The Song army did not do what Yelu Chongyuan thought. They had no intention of stopping. Instead, they rushed southwest all night. In the middle of the night, Yelu Chongyuan broke out of camp to pursue them. After noon, they finally caught up with the Song army again.
The road became more and more difficult to walk, and we had already crossed the grassland in the morning, but the terrain was still flat. As long as it didn't snow or rain, the situation was still in favor of the Liao army. The Song army, which was fleeing day and night, was already showing signs of fatigue, and its speed was getting faster and faster.
It's getting slower and slower. Yelu Zhongyuan estimates that in two or three hours, his forward will have to catch up with the opponent's rear-cutting army, and by then a war will break out.
Earlier than expected, Yelu Zhongyuan's forward army had already fought against the Song army's rear-cutting army at the end of the period. The battle between the two armies can be described as devastating. The Liao army fell to the ground with almost no casualties.
More than 10,000 people in the rear, wearing Song army armor and driving carts, killed them all.
Yelu Zhongyuan also felt that it was too smooth, no matter how hard he said it, it was not like this. When the battlefield was cleaned, the truth made Yelu Zhongyuan explode. The more than 10,000 people were not the Song army at all, but the Liao soldiers enslaved by the Song army.
The country's soldiers were used to accompany the army to drive carts and pull horses as handymen. Originally, they were being carried forward by the central army. Not long ago, they were suddenly abandoned and retreated to the rear. Then they were pursued indiscriminately by the soldiers.
He was attacked and killed without even a chance to explain.
Yelu Chongyuan felt extremely humiliated by the cry of the surviving Liao troops who surrendered. The Song people used the surrender of troops to delay the pursuit of the army. After a small battle and cleaning the battlefield, the Song army opened up again after such a delay.
A short distance away; it seems that the intention of a decisive battle before dark today cannot be realized. The advantages of cavalry and troops cannot be used in the dark. Yelu Zhongyuan will never launch an attack at night.
It got dark very quickly in October, and Yelu Chongyuan had to order again to stop the pursuit and rest, but the Song army could not hold on. After the Liao army stopped, they were unable to move forward and stopped in front of Sixty Miles to rest;
Both sides sent a large number of sentinels to detect information from each other. The Liao people wanted to prevent the Song people from sneaking away, while the Song people were afraid that the Liao people would sneak closer and close the distance.
After a frightening night, the sky had just turned white, and the two armies set off almost in unison, continuing to chase and escape.
After the sun rose, a city on the distant horizon gradually appeared in the mist. After receiving the report, the Dynasty was extremely surprised. There was no doubt that it was Shinshu; the thick smoke rising from the city and the mess on the ground around the city came from
Look, there has been a battle here. This must be the trace left by Wan Yanhu's Jurchens when they attacked Xinzhou.
What the dynasty is most concerned about is whether Wanyanhu has captured Xinzhou. If not, his way forward will be dead and there will be a large army to pursue him, which will bring disaster. If the Jurchens capture Xinzhou, then his 80,000 people can
Entering the city and defending it, together with Wanyan Hu's tens of thousands of troops, the Liao army can be firmly contained.
The good news came that the people standing at the top of the city were Jurchen soldiers. The Xinzhou garrison originally only had a few thousand people. The night before Wanyanhu led his army to attack, the city lord and the garrison had already escaped. If it hadn't been for someone carrying them.
Lieutenant Qing Ming led thousands of people to resist desperately, and Wan Yanhu was able to capture Xinzhou with almost zero losses.
Wanyanhu was very happy. Su Jin's intention to attack Xinzhou was to attract some of the Liao army to separate troops to rescue him. But the fact now is that the Liao army has no such plan at all. The main force of the Liao army has already met in Taizhou, and may be following the enemy at the moment.
The Song people were fighting bloody battles on the grasslands east of Taizhou.
Wanyan Hu laughed just thinking about it. Su Jin was treacherous and wanted to use himself to attract the Liao army to reduce the pressure. However, the Liao people only saw him, Su Jin. Instead, he got a big advantage and made a lot of money in Xinzhou. This
It's called shooting yourself in the foot.
Wanyan Hu didn't want to stay in Xinzhou for a long time. There was no danger to defend here, and he didn't feel safe staying here. The Liao people would turn around and deal with him at any time; but since he had captured the city, he had to stay one night to satisfy his pride.
Feeling this, he originally planned to collect materials and property in the city in the morning, and then take the seven or eight thousand people in the city back to Longzhou.
It was this delayed night that made him regret it for the rest of his life. When the men at the top of the city saw the overwhelming army rushing towards Xinzhou from a distance, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they hurried to report to Wanyanhu.
Wanyan Hu came to the city wall angrily, raised his eyes and looked to the west, and his whole body was suddenly cold. The people rushing in front were undoubtedly the Song Army, but the dusty sky behind, as black as ants, was the Liao people; Changshengtian! This is
Are you kidding me? Either none of the soldiers will come, or hundreds of thousands of people will come overwhelmingly. This will literally cost your life.
The Song army quickly arrived at the city. A burly general shouted at the city, asking the Jurchens to quickly open the door and let the Song army enter the city. Wanyanhu hesitated, not knowing whether to let the Song army in or not.
It was the words of a leader around him who reminded Wanyan Hu: "Chief Chief, the Liao army has arrived. Now we are on the same boat as the Song people. If the Song army is refused to enter the city, after the Song army is annihilated, do you think the Liao people can be spared?"
Us? It’s better to let the Song army enter the city and join forces to defend or break through the encirclement with greater certainty."
Wanyanhu had no choice. He was deeply worried about the ancestors of the Song people, but the current situation forced him to join forces with the Song people. He took advantage of the chaos and took Longzhou. He had already broken the relationship with the Liao people. The Liao people would definitely retaliate.
, how could he let himself go?
"Open the city gate, welcome the Song people into the city, and order all the brothers to go up to the city wall to defend. When the Liao people approach the city, they will immediately shoot arrows to block them."
After giving the order, the gates of the four cities were opened, and the Song army lined up in several long dragons and quickly entered the city; the Liao army behind also realized the Song army's movements and pursued them with all their strength, taking advantage of the chaos of the Song army.
When an attack was launched, chaos ensued.
In order to ensure the safety of the city, Wanyanhu ordered the city gates to be closed immediately, locking out the more than 10,000 Song troops who had not yet entered. After just a cup of tea, all these 10,000 Song troops were killed by the Liao army.
Thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city, killing many of the Liao troops who chased and killed people at the bottom of the city, forcing them to retreat a thousand steps away and then take a breather.
Although Chao Chao was heartbroken, he also knew that in that situation, closing the city gate was the only option, and Wanyan Hu had done nothing wrong.
The Liao army outside the city slowly spread out and began to set up camp. The situation became slightly calmer. At this time, Wanyan Hu, who was looking for Su Jin everywhere, came and asked Wang Chao: "Where is Marshal Su? You fought a decisive battle with the Liao army in Taizhou.
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Chao Chao shook his head and said: "There is no big battle. We just divided our forces into two groups. I took these 80,000 people to the southeast to lure away the main force of the Liao army. Marshal Su has already made a detour to the north to attack Linhuang Mansion."
Wanyan Hu opened his mouth and shouted: "You... you are extremely despicable and shameless. You know that I am leading my troops to attack Xinzhou and you are leading the Liao army to come. This is to drag my Jurchen tribe into trouble. It is simply unreasonable."
Chao Chao said angrily: "What are you talking about? How did I know you were in Xinzhou? Didn't you send troops a long time ago? Why didn't you return to Longzhou after taking Xinzhou?"
Wanyan Hu was speechless. He couldn't tell the truth because although he sent out the troops early, he deliberately delayed it for a few days on the road in order to confirm the position of the main force of the Liao army. If there was any trouble, he would withdraw without hesitation.
In Longzhou, after confirming that the main force of the Liao army was in Taizhou, he made up his mind to attack Xinzhou; Wanyan Hu regretted so much that his intestines were green. If he had been more decisive or simply more cowardly, the current situation would not have been so bad;
After taking Shinshu, I really shouldn't stay this night.
"What should we do now? The Liao people are ready to fight to the death with us. There are probably 200,000 soldiers and horses."
"Twenty-five thousand people are under the command of the emperor's younger brother Yelu Chongyuan." Wang Chao said.
Wanyan Hu sighed deeply, it was okay to be led by someone else. Yelu Zhongyuan was a stubborn guy. Even if he was told that this was the Song people's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, he would never let go of himself and the Song army in front of him.
, what's more, Yelu Chongyuan has always advocated an extermination policy towards his Jurchen tribe, and now that he is here, he will not let it go.
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Yelu Zhongyuan did not expect that Xinzhou had fallen into the hands of the enemy. Originally, the Song army fled towards Xinzhou, but he did not take it seriously. The Song army did not have the time to capture Xinzhou and then defend the city. However, as soon as the Song army arrived at the city, they immediately
After entering the city in a grand manner, Yelu Chongyuan realized that the Song army had known that Xinzhou had been captured. When he found out that it was the Jurchens who had captured Xinzhou, Yelu Chongyuan even started to curse.
The Jurchens are really not a fuel-efficient lamp. I have long suggested that the emperor take decisive measures against the Jurchens, but the emperor is so stupid that he repeatedly refutes himself. Now, the Jurchens have indeed come out to disrupt the situation.
"Surrounded on all sides and setting up camps, do you think you can save your lives by relying on the small town of Xinzhou? This is your burial place." Yelu Zhongyuan ordered coldly.