Chapter 68: The Way of Benevolence and Forgiveness (1)
The central part of Yingzhou, east of Liucheng, the old county in western Liaoning.
This place is located on the waist of Yiwulu Mountain in the east and at the end of Bailangshui in the west. It is the strategic point of the old road to the west of Liaoning and has always been a battleground for military strategists. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Guzhu State. During the Warring States Period, the Yan State established Liaoxi County, which was changed to Liaoxi County after the Han Dynasty.
Changli County. In the Sui Dynasty, Yan County was established. In the second year of Zhenyuan of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, the governor of Yan County was promoted to a military city and a town was established to stabilize the army. With the increasingly serious internal and external troubles in the Tang Dynasty, the Sumo Mohe of Haidong Shengguo was established.
The people expanded their power to Yingzhou, and when the Tang Dynasty gradually withdrew from the military states outside the Pass, they quietly brought the old counties in western Liaoning under their territorial control.
Any empire will encounter various complicated problems after it is established for more than a hundred years. The same is true for the Bohai Kingdom, which has experienced a hundred years of prosperity. Since the last king, Da Xuanxi, the Bohai Kingdom has begun to embark on a path of decline. The clan has
The aristocracy and the entire upper echelon of the ruling class were increasingly corrupt, the internal struggles for power within the court, and the fierce resistance of the Heishui Mohe tribes in the north all seriously weakened the national strength of the Bohai Kingdom. After Da Weiyi came to the throne, instead of working hard to cheer up, he intensified his efforts and destroyed the Bohai Kingdom.
The country is in a state of chaos.
It would be fine if we put it on a normal day. The Tang Dynasty was also in chaos. The emperor was weak and the feudal princes were fighting. Neither brother had to interfere with the other's affairs.
But now that a Khitan has appeared, the situation of the Bohai Kingdom suddenly becomes bad. As the Khitan tribes advance eastward in turn, the Bohai Kingdom loses a piece of pasture today and a city tomorrow. Although the country's land has not been damaged so far, it is carrying
The territory that the Tang Dynasty had secretly invaded was gradually encroached upon by the Khitans.
Downstream of Bailang River, also known as Daling River by locals, is the ancient city of western Liaoning - Yan County. This city has not been seriously repaired under the jurisdiction of the Bohai Kingdom. The city walls less than two feet high are covered with stains everywhere.
It is a dilapidated pothole, and the original war defense equipment has remained on the account book for decades, and all the funds allocated have been put into their own pockets by the officials and military generals who handled it. In this way
Inside a simple and dilapidated city wall, there are various teahouses, restaurants, bars, and luxurious residences of nobles and officials.
The city was covered with defenders, dressed in Tang military uniforms and holding Tang-made horizontal knives and wooden spears. Even the general flags fluttering feebly on the city tower were similar to those of the Tang army. Behind the semi-arc regimental flags were flying
A few strands of feathers, if not for the crooked Mohe characters embroidered on the flag, would look just like the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. This is the Bohai Kingdom that copied the Tang Dynasty. The people of Bohai respected the Tang Dynasty and learned from the Tang Dynasty.
, accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty and followed the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. Not only were they deeply influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but even the political and military systems were also inherited from the Tang Dynasty. Later generations of Goguryeo people considered themselves to be the ideological roots of the Zhengshuo of Han culture, which came from this.
In the eyes of the Khitan people who are good at fighting, this kind of defense is nothing. It only takes half a day, and it will be defeated in one go!
Those who prepared to conquer the city were more than 2,000 Khitan troops from Liucheng, including 1,000 regular soldiers and 1,000 auxiliary soldiers. To be honest, compared with the Bohai people at the head of the city, this force was only about equal. There were also two people in the city.
Thousands of Bohai people were stationed, and the strength of both sides was the same. The only difference was that the Khitan people below the city came with the power of victory, while the Bohai people at the top of the city were defeated.
Three days ago, in the battle of Daling River, two thousand Khitans and three thousand Bohai navy faced each other in formation. As soon as the confrontation began, the Bohai navy was unable to withstand the fierce attack of the Khitans. The formation could not retreat under the fierce attack of the Khitans. Khitan article
Seeing this opportunity, Lord Lang of the Department did not hesitate and immediately led a hundred fine cavalry into the formation. He immediately defeated the already shaky Bohai Navy formation and killed thousands of people in the formation. The remaining Bohai army fled into the old capital of western Liaoning.
Defend the city to the death.
The Khitans did not take advantage of the Bohai Navy's new defeat and immediately seize the city. Instead, they slowly set up camp outside the city and allowed the Bohai Navy to clean up the city. They also opened the east gate of the county city to allow the Bohai Cavalry to enter and exit freely.
Tuli has been suppressing the request of his warriors to climb to the city, and at the same time, he has dispersed all the rangers on hand, focusing on Yanjun City and the direction of the Huaiyuan Army more than a hundred miles away in the east, waiting for the news.
After waiting patiently for another three days, just when Tuli himself was doubting his own judgment, Youqi finally sent back the news he needed - Bohai reinforcements from the direction of the Huaiyuan Army were coming here, a short distance from Yanjun City.
About sixty miles.
"How many people? How many horsemen and infantry? How about the armor and weapons? How many archers are there?" Tuli asked carefully as he stared at Ta Ma who came back to report.
After listening to the detailed explanation of the ranger, Tuli let out a long breath. The Bohai Navy of 2,500 people was half horse and foot, which was consistent with the intelligence previously obtained. It seemed that the Huaiyuan Army of the Bohai State had all come out.
, it is not in vain to wait for many days at the gate 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 for the Bohai Kingdom to control western Liaoning, and its defense is much stricter than that of Yanjun.
, the attack will definitely be much more laborious. Although Tuli is confident of taking Huaiyuan, in any case, the losses suffered by annihilating the Huaiyuan army in field battles will be much lighter than forcibly attacking the city.
Determining Yingzhou in one battle is the outcome that Tuli most expects. This Eastern Expedition has been delayed for too long. It is also time to settle accounts with the younger brother who ran away near Bailang Mountain. There can only be one in the Pinbu.
Qijin, this Qijin will be elected by the elders of the tribe. This has been an inherent tradition of the Khitan people for thousands of years. Anyone who wants to violate this tradition without authorization will have to pay a blood price, even if he is a brother!
Tuli led a thousand regular soldiers and all the elite horses to go on the expedition. Each man was equipped with two horses to ensure the sustainability of the battle. He led the army in a large circle around the outside of the city to avoid the Yan County defenders.
At the same time, he ordered the rangers to block the four gates of Yan County and completely cut off the Yan County defenders' external communication channels. The rest of the auxiliary troops stayed at the gate of Yan County. They would bluff and frighten Yan County.
county.
The Huaiyuan Army, which rushed for reinforcements, encountered an attack by the Khitan cavalry in Xilinjiagou, thirty miles away from Yan County. The attack came from behind, while the Huaiyuan Army's vigilance direction was from the front. Several hundred infantrymen in charge of the rear were in charge of the school lieutenant.
Under the command, they turned back in a hurry and tried to form a square formation to try to resist. But at this time, the Bohai Kingdom had long lost the heyday of the Haidong Kingdom, and the Mohe people had also lost the courageous military power of the Tang Army that they had defeated.
, not only the formation was sparse, but the soldiers were also courageous, and the soldiers were exhausted due to their eagerness to hurry. Under the first round of charge by dozens of Khitan horses, the hundreds of infantry at the rear made a move.
A behavior common to all armies of the last state, they dropped their weapons and flags without hesitation and fled.
The Huaiyuan army collapsed at an alarming speed, so fast that most of the Khitan cavalry did not recover. The Mohe people dropped all the drag and burdens that might hinder their escape: weapons, bows and arrows, flags and armor, food, grass and baggage, and then desperate
's escape.
Tuli chose to attack the Huaiyuan Army in Xilinjiagou in order to better conceal his whereabouts. The low hills could provide an effective cover for the ambush, allowing the Khitan cavalry to attack with maximum surprise, 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 from behind was achieved.
The Khitan cavalry drove the defeated Mohe people forward, rushing the front line of the Huaiyuan Army before it had time to turn. The front line of the Huaiyuan Army was the main force of the cavalry. Under the call of the general, they tried to turn their horses' heads and tried to meet the Khitan
The attack of the cavalry. But this effort seemed so feeble. In the desperate flight of their own infantry, the assembled cavalry were scattered by the torrent of fleeing infantry, and they had to follow the retreat of the large group in panic, towards
The next assembled cavalry rolled over.
Unable to reverse the defeat, the general of the Huaiyuan Army and his bodyguards had no choice but to flee in a hurry towards Yanjun City. Hundreds of cavalry were gathered together, and their target was very obvious. Tuli simply called on his men to give up fleeing the enemy in other directions, and firmly seized the enemy.
The Mohe people. Under the successive attacks of Tama warriors, Tuli finally stopped his opponents before they fled into Yanjun City, and personally beheaded the Mohe people's leader at the foot of Yanjun City.
In the battle of Xilin Jiagou, 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 the Pinbu reached a peak not seen in two hundred years.
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In front of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yanjun City, the leader of the reinforcements was killed by the Khitan formation at the foot of the city. This cruel fact greatly damaged the morale of the defending army. Tu Li did not stop and immediately ordered an attack on the city. The low and broken
The city wall was of no concern to the Khitans. They had already learned how to attack the city during their campaigns. Although they did not have large siege equipment like the Han people in the Central Plains, this Yanjun city was definitely not a problem for the Khitans.
Under the accurate shooting of arrows by the Khitan people, the defenders at the top of the city did not dare to show their faces. The Khitan people easily set up more than ten simple wooden ladders under the city wall. The Khitan warriors climbed up the wooden ladders one by one, and then jumped in
City wall. Due to long disrepair, the city wall of Yanjun City is full of potholes and hollows, and the city wall is too low. Therefore, many agile people simply hold weapons in their mouths and climb the city wall with their bare hands. Relying on personal climbing skills
Due to the city's ability and bravery, the Khitans easily climbed onto the city's head and established a firm position on the city wall.
In less than half an hour, the resistance of the defenders on the city wall was eliminated one by one. The Khitan soldiers who stormed the city wall drove the defenders off the city wall and rushed directly into the city.
Tuli watched the flag of the Mohe people at the top of the city fall down to the city. His expression, which had been tense for more than half a year, finally softened, and even showed a smile. Several tribal elders who followed him on the expedition also felt relaxed when they saw Tuli's smile.
Feeling a little more comfortable, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since the young man ran away, everyone had not seen Tuli smile. The dull atmosphere had been suppressing the entire tribe, making everyone unable to breathe.