Yelu Dashi still led the Liao Xing army to leave Shangjing because he received an urgent report that the Han and Bohai rebels were advancing from Zhongjing to Nanjing Road.
So he led 50,000 Liao Xing troops from Shangjing, marched quickly, passed through Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing, and then along the Luan River, directly entered Luanzhou. Then he intercepted more than 100,000 rebel troops in Duwang County, east of Luanzhou.
After a fierce battle, thousands of soldiers were killed, and the rest of the rebel army either surrendered or dispersed.
He supported the army and stationed it in Guangning City, Yingzhou, and sent troops to patrol the Yuguan area to detect whether the Song army had come from Tokyo Road to cover up the attack.
Soon, news came from Tokyo Doryusuijie.
After the city of Liaozhou was destroyed, Tongzhou far to the north was the first to be in chaos.
There were 70,000 soldiers and horses there, and they needed a lot of food and grass. When they learned that Liaozhou had been defeated and there was not enough food and grass, the Han, Bohai, Jurchen, and Tieli armies rose up in clamor. The Khitan and Xi Bingjun just wanted to escape back to Zhongjing and go to Beijing.
, making a mess for a while.
In the chaos, Wanyan Agu, the leader of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe, cheered up and led the troops of various tribes to attack the defense envoy in Tongzhou. The famous general Xiao Helu died in the chaos. Thirty thousand Khitan soldiers and horses had no fighting spirit and withdrew.
Tongzhou, fled to Beijing along the Liao River.
After hearing the news, the Xuanwu Cavalry of the Song Army separated 40,000 troops and went out of the trenches to Wei and Longhua Prefectures. They took a shortcut and outflanked them. They caught up with the Khitan Xi troops at Muye Mountain, 300 miles southeast of Linhuang Mansion.
The soldiers fought fiercely and killed more than half of them. The remaining troops hurried southward and scattered into the prefectures and counties of Zhongkyo Road.
After Tongzhou, the other prefectures of Han, Xian, Su, An, Rong, Qi, Xing, Guide and other prefectures were either defeated or surrendered, and fell into the hands of the Song army one after another. In less than half a month, the Liao army only had Shen and Liaoyang left on the Tokyo Road.
Two lonely cities.
On June 21, hundreds of Song ships gathered at the mouth of the Liao River. With the support of the Xuanwu Cavalry, they unloaded 21,000 infantry troops and a large amount of supplies day and night.
On the same day, dozens of Song Dynasty ships landed at the mouth of Xiaoling River in Jinzhou. With the support of cavalry troops, they unloaded 20,000 infantry troops and walked along the Xiaoling River to take over Jinzhou City, which had been abandoned by Liao rebels.
Relief was provided with work, and people from all over the country were gathered with food to repair the city and expand the fortifications.
On the 22nd and 23rd, for three consecutive days, the Song Navy transported 80,000 infantry troops and a large amount of supplies from Dongxing Port and Dengzhou Port to the mouth of the Liaohe River.
At this point, the Song Army deployed 120,000 infantry troops in Liaodong, of which 20,000 were guarding the gate of Jinzhou to prevent the Liao Army from counterattacking from Zhongjing Road.
Of these 120,000 infantry troops, 40,000 were drawn from the Jining and Baoning armies, and the rest were guards and county soldiers drawn from the four counties of Qilu, Huaidong, Huaixi, and Henan.
The Song army first built Jian'an Port near the mouth of the Liao River, and then began to slowly advance inland with the cooperation of the Xuanwu Cavalry.
On the second day of July, 120,000 Song troops, horse and infantry, besieged the city of Liaoyang. On the first day, dozens of civilians and generals, including Xiao Tao and Su Wen, committed suicide or died in the rebellion. More than 20,000 defenders surrendered.
On the ninth day of July, 60,000 horse infantry troops besieged Shenzhou City. After half a day under the city, Xiao Yixue led the 17,000 defenders to surrender.
From then on, the Tokyo Road fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty. The main task of the Song Army's infantry was to take over the states and counties and maintain order. The main force of the Xuanwu Cavalry turned north, occupied Shangjing, and then marched south.
On July 21, the Xuanwu cavalry defeated the 50,000 Khitan troops led by Yelu Foding in Fengzhou, Shangjing Road. On the 26th, they defeated Yelu Foding again in Songshan Prefecture, Zhongjing Road. He gathered the troops in Shangjing,
Of the 60,000 soldiers and horses in the two armies of China and Beijing, 14,000 were killed and more than 40,000 were surrendered.
Yelu Foding led four thousand remaining soldiers and fled towards Xijing.
The Song Dynasty issued a nationwide mobilization order on June 15th. The West Route Army was formed from the Hedong side. Wang Zhen was the capital commander, bringing together the Jinning and Dingxiang armies, as well as the Helan Mountain sent by Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou.
Qilian Mountain, Xihai Cavalry Division (converted from infantry to cavalry), with a total of 100,000 horse infantry.
First capture Shuozhou, then Yingzhou. On July 11th, they jointly attack Datong City.
Xiao Aludai stayed in Xijing of the Liao Kingdom. King Yelu Zhijie of Lu led 40,000 troops to guard the city for two days, but the city was finally breached. Yelu Zhijie committed suicide, and 16,000 of his troops were beheaded, while the rest surrendered. Xiao Aludai led
Hundreds of remnant soldiers broke through the encirclement and retreated into Fengsheng Prefecture, where they met up with the remnant troops at Yelufoding.
Under the Great Unification, Wei, Hong, De and other prefectures surrendered one after another. Xiao Alu led and Yelu Foding stayed in Xijing and served as envoys from the southwest to conquer Khitan from Fengsheng Prefecture, the west of Zhongjing Road, and the south of Shangjing Road.
Xi, Tatar, Mongolian, Turkic and other soldiers with 70,000 troops went south with the intention of retaking the city of Datong.
Wang Zhen led his troops to fight fiercely outside Shunsheng City on the banks of the Sanggan River. The Liao army was defeated by the Song army, which had high morale, well-equipped equipment, and superior numbers, and retreated to Fengshengzhou City. Suddenly there were rumors that one hundred thousand Xuanwu cavalry came from Zhongjing.
After chasing him, we were crossing Longmen Mountain Pass and crossing the Baiyu River.
Thousands of soldiers and horses followed Yelu Foding and fled from the Zhongjing Road. They were frightened by the Xuanwu cavalry and were so frightened that they fled overnight.
Nearly half of the tens of thousands of other soldiers and horses that had been recruited from various ministries also fled, and the rest were at a loss and panicked. Wang Zhen happened to lead his troops down the Sanggan River and approached Fengshengzhou City.
There were three surprises in the city in one day, and by the evening, most of them had dispersed. Xiao Alu committed suicide in the impoverished situation, and Yelu Foding led 6,000 remnant troops to retreat to Juyong Pass.
Fanyang City, Zhuozhou.
After Yelu Dashi led the Liao Xing Army back to Nanjing, he noticed that the atmosphere in the city was abnormal. He did not want to intensify the conflict at the critical moment, so he moved to Zhuozhou on the pretext of defending the Song Army from moving north.
"Wulila, why do you think the situation has deteriorated to this point in just one month?" Yelu Dashi held a military report in his hand and said to Xiao Weili secretly.
"In the glorious Liao Dynasty, there are only ten states left in Nanjing. East, south, west and north, we have been surrounded by the Song army from all sides. How did it become like this?"
Yelu Dashi raised his head and looked out the window. The sky was blue and the clouds were white, and insects were chirping and birds were flying. A strand of hair on his temples was fluttering in the wind, and a few strands of hair could be faintly seen.
"Your Highness, according to the information, the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty's East Route Army in Tokyo is Bai Chonghu; the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army in Xijing is Wang Zhen. They have completed their assigned tasks, and the remaining ones are the South Route Army.
I heard that the one who will take command in person will be Liu Fa, the most beloved general among the officials of the Song Dynasty."
After Xiao Weili finished speaking, he saw that Yelu Dashi was still there in a daze and continued.
"Your Highness, why didn't the Song army launch an attack in four directions?"
Yelu Dashi finally came to his senses. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Weili.
"Start together? The east road mobilized 120,000 soldiers and horses, crossing the sea directly to the north. The west road also had almost 100,000 elite soldiers. Looking at the numbers, there were cavalry transferred from Hexi and Longyou. There were more than 200,000 soldiers, at least
It takes millions of civilians to ensure the supply of food, grass and baggage. The South Road is the main force, and if it doesn't move, it will be no more than 200,000. It will take another million civilians to ensure it."
Yelu Dashi analyzed slowly.
"The Song Dynasty has made great efforts in reform and innovation over the years, and its national strength has indeed increased a lot. But mobilizing more than 400,000 soldiers and horses, more than 2 million civilians, and massive supplies at the same time is difficult enough. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty must not be willing to use their national strength
People's power is used so urgently. That's why we have such an arrangement."
"First send the Xuanwu Cavalry from Mobei, go straight into the Northeast, and annihilate the effective forces of our army - our government has been working hard to quell the chaos in the Northeast these years. Although after the success, the main force was transferred back to various stations, but the soldiers and horses of the Northeast states
After many years of training, his combat prowess is one of the best in our court."
"In the battle in the Northeast, the available generals of our dynasty, including Xiao Helu and Yelu Yujian, and the soldiers and horses of the various states in Tokyo that had been trained by Yu Jian, were all annihilated by the Xuanwu Cavalry. Then the Eastern Route Army of the Song Dynasty crossed the sea, captured the important city, and captured everything.
The Xuanwu Cavalry could also free up its hands and sweep across Upper and Middle Beijing. The West Route Army launched at the same time to advance into Datong City in Xijing..."
The more Xiao Orila listened, the more worried he became, "Your Highness, so to speak, will the South Route Army begin to move north next?"
Yelu Dashi has completely come to his senses, his eyes are shining.
"Yes, the rest of the Song army is approaching the border town, forcing us to divide some of our troops to guard the pass. Their southern route army can then send troops to the north... The officials of the Song Dynasty mean that the sixteen states of Yanyun must be conquered from the south to the north and recovered after a hard battle.
Therefore, we don’t need to worry about the north and east for the time being.”
"Why?"
"Because the officials of the Song Dynasty had to consider not only military factors, but also political influences. Wang's army went on a northern expedition and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun that had been lost for hundreds of years. Only in this way can the shame of the Gaoliang River be washed away."
Xiao Weili understood clearly, but his face was even more worried.
"Your Highness, in this case, our Liao Xing Army will bear the brunt."
Yelu Dashi glared at him, "The Liao Kingdom is dead, does the Liao Xing Army still have any meaning in existence?"
At this time, there was a sound at the door.
"Report! An urgent report came from the border. The Song Army has begun to move!"
Yelu Dashi raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window: "I wonder if we can survive this storm?"
