Chapter 396: A Great Victory
At the beginning of May of the second year of Yongxi, the Khitan army and horses were fierce that year, and the Song army was forced by the Khitan soldiers and horses to outside the Qigou Pass. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, on the twelfth, two other Song army soldiers and horses broke through the silt pass and entered the pass and approached Youzhou.
After being forced to retreat outside Qigou Pass, the Song army's soldiers and horses defended for three days and broke through Qigou Pass overnight.
Cao Yubin, the commander of the Western Road, led the army to pursue and capture the defeated Khitan army until the victory.
The Song army pressed the Liao Dynasty and approached the city of Youzhou.
Youzhou resisted for three days, and on the evening of the third day, the battle became more and more intense, and the Song army threw three fire thunders one after another, which shocked the people and horses in Youzhou City.
On the 18th, Khitan reinforcements arrived, and the two armies fought a decisive battle.
However, at this time, the Khitan reinforcements heard that the defenders of Shunzhou and Jizhou threw themselves into the Song army, and the Liao soldiers were angry and began to fight.
The Song army blew the horn that shook the sky, and the sound of "whining" sounded, and in the neighing of horses and shouts of killing, the low, solemn, and gunpowder-smelling voice inspired.
Infantry, cavalry, archers, artillery...... Each did his duty, and rushed forward one by one.
At that moment, everyone knew that if they broke through that door, climbed that wall, and captured that city, they would be victorious.
In the billowing smoke and dust, the sound of fighting continued, one after another, and spread to the sky.
"Boom!"
A dull voice boosted the morale of the Great Song army.
The sturdy and heavy gate was knocked open, and as soon as the city gate opened, the soldiers and horses rushed straight into Youzhou City.
The Khitan reinforcements were injured by the fire and thunder of the Song army, and they were defeated and retreated, and the generals of the reinforcements saw that they could not hold Youzhou, and beat the drum to retreat.
The city of Youzhou is broken, and the Song army is victorious!
"Hahaha...... His Royal Highness is really a good strategy, first attack the heart, and then attack the troops, this battle is a big victory, it is really enjoyable!"
"At this time, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue and take Shunzhou and Jizhou directly. The Khitan soldiers and horses believed that Shunzhou and Jizhou were returned to Shun, and it was precisely because His Majesty drove the expedition many years ago, and the soldiers and civilians of both places surrendered to the Song camp, and they believed it in a panic. After they retreat, they will definitely react that it is our strategy to win the hearts and minds of the people, if they do not take it at this time, it will be difficult to capture it when the Khitan reinforcements arrive. ”
At this moment, His Royal Highness King Qin, who was dressed in a silver robe and armor, was a little less gentle, and he added a little fortitude.
This is very polite, and the Khitans must be driven out of the Central Plains. Old General Guo spoke in a deep voice.
His Royal Highness the King of Qin led the troops for the first time, and the generals in the army were not optimistic.
And this great victory obviously gave His Royal Highness King Qin authority in the army.
From the soldiers and horses led by General Cao being forced to retreat to Qigou Pass to prepare for battle, to the other two soldiers and horses breaking through the Sikou Pass and approaching Youzhou, all the strategies came from His Royal Highness the King of Qin.
Guo Xian, the old general Guo Xian, is not the first time to conquer the north, this time you won a big victory in Youzhou, and the old general Guo had to admit that His Royal Highness the King of Qin had a strategy to lead the troops.
"Your Highness, General Cao has not yet arrived, and we are afraid that we will not have enough soldiers and horses now. ”
"Listen to the order of this king, General Guo Lao guarded Youzhou, this king and Xiang Yan rushed to Shunzhou with 50,000 soldiers and horses, Pan Zheng took 150,000 soldiers and horses to temporarily defend Jizhou, and waited for this king's order to start a war again. ”
"Your Highness, are these 50,000 soldiers and horses too few?"
"Youzhou needs soldiers and horses to defend it to prevent the Liao soldiers from fighting back. This king will send a letter to General Cao, and he will send 100,000 soldiers and horses to Shunzhou to make peace with this king. ”
General Cao has a personal grudge with His Royal Highness, and this time His Royal Highness asked General Cao to chase the defeated Khitan army to the Sangqian River, but General Cao crossed the river all the way to the victory and did not listen to His Highness's military orders, General Cao must have selfish intentions and ignored His Highness's order to take charge of the army. ”
After Xiang Yan said this, all the generals looked at him.
Each of them knew very well, at the beginning, who had ever put His Royal Highness King Qin in their eyes?
Xiang Yan's words were like spitting stars on everyone's face.
However, smart people can see that Xiang Shui has clearly defected.
His Royal Highness King Qin, Guo Xian and Cao Yubin are the commanders of the three routes, and the status of General Guo and General Cao in the army is not below His Royal Highness the King of Qin, so the two of them can have their own strategies for leading the troops, but the result is that the three routes of soldiers and horses must cooperate to jointly resist the enemy.
"If General Cao hadn't arrived in time, we would have only 50,000 soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be ......?"
"No!" His Royal Highness King Qin was very indifferent.
"Your Highness, General You will lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Shunzhou. General Guo spoke, if it was him, there would be no personal grudges.
"This king has another plan to capture Shunzhou, but General Guo is still guarding Youzhou. ”
Guo Xian is the oldest of several generals, nearly seventy years old, this expedition to the north, the emperor did not plan to use Guo Lao General, but Guo Lao General insisted on pleading to go into battle, so as the commander of the middle road, they went to the battlefield together.
Guo Xian is old and has a great temper, but when he met His Royal Highness the King of Qin, General Guo also had to give him a capital letter.
When capturing the Sikou Pass, General Guo did not listen to his words and made the biggest reaction, but after a private conversation, General Guo changed his attitude.
No one else knows what His Royal Highness King Qin said to General Guo, and if he knew, he would definitely be smooth for General Guo. His Royal Highness King Qin had a very good temper and had been tepidly persuading, but after it was useless, he opened his mouth and threatened General Guo that if he did not listen to the military order, he would immediately send General Guo, who was too old and could not move his legs, back to the capital urgently.
General Guo hated it at the time, but this battle listened to the strategy of His Royal Highness King Qin and won a big victory, so General Guo's old heart was really convinced.
The personal grudge between General Cao and His Royal Highness King Qin is nothing more than because General Cao's daughter died, and they all said that it was the future Princess Qin who killed him, so General Cao and His Royal Highness King Qin were separated from each other.
You must know that the Yongcheng army led by General Cao is the only one that is not controlled by the imperial court, different from the prince's personal soldiers, the Yongcheng army is the same level as the forbidden army, with such an army, obviously His Royal Highness the King of Qin is the person above the ten thousand people in the court today, but His Royal Highness the King of Qin was young before, and he has been sick in the house, and the Yongcheng Army has been guarding the northwest in Qinzhou all the year round, so His Royal Highness the King of Qin has never really contacted the Yongcheng Army.
And General Cao is in command of the Yongcheng army, if he is separated from His Royal Highness the King of Qin, then it is very likely that he will not obey His Royal Highness the King of Qin.
In the team that followed the army all the way to Youzhou, there was a small figure shuttling through the wounded soldiers.
"Ah Rong, come and help them stop the bleeding. ”
"It's coming, it's coming. ”
This person is Yan Hanyu, who entered the barracks again under the pseudonym Ah Rong to help those injured soldiers diagnose and treat.
Just after a big battle with the Khitan, the city of Youzhou was broken, and the Song army won a great victory, and at this time, one after another people covered in blood were carried in the rear camp.
Several military doctors were overwhelmed, and Yan Hanyu, who had just entered the barracks, was naturally called to use both hands and feet.
The reason why Yan Hanyu was able to enter the military camp was, of course, to ask her master.
She has always carried the jade whistle that her master gave her, and the sound is very special, a little sharp but not harsh, and there is a transposition, very similar to a warbler's cry, his master once said that as long as you blow it, it can be transmitted to ten miles away.