Chapter 477: Infighting
The night was dark, and Yeluhong and Wang Gui had already come to the city wall of Zhengzhou City at this moment.
More than 5,000 soldiers of the Song Army have also come to the city wall at this moment! These Song soldiers did not participate in the looting of food, in the past, when they were on the road, these Song soldiers had been collecting food on the road, plus they had already carried a lot of food with them when they arrived, and they also had their own logistics supply channels, so there was no need for them to participate in the looting of food!
Ye Lufeng, Xiao Jingye and other former leaders of the Zhenhai Mansion Rebel Army also stood behind Ye Luhong, Wang Gui and others.
"In half a month, we have laid down Zhenhai Mansion, and then Zhengzhou City, which is really gratifying!" Wang Gui said with a smile.
"I didn't expect the rebels to be so strong!" Yelu Hongdao.
"His Royal Highness the King of Liao is blessed by the heavens, and under the leadership of His Royal Highness the King of Liao, we can naturally easily achieve victory!" Xiao Jingye said with a smile.
"Congratulations to Your Highness!" Yelu Feng also spoke at this moment.
"By the way, there was a soldier who rushed to the city wall first, where was he?" Wang Guidao.
"I've sent someone to find him!" Yelu Feng Road.
"This is the hero of our Khitans, I want to meet him as soon as possible!" Yelu Hongdao.
While they were talking, there was a commotion below, and after another moment, the "hero" of the Khitans finally came to the city wall!
He is a young man in his twenties, and unlike ordinary Khitans, his body seems to be much stronger! Moreover, his eyes were unusually firm, and they were somewhat similar to the Song soldiers on the city wall!
"The villain sees His Royal Highness the King of Liao, and the generals!" The Khitan young man knelt down and said in a steady voice.
"Hurry up! Today is the first time you rush to Jeongju City? Jerry Hung laughed.
"Yes, it's the villain!" The Khitan young man said.
"Very good, you are the most heroic in this battle, and you have made the first contribution! I have discussed with General Wang, and I will make you the commander of ten thousand years! Yeluhong said.
What the!
Ye Lu Feng, Xiao Jingye and the others all stayed there! They never dreamed that Yeluhong, the king of Liao, would canonize this Khitan young man who was the first to climb the city wall as the commander of ten thousand masters!
"Thank you, Your Highness! The villain will definitely do his best to serve His Highness! There was no excited expression on the face of this Khitan young man, and he still said in a steady voice.
"Your Highness, no!" At this time, Yelu Feng suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong?" Jeruhom looked at him with a strange look in his eyes.
"Your Highness, the captain of Wanfu is high and powerful, and now there are only five Wanshu in the whole army, and all the Wanfu are the old brothers who rebelled with me back then, and they are quite prestigious in the rebel army! Although this young man was the first to climb the city wall, he was not enough to be the commander of ten thousand people, right? Yelufeng said.
"This king is a thousand catties to buy horse bones! After canonizing this strong man as the commander of ten thousand soldiers, more than 100,000 soldiers of our righteous army will definitely march forward bravely, don't you say? Jerry Hung laughed.
"But the captain is really a little too much, I think he can be named the commander of the thousand!" Yelu Feng Road.
"This is a decision I made with General Wang! This matter is settled, don't talk about it anymore! By the way, this strong man, what's your name? Yeluhong said.
"The villain's surname is Xiao, and the villain has no name, because he ranks seventh in the family, so everyone else calls me Xiao Qilang!" The Khitan young man in his twenties said in a steady voice.
"Xiao Qilang! Very well, from now on you will be the sixth commander of the rebels! Jeluhom laughed.
This Khitan young man named "Xiao Qilang" finally showed a look of joy on his face, Wang Gui looked at him and nodded slightly!
And Yelufeng next to him looked at this Xiao Qilang, but there was a dissatisfied look in his eyes.
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The Liaodong Righteous Army stayed in the city of Zhengzhou for three days, and in three days, the city of Zhengzhou suffered a real sack!
The food here is exhausted, not only the food in the granary, but also the food in the homes of all the people here!
Hundreds of people's homes have been reduced to ruins, and this place has been completely destroyed by the rebels!
In the middle of the night on July 17, half of Jeongju City was on fire!
The fire is getting stronger and stronger, and the entire Jeongju City is about to be burned!
The Liaodong rebels gathered again, and they headed for the outside of the city! This time, there were more of them, and countless people in Jeongju City who couldn't survive had to set off with the rebels, and they also became part of the rebels!
The number of the army has exceeded 200,000 people, but no one has counted the exact number!
"His Royal Highness the King of Liao, where are we going now?" Ye Lufeng, Xiao Jingye and others came to Ye Luhong's side and asked.
"Let's go to Yinzhou City next!" Wang Gui said on the side.
Yinzhou City is the Tieling generation of later generations!
Now the Liaodong Righteous Army must not be able to go south, to the south is to return to Zhenhai Mansion, and it cannot go west, the west is too close to Liaoyang Mansion! To the east, you will enter the territory of Goryeo! Although the Koreans first took refuge in the Khitans and then in the Jurchens, they have always retained their de facto independence! The Goryeo people built the famous "Thousand Miles Great Wall" in the history of Goryeo on the northern border, and it was difficult for the Khitans and Jurchens to cross the Great Wall to enter the territory of Goryeo, and it was even more difficult for these rebels to enter the territory of Goryeo!
So, only continue north!
Due north is the high mountain field, and to the northwest is Yinzhou City!
For this decision, Ye Lufeng, Xiao Jingye and others did not object, so the army marched forward mightily.
Along the way, they were still able to encounter towns and villages, but unfortunately these towns and villages were soon looted, and more and more Khitans had to join the Liaodong Rebels!
Countless crops on the road also suffered disasters, and many sorghum that was not yet fully ripe was eaten by the rebel soldiers, and even the sorghum stalks were eaten! Some of the rest of the legume crops were also eaten in their entirety! In some places, there are cattle and sheep, and they are all eaten!
By the time of July 23, the number of soldiers and horses had exceeded 250,000!
In just a few days, Wang Gui appointed five more commanders and more than ten thousand commanders, many of these commanders and commanders are somewhat similar to Xiao Qilang, they are extremely brave when fighting, and their temperament is also somewhat similar to Xiao Qilang, as if they came out of the regular army! They are all dressed in standard Khitan dress, their Khitan language is also very good, they have great respect for Wang Gui, and they are meticulous in the execution of Wang Gui's orders!
The rebel army was extremely chaotic, only a small number of people came from Zhenhai Mansion, many of these people knew the names of Yelufeng, Xiao Jingye and others, but more rebel soldiers knew about Xiao Qilang's existence! They knew that Xiao Qilang was the first to board Zhengzhou City that day, and Xiao Qilang was extremely brave and a hero among the Khitans!
In a short period of time, Xiao Qilang's influence in the army has surpassed that of Yelufeng and others!
Now two factions have been formed among the rebels, one is Xiao Qilang's faction and the other is Yelufeng's faction!
On the 24th of July, the army came to a hilly area.
More than 200,000 people had no food or drink, they were hungry, and they marched in search of food around!
When it got dark, more than 200,000 people were so tired that they began to rest in the wilderness.
Yelufeng, Xiao Jingye, Bali and several other brothers reunited, and they were also extremely hungry! These Liaodong rebels are too chaotic, although they are "captains", but no one respects them for food! Ordinary rebel soldiers can't eat enough themselves, and their first reaction after seeing food is to swallow it in their stomachs, how can they give food to others?
"Brother Yelu, what are you calling us here for?" These former leaders of the rebel army of Zhenhai Mansion stayed together, and one of them asked.
"I'm not happy these days! The reason why His Royal Highness the King of Liao was able to successfully rebel is that we have the greatest credit! When we called on our brothers to rise up together to support His Royal Highness the King of Liao, we can be regarded as having a dragon merit, right? But His Royal Highness the King of Liao is now starting to reuse Xiao Qilang and others! That Xiao Qilang is just a horseman, just a little brave, and he has become a captain! Now his status is even higher than that of General Ben! The untouchables have a lot of respect for him as a captain! Yelufeng lay there and said in an unusually dissatisfied voice.
"That's what Brother Yelu said!" Several people next to him glanced at each other and nodded.
"Also, that Wang Gui, without any credit, was actually named the head of the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Righteous Army by His Royal Highness the King of Liao! He is a Han Chinese, how can he lead so many of us Khitans? Yelufeng said again.
"Not bad!" One of the rebel leaders nodded.
"Now that the Liaodong Righteous Army is extremely strong, it is time for us to restore the Liao Kingdom! I think that after the restoration of the Liao State, His Royal Highness the King of Liao can ascend the throne as the emperor, and then our Liao State will be as strong as before, and the Han people will bow down to us! Yelufeng said.
"Brother Yelu, His Royal Highness the King of Liao is also here on the orders of Emperor Xuanwu! Emperor Xuanwu is a saint, the common emperor of the Han and Khitans, and we must also listen to Emperor Xuanwu. Xiao Jingye hesitated for a moment and said.
"Humph! The Han people are a lowly race, why should we listen to the Han people? The saint came to the world, I think it should be in the body of King Liao, and it has nothing to do with Emperor Xuanwu! Yelufeng said.
"This ......" Xiao Jingye was stunned.
"Big brother, what should we do then?" A rebel leader asked.
"What to do? Let's find a way to kill that Wang Gui! We now have more than 200,000 people, and then we will kill all the Song troops! There are only a few thousand people in the Song army, and they are at most as powerful as the Jurchens, and they are not the opponents of our 200,000 Khitans! These days, I know that so many of us Khitan people are gathered together, the world is invincible, and it is impossible for anyone to defeat us! After killing Wang Gui and all the Han people, let's kill Xiao Qilang and the others! Then let's support His Royal Highness the King of Liao as the emperor, I am the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and each of you is in command of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, isn't it happy? Ye Lufeng smiled.
"Big brother, be cautious in this matter! The stone man came into the world, and the word 'Liao Wang' was written on the stone man's body, not 'Liao Huang'! Xiao Jingye said.
"Humph! I've made up my mind! Let's act as soon as possible! Yelufeng said.
At that moment, Yelufeng and several brothers planned a way to deal with Wang Gui and the 5,000 Song army, until the sky was bright and more than 200,000 ragged Khitans were advancing in the northwest direction again, and Yelufeng and others dispersed.
After Xiao Jingye hesitated for a while, he quietly walked towards the five thousand Song troops of Yeluhong, the king of Liao.