There are about 2,500 cavalrymen guarding Yelu Deguang.
Therefore, Murong Nobunaga left more than ten riders behind and asked them to tie branches to their horses' tails and run around, making it look like the army had arrived.
On one side, he led Zhao Kuangzan, Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide, Yao Yuanfu and other generals and more than 30 elite cavalry to charge at the Khitan cavalry team with a desperate attitude to intercept them.
This time, the Khitan cavalry were really frightened. They thought that the Yongliang army was coming soon and Murong Nobunaga was here to delay the attack. They did not dare to resist at all, so they all moved out of the way.
Murong Nobunaga and others were able to directly break through the Khitan formation, and even saw the mule cart beside the Fox Killing Forest from a distance.
Beside the mule cart, dozens of Khitan noble soldiers were howling and making noise, as if they were about to leave.
The sudden appearance of Murong Nobunaga, Zhao Kuangzan and others made them extremely frightened!
Yelv Pode, who was in the right room, raised his long bow and shouted to everyone: "The thieves have arrived, and there is no way to survive on the left and right. Why don't we just fight with hundreds of horses and kill the emperor!"
Murong Nobunaga's heart trembled. Could it be that Yelu Deguang was already dead?
At this moment, a horseman rushed out from the Khitan people. He was not armed, but pointed his halberd at Zhao Yanshou on his horse.
"You traitor! Do you really want to kill your father? His head is right here, come and get it quickly!"
Zhao Kuangzan looked at Lai Qi behind Murong Nobunaga. It was his father Zhao Yanshou, and he was immediately extremely embarrassed.
At a glance, Zhao Kuangzan discovered that his father, Zhao Yanshou, who was always known for his beauty and elegant manners, had a haggard face, many white hairs, and even his back seemed to be hunched.
After Zhao Yanshou scolded Zhao Kuangzan, he looked at Murong Nobunaga with a complicated expression, and he cupped his hand.
"Fifteen, His Majesty has passed away here. You have achieved great success. Do you really want to kill them all?"
Hearing what he said, the Khitan people behind Zhao Yanshou had a look of hope in their eyes, but they were also prepared to fight hard.
Murong Nobunaga's heart skipped a beat. He was not afraid of these frightened hundreds of riders fighting for their lives, but was afraid that they would destroy Yelu Deguang's body.
When you die, you want to see a person, and when you die, you want to see a corpse. The presence of a corpse and the absence of a corpse are two completely different merits.
The old man looked around at the soldiers behind him, and they all showed expressions of satisfaction and excitement from top to bottom. They ran for dozens of miles, and the credit was about to be obtained. Of course, they did not want to suffer any more setbacks.
Moreover, they are actually alone. If they fight, there will definitely be casualties. No one wants to die before the dawn when they are about to make great achievements and enjoy great wealth.
"Uncle." Zhao Kuangzan called out eagerly from behind Murong Nobunaga.
Murong Nobunaga struggled for a few seconds, then waved to Zhao Kuangzan, who immediately rode over to the mule cart and inspected it carefully.
After a long while, Zhao Kuangzan waved his hands extremely excitedly, then quickly rode over and said excitedly: "That's right! It's the body of Lord Yao Gu of Liao."
Murong Nobunaga heard this and bowed his hands to Zhao Yanshou, "Brother, please take care of yourself!"
Then he galloped his horse back and started to retreat, and the generals behind him also galloped back and got out of the way.
Zhao Kuangzan turned over and dismounted, kowtowed to the ground and shouted, "My lord, when you return to Youzhou, please buy more beautiful horses!"
Among the Liao army, Yelu Pode, a soldier of the Pishi Army on the right, looked up to the sky and sighed, threw away the bow and horse in his hand, and then turned over and dismounted.
"The king's landslide, how can he not have loyal ministers to be loyal? I won't leave!"
Yelu Wuzhi also had a look of pain on his face, and he said to Murong Nobunaga.
"The benevolent and righteous King Yong is a brother to the emperor. How to deal with his elder brother is his younger brother's business. We and other people outside the wall will no longer look south!"
After saying that, hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen who were blocked ran out wildly. Yelu Bode took off his shirt and knelt around the mule cart. Together with dozens of Yelu Deguang's personal guards, they surrounded the mule cart and burst into tears.
When Zhao Yanshou and the others had just left, Murong Nobunaga didn't even bother to wipe the cold sweat off his head. He suddenly turned around and looked at Zhao Kuangyin and shouted in a low voice.
"Take three horses and go to see the king quickly. Please ask the king to send elite cavalry straight to Tokyo. The Khitan people are already frightened and must not be given a chance to breathe!"
A good man still knows how to be a good person, and he doesn't let his subordinates work hard when he has achieved a great achievement.
I didn’t even think about grabbing the great credit for taking Tokyo City. Let’s give this credit to Li Cunhui and others!
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The morale at the Xiaoyi Bridge was high. Zhang Zhao personally led 1,500 elite cavalry and arrived at the bridge with Li Cunhui, Fan Shun, Huang Yingda, Yue Saonu, Zhebu Jiashi, Chen Tingxiao and other powerful generals. The soldiers, who were already very fanatical, arrived at the bridge. More fanatical.
Zhang Zhao personally took the bow and went forward to attack the fortress of Xiaoyi Bridge. When the soldiers saw that the king was on the field, they all fought against each other. In less than a quarter of an hour, the fortress was breached.
Zhang Zhao waved his hand, looked at the traitor Geng Chongmei who was being escorted in front of him, and said: "Take this traitor down and find an opportunity to cut open his wrist and heart to pay homage to Guo, the governor of Yizhou.
Since the rest of the people want to be loyal ministers of the Queen, then let them be killed and kill them all. All the war horses that can still move will be mobilized and followed in pursuit!"
Two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Zhao met Zhao Kuangyin who came to report the news, and then ran not far away and saw the bloody mule cart in the woods.
When Zhang Zhao arrived, all the Liao people, including Yelu Pode, had been stripped of their clothes, leaving only a pair of calf-nosed shorts.
Zhang Zhao walked over and took a look, and saw that Yelu Deguang's face was blue and white, and he was twisting his back on the hay, his eyes were wide open, and there was a river of blood under the mule cart.
This Khitan leader had almost all the blood drained from his body. He was not killed, but had his blood drained alive and died in pain and fear.
Zhang Zhao didn't know what it was like. Before he arrived, he was afraid that Yelu Deguang would run away. After seeing this, he didn't seem so excited and happy.
"Why bother? You have harmed millions of living beings in the Central Plains, and in the end you will die of blood!"
At this time, Yelu Pode raised his head slightly and glanced at Zhang Zhao, then knocked his head into the blood.
"Your Majesty is the sworn brother of the King, please show some dignity!"
Zhang Zhao nodded slowly and suddenly remembered Yelu Deguang's other nickname in history - Di Hao.
"After death, all debts will be settled. Besides, there is always a brother in the name, so let's make him an emperor! No matter what, I want my aunt to see my brother again."
After saying that, Zhang Zhao said to Yelu Pode: "You don't want to be buried as a sacrifice. If you want to be buried as a sacrifice, we can wait until we are transported back."
The rest of the guards do not need to be buried, but only the Khitans will be spared, and all Han people will be killed!"
Then Zhang Zhao pointed his finger at the generals present, and finally an excited smile appeared on his face, "Nobunaga, you have done a great job! All the generals have the title of prince."
After hearing this, all the generals were so happy that they almost went crazy. This was not just because they were happy to have the title of prince, but since the founding of the country, Zhang Zhao had only granted titles to Li Shouling, Duke of Longxi, Li Congyi, Duke of Jinyang, and Ziting. Hou Cao Yuanzhong was given three titles.
And now, Zhang Zhao has promised the position of Duke, which means that Zhang Zhao is really going to start preparing to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor. They are all the founding heroes of Conglong.
Murong Nobunaga's guess was correct. He had made such great contributions, and the faces of Li Cunhui, Fan Shun, Huang Yingda and others were all twisted with jealousy. If he tried to steal the credit again, it would be too hateful.
Zhang Zhao also noticed something, and was even more satisfied with Murong Nobunaga, but it was a pity that he was not his son. This country could not be handed over to him. He must find a good place for Nobunaga in the future.
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in all directions, and a large number of Yongliang cavalry came in pursuit.
Just as Zhang Zhao was about to select his troops and lead the army to continue the pursuit, veteran Zhao Hui galloped towards him. Others were still on horseback and shouted to Zhang Zhao.
"Your Majesty, Fan Zhongshu, He Zhongshu, and Zhang Pushe rushed over to ask your Majesty to return to Luoyang quickly. He Zhongshu also wrote a note to your Majesty."
Zhang Zhao was a little surprised as to why these three people asked Zhao Hui to come, and then he opened the statement written by He Ning.
It is said to be a statement, but in fact it is just a piece of cloth, which looks like it was torn from He Ning's body. There are only two sentences on it.
"Self-denial and restoration of rituals as benevolence" and "Luoyi, the capital of the emperor".
Zhang Zhao was thoughtful, the words "restraining oneself and returning to courtesy as benevolence" have been circulating in his mind recently.
He just hasn't figured out how to make a fuss around this sentence. It seems that He Ning, Fan Zhi, Zhang Xichong and others also have some ideas.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao also felt that major tasks such as clearing out the tens of thousands of remnants of the Liao army were waiting for him, and it seemed that such a job as chasing the enemy should not be done by the king of his country.
So, with Li Cunhui's extremely longing eyes, Zhang Zhao called him in front of him.
"With Li Cunhui as the commanding officer, Qiongre Duojin, Huang Yingda, Fanshun, Zhebu Jiashi, Yue Saonu, Shen Nianban, Zhao Yanjin, and Chen Tingxiao as deputies, we immediately formed an army to defeat the captives, and selected five thousand cavalry. , conquer Tokyo, take down the Baimadu pontoon in Huazhou, and set off immediately."
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On the third day of October in 945 AD, the Yong and Liao armies, totaling 110,000 troops, fought decisively at Yanshi City in the east of Luoyang.
After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, the Khitan's 60,000-strong army collapsed. More than 11,000 of them were beheaded and more than 28,000 were captured.
The elite Shan army of Khitan was completely annihilated, with only a few thousand Pishi troops on the left and right escaping. The tribal army, the Xi people, the Bohai people, and the Han army were also completely annihilated. The Jin army surrendered and rebelled in front of the formation.
In the newly established Liao Kingdom, from Emperor Yelu Deguang down, hundreds of noble generals and above were killed. Armor, war horses, grain, grass, gold, silver, and cloth were piled up in countless piles.
Zhang Zhao was stationed in Luoyang and directed all the troops to pursue him. With the speed of the Yongliang cavalry, it seemed that few people could escape.
The only remaining Khitan Gaosong tribe north of the river destroyed the pontoon bridge and disappeared.
In this battle, the Khitans, who were dominant in western Liaoning and northern China, suffered an unprecedented blow. Whether they can still exist in the future is a question.