The autumn wind is bleak, and the grass is withered and yellow. The wild geese fly south, chasing death in the north.
A full-scale counterattack has been launched.
The first road marched along the old places of the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. That is, starting from Rouzhou, passing through Xinghe County, Guhuaihuang Town (Zhangbei), and heading to Yuyi Town, but it turned temporarily and headed for Chicheng Town (east of Chicheng County)
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The soldiers and horses on this road were commanded by Yang Hongwang, the Silver Spear Army envoy, with a total strength of no less than 30,000. They were also the fastest on the road. Yang Hongwang threw away more than 20,000 Tibetan soldiers from various tribes, advancing rapidly, charging and beating fiercely.
The second line of troops was personally led by Liang Hanyong, the commander of Rouzhou's camp. There were more than 10,000 Feilong troops and more than 20,000 Tibetan troops on foot and horse. They passed through Rouzhou and went south to attack Yunzhou.
There has been fighting on this road, and the cavalry of both sides fought more than ten battles a day on the lines of Yanchang, Yunzhou, and Shuozhou. The Tibetan cavalry was a little confused by the Jin army, but the military law was strict and the defeat was not too disastrous. At the same time,
Relying on the strength of the people and the help of the Feilong Army, the battle line was gradually stabilized, and a small group of soldiers and horses were even sent to cross the Jin army's defense line and go south to harass.
The third group of soldiers and horses was led by Shi Shucong, the commander of Guanbei Province. It was mainly composed of state soldiers, supplemented by Tibetan infantry and cavalry. There were more than 20,000 troops. It started from Rouzhou and detoured into Xinzhou, Yizhou, and Yuzhou.
, cut off the return routes of soldiers and horses from these three states, and at the same time try to capture these states and counties.
It can be seen from the configuration of troops that the main target of the Rouzhou camp is the Jin army. Because they have strong combat effectiveness, great threats, and are close at hand, they must attack them quickly.
Abaoji, it's nothing to worry about.
In fact, Xia Jun only brought out some cavalry to pursue him and did not take him too seriously. However, even this stubborn cavalry still made the Khitan very embarrassed and suffered losses again and again.
In the afternoon of August 30, the soldiers of the Silver Spear Army rushed to Dugumen and fought with the Khitan soldiers in Duanhou.
Xiao Dilu personally led the troops and killed more than ten big and small heads. He successfully held off the Xia soldiers for half a day and retreated after nightfall. Because he was worried that the Khitan people would set up an ambush in the mountains, they did not pursue them at night and only sent out scouts to search. Don't tell me, it's really true.
The Khitan ambush was discovered, but they also ran away in the middle of the night.
On the first day of September, we chased to Yuyi Town and dispersed more than 300 enemy troops. We obtained the first commendable spoils of this battle: 130,000 cattle, horses and alpacas, more than 1,000 chariots and tents abandoned by the Khitan, and the responsible personnel
There are two thousand Bohai, Shiwei, and Jurchen slaves guarding these things.
"This should be part of the supplies brought by Abaoji from Sanquan." When Yang Hongwang saw these supplies and prisoners, he had a clear understanding in his heart - livestock, tents, vehicles, and slaves are all "materials."
Yang Hongxin followed his clan brother, also a little surprised.
The Yang family was a large family in Linzhou, but they did not have more than 100,000 livestock. It was quite shocking to see the livestock all over the grassland.
"Team Leader Yang!" Yang Hongwang turned around and looked at his clan brother with a half-smile, and when he said the word "Team Leader", he emphasized his tone.
"Brother... military envoy!" Yang Hongxin didn't know why and saluted hurriedly.
"Is it possible for you to bring five hundred Tibetan soldiers to escort these supplies and send the people back?" Yang Hongwang asked.
"No military envoys!" Yang Hongxin said urgently.
"Why not? With the way you look at fighting, winning is a fluke and losing is inevitable, so you can just do the work of an auxiliary soldier." Yang Hongwang said.
"Military envoy, yesterday I charged into battle, and the many good men who followed me went to die generously. Their bravery is unmatched." Yang Hongxin said: "After this battle, if I are allowed to sit in the rear again, like a coward, and be looked down upon by others, I -
—I don’t want to die.”
Yang Hong looked up to the sky and sighed.
If there was something wrong with Hongxin, he would not be able to explain it to his uncle. After Yang Hongwang heard about the way he rushed into battle yesterday, he almost cursed while praising him.
You are the son of the Privy Councilor, why are you working so hard? Even if you do nothing, wealth and honor are indispensable.
Yes, after going through life and death and making military exploits, it may be better than being rich and wealthy, but compared with the huge risks, the benefits are not high enough. Is it worth the struggle?
"Military envoy, please let me chase you again." Yang Hongxin said: "We fought hard yesterday. If it weren't for the care of my colleagues, I would have died long ago. This pursuit is not for myself. If I can make contributions, I will get
If you give me a reward, I can give it to my comrades who died in the battle, so that they can have peace of mind. They are much braver than me."
Yang Hongwang was a little moved after hearing this.
At their current stage, there are too many things to consider, and many times their thinking is too complicated. The younger brother Fang made his debut and has not yet been dyed in a big dyeing vat. His thoughts were so pure that he was a little distracted.
"Okay! I will give you Qianqi, and you will be the vanguard and beheader." Yang Hongwang patted his shoulder hard and said: "You are like this - maybe it is not a bad thing. Keep it up. Brother, you think too much.
More, but not as good as you."
Yang Hongxin was baffled.
Before setting off, Yang Hongwang collected a large amount of coarse cakes, cheese, and dried meat from the entire army and brought them to the vanguard.
That night, Yang Hongxin braved the biting cold wind and bravely attacked.
This walk lasted a day and a night, and by the evening of the second day of September, we had seen the ancient city of Yuyi from a distance.
The ancient city of Yuyi is one hundred and forty miles north of Yuyi City. In fact, there is no wall and it has been abandoned long ago. This place is very close to Ruyuan and Tanshan Mountain. It was originally the place where the Khitan garrisoned the army. Now they are in a hurry to retreat.
When they saw the Xia people chasing after them like maggots on their tarsus, they all lamented.
The slaves who were grazing in the wild ran away first and didn't care about anything.
The sheep that were chewing dry grass bleated twice and turned around to look for grass roots again. What does the war between humans have to do with them?
Yang Hongxin changed his horse to a longer and thicker one, and swept it across the Khitan people who were charging forward. The three of them were unable to dodge and fell off the horse.
The horse roared and galloped, crossing a shallow ditch high. With great momentum, the horse thrust straight and picked up a Khitan knight.
The war horse screamed "Xilulu", and its back was almost bent. Yang Hongxin gritted his teeth, picked up the body with all his strength, and threw it onto the Khitan people pouring out of the abandoned city. He said loudly: "Grandpa Yang Hongxin is here again."
Here we come, where is Abaoji?"
The Khitan people who had just left the city shrank back again. After a while, the crisp sound of horse hooves sounded, and this group of people ran away without fighting.
"Chase! Even if we chase him to the end of the world, we will catch up with Abaoji." Yang Hongxin flicked his riding whip and was about to mount his horse when he saw a member of the Yang family coming over.
"General, we just captured a nobleman. According to what he said, Abaoji ran eastward, towards Miyun garrison, Anzhou, and Bailangcheng." Bu Qu said.
At this time, Yuqi also came to report that someone saw Abaoji's flag heading east.
Yang Hongxin did not hesitate after hearing this and immediately headed east, not even bothering to go to Xianyou Palace.
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Abaoji led the Khan's retinue and his troops and ran as fast as they could, all the way north. When they arrived at the Xianyou Palace, he ordered the soldiers to abandon their excess horses and give them all to Xiao Dilu. He also ordered the shepherds to take their cattle and sheep and divide them into many pieces.
direction to confuse the pursuers. Then he led the troops besieging Xianyou Palace and headed north.
"Abaoji!" Xiao Dilu suddenly called him.
"What's wrong?" Abaoji reined in his horse and asked.
"I think..." Xiao Dilu hesitated.
Abaoji stared at him intently, and after a while he said, "That's fine, I'll replace him with someone else."
"Why did Abaoji say this?" Xiao Dilu suddenly became angry.
After so many years of life and death, do you think I am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?
"That's..." Abaoji was a little confused.
"Give me the guard of honor and the handsome flag, and I will lead people eastward." Xiao Dilu said.
Abaoji was a little moved, and his face was a bit confused.
Are you kidding me? The mighty Khitan Eight Tribes Yi Li Jin needs his brother-in-law to help lure away the enemy?
"The Xia thieves chased them very fiercely." Xiao Dilu stepped forward and said seriously: "The Khitan can live without Xiao Dilu, but it cannot live without Abaoji. Give me the guard of honor, and I will lure the thieves away."
Abaoji still didn't speak. As far as he knew, he didn't suffer a disastrous defeat. Why was this?
"The soldiers and horses are too scattered and difficult to gather at once. If the Xia people choose thousands of elite cavalry, all like that 'Yang Baiqi', something may go wrong." Xiao Dilu explained.
In the Battle of Dugumen, we only know that there was a general named Yang who led hundreds of cavalry into the battle. He was extremely brave, but we did not know his name, so he was nicknamed "Yang Baiqi".
Speaking of this, he felt a little emotional.
When did the Eight Tribes of Khitan become a tool for others to earn fame?
Yang Baiqi's reputation has become very loud recently! In the battle of Dugumen, he personally charged into the formation and rolled up the bead curtain with one move, which greatly demoralized the Khitan army and made Abaoji lose his face.
If the people chasing you are all this kind of people, it will indeed be quite dangerous.
Abaoji hesitated to speak. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Xiao Dilu's hand hard, his eyes turned red.
Xiao Dilu stopped talking and immediately sent people to fetch Abaoji's guard of honor and flag. Abaoji did not stop him and acquiesced.
"Let's go, Abaoji." Xiao Dilu wiped his eyes and said, "After we go back, we will organize the eight divisions. This expedition, sudden attack, and many thorns in Tu Lu Bu's division were killed, which may be beneficial to the great cause.
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After saying that, he turned around and left.
After walking a few steps, he stopped again, ordered his followers to fetch some camels, and said, "Take these camels with you."
Abaoji rides a fast horse, and there are many free-running horses beside him for replacement. Logically speaking, this is enough.
But considering the terrain and environment near the flat pine forest, it may be wiser to prepare a few camels in advance - although the explosive power of camels is not as good as horses, for long-distance marches, they are not slow at all. There is no way, their endurance is too good.
After handing the camel to Abaoji's soldiers, Xiao Dilu really left this time.
He took thousands of cavalry with him, carried Abaoji's guard of honor and flags, and retreated all the way east to Liaoxi.
In order to be realistic, there are also a large number of cattle, sheep, and chariots following behind.
Abaoji clenched his fists hard and remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly, I saw him clamping down on the horse's belly like a man venting his anger, galloping northward.
The personal soldiers and retinues of the soldiers followed one after another and marched north along the Rushui River Valley.
Come excitedly, leave dejectedly, the things in this world, alas!
From now on, it's better not to provoke the Xia people and concentrate on attacking Bohai, Shiwei, Tatar, and Mohe?
Fine snowflakes are floating in the sky, and the harsh winter of the grassland is coming.