Chapter 187: Incorporate the Liao Army

The affairs of the Pan family have been arranged, Liu Zhenglong set off with his subordinates, this time the team is a bit huge, the newly married Zhiyue Xian, Liu Ruyan, Pan Jin and the princess Li Yunluo of Western Xia have all brought it, of course, Pan Yun, Liang Hongyu, Hua Rongying, Xiao Zixuan and other beauties have already left their children in the capital, in order to ensure the safety of Liu's mansion, Wu Er, Lu Zhishen and the dragon scale team led by Wang Gui all stayed in the capital.

Yan Shun had already prepared to tell Empress Yelu Nanxian that he was destined to assassinate Li Renji and his mother on the night of May 30, and to ensure the safety of the palace before the arrival of Emperor Li Qianshun of Western Xia.

The news of Li Renai's assassination has been concealed, and the outside world does not know, and the news of Li Renai's murder was slowly released after the news of Li Qianshun's release came from the Great Song Dynasty.

After learning that Li Renai was killed, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, knew that something was wrong, and it was obvious that the crown prince had been assassinated a long time ago, but this news has been blocked, indicating that the queen Yelu Nanxian regarded herself as the object of suspicion, and during this period, she may have made some deal with Li Renli, the king of Shu.

It's really uncomfortable to be calculated, but it's better than being eradicated, right? Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, knew that after Li Renxiao was assassinated, he was destined to be unable to reach a compromise with Li Renli, the king of Shu, and now the emperor Li Qianshun was about to return.

Although there were 10,000 unwillingness in his heart, in the end, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, took the initiative to go to the palace to ask for peace, because it involved the assassination of the crown prince Li Renai, so he was not too willing to pull up too heavy a topic, but hoped that the queen Yelu Nanxian believed that he was sincere.

After Li Renai was assassinated, Yelu Nanxian's heart died, and he didn't take the imperial power so seriously, whether it was King Shu or King Pu, they could all be the murderers who killed their sons, but now is not the time to avenge their sons, they can only forbear, and they can only deal with these two cunning guys.

"His Royal Highness King Pu, did you come to see the palace for something?" Yelu Nanxian suppressed the anger in her heart, but her tone was very cold, and she said coldly: "Recently, the mourning family's physical condition is a little not good, if there is nothing important, try not to disturb the mourning family." ”

"Niangniang, Your Majesty has been on the way back recently, what kind of etiquette should we use to greet you?" King Pu knew that Yelu Nanxian was in a bad mood, and he didn't dare to touch his head, so he could only be as careful as possible, he saw that the other party was not angry, so he said cautiously: "Your Majesty has been captured after all, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to return." ”

"What kind of etiquette, shouldn't it be that you and King Shu discussed, I know how to deal with this matter as a woman?" Of course, Empress Yelu Nanxian knew what King Pu was most worried about, but now that Liu Zhenglong was still on his way back, she couldn't turn her face with this old fox, she sneered and said: "Your Majesty's return is not appropriate, so who do you think is appropriate to sit on the throne?" Is it you, or is it King Shu? ”

Of course, Puwang Li Renzhong wanted to say that he was the most suitable, but once he said this, it would be completely finished, and there would be no chance to turn over. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "The minister thinks that Li Renji should be on the throne, and the queen mother will come to the court, and as for His Majesty the Emperor, he can be respected as the emperor." ”

"As long as King Shu has no opinion, the mourning family is willing to accept your suggestion." Empress Yelu Nanxian knew that Liu Zhenglong would definitely enter the territory of Western Xia in advance, but before he arrived, he still couldn't provoke King Pu and King Shu, only by paralyzing these two old foxes, everything would have a chance.

"The minister will go to handle it, let King Shu be responsible for welcoming His Majesty's return, and the minister will handle the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, and the original plan will remain unchanged on the sixth day of the sixth month of June." For King Pu, as long as the new emperor ascends the throne, then even if Li Qianshun returns, he will not be able to set off storms. As for the infighting with King Shu, it is necessary to think about it in the long run, and the most important thing here is to see how everyone plays the card of Yelu Nanxian.

On the 26th day of May in the fifth year of Xuanhe, everyone knew that the man had returned, and it seemed that the sky was about to change.

"Let the slave family give you a son, okay?"

"Good! Let our son be the emperor of Western Xia. When the day dawned, Yelu Nanxian bird snuggled in the man's arms like a human, and she said delicately: "How are you going to avenge my son." ”

"What are your plans?" The man is having a wonderful aftertaste and is lazy and does not want to get out of bed.

"Li Qianshun ascended the throne, let King Shu and King Pu eat dog, step by step to divide the power of the two, when the time is ripe, first control the palace guard in his hands, and then guide the two to the palace, all in one net."

"The most poisonous woman's heart, it seems that this sentence is wrong, your plan is too long, and it is easy to have accidents in the middle." Without hesitation, the man vetoed Yelu Nanxian's proposal.

"And what good ideas do you have?"

"Before Li Qianshun ascended the throne, there would be a Western army of the Great Song Dynasty to invade Western Xia, let King Pu lead the army to go out, King Shu assassinated His Majesty and was arrested on the spot. The princes and nobles of Western Xia did not want to set fire and would soon draw a line with King Shu. King Pu's army will be entangled by the western army on the border, and he is in a dilemma and will not attack himself. And the assassinated Li Qianshun will not be able to come to the court because of his physical injuries, and the Western Xia will enter the period of the queen's reign until our son grows up. ”

Yelu Nanxian has fallen in love at this moment, where can he think about it so much.

Li Qianshun, the emperor of Western Xia, secretly returned to Xingqing Mansion, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, who went out of the city to greet him, was empty. On the afternoon of May 30, the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun entered the palace, and on this day, Li Renji was assassinated.

On the first day of June, a war broke out on the border between Song and Western Xia, and 30,000 Zhejia troops entered the territory of Western Xia with the assistance of 60,000 Liu Jiajun.

Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, did not want to go on an expedition, but after meeting a mysterious guest in the evening, he set out on the fifth day of the sixth month, one day before Li Qianshun ascended the throne.

Li Renli, the king of Shu, did not expect such a big change, but these are no longer under his control, after all, the crown prince Li Renai, the prince Li Renxiao, and Li Renji are all dead, and it is normal for Li Qianshun to ascend the throne in this case.

If other people ascend the throne, Li Renli, the king of Shu, can still oppose it, but he can't oppose Li Qianshun, because once he opposes it, he will lose the support of the royal family and nobles, and eventually become a loner.

On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, Li Qianshun ascended the throne again, and on this day, the hapless Western Xia emperor was assassinated and wounded, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, was the biggest suspect and was arrested on the spot.

At the same time that Li Renli, the king of Shu, was arrested, the Shu Wangfu ushered in a bloody massacre.

The nine gates of Xingqing Mansion were closed, and a large-scale search was launched in the city, and when they encountered resistance, they were all in danger, and they took the initiative to beg for mercy from the queen Yelu Nanxian, and took the initiative to draw a line with King Shu.

King Pu's mansion was not baptized in blood, but King Pu's cronies were arrested one after another. King Shu and King Pu, who were in power for a while, lost their former edge on this day. The fate of Li Renli, the captured king of Shu, is uncertain, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu who led the expedition, was actually exiled, and no one knows when he will return.

Emperor Li Qianshun was assassinated and wounded, as for the extent of the injury, the outside world does not know, and all the imperial doctors who participated in the treatment that day died mysteriously.

On the ninth day of the sixth month, Empress Yelu Nanxian announced that the emperor was injured and could not take care of the government, and Western Xia entered the period of the empress's provisional dynasty.

On the ninth day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Xuanhe, this day is destined to be remembered in the annals of history, and many major events happened on this day.

On this day, the Great Liao Emperor Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi officially became a prisoner of the Jin State, and the Liao State perished, and at this time, Yelu Dashi abandoned his wife, son, and daughter fled westward alone, and finally established the Liao State, known as the Western Liao, and his wife Xiao Ta did not smoke, his son Yelu Yilie, and his daughter Yelu Pu Suwan in order to avoid the pursuit of the Jin army, and fell to Jingzhao Mansion.

On this day, Tong Guan was bizarrely defeated and driven out of the city by the residents of Nanjing Xijin Mansion, and the Jin army conquered the largest city in the north without blood, and Guo Yaoshi led the resentful army to join the Jin army.

On this day, Fang La died, and his daughter Fang Baihua assisted the prince Fang Hao to continue the rebellion and conquer Jiangning Mansion, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, which shocked the government and the public.

On this day, Song Jiang officially took refuge in Wang Qing of Huaixi and continued to fight with the imperial court.

On this day, Tian Hu proclaimed himself the king of Jin and openly made enemies of the imperial court.

On this day, there was a more important thing, that is, Xiao Gan escorted the Empress Xiao Puxian to Yinshan, and the famous Yinshan Resistance Battle kicked off.

The Yinshan Resistance Battle is famous, because this battle really played the style of the Great Song Dynasty cavalry, and on this day this cavalry was officially named Longwei Army, and this battle was also the first time Yue Fei commanded the cavalry to fight.

Xiao Gan never dreamed that there would be an ambush of the powerful cavalry in front of him, but it was too late to know at this time, and it was impossible to retreat. The trail was flanked by high mountains, and it was impossible for cavalry to climb over it. The back was blocked by 6,000 heavy armored cavalry, and the front was more than 20,000 cavalry.

Yue Fei shouted loudly: "Leave the war horses, supplies, and allow you to leave, otherwise you will be killed." ”

Regardless of killing, more than 20,000 soldiers shouted together, and the momentum was absolutely shaking the earth and shaking the mountains, deafening. Every word slammed into the hearts of the Khitan soldiers like a hammer. This Liao soldier is not the Liao iron cavalry when he crushed the Great Song Dynasty, but the remnants of the defeated army who were beaten by the Jin soldiers like a lost dog, and they themselves were rumors along the way, and now they encounter the enemy in a desperate situation, so they are even more trembling, and they have long lost the courage to fight to the death.

Xiao Gan, the best military commander in the last years of the Liao Kingdom, how could he flee without a fight, and behind him was the queen of the Great Liao, his cousin, if he escaped like this, the enemy would not let go of the last queen of the Great Liao.

"Don't talk about killing, this sentence is too early, fighting a war is not a trick, don't you just rely on how many people are, it's a big deal." Xiao Gan was determined to die, and would rather die in battle than beg to surrender. Besides, once the war horses and materials are left, what will happen if the Song army goes back on its word, and the alliance signed by the Song and Liao countries can be easily torn up, so what is the so-called verbal promise?

Yue Fei had long heard of Xiao Gan's name, and he also knew that this was a rare general, and if he was killed, it would definitely be a big loss. However, it is not easy to subdue such a wise and brave general.

"Lots of people? Hehe, this general is willing to give you a chance, we will each send 3,000 cavalry to fight, limited to one hour, if one hour, our army can not win, then give way and let you pass. At this time, Yue Fei suddenly had an idea, he found that there were three thousand Tielin troops among the cavalry of the Liao State, once the three thousand dueled, Xiao Gan would definitely dispatch the three thousand Tielin Army, as long as it was to defeat the last heavy armored cavalry of the Liao State, then it was not impossible to persuade Xiao Gan to surrender.

"Don't regret it, I have 3,000 heavy armored cavalry here, and the combat effectiveness is far above that of the Iron Harrier, and once the battle starts, I will never return."

"There is no joke in the army." Yue Fei began to dispatch troops, and the composition of 3,000 soldiers was Hua Rong leading a thousand Benlei troops in the center, and the Tielin Army was in a tough confrontation, so that the two heavily armored cavalry faced each other head-on, so that Xiao Gan was convinced of the loss. Niu Gao led a thousand flame troops to separate the left and right flanks, and used firearms to complete the killing of the heavy cavalry. And Zhang Xian led a thousand devastating troops to suppress the formation, pressing up in the middle of the battle.

The heavy armored cavalry can be said to be invincible on the ancient battlefield, often crushing the enemy with the momentum of destroying and decaying, so every country attaches special importance to the construction of heavy armored cavalry, of course, except for the Great Song Dynasty, even the cavalry did not talk about any heavy armored cavalry.

The heavy armored cavalry has a fatal flaw behind the strong back, so that it withdrew from the historical stage in the Ming and Qing dynasties, not to mention the high cost, the key is that the durability of the heavy armored cavalry is very poor, and the war horse can't bear it for a long time, and the soldiers can't stand it. Half an hour is basically the upper limit, and after that, the combat effectiveness of the wine glass is greatly reduced.

This is also the reason why Yue Fei proposed to decide the outcome in an hour, he believed that at the last moment of deciding his fate, Xiao Gan could only rely on the Tielin Army, the last heavily armored cavalry of the Liao State, because the other party had no choice.

Xiao Gan was also willing to give it a go, he shouted loudly: "Three thousand against three thousand, let you see the glory of the Great Liao Tielin Army, if our army is defeated in an hour, since Xiao Gan, the following soldiers are willing to be dispatched by the general in the future." ”

Sure enough, the 3,000 Tielin Army carrying the last glory of the Great Liao slowly stepped onto the final stage, which belonged to them on the last stage, and they had to fight for the honor of the Great Liao and their fate.

Comparatively speaking, the Iron Harrier is more famous, because of the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty Hundred Years of National War, the Iron Harrier played an important role. But in fact, the Tielin Army was even stronger, because the smelting technology of the Liao State had surpassed that of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was many times stronger than that of the Western Xia. Moreover, the war horses of the Liao State are stronger and have a greater impact.

The final choice of fate, Xiao Gan personally led the team, at this time, it was time to fight against the water, and there was no such thing as a commander not taking risks.

The three thousand Iron Forest troops began to put on their armor and prepare for the final charge.

Hua Rong, Xiao Li Guang Hua Rong has excellent archery skills, but he is more willing to lead the army to fight to prove his worth, and he does not want to be ridiculed because he relied on his sister's relationship to become the commander. You must know that those who come out of Liangshan are destined to be inferior, unless they are as famous as Lu Junyi, it is difficult to have a bright future, not even the leopard head Lin Chong.

With Hua Rong's order, the Ben Lei Army quickly entered the battle sequence, this time there was no defense, only an attack, and a thousand Ben Lei Army rushed over with an overwhelming momentum, rushing towards the Tielin Army like an arrow from the string.

Crazy, how come there are only a thousand heavily armored cavalry? Xiao Gan felt a little incredible, but he didn't think about it that much, and shouted loudly: "Surround them and annihilate them." ”

The 3,000 Tielin Army, which was well equipped, immediately set up a 'three-talent bottom formation', trapping the 1,000 Benlei Army in the center.

The two heavily armored cavalrymen were entangled together, like striking iron, and there was no blood to be seen in this battle, because they were all covered by armor, and only when the head was cut off, could the blood be seen splattered.

The 3,000 Tielin Army formed a huge iron triangle to trap the Benlei Army in the center, and there was no tactics, only a head-to-head battle.

The Benlei Army trapped in the center was not panicked at all, according to the established tactics, relying on the advanced weapons and skillful small-scale cooperation, they entangled the Tielin Army to the death, although they were at a disadvantage, but the casualties were very small, and even the casualty rate was far less than that of the Tielin Army.

How did the last glory of Da Liao become like this, three times that of the enemy, but it was not cheap at all, and the casualties were even greater than that of the other party.

The wise Xiao Gan quickly understood what was going on, the Song army's long-handled iron hammer seemed to be specially designed to fight the heavily armored cavalry, and the blow force of each attack was very large, posing a huge threat to the Tielin army.

Just when Xiao Gan was about to change the formation, the flame soldiers who had been waiting for a long time came over in two ways, bang bang, a shocking nerve, almost every shot will have a Tielin army fall, it turns out that the heavy armor is only a defensive bow and arrow, and it can't resist firearms at all.

Before, I knew that the Song army had firearms, and even the Liao State also had firearms, but the effect was very small, and it couldn't hurt the heavy armored cavalry at all. This time, the gunpowder subverted Xiao Gan's cognition, and he was immediately dumbfounded, and he also understood why the other party was so confident in emphasizing the end of the battle in one hour. However, now that the two heavily armored cavalry were entangled, it was impossible to escape.

The war situation changed rapidly, from the original triangle of death to trap the Benlei army, and suddenly became the Song army should be combined with the outside and the death entangled to the Tielin army.

The horses were neighing, and the Tielin Army was constantly falling. When facing the Ben Lei Army, the two sides were inseparable, and it was difficult to see who really had the upper hand for a while. However, when encountering the medium and long-range shooting of the Flame Army, the Tielin Army was completely at a disadvantage.

The Flame Army belongs to the light cavalry, which is very mobile and switches freely between attack and retreat, while the heavy cavalry is too slow to catch up at all, it is simply an elephant chasing a cheetah, which looks fierce and does not actually pose a threat at all.

With the passage of time, the Tielin Army suffered more than 1,000 casualties, which is not a nightmare, the biggest nightmare is that the war horses began to be physically exhausted and fell one after another, while the Benlei Army on the opposite side did not have the slightest physical exhaustion.

Seeing the scene of the Tielin Army falling on the horse, Zhang Xian commanded the Destruction Army to rush and kill it, and the three Longwei armies presented an iron triangle, entangled the Tielin Army to the death. The impact of the Benlei Army, the medium and long-range shooting of the Flame Army, the strange offensive route of the Destroying Army, and the small-scale Destroying Impact, the perfect combination of the three, the killing Iron Forest Army began to show signs of collapse.

Once the heavy cavalry collapses, it is a nightmare, and there is absolutely no power to reverse it.

"Surrender, surrender."

Seeing that more than half of the Tielin Army had suffered casualties, Xiao Gan knew that if he persisted, the whole army would be destroyed, and in that case, the other cavalry would be even more unable to withstand the impact of the other party.

"General Xiao is welcome to join." Yue Fei accepted Xiao Gan's surrender, but temporarily collected the weapons and war horses of this Liao army, as for when they will be returned to the other party, it depends on how Lin Chong transforms.

Defeated, defeated like this, Xiao Puxian knew that it was over, and she also knew that her queen mother was at the end, and the Liao Kingdom was completely destroyed, what was her fate?

Thinking of her fate, Xiao Puxian thought of Yelu Nanxian, so she took the initiative to see Hua Rong, the reason why she didn't see Yue Fei was that Hua Rong was Liu Zhenglong's brother-in-law, and it was more convenient to say a lot of things.

Hua Rong quickly understood what the other party meant, and he said with a smile: "The title of Queen Mother will not be there again in the future, but you don't have to worry about your own safety, it will definitely allow you to live a comfortable life." ”

"I want to ask how is the relationship between Yelu Nanxian and you Lord Liu?" When she asked this, Xiao Puxian blushed, she was almost thirty years old, and she had not yet given birth to children, and now it seemed that she was in a hurry, and it was indeed embarrassing to do so.

"Yelu Nanxian wants to give birth to Liu Da, as for whether it is or not, I don't know." Hua Rong knows that his brother-in-law is all over the world, but how can he intervene in this?

"Yelu Nanxian and I have always been good sisters, I don't know."

"It should be, but our lord is temporarily in Xingqing Mansion, and it is obviously inconvenient to send you over, so I will send it to Jingzhao Mansion first, as for when the lord will see you, then I don't know."

In this battle, more than 8,000 Khitan warriors were won, including more than 1,000 Tielin troops, in addition to more than 200 carts of gold, silver and jewelry, and countless palace maids.

Yue Fei reported this result to Xingqing Mansion as soon as possible. A general of his level is not qualified to report to the Privy Council alone, of course, whether the military merits are recorded in the Privy Council depends on how Liu Zhenglong reports.

Yue Fei doesn't attach much importance to military merits, he believes that as long as the Long Wei army can fight on the battlefield, there is time to make meritorious contributions, these are not important, the key is that Lord Liu wants to bring this army to that direction. Jing Zhong to serve the country, I don't know why the understanding of this word is getting more and more different, as for why there is this change, Yue Fei himself can't say.