Chapter 280: The Brave General Sighs at the Untimely Time (4)
In the Battle of Jiatugou, where was Xiao Qian, who was responsible for outflanking the Song army's rear flank and launching a fatal blow?
He led 40,000 Xi soldiers and indeed outflanked them. But what was embarrassing was that his actions were discovered early by the Song army. A 30,000 Song army cavalry, led by Liu Zhongwu, accompanied them all the time.
Xiao Qian knew that the reason why the Song Army did not take action was very simple. He did not want to destroy the entire battle plan - if the Song Army won the battle, Xiao Qian's 40,000 cavalry would lose the threat. The main force of the Song Army would turn around and fight with his own side.
The cavalry attacked Xiao Qian's troops together. If the Song army lost the battle, the 30,000 Song army cavalry would need to step forward to cover the main force's withdrawal from the battlefield.
Therefore, the Song Army's cavalry only monitored closely, and as long as they did not take the initiative to attack, they would not take any action.
Xiao Qian observed for a while and found that the Song army was heavily guarded. If he launched an attack rashly, he would probably not be able to take advantage and would be stuck.
The tight phalanx, coupled with the large number of crossbowmen, is simply the nemesis of the cavalry.
When the attack of his troops is blocked and he is stuck on the battlefield, these 30,000 Song Army cavalry will give him a sharp knife from behind - everything will stop!
These 40,000 cavalry are the Xi people's greatest support, and they are also the capital of his position as King Xi. Xiao Qian is not willing to take risks with them.
So Xiao Qian decided to wait and see from a distance and make a decision based on the changes in the situation on the main battlefield.
The Song army used four heavy infantry regiments equipped with muskets and artillery as the vanguard, and defeated the Liao army's front army led by Yelu Mage and Yelu Daili in one fell swoop. These two well-known powerful generals in the Liao army actually fought against their opponents.
If a move fails, he will die.
One was beaten into a sieve, a lake of flesh and blood. The other was turned into a rain of blood in countless shotguns, and he couldn't fight back.
There were still 20,000 Liao army front liners, falling to the ground in rows like harvested wheat.
Xiao Qian, like Yelu Dashi, was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold and he was helpless. But after all, he was much older and had rich battlefield experience. He suppressed the huge fear in his heart and spent all his thoughts on retreating.
At this time, the main force of the Song Army was still dealing with the front line of the Liao Army, and was unable to take care of him. Liu Zhongwu had a mission and could not take care of Xiao Qian's troops for the time being.
Xiao Qian, thinking of the Buddha's blessing, hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield with his troops and hurried northward. He passed Zhuozhou City without entering, and went directly into the military camp in the east of Nanjing City.
Xiao Qian's actions caused panic in the city of Nanjing, and the soldiers and civilians who didn't know what was going on started talking about it.
Some people say that Yelu Dashi was defeated in Zhuozhou and the entire Liao Xing army was annihilated. The 40,000 Xi soldiers led by Xiao Qian served as the rearguard. Seeing the bad opportunity, they turned around and ran away, so they escaped alive.
Some people said that Yelu Dashi's battle was unfavorable and he lost Zhuozhou City. He had no shame to return to Nanjing City, so he simply led the Liao Xing Army to Jizhou and prepared to go north to Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing. Some people swore that in Lu County, east of Nanjing City
After seeing Liao Xing's army, he hurried northward.
Others said that Yelu Dashi had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Xiao Qian came back to report the news.
All kinds of news are flying all over the sky, the soldiers and civilians in the city are in panic all day long, and people's hearts are floating.
But looking around, I found that there was nowhere to escape.
In the north, I heard that the vanguard of the Xuanwu Cavalry of the Song Dynasty had appeared on the front line of Gubei Pavilion. Two days ago, Zunhua, Jingzhou, reported urgently that a cavalry exploration team of the Xuanwu Cavalry had appeared below the city.
To the east, the Song Army has already left Jinzhou and cooperated with the Xuanwu Cavalry and Navy to capture the coastal states of Zhongjing Road one by one. Yingzhou sent an urgent report yesterday, saying that Yuguan has fallen and Yingzhou is in danger.
To the west, there was no news coming from Juyong Pass for three days in a row, and all kinds of news were flying all over the sky. Some said that Yelv Buddha surrendered to the Song Dynasty, while others said that the Song army took a shortcut and went back behind Juyong Pass and was attacking from both front and rear.
The southern route, which originally held the greatest hope, failed to fight effectively, so there was really no way to escape!
Zhang Lin, Li Yan and others quickly ordered Zhong Yaoshi, Wu Cunzhong, Ding Kaishan and others to lead 40,000 elite Han troops into Nanjing City. As for the defense of Gubei Pavilion, Miyun and other places, they were all left to other Han troops.
Now at the most critical moment, the two treacherous and cunning people realized that there must be a fight before surrendering to the Song Dynasty - whoever surrendered to the Song Dynasty would be able to keep the family's glory and wealth.
This must be fought for.
Therefore, the Hanchen Group headed by Zhang Lin and Li Yan urgently needed a force to support them - Zhong Yaoshi and Wu Cunzhong, with their secret instigation and support, eliminated the weak and retained the strong. In just one or two months, Nanjing Road was
Forty thousand officers and soldiers, the most valiant and skillful in the Han army, gathered under their command.
At the same time, through the influence of Dagong Ding and others, Li Yan got in touch with Bohai Navy General Gao Xianshou and others, and secretly reached an offensive and defensive alliance.
As Xiao Qian led his troops back to Beijing in a hurry, Zhang Lin, Li Yan and others were holding their breath and ready to welcome Master Wang's arrival at any time.
But on the fourth day, the good news about Yelv Dashi was sent back to Nanjing, which made everyone confused.
"The victory report from Yelu Dashi said that he led his troops and fought a fierce battle with the main force of the Song army in Jiatugou. Generals such as Yelu Mage and Yelu Daili fought bravely to kill the enemy and died on the battlefield. Tens of thousands of soldiers fought one after another, and finally defeated the Song army and retreated to Shasha.
Jiapu...Is this possible? It must be a lie, a bullshit good news!"
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Li Chuneng said very angrily.
Why do you want to win the war? Aren't you delaying things! Seriously affecting our great cause of turning from darkness to light!
Zhang Lin stroked a few strands of beard, her swollen eyes twinkling.
These days, he has been worried about the safety of millions of people in Nanjing Road. His beautiful beard, which he is most proud of, has been stroked day and night to think about problems, until only this strand is left.
Regardless of old age and frailty, I worry day and night, and my eyes are swollen from insomnia.
"What did Xiao Qian say?" Zhang Lin asked Li Yan.
"I sent people to test, but they couldn't even get through the gate of the military camp. They were all beaten back." Li Yan said distressedly, "Now, except for receiving food and grass, Xiao Qian's other contacts are cut off. But I heard that he
There are envoys secretly meeting Xiao Yamai and Yelu Di Ligu..."
This news made all the Han ministers present nervous.
Using oneself to save people, the Han ministers also felt that the Khitan and Xiren nobles also wanted to sell at a good price. However, it was more difficult for them to sell at a good price than they, the Han ministers who had read books about sages and were proficient in poetry.
Some, so you need to work harder to show your sincerity.
But as soon as you redouble your efforts, we will be outperformed and we will no longer be able to sell at a good price. How can this be done?
These Han ministers all know that the Song Dynasty is now very powerful, so the number of surrender ministers it can accept is limited.
They are all ambitious people, and saving their wealth and life is just the minimum bottom line. They also hope that they can just change into official uniforms, continue to be nobles in the palace, and continue the glory and wealth of themselves and their families.
Zhao Si, who was far away in Hebei Province, was extremely surprised after receiving the internal report. He really did not expect that before his Northern Expedition army reached Yanjing City, the ministers of the Liao Dynasty were already involved in this situation in order to surrender.
Sure enough, Emperor Tianzuo's Liao Kingdom and Eleventh Brother's Song Kingdom were both bright spots in this era in their original history! Look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty that Emperor Tianzuo reused and left behind, especially
These Han ministers are all sleeping dragons and phoenixes. This chapter has been completed!
