Chapter 233, The Catastrophe of Annihilation
ps. Present today's update, by the way, pull a vote for the diǎn515 fan festival, everyone has 8 votes, and the vote also gives diǎn coins, kneel and beg everyone to support and appreciate!
There was a lot of discussion in the tent, but no one could say what this particular crab meant.
At this time, Cao Han's personal guard suddenly spoke: "The last general heard that there is a grain and grass escort officer in his army, he is proficient in the shape of deciphering characters, and often deduces current affairs from this, and it is said that his inferences can often be ten out of **. Why didn't the general bring this man in and ask him to help explain the matter? ”
When Cao Han heard this, he was immediately interested. So he hurriedly asked the guards to invite this person.
Within a stick of incense, the guards invited the grain and grass escort officer to Cao Han's tent. He also told him all the ins and outs of the crab incident.
When the escort officer heard this, he pondered for a moment, and his face suddenly turned frightened. Then he excused himself again and again: "Please forgive the general for being ignorant, I really can't understand this word, and please ask the general to be smart!" ”
But the change in his expression just now was seen by everyone present. Everyone speculated that there must be a mystery in this, and the bathroom grabbed the escort officer and asked him to tell all the reasons.
As soon as the escort officer saw the situation in front of him, he fell to his knees, kowtowed to everyone again and again, and begged bitterly: "This matter is very important, and I really don't dare to be presumptuous." There is an 80-year-old mother in the lower family, and there are wives and children below, so I ask the general to show mercy and let go of the official to have a way out! ”
Seeing that the escort officer's words were so earnest, Cao Han couldn't be aggressive anymore. So he had to comfort him, and then said to him: "Since it is a decipherment, even if you tell the truth, it will not hurt you, Ben will promise: no matter what the result of the solution, you will not be punished!" ”
The escort officer glanced at Cao Han suspiciously, and then looked at the other people around him, and then slowly put his mind at ease. So he straightened his mind again, and then said to the crowd: "It is not strange to get crabs in dry land, but in the present situation, it probably means two things. One. Crabs are multi-legged creatures. Therefore, it means that Khitan reinforcements will soon arrive from all directions. Second, the crab word of crab, from the pronunciation, has the meaning of lifting. At present, it seems that the meaning probably refers to the departure from us to solve the siege of Nanjing~dǐng~diǎn~小~said,.±.≥os_(); It's not far off for the class teacher to return to the dynasty! ”
The escort officer's words made everyone dumbfounded. Even Cao Han was so frightened that his face changed. He was tempted to have the crow-beaked escort to death. But because he had promised in front of everyone just now that he would not punish him, it was not good to attack the escort officer, so he could only let him go.
At last. He could only say to the others in the tent in a stern tone: "What this man just said is pure nonsense, and it is not enough to admonish. And the major events of the imperial court military aircraft are not something that such juniors can peep through. Therefore, the crab matter is over, and no one can say anything about it. If someone leaks it without authorization, it will be dealt with according to military law! ”
After hearing Cao Han's words, everyone didn't dare to publicize the matter anymore.
But I don't know why, this matter finally spread out, and it was spread beyond recognition. And this happened to correspond to the psychology of the war-weary soldiers at that time, so it spread quickly and widely among the soldiers of the Song army, which had a great negative impact on the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
After all, the Song army's siege of Nanjing has lasted for more than half a month, although all kinds of means have been exhausted, but still have not captured this city, and even quite a difficult process of attacking the Northern Han Dynasty back then.
Zhao Jiong was greatly annoyed by the current situation. Because this attack on Nanjing was originally to make meritorious contributions and recover Yandi. Before the departure, many civil and military officials did not approve of this operation. Therefore, if he can't take Nanjing in one fell swoop this time, he will be laughed at by the world!
As a result, he successively ordered the removal of several generals who had poor command, and even went to the front line many times to cheer for the siege.
However, this qiē did not help, and the situation remained unchanged.
Fortunately, Zhao Jiong's understanding of his current passive position is relatively sober. He knew very well that this time the army went on an expedition to fight deep into the Liao territory, and it was almost impossible to raise military supplies such as grain and grass on the spot, and even the replenishment of soldiers was very difficult. And looking at the current situation, Ye Luxian and Yan'er will definitely not abandon Nanjing City. If they continue to stick to the city and attack but not overcome, then as soon as the Liao army's support troops arrive, they will be attacked from many sides. This is a very dangerous situation for them.
So, after weighing it repeatedly, Zhao Jiong finally issued an order for the class teacher to return to the dynasty.
However, before that, the elite troops of the Liao State under the command of Yelu Hugo had already come to the territory of Nanjing Dao. He first ordered all units in various localities to move closer to Nanjing and fight in concert. Then, according to the operational purpose of the battle at this time, which was not to destroy the Song army, but to relieve Nanjing, he personally led the elite troops to move southward to bypass the outer areas of Nanjing controlled by the Song army, and control the Gaoliang River area, and forced the Song army to take the initiative to lift the siege of Nanjing City with the posture of suddenly appearing behind the Song army.
The Gaoliang River, which flows southeast of Nanjing, is the largest tributary of the Sangqian River and is also the only way for the Song army to retreat. Therefore, Yelu Hugo ordered Yelu Sha to lead some men and horses to the nearby Gaoliang River in advance, but the main task of Yelu Sha's vanguard this time was to contain the Song army and buy time for Yelu Hugo's large army.
On this day, Zhao Jiong had just ordered the siege to stop, and when the besieging army was gathering to retreat, he suddenly received a report from a fast horse.
"Emperor Qiqi, there are about 10,000 Liao troops moving along the Gaoliang River, and its commander is Yelusha, but its combat intentions are not clear!"
After listening to Kuaima's report, Zhao Jiong's mood suddenly became even heavier. Although it is not yet clear about its combat intentions, with his keen military intuition, Zhao Jiong feels that this does not seem to be a good thing. However, Yerusha only had a force of 10,000 troops, and if he wanted to relieve the siege of Nanjing, it would certainly be impossible. However, regardless of the purpose of Yerusha's trip, as long as the Song army wanted to retreat safely, it would inevitably pass through the area of the Gaoliang River. So before retreating, they had to remove this obstacle and knock out or destroy the army under Jerushha's command to ensure that nothing went wrong.
At this point, the two armies finally met on the banks of the Sorghum River. Zhao Jiong relied on the strength of the crowd, and before he could line up, he ordered the Song army to rush straight to the Liao army.
Jerushha's forces also quickly rose up to meet the enemy.
Suddenly, the dust on the banks of the Gaoliang River covered the sun, and the sound of war drums, the neighing of horses, the roars of soldiers on both sides, and the sound of weapons were deafening.
However, because the disparity in the number of the two armies was too great, the war ended with a complete victory for the Song army.
The main commander of the Liao army, Yelu Sha, and a few personal soldiers were able to escape.
However, before Zhao Jiong and his soldiers could enjoy the joy brought to them by this victory, they were annihilated by the unpredictable battlefield shape.
[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )