Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 334

The gate of Nanshan City was wide open, and Gao Bolong led hundreds of cavalry to rush in like a gust of wind.Before the horses stopped, the cavalry lifted their masks, and everyone had expressions of excitement and excitement on their faces.Even the cavalry general Gao Bolong couldn't help grinning.The horses and uniforms of the five hundred cavalry were stained with blood, most of which belonged to the enemy. In this battle, the cavalry achieved great results, but suffered very little loss. "What a joy!" "Wan Sheng!" Some people raised their heads and cheered loudly to the defenders on the top of the city, as if they wanted to share the ecstasy of victory.

The generals of the Han army watching the battle also congratulated each other, a scene of joy.The [-] Liao army came with the momentum of Mount Tai. They wanted to eat Nanshan City in one bite, but they lost a few teeth and lost a lot of energy. For the Han army, victory in the first battle is a good sign.Liu Zhijian came up with a captain, Zhao Xingde's eyes lit up, and he nodded to the two of them first.

Liu Zhijian said: "General Zhao, this is the one who bombarded Xi Jun's formation just now." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu stood up and saluted. Before he had time to report his military position, Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "I remember you , Zhou Yu, you really are a talent!" He patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Be wise and brave, work hard."

Zhou Yu's face was slightly moved, and he cupped his hands and said: "General Zhao's praise!" Surrounded by military officers, although he is only the tenth commander of the garrison battalion, his momentum is not weak at all, and his attitude is neither humble nor overbearing.Tong Yunjie heard that his accent was a native Han Chinese in Liaodong, and thought to himself that he was a good man, but it was a pity that he joined Xia Guoying first.This thought flashed by, and then he laughed at himself, "In the current situation, I still care about what to do with these things."

If other soldiers made meritorious service, Zhao Xingde would have to ask Jiamian in detail.But Zhou Yu of the garrison battalion was originally a talent that Zhao Xingde remembered in his heart. He was listed on the list of the first batch of promoted sergeants and garrison centurions. Instead, he didn't say much, nodded and let Zhou Yu go back. .

At this time, they only heard the hurried sound of "thump, thump, thump" from the stairs below the enemy's tower, all the generals were a little surprised, thinking to themselves, could it be that there is an urgent military situation, so they all cast their eyes there, but saw Gao Bolong holding the iron helmet in his hand , striding forward, seeing Zhao Xingde, he laughed loudly and said, "This is a great battle!" He led hundreds of cavalry and smashed tens of thousands of Liao troops, and all the generals congratulated him one after another.Gao Bolong was naturally very proud of himself, but he smiled and said: "This is all General Zhao's clever plan, I just went out and charged back and forth." As he said that, he turned the iron helmet upside down and 'touched' it with his hand. Mo', grinned and said, "The Liao soldiers retreated without even sweating." If there is any regret.

Gao Bolong paused for a moment, then clasped his fists together and said in a deep voice, "General Zhao, let me fight again! Get rid of those detoured mice!"

Zhao Xingde smiled and shook his head: "Since it's a mouse, fasten the door so he can get in." Gao Bolong showed disappointment on his face, and didn't say any more, Zhao Xingde ordered to replenish the ammunition for each artillery position , and turned his attention to the Liao army camp to the east of Nanshan City.

Just then, the Liao army kept retreating, and the artillery fire of the Han army chased and bombarded the places with the most people, leaving countless corpses along the way.After two consecutive setbacks, it seems that the commander-in-chief of the Liao army is unwilling to let it go. The banners of the Liao army's camp are fluttering, and the cavalry who sent orders are everywhere. It doesn't seem like launching an attack.The fleeing Liao army retreated until it was beyond the range of the Han army's artillery, and then the generals reorganized it.On this day, the Liao army lost two games in a row. After collecting the corpses again with the permission of the Han army, the army was so depressed that they could no longer fight.

Just behind Nanshan City, five thousand Liao cavalry penetrated into the hinterland of Guannan.General Yelulu sat on his horse and looked around. In addition to the original mountains and hills, the Han army also dug some criss-cross trenches on the flat ground. These trenches seemed to be roads.On the flat ground suitable for horses to gallop, there are many shallow holes scattered all over the place, with loose soil covering the holes. At first, the cavalry of the Liao army didn't care about it, and they galloped on the flat ground with their horses. As a result, many war horses stepped into this place. Xiaodong broke his hoof, and just realized the viciousness of the Han army's intentions.The cavalry loves the horses the most. In this way, they can march along the trenches instead of riding the horses on the flat ground, but the freedom of movement is greatly restricted.Not only that, the three miles around the fort built by the Han army is also a place where cavalry cannot stay for a long time, otherwise, they will be in danger of being attacked by cold artillery.

The cavalry sent out to fight the Grass Valley was very frustrated to find that there was nothing except those fortresses that he could not capture, not even firewood for the bonfire, no villages to plunder, and no supplies that could be used. There was no one, the ground had been burned to black, and the trees on the mountain were all set on fire after they were cut down to build the fortress.Guannan, Suzhou, was originally a place with lush vegetation, but now it is as barren as a desert.Gusts of sea breeze blew from all directions, and the Liao army felt a bone-chilling chill from top to bottom.

"Why didn't you bring more food, grass, and supplies?" Yelulu felt a little regretful, and then thought that the carts full of grain, grass, and luggage were moving slowly. Even if they could bypass Nanshan City, the losses would be quite heavy.The cavalry of the Liao army stationed in the south of Suzhou Guannan for three days and three nights. They were exhausted and ran out of food and grass. They had to take a detour and retreat to the north of Suzhou Guan. cavalry.

After more than a month, the Liao army's offensive continued intermittently. Although many soldiers were lost, they were still unable to capture Nanshan City.Yeluyan Mountain originally planned to conscript a group of Han people nearby to attack the city as signing troops. Unexpectedly, the Han people in the north of Suzhou Pass had either been taken away or had already moved with the Han army. The countryside is barren.Only a small number of Bohai people still live in the same place.The noble concubine Xiao Sesel, who was born in Bohai, is the most favored, and the emperor Yelu Dashi is using a gentle policy on the Bohai people to stabilize Liaodong. Naturally, it is impossible to enlist the Bohai signing army.In desperation, Yelu Yanshan had no choice but to adopt the opinions of the Han generals Guo Baoyi and Wu Qing. On the one hand, he waited for the sea ice to thaw so that the army could enter the hinterland of Guannan calmly. Run with artillery and blast away the Han army fortresses such as Nanshan City.

Outside Liaoyang City, it was a different scene. When Liaoyang City fell, the Liao army burned down the granaries. After that, Liao and Jin fought and Shenzhou was captured again. The Jin soldiers did not store much grain and grass in Liaoyang.Seeing that the weather was getting colder every day, the Jin soldiers in the city were not only short of food and grass, but also had no firewood for heating. They had to demolish the houses in Liaoyang City.

In these days, more and more people communicated secretly with the traitors sent by Han Kuang. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before the fall of Liaoyang City and the destruction of the old enemy, the Jin Army.However, Emperor Yelu Dashi of the Liao Kingdom personally supervised the battle and scolded several generals who failed to attack the city.There is no other reason, just a few days ago, Yelu Dashi received the news that Xia Guo sent troops to attack Datong Mansion taking advantage of the emptiness of Xijing Road.

Xia Jun's tens of thousands of cavalry came menacingly, like a broken bamboo.All the tribes and tribes along the way fled. Even the frontier army guarding Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom had almost no resistance. The most hateful thing is that the Xuande army that was about to be dismantled actually rebelled. Almost Liu Qutong swindled Datong Mansion and dedicated it to Xia Guo.Now Xijing's urgent military letters have come one after another, but Yelu Dashi can't dispatch reinforcements at all now.

If the Xia army captures Xijing Road, Shangjing Road and Zhongjing Road are also under the attack, even if they cannot occupy these places for a long time, as long as they burn, kill and loot everywhere, the vitality of the Liao Kingdom will be greatly damaged.Shangjing Road and Zhongjing Road are the places where the Khitan people live the most. If the fundamental land is damaged, what's the use of "dang" leveling Liaodong.

"Where is Bo Shenghuo Mierbo?" Yelu Dashi asked with a livid face.

"The left behind in Xijing sent more than a dozen teams of messengers to recruit envoys in the northwest, but there has been no news of him yet." The privy envoy of the North Court, Yelu Tiege, said cautiously.Bo Shenghuo Mierbo is not only the patriarch of the Mierbo clan, but also the emissary to the Northwest conferred by Yelu Dashi. His son Xiao Tachi is also Yelu Dashi's son-in-law, and Yelu Tiege is another son-in-law of Yelu Dashi in name .

"Hmph, you really are a useless coward!" Yelu Dashi was furious, cursing inappropriately.

He asked himself that he treated the Mierbo people kindly. He not only allowed them to retreat to the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom to recuperate, but also gave Yuanyangbo pastures to graze, and allowed them to build cities. A lot of armor and weapons.With the support of the Liao Kingdom, the Mierbo people, who had been almost wiped out by the Xia Kingdom, regained their strength within a few years.Bo Shenghuo Mierbo annexed many tribes in the name of recruiting envoys from the Northwest bestowed on him by Yelu Dashi, and there were already 3 to [-] warriors in the tribe.As the saying goes, raising soldiers for a thousand days is useful for a while, and Yelu Dashiyuan expected him to be a barrier between Liao and Xia.However, when the Xia army attacked Datong Mansion, Bo Shenghuo Mierbo, who had a vengeance with Xia Guo for killing his father and family, fled without a fight.

In order not to shake the morale of the army, the news of Xia's army suppressing the border has been kept secret until now.The only ones who knew about this matter were the Privy Councilor Yelu Tiege of the North Court and a few confidant officials.The battle of Liaodong cannot be defeated, and Xijing has to be rescued, but there are only so many elite soldiers and generals in the Liao Kingdom, and it is difficult to take care of both.These few people were helpless, they could only look at each other and watch His Majesty make a decision.

Yelu Dashi even rolled up his sleeves, stood up and sat down angrily, and paced back and forth in the imperial tent.Just as the ministers were getting more and more uneasy, Yelu Dashi suddenly sat down, untied the iron knife from his waist and put it in front of him, and said with a gloomy face: "The world is like chess, since Xia Guo wants to disrupt the situation, then Let's make this chess game more 'chaotic'."