Chapter Ninety-Six: The Covenant of Jochang
The city of Yochang is also known as the end of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has and the end of the country, the Tang Dynasty Xuanzang monk returned from the scriptures, once passed here. To the north is the vast desert, and to the south is Tibet. Biler led his army to the city of Yochang, but the city lord did not want to be trampled by the iron hooves of the Western Liao army, so he avoided it. Brother Bile waited outside the city for a day and a night, anxious, and kept looking back, for fear that the Western Liao army would catch up with him, and then he would have no way to go to heaven but a dead end.
At noon the next day, when the scorching sun was in the sky, the gate of Yochan was opened.
Bilago looked at Hassan, the deputy city lord of Yochang City, who had gone out of the city to greet him, and Hassan led his men out to greet him, thinking that there must be something hidden in this.
Liu Xiaochen quietly winked at Li Changyou, and the two smiled tacitly. It turned out that Li Changyou couldn't resist Liu Xiaochen's soft grinding and hard bubbles last night, sneaked into the city, found the city lord in a hurry, and sent him down Huangquan Road while people were unprepared. The people of the city, who had no backbone, were afraid that Bilbrother would act unfavorably against them again when he was angry, so they should discuss with everyone whether to go out of the city to welcome Bilgo into the city.
Hassan said, "Great Khan, it's not that we don't want to open the city to meet you, but the lord of the city is afraid of letting you into the city and setting yourself on fire. I have been blessed by the Great Khan for a long time, how dare I be treacherous, so I will get rid of him while he is unprepared, and bring him to the head of the lord of the city and offer it, so that the Great Khan can calm his anger! ”
Hassan thought that he had taken the killing of the city lord on his own head, and he was also taking care of Bilgo's face, and he put gold on his face, which was really a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. How did he know that Bileco himself did not order the assassination of the city lord at all.
Brother Biler has no time to blame him now, it is important to enter the city quickly, otherwise everyone will be dead when the enemy army presses the border. Biler said, "It's everyone! Without further ado, I'll hurry into the city! ”
When Bilco entered the city, he ordered his men to quickly begin to strengthen the city defenses, store food, and calm the city's citizens.
That night, countless Western Liao troops rushed to the city of Yochang and surrounded it on all sides, but they were not in a hurry to attack, but only lit torches, which frightened the people in the city. Some people wanted to take the opportunity to open the city and slip away, but they were caught by the soldiers and killed on the spot, so that the situation could be controlled and stabilized.
Biler Ge led everyone to take turns guarding the castle tower all night, and stayed up until the next morning, and did not see the other side attacking. However, he saw that the enemy army was blatantly setting up a horse rejection and patrolling back and forth a kilometer below the city.
"The enemy army has been assembled, but it has not been delayed in attacking, isn't it waiting for some important person?" Liu Xiaochen said.
After listening to the translation, Bilge said, "They want to catch turtles in the urn!" Sooner or later, it's time to die, and you should have fought him in the first place! ”
Liu Xiaochen said: "The Great Khan should be glad that the enemy army is giving us a chance to breathe, as long as my Great Song army arrives, everything will be fine!" ”
Li Changyou said: "What Lord Liu said is extremely true, the Great Khan only needs to prepare stones, fire oil, bows and arrows, and food, and all of them are united, if he dares to attack, he will have to peel off a layer of skin if he does not die!" ”
"Yes, General Li and I will also fight with you!" Liu Xiaochen said.
Biler nodded and said, "Good! Do your part, and leave the rest to Providence! ”
In the next two days, the Western Liao army organized two waves of small attacks of 2,000 men and tried the defense of Yochang City. Of course, in the end, they all ended in failure.
After two days of stopping, the Western Liao army finally agitated, the army assembled neatly, and led dozens of generals to lead the whole army to slowly move to a distance of 300 meters from the city gate to stop.
A yellow-robed male Wuzi stood on it, and said in a deep voice: "The Great Khan of the city, please come out and speak!" ”
Bilgor stood by the wall from behind and said, "Who is my word, it is the brazen Jerod stone!" ”
Everyone was amazed, it turned out that this was the majestic Yelu Dashi!
Yelu Dashi was not angry: "Don't be too angry, it's easy to hurt your liver." You have been gracious to me, and that's why I have come to repay you today. ”
Biler scolded: "This is how you repay your benefactor!? You shameless villain! ”
Jerodashi was scolded again, and the generals around him were furious. Yelu Dashi was really good-tempered, he said: "As long as you are willing to join my command, I promise not to hurt you in the slightest, and I can also allow you high-ranking officials to be generous!" ”
Bilgor scolded: "I have never seen such a despicable villain as you! If you want to fight, I won't surrender! ”
Yelu Dashi was scolded three times, and he was a little angry in his heart, but his face was still unwavering, and he said: "You don't think about yourself, but also think about the people behind you." There is a way to save people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, and the people behind you are enough for you to build a Tower of Babel. I'll give you another day to think about it, and tomorrow afternoon, I hope to get your wise choice. Drive back! ”
The Western Liao army gave way to a road, and then the rear army changed to the front army and temporarily retreated.
Hassan asked, "Great Khan ......"
"You don't have to say more, and I don't want to kill in vain. Tomorrow at noon, if reinforcements do not arrive, you will open the city and surrender! Biler said.
Hemad heard what was in Bilgo's words and said, "What about you, Great Khan?" ”
"I've got my own place to go!" Biler said, looking at the sky.
Liu Xiaochen shouted in his heart, Heavenly soldiers and generals of the Great Song Dynasty, come to the rescue, otherwise I will return to the West Heaven!
At noon the next day, the sun was hanging high, but I didn't feel a trace of warmth. The cold wind hunted the military flag, and the blade seemed to be blown sharper.
Yelu Dashi sat under the umbrella for a long time, drinking tea leisurely, and everything was under control.
Bileco is now at the head of the city. Everyone did not speak, but after a long time they looked at the sun in the sky. It seems that it is time, not the characters themselves, that change their fate.
Yelu Dashi raised his head and drank the last drop of tea, and slammed the teacup to the ground, raising a layer of ash. Seeing this, the general beside him shouted to the city: "The hour has come!" ”
On the city tower, everyone looked at Brother Biler firmly, and they clenched their weapons one after another, this battle, let us stand side by side to death!
Bilgor looked around at the crowd and said, "Thank you, but if you can't hold out to the last reinforcements, open the door and surrender, I don't want the people to suffer any more." ”
The Western Liao army began to attack the city, and there were a large number of soldiers, wrapped in siege vehicles and siege ladders, and the goal was directly aimed at Youchang City.
100 meters, 50 meters. As soon as Bilge gave the order, arrows rained down on the city wall, and those who were hit by arrows fell down in response to the city, but the comrades behind him stepped over his body and kept making up for it.
The Western Liao army finally arrived at the city, set up a ladder, and began to ascend the city. Victory, but also the piling up of countless corpses.
The stones on the city were found and the heads were dropped, but the soldiers who emerged from the city were also facing the pursuit of arrows under the city. The Western Liao soldiers climbed halfway up to the tower, and the fire oil fell on the city, and the sea of fire spread from the city wall to the city wall.
But there is also a time when the oil runs out, and there is a time when the fire is extinguished.
"How much longer?" Biler looked at the corpses like a mountain under the city, and if he continued, the enemy could run up with the corpses without a ladder.
"Half an hour at most!"
"Great Khan, look!" Liu Xiaochen, who had been paying attention to the surroundings of the battlefield, found that there was a riot in the rear of the Western Liao Army, and the loess covering the sky and the sun was raised in the distance, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing came with the cold wind.
Brother Biler said excitedly: "Is Song Jun finally here!?" ”
Galloping in the distance was Qu Ping's elite cavalry, equipped with the highest and most cutting-edge weapons of the Great Song Dynasty. Hurry up and hurry, it's a coincidence.
The strong crossbow of the Song army against the bow and arrow of the Western Liao was like a big witch seeing a small witch. The rear army of Western Liao was killed out of a big gap, Yelu Dashi was busy ordering people to inquire about the rear army, and the rear army came up to report: "A large number of elite Song troops in the rear attacked, the enemy's crossbow arrows were powerful, and the distance was widened, and our army only had to be beaten!" ”
Yelu Dashi waved his sleeves, rode on a BMW, and rode a few generals to the rear, seeing the Song army's "Song" character dragon flag waving in the wind, and maintaining an effective shooting distance with his own side at all times, his own soldiers and horses were either chasing and eating soil or catching up and eating arrows. Yelu Dashi decisively ordered the troops to hold their positions, stop the exchange of fire with the Song army, and retreat to a safe distance.
Seeing that the enemy troops were retreating and stopped shooting, Qu Ping also ordered to stop the attack, set up a formation, and rode his horse and the generals in front of the team.
Seeing that the other party had tacitly stopped attacking, Yelu Dashi rode his horse forward two steps and said, "I am the emperor of the Western Liao Kingdom, Yelu Dashi, which general of the Song army in front?" ”
Qu Ping rode a little white dragon and stepped forward to talk: "The generalissimo of the Great Song Dynasty Zhengxi is also, but the Great Song Yongguo Gong, the auxiliary general, and the Shangzhu State." ”
"It turned out to be General Qu, I have heard of your prestige for a long time, and I will be glad to meet you!"
"Then you must know that I am your brother-in-law, brother-in-law!"
Yelu Dashixin said, when did I have an extra brother-in-law, could it be...... He said: "I have many sisters, I don't know which one General Qu is talking about? ”
"Xiao Lu, in addition, your Daqi brother and I are also good brothers who were born and died!"
"I see, if it weren't for the difference between you and my camp, we must drink a few glasses!"
"What's the difference? I see, my Great Song Dynasty and you Xiliao have no enmity in the past and no grudges in the near future, it is better to turn hostility into jade silk, do you think it is good? Qu Ping said.
Yelu Dashi saw that the situation of the Song army was harder than a stone, and his own stone might not be able to win. Then he said: "It's easy to say, how to turn hostility into jade?" ”
Qu Ping said: "My Song army has come from afar to climb mountains and wade through rivers, just to rescue my Great Song subjects, and ask for nothing else!" ”
"Oh? Do you have subjects of the Great Song Dynasty trapped here? ”
"Seriously!"
"Name them, and I'll let them out."
Qu Ping said: "Thank you, brother-in-law!" Then ask your brother-in-law to retire from the army and let Brother Biler go! ”
"You're kidding me? Brother Bile was killed by me, when did he join the command of the Great Song Dynasty? ”