Chapter 420: Chase and Kill, Hunt and Kill
Looking at the flames burning in the distance, Hou Ji issued a military order: "Order the whole army to move forward at full speed. ”
"General, didn't you just say that you would rest for half an hour!" The adjutant general asked Hou Ji on his horse.
"It's been half an hour." After Hou Ji finished speaking, he patted his horse and left.
Hou Ji thought that the city of Lejiao had been broken by the Jin army, so at this time Hou Ji was anxious, and the 30,000 troops under Hou Ji's command were all cavalry, and no one was equipped with three war horses, so the marching speed was very fast, but no matter how fast it was, it would take time; At the same time, Xiao Tzu Rin also led 50,000 Boliao cavalry to the north to support, although the battle ahead was unknown, Xiao Tart Rin had already smelled the smell of fighters.
On the other side, Wanyan Hulu led the 10,000 Jin army iron cavalry, and after rescuing Yan Hanpu, he did not directly cross the river to the north, but fled eastward, and at the same time sent people to send an order to the Jin army stationed at the dam to break the embankment and prevent waterproofing; Hong Feng, who had already gathered momentum, roared from the upstream, and Gao Wei, who was standing on Lejiao City at this time, could clearly see that Hong Feng was rushing here thinking about it.
"Quickly give the order, use sandbags to block the hole in the city gate for the official." Gao Wei gave a military order in a little panic.
"My lord, what about the army that is pursuing out of the city?" The adjutant asked Gao Wei.
Gao Wei slapped his head and said, "Order them to go to Gaodi to avoid the flood peak." ”
"Yes, sir." The adjutant general took over the military order.
In fact, what Gao Wei is really afraid of is not the flood peak, but the flowing fire, at this time the fire under the northern city of Lejiao is still not extinguished, due to the use of fierce fire oil, the fire will not only not be extinguished after encountering water, but will also cause a flowing fire, causing the fire to spread further; Sure enough, things happened as Gao Wei guessed, because Lejiao City blocked all the city gate holes with sandbags in advance and prepared countermeasures, so the flowing fire did not cause much damage to Lejiao City.
However, the Andong army that went out of the city to pursue was miserable, nearly half of the soldiers and horses were buried in this fire and water, and the Boliao army from the south and north also suffered certain losses, but fortunately, the losses were not very large; After marching westward for a distance, the remaining more than 10,000 Jin troops crossed the Hunhe River and prepared to return to the Jin army camp on the north bank of the Hunhe River.
As soon as he crossed the Hunhe River, Wanyan Hulu received bad news, and a sentry reported to Wanyan Hanpuyu: "Your Highness, the camp has been broken by the Anton army. ”
"Impossible, the Anton Army has been completely blocked in Lejiao City, how can it be possible to break through the camp of our Jin Army." Wanyan Hanpu let out a heart-rending scream.
"Father, it's entirely possible, it's very likely that Gao Wei transferred back the 30,000 Anton troops originally arranged in Jinzhou." Wanyan Hulu explained to Wanyan Hanpu.
Wanyan Hanpu was wow cool and cool in his heart at this time, two days ago Wanyan Hanpu was still the commander of the 100,000 army, the high-spirited emperor of the Jin Kingdom, but in just two days, there were dramatic changes, the 100,000 army was wiped out, and now there are less than 10,000 people left, and the morale is low, there is no strength to fight anymore, since the camp can't go back, then flee north!
Hou Ji, who had just captured the Jin army's camp, received a report from a spy: "General Yu, I found a large number of Jin troops fleeing north in the west. ”
"How many are there?"
"There are probably more than 10,000 people, and all of them are cavalry."
"Order the whole army to pursue at once."
"Yes."
Hou Ji led 30,000 cavalry of the Anton Army to pursue the remnants of the Jin Army all the way, and the Jin Army that was caught up along the way was either captured or killed, and some even disappeared into the vast wilderness as deserters on the way, and began to flee all the way north from outside the city of Lejiao, and only after entering Yanjin could he be relieved, but not long after entering the city, Wanyan Hanpu received a report that the Anton Army had been killed under the city; At this time, the Jin army had less than 5,000 soldiers and horses left, and the rest were scattered.
As soon as he heard that the Anton army arrived, Yan Hanpu threw everything he had and ran on his horse, fortunately, Yan Hanpu had a good son, and after Yan Hanpu fled first, Yan Hanpu did not forget to flee north with the five thousand remaining soldiers and horses; When Hou Ji led the army to chase down Yanjin City, the entire Yanjin City Gate had become an empty city.
"Leave a thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will continue to pursue with Ben." Hou Ji issued a military order.
Because the Anton army pursued too fast, there were people who began to fall behind after leaving Yanjin, but Hou Ji couldn't manage so much, at this time Hou Ji was bent on catching Wanyan Hanpu and Wanyan Hulu, so Hou Ji followed the Jin army along the way, from Yanjin to Xianping, from Xianping to Tongzhou (Siping), from Tongzhou to Weizhou, from Weizhou to Huanglongfu, within three days to fight more than 680 miles, along the way to recover more than 10 counties and towns, but the Jin army was scared like a lost dog.
When Hou Ji led the army to the city of Huanglongfu, there were only 3,000 cavalry left around, and the rest were either left behind or arranged to defend the city, these 3,000 cavalry were veterans who participated in the Battle of Goryeo, and Wanyan Hanpu and Wanyan Hulu were even more embarrassed, and the two of them fled back to Huanglongfu with only dozens of horses, and there were 50,000 elites more than half a month ago, and now there are less than this number of soldiers and horses left.
Huanglong Mansion, the Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Jin.
Wanyan Hulu reported to Wanyan Hanpuyu: "Father Emperor, the Anton Army has surrounded the Huanglong Mansion, judging from the banner, there should be tens of thousands of people, and the sons have organized the people of the whole city to participate in the defense of the city, but there are less than 800 strong men who can really fight, and this is even counted as the guards of the palace." ”
Wanyan Hanpu said physically and mentally exhausted: "Is there any news from your eldest brother?" ”
"No, it is estimated that there is no luck."
"Why hasn't the Anton Army attacked yet?"
"They should be waiting for follow-up reinforcements and grain and grass, our father and emperor have lost this battle, and we should ask my father to decide where to go in Dajin Kingdom."
"I'm tired, you can do these things!"
Wanyan Hulu didn't want to be annoyed in his heart at this time, when the Dajin Kingdom was strong, he didn't say that he would hand it over to himself, and now he was about to lose the country, so he let himself take over this mess, and it would be strange if Wanyan Hulu was not annoyed!
"Father, is there a way to keep the Dajin Kingdom now?"
"What's the solution?" Wanyan Hanpu's eyes lit up and asked.
"Father Emperor removed the title of emperor, re-established the Dajin Kingdom as the Jurchen Kingdom, declared himself a vassal to the Great Xia Empire, ceded land and paid compensation to offer jewelry, and then sent the prince to the Great Xia Kingdom as a hostage, maybe the Xia Emperor can let us go."
"As long as the Jurchen Kingdom can continue to exist, any conditions can be agreed."
"Yes, Father."
After the flood receded in Lejiao City, Gao Wei sent people to build a dam on the one hand, and sent a large army to the Northern Expedition, which was led by Gao Wei himself, and sent 15,000 Anton troops, the remaining 45,000 Boliao Army and 20,000 Bohai Navy, a total of 80,000 troops, along the way the army was unimpeded, and the Jinguo City fell from the wind, and the coalition army was killed under the city of Huanglongfu within five days; Subsequently, 80,000 troops attacked everywhere and successively occupied Xiangzhou, Binzhou, Ningjiang Prefecture and other places in the north of Huanglong Mansion, and only Huanglong Mansion was still under the control of Dajin in the entire Dajin Kingdom, and the danger of losing the country had come.
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