King of Song

Chapter 711
For decades, the fiercest battle between Song and Liao took place under the city of Qingzhou.

The Khitan cavalry arrived suddenly, catching Song Jun by surprise. Fortunately, the reaction was quick and no serious consequences were caused.

Because it was a surprise attack and mainly cavalry, the Liao army did not carry heavy offensive equipment.However, craftsmen accompanied the army. Since occupying Yanyun Sixteen States, the Khitan people have accumulated considerable experience in city offensive and defensive warfare.Among the large number of Han Chinese in the Yanyun area, there are many skilled craftsmen.

Time is precious, and the Khitan people know this better than anyone else. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was in Qingzhou City.Now that the news is spreading everywhere, all the ministries of the Song Dynasty will definitely return to help as soon as possible. If the battle cannot be ended before the Song Army troops come back and the Song Dynasty emperor is captured, everything will be useless.

Therefore, the most important thing in the first two attacks was to clean up the outskirts of Qingzhou. Feather arrows can kill the vital forces of the Song Army guards with light weapons and damage the confidence of the Song Army.At the same time, the craftsmen of the Liao Kingdom immediately began to make equipment. At noon that day, the first batch of equipment was freshly released.

The speed is so fast that people have to be amazed. It can be seen how desperate the Khitan people were in order to capture the emperor of the Song Dynasty.Of course, it was also inseparable from the urging of Yelujun, the leader of the Liao Dynasty. The emperors of the two countries met on a narrow road in Qingzhou, and they insisted on fighting to the death.All the Khitan soldiers knew that in this battle, only victory was allowed but no defeat was allowed.

They have already gone deep into the Song Dynasty, if they are the only ones, it doesn't matter if the whole army is wiped out.But the Lord of Liao personally led the army to the south, so he had to be careful.

Once the surprise attack fails and the Song army is surrounded, Yelujun may be in danger, and the risk is also great.

Strictly speaking, the situation of the Song and Liao countries is very similar.The emperors of the two countries are very young, they have just ascended the throne not long ago, and the heirs are both young children, and they are both in danger at the moment.

There are only winners and losers in this battle, and it is very difficult to have a tie, so it is destined that only one of them will be proud of the world, and the other will be defeated and sink, or even lose his life.Then the corresponding result, there must be one strong and one weak between the two countries.

The fate of the two young emperors, the fate of the two countries, and the general trend of the world in the east all depend on this battle. Under the city of Qingzhou, which side will the traces of history pen draw?
The first day passed, and the Khitans attacked fiercely, but because they only started to invest in siege equipment at noon, the attack effect was not very good.Basically, it can be said that they returned without success, but it did put a lot of pressure on the soldiers of the Song Army.

After the troops were withdrawn, Yelujun looked at Qingzhou City in the night, smiled faintly, and remained silent.It is not surprising that the city cannot be captured on the first day, this is expected.On the contrary, judging from the tenacious resistance of the Song army, at least it can be concluded that Zhao Zhao is in the city.

As long as there are people, it's fine to catch a turtle in a urn, close the door and beat a dog, isn't it easy to catch?The key is time, and the focus is on the next two days.In three days, if Qingzhou City still cannot be captured, they must evacuate.Otherwise, they may be surrounded by the Song army, and their safety will be greatly threatened.

If the troops arranged in the follow-up can keep up immediately, they are fully capable of fighting the Song army.Is it really appropriate to have a decisive battle so early?

Although Yelujun had been looking forward to such a day, when it actually happened, he couldn't help feeling timid.This is a very objective fact. If the decisive battle was fought in Liao Kingdom, he might have more confidence.

But Qingzhou, this is a city deep in the territory of the Song Dynasty, the Khitan army is on an expedition, and the logistical supply pressure is not small.While the Song army was fighting on the mainland, it was undoubtedly more convenient to supply all aspects.Qingzhou also happens to be on the edge of the canal, and grain and grass materials can be transported continuously through the canal.

The Khitan army worked hard for an expedition, and the Song army waited for work with leisure, which must have taken advantage of it.

Therefore, what Yelujun hopes more is to quickly resolve the battle by himself within three days.Make a name for yourself, make an unprecedented achievement, make extraordinary achievements, and then leave.The follow-up Liao army only needs to serve as a support.

It was also three days, but it was extremely long for Luo Jiancheng.

Eight thousand soldiers, guarding a city, guarding the emperor, and guarding the national destiny of the Song Dynasty, the pressure is self-evident.

He has already told all the soldiers that reinforcements are on the way, and they only need to delay the attack of the Khitan army to win.

Although the officials seemed to have something in their words and other secrets, he didn't dare to take chances, let alone be careless. Making fun of the emperor's safety was a serious crime for destroying the nine clans, and it would be infamous for thousands of years.

The first day was carried over, and the situation was not bad in the first half of the day.In the second half of the day, the Khitan began to invest in siege equipment, which put heavy pressure on the city defense.

Just looking at how they have produced the equipment in such a short time, one can see how determined the Khitan people are to win.Fortunately, the soldiers fought the enemy bravely and did not let the Khitans move forward.

But the price was also very high. In just one afternoon, more than [-] soldiers and civilians were killed, and nearly a thousand were injured.This is the beginning. The war tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be the most tragic. If this rhythm continues, how can we hold on?

Especially civilian husbands, although they have seen wars before, this is the first time they have participated in them.Inexperienced, unable to execute orders in time, and inappropriate positions, especially not good at self-protection, the death rate of civilians on the first day is twice that of soldiers.

Some timid ones got scared directly, Luo Jiancheng had no choice but to behead a few cowards, and suppressed them with blades and blood, inspiring the blood and courage of the civilians.And tell them that reinforcements are coming soon.In addition, the emperor was in the city, and Zhao Zhao himself came to the top of the city to boost morale, so no tragedy happened.

At night, the autumn wind whizzed past the city, and Luo Jiancheng dared not close his eyes.Soldiers on the top of the city were constantly walking back and forth to patrol, lest the Khitans would sneak up on them, and if there was any mistake, it would be doomed.

Fortunately, he was cautious. In the middle of the night, two Khitan squads indeed sneaked up, intending to climb up the city wall.The result was discovered by them and shot down the city.At this time, Yelu Jun, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, was leading an army to stand in battle in the distance, waiting for the sneak attacking soldiers to open the city gate.

Unfortunately, it failed!

As the east turned pale, the next day's battle began again, and the Khitan people's ladder accompanied by the first ray of morning sun rushed to the top of Qingzhou city.

Luo Jiancheng immediately ordered to pour down the prepared kerosene and ignite it immediately.Although the fresh wet wooden ladders were not flammable, they couldn't stand up to the heavy rain of kerosene from the sky. At least after the Khitan soldiers tried it once, they all retreated, and their arrogance was greatly affected.

The greatest advantage of the Song army lies in its adequate preparations. Qingzhou is located on the edge of the canal, and it was determined from the beginning to be the distribution center for front-line strategic materials.There is enough kerosene, rolling wood and rocks, swords and arrowheads stored here, and now they are being used in accordance with the principle of waste at all costs.

It has to be said that Yelujun chose the wrong place for the final battle.But if you think about it carefully, this is not something he can choose on his own initiative.

Seeing a layer of kerosene floating on the moat, Yelujun called gold helplessly, and the first wave of Khitan attack was suspended.Let the flowing water of the canal dilute the kerosene in the moat first, otherwise, as soon as the Song people get close, throwing a flame, many soldiers will be burned to death, and it will also deal a blow to the confidence of the soldiers.

Taking advantage of this moment, Song Jun on the top of the city also temporarily took a breath.Healed the wounded soldiers, quickly replenished their weapons, and fought with the Khitan people to the end.

Zhao Zhao was not afraid of danger, so he came to the city to inspect and encourage the soldiers to fight.If the emperor of the Song Dynasty did not go to the front line and take the lead, how could he be able to fight in person?

Standing at the top of the city, Zhao Zhao was slightly disappointed to see that there were only [-] to [-] Khitan troops outside the city.However, when he learned that the coach was Yelujun, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Zhao was overwhelmed immediately. After all, Yelujun was too polite to send him such a big gift, and he came to the door in person.

Not bad!If it was just like this, the result would be pretty good, but Zhao Zhao always felt that there was some regret that Yelujun's fish seemed a little too small.

Beginning at noon, the Khitans began to attack continuously again. They had a large number of troops, and they could fight in rounds and attack without interruption.The Song army could only resist tenaciously, and the price of casualties was very heavy, and it was almost impossible to hold on several times.Fortunately, because the official Zhao Zhao personally took command of the city tower, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and it should have resisted the attack of the Khitans.

When the sun was setting and the Khitans called for gold to withdraw their troops, Luo Jiancheng fell to the ground, barely able to stand up.Sweat had already soaked his clothes for an unknown number of times, his body and face were covered with sticky plasma, and he was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. He hastily pulled out the arrowhead, rolled some medicine on it, and began to command the battle again.

There are many soldiers of the Song Army like this, and in the city of Qingzhou, it is almost impossible to find undamaged soldiers.Today's death directly exceeded 2000 people, and almost half of the troops were lost in two days. The battle was so tragic.

What is really worrying is tomorrow. Although the casualties of the Khitan people are not small, they have a large number of people and can survive.But the Song army was different. With almost half of its strength, it would be difficult to guard the entire city closely.If they don't break through today, tomorrow is their last chance, and the Khitan will definitely risk their lives.

Fortunately, they still have the last reserve team. Zhao Zhao deliberately left a thousand Daofeng of the Song Dynasty and did not go into battle. Now participating as a new force, it can somewhat alleviate the urgent need of insufficient troops.

In the city of Qingzhou, all the people of the Song Dynasty united and prepared to fight the Khitan people to the end.

When the sun rose on the third day, the tide-like Khitans attacked again.Standing at the top of the city, Zhao Zhao couldn't help but sneer at the menacing Liao soldiers.Just when a Liao soldier climbed up to the top of the wall, Zhao Zhao cut him with a knife.

The time is almost up, and today is the time to decide the outcome.Yelujun, don't worry, I also have a big gift, and I've been preparing it for you for a long time!
(End of this chapter)