revealed the meaning of bringing all the ministries of the Han army under the rule of Jin Guomeng'an Mouke after defeating the Liao soldiers.Zhao Xingde was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that the recruiting army assisted Jin in attacking Liao, but the situation was stronger than others. If it weren't for this, it would be impossible for the Kingdom of Jin to return the hundred thousand Liaoyang Han children to the Han army.

On the school grounds, teams of newly recruited young men held spears, forming formations, advancing, and retreating under the supervision of sergeants.This is training according to the drills of Xia Guotuan's army training, and it can only be done in a hurry.The sergeants held short sticks and taught harshly, but there were still strong men making mistakes.On the other side of Jin Guoying, in order to fight the Liao army, the Jin army conscripted nearly [-] Bohai people and Han'er to sign the army.These signing troops have no training at all, and usually act as civilian men under the supervision of Meng'an Mouke, carrying luggage, repairing the camp, and only sending out a small amount of weapons and war equipment when they go into battle. The Jurchen soldiers rushed to the battlefield like sheep to die .

In the tent of the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Aguda had just received the news of the Liao cavalry appearing near and north of Shenzhou, and immediately convened all the generals to discuss whether to withdraw the army immediately, or to defeat the Liao army in front of them first, and then return to the division to sweep '.

After Jin Guo conquered Shenzhou, it immediately used it as the rear of the Liaoyang War. It not only strengthened the city for days, hoarded a large amount of food and grass, but Wanyan Aguda also ordered the third extremely powerful Wanyan Pujia slave to command 130 gold The soldiers were stationed in Shenzhou, protecting the rear of the main force of the Jin soldiers.If the Liao Kingdom wanted to attack from behind, it would be absolutely impossible to bypass the fortified city of Shenzhou, otherwise the sneak attacking Liao army would be caught in a situation of being flanked by the Jin soldiers.The distance between Liaoyang and Shenzhou is only more than [-] miles, so that the Jin army has sufficient warning time when the Liao soldiers appear, and can timely reinforce Shenzhou according to the situation.