Datang New Order

In the middle of Yingzhou, east of Liucheng, the ancient county of western Liaoning.

This place is adjacent to the waist of Yiwulu Mountain in the east and the end of Bailang River in the west. It is the main point of the old road in western Liaoning, and it has always been a battleground for military strategists.In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Guzhu State. During the Warring States Period, the State of Yan established Liaoxi County, and it was changed to Changli County after the Han Dynasty.In the Sui Dynasty, Yan County was set up. In the second year of Zhenyuan, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, Zhuocheng, the guard of Yan County, was promoted to be a military city, and the Zhen'an Army was set up.With the increasingly serious internal and external troubles of the Tang Dynasty, the Sumo Mohe people who established the Haidong Shengguo expanded their power to Yingzhou. When the Tang Dynasty gradually withdrew and merged the military states outside the pass, they quietly incorporated the old county of Liaoxi into the territory. rule.

After more than a hundred years of establishment, any empire will encounter various complicated problems. The same is true for the Bohai Kingdom, which has been strong for a hundred years. Since the previous ruler, Da Xuanxi, the Bohai Kingdom has embarked on a path of decline.The royal family and nobles and the entire ruling hierarchy are becoming more and more corrupt, the court struggles for power, and the Heishui Mohe tribes in the north are rebelling fiercely, all of which have seriously weakened the national strength of Bohai.After Da Weizhen ascended the throne, not only did not work hard to cheer up, but intensified, turning the Bohai Kingdom into a mess.

It's fine if it's on a normal day, the Tang Dynasty is also in chaos, the emperor is weak, the princes are in dispute, the two brothers don't care about each other's business, you play with your wars everywhere, and I live with mine, and each gets what he deserves.But now there is a Khitan, and the situation in Bohai Kingdom is not good.As the Khitan tribes took turns moving eastward, the Bohai Kingdom lost a piece of pasture today and a city tomorrow. Although the country’s land has not been damaged so far, the territory that was secretly eroded by the Tang Dynasty is gradually being eaten away by the Khitan people. .

The lower reaches of the White Wolf Water, also known as the Daling River by the locals, is the ancient city of Liaoxi——Yan County.Under the rule of the Bohai Kingdom, this city has not been seriously repaired. The walls that are less than two feet high are full of dilapidated potholes, and the original defensive equipment is still on the books for decades. , All the funds allocated were put into their own pockets by the officials and generals who handled them.In such a simple and dilapidated city wall, there are various teahouses, restaurants, Goulan, and luxurious houses of nobles and officials.

The top of the city is covered with defenders. They are dressed in Tang army uniforms, holding Tang-made horizontal knives and wooden spears. Even the general flags hanging weakly on the tower are similar to those of the Tang army. A few strands of feathers, if not for the crooked Mohe script embroidered on the flag, it would look no different from the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.This is all the Bohai Kingdom that imitated the Tang system. The people of Bohai respect and learn from the Tang Dynasty, accept the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, and follow the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. .Later generations of Goguryeo believed that it was the ideological root of Zhengshuo of Han culture, and it came from this.

This kind of defense is really nothing in the eyes of the Khitan people who are good at fighting. It only takes half a day, and it will definitely be defeated in one go!

Those who prepared Gongcheng were more than [-] people from the Khitan Pin Department from Liucheng, including [-] regular soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers.To be honest, compared with the Bohai people at the top of the city, this force is only comparable.There are also [-] Bohai people stationed in the city, the strength of both sides is the same, but the difference is that the Khitan people below the city came with the prestige of a great victory, while the Bohai people at the head of the city are defeated.

In the battle of Dalinghe three days ago, two thousand Khitans and three thousand Bohai navy faced each other.As soon as the confrontation took place, Bo Haijun couldn't stand it any longer, and could not retreat in formation under the fierce attack of the Khitans.Seeing this golden opportunity, Lord Tuli of Khitan Pinbu did not hesitate to lead a hundred fine cavalry into the formation, immediately crushing the already crumbling Bohai Navy formation and beheading thousands of people. The city, relying on the city to defend to the death.

The Khitans did not take advantage of the new defeat of the Bohai Navy to seize the city immediately, but slowly set up tents outside the city, allowing the Bohai Navy to rectify and clean up the city, and let the east gate of the county city be released, allowing Bohai Chuanqi to come in and out freely. …,

Tuli has been suppressing the request of the warriors under his command to go to the city, and at the same time, he has sent out all the rangers on hand, focusing on the direction of Yanjun City and the Huaiyuan Army more than 100 miles to the east, waiting for news.

Waiting patiently for another three days, when Tuli himself doubted his own judgment, the ranger finally sent back the news he needed - the Bohai reinforcements from the direction of the Huaiyuan Army were coming here, a distance from Yanjun City. About sixty miles.

"How many people? How many horses? How about armor and weapons? How many archers?" Tuli stared at the tattering horse who came back to report, and asked carefully.

After listening to You Qi's detailed report, Tuli let out a long breath.The 500-man Bohai Navy has half and half horses, which is consistent with the information obtained before. It seems that the Huaiyuan Army of the Bohai State has exhausted its army, and it is not in vain to wait for many days under the city of Yanjun.The Huaiyuan Army is currently the last military force of the Bohai Kingdom in the entire Yingzhou. That city is an important military town controlled by the Bohai Kingdom in western Liaoning.Although Tuli was confident of taking Huaiyuan, in any case, the losses suffered by annihilating Huaiyuan's army in the field were much less than that of forcibly besieging the city.

Yingzhou was decided after World War I. This was the result that Tuli was looking forward to the most. The Eastern Expedition had been delayed for too long, and it was time to settle accounts with the younger brother who ran to the vicinity of White Wolf Mountain. There can only be one Qi Jin, this Qi Jin will be elected by the elders of the tribe. This is an inherent tradition of the Khitan people for thousands of years. Anyone who wants to violate this tradition without authorization will have to pay the price in blood, even if it is a brother!

Tuli took [-] regular soldiers and all the elite Tatar horses to the expedition, and each of them was equipped with two horses to ensure the sustainability of the combat power.He led the army in a big circle around the city, avoiding the sight of Yan County defenders, and then marched towards Tokyu.At the same time, he ordered the rangers to block the four gates of Yan County, completely cutting off the communication channels of the Yan County defenders.The rest of the auxiliary soldiers stayed under the city of Yanjun, and they will bluff to deter Yanjun.

The Huaiyuan Army, which rushed to help, encountered an assault from the Khitan cavalry at Xilinjiagou, which was [-] miles away from Yan County.Under the command of the school lieutenant, the hundreds of infantry in charge of the rear turned around in a hurry, trying to form a square formation to try to resist.But at this time, the Bohai Kingdom has long lost the heyday of the Haidong prosperous country, and the Mohe people have also lost their bravery and might when they defeated the Tang army. The army soldiers were exhausted, and after dozens of Khitan Tatar horses charged in the first round, the hundreds of infantry in the rear did the common behavior of all the last national armies, throwing down their weapons and banners without hesitation, and fled in all directions.

The Huaiyuan Army collapsed at an astonishing speed, so fast that most of the Khitan cavalry did not recover.The Mohe people left behind all the encumbrances and burdens that might hinder their escape: weapons, bows and arrows, banners and armor, food and supplies, and then fled desperately.

Tuli chose to attack the Huaiyuan Army at Xilin Jiagou in order to better conceal his whereabouts. This low and gentle hill can effectively cover the ambushes, making the attack of the Khitan cavalry the most sudden, and allowing him to get his wish The tactical intention of bypassing the main cavalry force of the Mohe people's front team and launching a charge later was achieved.

The Khitan cavalry drove the defeated Mohe people all the way forward, and rushed the Huaiyuan army's front team before it had time to turn around.The front team of the Huaiyuan Army was the main force of the cavalry. Under the call of the general, they tried to turn their horses around, trying to meet the impact of the Khitan cavalry.But this kind of effort seemed so feeble. During the desperate flight of their own infantry, the assembled cavalry were scattered by the torrent of fleeing infantry, and they had to follow in a panic among the rout of the brigade, and gather together next. The cavalry rolled over. …,

Unable to reverse the defeat, the general of the Huaiyuan Army and his personal guards had to flee in the direction of Yanjun City in a hurry. Hundreds of cavalry gathered together, and the target was very obvious.Tuli simply called on the boys to give up fleeing enemies in other directions, and firmly bit the Mohe people.Under the repeated attacks of the Tatma warriors, Tuli finally stopped his opponents before they fled into the city of Yanjun, and beheaded the leader of the Mohe people under the city of Yanjun with his own hands.

In the battle of Jiagou in Xilin, Tuli defeated the last fighting force of the Mohe people in Yingzhou. Seeing that the entire Yingzhou would no longer be able to resist, the strength of Pinbu reached the peak that had not been seen in 200 years!

In front of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city of Yan County, the leader of the reinforcement army was beheaded by the Khitan soldiers at the foot of the city. This cruel fact greatly damaged the morale of the defending army.Tuli did not stop, and immediately ordered to attack the city.The low and dilapidated city walls are not in the eyes of the Khitan people. They have already learned how to attack the city during the battle.Although there are no large siege tools like the Han people in the Central Plains, this Yanjun city will definitely not be difficult for the Khitan people.

Under the precise bow and arrow shooting of the Khitan people, the guards at the top of the city did not dare to show their faces. The Khitan people easily erected more than a dozen simple wooden ladders under the city wall. One by one, Khitan warriors climbed the wooden ladders and jumped into the city. city ​​walls.Due to disrepair for a long time, the city wall of Yanjun City was full of potholes and holes, and the city wall was extremely low, so many agile people simply climbed up the city wall with their bare hands.Relying on their personal ability and bravery to climb the city, the Khitan people easily climbed to the top of the city and firmly established themselves on the city wall.

In less than half an hour, the resistance of the defending army on the top of the city was wiped out one by one. The Khitan soldiers who attacked the top of the city drove the defenders off the city wall and rushed directly into the city.

Tuli watched the Mohe people's flag fall down the city, and his expression, which had been tense for more than half a year, finally calmed down, and he even showed a smile.Seeing Tuli's smile, the elders of the tribe who followed him felt a little relieved, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.Ever since Xiaolang Junwuli left, everyone hadn't seen Tuli smile. The dull atmosphere has been suppressed over the entire tribe, making everyone breathless.