As soon as Yelu Wuzhi said these words, Yelu Bijiu became energetic for a moment, trembling with excitement, and said: "Success or failure depends on this one move."
Yelu Wuzhi crouched like a ferocious old wolf, gathering all his strength and planning to launch the final blow of his life.
Yelu Bishe summoned a messenger and sent the message to Yelu Xianshi in Yingzhou.
Yelv Xianshi repelled a wave of attacks after receiving the news that he could retreat.
Walking on the steaming tower, Yelu Xianshi could even feel the heat coming from the soles of his feet.
That's the temperature left after the oil has been burned dry.
The entire city wall was burned black, and there were cracks in many places.
Looking down the city, we can see that the Southern Dynasty army is reorganizing its offensive posture and preparing to launch a new round of attack.
Yelu Xianshi breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't received the news that he could retreat, he would have been worried that he wouldn't be able to hold on.
You can feel at ease now.
"We Khitan warriors, the southern thieves are here again. Behind this Yingzhou is our home, where are our parents, wives and children. How can we sit back and watch the thieves invade our home and persecute our families?"
Yelu Xianshi did not know the overall plan of Yelu Bishe and Yelu House, but as a part of it, his task was to make the defeat as real as possible, so that no one could find fault, and no one would arouse the suspicion of the Southern Dynasty.
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Yelv Xianshi had a headache at first under this condition, but now he finds that it is not difficult at all, just go all out and it will be fine.
He thought so, but he was not happy at all. Looking at the figure in the distance, a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.
He and Pan Mei are similar in age, but their achievements are completely different.
Pan Mei, who was opposite, looked at the unyielding figure on the city tower with a hint of admiration in her eyes. The main destination of this siege was to open the road to Dading Mansion, which was of great strategic significance.
He attacked with all his strength from the beginning, using all possible means, and always at critical moments, forcing the opponent to retreat in various ways.
Especially when he borrowed the fierce fire oil to assist the attack, the opponent could always seize the moment when the fierce fire oil was about to dissipate and re-defense on the tower.
This superb ability to adapt to emergencies gave Pan Mei a feeling of sympathy.
"I didn't expect that in addition to Brother Yelv Xiu and Yelu Xiezhen, the Khitan also had a figure named Yelv Xianshi."
Pan Mei whispered, but then he changed his tone: "That's it!"
He looked at the battlefield and said to a Tibetan general beside him: "Nong Hu, it's up to you! At dusk, I want to stand on this tower and watch the sunset in Liaodong."
Nonghu is a barbarian from Nongdong in Guangyuan Prefecture, also known as "Chong" and "Butu". "Turen" are the Zhuang compatriots in later generations.
Historically, the Song Dynasty did not dare to interfere too much in Jiaozhi affairs, which led to the Nong Zhigao Rebellion. However, Luo Youdu destroyed Jiaozhi, and Pan Mei used both kindness and power to the Lingnan barbarians to make the Nong family surrender.
For these ethnic minorities, Luo Youdu followed the method Zhuge Wuhou used to treat the Southern Barbarians in the past, luring the leaders to come to Beijing to serve as high officials, and then recruited their strong soldiers into the army to help them settle down in the garrison.
Nong Hu was the first batch of Nongdong barbarians to move north.
This group of people has lived in the mountains and forests all year round. They are extremely brave and have extraordinary foot strength. They can climb mountains and cross mountains as if they were walking on flat ground. They are really the first choice for elite infantry.
After receiving the order, Nong Hu whistled, let out a strange shout, and rushed to the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.
Just when Nong Hu was about to arrive at the Yingzhou City Tower, there was a loud bang.
Half of the tower collapsed...
The threat of black gunpowder to the city wall was limited, but the Yingzhou city wall had already cracked a hole under the constant burning of fire oil and stone.
They stuffed black gunpowder into the cracks, and the small cracks were like ant nests in the river bank, blowing down the Yingzhou city tower.
Yelv Xianshi felt the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and he secretly shouted in his heart: "It's not good."
Influenced by Yelu Xian, he was also obsessed with the culture of the Central Plains and had a certain understanding of some things in the Central Plains.
Yelu Xianshi had heard about Hong Tianlei's move to dredge the Yellow River, and at that time he was thinking about the effect it would have if used in siege.
In this defense, he has been preventing the opponent from attacking the city with thunder.
However, for more than half a month, Zhongyuan did not use Hongtian Lei, but kept using fierce fire oil, which made him slack off, thinking that Hongtian Lei was ineffective in siege.
I didn't want to give him a blow at this critical moment.
Yelu Xianshi's reaction was not unpleasant, and he immediately said: "Get ready to block the knife cart. Meng Yong, lead people to block the gap immediately. Shi Wei, follow me!"
While arranging soldiers to block the gap, Yelu Xianshi led a group of archers and planned to shoot down at the broken wall of the tower.
He came to the broken wall with a bow and arrow in hand, and as he was looking down, he saw a group of soldiers jumping on the gravel, and soon stepped onto the gap.
Yelv Xianshi was stunned when he saw that a section of the collapsed city wall was piled with rubble, making it difficult to pass. But the group of soldiers in front of them turned a blind eye, and the rubble piled up in front of them as if it were flat ground.
"careful!"
A strong force pulled him back.
The "swish" sound of arrows flew past his ears.
The three soldiers who followed him to the broken wall and prepared to shoot screamed and fell from the tower.
Yelu Xianshi was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Everyone on the other side was holding a crossbow. If they took the lead, they would die.
If his subordinate Shi Wei hadn't given him a hand, he might have had to explain himself here.
In just a short while, the other party had already entered the city first.
At the same time, the attacking troops outside the city also began to board the city at this time.
Yelu Xianshi smiled bitterly in his heart, why should we give in?
"Retreat to the government office!"
Yelu Xianshi knew that he could no longer hold on, so he ordered a retreat. He led his confidants to withdraw from Yingzhou and retreated to Liaodong.
Pan Mei got her wish and stood on the tower of Yingzhou, but he did not have the leisure to enjoy the sunset. Instead, he immediately sent someone to pass the news of Yingzhou's capture to Luo Youdu.
Pan Mei's Yingzhou to Rehe Chengde, where Luo Youdu is located, looks very close to the naked eye, but in fact it has to pass through Heishan and Yanshan along the way, and the road is rugged and difficult to travel.
Two days later, Luo Youdu received Pan Mei's letter.
"Great! Zhongxun captured Yingzhou at the right time!"
Luo Youdu's eyes flashed with inexplicable brilliance at this moment. He stood up and immediately issued an order: "Take Kou Si, the commander of the Guard Infantry Division, to lead his troops and stationed in Yingzhou. Order Pan Mei to stand by in Yingzhou until Kou Si arrives in Yingzhou.
, after handing over the city defense, immediately go north, take Liujiakou, and directly attack Dading Mansion."
Lu Duoxun wrote quickly and wrote down Luo Youdu's military order to Pan Mei, and then handed it to Luo Youdu for his seal.
Luo Youdu stamped his big seal and said calmly: "You always hit the target, tell me if this Yelu Bishoot will lead to a direct withdrawal of troops?"
Lu Duoxun said without hesitation: "We will definitely retreat. It is unrealistic for Pan Dushuai's troops to capture Dading Mansion, but as long as he appears in Dading Mansion, he can cut off Yelu Bishe and Dading Mansion."
They cut off their logistical support and trapped Yelvbishe's army here. Unless Yelvbishe divided his troops and went to Liujiakou to stop Pan Dushuai's troops, he would not have the strength he currently has.
It will appear inadequate. In the first place, they are no match for His Majesty. If they divide their forces again, they will be defeated."
"Alternatively, they can mobilize the soldiers and horses of Dading Prefecture to stop Pan Dushuai, but this will inevitably lead to a shortage of Dading Prefecture's troops. The reason why our army does not pass through Monan and bypass Ma Yu Mountain is because it cannot capture Dading
If Dading Prefecture is empty, it will lengthen the front line and put it into a crisis. Once Dading Prefecture is empty of troops, even if it will lengthen the front line and increase logistical pressure, it is still a good deal. Therefore, I am sure that Yelu must retreat and retreat. Consolidate the troops in Dading Prefecture.
, lengthen our army’s front, and fight our army based on the defense lines they have set up over the years.”
Luo Youdu looked at Lu Duoxun who spoke with certainty, and said with some meaning: "If you think so, the other party will think so too. So he can guess our purpose and intention, and we can also see through their actions.
They are all playing chess."
Naturally, Lu Duoxun would not let go of this opportunity to flatter him and said: "This is the power of your Majesty. Under the leadership of your Majesty, our Imperial Court of Dayu is unstoppable and invincible. The Khitan boy knows all your majesty's plans.
There was nothing they could do. They knew the importance of Yingzhou, but they just couldn't hold it. They knew that Governor Lin was attacking Pyongyang and threatening their granary. They wanted to attack first, repel us, and then return to Haidong to aid. In the end, Nanfu was destroyed.
Prime Minister Yelusha..."
"It's not that they don't have ways to deal with it, it's just that they don't have enough strength to defeat them. That's their flaw."
Lu Duoxun bowed sincerely and said: "This is the most powerful thing about Your Majesty. In the face of His Majesty's mighty power, all conspiracies and tricks will be vulnerable to a single blow."
"well said!"
Luo Youdu was so excited that he was so happy.
At this moment, Zhang Chonggui, who was in charge of traveling around and observing the movements of the Khitan army, received a message.
"Your Majesty! The Khitan troops have withdrawn! Marshal Ma ordered his subordinates to come and ask if they want to go out to pursue them?"
Seeing that he had guessed the opponent's movements, Lu Duoxun's brows were filled with joy.
Luo Youdu also showed a knowing smile and said: "No need, they dare to withdraw their troops so openly in front of us, they must have left behind an ambush."
Not to mention the complex terrain of the remaining mountains of Yanshan and Mayu Mountains, they could not pass the pass of Songting Pass.
Why not let them go graciously...
Luo Youdu said to Lu Duoxun: "Recover the order issued. Give Pan Mei a new order and let him wait and see the situation and wait for the new order."
Since the Khitan retreated, Pan Mei no longer had to go north to attack Dadingfu and continue to go east to attack Liaodong.
Dading Mansion is their business.
However, as a precaution, Luo Youdu did not directly ask Pan Mei to leave.
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Yelv Bishe retreated to Songting Pass, along with Yelv Xiuge and Yelv Xiezhen.
"His Majesty!"
The two of them saluted Yelvbishe together.
Yelv Bishe looked at his two confidants, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.
He has always regarded these two people as his right and left arms, and even promoted them unconventionally even at the expense of offending his old ministers.
All along, Brother Yelu Xiu and Yelu Xiezhen have lived up to his high regard. They conquered the Jurchens in the east, defeated Goryeo in the south, Khitan in Yunzhong and Shiwei in the west and all delivered wonderful results.
But this time they split their forces to face Cao Bin respectively, and Han Lingkun did not achieve as good a result as before.
Brother Yeluxiu and Cao Bin were testing each other near Niushan. Both of them were famous generals in the world, and they were looking for each other's flaws just like martial arts masters dueling each other.
After constant testing and testing, Brother Yelvxiu got the order to withdraw his troops.
The two sides faced each other for more than half a month, and the number of casualties on both sides was less than a hundred.
There was a great battle at Yelv Xiezhen.
Yelu Xiezhen did not take advantage of Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin.
The real battlefield is not the numerical value in the game. The one with higher numerical value must be stronger.
It is true that Yelu Xiezhen was a famous Khitan general, and his historical achievements were higher than those of Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin, but both of them were veteran generals who had experienced hundreds of battles, and the number of soldiers and horses in their hands was second only to that of Yuyingsi.
The former Imperial Army, in terms of equipment and soldiers' morale and combat power, could not be compared to the soldiers under Yelv Xiezhen.
Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin, one is prudent and the other is strong, they complement each other perfectly.
As soon as Yelv Xiezhen arrived at Jiugong Mountain, he was immediately attacked by Shi Shouxin.
Yelv Xiezhen repelled Shi Shouxin's attack, but judging from the battle loss ratio, he undoubtedly suffered a small loss.
Yelu Xiezhen stabilized his position and was about to regain his position when he received an order to retreat.
However, Yelvbishe did not show his disappointment on his face, but comforted the two of them and let them go down to rest.
At this moment, Qingqi scouts came on horseback:
"Your Majesty! The thieves from the Southern Dynasty are chasing after them. Their vanguard is only ten miles away from Songting Pass!"
Yelvbishe's first reaction was "It came so quickly", and his second reaction was "It came well".
The opponent pursued so quickly, presumably thinking that he had a chance to win.
At the same time, in Liaodong Bay.
Handerang boarded a five-tooth naval ship and looked at more than a hundred naval vessels behind him. He raised his hands high and shouted: "Let's go!"
Hundreds of naval vessels rushed into the Bohai Bay...
Handerang stood on the bow of the Five-Tooth Sea Ship, watching the ship ride the wind and waves, feeling heroic in his chest. He suddenly thought of the historical allusions about attacking enemies, pulled out his sword and said loudly: "We will destroy the Southern bandits when we go here.
Let me, Handerang, become famous."
It turned out that since Luo Youdu transported grain through the Bohai Sea and captured Youzhou, Yelu Wuzhi, who had extraordinary strategic vision, had already seen the wonderful use of the navy.
He knew that the navy would play a decisive role in the future showdown with the Central Plains.
At his suggestion, the Khitan secretly prepared the navy and built naval ships. At that time, the Khitan emperor was still Yelu Jing. They chose an uninhabited place near the Hun River to train the navy, and arranged for craftsmen to study and make the warship blueprints seized from the Central Plains.
For six years, they secretly formed a navy of 6,000 people.
Everyone knows that the Khitan is not good at water, and the Khitan has no water masters. The goal of Yelvwuzhi is to let his enemies know his weaknesses and use them to deal with the strongest enemy.
Handerang could never forget his expression when he first learned that the Khitan had a navy.
I couldn't even imagine this.
How could it be possible to imagine the Central Plains of the Southern Dynasties?