Chapter 118: Skillfully seizing the stone gate
Zhao Mingyue stood at the head of the city and looked at the Liao soldiers who were receding like a tide, with a sneer on her face. She turned back and shouted to the soldiers: "Brothers, the Liao army has been defeated, and this is the time when their morale is at its lowest. ”
The morale of the Song army was high, and they raised their blades and shouted in unison: "Kill, kill, kill." ”
Zhao Mingyue pressed his hands weakly, waited for the soldiers to calm down and said: "But, everyone, listen, the gate of the general has been frozen to death by ourselves, and we can't come back on this trip. ”
The general's words have already been said to this point, and if there is anyone who dares or not, he still shouts: "Kill, kill, kill." ”
"Okay, let's go." Zhao Mingyue pulled out her sword and was the first to jump out of the city.
Chengguan is a frozen slope at the moment, the further down the ice becomes, the thicker it becomes, like a slide, Zhao Mingyue jumped down and quickly slid forward along the ice slope. It was about to catch up with the tail of the Liao army.
The generals in front of the palace were taken aback, and hurriedly jumped down, they all knew that this general was not really a general, but a princess, so she couldn't be allowed to have any mistakes.
Seeing that the generals were in the lead and moving forward, what reason did they have to shrink back, so they also rushed to jump down.
The Liao army was retreating in an orderly manner, and suddenly heard the sound of drums behind it, and the cry shook the sky, and when I looked back, the Song army slid down the ice slope and attacked them like flying arrows.
The morale of the Song army was shocked, and it was a battle of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, which could only be won and not defeated, all of them were brave and invincible, and they were so brave and invincible that the Liao army fled back to Shimen Pass.
Yelu Hugo never expected that this little general would have such courage and courage, at this moment his own side was in chaos, and it was not easy to organize a counterattack, so he could only quickly retreat to Shimen Pass.
However, at this moment, the two armies of Song and Liao had been completely mixed together, and the Shimen Pass was in chaos, and the sky was dark.
However, at present, the psychology of the soldiers on both sides is completely different, and the Liao army is defeated and its morale has declined, and they only hope to escape from Shimen Pass as soon as possible. And the morale of the Song army is strong, and there is no way back, only by taking Shimen Pass can there be a way to live. In this way, the two sides are immediately superior.
Seeing this, Yelu Hugo decisively ordered all the troops to withdraw from Shimen Pass.
When the gong sounded for the withdrawal of troops, the Liao army fled to the north gate as if dead. The Song army took the opportunity to cover up and kill, and it was not until the drawbridge was raised and the city gate was closed that it was a complete victory.
After this battle, they recaptured Shimen Pass and beheaded more than 5,000 enemies, while the Song army suffered very few losses. This time, Yang Yanzhao and the others, who originally had a lot of complaints about the general, no longer dared to underestimate him. This strategy, this courage and ruthlessness in the aftermath of death, is definitely the demeanor of a general.
Zhao Mingyue won the first battle, although she was calm on the surface, she was very excited inside. She immediately ordered someone to write a good news, and sent it back to the capital in an expedited manner for 800 miles.
Zhao Heng and Kou Zhun were overjoyed when they saw the good news, and they were even more relieved of Zhao Mingyue.
Jeruxiugo returned defeated, and his heart was extremely disappointed, but he was helpless. In the final analysis, the biggest reason for this defeat was to underestimate the enemy, if the general of the Song army was not a hairy boy, but Li Jilong, he would never attack so rashly.
He returned to Nanjing as if he had eaten a fly to report to the Empress Dowager Xiao, telling the story of the course of the battle and the main responsibility for his defeat of the enemy.
Empress Dowager Xiao comforted: "The general is calm and don't be impatient, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, this is the beginning, reorganize the army and return it to the Song Dynasty." ”
"Empress Dowager Xie trusts, these little guys in the Song Dynasty love tricks, and the minister will pay more attention in the future, leading troops to fight, and the conspiracy and trickery will not last long after all, and the minister is confident that he will take Yanmen Pass."
"Hey, who's the little guy you're talking about? A general of the Song Dynasty? Xiao Ran, who had been sitting sullenly on the side, suddenly asked.
Yelu Xiuge replied: "It is Ling Kun, the commander of the front division of the palace, it is said that he is only 20 years old, but he should still have some ability." At this time, he no longer dared to underestimate his opponent.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, Ling Kun has long been missing." Xiao Ran shouted.
Everyone looked at this reckless princess in amazement, and Empress Dowager Xiao frowned and asked, "How do you know?" ”
"Of course I know, when Zhao Guangyi was buried, an assassin assassinated Zhao Heng, and he was seriously injured in order to protect him, and his life and death are unknown." Xiao Ran said, and couldn't help crying.
Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly realized and asked, "Could it be that you went to the Central Plains to find this Ling Kun?" ”
"Well, of course it's him." Xiao Ran said without scruples.
Empress Dowager Xiao's brows furrowed even tighter, she had always thought that Xiao Ran was a girl Huaichun, and she had fallen in love with someone's beautiful and handsome little boy, but she didn't expect it to be a big man.
Yelu slanted and said: "Princess, it has been a while since you came back, maybe Ling Kun is back, otherwise why would they use Ling Kun's name to send troops, Ling Kun is not a very famous general, and I saw with my own eyes that a young general took the lead in capturing the city." ”
"Zhao Mingyue, it must be Zhao Mingyue, she has long wanted to lead troops to fight." Xiao Ran said suddenly.
"Who is Zhao Mingyue?" Jereux asked.
"Zhao Mingyue is the eldest princess of the Great Song Yan Kingdom, and she is also the master behind Ling Kun, she is very powerful."
The god of war Yelu Xiuge's face was a little unbearable, could it be that he was fighting with a woman for half a day, and he was defeated so badly, where did he put his face Yelu Xiuge? So he gritted his teeth and said: "Queen Mother, no matter whether they will be male or female, this time Weichen will never let his little trick succeed." ”
Empress Dowager Xiao nodded and said: "General, don't be greedy for merit, you must plan and then act, the people of the Song Dynasty are good at using stratagems, don't fall into their trap." ”
Brother Jeruxiu came out of the big tent, and he felt a sulk in his heart, and if he couldn't fight this battle, he might suffocate him to death. He mobilized his troops overnight, arranged deployments, and prepared to launch another attack on Shimen Pass.
Three days later, the Liao army once again took a clear banner, the horn shook the sky, and it was pulled to Shimen Pass.
Zhao Mingyue and the generals stood at the head of Shimen Pass, looked at the black and oppressive Liao army under the city and asked, "How to fight this battle?" What do you think? ”
Di Bocheng replied: "The general has a great strategy and a decisive victory, and you can fight as you say." After the battle, he had already admired Zhao Mingyue so much that he threw himself to the ground.
Yang Yanzhao said: "Although the tricks can be won, but can not be commonly used, the root of the war is still in the soldiers, the sword and arrow to see the truth, subordinates think that it is better to be ready, and they fight a real battle, now we occupy the right time and place, may not be afraid of them." ”
Zhao Mingyue held the hilt of the sword in her hand and frowned in thought.