Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 363 Han Jialian Hu Bing (1)

"Treacherous villain, bastard!" Li Sihai stood at the bow of the boat and cursed in despair.

Five days after the date, the Shandong side agreed on the grain and grass, but it has not been delivered.It wasn't until just now that Chengying Fourth Battalion was notified by the Military Intelligence Department.The Song Dynasty sent out troops suddenly. One hundred thousand troops crossed Hengshan Mountain and left Yanmen Pass. They took the three prefectures of Huan, Shuo and Ying from the Liao army almost without bloodshed. 'Yunzhou.The Xia army, which was besieging Datong Mansion, suddenly fell into the dilemma of being attacked on both sides. Liu Qutong, the Xuande army, rebelled against Xia and Song again.At the same time, Song State closed Donghangu Pass and cut off the trade with Xia State.Xijing also arrested many smugglers who traveled between Xia and Song Dynasties.The entire Luoyang and Chang'an are in turmoil.

Song Guo's sudden dispatch of troops this time greatly exceeded the expectations of Xia Guo's court.Because the court of the Song Dynasty had always been unable to keep secrets, before dispatching troops, whether to take the opportunity to collect Yanyun, the court of the Song Dynasty discussed a lot, and even the traffickers in the teahouse were cited as a topic of discussion.Xia Guo's envoy in Shangjing, Xiao Bing, was still running up and down, speaking fiercely to Song Guo's important ministers, and doing his best to inquire about the news.Unexpectedly, all this in the Song Dynasty was a smokescreen to "confuse" people, and the Hedong camp sent troops so suddenly.Not only did Xiao Bing, the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, not get any news, even many important court officials of the Song Kingdom were kept in the dark in advance.

However, Li Sihai was most indignant.The grain and grass in Shandong are gone.Hebei Daying also kept silent about how to settle the account of the iron and iron that the Han army in Liaodong had paid.Not only did this account suffer a lot.Moreover, Chengyingying sold Bingtie to the Song*** team. If you really have to worry about it, the relationship is not small.In the past, although the Navy of the Song Dynasty attacked overseas territories, the National Guard itself did not pay much attention to those places.But now, Song State is determined to seize Yunzhou, and the covenant between Liao and Song Dynasties to take Guanzhong has long been arguing. Who knows if Song State's unannounced war this time and sending troops to Xijing Road will be a prelude to attacking Guanzhong?The Xia and Song dynasties had reached such an extent that even though the transaction between Liaodong Chengying Camp and Song State Hebei Daying had already been reported to the General's Mansion, the General's Mansion remained silent.If it falls into the hands of someone with a heart, both Li Sihai and Zhao Xingde will be implicated.

Three newly built gunboats from the navy headed north from Yuntun Port and arrived at Yueyang Island today, but none of them could dilute Li Sihai's anger. He raised his neck and took a sip of tea.The situation has reached this point, if it is not guaranteed, the Huguo Mansion will transfer water to the south tomorrow to take back those overseas territories that were coerced by the Song Dynasty.Before leaving, there is one more thing to do, and that is to beat up the Liao people severely.

There was no change in the white sea ice. The Liao army still detoured the sea ice to avoid the artillery fire at the head of Nanshan City, and delivered food, grass and supplies to the [-] horsemen stationed in Guannan, Suzhou.Only by carefully measuring the width and thickness of the sea ice every day can we know that only a few rounds of naval bombardment will completely destroy this ice passage.

"Fortunately, General Zhao's expectation is not bad. The sea ice melted earlier, and we can land ashore tomorrow night. Tieshan Island barely has enough food and grass," Wang Xuansu said to Han Ningshuang, "If it's another ten days at night, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."

The supply of grain and grass was suddenly cut off across the sea, which caused great difficulties for the Han army.During these days, [-] soldiers gathered on Tieshan Island by sea boat, including [-] Jurchen cavalry.The harsh winter had just passed, and it was the days when there were no harvests. All the troops landed on the island with empty stomachs and empty ration bags.Even if they only eat two and a half meals a day, Tieshan Island still consumes hundreds of shi of grain a day.Wang Xuansu had no choice but to send his own soldiers to collect surplus food in the camps on the nearby islands, his spine was almost broken by them.If the melting of the sea ice is delayed for a period of time and the food and grass are cut off, the tens of thousands of troops that have finally been mobilized may have to disperse and eat.

"Fight a victorious battle and attract the Liao army, so that the north can recuperate," Han Ningshuang said in a deep voice, "The front soldiers who cross the sea and attack the Liao camp will be entrusted to General Wang." She looked at Tieshan Island, the ups and downs On the surface of the sea, many seabirds are flying up and down, looking for food in the waves.Eagles hit the sky, fish fly in the shallow bottom, seemingly free and easy, but in fact, they are all doing their best to survive.

Suzhou Guannan is too close to the hinterland of Liao rule, so it is not suitable to be the root of the Han army.But it can be false, pretending to compete with the Liao State for this place, and attract the attention of the Liao Army.After this winter, many Han people in Liaodong did not want to move around anymore, so the Han army commander took advantage of the situation and tried to rebuild the foundation in the old place of Bohai Sea in the north.Even if the Liao army made a large-scale conquest and encountered a fortified city like Nanshan City, they would not be able to attack for a long time, because the transportation of food and grass had a long way to go, so I am afraid it would not be able to sustain it.

On the coast of Tieshan Island is the camp of five thousand Jurchen soldiers. After a harsh winter, the people look cold and silent.The Kingdom of Jin's first boom was extremely fierce, Wan Yanci did not survive this winter, and died of illness a month ago, leaving the tribe torn apart.Huanglong Mansion has been conquered by the Liao army, and Dubo is extremely fierce. Wanyan Wu begs for money and retreats to Ningjiang Prefecture. Under the siege of 30 Liao troops, it is only a matter of time before it falls.The country that the Jurchens once had will soon cease to exist.Wanyanci's trusted subordinates were unwilling to go to Wu to beg for money, and they were unable to fight against the Liao army alone, so they could only form an alliance with the Han army with the Jurchen tribes in the Yalu River.The Liao army who attacked Suzhou Guannan was also to protect the Jurchen tribes in Changbai Mountain and on both sides of the Yalu River.

All battalions are counting men and horses and wiping their weapons.Tonight is a full moon night, and the Han army crosses the sea at night.The [-] cavalry who were selected as the vanguard from the Han army and Jurchen soldiers boarded the ship first, and the rest went ashore here.The soldiers are all pulling each other with ropes, and they must not make any noise.After gathering on the beach, they raised fire and raided the Liao camp.

A full moon hangs in the sky, and the white moonlight shines on Nanshan City.Not far away, the iron barrel guns of the Liao army were still roaring from time to time.The defenders of Nanshan City have long been accustomed to the sound of cannons, and even reached the point of turning a deaf ear.As long as the Liao army does not attack the city, it will be a "peaceful" night.Since the tortoise shell of the giant cannon was blown up, the Liao army has been storming the part of the city wall that was blown up.However, they never broke through the wall, leaving only a slope made up of more and more corpses. Correspondingly, the Han army raised and reinforced the fortification every day until it was level with the rest of the city wall.This wall of dirt pockets, stakes, and ice was always about five feet higher than the slope outside the wall.

Zhao Xingde said with a smile, "It is said that the night of the full moon is the most suitable for night raids, it seems that the heavens are beautiful." He lightly patted the bronze and iron cannon.

"It's finally over." Tong Yunjie nodded, and subconsciously wiped the place he had photographed. When there was no battle, Tong Yunjie would ask the gunner to polish the barrel of the artillery until it was as shiny as a bronze mirror. is not allowed.Because the east side of Nanshan City is a tidal flat, and there is a warm current passing by, the sea ice has long been unable to pass through by people and horses.That night, Zhao Xingde concentrated all the four-inch cannons on the east emplacements.Once the battle starts, here will be an important road. Whether the Liao army in Guanbei, Suzhou, wants to go south to assist the Liao army in Guannan, which is under attack, or the Liao army in Guannan is trying to escape back to Guanbei, this is the place to go.The Han army in Nanshan City will fire first, and the navy will follow the sound of the artillery from the top of the city to bombard the ice.

The night had grown dark, and in the Liao army's south camp, the lights were still on in the Chinese army's tent.Xiao Tachi was fascinated by looking at an imperial decree.Yelu Dashi not only didn't blame him for subduing his troops under Nanshan City, but praised Bo Shenghuo Mierbo as a rare hero on the grassland.Although Ningjiang Province has not been conquered, the elite soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin have almost been exhausted, because they are worried about Nanjing Road and Xijing Road, and His Majesty's army will soon return south.

"Bo Shenghuo has become a big sweat on the grassland." Xiao Tachi took a deep breath, yes, it was jealousy, he was deeply jealous.The Bo Shenghuo Mierbo whom he looked down upon actually did better than his grandfather.Even the emperor of Liao had to pay attention to him.

In Ningjiang Prefecture, the emperor's personal tent was opened on all sides, Yelu Dashi was dressed in military uniform, and more than a dozen veteran generals surrounded His Majesty, standing under the Khitan Sun and Moon flag with their swords pressed.The Liao army in the Northern Expedition fought hard for months. Although they were extremely exhausted, His Majesty was able to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the army did not have too many complaints.Not far away, the city wall of the Jinhui Ningfu was already riddled with artillery shells and crumbling, but it did not collapse.Under the cover of artillery, the Liao army attacked the city for days, and the Jin soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties. Even women took up bows and arrows to defend the city.

If there are another 20 days, the city will definitely be captured.However, the Liao Kingdom has no time.Under the city of Huining Mansion, countless Liao troops braved arrows and shields to climb the earthen hill to attack the city pool. The top of the earthen mountain was only three feet away from the city wall. The Liao army could jump over it, but the Jin soldiers stood behind the city wall and fought to the death. No refund.

Brother Yelu Tie looked at His Majesty's back, secretly admiring that His Majesty was able to command such a dangerous situation. "Bo Shenghuo Mierbo is really a vicious hungry wolf," Brother Yelu Tie thought fiercely, "If he hadn't been a sidekick, he would have attacked the Anbei Army Division. The Anbei Army Division would have fought a bloody battle with the State of Song." , instead of being completely attracted by the grassland tribes as it is now, the Anbei Army Division."

It is impossible for Xijing Dao to be taken away by Song Guo for nothing.Moreover, Xia Guo has already mobilized regiments to train troops in Guanzhong, and it may not necessarily be aimed at Song Guo. There are many treacherous people in the Southern Dynasty.

His Majesty has ordered the supply battalion to sort out food, grass and military equipment, and now it is preparing for the withdrawal.While storming the capital of the Kingdom of Jin with all their strength, they divided up their troops and plundered the nearby Jurchen tribes, beating them to the point where they were powerless to fight back.In the future, when the army retreated south, Wan Yan and Wu were asked to beg for money, and even Ning Jiangzhou City dared not leave.