Brother Guang lost hemp, but Brother Guang had to force a smile.
He also held Yelupode's hand and made an expression that said I was sorry, but I was also very satisfied.
"Capturing the leader of a country among thousands of armies is not an easy task. Today, I, the great Khitan athlete, was able to kill the Zhang thief and the wolf, and almost died. This is already a great achievement. How can I punish you?"
Pass the decree and give generous rewards to all the troops sent out for the expedition. After the repairs are completed, I will personally lead all the warriors to kill the traitor Zhang!"
Yelupode had tears in his eyes and said words of gratitude. He looked like he was crying with gratitude, but only he knew that he was really crying with heartache.
He also killed Zhang Thief. Not only was Yelu Pode running fast, he was almost stabbed to death by Murong Baipao after catching up with him.
In this battle, there were 32,000 troops. Except for 5,000 who were surrendered by the Jin army, the remaining 27,000 were all Khitan elites. The Pishi army alone dispatched four armies: dragon, phoenix, tiger and harrier.
But in the end, not only did the Jin army surrender all their troops to Yongliang, but also the 27,000 Khitan troops. In the end, only close to 20,000 people were able to successfully retreat into Mang Mountain, and Xiao Shilu, Yelu Deguang's uncle, was killed in the battle.
There were more than 6,000 casualties, almost all of them from the Pishi Army and the Shushan Army, and most of them were armored soldiers. Yelv Deguang of the Bai Tuan Guard Village seemed to have suffered a tragic defeat, but it was not as miserable as this.
You know, in the heart of the entire Khitan, the most powerful Pishi Army and Shushan Army totaled 40,000 people. When Yelu Deguang came south, he only brought 30,000 people with him, and he only took 50,000 people with him.
One more than one.
Such a horrific defeat left Yelv Deguang with no choice but to keep boasting that he almost captured Zhang Zhao and killed thousands of Yongliang elites, which was an unprecedented victory.
However, many things cannot be stabilized by bragging alone. After all, one-fifth of the elites are missing.
The soldiers at the lowest level only know that their side may have suffered a loss, but they are not sure about it, but the officers at the middle and upper levels are relatively clear about it.
For a time, there were still 60,000 to 70,000 people in the Khitan camp, undercurrents emerged, and people's hearts were floating.
Yelu Deguang even had to give up the defense on the west side of Mang Mountain and concentrated all his troops to the east of Yanshi City. He relied on strict management to keep the army from collapsing.
Brother Guang, who lost the battle, was trying to make a fool of himself, but Zhang Zhao, who had won the battle, had a different scene.
In Jinyong City, hundreds of corpses were placed in front of Tianyong Tower, the most prosperous building in the city.
Zhang Zhao bent down and bowed deeply to the group of strong men who were crying in front of him.
When the strong men saw Zhang Zhao like this, they quickly ran over and knelt on one knee in front of Zhang Zhao, preventing him from saluting.
"This time it was X's fault. I didn't expect that the Khitan people had been spying on X's actions. It was X who harmed them."
"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. It's a blessing for the younger generation to fight to the death for your Majesty. They can ascend to heaven as soon as possible and enjoy the boundless immortal blessings. This is what I want."
In this battle, the most casualties among the Yongliang army were the auxiliary soldiers on the outermost side of the formation. There were more than 1,600 people. Everyone was injured, and more than 700 people were seriously injured and killed in battle.
Unfortunately, due to their own strength and experience, as well as the thickness of their armor, many of Shandu's soldiers and right-wing Linwei's hussars were injured, but not many were seriously injured or killed in battle.
But this is the reason why Zhang Zhao came to comfort him. If so many of the soldiers in Shandu were killed in the battle, there would be no need for this.
Because these people followed Zhang Zhao, they had long been prepared to die in battle.
But the death of these brothers and nephews in battle is definitely more painful than their own death in battle.
For example, Zhang Xiaobiao was crying in front of Zhang Zhao. The young man who died next to him in the battle was his brother-in-law.
Now that he is back, Zhang Xiaobiao is in great pain as to how he will face the expectant looks of his father-in-law, mother-in-law and his wife, Mrs. Wang.
As a qualified king and commander, it is his duty to solve such psychological problems and provide psychological counseling for his brave generals.
"Wang Xiaolang fought bravely and killed three Khitan thieves, which was his merit in battle.
I heard that his father Wang Da stayed in Yizhou, so I transferred Wang Xiaolang's meritorious service to Wang Da, and the reward should be doubled.
If there is a nephew who adopts Wang Xiaolang in the future, he will be a knight in robes."
On Zhang Zhao's side, military rank officers could only be obtained through military merit. If they wanted to be protected, they would all go to the side of the Jinyi Envoy.
Moreover, after Zhang Zhao was ready to officially establish the country, he officially changed the Jinyi envoys into Jinyi guards, who were specialized in acting as envoys and in charge of intelligence and spies.
"Let me personally write all the news about those who died in battle! You don't have to worry. Even if I don't eat or drink, I won't let the warriors under my command suffer any injustice."
After everyone heard this, they felt so benevolent and righteous from Zhang Zhao that they cried and fell to the ground, extremely grateful.
And Zhang Zhao was not just showing off, he was really comforting him one by one. He wrote letters one by one and visited the wounded. He didn't fall asleep until dawn.
On the second day, according to the original plan, Zhang Zhao sent three generals, Zhao Kuangzan, Zhao Yanjin and Hou Renbao, with 5,000 troops and horses, out of Fengshi to cut off the Liao army's retreat.
The Liao army also built a fortress at Xiaoyi Bridge to store a large amount of supplies, and there were 3,000 Xi infantrymen to guard it.
Although the three generals could not capture Xiaoyi Bridge and the nearby forts, the Liao cavalry at Xiaoyi Bridge and even Yanshi City did not dare to dispatch at will.
The Khitans' retreat was half in the hands of the Yongliang army.
Zhang Zhao also ordered Li Jianchong to mobilize the residents of Luoyang to separate the Yishui and Luoshui rivers and dig canals to divert the water to Yangqu.
By the way, at this critical juncture of the war, we were dredging the Yang Canal, which had long been broken into several sections.
Zhang Zhao vaguely remembered that during the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoyang declined, and Guanzhong was impoverished by the war with Xixia. This was because Yangqu and Yiluo water were completely ineffective, and food could only be transported overland from Songzhou (Shangqiu) and Xuzhou.
Because of Shaanxi.
The interruption of Yang Canal caused Shaanxi to be completely isolated, and together with Luoyang, it began to decline.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Zhaodu led an army of 30,000 people to march eastward, advancing all the way to Yanshi City, and assumed a decisive battle with the Khitan army.
At the same time, Zhao Hui was sent to lead Zhao Hongyin, Zhao Kuangyin and his son to cover the catapult built by Liu Di.
In addition to the original four trebuchets, Liu Di built a giant trebuchet with a height of 1.2 feet. The five trebuchets continuously bombarded Zhongli City in the Yellow River.
In early August, after more than twenty days of excavation, the amount of water input from Yishui and Luoshui to the Yiluo River where Yanshi City is located was greatly reduced, and in many places it could only reach the knees.
Zhang Zhao took the opportunity and led his army to launch a fierce attack, one fort after another, and uprooted the Khitan stronghold outside Yanshi City.
The Khitan cavalry went out of the city many times to attack and respond, but they were all repelled by the Yongliang cavalry.
Yelu Deguang originally estimated that it would take a lot of effort for the Yongliang army to demolish the fortress outside the city.
As a result, the Yongliang army did not respect martial ethics and directly used small coffins to hold gunpowder and blasted them into battle. These mostly wooden fortresses could not withstand gunpowder explosions.
Everyone has agreed to do it with real swords and guns, so how can you use magic (gunpowder)?
The desperate Khitan people could only watch as the Yongliang army pushed closer and closer.
On September 17, the two sides, which had been facing each other for almost three months, finally began to show off, because the Yongliang army demolished all the Liao army's fortresses outside Yanshi City.
On September 20, after being bombarded for almost a month, Gao Song could no longer bear it and led his troops back to the north bank.
Although he still controls the Heyang Bridge on the north bank of the Yellow River and has dozens of large and small ships in his hands, he can no longer threaten Zhang Zhao on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Zhang Zhao then ordered people to dismantle the five trebuchets and begin transporting them to Yanshi City. If Yelu Deguang did not come out, King Zhang would bombard Yanshi City.
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Hedong, Taiyuan Prefecture.
If we say who hates Zhang Zhao the most when he enters the Central Plains this time, it is estimated that Liu Zhiyuan and Yelu Deguang should be about the same.
When Yelu Deguang first entered Tokyo, Liu Zhiyuan was still a little on the sidelines.
Because Yelu Deguang was also considered the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, no one knew at that time that Yelu Deguang would want to become the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty himself.
What Liu Zhiyuan was thinking at that time was that no matter whether Yelu Deguang appointed Zhao Yanshou or Du Chongwei, neither of them would be able to secure their positions.
Zhao Yanshou's foundation was not stable. He was not born in Daibei Wuxun, so he could not convince the public at all.
As for Du Chongwei, whether he is a direct relative of the Shi family or a traitor to the country, who can think highly of him?
Besides, Du Chongwei was known for his incompetence within the Jin State. It was undoubtedly a joke to let such a person become the emperor.
When the Central Plains are in turmoil, the Khitans will be beyond their reach. If they want to ensure the Central Plains' annual filial piety of gold, silver, brocade and silk, who else can Yelu Deguang count on besides Liu Zhiyuan?
When the time comes, that will be what the world hopes for!
Later, Yelu Deguang actually became the emperor himself, and a series of scandalous actions followed.
Do you think Liu Zhiyuan is disappointed?
No! He is even more excited!
King Liu was so excited! He could hardly sleep. When he closed his eyes, he saw the image of himself consuming the Khitans and enthroning himself as the emperor in Chongyuan Hall in Tokyo.
But then, Zhang Zhao entered Guanzhong, and the Hexi boy who he thought was as good at performing as an actor really came.
Guanzhong was also pacified at an extremely fast speed, and Zhao Kuangzan, Hou Renbao, Zhao Hui and others also took refuge like crazy.
This was a huge blow to Liu Zhiyuan. Now every day, Liu Zhiyuan feels that the throne of the Emperor is moving away from him.
Moreover, he has not turned back yet, because he has been planning it since Shi Jingtang was still there.
After so many years of preparation, behind him are 30,000 Hedong soldiers and their families, as well as the Hedong tribe who were impressed by his promise and are eagerly expecting him.
It's no longer Liu Zhiyuan's business alone.
Everyone has been preparing for this for so long, haha! If you, Liu Zhiyuan, dare to say you quit, they will tie you up right away and send you to the victors of Yong and Liao.
The ending was that they were still high-ranking officials and rich, so Liu Zhiyuan's family was naturally dragged to the Yellow River and hacked to death.
Moreover, Liu Zhiyuan himself was not willing to give up. How could he give up the plan of six or seven years before the outcome was decided?
"Your Majesty, Zhang Congen, the military governor of Luzhou Zhaoyi Army, has sent someone here."
Liu Zhiyuan thought uneasily for a while, and immediately became energetic when he heard Su Fengji outside the door saying that Zhang Congen had sent someone.
Because Zezhou (Jincheng, Shanxi), the jurisdiction of the Luzhou Zhaoyi Army's Jiedu Envoy, is only two hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it can be reached in half a day regardless of horse power. It is the front line for Liu Zhiyuan to observe the Yongliu War.