In early June, the food reserves in Tongzhou City were exhausted. According to reports from spies, the garrison in the city was doing their best to plunder all edible things in the city. In order to reduce the food consumption in the city, Yelv Chixian had to reduce the food consumption in the city to 50,000.
All the people were driven out.
It's not that Yelu Chixian didn't know what consequences these people would face after being driven out of the city, but he had no choice. There were more than 75,000 Mandan soldiers in Tongzhou City plus the wounded. If all the people
If they all stay in the city, then all the food will be distributed in limited quantities for up to half a month. But if there are only more than 70,000 soldiers, then if you tighten your belt, maybe a month will pass. In that case, at least you will
It can last for another month.
"Prime Minister, this is all I can do." Looking at the blue sky, Yelu Chixian sighed.
Half a month ago, the last batch of Mandan messengers broke through the heavy siege of the Hetao and entered Tongzhou City, bringing Yelu Chixian a letter handwritten by Yelu Canghai. Yelu Canghai's words were very simple, only a few sentences, but
The meaning is quite clear, that is, the Hetao army should be surrounded by Tongzhou at all costs, and the city must not be abandoned until the last moment to break through. Even if the entire army is annihilated, it will be excusable.
To be honest, Yelu Chixian was very angry at Yelu Canghai's order. As a result, the more than 70,000 soldiers in the city were completely plunged into death. But after all, the two of them have been companions for many years. For this wise cousin, Yelu
Chi Xian had an almost instinctive admiration. The moment he read the letter, he intuitively realized that Yelu Canghai must be carrying out a big plan. This plan was extremely important, even more important than the Battle of Hukou that day. For
Therefore, Mandan could even sacrifice all of his tens of thousands of troops.
As Yelv Canghai's cousin, Yelv Chixian was very angry at his cousin's behavior of treating him as an abandoned son. But as a soldier, he could only choose to obey orders unconditionally. Moreover, he vaguely felt that Yelv Canghai would
Entrusting this matter to himself is a sign of trust in his ability and character. Because in Mandan, even Yelu Minghui cannot persist to the end knowing that he will have a narrow escape.
Yeluchi smiled bitterly. Perhaps this was the sadness of being born into a royal family. When necessary, he would not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the future of the kingdom.
"Commander, there is movement in the Hetao army outside the city." Yelu Wanhong's voice came from outside.
"Come in." Yelu Chi shook his head slightly, put aside his thoughts for the time being, and said to Yelu Wanhong outside the door.
Out of the need to save food and set an example, Yelu Chixian drove all his maids out of the city, so that now there is no servant to report.
Yelu Wanhong hurriedly walked in and said loudly to Yelu Chixian: "Commander, our people were blocked by the Hetao army just as they walked out of the city gate."
Yelu Chixian looked at Yelu Wanhong with some disappointment. After several years of military service, this young man from the royal family still had not changed his original impulsiveness, recklessness and carelessness. Back then, his subordinates were full of talents and delicate minds.
Xiao Shicheng, the decisive Leng Fangbu, the brave Yelu Zhangqiu and the generous and steady Yelu Chengfeng, these are all top-ranked famous generals even in Mandan.
But now, although Xiao Shicheng escaped the fate of being a prisoner, and through his own efforts to rescue him, he became a general again, but the crime of losing Miyun City weighed him down. If nothing else, this man is the best in Mandan.
I am afraid that the generals in this life will only die in the position of partial generals for the rest of their lives.
Leng Fangbu is now staying in Xuanzhou. Although he still has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, he is unable to break through the defense line of the army on the southern line of Hetao. Of course, Yelu Chixian does not think that Leng Fangbu is inferior to Xuanji, Dugu Yuming and others, just because of his
The troops are too weak, and Huan Fuzhuan and Heji Mu'er, who are worshiping the capital, obviously do not want to waste their strength here.
On that day, Yelu Chengfeng led 20,000 soldiers to cut off the rear. Under the joint efforts of two famous generals, Fengjing and Xinke, he still led more than 5,000 soldiers to successfully escape into the Taihang Mountains, becoming one of the few people who could defeat the two famous generals in Hetao.
The generals who escaped were surrounded and suppressed. Although it was difficult to escape, it was even harder to come back. At least, Yelv Chixian did not think that Yelv Chengfeng could break through the siege and enter Tongzhou City.
At the moment, he only has generals such as Yelu Zhangqiu, Yelu Wanhong and Yelu Duyun in his hands. However, except for one Yelu Zhangqiu who can stand alone, the other two cannot take the stage at all. Thinking of this, Yelu Chixian let out a long sigh again,
Despite the Mandan's national strength, elite soldiers and the wiliness of the Prime Minister, it has been unable to suppress Bai Jing because no one in the military can compete with Bai Jing. Not to mention Bai Jing's undefeated general Kasimba
Si, even Lian Huan Fu Chuan, there are few generals at the level of Heji Mu'er and Yao Jinxi who can compare with them. Xiao Shicheng and Leng Fangbu may be considered, but they are of low origin and cannot be reused at all. Yelu Minghui can also be regarded as one
Although he was a strong general in the military, he had been left out in the cold after the defeat in the Southeast. He thought that Uncle Wang Yelu Zhaochang was the Optimus Prime of the military, but no one expected that this most prestigious veteran in Mandan would actually break his wings in the famous Battle of Jizhou in Hetao.
During the battle.
Looking at Yelu Wanhong in front of him, Yelu Chixian was really worried about how they would be able to support Mandan's future after all the people of his generation left.
"Did Hetao kill them all?" Yelu Chixian asked.
When he drove them out of Tongzhou City, he had guessed their fate. His tone was a little cold, not because he was iron-hearted, nor because he didn't care about the lives of these people, but because he knew,
There was absolutely nothing he could do.
Yelu Wanhong said: "Commander, Hetao captured them all, but they did not kill them all. Instead, they asked them to build an earthen wall around Tongzhou City."
Yelu Chixian frowned, Huo De turned around and said, "How high is the earth wall? Do we want to get acquainted with each other?"
Yelu Wanhong couldn't help but take a step back and said cautiously: "Commander, the earth wall has not yet seen its scale. But judging from its appearance, it should be about half a foot high and at least a foot thick."
Yelv Chixian's face darkened. The last time the Hetao cavalry attacked from the East China Sea Road, the royal family member in charge of intelligence had already made a mistake. Unexpectedly, he did not learn the lesson and remained exactly the same as before. Such a major matter actually happened.
Even the detectives didn't find out clearly before they reported it.
Forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, Yelu Chixian opened his mouth and said: "Wanhong, you immediately lead people out to investigate clearly. We must find out the thickness of the earth wall, especially the degree of acquaintance. Well, go to Zhang Qiu's place and bring some iron armor."
Remount and see if they can break down the opponent's earth wall. Also, see if our homing pigeon can fly out."
Yelu Wanhong took the order and left, but Yelu Chixian was worried. The reason why Hetao built the earth wall was obviously to eliminate all the Mandan soldiers in the city without losing a single soldier. In fact, the other side could even use him to do a good job.
Hejimu'er and Leng Fang of Xuanzhou set up a siege. The main reason why they dared to obey the prime minister's order to stick to the end was that they still had 15,000 heavy armored cavalry in hand. When the situation went wrong, they could at least break out of the siege.
.But in this case, I will be in a lot of trouble.
Bad news soon came. The earth wall built in the Loop was at least two feet thick. Even Mandan's most powerful armored cavalry could not break down the seemingly crude earth wall.
The height of the earthen wall was only half a foot high, just enough to prevent the Mandan infantry from climbing over. It seemed that the Hetao was indeed preparing to trap itself in the city.
The number of Hetao troops currently trapped in Tongzhou City is not large. There are only 170,000 soldiers from the Green Dragon Army, Snow Lion Army and Legion of Honor. However, there are 120,000 Hetao cavalry, and there is no Yelu in the direction of Jiming Post Road.
The threat of Wan Xi's army made the Hetao army of more than 100,000 men completely move away. If Yelv Chixian's army broke through, even if it suffered heavy losses, as long as it was determined, it could more or less escape into the Taihang mountains. It was Yelv Chixian's final choice.
Not holding on, but also ruining his last hope of survival.
In fact, Yelu Chixian did not guess wrong about the fate of those people. After the Hetao side completed the construction of the earth wall around Tongzhou City, they killed all the more than 50,000 Mandan people without hesitation and threw their heads into Tongzhou.
Inside the city, Yelu Chixian looked at the heads that were constantly being thrown up from under the city wall. He stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back and made no sound for a long time.
Since the cavalry from the Hetao side completely blocked Tongzhou City, the more than 300,000-strong Baijing Mandan army in Xuanzhou did not receive any news from Tongzhou City. The two armies of General Haotian’s Honorary Legion and Qinglong Legion
After staying to monitor the Mandan garrison in Tongzhou City, one hundred thousand cavalry quietly crossed Tongzhou City and arrived at the border of Xuanzhou.
June 28th was a dark and tragic day for the 320,000-capital Mandan coalition forces in Xuanzhou. After contacting Xuanji Dugu and others of the army on the southern line of Hetao, they took advantage of that night
Suddenly the weather suddenly turned violent, and nearly 400,000 troops in Hetao launched a surprise attack on the coalition forces.
Among the 450,000 troops of the seven legions set out in Hetao this time, more than half are cavalry. The leading troops, Xue Sha, Feng Jing and Xin Ke, are the leading cavalry generals in Hetao and even the Eastern Continent. And the infantry general Dugu Yuming is also from Shenzhou.
The most outstanding infantry combat genius on the earth. At this time, the Hetao Army's individual combat capabilities have surpassed the Northeastern Allied Forces. What's more, they already had an advantage in strength and still resorted to sneak attacks. The Allied Forces camp was suddenly in a state of turmoil.
.
More than 200,000 cavalry were divided into east and west directions, taking advantage of the cover of the violent wind and rain to suddenly rush into the two wings of the coalition. Before the opponent could recover, the middle line infantry led by Dugu had already reached the front of the panicked coalition. Duguzhi
Bravery is known all over the world. The coalition forces were already dizzy from being attacked by two groups of Hetao cavalry, and Dugu's center line army had arrived again. In the dark night, Dugu's scarlet-colored Yan Fei Dao looked particularly bright.
ferocious.
In fact, the coalition forces did not neglect to guard against the Hetao army. After all, Huan Fuzhuan and others were veterans who had been on the battlefield for many years, and none of the major generals such as Hekimul, Leng Fangbu, Yelu Wanxi, etc.
Waste. When the sky suddenly changed, Hekimul, as the coach, had already decisively ordered to shrink the defense line and step up patrols. However, no one expected that the Hetao offensive would be so violent.
Hejimu'er and others did not know the news of the arrival of Haotian's army, so they always thought that they had only four legions of Huben, White Tiger, Blood Killer and Falcon in Hetao with nearly 300,000 people in front of them, and the number of cavalry was also
There were only 150,000. In just an instant, the cavalry assault force in Hetao increased to 250,000. The result can be imagined.
Under the impact of Hetao's extremely powerful cavalry, the defense lines on both wings of the coalition collapsed first. After the 100,000 cavalry led by Haotian and Xinke personally defeated the defense line of 30,000 soldiers of Baijing Tonggulas, they did not take advantage of the situation to pursue.
He used an uppercut to sweep back the coalition front army. Originally, the front army led by Yelu Wanxi and 50,000 soldiers was in danger during Dugu's attack. Facing the fierce attack from behind by the Hetao cavalry, they finally
Collapse without support.
The 150,000 cavalry led by Feng Jing and Xue Sha took advantage of the chaos to pursue them, driving the remaining coalition forces to attack the rear defense line like ducks. Although there were still about 200,000 coalition troops in the coalition camp at this time,
However, they were rushed by the defeated soldiers in front, and the sword in the Hetao flashing with cold white light in the dark night kept flashing in front of the camp. The frightened coalition forces could not hold on, regardless of the situation in front of them, and turned around
He turned around and raised his legs to run. In the dark night, he was already in a state of confusion. As soon as the front position loosened, the soldiers behind him suddenly became confused, and the coalition camp finally collapsed.
Taking advantage of his illness to kill him. Killing Fengjing with blood is not the master of charity. Their charity is only for the people of Hetao. At this time, he will naturally make full use of what he learned from Dugu. One hundred and fifty thousand cavalry are under their control.
Under the personal leadership of the two men, they pursued and killed the allied forces without hesitation. At this time, there was heavy wind and rain, and the cavalry's attack power was also weakened a lot. If Huan Fuzhuan and others were forced to fight back desperately,
, even if Fengjing's more than 100,000 cavalry can win, it will definitely be a tragic victory. After all, Hekimul and others are also veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. After a brief panic, a few people began to organize their teams to fight back.
However, even though Hejimul and Leng Fangbu were both well-known generals from the three Northeastern countries, they still misjudged the situation. The coalition forces were not a family to begin with, and they flew separately when disaster struck. Moreover, although there were many brave men in the coalition forces
soldiers, but the vast majority of them do not have their own thoughts and do not know who they are fighting for. It is really difficult for them to stay at this time and use their lives to fight for the chance of survival for others.
The Hetao cavalry did not pursue and kill the skirmishers who fled in all directions. They only surrounded and killed those who were still resisting in place. There were not many people in this group. And under such a situation, they not only had to face the Hetao
They had to face the impact of the cavalry, and they had to face the impact of their own defeated army. Soon, there were no such people anymore. They either fell under the saber of the Hetao, or they joined the fleeing team, leaving Hetao alone.
No matter how Jimur and others shouted threats, no one was willing to stop. During the pursuit, the Hetao cavalry also skillfully squeezed all the defeated troops toward the center, preventing them from scattering and escaping.
This process has been repeated, from Xuanzhou on the Taihang Road, to Yinzhou and Qingzhou on the Beiyuan Road, and then to Zhenzhou on the Donghai Road. It can be said that the coalition forces fled back along the route that Xinke fled that day. And the pursuit of Hetao
The team also increased from the initial blood-killing 150,000 cavalry to the later 250,000.