On a clear night, the sky is full of stars twinkling, like countless silver beads, densely embedded in the deep black night.
A full moon hung high in the sky. In the Liao army camp, the soldiers fell into a deep sleep. More than a month of hard fighting put great mental and physical pressure on both the offensive and defensive sides. Only at night could there be a moment of peace.
However, at this time, a group of Song soldiers had quietly reached within fifty steps of the Liao camp, and the surrounding Liao scouts had been quietly cleared away.
Forty steps, thirty steps, this elite team could already clearly see the appearance of the Liao army guards.
Twenty steps later, just as they were approaching the gate of the Liao army camp, a bonfire at the gate exposed their figures.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
Cui Zhi cursed secretly and bent his bow to shoot the Liao patrol soldiers who shouted. The team no longer hid and went straight towards the Liao camp.
At this time, fifty steps away, Qin Hao saw a commotion at the gate of the Liao army's camp. Knowing that Cui Zhi and the others must have been exposed, he immediately mounted his horse and led the large troops towards the Liao army's camp.
On the other side, Gu Tingye, who was originally stationed in the west city of Youzhou, has also led his cavalry to the Liao army camp.
At this time, the Liao army's camp was already in a melee. Cui Zhi's team desperately moved away the obstacles at the entrance of the camp, and the Liao army swarming around them made them surrounded.
Cui Zhi's eyes were red with blood. There were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and it seemed that he couldn't kill all the enemies. Just when he was in despair, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Qin Hao led the leading cavalry and felt that these were the only two thousand cavalry in his hands. They were formed by salt workers rescued from the salt field. Displaced northern Han people continued to join in the process. They were full of hatred for the Liao Kingdom. Today
They are here for revenge!
"kill!!!"
Qin Hao took the lead and killed several Liao soldiers with a single sweep of the sword in his hand. Scarlet blood spilled all over the ground, and the original yellow land instantly turned into reddish brown.
"Kill!!!" Cui Zhi perked up when he saw this, shouting and slashing at the Liao soldiers in front of him with his sword.
The cavalry basically massacred the infantry. The Liao soldiers had no experience in using infantry against the cavalry. In the past, they had always used cavalry to play tricks on the Song soldiers, but now they had a taste of being massacred.
The Liao army camp was in chaos. Qin Hao rode his horse on the enemy camp and led two thousand cavalry in a rampage in the camp. Many Liao army soldiers were still in their sleep and were trampled to pulp.
The Liao troops who came out to resist were all killed one by one. At this time, the Song army's infantry had also arrived, following Qin Hao's cavalry to clean up the fish that had slipped through the net.
At this time, Yelu Hongji was awakened. Hearing the noise outside, Yelu Hongji thought it was the leader of the tribe who had drunk too much and was acting crazy, until the guards came in in panic to report.
"Your Majesty, it's not good. The Song army attacked the camp at night and has already moved towards the Chinese army's tent."
"What?" Yelu Hongji was shocked. At this time, the Liao Kingdom had been at peace for decades. As the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji had not experienced many tests. After inheriting the throne, he began to devote himself to Buddhism.
The personal expedition was also his first time to experience a war of this scale.
When he rushed out of the Chinese military tent, he saw flames filling the sky, and the screams of the Liao army filled his eardrums. All this made the Liao Daozong at a loss.
At this moment, the ground began to shake. Gu Tingye's 70,000 cavalry had rushed to the south gate of the Liao army camp. This undoubtedly made matters worse. The attention of all the Liao army guards had been attracted by the commotion at the west gate. Gu Tingye suddenly
Fight out and occupy the south gate in an instant.
"Haha, follow me in and capture Yelu Hongji and his sons alive, and we will grant you a wife and a cute son today!" Gu Tingye shouted excitedly.
"kill!!!"
The Liao army camp had fallen into complete chaos. Qin Hao's two thousand cavalry set fire everywhere. When the Liao army soldiers came out screaming from the tents, what was waiting for them was the cold spears of the Song army infantry.
At this time, Yelu Hongji finally reacted and gritted his teeth and said: "Yelu Zongbao, I order you to lead the Pishi Army and annihilate all the invading Song Army!"
"The last general takes command!"
Yelu Zongbao got on his horse and whistled, followed by 20,000 Pishi troops, running towards the camp where the flames were blazing.
Soon, the three parties collided. Qin Hao and Gu Tingye killed people and set fires all the way, and finally met in the middle of the Liao army camp. Just as the two were about to attack the Chinese army tent, a group of cavalry roared over.
There were no battles. They were talking trash to each other, hitting, slashing, and screaming. It was like two torrents of steel colliding together.
The Pishi Army was indeed the most elite cavalry in the Liao Kingdom. As soon as they came into contact, the Song Army cavalry suffered a big loss. The number of Song Army cavalry who fell off their horses was obviously much greater than that of the Pishi Army.
However, there were infantry behind the Song Army's cavalry, and the cavalry without speed was a living target. The Song Army's pikemen stood by and fired at the Pishi Army.
Yelu Zongbao's eyes were all red. This was the Pishi Army. Every death of one of them was a huge loss for the Liao Kingdom. On the open battlefield, this was an elite force that could compete with ten, but at this moment, it was fighting against the Song Army's cavalry.
Change one.
Gu Tingye was also furious. The cavalry team he had managed to pull together was almost overwhelmed by the opponent in a single encounter. This was all his hard work.
"Take your life!" The thief captured the king first. Gu Tingye shouted and rushed towards Yelu Zongbao.
Qin Hao followed closely with a simple sword in hand, so there was no need to talk about martial ethics on the battlefield.
Yelu Zongbao did not retreat but advanced. His idea coincided with the two of them. He waved his spear and rushed towards Qin Hao and Gu Tingye.
As a general who could be trusted by Yelu Hongji to lead the Pishi Army, Yelu Zongbao was known as the number one warrior in the Liao Kingdom. Naturally, this was not just a boast.
Even if Gu Tingye, who was born with supernatural power, collided with the opponent's weapon, his mouth was numb and he could hardly take out the weapon.
At this time, Qin Hao had also rushed over, slashing Huashan with an unpretentious force, and slashed at Yelu Zongbao's head. Yelu Zongbao had just exchanged a move with Gu Tingye, and it was too late to avoid it, so he could only rush and parry.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Qin Hao's power was much greater than he imagined. Yelu Zongbao tried his best to resist, but Pu Dao still chopped on his shoulder.
Yelu Zongbao was in pain, gritted his teeth and pushed away Qin Hao's knife. At this time, Gu Tingye's spear had already stabbed towards his throat.
Yelu Zongbao, who leaned on his side with only two feet in the stirrups, escaped this fatal blow.
However, before he could take a breath, Qin Hao's simple knife slashed towards his waist again. Yelu Zongbao knew that it was difficult to deal with the two people in front of him alone. He would only die if they joined forces, so he kicked his legs
He pinched the horse's belly and jumped out, taking away two Song Army cavalry with the spear in his hand.
"Where to go!" Gu Tingye raised the reins, and the horse under him also ran out.
Qin Hao did not follow, but took over the command of the cavalry: "I am the Marquis of Jinghai, and all the Song troops are under my command, in a cone formation! With me as the arrow, the cavalry is in front, and the infantry is behind, charge!
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Under the command of Qin Hao, the Song army began to regroup, but the Pishi army was separated from the battlefield because of Yelu Zongbao, so they could only rely on instinct to fight for the time being.
The two sides collided again, and the Pishi Army's formation was instantly dispersed. The cone-shaped formation with Qin Hao as the arrow was like a sharp sword inserted directly into the heart of the Pishi Army. For a moment, both sides were on their backs, but this time,
The casualties of the Pishi Army were much greater than last time.
At this time, Yelu Zongbao made a circle and finally rushed back to the battlefield. Seeing this scene, he was so distressed that he almost vomited blood. In this charge alone, the Pishi Army paid the price of three thousand casualties.
"Retreat!" Yelu Zongbao made a decision immediately. He knew that in such a narrow terrain of the camp, the Pishi army could not fully deploy. If this continued, the only way to achieve this was to annihilate the entire army, so he had no choice but to order a retreat.
How could Qin Hao and Gu Tingye let him retreat so easily? This was the Pishi Army. Anyone who could kill more than one would earn a profit. They led the cavalry to bite the tail of the Pishi Army.
In this way, you chased each other, and soon reached the position of the central army. Yelu Hongji was shocked when he saw that the Pishi Army, which he was so proud of, was being chased and beaten.
Yelu Zongbao also came to Yelu Hongji at this time: "Your Majesty, nothing can be done. First withdraw from the camp, assemble the troops, and then fight back!"
Yelu Hongji panicked and said repeatedly: "Okay, get out, get out!"
When Qin Hao saw a middle-aged man wearing golden armor in front of the Chinese army tent, his eyes lit up and he laughed at Gu Tingye: "Cousin, that man is probably Yelu Hongji. Why don't we compete to see who can capture him?
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"Haha, this person must be the one in my pocket." Gu Tingye let out a long laugh, then clapped his horse and chased Yelu Hongji in the direction.
Qin Hao followed closely, laughing and scolding: "You are cheating!"
Yelu Hongji was startled when he heard the rumble of horse hooves behind him. When he turned around, he saw two young Song generals chasing after him with their horses madly. He could only slap the horses' buttocks desperately and flee.
When the Liao army saw the emperor running, they naturally followed him without organizing any decent resistance. In this way, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye chased him from dusk to dawn, killing no one knows how many Liao cavalrymen in the process, and they kept running fast.
After chasing to the boundary of Shunzhou, they saw Yelu Hongji entering Shunzhou City, and then they stopped their pursuit.
Gu Tingye slapped his thigh regretfully: "Let this old man run away!"
Qin Hao smiled and patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder: "Run? Where to run?"
Then the order was given: "Besiege the city!"
If Yelu Hongji had just run all the way, relying on the Khitan horse's footwork, he might actually have been able to escape, and ended up running into the city by himself. Then it would be no wonder that he was the one to blame.
At this time, outside Youzhou City, Zhao Yingce and Yingying Zhengyi were cleaning the battlefield, both of them laughing from ear to ear.
In the battle last night, the Liao army's camp fell. As many as 50,000 Liao soldiers were captured, hundreds of thousands of war horses, and countless grain and grass baggage. After this battle, not only was the siege of Youzhou lifted, but the Liao Kingdom also suffered losses.
With the strongest combat effectiveness, it is just around the corner to regain the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.
At this moment, the messenger from the front brought back another piece of good news that stunned the two of them.
"Haha, the Liao Kingdom is really ruined. The Marquis of Jinghai and Ningyuan actually blocked the Emperor of Liao!"
Zhao Yingce didn't care much and left the aftermath work to the British Duke. He led 50,000 infantry to Shunzhou, fearing that he would be run away by Yelu Hongji if he arrived late. What would it be like if Yelu Hongji could be captured alive?
Big credit?
In fact, Zhao Yingce's worries were unnecessary. Yelu Hongji had no intention of running away at all. Regardless of Yelu Zongbao's strong opposition, he decided to stick to Shunzhou City and wait for Liao troops from various places to come to rescue.
This battle has completely defeated Yelu Hongji's ambitions. Now he just wants to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty. As long as he can be let back, he will agree to any conditions.
By the time Zhao Yingce arrived at Shunzhou City, the peace envoy sent by Yelu Hongji had already arrived.
At this time, the Liao envoy no longer had the arrogance before, and greeted Zhao Yingce politely.
Zhao Yingce looked at him jokingly: "I remember that you said in Bianjing that the Song Dynasty was waiting to be destroyed. What's the point of being arrogant at the front and respectful at the back?"
The envoy lowered his head in embarrassment and said after a long while: "Your Highness King Huan, the Song Dynasty does have an advantage now, but the Liao Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If they really fight for their lives, it will not be beneficial to both sides. It is not as good as the Song and Liao Dynasties."
Are we going to form an alliance of brothers again, or give up and make peace?"
Qin Hao sarcastically said: "So the Liao Kingdom is willing to donate annual coins to the Song Dynasty? Call the Song Dynasty brother from now on? And return the sixteen states of Yanyun?"
The messenger was shocked when he heard this: "This is impossible!"
Qin Hao sneered: "When the Liao Dynasty was strong and powerful, this was how it treated the Song Dynasty. Now it's just treating others in their own way. If you don't agree, we will continue to fight. There is nothing to talk about!
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Zhao Yingce also slapped the table and shouted: "Yes, unless you agree to the above three conditions, I will break through Shunzhou City, capture Yelu Hongji alive, then recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and go straight to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing
Destroy your Liao Kingdom!"
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Gu Tingye was a little unwilling: "If Yelu Hongji really agrees to these three points, do we really have to let him go?"
Zhao Yingce smiled and shook his head: "Yelu Hongji will not agree. If he agrees, his throne will not be guaranteed."
In the final analysis, the Liao Kingdom was a dynasty established by nomadic peoples. It is their innate characteristic of nomads to worship the strong. Once Yelu Hongji signed such a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country, the ruling class of the Liao Kingdom would definitely re-elect other royal families to become the new
emperor.
Yelu Hongji was furious when he heard the news brought back by the envoy. He knew that the Song Dynasty had no "sincerity" in peace talks, so he called Yelu Zongbao over.
"You lead a group of Pishi troops to break out of the siege and call on all Liao troops to come for reinforcements. You must be quick! I am counting on you."
That night, Yelu Zongbao led thousands of Pishi troops to break through the Song army's encirclement.
Zhao Yingce looked at Yelu Zongbao's bravery in the distance and sighed: "He is really a tiger general."
Neither Qin Hao nor Gu Tingye pursued him. Their target was Yelu Hongji, and Yelu Zongbao actually reduced the probability of Yelu Hongji's escape.
As soon as the sky was turned, the Song Army began to attack the city. Qin Hao's engineering team once again played its role, digging holes, laying mines, igniting fires, and escaping. With the experience last time, the actions of the engineering team were even more smooth.
The Liao soldiers on the top of the city thought they had repelled the Song army's attack, and just as they were about to cheer, they felt the mountain shaking beneath their feet.
"The earth dragon turns over, the earth dragon turns over again!"
With a rumble, a city wall collapsed directly. Shunzhou City was not as strong as Youzhou City. A wall fell directly in one fell swoop, causing numerous casualties to the Liao army.
Amidst the smoke and dust, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye led the Song soldiers into the city, and the battle continued until late at night.
Yelu Hongji tried to lead the Pishi army to break out several times, but failed. He had no choice but to hide in the Shuncheng government office for the last stubborn resistance.
At this time, he regretted very much why he did not break out of the encirclement with Yelu Zongbao.
"Mom, all the archers, please show me your aim. If anyone hits Yelu Hongji, let me deal with him!"
Outside Shunzhou Yamen, the besieging Song army general shouted.
The living Yelu Hongji and the dead Yelu Hongji are completely different concepts. What an honor it would be if we could capture the Emperor of Liao alive and send him to Bianjing as a prisoner?
At that time, those who participated in the battle will be rewarded.
Therefore, compared to the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, the soldiers of the Song Army were actually more concerned about the life and death of Yelu Hongji. They would avoid Zhengya when shooting arrows, for fear of shooting Yelu Hongji to death.
Soon the main entrance of the Yamen was smashed by a car, and the Liao soldiers guarding the door were quickly stabbed into a hornet's nest. With the influx of Song soldiers, all the Liao soldiers who were stubbornly resisting in the Yamen were cleared away.
Qin Hao and Gu Tingye walked over the corpses on the ground to the entrance of the government office.
Suddenly the door was pushed open from inside.
Yelu Hongji came out under the protection of the remaining dozen or so Pishi troops.
"I want to see your King Huan!"
What surprised Qin Hao was that Yelu Hongji could actually speak Chinese, and he looked very standard.
Qin Hao smiled kindly and said: "Of course there is no problem, but if you have to keep the people around you at ease, you will see His Highness Prince Huan soon."
Yelu Hongji waved his hands sadly, signaling for them to put down their weapons.
Gu Tingye waved his hand, and the Song soldiers immediately tied them up.
Yelu Hongji struggled and said: "I am the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, you can't do this to me!"
Qin Hao walked up to Yelu Hongji and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, we won't hurt you. We tied you up to prevent you from harming yourself. Let's go. His Highness King Huan is still waiting."
At this moment, in the military camp outside the city, Zhao Yingce was pacing back and forth when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates: "His Royal Highness King Huan, the Marquis of Jinghai and the Marquis of Ningyuan have captured Yelu Hongji alive and have arrived outside the camp gate at this time."
"Haha~~~" Zhao Yingce laughed wildly. This was the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, and he was actually captured alive!
In the Chinese army tent, Zhao Yingce walked around for Yelu Hongji several times before he suppressed his excitement and asked as if nothing had happened.
"Are you Yelu Hongji?"
Yelu Hongji took advantage of his face and said, "I am the emperor of Liao."
As if appreciating a work of art, Zhao Yingce waved his hand to the soldiers: "Come to untie the soldiers and prepare wine and food. Today the King of Japan is going to have a drink with the King of Liao."
Before Yelu Hongji could refute that he was an emperor, not a king, the aroma of the wine and food instantly made him lose the desire to argue. It had been a day and a night, and he had not had a good meal.
After Yelu Hongji had eaten and drank enough, Zhao Yingce patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It seems that the King of Liao still likes the customs and customs of the Song Dynasty. Not only can he speak Chinese, but he also likes Han food so much. Since
In this way, I will send you back to Bianjing so that you can fully experience the scenery of Bianjing, so that the alliance between the Song and Liao brothers will be in vain."
Yelu Hongji was shocked. He surrendered just to save his life and delay time so that Yelu Zongbao could bring people to rescue him. If he was sent back to Bianjing, everything would be over.
"I, I won't go to Bianjing. If you send me back to Shangjing, I can satisfy you with anything."
