Chapter 30: The Battle of the White Village
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In the past few days, the Jin army retreated while fighting, but after all, two legs ran over four legs, and they hastily withdrew to Baituanwei Village in the north of Dingzhou. At this time, the Jin soldiers were sleepy and tired, even if they knew that there would be great danger if they stopped, they were too weak to do so, they were thirsty and tired, and they couldn't walk. This Baituanwei village is located on the border of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Khitan, during the lucky years, wars were frequent, most of the local people had fled, and the places that flowed down were nothing more than some old, weak, sick and disabled, and they were short of food and food, which naturally did not help the Jin army. Not only is there a shortage of food, but there is only one well.
How can this well support the needs of an army of forty or fifty thousand? Dewey, in desperation, immediately ordered to set up camp in Baituanwei Village, on the one hand, ordered the sergeants to cut down trees and build barracks fences as fortifications; On the other hand, the sergeant was ordered to dig his own well for water. At this time, the North China Plain is naturally not like North China in the 21st century, and the groundwater resources are still quite abundant. After the sergeants dug three or four meters deep, a spring of water gushed out. Perhaps because the geological conditions of this Baituanwei Village were not ideal, the sergeants had not yet come to the ground to be happy, and the wells that had been dug with great difficulty just now actually collapsed from all sides after the springs, and this was the case with one well and the same with ten wells.
For a while, even Dewey was a little distracted, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart, secretly wondering if this was the Great Jin Dynasty, this thirsty and tired, was he going to be buried in this Baituanwei Village today? You can rest when you are tired, although there is a lack of food, but now it is spring, wild vegetables are everywhere, and the sergeants can still mix wild vegetables to temporarily fill their hunger, but there is no water? How many days can it last?
Fortunately, Li Shouzhen, the governor of the northern camp, came up with an idea and ordered the soldiers to take out the mud and sand in the well that had just collapsed. The sediment had just absorbed some of the underground spring water, and after twisting the clothes, there were droplets of water seeping down. Although this filtered water is of poor quality, mixed with some sediment, and a little astringent, after all, it quenches the thirst and settles down a little.
If it is the era of hot weapons, it is basically impossible for forty or fifty thousand horses to retreat near a village, and how can they stay to defend a county town to defend in depth, but in the era of cold weapons, most of the generals like to gather troops and charge together to form a large-scale operation. The Jin army was drinking muddy water in every possible way, but the Khitan army also quietly surrounded the Jin army near Baituanwei Village, and they also began to set up camp. Fight against the Jin army. The Khitan people piled up a high mountain of soil in their own barracks, and the great emperor Yelud laid down his own black greenhouse, climbed to the mountain in person, observed the situation of the Jin army, and when he saw the Jin army hanging clothes and taking water, he couldn't help laughing: "The Han army is exhausted, only this ear, and today can be captured alive, and then calm the world." ”
Seeing that the Jin army was in such an embarrassing situation, Yerod was proud, which was also human nature. After all, in the past two years, he has not taken much advantage of the Great Jin, and today he can wipe out an elite unit of the Jin Army here, and Shi Chonggui wants to fight hard with his grandfather, and his own capital is not enough. According to the performance of Dewey and others in the third year of Kaiyun, in this case, if Yerod did not want to completely defeat Dewey's army, but used the means of persuasion to surrender, Dewey was very likely to surrender. It's a pity that Yelu Deguang has always been unconvinced of the importance of the stone, unconvinced of the promotion of soldiers, and wants to win a few battles in a dignified manner and show off in the world. So, he ordered the three armies to pull down the fence in front of their barracks and make a final charge towards the Jin army.
Who knows that there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, maybe it is really Jinde who cannot be offended, maybe Dewey's life should not be extinguished, maybe Yerod Guangfu is not divided, he just gave the order. The northeast wind blew.
The northeast wind is extremely violent, just now there are still white clouds, green mountains are still clinging, in the blink of an eye, the white clouds have become dark clouds, and the clouds roll to cover the sky and the sun. It was a sunny March day just now, but now it has become a black cloud that crushes the city and wants to destroy it. The whole sky was cloudy.
The Khitan army has not yet left the gate. I heard a click, and the northeast wind actually hung up the flagpole as thick as the mouth of the bowl. There are many superstitions about the ancient conquests, and this section of the flagpole often indicates that the war is not going well. Yerod Guang has been in the army for a long time, and of course he knows that breaking the flagpole is a taboo in the army. From ancient times to the present, wars have continued, and this wind blows off the flagpole, and it is also happening from time to time. The flagpole was blown off by the wind, and there are countless examples of battles that can still be won, such as when Liu Yu, the emperor of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, suppressed the peasant uprising, he was blown off the flagpole by the wind, but the people still won. Yelu Deguang was not in a hurry at the moment, compared the gourd to draw a scoop, and said with a smile: "This northeast wind is to help me break the enemy, and I want to take down my banner and insert it into the camp of the Jin army." This is a great auspicious sign. At that moment, he urged the army not to hesitate and rushed towards Baituanwei Village.
At this time, the northeast wind is stronger. The bowl-like flagpole was blown off, and the trees were blown down a lot, not only the trees were blown down, but the dust and sand rose with the wind, filling the entire sky like a yellow dragon. The air is full of yellow sand, and visibility is extremely low. The sound of war drums was heard everywhere, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. It's just that for the time being, it's just light thunder and no rain. Except for the occasional flying arrows, the Khitans could not see the Jin soldiers, and the Jin soldiers did not see the Khitan soldiers. Due to the excessive wind and sand and the difficulty of controlling the horse, Yelu Deguang actually ordered the Khitan soldiers to dismount, use swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and charge the Jin army.
After the news of the Khitan charge came, Dewey immediately summoned the generals and ordered the generals to quickly restrain their troops and not to go into battle.
Although the Khitan people moved on the offensive, but this northeast wind sudden, it was also quite unfavorable to the Khitans, although just now the Great Emperor Yelu Deguang saw the situation of the Jin army in Baituanwei Village on the soil platform, but most of the Khitan soldiers did not know how many people were in this part of the Jin army they were surrounding, and what kind of situation they were in. They couldn't see it clearly. It's just that the Khitans are skilled in bows and horses, and it doesn't matter if they can't see clearly, there is not much place in this Baituanwei Village, and if you shoot a few arrows, it is estimated that you should be able to shoot and injure the Jin soldiers. For a while, the arrows rained down like locusts, and they went straight to Baituanwei Village.
Due to the extremely low visibility, the Jin phalanx's defense against arrows became weaker. The Khitan arrows were as dense as raindrops, and under the strong wind, they wanted to shake their heads, and they didn't know from which direction they were shot, which made the Jin soldiers even more unguardable, and the casualties increased.
In the five dynasties, the world was chaotic, and the arrogant soldiers were chasing the generals, and the arrogant generals were traitors. The Jin soldiers led by Dewey were the elite of the Great Jin, and they didn't scare him much against the Khitans. What's more, the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and the rabbit bites when he is in a hurry. Now the situation is that when the battle is fought, the Lord will not let it go, retreat, and there is no way to retreat, but to stand and be arrowed. The Jin soldiers gradually became dissatisfied, and some people shouted: "Why don't you use the army to recruit the soldiers, and let the soldiers die in vain!" ”
The generals couldn't suppress the raging emotions of the crowd, and they felt that it was not a matter to continue like this, so they ran to Dewey's big tent, Dewey's face was heavy, and he said slowly: "The wind is high and the sand is urgent, wait until the wind is a little lighter, look at the military situation of the Khitans, and it is not too late to fight." ”
Li Shouzhen shook his head and said, "Lord Du, this gale is helping us." Now that the enemy is outnumbered, the Khitan generals may know the situation in our land, but the Khitan soldiers must not know. If we raise our troops and charge with determination, we may be able to repel the Khitans, but if we wait until the wind stops, the Khitans know the true strength of our army, and it will be even more difficult to break through. ”
Zhang Yanze, Fu Yanqing and others also persuaded Dewey to send troops. Dewey was finally moved, and immediately ordered Fu Yanqing, Zhang Yanze and others to lead the elite cavalry to attack the frontal enemy, and Li Shouzhen led the infantry to follow.
The wind was mixed with yellow sand, and the sky and the earth changed color, and it was as unclear as dusk. The Great Jin and the Khitan fought in Baituanwei Village. The brave man wins when he meets on the narrow road, and the Jin soldiers were followed and pursued by the Khitans for two days, and they were already on fire, and they suffered a rain of arrows in vain just now, and their hearts were even more angry. And the Jin soldiers also knew that if they were defeated, they would be dead, even if they could break out, but there was a Baigou River on the retreat road not far ahead, and now the river was rising, and there was no boat to cross the ground.
The enemy can flee if he is defeated, and he will die without a place to bury himself if he is defeated, so the Jin soldiers are fighting bravely to kill the enemy, swords and guns, and the Khitans have the advantage of horse warfare, but now they are dismounted without fighting, and attack the enemy's strengths with their own shortcomings.
After fighting for a long time, the Khitans were defeated, and Fu Yanqing and others took advantage of the victory to pursue, from Baituanwei Village, to the north for more than 20 miles, and chased straight to Yangcheng. The Khitans only then converged their ranks and set up a formation. Fu Yanqing was a little frightened for a while, and didn't dare to be too anxious, but not long after, Zhang Yanze, Li Shouzhen and others chased after him with a large army. The three of them combined and charged again.
Since the northeast wind rose and the Khitan people began to charge, Yelu Deguang could not restrain his own troops, and sat on his own dragon chariot and followed the troops all the way to defeat. The more the Khitans were defeated, the more frightened they became, their morale was low, and they were homesick, and when Fu Yanqing and others charged, they collapsed without a fight. In desperation, Yerod had no choice but to abandon the dragon, ride a fast horse instead, and flee north.
Fu Yanqing captured Yelu Deguang's black Qiu Longran, and was even more excited, urging his cavalry to chase north and capture Yelu Deguang alive. Yelu Deguang, under the protection of his own soldiers, although not like the defeat of Cao Cao Tongguan, had to cut off his beard and have plastic surgery. However, he still took off his dragon robe. The mood was urgent all the way, the horse was beaten by the whip and the horse neighed, and I didn't know whether he was beaten to death or tired to death, so he changed two horses along the way.
Seeing Fu Yanqing catching up again, Xiao Han, the general of the personal guard, had no choice but to give up his war horse to Yelu Deguang, and he was ready to turn over and fight again to cover Yelu Deguang's retreat.
Horses are the life of the general, and without the war horse, his henchman general will have to be handed over to Fu Yanqing. At this time, I don't know if it was Yelu Deguang who finally came to work, or Xiao Han was so angry that an ownerless camel came running from the side of the path.
In the past two years, the Khitan went south, first with cavalry, followed by camel caravans preparing to transport and loot property in the Central Plains. The defeat of Bai Tuanwei Village is thought to have broken up the camel team. Jerod was overjoyed and fled on his camel. At this time, it was getting late, Fu Yanqing was sleepy, and seeing that he had arrived at Taizhou City, where the Khitan army was stationed, he could only sigh helplessly and retreat.
Born in March of the second year of the Great Jin Dynasty, the battle of the Jinliao Bai Tuanwei Village was a rare victory between the Central Plains regime and the northern nomadic regime during the Five Dynasties period. Yelu Deguang fled to Taizhou, collected the remnants, and soon retreated north again in a hurry and fled into Youzhou.
But the victory of this war had a huge impact on the Great Jin Dynasty. When he was in Baituanwei Village, he was surrounded by the Khitans, and the generals of the Jin army, Du Wei, Li Shouzhen, Fu Yanqing, Zhang Yanze, Huangfuyu and others, could still work together. However, after defeating the Khitan, Shi Chonggui gave most of the credit to his uncle Dewey, and rewarded him with the most wealth. To be honest, the Jin army fell into such a dangerous situation as Baituanwei Village, Dewey was to pay the main responsibility, he hesitated at the opportunity, and repeatedly lost great opportunities, at the last moment, if it were not for Li Shouzhen and others to insist, the Jin army would have been defeated, but now he has become a meritorious hero. Whether it was Li Shouzhen, who had a lot of scheming, or Fu Yanqing, who won the dragon chariot, or even Ma Quanjie and others who did not participate in the battle of Baituanwei Village, they were also dissatisfied with Shi Chonggui's reward.
On the other hand, within two years, he defeated his rival Khitan twice, and almost caught his godfather both times. The victory of the Jin army made Shi Chonggui despise the Khitan, and he no longer had the awe he had in the past. He gave amnesty to the world, and after the whole world celebrated, he became even more arrogant. In the past two years, although the war went smoothly, but the drought and locust plague in Hebei Prefecture followed, coupled with the war and chaos, the military expenditure increased day by day, in order to solve the financial crisis, the Jin Dynasty had to increase taxes again. When Shi Jingtang was in power, although he served the Khitan, the taxes were lighter, Shi Chonggui became the emperor, and the Khitan was defeated repeatedly, and the people raised their eyebrows, but the taxes were heavier.
From the first month of the second year of the first year of the first year of the first year of Hebei was starving and desolate, and the imperial court was not only unable to provide relief, but also increased taxes.
For Shi Chonggui, who has developed the habit of taking money from the people when he has no money, he has never thought about what the consequences of doing this will be. He didn't think of it, but some people thought of it, and there was less than one, Liu Zhiyuan from Hedong thought of it, Han Xizai from Huainan thought of it, Ma Yun from Jingchu also thought of it, and even Yelu Deguang, who had just fled to Youzhou, came back to his senses after resting for a while.
The second year of Kaiyun is destined to be a year of war, and there are wars everywhere in the north and Lingnan.
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