Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 383

In the June fire, Yang Yanqing was deployed at the east camp, dressed in military robes, standing on a huge rock at the top of the city, looking into the distance, there were vast grasslands to the north and south, the Liao army was attacking, only this city had no shelter.However, the city of Yunzhou was besieged successively by Xia State and Song State. Every section of the city wall was covered with chisel marks and arrow marks, and the blood-soaked city walls occasionally had loose clods falling.If it is not repaired well, I am afraid that it will be difficult to withstand another attack.

At this moment, Yunzhou City has become a huge construction site, and countless ragged peasants are flowing like ants.Transport earth and rocks, pound mortar, repair walls, dig trenches, and set up battlements.Therefore, regardless of the grievances of the local people, the Hedong camp conscripted almost all the strong men and women nearby to build the city. Even many soldiers of the Song Army temporarily took off their armor and joined the ranks of repairing the city.

"Idiots from the Southern Dynasties." Qiu Shiba leaned on a spear and looked at the soldiers from the east of the river with their bare backs carrying earth and rocks down the hillside.He was elated.If you don't join the army, you will have to be arrested and build a city. How can you live happily now.The Yisheng Army is a "righteous man" recognized by the court of the Song Dynasty. The officers in the battalion said that the Hedong soldiers are only temporarily occupying the place. When the Liao army is repelled, this Yunzhou will be the world of the Yisheng Army.At that time, the women in the fields all had a lot of money.Han'er's brain is active and his mind is dexterous, which is a hundred times better than that of the Khitan people, and these people from the Southern Dynasty, who are full of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, don't understand it.

"Grandma, why does he let us build the city wall, while those bastards are having fun in the camp?" Liu Chang murmured with the stone on his back, "I just don't accept it." His upper body was sweating profusely, and his shoulders were also worn out and bleeding. "Shut up!" Captain Wei Zhong's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Are you dissatisfied with the commander?" Liu Chang lowered his head indignantly, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I would rather fight Liao Gou knife to knife. field."

Wei Zhong glared at him again, but didn't speak.In fact, even Wei Zhong had some ideas in his heart. Many of the forbidden soldiers in the Hedong camp have been soldiers for generations, and even regarded the two generals of Zheyang as their lords.But this time when they attacked Kyushu behind the mountain in the Liao Kingdom, although the troops were mainly dispatched from the Hedong battalion, the imperial court recruited the Xuande army, which was dominated by the Han people in the Liao Kingdom.This army first descended to Xia and then to Song. There was a lot of criticism in the Hedong camp, but the imperial court paid special attention to it. Not only did it give it the name "Yisheng Army", but also appointed Liu Qutong, the former commander of the Xuande Army, as the Yisheng Army. The commander also provided him with separate food and salary, and asked Liu Qutong to expand his subordinates in Yun, Ying, Shuo, Huan, and Wei. Because the imperial court secretly supported the Yisheng Army behind the scenes, Yang Yanqing was deployed in the east camp, but for a while there was nothing he could do about him.

"Commander, the scout sentry detected the cavalry of the Liao Army nearby to conscript troops." Counselor Gao Juyuan said with a worried expression on his face, "I'm afraid the last general, the Liao army will send troops to attack the city soon." There are 2 people, Yang Yanqing's detachment will lead [-] soldiers and horses to guard the four prefectures of Ying, Shuo, Huan, and Wei, and another deputy general Zhe Kecun will lead [-] troops to station at Yanmen Pass as the rear response of the army.The [-] army battalion stationed troops in Yunzhou City with their supplies, food and grass, waiting for a decisive battle with the Liao army from afar.Under Liu Qutong's desperate expansion, the Yisheng Army has reached more than [-] people, but they are all mobs and cannot stand a fight at all.

Yang Yanqing murmured, "The Liao army supplemented their food and grass with grass and valleys. The Kyushu behind the mountains is vast and sparsely populated, so it won't last long. As long as we can hold on this year, we will slowly restore the outer Great Wall and the front fortress. The edges will be as solid as gold."

Yunzhou City is located between the inner and outer Great Wall. It is a nail deeply embedded in the grassland by the forces of the Central Plains. Since the Liao Kingdom captured the Sixteen States of Youyun, the Song Dynasty relied on Yanmen Dangerous Pass and the Inner Great Wall to defend, while the Outer Great Wall gradually became barren. decadent.Therefore, after the Song army recaptured Yunzhou, there was no barrier to the north of Yunzhou.And this place has always been a battleground for military strategists. From the beginning of the Warring States Period Zhao Wuling King Hufu rode and shot, the famous generals of the Central Plains, Li Mu of Zhao State, Meng Tian of Qin Dynasty, Li Guang of Flying General Li Guang of Han Dynasty, Li Jing and Xue Rengui of Tang Dynasty, all This is why he used soldiers.If the Song Dynasty stationed troops here, it could connect the Yellow River to the west and control the desert to the north.If the Liao Kingdom wins Yunzhou, it will strangle the throat of the Song Army going north, and then threaten Hedong and Hebei.After the Hedong camp captured Yunzhou, the offensive and defensive momentum between Song and Liao suddenly changed.In the long run, after the Song State seized five of the Kyushu states behind the mountain, especially Yunzhou, it had taken advantage of its offensive against the Liao State.The entire Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom is under the threat of the Song army. As long as this area is consolidated, it will be able to go northward into the grassland and desert in the future.But in the short term, the Song army is on the defensive.Yang Yanqing had to do his best to consolidate the newly acquired five prefectures behind the mountains, especially the severely damaged Yunzhou City, in order to cope with the subsequent counterattack of the Liao army.

"But, the imperial court." Gao Juyuan had an angry look on his face, he hesitated to speak.Although the imperial court ordered the Hedong camp to go to the north and garrison the five prefectures behind the mountain, it was unwilling to let this place fall completely under the control of Hedong. Therefore, on the one hand, it recruited local Han children to support the Yisheng Army, and on the other hand, it controlled the food and wages of the Hedong camp. It was stricter before.

"Raise a soldier for a thousand days, and use it for a while." Yang Yanqing interrupted him, looking at the soldiers and civilians working like ants under the city wall, "If you can't defend this square inch of land for the country, why bother to waste the people's fat and anointment, and support me for more than ten camps in the east of the river Thousands of people." He paused, looked at the camp of the righteous victorious army outside the city, and said coldly, "Although the east camp is self-contained, it is not that kind of unfaithful and ungrateful people."

"I will understand." Gao Juyuan said in a low voice, "The people below have been monitoring this bush."

Yang Yanqing nodded slightly and did not speak any more.The imperial court praised and valued the Yisheng Army. On the one hand, it did not make the Hedong Army dominate in the clouds; It shows that the benevolence and righteousness of Song Dynasty is higher than that of Khitan.So at this juncture, there is no real reason, even if the righteous victorious army is somewhat rebellious, Yang Yanqing is inconvenient to punish, lest the court impeach the east camp to cut off dissidents.

The grasslands in June are full of wild flowers, and there are clusters of water 'colors' looming between the green meadows. It has both the vastness and majesty of the prairie and the bright beauty of the south.Compared with Mobei, which is full of "chaotic" rocks, this meadow in the north of Yunzhou is like a paradise.The tribesmen who migrated with the army rejoiced, and some old people even knelt down to thank the Changshengtian, and murmured thanks to Bo Shenghuo Khan for guiding them to such a fertile pasture.There are more than [-] people in this group of prairie tribes, led by the ten thousand-man chief Tiemuge to go south. Taking advantage of the faction of each thousand-man team to divide the pasture and camp, Tiemuge personally took his entourage to meet the only son of Bo Shenghuo Khan, Ta Chimierbo.Although Yelu Dashi gave him the surname Xiao, but among the grassland tribes, the surname "Xiao" is no different from an official position.Everyone calls Bo Shenghuo Da Khan, but it is impossible to call Da Khan the Northwest Recruiter.

"No wonder the Liao people mentioned that Yunzhou was handed over to us, and Da Khan ordered me to come over quickly and help Ta Chi take this place." Brother Timu pointed at the grassland as far as he could see with his horsewhip, and he took a deep breath One sip, the cool breeze full of water vapor brings a fresh grass flavor.Brother Tiemu was always calm, but at this moment he sighed regretfully to Huo Tuo, the captain next to him, "It's too 'humid' here, and the weather would be better if it were a little drier."

Huo Tu grinned and said, "If your majesty dislikes it's 'dampness', this piece of pasture will reward me with the Nilun Thousands." With a false blow, he sighed: "The grassland in the south is boundless, I don't know how fat it is, I left the Nilun Thousands here, and you will regret it in the future." Unlike other rude generals, Tie Muge is He is a rare person around Bo Shenghuo who understands the general trend of the world, so Bo Shenghuo specially sent him to lead the people south.

Brother Tiemu suddenly narrowed his eyes, looked into the distance, on the horizon, hundreds of horses were slowly galloping, the formation looked neat and tight, when seeing the people and horses here, the first number of horses speeded up and rushed over.Brother Timu raised his hand, and the thousand-man team around him spread out to both sides, and the cavalry took out their bows and arrows.Huo Tuo first 'shot' an arrow, which happened to 'pierce' a few feet before the horses on the opposite side, and warned them not to approach any further. Only then did the horses rein in the horses, and they seemed to discuss a few words with each other before shouting loudly. : "I'm Tachmerbo. Opposite is Temuge?"

"It's me!" Brother Timu agreed loudly.People on the prairie are always cautious. He asked Huo Tuo to continue to lead the thousand-man team to stand ready. He led a few guards and rode forward slowly. He saw a man surrounded by several horsemen on the opposite side. He seemed to be in his 20s, but his demeanor was more than ordinary The young man is older, with black hair, blue eyes, and his face is somewhat similar to Bo Shenghuo's sweaty face. It is exactly the appearance of Tachi Mierbo described by others, and Temuge just put it down. Half wary, he put his right hand on his chest and greeted with a smile: "Ta Chi, Bo Shenghuo Da Khan asked me to take him to say hello!"

"You are well too!" Ta Chi put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly on the horse.The four guards of the White Eagle Battalion behind him also saluted at the same time. They were all from Mierbo. Tachi had heard that there were four great commanders under the Khan's command, and he respected Temuge very much.The orderly movements of the four guards made Temuge slightly moved, and secretly said: "It took a lot of thought for Khan to train the tribal troops to fight neatly, but I see that the guards around Ta Chi seem to have made an appointment with each other. It’s like I’ve got it.” I couldn’t help but glanced at Ta Chigao in my heart, and said with a slight smile: “This time I brought 4 warriors, and there are more than [-] troops. Get rid of the Song people as soon as possible, and turn Xijing Road into our pasture, everything is up to your arrangement."