Compared with the Han army at Yanmen Pass enjoying the joy of victory, as a loser, the Liao army can only be described as embarrassed, and the most embarrassed one was naturally Yelu Dilie who led his men to defeat.
Although the Han army did not pursue and fight fiercely, Yelu Dilie still led the defeated army and retreated all the way to Jincheng County in the northeast, which was also the base for his march south, and he had a chance to breathe.
After resting for a while in Jincheng County, the preliminary battle losses were quickly calculated. Not counting "Han soldiers", the number of soldiers was about 1,700. As for the ordnance, flags, armor, horses, and grain, it was even more, and all the livestock accompanying the army were left behind.
It was given to the Han Army. The only good thing is that the Pishi Army suffered little damage, with less than 200 casualties.
As for the attached "Han soldiers", the damage can be described as heavy. They were used as cannon fodder for the attack. Yelu Dilie killed about 700 more people to show their dignity. The main target of the Han army's pursuit was still them, plus the attack
Due to the losses of the formation, less than 800 people finally returned to Jincheng County. There was also a lot of resentment. When they were on the battlefield, they were frightened by Yelu Dilie and fled to Jincheng. Many people looked at Yelu Dilie, the defeated general.
Not good either.
Of course, for Yelu Dilie, no matter how ferocious the sheep's gaze was, it was not enough to scare the tigers. He had no care or intention to appease the puppet soldiers.
After returning to Jincheng, he calmed down and regret filled his mind, and he realized that although he was defeated by the Han army, the strength he had in his hands was still better than that of the Han army. Otherwise, how could the Han army pursue and kill them for a while?
He gave up voluntarily because he was afraid of his remaining strength.
If he could reorganize his army as quickly as possible after breaking away from contact and fight back, the Han army would inevitably relax after a great victory, and he could reverse the defeat.
However, at that time, he only focused on fleeing north and leaving the battlefield in order to reduce losses, and no one reminded him. Of course, if Yelu Dilie had such wisdom, courage and grasp of the opportunity before the battle, then congratulations
The Liao Kingdom has gained such a famous general from the clan.
However, even with the hindsight summary, Yelu Dilie still didn't think enough about the situation at that time. For example, the army and cavalry were defeated and in a hurry. Who was willing to accompany him to fight back? Besides, did the Han army really relax?
Yelu Dilie was quite unconvinced by this defeat. Being defeated by an "unknown" Han general like Yang Ye, who was outnumbered, made him even more ashamed and angry.
The morale of other Khitan generals who suffered the same defeat will inevitably drop. As soldiers who guard the south, many of them have interacted with Yang Ye and know that it is a tough opponent to deal with. This battle
, proved this point again. From then on, I was not afraid of the Han, but I understood a profound truth. If you want to invade Hedong from Yanmen, if you don't have enough strength and determination, don't be delusional.
Just as the Han soldiers and civilians in the north had a certain amount of resentment and hatred towards the Liao Kingdom outside the Great Wall, so did the Khitan people. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, they had not achieved a commendable victory for more than ten years.
At that time, Yelu Deguang mobilized the whole country to attack the Jin Dynasty in the south. Although the battle with the Jin army was very difficult for a time, they won the final victory. They successfully destroyed the Jin Dynasty and swept across Hebei, the Central Plains, and the Han Dynasty surrendered.
However, we have to mention the Battle of Luancheng again. For the Khitan, it was really a national tragedy. Since then, the national power has been greatly damaged, the people are exhausted, the soldiers are exhausted, and civil strife has continued. Until the years when Yelujing came to power, he took a rest and recuperation.
Only by reconciling contradictory national policies can things get better...
Young Yelu Dilie did not have a clear understanding of this, but he was still infected by the sentiment shared by the whole country.
As far as Yelu Dilie was concerned, there was only one problem before him. He refused to admit defeat and wanted to go south again to compete with Yang Ye after a break. Of course, he was stopped by Yelu Sa. He was stubborn and argued, and refused to give up.
Agreed, finally an edict came from Yunzhong Liao Emperor Yelu Jing, which not only settled the dispute, but also stopped Yelu Dilie's military adventure.
But it was Yelujing who learned of Yelu Dilie's defeat, and directly ordered the two of them to set up defenses and return to Yunzhong to report their duties. Faced with the Liao Emperor's order, Yelu Dilie did not dare to directly object and went back obediently.
"King Anping and Xiangwen kneeled down before the Yamen to beg for an audience!" In Yunzhong City, the attendants looked at Yelujing who was studying the map of the southern prefectures and counties of the Liao Kingdom with fear.
During this period, Yelujing has been staying in Yunzhong City, sleeping less, drinking less wine, and not going out to hunt. Since Youzhou was recaptured by Zhao Yanshou, Yunzhong City has become the largest city in the south of the Liao Kingdom.
, under the governance of Yelu Talie, it was considered stable, trade was prosperous, department stores were gathered, and the handicraft industry also achieved considerable development.
"Let them come in!" Yelujing ordered with barely moving her eyelids.
Soon, Yelu Dilie and the two entered the house. When they saw Emperor Liao, they fell to the ground and apologized. However, facing Yelujing's scrutinizing gaze, Yelu Sa felt panic and felt that he had failed to trust him, while Yelu Dilie felt that he had failed.
Mostly shy.
"How many soldiers were lost?" Yelujing asked Yelu Dilie calmly.
"There were more than 2,000 casualties among our troops!" Yelu Dilie replied.
"Aren't the casualties of those 'Han soldiers' counted?" Yelujing immediately scolded.
At this time, Yelu Jing was not at all as casual and harmless as usual, with a majestic expression and sharp eyes that almost pierced his heart. Yelu Dilie, who had still maintained a certain pride in his attitude, suddenly shrank.
"How many enemy troops were killed?" Yelujing asked again.
Yelu Dilie kept his head silent and did not answer, but Yelusha carefully reported: "Your Majesty, the casualties of the Han army should be around a thousand!"
Hearing what he said, Yelujing's eyes calmed down a little. At least he didn't lie. Otherwise, he would directly order to pull him out and kill him. As for the details of the battle at Baicaokou, after more than two days, Yelujing certainly
We investigated clearly early on.
"Get up!" Yelujing pointed to Yelushagui and said, "In this battle, it is up to you to work hard, stop the defeat in time, and reduce the loss of soldiers. You have done a good job! I will give you 50 gold and silk, 50 cattle and sheep each.
10 good horses!”
Hearing this, Yelusha was stunned. He went south from Zhengzheng and followed Yelu Dilie to fight a defeat. He thought he deserved to be questioned, but in the end he was rewarded. This was beyond his expectation. He was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing.
He bowed his head towards the Liao Emperor and said in a touching tone: "General, I thank you, Your Majesty!"
A smarter general might have refused and said that a defeated general would not dare to accept a reward. But among the Liao generals, few had such an awareness. Since the emperor had rewarded him, he would graciously accept his gratitude.
Yelu Dilie was also very surprised by the reward given by Yelu Sa. He was also stunned and did not understand the relationship. The main and deputy generals who went south were rewarded. It was also clear who would bear the blame for the defeat.
"Tell me, how was this battle fought?" Yelujing turned to Yelu Dilie, and her tone became serious again.
Yelu Dilie's mood became a little lowered, and he carefully described his actions after going south and the situation of the confrontation. With Yelu Sa supplementing his words, Yelujing could understand it from the perspective of a general.
After listening to the two men's stories, Yelv Jing couldn't help but look at Yelu Talie, the king of the South Academy, and said with emotion: "As you said, that Yang Ye is really a general!"
"He was lucky enough to win this battle. Next time, I will definitely be able to beat him!" When Yang Ye was mentioned, Yelv Dilie felt a surge of anger that he was holding in his heart and gritted his teeth.
After listening to his words and observing his behavior, Yelujing finally became angry and said loudly: "If you lose, you will lose. You don't want to learn a lesson, but just use your words. How can you be his opponent!"
"I..." Yelu Dilie opened his mouth to refute.
Yelujing scolded him: "Before going south, what did I tell you and how much did you remember? This battle could have been avoided. Even if we engaged in the battle, we could have reduced the losses. If you were not arrogant, how could it have ended like this?
?”
Seeing that the emperor's brother was really angry, Yelu Dilie no longer dared to hold his tongue. He remained silent and finally lowered his head, like a defeated rooster.
Seeing his depressed look, Yelujing lowered his voice and said: "You cannot escape the blame for this defeat. Go and receive 30 lashes. You will be temporarily deprived of all titles but retain the title. Go and reflect on it. Put away your arrogance.
, read more military books, you don’t even understand other people’s art of war and military formations, how to defeat the Han army!”
Yelujing's treatment is not severe, it just depends on what Yelu Dilie thinks.
After the two retreated, King Yelu Talie of the South Court could not help but said to Emperor Liao: "Your Majesty, King Anping's performance in this battle also has merits. He has high fighting spirit and decisive killing. After all, he is young.
If you work harder, you can become a general of Daliao in the future!"
In fact, judging from the overall performance of Yelu Dilie's march south, there were not many mistakes or omissions. Every move and judgment before the battle were well-founded. As for the reason for the failure, it also lies in the manifestation of the hard power of the Dingxiang Army. Among them
The key is Yang Ye. Without that kind of bravery and courage, the Han army would not be able to win.
"But it was a defeat after all!" Yelujing said: "If I had sent you there, there would never have been such a defeat!"
Yelu Talie responded: "Your Majesty, if I lead the army, even if we are undefeated, it will be difficult to defeat Yang Ye and capture Yanmen Pass!"
After hearing what he said, Yelujing was silent for a moment, his face returned to calmness, and he said in a deep voice: "This confrontation is not without success. The combat power of the Han army will probably exceed our expectations! A Yang Ye
, a Dingxiang army is so difficult to deal with, let alone the elite Han troops in the Southern Dynasties who have been fighting all year round!"
After hearing what he said, Yelv Talie shook his head and said to Emperor Liao: "Your Majesty, I think that one Yang Ye cannot represent all the Han generals, and one Dingxiang army cannot represent all the Han armies! This defeat of Yanmen will make it even more difficult.
The reason for this is that the enemy situation in Yanmen is unique, the generals have brave strategies, and the soldiers have been practicing for many years, but our army has been hasty in getting started, and King Anping is young and energetic...
I think that your Majesty can take this defeat seriously, but you don’t have to think too highly of the Han army just because of a small defeat!"
"Your words are pertinent!" After Yelu Talie's enlightenment, Yelujing's slightly heavy mood actually improved.
"It's up to you to arrange the aftermath of this battle!" After walking a few steps in the hall, Yelujing told Yelvtalie: "Among the Khitan tribe, the casualties of the soldiers will be given extra compensation. Those who killed Han
Those in the military will be rewarded based on their merits. Those who have no achievements and above will be demoted one level! I have other plans for the Pishi Army!"
"Your Majesty is clear about rewards and punishments, I admire you!" Yelu Talie responded.
Yelu Jing also said: "For those 'Han soldiers', based on their performance in this battle, they will all be promoted from level 1 to level 3 and each will be given food and cloth!"
Hearing what he said, Yelu Talie was slightly surprised, but his expression showed approval: "Your Majesty is going to show kindness to these Han people!"
Yelujing lamented: "Basu Jin's behavior is too much. It will only arouse the disgust and resistance of the Han soldiers, and is not conducive to the consolidation of people's hearts. Under the rule of Daliao, there were many prefectures and counties, and the Han people were even more numerous.
There are one hundred thousand people, and the shortest period of these people's return has been more than ten years. If these people rebel in groups, it will bring unrest to the Liao Dynasty, but if they can be truly used by me, it will be of great benefit to the country!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Yelu Talie was considered to be the most rational among the aristocratic ministers of the Liao Kingdom, and could provide a certain degree of fairness to the people of all ethnic groups under his rule. Since the Liao emperor succeeded to the throne, he has actually shown a certain dislike for the "Han". Up to this moment,
Others understood that in his heart, the emperor actually attached great importance to the issue of ruling the Han people.
However, it is not that easy to completely subdue the Han people in the Liao territory and to use both Hu and Han. The Liao emperor alone cannot represent the will of the entire Khitan, and among the Khitan noble ministers, some are as rational as Yelu Talie
There are too few ministers.
More importantly, as the Han Dynasty in the south became more and more powerful and posed a threat to the Liao Kingdom, the affinity between people of the same culture and race was much closer than that of the Khitan people. However, that still required a premise called "interest".