The Liao army camp suddenly erupted in the middle of the night with the sound of shouting and killing, and the Jurchen soldiers and horses at the head of Liaoyang Mansion heard the shouting and thought that they were actually going to attack the city in the middle of the night. So tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers and horses went up to the city wall to prepare for the battle, and even Wanyan Agu rushed to the city wall. As a result, after waiting for half an hour, I didn't see a single Liao army attacking the city.

The puzzled Wanyan Agu sent people out of the city to investigate, and soon after the news came, saying that there was a fire fight within the Liao army camp, and the two private armies were fighting.

Wanyan Agu and the others were full of confusion and didn't know what was going on. Why did the Liao army kill itself? What's going on? Is this a loss of heart after defeat? But since it's not a siege, there's no need to worry.

Wanyan Agu vetoed the idea of his subordinates suggesting that they send troops to attack the camp while there was chaos.

"These Liao people are killing each other, what are we going to do in troubled waters? What does it mean to sit on a mountain and watch the tiger fight? Here it is. The harder they fight, the better it will be for us. Tomorrow morning, let's clean up the mess again. Hehe, I guess it was the siege failure that split the Liao people. That Yelu Zongyuan estimated that he was really dead, otherwise with him, how could it be like this? The Liao people are finished, and this time they are really finished. Wanyan Agu laughed with satisfaction and went down to the city to go home and sleep, and only ordered people to pay close attention to the enemy's situation.

There was indeed a fire fight in the camp of the Liao army. After Yeluchun succeeded, he wanted to trick Han Zhang into coming to the big tent to kill him, so that he could avoid fighting with the soldiers and horses led by Han Zhang. However, the entourage of Han Yanshou who was sent to invite Han Zhang in the name of Han Yanshou showed his feet because he was too nervous after seeing Han Zhang. Han Zhang was originally a delicate person, and his demeanor and tone were suspicious, so he told the truth under his coercion and questioning.

Han Zhang was shocked when he heard this, he never expected such a change to happen. The uncle was killed, and the eldest prince and the emperor also died. The second prince and the tribal chiefs took control of the situation. Outside their own camp they were besieged. The opponent had more soldiers and horses than his own, and Han Zhang didn't want to fight hard, so he decided to break through. But when he dispatched his troops, the besieging tribesmen and horses had already noticed it, and the bald bones and Sago and others knew that the matter was exposed, and immediately launched an attack. A rush was just that.

The strength of the two sides is actually about the same, and the number of tribal soldiers and horses is more than twenty or thirty thousand, but the equipment and combat power of the horse army led by Han Zhang are slightly higher, and if they are not suddenly attacked, they can also fight a dozen. But Han Zhang didn't actually want to fight to the death here, his idea was to lead his troops to break through and rush to join Han Desui, the king of the Southern Courtyard, to report the seizure of the throne by the two princes. At dawn, Han Zhang led 30,000 cavalry to finally successfully break out of the encirclement and go west. Escaped from the tribe's soldiers. Nearly 70,000 horsemen were killed and wounded, and the rest all surrendered to the tribal cavalry.

In the early morning, Wanyan Agu led 50,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to meet the enemy, and he was going to the Liao army camp to pick up the bargain. But when they arrived outside the Liao army camp, they were stunned by what they saw. The whole camp was empty, and there was a dead silence. The ground was a mess, and the blood stains on the snow were red, like patches of blooming red plums. Countless corpses lay dead in the snow, the same bodies that had been killed in the fire not long ago. In some crooked

In the leaky tent, we saw an even more miserable and terrifying scene. Nests of wounded soldiers of the Liao army were frozen to death in tents, maintaining the painful condition before death.

Wanyan Aguda led a team of soldiers and horses to walk through the entire Liao army camp within a radius of more than ten miles, and found that there was not a single living person in the entire camp, and countless people froze to death. Most of them were wounded soldiers from yesterday's battle. The soldiers and horses of the Liao State had all withdrawn before dawn.

Wanyan Aguda stood on a high platform in a camp, overlooking the entire camp, and felt quite emotional in his heart. Dozens of days ago, the Liao people were violent, and when the 500,000 army arrived here, it was so chilling. Who would have thought that they would eventually not even be able to capture Liaoyang City, and they fled in disgrace. I'm afraid that the 500,000 soldiers and horses of the Liao people are less than 200,000 left, and the people who died in battle and froze to death are piled up in the wilderness under this city.

But next year's growth is not just grass and trees, the seemingly powerful and huge Liao State is so vulnerable. After this battle, Liao's popularity was exhausted. When the spring grass blooms next year, it will also be the time for him to lead the Jurchen army to sweep the Liao. Since the beginning of the army, this is the first time that Wanyan Aguda has truly felt that the result he wants can be achieved and is within reach. When the 500,000 army poured in, Wanyan Aguda's heart was actually desperate. But the result was exactly the opposite of what I expected. The crossbow arrow he shot at the head of the city may have changed the success or failure of the war, but Wanyan Aguda did not attribute it to himself, believing that it was the guidance of the Immortal Heaven in the underworld, which made him make such a seemingly meaningless act in a whim. It may seem like an unintentional move, it may seem like luck, but in fact, it is the so-called 'blessed by God'.

"Erlang, clean up the battlefield, pack up your weapons and armor and go back to the city. Those corpses...... Dig a few big pits and bury them all. The Liao people are ruthless, regardless of their dead soldiers, I Jurchens can't do such things. In addition, Brother Hulu, why did the Liao people fight last night, and whether Yelu Zongyuan died or not, these things will be left to you to investigate. Within ten days, I want to know what is really going on inside the Liao Kingdom. Wanyan Agu crossed his waist and ordered loudly at the vast snow-covered snowfield.

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On the eighth day of October, when the Liao army launched a full-scale attack on Liaoyang Prefecture, Han Gang, who was stationed in the city of Xijin Mansion, received the news that a Great Zhou soldier and horse had entered the Liao border from Baozhou. A day later, he received a letter from Shi Zhiyuan, the commander of An Xinjun, the general who commanded the troops.

The letter said that the imperial court had received Han Gang's quick horse delivery to the capital, and the imperial court was very happy to learn that Han Gang had captured Xijin Mansion, and the court was excited. Therefore, he ordered himself to lead 80,000 troops of Anxin's army and horse infantry to Xijin Mansion to assist General Han in garrisoning Xijin Mansion and discuss the next step of the war against Liao. The emperor has another decree, and he will announce it in person after arrival.

When he received this letter, Han Gang was so excited that he almost cried. The imperial court finally woke up, and his behavior of risking the decree to conquer Xijin Mansion finally made the imperial court realize that the Liao people were not terrible, and the imperial court should have understood that it could not compromise with the Liao people. This time Shi Zhiyuan arrived with 80,000 soldiers and horses, so there will be 100,000 troops. pregnant

These 100,000 troops can go north or west, capture Xijing or enter Linhuang Mansion. With Xijin Mansion as a springboard, the gate to the south of Liao has been opened, and the next thing is to be ashamed. Yang Shumi's unfinished business, he was finally able to complete it for him. Han Gang was not only happy, but also felt sorry for Ma Qingshan, Ma Qingshan chose to go with Lin Jue, which really disappointed him. Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't force themselves. In the future, when his northern expedition is successful, Ma Qingshan is afraid that he will regret his death. But there is no way, everyone is responsible for their own choices, Ma Qingshan chose to go with Lin Jue, and he himself will have to take responsibility.

Two days later, Shi Zhiyuan led 80,000 soldiers and horses to arrive at the city of Xijin Mansion. Han Gang opened the city gate to welcome Shi Zhiyuan, but Shi Zhiyuan set up camp outside the city on the grounds that it was getting late. Han Gang was a little puzzled, but he didn't care. Although Shi Zhiyuan has a bad reputation and a bad reputation among the border army, this time he led the army to come, and the court must have appointed him. In the future, we may have to work together together, so we have to respect each other.

In order to show respect, Han Gang took the initiative to ride out of Nancheng at dusk with more than 100 personal guards and arrived at Shi Zhiyuan's camp. The two finished greeting and sat down in the camp tent.

"Commander Shi, I can hope for you. When I learned that the imperial court was finally willing to send troops, I couldn't sleep with joy. The imperial court can send troops, that's right. The Liao people are not terrible, and Xijin Mansion is already the city of my Great Zhou. When you come, we will do a great deal. I still drew up a plan, first capture Xijing Datong, and then concentrate my forces to march north to force Shangjing Linhuang Mansion. In this way, the entire southern land of the Liao people belongs to my Great Zhou. General Shi, what do you think of my plan? ”

After Han Gang sat down, he couldn't wait to start talking about his plans.

Shi Zhiyuan's small eyes always avoided Han Gang's warm gaze, and his hands were also nervously rubbed, as if he was full of thoughts. Finally, after Han Gang's generous words, Shi Zhiyuan swallowed and spat and gritted his teeth to speak.

"General Han, let's talk about the plan later. General Han, do you know how much the news of your capture of Xijin Mansion has caused a big vibration in my Great Zhou army? After my big Zhou Cai's defeat, morale is at a low point. The imperial court negotiated peace with the Liao people, and my Great Zhou was humiliated, and everyone's face was gloomy. In the final analysis, the humiliation of the imperial court is also the reason for the incompetence of our border army. General Han came out of the air on this matter, and a thunderclap shocked the heavens and the earth, and the officers and men in the army were all excited. I, Shi Zhiyuan, also admire the five-body throw. Please accept the respect of someone from Shi and accept my salute. Shi Zhiyuan bowed his hand, extremely respectful.

Han Gang smiled: "Don't be like this, I can't afford what you say, I just did what I thought I should do." In fact, I didn't report the court's unauthorized actions, and I was worried that the court would blame me, but I didn't dare to think too much about it. Didn't the imperial court have a will? Why didn't General Shi make a decree? ”

Shi Zhiyuan smacked his lips and looked at Han Gang and said, "It seems that General Han also understands in his heart that your dispatch of troops this time is an unauthorized move." Hey, General Han, I don't know what to say. I would have liked to ask you to come tomorrow or a few days later, but you are anxious to listen to it, so ...... Then the will will be declared. ”