In Xia Jun's tent, Su Jin sat alone in front of the case.
He did not crowd around on the high platform of the camp to watch the battle like Zhang Yuan and others. The outcome of the war was actually already determined. The moment the Liao army decided to retreat, the outcome was already decided.
Su Jin just didn't want to face the bloody battlefield. Although he personally directed all of this and Su Jin didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, the guilt in his conscience was still hard to shake off.
Su Jin understood himself. In fact, he was not an iron-blooded man at all. He was a living being. Countless lives would be lost in a fight. This conflicted with Su Jin's deep-rooted ideas from later generations; but reason told him,
In this era, the law of the jungle is the basic law of survival. The only way to protect yourself is to be stronger than others. From having your own life and death controlled by others to controlling the life and death of others, you will naturally have to experience a lot of suffering, and even have your hands covered with blood.
The blood of the innocent, but he had to do it, he had no choice.
From the standpoint of the Song Dynasty, judging from the real history and current situation, there cannot be any mercy at all, otherwise the Song Dynasty will usher in a tragic fate. If the killings at this moment can prevent the fate of the people of the Song Dynasty being killed tomorrow
, Su Jin will of course choose the former; even if he blames himself, even if he can't bear it, he can only do this.[
"Mr. Su, why are you hiding here? Don't you go and watch the wonderful drama outside? Ren Jingde has already invaded the enemy's camp. General Ximu and General Langya have also broken through the flanks. The Liao army is about to be finished after cutting off the rear.
, It’s so satisfying, it’s so satisfying.” Zhang Yuanbao rushed into the tent with a cold air to announce the good news, his face full of excitement.
Su Jin smiled and said: "It's expected, why should I be so surprised? I just don't want to see the scene of blood and flesh. Zhang Xiangguo went to watch the battle himself and asked Ren Jingde, Ximu Weiming and others to fight quickly. The war is still going on.
later."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Okay, I will urge them now, but even if there is no need to urge them, the war will be over within half an hour. Mr. Su, is it time for the main force to prepare for the attack?"
Su Jin said: "Wait a little longer and wait until dawn before pursuing again. We don't have any more torches to light up and avoid unnecessary confusion."
"But I'm worried that the main force of the Liao army will escape."
"It's half a day's journey to Helan Pass. In the current situation, they will have to walk for at least a day and a half. We don't have to worry, we can definitely catch up; and the stars appear in the night sky, and it will definitely be a clear day with snow and clear skies, and it won't snow.
, their traces will not be covered, and there will be no possibility for them to find another way to escape."
"Well, since Mr. Su has everything in mind, I will listen to you and make arrangements." Zhang Yuan turned around and walked out.
Su Jin suddenly asked: "What are the casualties?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Our Daxia casualties exceed 30,000, and the enemy's 70,000-strong army may not survive."
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "The war is over, the wounded soldiers should be actively treated, and execution on the spot is not allowed. The captured enemy soldiers can do labor with the army, and do not kill them indiscriminately; those who hold weapons are enemy soldiers, and those who put down their weapons are just ordinary people.
That’s all.”
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "When did Mr. Su show kindness to women? I, Daxia, have no tradition of treating prisoners well."
Su Jin sighed: "Just make an exception for me. Zhang Xiangguo can do whatever he wants. I won't force you."
Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "That's all, I'll do as you say."
…
Against the backdrop of the snowy light, the sky brightened very quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, it was already bright.
The war was coming to an end. Under the fierce attack of the 160,000 Xia Army, the Liao Army's 70,000-strong army was completely wiped out. The Xia Army ultimately suffered nearly 40,000 casualties, most of which were newly recruited cannon fodder recruits.
The Liao people were indeed brave. Despite the disparity in strength and the extreme disadvantage of being unable to mount a battle, they managed to hold off the Xia army for more than an hour and caused a large number of casualties. Although they were eventually outnumbered, they gained a lot for the evacuation of the main army.
At that time, when the war ended, the Liao army was already thirty miles away, and Yelu Zongzhen's chariot was already fifty miles away.
The battlefield was a mess, and the occasional sporadic screams seemed particularly empty and harsh. They were the soldiers of the Xia army who were finishing off the wounded soldiers who were destined to die one by one. It would be better to give them a good time than to lie in the snow and slowly suffer.
, although this scene is still murder, it is the most humane scene tonight.
The white snow all over the ground has turned into red mud, like a pink carpet of flowers spread on the ground. As time goes by, the blood begins to solidify and turn black, and the entire battlefield turns into a huge black place of death.
Like the spreading corpse poison in zombie movies.[
In the Xia Army camp, horns were blaring and flags were waving. In addition to the soldiers who participated in the battle last night, the remaining more than 200,000 troops were ready to go. Tens of thousands of modified sleds and chariots were spread over a ten-mile radius, as if waiting for the final starting gun.
, they will swarm forward, rushing towards the terminal of death.
Su Jin was fully armored, with a wool cloak draped behind him. He stood on a high platform, reached out to take the huge drumstick handed over by the soldiers around him, and shouted loudly: "Let's go for the last battle."
The drums were pounding, as if they were beating in everyone's hearts, making their hearts beat wildly. The low horns made a wild trill, like a big hand assisting them. Tens of thousands of chariots moved almost at the same time.
Like thousands of shuttles on the snow, it flies towards the east.
The path followed by the 200,000 Liao troops was very clear. Horse hooves trampled the snowfield into a muddy road several miles wide. However, after the snow water was trampled, it was frozen into ice, which became even harder and stinging. The Xia army pursued
The troops had to pursue along the snowfields on both sides of this avenue to ensure the speed of the sled.
When it was nearly noon, the majestic Helan Pass appeared on the distant horizon. Under the blue sky and white clouds, dark cloud-like black spots appeared on the distant horizon. They were the backs of the Liao army. When they discovered the Liao army, the Liao army
At the same time, the army also discovered the pursuing Xia army. The scouts immediately blew the horns. Suddenly, horns sounded one after another in the wilderness at the foot of Helan Mountain, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense and suffocating.
Xiao Hui gave an urgent order to stop the retreat, turned his troops around, and quickly ordered the carts loaded with baggage to be moved to the rear, quickly forming a simple defense line.
The Xia army also stopped its pursuit three miles away from the Liao army and began to quickly organize its army to prepare for the attack. Su Jin's chariot arrived shortly after, and the generals had already greeted Su Jin in an open space, waiting for Su Jin's order.
Su Jin squinted at the situation in the distance, waved his hand and ordered: "Keep the formation, eat your stomach first, and let the horses take a breath. Although they are running empty-handed, look at these beasts, they all have no energy left.
The soldiers on the cart had to boil some warm water and soak it in fine ingredients to feed the horses, and the attack also relied on the strength of their feet."
The generals agreed loudly and quickly divided up to make arrangements. After a while, the smoke was curling up, and the food in the Xia Army camp was fragrant. The soldiers knew that what was about to be a deadly battle would be a deadly battle, so they all wolfed down the food, hoping to be full even if they died.
devil.
However, the Liao army camp did not dare to move. The soldiers could only chew dry food silently and eat a few mouthfuls in the cold snow, because all their pots and pans had been abandoned in the camp in order to pack lightly.
Evacuate and reach Helan Pass as soon as possible.
The sun is shining brightly above the head. Under the sun, hundreds of thousands of troops are in formation and staring at the confrontation. There is no cover in the flat snowfield with a radius of hundreds of miles. No fancy strategies are of use at this moment. Only the brave can win the final victory.
of victory.
On the passage between the two armies that had been trampled by the Liao army, a group of skylarks fell down and pecked at the few exposed grass seeds. They were jumping and making noises. The upcoming battle had no effect on them at all. Suddenly, the skylarks
As if sensing something, they suddenly flew up from the ground and shot straight into the sky. At the same time, almost coincidentally, the armies of both sides let out loud shouts, like two rows of surging waves, rushing towards each other, gradually approaching, until
They collided violently together.
A super war with a total scale of more than 400,000 people has begun.