The 35,000 allied troops of the Jurchen tribe and the Song army set out a few days later. Wanyanfeng learned from Wanyan Hu's lesson and was unwilling to risk life and death. He only sent Chi Laoji, a commander of ten thousand men, to lead 10,000 Jurchen soldiers.
Following them, Chi Laoji was a fierce general, like a black iron tower, but he was not stupid. Before leaving, he specifically explained to the dynasty that if there was an emergency, he would lead his troops to retreat quickly, and the Song army would not interfere with freedom.
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The dynasty was quite helpless. It seemed that the help of these 10,000 Jurchen troops could not be counted on. They could only treat it as an extra 10,000 people to fill the scene. Only then did the dynasty understand why Su Jin asked him to lead the Liao army to the
The Jurchens in Xinzhou are fighting each other. The Jurchens are indeed a selfish nation. They will not be grateful to the Song people for helping them break through the barriers of the Liao Kingdom and obtain a large area of territory. If such a tribe develops over time, it will definitely become a treacherous clan of tigers and wolves.
clan.
The army marched for three days, first detouring to the south. After the Battle of Shinshu, the Song troops who escaped one after another knew that the Dynasty army was in the north and rushed back. In a few days, they gathered more than 2,000 people. Dynasty
The purpose of detouring southward is to see if the old troops can be washed away at Shinshu Gathering Road.
However, this act of heart actually caused them to encounter an unidentified force shortly after arriving at the border of Xinzhou. They appeared in front of the right-wing Jurchen tribe and almost started a battle with the Jurchen soldiers.
After hearing the news, Wang Chao rode up to the front and saw that the side of the hillside in front was densely packed with people. He was shocked. Could it be Yelu Zhongyuan's army left behind to guard Xinzhou? Although he couldn't tell how many people there were, it was definitely
It's not a small army. The trouble is that the other side didn't show their flags, and it's impossible to tell whose soldiers and horses are hidden in the mist at the foot of the mountain.[
But the Dynasty could not see the other side clearly, but the other side could see the Dynasty clearly. Horse hooves roared, dozens of horses came galloping, and someone from a distance shouted in Chinese: "Who are you?"
What Wang Chao heard was the pure official dialect of the Song Dynasty, and he was delighted. He immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Who are you? Why don't you show your flag?"
The person on the other side shouted: "Are you the Song Army of Marshal Su?"
Wang Chao was even more surprised. Since he had encountered it, it was a blessing rather than a curse. It was a curse that could not be avoided, but there was no need to hide it.
"I am Wang Chao, deputy commander of the vanguard of the Northern Army, Marshal Su. Who are you?"
There was silence on the other side for a long time, and then suddenly turned around and ran back. The emperor was wondering, could it be that his reputation was enough to make the enemy soldiers flee in fear?
There was a sudden commotion in the opponent's formation, and then several large flags were raised. Hundreds of cavalry surrounded a general wearing a bronze mask with fangs and came out of the queue and ran straight towards this side.
Wang Chao carefully looked at the words on the flags, and saw that it was a big word "Di". His heart suddenly jumped wildly. The person wearing the mask with the surname Di, could it be Di Qing?
Before he could ask, the masked general had already rushed over, reached out and took off the bronze mask on his face. Under the mask was a handsome face, and the tattoo of the word "prison" on his cheek looked extremely dazzling. Who else could it be if he wasn't Di Qing?
Wang Chao shouted and rode up to meet him. When they came to a place, they turned over and dismounted and hugged each other tightly, laughing endlessly.
It turned out that the 80,000-strong right-leg army led by Di Qing quietly crossed the bay to raid Yingzhou and then led the troops straight to the capital road. On the way, they captured many civilians and soldiers who had fled south. After questioning, they learned that an unprecedented incident had occurred in Xinzhou.
The battle seemed to be a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. Di Qing thought that Su Jin's main army and the Liao encirclement and suppression army encountered each other in Xinzhou, so he hurriedly changed direction and marched northeast to support. However, Di Qing's troops were all infantry.
It took seven or eight days to arrive in Xinzhou. The place was already filled with mourners and corpses.
Di Qing's purpose was to go to the capital to rescue Su Jin. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they did not raise any banners and marched from remote places to avoid the city to avoid the news being leaked prematurely. Unexpectedly, they met the dynasty's men here.
The dynasty told the story of the Battle of Xinzhou, and Di Qing finally understood that this was Su Jin's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. He was greatly impressed and said: "Commander Su used his troops like a god. Along the way, he saw seven or eight Liao cities destroyed.
When I think about Commander Su leading his troops across the territory of Liao Kingdom as if they were human beings, I am truly astonished."
Chao Chao said: "I don't know if the young master has already captured Linhuang Mansion. Let's join forces and go to Linhuang Mansion to meet up as soon as possible."
Di Qing said: "That's natural. Since the main force of the Liao army has retreated, it must have been a battle scene in Beijing. Without further delay, let's set off immediately and chat on the way."
Now the two armies gathered together. Although the more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the dynasty were all thin and hairy, they were regarded as gods by the 80,000 soldiers brought by Di Qing. No one expected that after half a year of going deep into the enemy's hinterland, Su Jin
It is a miracle that there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses left after all the calculations on hand; and among these surviving soldiers, which one is not the best among the best, why is it not awe-inspiring?
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Thirty miles east of Linhuang Mansion, on a straw mat under a cedar tree, Yelu Zhongyuan sat cross-legged and called to Yelu Hongji, who was stunned: "What are you doing standing still? Come down and have wine with your uncle."
Sweat beaded on Yelu Hongji's forehead, and he stammered: "Uncle Emperor...how did you know..."[
Yelu Zhongyuan filled two wine cups and sighed: "How could I not know? How could your uncle still be alive today without even thinking about it?"
Yelu Hongji said: "Uncle Emperor, actually I..."
Yelu Zhongyuan said: "Don't explain, don't quibble. You know it will only make you more stupid. Get off your horse and have a few drinks with your uncle. Drinking in the snow has a certain taste. This reminds me of the time when I was a child and your father."
It reminds me of the scene of the emperor hunting and camping on the grassland."
Yelu Hongji dismounted his horse, walked slowly to the mat and sat down. The coolness on the snow came straight up, and Yelu Hongji's buttocks suddenly became bone-chilling.
"Back then, my father and I were hunting gray wolves on the Hanerduo grassland. There was an old wolf who was very cunning. We chased him for two days and two nights. When we got tired, we drank a few sips of strong liquor in the snow and squinted for a while.
Your father and I are exhausted, and so is the gray wolf. Sometimes, we are only a dozen steps away from each other. It can't run fast and we can't catch up. You think it's funny or not."
Yelu Hongji laughed twice and said: "It's funny, it's funny."
Yelu Zhongyuan said to himself: "At that time, your father came up with an idea and finally caught the gray wolf. I was so impressed that I fell to the ground. Your father is really a genius, haha, what a genius."
Yelu Zhongyuan drank the wine in the cup and sneered several times. Yeluhong basically wanted to ask what the idea was. Before he could speak, Yelu Zhongyuan suddenly turned his head, his eyes were fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You know you
What did your genius father have in mind?"
"Nephew...nephew I don't know." Yelu Hongji was so frightened that he turned his head away and did not dare to look at him.
"Your father said that wolves like to bite people from behind. The gray wolf must have wanted to eat us after being hungry for so many days. It would not dare to eat us together. So your father said that I should sit with my back to the hungry wolf.
Lifting his neck, he hid in the dark. When the wolf pounced on me and bit me, he stabbed the wolf to death with a sharp knife in the back. Haha, do you think your father is a genius?"
Yelu Hongji didn't dare to answer, but he heard Yelu Zhongyuan continue: "So I stupidly sat there with my neck exposed. The wolf was really hungry, and quietly pounced on me and bit me. Fortunately, I had the foresight to take off my clothes."
The boots were placed on my neck. The gray wolf bit down and penetrated the boots, biting out several small holes in my shoulders. Unfortunately, no vital parts were hurt. I am still alive. Then your father and I were happy.
I peeled off wolf skins, cut up wolf dogs, and cut off wolf heads to take home, but I didn’t realize there was anything wrong with it at the time. It was really stupid.”
"Later, I slowly understood that compared to that hungry wolf, your father and my brother were more cruel. At that time, my mother loved me, and your father was afraid that she would support me in ascending to the throne, so he changed his mind.
It was a pity that I was lucky enough to have an accident. Later, I took precautions everywhere, and your father never had the chance to make a move. The queen mother insisted on making me emperor. I knew that I was no match for your father, so I went to inform him.
His mother, who loved me so much, was put under house arrest and tortured to death. Your father pretended to appoint me as the crown prince in order to appease my heart. However, the throne was originally mine, mine! Do you understand? That’s not it at all.
My, what kind of good person do I want him to be?"
Yelu Zhongyuan roared angrily, his eyes blazing with anger, like a man-eating beast.
"Uncle...nephew knows that after my father abdicates, my nephew will be the first to support you on the throne."
"Bah! Are you a good person? You are more ruthless than your father. You can even kill your biological mother and sisters. Can you be a pure and kind person? I will not say anything you say to slander me.
Keep it in mind, now that you have escaped from the battlefield and issued a military order, this has given me a reason to kill you openly. Your father, the emperor, will not be able to do anything to me afterwards. I am just upholding military discipline. Do you understand?"
Yelu Hongji's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Uncle, please forgive me, I am your nephew."
Yelu Chongyuan laughed loudly and said: "You are my nephew? Queen Renyi is still your mother, and your father is still my brother, so what? Eat, eat a few bites of meat, drink a few sips of wine, this
But it’s your last meal. Don’t worry, I will keep my flesh and blood in mind and leave you a whole body.”
Yelu Hongji shouted and stood up, reaching out to touch the scimitar at his waist. A guard had already come forward and twisted his arm to prevent him from moving.
Yelu Hongji struggled and yelled and cursed. Yelu Zhongyuan reached out and grabbed a leg of lamb, pinched his cheek and shoved it in, and immediately stuffed his yells and curses into his stomach.
"Let's do it." Yelu Zhongyuan turned his back and looked at the vast undulating snowfield in the distance. A rope behind him was put around Yelu Hongji's neck, and the other end was put on the treetop. The two guards exerted force, and Yelu Hongji's
The body was hoisted into the air.
Yelu Hongji's body struggled violently in mid-air, and the tree body also shook violently. The remaining snow on the tree crown was shaken and fell down, like willow catkins in March, blowing in the wind.